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Danforth defeats East End rivals Danforth’s Zak Georgis-Yap serves the ball during co-ed volleyball action on April 30. Danforth CTI defeated Riverdale CI in three straight sets, 25-10, 25-14, 25-16. PHOTO: PHIL LAMEIRA
Friends help Familia from tree INSIDE By Andrew Hudson
A CALICO cat is safe after a hair-raising rescue way, way up in the Upper Beach. Startled by a racoon, the young cat scampered about 20 metres up a maple tree on Glenmount Park Road. It stayed there, mewling, for two days. Homeowner Gail Starasts says even a Toronto Animal Services worker was surprised to see it. “He had never seen a cat that high,” she said. Growing on a ravine slope, the Norway maple towers at least six storeys above Starasts’ backyard. Animal Services told her it was best to wait for the cat to get hungry and climb down on its own. Plan B was to call a tree-service company. Plan C, the one that worked, called for her son, Yuri Fraser. Even as an adult, Yuri says he’s never really stopped climbing trees — the last time to rescue a
Frisbee in nearby Cassels Park. Yuri also used to work with a mason, who taught him the safest way to climb ladders and rooftops as they fixed windows, walls and chimneys. So climbing was likely in the back of his mind after his mom found the stranded cat’s family using Facebook, and invited them to come have a look. That’s when they found out the cat’s name, Familia. She belonged to their neighbour Kari Svenneby, and was much missed by Svenneby’s fiveand 11-year-old daughters. As it turned out, Yuri had baked a cake the night before. So to cheer everyone up, he invited the Svennebys to have some at their backyard picnic table, where at least they could see their cat. “Kari said let’s go home and eat some dinner first, and the girls came right back,” said Starasts. Over cake, milk, and a game of Connect Four, they agreed to call Animal Services first thing in the morning.
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Berners take over Kew Gardens Rocco takes a break to pose for a photo. More than 200 paws were busy padding around Kew Gardens on April 19 for the annual Bernese Mountain Dog walk. Rescued cat, continued from Page 1 “I thought, let’s just do a scouting mission,” said Yuri. The ladder was just high enough to get Yuri above the bare trunk of the maple tree, and into some climbable branches. After clambering up to Familia’s branch, Yuri sat on it, took off the backpack and propped it, partly open, in a crook of the tree. His mom watched quietly from below. “I stood at the bottom, not saying a word,” she said. “He was speaking calmly to Familia, trying to get her to come over — at one point, I saw her hanging by one paw.” Luckily, Familia scrambled back up onto the branch. Curious, she approached Yuri and nosed her head into the open backpack. It was at that moment Yuri had to squeeze the branch tight between his legs and use both hands to scoop the cat inside. The backpack meowed a bit on the climb down, but Yuri said Familia didn’t put up too much fuss. “She was fairly calm,” he said. “You could tell she was just happy to have anybody there.” Back on the ground, the Svennebys were thrilled. And Gail Starasts was proud to see her son save the day. “All his practice climbing trees as a kid really paid off,” she said.
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Fish farm idea floating in limbo By Andrew Hudson
RED TAPE may smother the idea of a fish farm in Crescent Town before it gets a chance to grow. That is the concern expressed by John Crumb, a manager at Pinedale Properties. Pinedale owns the vacant three-level Crescent Town retail space where Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts and a newly formed community group have suggested an aquaponics farm and food co-op might go. Crumb said recent surveys show that the vacant space, which once housed a whole Dominion supermarket, is proving tough to rent since a Hasty Market moved out last year. He said a resident-run project like the proposed food co-op and aquaponics farm would be a welcome change. “We’re behind it,” said Crumb. “I think the next step is that the city has to get involved.” “If they’re not going – Councillor to be on board, we all Mary-Margaret have to stop working.” McMahon Crumb, Potts, and Ward 32 city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon have all recently toured Aqua Greens, an indoor aquaponics farm that started in a Mississauga office park last year. The farm is onto its ninth harvest of arugula, lettuce, kale, and herbs grown in trays that float on the same water used to raise a freshwater fish called tilapia. Aqua Greens owner Craig Petten says he and his partner Pablo Alvarez are born-and-bred Torontonians who wanted to start up here. But even after two positive meetings with Toronto city councillors, Petten said they couldn’t get the proper zoning to go ahead. “That’s why we came to Mississauga,” he said. “We had a feeling that we would be bogged down in that for quite some time.” Before they amalgamated into Toronto, Petten said the cities of Etobicoke and York allowed agriculture on some land zoned industrial. But Petten said City of Toronto staff are unwilling to ‘grandfather’ such pre-amalgamation zonings. In Mississauga, on the other hand, aquaponics facilities fall under manufacturing. “They were way more open about it,” he said. Given all the moisture in an indoor aquaponics farm, Petten said ventilation is likely the biggest single issue operators and Toronto officials need to look at. Another is getting rid of the chloramine in Toronto tap water. Local Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis said no one had approached her office about the proposal yet. McMahon, councillor for the neighbouring Ward 32, said as a member of Ontario’s farmer’s market board, she felt it was bad news that Aqua Greens was forced to set up outside Toronto. “That’s really upsetting,” she said. “When we passed our Grow TO policy a couple years ago, we were trying to cut through that red tape so we’re not turning away food entrepreneurs like that.” “We want to keep jobs in Toronto, not send them to Mississauga.” Petten wished good luck to anyone able to get a Toronto aquaponics project off the ground. “Anything you can get in Toronto, that’s fantastic,” he said. “The community has to grow.”
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Alpine Hotel nothing but memories now Watching an excavator tear a wall off the Alpine Hotel on Monday, drummer Patrick Little remembered when he played there years ago with Toronto rockers The Leggat Brothers. “It was a great place,” said Little, who just happened to be
walking by. “They had a great big long room and a big stage right at the back.” Closed in 2011 after a 74-year run, the old hotel on Kingston Road east of Victoria Park Avenue will be replaced by a 10-storey condo with ground-level shops.
Garden planned for Ashbridges Bay By Andrew Hudson
IT WAS a grey cold day in April, and it came with a surprise snowfall. Even so, when they met a Master Gardener to map out the Beach Community Edible Garden, Joyce McLean and Adele Gendron could see good things growing at Ashbridges Bay Park. Both volunteer with Friends of the Beach Parks, a three-year-old group that has organized pumpkin walks, a fire pit at Kew Gardens, and warm welcomes for people visiting the Winter Stations art projects this year. Now, after months of planning, the group is looking forward to planting a new community garden just west of the Ashbridges Bay Park washrooms at the end of May. Using raised cedar beds, round planters, a three-bin compost and a tool shed, the garden would grow fresh produce for a youth cooking camp run by the Beaches Rec Centre, and for the food bank at Glen Rhodes United Church. Veggies aren’t the only things on the menu – the garden also calls for plants and flowers that attract pollinating bees and butterflies. “This is a tiny example, but hopefully the garden will inspire more people to use their own space and to use more public space for this kind of thing,” said Joyce McLean. “Even if we’re not feeding the world, I think it’s important to reconnect with the fact we can do this.”
Adele Gendron agrees. “It’s an art that we forgot,” she said, noting how her Italian parents have always grown grapes, fruit trees, and a “giant” vegetable garden in their yard. Fellow volunteer Alex Rochon-Terry said parks staff suggested the Ashbridges site, which is not so busy as Kew Gardens. It also gets more than six hours of direct sunlight a day, and has water taps close by. Solomon Boyé, community gardens coordinator for the City of Toronto, said in an email that water, sun, and easy access are all key to starting a new garden, and they should be placed where they don’t interfere with other park uses. Since 1997, Boyé said the parks department has overseen the creation of 62 community gardens, each run by local volunteers. The Ashbridges ECO Community Garden east of the 55 Division police station on Dundas Street is the only other such garden in the Beach, though the Woodfield Community Rail Garden opened south of Monarch Park last year. Getting a new garden in the ground takes about nine months, said Boyé, and includes meetings with parks staff and the public. Rochon-Terry looks forward to planting seeds from his grandfather’s garden, and to working with the young cooks from the Beaches Rec Centre. “It’s the idea of kids taking ownership, and just seeing that a carrot comes from the ground, rather than a grocery store,” he said.
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Friends of Beach Parks will host a public meeting about the community garden at 7 p.m. on May 19 at the Balmy Beach Club. Volunteers are welcome to help build and plant the garden on May 30 and 31. To donate tools, plants, time, or money, find the Beach Community Edible Garden at indiegogo.com.
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Murder charges after father stabs son A 24-YEAR-OLD man is dead and his father charged with second-degree murder after a fatal stabbing near Kingston and Birchmount Roads on April 23. Police have charged 58-year-old Edward Dwyer with the second-degree murder of his 24-year-old son, Edward Bernard Junior Dwyer. The father was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, May 1. Police were called to the Dwyer home on Harding Boulevard at 6:34 a.m. on April 23. The call came from the victim’s mother, who said he and his father were having a dispute. Police found the young man in grave condition. He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-8087400, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be made online at www.222tips.com, by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637), or by leaving a tip on the Toronto Police Facebook page.
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A police officer secures the home near Kingston and Birchmount Roads where 24year old Edward Bernard Dwyer was found with no vital signs after a stabbing on the morning of April 23.
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POLICE HAVE laid new charges against a man already facing accusations of sexual exploitation of a person with a disability. On March 13, Patrick Persaud was arrested and charged. He had been working as an educational assistant at Neil McNeil High School. Since the arrest, another alleged victim has come forward, and new charges were laid on April 29. Persaud now faces an additional count of sexual exploitation of a person with a disability and one charge of sexual assault. Police believe there may
be more victims. Contact 41 Division at 416-808-4100 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 416-222TIPS (8477). Tips can also be sent online at 222tips.com, by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637), or by leaving a tip on the division Facebook page.
and assault with intent to resist arrest. He is described as 6’2” and 220 lbs with red hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or contact Crime Stoppers.
POLICE HAVE named 33 year-old Alexander HertenGreaven as 55 Division’s latest ‘Wanted Wednesday.’ Herten-Greaven is wanted on charges of failing to comply with probation, breakand-enter, theft under $5,000,
POLICE ARE looking for a 36-year-old man who went missing from the Beach on Saturday night. Murray Abbott, 36, was last heard from at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, when he was near Queen Street East and Leuty Avenue. Abbott is described as white, 6’1”, with a stocky build and brown receding hair. Police say he is known to visit the Beach area, which officers canvassed on Saturday, May 2. Anyone with any information should call 416-808-5500.
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“Neighbourhood Link is a vital part of our community. From providing affordable housing in our increasingly expensive city, to offering employment training for new immigrants, Neighbourhood Link makes East Toronto a more equitable and hospitable community.”
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KNOW A NEIGHBOURHOOD HERO? UNLEASH YOUR SUPERPOWERS Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. There’s the hero who rescues a child from a burning building or saves someone from drowning. There’s the hero who stops to help a stranger change a tire or saves a choking victim. Less visible are the ‘under-the-radar’ heroes; those who are first in line to answer the call of the community. These are our “neighbourhood heroes”, heroes who toil away at all sorts of tasks everyday, with efforts often going unnoticed. They volunteer their time or donate money so that meals get to seniors, students attend after-school programs,
“Heroic volunteers are the backbone of neighbourhood support agencies...” newcomers are helped with conversational English, young athletes receive coaching and valuable résumé advice is given to job seekers. They are neighbours helping neighbours. Heroic volunteers are the backbone of agencies like ours. Heroes pick up where operational funding leaves off, enabling many programs to flourish in a climate of budget restraint. Without them, we would not survive. Over 600 volunteers give of their time and talents to Neighbourhood Link in the course of a year. Although funded by three levels of government and the United Way, Neighbourhood Link struggles to meet the ever growing needs of our community. Heroes like these make up the difference.
A QUIET HERO Peggy W was one such hero. Peggy lived simply and worked as an executive secretary with the same firm for over 40 years. Back when it was affordable, she purchased a small bungalow in the upper Beach. There, she gained firsthand appreciation of support agencies through her next-door neighbours, Ethyl and Bill. Both were seniors and participants in many of the programs offered by Neighbourhood Link, especially the handy transportation service. Through these and other services, Ethyl and Bill were able to remain in their own home and maintain their independence for many more years than would have been otherwise possible. Peggy was inspired and decided to make a pledge. Over the course of 15 years, she faithfully gave $10 a month to support the work of Neighbourhood Link. During the last two years of her life she was in need of the agency’s services. Upon her death her commitment to the community continued with a sizable bequest to Neighbourhood Link. A true neighbourhood hero.
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In My Opinion
Province is keeping school board from doing its job LORD, LOVE a duck, what a year! Five months ago we trustees took our oath of office with a spirit of cooperation and fellowship – 11 new trustees and 11 incumbents. A good mix for a new beginning. Enthusiasm ran high and people were full of hope and new ideas. Then BAM!!! The province swept in with an “investigation” of the Board. We really believed the election had purged the board of the really toxic personalities and that we were starting fresh. We really were starting afresh. Since Dec. 8 we have been asked for justification for the actions of the previous board with no time to actually begin again with new
people and new ideas. I know this sounds like whining, and maybe it is. But it is also a cry of frustration at not being able to do real work, to create policy, to try to fix our problems, to concentrate on the needs of our students, the problems with our buildings, and the issues of inequity in our neighbourhoods. I am a person of boundless optimism and energy. I have been forbidden to have an assistant to deal with 80 to 100 emails a day and countless phone calls and parent contacts. I work a 12-hour day and cannot keep up. I have a budget to hire an assistant but am forbidden to do so by provincial directive. No trustee is allowed to hire an assis-
Sheila Cary-Meagher Trustee TDSB Ward 16
tant except from their own pocket. Our salary is $25,500 a year. How can I serve your children? I haven’t been able to do a school visit since October. On April 28 I held a community meeting about a land swap with the city. A trade of land at the old racetrack for Pantry Park. It was, I thought, a really good news story. Kew Beach Public School, which is in need of more play space, would have use of the park during school hours and the rest of the time the
park is just a park for everyone. It got contentious because I was so busy I didn’t do what I should have done and call a community meeting to discuss it. Had I been properly tuned in, I would have called a meeting six weeks ago and prevented a blow-up but I was so distracted I didn’t do my job. It was an awful meeting full of angry citizens who felt that we were trying to pull something over on them. A year ago this would never have happened because I would have been on top of the issue. They deserve better from their elected representative but I just don’t have the time to do it all alone. Part of my job is the protection of people’s democratic rights. Not just
the running of the schools but also keeping the faith of the people who elect me. I dropped the ball and I am on the edge of not being able to do the job I have been doing for almost 30 years. None of us is able to keep up. Every one of my colleagues is running flat out and buckling under the work load. We brought in a balanced budget despite more provincial cuts and have handled every challenge the province has thrown at us – on time and on budget. Our reward was to have a second provincially-imposed make-work project. Cont’d. on Page 31
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Letters to the Editor
On farmers’ markets and Kew Gardens RE: NO Farmers’ Market for Kew, March 24: I would like to clarify some information concerning the Boardwalk Café lease and a potential farmers’ market stated in a March 24 opinion piece. Yes, the city solicitor was involved in the Tuggs/Boardwalk Café debate, however it was the parks department that issued the report recommending the opportunity be put to public tender. This report is a public document and can be found on the clerks’ website. No, there was no in-camera discussion on the matter. Believe me, I’m not a fan of the current situation we had foisted on us. In order to break the Tuggs lease, just cause would need to be shown. So far this has not occurred. In order for the city to buy Tuggs
out, the operator would need to be willing to sell his rights. So far he is not. Yes, it is very unfortunate that the Tuggs operator is not more cooperative with the community, as the operator of Grenadier restaurant is in High Park. Some organizers of our great local events still run their activities in Kew Gardens, while others have moved down by Balmy Beach (outside of the area operated by Tuggs) or elsewhere. The renovations to the entrance way of Kew Gardens will not be available to Tuggs, a point that has been made clear to Tuggs by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. I whole-heartedly support farmers’ markets and would love to see one in the Beach! My office and I have been working with the organizers of the Beach farmers’
market to help see their project through to fruition. The ever popular Winter Stations were outside of Tuggs territory. It was one of our most successful winter events in the Beach. Despite the hand we have been dealt on the boardwalk, we can still celebrate our community! Mary-Margaret McMahon Councillor, Ward 32 Beaches-East-York
Resident no fan of bike lanes on Dixon ABOUT A year ago, a group of cyclists knocked on my door and asked if we would support bike lanes on our street. We said no. We thought it was a safety issue, and also felt that a
one-way street with parking on it already had limited access. Since then, many cyclists have started riding down our one-way street in the wrong direction. Many of them have young children with them, which, to my mind, is teaching them to break the law. If I make a right-hand turn on my one-way street, I don’t expect to be faced with a phalanx of bicycles. Now, all of a sudden, bike lanes have appeared on my street. There was no notification about this, and this has narrowed our street yet again. I have no problem with cyclists, as long as they, like I do, obey the laws, but I think these bike lanes are hazardous, and an accident waiting to happen. Kathryn Philipps Dixon Avenue
Pantry Park deal needs a second look I AM happy Beach Metro News covered the leasing of Pantry Park to the Toronto District School Board for a 999-year term (April 20, 2015). However, the story reads like a win-win for the City, TDSB and Kew Beach Public School kids. Missing is a perspective from the public or local residents associations and affected properties. There was no comment by Councillor McMahon. There are far-reaching implications that deserve public consultation and an open and transparent lease process, which is presently secret. I didn’t know leases between two public bodies could be secret. Cont’d. on Page 31
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New trails proposed for Spit By Phil Lameira
A PUBLIC meeting was held on April 28 at the Fire Academy on Eastern Avenue to gather input on plans to construct a series of trails through the baselands in Tommy Thompson Park. The baselands cover the area of the park southwest of the main entrance, bounded by Unwin Avenue and the Outer Harbour Marina access road. The proposed project, a partnership between the City of Toronto, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and Waterfront Toronto, will see a path built between the parking lot and the Outer Marina Harbour access road. It will also connect a portion of the Martin Goodman Trail between the Unwin Avenue bridge and the bottom of Leslie Street. A third group of trails would replace the current informal trails that have been formed over time by visitors. According to a study conducted by the TRCA, there are currently 7 km of “ad-hoc” trails through the baselands. The proposed plan would replace those with 3 km of new trails. Nearly 40 people attended the meeting, in-
cluding local residents and bird enthusiasts. Most welcomed the idea but expressed concerns with the potential increased number of people walking through what is considered by many to be a very important bird area. According to eBird data, 187 species of birds have been recorded in the baselands. John Carley, co-chair of Friends of the Spit, which has about 1,000 members, suggested that extra efforts be made to keep the footprint light and narrow, and keep dogs off the nature trails, a concern shared by many in the room. Photographer and nature enthusiast Richard Sigesmund said that attracting casual walkers to the area may have a negative impact. “One of the beauties of the Spit is the solitude – the lack of accessibility,” said Sigesmund. “When you see something beautiful you want to share it with people, you want to tell people about it. When you do, it tends to ruin everything that happens there.” Waterfront Toronto is accepting comments from the public via an online survey at surveymonkey.com/s/baselands. The final design will be presented on Aug. 22 at the Tommy Thompson Park Butterfly Festival.
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Workers recover from CO By Andrew Hudson
THREE MEN suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last week while cleaning an underground condo garage on Kingston Road with a gas-fired power washer. Firefighters found the men conscious and breathing, but showing signs of carbon monoxide exposure after they made their way up to the laneway outside the five-storey condo at 952 Kingston Rd. Paramedics say two of the men were rushed to hospital, one with minor, the other with serious but non-life threatening injuries. They also treated four residents who were exposed to the gas as it seeped up from the garage into the condo units and three more buildings along Scarborough Road. Toronto Fire Services Captain Adrian Ratushniak said crews found carbon monoxide readings as high as 1300 parts per million in the garage, and up to 175 parts per million in the homes above.
According to Health Canada, short-term carbon-monoxide exposure is considered dangerous above 25 parts per million. “It appears the lower-garage ventilation system did not function as required,” said Captain Ratushniak He added that the workers also had the garage door closed when using the power washer. Ratushniak said it’s important for residents to know that as of April 15, all Ontario homes with six suites or less are required by law to have a working carbon-monoxide detector. Owners of larger homes have until October 15 to comply. “And just as we’ve said for years about smoke detectors, don’t unplug it just because it makes noise,” Ratushniak said. “We see all too often that leads to injury or death – it’s your first line of defence in keeping your family safe.” For more information on the danger of CO poisoning, visit the Toronto Fire Services page at toronto.ca.
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Cooper Custance was joined by more than a dozen of his friends and family at Parlour Salon on Queen Street on Sunday, where his long locks were lopped off for use in wigs used by paediatric cancer patients at Sick Kids Hospital. Some of those friends got the chance to try their hands at cutting during the event.
Cooper lops long locks for wig By Andrew Hudson
ELEVEN-YEAR OLD Cooper Custance grows long for a good cause. Cooper’s hair was already getting long-ish over a year ago, when a friend suggested he could grow enough for a wig. “I actually looked into it,” said Cooper. After reviewing a few charities, Cooper settled on Wigs for Kids – a non-profit that donates hand-tied wigs made just for children. About half of the 150 children who get a wig every year have lost hair because of chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Others have lost hair due to burns, or to diseases such as alopecia. After getting his parents’ okay, Cooper decided to grow his hair out until it measured 10 inches from tip to tip – the minimum wig makers can use. And as it grew, he set a second goal – to collect $2,500 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “It’s nice because it’s warm in winter,” he said when he still had his Lion King locks. “But it’s a little annoying because some people tease me about it.” Despite the teasing, and the waiter who once asked him, “What can I get you, young lady?” Cooper kept on growing. On Sunday, after his hair reached the 10-inch mark, Cooper sat down in a Queen Street salon to have it all clipped off. His fundraising campaign has also grown – as of Monday, May 4, Cooper had raised $4,200, well over his $2,500 target. His mother, Donna Custance, said she would do whatever it took to help Cooper reach that target – not least because his dad promised to get his own hair shaved off when he did. To support Cooper’s campaign, donate at gofundme.com/ cuttingforcancer.
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Bengali New Year celebrated By Subrata Kumar Das
THE BENGALI community in Toronto celebrated the new year this April with much enthusiasm and fervour. Hundreds of Bengali people, joined by government and political leaders, dressed in colourful traditional robes at several events over multiple days. Political guests at Toronto events included Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, and Ward 31 Councillor Janet Davis. The Bangladesh Canada Hindu Cultural Society organized a large rally on April 19 at Shoppers World plaza at Danforth and Victoria Park. With colourful traditional Bengali artwork, the group of about 300 people took part in a parade. Afterwards, cultural actives took place at the Bangladesh Canada Hindu Mondir building in East York. Under the banner of Young Bangladeshi Torontonians, another group gathered on Danforth around 3.30 p.m. Later on, a cultural show was performed with the participation of many noted singers and dancers of the community. On April 5, the Bangladesh Association of Toronto held a celebration at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on Dawes Road. Years ago, Bengali Torontonians would organize one single rally to celebrate the new year, but unfortunately for the last three years two rallies have been organized. Poet and enthusiast Delwar Elahi said, “It’s really amazing to organize
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Community Calendar MAY 6: Unlocking Your True Potential. Join us for this inspiring Women’s Leadership Empowerment session and networking event. Learn how to develop a strong inner foundation for self-awareness, face and overcome fear of challenges, and release old habits of limitation. Details: 5:30 - 8 pm; 25 York St., 2nd Floor, T.O.; Early Bird Tickets $45 + HST, General $55 + HST, Students $35 + HST. To learn more about this event contact www.leaderboom.com. To register visit: www.womenleadershipempowerment.eventbrite.ca, email info@leaderboom.com, or call (416) 699-2666. (5) MAY 7: Beach Photo Club at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:15-9:30 p.m. Topic: ‘The Social Document’ with Ruth Kaplan. Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from September to June. Everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome. The only requisite is an interest in learning about the photographic arts. Info: beachphotoclub.com (5) MAY 9: Leadership Empowerment and Improv Workshop at CSI Annex, T.O., 9 a.m.noon. Join us for this highly creative and empowering 3 hour leadership workshop designed to help you learn the “Inside-Out” dimensions of effective personal and team leadership and consider new ways for managing fears and self-limitations through improvisation. Early Bird: $145+ HST, General: $185, Students: $110+HST. To learn more visit www.leaderboom.com. To register visit www.leadershipempowermentimprov.eventbrite.ca, email info@leaderboom.com, or phone (416)699-2666. (5) MAY 11: “Imagine the Danforth” - a public forum hosted by Danforth East Community Association (DECA) at Tobias House, 695 Coxwell Ave., 7 p.m. Hear the top 10 ideas for the Danforth generated by U. of T. planning students. Architecture students from Ryerson will present their vision for the Danforth East Streetcar Yards. Info: 416-392-1376 (5) MAY 11-JUNE 18: Free Fit Camp, Mondays & Wednesdays 6-7 p.m. All fitness levels are welcome to join this free fit camp, open to the entire community to raise health levels and changes lives one person at a time. Bring water and friends, and wear athletic clothing. Info: Lorena 647-770-9726 (5) MAY 12-JUNE 16: Craving Change at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen Street East, Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm. Want to change your relationship with food? Come learn about what can trigger your food cravings, and get strategies to change problem eating behaviours. This program is free to people on limited income, living in the East End CHC catchment. See www.eastendchc.on.ca for Centre information. For program information, or to register, call Miriam at 416-778-5805 ext. 210. Call soon as space is limited. MAY 14: Spring Tea / Luncheon at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., 1-4 p.m. Grab your fancy hat, favourite gent or group of friends and enjoy an afternoon chat. Seating is limited. Purchase your $10 ticket by calling the church secretary at 416-267-8265 or Elsa Poitras at 416267-5523. Prepaid tables for 4, 6 or 8 may be reserved. TTC 86 and 116 stop nearby. (5) MAY 14: Volunteer Orientation & Appreciation at Children’s Peace Theatre, 305 Dawes Rd., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sign up, get information or take a tour of the building and grounds, and enjoy an evening of raffles, performances and light refreshments. RSVP to Jena@childrenspeacetheatre.org, 416-752-1550 (5) MAY 14-JULY 2: Weight No More at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen Street East, Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm. Want to learn how to plan meals and control your food portions? Or learn to grocery shop smarter and get fit? This program is free to people on limited income, living in the East End CHC catchment. See www.eastendchc.on.ca for Centre information. For program information, or to register, call Olivia at 416-778-5805 ext. 208. Call soon as space is limited. MAY 16: Historical Walk with Gene Domagala, 1 p.m. The walk will begin at the Royal Bank at the corner of Danforth
and Woodbine Avenues, and continue along Danforth to the site of the former Chalmers Mill at Dawes Road. (5) MAY 19: Beach Garden Society Meeting & Flower Show at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15 p.m. Presentation: Easy & Beautiful Flower Arrangements You Can Do at Home, by Ursula Eley. New members and guests welcome. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Info: beachgs. ca@gmail.com, www.beachgs.ca (5) MAY 20: Queen Street Revival – Making Change Happen at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7 p.m. Presentation and workshops with The Beach Village BIA and Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon for residents and business owners in the Beach. Info: 416-693-2242 (6) MAY 21: Community Environment Day at Ted Reeve Arena parking lot (Gerrard St. E. & Ted Reeve Dr.), 4-8 p.m. New this year: shredding truck for bills/private documents, and rain barrels for sale for $50. You may pre-order online. Info: 416-392-1376 (6) MAY 22, 23, 24: Small Paintings for Small Spaces at the historic Gardener’s Cottage, in Kew Gardens at the foot of Lee Ave., Friday 3-8 p.m., Saturday/ Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Beach Guild of Fine Art’s spring show and sale features paintings by over 40 Guild artists. Original small paintings (none over $350), note cards. Free admission. Gift basket lucky draw. Info: www.BeachGuildOfFineArt.com or 416-699-8739 (6) MAY 23: Lawn Sale and Open House at Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club, foot of Lee Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Have fun this summer. Enjoy a game of lawn bowls or croquet. Info: Fay 461-466-6598 MAY 23: Springfest at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd./Warden), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Baked goods, books, CDs, toys, gently used household items and clothing. Enjoy a delicious breakfast sandwich or BBQ lunch. Knife and blade sharpening available. Collectible cars on display. (6) MAY 23: Spring Fling at True Davidson Acres, 200 Dawes Rd., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Something for everyone! BBQ lunch/ snacks, tea room, giftware sale, craft sale, prize raffle, homemade baked goods, gently used goods and lots more. (6) MAY 23: Spring Bazaar at Faith Presbyterian Community Church, 140 Dawes Rd., 10 a.m.-noon. Famous Filipino food, bake table, trinkets, white elephant table, toys, household items and so much more! Venue is wheelchair accessible. (5) MAY 23, 24: The Beach Village Spring Fling on Queen St. and at Ivan Forrest Gardens (Queen & Glen Manor). Sidewalk sales, entertainment and activities - break dancing, hula hoops, comedy & juggling, splatter paint crafts, face painting, music, karaoke and more! Info: www. thebeachvillage.com, 416-693-2242 (6) MAY 23, 24: Doors Open Toronto, an annual event offering free access to architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings. This year’s theme is Sports, Recreation and Leisure. To find local venues, visit toronto.ca and search ‘doors open’. (6) MAY 28: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Age of Adaline” 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. (6) MAY 30: Parking Lot Sale at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. (at Cosburn), 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tables still available at $25. To book call 416-421-6878 ext 22 (5) JUNE 2: Community Centre 55 Annual General Meeting at CC55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. Agenda: to approve financial statements for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2014; to receive Program report; to fill two vacancies on the Board of Management. Info: Debbie Visconti, Executive Director, 416-691-1113 ext 225 (7) JUNE 6: 100 in 1 Day, a global festival of civic engagement and urban interventions with an aim to creating
stronger communities and neighbourhoods. Various times and locations. Info: toronto.100in1day.ca (7) JUNE 12: “Draw The Circle Wide” – a unique concert experience featuring “The Common Cup Company” at St. Aidan’s Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. A talented group of musicians who has produced five albums of original music (www.commoncup.com). Some of their best known songs appear in the newer Canadian Hymn Books in the United, Anglican and Presbyterian churches. Tickets $20 available at church office, by phone at 416-691-2222 or email staidan@ eol.ca. Info: staidansinthebeach.com (7) ONGOING EVENTS 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) TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS Group at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) 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) BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship for Adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.) •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) cohosted by St. Aidan’s Anglican Church. •Every other Tuesday (May 12) at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.). Info: 416-691-6869 (5) AL- ANON. Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? 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) 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) GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •May 21: Your Body on ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ – Cancer Recognition by the Immune System, 7-8 p.m. An educational seminar presented by SciChat Immunology graduate students from the University of Toronto. All welcome. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail. ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. (5) DANFORTH/COXWELL LIBRARY, 1675 Danforth Ave. •May 20: Canadian Journalists & Coverage of the Gaza War, 6:30-8 p.m., with veteran investigative reporter Andrew Mitrovica. Drop-in. Space is limited. Info: 416-393-7783 (5) BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •May 21: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the New Millennium, 7 p.m. Dr. Duy Cuong Nguyen explains how astronomers are searching the heavens to turn science fiction into reality. Info: 416-393-7703 (5) COMMUNITY CIRCLE DANCE every fourth Monday (May 25, June 22) at Kimbourne
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Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd., 7:30-9:30 p.m. By donation. We dance traditional and modern circle dances to a variety of world music. No experience or partner is needed and all dances are taught. For more information please email cebett@ gmail.com or ejoan.warren@gmail.com NEW BOWLER OPEN HOUSE. Balmy Beach Lawn Bowling will hold an Open House on Thursday, May 14, 7-9 p.m., at the club house, foot of Beech Ave. Try it. You will love it! (5) PEGASUS THRIFT STORE, 931 Kingston Rd., has gifts for Mom until May 10. Choose from a wide variety of brand new to collectible items, jewelry, purses, scarves, etc. Can’t decide? Gift certificates available. Pegasus is a not for profit store with all proceeds supporting programs for adults with disabilities. BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.). •Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. •May 10: Christian Family Sunday with Baptism •May 17: Sunday Worship Service •May 24: Pentecost & Welcoming of New Members •May 31, June 7, 14, 21: Sunday Worship Service •May 23: Springfest, 9 a.m.-1 p.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. On May 10, we will be blessing the knitted vests that the community have made and will be sent to the Canadian Feed the Children to be distributed overseas. •Speaker Series, May 11, 7:30 p.m., ‘No Relation’ with author Terry Fallis •May 30: So You Are Dead, A Funeral Planning Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by St. John’s Norway Church, Basic Funerals and Beach United Church. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (5) 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 10:30 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us Sundays 10:30 a.m. for a dynamic, spiritually relevant service accompanied by excellent music. Families are always welcome and we offer a Sunday school program. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (r) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services are 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Church School & Nursery at 10:30). •Mid-week service - Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (5) 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. •May 3: NUUC Concert Series presents Sharlene and George, 2 p.m., performing wildly unique, original music on harp and bass. Tickets $15. •May 24: NUUC Concert Series presents Jubilate Singers, 2 p.m. A mixed voice chamber choir. Tickets $15. 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 & experience our caring, extended family. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Nursery, Sunday School & twice monthly Youth. Wheelchair accessible. Parking lot off Benlamond. Info: 416-6914721, calvaryonmain@bellnet.ca, www. calvary-baptist-church.ca (r)
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NEI GHBOURHOOD Everyone has a Story to Tell
News in Brief
Friends and family key to happiness By Andrew Hudson
ABOUT A year before he met Anne, Anthony Altilia rode a bike to the 1939 World’s Fair. He was 17, riding solo from Toronto to New York City. And his bike was not the motoring kind. “The motor was me,” he says, laughing. At the World’s Fair, people flocked to see the future – colour photography, fluorescent lamps, Smell-O-Vision. Albert Einstein gave a talk on cosmic rays. But as it happened, the brightest star of Anthony’s future was another 1,000 km away, on Ontario Street, Toronto. That’s the Cabbagetown street where Anne grew up, the first of her seven siblings born in Canada rather than Italy. By 16, given the Great Depression, Anne had a life few teenagers could imagine today – out of school and working full-time. “You didn’t think anything of it, because we all did it,” she said. “That whole era of teenagers – we all went to work when we were about 15.” Anne remembers walking from factory to factory on King Street, looking for a job. One belonged to Reliable Toy (“I would have loved it,” she says), another was the sweet-smelling plant run by Sherriff’s Marmalade. But when she finally found work wiring lamps at Lang Brothers, Anne felt lucky. “There was a problem getting a job if you were Italian,” she said, because Italy joined Germany in the Second World War. When she tried to get her sister hired, too, Anne was told, “One Italian is all we can handle.’” “We were really held responsible,” she said. “To be honest, you just knew that was the way it was, and you accepted it.” Despite the hard work, growing up in 1930s Toronto had its upsides. Without high school, teenagers like Anne and Anthony had other ways to meet. “You’d go dancing,” said Anne, smiling. “We danced at the Palais practically every night.” At the Palais, the Columbus Hall, Club Top Hat or the Masonic Temple – Anne said she and her friends danced wherever a band was playing. It was a dance in a church basement where she first set eyes on Anthony. “I was dancing, and Anthony was in the doorway,” she said. “He wasn’t on the dance floor, but I looked at him, and he looked at me, and I thought, ‘Oh, he’s kinda nice.” Later, Anne convinced her pals to go dance at St. Agnes Church, which she knew was close to Anthony’s home near Little Italy. They danced and starting dating. On April 26, 1945, the dancing couple tied the knot. Anne was 21, Anthony 23, and their wedding brought together a huge extended family. While Anne had seven siblings, Anthony had 10. They got an apartment on Hallam Avenue, then on Rose Avenue in Cabbagetown. But after their first child Anna-Maria was born, the landlord said a baby was too noisy, and they had to leave.
LOCAL POLICE will start using body-worn video cameras on May 18 as part of a year-long pilot project. About 20 officers in 55 Division’s primary response unit will be among the 100 officers testing the cameras city-wide. Visit torontopolice.on.ca/bodyworncameras for more information. THE BEACHES Rec Centre is hosting a bake sale on Saturday, May 9, for victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can buy cakes, bread, and cookies with or without gluten to support the cause. NEW MURALS will be painted at Dentonia Park and the railway underpass at Coxwell and Gerrard thanks to two City of Toronto arts grants going to Community Centre 55 and Mural Routes. Both murals are expected to be finished by 2016.
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At 91 and 93, Anne and Anthony Altilia rang in 70 years of marriage on April 26, surrounded by family. Their daughter Anna-Maria Parise says the two even play solitaire together, with Anthony looking over Anne’s shoulder. “It’s total commitment,” she said.
“If you had children, your chances of getting a flat were almost impossible,” said Anne. She and Anthony moved in with her mother for the next four years, slowly saving money from Anthony’s machinist job to buy a house. It wasn’t easy, but again, Anne knew they were lucky. Anthony had wanted to join the navy when the war began, but the military refused because machinists were badly needed at home. Later, he did machining for a pair of elevator companies, and started his own oxyacetylene torch repair shop. Eventually he would join his brother Pat’s Pascal Equipment before finishing at Ainsworth Electric. By 1949, he and Anne were ready to buy a home on Kingswood Road in the Upper Beach. The house cost about $72,500 in today’s dollars, and it seems it was worth every penny. It’s the home where they raised their five children: Anna Maria, Anthony, twins Paul and Paulette, and John. And, after 66 years, it’s the same home where their children and grandchildren visit today. Especially at the height of the baby boom, Anne said Kingswood was a street full of children. “It was a real community,” she said, recalling mornings when she would wash her infant twins and put them out on the verandah to nap. “They’d sleep there all morning, and I would go about my work,” she said. “You wouldn’t do that today.” And just as the kids walked to school to St. John or Neil McNeil or Notre Dame, she and Anthony could go around the corner
onto Kingston Road to shop for just about anything from mom-and-pops like DeLacey’s grocery and Snider’s shoe store. “It doesn’t compare,” said Anne, thinking of today’s warehouse-like supermarkets at Danforth and Victoria Park. “You didn’t have to leave your area, and you didn’t need a car,” she said. When she thinks about what it was like growing up in her parents’ house, Anna Maria remembers more than just her seven family members. For years, the Kingswood house was also home to a pair of upstairs tenants, bringing the headcount to nine. Anne and Anthony slept in what is now the dining room, and the tenants shared a washroom with the kids upstairs. “It was a busy place,” said Parise, smiling. “But it was all okay – it was a gift, and we enjoyed it.” All the tenants fit in, but the family favourite was Mrs. Butterfield, an English nanny who lived there with her son. Parise remembers her knitting Argyle socks and telling her all kinds of stories about England. “I wouldn’t give her notice, I loved her so much,” said Anne. “She’d always say to me, ‘It’s getting crowded here!’” In fact, when asked for the secret to 70 years of happy marriage, that’s what Anne and Anthony talk about – not themselves or their relationship, but their house full of kids and friends and family. “This house was always full of people,” said Anne. To this day, she said she and Anthony have ‘open house’ on Sundays, when all the family is welcome to drop by. “Nobody was invited,” she said, smiling. “They just came.”
CROQUET IS returning to Kew Gardens. Don Short, a Beacher and croquet enthusiast, says the new Kew Kroquet section will play on the greens at Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends, and 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights. Free coaching is available to beginners. For more info, email Don at Croquetguy@gmail.com. BEACH RESIDENT Mark Beardsworth has been awarded the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. He travelled to Rideau Hall in Ottawa on April 14 to be presented with the award from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Beardsworth was recognized for his work as part of The Beach Group, a local organization that raises money every year for the SickKids Hospital Foundation through charity fundraising events. He is involved in all aspects of the annual event, from planning to ticket sales to soliciting donations. THE GTA Rollergirls league is set to roll out its 2015 season, based at Ted Reeve Arena and the Ted Reeve Bubble. The non-profit flat track derby league shared profits last year with the Toronto Beaches Lions Club and Plan Canada. This year, money will go to the Toronto Humane Society. League president Cynthia Brooks received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award last year. The first home game of the year will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, with the hometown G-sTARs facing the Forest City Derby Girls. Admission is $10, with no charge for kids under 12. For more on the league and the rest of the season schedule see gtarollergirls.com.
Volunteer Corner CHILDREN’S PEACE Theatre will hold a volunteer orientation and appreciation on Thursday, May 14. Current and past volunteers will be acknowledged for their service while prospective volunteers will be able to sign up, pick up information and take a tour of the building and grounds. Family and friends are invited along to this evening of raffles, performances and light refreshments. The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 305 Dawes Rd. RSVP by calling 416-752-1550 or emailing Jena@childrenspeacetheatre.org.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Eye on business
SPRING
FLING MAY 22-23-24 PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
Polina Privis, left, and Tracey Kornblum stand at the counter of The Kingston Social, a new community hub they started in late April to host food markets, dinners, art, workshops, yoga, and pop-up shops on Kingston Road just west of Warden Avenue. It even has a kitchen sink.
By Andrew Hudson
SIDEWALK SALE WEEKEND
VISIT THE BEACH VILLAGE BUSINESSES FOR AMAZING SALES Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Regular Business Hours JOIN US FOR FACE PAINTING, CRAFTS, ENTERTAINERS, MUSIC AND MORE!
Saturday & Sunday from 12-4 p.m. at Ivan Forrest Gardens (Queen & Glen Manor)
WALK IT. SHOP IT. LIVE IT. www.thebeachvillage.com
SAVE THE DATE! Our 1 Year Anniversary Exhibition:
“MINDSCAPE”
Open Reception: Thursday, May 14 6:30-10pm featuring work by
Andre Kan, K. Claire MacDonald and Cortney Stephenson This exhibition brings three of Toronto’s top emerging and contemporary artists to the Kingston Road Village arts scene in celebration of our one year anniversary in this amazing community! Andre Kan is an award-winning Toronto artist, with his work gracing the front page of the Toronto Star's entertainment section just this spring. His vibrant drip paintings are guided by his interest in architecture and abstract forms.
RESIDENTS WHO shop in East Danforth are joining a contest to uncover the neighbourhood’s hidden gems. Until May 7, residents are invited to nominate an East Danforth business they think more people should know. The winner will get a free marketing package that includes professional staging, photography, and web design. More than 80 businesses have been nominated so far, says Anita Schretien, a member of the organizing Danforth East Community Association. All the shops and services have storefronts on or near Danforth Avenue, from Monarch Park Avenue to Main Street. “It’s great to see people so enthusiastic,” said Schretien. Whether for lack of signage, or plain force of habit, Schretien said there are lots of amazing shops in East Danforth that go unnoticed by locals, herself included. “And I’m a pretty diehard shop-local person,” she added. On May 14, Schretien will join six other judges on a tour of the top four nominees, which residents are telling DECA about using the #DECAgems hashtag on Twitter and Facebook, and by sending emails to DECAgems@gmail.com. Also on the judging panel are CBC music commentator Errol Nazareth, local restaurateur and world-champion oyster shucker Patrick McMurray, Spacing magazine founder Matthew Blackett, and Ray Coburn, keyboardist with the Kim Mitchell band, as well as another DECA member and the chair of the Danforth Mosaic BIA, Billy Dertilis. After the judges’ walkabout, residents are invited to a 7 p.m. awards ceremony with
light refreshments and a cash bar at Hirut restaurant on Danforth Avenue just west of Woodbine Avenue.
BIRCH CLIFF is getting social. Tucked along a busy stretch of Kingston Road east of Warden, the neighbourhood has its charms – a string of antique shops, Jatujak’s street-style Thai food, the ever-popular Busters by the Bluffs, open mic night at the new Café Chez Helene. But after moving to Birch Cliff from the Beach three years ago, Polina Privis found the neighbourhood had too much of a good thing: quiet. With so few shops and restaurants, Privis said residents had few places to meet, and the area’s new sidewalks are often empty. This May, Privis and her wife Tracey Kornblum are looking to change that by opening The Kingston Social. A food market, yoga studio, art gallery, and local dinner spot, Privis said the Social aims to be everything Birch Cliff needs to get out more. “It’s a community hub,” said Privis. “Just a place to meet up with some neighbours, and to have a chef cook them a meal without having to go to the west end.” As locals shopped for small-flock eggs, fresh produce, and home-made pickles at the Social’s Monday afternoon food market, Privis said the newly renovated space could also host weekend pop-up shops. It’s a mix, but everything Privis and Kornblum have planned for The Social ties into a bigger question that was also the title of a recent Jane’s Walk, “What could Birch Cliff be?” To find out what’s next for The Kingston Social, visit www.thekingstonsocial.com.
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ave you ever time, experience, and a heard the really good guide book nn rokelman dawn chowill help you tell birds is an avid birder and nature photographer rus? It’s one naturephotosbyann.blogspot.ca. apart. of the most beautiful Ashbridges Bay is sounds found in nature one of my favourite and one that can be appreciated anywhere spots, especially because it’s so close to in the world where birds sing. The dawn home. If you go there, make sure to head to chorus is the mix of high and low notes, the east point of the headlands. It’s a great trills, and whistles you hear from the birds walk to the point, where you can see birds in each morning as the sun rises. almost every tree – so keep your eyes up and To the birds, the dawn chorus is an effort in the branches. The water also has frogs, to make the right noises to attract a mate or toads, grebes, ducks and tree swallows skimming bugs off the water. to state their territorial boundaries. To us, it’s an excuse to sit in the backyard with a hot drink in hand and enjoy the sounds of nature. Of course, many people can probably hear the birds from inside their homes, but there’s something special about sitting in the morning darkness, experiencing the rise of the sun at the same time as the rise of the avian orchestra.
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This Carolina Wren is one of many songbirds that can be heard ringing in each new day with a chorus of morning singing. Above right, a pair of cardinals add their voices.
The dawn chorus isn’t limited to just birds. If you take a walk along the edge of a marsh you will likely hear the familiar sounds of frogs and toads singing/croaking in the name of love. The vocal sac on a frog is the flexible membrane of skin that expands like a bubble in a frog’s neck. Just like the birds’ songs, the purpose of the vocal sac on a frog, and the music it produces, is to attract a mate. If you live in a part of the city that doesn’t host the sort of noise I’ve been describing, you might have questions: if I want to experience the dawn chorus, then what time should I get up, where should I go, which trees should I spend my time looking in, and is that the sound of a mockingbird or cardinal? The Beach has many locations to hear and see our amazing morning singers, and only
Want some company to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day? Check out the Tommy Thompson Park Spring Bird Festival on Saturday, May 9.
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This yellow warbler lives up to its name with a song. Birds aren’t the only animals to liven up early mornings with singing. This toad, below, expands its throat sac in the hopes of attracting a mate. The point at Ashbridges Bay is a great spot to take in the morning symphony, writes Ann Brokelman.
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SUNDAY CYCLISTS catch hell if they forget when church gets out. Of all the things Dan Yang tracks for the Beaches Cycling Club – safety, speed, routes and riding skills – church schedules may seem a bit off-course. But eight years after founding the club, Yang knows to avoid church traffic when he plans a Sunday Sunrise. Such weekend rides draw the most riders – up to 100 on Saturdays – so the more open road Yang can find, the better. That’s relatively easy to do from the East End, he said, where there are few 400-series highways. Club rides regularly loop the Toronto Zoo, or venture into the greenbelt south of Stouffville. Riding safely is always goal one, he said. But with that sorted, the club’s 275 riders are also looking to pick up speed. “We’re not all racers, but we’re all people who want to progress, to get better,” said Young, chatting over coffee at the Main Street café that doubles as the club’s unofficial start and finish zone. Yang was 11 when he got into cycling. He started in 1988, the same year as his dad. “My dad really wanted a nice bike,” he said with a grin. “He bought it, and then I borrowed it.” Yang put more dirt on that blue-and-white Nishiki than his dad wanted, but it is part of what led him to a 20-year career in sport retail. In the early 2000s, when Yang was working at an Upper Beach bike shop, he and five friends started doing regular group rides. Yang said it became Beaches Cycling Club the way most cycling clubs do – someone said, “Hey man, we should get our own jerseys!” Today, the club rides a few days a week and on weekends. Splitting into packs of eight to 12, they tackle everything from Hillicious Thursday climbs up the Brimley Road hill to the advanced Tuesday night rides that hold speeds of 35 to 40 km/h.
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Nearly a third of the riders are women, and on April 3 the BCC fielded its first women’s team at a race on the Ancaster Fairgrounds. “It’s always evolving,” said Yang, who got a kick out of riding fixed-gear bikes in the new Milton velodrome this winter. Others have branched into mountain bike and cyclocross rides in the Don Valley. And two years ago, a chance meeting on the road with a fellow cyclist and organizer of the Children’s Breakfast Club led BCC members to starting an Outreach Committee for benefit rides. The Beaches club now helps out at the Tour de Black Creek, a police-supported race for kids that raises money for the breakfast program. Members also support the Ride for Christian, an annual cycling event started last year that raises money for genetic research into Williams syndrome. However else it evolves, Yang said the club is focused on safe riding. When cycling in a pack or peloton, riders in the front, middle, and rear each have things to do to keep safe, and all new members do a skills test before joining. The club has used designated ride marshals, Yang said, but it’s best if every rider has the same safety checklist in mind. “Even in our club people sometimes forget,” he said. “They think when they put a helmet on, and sunglasses and a kit, that they’re invincible.” For example, Yang said cyclists often forget to shouldercheck their blind spot before they turn or change lanes. Others ride by stop signs – something extra tempting now that many cyclists are trying to post best route times using a GPS tracker. “When you’re going hard, the last thing you’re thinking is, ‘Oh I should probably stop at that stop sign,’” said Yang. “You look quickly, you’re going 45 km/h and there’s no car – you just go.” Such risks are less tempting when riding in a group where safety is standard. And there are other advantages, too. “When you watch Canada Geese fly, they fly in a peloton,” said Yang. Each bird drafts behind the next in line, and when the leader tires, it rotates to the rear of the flock for a break, he said – just like road cyclists. “So you gonna join or what?” he added, smiling.
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Brewing a new tradition in Boston Toronto Beaches Runners president Dave Emilio, left, stops mid-marathon for a quick sip of Sam Adams with his “Boston Beer Buddy” Danny Langan on April 20. When Emilio was hobbled by a hip injury the year before, Langan cheered him on with a beer and the offer of a ride. PHOTO: SUBMITTED
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IF DAVE Emilio wanted water in the Boston marathon, he could ask for it. But when Emilio runs by mile 10 in Boston, he knows to ask for something else: ice-cold beer. At 47, Emilio has run 36 marathons, six of them in Boston, where runners need fast times just to qualify. Last year, a bad tear in his upper-thigh muscle forced Emilio to stop running just after mile 10. As he fell behind the first wave of runners, Emilio heard a fan on the sidelines yell, “Come on, Canada!” That fan was Danny Langan, a Bostonian who organizes a front-yard cheering party at every marathon. Emilio limped over, and told Langan why he was walking. He asked for directions to the nearest downtown train. But Langan wouldn’t let him hobble to the station alone. He couldn’t take Emilio himself – the house was on the wrong side of the course – but Langan said his buddy in the yellow house up the street could do it. “All you had to say was, ‘Danny sent ya,’ and he’d drive you,” said Emilio. “They seem like such a nice community, that wouldn’t even be questioned.” “It was like, ‘Oh, runner in distress – we’ll take care of him.” As it happened, Emilio wouldn’t need a drive. Before he got on the road again, Emilio did something not found in most marathon training guides – he asked for a beer. Langan was happy to oblige. Someone snapped a photo of the two them grinning with suds in hand. Cheered, Emilio walked right by Langan’s friend’s house, and actually finished the race with a limping jog.
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Once he got home to the Beach, where he is president of the Beaches Runners Club, Emilio wanted to send Langan a thank-you. “It took me a full year to get in touch with him,” he said. Eventually, Emilio found what looked like the house where Langan was using Google Maps. He mailed a thank-you letter to it, addressed to “My Boston Beer Buddy.” Later, Langan found Emilio on Facebook, and invited him to stop by again this year. This time, when Emilio ran by mile 10, Langan and his kids were waiting with welcome signs for the Canadian runner, plus an extralarge bottle of Sam Adams beer. “He handed it to me and I said, ‘Dude – there’s no way I can drink that this year,” said Emilio, laughing. He was actually recovering from the same injury, but had managed to stay on pace. Still, he took a big sip, and stayed for a minute to quickly catch up. Emilio said all year he thought all the thank-you’s were his to make – every time he saw that photo of their race-side beer, he wanted to thank Langan for being a great sport. But in an interview with Yahoo Sports, Langan said the cheering up went both ways. Last year’s Boston marathon was the first after the bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. It had a tense start, Langan said, given all the extra police needed to keep it secure. Splitting a beer with Emilio was a welcome return to what Langan said he enjoys most about the marathon – sharing the joy of the thousands of runners who pass by. Emilio hopes to run in Boston again next year after qualifying at the Buffalo marathon this May. But even if he can’t run the race, Emilio said he’s got big plans for it. “I’ll be in the cheering section,” he said. “I’ve already told Danny I’ll be there.”
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YELLOW HOUSE Gallery is celebrating a year of fine art in Kingston Road Village, while launching its latest show, Mindscape. Yellow House was opened a year ago at 921 Kingston Rd. by Christina Kostoff as a combination gallery and framing shop. Since then, Kostoff has been running regular exhibitions, both solo and group shows, by both established and emerging artists from across the city and beyond. Mindscape will showcase the work of Andre Kan, K. Claire MacDonald, and Cortney Stephenson from May 14 to June 13. Kan’s (andrekan.com) drip paintings are bright and lively, inspired by interests in both the defined forms of architecture and the open forms of abstraction. His work has been seen in the Toronto Star. MacDonald (kclairemstudio.com) is currently the artist in residence at Harbourfront Centre. Her interdisciplinary work combines both painting and her metalsmithing practice. Stephenson (cortneystephenson. com) works in mixed media, and takes inspiration from landscape and urban design. She has recently held several solo exhibitions in Toronto. An opening reception will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 14 at the gallery, with the artists in attendance. Catering will be provided by gallery neighbours The Art of Cheese and Stone Pizza, as well as The Céilí Cottage. For more on the gallery visit yellowhousegallery.ca.
nior music night. While the evening is a showcase of the arts departments at the school, students from other areas will also showcase the creative side of their work. This includes musical instruments created by physics and computer engineering students, illustrations and graphs created by math students, and other work requiring attention to both form and function by students in tech classes. Also on exhibition will be work by the school’s art students, including a special printmaking display by students in an Expressions in Aboriginal Cultures class. Stop by the school on May 13 between 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. to take in the student work.
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Galt, Charles Hackbarth, Runa Ikeda, Brenda Linneman, Peter Marmorek, Bradley Matson, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Connie MacLeod, Cid Palacio, Milena Roglic, and Joan Walder. The show is curated by Lauren McKinley Renzetti. Both shows run from May 10 to June 28, with an opening reception to be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 10. Neighbourhood Gallery is in the Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation church at 79 Hiawatha Rd. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. For more information see nuuc.ca.
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• A CLASS at Duke of Connaught Public School will host an evening to bring awareness to mental health issues on May 21. Room 205’s Learning Business Venture project will be the Hear My Whisper event, to be held at Rebellion Gallery. Students have created art
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THERE ARE still a few days to catch Noreen Mallory’s show, Mostly Encaustic, at Gerrard Art Space, 1475 Gerrard St. E., just west of Coxwell. Mallory specializes in semi-abstract art inspired by the human figure, and land and water forms found in southern Ontario. She spent many years as a member of Montreal print collective Graphia, and taught in that city’s Saidye Bronfman Centre fine arts school. Mallory works in painting, drawing, and printmaking, though as one might guess from the title of this show, her encaustic painting is front and centre in her most recent work. See more at norImmersed by K. Claire MacDonald eenmallory.com. Mostly Encaustic runs until May 10. The Photography NEIGHBOURHOOD GALLERY will be open- Show opens at GAS on May 13, with ing two new exhibits this weekend. work from a number of Toronto photogMaureen Norris has created a col- raphers and artists. For more informalection of digital art with an iPad, and tion, see gerrardartspace.com. her show, Listening to the Past, Speaking to the Future will be on display in • the north gallery. In the south gallery will be Finding MALVERN COLLEGIATE Institute’s anAbstraction, an invitational group show. nual student art show will be held at Participating artists include Paul By- the school on Wednesday, May 13. The ron, Marc Cohen, Doug Crozier, Jean show will coincide with the school’s ju-
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Fifteen years ago, Carole Baldwin was recently widowed and talking to her friend Shirley Jones when Jones told her to take painting lessons and join the Beach Guild of Fine Art. “I did both of those things,” said Baldwin a few weeks ahead of the Guild’s annual Small Paintings for Small Spaces show. Though she hadn’t done more than collect art since shortly after her high school days, Baldwin found she took an immediate shine to oil painting, which she continues to study at the city’s Cedar Ridge Creative Centre with instructor Jay Dampf. She found that associating with other artists was also a boon to her creativity. The group she studies with at Cedar Ridge has changed little over the past 15 years, and Baldwin said being part of the Guild has helped her more locally as well. “You associate with people who have like-minded interests in art, you learn from them, and it’s a social group,” she said. Taking part in the Guild’s sales is also a great way to both build and inspire confidence. “Right from the start I took part,” said Baldwin. “It’s a hobby, but if you sell it’s a bonus.” Baldwin works mainly from photographs, some of her own taking, and others found in magazines and books. Her somewhat impressionistic work is usually either scenes with people, or streetscapes of buildings.
“I like my paintings to tell a story,” she said. “If a photo tells me a story, then I want to portray that.” Small Paintings for Small Spaces will feature several of Baldwin’s pieces along with many more from about 40 Beach Guild of Fine Arts members. The show takes place at the Gardener’s Cottage in Kew Gardens from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24. For more information see beachguildoffineart.com.
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Rhubarb Cupcakes with Strawberry he month of May is packed Cream Cheese Frosting with spring celebrations of all an ain Strawberry and rhubarb is a springsorts: Mother’s Day, Queen is an author, cooking time combination that never fails to Victoria Day, showers, birthinstructor and caterer janmainskitchen@yahoo.ca days, anniversaries – not to mention please. If possible, bake and serve the first back yard barbecue. All these these festive-looking cupcakes the events call for seasonal food that says same day. parties and the people for whom the food is prepared are 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour special! 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder The following have been adapted from Foodland Ontario 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon to feature the best local ingredients we have to offer. The 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt recipes are colourful, fresh, and easy to prepare. 1/3 cup (80 mL) butter at room temperature 3/4 cup (175 mL) granulated sugar Peperonata with Pasta 2 eggs Peperonata is a classic Italian dish that can be served 1/4 cup (60 mL) milk on its own as a vegetable, or as part of an antipasto, tossed 3/4 cup (175 mL) diced rhubarb (about 1/4 inch/.5 cm) with pasta such as penne or rigatoni. Its versatility, ease Frosting: of preparation and flavour make it a perfect choice for 1/4 cup (60 mL) soft cream cheese entertaining or weeknight dining. Leftovers are great when 1 tbsp (15 mL) soft butter spread on crusty bread for lunch the next day. 3 tbsp (45 mL) strawberry jam Peperonata: 2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar, sifted 2 tbsp (30 mL) each, butter and olive oil Garnish: strawberries 1 red onion, thinly sliced Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Line muffin pan with paper 4 peppers, red, orange, yellow and green, sliced liners and spray with baking spray. Set aside. 2 cloves garlic, minced In mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In separate bowl using electric mixer, beat 2 cups (500 mL) tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about two) butter until soft. Gradually beat in sugar and eggs until 1 tbsp (15 mL) red wine vinegar fluffy. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk just until 2 tsp (10 mL) dried basil smooth. Stir in rhubarb. Spoon batter into prepared muffin 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each, salt and fresh ground pepper pan, filling about 3/4 full. Pasta: Bake at 350˚F (180˚C) for 20 to 22 minutes, or until a 12 oz (350 g) penne cooked according to pkg directions toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let cool in 1/2 cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese pan for five minutes; remove cupcakes onto rack and cool 1/4 cup (60 mL) thinly sliced basil completely. In large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil and butter over Frosting: In medium bowl, using electric mixer, beat medium heat. Cook onions, covered, stirring frequently until cream cheese and butter until soft and fluffy. Beat in jam. softened, about 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in sliced peppers. Cook, Gradually beat in icing sugar to a spreading consistency. covered, about 8 to 10 minutes, until softened. Stir in garlic, Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes or, using a piping bag, tomatoes, red wine vinegar, basil, salt and pepper. Cook pipe a rosette of frosting in the centre of each cupcake. uncovered until hot and bubbly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to Garnish each rosette with a heart-shaped slice of strawberry or a whole small strawberry. Makes about eight package directions. Drain pasta and toss with peperonata. cupcakes. Serve with cheese and sliced basil. Makes four servings.
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Four-day walk raises funds for charity The DeSantos Foundation drew 35 walkers, age 9 to 67, for its third annual fundraising walk from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The group has raised almost $8,000 so far, with more pledges coming in, for Secord Public School’s breakfast program, orphanages in Philippines and Guyana, the DeSantos anti-bullying school program, and scholarships for local families who wouldn’t otherwise afford martial arts training. The four-day walk ended with the group being welcomed by Niagara Falls city councillor Michael Strange, who completed a fundraising run across Canada last year to raise money for cancer research. He announced that he will join the group on the final day of next year’s walk.
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enerally, airplane food is lousy. of spiciness is enhanced. Ewine dward Finstein writer, award-winning author, TV and Although better in business An important point that affects radio host, educator, judge and first class, it still suffers. airplane food, especially in economy, winedoctor.ca thewinedoctor.blogspot.com Perhaps some of the way food and is the fact that all meals are mass@DrWineKnow facebook.com/EdwardDocFinstein drink tastes high in the sky has to do produced. It’s really hard to create with the altitude. When we’re cruising meals with tons of flavor for hundreds along thousands of feet above the and hundreds of people. Ask any chef earth, whatever we ingest gets altered, twisted, and bewho has transitioned from cooking for a small group to a comes bland. At those heights taste buds and sense of smell mass audience. are the first things to go and as taste is all about the nose So how can you make the most out of food and drink when and palate working in harmony, it’s problematic. Lower air flying? You could simply fly business or first class where the pressure, lack of humidity, and background noise are largely audience is smaller and the quality and attention to detail to blame. better. For most of us, though, this is not an option so we’re Lower air pressure in the cabin causes liquids to expand stuck with economy travel. and contract, affecting their taste. Wines that are fruity and For food, try choosing dishes that have a lot of seasonings, forward on the ground suddenly come across tannic (for spice and vibrant flavors if they’re available. Foods with reds), thin, and acidic. Our perception of saltiness, sweetpepper, curry, cardamom and lemongrass are great. Choose ness and fruitiness takes a big hit too, affecting many dishsavoury dishes that have more umami, like tomato-based es. Interestingly, research has found that other components options, or those with mushrooms, soy sauce or spinach. like spice, sourness and bitterness are basically unaffected. Add more salt and pepper to your dish than you normally The lack of humidity in aircraft is atrocious. Humidity is would on the ground. Many airlines are already experimenting with ideas including heavier cutlery to make the dining often less than 12 per cent. This causes our nasal passages experience better in the air. to dry out and not function properly. Since most of what we For drinks, try ordering wine earlier in the flight, before taste comes from the sense of smell, this makes anything we your nasal passages dry out to the point where they just ingest taste very bland. Surprisingly, “umami,” the savoury don’t work properly. Tomato-based drinks like a Bloody or rich taste imparted by some foods like tomatoes, mushrooms, and certain wines like Italian reds, is unaffected. Mary will taste better in the air because of the savoury character and umami component of tomatoes. If airlines could do Although we get somewhat used to the constant hum of away with plastic cups, I believe all drinks on a plane would jet engines on a plane, it still affects what we eat and drink. be improved as well. The mere vibration alone is a subtle deterrent – like sitting Finally, if you have a pair of noise-cancelling headphones in a vibrating chair and dining! Psychologists have found that will eliminate jet engine hum, then use them. Your dinthat our ears can also play a part in our perception, making food and drink taste less salty and sweet, but the component ing and drinking experience should be that much better.
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Volunteer appreciation Zi Xia Chen, at centre, receives a volunteer appreciation award from Neighbourhood Link on April 13 to mark National Volunteer Week. From left, Lorie Fairburn from Neighbourhood Link, Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway, Phillipe Murphy-Rheaume, executive assistant to Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, Zi Xia Chen, Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ward 31 Councillor Janet Davis, and Tsvetelina Trifonova from Neighbourhood Link were on hand for the presentation. Chen has helped write articles for Neighbourhood Link’s Pui Hong Chinese Seniors Program for more than 10 years. The organization has 180 volunteers who donate more than 1,500 hours of service in an average month. PHOTO: SUBMITTED
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Sea of purple pansies The front yard of Meghan Case’s Beach home was transformed into a small field of purple and green last month, at the completion of a campaign to sell pansies to raise funds and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Canada. About 300 bowls of pansies were distributed from her home in Woodbine Park. Case lost her mother to the disease a year ago, and organizes the local campaign in her honour. About 4,700 Canadians were expected to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2014, and the stats – only 8 per cent survive more than five years, with 75 per cent dying within a year of diagnosis – haven’t improved much over the past 40 years. Find out more about how to get involved in next year’s pansy campaign and other fundraising events at pancreaticcancercanada.ca, and keep an eye out for iconic Toronto buildings to be lit in purple in November as part of the Purple Lights campaign to raise awareness. PHOTO: SUBMITTED
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Shopping for plants in the produce aisle
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usually find a few that are already starting to sprout. Start them indoors in early spring by simply placing the
Colocasia esculenta, below left, and pineapple, above, are both plants that can be grown from specimens picked straight from a grocery store’s produce aisle.
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If you want to grow a store-bought pineapple, buy a firm fruit with healthy blue-green leaves and detach the crown with a quick twist as if you were wringing out a wash towel. You can also slice the top just below the leaves but if you try this method, make sure the sliver of fruit is removed before planting to avoid rot. Let the foliage cure for twenty four hours and then
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plump corms on a saucer of pebbles and water until they begin to develop roots. Plant the corm in a large pot and place outside in a sunny spot and with a regular watering and fertilization schedule it will produce giant heartshaped leaves that can grow to a length of over two feet by late summer. Pineapples require quite a bit more patience but the end result will be well worth the effort when you show your friends the miniature fruit precariously balanced on the sturdy stem that emerges from the centre of the foliage. Unfortunately, when I say ‘patience’ I mean a ‘lot of patience,’ since they flower and fruit whenever the mood strikes them – usually 24 to 36 months after planting.
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Horticultural Matters t won’t be long before the gardening crowd will be dusting off their trowels and stampeding straight to plant sellers to stock up for the upcoming summer growing season. Unfortunately, with dedicated nurseries in short supply these days, most intrepid plant hunters will be headed to the big boxes where lumber stores, outlet malls and even Canadian Tire have discovered there is big money to be made selling plants alongside the all-season radials, car seat covers, and two-by-fours. It’s not surprising that supermarkets have taken the lead as one of the bigger players in the plant biz since they specialize in selling leafy things year round. But it’s not just in their parking lots and caged compounds full of captive impatiens and begonias where the most interesting plant material can be found. I like to go inside the store and root around in the fruit and vegetable aisles looking for an exotic leaf or tuber I can grow in the garden or a pot. As anyone who has left an onion in the cupboard or forgotten about that bag of potatoes in the basement knows, most fresh vegetables are really just little bundles of energy raring to go, and once these snoozing veggies realize they have escaped the frying pan they will more often than not put up a sprout and start growing. There’s no shortage of plants you can grow by the pound from the grocery stores – from garlic, ginger, peppers and beans, to grains of quinoa and chia from the bulk bin. But for me, it’s big leaf plants and dramatic foliage displays that I’m after, and here are a couple of my favourites from the produce department. Colocasia esculenta (Elephant ear) – or in supermarket lingo, eddoe, taro, dasheen and sometimes coco yam – is a small ringed corm readily available at Asian, Caribbean and most larger chain grocery stores where you can
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remove the bottom three or four sets of leaves to expose the small white nodules that will eventually become the root system. Place the lower third of the plant in a glass of water and after the roots start to appear (in about two weeks) plant in a well-draining potting soil and put outside in a warm sunny spot. Pineapples, like most of the bromeliaceae family, almost thrive on neglect and gain most of their water and nutrients from their cupped foliage, but they will have to be brought inside and put in a sunny window for the winter. However, fruiting or not, the brilliant blue green foliage display is worth the price of admission and makes for a great conversation piece whether indoors or out.
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peaking to several people about history in our area, I hear, “Oh, there are these other historical societies in the East End, and they are really good.” I started to think about our Beach and East Toronto Historical Society, which has been involved in local and city-wide history for more than 40 years – we are history lovers and history makers! Our society has been in the vanguard of local historical issues. Some people are advocating farmers’ markets in the East End – like it is something new! No, my agrarian friends, we have had farmers’ markets in the East End for more than 120 years. The Lions’ Club more than 20 years ago established a farmers’ market at the old Woodbine racetrack. Community Centre 55 hosted a couple of farmers’ markets about 12 years ago. There are too many to mention them all. The idea is not new, please give us some credit! To get to my main point, our local historical society is and was composed of people who have a passionate interest in our local history. We have people like Mary Campbell, Rod TraversGriffith, Barbara Myrvold, Dawson Lang, and Eileen Tinney, just to name a few who were there in the early years. How many times have we tried to stop the destruction of historic buildings by going to the Toronto Historical Board, our local politicians, or our provincial members? How many times have we gone to the Ontario Municipal Board to plead our case? I can recall a picture in Beach Metro News with Rod Travers and myself standing on the ruins of the Norway Post Office – another one we lost – but we still battled on. How many articles did Mary Campbell write about preserving our past,
Barb Myrvold pleading our historic case before anyone who would listen? We have had hundreds of meetings in libraries, rec centres, and churches spreading the word about local history. We have gone to schools to bring the historic gospel to the young people of our area. We are still doing this work to this day.
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We have put up plaques to mark historic buildings and events with the help of the Toronto Historical board. Some of these are Dr. Young in Kew Gardens, the Beach library, Scarborough Beach Amusement Park, Beach Synagogue, and the Glenn Gould plaques. Our society has contributed so much and has received so little credit that it makes me angry. We have organized over 3000 walks in the East End to promote local history. We are the innovators of these historic walks. There are other people and societies doing walks – this is fine and we congratulate them, but please remember, we were there nearly at the beginning. What about our guest speakers? Icons such as professor Eric Arthur, who wrote No Mean City, the definitive architectural-historical book on the city of Toronto, an architectural historian who was responsible for saving St. Lawrence Hall, the old City Hall, and a consultant on the new City Hall. (We were to collaborate on a book called From the Bluffs to the Beach, but this didn’t happen.) Professor Arthur admired our historical society and the Beach, saying
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the architecture in the Beach is eclectic and unique: the wooden cottages in Kew Beach, the wondrous four-plexes in the Price Development, the stone and brick houses in Balmy Beach, the old Pellat residence, the RC Harris plant, your old fire station. We have had speakers such as the gregarious and colourful Mike Filey, local people like Ted Reeve, Mary Denoon, Waverley Wilson, and dozens of others. Our historical society was involved in so many historical ventures over the years. For example, during sesquicentennial year in 1984 we did a dozen walks and talks, had a gala evening at the old Woodbine racetrack, created a Ward 9 quilt, held a sesqui parade on the Danforth, hosted events in local schools, and more. That was a tremendous effort from our society. There was the restoration of the Leuty Lifeguard Station, chaired by Chris Laylor and Glenn Cochrane, along with our society and the Toronto Historical Board. We raised more than $70,000 through the sale of t-shirts and mugs. The historical society has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the town of East Toronto. We participated in St. John’s Anglican Church and the cemetery’s anniversary. We put the RC Harris plant on the historical map. We worked with the Balmy Beach Club, Maple Cottage, the Ashbridge house, and the list goes on and on. One thing you can be sure of, without the help of a great newspaper like Beach Metro News or our public libraries, we would have had a hard time doing the things we do. Why do we blow our own horn? Because we are a part of the history of the Beach and East Toronto.
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Don’t worry, be happy By Tim Strickland Here’s a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don’t worry. Be happy. -Bobby McFerrin
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couple of weeks ago at the beginning of my Sunday talk at our church, I showed the music video to the classic Grammy-winning song, Don’t Worry, Be Happy. The video features Bobby McFerrin and two other guys doing silly-happy antics. When I previewed the video, I did a double-take, as one of the two other happy guys looked familiar. It was the late Robin Williams, dancing around and doing the crazy kind of stuff that made him one of the most beloved comedians in the world. It amazed me that Robin Williams had costarred in the music video for Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Watching it made me feel sad. I had chosen Don’t Worry, Be Happy because it fit my topic of the day. I was speaking about one of the most famous sermons ever given, the Sermon on the Mount, which was first given by Jesus almost 2,000 years ago. It opens with nine statements that all start the same way: “Blessed are…,” describing what it takes for a person to be blessed. The word normally translated “blessed” simply means a more familiar word – “happy.” So Jesus starts his famous sermon by telling us what it takes to be happy. Yes, Jesus wants you to be happy, and he tells you what it takes. That shouldn’t be all that surprising, but for many people who attended church growing up, it does surprise them. Maybe it surprises you. Far too often in the past (and sometimes still in the present!), church seemed to be a very serious place with a lot of rules that were supposed to make you holy, but not necessarily happy. It was as if God was saying, “Holy or happy, pick one.”
Jesus turned things upside down when he tied holiness and happiness together. But the people he said would be happy were not the people we would expect. He said that the people who were humble in spirit would be happy. He said that the people who mourned would be happy. He said that people who hungered and thirsted for righteousness would be happy. He even said that the people who were reviled and persecuted for righteousness’ sake would be happy. So Jesus said it would be the humble, crying, and persecuted do-gooders who would be the happy ones. But how can that be right? I don’t think that is the prescription for happiness that you and I would have written. We might have said that the happy ones are the rich, famous and powerful people who are well-fed, well-dressed, praised by everyone, and who seem to have it all together. That’s what many of us are seeking in our pursuit of happiness, despite knowing how often the people who attain them remain unhappy. Jesus knew that those things would not bring lasting happiness. He knew we needed something deeper and spiritual that only God can give. He went on to say, “Do not worry about your life, about what you will eat or drink … or wear … Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Or, in other words, Don’t worry, be happy.
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ACOUSTIC HARVEST presents Alan Rhody (alanrhody.com) with guitarist Vezi (vezi.ca) on Saturday, May 16. Ron Jones will open the show. Rhody is an award-winning singersongwriter, poet, and painter based in Nashville, after spending several years in Canada, where he worked with Murray McLauchlan, Ian Tyson, and the late Jesse Winchester. The Kentucky native has worked with George Jones, John Prine, Tanya Tucker, and many others in his native US. Over the course of nine albums (including multi platinum and gold records) and a 40-year career singing of love, loss, landscape, and life on the road, Rhody has built an avid fan base and a pure love of connecting with his audiences. Vezi is musical director for ‘The Drifters’ and the original owner of Kensington Sound. The show gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Robinson Hall, St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. just east of Warden. Tickets are $25 at the door or $22 in advance through acousticharvest.ca. •
THE TORONTO Beach Chorale will wrap up its season with a performance of Georg Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems on Saturday, May 9. Joined by a professional 15-piece orchestra and guest soprano soloist Eve Rachel McLeod, the chorale, under the artistic direction of Mervin W. Fick, will perform the four anthems, including Zadok the Priest. These pieces have been performed at the coronation of every British monarch since King George II and Queen Caroline in 1727. The anthems were Handel’s first commission. The Toronto Beach Chorale is an auditioned community choir in its seventh season. The 50-voice choir mounts three or four concerts every season. The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Tickets are $20 in advance (see torontobeachchorale.com for details) or $25 cash at the door. Youth 7 to 18 years old are $12, and children under 7 are free.
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Greg Pilo THE UNIT performs every second Saturday afternoon at The Stone Lion, 1958 Queen St. E., from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The jazz band performs Coltrane, Miles, Hancock, and more. Terry Logan covers keys, guitar and vocals, with David Hutchison on drums and Mike Pelletier on bass. Like-minded musicians are invited to sit in.
Toronto Beach Chorale
JAZZY SUNDAYS run from 2 to 5 p.m. every Sunday afternoon at Morgans on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave., just east of the Greenwood subway station. No cover. Sunday, May 10: Stacey MacIntyre with Mark Kieswetter and Ross MacIntyre. Sunday, May 17: Allyson Morris with Madrugada.
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Malvern’s young women share empowerment with Grade 8 girls By Avery Johnstone
MORE THAN 200 girls attended the fifth annual Grade 8 Girls Conference hosted by the Malvern Young Women’s Empowerment Group on April 29. The event took place at Malvern CI from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and featured workshops, a keynote presentation, lunch and more. The conference was a way for Grade 8 girls attending Malvern in the fall and students currently attending feeder schools to experience high school in a non-intimidating, inclusive and fun way. Young Women’s Empowerment is a club at Malvern with 80-plus members, making it the largest all-women’s club in the Toronto District School Board. In YWEG we facilitate discussions, host guest speakers, have team-building events and educate ourselves on women’s issues in our community and worldwide. Our biggest project of the year is our Grade 8 Girls Conference. For the past four years, YWEG has hosted the conference to help make the transition from middle school to high school as easy as possible. Our conference this year was a huge success, thanks to the enormous amount of help we received from the community. When the girls first arrived, they were greeted by YWEG members and brought into the auditorium. As the student leader of YWEG, I welcomed the group and then introduced our first workshop, What Is Feminism?
The workshop focused on breaking down the stigma of feminism and explaining its true meaning as opposed to its negative connotations. After the first workshop, we enjoyed a free lunch of sandwiches from Beaches Bakeshop & Cafe and homemade quinoa salad, juice boxes and apples. The girls also had an opportunity to visit our homemade YWEG photo booth. We reconvened for the keynote presentation given by Lia Grimanis and our keynote performer Natty Valencia. Both were phenomenal speakers and truly engaged our audience in an empowering and educational way. “Congratulations on such a successful day! I hope you had a lot of fun!” said Valencia. The girls then took part in student-led workshops covering topics like mental health, healthy eating and active living, international women’s issues, healthy relationships, and busting the myths many young girls have about high school. After the Grade 8’s attended two workshops each, we said goodbye and gave them their ‘swag bags,’ full of amazing donations from sponsors. We are so grateful to everyone who donated to these bags and the conference and made our day something we were very proud to be a part of and something the Grade 8’s really enjoyed. We have received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from parents, students at Malvern, administration, teachers and participants.
PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
Christina, a Grade 8 student visiting Malvern Collegiate for the Young Women’s Empowerment Conference, sips a kale smoothie whipped up for a workshop on healthy eating. “It tastes like a leaf,” she said.
“My daughter went to the Young Women’s Empowerment Conference yesterday and came home raving about the event and your school. Please let the students and staff know they did an amazing job,” said Trevor Bullen. YWEG member Sophia Mathies said she is “so proud to be involved in a group that empowers, inspires,
and educates young women at Malvern and in our community.” The success of the conference is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of the women in our community to create positive change. Thank you very much to everyone who helped plan, donated and attended the conference and made it an amazing, educational
and fun day for everyone! For more information and photos from the conference, check out facebook.com/MalvernYWEG and @malvernyweg on Instagram! Avery Johnstone is a student at Malvern CI and the student leader of the Malvern Young Women’s Empowerment Group.
Anger, confusion at last-minute Pantry Park meeting By Jon Muldoon
A CITY council vote to enter into negotiations with the Toronto District School Board on a possible 999-year lease of parkland was set to go ahead on May 5 despite opposition from some residents. Beachers concerned about the deal gathered at the school on April 28 for a hastily-organized public meeting. Local TDSB trustee Sheila CaryMeagher, Ryan Glenn, business services manager with the city’s parks department, and Edward Birnbaum, executive assistant to councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon were on hand to answer questions about the potential deal. The city wants to lease Pantry
Park to the Toronto District School Board for the use of Kew Beach Public School. The school’s current yard is too small to accommodate a growing number of students at recess, where overlapping games have resulted in collisions between students. Kew Beach principal Sarah Nauman explained the school’s need for space, pointing out that in her six years there, the school population has grown by about 25 per cent, with more expected in the coming years. At one point before she started at Kew Beach, enrolment was down to just 250. “At 250 students, our yard would be perfect. What we’re finding now is that we don’t have enough space for the students to play in the way
that kids should be able to play,” she said. “We’ve grown every single year. We have 120 junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten alone,” added Nauman. In exchange for the lease, the TDSB would give up its right to build a school at the northeast corner of Woodbine Park. The board also has the right to transfer that property to another board looking to build – including the French board, which is actively looking for space to build a new high school, said Glenn. Glenn explained that the TDSB approached the city about executing its option on the Woodbine Park land in 2013. The city and the TDSB originally considered a
straight land swap when talks first began, but the city doesn’t like to lose parkland. He said the proposed lease lets the city have the final say on both pieces of land, while solving Kew Beach’s space problem. “It maintains the city’s interest in both pieces of properties as an owner, and it would continue to have Pantry Park as parkland, as well as Woodbine Park,” Glenn said. He covered some of the main points of the potential deal, including continued access for homeowners with gates leading into the park, a ban on building any buildings, fences, or other structures, and the fact the land immediately reverts to the city if the school no
longer needs daytime access. He also reinforced that the vote on May 5 is to enter into negotiations, not a vote on a final deal. “We don’t start actually negotiating a lease agreement until council would approve those major terms and conditions,” he said. “Otherwise it’s just a waste of staff’s time.” Cary-Meagher began by apologizing for not consulting residents earlier in the process. “I’ve been a politician for 40 years and I just thought we were okay. Well, apparently we’re not.” She said the potential lease is not something new in Toronto, aside from the length of the deal. Cont’d. on Page 31
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OPTOMETRIST
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Abina Murphy, R.I.H.R.
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DR. A. LYNNE BEAL Psychologist
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9 Fernwood Park Ave. www.dr-a-lynne-beal.ca
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Spiritual Psychotherapist Past Life Regression Reiki Master
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Nancy Christie, M.T.C. Mindfullness Psychotherapy • depression • trauma • anxiety • relationship • creativity • free initial consultation
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PHYSIOTHERAPY PHYSIOTHERAPY @ Beaches Health Group® Yvette Sedgewick 2212 Queen St. E. 416-690-2076
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Carol Henderson, MA Psychotherapy for indidviduals and couples. Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management Insurance clients welcome. Evening and weekend sessions avail.
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DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)
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CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY
961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8
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Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.
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Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC.
1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)
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Melani Norman
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Call 416-471-0337 Emily C. Larimer
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Paul J. Cahill
Personal Injury Lawyer Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca
Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com
• Bookkeeping • Personal and corporate tax services • Accounting services for small businesses and t he self-employed Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com
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LAWYERS/LEGAL Barristers & Solicitors
Geoffrey J. Dashwood 961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738
Snider & DiGregorio Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9
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ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Orthotics Registered Massage Therapy
1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575
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Jen Goddard, R.M.T. Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
416-690-6257
Dr. Scott Dunham
Stephen G. King, Architect
Chiropractor
Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)
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1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)
416-469-3879 (open 7 days) www.advancedtherapeutics.ca
416-690-6257 Open Saturdays
416-916-7122
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN
2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)
300 Main Street 416-690-3324
www.therapylounge.ca
647-317-6017
BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public
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Psychologist
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98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.
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WILKINSON
BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING Men’s Haircuts $13 • Children & Senior $10 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.)
Te l : 6 4 7- 3 4 9 - 4 0 1 5
Casual/Supply staff required
416-690-8085
Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
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McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.
Paul McArthur 416-821-3910
FURNISHED
Great while renovating or for visiting family. Min 30 day rental, NS, NP, parking, laundry, internet & utilities incl. Danforth & Woodbine
2442 Danforth Ave. 647-889-4114 • Open 6 Days, 12-7
(9r)
Garage Sale
christianlove59@yahoo.ca myurbanoasis.ca
(7)
416-856-4774
Magnificent 650 Woodbine
1 + 2 Bdrm from $1,295
416-827-8095 Upper Beaches
(r)
4 appls, parking $1,195 + Hydro First & last, lease, references required.
Exciting Large Lawn Sales Sat. May 9 • 9 -2 on KELVIN AVE., #3, 5, 8 & more
NURSEWOOD RD. STREET SALE
Lots of great, quality stuff. Don’t miss out! (Raindate Sunday May 10th) (5)
GARAGE SALE 22 & 23 Woodlawn Park Rd.
May 9
(5)
24th ANNUAL KENILWORTH STREET YARD SALE children’s clothes and stuff furniture, books, plants, kitchen stuff, garden things, bits of everything. Sat. May 16th 8:00 to whenever rain date Sun 17
(5)
paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)
(r)
Queen & Silverbirch
Spacious 3 bdrms, hdwd flrs, 2 fireplaces. Freshly painted, parking, TTC. Walk to beach. $2,350 + 50% utils (5)
Spacious One Bedroom Bsmt Apt
Available now New renovations to kitchen & bathroom, freshly painted. Partially furnished. Sep. entrance, steps to TTC and a park, 10 min walk to the beach. $1,000/mo incl heat, hydro, basic cable. References required.
416-686-3761
Wanted to Rent LOOKING FOR A ROOM TO RENT in clean, quiet home.
IDEAL TENANT
working, professional experienced house & pet sitter with exceptional references. polite, respectful, friendly with a good sense of humour. (5) Please call 647-987-3915
Deadline for May 19th issue is May 11th
18 ft inflatable pool with motor/ ladder; sports gear; toys; clothes & much more. (6) YARD SALE SAT. MAY 23 • 10 AM - 2 PM
Hudson’s Bookkeeping Services: Bookkeeping, GST/PST, Payroll & Year End. Contact Daphne at 416-616-4593 or www.hudsonsbookkeeping.com (7)
In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available
needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com
(r)
(6)
HOME COMPUTER CARE Toronto’s Top Level In-home Computer Support & Service Freeware, Testimonials, Honesty. Home Consultations $30
416-357-1467
2701 St. Clair Ave. E. at O’Connor Dr. Meeting Room, 1st Floor Bake Sale. Silent Auction. BBQ Lunch. (6)
(10)
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ORIOTECH SOLUTIONS INC. 416-450-9626 info@oriotech.com (14)
Affordable & Friendly
416-463-6330
(r)
JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates. Call 416-648-4410
(r)
KLEEN WINDOWS
416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca
(r)
BEACH - property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week
Kevin 416-691-8503
beachlawncare@hotmail.com (16)
BUDGET APPLIANCE REPAIR SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Free estimates. No service charges.
416-690-8673
(15)
HOME ORGANIZING 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.
647-546-3555 spacelogixca@gmail.com
(9)
Home Decor
Vienna Upholstery 2358 Kingston Rd.
Home & Business IT Support Proudly serving the beach for 10 years
www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (9)
Financial Services
(w. of Midland)
416-698-9000
(r)
BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc. For estimate call
Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting HELLARRA SERVICES INC. 1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3
647-899-9074
(r)
Fabrications
416-694-6241
(r)
BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE Experienced, eclectic Beach resident offering a variety of affordable, flexible and practical support services to entrepreneurs and small business. QuickBooks training also available short or long term.
by finn Custom Blinds - Drapery 416-465-6292 finn.ellen@gmail.com (5.)
SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS
(8r)
EXACT TAX SERVICES TIM O’MEARA
& Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113
(r)
TAX ACCOUNTANT
416-691-7556
Wanted
Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (5)
We buy! - We pay cash!
INCOME TAX $50
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)
OVER 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE PROMPT & COURTEOUS
LAWN CARE
416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)
http://homecomputercare.ca
ROSS APPLIANCE SERVICE
Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding
Computer Services
Debra 416-693-6111
St. Clair O’Connor Community
(5)
Beach, South of Queen. 1 BR apt plus bright sunroom, steps to boardwalk, 1st floor duplex, private parking, yard with many mature trees, large inground fountain pool, spacious eat-in kitchen, lots of cabinet space. Lease, non-smoker, no dog. $1,300 mthly plus hydro. 416-528-1172 (5)
(5)
YARD SALE 159 & 161 Courcelette Rd Saturday, May 23
416-757-8757
(5)
Home office & Small business Hardware and software support networking, servers, PC & Mac Proudly serving the Beach community
(Queen St. E. & Victoria Pk)
Luxurious Beach Suites
416-689-7366
(5)
Children’s books & toys, some antiques, general merchandise
LARGE 2 BDRM
Debbie 416-553-2157
PC/MAC SUPPORT
Saturday, May 9th 8:30 am - 12:00 Noon
Dazzling, completely renovated suites. Kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Modern washrooms, darkstained hardwood floors, beautiful window treatment. MUST BE SEEN!
Publish a book for your small business. Boost brand awareness and earn up to 100% royalties, to support market investments. Grow your brand content lead generation. Sell your research, guides, companion, workbooks, and give copies to qualified prospects.
647.281.3084
(Danforth & Dawes Rd. area)
Beach Suites
416-267-2265
20 Annual Street Sale Sat. May 9 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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(9)
?NEED HELP?
New & lightly used household ware, books. toys, games, clothing, etc. (5) Rain date May 10
New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.
Sales -- Repairs -- Toners
KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)
Blantyre Ave.
Raindate: May 10
Great Prices Dominion Business Machines 416-364-2978
HOME OFFICE: Computer repair
th
2-br + den for short term rental
416-712-2077
Engaging man with intellectual disability, Pape/Mortimer, requires assistance with cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning and socializing. Regular 4-hour Tuesday evening or irregular week-end 4-hour shift. Salary $16/hour. Disability program experience not pre-requisite. Maturity, enthusiasm, enjoyment of walking a bonus.
Chalet Beauty Bar
Largest Books, Records, Movies & Music Store
(south of Kingston Rd)
Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.
SUPPORT WORKER WANTED
Personal Care
For Sale
485 Kingston Rd.
Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave., at Queen St. East Position Description online at:
Also RENTAL facilities available (r)
www.neilsplaceincostarica.com Serene Tropical Getaway - spacious holiday home near Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. Pool, wi-fi, exotic. Safe, friendly, owner on site. (7)
Call now 416-699-9714 x8 www.hardingandking.com
1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.
Mary-Kay 416-429-3457
PART-TIME OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing
Out-of-Town
R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable.
@ 191 Kenilworth
Send cover letter & Resume to the Hiring Committee at balmybeachcomday@bellnet.ca (5)
R.C. Legion Br. 11 9 Dawes Rd 416-699-1353
(r)
Many other domestic items & electronics
BEST IN THE BEACH
HAD ENOUGH? LET IT GO NOW!
(5)
FOUND: On Wineva at corner of Al
urban loft with full ensuite TV, wireless, kitchenette, parking $85 nightly 416-575-6113 www.bbcanada.com/suite lovat
Harding & King
Zumba!
-printers, fax, copiers, typewriters
CLOSING OUT SALE 50-80% OFF!
LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call
www.circleofonehealing.com (6)
YOUR FABRIC DREAM BROUGHT TO LIFE!
Fully equipped woodworking shop to share 1730 sq ft Warden & Comstock Call Vince Shop 416-285-9895 Cell 416-399-2342 (6)
Apartment/ Home for Rent
416 320 8524 diane@circleofonehealing.com
• Expert Alterations/Repairs • Refresh old Favourites • Re-line Coats, Jackets • Roman Blinds, Small Draperies, Cushions, etc.
(r)
OFFICE EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING?
FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR Classic Restoration & Woodworking 35 Years experience
416 759-8878
Basic ONLY - Others Extra E-File today & get your FULL refund in 2 weeks!
www.classicrestoration.ca (5)
Guerin Bookkeeping 416-465-6249
www.geocities.ws/overtaxed_4now
General Services
(6)
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)
Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable (8r) rates. Antonella 416-464-2766
Office Services
Household Services
THE PRINTING HOUSE
REG’S APPLIANCE www.regsappliance.com
g o o d o n p a per
•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified
Kevin Lundbohm, Manager
416-759-2219 1537 O’Connor Drive
(r)
Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers
RUBBISH REMOVAL - COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS
416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019
416-691-6893
We m a k e yo u look
WAYNE&SON
(r)
(6)
HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET CALL MARY OR JOHN
416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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
CLEVER DISPOSAL &
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available FULLY INSURED
416-624-3837
• Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country
(7)
WINDOWS CLEANING EAVES CLEANING
(6)
• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!
Call 416-783-3434
Serving for 20 years Houses • Apts • Condos Moving in • Moving out
*Bonded*
(12)
Music
Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park
(r)
EUROPEAN CLEAN
(6)
Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates
PIANO TEACHER
Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
Susan Kohlhepp
416-729-2077 cell
WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (7r)
RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956
(6)
*60+ years Experience* Flooring, Tile, Carpentry & all types of small & large renos Call Rob & Steve at:
647-967-7366
(5)
BEACH WINDOW CLEANING & EAVESTROUGHS
(15)
DEMOLITION EXPERTS Demolition & Removal of Garages, Porches, Fences, Concrete.
Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation
416 421-5758
rileyswindowcleaning.com
(r)
BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
-Spring Property Clean-ups -Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (6)
EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES
offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (5.)
HOUSECLEANING
Call Howard
(7)
DRIVEWAY SEALING
WHO HAS TIME ANYMORE?
(5)
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 416-984-5054 416-265-0200 (9)
(5)
BOOTHY’S
Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (11)
NEAT FREAK
(r)
Join a jazz choir NOW! Rehearse Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. (then adjourn to the pub) Men especially needed. sheilaruthbrand@gmail.com (6)
PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND
APPRAISALS
416-699-3772
(19)
Piano & Voice Instruction by Ruth Finlay
Adults & Children Welcome torontomusicteachers.com ruthfinlay@gmail.com singyoursoulsongworkshop.com It’s time to live your dream... (9)
• Pro Instructor 20+ years • Learning guitar is fun • All levels & styles • Beginners & Adults welcome
416-690-5321
(5.)
Tutoring HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH
Cleaning Services
Simply the best!
INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (5)
(5)
PAWS SIT STAY
(5)
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
(7)
THE STUDY STUDIO
EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY
Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 12 years
Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient
Contact Irena
416-825-9705
(5r)
DEANNA CLEANS Houses, Apartments, Offices
416 931 8222 d.cleans@yahoo.ca
(r)
DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE
1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects. Jennifer Wilson B.Ed. (19) Kim Rauch B.Ed.
Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours. Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.
(r)
EAST TORONTO VILLAGE
(r)
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE 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 Ted Reeve Arena
416-690-0102
(r)
NEED SOME TEMPORARY HELP
WITH YOUR FAMILY/CHILDREN? University student in the Beaches wtih great childcare experience - newborns to 10+ year olds. Driver’s licence - CPR certified - Fun - Reliable - Safe Great references Available April 27 - June 18, 2015
Clare 13cd47@queensu.ca
(5)
Welcome to my Home!
Experienced loving mom who enjoys teaching children through music, has ONE OPENING AVAILABLE. Our days include age appropriate learning activities, circle/story times, introduction to French, monthly learning themes, crafts, outdoor play and cuddles. Healthy organic meals, CPR certified and great references. NUMBER CORRECTION
Call/text Judy 416-550-4412
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
Before - After School Care from Balmy Beach School in my home. 20 years experience, great references, receipts. Adrianne 647-289-7776 (11)
416-690-2476 “Rocking the Beach for over 15 years” (10)
10 yrs serving the Beach and Leslieville. Complete outdoor property maintenance taking on a limited number of new contracts this season.
416-690-8846 paul.kinney@rogers.com
(8)
Landscaping solutions to customize your space.
(5)
Garden clean-ups, planting, pruning, weeding and ongoing maintenance. Call Karen or Lisa 416 691 5978
karenforthegarden@primus.ca
(7)
Pruning, planting, invasive removal, lawn seeding, mowing, yard clean-ups, interlock levelling & basic carpentry repairs (decks, fences).
Greg 416-693-8678 www.carbontip-toe.com
(5.)
HARVEY’S LAWN
CUTTING SERVICE Cut & trim weekly or bi-weekly $25 most lawns No contracts Call for a free estimate
HARVEY 416-690-9561
(5)
Neighborhood Gardening Unbelievably Affordable
www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (9)
STONESCAPE 25 yrs experience
Interlocking Stone • Planters Retaining Walls • Steps • Fences Decks • Sodding
416-821-4065
rickscape@hotmail.com
(10)
Design Installation
FOR YOUR GARDEN Maintenance Call Deanna at 416-931-8222 deannaforyourgarden@gmail.ca
(11)
Fresh Green Property Maintenance LOCAL, PROFESSIONAL ON TIME
Shane Kinney 647 606 0970
freshgreenlawncare@gmail.com
(7)
IDEAL
LANDSCAPING
Seasonal yard cleanup, Planting, pruning, fertilizing Woodland garden design Any reasonable request Security Approved
LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPLETE LANDSCAPING • CLEANUPS SPRING & FALL • FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED • DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS
Contact: Tim Conway
647-828-2468
(8)
416-439-6639
(17)
Gardens
Landscapers
Ideas Designs Results Have your garden transformed from ordinary to stunning by two certified garden designers.
Green Apple Landscaping
647-999-8617
Award Winning Design & Build
25 years Experience High Quality • On Schedule One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces
416-288-1499
www.greenapple.ca
(r)
Green Apple Landscaping Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499 www.greenapple.ca
(r)
STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD
416-467-6059 www.stonehengedesignbuild.com (r)
(9)
Next Deadline May 11th Movers “Always on Time and on Budget”
• Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
www.thegoodmoves.com 899-3980 (7)
Call Hakan: 416
KIM PRICE
A.S.M. MOVERS
416-993-5143 Creating Award Winning Gardens
Local. Taking care of your possessions.
Landscape Design
• Design and Construction •
REASONABLE RATES
416-690-1356
Garden & Tree
www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com (19)
All Season Movers
BEACH PROPERTY
GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES
MAN WITH CARGO VAN
MAINTENANCE
Serving the Beach For 20 Years! • Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc.
-Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Spring Property Clean-ups -Hedge Trimming -Eavestrough Cleaning
416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca
(6)
BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and one time visits available) 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca
(6)
OCT certified teacher, over 20 years experience, highly qualified (former dept head in a Senior highschool for Fr. Imm.)
Tree & Shrub: shaping, thinning, pruning, planting Deadwood or Complete Removal Storm Damage, Dangerous Limbs
Contact: Marion @ 647-406-4681 or: marionklein@hotmail.ca (8)
LANDSCAPING
Scotstone
Hedge Trimming Clean Up Mulch, Sod, etc.
(2/16)
ABBEY ROAD
Traditional stone walls, steps, interlocking paths, patios & decks.
(8)
CANADIAN TREE CARE
All Welcome
(23)
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!
French / German / Spanish
TUTORING
Kevin 416-691-8503
beachlawncare@hotmail.com (7)
BUTTERFLY GARDENS, MONARCH MILKWEED. ECO-FRIENDLY.
• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •
Eloise at 416.691.5799
- property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week
ALL LAWN AND GARDEN
FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN
• report card catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •
www.neatfreakcleaning.com
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
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
See our ad on page 14
sjkohlhepp@gmail.com
call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for
416 - 824 - 5269
Pet Services
416-690-2289
Guitar Lessons
647 886 8303
For free estimate, call Jeff
(r)
CHILDREN’S CENTRE
THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY
LAWN CARE
Karen for the Garden
416-698-1923 www.lerouxfroebel.com
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LAWN IN ORDER
BEACH
647 766 7875 John
•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St.
Call 416-698-0750
416-699-8333
Specialist in low maintenance, eco friendly & native gardens consultation - cleanups pruning - planting - containers maintenance - readied for sale Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca (9)
Victoria Gardening
Child Care Available
Marlene 416-698-5668
Bach to ROCK
*Insured*
(8)
BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE
We teach it all!
(21/16)
Call Peter 647-472-1942
Bilingual School
(6)
NEIGHBOURHOOD CLEANER
Barbara 416 389-8120 416 690-0433
Math Gr 4 to 12, Social Studies, Essays, Study Skills, University Preparation. Successful Experience with Learning and Behaviour Challenges. Your home or mine.
LeRoux Froebel
Call Gary 647-829-5965
(9)
CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
B&W DISPOSAL
Call Candy at 416 691-3170
(8)
Free Estimate
CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING
Serving the Beach for over 15 years (5)
Elementary, Secondary, University Teaching Experience
416-405-8301
HEALTHY HOME
Best Prices/Free Estimates
Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM
Cleaning Services
Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT (6)
Extra-ordinary & exceptional Weekly and biweekly $15/hr Call Sherry at
(8)
416-567-3205
24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service
416-910-6302
marleydogwalkers@hotmail.com or call 416-432-9551 for rates
416-272-9589
BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED
EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL
416 565 8569
Private walks available
TO SERVE AND RESPECT
For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max
416-691-8503
Marley’s Dog Walking Services in the Beach
CARE-ADVICE-COACHING
One on One Tutoring Conveniently located in Vic Park South Rehab Clinic/Henley Gardens Victoria Pk and Kingston Rd
headstarttutors@rogers.com
Cleaning Lady
(7)
ULTRA
MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK
TrustworthyRenovations.com
416 389 9234
STEAM CLEANING LTD.
Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
647 980 4973
(11)
(r)
“Always on Time and on Budget”
Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137
Personalized Residential Housekeeping 30 yrs. experience. References
www.beachpuppylove.com
(6)
Head Start Tutors
THE CLEANING SERVICES OF STEVEN PICTON
- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured
10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com
647-235-6690
by Zak’s Mom Cat or dog visits or sitting Dog boarding 416 691-8222 pet_minding@yahoo.ca references
Have you seen your floors lately?
BEACH PUPPY LOVE
PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
416-820-1527
Pet Minding
BEACH METRO NEWS
Toronto: 416-434-3209 London: 519-636-9222 cdntreecare@hotmail.com
(5.)
HARRY
416-699-8575
(9)
BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Call Andre 416-422-4864
(11)
Accurate work & reasonable rates
*(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time visits available) (6)
IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS • Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding
647-210-LAWN (5296)
- will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items
WE MOVE FOR LESS!
LAWN CUTTING (416) 414-5883 info@blpm.ca
(6)
416-999-MOVE (6683) Watch our videos at
www.BestWayToMove.com (5r)
STUDIO 1
CARTAGE & STORAGE 2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries 416-830-8183
(17)
Licensed & Insured
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
BEACH METRO NEWS
MASTERPIECE PAINTING
Painters
Larry’s Painting & Repairs Family owned & operated 26 years in business
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647 998 2302
416-690-3890
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Call John (416) 698-2302 or (416) 670-2639 fraser_j@bell.net
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Specializing in residential painting. Minor drywall/plaster repairs. 416-997-8908
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TOM DAY
Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622
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MARTIN PETROV PLUMBING SERVICES
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KINGSTON RD ROOFING 35 years in the Beaches Marty 416 579 6534 Roger 416 579 6548 KingstonRoadRoofing.ca
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School board woes, cont’d. from Page 6
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Pantry Park, cont’d. from Page 26
Three months into the four-year term we have been told to look at ways to break up the board because we are too big – like amalgamation was our idea! We did not ask for amalgamation and neither did you. It has taken us 18 years to get things working. I fought amalgamation with all my heart and energy. It was a terrible act by the provincial government of the day. It has disrupted education in this city horribly. It was a shotgun marriage of six wholly different cultures and histories. And now just as we are coming to grips with the organizational structures needed to do the job, just as we are starting to come together as a board, there is the threat of a new disruption. Now that we are starting to build structures to deal with our rising child poverty and insufficient funds we are to be thrown back to square one to build a new system, again! Is this any way to run a school system? Are we not supposed to be focused on the education of a generation of young people? The citizens of tomorrow? Should our attention not be on levelling the playing field for the disadvantaged and instilling the love of learning in 250,000 lovely, eager minds? If the TDSB is too big to function well, what about the Ministry of Education, which is trying to micromanage 72 boards and care for 2,000,000 children across the province from Queens Park? How do you think they are doing? Are you impressed with their implementation of fullday kindergarten? Are you impressed with their implementation of the new sex education curriculum? Are you happy with the way they are handling the funding of building maintenance – where we get 1/20 of the dollars for 1/8 of the children? What do you think of the cuts to special education? How happy are you with the negotiations with the unions? They run it all. Are you impressed? Well I’m not!
“Let’s remember that it is not a school ground, it is a park and a school ground, and there are many, many, many other situations just like this all over the city.” Some in the crowd asked for a delayed vote for more public consultation, including the GBNA’s Uwe Semrau. “It seems reasonable that residents would like to have some assurances that past practices are not being continued,” he said, referring to the secretive process a few years ago that led to the long-term lease agreement for waterfront parks in the Beach. Lawyer Martin Gladstone asked for the terms of the lease deal to be made public, but Glenn said that wasn’t an option, despite the fact both parties are public entities. “City policy is that we do not give out leases while they’re being negotiated. That’s standard policy, we don’t make them public until such time as they’re executed,” said Glenn. Several in the crowd spoke in favour of the deal. One man urged authorities
Letters to the Editor, cont’d. from Page 6 I didn’t know a change of land use could take place without notification to affected properties. What will be best for Kew Beach School, Woodbine Park and Pantry Park in 3015? Has anyone besides me wondered how a deal affecting the great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great-grandchildren of the kids at Kew Beach School can even be determined by anyone? The TDSB holds an indefinite option to build a school in Woodbine Park but it does not appear to hold any authority at all to trade that option away like this deal allows. The land in Woodbine Park remains a public park owned by the city unless the TDSB exercises its option. How good is a deal where the city leases exclusive daytime use of an open green space public park to keep indefinitely what it already has? And if there is a need for a school in the area during the next 100 years, let alone 999, where will it be built if this deal carries through? Is this even the best time to entertain a deal that transfers pretty well indefinitely the maintenance and care of a public park to the TDSB,
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which is selling off surplus land and could deem the open green space at the front of the school surplus after leasing Pantry Park for the school playground? Soccer leagues use the park all summer long so with school use and league use how tricky will shared public use become? The councillor hasn’t answered these questions and others from the community. She has not held open consultation with the public or opened up the secret lease process. A quick walk-about to some homes on May 2, three days before the May 5 vote, hardly counts as an open and accountable process. If it’s win-win for everyone where is the transparency? Janis Cole
to sign the deal before the province steps in and forces the TDSB to sell its option to another board. “This is actually really good, because if the school board actually owned Pantry Park then everything everyone in this room is worried about would be correct,” he said. “They’re giving up a lot. The school board is actually losing in this deal.” One parent remarked that as a fan of the television show Parks and Rec, he had been looking forward to attending a public meeting, though he appeared to be disappointed at the anger in the room. “It’s not as funny as I thought it would be,” he said.
MURALIST IN TRAINING PROGRAM
The goal of Community Centre 55’s Muralist in Training Program is to provide training to youth 14 to 18 years of age in the field of mural production. Participants will be taught the basics of mural administration, project management, interacting with shareholders, budgeting, installation of various mural types, painting techniques, and the ongoing process of mural maintenance. They will also be trained in the areas of graffiti removal and community development. Participants will shadow the work being done by Community Centre 55’s Graffiti Removal and Information Program Staff and have the opportunity to put their skills into practice by designing and implementing a mural in the community. Interested individuals will be selected based on an application and interview process. Those who have been selected for the program will be required to make a three consecutive weeks commitment. 1. Applicants must be 14 to 18 years of age. 2. Submit an application by June 1, 2015, and include 2 samples of your own artwork. 3. Attend pre-summer training dates. 4. Commit to a minimum of THREE consecutive weeks in the program.
Cost: $180.00 per person
Applicants chosen for the program will be notified by June 5, 2015.
For more information contact: Evonne Hossack, Program Director 416-691-1113 evonne@centre55.com
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Mark your calendars for May 28th complimentary informational seminar covering the current Fire Code Retrofit requirements. We will have 2 guest speakers, a fire code retrofit expert and a Real Estate Lawyer, who will make short presentations and answer all your questions. Refreshments and snacks will be served. When: May 28 at 6 pm at our office 1052 Kingston Road Please call me if you require additional information or to reserve your seat. It will be great to see you!
FOR LEASE Beaches Triangle - Dixon Ave. and Rainsford Rd. Steps from shops, restaurants and coffee shops on Queen St. SOLD Solid well-kept bungalow. Lots of potential. SOLD Penthouse unit. Stunning view of the lake and golf course. SOLD Steps to Coxwell subway. Gorgeous home built in 2001. SOLD South of Kingston Rd. Large renovated 3 bed, 4 bath home.
Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage 1052 Kingston Road • 416.690.2181 www.cristina.ca
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