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July 21, 2015

End of the line for daycare By Andrew Hudson

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Jumping for Pan Am joy Lawrence Alvarez, co-founder of the Toronto Tool Library, leaps in the air on Day 36 of the Toronto2015 Pan Am Games torch relay as it passes along Lakeshore Boulevard. The torch travelled through the Beach from the east end of Queen Street, down Woodbine to Lakeshore, and arrived at Woodbine Park on Sunday, July 5, in time for the closing ceremonies at the 27th annual Afrofest.

RIGHT TO the end, Shelly Zorzit felt sure that Beaches Child Care Centre would stay open next fall. But looking back, the board president says the Upper Beach daycare might have run out of time even before she joined the effort to save it, a year and a half ago. A non-profit, licensed daycare for toddlers and pre-schoolers, the Beaches Child Care Centre is scheduled to shut down after August 27. The two-storey home that housed the daycare on a ravine property just east of Kingston Road and Main Street is set to be redeveloped as a condo. Even after three years of searching and $200,000 in funding, Zorzit and the other volunteer board members could not find another place for the daycare to go. “This is not how I thought the story would end,” Zorzit said, speaking to fellow parents at a June 25 annual meeting that doubled as a goodbye barbecue. “Full-time, affordable, quality child care has now become even more difficult to find.” The closure means that nine fulltime child care staff and a cook will need to find other work in the fall. About 40 local families will also need to find other options for their children’s care. Zorzit, a public school teacher whose daughter went to the daycare, said Beaches Child Care started its search for a new location at a difficult time. The daycare lost about a third of its revenue when full-day kindergarten programs started at local schools. But even so, it seemed the board came very close to securing a new spot. “We had three locations, three separate intent-to-lease agreements, and three separate times when it fell through,” she said. Under those agreements, Zorzit explained, landlords gave the daycare 30 days to have the City of Toronto and Ontario’s education ministry review the prospective sites to see if they met the criteria for licensed childcare. “It’s not just finding an affordable spot, but also finding one that can be zoned for childcare and licensed by the ministry,” she said. “There are many layers of complexity.” The daycare hired a consultant with expertise in real estate and in the legislation governing licensed child care, she said. Later, the daycare tried a real estate agent, to see if they might uncover a hidden opportunity. Despite their efforts, and the many board members like Zorzit who made bedtime reading of Ontario’s Day Nurseries Act, no winning spot was found. “I’m really starting to worry about

Toronto,” said Zorzit. “I’m worried that quality child care is going to be another thing that only the really rich can afford.” Lynda Cartier has enjoyed 25 years as a junior room teacher at the daycare — one of many long-time staff. At the BBQ, Zorzit asked her to speak a little about the daycare’s history. Cartier started when the daycare was Tiny Tots Village, a private daycare that was the legacy of Dr. Herman Lieve and his wife Aurora. It became a non-profit thanks to a post-recession grant in 1994. Cartier recalled the fall that the daycare re-opened with its new name, and its funders insisted that Beaches Childcare buy more toys and books. A big truck pulled up one day from Toys ‘R Us. “They parked outside the junior room window, and I’ll never forget lifting the children up to show them the truck with all the new toys in it,” she said. Perched on the southern slope of Glen Davis Ravine, Cartier said the daycare has also been lucky to have such a wonderful yard, with a grassy hill kids love to roll down, and even the odd deer peeking over the fence. “There’s so much room to run and play,” she said. “It’s just been a wonderful place to be.”

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Marco Guzman of New Frontiers Aboriginal Residential Corporation anticipates a January opening for Amik II, a new First Nations affordable housing building near Danforth and Victoria Park Avenues.

Amik II nearing completion tenants are Aboriginal. In Cliffcrest, Guzman said workers are also NOAH BUILT the ark on time, but then again now installing the foundation for Amik III, another four-storey building with 19 residential he didn’t need a Toronto building permit. So said Marco Guzman last week, smiling units. Like the homes at Amik II, those apartas workers installed windows and plumbing into a new four-storey apartment on Dan- ments will be open to First Nations with low forth Avenue just east of Victoria Park Av- and moderate incomes, and rented at 20 per enue. cent below the area average. When it opens in January, the 3087 DanBoth are being constructed by FusionCorp forth Ave. building will include a storefront and Triumph Developments, the contractor and 20 units of affordable housing for status and developer building the 12-storey Carmelina condo at Danforth and Woodbine Avand non-status First Nations. “It took a long time,” said Guzman, presi- enues. dent of the non-profit New Frontiers AborigiGuzman said NFARC was lucky to get nal Residential Corporation (NFARC). Amik II’s location on Danforth Avenue. “Nevertheless, here we are, moving at a “This had so many pros,” he said, noting snail or a turtle’s pace.” that it’s a short walk to the subway and groSelected for a provincial grant by the cery stores, plus the AccessPoint health cenMiziwe Biik Development Corporation, the $5 tre is just across the street. McDougall & Br own Funeral Ho me The project also got a warm welcome from million building, called Amik II, comes more than a decade after the original Project Amik the local Danforth Village BIA, said Guzman, Sherrin Funeral Home has to that they liked the orange and yellow building opened at 419 Coxwell Ave.been Openproud to noting serve the community since 1928 and we people of all backgrounds, Project Amik has highlights on the new brick building, and had thank you for all ofand yourabout support. rents geared to income, half the many suggestions for its ground-floor retail We will be relocating to McDougall & Brown space. Scarborough and look forward to serving But even with two new you and your family for years to come. projects underway, Guzman said Toronto is nowhere At your time of need or near meeting the demand planning in advance, please call: 416-698-2861 for affordable First Nations housing. 873 Kingston Road, Toronto “This • sherrinfuneral.ca Sherrin Funeral Home is peanuts,” he said. by Arbor Memorial www.DentalCareForYou.ca Statistics are hard to Arbor Memorial Inc. Family Owned. Canadian. come by, Proudly he added, but the 647-350-4500 demand is measured not in 3520 Danforth Ave. a few dozen homes, but tens (Danforth/Warden) of thousands. By Andrew Hudson

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Five year global journey begins at Balmy Beach By Andrew Hudson

POGO STICK, Winnipeg. To most people, it sounds like a bouncy part of Manitoba. To Markus Pukonen, it’s a game plan – one leg of a motor-free trek around the world. Over five years and 82,000 km, Pukonen plans to circle the globe by paddling, running, cycling, sailing, skateboarding, scootering and whatever other motor-free means he and his supporters can dream of. Along the way, the Beach-born adventurer hopes to raise some $10 million for environmental causes through his own non-profit, Routes of Change. “The goal is to use as many different modes as possible,” says Pukonen, speaking from his latest home in Tofino, B.C., where his most recent training included surfing every day. After rowing around Vancouver Island, becoming the first person to paddleboard across the Georgia Strait, and joining a fourman attempt to row from Senegal to Florida, Pukonen has been building to this journey for years. When he finally launched it on July 13, his 33rd birthday, Pukonen chose to start by walking the steps of the Silver Birch Avenue house where he was born. Met by 50 friends and family down the street at Balmy Beach, Pukonen then stopped to say a few words by a memorial tree that was planted for his mother, who died of breast cancer when Pukonen was five. Six years ago, his family held a Viking-inspired ceremony at the same spot to honour his father, who died of acute myeloid leukemia. “I could do this by myself, but that wouldn’t be very much fun,” said Pukonen by the tree, before leading everyone on a short walk and a dance down the boardwalk to Daft Punk’s Around the World and jumping into an eastbound canoe. Speaking before the launch, Pukonen said it was actually a phone call from his dad that sparked the idea for Routes of Change. His dad had just learned about the leukemia, and doctors told him he had two weeks to live. “It really made me focus on what my life priorities were,” said Pukonen, who was then working as a wildfire fighter in B.C. In the coming years, he studied documentary film at Capilano University, and did the rowing and paddleboarding adventures that put him on Canadian Geographic’s top 100 explorers list – all with the idea of a bigger trek to support the environment.

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Beach-born explorer Markus Pukonen, wearing the orange cap at right, walks down the Balmy Beach boardwalk with friends and family on his birthday, July 13, before hopping in a canoe to launch a five-year, 82,000 km trek around the world to support a better environment. To follow Pukonen’s journey or make a donation, visit routesofchange.org. Routes of Change has already pledged support for groups such as Clayquot Action, the Pine Project, and Prevent Cancer Now, and Pukonen expects the list to grow. He is filming a daily video blog as he travels, and will also produce videos for the groups he supports. “I feel like there’s so much at risk on this planet if we don’t start making changes right now,” said Pukonen, who has long been concerned about climate change. “I don’t think it’s going to happen instantly – I hope not, because that would mean we’ve come to that tipping point where we have no other option.”

Joining Pukonen in a canoe for the first three weeks and for more stints in the summers ahead is Rein Tammemagi, a high school environmental science teacher who grew up with Pukonen in the Beach. Besides paddling up the Trent-Severn waterway to Lake Huron this summer, Tammemagi said he looks forward to learning more about the groups Pukonen is working with, and passing on what he learns to his students at the YMCA Academy. “I like to lead by example,” he said, smiling with a canoe paddle and sun hat on the beach.

“When you show you’re passionate about something, it does rub off.” Whether his next jaunt with Pukonen is in Southeast Asia, north Africa, or the Argentina coast, Tammemagi is sure that he and anyone else who takes up Pukonen’s offer to join him is in for a memorable time. “If anybody is out there who wants to go for a crazy adventure, believe me, Markus will take you on a crazy adventure,” he said, laughing. “There’s no question about that.” To find out more about Routes of Change, including where in the world Pukonen is today, visit routesofchange.org.

Seeking nominations for the next Beach Citizen of the Year By Melinda Drake

THE DEADLINE is fast approaching to nominate the next Beach Citizen of the Year. The annual award honours a local resident who has shown a steadfast and long-standing commitment to improving their, and by extension our, little corner of the world.

This year marks the 14th year since the first award in 2001. The award is a combined initiative of Community Centre 55, the Beaches Lions Club and Beach Metro News. For 2007 winner Mary Christie, the honour was icing on her already multi-layered volunteer cake. “It was lovely to be recognized but I’ve already had the gift of being a volunteer with the organizations

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ON, M4E 2V6, fax to 416-691-8269, or email to nancy@centre55.com. A nomination form is available at centre55.com. Submissions must be made by Friday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. The winner will be honoured with a ceremony at the Millennium Garden in September, and announced in the Aug. 25 issue of Beach Metro News.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Provincial funding for hate crimes By Andrew Hudson

STANDING DOWN the street from the office of what many call a hate-filled newspaper, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts announced more funding on July 16 for police who investigate hate crimes. Over the next two years, the Ontario government will spend $399,000 to maintain the Hate Crime and Extremism Investigative Team – a coordinated effort by 15 Ontario police agencies that includes the Toronto Police Service. Another $50,000 will go to the Ontario Police College to train current and future officers on hate crimes and extremism. Potts made the announcement on the steps of Community Centre 55. Besides being a block away from the Main Street office of Your Ward News, a newspaper that Toronto police are monitoring for possible hate crimes, Potts noted that Centre 55 is the former police station where, in the 1930s, local church leaders met to counter an East End fascist group that was threatening local Jews. “We come here today because in our community we have a long history – where there has been intolerance or racism – when this community had to rally against people who were delivering hate,” said Potts. Standing alongside Potts was Superintendent Pat Dietrich of the Waterloo Regional Police, which coordinates Ontario’s HCEIT program, and Ashley Sametz, a HCEIT analyst. Your Ward News has “certainly caught the attention” of Toronto’s hate-crimes unit, Dietrich said, but he added that under Canadian law, charging someone with the most serious hate crimes requires evidence of inciting violence. “Sometimes as distasteful as some things can be, it doesn’t quite meet that threshold,” he said. The most serious hate crimes offence in the Criminal Code is advocating genocide, followed by inciting violence based on bigotry. There is also a

specific offence in Canada for wilfully promoting hatred and mischief against religious property. But of the 1,167 hate crimes reported to Canadian police in 2013, the most recent year data are available, more than 90 per cent fell into a fourth category – other crimes that get a tougher sentence when motivated by hatred of an ethnic, religious, or other identifiable group. A typical example, said Sametz, is hate-motivated graffiti. Published by local music promoter LeRoy St. Germaine and edited by former Ward 32 council candidate James Sears, the July issue of Your Ward News advertises an “Anti-Marxist” book burning that warns participants not to bring any religious scripture, “no matter how tempting.” Inside is a rant against Israeli Jews, a reference to the Talmud as “hateful anti-Gentile propaganda,” a defence of the Confederate battle flag, and an attack on Tim Hortons for blocking two “white nationalist” discussion boards on its WiFi network. Potts has asked Canada Post to stop delivering copies of Your Ward News, which is sent as unsolicited mail to homes in the Beach and East York. In reply, Canada Post said lawyers have found nothing illegal in the newspaper, adding that “we do not have the right to refuse a mail item because we or our employees object to its content.” Potts said that while he supports freedom of expression, the issue of whether a Crown agency should deliver Your Ward News goes beyond its legality. “I say, you need to have a higher standard,” he said, citing the recent example of a man who was fired from Hydro One for making sexist remarks to a TV reporter outside a soccer game. “Why doesn’t Canada Post have the same kind of tolerance rule, a higher standard than strictly going to the legality of whether it’s hate speech or not?” he said. “We don’t have to make a judgment about whether it’s illegal to know that it’s offensive.”

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Canada Day celebration a blast at Ashbridges Bay A full moon co-starred alongside the Canada Day fireworks that exploded over Ashbridges Bay Park on July 1.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Police Beat NO CHARGES will be laid against a private security guard who fatally shot two men at a Danforth Avenue McDonald’s in February. Police on Toronto’s homicide squad said that after doing a full investigation and consulting senior Crown attorneys, they found there is no reasonable prospect of a conviction for the Feb. 28 shootings. According to police, Donny Ouimette, 25, and Ryan Hind, 39, got into a physical confrontation with the guard at about 3 a.m. that morning. The guard was not working at the McDonald’s on Danforth just east of Coxwell Avenue, but at another location nearby. During the confrontation, the guard fatally shot both men, who were pronounced dead at the scene. The guard was later taken to hospital where he was treated for a firearm-related injury.

A MAN visiting from Ecuador has been arrested and charged

Guillermo Hipolito Minan Pinto

Kingston Road sees multiple rezonings CITY COUNCILLORS have voted to rezone Kingston Road for a seven-storey, 49-unit condo and two townhouses just east of Main Street on land including the former Dip ‘n Sip donuts property at 663 Kingston Rd. As part of the rezoning, Streetcar Developments gave city planners a study showing another eight properties from Brookside Drive to Waverley Road that could at some point be developed into new three- to seven-storey buildings. Although some residents petitioned to exclude the new condo from city street parking, councillors declined the request. City councillors also voted to rezone Kingston Road between Beech and Balsam Avenues for a seven-storey building with 93 condo units and a YMCA rec centre on the ground and basement floors. The property currently includes the Sherrin Funeral Home – set to close at the end of July – a one-storey YMCA building, and two detached houses on Balsam Avenue. To accommodate the two levels of underground parking, the city will allow twoway traffic at the north end of Beech Avenue.

with sexual assault after an incident at the Crescent Town Club. Police allege an 11 year-old boy had finished swimming on Tuesday, June 30 and was in the change room when a man approached and assaulted the boy. On July 1, Guillermo Hipolito Minan Pinto, 40, of Ecuador, was arrested and charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching. Police believe there may be other victims. Anyone with information should contact 54 Division police at 416-808-5400. Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477), 222tips. com, or by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637).

JONATHAN NOLAN, 32, is wanted as part of 55 Division’s ‘Wanted We d n e s d a y ’ program. Nolan is wanted for assault with a weapon, being

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unlawfully in a dwelling, mischief, and failing to comply with probation. He is described as 5’8”, about 160 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information should call 55 Division at 416-808-5500 or contact Crime Stoppers.

JADEN SAUVE, 19, is another ‘Wanted We d n e s d ay ’ honouree. Sauve is wanted for using a firearm to commit an offence, forcible entry, being unlawfully Jaden Sauve in a dwelling, criminal harassment, assault, mischief, threatening, and theft. He is described as 5’7”, about 140 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone who has any information should call 55 Division or contact Crime Stoppers.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

In My Opinion

Cycling in the city is still not safe enough IT HAS been a lethal year on the streets of Toronto. Twenty-three pedestrians have been killed so far in 2015, and last month, during Bike Month, three cyclists were killed within two weeks. After these tragedies, cyclists held a “die-in” at City Hall to honour the victims and call for action. I was there to witness this very moving protest. Unfortunately, when these tragedies happen our legal system is not set up to protect cyclists and pedestrians. Negligent drivers are frequently not charged for their actions, even when deemed at fault. I experienced this injustice firsthand last summer when a driver knocked me off my bike while I was cycling down Woodbine Avenue. The driver was initially charged with careless driving, but the

charges were later withdrawn due to an administrative error. Many American jurisdictions have passed ‘Vulnerable Road User’ laws, including New York, Oregon, and Illinois. These laws protect road users who are non-motorized and not encased by steel. At council I put forward a motion to request that the province create new legislation to protect our vulnerable road users, and I was thrilled that it passed 36-2. This law would impose greater penalties against negligent drivers for injuring or killing vulnerable road users, make it mandatory for drivers to be present in court for the reading of victim impact statements as well as at the time of sentencing, and consider increased penalties for negligent drivers.

Mary-Margaret McMahon Councillor Ward 32

This law would recognize that these deaths on our streets are preventable. When harsher penalties were imposed for drinking and driving a generation ago, attitudes and behaviour soon shifted. The number of pedestrian and cycling deaths in Toronto makes it clear that it’s time for Ontario to implement a vulnerable road user law. We need a shift. We need to slow down. We need to share the road. Creating a network of separated bike lanes is also a big part of the solution to make our roads safer

for all. Council recently approved the extension of the Richmond and Adelaide bike lanes, which will connect with my personal favourite, Sherbourne! Toronto is currently developing a 10-year plan for expanding the network. Please take the time to participate and fill out the survey to help set the priorities by visiting torontocyclingnetwork.info. I often ride along the Danforth, and dream of separated lanes that would connect our city from east to west. There is a campaign underway called ‘Danforth Loves Bikes’ that is advocating for a pilot bike lane on the Danny! Some of the most common concerns I hear from residents in Ward 32 are speeding on residential streets and requests for traffic

calming. Recently at Toronto and East York Community Council, we unanimously voted to reduce the speed limit on local roads from 40 km/h to 30 km/h. This will improve safety for our pedestrians and cyclists. It has been shown that pedestrians have a 90 per cent chance of survival when struck by a car travelling at 30 km/h or lower, but less than a 50 per cent chance of surviving an impact at 45 km/h. The new speed limit signs will roll out across Toronto and East York over the next two years. These steps make me optimistic that we are moving towards making our streets safer for our children, seniors, and our vulnerable road users. Stay safe this summer!

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Path clarity provided RE: CLARITY needed for path congestion, Letters to the Editor, Beach Metro News, June 30: It should be noted that the City of Toronto web site states: “On trails, stay to the right, pass to the left and remember that pedestrians always have the right-ofway.” It is important to understand that mixed use recreational trails are not roadways, so the same logic cannot be applied. Every user, whether pedestrian, cyclist, inline skater, etc., is to travel on the right hand side. This facilitates passing slowermoving people safely. There are signs posted identifying the mixed use designation and how to pass

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Mark unwanted mail ‘Return to Sender’ AS WITH any other mailings we receive and do not welcome, we mark the top of Your Ward News with “Return To Sender” and place it in a Canada Post mail box. This action maybe gives a better message than placing the paper in the recycling box. Name and address withheld

TO ALL authors, tall-tale-tellers, poets, essayists, and purveyors of the English language: we’re looking for a short story, fictional or true, to print in the pages of this newspaper. Beach Metro News and The Great Escape Bookstore are inviting writers to submit their best stories to our summer writing contest. Whether it be fiction of any sort, non-fiction, journalism, poetry, or free-flowing abstract prose – the choice is yours. Find your inspiration and start typing – or writing by hand in legible cursive, if that’s how you find your muse. The rules are simple: write a story, to a maximum of 1,000 words, that starts with the sentence printed below. The sentence has been composed and contributed by Cordelia Strube, East End resident and award-winning author of numerous plays and nine novels including Teaching Pigs to Sing, The Barking Dog, Planet Reese, and Milosz. The sentence which will begin all entries is: “I don’t know what compelled me to bring it up, the wine, the darkening sky, the sailboats bobbing in the choppy water, but as soon as the words were out, I knew I’d crossed the Rubicon.” Email entries to contests@beachmetro.com, or drop off in person at 2196 Gerrard St. E., by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The best submission as judged by Beach Metro News and The Great Escape will be printed in our Aug. 25 issue, and the winning author will receive a $50 credit at The Great Escape Bookstore on Kingston Road.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Fairies set up shop on Danforth By Jon Muldoon

SHARP-EYED VISITORS to businesses along the Danforth might notice some small differences in some of the shops over the next month. Until August 30, a total of 55 businesses have had fairy doors installed inside or outside their storefronts. Each one was created by about 40 mostly local artists, as part of the Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Fairies project. Natalie Coulter seemed almost surprised by the ambitious scale of the fairies project she dreamt up months ago. Speaking on the day of the official launch in between solving last-minute issues, she said her original idea was for only a few doors to be installed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of a whirlwind. Originally it was going to be much smaller,â&#x20AC;? she said. Coulter had approached a few businesses near her home with the idea. The reaction was encouraging, and she was soon joined by her friends, neighbours, and local Danforth volunteers Joanne Bell, Angela Matich, and Lindsay Tashlin, and the project grew in ambition and scale. Soon the Danforth Mosaic BIA, three community associations, and three â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;friends ofâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parks groups were involved. Coulter was inspired after a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan, a town that has its own impressive collection of fairy doors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I invited their fairies to come visit us for the summer,â&#x20AC;? she said. With the help of the Mosaic BIA, pamphlets explaining the project were handed out to every business on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Danny,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; as the BIA has taken to calling the stretch of Danforth it covers, from Jones to Westlake. While not everyone jumped on board immediately, the idea quickly caught on.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of them had a hard time understanding what we were asking, but every business had the opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Coulter. She explained that organizers wanted to keep the project more of a neighbourhood affair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really tried to get mostly local artists,â&#x20AC;? she said. The results and styles of art are varied, which is partly the intent, said Coulter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing about fairies, is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all different.â&#x20AC;? Some are helpful and friendly, helping bakeries make cookies overnight while staff are home in bed, for example. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And some fairies are a bit more naughty,â&#x20AC;? said Coulter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which might explain why events planned to coincide with the fairies include pub crawls and a burlesque show as well as family-friendly fare. Other events planned include a neighbourhood water fight at Stephenson Park on Saturday, July 25 and another at Felstead Avenue Playground on Saturday, Aug. 8; a craft and movie night on Wednesday, Aug. 19; the aforementioned pub crawls on Saturday, Aug. 1 and again on Aug. 29; and giveaways at Robinson Parkette on Saturday, Aug. 22. While that might seem like a lot of volunteer organizing work and unpaid artistic creation for a one-time event, Coulter said part of the magic is knowing that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only happening this summer. But perhaps visitors from other parts of Toronto will get inspired just like Coulter was. After all, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of the point of the whole thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ultimate goal is that we hope to bring people out from other neighbourhoods,â&#x20AC;? she said. Check the full list of participating stores and events at dannysurbanfairies.com or facebook.com/dannysurbanfairies.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Danforth bike lanes gain ground By Andrew Hudson

DOZENS OF Danforth Avenue business owners have put a small blue sticker on their windows that says “Danforth Loves Bikes.” It’s a short message, but supporters of the Cycle Toronto campaign hope it goes a long way to getting bike lanes on the Danforth. “Our goal is to have everyone on board,” said Val Dodge, a Cycle Toronto member who cycles to work along the Danforth yearround, even in the record cold last February. More people are cycling on the Danforth every year, he said, and for good reason – coupled with the Bloor Viaduct, it’s the only continuous route north of the lakeshore that connects the East End to downtown without any streetcar tracks. And Danforth is also Cycle wider than most Toronto streets. “If you look at it now, there’s already a sort of de facto bike lane,” said Dodge, noting that for most of its length, cyclists have enough room on Danforth to pass parked cars without worrying about being “doored.” Members of Cycle Toronto expect some end-of-block street parking would be lost and some left-turn lanes reconfigured, but that bike lanes could go onto Danforth without too much trouble. But in 2009 and 2012, city council rejected attempts to add a planning study of Danforth bike lanes to another one for Bloor Street. And while a March survey of 62 merchants

and 152 pedestrians in Greektown found customers who cycle or walk spend more per month than drivers, not all Danforth business owners are convinced. “If it takes away parking, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be for it,” said Ruth Heathcote, owner of the Wag on the Danforth pet store. Pointing out the big bags of food and cat litter on her shelves, Heathcote said she sells many things that cyclists would struggle to carry, adding that drivers generally want to make a quick stop and go. “Mind you, we deliver as well,” she said. “But I do get people coming in and going, ‘Oh my God, it’s so hard to park on the Danforth.’” A few blocks east at the Relish Bar and Grill, manager Mary Stewart had a different view. – Val Dodge Not only does RelToronto member ish have one of the blue stickers in the window, on July 23 it will be the last stop on the first of four “Danforth Loves Bikes” pub crawls. Stewart said Relish has asked the city many times for a lock-up post – since all the staff cycle to work, they usually resort to locking their bikes together in a 10- to 20-bike pile. “We’ve tweeted a lot of pictures about the chaos, but we haven’t got one yet,” she said, smiling. As for cycling on Danforth with no bike lanes, Stewart said it does feel unsafe in the busy stretches.

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Freeland, 13, left, Rhys, 12, and Angie, 14, have been training with the Cirque du Soleil since April in the lead-up to performing at the Pan Am Games opening ceremony on July 10 at Rogers Centre.

Opening up the Pan Am Games By Andrew Hudson

TORONTO’S PAN Am Games have sparked a surprise effect in the Beach – a spike in kids ready to join the circus. Millions saw the Cirque du Soleil open the Games on July 10 with fire and acrobats, but a handful of young Beach dancers got to share the stage with them. Angie Lawrence, 14, felt a blast of heat when Cirque gymnasts leapt over a line of fire nearby. And despite the music and the choreographer’s voice in her earpiece, not to mention the 55,000 fans and athletes cheering in the Rogers Centre, she was dancing so close to the Cirque performers that she could hear the click of their stilts on the stage. “It was so full of adrenaline,” she says. After the show, Angie’s phone “exploded” with texts from friends and family. Some said they could pick her out from the 150 other kids who danced with glowing lamps around the Cirque performers – Angie had just dyed her hair pink for her Grade 8 graduation from Glen Ames. Rehearsals for the ceremony started in April, well before school ended, and ran from morning to night in the preceding weeks. Speaking before the big show, 13-year-old Freeland Scarabello said he had acted before, but gymnastics and acrobatics were totally new. “When I went to the audition and saw girls doing back-tucks and backflips all over the place I was like, ‘What am I doing?” he said. But besides good moves, something Freeland got from karate lessons at Horizon Martial Arts, Cirque producers also wanted performers with big facial expressions – any one of them could get a close-up in a TV broadcast for 15 million viewers.

Freeland had already played extras in movies and TV shows, including Guillermo del Toro’s vampire series The Strain, where he played a blind school boy turned bloodsucker. But even The Strain sounds a bit down-toEarth next to the high-art Cirque du Soleil. “Interesting,” said Freeland, slowly, when asked what he thought of the famed Quebec circus. “Some of the performances are a little bit weird, but some of them are like, awesome.” Rhys McClean, who also takes karate at Horizon, saw the Cirque perform Kurios last year in a big tent on Cherry Street. “I really liked it,” he said. “They’re amazingly different.” McClean joined the Pan Am team with more than his karate yellow belt. The 12-yearold Williamson Road student can also do the worm, the six-step, and the coffee grinder – breakdancing moves he learned at the local Creswell Dance Academy. “Once you get into dance, it’s just fun,” he said. “It flows.” Angie Lawrence says she is a bit sad that the show is over, but it was a thrill to be part of a circus act seen around the world. “Circus has less publicity than it should,” she said. As a part of the local Zero Gravity Circus, Angie said she will keep learning new ways to act, dance, and perform acrobatics that do what circus does best – express emotions without voice. As for running away and joining the Cirque du Soleil, Angie, Freeland, and Rhys were all on board. “Maybe,” said Freeland, thinking it over. “Like, if I get to tour with them in Vegas and stuff, yes.”

Danforth bike lanes, cont’d. from previous page “One of our staff was in a biking accident two weeks ago, so he’s still out with a concussion,” she said. “We’re all kind of nervous right now.” Local councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon is a cycle commuter who regularly takes the Danforth to city hall. She is also vice-chair of the city’s public works committee, the only member who represents a downtown ward. McMahon said that even councillors from suburban wards, where new bike lanes are often a rarity, joined a unanimous vote in June to extend a protected bike lanes pilot on Richmond and Adelaide Streets – another east-west route that Cycle Toronto had long called for. “Jared Kolb from Cycle Toronto said ‘If you

build it, they will come,’ and it’s totally true,” McMahon said. “Look, it went from 500 to 2,100 cyclists per day on Richmond.” “The numbers speak for themselves.” City staff are developing a new 10-year cycling network plan for Toronto, and until July 31 people can give their feedback using an online survey with interactive maps on the city website. After looking at the map, McMahon said she would love to see bike lanes on Danforth, and connecting north-south lanes on Woodbine Avenue. Danforth is “very wide, and a beautiful ride, actually,” she said. “But we need painted lanes and separated lanes, especially. “They keep all road users safer.”

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Community Calendar with issues affecting mental health. Summer meetings will be held on Thursdays until Sept. 3, returning to regular Tuesday meetings on Sept. 8. Info: www. beachesmentalwellness.com (r) FRIDAYS: FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION Group at Calvary Baptist Church, 74 Main St. (rear entrance, lower level), 9:30-11:30 a.m. All levels welcome. Don’t use it you’ll lose it. Info: Diana 416-698-6537 (fr) TORONTO BEACH CHORALE SINGERS WANTED. All voices! TBC is a concert choir of 50-60 enthusiastic members that delivers quality performances and rehearses and performs locally. Our concerts have included guest soloists, actors and orchestras. Enhance your vocal skills in a friendly atmosphere. Ability to read music an asset. Rehearsals on Wednesdays beginning early September. Info: David 416-699-6634, dgarde20@gmail.com, www.torontobeachchorale.com (11) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) PEGASUS THRIFT STORE, 931 Kingston Rd. Lazy days of summer activities, all 50% off. Puzzles, board games, books, crafts, etc. July 21-24. Pegasus is a not for profit store with all proceeds supporting programs for adults with disabilities. (11) 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 and clothing to clients residing between Woodbine and Victoria Park, and Danforth to the lake. Donations of food and clean clothing accepted on those days. Enter from parking lot at rear of Calvary Baptist Church, Main and Benlamond. Info: Kathie or Susan 416-691-2899 (e/o) AL- ANON Beach R&R Group meets Tuesdays at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. (fr) AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 (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 416-6903324. 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) FARMERS’ MARKETS •Fairmount Park, Wednesdays 3-7 p.m. (to Oct. 21) fairmountmarket.ca •East Lynn, Thursdays 3-7 p.m. deca.to/farmers-market/ •Leslieville, Sundays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (to Nov. 1) leslievillemarket.com (r) BEACH VILLAGE MOVIE NIGHTS in the Park, starting at dusk every Wednesday from July 8-Aug. 26. Screenings rotate between Kew Gardens and Ivan Forrest Gardens Park. Free admission and popcorn! •@Kew Gardens: July 22 – Big Hero 6; Aug. 5 – Maleficent; Aug. 19 – The

JULY 10-26: Beaches Jazz Festival. Info: beachesjazz.com (10) JULY 16-AUG. 9: Live Theatre under the Stars - The Guild Festival Theatre presents Shakespeare’s timeless romance, Romeo and Juliet at the Greek amphitheatre in the Guild Gardens, (south of Kingston Road via Gates of the Guild Inn Scarborough). For dates, times and tickets see www.ctptickets.com or call 416-915-6750 .Tickets also available 30 minutes before performances. (10) JULY 23: Danforth Loves Bikes Pub Crawl in support of the Danforth Loves Bikes campaign. Visit the participating venues to support bike lanes on Danforth Avenue. •7 p.m. – The Only Café, 972 Danforth •8 p.m. – The Wren, 1382 Danforth Ave. •9 p.m. – Melanie’s Bistro & Patisserie, 1870 Danforth Ave. •10 p.m. – Relish Bar & Grill, 2152 Danforth Ave. (10) JULY 29: Beaches-East York Federal Liberal Association Monthly Meeting at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. This meeting is open to ALL members and supporters. Regroup after at The Grover Pub & Grub, 676 Kingston Rd. for Pints & Politics. Info: www.facebook.com/BeachesEastYorkFederalLiberalAssociation JULY 30: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Pitch Perfect 2” 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. AUG. 7: Deadline for Submissions for Beach (Ward 32) Citizen of the Year, 5 p.m. Nominate a local hero who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improving life in Ward 32. Submission should include candidate’s name and reason they should be considered. Mail to: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Toronto, ON, M4E 2V6; email nancy@centre55.com; fax 416-691-8269. Ceremony will be held in Millennium Garden in September. (10) AUG. 16: Leslieville Flea at Ashbridge Estate, 1444 Queen St. E., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A curated market selling vintage, salvaged, up-cycled goods, furniture, antiques, collectibles and handcrafted goods. Info: leslievilleflea.com (10) MONDAYS: FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP for adults, 7-9 p.m. This is a group of about 10 people at the intermediate level and above. If you are highly motivated and interested in joining, please call (leave your number if the answering machine responds) 416-699-4681 (r) WEDNESDAYS: GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) Support Group at St. Bonaventure Church, 1300 Leslie St. (south of Lawrence Ave.), 7-9 p.m. A peer-to-peer community support group for parents and families who have lost a loved one due to substance abuse and addiction. Comfort and empathy is available from others with the same loss. Info: call/ text 647-274-3224, email grasptoronto@ gmail.com, visit grasphelp.org (fr) THURSDAYS: WALKING GROUP at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 10-11 a.m. Want to get moving and improve your health? Come join the East End Walking Group for a stroll around the neighbourhood, followed by some light stretching. For more programs, check the Centre’s program calendar at www.eastendchc.on.ca. To participate in the walking group, call Zari 416-778-5805 ext. 222 (fr) THURSDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers

Goonies •@Ivan Forrest Gardens Park: July 29 – Pitch Perfect; Aug. 12 – Despicable Me 2; Aug. 26 – Guardians of the Galaxy. Info: thebeachvillage.com (11) MOVIE NIGHTS, 8:30 p.m, co-hosted by Councillor McMahon and the Friends of Parks groups. Bring your own chairs, blankets and friends! •July 21 @ Stephenson Park – Jupiter Ascending •July 30 @ Norwood Park – Fantastic Mr. Fox •Aug. 20 @ East Lynn Park – How to Train Your Dragon 2 •Aug. 22 @ Jonathan Ashbridge Park – FernGully: The Last Rainforest •Aug. 26 @ Fairmount Park – City of Ember. Info: 416-392-1376 (11) BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2 p.m. Cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films and documentaries. July 22: Nebraska (2013); July 29: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Aug. 5: Vertigo (1958); Aug. 12: As Good As It Gets (1997); Aug. 19: The Lady Vanishes (1938); Aug. 26: Mr. Turner (2015). Info: 416-393-7703 (10) HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER! Enjoy a game of lawn bowls or croquet at Kew Beach Club, foot of Lee Ave. Info: Fay 461-466-6598 (r) THE PSYCHIC IS IN! Toni WolfHeart, psychic astrologer, at Juice and Java, 2102 Queen St. E. (Wineva & Queen), by appointment only or phone, Skype, email, text reads available. Info: Toni 647-449-5920, www.thepsychicinn.com, thepsychicinn@gmail.com (12) ST. SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 43 Kimberley Ave. (at Swanwick Ave.). Info: 416-699-6512, www.stsaviours.ca (2) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Summer ServicesJoin us on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. beginning June 28 and throughout July, August and Labour Day weekend, and on Wednesday evenings July 8 - Aug 26 from 7:30 to 8:30 for an informal service and conversational teaching. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (9) ST. NICHOLAS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH, 1512 Kingston Rd. (one block east of Warden). Taking time to remember, celebrate and grow in the love of God at work in our world and in our lives, is a vital aspect of our spiritual faith journey. We gather together in worship, and for special events, which seek to develop and build our relationship with God and one another. Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m. Said Service of Holy Eucharist, 10:30 a.m. Sung Eucharist Service with contemporary and traditional music, and Sunday School. Mid-week Service Wednesday, 10 a.m. All welcome. BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.). •Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. Info: www.birchcliffbluffsuc.org (5) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. •Sunday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •Crafts, Thursdays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (10) 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) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks E of Main St.) •Masses: 129 Waverley Rd. 416-694-3054 wrbc@bell.net waverleyroadbaptist.ca All are welcome!

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Saturday 4:30 p.m. (Contemporary Music), Sunday 9 a.m. (Children’s Liturgy), 11 a.m. (Choir) •Weekday Masses: Tuesday to Friday 8:15 a.m. •Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45-4 p.m. •Pray the Rosary each morning Tuesday to Friday, 20 min. before Mass. All welcome. Info: 416-698-1105, www.stjohnsrc. ca, stjohnschurch@bellnet.ca (r) CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, 16 Lockwood Rd. •Masses: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m., Saturday Vigil 5 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. with children’s liturgy. Info: 416-6940382, corpuschristi@bellnet.ca (r) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen) is again making it a little easier for anyone who can’t make it to Sunday services in the summer by holding services in July and August on Tuesday evenings downstairs in the cooler church hall. From July 7 to Sept. 1, casual, inspiring and interactive services will start at 7 p.m. followed by refreshments. Summer theme is “Discovering the Cure for the Common Life” featuring exercises that people can use in their daily lives. The Lost Pilgrims will take the service on Sept. 1, preceded by a barbecue at 6 p.m. Family-centred, contemporary services will also be held in August, on Sundays at 10 a.m. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (10) 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) NEIGHBOURHOOD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION, 79 Hiawatha Rd. (S of Gerrard, W of Coxwell). Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Special children’s programs. Spirited choir. Are you searching for a community where people honour each other’s beliefs? Let us have the honour of supporting you on your spiritual path as you discover Unitarian Universalism. We are an open-minded inclusive congregation. Info: www.nuuc.ca, 416-686-6809 (6) CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (between Gerrard & Kingston). Know you are welcome at our neighbourhood church. Visit with us to worship and experience our caring, extended family Sundays 10:30 a.m. •Special Gospel Music Service, Sunday, August 2nd. Come join us for this special service featuring “The Crosby Brothers” a gospel quartet from Texas. (r) WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. (just north of Queen St.). Sundays, 11 a.m. You are invited! Our services feature contemporary music and interesting messages to help you to know God better. Info: www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH, 2174 Danforth Ave. (just east of Woodbine), welcomes you to worship, sing and meet your neighbours, Sundays, 11 a.m. Nursery care available and Christian education for all ages. The congregational life features frequent potlucks. Info: 416-422-2406, www. danforthmennonitechurch.ca (18) TORONTO UNITED MENNONITE CHURCH, 1774 Queen St. E. We warmly welcome you to join us for our worship service each Sunday with Christian education and nursery, 10 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Info: 416-699-6631, www.tumc.ca (r)

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No signs of slowing down after 46 years at St. Brigid By Jon Muldoon

SHE CAN remember a time when Italian was as common as English on East Danforth. In fact, Vincenzina – more commonly known as Vincy – Angelone repeated Grade 1 at St. Brigid Catholic School in order to learn English, after immigrating to Canada with her family from the Abruzzo region of Italy in 1952. Later she volunteered at the school, translating for Italian parents. And so it only made sense that when she was ready to start her teaching career, it would be at St. Brigid – the same school she has now retired from after 46 years. Angelone still remembers the day she crossed paths with the school principal while she was out shopping on the Danforth with her mother. “On the Danforth he said, ‘Will you come and teach for me?’ And that’s where I’ve been since 1969,” she said. While she later moved to Agincourt, it seemed there was always a reason to stay at St. Brigid, whether it was the Italian grandparents who still live in the area – one couple applauds for her from their front porch every year as she arrives on the first day of school – or for her students, who come from families of all backgrounds. Well-off families from the Upper Beach, lower income students from the Main and Danforth neighbourhood, even the occasional student from a mother staying at a nearby women’s shelter – Angelone has enjoyed trying to meet all of their needs as a teacher of Grades 1 through 4. “It’s lovely to teach, you know, because everyone has different needs, and that’s the reason why, I guess,” she said. “Every year became another 10 years, every 10 years became another 20, and here we are at 46.” Angelone said the decision to retire didn’t come easily, and in the end it was the possibility of labour action in the fall that tipped the balance for her. She feels for her colleagues, who may end up having to bear the

brunt of the public’s inevitable reaction to a strike or a work-to-rule campaign. “The public doesn’t get it. It’s not the money, it’s not the holidays. It’s what we are faced with teaching that we were never faced with before,” she said. “When I started teaching, we had a fulltime nurse, we had a dentist, we had special ed, we had remedial reading, we had a guidance counsellor, we had industrial arts,” said Angelone. “That gave all the kids the tools that they needed.” While she is a fan of new technology in the classroom, Angelone also smiles and admits she still teaches cursive handwriting despite it no longer being part of the official curriculum. Smart boards are a great example of helpful new technology, she said – it’s amazing to be able to show a class a photo of some far-off locale. “But these things can’t replace the people,” she said. When asked what advice she would offer to new teachers, Angelone laughed and replied, “Off the record or on?” Having trained new teachers since 1971, she does know something about helping out newcomers to the teaching world. Her advice is to always remember a teacher should make a child’s life special – a good teacher at the right time can change the world for a child. “It’s not an assembly line that we’re working with, they’re lives,” she said. Unlike the glory days of educational funding, some things are best left in the past – things like cultural resistance to women being involved in sports. Angelone introduced soccer to the students at St. Brigid’s, coaching boys and girls and starting an intramural league. With her husband and others she helped create the Scarborough Blues soccer club, which later merged with Scarborough Azzuri to become the Scarborough Azzuri Blues, despite the Italian community’s resistance to a woman

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Vincy Angelone made the tough decision to retire from teaching after 46 years at St. Brigid Catholic School near Woodbine and Danforth.

being involved in competitive soccer. And in 1979 she began volunteering with the Robbie international soccer tournament, held every year at Birchmount Stadium. The tournament is named for Robbie Wimbs, the son of Scarborough soccer organizer John Wimbs. It has drawn teams from around the world and raised money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada for almost half a century. Angelone is now the director of hospitality for the Robbie. Angelone faced a battle with breast cancer in the late 1980s. In biographical information provided by the school, it’s casually mentioned that Angelone kept working during this time, taking Fridays off for chemotherapy and radiation treatments. But in keeping with her attitude, she talks mostly about the Robbie and Kick 4 the Cure, the women’s indoor soccer tournament she helped start to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Reading about the constant advances in research makes it worth all the countless hours of volunteering with the tournaments, she said. “It’s so rewarding,” said Angelone. 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Robbie, and after only a brief month off after this year’s tournament, held every June, planning begins for the next year’s events. Between her volunteer work and constant adventures with her five grandchildren, Angelone has no intention of sitting still, let alone slowing down. Angelone credits her positive attitude with helping her not only survive, but thrive over the years. Her outlook on life is one thing she said she’d like to share, though it’s not all that complicated to explain. “You wake up every day and it’s a brand new day and a fresh start,” she said. “How can you make a difference in somebody’s life?”

News Briefs THE FESTIVAL of South Asia runs from noon until 11 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 16 in the Gerrard India Bazaar. Highlights include Afghani, Bengali, Indian, and Sri Lankan cultural performances, including a debut performance of original music by Toronto Tabla Ensemble’s Ritesh Das scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday.

WAG ON the Danforth at 1918 Danforth Ave. will host an adopt-a-thon for Toronto Cat Rescue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. Call Toronto Cat Rescue at 416-5388592 for information, including adoption fees.

fill out an online survey at toronto.ca/tennis as part of a larger review of 118 tennis courts. In the survey are questions on public access hours at the clubs on city property, and on the potential use of permits for open courts.

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EIGHT MONTHS after a fire forced Xola to temporarily close their doors, the Mexican

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THE TORONTO Beaches hit a high-water mark for local box lacrosse this year. Beaches fans got to see the Ontario Junior ‘A’s score a four-game winning streak in the regular season, then land their first playoff spot since 2006. “Everybody’s been part of it, and everybody’s been pulling in the same direction,” said Beaches head coach Glenn Clark, just before leading the team into a final playoff game against the Brampton Excelsiors at Ted Reeve Arena on July 14. The third-place Excelsiors swept the sixth-place Beaches 4-0 in the playoff series, but not without sweating a narrow victory in the first game and a second-period tie in the final. “The hill we’re trying to climb is where they’re at, and we’re close,” said Clark. “We were full-value for the first game. The other two we were in it for two periods, and they pulled away in the third.” Now that the Beaches have shown they can be playoff contenders, Clark said rising to the next level is mostly about being consistent. “You’ve got to earn everything,” he said, and small things, like running hard to

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the bench after every shift, become the difference-makers. One Beaches player who enjoyed his own break-out year was John St. John, who scored 38 goals and 54 assists in the 20-game season, making him the fourth-place scorer in the league. Next year, St. John will

move on from juniors, and could be drafted by either the National Lacrosse League or an Ontario Senior A team. Likewise, Beaches’ goaltender Michael Lalani had his strongest season in his final junior year. But several young players also had strong starts this season, said Clark, which

bodes well for 2016, as does the Beaches’ season finish. “People who are getting drafted here, and possibly free agents are now saying, ‘This is a legitimate place to come and play,’” he said. “These guys are on track, they’re doing the right things, and it’s somewhere I want to be.”

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BEACH GYMNAST Megan Roberts has hit another milestone on the way to an anticipated run at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Roberts was too young to compete in this year’s Pan Am Games, but will move up to senior next year. In June, Roberts earned the 2015 Canadian Junior Championship at the National Gymnastics Championships in Gatineau, Quebec. Roberts took the gold in the floor and vault events, and silver in bars, just ahead of fellow Ontario gymnast Jade Chrobok. Both girls had a significant

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WHEN PIPPA Middleton plays croquet, she enjoys the sound of ice clinking in a cup of Pimm’s. Writing in Vanity Fair last month, the madly-hatted sister of the Duchess of Cambridge made the 1850s English pastime sound every bit as refined as its nickname: “chess on grass.” But here in the Beach is another kind of croquet booster. “This is croquet, come and play sometime!” Don Short shouted two weeks ago, on a warm Wednesday night at the Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club. “Go through a hoop, you get one free shot – hit another ball, you get two!” If Short’s style is more carnival barker than English upper crust, it doesn’t mean he has to drop the dapper hats. Short was sporting a wide-brimmed one with a stitched leather band, not to mention a Cambridge Croquet shirt with a crossed mallets logo when he tried to show a local reporter the ropes. On weekends and Wednesdays this summer, Short is inviting all kinds of beginners to give Kew Kroquet a try. Basically, croquet involves swinging a mallet to carefully hit a ball through a series of hoops. Like a giant game of billiards, geometry plays a role. “One of the shots you have to learn – people just can’t believe,” he said, getting down on his knees and lying his mallet flat on the green. Unlike the croquet people often play in backyards, in a normal game, when a player strikes another’s ball, they don’t stick a foot on it. Instead, they place their ball so it’s just touching their opponent’s, and knock it so their own rolls straight to a target, and their opponent’s careens to disaster. That’s where the geometry comes in. Like a big ‘T’, Short angles his mallet so the handle is perpendicular to an imaginary line between the centre of either ball. Short tells the beginner to line up the shot and swing the mallet from the shoulders, like a pendulum, then listen

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From left, Don Short, Nikki Holwell, and Jim Chorney break from a round of croquet at the Kew Gardens Lawn Bowling Club. Short, who got croquet started at Kew, discovered the sport after jumping an unusual hoop – by winning a prize on the TV game show Bumper Stumpers, which landed him at a Disney World hotel with a real croquet green. The winning puzzle? The licence plate of a deposit-bottle collector: HRS YRQB. Short remembers the answer well: “Here’s your quarter back!”

for the satisfying ‘thwack.’ “Perfection personified!” Joining Short on the green is Jim Chorney, his first recruit. “There’s a lot to this game,” said Chorney, adding that it will take all summer to figure out the strategy. A few minutes later, Nikki Holwell walks across the green. She is wearing a Tilley Hat that looks pretty bomb standard until a closer look – it’s covered in tournament pins. One says “Canadian Open,” another “US National Team.” Holwell, who also happened to play pro squash, began playing croquet with Short in North York, where he started another croquet club before moving to the Beach two years ago. Suddenly, the game takes a “wicket” turn. Holwell knocks the competition

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But then Louise Linton, who lives nearby, started a “Friends Of” group with friends Dawn Chapman and Susan Molinolo. They planted flowers and repainted a shed, asking different local families to write their names on its bricks. “Once we started to care about the park, the city got on board,” Linton said, noting how parks staff would stop and ask for suggestions on how the park could be fixed up. “The difference, I mean, it’s night and day,” she added. “At night, there are still kids playing. It’s been such a positive experience for everyone.” Sometimes preventing crime means just showing up, said Morrice. Few people want to do a lot of drinking or drugs by an Ultimate Frisbee game. When that doesn’t work, Morrice said residents should phone 416-808-2222 to report non-emergency crimes such as vandalism, theft, or drinking in a park. While social media can be a great policing tool, he added, tagging an officer in a Facebook post about such problems is not the best way to make a report. Chatting with Cindy Law, who had just walked her dog Espresso through what used to be a poorly-lit tunnel south of Monarch Park before parks staff and a community garden group fixed up the area last spring, Morrice heard about one more brightening spot in the neighbourhood. “I don’t really feel frightened around here,” she said. “Everything’s wonderful – better than it used to be.”

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Bessie celebrates 100th birthday with friends BEACHER BESSIE Field Stallworthy was joined by well-wishers on July 12 for her 100th birthday party at Kingston Road United Church. Bessie was born in London, England in 1915, and apprenticed as a dressmaker. She was the leader of a Cub pack through her church, and met her future husband Charles ‘Chas’ Field, a Canadian, at a Scouting event. Chas and Bessie married in 1938. In 1940, her daughter Margaret Anne was born as the Second World War worsened. Chas was posted as a mechanic in North Wales, fixing army trucks, where

Bessie and Margaret Anne were able to join him for some time. After the war, their son Ray was born. Chas started a garage, but without enough cars to fix, the business couldn’t support the family. He persuaded the family to move to Canada after seeing an ad for Toronto’s Austin Motor Company in the newspaper. The Fields’ first Toronto home was on Beech Avenue. They also lived on Kingswood Road and Queen Street East. Bessie began attending KRUC and volunteered with the Girl Guides in many roles.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Deja Views This archival photograph shows Little York Road, a street that partially runs parallel to the Main Street bridge. It was taken in 1958. The building to the right is still a garage! Can you imagine how many automobiles have come in and out of that garage door? Do you have an old photo you’d like to share? Please call me at 647-531-6116.

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Entertainment Beat By Jon Muldoon

EAST ENDER Jill Léger recently celebrated the fifth year of her monthly Jill’s Living Room musical theatre open mic night. The open mic series is open to performers or even just fans of musical theatre who want to sit and listen. Participants range from amateurs to professionals, from those hoping to test new material to singers simply looking for a chance to belt out a tune with a professional pianist providing the backup music. “I started Jill’s Living Room kind of selfishly,” said Léger, also a songwriter and lyricist, in an email. “In 2010 I had just started taking voice lessons and was looking for a place where I could publicly try out some of the techniques I was learning and not feel embarrassed if I couldn’t hit a note or if I forgot to breathe. And as a songwriter, I also wanted a place where I could sometimes test-drive my own material.” The first Jill’s Living Room took place at a Second City Training Centre rehearsal room downtown. While attendance was light then, word of mouth spread and typical events now draw about 15 singers. Jill’s Living Room relocated to the Red

Sandcastle Theatre at Queen and Logan in 2012, with the help and support of theatre owner Rosemary Doyle. The current roster of pianists includes Michael Barber, Chris Tsujiuchi, Paul Moody, and Jim Clayton. The age and experience level of singers ranges widely, said Léger. “We have kids get up and belt tunes from Annie. We have folks in their 60s doing standards. We have first-time performers and people who have sung on Broadway,” she said. “I sometimes think of renaming the event ‘What’s that from?’ because so many times someone performs some obscure, fabulous gem and everyone then wants to know the details so they can look it up.” Jill’s Living Room takes place on the last Monday of every month at the Red Sandcastle Theatre from 8 to 10 p.m. A $10 admission covers the cost of the space rental and the musical accompaniment. •

JAZZY SUNDAYS continue at Morgans on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave., from 2 to 5 p.m. with no cover charge. On Sunday, July 26, Lisa Particelli’s ‘Girls Night Out’ jazz jam – where gentle-

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Singers at a recent Jill’s Living Room open mic night

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Garden Views Small garden is big on personality

have a soft spot for small gardens. It’s my belief that it’s easy to have a nice garden if you have lots of space. There’s room to experiment, to indulge in great patches of your favourite plants and to create an exciting design. I’ve seen plenty of the biggies: London’s Kew Gardens, the historic Old Westbury Gardens in New York, Quebec’s splendid Reford Gardens and the fabulous private gardens of the Bridle Path and Rosedale. But somehow, it’s the smaller personal gardens that stick in my mind. I love their human scale and the way they reflect their owners’ personalities. When you’re in one, you can feel the close connection between garden and gardener.

Terra cotta unifies colours

Mary Fran McQuade

Mary Fran McQuade is a local writer specializing in gardening and lifestyle

climbing red rose, several lavenders, a clump of black-eyed Susans and airy meadow rue that blooms in spring, but shows off wonderful leaves in other seasons.

It’s a good spot to cool off and chat in this full-sun backyard. Look back towards the entrance and you’ll find lots more to catch your attention. Elizabeth collects interesting pieces of driftwood from Kawagama Lake in Haliburton that find a home on her fence, the edge of the path or back among the plants. An ornate stone plaque and the carved base of a broken bird bath add a touch of ancient Roman ruins.

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Curves give the illusion of space Take Beacher Elizabeth Bowes’s garden near Kew Park. It’s fairly long and narrow, about 12 feet across and 30 feet deep, but there’s scarcely a straight line in the place. An old flagstone pathway meanders like a riverbed down the middle. That takes up about one-third of the space. The rest is given over to borders filled with a crowd of flowers and foliage in various shapes and sizes. “I love foliage,” Elizabeth says. “When you’re a perennial gardener, you have to pay attention to foliage.” There’s no real design to her garden, either – it’s planted with the things she likes, many of them leftovers or castoffs from friends and neighbours. Flowers, of course, take the eye first. You can spot a couple of clematises here and there, an old-fashioned

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Elizabeth Bowes’ Beach garden features a variety of flowers for her cool cat Miles, above, and a meandering stone path that gives way to expanding ground cover, below. A nicely gnarled dead apple tree adds height midway along the path, as well as a place to hang pots and other intriguing bits of garden art. Past that, all the way at the back of the garden, is a small sitting area surrounded by a giant hosta, an ornamental pear tree, a beauty bush with lime-green foliage, a couple kinds of hydrangea and a hefty rose of Sharon.

Best of all, though, is the variety of terra cotta pots that seem to sprout naturally throughout the garden. “I buy pots randomly,” Elizabeth explains. “I’ve been to Italy a few times, so I like broken urns turned on their sides and planted.” To fill all her broken – and unbroken – pots, she buys annuals that appeal to her and then matches them to the various containers. The result: a madly blooming variety of flowers unified by the warm tints of earthenware. Plants come first Another personal touch I appreciated in this garden was at ground level. ‘Very Good Gardeners’ often say we should mulch and leave lots of room between plants. That’s OK for big gardens, but too constraining for smallspace gardeners. In this little garden, plants come first. “When I can see a patch of dirt, I think, ‘Oh, I can put a plant there,’” Elizabeth confesses. If her ground covers – creeping Jenny and Ajuga – want to overrun the path, she’ll dig up a flagstone or two so they can put down roots. She even has a tiny island of black-eyed Susans clustered among the stones. “I don’t know how they got there,” she laughs. And that natural, unstressed approach to gardening is what makes so many small gardens special. As Elizabeth says of hers, “It’s more organic than a planned garden. It’s a work in progress and something’s always happening there. It’s like creating nature.”

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A brief history of the business of dying

emeteries, funeral parlours, and undertakers have been around in the East End for quite a long time. There are probably native burial grounds in the area, but their exact locations are not known. Originally in our area, when there was not a burial ground, the people, especially farmers, buried their dead on their own land. There was a custom in older times and even for some now, to hold funeral arrangements in that person’s family home or the home of a friend. Later on ceremonies moved to funeral parlours or religious establishments. We didn’t always have ambulances. Undertakers were often called upon to perform the duties of present ambulance drivers. The funeral parlour staff would respond to emergencies and sick calls, and pick up the injured or sick person and take them to the hospital. These private ambulances were in many cases the only way to treat an injured person, so funeral parlours had varied responsibilities. I am writing only briefly at this time about cemeteries – at a later time I will write more fully on this subject, so please bear with me. So fellow Beachers, please excuse the pun, but funeral parlours are a dying business. Over the years there were perhaps 20 or more undertaking establishments in the East End and the Beach. Now, however, we are down to just a few. This is a part of our history, so let us try to find where these parlours were. One of the first cemeteries was on Queen Street where Woodfield Road is now. This was the burial ground for the Ashbridges, who came to the area in the 1790s. Then there was St. John’s Norway (originally called Berkeley) in the 1850s. Later there were three Jewish cemeteries. One was on the east side of Pape south of Gerrard, one on the west side of Jones south of Danforth, and the third on St. Clair near the end of Dawes Road. Another was planned for Gerrard west of Main Street, but it was never built. Hunter Archibald was on the northeast corner at Main and Danforth, built around 1895. Hunter was one of the first undertakers in the area. He was also a woodworker to supplement his income. His wife took over the business after his death. The business later came under the management of Nelson B. Cobbledick. Over the years this location has housed several undertaking establishments, the most recent being the present Giffen-Mack Funeral Home. Cobbledick’s original house still exists in the middle of the current premises. Stand on the southwest corner at Main and Danforth and look northeast to see the original house standing out like an architectural gem in the 21st Century. We first find Herbert Brown of McDougall & Brown at 1491 Danforth Ave. Later we will find other locations with the McDougall & Brown name. This is not an unfamiliar situation, as many firms merged and moved. We have Ralph Day Funeral Home at 172 Danforth Ave., just east of Broadview. One interesting aspect of that home is that Mr. Day was a mayor of the City of Toronto. Just a few years

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before his term was Mayor William Stewart, who operated Bates & Dodds, a funeral parlour in the West End of the city (one street east of where your author was born). Both of these establishments are out of business. Francis G. Fuhrman Funeral Director and Home was at 649 Pape Ave. There was another funeral home at 2415 Danforth Ave. – the James Godfrey undertaking business. Danforth had more funeral homes than any other street in the East End, possibly the whole city. Giffen-Mack makes the list again at 2570 Danforth Ave. You might have guessed that in some cases the numbers have changed, either due to new locations or the renumbering of the street. A lot of the buildings that housed these establishments are still standing. Another one people will remember on the Danforth is Hallowells Funeral Parlour at 2793 Danforth Ave. Another popular parlour was Arthur & Ingrams at 1055 Gerrard St. E. Then there was Ingram-Wear Funeral Home at 2114 Queen St. E., which many Beachers will remember on the north side of the

street east of Wineva. There was D.M. Johnston Funeral Home at 465 Gerrard St. E. Then there were the Mack Funeral Homes. One of the first was on Main Street, on the west side just south of Swanwick. Then we find another Mack home on the southwest corner of Gerrard and Enderby. We then find a Mack Funeral Home on the south side of Queen next to the park at Kew Gardens, and again Mack moved to the north side of Queen, near Bellefair Avenue. On Danforth were the O’Connor Brothers at 1871 Danforth Ave. On Gerrard was the Tierney Funeral Home at 259 Gerrard St. E. Back on the Danforth, Trull Funeral Home was located at one time at 1008 Danforth before moving to the south side at 1111, where they are today, a well-respected establishment in the community. We then move on to Queen and Broadview to the south side at 717 Queen St. E., where Washington & Johnston Funeral Home used to be for a long time. Wear Funeral Home on Queen later moved to 871 Kingston Rd., and later became Sherrin Funeral Home for many years – until the end of this month, when it will also be gone. Not to worry, they have moved out to 2570 Kingston Rd. at McDougall & Brown to serve the people of the East End.

PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON

Nick Larter, funeral director at Sherrin Funeral Home, shows off an antique laquered chair, one of four with a theme for each season, that will continue to be a Beach conversation piece when it moves from Sherrin to the Gardener’s Cottage. Sherrin is closing up its Kingston and Beech location at the end of the month, when its business will be transferred to another funeral home in Scarborough.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS

KATHRYN WRIGHT

Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca

2455A Queen St. E. (e. of Silver Birch)

Chiropractor

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE

Barrister & Solicitor

Book online at essencetherapy.com

416-916-7122

416-698-7070

Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848

• Essence • Dolores Wootton, R.M.T.

Beaches Wellness Centre

bestcriminallawyer.ca

DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO

Danforth Avenue at Main Street

416-699-5320 • Free Parking

NEW LOCATION

Beatriz Mendez Low Fee - High Value Therapy

(at Victoria Park, next to Tim Hortons)

CRIMINAL LAWYER

CHIROPRACTORS

Psychotherapist

DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1089 Kingston Rd.

Dr. Johanna Carlo

300 Main Street 416-690-3324

Clinical Member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists

416-694-2868

David Faed

416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca

B.A. B.Ed. M.A. DipTIRP

All listings may also be viewed at www.beachmetro.com

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries

Chiropractor

1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)

OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS

961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738

M.Ed. Counselling Psychology

Glover & Associates

John H.

BJARNASON, D.C.

Paul J. Cahill

416-465-4225 www.judygould.com

carolannehenderson@gmail.com 416.219.2671

416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca

416-698-5861

Personal Injury Lawyer

Geoffrey J. Dashwood

Psychotherapy for indidviduals and couples. Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management Insurance clients welcome. Evening and weekend sessions avail.

GARRY M. CASS

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls

Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.

Kriens LaRose, LLP

Tel: (416) 962-2186

Experienced Psychotherapist

Counselling Psych.

Tel: 416-699-5100 Fax: 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca

1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575

Relationship Difficulties • Anxiety Depression • Body Image Concerns Physical Illness • Free Consultation

Carol Henderson, MA

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com

Dashwood & Dashwood

816 Pape Ave. (near Pape/Danforth)

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan

Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502

416-690-6800

416-694-4380

CARL A. BRAND

MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)

contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process www.studiotangentarchitects.com info@studiotangentarchitects.com

416.420.4544

Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc. Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine

1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)

416-469-3879 (open 7 days) 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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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Employment Wanted

Convert VIDEO to DVD $22 per tape Call Eugene at 647-922-0686 eugene@homevideo2dvd.ca (12)

Social/Events

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Commercial Space for Rent

paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)

Lost & Found

UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants

Lost/Taken

416-690-2880

Week of June 1

New red man’s jacket with Royal Canadian Corps of Signals insignia & embroidered name Gary.

Call 416-694-5018

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Personal Care Chalet Beauty Bar

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INDUSTRIAL SPACE TO SHARE

Fully equipped woodworking shop to share 1730 sq ft Warden & Comstock Call Vince Shop 416-285-9895 Cell 416-399-2342 (10)

Apartment/ Home for Rent

1562 Queen St. E. (near Coxwell)

Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm

LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call

416-466-3766

(r)

Senior Assist

The services of Steven Picton Laundry • Cleaning • Shopping Bed change • House sitting Yard Work 35 yrs exp • References For Seniors at home (10)

Employment Opportunities OFFICE MANAGER

Seeking office manager for a clinic with 5 Family doctors at 521 Victoria Park Ave. Required: Medical clinic experience and computer skills. Email your resume to: (10r)

103 Osborne Avenue

Renovated bungalow located Beaches area: Two + one bedrooms, washer/ dryer, stainless appliances, gas fireplace, private yard, garage parking for two vehicles, just steps to schools, restaurants and shops. Easy commute to downtown. Available Aug 1. No smoking. $2800 + Utils.

416-693-4378

Harding & King

R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable. Call now 416-699-9714 x8 www.hardingandking.com

BEACHES BRIGHT LOFT STYLE 1+1 BDRM Apt. Eat In Kit, Shared Lndry, Prking, Balcony, Hrdwd Flrs & 4 Pc Bth. Steps To Boardwalk, TTC, Shops, Cafes, Library, Parks & More. No Smoking/Pets. Sept 1 $2300 utlis included. Email: rentals@hardingandking.com Call: 416 699-1144. Harding & King R. E. Services Inc., Brokerage CHARMING 3 BDRM DETACHED BEACH HOME. Steps To Williamson Rd/ Glen Ames Schools, Finished Bsmt, 2 Bths, Formal Dining Rm, Fireplace, Modern Kit, Laundry, Deck/Garden & Prking. 24 Hr TTC, Shops, Restaurants, Parks, Rec Centre. No Smoking. Avail Aug 1st $2,500+ Email: rentals@hardingandking.com Call: 416 699-1144. Harding & King R. E. Services Inc., Brokerage

LAWN SALE 1501 Woodbine Ave./O’Connor

(10)

Something for everyone

Two Bedroom Apt.

Easy access to the Beach & Downtown Contact Agent 416-694-2499

GARAGE SALE !

Coxwell-Dundas

BACHELOR APTS AVAILABLE immediately from $780 to $900 per month + hydro. Quiet clean building, on TTC. Laundry on site. References required. (10)

LUXURY RENO

Beach Steps to Boardwalk Very clean, quiet, fully furnished and equipped 1 Bedroom, large balcony Suits singles business person. No pets/smoke • $1,200 inclusive

416-423-1800

(10)

$1375. Upper BEACH Sublet

Beautiful 2 Bedroom. Separate & Private entrance from main level to beautiful garden with Patio and Pond. Utilities Incl. 10 Mins Beach. 3 Mins TTC to Downtown. Further details a must at:

BRIGHT 2 BDRM APT. 964 Kingston Road Spacious Living Room, Roof Top Deck Washer/Dryer, TTC. $1500+Util

416-871-1031

(11)

July 31 - Aug 03

UP TO 75% OFF DISCONTINUED FURNITURE FUN FOR KIDS AND FAMILY WIN A $500 GIFT CARD EVERY DAY

Wanted We buy! - We pay cash!

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)

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 (3/16)

Buying: National Geographic magazines, soft cover Readers Digest and Archie Comics. 647-428-4800. If no answer, please leave message (11)

Garage wanted to store vintage British sports car year round in Beach area, preferably with electricity for a trickle charger. Please contact Rod at rod.howland@gmail.com or call 416-357-7207 (11)

Office Services THE PRINTING HOUSE

in Beach area (Woodbine/ Kingston) available. Ask for incentive. 1 month rent free

416-838-5587

6 MONTH SHORT TERM Newly renovated 2 Bdrm. Open concept, kitchen, living. Parking, washer, dryer, AC. $1,200 all inclusive Smokers, pets welcome. 416-690-1315 Avail. Aug. 1st

(10)

Henley Gardens - Beaches condo furnished 1 br; spacieous, stunning wooden floors, amenities. Available from Nov 1, 2015 to April 2016. For info: info@translationpage.com (10)

416-759-2219 1537 O’Connor Drive

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HOME OFFICE: Computer repair In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

(r)

HOME COMPUTER CARE

705-787-0777

Next Deadline: August 17th

(10)

PC/MAC SUPPORT

647.281.3084 (12)

Toronto’s Top Level In-home Computer Support & Service Freeware, Testimonials, Honesty. Home Consultations $30

416-357-1467

http://homecomputercare.ca

REG’S APPLIANCE 416-691-6893

www.regsappliance.com

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

(r)

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

Call 416-648-4410

(10)

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Home office & Small business Hardware and software support networking, servers, PC & Mac Proudly serving the Beach community

ORIOTECH SOLUTIONS INC. 416-450-9626 info@oriotech.com (14)

www.beachmetro.com

WAYNE’S

RUBBISH REMOVAL 416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

(11)

HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET CALL MARY OR JOHN

416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION 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

416-265-7979

(r)

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

(11)

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Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available FULLY INSURED

416-624-3837

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding (r)

SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Free estimates. No service charges.

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“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

Call Hakan: 416 899-3980

Kevin 416-691-8503

(20/16)

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max

416-820-1527

(15)

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL 24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service Best Prices/Free Estimates

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. (15)

CERTIFIED

CHIMNEY SWEEP

• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (11)

Home Decor

647-235-6690

(11)

BEACH WINDOW CLEANING & EAVESTROUGHS

416-691-8503

(15)

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 (15)

B&W DISPOSAL

Vienna Upholstery

Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates

2358 Kingston Rd. (w. of Midland)

416-698-9000

also be viewed at

RUBBISH REMOVAL

KLEEN WINDOWS

647-546-3555 spacelogixca@gmail.com

All classified ads may

CLEVER DISPOSAL

Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates.

HOME ORGANIZING

416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)

Private House Sales 1300 sq ft condo in Huntsville Private treed lot, walk to all amenities. Asking $249,000 Further information and pictures, go to comfree.com under heading Huntsville, Ontario or call

Household Services

416-690-8673

?NEED HELP?

Sell in the Beaches - Live well in Muskoka

Hudson’s Bookkeeping Services: Bookkeeping, GST/PST, Payroll & Year End. Contact Daphne at 416-616-4593 or (13) www.hudsonsbookkeeping.com

BUDGET APPLIANCE REPAIR

Bingham Ave: Brand new 1 Bdrm Basement Apt. Fridge, gas stove, washer, dryer, gas fireplace, hardwood floors. 1 min from TTC. Walking distance to beach. Sep. entrance. Suit single or couple. No pets, non smoker. $1,400/ mth incl utilities + parking. Available now. References. Please call 647-348-2638 carol.d.branning@ gmail.com (10)

CONDO FOR SALE IN MUSKOKA

Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable (14r) rates. Antonella 416-464-2766

beachlawncare@hotmail.com (16)

Computer Services

needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (10)

- property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week

Kevin Lundbohm, Manager

(r)

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

LAWN CARE

g o o d o n p a per (10)

TIM O’MEARA

BEACH

We m a k e yo u look

(r)

General Services

EXACT TAX SERVICES

416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca

Beautiful, new renovated

1 BDRM APARTMENT

For estimate call

647-899-9074

(14r)

416-691-7556

LEON’S FURNITURE DANFORTH 416 699 7143

(11)

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TAX ACCOUNTANT

July 25, 2015

Main & Gerrard $1,350 + util. incl parking Bright, hardwood floors.

905-334-3313

Debra 416-693-6111

Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc.

& Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113

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.

Ladies shoes & clothing; Household items; Furniture; Much More

Custom Window Coverings

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE

One Day ONLY Saturday July 25 9 a.m to noon ONLY

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Paul McArthur 416-821-3910

Also RENTAL facilities available (r)

416-712-2077

Financial Services

416-694-6241

Yard Sale

www.upperbeachrental.com

McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.

We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing

vhcsharon@hotmail.com

A registered nurse in the Philippines is looking for an employer as a caregiver. Please call Joe at 647-428-4800

OFFICE SPACE

R.C. Legion Br. 11 9 Dawes Rd 416-699-1353

647 980 4973

(r)

Part time RECE & Assistants needed for Community Centre 55’s busy childcare centres. Possible hours: 7:00-9:00 & 2:30-5:30/6:00, Sept – June following the TDSB calendar of operation. Supply work available through the day. Must have vulnerable sector check no older than 4 months as of September 8th, Standard First Aid and be 18 yrs of age or older. Please submit resume & cover letter via email, fax or drop off at the centre. Attention Sarah at: sarah@ centre55.com or fax 416-691-8269. Thank you for your application however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. (13)

Photo/Art

Various items: Furniture, kitchen appliances, gardening tools/stuff, home decor, and much more stuff...

Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites. $2800 +/ 2br Bungalow with parking

Please send resume to:

Call Gail 416-686-6828

(r)

www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (19r)

Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting HELLARRA SERVICES INC. 1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3

When: Sat. July 25 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: 76 Glen Manor Dr.

485 Kingston Rd.

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YOUR FABRIC DREAM BROUGHT TO LIFE!

Jazzy Lane Sale

Luxurious Beach Suites

* include self-addressed envelope for receipt * classified ads also appear on our website at beachmetro.com

teeth@rogers.com

(Sunday July 26th Rain Date) Furniture, Kitchenware, Glassware, Pottery, Collectibles, Books, CDs, Art Supplies, Planters, Ladders, etc.

1 Bdrm $1,150

Ads must be paid for at time of placement classifieds@beachmetro.com * 416-698-1164 x 22 2196 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, ON, M4E 2C7

• Expert Alterations/Repairs • Refresh old Favourites • Re-line Coats, Jackets • Roman Blinds, Small Draperies, Cushions, etc.

Saturday July 25th • 9 AM to 1 PM

Dazzling, completely renovated suites. Kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Modern washrooms, darkstained hardwood floors, beautiful window treatment. MUST BE SEEN!

(includes HST)

Up Down In Out It’s In The Fit!

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650 Woodbine

Announcement

1 ELMVIEW DRIVE

(Kingston Rd. / Fallingbrook Rd.)

Beach Suites

17.50

(includes HST) For 20 words or less 35¢ each extra word

Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs

YARD SALE

New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.

BLIND AMBITION

CALL GLEN

Garage Sale

@ 191 Kenilworth

1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.

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Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY

Pet Services

Contact Irena

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

Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM

416-825-9705

DEANNA CLEANS

(5/16)

Houses, Apartments, Offices

416 931 8222

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, grooming matted fur - References

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

(13)

Pet Minding by Zak’s Mom Cat or dog visits or sitting Dog boarding 416 691-8222 pet_minding@yahoo.ca references

(11)

www.beachpuppylove.com

(13)

Menagerie Pet Services Experienced and reliable care for your pet. Dog walking, cat sitting, and boarding for small animals, birds, and reptiles. Lynn (12) 416 698 9866

Cleaning Services STEAM CLEANING LTD. CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED (14)

HEALTHY HOME

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!

*Bonded*

Cleaning Lady Extra-ordinary & Exceptional Weekly and biweekly $15/hr Call Sherry at (12)

Serving for 20 years Houses • Apts • Condos Moving in • Moving out

*Insured*

EUROPEAN CLEAN

Free Estimate

Barbara 416 389-8120 416 690-0433

(12)

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

(11)

Have you seen your floors lately?

THE CLEANING SERVICES OF STEVEN PICTON Personalized Residential Housekeeping 30 yrs. experience. References

647 980 4973

(10

NEAT FREAK

RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

www.neatfreakcleaning.com (10)

Mrs. Clean: Residential Cleaning in your area. Professional Cleaning Services & a Sparkling Clean home. Affordable rates. Contact Nicole via (10) www.mrsclean.info

Bach to ROCK We teach it all!

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PIANO TEACHER Susan Kohlhepp 416-690-2289 (r)

416 421-5758

(r)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

-Spring Property Clean-ups -Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (11)

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (15)

HOUSECLEANING WHO HAS TIME ANYMORE? 647 886 8303

BOOTHY’S

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Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (11)

PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND

APPRAISALS

416-699-3772

Naoki (Japanese): 647-778-4322 inspiremathcanada@gmail.com (10)

Child Care Available

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Tutoring HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for • summertime catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •

LeRoux Froebel Bilingual School

•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St. (r)

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

Call 416-698-0750

daycareconnection.net

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! (r)

FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

B I R T H TO S I X Y E A R S

• PLAYROOM • CHILDCARE REGISTRY • • LIBRARY • DROP-IN BABY TIME IS TUES & THURS AT 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS EVERY 2ND THURSDAY

184 MAIN ST. across from

416-690-0102

(r)

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 (2/16)

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 (11) Before - After School Care from Balmy Beach School in my home. 20 years experience, great references, receipts. (11) Adrianne 647-289-7776 Day Camp: Certified teacher; 10+ yrs child care. Trips, art & crafts, tutoring. Limited space! Register by July 10th. 416-700-2360 nicolemcjohnson@gmail. (10) com

Child Care Wanted

416-272-9589

headstarttutors@rogers.com

Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT

Serving the Beach for over 15 years (11)

The

LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

416-467-6059 www.stonehengedesignbuild.com (r)

416-993-5143 Creating Award Winning Gardens • Design and Construction •

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES

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- will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items

(19)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

LAWN CUTTING

*(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time visits available) (11)

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS • Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding

Call Andre 416-422-4864

(11)

WE MOVE FOR LESS! Accurate work & reasonable rates

416-999-MOVE (6683)

LANDSCAPING 416-690-2476

“Rocking the Beach for over 15 years”

STUDIO 1

CARTAGE & STORAGE

MAINTENANCE

-Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Spring Property Clean-ups -Hedge Trimming -Eavestrough Cleaning

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

Interlocking Stone • Planters Retaining Walls • Steps • Fences Decks • Sodding

416-821-4065

rickscape@hotmail.com

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MEN* *MOVE * Single Items too! * $29 / hr. + 1 hr. & up 1 man $39/hr 2-$49 • 3-$65 • 4-$85 7 days Dan 647-763-5257

(15r)

Painters

Family owned & operated 26 years in business

(r)

PROWAY

PAINTING & DECORATING Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall

Maintenance (11)

LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and one time visits available) (11)

deannaforyourgarden@gmail.com

(11)

IDEAL

Free Estimates & References Available

(19)

Experienced. Reliable. Professional Work Guaranteed. Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates. Beach Resident. (10)

Dave 416 294 3379

dave@beachhillpainting.com (17)

HARM’S PAINTING 416-694-2470

INSTALLATION RESTORATION INVISIBLE REPAIRS Rod 416-766-4066 see roderickdunn.com

(10)

TOP NOTCH PAINTING

Over 15 yrs Experience, 4th Generation Beacher Interior / Exterior Residential Reliable, Reasonable, Friendly Service

Call Brad 647-985-0085 blsnoakes@gmail.com

(10)

& HOME IMPROVEMENTS 437-344-3687

Family Owned 10% Discount for Seniors Residential - Commercial Free Estimates (10)

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50 years in the Beach

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Call Franz 416-690-8722

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Landscapers

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MASTER PLUMBER

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with attention to detail

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Built-in-Cabinets •home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units

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CABINETRY, BUILT-INS

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES

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GALAXY

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Professional Carpentry

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416-823-7314

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ESA LIC# 7002668

CEJA ELECTRIC

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Call: 416.939.7833 Lic# 7009221

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706

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Next Deadline August 17th

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Tel. 416-569-2181

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THOSE ROOFERS Don’t call them, call those roofers ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

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Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103 Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

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FAIRNEY & SONS LTD. 416-659-7003

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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)

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FANTASTIC DECKS + FENCES

iPlaster PARGING SPECIALISTS Call for free quotes 647 771 4585 (13)

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JD MASONRY

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JB RENO’S, UPGRADES, REPAIRS One Guy Does It All

BILD member & Reno Mark contractor Fully licensed and insured (WSIB)

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No Job too BIG or small For free estimate, call Jeff

416-910-6302

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SMART HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING • Furnace cleaning & inspection • Service, maintenance, repair • New equipment installation • Oil to gas conversions • Licensed & Insured

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All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981

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QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

CONCRETE WORK L B 416-917-5990

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JUST DRYWALL + TAPING Call 416 876-4986

HANDYMAN SERVICES

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Coleman Contracting & Company

One stop shopping for all your Home Improvement needs Repairs to Renovations From Roof to Basement & everything in between • Lic & Insured

416 858 0253

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owering asement Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

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CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Call C.J. 647 222 5338

TILE

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Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

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WET BASEMENT EXPERTS

Drawings, Permits & engineer all provided

ALL MASONRY

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BEACHCOMBERS CONTRACTING

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MASONRY

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We will beat any quote by up to 20%

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TILE INSTALLATION

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We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc. Call Chris

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Fully insured, municipal license & WSIB reg’d Free Quotations • Excellent references

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PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA

Cable & Telephone Wiring

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MASONRY

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SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

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Queen St. Roofing

CONTRACTING CO.

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Roofers

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CUSTOM CARPENTRY

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Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

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HOUSE FRAMING/CARPENTRY

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183

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The Horan Company

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TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.

Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984

Trades

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Electricians

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Underpinning Specialists

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

BEACH METRO NEWS

Beach Arts Scene By Jon Muldoon

GERRARD ART Space, 1475 Gerrard St. E., is in the midst of The Clown Show, featuring – you guessed it – clowns of all types and in all mediums. The exhibition is intended to explore the craft of clowning and representations of clowns in culture. “Are you a ‘Charlie Chaplin’ clown or a ‘Joker’ clown?” asks the gallery’s press release. The Clown Show is up until Aug. 2. From Aug. 12 to 23, the gallery will host State of Being/State of Mind. Inspired in part by recent changes to the province’s sex education curriculum and in a city with people from across the gender and sexual identity spectrum, the show will feature work that considers “gender, sexual and cultural identity and specifically what complications might arise for those with strong religious and/or ethnic identities.” State of Being/State of Mind will have an opening reception from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. See gerrardartspace.com for more info.

Laurie Skantzos the Estonian House’s Osvald Timmas Gallery and Crystal Hall will play host to the society members’ work at 958 Broadview Ave., north of Danforth. Admission is free, and an opening day reception will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Uesson Talpak has a degree from University of Toronto and a Masters of Fine Art from OCAD-U, but began her training in the arts programs at Central Tech and Danforth Technical and Collegiate Institutes. She has worked in the arts since finishing her education, including as an art director, creative director, illustrator, designer, and teacher. Uesson Talpak has created

work in many media as a fine artist, including watercolour, oil pastels, chalk pastels, encaustic, pen and ink, and more, though she has worked mainly in acrylic for about 20 years. Her work has been exhibited at the Heliconian Club, the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, the Varely Museum, the former O’Keefe Centre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Cobalt on Kingston Road, and other galleries in Ontario, Sweden, and Estonia. •

ARTS ON Queen, 2198 Queen St. E., is featuring painter Laurie Skantzos for the month of August. Skantzos works in oil and mixed media, and lives in Guelph. She has been developing her abstract and semi-abstract work since graduating from the University of Waterloo’s fine art program. Find more of her work at laurieskantzos.com.

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EAST END painter Monika Uesson Talpak will be among the many Canadian, Estonian, and American artists taking part in the Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto’s 60th annual art exhibition from Aug. 23 to 30. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day,

Monika Uesson Talpak

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G20 police at Queen’s Park, Toronto, 2010, by Christopher Manson

EAST DANFORTH resident Christopher Manson, like many photographers in Toronto, spent the G20 summit weekend in 2010 with his camera pointed at the ensuing chaos, trying to understand what was happening in his adopted city. It was the first time he’d experienced such a massive protest, and while he showed up determined to use his camera as an impartial observer, he soon found himself conflicted by the emotion – and anger – caused by what he saw from police. On the fifth anniversary of the events of that weekend, his exhibition Riot Act: Looking back at the G20 in Toronto was launched at Ryerson Artspace at the Gladstone, 1214 Queen St. W. The show runs until Aug. 26. To complement Riot Act, Manson has collaborated with colleague Joel Elliott to publish a 32-page tabloid-style newspaper with more than a dozen of Manson’s photos,

accompanied by Elliott’s essay on the G20 weekend. “Everything about this weekend could have been predicted. When you suspend everyday life you can’t expect normal behaviour. When you manipulate legal rights you can’t expect lawful responses. When you hold a summit for fragmented, self-serving and un-democratic purposes, you can only expect the same from your populace,” writes Elliott in his essay. Riot Act: Looking back at the G20 is on display until Aug. 26 at Ryerson Artspace. See ryersonartspace. com for hours. The limited edition self-published newspaper of the same name is available through Manson’s website at christophermanson.com, both as a newspaper and in a package with a signed print. See beachmetro.com for an extended interview with Manson and Elliott.

Danforth safety concerns By Andrew Hudson

IT WAS standing-room only when East Danforth residents gathered for a safety town hall on June 16. Organized after a series of highprofile killings, including the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf on May 19, the meeting brought police, licensing officials, and inspectors with Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) together with residents and community groups. Among the first questions at the WoodGreen Community Centre near Coxwell and Danforth Avenues was whether East Danforth is seeing a meaningful increase in crime. Beginning with the September 2013 murder of Beach firefighter Dominic Parker in the same lounge where Yusuf had been before his murder, Danforth Avenue has seen more than a half-dozen killings, including a double homicide outside a social club and another two men shot dead at a McDonald’s. Inspector Mark Barkley of 54 Division has said local crime is not significantly higher than other neighbourhoods. “Statistics are a wonderful thing, but your perception of safety is of far more importance,” he said. Billy Dertilis, chair of the Danforth Mosaic BIA, said while a recent increase in police presence is welcome, it can also contribute to a stigma against local businesses.

“Right now, it seems like the tools we’re using aren’t working,” he said. Much of the discussion at the town hall was driven by residents with relatively minor, but persistent concerns about bars and lounges along the Danforth. “We’re really seeing a lot spreading-out of this type of nightclub and after-hours activity in all kinds of areas downtown,” said Tracey Cook, executive director of the city’s Municipal Licensing & Standards division. While that may be a sign of a vibrant neighbourhood, it can also bring licensing problems. The Cloud Nine Café (formerly the Rotana Café) where Parker and Yusuf had been before they were killed near Danforth and Coxwell, was recently charged with operating without a business licence. As an herbal hookah, or sheesha café, it is among 15 lounges along the Danforth that fall outside any of the business categories requiring a city licence, which also means they are not inspected by the AGCO. “If it’s a business type that we license, and we believe they are conducting business as that type, we have a right to enter,” said Cook. Besides talking about enforcement, residents were encouraged to make more non-emergency reports to police and licensing officials. “Part of the challenge is knowing what’s going on,” said Cook.

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Pan Am flame burns for Beachers These two lucky Beachers were among those honoured to be selected to carry the torch during the Pan Am Games relay. Lily McDonald, above, ran her 200-metre stretch near the Royal Ontario Museum and Queen’s Park on July 9. McDonald is a competitive swimmer whose team, the Scarborough Swim Club, practises at the official Pan Am aquatics centre. Norma Meneguzzi Spall, left, was thrilled to find out that she was also chosen to run with the torch on July 6. Her stretch of the relay was on Lakeshore Boulevard in the West End, near Humber College.

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