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Meeting Mayor Tory at Kew Gardens skating party Mayor John Tory, left, and Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford talk with local resident Chris Wallace at the Mayor’s Annual Skating Party held on Jan. 12 the Kew Gardens rink. For another photo from the skating party, please see Page 17.

Safety measures sought after Gerrard crash By Alan Shackleton

AFTER A shocking crash in which seven people were taken to hospital, and the engine was completely ripped off one of the two vehicles involved, Scarborough Southwest Councillor Gary Crawford said ways to control speeding on Gerrard Street East need to be examined yet again. The stretch of road, between Victoria Park Avenue and Clonmore Drive, is no stranger to speeding

cars even though it has a posted speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. The crash late on the morning of Friday, Jan. 10, however, was remarkable for the sheer amount of damage it caused. $ Despite a crash scene that saw debris scattered all over Gerrard between Coalport Drive and Rathmore Avenue, Toronto police said the injuries to all seven people taken to hospital were not considered to be life-threatening.

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“We are looking at holding a traffic safety meeting for the area in the near future, and we will have police and Toronto transportation at that meeting,” Crawford told Beach Metro News in an interview on Friday, Jan. 17. He said the area has been a point of concern for many years when it comes to speeding. “We have had challenges with that stretch of road in the past,” said Crawford. “I have talked to 41 Division (the

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A PROPOSAL to convert a single family home on Swanwick Avenue into two residential units is causing concern among those living in the neighbourhood. The plan for the house at 12 Swanwick Ave., between Main Street and Norwood Road, calls for the house to basically be turned into a semi with two side-by-side units. This will require a rear third floor and east side addition to be built. Architect Craig Race told Beach Metro News his plan for the home aims to convert it into two “high-quality” residential units. Residents, however, are extremely concerned that the end result will see multiple rental units within the home. They cite that there are numerous entrances to the house, and see these as an indication there will be more than two residential units. Race said that is not the

case. “We don’t want to turn it into an apartment building. We want it to be a beautiful, two-family home,” he said. Residents are also worried that mature trees on the 12 Swanwick property and beside it will be impacted by the construction of the addition. Race said protecting trees is a priority for him, and he is working with the City of Toronto on a tree preservation plan. “We are saving every tree,” he said. “The trees are a huge selling factor and we don’t want them going anywhere.” Since there a number of variance changes being sought to existing bylaws, the application for the work at 12 Swanwick will be heard by the City of Toronto’s Committee of Adjustment at a meeting on Jan. 29. Residents in the area are urging those in the neighbourhood to either attend that meeting or contact the

Committee of Adjustment in advance with their concerns. Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford said he is aware of the situation at 12 Swanwick and the concerns being expressed. He said that according to the plans filed with the Committee of Adjustment, the proposal is calling for only two-units in the house. Bradford said that because the proposal is “atypical” in that it is proposing two side-by-side units, instead of a second suite in the basement, it has raised some confusion in the neighbourhood. “When I look at it, it is unusual and a bit different,” he said. “It’s not a basement which we usually see, it’s adjacent.” Bradford said the process of how people are informed about Committee of Adjustment hearings regarding plans for neighbourhood buildings is “not great” and can lead to misunderstandings and worry. “I think these situations

can be confusing for people and when you are looking at development plans it can be a bit overwhelming for people,” he said. “The process does not work very well when it comes to helping a community understand.” Architect Race has already met with some residents in the neighbourhood, and Bradford said he would be happy to help bring people to the table again to discuss the plans. The Jan. 29 Committee of Adjustment meeting takes place at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., in Committee Room 2, at 1:30 p.m. Those wishing to comment on the plans for 12 Swanwick, or attend the meeting to speak, are asked to contact Theresa Tumidajski at 416-392-7334 or by email at Theresa.Tumidajski@toronto.ca Plans for the 12 Swanwick proposal can be seen by going to http://app.toronto.ca/ AIC/index.do and searching by the home’s address.

Glen Ames robotics team qualifies for international meet FOR THE fourth year in a row the robotics team from Glen Ames Senior Public School has qualified to compete in an international tournament. The Glen Ames team, which is called X-Sighted DC, took the second place champions award at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) provincial championships held on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Oshawa. The team is made up of 10 Grade 8 students from the school. They presented their championship project to the entire audience at the provincials (held at Durham

College in Oshawa) and on a live-stream shown around the world. The FLL is an international alliance which challenges students from schools around the world to come up with solutions to real-world challenges by using Lego Mindstorms technology. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The challenge this year was City Shaper, which asked students to help plan an optimal future for cities using technology. Team X-Sighted DC’s project was called the ISight 360.

It helps make navigating cities easier for people who are visually impaired. As part of its presentation, the team members called on more than just their robotics skills to explain how their project would work. They took on the personas of superheroes from the DC universe and also highlighted their musical talents as part of the presentation. Due to their strong showing at the provincial championships, the X-Sighted DC team now has the option of attending an international tournament in either Detroit, South Carolina, Arkansas or Greece later this year. They have also been asked to take part in the Ontario Innovation Celebration at Seneca College in February where the top robotics projects in the province are showcased. Members of the team are Hayden H-C, Georgia B, Ra-

chel S, Beck M, Xavier R-D, Zach W, Julia S, Anthony F, Elise D, and Luke J. Teachercoaches are Mr. Martin and Ms. Buckley. Also competing at the provincial robotics championships in Oshawa was the team from The Cube School of Technology on Gerrard Street East. Called Team No Signal, they presented a project on dealing with greenhouse gases produced in homes. Team No Signal won an award for their presentation at the provincials, but did not qualify to go on to international competition, said team spokesperson Zara Subharwal Lakhera. “We finished in the top 10 for our robot runs and are quite satisfied with our finish,” she said. Team No Signal members are Zora, Jasmine, Noah, Ava, Liam S., Liam T. and Charlotte.

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AS THE Beaches Wellness Group prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary this year, founder Jason Balgopal reminds residents of the importance of the upcoming Bell Let’s Talk Day. This year’s Bell Let’s Talk Day is on Jan. 29. It helps raise funds and awareness of mental health issues by encouraging conversations on social media and through text messages. For more info on Bell Let’s Talk Day, visit www.letstalk.bell.ca/en

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Herb Carnegie’s legacy subject of upcoming Black History Month event BERNICE CARNEGIE, daughter of former hockey star and founder of the Future Aces organization Herb Carnegie, will speak at a Black History Month event planned for East York. The Celebrating Black History in Canada event is set for the S. Walter Stewart Libary on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28. Black History Month is celebrated across North America in February. Carnegie’s presentation (The Herb Carnegie Story: A Daughter’s Reflections on his Inspirational Journey) will be hosted by the East

York Historical Society and is co-sponsored by the Toronto Public Library. Carnegie will talk about her father’s legacy, and there will also be a display. Herb Carnegie played pro hockey in the 1940s and 1950s in senior leagues in Quebec and Ontario. Because he was black, he was a victim of racism and not given a chance to play in the National Hockey League at that time. In 1987, he created the Herb Carnegie Future Aces Foundation which helps provide educational burseries. He also established the

Future Aces creed for young people which stresses tolerance, diversity and sportsmanship. He was named to the Order of Canada in 2003. He died at the age of 92 in 2012. Also, two poems by Toronto Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke will be read to open the presentation. Music will be performed by Lucie Nathan and Rick Pearson. The event begins at 7 p.m. with refreshments. Carnegie’s presentation starts at 8 p.m. S. Walter Stewart Library is located at 170 Memorial Park Ave.

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flights at this time, but who knows…one day. Our different governments have spent thousands of hours and millions of dollars of the taxpayers money on how we will (and should) move people now and in the future. That is not to say that our present planners do not have good ideas or are not competent in their work ethic. Far from it. Some of our best and most brilliant minds are planners! There is only one issue that has nearly been forgotten; some of the plans for our transportation system from the past. What could and would have happened if we had implemented some of them? What would be the outcome today of these nearly forgotten ideas? For example, the best idea I can think of is the crossing over of the Don River with a bridge connecting the west

Gene Domagala side of the Don Valley with the east. This is the Prince Edward Viaduct, the bridge that connects Danforth Avenue on the east to Bloor Street on the west. When it was built, it was a bridge to prosperity for the east end with room for a subway underneath for the future. This idea was conceived and built well over 100 years ago. What would have happened if our other “plans” also came to fruition? At one time, about 110 or 115 years ago, there was a plan on how to move people from the west end of our city to the east. It was focussed on moving people along the waterfront and through the downtown. The planners of that era

proposed a network of subways and elevated tracks to move people from the Humber River to approximately Greenwood Avenue along the waterfront. I can’t go into the logistics or exact streets as it is too long and complicated and I only have certain amount of space to write here. But, dear readers, I think the total cost was about $28 million or some amount like that. The drawings and references looked feasible. What would have happened if the route went through? When you are driving on the Gardiner Expressway now and are stuck in traffic, think about it. Oh, let me not forget about our present day “cycle people” as there were also routes for them to go all over the city. It’s not a new phenomena. Let me also enlighten some of our “people planners” about railroads. I cannot disparage the railroads. Without them there would be no Canada as we know it. But here in the east end, and especially the Beach, we were going to have an incursion about 115 years ago that would have ripped right into the community as we know it today. Remember, back then the railroad was the King and Queen maker in this country. Picture our present day Boardwalk with a railroad track 15 to 20 feet above it. This was the proposed route to come from downtown and along the Scarborough Bluffs. Just try to picture the railroad above the Boardwalk. It was actually going to happen. Except the people in the east end fought this plan, took it to government and won. How about our streets. Did you know that at one time, the main street from the north part of the east end was not Woodbine or Victoria Park but Dawes Road. Built in the 1840s, Dawes Road brought all vehicular traffic down to Kingston Road and into the city. Then the railroad arrived and Dawes turned into Main Street in the 1880s. Main Street went down to Kingston Road, then south to Williamson Road and there it stopped. But, dear readers, there was a plan many years ago for a highway to go straight down to Queen Street. Can you imagine if the planners were allowed to build that street? What a difference 100 years make. These are just some of the “great ideas” that could have changed the history of moving people in this city. What do you think of that, dear readers.

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Chinese New Year events planned locally EAST TORONTO will be welcoming Chinese New Year with a number of events planned for this month and next. Chinese New Year will be officially welcomed on Saturday, Jan. 25, but celebrations take place in the days before and after. According to the Chinese Lunar New Year Calendar, 2020 will be the Year of the Rat. Toronto’s Chinatown East will be holding celebrations as will Gerrard Square and local library branches. On Jan. 25, the Jones branch of the Toronto Public Library hosts a Saturday Crafternoon – Happy Chinese New Year event for children ages one to five, their families, siblings and caregivers. Participants will be making Year of the Rat bookmarks and stick puppets, and all supplies will be provided. There is no registration required, and those wishing to take part are welcome to drop in. The event takes place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Jones library is located at 118 Jones Ave. at the southwest corner of Dundas Street East. Also on Jan. 25, the Riverdale library invites everyone to listen to a story and make a craft from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. to welcome the Year of the Rat. No registration is required to participate. The Riverdale library is located at 370 Broadview Ave. On Sunday, Feb. 2 a celebration including a Lion

Dance is planned for East Chinatown, along Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and Howland Road. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce Lion Dance Parade will take place between noon and 2 p.m, and will see the lion dancers visit local businesses in the area. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher said the event is always enjoyable and entertaining. “The lion visits businesses who leave out lettuce and gifts in red envelopes. The lions eat them and spit out the lettuce, which brings good luck and prosperity to the business,” she said. Fletcher is also organizing a celebration on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Gerrard Square to welcome the Year of the Rat. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., visitors to the shopping centre will be able to take in community information displays, a lion dance and entertainment. A number of groups will be performing on stage in Gerrard Square from noon to 2 p.m. as part of the celebrations. Gerrard Square is located at 1000 Gerrard St. E. “It’s a huge event at Gerrard Square and I’ve been helping to organize it for many years. It is so well attended and enjoyed,” said Fletcher. “We used to do it along with Jack (Layton) and Peter (Tabuns) back at Matty Eckler Community Centre, but it outgrew that space and now takes place at Gerrard Square.”

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Top photo, a blue car had its engine ripped out during a crash on Gerrard Street East on Jan. 10. Photo at left, this black SUV was struck by the blue car. Photo above, the blue car’s engine lies in bushes on the north side of Gerrard. PHOTOS: ALAN SHACKLETON

Seven people sent to hospital in Gerrard Street East crash Continued from Page 1 the blue car, and ended up on Gerrard Street. The engine from the blue car was entirely ripped off and was found in bushes on the north side of the street. Two witnesses told Beach Metro News at the scene that the blue car appeared to be travelling westbound on Gerrard at a high rate of speed when it collided with the Ford. The blue car spun out of control after the crash, hitting a fire hydrant on the north side of Gerrard before coming to rest on a light pole on the south side of the street. Al, who was driving his pickup eastbound on Gerrard, said he saw the blue

car spinning along the road towards him. “He hit the hydrant, and then he hit the light pole or he would have hit me,” said Al. He said that he saw a teenage boy lying in the road right after the crash. “It was like an explosion and it kind of puts you into shock, especially when you see someone is lying in the road.” Al said there were also lots of flames from the engine which was burning briefly in the bush on the north side of Gerrard. “I was thinking something was on fire, and the guy was lying in the road. He crawled off the side of the road (on the south side of Gerrard), and he was covered in blood.

A lady came out and gave him a blanket.” Driver Tracy saw the crash in her rear-view mirror as she was driving west on Gerrard. “I saw the guy come flying out behind me. I looked in the rear-view mirror because I heard the noise,” she said. Gerrard Street East is two lanes in each direction east of Victoria Park, and narrows down to one lane at Clonmore. Drivers travelling along it in either direction tend to look at it as a chance to speed up as there are no traffic lights or stop signs. Crawford said the issue is often more pronounced with traffic heading east as it has been travelling through mul-

tiple stop lights west of Victoria Park and is bunched up, resulting in drivers getting frustrated. “Once people get east of Victoria Park they want to open it up. They want to get moving after being bunched up in traffic and start speeding,” he said. With more development coming to the area, Crawford said the road is being looked for traffic control measures. Those changes might include a T-intersection with stop signs in all directions at Clonmore, and possibly a traffic light at Blantyre Avenue. Toronto police are still investigating the crash and at this time no announcement on possible charges has been made.

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Crash on Gerrard Street East highlights need to slow down .

Alan Shackleton Beach Metro News Editor

s is often the case when I’m working here in the Beach Metro News offices at Main and Gerrard, I’ll hear the siren from the fire trucks at Station 226. Nine times out of 10, they head through the intersection to an alarm or medical call. While these incidents are obviously traumatic for the people who had to call emergency services, they usually don’t qualify as news stories for our purposes.

However, the number of sirens I was hearing late on the morning on Friday, Jan. 10, indicated something serious (which also equates as newsworthy in my world) appeared to be going on. As it turned out, fire, police and paramedics were all responding to a very serious crash on Gerrard Street East. There were reports that the road was being closed just east of Victoria Park Avenue and a person was trapped in a vehicle. Obviously, that was newsworthy so I headed out with the camera to see what was going on. As I approached Coalport Drive, it was clear that this was indeed a very serious crash. There was

a blue car with no engine on the road, and further east a black SUV with significant front-end damage. At first, I thought why on earth did firefighters cut out the blue car’s engine in order to rescue someone? In my more than 30 years in the news business, I’m pretty sure I have never seen quite so much damage to a single vehicle unless it rolled and burned. Debris was all over Gerrard Street, and I was thinking this one is going to be bad, very bad. After it became apparent that the car’s engine had not been cut away but had actually been ripped out of the vehicle due to the impact of the crash and slid into the

bushes on the north side of Gerrard, I was expecting the worst for all the people involved. I was preparing myself to be talking to witnesses and emergency workers who had seen at least one person die and several more suffer life-threatening injuries. Amazingly, though, this was not a crash where we’d now be reflecting on a life or lives lost. Somehow, and really it’s a miracle, no one suffered life-threatening injuries in this crash. The police investigation is ongoing and so far there’s no news on whether charges will be laid. Witnesses told me the blue car was travelling at a high rate of speed when the crash took place.

Look, I drive that stretch of Gerrard a lot and I understand the desire to speed up since it’s nice and open with no traffic lights or stop signs between Vic Park and Clonmore. But that’s no excuse for the kind of speed required to rip the engine out of a car. Yes, the road needs to be improved for safety purposes, but the speed limit is already 40 km/h so the responsibility is on drivers. And drivers, please take heed of what happened in this Jan. 10 crash. It shows what can happen when you drive too fast. We all need to slow down on our roads, and think about the safety of our passengers and other road users when we are behind the wheel.

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Kenn Leitch sent us the photo at right on Thursday morning of film crews laying down “snow” at the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. The work was being done in advance of filming at the plant for director Guillermo del Toro’s movie Nightmare Alley. The movie stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Willem Dafoe. Of course, as the photo at left taken by Alan Shackleton shows, they could have just waited until Saturday afternoon and they would have had all the real snow (and more) than they could possibly have wanted.

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Winter Stations set for Woodbine Beach THE 2020 version of Winter Stations on Woodbine Beach starts on Feb. 17 and will feature four art installations on display. The three winning designs, selected from among 273 entries from around the world, for the sixth annual Winter Stations were revealed this week. The winning designs are Mirage, by Cristina Vega and Pablo Losa Fontangordo; Kaleidoscope of the Senses, by Charlie Sutherland of SUHUHA; and Noodle Feed, by iheartblob. Making up the fourth art exhibit to be displayed at Winter Stations will be The Beach’s Percussion Ensemble by Centennial College. Created by RAW Designs, Ferris and Associates, and Curia, Winter Stations was conceived as a way to bring people to the lakefront in the winter months by offering up exhibitions of design and art based on specific themes. Started in 2014, Winter Stations has become a much-anticipated event in the Beach and a source of pride for the community. The exhibits are displayed at lifeguard chair stations along Woodbine Beach. The theme for this year’s Winter Stations was Beyond The Five Senses. Artists, architects and designers were asked to explore “how our senses interact and overlap to provide us with a picture of our environment and how we interact with it, demonstrating our subjective relationship to reality or displaying a distorted one.” Winter Stations co-founder Roland Rom Colthoff of Raw Design said the aim of this year’ theme was to have artists look beyond the five senses and “bring interactive art to the water’s edge.” “Winter Stations has always been about bringing joy, warmth and conversation to the long, cold Canadian winter landscape,” he said. The winning exhibits for this year were selected by a design jury chaired by former Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (now with Sidewalk Labs), and Marietta Fox, Community Project Coordinator for Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford. Other members of the design jury included Bradford, Ken Greenberg, Thrush Holmes, Tiffany Pratt, Peter Sobchak and Eric Gordon. This year’s winning designs come from Madrid, Spain (Mirage), Edinburgh, Scotland (Kaleidoscope of the Senses) and Vienna, Austria (Noodle Feed). Mirage was designed to read the movements of the sun and people. Depending on where visitors to the exhibit are positioned, they see either a red transparent sun setting or a light and bright rising sun. As they walk closer, they will see the thin structure that makes these two realities possible. Kaleidoscope of the Senses re-purposes the existing lifeguard chair and brings together a dynamic composition of elements that are “both a visual and experiential celebration of the senses and a metaphor of the body in space.” The installation will will feature an open bell tower structure which will create clanking metal sounds while a diagonal chimney will draw up an aroma of oils set into the beach sand at its base. “A horizontal white extrusion reflects the expansive horizon, framing a view of the water and back to the city. This is all underscored by a lateral red beam, establishing a tactile bench within the structure, the only point of physical contact with the observer. Noodle Feed creates a shared augmented reality environment where people can interact in new ways and consider “that the world is much more than we perceive.” The “noodles” are designed to attract attention and the “rough matte texture of recycled sailcloth contrasts with the soft, springy cushioning of the objects, inviting visitors to move them in to chairs, beds and shelters.”

This year’s version of Winter Stations is set to return to Woodbine Beach on Feb. 17. The sixth annual display of art installations saw entries from around the world submit works based on the theme of Beyond The Five Senses. Winning designs for this year are Kaleidoscope of the Senses (photo above) from Scotland; The Beach’s Percussion Ensemble (photo at left) by Centennial College; Mirage (photo below left) from Spain; and Noodle Feed (photo below) from Austria. IMAGES: SUBMITTED

An augmented reality app will also let visitors to the installation leave digital traces of their time spent, including photos and stories, that can be seen by other users. The Centennial College installation, The Beach’s Percussion Ensemble, will consist of three structures of varying sizes formed of a series of stacked wooden prisms in a circular shape beside a giant steel drum. Metal bells will hang as well, releasing sounds like a wind chime. Visitors will be able to use sticks attached to the structure to make their own sounds and join the ensemble. Graffiti artists are also being invited to “tag” The Beach’s Percussion Ensemble installation. Last year’s Winter Stations on Woodbine

Beach featured five installations and there have been questions raised locally about why there are only four this year. Councilor Bradford said it was because there was not a proposal from Humber College this year, though they did have an installation last year. “We have been happy to showcase works from Toronto students in past years, and look forward to doing so again in the future,” he said. However, budgets and other factors can influence which schools submit proposals and the only one for this year came from Centennial College, said Bradford. Winter Stations local partners include the Beach Village BIA and East End Arts.

Along with Woodbine Beach installations, Winter Stations has also expanded to include other exhibits along Toronto’s waterfront. In partnership with the Waterfront BIA, this is called Ice Breakers. Last year, Impulse brought illuminated seesaws to the Harbourfront Centre area in January. For this year, Loop will be installed at the York Street Park from Jan. 15 to Feb. 9. Loop is a cross between a music box, a zoetrope and a railway handcar. More than two metres in diameter, it will create animated fairy tale loops when a group of people work the hand lever. For more information on Winter Stations, please visit https://winterstations.com

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Community Calendar proudly presented by Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford JAN. 21: Dreamcircle – Voices from Our Ancestors in a Dream Interpretation Circle at Farmacia Health Bar, 2096 Queen St. E., 7-9 p.m. Facilitated by Danielle Francesca Lobo, Death Doula Consultant. $20. Registration: www.healingboat.com JAN. 23: Rotary Beach Toronto Chartering Party at The Balmy Beach Club, 360 Lake Front, 6:30-9 p.m. Silent auction, 50/50 draw, apps provided and full bar on site. Tickets $40 at door. Info: rotarytorontobeach@gmail.com JAN. 24: Winter Wonderland for children aged 6-12 at The Salvation Army East Toronto, 107 Cedarvale Ave., 6-8 p.m. RSVP: heather_matondo@ can.salvationarmy.org. Info: 416-467-7416 JAN. 25: Robbie Burns Roast Beef Dinner and Ceiliah at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 31 Wood Glen Rd., 5:30 p.m. Dinner, songs, readings, Scottish Country Dancers and Highland Dancer. $35. Sell out Event. Tickets and info: 416-699-3084 JAN. 25: Centre 55 Winter Carnival at Kimberley P.S., 50 Swanwick Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Crafts, carnival games, face painting, bouncy castle, bake sale and more! Info: 416-691-1113 JAN. 25: Rolling Bin Indoor “Yard” Sale at RCL Br. 11, 9 Dawes Rd., 2-4 p.m. New and old items – no set prices just what you feel the item is worth. No profit, all donations go towards community projects. Also please stay and enjoy a chance to win at the meat spin which runs from 3 to approximately 4:30 p.m. Info: 416- 699-1353 JAN. 27: Spoken Lives at Mustard Seed, 791 Queen St. E., 6-9 p.m. Four speakers share their personal stories of adventure, success, and what they learned along the way. Tickets $30 (includes dinner), on Eventbrite. Info: www.spokenlives.com JAN. 27: Leonard Cohen – Words & Music at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave, Mondays at 10 am. In this four week series, Dr. Mike Daley tells the incredible life story of Leonard Cohen, one of the great literary and musical figures in Canadian history, in detail using the best available research. Lectures $15 each. Tickets available on Eventbrite or at the door. JAN. 28: Jam Nite at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7 p.m. Bring your voice, your instrument, a song to share and join us for a fun, relaxed jam session. No skill level is needed. All you need is enthusiasm to make music together. Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com JAN. 28: Preparing for Death 101: The Elephant in the Room at Farmacia Health Bar, 2096 Queen St. E., 7-9 p.m. Facilitated by Danielle Francesca Lobo, Death Doula Consultant. $25. Registration: www.healingboat.com FEB. 1: Jazz & Reflection at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 4:30 p.m. “Classic Beauties” featuring Colleen Allen, sax; Alana Bridgewater, vocals; and Steve Hunter, piano, performing classic jazz arrangements. Donations are appreciated at this event. FEB. 1: Meet writer/filmmaker/podcaster/orca activist Mark Leiren-Young at Ella Minnow Children’s Book Store, 991 Kingston Rd., 2 p.m., along with local community group, Plastic Free Beach Toronto. Recommended for families with children ages 6+. FEB. 2: Lunar New Year Celebration, presented by Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Broadview & Gerrard, noon-2 p.m. A lion dance parade will visit businesses and bring fortunes of the Year of the Rat to everyone in the community. FEB. 2: “Sports Club” Super Bowl Party at RCL Branch 11, Clubroom, 9 Dawes Rd., 5:30 p.m. $10/person. Tickets include snacks and buffet-style meal. Draw prizes, plus lots more! Come and enjoy the game on our 3 big screen TV’S and full stereo sound. Tickets sold at the clubroom bar. Limited tickets available at the door. Info: 416-699-1353 FEB. 8: East Toronto Lunar New Year Community Fair at Gerrard Square, 1000 Gerrard St. E., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Live entertainment, community booths, lion dance, and music. FEB. 8: Mind-Full Mandelas at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 6-8 p.m. Exploring the year of 2020 from a perspective of balance and joy. Create paintings on CD’s using a subtractive technique to create our visions for 2020. Facilitator: Connie Tong, artist. This event is for young adults 21-35 years of age. Donations welcome. FEB. 9: Mindfulness Drop-In Sundays at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 8 a.m. A one-hour mindfulness meditation led by Christine McMulkin, followed by light refreshments. All are welcome. No registration required. Donations gratefully received. This community event is a collaboration between Beach United Church and The Centre for Mindfulness Studies. Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com

FEB. 9: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble presents ‘Flights of Fancy’ at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave., 2 p.m. Tickets: $25, $15 students, available at the door (cash only), $20 in advance online, children under 12 free with paying adult. Tickets and info: www.rezonanceensemble.com/concerts FEB. 11: Movie screening ‘Road to Mercy’ at the Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., Hosted by Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, and joined by expert Maureen Taylor for a Q&A about assisted dying. Info: 416-467-0860 FEB. 13: Soup Tasting Competition at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 4:30-6 p.m. Sample and choose your favourite soup! Winner gets possession of the Silver Ladle for one year. $5/person. Proceeds to CC55’s programs. Info: 416-691-1113 FEB. 15: Soundwave Cafe at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 4:30 p.m. Indie Folk music performed in a relaxed cafe atmosphere, with complimentary coffee and tea. Featuring guest artists Avery Florence, vocals and guitar, with Emilie Gelinas-Noble, viola. Donations are appreciated at this event. FEB. 16: The Leslieville Flea at The Distillery District Fermenting Cellar, 28 Distillery Lane, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Say hello to 50+ vendors selling vintage, salvaged, upcycled goods, furniture, antiques, collectibles and work from select artisans. Info: www.leslievilleflea.com FEB. 19: Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society General Meeting and Free Presentation by Toronto Master Gardener, Maureen Hulbert “Fabulous Canadian Flora from Coast to Coast” at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 7 p.m. Refreshments included. Guests welcome. FEB. 20: Community Centre 55 presents The Retro Ramblers at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. This special seniors’ event features live music, lunch and prizes. $10 includes lunch (payment due by Feb. 14). Tickets & info: Jade 416-691-1113, jade@centre55.com FEB. 22: Toronto Beaches Children’s and Youth Chorus and the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir Concert at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7 p.m. Varied music ranging from simple folk songs to music spanning the globe. Tickets/info: info@tbcyc.com or 416-698-9864 FEB. 25: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Warden & Kingston Rd.), 5-6:30 p.m. Adults $8, children $4, family rate. “Laying on of Ashes” Service at 7 p.m. Accessible. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca 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 WEDNESDAYS: BEACHES GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meeting at Church of the Resurrection, 1100 Woodbine Ave. (enter through Side Red door), 7:30-9 p.m. No fees or dues, just a desire to stop gambling. Peers helping peers. Help is available. Call: 1 (855) 222-5542. Website www.gatoronto.ca 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 FIRST AND SECOND THURSDAYS: EUCHRE, Games, Crafts & more at St. David’s & St. Andrews Church, 49 Donlands Ave. (at Danforth), 1-3 p.m. Refreshments. Info: 416-461-8399, 416-698-2508 FRIDAYS: FREE DUPLICATE BRIDGE at Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd., 10:30 a.m.-1.30 p.m. FRIDAYS: GRANT-FULL FOOD & FELLOWSHIP Soup Kitchen in conjunction with the Daily Food Bank is distributing free groceries from 5-8 p.m. at Grant AME Church, 2029 Gerrard St. East. A hot meal is also served. Info: 416-690-5169 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 BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Oct. 15 to May 15, 2020. Adults in the community are invited for soup, sandwiches and fellowship. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.). No lunch Feb. 17 •Tuesdays at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.). Cohosted by St. Aidan’s Anglican Church. •Wednesdays

at Beaches Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.). No lunch April 1, April 8 •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.). Info: 416-691-6869 GREAT ESCAPE BOOK STORE Book and Film Club presents ‘Deliverance’ •Read it! Meet and discuss April 1 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7 p.m. •Watch it! April 8 at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., 7 p.m., followed by Q&A with film critic Bruce Kirkland. Info: 416-691-7150, www.facebook.com/greatescapebookstore FREE SENIORS’ MOVIE. There is no movie scheduled for January. The next movie will screen in February at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. ARTISTS’ NETWORK GALLERY, 1158 Queen St. E., presents ‘Home – Group Exhibition’, featuring works that emulate coziness, comfort and warmth in the tradition of Danish ‘hygge’. Opening reception: Jan. 23, 6-9 p.m. Show runs to Feb. 2. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12-5 p.m. Info: www.artistsnetwork.ca THE PSYCHIC IS IN! at Juice & Java, 2102 Queen St. E. (at Wineva), last Sunday of the month, noon(ish)-6 p.m. 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 CHURCHES ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Wednesdays: Mid-week service, 10:30 a.m.; Christian Meditation, 7:30 p.m. •Thursdays: Euchre, 7 p.m. All welcome. Info: Church Office 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com ST. SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 43 Kimberley Ave. (at Swanwick Ave.). All are welcome. Sunday service at 10:30 a.m., with children’s church. Prayer walk around the neighbourhood Wednesdays 2 p.m. See Facebook for starting point each week. Info: 416-699-6512, www. stsaviours.ca, www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.), Sundays at 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse, open, and inclusive Christian community where you will find many possibilities for nurturing your own spirituality and enriching your life, as well as opportunities to serve others through acts of caring, compassion and justice. Our wonderful music program includes special monthly Musical Sunday Services (the last Sunday of each month). Also home to the Bluffs Food Bank, Toby’s Place (a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ Youth) and Dorothy’s Place (serving LGBTQ+ seniors). Whatever you are wearing, whatever you feel about God, wherever you are on your spiritual journey – you will fit right in. Sunday school and nursery care available. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All Welcome. Working together to nurture inclusive communities! •Regular Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. February Worship Series: Who is my neighbour? Feb. 9: Guest speaker: Beth Baskin, Program Coordinator, Social Analysis and Congregational Engagement, United Church of Canada. Feb 23: Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Anne Simmonds (chaplain/spiritual care) •Knitting Group: Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. Knitters and crocheters of all levels welcome. Donations of yarn welcome. Info: www.beachunitedchurch. com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. 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 FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. (corner of Kingston Rd. and Wood Glen Rd.) Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Easy access from the TTC. A welcoming service involving everyone with beautiful music. Sunday school and Nursery room are provided. The services are relevant to contemporary issues with a focus on caring for all of God’s people and the earth. Fellowship to follow at our FB Café. Minister: Rev. Angela J. Cluney. Find us: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com or fboffice@rogers.com SALVATION ARMY EAST TORONTO, 107 Cedarvale Ave. •Sunday Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Info: 416-467-7416 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. Info: 416-694-3054, www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca

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As the development notice signs show, plans are in the works to transform the Main Street area between Danforth Avenue and the railway tracks to the south with a n higher densities in the area due to its proxmity to transportation hubs such as the Main Street subway station and the Danforth GO station. Many of the proposed build

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Recently approved by Toronto Council, the Main Street Pl By Nina Rafeek

THE MAIN Street Planning Study has been approved by Toronto Council, and if there’s one major take-away from the report, it’s this: growth is coming to the area. This City of Toronto finalized report comes after a series of studies carried out by a thirdparty group, SvN Architects and Planners, hired by the city. Community feedback was also gathered via three community consultation meetings held in 2019 on June 13, March 4 and Oct. 7. The study area is bordered by Main Street to the west, Danforth Avenue to the north, Dawes Road to the east and Gerrard Street East to the south, with the total surface area spanning approximately 26 hectares. Most notably, the report outlines the five development application proposals within the study area, plus one application (6 Dawes Rd.) that was submitted after the study was completed. Those development applications are: • A 27-storey mixed-use building (retail, condo and rental space) at 276-294 Main St. (at Stephenson Avenue). The application was approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) after a settlement offer was accepted by Toronto Council in February 2019. • A 10-storey building at 2494 Danforth Ave. (at Chilsolm, just west of Main Street on the north side of Danforth), proposed as a seniors’ assisted living that incorporates retail uses on the first and second floors. The proposal also includes a four-storey rental apartment building to the rear of the site. • Two rental apartment buildings of 15 and 32 storeys apiece at 2575 Danforth Ave. (at Main Square). These buildings received zoning approval in 2003 and are currently under site plan review. • A mixed-use building containing 26 and 33-storey towers at located at 10-30 Dawes Rd. (just south of Danforth). • A mixed-use building containing two towers at 24 and 30 storeys located at 9-25 Dawes Rd. Resident concerns regarding tower heights were reported on by Beach Metro News on Sept. 27, 2019. • Three residential towers standing at 49, 46 and 40 storeys, including a six-storey community centre at 6 Dawes Rd. (at the southern tip of Dawes Road just north of the Danforth GO station platform). The city’s Site Area Specific Policy (SASP) requires that a minimum of 25 per cent of the units must contain two-bedrooms and 10 per cent, three-bedrooms in each development application. To date, none of the development applications have been approved by the city. “We exist in a tribunal planning framework, which means that the province is dictating that density will be delivered around where we have transit access,” said Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford in response to the slew of proposed developments in the area. “We want to bring employment, investment, jobs and growth to the area that will help support our local businesses and create a really vibrant neighbourhood and we do that through employment and non-residential uses.” According to the study, the approved “height peak” in the study area is based on the tallest approved building, being the 32-storey building at Main Square (at 2575 Danforth Ave.). From there, buildings are to have appropriate downward transitioning in height so as to not impact light, views and privacy. “Height is going to be something that we discuss through the review of the applications,” said Toronto City Planner George Pantazis. To establish guidelines on building heights, the study area was subdivided into three sections. Those sections are: Character Area A – Located along Danforth Avenue, the proposal at 2494 Danforth Ave. falls in this area. The SASP generally permits midrise buildings of seven to eight storeys, but as per the report, this development may be permitted if a dedicated floor of office space is included

in the proposal. Character Area B – Located at the intersection of Main Street and Gerrard Street East, the city designated this section of the study as “mixed-use”, and is sanctioned for low-rise and midrise development. According to the report, development of high-rise buildings is barred from this area due to adverse impacts to light, view and privacy for the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. Character Area C – Bordered along Main Street to the east, Danforth Avenue to the north, Dawes Road to the west and the East Toronto Athletic Field and rail corridor to the south, the city envisions this area for slender, point-form towers. The applications for 276-294 Main St., 10-30 Dawes Rd., 9-25 Dawes Rd. and 6 Dawes Rd. fall under this area. The city’s rationale here is this area includes large parcels of land and does not immediately abut areas designated as residential neighbourhoods. This land already includes the approved 32-storey building at Main Square (2575 Danforth Ave.). The character areas were massed based on these three criteria: • The building fits within the existing and planned context.

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number of high-density residential buildings. The proposals are all mostly within the area of the City of Toronto’s Main Street Planning Study which is calling for much dings are higher than the existing Main Square apartment towers at the southwest corner of Main and Danforth.

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Map above shows the boundaries of the Main Street Planning Study (within the red dotted lines) and a number of proposed highrises within the area. Photo at far upper left shows Main Square as it exists today. There are plans for a 15-storey building and a 32-storey building between Main Square and the Danforth GO station. The map at upper left shows possible building sizes within the Main Street Planning Study in yellow. Photo far left, shows an artist’s image of the proposal for 9 to 25 Dawes Rd. looking south from Danforth Avenue. Photo at right shows Dawes Road as it is today looking south from the Danforth. There are highrise proposals for both sides of Dawes Road between the Danforth and the railway tracks to the south.

• Capability of gradual downward transitioning of building heights. • Limits and mitigation of impacts (shadow, light, noise) to surrounding areas. There are also a number of new street and mid-block connections included in the study in order to improve access to transit and major roads. The 20-metre wide street, known as the Dawes Road Extension, will connect Danforth Avenue to Dawes Road. New private lanes in that area are slated to be 12 metres in width, which, the city says, will provide adequate space for parking and loading. There is also a Preferred Park Location which will be in the area where the Canadian Tire on Danforth Avenue, between Main Street and Dawes Road on the south side, is presently located. Given its frontage on the proposed Dawes Road extension and Danforth Avenue, the city identified the lot C as the preferred location for a new public park in the area. There are no immediate plans for Canadian Tire to move out of the area, however. The ultimate determination of the park location will depend on successful development applications, along with a city review and a public consultation process. The Main Street Planning Study was initiated by the City of Toronto in response to the Prov-

ince of Ontario’s policies and strategic framework to direct growth and build “complete communities” in areas that are within a five to ten-minute walk of transit infrastructure. In this case, the study areas are in close proximity to the Danforth GO and Main Street subway stations. According the Province of Ontario, complete communities entail resident access to a diverse range of housing options, protected employment zones, public service facilities, recreation and green space and transit infrastructure. The following five Guiding Principles were incorporated into the Main Street Planning Study, and are based on the province’s Official Plan Policies: • Building complete communities. • Bolstering a local and competitive economy. • Connecting people with places. • Supplying a range of housing options. • Integrating transportation with city building. Questions or comments regarding the Main Street Planning Study can be directed to City of Toronto planner Pantazis at george.pantazis@toronto.ca or by calling 416-392-3566.

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Support for local Meals on Wheels No Bull Burgers on Kingston Road recently presented a cheque for $4,000 to The Neighbourhood Group’s Meals on Wheels program. The money was raised at No Bull’s Giving Tuesday event held late last year. On hand for the presentation were Lorie Fairburn, Gregory Hewitt, Veronica MadDonald, Samantha Savoie, Anna Klukowicz, Tony Tsakanikas, Lauryn Craig and Laina Gibson.

PHOTO: ALAN SHACKLETON

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4.) Mike Myers was a Scarborough high school friend of this “Rocketman” (2019) producer who is married to a Knight, but is not a Lady:

THE ACADEMY Awards are set for Feb. 9. So now it’s time to check your 2020 vision with this screen test:

a) b) c)

1.) Actor/ director Jay Baruchel moved from Montreal to the Beach a few years ago. He “loves it” here, but is still a die-hard Canadiens fan. In what Clint Eastwood movie did Baruchel get his big break playing an unlikely boxer?

5.) Toronto’s Hannah Gross portrays a young Penny Fleck in Joker which leads with 11 Oscar noms. Her father Paul Gross is famous for playing an iconic Mountie in which television show? a) b) c)

a) Almost Famous (2000) 1 Oscar b) Million Dollar Baby (2004) 4 Oscars c) Mystic River (2003) 2 Oscars 2.) Hollywood loves Canadian voices in animated movies. The first to play SpiderMan was local actor Paul Soles way back in 1967. Will Arnett and Michael Cera are the voices of Batman and Robin in the Lego movies. Can you match the Canuck actor with the Oscar-winning film? i) Mike Myers a) Up (2009) ii) Christopher Plummer b) Zootopia (2016) iii) Jim Carrey c) Ratatouille (2007) iv) Catherine O’Hara d) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) v) Will Arnett e) Beetlejuice (1988) vi) Don Lake f) Shrek (2001)

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Jay Baruchel gets animated as this hero. Take our quiz to see if you know the answer. 3.) The big studios have made some small steps toward more diversity. Ryerson grad Mena Massoud played Aladdin in the hit 2019 remake of the classic animated film. Simu Liu is set to portray a Marvel superhero. Toronto’s Domee Shi won the Oscar last year for Best Animated Short Film for “Bao”. In accepting the award, Shi spoke to “all the nerdy girls who hide behind their sketchbooks, don’t be afraid to tell your stories to the world”. She also worked as a storyboard artist on Oscarnominated Toy Story 4. Match the “Northern Stars” with their characters

in these 2019 animated films: i) Keanu Reeves a) Pikachu in Pokemon Detective Pikachu ii) Ryan Reynolds b) Pumbaa in The Lion King iii) Cobie Smulders c) Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World iv) Jay Baruchel d) Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4 v) Seth Rogen e) Grandpa Frump in The Addams Family vi) Martin Short f) Wonder Woman in The Lego Movie 2

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6.) In an Oscar-winning film from last year, Mike Myers played a music executive who is looking for “the kind of song teenagers can crank up the volume in their car and bang their heads to. ____________ will never be that song”. a) We are the Champions b) Yesterday c) Bohemian Rhapsody 7.) This singer who went to Birchmount C. I. plays himself in Uncut Gems (2019) a) The Weeknd b) Shawn Mendes c) Drake Answers 1.) b 2.) (i) f ii) a iii) d iv) e v) c vi) b 3.) i) d ii) a iii) f iv) c v) b vi) e 4.) a 5.) b 6.) c 7.) a

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

BEACH METRO NEWS

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ACCOUNTING CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Bert van Delft

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Beaches Family Law and MEDIATION Linda Bronicheski, J.D.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Rotary Club of the Beaches to host Official Chartering THE OFFICIAL Chartering Ceremony for the new Rotary Club of the Beaches will take place on Thursday, Jan. 23. The celebration is set for the Balmy Beach Club from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Rotary Club of the Beaches will become the newest members of Rotary International District 7070. All are welcome to attend the event which will feature food, music, drinks, a 50/50 draw and a silent auction. Tickets cost $40 at the door. The Balmy Beach Club is located at 360 Lake Front. For more information on the Rotary Club of the Beaches, please email rotarytorontobeach@gmail.com Help honour local volunteers VOLUNTEERS ARE the backbone of the East Toronto community, and Com-

munity Centre 55 is looking for ways to honour those unsung heroes. Our city would grind to a halt without them, local historian and volunteer Gene Domagala told Beach Metro News recently. “All of these people, no matter what age and without any pay, are helping so many,” he said in a note to the paper. “There are many that do get recognition but there are also many who do not,” he wrote. “Please, tell us if you know of any person young or old who is a volunteer but has not been recognized. There will be a special presentation honouring them in the spring.” If you have a volunteer you would like to mention who you feel deserves to be honoured for their unsung work

in the community, send an email to Beach Metro News editor Alan Shackleton at alan@beachmetro.com. Robbie Burns Day celebrations slated FALLING BROOK Presbyterian Church hosts its annual Robbie Burns Roast Beef Dinner and Ceiliah on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 25. The church is located at 31 Wood Glen Rd. The celebration honouring legendary Scottish poet Robbie Burns begins at 5:30 p.m. and will include dinner, songs, readings, Scottish Country Dancers and a Highland Dancer. For info, call 416-699-3084. Also, St. Paul’s United Church at 200 McIntosh St. holds a Robbie Burns luncheon on Jan. 25 from noon to 3 p.m. For more info, please call 416- 261-4222.

Harmony Hall hosts holiday lunch Harmony Hall in East York recently hosted its annual Holiday Luncheon for area seniors. As always, (photo below) a large crowd turned out for the festive event. Photo above, Harmony Hall staffers and volunteers helped serve and prepare the holiday lunch. PHOTOS: ALAN SHACKLETON

Fearless Meat celebrates two years on Kingston Road By Amanda Gibb

David Brown in front of Fearless Meat on Kingston Road. The restaurant celebrates its second anniversary this month.

DAVID BROWN, owner of Kingston Road restaurant Fearless Meat, celebrates the success of his business and its second anniversary this month. Brown brings his love for meat to the Beach community through a menu featuring a plethora of specialty burgers. He attributes the success of his business, which opened its doors on Jan. 19, 2018, to the philosophy guiding the brand. “The name ‘Fearless Meat’ means we’re not afraid to offer really great meat and other food products at reasonable prices,” said Brown. Besides quality food and reasonable pricing, Brown also refers to the restaurant’s slogan, “Tender as a butcher’s heart.” “Butchers have a long tradition of giving back to the community. I’ve been a butcher for almost 50 years and it’s a tradition that I’ve always taken very seriously,” he said. Brown said that he has done a number of charity events in the past, and plans to spearhead many more in the future. Brown said that he likes to give back to the community in a number

of ways, including doing hands-on classes for the public in his restaurant to teach skills including barbecuing and turkey carving. “We also have free coffee and ice cream all the time for our first responders, and for veterans and their spouses,” said Brown. To celebrate the anniversary, Fearless Meat has a number of food specials planned for Jan. 24, 25, and 26, and also a free-knife sharpening clinic on Jan. 26. Despite Fearless Meat’s success, a string of businesses in the Beach neighbourhood have closed in the last year. The recent closure of local grocery store Meat on the Beach and restaurant The Tulip prompted Brown to propose the idea of forming the Beach Culinary Guild. “It’s quite a shock for the community. And I was just thinking what can we do with our community to stop that (closures) from happening and strengthen the culinary community in the Beaches,” he said. Brown said that it would be a volunteer-based organization dedicated to creating fun culinary experiences, and to inspire people to buy locally and to continue dining in the Beach area.

He organized the first meeting to discuss the prospect of a Culinary Guild at Fearless Meat on Jan. 12. “I was thinking that there are a lot of partner groups that we could get involved like retailers such as grocers or specialty food shops, restaurants coffee shops, bars,” he said. He also said that patrons and people who want more great food in the Beach, event planners, along with getting the word out about the guild through publicity, word of mouth, and Facebook groups would be helpful. “Associated businesses and groups, especially the other Beach businesses, willing to partner would make our culinary events and businesses even more successful,” said Brown. He also believes that food critics are important to the process. “They can provide recommendations and suggestions on how to make our culinary businesses and our culinary events the best in Toronto.” Brown said he would hope to get a board of directors together to do some fundraising events to have some operating capital for the guild. He has already begun to think

about the type of events that the Beach Culinary Guild could host, including his idea of a huge beach party. His ideas for events on the smaller side include ones similar to the classes he runs at Fearless Meat, such as tastings or how to cook various meats. Brown said that there are many great restaurants and other businesses in the Beach. “When I started up my restaurant two years ago, I made a point of going along Kingston Road and introducing myself. These businesses are great, and a lot are small businesses that are passionate about what they do and they have so much knowledge about their products and services,” he said. Brown said that he is grateful to the community for supporting Fearless Meat and helping them reach the two-year mark. “That’s quite a milestone for a lot of restaurants. We’re really happy to be a part of the Beach, and we’re looking forward to being a Beaches restaurant for a long time and doing great things for our community,” said Brown. For more information about Fearless Meat, visit their website at www.fearlessmeat1.com

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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Members of The Robbie International Soccer Tournament’s executive committee were on hand for the presenation of its Organisation of Distinction plaque from the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame recently.

Robbie tournament honoured by Canada Soccer Hall of Fame THE ROBBIE International Soccer Tournament was recently honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The tournament was presented with a plaque recognizing its induction as an Organisation of Distinction into the Hall. The presentation ceremony was held late last year at the Scarborough Soccer Centre. On hand for the ceremony were many members of The Robbie’s executive committee, along with representatives from the Scarborough Soccer Referees Association and the Toronto Soccer Referees Association, and Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Making the presentation on behalf of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame were Jason De Vos from Canada Soccer and Johnny Misely from On-

tario Soccer. Due to some re-organization at Canada Soccer and the moving of the Hall’s location from Vaughan to Ottawa, the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame was presenting the honours again to those who had been inducted into the Hall in past years. The Robbie International Soccer Tournament was first inducted ino the soccer Hall of Fame in 2014 as an Organisation of Distinction. The Robbie is also in The Scarborough Walk of Fame, inducted in 2008. Set to hold its 54th tournament this June, The Robbie has a long history in both southwest Scarborough and East Toronto. Birchmount Stadium is the Home of The Robbie and championship games are played there. Other local

pitches used by The Robbie include Highview Park, Monarch Park Stadium and the Cherry Beach fields. This year’s Robbie will see the Festival, for players ages eight to 12, take place on June 20 and 21; and the Tournament, for players ages 13 to 18, take place on June 27, 28 and 29. The Robbie was established in 1967 to promote soccer, and to donate proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder, ultimately fatal, that makes breathing and digestion extremely difficult. The tourney is named after Robbie Wimbs, a young boy who had cystic fibrosis and was the son of one the original organizers. The first Robbie tourney raised just over $47 for the cause. Since that time, al-

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Garden Views

New year’s arrival means rebirth of gardens can be looked forward to Mary Fran McQuade Mary Fran McQuade is a local writer specializing in gardening and lifestyle

’ve always been glad of the start of a new year: new calendars, new plans, clean slate (more or less). For gardeners, we also have a rebirth of our gardens to look forward to. Dates have already been set for several key gardening events: Events to mark Get the Jump on Spring on Feb. 22. This free event ($2 donation if you can) will introduce you to dozens of garden societies and commercial exhibitors featuring plants, bee products, worm composters and more. Check out the free talks and demos and the used book sale, too. There’s also a bonus Seedy Saturday exchange/purchase as part of the event. Bring your own seeds to trade, if you have them, or check out the commercial exhibitors to try something new. Location is the Toronto Botanical Gar-

den, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. at Leslie Street. Pay parking available; free for members. For more information, visit www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca On March 12-22, the Canada Blooms garden and flower show takes place. Admittedly, it’s not the big extravaganza some of us remember, but if you’re starved for bloom and colour in March, as I am, it’s a fun day out. Theme this year is Birds of a Feather, which should spark the imagination of participating garden designers. Location is the Enercare Centre on the CNE grounds, and early bird tickets are already available online at discounted prices of $17, adults; $14, seniors 65+; and $13, youths 13-17. For more information, visit www.canadablooms. com More Seedy Saturdays If you want to stock up on seeds cheaply, especially for vegetable growing, seed exchanges will be popping up throughout February and

March. Here are some of them: • Feb. 22, at the Toronto Botanical Garden (see above). • March 30, 11 am to 4 pm. Scarborough Seedy Saturday & Green Fair at Blessed Cardinal Newman H.S., 100 Brimley Rd., south of Kingston Road. There will also be workshops, vendors, a kids’ area and free parking. A sad goodbye I was saddened to see that the Beach Garden and Horticultural Society (Beach GHS) recently announced it’s dissolving the club. Members of the board of directors and other longtime members have been serving in a variety of positions for several years, and no one new came forward to volunteer at the final meeting in 2019. Time constraints, work and family commitments, and health issues all contributed to the shortage of volunteers. The club took action to address these concerns by shifting its focus from indoor lectures and meet-

ings to more active events like tours, workshops and private garden visits. This sparked new interest, but didn’t save the club. The Riverdale Horticultural Society, which has had several joint ventures with the Beach GHS, will be welcoming former members of the Beach group. Riverdale will also continue to support ongoing work in three local gardens founded and maintained by Beach GHS volunteers: the Beach Library garden, the Main Street Library garden and the Girl Guides garden near Kew Beach school. The Riverdale Horticultural Society meets the second Wednesday of the month, September through June, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Frankland Community Centre, 816 Logan Ave. Another area garden group is the East York Garden Club, which meets the third Thursday of every month, frpom 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m., at the Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. For more information, visti www.eygc.ca

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2.) Choose what you’ll eat with conscious intent: Mindful moderation in food consumption is a very close second in importance. Yes, we all overindulge at times. Yes, special celebrations are important. But when special celebrations are over, let them be over.Allow calm moderation to return as your central path. 3.) Say thank you, think thank you: In my mother’s home “a meal did not pass where gratitude was not ex-

pressed for the nourishment that was on the table.” No matter how we wish to express it, gratitude offers a wonderful and often unrecognized protection against unthinking over-consumption. 4.) Get outdoors: Stress is everywhere and, for some, stress prompts over-eating. Three free, beautiful, calorie-free local places to relieve stress are Taylor Creek Park, Rosetta McClain Gardens and the Boardwalk. 5.) Claim your interests: Never let issues of weight

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THE FOUR Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzolla will be presented by the Kingston Road Village Concert Series next month. The concert takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Violinist Mark Fewer and Orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at the concert. Young people are encouraged to attend this concert with their parents. Children 12 and under admitted free. Tickets for those 13 and oldere are $25 if ordered in advance online, or $30 at the door on the day of the concert. To order, visit Markfewer.eventbrite.com Julius Ceasar on stage at Crow’s Theatre THE CROW’S Theatre presentation of Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar continues on stage until Feb. 2. Located in Leslieville, Crow’s is presenting the Groundling Theatre Company’s production of the Shakespeare classic, and it has been earning strong reviews. The production stars Graham Abbey, Dion Johnstone, Moya O’Connell, Sarah Afful, Jani Lauzon, Jim Mezon, Andre Sills and Diego Matamoros. Julius Ceasar is directed by Chris Abraham, artistic director of Crow’s Theatre. Tickets are available online by visiting www.crowstheatre.com, or by calling the box office at 647-341-7390, ext. 1010. Crow’s Theatre is located at 345 Carlaw Ave., at Dundas Street East. Baroque Ensemble presents Flights of Fancy THE REZONANCE Baroque Ensemble will present its Flights of Fancy concert on Sunday, Feb. 9 at St. Barnabas Church.

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Marjorie Prime at Coalmine Theatre COALMINE THEATRE on Danforth Avenue will present the Toronto premiere of Marjorie Prime from Jan. 26 to Feb. 23. The play by Jordan Harrison was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2015, and this production will be directed by Stewart Arnott. Marjorie Prime tells the story of 85-year-old Marjorie who as her memories fade meets a new companion and begins to reassemble both the big and small moments of her life. The production stars renowned actress Martha Henry, alongside Beau Dixon, Sarah Dodd and Gordon Hecht. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Henry has a long list of credits to her name including more than 60 productions at the Stratford Festival. Tickets for Marjorie Prime are available online at www. coalminetheatre.com The Coal Mine Theatre is located at 1454 Danforth Ave. Curtain Call Players stage Steel Magnolias THE CURTAIN Call Players’ production of Steel Magnolias continues at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Leslieville with a pair of performances on Saturday, Jan. 25. That day, there will be a 2 p.m. matinee and then an evening show at 7:30 p.m. Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harding, tells the story of the friendship between six women in Louisiana and how they deal with illness and death. Tickets for this production are $30 and can be purchased online at www.curtaincallplayers.ca The Red Sandcastle Theatre is located at 922 Queen St. E., just east of Logan Avenue.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Open Doors: Spiritual Matters

HAPPY NEW Year! My name is David McCleary and I am the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. We are a historic convention Baptist church that has been trying our best, by the grace of God, to faithfully serve the Beach community for the last 125 years. We are grateful for the time we have been able to spend in this community, loving God, figuring out how to consistently love our neighbours, and working on contributing to the quality of life for the larger Beach community as we try to follow Jesus’ example of loving our neighbours as we learn to love ourselves better. When I was a kid, the year 2020 seemed so far away. I thought for sure we’d have flying cars, underwater cities, and weekend holidays on the moon… or at least world peace. Like me, I think many people believed that at the start of the end of the teens and the beginnings of these new twenties (roaring twenties was already taken – maybe the #awe-filled20’s?), we would be closer to having these things as lived realities. I don’t think I’m alone in these beliefs, or in wondering why in a year like 2020, our individual and collective visions of what it means to live and love and be together equitably, constructively, and fairly in this world aren’t a little clearer. You’d think that in light of the evidence that global temperatures are rising, that refugees and immigrants are contributing positively to our country over the years, improved recognition of the rights of women, racial and religious minorities, and LGBTQ people – you’d think that all around the world there would be a more crystalized view of humanity’s future! A recognition of the interconnectedness of all peoples, and a shared vision full of more beauty, kindness, dignity, and love, regardless

of where you come from, or what you look like, what you’re going through, or whom you love! You’d think that by 2020 we would all have a clearer vision about what it means to step together into a better, shared future! But somewhere between all the happenings at the end of last year, fires in the Amazon and Australia; continued lack of clean water on First Nations lands at home, and the beginning of this new one, violence in Iraq and Iran; hate motivated attacks in the United States and outburst of tragedy and violence in the streets of our own city, maybe some of you, like me, felt your vision had blurred. Maybe it happened somewhere in the haze of the holidays, maybe it was in the frenetic pace of visiting or getting everything done that needed doing, maybe it was a little bit too much of this, that, or the other thing offered during the many times of feasting as we gathered with family and friends, maybe things this new year have not felt as clear as we wished they could be, or thought they should be. For me, at the start of this year, I found it harder and harder to escape the creeping miasma of sadness when I looked at the state of things. Because flashing before me in the news, on my social media feed, and on my doorstep was some new constant sadness propagated by the failings of the human condition, writ so large, clamouring for my attention, that it was impossible for me to ignore! And instead of looking at this year with anticipation and gratitude, there was instead an unusual and unsettling sense of dread that crept over me, spreading a pall over the joy of greeting a new year. And for a while there, I must admit that it occluded and obscured my view of things, and my experience of life. I simply could not fully embrace the joy inherent in starting a new year! But then during my daily meditations and reflections, as I

read the Bible, I came across this passage from a letter written to people struggling through persecution and life threatening difficulties in a town called Philippi. Philippians chapter 4 and verse 8 says this: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things… There is an inspiring story that I heard which shed a little more light on this passage for me. During the years of the Vietnam War, there was a pastor and peace activist named A.J. Muste. Almost every day, Mr. Muste stood out in front of the White House night after night with a candle in silent vigil. Often times he was alone! One day, a bemused reported interviewed him and asked the question that was probably on everyone’s mind. “Mr. Muste,” said the reporter, “do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night with a candle?” Undaunted, Pastor Muste replied, “Oh, I don’t do this to change the country, I do this so the country won’t change me.” There is no denying we are in some difficult and dark times as we start 2020 – and not just because I’m not going to the moon this weekend. We must continue to fight racism, sexism, hunger, homelessness, climate change, and so many other evils that impact us individually and collectively. But rather than give in to the grim clamouring evidence that things are broken in this world, I would rather resist. Rather than retreat into myself and away from those troubling realities, I would rather fight to make this world, and in particular our corner of it here in the Beach, in Toronto, in Canada, a better place for all of us. And on that road ahead I have chosen, I will do life differently in order to be a

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Garden & Tree

Home Decor 2358 Kingston Rd.

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416-414-5883

416-699-8333

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

Contact Rob at 416 807 7596

-Lawn Cutting / Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Fall Property Clean-Ups -Hedge Trimming - Mulching

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY

Kellie’s Cell 416 910-1232

In home tutoring of Grades 1 to 10 Mathematics including EQAO Preparation 12 years experience with students & Lakehead University P/J Teaching Candidates Certified Teacher & JUMP Math Consultant References Provided

BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE

(21..)

416-825-9705

One on One Math Tutoring

Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 15 years

& Remediation Services

647 980 4973

(21..)

THE STUDY STUDIO

Kingston Rd/Vic Park

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

will tutor. Gr. 9, 10, 11 Math. Low Price 416-699-8853 (23)

References available upon request

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

Contact Martha @ Cell: 647-206-1415 Home: 416-449-0171

Retired Math Teacher

(Beach area) by high school teacher. 14+ years experience in Public School Board, including AP French. German can be taught as well (native speaker)

FREE ESTIMATES • 437-370-5574 www.cometjanitorial.com (1r)

(21r)

(22r)

TUTOR FOR FRENCH & FI

BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

416 389 9234

WILLIAM PEST CONTROL

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

Carpet Cleaning • Building Restoration Crime Scene & Trauma Clean-Up Hoarding Clean Out

Serving the Beach for 15 yrs.

REG’S APPLIANCE

Proudly serving the Beach for over 20 years Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT

(22)

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

items. Can do almost all jobs!

Household Services

www.headstarttutors-ca.com 416-272-9589 • hstarttutors@gmail.com

Residential / Commercial / Industrial

TAX ACCOUNTANT

Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. (1r) Antonella 416-464-2766

Call 416-783-3434

Head Start Tutors

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

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (1)

TIM O’MEARA 416-691-7556

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

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

416-820-1527

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (21)

BASEMENT SPACE

416 699 1782

HELLARRA SERVICES INC.

416-694-6241

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

Lost: Woman’s watch, January 1, Swanwick area. Round face, gold colour metal, metal strap, crystal-like stones around face. Special family gift; re(21) ward. Call Mary 647-893-5062

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

OFFICE SPACE pmcarthur577@gmail.com www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com

(1!)

HEALTHY HOME

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

WINDOW CLEANING General Services RILEYS’ A family business since 1956

MR. FIX-IT

Transitioning to retirement and love dogs so looking for

Irene 416-693-3998

Volunteers

Please call 416 399-0284

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

DOG WALKING OPPORTUNITIES

647-458-1058

info@abbottsecurity.ca

(r)

Computer Services

Employment Wanted

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WAYNE’S

Burial Plots

Deadline for February 4th issue is January 27th

ABBOTT SECURITY GROUP

For estimate call

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

647-899-9074

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Award Winning Design & Build 25 years Experience Read our reviews on Homestars.com One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

MASTER PLUMBER

FRANZ’S PAINTING

Green Apple Landscaping Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499 www.greenapple.ca

(r)

STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

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

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR

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

Call Franz 416-690-8722

(21r)

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

Steve 647-853-6420

(21)

‘As Promised’ Painting

KIM PRICE

*** Free Estimates ***

Landscape Design 647-545-5143

• Design and Construction •

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

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

Dianne 416 699 5070

Creating Award Winning Gardens

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

(21r)

BEACH BUILDS General Outdoor Landscaping

“You dream it, I build it” CONTACT:

JB Barton 647 679 3282 beachbuilds.ca (22r)

JB Barton Commercial/Residential SNOW REMOVAL 647 679 3282 (22r)

(19/20)

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

647 401 7970

(21.)

BEACH HILL

PAINTING

Finely Finished Stone Work www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com

416-265-6674

(21r)

• Lawn Maintenance & Fertilizing • Fall/Spring clean ups • Snow removal Call today for a free quote Servicing residential and commercial

437-774-6300

(5)

Movers • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal

www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980 (2)

A.S.M. MOVERS FULL SERVICE Local & long distance. Taking care of your possessions.

416-690-1356 All Season Movers

CARTAGE & STORAGE 2 Men + Truck $59/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries

416-830-8183

(1r)

Painters

Larry’s Painting & Repairs Family owned & operated 26 years in business

416-690-3890

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

(r)

PROWAY

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

416.797.6731

proway.painting@gmail.com

Free Estimates & References Available (12)

DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

(7)

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183 CELL 416-875-5781 ESA LIC# 7002668

(19/20)

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

(r)

MURPHY

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

WG PAINTING INTERIOR PAINTING

Big or small we do them all

416-833-3006

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

416-322-7692

(23r)

MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Plumbers

Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706

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

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

690-8533 Lic. #P-15099

(r)

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

MBX ELECTRIC Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations

Call Marc 416-910-1235

(1r)

416 691-3555

(r)

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

Master of Carpentry specializing in interior & exterior finishing, decks, stairs, windows, doors, railings, book shelving, feature walls and much more. Putting quality first.

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

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

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)

TOM DAY

Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com

(20.)

by Kevin

Fences, Decks, Porches Flooring, Windows, Doors, Trim, etc. Kitchens & Bath • Garage Restoration Serving the Beach for 15 yrs. (22)

MASONRY

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

Restoration Brick • Block • Chimneys Parging • Brick Replacement and more

Cascade Plumbing GTA

CUSTOM CARPENTRY IN THE BEACH

24 hr. - lic# P1624

(3r)

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

416-691-7166

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP FINE INTERIOR + EXTERIOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL PAINT + FAUX FINISHES Mario 416-690-1315 www.friedrichbuilds.com

(r)

Shingles • Flats • Cedar Free Estimates Residential & Commercial Tel: 416-752-6453 Cell: 416-788-9020 Lic# B16393

416-910-8033

Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 15 years.

(21..)

416 694 0906 torontoroofingindustries.com (21r)

KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING

Roofing • Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more Serving the Beach 25 years (21..)

Steve 416-285-0440 cell 416-605-9510

(1)

Trades SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

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

• Brick / Foundation • Concrete / Stone • Chimney & Parging

Restoration & Build www.jdbuild.ca

(21.)

WET BASEMENT ? Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD. 416-659-7003

www.webuildit.ca (r)

CANPRO MECHANICAL Air Conditioning & Heating Experts HVAC / Repair / Maintain / Install Residential / Commercial Rental programs now available

416-606-4719 (21r)

MARCANGELO INTERIORS Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting

MASONRY by Daniel • chimneys & foundations • parging & tuck pointing • arches, lintels & sills • door & window rough-ins • foundation waterproofing

416 988-2589 danielmccaf@gmail.com

(21r)

38 Years experience

416 759-8878

classicrestoration@outlook.com

(21..)

WEATHERWISE General Contracting Home Improvements Complete Renovation

Call Billy 416 525 6566

(22)

Eavestrough Cleaning Roof & Trough Repairs Winterize with Weatherwise Contracting

416-525-6566

Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks

For all your reno needs, no job too small. (21..)

MAYFAIR HEATING & COOLING

mayfairHEATINGandcooling.com (21..)

WINTER BRICK RESTORATION Bury the noise & nuisance in the dead of winter • licensed & insured • HomeStars verified Danielmccaf@gmail.com

(21r)

(22)

SIGNS SIGNS

416-699-9606

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (21..) Free Estimates

416-988-2589

Next Deadline January 27th

(23r)

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

ED GODFREY

(23)

(23r)

Maurice (Cell) 647.638.8441 (Bus) 647.344.4557

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

Best of Homestars

Classic Restoration & Woodworking

Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.

416 824-7901

(21..)

FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR

15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins

Metro lic

647-631-9220

(21r)

GENERAL CONTRACTING

•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS

Serving Your Community Since 1971

CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING

KEW BEACH

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

(21$)

(21.)

JOHN CLARKE

Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

(21.)

(11)

marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com (22r)

Met. Lic. B-16-964

437-999-1011

416-662-4450

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

DRY WALL - LAMINATE FLOORING - PLUMBING ROOFING - EAVESTROUGH SIDING, CARPENTRY + MORE WATERPROOFING • LICENSED

ar-renovation.com

Marc 416 419 4281

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

416-524-1124

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

416-738-2119

* ALL JOBS *

35 YEARS EXP. IN THE BEACHES

• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basement Renovations

JDB MASONRY

TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD.

(22r)

PRO A & R RENOVATION

SERVICES

(3r)

Since 1998

CALL VINCE

(3r)

HARDWOOD

647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca

MET# B16348

NO JOB TOO SMALL FREE ESTIMATES

Drywall, Plastering, Taping 18 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104

HEY HANDYMAN

Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed

416-824-7901

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

416-999-2333

(21.)

416-826-3918 John www.mgcunderpinning.com maximumgen@gmail.com

A HANDYMAN

YOUR STUCCO

Call today for free estimate

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

Metro Lic

416 467 6735

stonehengefoundations.com (r)

416 660 4721

HANDYMAN

CARPENTRY

Kevin 647 282 8375

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

Gus:

(r)

by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

Carpenters

50 years in the Beach

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

(21)

Lic: 7006786

Alan Burke 416-699-4350

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (23)

(21r)

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

warren.garney@yahoo.com

(r)

UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING

“Your basement lowering specialists”

SILVERBIRCH

J. BROW ROOFING

ELECTRIC Cell 416-529-5426

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work

Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

647-529-2972

(21$)

Don’t call them, call those roofers

Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More

ECRA/ESA#7004508

Satisfaction guaranteed! Call Jeff today for free estimate. 416-910-6302 beachcombersgc.com info@beachcombersgc.com

THOSE ROOFERS

COXWELL ROOFING

Knob & tube • No job too small

*WINTER PROMO*

(r)

For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED

CARL 647-787-5818

BEACHCOMBERS

416-569-2181

CITY WIDE ROOFING

Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates

INTERIOR PAINTING

warren.garney@yahoo.com (23r)

www.laniganscontracting.ca

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

free estimates

416-322-7692

Roofing & Aluminum

Maximum General Contracting Inc.

Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates

Fully Licensed Contractors Guaranteed

An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

Telephone Systems

WATERPROOFING/ REPAIR UNDERPINNING

LANIGAN’S

Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103

Cable & Telephone Wiring

FOUNDATION

Roofers

Electricians

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

cliffsidecarpenter.blogspot.ca Peter 416 578 3755 Gibsonpeterk@gmail.com (5)

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.

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

STUDIO 1

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

WG PAINTING

LTD

(21..)

(6)

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

“Always on Time and on Budget”

Call Bob 416-821-8438

Dave 416 694 4369

dave@beachhillpainting.com (21r)

Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.

HOWELL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Power washing, snake drains, Backwater installation. Renovations, warm floors Boilers, Design build.

CEJA ELECTRIC

25 years • Free estimates

30 years experience in interior trim Custom Cabinet design and construction • Decks and Fences

PLUMBING CAMERA INSPECTIONS

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

INTERIOR, EXTERIOR QUALITY PAINTING; KITCHEN CABINET REFINISHING & CUSTOM PAINT; STAINING & WATERPROOFING, DECKS & FENCES

PAINTING

THE STONE PORCH LANDSCAPING

(2r)

Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, & one time visits available)

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872

(1)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94

The Cliffside Carpenter

BEACH METRO NEWS

(21...)

Jack of all Trades HANDYMAN SERVICES

Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms Fences, Decks, Drywall, Carpentry No job too small. Free estimates. Serving the Beaches for 15 years.

416-278-5328

(2)

JUST DRYWALL AND TAPING Sam Capetanu

416 876-4986

(22)

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

(1$)

JASON THE MASON TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS WATERPROOFING REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell

(4)

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

BEACH METRO NEWS

KEN GRIEVE TOP 10 THINGS TO DO

WHEN SELLING YOUR HOME

Sales Representatives Royal LePage Estate Realty

Dianne & Brian Chaput

"AND THEY'RE OFF!" The "spring" market has begun. Don't wait for the flowers to pop up. Call me now for a chat about how to make the big move this spring.

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#1. Call me. I’ll handle the other 9.

416.690.5100 | chaputliving.com

JUST LISTED

• •

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Call Today and Let’s Get Moving

416-587-7522

kengrieve@royallepage.ca Sales Representative 33 Years Experience

Working hard to exceed your expectations and helping you “Own Your Dreams”

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HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.TM Residential & Commercial Services

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Visit Chaputliving for a tour of this home

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MIKE BARBIERI

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2020!

Tory Brown Team

Broker

416.690.5100

TORYBROWN.CA

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REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER

Get the personal service you deserve.

DANFORTH VILLAGE 3 STOREY Great opportunity in Coxwell-Danforth neighbourhood for fabulous family home! Four spacious bedrooms, four bathrooms (including ensuite in master), finished basement, fireplace, private drive, garage and short walk to subway. For more information, get in touch with Desmond.

IT'S TIME TO START PLANNING FOR THE SPRING MARKET Is it time to down-size? Is it time to right-size? Let us help! Our Senior's Specialist, Jennifer Scaife, and our many resources will be available throughout the preparations to make this process easy and as smooth as can be for you.

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LIFE IN THE 6IX

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