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Traditional Medicine Sweat Lodge opened at hospital By Amanda Gibb
THE BEAR’S Den All Nations Traditional Medicine Sweat Lodge was officially opened on the grounds of the Michael Garron Hospital in East York after a formal ceremony last week. The event was hosted by Michael Garron Hospital Toronto East Health Network and members of The Aboriginal Healing Program. on Aug. 13. Community members of The Aboriginal Healing Program built the sweat lodge under the guidance of Elder Little Brown Bear. “I’m very blessed and very honoured to be able to do what I do with the Michael Garron family and community members. The sweat lodge marks a milestone—it’s history for us in the making that people will be able to come and they will be able to heal,” said Elder Little Brown Bear. The event began with songs from Georgian Bay Singers and Ogichidaa Kwe (Warrior Woman), followed by a welcome and land recognition from Sarah Downey, the president and CEO of MGH. Downey called the sweat lodge “a safe, sacred, and confidential space for anyone seeking healing and spiritual cleansing. “There are many people who will benefit from the sweat lodge and the teachings of our Elder: our diverse patients seeking spiritual healing; our staff, physicians, and volunteers whose line of work and personal lives can cause harm; and Aboriginal community members who have understood for generations the powers of these therapies,” said Downey. Elder Little Brown Bear, manContinued on Page 2
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Corrin Simpas-Waite stands beside a Scion coupe during Wheels on the Danforth held on Saturday afternoon. Hosted by Crossroads on the Danforth BIA, the event featured classic cars, food, fun and music along Danforth Avenue between Warden and Byng avenues. For more photos from Wheels on the Danforth, please see page 13.
Pedestrian safety ‘pop-up project’ set for Danforth By Amanda Gibb
A VISION Zero pop-up project called 8 80 Streets Danforth will be set up on Danforth Avenue from Woodbine to Woodmount avenues this weekend. Taking place from Friday, Aug. 23 to Saturday, Aug. 24, the project will be debuted by 8 80 Cities and local partners from the Danforth Mosaic BIA and the Danforth East Community Association, as well as Earth Day Canada. “We’re building kind of a prototype of a street that exemplifies the city’s (Toronto’s) vision to get pedestrian fatalities down to zero. We want to highlight, in a short amount
of time with simple materials, how you can build a better street for people,” said 8 80 Cities executive director Amanda O’Rourke. O’Rourke said that work on the street makeover will start on Aug. 22 with the help of about 70 volunteers. This is Toronto’s first project of this nature, and it will bring The Better Block Foundation to Canada for the first time. The Better Block Foundation are tactical urbanists, which means they make temporary low-cost changes to the environment to improve local neighbourhoods. “Our long-term goal is to accelerate action on creating safer streets
for vulnerable road users, not just for the Danforth but for all streets in Toronto,” said O’Rourke. “The key element that you will see in the space is expanded pedestrian space,” she said, which will be made possible by cutting car traffic lanes from four to two. There will also be physically separated bike lanes, improved seating, additional lighting, and a street mural that will be painted at Danforth and Moberly avenues. “We’re also installing two parklets, which are basically small parks, that will be expanding the lanes we’re taking over from car space and transforming it into a more human-centric space,” said
O’Rourke. The pop-up will also showcase local artists, and there will be music and games as well. Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford said he gives full credit to former Councillor MaryMargaret McMahon for championing the bringing of a pop-up like this to the east end, and that he went to get special approval from Toronto-East York Community Council to make this happen. “The pop-up is an incredible idea. It’s a great way to help people really see and feel a different way of designing our streets. The goal here is to move forward the converContinued on Page 2
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off, and when Arkells won Rock Album of the Year, they invited Dutcher back onstage to use their time. The sweat lodge is four metres in diameter, and its frame is made from flexible saplings fashioned into a dome shape. According to the media advisory from MGH, “participants sit on the ground encircling the sacred pit to concentrate on the spirits invited to the ceremony and brought in with the ‘grandfathers’. The entrance faces east creating an umbilical cord between
the sacred fire and Eastern Doorway. The stones are heated in the fire by the fire keeper. Medicinal cedar water is poured over the grandfathers in the sacred healing pit at the centre.” “As a settler, it’s important to think about reconciliation with our Aboriginal peoples and what each of us will do to acknowledge and understand our history and the impact of our history on them,” said Downey. She said that the construction of the sweat lodge is a signal of this, and that the
hospital treats many Aboriginal people who may not feel safe identifying themselves as Aboriginal, or visibly show their traditions and practices. “What we do might be easier for them to come forward for help and treatment in a variety of ways.” She said it is important to note that the sweat lodge is open to anyone looking for healing. “It’s also a symbol to the community of sweating and the value of sweats and the importance of healing everybody’s spirit.”
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Mike DeAngelis, Max Kerman, Gary LaRocca, Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Elder Little Brown Bear, Ontario Lieutenant Governor Eizabeth Dowdswell, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett, and Sarah Downey, president and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital were among those attending the official opening of the Bear’s Den All Nations Traditional Medicine Sweat Lodge last Tuesday.
Bradford. O’Rourke said that initiatives like this elevate the conversation about saving lives and implementing lifesaving infrastructure in Toronto. “But these interventions also have a lot of other benefits. They’re good for local business, and they’re overall more fun places to be, and can be more enjoyable for people in the neighbourhood and across Toronto to enjoy the streets as a public space,” said O’Rourke. Bradford said that road safety is one of his top priorities as a councillor. “We’re in the middle of this big conversation as a city about how we do road safety better with initiatives
like Vision Zero 2.0. I want this project to bring attention to that conversation and contribute solutions,” he said. Bradford also said that there are more ways to improve road safety not only on the Danforth but on other arterials across the city. “This pop-up gives us the chance to test something out, get people excited for different ways of thinking about street design, and most importantly have some fun while talking about these important topics,” he said. The project was funded through a private donor whose friend was one of the 46 pedestrian deaths in Toronto in 2018. Along with 8 80 Streets
Danforth, two other pop-up projects will happen in the city in the coming months. One will be on a residential street in North York, and one will be on a school street in the west end of Toronto. Bradford said that 8 80 Cities will be gathering data through an online survey to determine how the pop-up impacts peoples’ experiences of that section of the Danforth and how the road is used. “I’m proud to welcome this event — the first of its kind in Canada — in our Danforth East community,” said Bradford. For more information on this weekend’s 8 80 Streets Danforth, please visit www.880cities.org
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From left, Vito Greco, Matteo Imbrogno, Gianluca Imbrogno and Giuseppe Greco at Gerrard Pizza earlier this month. The restaurant, which has been around since 1966, closed on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Gerrard Pizza says farewell after 53 years in community By Amanda Gibb
GERRARD PIZZA permanently closed its doors on Aug. 10, after serving Italian cuisine to the East Toronto community since 1966. “It’s just time. You know, 53 and a half years of doing this and it’s just time. It’s a little cliche, but you close one chapter and open a new one,” said owner Vito Greco. in an interview with Beach Metro News two days before the official closing. Originally located on Gerrard Street East, Gerrard Pizza relocated to Danforth Avenue in 1976. Located near Coxwell subway station at 1528 Danforth Ave., Greco’s family has welcomed Torontonians for decades into the small restaurant to enjoy pizzas and
pasta. Debbie Visconti, the executive director at Community Centre 55 and past president of the Beach Metro News volunteer board, remembers going to Gerrard Pizza with friends when she was a student at Monarch Park Collegiate. She said she would bring back slices of pizza to her teacher whenever she would return from lunch late with her friends so that he would let them into class. “I went there this past Saturday with the same friends, one from Vancouver, and we had pizza again, just like the old days. We ran into other people we went to school with that night. They too wanted one last taste of Gerrard Pizza,” she said. Greco said that for now, he
doesn’t know what the next step is for himself and his family after closing the restaurant. “It’s bittersweet. I’m happy, I’m sad, I’m disappointed,” he said. Greco said that he’s going to miss the area and the people when the shop closes. “Most of them are like family. They’re not even customers. For the majority of them not only do I know their name but as soon as I hear their voice or see them come in, I know exactly what they want,” he said. Greco wanted to say a big thank you to the Danforth community. “Thank you to everybody that made this all possible. If it wasn’t for the people, we wouldn’t have had a shop,” said Greco.
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pick up the pieces and build the entire architecture of my case in two weeks. Especially over the summer months,” he said. The judge, who is retiring at the end of this, was unmoved, saying the proceedings have dragged on long enough. “There is no evidence whatsoever on the record to support the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel,” prosecutor Robin Flumerfelt said. On Aug. 1, Blouin also put off sentencing for St. Germaine, 77. The judge wants St. Germaine, who has Metis background, to attend a sentencing circle. This is a form of mediation in which a wrongdoer engages with their victims, in this case women and members of the Jewish community. Sentencing circles can be
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Pair of ceremonies pay tribute to Danforth Shooting victims By Alan Shackleton
COMMUNITY MEMBERS turned out in large numbers on July 21 and 22 to remember the victims of last year’s Danforth Shooting. A service and choir performance was held in Withrow Park on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21, and a memorial service was also held on the night of Monday, July 22, at Alexander The Great Parkette. The July 22 memorial marked exactly one year since the shooting on Danforth Avenue that took the lives of Malvern Collegiate grad Reese Fallon, 18, and Julianna Kozis, 10, of Markham. Thirteen other people were wounded in the shooting. “We share your grief, you are not alone,” said Rev. Wendell Gibbs, Toronto Police Service Chaplain, at the memorial in Withrow Park which was attended by a large crowd including members of Fallon’s family and many of her friends and their families. A number of those who were injured in last year’s shooting also attended Sunday’s memorial, which featured a performance by community members making up the Danforth Interfaith Choir, and the reading of a poem by Toronto Poet Laureate Al Moritz. A pair of trees were also planted in Withrow Park in memory of Fallon and Kozis. “May they grow strong to represent the strength of our community,” said Gibbs. Mayor John Tory was among the many politicians who attended both Sunday’s and Monday’s memorials. “It’s a very resilient community,” said Tory after Sunday’s service. “So many people across the city have a connection to the Danforth and it shocked
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As summer’s end nears, it’s time to get ready for the election Alan Shackleton Beach Metro News Editor
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he opening of the Canadian National Exhibition last Friday can be seen as the beginning of the end of the summer, but we are still a long way from the official end of the season. There are still lots of things to do both locally and across the Greater Toronto Area in these next two weeks before Labour Day arrives and we mark the “unofficial” end of summer. For once we’re into September, the summer holidays are going to be just a fond memory as voters
and candidates will start getting serious about the federal election set for Oct. 21. Here at Beach Metro News, we will be providing our readers with news and information about the races in the ridings of BeachesEast York, Scarborough Southwest and Toronto-Danforth. Readers can look to upcoming editions of the paper for stories on issues that we think are of importance on both a national and local level. We will also be giving readers a chance to find out more about where our local candidates stand on the issues through a questionand-answer feature set to appear in print in advance of election day. Online, we will also have feature stories on the candidates from the
major parties running in all three ridings that we cover. I would urge readers to check our website at www.beachmetro. com regulary for stories on the election as the campaign heats up after Labour Day. Back in June, I had the honour of being able to interview local resident Guy Eisnor who took part in the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. He joined the Canadian Army at the age of 17, and was barely 20 when he took part in the liberation of Europe. I mention his young age because I want our community’s young residents who may be getting the opportunity to vote for the first time in this federal election, to make sure they do so. Heroes like Guy Eisnor make us
all realize how important democracy is and the price that has been paid for us to maintain it. Being such a young man at the time should also send a message to new voters that their actions can make a difference. Far too often, the voting power of people ages 18-25 is diminished by the fact they simply don’t turn out to the ballot box. If you are young person and want to see your issues reflected by politicians, vote. Political parties put their policies where they believe the votes are, and right now I have to tell you that it is with my generation. The reason we have that power is because we vote in numbers that cannot be ignored. Young people can have that
same political power if they too vote. It’s something to think about as summer wraps up and fall approaches. But in the meantime, we’ve still got some great local events to enjoy over the next couple of weekends. On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Leslieville Beer Festival will turn Dundas Stree East between Logan and Carlaw avenues into a giant street party. And Labour Day wraps up the summer in style with the BuskerFest at Woodbine Park. It starts on the Friday, Aug. 30, and continues through until Labour Day Monday with a huge number of top international buskers performing.
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Subway plan would have replaced Queen Street East streetcars IT WAS no surprise to see two letters in the July 16 edition of Beach Metro News about “dangerous” and “too large” streetcars on Queen Street East. If I may as a professional engineer tell you the history of this. In 1963, engineers at the University of Toronto under Professor A C Davidson planned to replace streetcars on Queen Street with a subway. This was in recognition of the fact that Queen is a narrow, old street with limited surface area. The principle is called “grade separation” and is like having airplanes fly at different altitudes to avoid collisions. It is the same principle with bridges at railway crossings. The idea was to build a subway to get the transit off of the limited area of the street. We left a station at Queen and
Yonge in 1954 called City Hall station. It was intended to be where you would exit the Queen Subway to access Toronto City Hall. This subway was scheduled to be started right after the completion of the Bloor Danforth subway. Streetcars and tracks would be removed from Queen Street, all overhead wiring would be put underground, and trees planted along the street. This was eventually to be done with all streetcar routes until there was just a streetcar loop around one block for tourists downtown. San Francisco has done this with its cable cars and left one of out of five for tourists. In 1972, Toronto city council cancelled plans for the Queen Subway and ordered more streetcars. In the mid-2000s, Mayor David Miller announced Transit City in
the face of sensible advice and the idea of this was to keep all streetcar routes and also to build the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. After being elected in 2010, Mayor Rob Ford tried to stop the Transit City plans, but was stopped by councillors in 2012. So in the case of Queen Street, we now have streetcars on a street which does not have the area to support them. This is aggravated by the size of the new Albatross five-car streetcars which will eventually be the only ones in operation in the city. Sound engineering advice has been repeatedly ignored by city council. We voted for a mayor who ran on reducing congestion. Council is working to increase congestion. The only hope is to give the mayor a veto, introduce compul-
sory term limits, stop allowing city councillors to vote their own wage increases and consider a strong mayor government to give the mayor more power with a veto and possibly more than one vote over a council which has obstructed and even sabotaged sound plans to reduce congestion. Now council is crying to save our subways. (The ones they have repeatedly failed to build?) Get used to the congestion and it will get worse as sound engineering advice is ignored in the rest of this city which is sadly lacking in the subways it needs to be world class. If you are not convinced that council is making things worse, just look at the Woodbine Avenue bike lanes. It is like playing hopscotch. No plan ever showed this confus-
ing and impossible arrangement. The bike lanes should have been on Coxwell Avenue which does not have the traffic from Lake Shore Boulevard. Get used to congestion and trees growing up into wires that were supposed to be out of sight underground. Just look up when you travel across Queen Street East. It could have been so much better than it is now. If we do have a serious ice storm, all of the wires and transformers will be in the middle of the street and the power will be off for weeks. Historically, council has really only been an impediment to building the subways we need here in Toronto.
John Bailes
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Garden Views
August is the Bermuda Triangle for gardeners Mary Fran McQuade Mary Fran McQuade is a local writer specializing in gardening and lifestyle
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he month of August is a sort of Bermuda Triangle for garden-
ers. It’s sunny and hot, too early to plant bulbs and put the garden to bed; too late to start anything much from seed; too hot to put in new plants. It’s a time to lie around on the porch or patio, drinking lemonade (or something stronger) and fanning yourself lazily. But even if you’re lazing around in a late-summer daze, crawl out of your Muskoka chair at least a few hours a week for the essential 3 W’s of the season: whacking, weeding and watering. Whacking. Dainty gardeners prune. The rest of us whack back. We’re still careful how we cut, but we often do a lot of clipping in a burst of energy. August is a good time for this, because shrubs are already winding down for the winter – which means most won’t be tempted to sprout new foliage when they’re cut back. Many of our lush, leafy shrubs are being a little bratty just now. That’s another reason to cut them back. My glorious Bridalwreath spirea, for example, is a breathtaking ball of white in late spring/early summer. At this point, though, it’s
become a boring green giant the size of a baby elephant. Time for pruning shears and maybe even loppers. Another pesky summer layabout is my forsythia. I should probably note that Really Good Gardeners prune their forsythias right after they bloom in spring. That’s because all summer long, the leafy branches have been busy making next year’s flower buds. If you cut the plants back heavily in August or later, you’re cutting off those future flowers. But my forsythia is determined to spread its branches into the space over my steps. Even covered with flowers, that would be a nuisance, so they’re coming off ASAP. In fact, the coming weeks are a good opportunity to whack back anything that blocks sidewalks and paths. Only cut what’s absolutely necessary, though, or you could wreck that spring bloom. Watering. Do I really need to say more? You can have an OK garden if you don‘t water much, but to get the Wow! factor, you have to water regularly. Even plants that like dry soil perk up after a good drenching in August. All newly planted things, especially trees, need a deep watering at least a couple of times a week. Even old trees want more water in dry spells. The huge oaks and maples that bless many Beach gardens are competing for
water with everything else we plant. And the sand that lies under even the best gardens drains moisture away incredibly quickly. You keep yourself hydrated in August heat, so hydrate your plants, too. (Bonus: it’s easier to pull weeds out of damp soil.) Weeding. Some people say weeds are just plants growing in the wrong place, but I don’t agree. Weeds are greedy bullies. Give most of them an inch, and they’ll take over your yard. Crabgrass is like that and so is the deceptively pretty creeping (or creepy, as a friend calls it) bellflower, AKA Campanula rapunculoides. Some weeds are even harmful to humans and other animals. Ragweed has rather pretty foliage, but its inconspicuous beady green flowers give folks with hay fever huge sneezes, stuffy noses and constantly running eyes. Burdock is another weed I consider a pest. Sure, you can eat the leaves – if they’re small, if you boil them for a while and if you really want to. But the grown-up plants are covered with hateful burrs that attach themselves to anything – including your dog’s fur – and they’re no fun to get rid of. Weeds are always with us, so August is a fine time to yank them out and throw the really evil ones away before they get a chance to go to seed.
Danforth bike lanes ‘ludicrous’ would at least help with the costs of this ludicrous venture. When my husband and I attended the numerous meetings held by councillors to garner constituents input with respect to redeveloping and updating neighbourhoods, this was never mentioned. I realize some of today’s councillors were not in office at that time, but it doesn’t take a mastermind to realize this is something which should be put to the people. I can assure you, it will not meet with approval. Would it have been so terrible to have waited until after councillors’ long summer break to propose spending untold dollars on this outlandish project in order to allow those for whom they
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are elected and employed to have their say? This is why I say it was cowardly, as they already know this will never fly, and it left us to brood all summer fearing this will not be a democratic decision. And how exactly are businesses to survive, not to mention the loss of jobs? And how are the lost revenues to be made up, both from lost custom at stores and from parking,? Of course, there won’t be much need for parking once numerous stores and restaurants close along Danforth Avenue, replaced no doubt by more condos. I guess, again it doesn’t take a genius to figure this out; raise property taxes again! Dee C. Burns
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Community Calendar AUG. 24: Historical Walk with Beach Metro News columnist Gene Domagala, 1 p.m. Ashbridge Estate: meet at Woodfield Rd. and Queen Street. AUG. 24: August Anthem! Outdoor Global Rhythms @ Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (outdoors, front entrance), 6-9 p.m, workshop 7-8:30 p.m. A special night open to Young Adults 21-35 & older friends/family. MC hosted music activities, performers, open mic, drumming & pizza provided by Mamma’s Pizza (Queen & Wineva). Registration is recommended since space is limited. Please register at youth@beachuc.com. Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com and check out Samba Squad at http://sambasquad.com/ AUG. 29: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Late Night” starring Emma Thompson, at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m. SEPT. 2: Happy Labour Day Corn Roast at RCL Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., 12 noon-7 p.m. Live music by Joe Tucker 2-6 p.m. BBQ chicken or pork, salads and corn on the cob $12 per person. Info: 416-699-1353 SEPT. 2: Labour Day Celebration at RCL Branch 73, 2 Robinson Ave., 1-7 p.m. Outdoor patio, BBQ, music! Info: 416-691-4763 SEPT. 7: Comics Without Borders at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W., 8-10:30 p.m. Featuring Judy Croon, Simmone Park, Carol Zoccoli, Anna Gustafson, Kate Davis, Laurie Elliot, and Ahmed Ahmed. Hosted by Martha Chaves. All proceeds to Variety. Tickets and info: www.varietyvillage.ca SEPT. 11-29: Joanne Filletti’s Solo Show at Gerrard Art Space, 1475 Gerrard St. E. Reception: Saturday, Sept. 14, 3-6 p.m. Facebook link: https:// www.facebook.com/events/418160478801480/ SEPT. 12: Join Dr. Kari Krogh for “Forest Bathing”, a nature immersion experience starting at the Balsam Ave. entrance to the Glen Stewart Ravine, 10-11:30 a.m. This walk is for nature lovers who use mobility aids and their support assistants, and anyone else. Register on Eventbrite: Ravine Forest Bathing Walks or contact friendsofglenstewartravine@gmail.com. Also supported by Kingston Road United Church, Courage Foods and Inflow Inventory. SEPT. 14-15: Danforth East Community Arts Fair (#DECAF19) at East Lynn Park, Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Artists and artisans exhibits, Emerging Artist Booth, live music, delicious food, family-friendly activities, and more. Info: deca.to/danforth-east-arts-fair/ SEPT. 15: Terry Fox Run – Beaches & East Toronto starting at Woodbine Beach Bathing Station Change House (east of Coxwell, south of Lakeshore Blvd.), registration 8 a.m., open start 9 a.m.-noon. 5 km walk, 10 km bike. Bicycle, stroller, rollerblade and wheelchair accessible. Parking available. Info: www.terryfox.org/run/ SEPT. 15 The Leslieville Flea at Ashbridge Estate, 1444 Queen St. E., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Over 2 acres of green space to explore. Food, beer, music, and vintage & handcrafted goods. Info: leslievilleflea.com SEPT. 16-20: Legion Week at RCL Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., Mon-Thurs 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This free event is open to the public and features a Canadian history learning experience, memorabilia of veterans past and present, uniforms to try on, and veterans on hand to talk with. Call for a special tour: Helen Pearce 416-690-6388 or helendpearce@rogers.com SEPT. 17: Seniors’ Luncheon at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 12 noon. All seniors welcome. Free event. Donations welcome. Info: 416-261-4222, Stpauls.scarb@bellnet.ca SEPT. 20: Spaghetti Dinner at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 5-7:30 p.m. Includes spaghetti dinner, garlic bread, and dessert. Cost: $10 (12+), under 12 free. Info: 416-261-4222, Stpauls.scarb@bellnet.ca SEPT. 21: Acoustic Harvest presents Rant Maggie Rant at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 8 p.m. Tickets $25 at door, $22 in advance at www.acousticharvest.ca. More info: www.rantmaggierant.com SEPT. 26: The Vatican Deception at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St E, 7 p.m. Stark Productions presents a feature documentary film investigation into one of the greatest mysteries in the Vatican’s history. Brought to you by Gemini Award-winning executive producer Mark Terry, and award-winning director Paul Stark, the film examines several exceptional prophecies published by the Vatican, and an escalating conflict that prophecy says is leading to global ruin. Featuring Chief Vatican Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth (from “The Devil and Father Amorth” by Oscar-winning director William Friedkin). Advance tickets $10 at www.foxtheatre.ca or www.TheVaticanDeception.com, $11.50 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. SEPT. 28: Historical Walk with Beach Metro News columnist Gene Domagala, 1 p.m. This Norway Village walk starts at the northwest corner of Kingston Road and Woodbine Ave. SEPT. 30: Osteoporosis Support & Information Group Meeting at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.12 noon. Speaker: Dr. Reinhold Vieth. Topic: Further Research Concerning Osteoporosis. All welcome.
OCT. 5: Fall Harvest Dinner at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 6 p.m. Gather with neighbours and friends for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Live entertainment and a singalong to follow. Tickets $25. Presale only, no ticket sales at the door. Info: 416-261-4222, Stpauls.scarb@bellnet.ca 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 MONDAYS-FRIDAYS: O.S.P.C.A. THRIFT SHOP, 2232 Kingston Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Good bargains in clothes, shoes, household items, etc., Donations welcome. Pickup arranged (416-694-4853). Help support the animals. Info: 416-266-7716 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.mentalwellness.help THURSDAYS: DANFORTH MENTAL WELLNESS Group at Neighbourhood Link, 3036 Danforth Ave. (at Vic Pk), 6-7 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.mentalwellness.help FRIDAYS: FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP at Calvary Baptist Church, 72 Main St. (rear entrance, lower level), 9:30-11:30 a.m., September to June. All levels welcome. Info: call or text 416-690-7018 SATURDAYS: ENTERTAINMENT at RCL Br. 11, Club Room, 9 Dawes Rd., 7:30-11:30 p.m. Come out and meet old friends, make new ones, have a good time and enjoy the music! Live Music plus a 50/50 draw. Come out, enjoy and dance the night away! Non-members welcome. Info: 416-699-1353 CALVARY “GRACE PASCOE” CARE CENTRE in conjunction with Daily Bread Food is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for distribution of food to clients residing between Woodbine and Victoria Park, and Danforth to the lake. Donations of food accepted on those days. Enter from parking lot at rear of Calvary Baptist Church, Main and Benlamond. Info: Kathie or Ann 416-691-2899 AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club. For information please visit www.torontobeachrotary.org or call Nancy L’Estrange 416-686-2906 BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-690-3324. Info: www.beacheslions.com BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH SUMMER LUNCHES, drop-in, Thursdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults in the community are invited for soup, sandwiches and fellowship. •Sept. 19 – Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. Info: 416-691-6869 CLEAN, GREEN & BEAUTIFUL AWARD, presented by Community Centre 55, honours a community member who has helped make a difference through a project or initiative on an outdoor public space. Nomination forms and more info available at www.centre55.com or 416691-1113. Deadline to nominate is Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. MOVIE NIGHTS IN THE PARK, at Kew Gardens, presented by the Beach Village BIA. Entertainment starts at 8 p.m., movies start at dusk (9-9:30 p.m.) •August 21 – First Man •August 28 – Crazy Rich Asians. Info: www.thebeachvillage.com MUSIC IN THE PARK, presented by the Beach Village BIA, at Kew Gardens (Queen St. E. & Lee Ave.), 2-4 p.m. •Aug. 25: David Leask. Info: www.thebeachvillage.com THE PSYCHIC IS IN! Live Entertainment at Juice & Java, 2102 Queen St. E. (at Wineva), some weekdays plus most Sundays, 10 a.m.-ish to close (6 p.m.), until the end of July or August. Great food, great shops to walk-about. Kid-friendly. Psychic Medium, Tarot, Astrology. Text or vx 647-449-5920, email thepsychicinn@gmail.com, www.thepsychicinn.com ALL VOICES WANTED – sing with us. Toronto Beach Chorale, entering its 12th season, is an adult concert choir of up to 65 voices under the direction of founding artistic director Mervin William Fick. Singers share a
Come join us for our contemporary church service, spiritual groups, lively activities, concerts, kids’ program, and fellowship! There’s a place for you at KRU! Kingston Road United Church 975 Kingston Road
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passion for great classical choral music and a strong commitment to engaging the community in musical experiences. TBC presents a season of three to four formal concerts and participates in community and charitable events in the East End and elsewhere. Voice placements/auditions are held in September and January. The ability to read music is strongly recommended. Contact David Garde at 416-699-6634 or dgarde20@ gmail.com. Info: www.torontobeachchorale.com EAST END COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 1619 Queen St. E. •Fridays: Introduction to Tablets, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. If you are 55+ and want to learn how to use tablets or update your knowledge, then this café is for you! Learn the basics of iPad use and how to stay secure; useful and fun apps to stay organized and manage health; how to keep in touch with friends and family; and ways to find health information you can trust. This program is free. To register, please call Shirin at 416778-5805 x 212. •Sept. 10: Advanced Care Planning, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. In this free 1-day workshop, get information about advanced care plans and power of attorney, how to discuss your plans and decisions with the significant people and healthcare providers in your life, and tools and resources to help your planning process. This program is free. To register, please call Joanne at 416-778-5805 x 218. Visit www.eastendchc.on.ca for Centre information. ART AT ESSENTIA, 2180 Queen St. E., hosts art work by members of the Beach Guild of Fine Art, celebrating its 25th year, until Aug. 31. LIBRARIES BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2-4 p.m. Cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films and documentaries. Aug. 21 – High Society (1956); Aug. 28 – You Only Live Twice (1967) •Sept. 5: Book Club, 7 p.m. ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ by Muriel Barbery •Oct. 3: Book Club, 7 p.m. ‘Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic’ by Alison Bechdel. Info: 416-393-7703 TAYLOR LIBRARY, 1440 Kingston Rd. •Sept. 10: Crime Writers of Canada panel discussion, 6:30 p.m., with Kenneth Ogilvie, Caro Soles, Desmond P. Ryan, Kimberley Howe, and Joseph Melesh. Drop in. Info: 416-396-8939 CHURCHES WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. (just north of Queen St.). Bring your friends, family & neighbours as we get together for our Sunday Morning Worship Service and Kids Program, beginning at 11 a.m. Guest Speaker: Paul Follett (August 25th & September 1st). Info: 416-694-3054, www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services throughout the summer are at 9:30 a.m. (with Nursery). There is also a Sunday evening service at 7 p.m. until Sept. 1 •Mid-week service is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays throughout the summer. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All Welcome. Working together to nurture inclusive communities! •Summer Worship Sundays, 10:30 am. Nursery care & children’s activity time provided. •Living with Reverence: Sunday Worship Series for the month of September. Reverence offers a way to engage in practices that benefit the health of the earth, her systems and her inhabitants. •Gardening Group. We welcome any and all who would like to join us in tending the church garden: Aug. 20, Sept. 3 and 17, beginning at 7 p.m. Even if you can only attend one of the sessions, every set of hands helps! Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH, 200 McIntosh St. (W. of Midland, N. of Kingston Rd.). •Summer Movies (free event). Aug. 23: Monty Python’s Life of Brian, 3 p.m., Brother Bear at 6 p.m. •Drop In Events: Reading Group – Wednesdays at 10 a.m.; Evening Meditation – Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; Afternoon Meditation – Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. •Tai Chi: Thursdays, 10 a.m. $3 per class. Info: 416-261-4222, Stpauls.scarb@bellnet.ca FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. (corner of Kingston Rd. and Wood Glen Rd.) Summer Services: Can’t get to church on Sundays in the summer? Join us on Tuesdays for worship from July 2- August 27 at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome! We have a special concert with the Lost Pilgrims on August 27 with dinner at 6 p.m. We hope to see you there! 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 Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey
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hat scares you? Horror films are popular these days, but zombies and monsters and demon clowns don’t do much for me. What is really frightening is the oppressive society of a dystopian future in the TV series The Handmaid’s Tale from the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood. Fans of the horror genre will get an early trick or treat with films shot in Toronto: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark comes from the Oscar-winning producer and director of The Shape of Water (2017), Guillermo del Toro. The Leslieville resident loves making creature features. Del Toro produced this film adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s classic 1981 children’s book, a creepy collection of spooky tales from old folklore. In his introduction Schwartz wrote, “Telling scary stories is something people have done for thousands of years, for most of us like being scared in that way. Since there isn’t any danger, we think it is fun.” A group of young teens try to solve the
mystery of sudden and macabre deaths in a small town. If that premise sounds familiar, you may know the horror film with the biggest box-office of all time, It (2017), from the feverish mind of Stephen King. Send in the Clown...Again The most anticipated horror movie of 2019 is It: Chapter Two out in theatres on Sept. 6. Now, 27 years have passed and the Losers Club is drawn back to Derry, Maine to fight the evil clown, Pennywise, once more. Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader are among the adult actors who braved harrowing scenes while filming in Port Hope, and in Toronto on Pharmacy Avenue and the Rouge Valley. The Real Horror Tale Sometimes we take for granted the natural beauty around us. The third season of The Handmaid’s Tale shows hauntingly lovely images including an aerial shot swooping down on a seemingly secluded beach. It was our very own lakefront where the Boardwalk ends just east of the Balmy Beach Club. The production set up a large crane and bright lights at the foot of Munro Park Avenue, not far from St. Aidan’s Church which is the filming location for the Red Centre where handmaids are indoctrinated.
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night. A Cautionary Tale Margaret Atwood’s handmaids have become iconic symbols of the women’s rights movement and resistance to oppression. The series has been renewed for a fourth season and on Sept. 10 Atwood will publish her sequel, The Testaments, already nominated for a Booker Prize. “If you can only be tall because somebody’s on their knees, then you have a serious problem” — Author Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
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Gray treefrogs rarely seen, but often heard Ann Brokelman is an avid birder and nature photographer naturephotosbyann.blogspot.ca
HERE’S A quick story about a little animal we often hear, but rarely see. One day, while I was looking for shorebirds and herons, I saw a beautiful plant, who’s name I couldn’t tell you for the life of me, which caught my attention and brought me over to it for a closer inspection. These random decisions sometimes account for the greatest of my animal sighting surprises. I was taking a picture of one of the plant’s yellow
flowers, when the slightest of movements on one of its leaves caught my attention. I looked at the leaf, but honestly couldn’t see anything. Then there was another slight movement and a green tree frog, about the size my baby finger nail, materialized before me. As I leaned in for a closer look I realized there wasn’t one, but three on the leaf! It’s amazing that I was literally inches away from them and yet still couldn’t see them until they moved. I tried to take some pictures, but they were so
small I had to switch to my cell phone. So, what were these little cuties? Gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor). These little guys don’t get bigger than six centimetres and come in green, brown, and grey colour variations. Like most treefrog species, they have suction cups on their feet which allow them to stick to almost any surface. While watching, they jumped easily from leaf to leaf and within a few minutes of first seeing them, all three were gone. Now, they probably hadn’t gone far, but once I took my eye off one it was almost impossible to find it again.
Some more cool facts about gray treefrogs: They have the chameleon-like ability to change colour. They are rarely seen except during breeding season. Tadpoles turn into froglets in six to eight weeks. During hibernation, 80 per cent of their body freezes and their breathing and heartbeat is suspended. They have a life span of eight years. Their call, a fluttering trill, is what I’m guessing you’ve heard dozens and dozens of times, you just didn’t know you were listening to a frog! Over the next month you
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A tiny gray treefrog was spotted while columnist Ann Brokelman was looking at a plant. will start to see butterflies, dragonflies and birds of prey
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Local author David Menear set to release Swallows Playing Chicken By Amanda Gibb
AUTHOR AND actor David Menear is releasing a literary fiction short story collection called Swallows Playing Chicken this fall. Menear, 65, is noted for his other works including One Dead Tree and a handful of short stories published on various platforms such as The Danforth Review. “I haven’t been writing long at all, five years (or) six years,” said Menear. Menear kickstarted his writing career when he was living in Montreal, across from the Westmount Public Library. He began spending a lot of time there writing. “I heard on the radio there was CBC writing contest, and I thought yeah, I’ll do that. And I wrote this story called Blood Runs Deep,” he said. “It didn’t make the short list or the long list.” “The next story got published right away. So I’ve been very lucky in my first two, three years, I got published in literary journals all over all over Canada,” he said. Many of the stories in Swallows Playing Chicken are largely set in the Beach.
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Author David Menear at the Beaches Branch Library. Menear moved to the Beach for the first time when he was 10 years old. “It’s important to me. And yes, I’ve lived all over different places. But I always come back here. It’s my home. I’ve lived on just about every street you can name around here,” he said. Menear moved around frequently during these years, and he has lived near Kew Gardens, Fairmount Park, and Monarch Park. Menear said the thing he loves most about the Beach is the proximity to the water. “That means a lot to me. It just draws me as a person. I need to have it,” he said. One of the prominent landmarks appearing in one of his short stories is the Boardwalk, back when
there were cement piers, an abundance of fish to catch, and fires crackling along the beach. Menear said that writing is a bit of a slow process, due to his lack of ability to type properly. “I’m happy, and I’m being sincere, if I can come out of an evening dithering around with a story, and I walk away with a good paragraph. You’re trying to make every word count…if they all count, then go to the next sentence and try to do that again. Make them all count.” Menear said that when he first moved back to Toronto from Montreal five or six years ago, most of the people he had known in the city had moved away. “It turns out I didn’t know anybody anymore. But it was good because I really focused on writing. That was the upside.” Swallows Playing Chicken will be released on Oct. 15. “To me it’s surprising, delightful, and I’m proud and happy,” said Menear. For more information about Menear, please visit www.commuterlit.com/authors-by-last-name-n-z/meonwarwds/menear-david
Beaches Film Festival slated for September THE ANNUAL Toronto Beaches Film Festival will be taking place at Beach United Church at 140 Wineva Ave. on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6. This is the festival’s eight year, and it will feature films produced locally and around the world. On Sept. 5. the theme of the films will be “our actions have consequences.” These films feature documentaries on activism, clean beaches, and adventures. The Friday, Sept. 7 theme is “surf’s up around the world,” and these films feature surfing, the lives of surfers, aerial waves, and activism. Shows on both nights will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online for $9 for one ticket, or $15 for two. For more info, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.torontobeachesfilmfest.com
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THE BEACH Village BIA wraps up its outdoor movies and music series in Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E., this month Movies In The Park are shown on large outdoor screens starting at dusk (approximately 8 p.m.) on Wednesday nights for the remainder of August.
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The Lowfills perform at Danforth Rocks in Stephenson Park last Wednesday. Presented by the Danforth Village BIA, Danforth Rocks wraps up with Little Magic Sam on Aug. 21; and The Stephen Stanley Band on Aug. 28. The final two screenings for the movies are First Man on Aug. 21; and Crazy Rich Asians on Aug. 28. The Beach Village BIA’s Music In The Park series’ final concert is set for Sunday, Aug. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. and will feature David Leask in concert at the Kew Gardens Bandshell. For more information, please visit the BIA at www. thebeachvillage.com
Danforth Rocks at Stephenson Park LITTLE MAGIC Sam will be performing on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Danforth Rocks Summer Music Series at Stephenson Park. This is the third year at Stephenson Park, 61 Stephenson Ave., for Danforth
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dinner one evening. It was delicious served with a slice of old cheddar or meat. Because you store the relish in the refrigerator for up to four weeks, you can prepare it quickly without having to use a boiling water bath, another time saver. You can vary it with vegetables or your choice: carrots, cauliflower, zucchini, cucumber, onions or peppers. This version used: 3 cups (750 mL) washed, dried, thinly sliced cucumbers 3 cups (750 mL) cauliflower florets 2 cups (500 mL) peeled, sliced cooking onions
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THE TORONTO International BuskerFest for Epilepsy will be back in Woodbine Park for the Labour Day weekend. This is the 20th anniversary for BuskerFest and the fourth year in a row that it will be held at Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen St. E. BuskerFest will run from Friday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 2. Recognized as one of the biggest street performer festivals in North America, BuskerFest features a
THE COAL Mine Theatre has announced the productions set to run for 2019/2020, the theatre’s sixth season. The production list features four Toronto premiere productions, two of which won Pulitzer Prizes. The season will begin with Knives In Hens, a complicated play in a rural setting about a relationship triangle, and a young woman discovering what it is she wants out of life. The play will premiere on Sept. 22 and run until Oct. 13. The next showing is Between Riverside and Crazy, which will run from Nov. 24 to Dec. 22. The play won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and is a comedy about social injustice set in New York City. Marjorie Prime will premiere on Jan 26, 2020, and run until Feb. 23. This play falls under the sci-fi genre about the extent of what new technology can replace. The final play of the season is Cost of Living, a Pulitzer Prize winner for drama in 2018.
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It’s about the realities people living with disabilities face, and the forces at work to draw people together. The play will premiere on April 5, and end on April 26. The Coal Mine Theatre is
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Underpass art celebrated with mural at Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street By Amanda Gibb
TORONTO-DANFORTH COUNCILLOR Paula Fletcher and lead artist Kirsten McCrea joined community members to celebrate the completed underpass mural at Gerrard Street and Carlaw Avenue recently The mural is the first of nine underpass murals to be completed along the CarlawDundas rail corridor from Eastern to Coxwell avenues. The mural is part of a unified street art vision called the East End Bridges to Art underpass series. At the unveiling on July 30, Fletcher said the mural “will add colour and life to some unlikely spaces. “Kirsten’s artwork has transformed this underpass from an unpleasant passage to a meaningful and beautiful offering for the commu-
nity,” she said. Another mural is expected to be unveiled sometime this fall. The other seven murals will be coordinated with other City of Toronto projects. All of them are expected to be completed within the next two to three years. York Centre Councillor James Pasternak said that the StreetARToronto (StART) program helps to beautify the concrete and materials composing the infrastructure of many of Toronto’s older neighbourhoods. “Public art makes for a vibrant and liveable city,” he said. StART, along with Bespoke Cultural Collective, worked together with members of the community to develop a unifying theme for the murals which will be
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M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, RP Registered Psychotherapist Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main)
416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca
Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca
Beaches Family Law and MEDIATION Linda Bronicheski, J.D.
47 Main Street (at Lyall) 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com
LGTBQ+ / Anxiety / Depression
Individual & Couples Therapy
Therapy with Barbara Affordable Talk Therapy for Individuals or Couples Therapist-in-Training Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy
barbsaunders.com therapy@barbsaunders.com (Queen & Woodbine location)
Bert van Delft
Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898 98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.
William F. Deneault
Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502
Tel: (416) 962-2186
Susan T. Dixon, B.A., M.S.W., LL.B. FAMILY LAW SOLUTIONS 577 Kingston Road, Suite 207 Tel: 416-693-2733 www.lawyerinthebeach.com
(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc. Call for a Free 30 min. Consult 647-693-6221 Upper Beaches, TO
info@toronto-paralegal.net
Auto, Home, Life, Critical Illness, Disability, Financial Services
Peter J. Salah
2243 Queen St. E. 416-690-7900 www.leanebesky.com
Family Law & Estate Planning
LAWYERS/LEGAL Dashwood & Dashwood Barristers & Solicitors
Geoffrey J. Dashwood
Snider & DiGregorio
Dogs, cats, pocket pets. Housecalls available.
Paul J. Cahill
Shelly Pereira
Life & Relationship Issues
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
2830 Danforth Ave. (East of Dawes Rd.)
416-691-3700
FAMILY LAW OFFICE
missfit.ca in-home
KATO ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Registered Massage Therapy
Personal Injury Lawyer
ACCOUNTING
CHRISTINE KATO, B.Sc., D.V.M.
Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate
Michael E. Sands, CPA
WELLNESS
VETERINARIANS
Dr. Johanna Carlo
Queen and Hammersmith
961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738
personal trainer 416 888 6465 mimi@missfit.ca
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries
647-300-4062 • patrick@prtaxcpa.com
duetz@rogers.com 416-469-2423
416-829-0527, Main & Kingston
PHYSIOTHERAPY
CPA, CA
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9
Tel: 416-699-0424 Fax: 416-699-0285 Email: info@sdlegal.ca
O’Reilly, Moll & Mian
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public 300 Main Street 416-690-3324
Hills, Salah LLP We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.
416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com
QUINN Family Law Shelley C. Quinn,
Kriens LaRose, LLP
• Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations
www.krienslarose.com
416-690-6800
Melani Norman
CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes
Call 416-471-0337
Emily C. Larimer CPA, CGA
BOOKKEEPING & PERSONAL TAX RETURNS
INCLUDING TAXES IN ARREARS Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com
DENISE BADLEY-CASTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary
Family • Wills & Estates Real Estate
2069 Danforth Ave. (Woodbine)
416-690-6195
dbadleylaw@rogers.com
KATHRYN WRIGHT Barrister & Solicitor
Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848
662 Broadview Ave. t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca
KAMRUL HAFIZ AHMED REAL ESTATE LAWYER 416 690 1855 [P 416 690 1866 [F 2972 DANFORTH AVE.
CHIROPRACTORS DC, FRCCSS (C) Chiropractor Sports Injury Specialist 2455A Queen St. East
416 690-6257
Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan
Chiropractic • Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.
416-698-5861
ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun, RMT Dr. Ceara Higgins
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, RMT
1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575 www.ashbridgeshealth.ca
Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan
OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)
647-317-6017
www.omegahealthandfitness.com
MASSAGE THERAPY www.advanced approachesmassage.com Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC. 927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)
• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •
Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor
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Member Ontario Association of Architects
W. MORRIS DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO
416-261-9679
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit
Local • Affordable 416-200-6300 www.WINTACO.com
ADDITIONS
ARE OUR SPECIALITY!
Home Additions • Home Renovations
www.urbanstudio.design 416 553 3290 Email us today!
416-694-6767
info@urbanstudio.design
BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE
STUDIO 8 DESIGN
Randy Groening, RMT
2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)
416-690-5185
An Award Winning, Fully Accredited Interior Design Firm
416-565-8721
www.studio-8-design.com
THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •
www.therapylounge.ca
416-916-7122
URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS Stephanie Gage, RMT Kristina Pearsal, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6
www.urbancalm.ca 416-698-3157
Jen Goddard, R.M.T. Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
416-690-6257
P.A.W. CONSTRUCTION LTD. • Design/Permit Services • Renovations • Project Management • New Home Construction • Additions • Masonry Work
416.564.0149 pawconstruction@rogers.com www.pawconstruction.ca
FUNERAL SERVICES
eco Cremation & Burial Services Inc.
Life Celebrations. Done Differently. In Service with St. John’s Norway Cemetery & Crematorium.
647.660.5056 www.ecofuneral.ca
PLEASE NOTE: 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.
John H.
BJARNASON, D.C. Chiropractor
1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)
GARRY M. CASS
DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1089 Kingston Rd.
416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca
416-698-7070
Janet D’Arcy
2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls
2130 Queen Street East
LL.B., LL.M. (Family Law)
Open Saturdays Chartered Professional Accountants
Chiropractic &
B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
416-694-2868
(at Victoria Park, next to Tim Hortons)
416-699-5320 • Free Parking
2196 Gerrard St. E. 416.698.1164
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Sports
Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team visits Balmy Beach in advance of Parapan Games
Book an estimate today!
PHOTO: JOHN DAVIDSON
Members of the Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team were joined by Brian Quinn (from iPaddle Adventures on far right) for a team bonding session on Lake Ontario late last month in advance of the Parapan American Games which are taking place from Aug. 23 to Sept. 1 in Lima, Peru.
24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE • 7 DAYS A WEEK Residential • Commercial Furnaces • Boilers • Air Conditioning Preventative Maintenance & Safety Inspections Repairs • Installations All Makes and Models • Licensed and Knowledgeable Technicians Call us:
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Crest Swimming puts in strong showing at national and provincial championships CREST SWIMMING, which is based out of the Crescent Town Community Pool, recently won the Swim Ontario Small Team Award at the Summer Ontario Swimming Championships. Six members of the club also put in strong performances at the Canadian Junior Nationals meet held in Calgary at the end of July. At the Ontario championships, held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Scarborough at the end of June, Crest won the Small Team Award which is presented to a team of 50 or fewer swimmers which earn the most points by placing in the top eight spots in competition events. That honour came on the heels of winning the Small Team Award at the Spring Ontario Youth-Junior Championships and the Spring Ontario Swimming Championships. Swimmers representing Crest at the Summer Ontario championships included Taylor Bird, Cezar Hirsescu, Benjamin Loewen, Kevin Park, Lucas Park, and Frederic Yoon. The Crest team trains at the Crescent Town Community Pool near Victoria Park and Danforth Avenue and is primarily made up of eastend swimmers with ages
SAFETY
ranging from eight to 18. In July, Crest swimmers Cezar Hirescu, Ben Loewen, Kevin Park, Lucas Park, Jake Prokosch and Frederic Yoon competed at the Canadian Junior Championships in Calgary. They won five medals and finished eighth overall for boys’ teams at the meet. Loewen, competing in the 14-15-year-old division, overcame illness to win gold in the 100-metre butterfly with a personal best time of 57.12; a silver in the 200m backstroke and 400m individual
medley; and a bronze in the 200m fly. Kevin Park, 16, competed in the 16-18-year-old division and won a silver in the 200m breaststroke with personal best time of 2:20.51. On the final night of the nationals in Calgary, three Crest swimmers were in the B final of the 14-15-year-old 50m freestyle with Prokosch winning the race to finish ninth overall. “Crest has had another exceptional year in and out of the pool,” said Wilfred Arzaga, Head Coach for Crest
Swimming, in a release. “Crest is a small team by design as we believe in a personal training experience for our swimmers and the small team environment ensures that all swimmers receive training and support to achieve their goals.” Crest Swimming began in 1981 and the club has 48 competitive swimmers. Programs are managed by Arzaga and Development Coach Che Mineque. For more info on Crest Swimming, please visit www.crestswimming.ca
Maycock Contracting Fred 647-341-6129 maycockcontracting@gmail.com
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Y LEAKF? ROO QUALITY
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Crest Swimming team members who recently competed at the Canadian Junior Nationals in Calgary were Cezar Hirescu, Ben Loewen, Kevin Park, Lucas Park, Jake Prokosch and Frederic Yoon.
YOUR LOCAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR Above all, you want the very best!
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CARPET Art silk-like viscose carpet
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Cori Endrody of Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd.
Prime Beach location on Kippendavie Avenue made sale of this home a big news story back in 2015
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Are you, or someone you know, affected by a Mental Wellness challenge? Anxiety • Depression • Obsessive Compulsive • Etc. Join us for an evening of peer support and sharing Thank you to East York and Toronto East Rotary Clubs and CC55 for funding
BEACHES
DANFORTH
MENTAL WELLNESS Tuesdays 7pm - 8pm
MENTAL WELLNESS Thursdays 6pm - 7pm
Community Centre 55
Neighbourhood Link
at
97 Main St., just south of Gerrard
at
3036 Danforth Ave., at Vic Pk
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PHOTO: DAVID VAN DYKE
or
Dream Home Quest? Let me help! Insight, information & experience … So YOU can make the right decision for YOU.
By David Van Dyke
I distinctly recall this residence when it was listed four years ago. This dilapidated teardown was a huge local news story. All of the Greater Toronto Area heard about potential buyers being led through this listing with flashlights because there was no power. All of Toronto also heard about its sticker price of $1 million! How could this ramshackle homestead command such a price? Two words. Two words that would make any real estate agent salivate: Prime Beach. Yes, this musty old house sat on Kippendavie Avenue, south of Queen Street East.
See why @ www.CoriEndrody.com Cori Endrody
Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd. Sales Representative Direct: 647-938-6629 Office: 416-699-9292 Email: Cori@CoriEndrody.com
Do you have an old photograph of your house in the Beach you’d like to share? Please contact me at gdvandyke61@gmail.com
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Household Services
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Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS or
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Do your VOLUNTEER HOURS at The Cube!
High school students needed; we provide up to 40 hours per week. Pizza lunch Fridays, come and play with cool technologies and learn a few STEM subjects while you are here. March break and Summer weeks are open. Send your resume:
contact@thecubeschool.ca
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Personal Care Energy Healing and Support for Health & Well-Being
I have decades of work experience with all ages in elementary schools, residential, retirement, and nursing homes, hospice, community and health centers - teacher, companion, caregiver, healer, and more. References. sallyhunter22@gmail.com
416-529-9557
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Cosmetic Facial Botox with Dr. Cathy Andrew. Intro fee for new clients: $9 per unit. 416-699-0589 (r)
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST NEEDED Active Healing Centre 937 Kingston Road Send resume to: activehealingcentre@sympatico.ca (11)
KIDSTRANSCONNECT is hiring local drivers.
Start ASAP. Seniors welcome. Part-time hours; full-time pay! (11)
Wanted: Retired Carpenter for restoration project. Good working conditions. Peter 647-294-4107 (11)
Commercial Space for Rent
Paul McArthur 416-821-3910
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UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants (r)
OFFICE SPACE
Exceptional offices for rent in a newly renovated landmark heritage building, suitable for professional, medical or commercial use. Bay windows, recessed lighting, hardwood floors, wood wainscoting. Great visibility, close to TTC, GO.
416-271-5203
NEXT DEADLINE AUGUST 26TH
Heart of the Beach 2 PLUS ONE BEDROOM HOUSE Steps to Boardwalk, bikepath, transit, restaurants, stores & Beach.
$2899/mo • Avail to end of August
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Vienna Upholstery 2358 Kingston Rd. 416-698-9000
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BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc.
Mike 416 579 6026
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Collectibles
& Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113
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General Services
WAYNE’S
RUBBISH REMOVAL - COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS
416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019
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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
COMIC BOOKS, SPORTS CARDS, TOYS, STAR WARS COLLECTIBLES WANTED! BEST PRICES PAID!
Computer Services HOME OFFICE: Computer repair In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available
KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)
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MR. FIX-IT 10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com
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Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates
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Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. Antonella 416-464-2766 (12r)
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BINS TO YOU LTD. Disposal Services Drive Friendly Saturday Delivery Available
416-284-7800 Main
BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED
416-567-3205
(12r)
437-345-9858
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We share our love of music using the Suzuki Method by providing gentle encouragement, inspiration, and musicianship in Violin and Piano.
Contact Ines Pagliari 416 726 5729
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GARDEN AND LAWN
Excellent pruning of shrubs and small trees, hedges. Mowing, raking, weeding, transplanting, garden design. Organic soil, low maintenance butterfly gardens. Raised wooden beds. Interlock repairs. Quiet and environmentally friendly!
Greg 416-693-8678
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RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956
Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation (r)
BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Property Cleaning - Lawn Cutting - Aeration/Overseeding /Fertilizing/Mulching 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (11r)
EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES
offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (14)
Experienced Cleaning Lady looking for work.
$20 off second cleaning. Call Frances at 416-759-3326 (16r)
Carpet Cleaning • Building Restoration Crime Scene & Trauma Clean-Up Hoarding Clean Out
Have you seen your floors lately?
THE CLEANING SERVICES OF STEVEN PICTON Personalized Residential Housekeeping 35 yrs. experience. References bspw.me@gmail.com
647 980 4973
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I provide excellent cleaning services for residential homes and condos. Contact Martha @ Cell: 647-206-1415 Home: 416-449-0171
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HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Over 27 years experience Thorough & dependable Call Monique 416-694-2509
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Cleaning lady. Honest, affordable. 25 years experience. References avail(11) able. 647-501-8039
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The Carefree Garden
Landscapers
Head Start Tutors
Green Apple Landscaping
Special Reduced Summer Rates!
Award Winning Design & Build
416-272-9589 hstarttutors@gmail.com
www.greenapple.ca
Conveniently located in the Vic Park South Rehab Clinic/Henley Gardens SW Corner of Victoria Pk and Kingston Rd
Serving the Beach for over 15 years
(12r)
Child Care Available
LeRoux Froebel Bilingual School
•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St. (r)
BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care. Info. or to register
Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499 www.greenapple.ca
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KIM PRICE Landscape Design 647-545-5143
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BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting / Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Fall Property Clean-Ups -Hedge Trimming - Mulching
416-414-5883
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BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, & one time visits available) 416-414-5883
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Beaches Sod & Seed Co “Sodding/seeding done quick and easy at a reasonable rate”
647 679 3282
Green Apple Landscaping
LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD
416-698-1923
info@blpm.ca
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STONEHENGE
www.lerouxfroebel.com
info@blpm.ca
25 years Experience Read our reviews on Homestars.com One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces
416-288-1499
Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT www.headstarttutors-ca.com
Garden & Tree (11..r)
437-345-9858
• REPORT CARD CATCH-UP • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •
Christine 416-698-5668
Weekly • Bi-weekly One time cleaning Reliable & efficient
- Clean Up - Trimming - Seeding, planting, etc.
call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for
HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH
INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (15r)
416 421-5758
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Garden maintenance, cleanups, weeding, pruning and planting. We take loving care of your garden. Environmentally friendly. Call Lisa 416 691 5978 647 236 6228 thecarefreegarden@primus.ca (11)
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Tutoring
EXTREME CLEANING
Best Prices/Free Estimates
647-235-6690
Music Lessons piano, guitar, voice violin, drums and more
- Clean Up - Trimming - Seeding, planting, etc.
Beaches Suzuki School of Music
FREE ESTIMATES • 437-370-5574 www.cometjanitorial.com (12)
• Small moves •
1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3
JOY OF MUSIC
Gardening
TO SERVE AND RESPECT
& Remediation Services
• Man with a van •
HELLARRA SERVICES INC.
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Gardening
Residential / Commercial / Industrial
EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL
Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting
416-699-8333
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CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING
Comet Janitorial
For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max
Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137
Financial Services
Kingston Rd/Vic Park
STEAM CLEANING LTD.
Contact Irena
MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK 416-820-1527
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thetwofours@eol.ca • 416-690-5442
ULTRA
416-825-9705
PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
647-836-7060 www.rockwoodtree.services
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EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY
B&W DISPOSAL
416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)
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Gentleman; good dancer. Needs dance partner willing to learn/improve her ballroom, Latin, Argentine Tango dancing.
Scarboro Music
Your local tree experts! Fallen Trees, Damaged Limbs, Chipping & Removal.
Some summer dates still available.
rileyswindowcleaning.com
SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS
DANCING
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Call 416-783-3434
Burial Plots
SPORTS CARDS & MEMORABILIA
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
• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!
647-899-9074
info@ecofuneral.ca or 647 660 5056
CAT CARE SERVICE
HEALTHY HOME
Wanted Do you own a plot at St. John’s Norway Cemetery you’ll never use? We can buy this privately from you. Email or call today
(12r)
CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
For estimate call
St. John’s Norway Cemetery
416 389 9234
We teach it all!
Book us for your party event.
(w. of Midland)
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McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.
416-690-2880
www.hardingandking.com
CALL STEVEN 416-323-0403
OFFICE SPACE pmcarthur577@gmail.com www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com
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Bach to ROCK
Cleaning Services THE TWO FOURS
Home Decor
Harding & King
R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable.
Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Football Jerseys, Bobbleheads, Programs, Tickets, Pucks, Sticks, Equipment. Anything oddball. Call Grant after 5 p.m. 289-314-3533 or email bretsky@rogers.com (15)
Employment Opportunities
416 319 1581
LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call
BEACH PUPPY LOVE
Call Candy at 416 691-3170
Pest Control
Lic. & Ins.
Music
- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured www.beachpuppylove.com
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ROCKWOOD TREE SERVICES
Pet Services
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Specializing in RATS, MICE, COCKROACHES AND BED BUGS.
Apartment/ Home for Rent
Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS
416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca
WILLIAM PEST CONTROL
Deadline for September 3rd is August 26th
Volunteers
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Creating Award Winning Gardens • Design and Construction •
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BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, & one time visits available) 416-414-5883
info@blpm.ca
(11r)
BEACH BUILDS General Outdoor Landscaping
“You dream it, I build it” CONTACT:
JB Barton 647 679 3282
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IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS • Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding
647-210-LAWN (5296) www.BeachLawns.ca
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Mr Tree Man
BEACH BUILDS
Professional Arborist
“You dream it, I build it”
james@mrtreeman.ca 416 436 5821 www.mrtreeman.ca
JB Barton 647 679 3282
General Outdoor Landscaping
James Clarke
CONTACT:
(11r)
TREEAGE
FOR ALL YOUR TREE NEEDS Removal • Permits Trimming • Planting Stump removal • 20 yrs. exp. For free est. call Frank
647 898-8733
(11r)
WRITTEN IN STONE
Driveways • Patios • Steps Retaining Walls • Planting Interlocking & Natural Stone Repair dave@writteninstonelandscapes.com
(15)
647-545-9561
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THE STONE PORCH LANDSCAPING
WG PAINTING
416-988-2589
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate
(11r)
25 yrs experience
Interlocking Stone • Planters Retaining Walls • Steps • Fences Decks • Sodding
416-821-4065
rickscape@hotmail.com
(12)
416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca
BEACHCOMBERS *SUMMER PROMO*
Satisfaction guaranteed! Call Jeff today for free estimate. 416-910-6302 beachcombersgc.com info@beachcombersgc.com
A.S.M. MOVERS FULL SERVICE Local & long distance. Taking care of your possessions. All Season Movers
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STUDIO 1
CARTAGE & STORAGE 2 Men + Truck $59/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries
CELL 416-875-5781
SEAN AT 416-985-8639
newbrightpainting@gmail.com
Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation (r)
BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations
Family owned & operated 26 years in business
416-690-3890
sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca
(r)
PROWAY
Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall
416.797.6731
proway.painting@gmail.com Free Estimates & References Available
(19)
FRANZ’S PAINTING
416 691-3555
(15r)
SERENITY PAINTING Beach resident with over 30 years exp Interior / Exterior Work Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs No job too big or small Have the job done right the first time. Referrals & Free Estimates
(12)
Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 www.ontariowaterplumbing.com
*** Free Estimates ***
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING
Beach resident for 50 years. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 patrickj480@gmail.com (7/20)
TOM DAY
Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622
(14r)
All Plumbing, camera inspection, power washing, snake drain cleaning, sump pumps, drainage systems, and back water valve installations. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.
Contact us at 416 602 2128 (11r)
MASTER PLUMBER
PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872
Dianne 416 699 5070
Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs
(19)
DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs
Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED (12)
BEACH HILL
INTERIOR, EXTERIOR QUALITY PAINTING; KITCHEN CABINET REFINISHING & CUSTOM PAINT; STAINING & WATERPROOFING, DECKS & FENCES
25 years • Free estimates
dave@beachhillpainting.com (11r)
416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595
(11..)
DRAIN PROBLEMS SOLVED Call Mike • Local - Lic D-314
Reasonable
($1,300 Backwater Grant)
416-409-9202
Woodbine - Gerrard
(15)
Lic: 7006786
MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (15r)
MBX ELECTRIC Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314
Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations
Call Marc 416-910-1235
(13r)
NEXT DEADLINE AUGUST 16TH
(11..)
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
Alan Burke 416-699-4350
(11.)
ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION! Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed
(14r)
TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD. Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 15 years.
416 694 0906
KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING
Roofing • Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more (11..)
(16)
WEATHER WISE - ROOF INSPECTION - ROOF REPAIRS - TROUGH MAINTENANCE - GARAGE INSPECTION FREE QUOTES CALL CHANCE OR BILLY
647 237 4719
QUALITY WORKMANSHIP PORCHES • DECKS • FENCES SHEDS, ETC. EXPERT PLUMBING COMPLETE BATHROOMS & TILE
CARPENTRY by Kevin
Serving the Beach for 15 yrs.
Trades
(12)
(13)
BUILT INS • WALL UNITS BOOK CASES • KITCHENS
•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL
Call Vince:
cell 416-399-2342
Instagram @galaxywoodworking
www.galaxywood.ca
(11.)
MASONRY
Restoration Brick • Block • Chimneys Parging • Brick Replacement and more
416-691-7166
(15)
416 660 4721
(13)
CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed
Call today for free estimate
•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS
Marc Text/Call 416-617-7205
(r)
GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD. Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios •NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948
ED GODFREY
(15r)
416-409-9202
Woodbine - Gerrard
(11..)
Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.
647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca
(11r)
JDB MASONRY
MET# B16348
Since 1998
(22/20)
Superior workmanship 25 years in business Free Design and estimates CWD Productions Inc.
cameron.watt@sympatico.ca Extensive Portfolio (11)
CANADIAN CONTRACTORS Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984
Steve 416-285-0440
(13)
DRY WALL - LAMINATE FLOORING - PLUMBING ROOFING - EAVESTROUGH SIDING, CARPENTRY + MORE WATERPROOFING • LICENSED
437-999-1011
(11)
PRO-KHACHIK CONSTRUCTION Restoration & Renovation
• Brick / Foundation • Concrete / Stone • Chimney & Parging
Call Fred For Free Estimate
Restoration & Build www.jdbuild.ca
416-738-2119
416-826-3918 John www.mgcunderpinning.com maximumgen@gmail.com
35 YEARS EXP.
15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins
Cell: 416-312-9291 Cell: 416-712-5120
Contractor Engineer Consultant (14)
(11r)
CANPRO MECHANICAL Air Conditioning & Heating Experts HVAC / Repair / Maintain / Install Residential / Commercial Rental programs now available
416-606-4719
A HANDYMAN NO JOB TOO SMALL FREE ESTIMATES CALL VINCE
(11r)
647-631-9220
(11)
THE HANDYMAN
Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.
(13)
Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting
Small & Large Jobs Indoor/Outdoor Work Reasonable Rate Call Bruce anytime 416-469-1974 (11.)
SKYLIGHTS Repair & installation specialist. Fix your leaking skylight today.
Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (11.) Free Estimates
Creative Construction
We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc.
416 903 4120
($1,700 Waterproofing - Sump Grant)
* ALL JOBS *
HEY HANDYMAN
Call Chris
(r)
Call Mike • Local - licenced Reasonable
Met. Lic. B-16-964
416-999-2333
JOHN CLARKE
SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
416-264-8517
by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate
marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com (12r)
HANDYMAN
(11r)
CONSTRUCTION
Marc 416 419 4281
GALAXY
CUSTOM WOODWORKING
416-988-2589
DECK & FENCE
QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS
MARCANGELO INTERIORS
Met. Lic. B-16-964
Steve 416-285-0440 cell 416-605-9510
(11/20)
Call C.J. 647 222 5338
Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984
Brick • Block • Concrete Steel • Stone www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com
“Your basement lowering specialists”
CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING (11r)
THE STONE PORCH MASONRY
Maximum General Contracting Inc.
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING
www.canpromechanicalgroup.com
CANADIAN CONTRACTORS (11)
HARDWOOD JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457
(18.)
UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING
SERVICES
torontoroofingindustries.com (15r)
416-466-9025
CARPENTRY
Kevin 647 282 8375
(r)
mayfairHEATINGandcooling.com
LEAKY BASEMENT SOLUTIONS
Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems
SILVERBIRCH
35 yrs. experience
(19)
YOUR STUCCO Drywall, Plastering, Taping 18 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 (11r) Fax 647-341-6104
Shingle & Flat Specializing in Flat Roofs All Work Guaranteed
CUSTOM
Mario 416-690-1315 www.friedrichbuilds.com
416 467 6735
Shingles • Flats • Cedar Free Estimates Residential & Commercial Tel: 416-752-6453 Cell: 416-788-9020
416-824-7901
WATERPROOFING/ REPAIR UNDERPINNING
stonehengefoundations.com (r)
Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More
416-910-8033
(r)
Fully Licensed Contractors Guaranteed
BERGERON ROOFING
Master of Carpentry specializing in interior & exterior finishing, decks, stairs, windows, doors, railings, book shelving, feature walls and much more. Putting quality first.
Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com
(r)
416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (15)
Gus:
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
FOUNDATION
Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103
Metro Lic
REX NORMAN CARPENTRY
(11..)
Maurice (Cell) 647.638.8441 (Bus) 647.344.4557
(r)
Serving the Beach 25 years
Carpenters
416 824-7901
Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates
ELECTRICIAN
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Metro lic
THOSE ROOFERS
416-569-2181
Lic# B16393
Fences, Decks, Porches Flooring, Windows, Doors, Trim, Crown moulding, etc. Kitchens & Bath • Garage Restoration
ATLANTIS PLUMBING &
PAINTING Dave 416 694 4369
Complete Bathrooms Small Repairs Renovations 416-456-9999 Follow on Facebook
(19)
PROFESSIONAL PAINTER
647 401 7970
Mark The Plumber Master Plumber • Lic. & Ins.
We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more
(11r)
MASTER
(r)
(15r)
‘As Promised’ Painting
647-529-2972
Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706
Cascade Plumbing GTA
Experienced. Reliable. Professional Work Guaranteed. Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates. Beach Resident.
Knob & tube • No job too small
(r)
MAYFAIR HEATING & COOLING
J. BROW ROOFING
ECRA/ESA#7004508
www.webuildit.ca
Telephone Systems
416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245
VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS
LTD
Cable & Telephone Wiring
Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416
ELECTRIC
(r)
ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING
24 hr. - lic# P1624
(r)
Big or small we do them all
50 years in the Beach
PAINTING & DECORATING
Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507
Cell 416-529-5426
www.laniganscontracting.ca
An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches
COXWELL ROOFING
416-833-3006
MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik
Larry’s Painting & Repairs
Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring
MURPHY
MIKE PARKER PLUMBING
Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations
Painters
CLAYTON ELECTRIC
416-690-1630
Lic. #P-15099
(16)
(r)
FREE ESTIMATES 15% less best price guaranteed Work done by Andrew Clayton
Plumbers
647-308-0695
Innercitymoving.ca
(13)
*Ask For Photo I.D.*
CARL 647-787-5818
For all your reno needs, no job too small.
Serving Your Community Since 1971
For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
free estimates
416-659-7003
Roofing & Aluminum
CITY WIDE ROOFING
Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades
Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks
Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates
LANIGAN’S
KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING
FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.
Lic - Insured • Free Estimate
ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069
NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident
Moving at the Speed of Life I am your local mover with over 25 years experience.
(17)
CEJA ELECTRIC
NEW BRIGHT PAINTING
Foundation Repair/Waterproofing
- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work
DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183
(11r)
WET BASEMENT ?
Roofers
Don’t call them, call those roofers
GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC
690-8533
(12r)
Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates
ESA LIC# 7002668
416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca
416-690-1356
Steve 647-853-6420
(11.$)
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate
www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980 (13)
(19)
LOCAL ELECTRICIAN
INTERIOR PAINTING
• Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
Call Bob 416-821-8438
Electricians
PAINTING
Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
“Always on Time and on Budget”
Call Franz 416-690-8722
(11r)
WG PAINTING
Movers
Call
Power washing, snake drains, Backwater installation. Renovations, warm floors Boilers, Design build.
INTERIOR PAINTING
STONESCAPE
416-830-8183
PLUMBING CAMERA INSPECTIONS
Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
Finely Finished Stone Work www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com
BEACHMETRO.COM
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
BEACH METRO NEWS
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Call 416-605-3594
JASON THE MASON
(13)
TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS WATERPROOFING REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (4/20)
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BEACH METRO NEWS
Dental Matters
Dentistry and the environment Dr. Allan Katchky is a dentist who practises in the East End
A
s the Canadian public gradually raises its collective environmental consciousness, you might be wondering how the health care community is doing in this regard. The answer is that although we have a long way to go, we are beginning to make some progress. Increasingly, our patients are asking us about environmentally sensitive alternatives to the oral hygiene products we recommend.
Bamboo and metal handled toothbrushes with replaceable heads are now becoming more widely available, both online and at specialty retailers. In addition, electric toothbrushes with replaceable heads are increasing in popularity. In the United States, Colgate has partnered with the recycling company Terracycle to introduce a dental office recycling program, where patients can drop off empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and floss containers for recycling and reprocessing.
Leslieville Beer Festival slated THE LESLIEVILLE Beer Festival will shut down Dundas Street East from Logan to Carlaw avenues on Saturday, Aug. 24 for a street party from 1 to 8 p.m. This year’s festival will feature more than 20 regional brewers, and a number of exhibitors including Arts Market, Boozer, and Society of Beer Drinking Ladies. The event will also feature local food vendors and artisans. “There’s a bunch of cool local vendors that we target. It would be easy to get a bunch of vendors from outside the neighbourhood. That’s not hard, but we want to support local,” said co-founder Ruben Vina. One ticket is $25 and includes three beer sample tokens and a sampling mug. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate the day of, but quantity is limited. Children and dogs are welcome. For details, visit www.leslievillebeerfest.com
Although not yet available in Canada, it is anticipated in the near future. Work is also underway to develop a replacement for the traditional nylon bristles in toothbrushes. There is a vegetable based toothbrush bristle on the market, but its effectiveness at removing plaque has not yet been studied or proven. All of these developments
are encouraging, but what can we do today to push the pace of progress? As with most markets, the health care field is consumer driven. The more questions that are asked of health care providers, the more pressure is subsequently applied to manufacturers, and the faster the pace of positive change occurs.
DUBBINS DISCOUNT ROOFING
Flats & Shingles / Roof Repairs Eavestroughs / Chimney Repair or ‘NEW’
DUBBINS ROOFING & RENOVATIONS!!
Back on staff, my son Joseph Micheal Dubbin. Master of virtually all trades! Kitchen / Bath / Basements / Tile / Plumbing Everythink you can think of
$SAVE$
stephen.dubbin@gmail.com
416-953-1775
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith M.P. Beaches-East York Nathaniel.Erskine-Smith @ Parl.gc.ca
416.467.0860
Polite & Reliable • W.S.I.B / Liability Ins.
DRIVEWAY REPAIRS CALL MR. BLACKTOPP • Driveway Repairs • Concrete Repairs • Interlock / Stone Repairs • Driveway Cleaning & Sealing
Nick 416-REPAIRS (737-2477) 416-875-2086 emergency calls
Guaranteed Workmanship • Fully Insured • WSIB Compliant • Seniors Discount / Ad Discount
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KEN GRIEVE HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.TM
BACK TO SCHOOL!
Residential & Commercial Services
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If your metamorphosis this year includes a new home, call me. I have ideas for every stage of the new you. Kerry Jackson
Broker
www.mikebarbieri.com Get the personal service you deserve.
kengrieve@royallepage.ca Sales Representative 34 Years Experience
Working hard to exceed your expectations and helping you “Own Your Dreams” 416.690.2181 bonsellhomes.com lainey@bonsellhomes.com
Direct 416.571.2181 | Office 416.690.5100 | Kerryjackson@gmail.com Royal LePage Estate Realty, 2301 Queen St. E.
MIKE BARBIERI
416-587-7522
Looking for Paradise? 12 Fallingbrook Drive’s Pool & Cabana This 4 bedroom Fallingbrook home provides all the necessities to ensure gracious family living both inside & out. Rare 241 x 150 ft ravined lot. Outdoor amenities - pool, putting green, gazebo w/ chefÕs kitchen, audio visual centre, & Þreplace. Exclusive Beach enclave. Secluded but never remote | $4.489 Million
Born, Raised, Living and Working in your Neighbourhood. “With over 20 years of real estate experience, we’ve got you covered.”
Tory Brown Team 416.690.2181
TORYBROWN.CA JessBrown ToryBrown
Sales Representative
Broker