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Project Borderline nets arrests By Andrew Hudson

Volume 44 No. 16

November 3, 2015

POLICE MADE several arrests for shoplifting and heroin possession last month after stepping up patrols along the eastern part of Danforth Avenue. Called Project Borderline, the extra patrols involve not only police officers from 54 and 55 Division, but also licensing inspectors from the City of Toronto and agents with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The three-month pilot runs until December and covers an area stretching from Donlands Avenue to Dawes Road.

It is part of the police response to a string of highprofile stabbings and shootings along east Danforth that started two years ago. Constable Jonathan Morrice, the crime prevention officer at 55 Division, says the main thrust of the project is to get more uniformed officers on the street. City inspectors and AGCO agents are involved because several of the assaults and murders have occurred in or around Danforth bars, and because nearby residents have complained about late-night noise and public drunkenness. Continued on page 3

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Paddling out of the sunset at Ashbridges Bay Balmy Beach kayakers Conrad Hopp, left, and Eric Ellery train at Ashbridges Bay on Oct. 23. This year, the Balmy Beach Canoe Club won more medals than any other competing at the national Canoe/Kayak championships in Ottawa. See the full story on page 5.

Ramp and trail improvements coming to Balmy Beach By Andrew Hudson

NEW RAMPS and trail upgrades will make it easier to visit the Balmy Beach Club with a wheelchair or a stroller next year. Parks staff unveiled the plans during an Oct. 21 open house at the Kew Williams Cottage. The design includes a wider, paved and more level trail in front of the club entrance, and new wheelchair ramps on the east side. James Dann, the city’s manager of waterfront parks, said the design aims to be both useful and attractive. A small garden by the ramps may be planted as a butterfly habitat, he said, and two landings along the ramps will provide places to stop and look out over Lake Ontario. The work will require removal of one maple and several poplar trees, but Dann said all the large oaks in

the area will be preserved. “It’s one of the things that people in the Beach hold near and dear,” he said, noting that the plan was reviewed by the city forestry staff. Although the new ramps will not lead directly from the club parking lot to the boardwalk – negotiating the steep slope would require too many switchbacks – a small set of stairs will extend from one of the ramp landings directly to the beach. Anyone with a wheelchair or other mobility device can get to the boardwalk by following the remodelled Martin Goodman Trail to its eastern end at Silver Birch Avenue and coming around. No construction contract has been awarded yet, but Dann said it will have to be scheduled during warm weather because it requires some concrete work and thawed ground.

Given that it is on city land, Ontario law requires the entrance to the Balmy Beach Club to be wheelchair accessible. Dann said there is another good

reason to do it: demand. “The beach is getting busier and busier,” he said, pointing to the growing crowds at Ashbridges Bay fireworks shows and an increasing

number of community events along the eastern beaches in recent years. To see the plan, visit the Accessibility section of the Parks, Forestry & Recreation website at toronto.ca.

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Students make a mark on election day By Andrew Hudson

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EVEN PEOPLE who voted early this federal election are way behind Nick Szczepanksi. The Grade 11 student voted for a Beaches-East York candidate at Malvern Collegiate on Oct. 16, and he’s not even 18. It was actually Szczepanksi’s second time voting in Student Vote, a parallel election held at Malvern and another 6,000 elementary and high schools across Canada. “I feel that you’ve got to express your right to vote,” said Szczepanksi, who joined 150 Malvern students in helping run the real Elections Canada voting booths and ballots set up in the school cafeteria. That sort of attitude is what Student Vote aims to promote. Created by the non-partisan charity CIVIX and funded by Elections Canada, it involves more than a mock election. In the lead-up to voting day, students in Malvern’s civics and politics classes also learned to match their beliefs with Canada’s political parties, and discussed the issues at play in this campaign. The local Conservative, Liberal, NDP and Green Party candidates all visited the school to make their pitch and answer students’ questions.

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Adam Nortmann, a Grade 10 student at Malvern Collegiate, casts a ballot in Student Vote on Oct. 16. A mock election joined by 850,000 Canadian students who are not yet voting age, Student Vote featured real Elections Canada booths and ballot boxes, as well as copies of the ballot for Beaches-East York. To see results from the latest Student Vote, visit studentvote.ca.

Question one for all of them was about rising student debt. Online surveillance was another big concern, as was the Syrian refugee crisis, the high number of missing or murdered aboriginal women in Canada, and the question of legal marijuana. “I think it’s just highlighted for me that the students, given the chance, are actually really curious about a lot of these political issues,” said Evan Grant, who helped students organize the vote with fellow teachers Lia Paterakis and Lisa-Angela Turcotte. “It made me think that the parties really should be developing a more extensive youth platform.” While the 850,000 ballots cast in the latest Student Vote didn’t “count,” they did get counted, and can be compared with the real thing. Had Student Vote decided the shape of Canada’s current parliament, it would also have a Liberal majority government and Conservative opposition, but with a Green Party caucus of four MPs. Likewise, the Student Vote for the 2011 federal election would have elected a Conservative minority government and an NDP opposition, plus a Green Party caucus of five MPs. But what actually happened to the youth vote in 2011 is part of a pattern Student Vote hopes to reverse. Only 38 per cent of voters age 18 to 24 cast a ballot four years ago. Older Canadians outvoted them by leaps and bounds. The most active voters in 2011 were age 65 to 74. Over three-quarters cast a ballot – a turnout on par with the overall turnout Canadian elections used to draw before 1993, when turnouts slid into the 60 per cent range and below. The Oct. 19 election did see a rise in overall turnout, from 61.1 to 68.5 per cent, making it the best showing in 20 years.

While more time is needed to crunch the numbers, comparing vote gains and losses among the major parties suggests a lot of that increase came from new voters. That’s a trend that Lia Paterakis, who now teaches Malvern’s Grade 12 politics and law class, would like to continue. But Paterakis can also appreciate some reasons why the youth vote may have declined. She was 22 the first time she voted, and it wasn’t her first opportunity. “It was the first time I felt informed enough,” she said. At the time, most of what Paterakis knew about politics came from Grade 10 Civics – a half-credit course that every Ontario student takes at 14 or 15. “There’s a disconnect,” she said, and not only because that class was several years behind her by the time she could vote. For one thing, politicians and news media tend to use language geared to insiders, she said. For another, paper-ballot elections and oldstyle media coverage seem out of step. That, at least, is changing, said Paterakis. Campaign news now has a shot of getting onto people’s social media feeds, and websites such as Canada I Side With can quickly show a first-time voter how his or her beliefs fit with the political parties’. Grant said despite what people may think, the trouble is not that Canadian youth are apathetic – recent studies suggest they are actually more politically engaged than previous generations when it comes to non-voting activities such as volunteering, joining marches or signing petitions. By giving students an early trial-run before a real election, Grant hopes they can better connect the personal and the political. Paterakis agrees. “Maybe we’ll see something different this year,” she said.

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Project Borderline, continued from page 1 “They have better teeth than us on some of the issues,” said Morrice, noting that the inspectors can prosecute non-criminal violations of city business licence and liquor licence rules that aim to prevent the overserving of alcohol. One bar is already facing charges after allegedly selling alcohol brought in illegally from the US, duty-free. Local city councillors Paula Fletcher and Mary Fragedakis are also calling on city staff to do another review of the business licence

for the Cloud Nine Café, a sheesha lounge formerly known as the Rotana Café that is just west of Danforth and Coxwell Avenues. Earlier this summer, city inspectors charged the owner for operating without a business licence, but the café has been allowed to remain open under strict conditions. In September 2013, Beach firefighter Dominic Parker was stabbed to death inside the Rotana Café. Last May, 21 year-old father Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf was shot to death just outside it.

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Marathon passes through Beach The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon made its way through the Beach on a crisp Sunday morning on Oct. 18, drawing residents to cheer on runners from around the world. Canadian Eric Gilles, # 10, finished seventh out of 3,795 runners, beating Michael Kipyego, #3, who came in 12th. The Beach neighbourhood cheering section was one of a dozen to compete for money for local charities. The station in front of Kew Gardens, organized by The Beach Group, was good enough to pick up a second-place prize – $3,000 to go towards Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas campaign.

NO, YOUR eyes are not playing tricks on you – this issue of Beach Metro News looks a bit different. It’s been more than a decade since the paper was redesigned, far too long in newspaper design terms. While we’ve changed the way we look, we haven’t changed what you love about Beach Metro: visually arresting photography, columns

from local experts in a wide range of fields, and quality coverage of East End issues, news, and arts and entertainment that you won’t find anywhere else. We would like to thank the many talented artists and designers who submitted logo concepts. There were many great options and the decision was not an easy one.

Special thanks go to designer Leslie Van Patter, whose work now adorns our front page and masthead. To go along with the paper’s new look is a completely redesigned website, now fully optimized for mobile and tablet viewing. Check out beachmetro.com for breaking news, lively commenting, and additional photos.

Accessibility issues cause problems for voter By Andrew Hudson

A BEACH resident who had trouble voting in her wheelchair says she expects better from Elections Canada. Mary Jo Meilhac has lived in the Beach for 50 years and has voted in every election since she turned 18. But that was hard to do on Oct. 19, the first time Meilhac voted in a federal election since she began using an electric wheelchair. Meilhac did vote at her local polling station, Kew Beach Public School, but not until two Elections Canada workers and a good Samaritan helped lift her electric wheelchair over a half-step at the door. Elections Canada lists the school as wheelchair-accessible, meaning it should have a level entrance with either an automated door or a manual door with a staff person to help. But when Meilhac arrived, there was no one to help open the non-automatic doors, which swung open in such a way that she could not open them by hand. “Whoever planned this either didn’t live it, or didn’t get the proper feedback,” she said, adding that she worried about damage to her heavy, $13,000 wheelchair as it was lifted over the half-step. Meilhac said she is grateful to the people who helped her, but Elections Canada should have a better plan. “They were really helpful – they did as much as they could,” she said. “But I’m wondering, were they basically thrown into the pool and forced to swim?”

Caroline Bisson, a spokesperson for Elections Canada, said returning officers are still compiling feedback from the Oct. 19 election, including the accessibility survey forms that were available at each polling station. “We do take those complaints very seriously,” said Bisson. Two years before the recent election, Elections Canada ranked 28,000 possible polling stations in a new database that includes a checklist of accessibility features, such as mandatory door widths and a requirement that voting rooms be on the same level as the entrance. The 35 accessibility criteria were developed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. Bisson said returning officers typically have just 10 days to book the 20,000 polling stations needed for a federal election, and the most accessible locations are sometimes unavailable. Before voting, electors can review a station’s accessibility features in detail by phoning Elections Canada or checking its website. As for training, Bisson said all Elections Canada staff review real-life examples of how to approach voters who may need help, whether or not they have a disability. Anyone who has had an accessibility problem at a federal polling site can notify Elections Canada using the accessibility feedback form available on the Contact Us page at www.elections.ca or by phoning 1-800-4636868.

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Police Beat A MAN has been arrested for allegedly breaking into several homes near Main Street and Danforth Avenue. Patrick Platt, 45, faces three counts of break-and-enter and one count each of intent to break-and-enter and failing to comply with a probation order. Police believe there may be other victims. Platt allegedly broke into several Main and Danforth homes on Monday, Oct. 19. In each case, he is alleged to have forced open the front or rear door of the homes and stolen money from inside. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be sent online through 222tips.com, by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637), or by leaving a tip on the 55 Division Facebook page.

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LOCAL POLICE are searching for a man facing attempted murder and firearms charges after a shooting near Dundas and Greenwood. Joseph Bourdreault, 37, is wanted Joseph for attempted murder, Bourdreault

conspiracy to commit murder and three charges for unauthorized possession of a firearm. He is described as 6’2 and 160 lbs. with hazel eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division police or contact Crime Stoppers.

POLICE ARE concerned about a missing 67-year-old man last seen at 10 a.m. on Oct. 24 near Kingston Road and Birchliff Avenue, a few blocks west of Birchmount Road. Eliseo Jardenico is described as 5’5 with a thin build, brown eyes and short grey-and-black hair. He wears glasses and walks with a cane, and was last seen wearing a grey and blue shirt, brown corduroy pants and a beige jacket. Anyone with information is asked to call 41 Division police at 416-808-4100.

Troubled Beach tenant out of luck again By Andrew Hudson

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A MAN is wanted by 55 Division police on an assault charge. Cecil Williams, 48, is described by police as 6’1 and 200 lbs. Cecil with brown eyes and Williams black hair. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division at 416-808-5500, or contact Crime Stoppers.

ANOTHER LOCAL landlord is out thousands of dollars because of a tenant with a history of failing to pay.

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Peebles admitted to giving a false reference to secure it. After reading that story, a fifth landlord asked Peebles and Hay to move out of his suite in the Upper Beach, where they failed to pay rent for July, August, and September. “We use the rent to make ends meet here,” said the owner, Bob Abrahams, who runs a small architecture firm in the office below the suite. “It’s a real blow to us not to have that money coming in.” Peebles, who runs a homebased pet care service and a small soap-making business, said she fell behind on rent after losing clients this summer, but she was hoping to negotiate a plan for catching up until Abrahams asked to end the lease instead. “I can’t blame him,” she said. “I knew when the story ran in the paper this is the new age, where once something happens it’s there forever.” Likewise, Peebles was not surprised to find she and Hay are named on tenancybureau.com, a private, crowd-sourced website for landlords to list people they deem “bad tenants.” Asked if she and Hay had rented suites knowing they would have trouble paying for them, Peebles said no, a downturn in business caught them by surprise. “You never know what’s going to happen – it goes in cycles,” she said, pointing out that they lived in one Beach apartment for over a year, and never fought against landlords’ efforts to have them move out. Peebles said she and Hay will likely move in with friends for a few months to get back on their feet, adding that she has every intention of clearing her debts. “I know exactly how much I owe every single person, and I carry it with me constantly,” she said.

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Balmy Beach paddlers clean up By Andrew Hudson

SOMEONE HAD better shore up the medals table when Balmy Beach Canoe Club celebrates its season on Nov. 8. The local canoe and kayak club won more medals than any other competing club at the national championships in Ottawa this August, a haul that included 11 gold, 18 silver and 25 bronze. Balmy Beach also came third in the points race with a score 602, forcing paddlers from the much larger, higher-ranking Ottawa and Oakville clubs to look over their shoulders. “My first year here we were getting like, 23 points,” said 20 year-old Conrad Hopp, one of five Beach kayakers who raced in the world junior and under-23 championships in Portugal this July. “It’s been a huge shift.” With a dozen paddlers nominated to Team Ontario this year, and four more to the Paracanoe team, the club is clearly reaching a new depth of talent. But the club’s most decorated athletes also show no signs of slowing down. Kayaker KC Fraser raced on the women’s K-4 500 crew that won Canada’s first Pan Am gold this summer. It was a special thing to race on home water in Welland, Ontario, said Fraser. Even though she has a half dozen World Cup medals to her name, it was the first time many of Fraser’s friends and family got to cheer her in person. Still, the day started really quiet. Fraser and her crew missed the Games’ opening ceremonies on July 10 because their race started at 9 a.m. the next morning. They watched the ceremonies on a laptop and, to break the tense quiet of the next morning, blasted the Pharell Williams’ song ‘Happy’. “I remember going off and it was just like tunnel vision,” said Fraser, recalling the quick lead they opened on the Cu-

ban, Mexican and Argentinian teams that day, which had near-perfect weather. Fraser began to hear the home crowd at the 200-metre mark, but “I didn’t know where we were at all at the end” she said, laughing at how zoned-in she was. “I looked over and ‘Oh my god, we won!” Watching Fraser lock-in that victory was a season highlight for fellow World Cup medalist and Balmy Beach kayaker Sam Roworth, but there were several more. One was seeing Samantha Sula race two age categories up at nationals in the under-17 solo kayak 6 km. “She beat some of the junior worlds competitors, which was really exciting to see,” he said. Another was watching Balmy Beach give Oakville’s Burloak club a scare in the war canoe race at nationals. Crewed by 14 paddlers and a coach who steers, war canoe is a true team event, and at nationals, Burloak has won it for nearly a decade straight. That streak continued this year, but not before Balmy Beach pulled even with the formidable Oakville/Burlington club at the halfway mark. “It was really tight this year,” said Roworth. “Usually the crews on either side of them end up being disqualified because the wake is so big off the back of their boat that they end up flying out of their lane.” Given its growing success, due in no small part to the work of head coach Peter Martinek, Balmy Beach is drawing young athletes from across the GTA. Even members like KC Fraser and Conrad Hopp, who could train elsewhere, plan to spend as much training time as they can here on Ashbridges Bay and the Humber River. “It’s definitely the best place to be in Canada I think,” said Hopp.

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In My Opinion

My hope: Positive change in parliament Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP Beaches-East York CANADIANS WANTED change, and we voted in record numbers to make that change happen. Voter turnout increased to 68 per cent across the country, and to 74 per cent here in Beaches-East York. In the end, Canadians cast their ballots for positive politics, a progressive platform, and a leader – our next Prime Minister Trudeau – who proved he is ready. At the local level, I also like to think that our positive and persistent campaign,

built on the idea of a smart, fair, and honest government, played a role in our riding’s decision on election day. Looking ahead, I am hopeful for what we can achieve. We have an opportunity to restore respect for science and evidence in our decision-making (yes, 2016 will be a census year), and to restore respect for open debate and civility in parliament. My hope is that we can restore Canadians’ respect for and trust in our democracy along the way. I cannot wait to get to work on behalf of our community. It is a special privilege to serve my home riding here where I grew up, went to school and played baseball, where

my parents are local teachers, and where I now live with my wife Amy. At the outset of this four-year term, I’d like to first say thank you, and then to make a request of you. Thank you to my family and friends for putting up with what felt like a never-ending election campaign. Thank you to my fellow candidates for a hard-fought and respectful campaign, and to Matthew Kellway in particular for his service to our community over the last four years. Thank you to all of our volunteers for their endless optimism and hard work, and to all of the volunteers of other political parties who exhibited the same dedication to their own respective campaigns.

Finally, thank you to everyone who participated in the democratic process. I enjoyed the conversations at the doorstep and around kitchen tables, and I look forward to continuing those conversations over the next four years. That brings me to my request: no matter your political allegiance, please stay engaged and be involved. Too often politics starts and stops at the beginning and end of an election campaign. Of course, politics is about more than winning elections, and we should make our involvement between elections count as much, or more, than our involvement during them.

As a lawyer, I am an advocate by profession. Instead of clients, I now have constituents: you. I am here to be your voice in Ottawa. Let me know if there is an issue that you need help with, an issue that is important to you, or an issue you want me to be an advocate for. My promise to you over the next four years is this: I will do everything within the power of my office as a member of parliament, within reason, to advocate on your behalf. The health of our democracy depends upon the active participation of citizens like you. I look forward to working with you over the next four years to build a better government, and a better Canada.

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Thanks go out to strangers for help in time of difficulty ON OCTOBER 5 at Queen and Bellefair, my son Sam and his girlfriend, Emma, lost their beloved puppy, Hector, when he wriggled out of their arms and was hit and killed by a car. It was an unspeakable tragedy and my son became very emotionally distraught. So many people stepped up to help that day, complete strangers offering love and support both emotionally and physically. We want to thank them all. To the couple who got Sam and Hector to the vet and then stayed with him, holding him, trying to calm him afterwards, to the group of women who walked Emma to the vet’s office, to the people who helped at the scene and then came to the vet’s office to check on both kids: thank you from all of us. It was a horrible situation, compounded by the strong emotional reaction by both Sam and Emma. Your compas-

sion and kindness meant so much and both of them spoke at length about it that night. (If we are incorrect in some of the details, please forgive us. Some are sketchy. Just know we are thanking everyone that helped that day.) To the staff from the vet clinic, particularly Meaghan: what you witnessed that day was grief in its rawest form. Thank you for handling it with compassion. And lastly, to the driver: we are so sorry that this happened to you. We fully understand what a traumatic experience this must have been. First the accident, and then the outpouring of grief you witnessed at the vets office. Please know that no one holds you responsible. It was not your fault. And we so appreciated the concern you showed afterwards (we were told that you came to the clinic). The grief of that horrible day

is fading. We are all recovering and Sam and Emma are moving forward. We remember all your kindness, a powerful reminder of how empathetic and compassionate people surround us every day. Thank you. The Dufort/Dannetta Family Elmer Avenue/Waverley Road The Boire Family Pickering, ON

The sorry state of Queen Street I RECENTLY visited my old stomping grounds and was very depressed to see the sorry state of many businesses on Queen Street. Many stores have closed and look like they’ve been abandoned. An eyesore on the corner of Queen and Woodbine (a former gas station) started the tour. I understand that many of the

closed businesses were the result of unscrupulous landlords raising rents to astronomical levels. ($20,000 a month! Really?) Viable businesses have been forced to relocate at great expense to their owners, says a good friend, a longtime Beach resident who has been following the topic. Queen Street just doesn’t have the good vibe it once did. Bennett Guinn Victoria, BC

Lack of compassion at Leslie Street Spit An unfortunate event occurred several weeks ago on the Leslie Street Spit. I was cycling with my family when my son, age 8, fell from his bike and cut his chin. He was bleeding and screaming, and will have a scar for life.

I raced home to get our health cards and the car to get him to the hospital as quickly as possible. My wife and son started to make their way to the landward end of the spit. Along the way they saw the tram that ferries people to and from the Aquatic Park Sailing Club. They flagged it down and asked for a lift back to the headland. The driver, in spite of my son’s bloodied face, said no. She said they didn’t have insurance to take any non-club passengers. She drove away. My wife and son had to walk back, dripping blood. Good Samaritan laws stipulate that you can’t be liable for picking up someone in such dire straits. And who in their right mind would refuse to help in such a situation? It’s inhuman. Chris Knight

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Community Calendar NOV. 5: Beach Photo Club at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7-9:30 p.m. Topic: ‘Portrait of a Winery’ by Stephen Elphick, features a visit to a Niagara winery. Info: www.beachphotoclub.com (16) NOV. 7: Christmas Bazaar at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. except Children’s Fun Fair noon-3 p.m. Baking, preserves, children’s fun fair, books, crafts, jewellery, tea room, and artisan table in support of the East End Refugee Committee. Info: 416-699-6091, www.kruc.ca (16) NOV. 7: Silent Auction at Main Street Terrace, 77 Main St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Silent auction, baked goods, raffles and more. All proceeds to Resident Christmas Fund. Info: Lori Chizewski, Program Manager, 416-690-3001 ext 227 (16) NOV. 7: Christmas Bazaar at St. Nicholas Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. (east of Warden), noon-3 p.m. Shop for wonderful crafts and Christmas decorations, baked goods, meat pies, candies, preserves, books, attic treasures, jewellery, luncheon and more. Info: 416-691-0449, www.stnicholasbirchcliff.com (16) NOV. 7: Christmas Tea & Bazaar at the Salvation Army East Toronto, 107 Cedarvale Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bake sale, Christmas crafts, hand knitting, white elephant table. Lunch room $5. (16) NOV. 7: Jazz and Reflections at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (at Queen St. E.), 4:30-5:15 p.m. The popular Barry Livingston Group is returning to entertain us with their sax, bass, drums, voice and piano. Free will offering will support Syrian refugees. (16) NOV. 8: “Bohemians in Brooklyn” – Kingston Road Village Concert Series at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 1:30 p.m. Tom Allen narrates this tale of how author Carson McCullers wound up sharing a brownstone in wartime Brooklyn with WH Auden, Benjamin Britten and Gypsy Rose Lee. Adults $20, students $10, children 12 and under free. Info: www.kruc.ca (16) NOV. 8: Voices Symposium for Mental Health at the University of Toronto. Presented by DeSantos Premier Martial Arts. A full day event with top speakers on teen and tween mental health. Engaging workshops for boys, girls as well as parents. Welcoming and positive environment. Full day registration of $75 includes 2 keynote speakers, 6 workshop choices and a free lunch concert. Info and full schedule: voices.desantos.ca (16) NOV. 10: Beach and East Toronto Historical Society meets at Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. “Malvern Veterans and the Great War in 1915” with historian David Fuller. Admission free. All welcome. (16) NOV. 11: Remembrance Day Service with RCL Branch 1/42 at Kew Gardens, Queen St. E. at Bellefair, 11 a.m. NOV. 11: Remembrance Day Service at RCL Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., beginning with parade along Danforth Ave., 1 p.m. NOV. 13: PA Day Fun – Movie Day at The Fox, 2236 Queen St. E., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Film is “The Iron Giant.” $10 cash only, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Or attend a half-day camp, starting at 8:30 a.m., at Kingston Road United Church. $35 includes movie ticket and small popcorn & drink. Presented by Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus. Info: 416-698-9864 (16) NOV. 13, 14, 15: Beach Guild of Fine Art Fall Show & Sale at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (at Queen St.), Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Show features paintings by over 40 Guild artists. Free admission, lucky draw and gift boutique. Info: www.BeachGuildOfFineArt. com, info@beachguildoffineart.com, facebook BeachGuildofFineArt (16) NOV. 14: Celtic Roots Silent Auction and FUNdraiser at Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 79 Hiawatha Rd., 7-10 p.m. Featuring the music of Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost. Tickets $25 on Eventbrite or at door. Info: www.nuuc.ca, 416-686-6809 (16)

NOV. 14: Christmas Bazaar at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 31 & 35 Wood Glen Rd. (at Kingston Road), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Attic treasures, basket draws, Christmas and everyday sewing, PJs, latest style knitted scarves, slippers and socks, fitted crib sheets, silent auction, art, jewellery, baking, preserves, tea room, quilts. Info: 416-699-3084 (16) NOV. 14: Christmas Bazaar at Faith Presbyterian Community Church, 140 Dawes Rd., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Famous Filipino food, bake table, Christmas crafts, white elephant table, toys and more. Venue is wheelchair accessible. (16) NOV. 14: Fall Bazaar at Victoria Park United Church, 1 Stamford Square North (east off Victoria Pk. Ave, just north of St. Clair Ave. E.), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop till you drop and enjoy a homemade lunch in our lunchroom. Bring the whole family! Tables for rent. Info: 416-755-0772, Park1@bellnet.ca (16) NOV. 17: Beach Garden Society meeting at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15-9 p.m. Topic: ‘The Year in Review’ followed by a ‘Seasonal Decorations’ demonstration. New members and guests welcome. Come early and enjoy informal discussions with members and visit our library. Info: beachgs.ca@ gmail.com, www.beachgs.ca (16) NOV. 17: Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council Annual General Meeting at the centre, 6 Williamson Rd., upstairs, 7 p.m. Meet the members and find out how you can help. Potential new members welcome. Youth Representative position available - earn your volunteer hours and connect in the community. The Advisory Council hosts and supports annual events such as Spring Sprint, Halloween Haunt, pancake breakfast, seniors programs, cooking classes and other centre celebrations. (16) NOV. 21: Holiday Bazaar at True Davidson Acres Long Term Care, 200 Dawes Rd., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Holiday presents and homemade goodies! Visit the Holiday Tea Room featuring a hot lunch & dessert plate. Silent auction, handmade crafts, giftware sale, bake table and lots more. All proceeds support the work of the volunteers and benefit the residents. Info: 416-397-0400 (17) NOV. 21: Christmas Bazaar at Chester Village LTC, 3555 Danforth Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Start your Christmas shopping! Great variety of vendors. Baked goods and pies, handcrafted goods, organic soaps, kids’ activities and BBQ. Info: 416-466-2173 ext. 222 (17) NOV. 21: Christmas Snowman Bazaar & Luncheon at Hope United Church, corner of Main & Danforth, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Home baking, jewellery, gifts, knitting, books, DVDs, and Christmas odds and ends. (17) NOV. 22: KAIROS Watershed Workshop at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 35 Wood Glen Rd., 12:15 p.m. Bring your own lunch (drinks will be provided) and $10 donation to KAIROS. Max. 30 people. RSVP in advance: 416699-3084, fboffice@rogers.com (17) NOV. 22: Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade, 1 p.m., along Kingston Road from Victoria Park Ave. to Walter Street, north to Community Centre 55 (97 Main St.). Join Santa, Mrs. Claus and Hamper for an afterparade Christmas party at the Centre. Info: 416-691-1113, www.centre55.com (17) NOV. 22: Christmas Craft & Bake Sale at St. John’s School gym, 780 Kingston Rd., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Accessible entrance. Drop in before or after Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade for a coffee or hot chocolate and find that perfect stocking stuffer or gift. Vendors welcome - $30 a table. Contact Peggy 416690-1460, peggyroach1946@yahoo.ca (17) NOV. 28: Craft Sale at St. John the Baptist Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd), 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Local artisans will have crafts and gifts for the home and the holidays at this popular annual sale. Lunch and home baking will also be available. (17) NOV. 28: Christmas Bazaar at St. Rose of Lima Church, 3216 Lawrence Ave. E., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Featuring “The Church Lady

Pies” homemade apple and mixed fruit, huge bake sale, preserves, treasures, raffle, tea room, snack bar, vendor tables. Free parking. NOV. 28: Christmas Market Place at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (at Queen St. E.), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Famous meat pies! as well as turkey and veg pies, home baking, linens, china and collectibles, home décor, preserves, DVDs and games, chef’s corner, crafts and local artisans, jewelry, children’s centre and lunch room. Info: 416-691-8077, www.beachunitedchurch.com (17) NOV. 29 & DEC. 6: Scarborough Model Railroaders Train Show at 17 Jeavons Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Two floors of HO and N scale layouts – 1950s southern Ontario with authentic steam & diesel sound, and double-tracked mainline through mountain scenery. Adults $5, children $2, seniors $3, families $12. Info: www. scarborough-model-railroaders.org (18) DEC. 6: Benefit Concert for Centre 55’s Share A Christmas – Cantemus Singers, directed by Michael Erdman, present “Gloria in Excelsis Deo!” at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. (at Queen St. E.), 3 p.m. A concert of 16th century Spanish and German Christmas carols and motets, featuring Guerrero’s Magnificat from the Vespers of the Three Kings and Flecha’s lively “La Negrina”. General admission $20, children 12 and under free. Tickets available at Centre 55 or at door. Info: 416-578-6602, www.cantemus.ca (18) DEC. 12: Santa at the Gardener’s Cottage, Kew Gardens (foot of Lee Avenue), 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Presented by Toronto Beach Rotary. Hot chocolate provided. Donations to Community Centre 55 Share A Christmas campaign gratefully accepted. Bring your camera! 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) FRIDAYS: FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP at Calvary Baptist Church, 74 Main St. (rear entrance, lower level), 9:30-11:30 a.m. All levels welcome. Don’t use it you’ll lose it. Info: Diana 416-698-6537 (fr) NOVEMBER: STUDIO 888, 2359 Queen St. E. New paintings by Heather Murray and Linda Kristin Blix, Thursdays & Fridays 2-6 p.m. Info: 416-2005551, studio888art@gmail.com GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Nov. 5: Kitchen Library’s Easy Homemade Baby Food Workshop, 7 p.m. Learn how and what to feed babies in the first year, such as how to introduce solids, how to make baby food at home affordably, proper storage and more. •Nov. 10: Toronto Women and The War Effort 1914-1918, 7 p.m., with local historian Joanne Doucette. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. (16) TAYLOR LIBRARY, 1440 Kingston Rd. •Nov. 11: Author Reading – Jasmine D’Costa, 2 p.m. ‘Real Justice: Branded a baby killer, the Tammy Marquardt Story’ •Nov. 17: General Strength Training Principles, 2 p.m. Improve strength and muscular endurance through fundamental training principles. Info: 416-396-8940 (14) AL -ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 (fr) 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) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston

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Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship for Adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. •Mondays – no lunches until January. •Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Dec. 22, and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) Nov. 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15, Dec. 29 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, and at St. Aidan’s (70 Silver Birch Ave) Nov. 27. Info: 416-691-6869 (r) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. • Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am. Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •Nov. 7: Beach Jazz & Reflection, 4:30 p.m., with Barry Livingston Group • Nov. 7: Syrian Refugee Fundraiser, 5:307:30 p.m. •Oct. 20-Nov.24: Tuesday Night Study Group, 7 p.m. Jesus and the Gospels •Nov. 11: Speakers Series, 7:30 p.m. Marilyn Churley “Shameless: The Fight for Adoption Disclosure and the Search for my Son” •Nov. 21: Bach on the Beach Concert, 4:30 p.m., featuring the organ music of J. S. Bach, with Patrick Dewell and Elizabeth Anderson. Admission by donation. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (16) KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship, Church School and Nursery, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 (r) BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.). •Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. Info: www. birchcliffbluffsuc.org (r) BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) 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 at 8:30 & 10:30 am (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Mid-week service, Wednesdays at 10:30 am. •Bible Study, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (16) CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (between Gerrard & Kingston). Know you are welcome at our neighbourhood church. Visit with us to worship and experience our caring, extended family Sundays 10:30 a.m. (r) WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. (just north of Queen St.). Sundays, 11 a.m. You are invited! Our services feature contemporary music and interesting messages to help you to know God better. Info: www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

BEACH METRO NEWS

News Briefs

Nine decades of life on Silver Birch

DESPITE A residents’ petition and a local councillor who opposed plans to install a sidewalk in front of 13 houses at the south end of Midland Avenue, a majority of councillors on Toronto’s public works and infrastructure committee approved the plan on Oct. 6 and the work is now underway. The committee also voted to fast-track plans for a continuous, west-side sidewalk along Midland between Romana Drive and Sandown Avenue so that it is built by 2017. CITY STAFF have unveiled plans for a $3.2-million double gym at Birchmount Community Centre. The centre currently features a pool, kitchen, and multipurpose room – the gym would be a first for the community centres in Ward 36. Construction is expected to start next spring, and a public meeting about the project is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at Variety Village. AN EIGHT-STOREY, 166-unit condo proposed for the southwest corner of Danforth Avenue and Morton Road will be the subject of a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 in the Danforth-Coxwell Library. The site is currently home to a vacant postal outlet and the former Wise Guys bar.

PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON

By Andrew Hudson

BOB FRASER has many remembrance days, some welcome, some not. At 91, Fraser is best known for his paintings – bright scenes of life in the Beach and along the boardwalk. But in the spring of 1944, Fraser was far from the Beach and his lifelong home on Silver Birch Avenue. He was a 20-year-old rifleman picking his way over the hills and ravines of occupied Italy. “Nice country, if they don’t shoot at you,” he says. Often under fire and rarely indoors, Fraser marched with the 48th Highlanders and 1st Canadian Division to Rome, then ringed by the Adolf Hitler Line. Travelling in small groups of maybe a half-dozen, they had little radio contact through the day. At night, if the enemy was close, they slept by digging a hole in the ground and crawling in. Fraser later sketched a few scenes from the campaign. One shows the German paratrooper who snuck up on his platoon and disarmed three men before he suddenly turned and fired a machine gun at Fraser and two others. “How he missed me, I don’t know,” he said. One comrade was wounded. Another shot the paratrooper dead. But Fraser has other perennial memories of the war that he never put to paper. Marching up a road in Italy, Fraser saw something strange up on the five-foot embankment.

Bob Fraser survived the Second World War to return to his lifelong home on Silver Birch Avenue. Known to neighbours for his paintings, an alley south of Kingston Road will be named in his honour at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

“I looked to my left and you could see German helmets in a row, like they were at the edge of a trench, ready to put on if they needed them.” Fraser was bringing up the rear. No one else had seen the helmets, not even his section leader, who was over six feet tall. “As it turned out, it didn’t matter,” he said. But the memory bugs him anyway. “They could have suddenly become occupied, those helmets, when they heard us coming up.” Fraser had no quick way to warn anyone. “I was a little squirt at the end of the line.” After surviving snipers, gun turrets and mortar fire, and a full-scale battle at the Hitler Line, Fraser got a week off in Rome. It was his first leave in over a year. From there, Fraser was reassigned to Belgium and then to Holland, where the cities were under a truce so food could get to the starving civilians. On May 8, 1945 – Victory in Europe Day – Fraser rode into Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, and saw the streets lined with people waving in joy. “We got on trucks and went right through – the people went crazy,” he said, laughing. Before enlisting in the army, Fraser had left Malvern Collegiate in Grade 10 to work in a law office and then as a Globe and Mail copy boy.

It was a kids’ job, he said, mostly delivering wire stories as they came tapping in letter-by-letter from the teletype machines connected to places like Montreal, Ottawa or New York. Fraser heard those machines ring for Pearl Harbour, and the day the casualty list of the 907 Canadians killed at Dieppe came in. “The night they produced the casualty list on the teletype, there were hundreds and hundreds of names coming in – just the ones from around Toronto,” he said. Fraser admired the reporters he met at the Globe, including sports writer Jim Coleman and a 17-year-old June Callwood, who would quickly climb the ladder to become one of Canada’s top social justice reporters. “She was the same age as me,” he said, smiling. “And she was quite an attractive lady.” It was against the rules, but sometimes when the teletypes went quiet, Fraser and other copy boys would use them to message each other – maybe the only teens who sent text messages in 1942. Much as he enjoyed his time at the Globe, when Fraser returned to Toronto in 1945, he didn’t want to be a reporter. “I felt I needed to paint,” he said, noting that he had always enjoyed drawing as a kid. Continued on Page 23

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CITY COUNCILLORS will soon consider a third condo proposal near Kingston Road and Main Street. Developer Craig Hunter is proposing to build an eight-storey condo with some rental suites and ground-floor retail spaces at the northwest corner of Kingston and Main. The site is currently home to a three-storey apartment building and a single-storey auto garage. The proposed condo would have a total of 75 residential units, 11 of them rental suites to replace the existing apartments on the corner. The project would also include two levels of underground parking, accessed from a laneway on the building’s west side. In July, city council approved another two development projects nearby – a sevenstorey condo on the former Beaches Child Care site across that west-side laneway, and another seven-storey condo with two townhouses on the southeast corner of Kingston and Southwood Drive. Planners will present a preliminary report on the Hunter proposal to local city councillors on Nov. 10. The report notes that the project includes 60 fewer parking spaces than the city’s standard policy requires, and that the project requires an amendment to the city’s Official Plan because the property is currently zoned for buildings no taller than four storeys. The proposed condo was designed by RAW Design, the architects who drew up the plans for other mid-rise condos currently under construction at Kingston and Woodbine, Gerrard and Woodbine, and Kenilworth and Queen. A public meeting about the proposal will be scheduled sometime this spring.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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The cast of The River includes Beach resident Dani Kind, left, David Ferry, and Jane Spidell.

BEACH RESIDENT Dani Kind co-stars in The Coal Mine Theatre production of The River, on now until Nov. 22. Kind has performed on stage and screen, including theatre productions of Laws of Motion, Diving Normal, Fat Pig, and The Crucible. On the small and big screens, her credits include Saving Hope, Cracked, Murdoch Mysteries and The Good Witch’s Fate. The River is set in a remote fishing cabin. The Man (David Ferry) invites The Woman (Jane Spidell) to the cabin, but she goes missing. Kind, starring as The Other Woman, rounds out the cast as the story, starting out as a romance, evolves into a mystery. The show runs Tuesday to Sunday at 7:30 p.m., closing on Sunday, November 22. Tickets are $35, available at brownpapertickets. com/thecoalmine. The Coal Mine’s temporary location is 982 Danforth Ave., just west of Donlands. •

THE BARRY Livingston Group will appear at Beach United Church on Saturday, Nov. 7. Pianist Livingston’s compositions range from mainstream jazz to South Indian, Asian and Latin sounds. The group includes some of the country’s top jazz and world musicians, including vocalist Suba Sankaran, Colleen Allen on soprano sax and flute, bassist Kobi Hass, and drummer Paul Fitterer. Beach Jazz and Reflection services feature music that “moves the spirit,” and run from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. After this month’s Jazz and Reflection, Beach United and St. Aidan’s Anglican churches will host a Syrian refugee fundraising event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The fundraiser includes food and live music from St. Aidan’s Regrets. Money raised will go toward private sponsorship of a Syrian refugee family. See beachunitedchurch. com for more information. •

BOHEMIANS IN Brooklyn will take place on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Kingston Road United Church.

The show features the talents of CBC host, author and trombonist Tom Allen, actor, singer and pianist Bryce Kulak, harpist, guitarist, and singer Lori Gemmell, and singer Patricia O’Callaghan. Bohemians in Brooklyn tells the story of author Carson McCullers, who shared a Brooklyn brownstone with poet WH Auden, musician Benjamin Britten, and stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. The concert is the final event in this year’s Beaches Reads, which featured McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students. The concert will take place at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. For more information see kruc.ca. •

CLELA ERRINGTON will host a weekly residency at Relish Bar and Grill for the month of November. Errington, a former East End resident, is an acclaimed singer/songwriter, and is modelling Clela Errington the weekly Tuesday night sessions after an informal kitchen jam. The Kitchen Sessions will feature a new guest each week. Tonight, Nov. 3, Brian Stillar will join Errington on stage. Tuesday, Nov. 10 will feature Jill Daley, and Mr. Rick will appear on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Kitchen Sessions run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in November. Admission is pay-what-you-can. For more information see clelaerrington.ca and relishbarandgrill.com. •

GERRARD INDIA Bazaar resident Teri Vlassopoulos will hold a reading in the West End on Sunday, Nov. 15 to celebrate the publication of her first novel, Escape Plans. Vlassopoulos is the author of the short story collection Bats or Swallows, and has written for a number of periodicals and websites. She will be joined at the reading by author Liz Worth (No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol, PostApoc, Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond) who will also offer free tarot readings. The event will take place at Holy Oak, 1241 Bloor St. W., starting at 8 p.m. For more on Vlassopoulos see bibliographic.net. For a full review of Escape Plans and Ann Elizabeth Carson’s memoir Laundry Lines, check the next issue of Beach Metro News. •

DRUMMER GREG Pilo’s weekly Tuesday night jazz sessions continue at the Salty Dog, 1980 Queen St. E. The music runs from 7 to 10 p.m. with no cover. On Nov. 10, the band will include Mike Murley, sax, Dave Restivo, piano, and Neil Swanson, bass. On Nov. 17, saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, guitarist Reg Schwager, and bassist Dave Young will perform.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

BEACH METRO NEWS

Beach Arts Scene By Jon Muldoon

Photo by Michael Maclaverty, F8

drypoint technique, only small runs of prints are created from each plate. Cid Palacio’s show Falling in to Spring is in the south gallery at NUUC. Palacio’s paintings are created intuitively, using the excitement of a blank canvas as a starting point to see where his brush leads him. His work features texture, bold colour and a liberal dose of experimentation. Palacio started the Art for Cancer Foundation in honour of the memory of his parents. The foundation was set up to provide an outlet for creative expression to those living with cancer, through free workshops. Proceeds from his work are donated primarily to the foundation. For more on the gallery, hours, and upcoming shows, visit nuuc.ca or call 416-686-6809.

Photo by Laura Paterson, from Dylan Ellis Gallery’s holiday show

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LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY collective F8 will hold a one-weekend-only show from Nov. 13 to 15. F8 was born out of a group of Beach Photography Club members. It’s About Toronto will be its 11th exhibition. The show is meant to celebrate the city and all of its diversity. Work from Joe Calleja, Maureen Littlewood, Catherine MacKinnon, Michael Maclaverty, Natalia Shields, Felicity Somerset, Rod Trider, and John Wallace will be on display. It’s About Toronto will take place at Dignam Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Ave., in the Women’s Art Association of Canada. Receptions with artists present will run from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15.

with a two-month show opening on Nov. 12. The gallery, at 1840 Danforth Ave., will host its Holiday Show with more than 40 photographers taking part. Henry’s will sponsor a ‘best in show’ prize chosen by votes from the community. Dylan Ellis Gallery is connected to Bob Carnie Printmaking, and its aim is to highlight photography in the East End. The Holiday Show will run until Dec. 28. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 12. Find out more at dylanellisgallery.ca. •

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THE BEACH Guild of Fine Art has held its annual Fall Show and Sale for more than two decades now. The 21st annual show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. An opening reception will run from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13. The show will include paintings by more than 40 Guild members – a great opportunity to pick up work by well-known Beach artists. The show will also include a gift boutique, a section of smaller work priced under $150, alongside prints and cards. Admission is free. Find out more at beachguildoffineart.com.

YELLOW HOUSE Gallery is getting the jump on the season with its holiday art show, We Are All Precious Snowflakes. From Nov. 12 until early January, the group show will feature more than 100 works from over 40 artists. The work covers many mediums and is affordably priced for those looking for a holiday gift idea that supports the Toronto art scene. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. See yellowhousegallery.ca for more information.

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MALVERN COLLEGIATE’S formidable rugby team of 1939 steamrolled its way to the city championships. Team members pledged to join the forces together to fight in the Second World War. Several didn’t return, but the memory of one lives on at Trenton Air Base. Born June 20, 1922, Kenneth Tutton grew up at 17 Firstbrook Rd., the son of Thomas Tutton, an English immigrant from the Isle of Wight. His mother Nellie was descended from the First Nations of Lake Scugog. The fourth of five children, Ken attended Norway School and St. John’s Anglican Church. He was a favourite of his only sister Gladys and had a cheerful nature. At Norway he discovered his natural gift for sports. Malvern Collegiate, with its perennially impressive sports program, proved to be the ideal nurturing ground for Ken’s talents in rugby, football, basketball and ice hockey. Ken was lucky to have Milt Jewell for his English teach-

Ken Tutton is shown in a Malvern yearbook photo. Tutton played on the school’s rugby team that won the city championship in 1939, before enlisting to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War.

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er. Jewell eventually became Malvern’s (and later Jarvis C. I.’s) principal. In the late 1930s, Jewell coached several boys’ sports including the Malvern rugby team, and encouraged Ken to try out for the senior squad. Ken joined the 1939 team and Malvern’s rugby squad brought home the city championship for the second year in a row. The start of the Second World War coincided with the beginning of the school year. Malvern joined the war effort by welcoming evacuated teens to the school and raising money for a mobile canteen for overseas. The rugby team decided to join up, many in the RCAF, along with their faculty and coaches Jewell and Charlie Box. Ken’s team members aspired to the glamorous job of pilot, and Garnett Bell, Don Lush and Jack Brown succeeded. Bell piloted Lancaster bombers, Lush was a Hurricane pilot and Jack Brown won the King’s Commendation as a flight lieutenant.

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Ken made it very clear that he intended to join the RCAF. Among the friendly jokes in the Malvern yearbook, there is a reference to his focus on the air force. He quit school to enlist in January 1941 and like all local recruits, he had a month of basic training on the Exhibition grounds, where he also took the standard RCAF aptitude test. It would determine whether he would be trained for air crew or ground crew. Up to 5,000 men at a time slept in the coliseum and Ken had a bed in a horse stall. Ken’s dream of becoming a pilot drew closer to reality as he was assigned to No. 1 Initial Training School near Eglinton and Avenue Road, then to Windsor, Ontario. He spent a month in Windsor studying theory and being subjected to a number of academic and physical tests. If a pilot candidate did not meet the expectations, he would be sent to the Wireless Air Gunner stream. Ken worked hard and when postings were announced, he was deemed pilot material. His flying lessons began at Service Flying Training School No. 16 at Hagersville, near Hamilton, where Anson and Harvard trainers were used. He earned his wings on Dec. 12, 1941. His family attended the ceremony and his sister presented him with a watch to honour his achievement. In January 1942 Ken shipped overseas to England for more training. Whenever he had leave, he visited his father’s family. Once Ken arrived late to his posting and was considered AWOL. He did some time in detention, mainly digging holes and filling them back in again. Late in 1942 he spent a couple of months at the Operational Training Unit in Wellesbourne Mountford, near Stratford Upon Avon. OTUs trained air crew on the aircraft which they would be flying once deployed. Ken trained day and night on Wellington bombers, flying target and bombing practice. In 1942, the two-engine Wellington was the primary long range night bomber of the Allied forces, eventually supplanted by the four-engine Lancaster bomber. Once crews at Wellesbourne Mountford graduated, they were usually deployed on one benign mission to drop propaganda leaflets over Germany. On Feb. 10, 1943 Ken arrived at Dishforth air base in North Yorkshire to join RCAF Squadron No. 426. It was a new squadron, formed four months earlier, and the men were known as the Thunderbirds. The commanding officer, Wing Commander Sedley S. Blanchard, was the squadron’s first C.O. He was 31 years old and had studied at the Royal Military College in Kingston. After several years as an army officer, he resigned his commission to join the RCAF where he became a pilot. On Feb. 14, the day of Ken’s first raid, Blanchard assigned him to his crew as second pilot. No doubt Blanchard wanted to size up the abilities of the new squadron member first hand. At the afternoon briefing they were informed that the target would be the war factories of Cologne. Six Wellingtons from 426 Squadron would join 237 other aircraft in the attack. Ken’s Wellington took off just after 1800 hours. It dropped its bombs over the target at 2030. While returning home at 2110, the Wellington got caught in the crosshairs of a Messerschmitt 110 piloted by Hauptmann Manfred Meurer, a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace. He strafed the Wellington. It caught fire and crashed in a wooded area between Beegden and Heel in the Netherlands. Many in the small villages witnessed the crash and rushed to the wreckage, but no survivors were found. Ken Tutton was 20 years old.

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This newspaper clipping from the author’s mother’s personal collection shows Malvern student Ken Tutton’s graduating class at the Service Flying Training School No. 16, in Hagersville, Ontario. Tutton is second from right. Below right, the 1943 Toronto Star notice of Tutton’s death notice.

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416-691-4560 After the Germans had removed the bodies of the six airmen, a villager discovered a watch in the wreckage. Engraved on the watch was “To Ken From Gladys 1941” and his service number – the watch Ken’s sister had given him the day he won his wings. Ken now rests with the other crew members of the Wellington in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, not far from Beegden and Heel. In May 1999, a memorial cairn was unveiled near the crash site, commemorating the crew that died that night in 1943. Ken’s watch was presented to a representative of the Thunderbird Squadron. It is now on display with photos of Ken in a shadow box outside of Blanchard Hall, Dishforth Building, at Trenton Air Base. Ken Tutton is only one of the many Beach men and women who left their families and friends behind to join the forces in the First and Second World Wars. Whether they survived or gave their lives, all of them have stories that should never be forgotten.

East End Remembrance Day activities LOCAL BRANCHES of the Royal Canadian Legion are set to commemorate Remembrance Day with annual wreath-laying services and parades. RCL Branch 11’s ceremony takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8, beginning with a parade at 1:30 p.m. Veterans, dignitaries and the Ulster Accordion Band will march along Danforth Avenue from Shopper’s World to the branch, located at 9 Dawes Road, where a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, RCL Branch 1/42 will take part in the Remembrance Day service at Kew Gardens. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. when veterans, dignitaries and the Ulster Accordion Band will march from Corpus Christi Catholic Church, at Queen Street East and Lockwood Avenue, along Queen Street to the Kew Gardens cenotaph. The laying of wreaths will take place at 11 a.m. The vets will then march back to their Corpus Christi starting point. The Legion Hall, at 243 Coxwell Ave., will be open to the public for a reception after the service. The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society will host a talk by historian and Malvern Red and Black Society volunteer David Fuller on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Fuller will talk about Malvern students who volunteered during the First World War. The talk runs from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Beaches Branch of the Toronto Public Library, 2161 Queen St. E., just west of Lee Avenue.

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At this time of year, steamed new potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower make ideal choices. The potatoes will take about 20 to 25 minutes in a steamer and the broccoli and cauliflower florets can be added for the last seven or eight minutes of cooking. Serve them with melted butter, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and a bit of grated cheddar cheese if you like. One pork tenderloin makes three servings. If you prefer, boneless, skinless chicken breasts could be substituted for the tenderloin. Be sure to cook them to an internal temperature of 180˚F (82˚C) or until juices run clear. 2 12-oz (340 g) pork tenderloin 1/4 cup (60 mL) favorite chutney 1/4 cup (60 mL) Dijon mustard 6 strips back bacon Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Spray roasting pan and rack or baking dish with baking spray. Arrange pork tenderloins on a large cutting board. Trim any fat if necessary. Using a sharp knife, butterfly the tenderloin by using the knife to slice lengthwise three quarters of the way through to open like a book, or resemble a butterfly. Then slice each side to open out again. This makes the pork about a half inch thick.

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The Main Menu, continued from previous page Spread the inside generously with the chutney. Fold pork up to make a neat roll and brush the outside of each tenderloin generously with mustard. Wrap each tenderloin with a spiral of bacon to form a neat log. Cover loosely with foil and bake in a roasting pan for 15 minutes, then uncover and continue baking another 15 to 20 minutes, or just until the pork is barely pink if pricked with a paring knife. Remove from oven and tent with foil for 10 minutes before slicing diagonally in half-inch (1 cm) slices. Serve immediately. Leftovers should be stored in reserved pan juices, covered, and refrigerated. They are delicious thinly sliced and served cold as a sandwich filling or with a green salad.

ter – put some sprigs inside the bird too. Add about half an inch (1 cm) of chicken stock or a mix of wine and water to the bottom of the roasting pan. Cover tightly with foil and bake for one hour. Uncover and cook until golden brown and meat thermometer registers 185˚F (85˚C) in the thickest part of the breast. Remove from oven and tent with foil for 10 minutes before carving. Pre-heat plates and if desired, make gravy from pan drippings. Carve into two leg portions and two breast portions. Each chicken serves four. Cover and refrigerate leftovers for the next day.

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Things I wish I’d known Christine Yerrill

spent a whole lot of time worrying about my kids when they were little. Don’t get me wrong, I was functional – working, getting them to school or daycare – but I did worry. I worried about their safety. I worried about their health and their development. In part, I blame those ‘What to Expect’ authors. Every chapter began with “At this month/week/day in your child’s development, they should be able to …” and then listed all the things they should be able to do. If I couldn’t put a check mark next to it, I’d worry. If I had the ability to know what I know now, and go back and talk to myself, and my husband, The Rational One, here are the top three things I’d tell us to stop fretting about as new parents. I’d start with this one: Hey newbie parents, developmental milestones are a guideline, not a rule. (I never said I was going to be kind to ourselves in this conversation.)

When our firstborn was about seven months old, my husband had enough of his son’s lazy ways, just sitting around in bouncy chairs, car seats, play gyms and cribs 24/7. He decided it was time for some serious fitness training. Pulling out an exercise mat, he spent every evening for a week trying to teach our six-month-old how to crawl. Gently putting him up onto all fours, our Firstborn would look like he was getting the rhythm of the motion, rocking back and forth on his chubby little baby knees and hands. “That’s it buddy,” my husband would encourage, “you got this!” Rocking and rocking night after night, The Rational One would place his little baby hands one in front of the other, demonstrating how the mechanics of crawling worked. Right hand, left knee. Left hand, right knee. Over and over again. I sat on the couch, reading Parenting magazine (for more milestones) encouraging them both. Then, on night number five, it happened. The Firstborn rocked once, rocked twice, and began in motion, crawling. Backwards. He crawled backwards, left knee, right hand, right knee, left hand … right across the living room floor,

backing away from my husband, and smiling the whole time. Our kids smile, burp, crawl, walk, run, swim, skate, dance at the time that is right in their development. I had a friend who was so upset that her son was the last to stand in our Mommy and Me class that she quit. She quit all that support because she saw her son’s gorgeous, chubby Buddha-like body, which was, at that moment, unable to be supported with his baby legs, as some sort of developmental failure. Ridiculous. Did he learn to walk, run, swim, skate and dance later? You betcha, and by the time they’re 15, they all look and act the same, so trust me, don’t worry about this one. Next, I would remind my new parent self that every cold is not tuberculosis. Kids get sick. And get hurt. A lot. I loved our pediatrician. He was awesome, but in truth he likely should have had a second professional designation as a psychologist under his name on the door, earned simply by putting up with all the silly things on which we, as young parents, required reassurance when parenting. Continued on page 23

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ike many veterinary practices, we often promote a specific area of pet health care at different times of year. This November we are planning a number of initiatives on care for senior pets. Many of the issues that can greatly affect quality of life for our senior pets really need to be kept in mind well before they actually reach those twilight years. Two of the most significant yet preventable issues we see that greatly impact a pet’s quality – and often quantity – of life are obesity and dental disease. To allow your cat or dog maximum comfort and quality of life as they age, these are two areas that can greatly benefit from attention. More than any other group, in larger, more active dogs I would say probably the number one cause of death is humane euthanasia due to unmanageable discomfort and mobility concerns. Sooner or later every part of any living creature will simply wear out – that, sadly, is a fact. The joints, especially hips and knees in large dogs, are high on the list of the parts that wear out most rapidly. One reason is that we have created, through selective breeding, dogs that are considerably larger than nature ever intended. By allowing these dogs to become overweight we add insult to injury and greatly accelerate this already rapid wear and tear. Maintaining

optimal body condition through your pet’s entire life is the most significant thing you can do to give your pet the best chance for comfort and mobility in their senior years. This is also very true for cats, although it is far less frequently recognized by most owners. Cats, we have learned, suffer from arthritis far more frequently and more seriously than we once realized. Unlike dogs, however, cats will often not show obvious outward signs of discomfort. Rather than stiffly trying to go about their usual routine, cats suffering from arthritis will often just choose to sleep more and change locations less often. Many cat owners simply think this is normal, but we know that many senior cats with arthritis, once diagnosed and treated, will become considerably more active and spend much less time sleeping. Continued on page 23

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veryone oohs and ahhs when they see butterflies in their garden, but most of us probably don’t get too excited when we see bees there. That’s changing – and for good reason. Those little bees that buzz around the flowers are indispensable to human life. I talked with apiarist (a.k.a. beekeeper) extraordinaire Cathy Kozma recently after her presentation to the Beach Garden Society and learned some really amazing stuff about the awesome honeybee. A few fast facts: • One-third of all the food-producing plants we eat MUST be pollinated by bees. • Of the most important food crops in the world, 70 per cent are pollinated by bees. These include veggies such as beans, tomatoes, carrots and squash, fruits like blueberries apples, pears and oranges, and nuts like almonds. It’s fair to say that the agriculture economies of California and Florida depend on bees pollinating their food crops. • Bees are worth billions of dollars to the agricultural industry as a whole for the work they do as pollinators. • Bees are so important in Ontario that the Bees Act was first passed in 1892 for their protection and well-being, with sections covering ownership, registration and management of bee hives. Over the years it’s been updated frequently, most recently this past July, when restrictions were added on controversial neonicotinoid pesticides. • Bees are vegetarian, so they won’t buzz around your barbecue. Wasps are the pesky meat-eaters. To tell them apart: bees are fuzzy, wasps are hairless and shiny. So what’s the buzz on pollen? If you’re a “newbee,” the reason all this pollination stuff is important is because that’s how flowers turn into fruit, which contains their seeds, and which we also eat. Tomatoes, oranges and apples have comparatively small flowers, big fruit and dozens of smallish seeds. Bees gather pollen for their own proteinrich food, but also carry it from flower to flower on their fuzzy bodies. The cross-pollination helps flowers form fruit and seeds, and on goes the life cycle – for bees, plants and humans, too.

Most of us associate bees with honey, a fascinating story on its own. Those busy buzzers collect nectar from flowers and store it in a special stomach pouch. The col-

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lector bees take this back home to the hive, where worker bees fan their little wings at a tremendous rate to evaporate its water content and turn it into honey. (Think tapping maple trees and boiling off the syrup.) The sweet stuff provides carbohydrates that go with the protein in pollen to create a balanced diet for the bee colony. Humans caught on to the idea that honey is good stuff thousands of years ago. Egyptians kept bees in 2400 B.C., and honey has been found, still edible, in the tombs of pharaohs. The Old and New Testaments of the Bible are full of references to honey. Plenty of famous and/or distinguished people have had bees on the brain. Noted Renaissance sculptor Bernini dotted bees all over the huge bronze canopy he designed for the altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. (They honoured the family crest of the pope at the time). Napoleon Bonaparte chose the bee as his personal emblem. Sherlock Holmes kept bees when he retired. Actor Henry Fonda kept bees as a hobby and gave jars of honey to friends. Awardwinning author Neil Gaiman is also proud of the awards he’s won for the honey from his hives. Just last year, actor Morgan Freeman became a beekeeper, converting his 124-acre spread in Mississippi into a bee refuge with acres of clover, hundreds of flowering trees, 26 hives and a hired gardener. Planting flowers for the bees Though bees and food crops go together like bread and honey, your own flower garden plays a part in keeping the bees healthy and happy. The higher the population of bees, the better for our food supply, so your own flowers are beautiful bee-feeding stations. A few tips from Cathy: • Bees don’t see the colour red, so ideal flowers are blue, purple, yellow and white. • Native plants are big for bees – purple coneflower, sunflowers, bee balm/Monarda didyma. • Bees also like herbs such as sage and lavender, and weeds like dandelions and clover. • Bees get to work early in spring, so bulbs such as crocus and snowdrops can give them a head start. The flower garden is where Cathy got buzzed on bees in the first place, she says. “Over the years I noticed there were fewer and fewer bees in my garden. At a Seedy Saturday seed exchange, I met someone who kept bees and went on from there.” Now she has 11 hives of her own north of Toronto, and has started her own retail and consulting business, Bees Are Life (1477 Eglinton Ave. W., beesarelife.ca), where she sells local honey, beekeeping supplies, beethemed jewelry and other bee needs.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

BEACH METRO NEWS

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY HEALTH DR. KARIN RUMMELL & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRISTS 1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine)

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416-691-5757 BEACHES OPTOMETRY CLINIC Dr. Linda Chan Optometrist

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missfit.ca in-home personal trainer 416 888 6465 michelle@missfit.ca

Evening & weekend appointments available

DR. DAVID JEONG DENTIST 2107 Danforth Ave. (at Woodbine Subway) New patients welcome. Open Saturdays.

VETERINARIANS CHRISTINE KATO, B.Sc., D.V.M.

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BALSAM DENTAL Family Dentistry * Open 6 days a week * * Evening hours available * New patients always welcome 2200 Queen St. East (at Balsam)

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DR. LINDA WINTER Psychologist

Consultations • Therapy Individuals • Couples Over 20 years experience. Located at Queen & Wheeler

Dogs, cats, pocket pets. Housecalls available.

HOUGHTON VETERINARY HOUSECALL SERVICES Vaccines, examinations, diagnostics, palliative care, and home euthanasia provided for your pets in the comfort of your own home.

Dr. Barbara Houghton 647-221-5516

PSYCHOTHERAPY Abina Murphy, R.I.H.R.

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Spiritual Psychotherapist

Dr. Linda Iny Lempert

Past Life Regression

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Reiki Master

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2128 Queen St. E. (Hammersmith & Queen)

Psychotherapist, since 1998 Heart Centered Coaching Life & Relationship Issues

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Experienced Psychotherapist

Dr. Andrea Snider Psychologist

Children and Adolescents Assessment~CBT~Parent Consults evening and weekend appointments

416-737-4325

DR. A. LYNNE BEAL Psychologist

Reaching your achievement potential For children, adolescents & adults

9 Fernwood Park Ave. www.dr-a-lynne-beal.ca

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

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

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Registered Psychotherapist

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Jane Delamere, M.Sc.

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Chartered Professional Accountants • Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations

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CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes

Call 416-471-0337 Emily C. Larimer CPA, CGA

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LAWYERS/LEGAL

Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com

Susan T. Dixon

Family Law Lawyer 2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)

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Shellyann Pereira

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Snider & DiGregorio Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9

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Personal Injury Lawyer

Pauline Coogan, MEd, RP

Danforth Avenue at Main Street

Barrister & Solicitor

Tel: (416) 962-2186

416-690-2417

Clinical Member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists

Low Fee - High Value Therapy

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Beaches Wellness Centre

Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)

Psychotherapist

PHYSIOTHERAPY

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CRIMINAL LAWYER

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

Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898

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KAMRUL HAFIZ AHMED REAL ESTATE LAWYER 416 690 1855 [P 416 690 1866 [F 2972 DANFORTH AVE.

David H. Nuri

Barrister & Solicitor Family Law & Civil Litigation 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 2200

416-323-5092 www.nurilaw.ca

CHIROPRACTORS

416-690-6195

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

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

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Glover & Associates Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries

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416-691-3700

Queen and Hammersmith

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Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.

416-698-5861 John H.

BJARNASON, D.C. Chiropractor

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

416-694-2868

Dr. Johanna Carlo Chiropractor

Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC. 927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)

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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

Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan

OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)

647-317-6017

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Dr. Scott Dunham Chiropractor

Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)

416-907-0103

www.kewgardenshealth.com

Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C. Chiropractor & Cert. Animal Chiropractor

416-916-7122

URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS Stephanie Gage, RMT Cami Rahman, RMT Caitlin McAulay, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6

416-698-3157

Jen Goddard, R.M.T. Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-690-6257

Jane Boyle, RMT, CYT Registered Massage Therapist Reiki Sensei, Reflexologist ~20 years of quality care~ 81 Beech Ave. (at Queen E) 647-240-8121 Janeboyle.com

Coxwell Chiropractic Centre

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN

416-423-2289

Stephen G. King, Architect

1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor

Serving the Beach & East York for 30+ yrs

COUNSELLING Do you think differently? Gifted/ADHD Support & Coaching School/Workplace Performance Children/Adults Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW 416-875-9474 marylynntrotter@rogers.com www.adhdtreatmenttoronto.com Ask about insurance coverage

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JOB STRESS? CAREER COUNSELLING

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BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT Randy Groening, RMT

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Chalet Beauty Bar

Part-time delivery & stock person with good pay. High school student. Email resume to leslam33@yahoo.ca (16) Non for profit organization seeking a part-time administrative and general office assistant. Must have strong past experience, computer skills and written communication skills. Please send resume to info@pegasustoronto.ca before October 30. Thank you. (16)

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

(near Coxwell)

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

WILKINSON

BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING Men’s Haircuts $13 • Children & Senior $10 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.) (18)

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

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

416-690-2880

Trip to Florida, Dec. 27-Jan 3, 2016. $650 includes GST, bus, hotel & Continental breakfast. Call Tess (16) 647-660-0149 or 416-315-7692

Wanted We buy! - We pay cash!

Single items or complete estates Wanted: Old furniture, china, silverware, pictures, lamps, figurines, glass, curiosities, etc. Fair market prices guaranteed! Call Terence: 416 466 1404 (r)

Books wanted: art, photography, literature, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-1329 or 416-878-4319 (3) inno.dubelaar@gmail.com Buying: National Geographic magazines, soft cover Readers Digest and Archie Comics. 647-428-4800. If no answer, please leave message (16.)

Paul McArthur 416-821-3910

Vendors wanted for local Christmas Craft Sale on Sun. Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $30 a table: Contact Peggy 416-690-1460 or (16) peggyroach1946@yahoo.ca

DEADLINE for November 17th issue is November 9th

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?NEED HELP? (19)

CALL GLEN

Hardware & Software Support Network & Security setup PC/Mac Support, Web Site Design Cloud Services

416-438-6360 www.atlasnetwork.com

647-546-3555 spacelogixca@gmail.com

(21)

• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (17)

Home Decor

Vienna Upholstery (w. of Midland)

416-698-9000

(r)

BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc. For estimate call

647-899-9074

(r)

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

Financial Services

General Services

Debra 416-693-6111

WAYNE’S - COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

TIM O’MEARA TAX ACCOUNTANT

416-691-7556

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (16) Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. Antonella 416-464-2766 (20r)

Household Services REG’S APPLIANCE 416-691-6893

www.regsappliance.com

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified (r)

HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

(r)

EXCAVATION: BOBCAT, MINI EXCAVATOR SERVICE DISPOSAL BINS: 6 YARDS - 40 YARDS FOR CLEAN FILL, GARBAGE & BLOCK WATERPROOFING

Experienced, over 35 years in business CALL 416-265-0200 (16.)

B&W DISPOSAL Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates

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

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ADRIAN’S DEMOLITION & DISPOSAL Garbage • Basements Backyard Cleanup Hazard waste removal Scrap pickups Seniors Discount

416 454-5404

(20)

Pet Services PAWS SIT STAY

Walks Tailored To Your Dog’s Needs 5 Star Boarding w/pick-up/drop off Pet Visits/Sitting/Medications Exemplary Loving Caring Service Insured and References Available

Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM

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CAT CARE SERVICE Veterinary Technician with 20 yrs experience provides excellent care - Home visits - Boarding in my home - Experienced in giving oral, I.V. and sub-Q medications - Nail trims - References

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

(19)

- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured

(17)

Pet Minding

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

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

(19)

Beaches Dog Walking

ONE-ON-ONE WALKS

416-876-2506

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

beachesdogwalking.com

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Michael’s Dog Walking (17r)

CLEVER DISPOSAL &

Group - Solo - Mini walks Yard poop removal service 647-453-6021 michaelsdogs@hotmail.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

bonded & insured - references

FULLY INSURED

Cleaning Services

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

416-624-3837

(r)

• Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country

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

GALBRAITH CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.

416 389 9234

416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com

(17)

www.beachpuppylove.com

“Always on Time and on Budget”

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

Call 416-648-4410

(16)

CALL MARY OR JOHN

EXACT TAX SERVICES

416-691-8503

BEACH PUPPY LOVE

416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET

(20r)

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

(r)

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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.

& EAVESTROUGHS

For a free Estimate call

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

BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE

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WINDOW CLEANING

Ali @ 416-457-8660

20 years in the Beach Enterprises, small or large businesses Computers, networking, software 416-693-5272 www.padz.biz Padj.biz@hotmail.com (19)

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416-820-1527

EXPRESS

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EXPERT COMPUTER HELP

For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max

Windows & Eavestrough Cleaning and Small Repair

2358 Kingston Rd.

416-694-6241

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Out-of-Town

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OFFICE SPACE

1562 Queen St. E.

Te l : 6 4 7- 3 4 9 - 4 0 1 5

416-691-5081 416-654-5479

Commercial Space for Rent

Personal Care

416-466-3766

For enquiries, please call

Thinking about occasional work? Do you enjoy working with children? And in all kinds of weather? Punctual? Creative? Fun-Loving? Energetic & Kind? If yes to all & avail. to 6 p.m. Mail resume to Daycare / 43 Kimberley Ave. (17) M4E 2Z4

(r)

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

FOR RENT

WANTED

We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing

(16)

CLIFFSIDE (N of Kingston / E of Kennedy)

Thrive Fitness 2461 Queen St. E., Toronto, M4E 1H8

416-363-9035 / 9-5 p.m.

(16)

(N of Kingston/E of Kennedy)

Completely new, bright bsmt 1 bdr

Typing and document formatting instructor teaching keyboarding skills. Contact Victoria

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

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

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

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.

CERTIFIED

COMPUTER SERVICES

Contact Claudia 416-522-0900

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

CHIMNEY SWEEP

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

(19)

Social/Events

In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available

Gorgeous Homes for Rent

Mail application to:

No drop ins or phone call, please

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs

Mail application to:

Thrive Fitness 2461 Queen St. E., Toronto, M4E 1H8

Computer Services

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

BEACH

LAWN CARE

HOME ORGANIZING (16)

bettyboop@translationpage.com (16r) 16 Ashdale 4BR $2499 2A Tiverton 3 BR $3299 28 Cadorna 3+1BR $2499 703 Sammon 1BR $2599 703 Sammon 1BR $1199

BEACH

beachlawncare@hotmail.com (16!

647.281.3084

Gym, sauna, billiard/ library/music rooms, etc. Utilities, near to beach, long-term rent.

(r)

Kevin 416-691-8503

needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com

apt, ss appliances, laundry, backyard,

Personal Trainer

(r)

PC/MAC SUPPORT

1 Spacious Large Bedroom Furnished Condo

Part time child care assistant

Volunteers

(r)

HENLEY GARDENS

Casual/supply staff required

GRAVES WANTED (2)

(r)

Luxurious Beach Suites

www.glowesheticstudio.com daniela_glow@hotmail.com

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

(r)

1 Bdrm $1,325

Professional Home Studio Ladies only Waxing-Facials-Tans-Nails

416-759-2219

416-827-2458

Beach Suites

GLOWESTHETIC

Announcement

Call Gail 416-686-6828

Kevin Lundbohm, Manager

daniela_glow@hotmail.com

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

Deadline for November 17 issue is November 9 th

g o o d o n p a per

No Job Too Small 20+ yrs exp. Affordable

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

The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first insertion. Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues. Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.

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

We m a k e yo u look

Home/Office Assistant

@ 191 Kenilworth

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

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding

THE PRINTING HOUSE

1537 O’Connor Drive

BEST IN THE BEACH

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

KLEEN WINDOWS

Office Services

Call Hakan: 416 899-3980

(17r)

ULTRA

STEAM CLEANING LTD. CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED (20)

416-567-3205

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

HEALTHY HOME

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

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

Call 416-783-3434

*Bonded*

416-690-2289 sjkohlhepp@gmail.com

(r)

THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY

Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (18r)

RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

APPRAISALS

416-699-3772

(19)

Now’s the Time! Sing everything from “Come Rain or Come Shine” to pop, to Celtic, to “Light of a Clear Blue Mornin”.

Wednesdays at 6:30

416 421-5758

rileyswindowcleaning.com

(r)

BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

-Lawn Cutting Starting at $15 -Fall Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning Kevin Brown 416-414-5883

info@blpm.ca

(19)

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (21)

Ear, great! Read, great! We adjourn to the pub for conversation with friendly people,

Contact: sheilabb@rogers.com

(16..)

Do you love to sing? Are you looking for a choir that performs every type of sacred music, from Byrd to Britten, Howells to Hogan? The Anglican Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway seeks all voice types to enhance their Mass Choir. Services take place on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the Beaches, one of Toronto’s most active and artistic neighborhoods. For more information, please contact Matthew Whitfield at music@stjohnsnorway.com or 647-302-2074 (16)

Tutoring call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for

Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (17r)

• new term catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support • INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (19)

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 (17r)

DEANNA CLEANS

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.

Head Start Tutors

Houses, Apartments, Offices

One on One Tutoring Grades 3-12 Conveniently located in the Vic Park South Rehab Clinic/Henley Gardens

416 931 8222

Specialized programs in all subject areas

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Cleaning Lady

416-405-8301

(16)

Serving the Beach for over 15 years (17r)

(16)

All Welcome

WINDOWS CLEANING EAVES CLEANING

Contact: Marion @ 647-406-4681 or: marionklein@hotmail.ca (19)

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Professional & Personalized Cleaning Services • Residential 20 yrs in the Beach OFFERING Referral FEE $! Visit us at www.prettyneat.ca

Bilingual School

BEACH

LAWN CARE

416-698-1923

www.lerouxfroebel.com

(r)

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Music

(r)

Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours. Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.

daycareconnection.net

Bach to ROCK We teach it all!

Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park

(r)

EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 28 years. w w w. E a s t To r o n t o V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! See our ad on page 5

Home Daycare Loving, caring, reliable, close to Library, Parks - Drop-in centre, Beach Rec Centre, daily outings, reading, crafts. Over 20 years experience. Excellent references. 416-693-5272 (17)

Ready for JK?

Former private-school kindergarten teacher welcoming 3-year-olds to Beaches preschool. Curriculum-based learning includes social skills, number/ letter recognition in fun, nurturing environment. Give your child a confident start to school.

Call Kirstin 416-999-9655 www.nest-preschool.com

(16)

JAS Arts, Day And After School Program

Excellent programming, arts, music and outdoor activity. Our home is located across from Moncur park. Ages 2 and up. (17)

Child Care Wanted Unique Part-time Position

Care for fun 5 yr old boy + meals, housekeeping/laundry 2-3x/week (10-12 hrs/wk) Wednesdays 4-8 a must East Toronto, accessible by TTC Contact Ann @ xwpxwp@gmail.com or 416-988-7491 (17)

Garden & Tree BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Fall Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Lawn Cutting - Hedge Trimming

(19)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting -Fall Property Clean Ups -Fall Leaf Removal - Winter Salting Services

(19)

CARE-ADVICE-COACHING Specialist in low maintenance, eco friendly & native gardens consultation - cleanups pruning - planting - containers maintenance - readied for sale Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca (17)

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416-434-3209 (19)

THANK YOU for a successful, environmentally friendly season!

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www.BestWayToMove.com (17r)

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 www.greenapple.ca

(r)

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STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

416-467-6059 (r)

• Design and Construction •

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

(19)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

info@blpm.ca

(19)

• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding

All classified ads may also be viewed at www.beachmetro.com

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FRANZ’S PAINTING

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IDEAL

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INTERIOR • EXTERIOR WORK For strength, durability and finish, it’s all about the prep. Have it done right, the first time. References, free estimates. Beach Resident

LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPLETE LANDSCAPING • CLEANUPS SPRING & FALL • FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED • DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

‘As Promised’ Painting *** Free Estimates ***

Dianne 416 699 5070

Shasta Garden Design * Design + Installation * Planting + Pruning * Garden maintenance/Fall clean-ups * Complete Garden Makeovers

416-522-7288

Free Consultations

(17)

Scotstone

www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (17)

Movers

- Interior/Exterior Painting, Staining, Metallic Surfaces - Fully Trained/Insured - 3 Year Written Guarantee - Committed to the Beaches 416-888-1647 Ref Available Check us out on HomeStars! (16))

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

The

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FUSSY! Painter

Colouring the Beach Since 1996!, Interior & Exterior. First Rate Team Works Cleanly, Quickly and on Budget Special Attention to Prep, Repairs, Help with Colour, No Job Too Small, Written Quotes.

Call John (416) 698-2302 or (416) 670-2639 fraser_j@bell.net

“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 (20)

Call Hakan: 416

(19)

The Passionate Painter

(19)

NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident

(17)

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

Call Andre 416-422-4864

(19)

SEAN AT 416-985-8639

newbrightpainting@gmail.com

Painting Barry Reed

416-917-2592

(19)

& HOME IMPROVEMENTS 647-859-3698

Family Owned 10% Discount for Seniors Residential - Commercial Free Estimates (16)

Plumbers

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

690-8533 Lic. #P-15099

(r)

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations 50 years in the Beach

(r)

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

LTD

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

(r)

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

20% Discount off any competitor’s written quotation. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 (8)

TOM DAY

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622 24 hr. - lic# P1624

(16)

Cascade Plumbing GTA All Plumbing, camera inspection, power washing, snake drain cleaning, sump pumps, drainage systems, and back water valve installations. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.

(17r)

& DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

A.S.M. MOVERS NEW BRIGHT PAINTING Local. Taking care of your possessions.

Wallpapering

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

Specializing in residential painting. Minor drywall/plaster repairs. 416-997-8908 www.thepassionatepainter.com

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Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 (21)

PAINTING - Free Estimates

647 401 7970

42 yrs

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

MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik

RYLAN HARVEY

(17)

WALLPAPER

416 691-3555

(16)

We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more

LANDSCAPING

(16)

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

STEVE’S PAINTING & REPAIRS

Cell# 647-853-6420

MAN WITH CARGO VAN (17)

416.797.6731 Free Estimates & References Available

Call Franz 416-690-8722

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS

shastagardens@hotmail.com

Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall

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

-Lawn Cutting -Fall Property Clean Ups -Mulching Services -Fall Leaf Removal -Eavestrough Cleaning

416-414-5883

(r)

PAINTING & DECORATING

Serving the Beach For 20 Years! • Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc.

A local Beach Company

HILLSIDE PAINTING

PROWAY

GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES

All Season Movers

416-691-8503

416-690-3890

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

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416-694-2470

No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (19)

PROFESSIONAL

Painters

Family owned & operated 26 years in business

Landscape Design 647-545-5143

416-699-8575

(21r)

Larry’s Painting & Repairs

KIM PRICE

HARRY

(17r)

MEN* *MOVE * Single Items too! *

www.stonehengedesignbuild.com

416-690-1356

SNOW R E M O VA L

2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries 416-830-8183

$29 / hr. + 1 hr. & up 1 man $39/hr 2-$49 • 3-$65 • 4-$85 7 days Dan 647-763-5257

HARM’S PAINTING

Fair, competitive prices, excellent references, professional results, satisfaction guaranteed. Dave 647-770-7690

CARTAGE & STORAGE

Licensed & Insured

Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499

ANDREW DAVID PAINTING

STUDIO 1

REASONABLE RATES

BEACH BEACHSNOWREMOVAL.CA

Watch our videos at

Landscaping solutions to customize your space.

Tree & Shrub: shaping, thinning, pruning, planting Deadwood or Complete Removal Storm Damage, Dangerous Limbs

Greg 416-693-8678 www.carbontip-toe.com

416-999-MOVE (6683)

Accurate work & reasonable rates

Traditional stone walls, steps, interlocking paths, patios & decks.

Hedge Trimming Clean Up Mulch, Sod, etc.

cdntreecare@hotmail.com

Green Apple Landscaping

416-439-6639

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

WE MOVE FOR LESS!

647-210-LAWN (5296)

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

Landscapers

Creating Award Winning Gardens

Pruning, planting, seeding, mowing, raking, interlock & carpentry repairs, etc.

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

Call 416-698-0750

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ALL LAWN & GARDEN

DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

416-691-8503

Eloise at 416.691.5799

CANADIAN TREE CARE

We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care. Info. or to register

Marlene 416-698-5668

Eavestrough Cleaning Fall Leaf Clean-Ups

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

647 766 7875 John

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

BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE

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(r)

Victoria Gardening

Child Care Available

LeRoux Froebel

“A PrettyNEAT Service for a PrettyNEAT Customer!”

beachsnowremoval.ca

416-875-1883 math.avopticom.ca

OCT certified teacher, over 20 years experience, highly qualified (former dept head in a Senior highschool for Fr. Imm.)

(17r)

647-992-6328

Hire a tutor with in-depth knowledge, practical experience & a real passion for math.

TUTORING

Special for first-time clients. For your home/condo/office. Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning service. For more info, call Beata at 416.233.6462

Call Gary 647-829-5965

• In-home tutoring in HS math/physics • Focussing on long-term success • Experience in all grades/core courses

French / German / Spanish

All Day Cleaning

416-699-8333

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

MATH SPECIALIST

Extra-ordinary & Exceptional Weekly and biweekly $15/hr Call Sherry at

cleancomfortservices.com

416-272-9589

headstarttutors@rogers.com

d.cleans@yahoo.ca

Ted Reeve Arena

647-925-1946 www.jasart.ca

HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH

BOOTHY’S

184 MAIN ST. across from

Peek-A-Bears Childcare

PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND

416-729-2077 cell

FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

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

416-690-0102

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EUROPEAN CLEAN

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PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (2r)

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Electric

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Carpenters

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Call/Text:

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

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Nutrition Matters

BEACH METRO NEWS

Everyone Has a Story to Tell, continued from page 9

Any time is tea time Sheila Ream, cnp is a certified nutritionist in the Beach sheilaream@sympatico.ca

all is here and winter is just around the corner, bringing with it darker days and frosty nights. Whether being lured to the slopes and rinks or just bunkering down and tolerating the cold, one of the best ways to embrace the upcoming season and to warm up after a long day of winter is with a hot cup of tea. Since the Hudson Bay Company’s first shipment in 1716, Canadians have appreciated the enjoyment a steaming cup of tea provides. Over the years this beverage has become increasingly popular. In fact, recent figures show that the average Canadian drinks about 264 cups a year, with an overall yearly consumption of over 9 billion cups – second only to coffee. The camellia sinensis evergreen shrub is native to India and China and provides over 1,000 different varieties of teas. Each type is a unique product dependent on where it is grown and the processing and harvesting techniques used to bring it to your cup. The degree and method of oxidation or fermentation used to dry and process the leaves is the main difference between many different varieties of tea. Black, oolong and white tea are the most oxidized, while green tea is processed with minimal oxidation, retaining more beneficial polyphenols. While a cup of tea can be relaxing and soothing, it also provides many different types of plant compounds that can assist with overall health and wellbeing. A single cup of tea contains numerous varieties of plant polyphenols, flavonoids and catechins that support our immune system and lower inflammation by scavenging and detoxifying free radicals in the body. Tea does contain the alkaloid caffeine which is a known stimulant. Generally,

an average cup has about 30 to 50 mg of caffeine (depending on brewing method), which can cause irritability and anxiety for those who are sensitive to this compound. However, when consumed in moderation – up to three cups daily – tea is a lower-caffeine alternative to coffee. Not only can tea be enjoyable and relaxing for most, but due to the many beneficial plant compounds it contains, it can be considered a healthy beverage choice as well. There are also herbal ‘teas’ available that are made from the fruit, stems, flowers, seeds or root of a plant. Most are caffeinefree and can be used to help remedy various minor health conditions. Some popular varieties are ginger, mint, licorice, rooibos (red tea), chamomile and echinacea. Caffeine-free or not, no matter what type of tea you enjoy, they all supply a powerhouse of different phytochemicals. In effect, each type of tea offers its own unique set of medicinal qualities that can be used to help with various health concerns such as: Heart Health: Black, oolong and green tea when consumed regularly have been shown to reduce both cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Herbal hawthorn tea has the ability to relax the vascular system for increased heart-related benefits. Cancer Prevention: The flavonoid epigallocatechin-3 (ECGC) is found in high quantities in green tea and is a suspected cancer fighter. The many different antioxidants in green tea have been shown in some studies to inhibit damage to DNA, and are believed to interfere with the growth of cancerous tumors including breast, colon and stomach. Stress Reducers: Herbal teas such as chamomile and holy basil have adaptogenic compounds and help the body to manage and balance undue stress. Other great options include Siberian Ginseng and ashwagandha. Stomach calming: Peppermint leaf tea has been shown to help alleviate indigestion. Ginger root tea can be used to help lessen nausea or inflammation from an injury.

Life on the Child Side, continued from page 17 From week one, when we checked on our new offspring minute by minute to ensure they were still breathing, to how to give them medication when they kept vomiting, to risks of vaccinations, we went to him for all of it. What I should have done is looked at teenagers, and spoke to the parents of teenagers. I mean really, look at how many teenagers there are! They were all babies once, and they made it through, right?!? We kept our babies clean – hands, faces, bottoms. We sterilized their bottles, the nipples, the spoons, forks, the chair tray, their toys, and yet, they still got colds, and flus, and whatever else was available. They became school aged and they came home with pink eye, foot, hand and mouth (do not ask me how he got that!), chicken pox, and heaven help me, the worst, head lice. We did everything to keep them safe – we put them in five-point safety harnesses in the car seat, and in helmets for every sport; elbow, knee and wrist guards for scooters, bikes and skateboards. We did everything right, and so should you. However, I can guarantee you will still end up in the emergency room a few times. This isn’t bad parenting; this is called children growing up and living life. Let them get dirty, let them fall down occasionally. Do your best to keep them safe, but don’t put their safety ahead of living. And if by some stroke of bad luck, they end up getting a cast, remember how cool it was when one of your school chums got a cast and you signed it. We made it

through when we were all kids and so will your kids. And finally, they’re not worried about what they’re going to be when they grow up. They’re dreaming about what they’re going to be when they grow up. I have a very funny friend who often quotes a comedian whose performance included a skit about his worries about his daughter’s dream of being a dancer. “Do you know the average salary of a ballet dancer? She’s never going to make a living dancing. Her only skill is her dancing and she’s going to have to fall back on that … my god, she’s going to end up a stripper!” Every night she and her daughter head off to dance class, and every night her daughter gets in the car after dance class gushing about dancing and how she’s going to dance the rest of her life. My friend worries, but she lets her dream. Soon enough, real life, and money issues, and choosing a profession will be upon our children. If they want to believe that being an astronaut is their destiny, or being a Ninja Turtle, let them. Similarly, if they don’t dream of being an NHL hockey player, let it go. Our children are going to grow up to be interesting, engaging, fun young adults, and we can be part of that great journey, but only if we get out of the way and let them grow up their way. As parents, we will be there to support, to guide, to lay down the law when necessary and to pick them up after they fail. And to worry, but just a little bit.

A TTC crew replaces streetcar tracks along Queen Street East in one of Bob Fraser’s many paintings of everyday life in the Beach. “I’d grown up drawing and scribbling – of course, every kid does,” said Fraser who, at 91, has lived nearly his entire life on Silver Birch Avenue, except for the two and a half years he spent fighting with the 48th Highlanders in Europe during the Second World War. It was only after his return to Toronto that Fraser decided first to study commercial art, then move to painting portraits and local scenes.

“It’s almost like I had a message.” Fraser enrolled at the Ontario College of Art, where he studied commercial art from 1946 to 1950. Afterwards, he freelanced catalogue illustrations, even did some gag cartoons for magazines. As a painter, Fraser evolved. Today, the walls of the Silver Birch house display just a few dozen of his 150 paintings – portraits and neighbourhood scenes. Fraser captured a summer ballgame at Kew Gardens, the players lit by floodlights, the bleachers full, lamps glowing in the windows along nearby Waverley Road. He painted kids tobogganing down the Glen Stewart ravine – something he did with friends in a bobsleigh in the 1930s – and showed tow trucks pulling illegally parked cars off a bustling Queen Street in the 1990s. There is a portrait of his aunt at 100, and a friend’s daughter at 18 months. Another portrait shows his friend Phil Williams in his master corporal’s uniform, while other paintings show the 48th Highlanders’ band in full regalia at Kew. Four years ago, a heart attack slowed Fraser’s painting, but he is back at it now. Beside the easel of his upstairs studio is a sunset volleyball game on Balmy Beach

and a smiling portrait of his mother that he started years ago, but which always missed something – a chocolate cake in her hands that now just needs some icing. While he doesn’t go out of his way to market his art, he has sold many paintings and prints, and done several commissions, including a childhood view of Silver Birch Avenue. “I don’t try and sell them,” said Fraser. “I’m just painting for myself.” On Nov. 7, though, Fraser’s paintings will have an audience. He is planning to invite his neighbours over after a special event, the naming of Bob Fraser Lane. Tucked between Kingston Road and the houses on Silver Birch and Willow Avenue, the little lane is a popular spot for potlucks and barbecues – scenes, maybe, for a future painting. “I was honoured by it,” said Fraser, whose name was chosen by neighbourhood vote. A painter whose nine decades on Silver Birch were broken only by the war, it is hard to imagine anyone who better represents the street. But Fraser sees another affinity. “It’s not much of a lane,” he joked, laughing. “It doesn’t go anywhere.”

Veterinary Views, continued from page 17 While maintaining an appropriate level of daily activity is very important for keeping your pet in good body condition, it is almost always diet that needs to be given special consideration. Talk to your vet about the many options available for weight loss and maintenance in your pet. Dental disease is another area where early and ongoing attention can greatly improve your pet’s quality of life as they age. Even with our own routines of brushing, flossing and regular visits to the dentist, we all develop some degree of dental health issues as we age. With minimal to none of this regular maintenance, most of our pets suffer at an accelerated rate. Untreated dental disease is painful and greatly increases the risk of infection and systemic illness, significantly lowering a pet’s quality of life and indeed their life expectancy. When identified early and addressed appropriately the negative impacts of this issue can be greatly reduced if not eliminated. Your vet can not only help you deal with whatever dental disease exists in your pet, they can also guide you in the many effective ways we can help maintain

optimal oral health in your pet at home. Other areas we will focus on during this ‘senior month’ are the importance of more regular general check-ups and the value of health screening and early illness detection through laboratory testing. We all know that our pets have a considerably shorter life expectancy than we do. This means not only will they pass away sooner, but the process of aging is greatly accelerated. The two years between a cat’s 16th and 18th birthday can be compared to the decade between a person’s 70th and 80th birthday in terms of age-related change. We strongly encourage owners of senior pets to come in for general check-ups every six months. We are also educating pet owners on the value of the information gained from laboratory testing. The key to giving your cat or dog the very best chance at being comfortable, happy and as healthy as possible in their senior years is paying attention to the preventable, and doing whatever we can to detect and manage the less preventable as preemptively as possible. After many years of love and companionship, they deserve nothing less.

BEACH METRO NEWS

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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