Man murdered outside Danforth café
Volume 45 No. 4
April 19, 2016
ONE MAN is dead after an alleged drive-by shooting outside an East Danforth café in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 17. Police were called to the scene, just west of Coxwell Avenue, at 1:30 a.m. , where they found a man without vital signs. He was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified as Abdullah Farah, 20 years old, of Toronto. The shooting happened in front of Cloud 9 Café, previously the site of the Rotana Café – where 21-yearold Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf was shot and killed last May, and where Beach resident and firefighter Dominic Parker was fatally stabbed in 2013.
A small group of residents rallied across the street in the afternoon, calling for officials to deal with violence in the neighbourhood, and to shut down the business. Reports surfaced online that Cloud 9's landlord had terminated the business' lease, but that could not be confirmed by press time. Ward 29 councillor Mary Fragedakis, Ward 30 councillor Paula Fletcher, and Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis, whose wards converge at the corner of Danforth and Coxwell, all made calls on Twitter for the café to be shut down. Join us at beachmetro.com for the latest on this developing story.
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High cost of Toronto's hot real estate market hits home By Anna Killen
JOAN ESKINS is not one to shy away from a little home improvement. A lifelong Torontonian, the petite, detail-oriented woman owned a home decor store on Queen West before retiring and moving to Oakville, where she spent several years renovating a spacious, midcentury modern bungalow. But when she and her partner decided to downsize and move back to Toronto last year, she wanted a space that wouldn't take too much work to bring up to standard – instead planning to spend her free time travelling, making new friends, being a grandmother. “My partner and I walked in and said, 'Well this is really cute,'” said Eskins, of the Beach Hill home she purchased. “Everything is done.” The home, which she viewed at an open house on a Saturday in No-
vember of last year, was one of several she'd visited since she began seriously looking about six months prior. She had put in an offer on one of the houses she’d liked, but her bid was a few thousand dollars short. “We lost out because of the fierce market,” she said. “So when we came to this place, I said, 'OK we should put in a good offer.'” That good offer ended up being more than $100,000 over the asking price, with no conditions attached – meaning she wouldn't be commissioning her own inspection of the home. The seller had provided a 2013 survey and 27-page inspection report, which she went through and said looked fine. Eskins and her real estate agent presented her offer the day after she first viewed the house in what’s known as a ‘bully offer’ – a preemptive bid submitted before the advertised date of sale – and won
out over three other similar contenders. At the open house, she had been told there would likely be other pre-emptive offers coming in on Sunday – the listing noted that preemptive offers would be registered and considered that day at noon – so she and her partner met with her realtor to strategize what they needed to do to get the property. “These days you lose out if you have any kind of conditions on an offer,” she said. “The listing price was $699,000 and we thought $750,000 and (my realtor) said, ‘No you won’t get it.’ So we ended up offering $828,000. And we got it.” Anecdotally, in Toronto’s hot real estate market, Eskins’ two-day home buying experience, her offer above asking, her waiving of conditions, is not uncommon. Earlier this year, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts stood in the legisla-
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Joan Eskins with the retaining wall she's been ordered to repair or replace at her recently-purchased Beach Hill home.
ture and described his experience buying a home in the Beach – he saw it on Friday, again on Saturday, and had an offer in Saturday afternoon that was above asking and didn’t include a condition for a home inspection. “If I had to wait around to get a
building inspector to take a look at it and reassure myself that it was worth the money, I never would have got it. So we just jumped right in,” he said. Real estate woes continued on Page 5
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Family gives back to St. Mike’s By Jon Muldoon
JUST OVER two months ago, Beach contractor Joe Sexton was hit with a massive heart attack, and ended up spending the better part of an hour with no vital signs. Thankfully his wife, Jo-Anne, started CPR immediately, and between her actions, the paramedics, and the cardiology department at St. Michael’s, Joe has become a walking example of what could be – and has been – described as a miraculous recovery. “I’m very fortunate. Grateful, actually. It’s been a bit of a rough ride, rough on my family,” said Joe. “I can’t use the word ‘thankful’ often enough.” In order to try to express that gratitude, however, Joe and his family are planning a fundraising party to celebrate his survival and recovery, and to raise money for St. Mike’s cardiac intensive care unit.
A Ticker of a Time will take place on Saturday, April 30 at Daniels Spectrum on Dundas Street East, starting at 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature prizes, a 50/50 draw, light snacks, and music by A Piece of the Rock. The Newfoundland-inspired band, well-known to long-time Beachers, features Joe – “the man, the myth, the legend,” according to his son Dustin – on accordion and harmonica. “It should be a fun night. We’re planning on playing at least two sets, maybe three depending how it goes,” said Joe. Tickets to the party are $50, available by searching for ‘A Ticker of a Time’ at eventbrite.ca or at the door. There’s no specific goal set for the night, but the capacity of the venue is 400, said Joe, so the more people that show up, the better. “I’m confident that we can … be able to write a decent cheque to St. Michael’s Hospital,” he said.
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Teen arrested after stabbing A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested in connection to a lunchtime fight that escalated into a stabbing at Kingston Road and Pickering Street on April 5. The boy, who cannot be named because of provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, and aggravated assault. Police allege that around 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, two 15-year-old boys became involved in an argument. One of the boys knocked the other to the ground and punched him in the face, accord-
ing to police. The boy who was assaulted began walking away, when the other boy followed him and then stabbed him in the arm, said police. The victim was taken to hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The knife was recovered and seized by police. Police thanked students and residents for providing information, and nearby businesses for allowing access to security camera footage. The suspect made his first court appearance on April 6.
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Girl Guide troop ‘flocks’ the Beach By Anna Killen
THEY STRIKE under the cover of darkness. Armed with pink plastic flamingos, suppressing giggles, the troops of the 7th Toronto Girl Guides have been leaving their mark across the East End for the last several weeks – and their battle isn’t over yet. Have you been flocked? Households have been waking up to find flocks of pink plastic flamingos decorating their front lawns as well as a note from the girl guides laying claim to the roost. By afternoon, the birds are gone, en route to their next temporary nest. The guides are fundraising for a trip to Newfoundland this summer – their longest trip together yet, where they plan to meet up with their girl guide pen pals and go whale watching – and residents and businesses are getting caught up in the flocking game. It goes like this: If you are “flocked,” meaning you wake up to a batch of flamingos dancing on your lawn, you have the option to nominate the next person to be “flocked” and can contribute a donation. Businesses help by placing laminate flamingos in storefront windows to spread the word and explain the fun taking place around the neighbourhood (no, a whole bunch of people haven’t been turning 50 this April). The group hoped to raise
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The 7th Toronto Girl Guides have been “flocking” unsuspecting Beachers in an attempt to raise money for a trip to Newfoundland this summer.
$1,500, but believes it will surpass that goal thanks to the colourful spirit of the neighbourhood. Group leaders Lee-Ann Murphy-Martinez and Steph Beeley decided on the flocking fundraiser because it seemed like a unique way to supplement the traditional girl guide revenue stream of cookies and raise the extra money for this big trip. Instead of having the girls flock
each night as a group – there are 11 going on the trip, relatively small for a guide troop but still a bit large for a covert mission – the girls go out in pairs with a parent volunteer. “It’s really hard because you have to have the perfect timing and you have to be very careful, if the lights are on, that they don’t see you,” said guide Lauren Walker. “We’ve gotten caught a few times.”
What happens when they get caught? “They sometimes ask what we’re doing, they sometimes start laughing,” said Walker. “And some of them just ignore it,” chimes in guide Camden Kubbinga. “They might have known what was coming.” Have you been ‘flocked’ by the Girl Guides? Share your story at beachmetro.com.
Petition pushes for inquiry into Parker’s killing By Anna Killen
A WOMAN whose husband was senselessly killed three years ago at a restaurant on the Danforth is trying to make sure that what happened to her family does not happen to anyone else’s loved ones. Zilla Parker has launched a petition calling on Ontario’s lead coroner to hold an inquiry into her husband Dominic’s death, in the hopes that recommendations from that inquiry could lead to strengthened policies around severe mental illness and treatment. A website promoting the petition (mentalhealthletsact.com) says Zilla wants the inquiry “not to lay blame, but rather to identify what changes can be made to our health care system to better diagnose and treat mental illness in the early stages, so that other tragedies can be prevented.” On September 14, 2013, Dominic, a firefighter, was in a Middle Eastern restaurant near Coxwell and Danforth when he was stabbed in the head by Nabil Huruy, a man who was later found to be suffering from paranoid delusions. Dominic later died from his injuries. Huruy was found not criminally responsible for Dominic’s death on December 15, 2015, with the court ruling that he did not have a rational perception of the world around him, nor the capacity to make rational choices because of his psychosis. “Since Dominic’s death, there have been others in our province who have been killed by people suffering from undiagnosed or untreated mental illness. This is a systemic problem in our society where, as the
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court said, severe mental illness is not diagnosed and treated before a tragedy strikes,” reads the petition. “The Office of the Chief Coroner has the discretion to order an inquest to allow juries to make useful recommendations to prevent other deaths in similar circumstances. Such inquests perform a critical role in increasing public safety, as the recommendations from inquests can lead to changes in legislation, policies and procedures.” At the heart of Zilla’s petition is the fact that in the days leading up to the offense, Huruy was in contact with police and first responders at least three times, with those who interacted with him noting his erratic mental state. “If Mr. Huruy had been held for an assessment of his mental state after any of his interactions with the police and first responders, Dominic would still be alive today,” reads the petition, which emphasizes that the system failed Huruy, as well. Cheryl Mahar, a spokeswoman for the Ontario coroner’s office, said that while she could not comment on the specifics of this case, the coroner’s office does take into consideration public input, like petitions and letters, when deciding when to conduct an inquest into a death. The vast majority of inquests are mandatory – for example, deaths that take place in custody – but a small amount of inquests are done at the discretion of the coroner in the public interest. How small an amount? Out of about 15,000 deaths last year, there were 32 inquests. Twenty-nine of those were mandatory, and three discretionary.
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News Briefs A FUNDRAISER to benefit the Kavanaghs, an Upper Beach family, as they adapt to dad Matt’s brain injury will be held on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Balmy Beach Club. Kavanagh has been off work for some time, and local designer Kristy Malone is helping design and organize a new kitchen for the family home in order to accommodate Matt’s increasing health challenges. Anyone with donations for the silent auction or tradespeople with time or materials to donate can contact Malone by emailing itsafundraiserformatt@gmail.com. For details and tickets to the fundraiser, visit donationaid.com/kavanagh-kitchen. IT’S ALMOST Earth Day, time for the annual spring spruce-ups of Ward 32’s community spaces and, as the saying goes, many hands make light work. Several local cleaning sprees are scheduled over the next few days, so grab the gardening gloves and the elbow grease and get ready to dig in. On Friday, April 22, the Kingston Road Village cleanup, organized by Pegasus and Ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, will begin at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Pegasus Thrift Store, 931 Kingston Rd. Then at 1 p.m., Glen Ames Public School is leading the cleanup of Glen Stewart Ravine. Meet at the Williamson Road bridge. Saturday, April 23, sees the Aldergrove Stairway and the Woodbine Avenue west hillside getting tidied up between 10 a.m. and noon, thanks to organizers from the East Toronto Climate Action Group. The Friends of Jeff Sloan Park will attend to their namesake property in the Beach Triangle between 10 a.m. and noon. Residents of Amroth Avenue will be working in the Amroth Alley and Community Garden from 10 to 11:30 a.m. that day, and the Merrill Park Dog Association will clean up the Merrill Park dog park and ravine from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On Sunday, April 24, the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine are asking volunteers to meet at the Beech Avenue entrance at 10 a.m. Over at Stephenson Park, the Friends of Stephenson Park will be working between 10 a.m. and noon. And from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Toronto Beaches Dog Association will be tidying up Kew Gardens. For more information, call 416-392-1376. THE EAST End Climate Action Group will hold a public meeting featuring journalist and filmmaker, Avi Lewis, on Sunday, April 24. Lewis will speak on ‘Climate Justice: How do we LEAP forward?’ about creating a Canada based on caring for the earth and each other. The event will be held at Variety Village, 3701 Danforth Ave., east of Birchmount Rd., from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. The venue is accessible and parking is available. For more information call Coline Gardhouse at 416-266-7902. COMMUNITY CENTRE 55’s annual electronics recycling event is Saturday, April 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at 97 Main St. Drop off unwanted stereo equipment, computers and accessories, fax machines, cell phones, monitors, TVs, DVD players and more. The items will then be recycled or properly disposed of. To see a full list of accepted items, or for more information, visit centre55.com.
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TORONTO POLICE have laid more charges against a 23-yearold man accused of sexually assaulting children he was babysitting in the East End area. In March, police arrested Daniel Harker, 23, and charged him Daniel Harker with one count each of sexual assault and sexual interference. Police said in a release March 22 that it was alleged that the parents of the victim contacted Harker after viewing his babysitting services profile online at care.com, an online caregiving database and service. “On Saturday, March 5, 2016, the accused attended the victim’s home in the Woodbine Avenue/Danforth Avenue area,” said police. “The victim, a six-year-old, later disclosed to his parents that he had been sexually assaulted.” Police believed there may be other victims, as Harker worked for the City of Toronto with children and advertised his babysitting services online, and asked for the public’s assistance. In a news conference on April 13, Remo D’Antonio of Toronto Police Services Sex
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POLICE HAVE named a suspect after a knife slashing attack at a bar near Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road on April 10. At about 1:30 a.m., a 52-year-old man was at the bar when a man approached. The two argued, and the 52-year-old left the bar. The suspect also left the bar and followed him outside, where he is alleged to have pulled out a knife and slashed the victim in the face. The suspect has been identified as David Randall, 51, of no fixed address. He is wanted by 54 Division police for aggravated assault, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Anyone with any information should call 54 Division at 416-808-5400, or contact Crime Stoppers. TORONTO POLICE have arrested a 37-year-old woman in connection to a rash of daytime break-ins at schools in East York, the Beach, and Scarborough. Valerie Edwards was arrested Friday, April 8 and charged with two counts of break and enter – commit, two counts of break and enter – theft, and two counts of theft under $5,000. On March 23, police asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a women accused of stealing from several East End schools during school hours. Police said that since Thursday, Feb. 4 a woman had been walking into schools while they were in session and pretending to be a parent registering her child. While there, she would enter unattended classrooms and office areas, stealing electronics, cash, and personal items, allege police. The schools affected were Adam Beck Junior Public School, Blantyre Public School, Gledhill Junior Public School, Kimberley Junior Public School/Beaches Alternative Junior School, Secord Elementary School, William J McCordic School, and Malvern Collegiate Institute. Edwards made her first court appearance on April 9. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or contact Crime Stoppers.
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Real estate woes, continued from Page 1 Potts said he had a secret – his real estate guiding advice behind all real estate transacagent used to be a builder, and he walked tions. While a buyer or seller hires an agent Potts through the house and did a check from or a home inspector to provide guidance and that perspective – but some buyers who jump expertise, at the end of the day, it’s the buyer right in and get caught up in the emotion of who shoulders the risk, particularly if they a fast-moving housing purchase might later waive conditions in their offer. “In hot, hot markets, buyers can somefind themselves wishing they had slowed down and had a clearer understanding of times be their own worst enemy,” said Joe Richer, registrar of RECO, the body that waiving conditions. That’s where Eskins sits now. Not three regulates real estate agents in Ontario. By days after moving into her house in late waiving a home inspection and other condiJanuary, city officials were at her doorstep tions, “you’re waiving your right to protect informing her that they had received a com- yourself,” he said. “Consumers get caught in plaint about a retaining wall on her property that they just want to win the house, so they – a retaining wall she said she did not know may over-extend themselves, they may waive was there until the city officials told her – and conditions of a home inspection, they may that she would have to repair it or replace it. waive financing.” The last two months have been a headache When a home has damage not disclosed of bureaucracy and financial stress for Es- during a transaction, Richer cautions that kins, navigating several city departments, “in the same way that a buyer’s representaincluding ravine protection and tree remov- tive has an obligation to look out for the best al – the property includes a interests of their client, the ravine in the backyard and seller’s representative has several large trees. Estian obligation to look out for mates for the work range the best interests of their client. There is nothing in the from $47,000 to more than law that oversees real estate $100,000, she said – money agents that requires them to she had saved for her retirement nest egg. make disclosures about the Eskins said if she had condition of the home.” known about the retaining Looking back, Eskins wishes she had insisted on her wall, she probably would own home inspection, even have lowered her offer or – Joe Richer though she’s fairly sure that walked away. She said she RECO registrar would have meant losing the knows she has to take responsibility for the situation. property. The 27-page inspec“I was so enamoured of the place … I didn’t tion report makes no mention of the retaining wall on the property – a fact that Eskins can’t walk down to the ravine and look up.” But she also points out that of the parties quite wrap her head around. “There’s no mention of it whatsoever,” she involved in the transaction – her realtor, the seller’s realtor, the seller’s home inspector, said. Murray Parish, president of the Ontario and the seller, who is also a real estate agent, – no one explicitly pointed out the retaining Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI), wall to her. She questions why it was not does not seem surprised that the retaining mentioned in the home inspection report the wall was not mentioned – they can fall into a grey area depending on their relation to the seller provided. But just because she wishes responsibility house. “Every case is different,” he said. “If I could be shared between the other parties, see a retaining wall on a property, I usually that doesn’t mean she has much in the way report on it. It’s more of a standard of care than a standard of practice. If it’s holding up of legal recourse. She’s considered filing a complaint with the part of the house, that would be an issue.” Standards for home inspectors vary by asthe Real Estate Commission of Ontario (RECO), has been in contact with the home sociation – there are several in Ontario, ininspection company, and has discussed other cluding OAHI, which has protocols for educalegal options with her lawyer, but because tion, workplace safety, and discipline in place she signed off on the offer and real estate cas- – but there is not one overreaching licensing es are expensive and often difficult to prove, body for all home inspectors. her lawyer has advised her that her chances That didn’t seem right to Trinity-Spadina of winning are slim. Liberal MPP Han Dong, who introduced a “It really is ‘buyer beware,’” she said. private members’ bill earlier this year calling Caveat Emptor – buyer beware – is the for the mandatory licensing of home inspectors, with mandatory liability insurance and a common authority to regulate and enforce standards of practice. His bill has received widespread support at Queens Park. Parish is in favour of the bill, noting that OHIA already has regulations in place for its members and would welcome them becoming province-wide. “Home inspectors are supposed to look at it physically, not emotionally. And buyers look at it emotionally ... which is unfortunate in a bully offer situation,” he said.
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National drug policy must follow the evidence Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP Beaches-East York IN FEBRUARY, I represented Canada at a United Nations parliamentary hearing in New York on the global response to the world’s drug problem. It was a timely topic leading into a further UN hearing this month, at which global drug conventions will be debated, and hopefully revisited. I participated in a debate alongside Senator Laura Rojas from Mexico, arguing that states should seek alternatives to incarceration for drug possession. Specifically, I spoke to the Canadian experience and our government’s promise of evidence-based decision-making in
this policy area. A focus on evidence is critical because, in the debate surrounding illicit drugs, the evidence is often at odds with our intuition. After all, there’s a certain logic to the idea that banning a substance – and threatening prison – will prevent the use of that substance. Yet the evidence shows us that prohibition of drugs has caused more harm than it proposes to solve. This message was delivered to the United Nations in 1998 by more than 500 esteemed signatories, and interestingly, this same message is now delivered by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Prohibition prevents victims of drug use from seeking medical help, exacerbating issues of disease transmission and addiction. It is costly, displacing resources
better spent on education, poverty reduction, and health. It creates the conditions for organized crime to profit, and the underground market alone is the cause of more deaths than drug use or abuse, through overdoses and gang violence. And in many cases – especially in the case of marijuana – it imposes criminal records on otherwise responsible adults and law-abiding Canadians. A regulatory environment based on public health is the path forward. And in keeping with our election promises, one of the first steps on that path is the regulation of marijuana. It is a policy endorsed by a range of legal academics, drug policy experts, and organizations, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Over the coming months, a federal/provincial task force will develop rules for the production and sale of marijuana, for personal growing limits, for limiting access to youth, for smoking in public spaces, for penalties and tests related to driving while impaired, and for limits on commercial advertising. Luckily, we can learn from the different approaches of others, from Oregon to Washington, from Colorado to Uruguay. It will not be an overnight process, but we do need to move quickly. The continued arrests for lowlevel marijuana possession are as unjust as they are a waste of police and court resources. For my part, I have called on my government to either decriminalize marijuana in the interim, or issue a directive to crown counsel to end
all such prosecutions as a matter of public policy. We’ll also want to look at suspending all previous convictions for simple possession, at the very least. With respect to other drugs, a more cautious approach is warranted, but the same problems of prohibition apply. The answer, in keeping with the evidence, is harm reduction. As the Supreme Court of Canada said about Vancouver’s safe injection clinic: “Insite saves lives. Its benefits have been proven.” Proven benefits are the hallmark of good policy-making. However one views drug use, the evidence directs us away from prohibition and incarceration, and towards education and regulation grounded in a public health approach. As responsible legislators, we have a duty to follow that evidence.
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Chain coffee shop at the beach “a slap in the face” JUST WHEN we thought we had heard the last of the Tuggs/Boardwalk Cafe scandal, it’s back again. This time the Foulidis family a.k.a. Tuggs Inc., which was given a 20-year lease on the restaurant without any other bidders, is opening their own Tim Hortons franchise in the same building. They were awarded their lease, without tender and clouded in secrecy, on the premise that they are a mom and pop operation and would ensure no big franchises would monopolize the beach area. Not only is this arrogance, it’s just plain wrong. Businesses on Queen Street are struggling and this surely will not make matters easier for them. This is a slap in the face for the
city and an embarrassment for residents of the Beach. The city is being taken advantage of here. When will someone step in and say enough is enough? Let’s get to the bottom of this controversy once and for all and have some transparency. Gord Holtam Elmer Avenue
Cap and trade not the best system RE: ONTARIO’S cap and trade system needs a closer look [In My Opinion, April 5, 2016]: A carbon tax is a far better system than cap and trade, which worked for CFCs but is not appro-
priate for this harder challenge. What we really need is a national program under which every province uses the same approach, one which prevents overlaps, reduces confusion and bureaucracy and double taxation, and is far more effective and fair in the long run. What I do not understand is why at the same time the Wynne government is imposing this tax it is selling most of Hydro One. The best approach would be to buy hydro from Quebec or Labrador that would otherwise be exported to the US. That requires transmission corridors, which should be under full government control. The $1.9 billion from cap and trade has to be paid by everyone. We will pay more for gasoline, home
heating and nearly everything else. Ideally most revenue from carbon permits or taxes should be rebated back to citizens. Instead, this looks like a tax grab. Justin Trudeau refused to fight Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, so we have a very weak patchwork national policy. Stephane Dion’s Green Shift was a far better approach, but sadly he lacked the ability to get Canadians to buy into it. Brian Graff
Kew Gardens renos “… THE PROJECT is aimed at drawing more traffic to Queen Street from the beach …” Money better spent? Perhaps
along the boardwalk there could be electronic maps of Queen Street indicating what is just north? Restaurants, retail outlets, daily specials, weekend deals – easily updated. Along the south side of Kew Gardens is the snack shop, bathrooms and ice rink. These buildings, which definitely block the view to Queen Street, won’t be torn down to ‘pave’ a view to Queen Street. Realistically, even if these structures were non-existent, Queen Street isn’t easy to see from the boardwalk. Near where I work on Queen Street there are storefronts that have been vacant for years. Maybe rents are too high? Let’s fill them up and celebrate our Beach! Karen Lynch
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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Neil McNeil swimmer heading to Rio Neil McNeil student Javier Acevedo will be swimming for Team Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics this summer.
By Anna Killen
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD JAVIER Acevedo now knows that dreams can come true. A competitive swimmer for nearly a decade, earlier this month he became the first man to earn an Olympic nomination at the Team Canada trials and will be heading to Rio this summer for the 2016 Olympic Games. “I’ve been dreaming of this my whole life,” said Acevedo, sitting in the cafeteria at his high school, Neil McNeil Catholic School on April 14, exactly a week after he touched the wall first during the men’s 100m backstroke trial. Acevedo has been on the national swimming scene since he made the Canadian Junior Team at 14. Last year he marked another stepping stone at the Junior World Championships and was named Swimming Canada’s Junior Swimmer of the Year for 2015. His winning time of 53.67 during the trials, held at the Toronto Pan-Am Sports Centre April 7, was nearly a national record – it was 0.04 off the mark set by Pascal Wollach in 2009 and easily under the Olympic qualifying time of 54.36. And it was faster than his personal best – he said he dropped 1.5 seconds at the trials. He chalks up his continued improvement to a rigorous focus on training and learning from the older swimmers around him. “My training improved so much – I
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started doing weights and I started to compete at practice. I had the older guys trying to teach me and to become faster. It was just training, big time,” he said. His parents and grandparents were in the stands for his win – Acevedo said he’d never seen his father or grandfather cry and the whole experience was surreal. He’s going to give his two free tickets to the Olympics to his grandparents “because I just love them so much” and his parents and sisters will come cheer him on as well. Acevedo has already spent time in the water with some of his teammates. “All four of us, the youngest four on the team, we broke the junior world record at world championships. It was pretty cool for all of us to make it back and on the senior team now,” he said.
“It’s definitely a good experience for me and I’m going to learn from the best athletes at the top and just learn how to handle myself and hopefully make it to another Olympics.” He said that after Rio he thinks he has two more Olympics in him – male swimmers tend to peak at 24, he said, and he’ll be 22 for the 2020 Olympics and 26 in 2024. But in the meantime, he still needs to finish high school – he’s going to the University of Georgia next year and will swim with their team. He’s made the honor roll in the past and said, “I want to keep my academics high because there will be an end point to my career – I need to keep my school academics part of my life because that’s something I’ll be using 30 years from now.”
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THE LAST several weeks have been a whirlwind for Beach volleyball player Dallas Keith. Not only has the 23-year-old been busy finishing his masters at Guelph University – he’s studying the role of sport for development, peace and gender equality – but a nearly game-day decision to partner up with a beach volleyball player from B.C. for Team Canada tryouts here in Toronto saw the new duo win the tournament and qualify to represent the country at the FISU Games in Estonia mid-July. The FISU Games see the best univer-
sity players in the world come together for a series of summer tournaments. The pair will also represent Canada at several other international tournaments leading up to the worlds. “Two weeks ago I was messaging a friend of mine and he said this guy that I know, Devin Dunn, he’s looking for someone (to play with at the Team Canada tryout),” said Keith over the phone last week. “I messaged him … he was willing to fly out. I met him on Thursday, Volleyball Canada set up a training practice for us the Friday, and the tournament was the Saturday/Sunday.” The two players, both of whom have international tournament experience,
clicked immediately and went into the tournament with a winning mentality. At practice, “our coach pulled us aside and said if you play with this mentality, with this bravado that you are going to win a tournament no matter what, mentality is more than half the battle.” The boys took that advice to heart, and Keith said there were moments in the tournament when they were down 10-15 points “and we looked at each other and just brushed it off, like, ‘it’s fine.’”
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Community Calendar APRIL 19: Beach Garden Society meeting at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15 p.m. ‘Trials and Triumphs of Weir’s Lane Lavender Farm,’ Kevin Beagle’s informative and humourous story of starting a lavender farm. APRIL 21: Beach Photo Club at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:15 p.m. ‘Boxing and the Resurgence of a Life in Photography’ by Pete Doherty, a former amateur boxer. Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome. Info: www.beachphotoclub.com APRIL 21-30: Buy One Get One for 50% Sale at Pegasus Thrift Store, 931 Kingston Rd. Plus: Prom Wear - dresses, suits and the odd tux 10% off for students; more Spring fashions, and lots of shoes. All proceeds go to funding Pegasus programs for people with disabilities. Our thanks to all who shop and donate goods to our store. APRIL 23: Spring Arts and Crafts Sale at St. Luke’s Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. (at Cosburn), 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jewelry, quilts, artwork and other original creations by local artisans. Wheelchair accessible, parking, easy TTC access. Info: 416-421-6878 ext 21 or email st.luke@ca.inter.net (4) APRIL 23: Daffodil Tea at the Anglican Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd.), 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tea room, baked goods table, white elephant table, prizes. $5 per person. Accessible venue. Plenty of parking. Info: 416-691-4650, www.stjohnsnorway.com (4) APRIL 23, 24: Society of St. Vincent de Paul “Bundle Up” Collection at St. John’s Church, 794 Kingston Rd., before and after masses – Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 9 & 11 a.m. Donations of clothing, shoes, household linens & draperies, and small household goods accepted. Please tie donation bags for easy handling. APRIL 24: East End Climate Action presents ‘Climate Justice: How do we Leap Forward?’ at Variety Village, 3701 Danforth Ave. (east of Birchmount Rd.), 1:30-3 p.m. Guest speaker is journalist and filmmaker, Avi Lewis. Create a Canada based on caring for the earth and one another. Light refreshments. TTC, parking, accessible. Info: Coline Gardhouse 416-266-7902, gracey.gardhouse@sympatico.ca (4) APRIL 24: Earth Day Ravine Cleanup starting at the Beech Ave. entrance to the Glen Stewart Ravine, 10 a.m. The Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine invite the community to lend a hand to clean the ravine in celebration of Earth Day. Bring gloves and dress to get dirty. We will also create a sign encouraging continuing care of the ravine and will have treats for all participants. Supported by Beaches Bakeshop, Courage Foods, Naturalis, Rowan Homespun Market, Starbucks, and Tori’s Bakeshop. Info: Friendsofglenstewart@gmail.com or on Facebook. APRIL 24: ‘The Four Men’ perform at Glen Rhodes United Church, 1470 Gerrard St. E., 7:30 p.m. Soaring harmonies beautifully delivered in support of peopleto-people efforts in the community and the world. $20 ($10 for youth), children 6 and under free. Info: 416-465-3755 or glenrhodesunited@bellnet.com (4) APRIL 24: Annual Beach Clean-Up Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Toronto Beaches Dog Association is once again teaming up with Clean Together Toronto. Join TBDA in thanking our awesome city for the privilege of a dog-friendly beach all winter. Bags and refreshments will be provided. Find us at Leuty Lifeguard Station! Info: Katharine Reid & Heidi Leigh, www.facebook.com/groups/57014026971/ or email beachesdog@gmail.com APRIL 25: Scarborough Osteoporosis Support and Information Group at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.noon. Topic: How C.C.A.C. can be helpful to those who have osteoporosis. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 APRIL 25, MAY 30,JUNE 27: Older Women’s Group Drop-in at Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre (BBNC), 93 Birchmount Rd. (at Kingston Rd.), 1-3 p.m.
We meet one Monday per month in an informal setting to connect in a mutually supportive atmosphere. Pursue opportunities for social interaction, networking, learning and creativity, sharing experiences and resources. First meeting free, but membership is required for continued attendance. APRIL 27: Beaches-East York Federal Liberal Association Monthly Meeting at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. This meeting is open to ALL members and supporters. Regroup after at The Grover Pub & Grub, 676 Kingston Rd. for Pints & Politics. Info: www.facebook.com/BeachesEastYorkFederalLiberalAssociation APRIL 28: Free Seniors’ Movie at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m. Presented by Rotary Club of Toronto Beach. APRIL 29, 30, MAY 1: Beach Studio Tour. 22 artists at 12 locations in the Beach. Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission. Map and info: www.beachstudiotour.ca APRIL 30: RCL Br. 73 Pancake Breakfast & Bazaar (hosted by Ladies’ Auxiliary), and evening Dance featuring “Bonkers” at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 73, 2 Robinson Ave. (Danforth & Danforth) •Pancake breakfast, bazaar and bake sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. •Party on with ‘Bonkers’ classic rock cover band, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. $10/advance, $15/ at door. Prizes! Info: 416-691-4763 (4) APRIL 30: 2nd Annual Spring Fling Craft and Food Fair at Malvern Collegiate, cafeteria, 55 Malvern Ave., 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 65 vendors all in one place. First 300 receive a free gift just for attending. Raffle draws, music by Malvern Jazz Combo. All proceeds support graduate awards and scholarships. (4) APRIL 30: Toronto Beach Chorale presents ‘Soundscapes’ at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:30 p.m. A concert of music by Grammy and Juno award-winning composers. Special guests Iridescence Wind Quintet featuring clarinetist Peter Stoll. Admisson $20 ($25 at door), youth 7-18 $10 ($12 at door), children under 7 free.Tickets at www.torontobeachchorale.com, a choir member or at the door (cash only). (4) APRIL 30: Electronics Recycling Day at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 8 a.m.-noon. Drop off unwanted electronics to be recycled or properly disposed of. Acceptable items include stereo equipment, computers & accessories, fax machines, cell phones, monitors, TV’s, DVD players. For a full list visit centre55.com APRIL 30: ‘A Ticker of a Time’ Fundraiser at Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., 7:30 p.m. A night of music and celebration featuring A Piece of the Rock. Light fare and cash bar, 50/50, raffle. Tickets $50/person. All proceeds to St. Michael’s Cardiac ICU. Tickets/donations/info: eventbrite.ca APRIL 30: Connecting in the Community Information Fair at Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield Road (in the Duke of Connaught gym), 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Join Applegrove and have your questions on health, real estate, finance and more answered by business and non-profit professionals. Free admission, resources and workshops. $5 childcare, registration required by email or phone 416-461-8143. Info: www.applegrovecc.ca MAY 1: Opening Reception of the Art Guild of Scarborough’s Arthur Show at Studio 888, 2359 Queen St. E. (south side, just east of Balsam), noon-4 p.m. Featuring 30 juried works in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel, ink, mixed media, sculpture and printmaking. Show runs to May 15. Info: www.theartguildofscarborough.com, studio888.ca MAY 1-31: CONTACT Photography Festival Exhibit at The Great Escape Book Store, 957 Kingston Rd., with photographer Larry Williamson. Opening reception: May 5, 7-9 p.m. MAY 11: Yorkshire Rose Quilters’ Guild of Toronto Mini Quilt Silent Auction at 2174 Danforth Ave. (east of Woodbine), 7-9 p.m. A mini quilt is a small quilt, less than 100 inches all around. Some are as small as a paperback book, some are framed works of art, and many are wall hangings filled with
colour and delight. The fundraising event by Yorkshire Rose is held every 3 years to raise money for community causes. All proceeds are in support of the 416 Community Support for Women. Info: yorkshirerosequiltersguildoftoronto.blogspot.com (5) MAY 14: Springfest at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. New this year – collection of e-waste (TV, computers, etc.) and metal (batteries, aluminumlike pop cans, brass, copper, stainless steel, cable, etc.) for recycling. Draws for great products, baked goods, breakfast and BBQ lunch, gently-used clothing and items, plants, books, ice cream and more! Please bring your own bags. (5) JUNE 7: Community Centre 55 Annual General Meeting at 97 Main St., 7 p.m., for the purpose of considering and taking action with respect to the following: to approve the financial statements of Community Centre 55 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015; to receive our Program report; and to fill three vacancies on the Board of Management. For additional information please contact Debbie Visconti, Executive Director Community Centre 55 at 416-691-1113 ext 225 MONDAYS: FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP for adults, 7-9 p.m. This is a group of about 10 people at the intermediate level and above. If you are highly motivated and interested in joining, please call (leave your number if the answering machine responds) 416-699-4681 (r) THURSDAYS: WALKING GROUP at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 10-11 a.m. Want to get moving and improve your health? Come join the East End Walking Group for a stroll around the neighbourhood, followed by some light stretching. For more programs, check the Centre’s program calendar at www.eastendchc.on.ca. To participate in the walking group, call Zari 416-778-5805 ext. 222 (fr) COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAYS •April 22: Kingston Road Village, 10:30 a.m. Meet at Pegasus, 931 Kingston Rd.; Glen Steward Ravine, 1 p.m. Meet at Williamson Road Bridge. •April 23: Aldergrove Stairway & Woodbine Ave. West Hillside, 10 a.m.; Jeff Sloan Park, 10 a.m.; Amroth Alley and Community Garden, 10 a.m.; Merrill Park Dog Park and Ravine, 10:30 a.m. •April 24: Glen Stewart Ravine, 10 a.m.; Stephenson Park, 10 a.m.; Kew Gardens, 11 a.m. Info: 416-392-1376 ACOUSTIC AFTERNOONS: A Spring Concert Series at Grinder, 126 Main St., Sundays 2 p.m. •April 24 - Brian Passmore •May 1 - Jerry Leger •May 15 - Raven Shields •May 22 - Beth Moore •June 5 - Zak Miller. PWYC. BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2 p.m. Cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films and documentaries. May 4 – Boyhood (2014); May 11 – Badlands (1973); May 18 – The Swimmer (1968); May 25 – Goldfinger (1964) •April 21: The Eh List – Sally Christie, author of ‘The Rivals of Versailles,’ 7-8 p.m. •April 28: Elizabeth Muir, author of ;Canadian Women in the Sky: 100 Years of Flight,’ 7-8 p.m. •May 4: The Eh List – Alissa York, author of ‘The Naturalist,’ 7-8 p.m. •May 6: Ask an Expert – Pollinator Gardens, 7-8 p.m., with a representative from Toronto Master Gardeners. Info: 416-393-7703 GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •April 25: Adult Crafternoon, 2-3 p.m. •April 29: Children’s Author James Leck, author of Jack Lime books, 10:30-11:45 a.m. •April 30: Ashdale Writers Group, 10:30 a.m. •Saturdays: Chess Club, 1-2:30 p.m. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@ gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary. ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship for Adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. •Mondays – no lunches currently •Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) April 26, May 10, and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) April 19, May 3 & 17 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.). Closed
April 20 & 27 for Passover •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) First 3 Fridays of each month plus the 5th Friday, Apr 29, and at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church the 4th Friday of each month. Program ends Friday, May 20. Info: 416-691-6869 (r) 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 (e/o) AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 (fr) AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. (fr) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. •Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am. Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •April 23: Cooking with Soul, 9 a.m., featuring Trinidadian cuisine with chef Tania Craan •May 7: Jazz & Reflection “Southern Charm” with the Downtown Jazz Band, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (4) KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship and Church School, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 (r) BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us Sundays 10:30 a.m. for a dynamic, spiritually relevant service accompanied by excellent music. Families are always welcome and we offer a Sunday school program. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (r) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services are at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Mid-week service, Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. •Bible Study, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Info: 416-6912222, staidansinthebeach.com (4) CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING TORONTO, 1311 Queen St. E. We are a dynamic, inclusive and progressive spiritual community. Join us for Sunday Meditation at 10:30 a.m. followed by music and inspiration at Sunday Service at 11 a.m. Our Dynamic Kids Program is available for families during Sunday programming. We also host a weekly contemplative and mindful meditation practice each Wednesday evening 6-6:45 p.m. LGBTQ and family friendly. Info: www.csltoronto.com 416-778-5433
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Women bring voice for peace to Kingston Road Now, almost 55 years since its inception, VOW presses forward, embarking on the IN MAY of 1960, Toronto Daily Star colum- next chapter of its story by planting roots nist Lotta Dempsey wrote a series of col- in the Beach and continuing to reach out to umns in the paper’s ‘Women’ section lament- women of all ages. April 10 marked the grand ing what felt like an inevitable third world opening of its new national headquarters on war, questioning Canada’s role in the global Kingston Road just west of Main Street. nuclear arms race, and championing the role Women – and men – of all ages and backgrounds attended the open house, indulging women could play in its protest. “I have never met a woman anywhere who in refreshments and discussing how VOW did not hate fighting and killing, and the loss has grown over the years. “We started in the time when there was of husbands and the terrible tragedy of children dead, maimed or left homeless and hun- nuclear testing, the cold war, a lot of things gry,” she wrote on May 21, 1960. “Here lies going on, but women weren’t really being so our strength. In some way women the world outspoken,” said Sandra Ruch, VOW’s dynamic executive director. over must refuse to allow this to happen.” “Then women started to realize, ‘Oh my Her columns unleashed a torrent of letters and support for her position from women goodness, this is going to affect our children’ across the country, women asking “What … So they didn’t get dinner on the table evcan we do? What do we do?” She quoted let- ery day at 5 o’ clock. They were out on the ter writer Mavis Wiley in street. that same column: “It seems “At that time Voice of to me if we had summit conWomen had 6,000 members – ferences of women dedicated back in the ‘60s, it was very to the welfare of children exciting. Our main beliefs all over the world we might are about eliminating war – reach an understanding …” we say the de-legitimization She concluded her piece by of war. About the elimination suggesting that those conof nuclear power in general, cerned write to the UN, and not just nuclear weapons – get others to do the same. complete disarmament,” she Not two months later, on said. page 15 of the July 29 ToHow the group champi– Sandra Ruch ronto Daily Star, an article Executive Director, VOW ons that cause has shifted as touted the inaugural public time has passed. Social media is a big focus these days, meeting of Canadian Voices of Women for Peace (VOW for short), an or- letter writing was a focus in the past, summer ganization that would mobilize thousands of camps and panels are held each year, and women over the coming decades with a man- this year a contingent was sent to Ottawa to date of peace and total nuclear disarmament. lobby the new federal government. UnderlyThe group has been instrumental at getting ing all of that work has been a unique focus women a seat at the table when it comes to on and respect for the United Nations. Each discussions about war and its effects, par- year, VOW sends a group of young women to ticularly in the adoption of UN resolution New York for the commission on the status 1325 in the year 2000 and the myriad of fur- of women. ther resolutions that have sprung from and For 25 years, VOW co-chair Janice Alton strengthened 1325, which at its base states has been leading the group to the UN. Alton that in all peace negotiations, women and has been with VOW since the beginning and their perspectives need to be an official part can testify to the historic changes that have of the conversation. taken place over the last several decades. By Anna Killen
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Canadian Voice of Women for Peace members at the outfit’s new Beach office on Kingston Road near Main Street. On the far left is VOW co-chair Janice Alton, and on the far right is executive director Sandra Ruch.
“Resolution 1325 – that is very historic,” she said. “That was the victory of much push, not just us but a global women’s push. That took years. When we started in 1960, that’s the kind of thing we were saying – that took 40 years. Since 1325 there have been a lot of resolutions that address women’s issues. So in each of them it’s one step closer. ” Some women’s advocates might feel frustrated at how long progress takes, but Ruch and Alton are hopeful, particularly about the young women who are part of VOW today. Alton speaks of a recent international panel about youth peace and security. “One of our members, who is only 17, presented. She had a very interesting angle, bringing that topic home,” said Alton, noting she talked about Canada’s cadet program. “We push for the abolition of war, and to change the mindset to move us away from war. So she put forward the program for cadets in Canada, and said this is federally funded, going on for years, despite lots of protest by women’s groups even years and
years ago, including ourselves,” she said. “The cadet program really has a very militaristic overtone – kids wear military type clothing, they learn about arms, it’s pulling back kids in the wrong direction. So our contribution to that was, let’s look at cadets and let’s see … maybe the training could include peace building options for kids instead of the war fighting.” And they both say that when it comes to women’s issues, it’s important to consider the broader picture. “If we look at the big picture, roll the clock back 100 years, if you think in those big hunks, we have made progress,” said Alton. “Huge progress. We have to keep pushing for the things that we think will make a better world.” “In every single thing that you work at it feels like, ‘Oh my god, how much longer are we going to do it?’” said Ruch. “But something always comes that renews your belief that there can be change. There’s always something.”
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Entertainment Beat By Jon Muldoon
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This exhibit brings together three contemporary artists working in different media to create a dynamic exhibit in celebration of our gallery's second year anniversary in the amazing Kingston Road Village!
Maggie Broda creates figurative impressionist paintings with a bold impasto style and colour. Broda is a member of the Women's Art Association of Canada and the Women's Art Association of Hamilton. Actively involved with her Alma Mater, Broda currently serves as the President of the OCAD Alumni Association. Body and Soul - Maggie Broda, acrylic on canvas, 22"x36"
Chad Gauthier is a recent grad of OCAD University, where he specialized in Drawing and Painting. Gauthier is an active member of Okay Collective and his works consists of images of the human figure, broken and fragmented to construct new and ambiguous narratives. Untitled - Chad Gauthier, oil on canvas, 30"x40"
Nicole Moss studied drawing and painting at OCAD University and explores her interests through the use of collage and acrylic paint. Moss is one of the winners of the Artist Project's 2016 Untapped Emerging Artist Competition. Ski Bunni, Nicole Moss, Collage on panel, 6"x6"
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VIOLIST KEITH HAMM will be joined by violinist Aaron Schwebel for the final instalment in The Viola concert series. On Sunday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m., Hamm and Schwebel will perform a one-hour program chosen by the musicians. Hamm is a native of Alberta, and is making a name for himself on the Canadian classical music scene. Trained at the Glenn Gould School of Music and the Royal Conservatory, he has performed across the country. He is principal violist of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, and founder and artistic director of the Rosebud Chamber Music Festival in his hometown of Rosebud, Alberta. Schwebel has performed around the world as an orchestral and chamber musician. A Toronto native, he is concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and associate concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Admission is $20 at the door of the SeichoNo-Ie Centre, 662 Victoria Park Ave., just north of Danforth. Bring a non-perishable food donation. Proceeds will go to the church’s renovation project. DAVID OCCHIPINTI will debut his Art Song Project as part of the TD Discovery Series Special Projects on Sunday, April 24. The guitarist, composer, and multiple Juno nominee brings vocalists from the jazz and classical worlds into a chamber music setting. Instrumentation includes guitar, violin, viola, bass, clarinet, bassoon, marimba/ vibraphone and harp joining in the performance including improvisation elements. David Occhipinti’s Art Song Project concert takes place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 at Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. Admission ranges from $12 to $20 at the door. See davidocchipinti.com for more information. FILM PRODUCER and former Beacher Joanne Jackson’s latest effort The Messenger will screen at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28. The Messenger is starting to pick up steam, with screenings at 80 US and 20 Canadian theatres booked, and a few awards won. The documentary film, directed by Su Rynard, uses the fate of songbirds to hold a mirror up to humanity’s environmental state of affairs. From Toronto, where the film was conceived and work started in 2010, to Mount Ararat in Turkey, from the fields of Saskatchewan to the streets of France, the film looks at man-made threats to birds such as thrushes, warblers, orioles, tanagers, and grosbeaks. Everything from light pollution to habitat loss is investigated, accompanied by some stunning and innovative ultra-slowmotion cinematography. Jackson, Rynard, other producers and some film participants including Michael Mesure from the Fatal Light Awareness Project will hold a Q and A session and discussion after the Wednesday screening. See songbirdsos.com for more information.
Keith Hamm, right, and Aaron Schwebel
TORONTO BEACH CHORALE presents Soundscapes, a concert featuring several musical guest on Saturday, April 30. Under the artistic direction of Mervin W. Fick, the choir will perform music by noted composers including Grammy winners and Juno nominees. Work by Paul Halley, Leonard Enns, Paul Hindemith and more is on the program, exploring the theme of love. The Iridescence Wind Quintet featuring clarinetist Peter Stoll will be special guests of the 60-voice chorale. The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance through torontobeachchorale.com or a choir member. GREG PILO’S weekly jazz jams happen Tuesday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. at Salty Dog Bar and Grill, 1980 Queen St. E. There is no cover. Tonight, Tuesday, April 19, drummer Pilo will be joined by Perry White on saxophone, Reg Schwager on guitar, and Dave Young on bass. On Tuesday, April 26, the quartet will include Pat LaBarbera, saxophone, Brian Dickinson, piano, and Neil Swainson, bass. JAZZY SUNDAYS continue at Morgan’s on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave. near the Greenwood subway station. On Sunday, April 24, Lisa Particelli’s ‘Girls Night Out’ jazz jam – where gentlemen are welcome too – will be on stage, featuring Mark Kieswetter on piano. Steve Cole, Russ Boswell and Shawn Nykwist will perform on Sunday, May 1. Performances run from 2 to 5 p.m. with no cover charge.
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On the Wild Side
An amazing flight to Mexico Ann Brokelman is an avid birder and nature photographer naturephotosbyann.blogspot.ca
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f I asked you to think about migration, your first thoughts might be of Canada geese honking overhead in their famous flying V. What else comes to mind? Robins heralding spring’s arrival? Maybe you’ve lived on the coast of one of Canada’s oceans and think about whales that swim all the way from the arctic to the warmer southern oceans. How long into this thought experiment would it take for the incredible voyage of the monarch butterfly to come to mind? Of all the animals previously mentioned, consider how far they travel compared to their size, speed, and even their spot on the food chain. Now think about this: each fall monarch butterflies migrate 3,330 kilometres from Toronto to Mexico. They fly up to 200 km per day, meaning it takes more than a month to travel to the mountain forests in Mexico where they hibernate in oyamel trees. This Southern Ontarioto-Mexico migration has been going on for thousands of years and over 200 million monarchs from North America join in on the annual trek! If 200,000,000 butterflies seems like a lot – and it is – think about the odds of finding a specific Scarborough monarch among them in Mexico. Scarborough citizen scientist Terry Whittam has been tagging monarch butterflies at Rosetta McClain Gardens during the fall migration for the past few years. Why Rosetta McClain Gardens? It sits 200 feet above Lake Ontario and we believe the monarchs navigate this area
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Several butterflies tagged and released in Rosetta McClain Gardens were recorded after migrating to Mexico. Below left, citizen scientist Terry Whittam tags a monarch.
by using the Scarborough Bluffs. Just like most of our birds of prey, monarchs will not risk flying across Lake Ontario, instead opting to fly around it. As the monarchs fly by the park, they see a giant nectar meal station where they can feed, fatten up – as much as a butterfly can – and rebuild their energy reserves for the next leg of their trip. If you go to Rosetta McClain from mid-August to mid-October, you will likely find Terry busy catching, tagging, weighing, and measuring the fore-wings of the butterflies. These measurements, along with the approximate number and general condition of
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THE ART OF JUNK will run at Cobalt Gallery, 870a Kingston Rd., for the month of May as part of the 20th annual Contact Photography Festival. Featuring work from Lisa Robertson and John Davidson, the show will be launched with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. The photographers “peel back the layers of industrial decay to explore the imagery underneath,” according to press material. “They reveal art that is often overlooked.” Find out more at cobaltgallery.ca. Cobalt is open noon to 6 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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and works in collage and acrylic. She is one of the winners of The Artist Project’s 2016 Untapped emerging artist competition. The gallery will host a birthday party and opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. Bluegrass band The Hit Pickers will provide a soundtrack, while local Kingston Road businesses will provide food. To RSVP for the party, email christina@yellowhousegallery.ca. For more information see yellowhousegallery.ca.
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LARRY WILLIAMSON will exhibit his photographs at Great Escape Bookshop, 957 Kingston Rd., for the month of May as part of the 20th annual Contact Photography Festival. Williamson describes himself as “a layabout, a would be (wannabe) artist. I use a camera to create images that please me.” Abandoned industrial locations were the setting for many of Williamson’s earlier work, though he now is focusing on the human form for inspiration. His work may be familiar to Beachers, as he’s exhibited in the area for a few years, with shows in Kitchener and Cambridge before that. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. For more of Williamson’s work see larrywilliamson.ca.
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YELLOW HOUSE GALLERY, 921 Kingston Rd., is marking its birthday with Second Wave, an anniversary exhibition and birthday bash. Artists taking part in the show, which runs from May 5 to 22, are Maggie Broda, Chad Gauthier and Nicole Moss. Broda creates bold figurative impressionist paintings. She’s a member of the Women’s Art Association of Canada and the Women’s Art Association of Hamilton. Gauthier is a recent drawing and painting grad of OCAD University. He is an active member of Okay Collective and creates broken and fragmented images of the human figure. Moss studied drawing and painting at OCAD University
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GERRARD ART SPACE presents Wild Shores, colour woodcut prints by Elizabeth Forrest. A former OCAD instructor and handmade printmaker, Forrest travelled to Japan in 1988 to study traditional woodblock printing, made famous in the 1800s by artists whose work may be more widely known than their names (Hokusai, Hiroshige). She ended Woodblock print by Elizabeth Forrest up staying for 11 years, and now lives in Toronto. Her newest work, completed over the past couple years, combines Japanese and European traditions, printed with watercolour pigment on Japanese paper. The Wild Shores series finds its inspiration in coastlines where wind, saltwater, rock and vegetation meet. Wild Shores runs from April 20 to May 8 at Gerrard Art Space, 1475 Gerrard St. E. An opening reception will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23. See elizabethforrest. ca for more on the artist, and gerrardartspace.com for hours and gallery info.
XHIBITART16 WILL run from Wednesday, April 20 to Sunday, May 1 at Papermill Gallery. The show is the ninth annual exhibition mounted by Danforth CTI visual arts students. Carol Jokinen, assistant curriculum leader for visual arts at Danforth, met the gallery’s curator in 2008 while taking part in a group show. A last-minute cancellation provided a rare professional gallery opportunity for the students, and XHIBITART has now become an annual tradition. Students taking part in the show learn every aspect of mounting an exhibition, from matting and framing to packing and delivering art to the gallery. Students from the school’s culinary arts and music departments take part in the opening reception. “Senior students really learn about the business of art in putting on this show,” said Jokinen. “Students do ‘Ski Bunny’ by Nicole Moss
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Paintings by Shelley Cinnamon will be on display in her Leuty Avenue home during the 23rd annual Beach Studio Tour.
Studio tour highlights Beach artists By Jon Muldoon
THE 23RD annual Spring Beach Studio Tour (beachstudiotour.ca) is set to highlight the artistically gifted in the neighbourhood from April 29 to May 1. Home studios and work spaces across the Beach will be open, featuring a dozen local artists and artisans and 10 guests. Work ranges from painting to photography, textiles to ceramics, and jewelry to metal sculpture. Admission is free, and anyone interested in locally-produced creative work is encouraged to get out and enjoy the dual tour highlighting both art and the neighbourhood itself. Long-time Beach resident Shelley Cinnamon’s oil and acrylic paintings will be on display in her Leuty Avenue home, featuring mostly natural subjects, or figures in nature. The painter switches up her subject matter frequently, in order to stay inspired. “If I do the same thing over and over again I tend to get a little bored with it,” she said. The majority of her pieces are based on photographs she takes, both for the compositional control and for the originality aspects. “Because they’re my images I know nobody else will be painting from them,” she said. “There may be something similar out there in the world, but there shouldn’t be an exact duplicate of what I do.” Just as her subjects change regularly, so does her medium of choice, though that is usually chosen as a matter of practicality.
“It really for me is, how much am I travelling, where am I painting? If I am not going to be in my studio then I often use acrylic because it dries more quickly.” Originally working for many years in the commercial art field, Cinnamon says working with professional illustrators impacted her expectations of her own work. “I worked with some of the best illustrators in North America and in Europe as well, and I think the realism of their work actually did influence the way I look at things,” she said. This is Cinnamon’s third year on the tour, though she’s been showing her work in the area for years. She’s part of the Beach Guild of Fine Art, and has mounted shows alongside fellow painter Jennifer Smithwell at the Gardener’s Cottage. The studio tour allows a unique chance for artists to show their work outside a gallery setting and to discuss with people what they like and, sometimes, don’t like about the work. “It’s nice to have people look at it, enjoy it, and sometimes even challenge you on it,” she said. The tour runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. Each location will have refreshments and passports that can be stamped at each studio and entered in a draw for an original piece made by one of the participants. Locations will be marked by yellow bicycles and balloons, and maps can be picked up from Beach shops or downloaded from beachstudiotour.ca. Check out more of Cinnamon’s work at shelleycinnamon.com.
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come away with a greater understanding of the appropriate standards and conventions for presenting work in a professional gallery.” XHIBITART16 will kick off with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. Papermill Gallery is at Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Rd. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, and from noon to 4:30 p.m. on weekends. Beach Arts Scene continues on Page 15
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Chester Village volunteers honoured Chester Village volunteers Mary Murphy and Gary Schleiffer are two of many honoured by the long-term care facility at its annual volunteer appreciation dinner, held on Thursday, April 14. The event’s theme was ‘magic,’ complete with an actual magician. Murphy is retiring from volunteering after 10 years and Schleiffer is sad to see her go. “This is my sweetie,” he said. PHOTO: ANNA KILLEN
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They proceeded with routine inspections of your house, pointing out favourable attributes of the property. They brought lots of marketing material regarding their personal sales, and other MLS listings for homes that had sold around the Beach over the past few months. These past sales were what they believed were comparable to your home. Based on these sales, they gave you their opinion of your home’s value, then their sales and marketing plan to achieve the highest possible price. The first two agents had similar comparable sold listings, and both ended up with fairly similar listing prices and final ranges for the sale price of your home. These first two evaluations were around the value you had already considered as appropriate based on your own reconnaissance and research into the Beach market. The third sales rep was the agent with the flyer, and that agent’s comparable sale listings were mostly for higher valued homes than what you’d been shown by the other two agents. This agent’s listing price and opinion of final sale price range was quite a bit higher than the other two. You were skeptical at first, until this agent produced a sheet of paper with a few personal sales statistics that proved, without a doubt, that this was the agent with the right price. You marvelled at this agent’s personal sales stats that illustrated in easy terms that this agent sold houses quickly, with the lowest total days on market, and with the highest listing price to sale price ratio in the neighbourhood. In fact, you placed so much confidence in this agent’s personal statistics and implied past success based on those stats, you decided to change your initial ‘sell first’ plan, and buy that Est. 1988
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Reel Beach: Movies in East Toronto
Titanic survivor was eyewitness to history
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Bernie Fletcher
April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. – “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot
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ake a walk through St. John’s Norway Cemetery at Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue and you will pass the gravesites of prominent Beach citizens like Ted Reeve, R.C. Harris, Dr. William Young and the Ashbridge family. There are no buildings or memorials named after Victor Francis Sunderland, who lived quietly in the Beach for more than 50 years before his death in 1973. Sunderland survived two of the great tragedies of the early 20th century: the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic and the First World War. Sunderland’s first-hand account of the great ocean liner’s last moments became part of the narrative of James Cameron’s 1997 hit movie Titanic. Like the fictional Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), Sunderland was a young lad sailing as a third-class passenger on the maiden voyage of the ill-fated ship. April is a time of hope and new beginnings. At 20 years old, Sunderland was leaving England for a fresh start in North America. As fate would have it, he became one of the few men among the third-class passengers to survive in the early hours of April 15, 1912. There were no places in the lifeboats that night for third-class men and chances of survival were slim. Some of the incidents in Cameron’s film were taken from the accounts of survivors like Sunderland. In a 1912 newspaper story Sunderland described the scene: “The boat deck was crowded on the starboard side. The crew was filling the boats with women and children and lowering them away. An old lady and an old man with a white beard stood together. An officer told the woman to get in the boat. She put her arm around
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An angel looks over the final resting place of Victor Sunderland’s grave site in St. John’s Norway cemetery. Sunderland is buried in his wife’s family plot, the Gardner plot. her husband’s shoulder and said, ‘Let me have my husband.’ When she was told she must go alone, she said, ‘Then I will die with him.’ That was the last I saw of them.” This couple was Isador and Ida Straus, last seen sitting on deck chairs, not lying in bed as in the movie, which took liberties with the truth. British critics were especially upset at the unfair depiction of officers. Sunderland believed that an officer did shoot a man in a lifeboat and then shot himself, but there is no proof it was First Officer William Murdoch. Second Officer Lightoller and Sunderland were two of the last men off the doomed ship. While trying to launch collapsible lifeboat “B” they were swamped by water rushing on the deck. Lightoller shouted, “Here she goes” and jumped over the port side. Sunderland followed into the cold Atlantic seas. The two men were among the 29 lucky souls able to climb onto the overturned lifeboat B which had washed overboard. Sunderland saw the forward funnel come crashing down into the ocean, then the great ship broke in two “and the stern stood straight in the air” – two events that were only confirmed by the wreck’s discovery in
1985. The survivors on the upside-down lifeboat stood for six hours balancing in waist-deep freezing water until they were rescued in the early morning daylight. Sunderland arrived penniless in New York City, made his way to Cleveland and then to Ontario. He served in the Canadian Army in the First World War and never fully recovered from the effects of being gassed. After the war Sunderland settled in the Beach area near St. John’s Norway, first on Kingston Road, then on Duvernet Avenue and Kippendavie Avenue. He worked as a plumber and lived the rest of his life on Waverley Road backing onto Kew Gardens. Over a century later we are still fascinated by the mystery of what happened in those last desperate hours when the Titanic sank. Countless books have described the tragic events. Victor Francis Sunderland is not forgotten. He survived and his daughter became a doctor, saving others in the circle of life. His memories live on in the epic film Titanic. Back at St. John’s Norway Cemetery, stone angels watch over the departed and April showers bring flowers up through the cold ground. Spring is here at last!
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TOGETHER WE RISE is on now until April 30 at Areej Gallery, 2640 Danforth Ave. The show gathers work from artists who pay tribute to the lives and contributions of African people through their work. Artists are Amira Alamary, Getachew Fantu, Sherry Prenevost, Ian Grant, Maritza Sanchez, Charmaine Lurch, Georgia Fullerton, Asmamaw Mitiku, and Sheryl Keen. For more information see areejartgallery.ca.
THE ART Guild of Scarborough will hold its 54th annual Arthur Art Show and Sale from April 30 to May 15 at Studio 888 (studio888.ca), 2359 Queen St. E. at Balsam Avenue. An
opening reception will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. The guild includes members working in a variety of mediums, ranging from oils, acrylics and watercolours to mixed media, sculpture and printmaking. The Arthur show includes 30 juried works of art, and one will be chosen as the overall winner of the Arthur Award. Another piece’s creator will take home the Free Spirit Award. The guild began in 1962 with seven Scarborough artists, and has grown to a membership of more than 170. The nonprofit was formed to bring together people with a mutual interest in fine art. See theartguildofscarborough.com for more information.
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am in an eco-funk. After many years of environmental volunteering and efforts to engage my fellow citizens, this year’s disappointing winter – I like my winters cold and with lots of snow – and our current confused spring have made me a little cynical about un-met expectations. Last month my expectations of the annual Earth Hour on March 19 were surprisingly low for a greenie like me, and seemed justified a few days later when I heard some of the results on CBC Radio. Let me explain. Launched in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and now organized by the World Wildlife Fund, this annual event takes place around the world, usually on the last Saturday in March. The motto is ‘lights off’ for one hour, to raise awareness about environmental issues and climate change. I do like the romantic notion of dining by candlelight, and the positive socializing effect of lantern walks and an electricity- and electronics-free evening on friends, families, and communities. But how much difference does it really make to turn off lights and gadgets for just one hour of the year? The only mention I saw or heard of Earth Hour was a banner hung in Kew Gardens. No mention on the radio or television, and I heard nobody talking about it, never mind planning or organizing anything for the night. (My cat and I had a quiet evening by candlelight.) I admit, it is remarkable to read that a total 178 countries and territories participated in this year’s event, according to EarthHour.org. That is an impressive 91 per cent of the world’s total countries. Four hundred landmarks, such as Paris’ Eiffel Tower, Sydney’s Opera House, New York’s Times Square, and yes, our own CN Tower went dark. Many education programs have been sparked as a result, and seven countries are aiming to introduce climate change policies. But there it is: just seven of 178 participating countries plan any substantial action. That’s a measly 3.9 per cent. It doesn’t help knowing that too many political leaders worldwide are doing too little, too late. Like our Ontario government, that announced a recent meeting by the Standing Committee on General Government to consider including in Bill 172, Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy, an act to ‘respect greenhouse gas’ (GHG). We have known for decades that GHGs are a significant issue and now, in 2016, those in power are only just talking about thinking about making changes! In the days following Earth Hour, I heard on the radio that the participating buildings, businesses, and residents in Toronto achieved just a 3.2 per cent energy reduction by turning off the lights – equivalent to about 36,000 homes. This is why I get cynical. That says to me that too few businesses, individuals and families participate, and only lip service is paid here and there. Even for those who do participate, what about the other 364 days every year? A spokeswoman for Toronto Hydro was more enthusiastic, stating that while overall participation in the yearly event has declined – not just in Ontario but in other provinces as well – annual power use has dropped by more than 23 per cent since 2005. So people actually are reducing their daily energy usage, and on an ongoing basis. Coming up quickly is Earth Day on April 22, which is apparently the largest environmental event in the world. The non-profit organization Earth Day Canada claims that more than 6 million Canadians celebrate the day every year by participating in some kind of activity in their community or school. Again, the point is environmental awareness and participation, with a goal of longer-lasting habit changes. The City of Toronto coordinates an annual ‘Clean Toronto Together’ event (also known as ‘The Mayor’s 20-minute cleanup’), to encourage quick and manageable clean-ups by schools and businesses on Earth Day. Anywhere goes: from local parks, playgrounds, trails, and beaches to laneways or sports fields. The city provides litter and recycling bags and coordinates waste removal for all events that register online or call 311. So far, the City has received registrations from 500 schools, 114 businesses, and 199 community initiatives. Despite my touch of cynicism of late, I am still coordinating a Greening Ward 32 spring clean-up of Woodbine Park, starting at the north-east corner at Queen and Eastern Avenue on Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. To join in, call me at 647-208-1810 or find another local registered clean-up group on the city’s website at bit.ly/1oTTwTx. Maybe – just maybe – Earth Day encourages more lasting green activism than I think.
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n 1986, Pearl Ball-Harding was making headlines in Beach Metro Community News (then Ward 9 News) at two years old. Her parents, Susan and Michael, were happy to share their story about their baby girl being born at home with the help of a midwife and the support of her aunt, Christine Smith. After a whiff of oxygen from the midwife, who also suctioned her nose and lungs, Pearl was pronounced “in perfect health.” That experience set the wheels in motion for Smith to open The Midwifery Alternative clinic two years later at 577 Kingston Rd., with her midwife business partner, Jay MacGillivray. Smith had been so moved by the experience of attending her niece’s birth that she was inspired to pursue the profession. She and MacGillivray, who met through Susan’s midwife, ran the clinic until 1993. Pearl’s parents had chosen to go the midwife route because Mom was healthy and willing to attend prenatal classes, follow recommended diets and exercises, and learn everything possible about birthing. “Besides,” she said back then, “I was not keen on going to the hospital.” Now, 30 years later, her parents – freelance makeup artist Mom and entrepreneurial Dad – are proud of their daughter, who is thriving in a career that saw her nominated for a Canadian Screen Award last year. The path to opportunities that would open the doors for young Ball-Harding to bring her creative and adventurous imagination to life started off with acting classes as a child, and wound its way through high school to York University, where she graduated with a BFA in Film and Television Production in 2008. “To be honest, the friendships and partnerships I made in high school and university were crucial in marking my filmmaking path,” she says from her home in Edmonton, where she lives with her husband Kaz Hao. In grade nine, she met Albert Shin at Newmarket High School and the two stayed friends through university. In 2011, he would invite her to cowrite the 2015 CSA-nominated film In Her Place. “We are alike in some ways but markedly different in style. I like to focus on creative twists, excitement and grip-your-seat moments. On top of that, the story revolves around three strong female characters and pregnancy so, in that regard, choosing a woman partner made sense,” she says. The two worked on the screenplay “for years” before funding and shooting on his family’s property in Korea could be arranged. “I was living in Calgary, so I flew to Toronto and Albert and I wrote the bones of it on a yellow legal pad, which I still have with my all my crazy notes, tangents and asterisks,” she says. “It was a labour of love and we took our time with it.” It all paid off. On March 1 last year, she was sitting at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto with Hao, co-producer/director/co-writer Shin and his wife, and co-producer Igor Drljaca. “We were right behind the cast of the TV series Schitt’s Creek and near one of my favourite actresses, Megan Follows,” she says. In Her Place was nominated for seven CSAs, including Best Original Screen Play and Best Motion Picture, and for several acting categories. “We knew the film was doing well and was a bit of an indie darling, especially in Toronto, but to be nominated with and
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against the heavyweights was not something we predicted.” Ball-Harding is working on a few new screenplays. One is an adaptation of an Alice Munro short story. In February, she and her husband spent two weeks in Istanbul, Turkey. “It was a belated honeymoon,” she says – the couple married Aug. 30, 2014, the weekend before the opening of In Her Place at TIFF. She is often in Toronto for work and family visits. Does she miss the old neighbourhood? “I like the Beaches. Ashbridges Bay is my favourite park in the whole city.” As for the future, Ball-Harding says she has no idea where she’ll be in five years. “Predictability is the opposite of adventure and I’m much more the adventurous type!”
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his is a revival story. It seems fitting for the time of year, even if the carelessly optimistic flower buds in my garden were covered by an inch of April snow when I sat down to write this article. Hopefully by the time you read this story, my tulips will have recovered from the shock and humiliation. Revival comes in many forms – spring is just one. I’m here to tell you about a few others springing from a heavenly place north of Kingston. This year, Catherine and Bill of Sheba’s Haven Rescue celebrate a decade of reviving chronically and terminally ill dogs. The length of each dog’s revival is as uncertain as a spring snowfall, so there’s no point worrying over it. Each rescued dog is like a flower, and everyone knows flowers can’t stay in bloom forever. But while they are in bloom, the dogs on this guest list bring their own unique flower power to the neverending garden party at the Haven. While all Havenites are equally special, some actually have fundraising events named after them. A week ago, Ralph’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival party was held in Kingston. Ralph, pictured here, is a high maintenance flower. He joined the Haven in the fall of 2013. The approximately 12-year-old boxer/springer spaniel cross had initially been saved by a springer spaniel rescue group, along with his brother Gonzo. But when Ralph was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, plans to adopt them out together proved impossible. The condition involves a malfunction of the adrenal glands causing lethargy, weight loss and muscle weakness, among other things. Sometimes the
Ralph the boxer/springer spaniel cross
patient can experience an “Addisonian crisis” where they will suddenly collapse, requiring an emergency trip to the hospital to re-fuel on electrolytes. Ralph needs lifelong and costly treatment. He found his revival story at Sheba’s Haven. As it turned out, Gonzo and Ralph were not that close, or Catherine would have taken them both. Once separated, Gonzo readily found a home while Ralph moved into the Haven like a college kid scoring his first apartment. Ralph is happy. You can feel it in your toes, literally. Ralph has a passion for leaning into people at every opportunity. No dog can do ‘the lean’ like Ralph. He’s subtle about it, casually inching his way over to you then sitting by (or on) your feet with a dreamy look on his face. The next thing you know, the weight of an entire dog is against you.
If you think a mere pat on the head is going to satisfy him, you don’t know Ralph. It might satisfy Taz, the chocolate Lab that moved in on New Year’s Day 2015, but not ‘Mr. Lean-to.’ No need to worry – one lean from Ralph and you’re leaning right back with all your heart. Next on the event calendar is Pepe’s Mexican Fiesta on June 5. This year it will include the ‘Running of the Chihuahuas!’ You may recall my article about the Tim Horton’s-obsessed little jumping bean’s first Mexican Fiesta in 2014, in celebration of his 15th birthday. I’d love to tell you that Pepe is still going strong at 17 but his petals are drooping. He may not make it in-thefur to this year’s event, but you know he’ll be there in spirit. Continued on following page
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Any fruit crisp When in doubt – make fruit crisp! This never-fail dessert is always popular. It can be made with a variety of fruits but the rich buttery, brown sugar and cinnamon topping is its crowning glory. If you want the ultimate approval, serve warm with ice cream or, if you are watching your waistline, lightly sweetened yogurt. Topping: 1/2 cup (125 mL) melted butter 1 cup (250 mL) each brown sugar, all-purpose flour and quick oats 1-2 tsp (5-10 mL) cinnamon Fruit: 6 cups (1.5 L) prepared fruit (peeled, cored and sliced apples, or mixture of frozen fruits such as strawberries, rhubarb, blueberries or peaches) 3/4 cup (180 mL) granulated sugar 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon Pre-heat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Spray 8 cup (2 L) baking dish or 13 x 9 inch (3 L) pan with baking spray. In large glass bowl, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, all-purpose flour, quick oats and cinnamon until well combined. Set aside. Sprinkle prepared baking dish evenly with fruit. Sprinkle crumble topping evenly over fruit. Bake crisp 45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. Serve immediately or warm with desired topping. Makes four to six servings. Caramel Yogurt Sauce 1 cup (250 mL) plain yogurt 2-4 tbsp (30-60 mL) brown sugar In mixing bowl stir yogurt and brown sugar together until brown sugar dissolves. Serve with dessert. Any left over can be covered and refrigerated.
one particular beagle that happens to belong to one particular beagle rescue. I introduced you to Mickey Malarkey in my article promoting Slobberfest last year. Mickey has a heart condition which led him to the Haven. He’s doing great, by the way. We even think he’s adoptable to the right person – someone who will continue to monitor his heart and … be willing to overlook one tiny little character flaw. Lurking beneath the melting snow on the expansive property of the Haven are, no doubt, many exotic items proudly stolen by Mickey the Moocher over winter. But if the revival gods will only allow for one thing to be revived by spring thaw, may it be YoYo the adorable American Eskimo’s rather expensive leg brace. Need reviving? Lean on Ralph and the rest of the revivalists at Sheba’s Haven Rescue (shebashaven.ca). Book a visit this spring … and bring your metal detector!
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Consultations • Therapy Individuals • Couples Over 20 years experience. Located at Queen & Wheeler
416-691-1071
Dr. Linda Iny Lempert Psychologist & Psychoanalyst
Individuals & Couples Services disponibles en français Insurance Coverage 47 Main Street (at Lyall Ave)
416-694-4380
www.drlempert.ca
Dr. Jody Levenbach Psychologist
Children and Young Adolescents Assessment • CBT Social Skills • Parent Coaching
jdlevenbach@gmail.com 647-891-2603
BEACH EYE CARE CENTRE
2128 Queen St. E. (Hammersmith & Queen)
OPTOMETRIST
Dr. Neil Carvalho, OD Accepting new patients Friday, Saturday
416 698 0054 crystalbeachoptical.com
DR. A. LYNNE BEAL Psychologist
Reaching your achievement potential For children, adolescents & adults
9 Fernwood Park Ave. www.dr-a-lynne-beal.ca
416-433-9726
PSYCHOTHERAPY Abina Murphy, R.P.
PHYSIOTHERAPY @ Beaches Health Group® Yvette Sedgewick 2212 Queen St. E. 416-690-2076
KEW GARDENS HEALTH GROUP Massage Therapy • Physiotherapy Osteopathy • Naturopathic Medicine
2181 Queen St. E., Suite 305 (at Lee)
416-907-0103 www.kewgardenshealth.com
William F. Deneault
Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502
Catherine Allon, BSc, MEd Psychotherapist, since 1998 Heart Centered Coaching Life & Relationship Issues
416-694-0232
www.energyawakening.com
Tara Shannon M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, RP
Registered Psychotherapist Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main)
416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca
Beatriz Mendez B.A. B.Ed. M.A. DipTIRP
• Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations
www.krienslarose.com
416-690-6800
Melani Norman
416-691-3700
(at Victoria Park, next to Tim Hortons)
690-0000
Chiropractor
NEW LOCATION 2130 Queen Street East
ABSTAX
Chartered Accountants
INSURANCE Leane Besky Insurance Agency Inc. STATE FARM Auto, Home, Life, Critical Illness, Disability, Financial Services
2243 Queen St. E. 416-690-7900 www.leanebesky.com
LAWYERS/LEGAL Dashwood & Dashwood
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9
Christina Connell
O’Reilly, Moll & Mian
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public 300 Main Street 416-690-3324
DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)
416-690-6195
CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY
961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8
Tel: 416-699-5100 Fax: 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca
Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
416-690-6257
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN Stephen G. King, Architect
416-698-7070
KATHRYN WRIGHT
ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE
Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848
B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, RMT
Member Ontario Association of Architects
Barrister & Solicitor
Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun, RMT Dr. Ceara Higgins
OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS
• Bookkeeping • Personal and corporate tax services • Accounting services for small businesses and t he self-employed Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com
Jen Goddard, R.M.T.
bestcriminallawyer.ca
Paul J. Cahill
CPA, CGA
416-698-3157
Beaches Wellness Centre
Personal Injury Lawyer
416-721-5928 pauline@paulinecoogan.com www.paulinecoogan.com
www.povyouthandfamilyservices.com Helping Children & Youth Reach Their Full Potential since 1998 Is your child/youth struggling with Low Self-Esteem, Bullying, School, Tech Addiction, ADD, ADHD, Autism? I can help. contact me for a confidential, no obligation consultation. 647-240-0365 jeff@povyouthandfamilyservices.com
Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate
Emily C. Larimer
Call 416-471-0337
Tel: 416-699-0424 Fax: 416-699-0285 Email: info@sdlegal.ca
Jeff Watson, OACYC, OACCPP
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries
1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575 www.ashbridgeshealth.ca
Snider & DiGregorio
Jane Delamere, M.Sc.
DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1089 Kingston Rd.
2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com
Pauline Coogan, MEd, RP
Adults, Adolescents, Children 177 Danforth Avenue #301A 416-778-4242 www.christinaconnell.com
Glover & Associates
416-694-2868
CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes
961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738
Registered Psychotherapist
1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)
CRIMINAL LAWYER
416-690-2417
BA, Dipl. TCPP, RP
416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca
Kriens LaRose, LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Geoffrey J. Dashwood
32 Berwick Avenue, 2nd Floor (Yonge & Eglinton)
Stephanie Gage, RMT Cami Rahman, RMT Caitlin McAulay, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6
Dr. Johanna Carlo
Low Fee - High Value Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist Respectful, Mindful, Compassionate
Chiropractor
David Faed
Barristers & Solicitors
www.East-Toronto-Therapy.com mendez.smith@sympatico.ca
URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS
Tel: (416) 962-2186
Psychotherapist
Clinical Member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists
John H.
BJARNASON, D.C.
416-699-5320 • Free Parking
416-691-3768
www.mindfullnesstraumatherapy.ca
GARRY M. CASS
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls
Queen and Hammersmith
1238 Kingston Rd. 416.699.8070 www.goreca.com mail@goreca.com
Mindfullness Psychotherapy • depression • trauma • anxiety • relationship • creativity • free initial consultation
Personal Training
20 Leslie St. (free parking)
98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.
Robert Gore & Associates
Reiki Master
WELLNESS
416-709-6654 www.leslievillefitness.com
Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898
Nancy Christie, M.T.C.
Mindfullness
~Discovering A Better Way Together~ www.janedelamere.com Email: delamerej@gmail.com Phone/Text: 647-971-4739
Achieve your fitness goals today! Andrew Walmsley B.P.E. Leslieville Personal Fitness
Bert van Delft
416-693-5611
Spiritual Psychotherapist
Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario Individual, Couple, Family Counselling 22 Years Dedicated Experience
Private fully-equipped studio Qualified and experienced
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTANTS & TAX CONSULTANTS HOME CALLS & PICK UP SERVICES AVAIL E-FILE PERSONAL & BUSINESS TAXES SPECIALISTS IN CDN & US TAXES CASH REFUNDS 416 699 6641 abstax_2000@yahoo.com 161 Main St., Toronto, ON, M4E 2V9 Serving the Community for Over 30 Years
Danforth Avenue at Main Street
PHYSIOTHERAPY
ACCOUNTING
Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca
Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com
Susan T. Dixon
Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan
ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)
647-317-6017
www.omegahealthandfitness.com
Sophia da Silva Chiropractor
Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)
Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C.
416-423-2289
www.dixonslaw.ca
647-693-6221
Peter J. Salah
COUNSELLING JOB STRESS? CAREER COUNSELLING
Martha Dove M.S.W. RSW
www.marthadove.com 416-691-4901 martha.dove@sympatico.ca
416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com
MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)
QUINN Family Law Shelley C. Quinn LL.B. 1749 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J1 t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca
KAMRUL HAFIZ AHMED REAL ESTATE LAWYER 416 690 1855 [P 416 690 1866 [F 2972 DANFORTH AVE.
Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc. Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine
1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)
416-469-3879 (open 7 days) www.advancedtherapeutics.ca
416-690-6257 Open Saturdays
Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.
416-698-5861
Architectural Design Permit Drawings Project Management Commercial, Residential
416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630
Tonia Vuolo Interior Designer
416-522-5903 toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG
studio tangent architects contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process
416.420.4544
Graphic Design in the Beach Packaging, Corporate, Brochures, Leaflets, Web Design, Info-graphics. Whatever your Graphic Design needs, please call:
NORTH DESIGN STUDIO 647 972 7630 www.northdesignstudio.com
2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)
www.ngray.ca 416.778.4333
Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT Randy Groening, RMT 416-690-5185
• Essence • 2401Queen St. E., Unit 38 (entrance on Willow, S of Queen)
416-694-4090 Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
Versatech
architecture for independent businesses
Book online at essencetherapy.com
Dr. Janet D’Arcy
Local • Affordable 416-200-6300
BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE
Dolores Wootton, R.M.T.
CHIROPRACTORS
Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit
www.studiotangentarchitects.com info@studiotangentarchitects.com
Hills, Salah LLP
Family Law & Estate Planning We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Drafting + Design
Chiropractic Care for Two Legged and Four!
579 Kingston Rd., #110, Toronto
416-261-9679
Animal Chiropractor
www.kewgardenshealth.com
2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)
(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc. Call for a Free 30 min. Consult
ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO
www.WINTACO.com
Coxwell Chiropractic Centre 1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor
Shellyann Pereira
W. MORRIS DESIGN
416-907-0103
Family Law Lawyer 416-693-2733
(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com
www.advanced approachesmassage.com Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC. 927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)
• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •
Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor
416-694-6767
THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •
www.therapylounge.ca
416-916-7122
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All levels No contracts or gym memberships required. $15 drop-in • Monday - Saturday
www.zumbaspirit.com zumbaspirit@hotmail.com
Call or text Sandy at
647-867-5802
Volunteers
416.690.5321 www.davidsonyeager.com
Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS
Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
Employment Opportunities
416-698-1164 x 24 admin@beachmetro.com
Social/Events
TRAINING & JOB PLACEMENT
416-690-2454
We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing
Also RENTAL facilities available (r)
Looking for an opportunity to discuss Canada’s achievements from the past, the present and the future?
Join Highland Creek LOL #2934 416-825-3710 (8.)
Lost & Found Lost keys:
In the area of Kingston Rd. E. & Woodbine on April 3, 2016. If found, please contact BMN@416-698-1164 With thanks! (4)
Bizzy Bee Playcentre
presents: ‘Spring for a Party’ Birthday Pkg $149 Call 416-691-5111 to book (4)
Personal Care
(4)
Commercial Space for Rent
OFFICE SPACE McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.
(near Coxwell)
WILKINSON
BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING Men’s Haircuts $13 • Children & Senior $10 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.) (10)
416-690-2880
(r)
OFFICE SPACE
416-699-7110 Vlad
(r)
25 Parkette Place
Brightly renovated apartments available: 1 Bedroom apartment $925 2 Bedroom apt w/balcony $1,225
647-226-3121
Books
wanted:
art,
photography,
aviation,
sports,
music,
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military, Canadiana,
(4.)
Computer Services HOME OFFICE: Computer repair In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available
(r)
?NEED HELP? PC/MAC SUPPORT
647.281.3084
needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com
(4)
CALL GLEN
SOUTH OF QUEEN
www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (8r)
Steps to boardwalk Garden view 1 Bdrm Apartment Bright, great windows Laundry on site; No pets $995/mo + utils, parking optional Available immediately
416 690 6032
(4)
1 BDRM BSMT APT. on Silverbirch $885 + ¼ utils • Avail. May 15 Private entrance, laundry, f/p, spacious kit, eat-in din. rm.
Roger 416-878-5296
(4)
Upper Beach Gerrard & Woodbine $900, heat incl. Also Garage available $50/mo
416-566-8635
(4)
Bed & Breakfast COZY SUITES INN Best accomodations in the Beach * kitchen * fireplace * parking * wi/fi 5 Star reviews *(3 night minimum!)*
416-420-8696
www.cozysuites.com (4r)
For Sale CEMETARY PLOTS
2 side by side cemetery plots Single depth • Sold together
(4)
LAWN CARE
- property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week
Kevin 416-691-8503
beachlawncare@hotmail.com (7!
416-691-7556
Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (7)
$50 basic Small Business, others extra
Guerin Bookkeeping 416-465-6249
(6)
Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. Antonella 416-464-2766 (9r)
Household Services REG’S APPLIANCE 416-691-6893
www.regsappliance.com
•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified
Downsizing Sale
(4)
www.beachmetro.com
Call 416-648-4410
BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc.
Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding 416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca
(r)
416 454-5404
(7)
RUBBISH REMOVAL
(5)
(r)
SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS & Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113
(8)
BEACH PUPPY LOVE
- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured
www.beachpuppylove.com
416 389 9234 (r)
(4r)
Michael’s Dog Walking Group - Solo - Mini walks Pet Sitting & Visits Yard poop removal service
647-453-6021 michaelsdogs@hotmail.com
(8)
WASTE REMOVAL
WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET. ASK ABOUT OUR LOAD IT YOURSELF POLICY. SAVE MONEY. CALL MARY OR JOHN
416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r) SPECIALISTS Fast, Friendly, Reliable Service MOE licensed, Fully Insured WSIB certificates avail. upon request 4-40 yrd Roll-off container service 11 yd pick-up truck service Excavation & Bobcat Service
416-265-7979
bonded & insured - references
(r)
Professional House & Pet-sitting. *Trusted & Reliable since 2003 *Overnight Stays *Daily Visits *Excellent ref(8) erences. Kate: 416-407-0972
Cleaning Services ULTRA
STEAM CLEANING LTD. CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING
TO SERVE AND RESPECT
BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED
416-567-3205
(6)
HEALTHY HOME
CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
(r)
• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!
Call 416-783-3434
MR. FIX-IT
*Bonded*
PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com
Veterinary Technician with 20 yrs experience provides excellent care - Home visits - Boarding in my home - Experienced in giving oral, I.V. and sub-Q medications - Nail trims - References
Call Candy at 416 691-3170
For estimate call
647-899-9074
(21/17) *Insured*
EUROPEAN CLEAN THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY
Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE (4r)
CLEVER DISPOSAL
416-729-2077 cell
WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (7r)
&
RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING
Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available
Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation
RUBBISH REMOVAL FULLY INSURED
416-624-3837
(r)
Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
416 421-5758
rileyswindowcleaning.com
(r)
MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting -Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning
(4)
MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK
416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca
(4)
EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES
For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max
416-820-1527
A family business since 1956
BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY
• Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country
KLEEN WINDOWS
- Home Improvements - Demolition - Basements - Backyards - Garages - Clean Services Senior’s Discount We recycle all materials.
CAT CARE SERVICE
“Always on Time and on Budget”
(r)
(4.)
Pet Services
(r)
Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates.
647-235-6690
(r)
SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION
INCOME TAX
Best Prices/Free Estimates
Bob at 416 704 8139
2358 Kingston Rd.
416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019
JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE (4)
Vienna Upholstery
- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS
TAX ACCOUNTANT
24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service
Back yards, basements, garages and Demolition work. Property maintenance and powerwashing. Local Beach Resident. For best service and price call.
WAYNE’S
TIM O’MEARA
(5)
Beach And Beyond
Home Decor
RUBBISH REMOVAL
EXACT TAX SERVICES
Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137
ADRIAN’S DISPOSAL & RUBBISH REMOVAL
BEACH
Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting HELLARRA SERVICES INC. 1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3 (r)
Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates
(r)
General Services
Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers
3 wheel Scooter Metallic red, 2 yrs old $1200 Call Len 416-686-8248
www.refocused.ca 647-267-0564
Financial Services
416-694-6241
ONE BEDROOM APT.
baski@sympatico.ca
Let us help you improve your home
416-698-9000
416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)
KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)
B&W DISPOSAL
EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL
ReFocused
Reorganization, Renovation and Relocation
(w. of Midland)
416-522-3235 or 416-654-5479
(Warden/Kingston Rd.) Lots of interesting stuff.
(4)
(basement OK) in Queen E. & Danforth E. area for May 1st.
Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs
Saturday, April 23 at 41 Rodeo Pathway
FOR RENT Main/Lyall Professional building. New reno. TTC/GO
416-917-9025
(r)
Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.
doug.read@rogers.com
Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants (r)
650 Woodbine
Located in preferable ‘sold out’ area
UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE
Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Beach Suites Dazzling, completely renovated suites. Kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Modern washrooms, dark-stained hardwood floors, beautiful window treatment. MUST BE SEEN!
Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Scarborough
paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)
1562 Queen St. E.
Te l : 6 4 7- 3 4 9 - 4 0 1 5
Beach United Church is hiring a full time Operations Manager. Beach United Church is a progressive congregation active in community outreach and social justice. Our mission is to explore faith and build relationships with God, people and the earth. Our programs and activities include Refugee support, Food programs, an ongoing. Speaker series featuring topical authors and much more. We are hiring an Operations Manager to manage three important aspects of church operations: administration, property care, and space use and rental. This staff position will work with Ministry staff and members of the congregation to achieve our mission.The successful candidate will bring skills and experience in facilities management, budgeting, planning,s upervision, and marketing, preferably in a volunteer or non-profit environment.Join our team of caring and dedicated individuals focused on positive and meaningful change in our community. For more information please visit our website: http://beachunitedchurch.com/about-us/jobpostings
Paul McArthur 416-821-3910
Chalet Beauty Bar
416-466-3766
(4)
Drywall Installer wanted to work in GTA. 3 years experience. Permanent position. $32/hour. 40 hours/week. Emergency Plumbing. 506-15 Baif Blvd., Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 5N7. Send resume to: emergency.plumbing7@yahoo.ca (6)
Party Services
Magnificent
(4)
Hairstyling & Skincare
R.C. Legion Br. 11 9 Dawes Rd 416-699-1353
(r)
In a quiet park setting area, close to community centre, schools & public transit. For inquiries contact:
TRENDSETTERS
WANTED:
Bachelor or 1 Bdrm Apt.
inno.dubelaar@gmail.com
485 Kingston Rd.
Massage Promo: $30 1/2 hour • $50 full hour. Relaxing or deep tissue. 294 Main St., Suite 207 (Main Subway Station at Danforth) 416-6918717 (13)
(r)
• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (5)
Ave. 416-694-1329 or 416-878-4319
Luxurious Beach Suites
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Fair market prices guaranteed!
etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon
416-827-8095
In this workshop, you’ll learn some basic meditation techniques and more importantly, how to bring it into your daily life.
(5)
Single items or complete estates Wanted: old silverware, china, glass, furniture, pottery, jewellery, watches, pictures, artworks, coins, curiosities etc. Call Terence: 416 466 1404
poetry,
1 Bdrm $1,325
MEDITATION
sandyalexandria13.sa@gmail.com
or
(4)
CHIMNEY SWEEP
We buy! - We pay cash!
literature,
@ 191 Kenilworth
416-856-4774
CLASSES
Discover the benefits of good nutrition Join a weight loss challenge.
BEST IN THE BEACH New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.
ZUMBA OR YOGA
Announcement
Harding & King R. E. Services Inc., Brokerage
1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.
Deadline for May 3 issue is April 25 rd
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Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation
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ing; stain finishes. 10 years experi-
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Free Estimates & References Available (19)
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Call Glenn 416-759-8976
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STONESCAPE
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Mark 416 434-2567
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• Design and Construction •
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(r)
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Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations
Call Marc 416-910-1235
35 yrs. experience
GNOMEWORKS
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(r)
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(10)
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(8)
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(5)
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(11)
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(6r)
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(4r)
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gether before, we had one practice, and we ended up winning the tournament, which was great … we saw this instant success so we thought we might as well team up for the year together.” The FISU Games will be the first time Keith has played internationally since 2014 and the first time Dunn has played internationally since 2013. “Fortunately for us we’re playing an FIVB
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(r)
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(4.).
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(11r)
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416 917 5990
(4)
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Call Scott 416.858.2452
(7)
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416-278-5328
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Call C.J. 647 222 5338
Small & Large Jobs Indoor/Outdoor Work Reasonable Rate Call Bruce anytime 416-469-1974
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ODD JOBS
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event [the FIFA equivalent for volleyball] in May in Cincinnati, so we get to test the waters of our partnership internationally then, but I think one of the marquee events for us is definitely the FISU games just because it is so big and it was the catalyst that brought us together and made what we’re doing work,” he said. The team is not without its challenges – namely the 3,400 kilometres between the two players. Dunn is finishing school in Vancouver – he wants to be a chiropractor – and Keith is here in Toronto. Because the two are not carded athletes, they have to pay nearly
Repairing & matching existing brick, Tuckpointing or new builds. Natural stone. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Foundations
ALFS FLOORING HARDWOOD FLOORING
CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING
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416-690-2476
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(416) 871-4608
Scotstone
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THE HANDYMAN
owering asement Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains
Marc 416 419 4281
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MASONRY
(r)
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Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting
ABBEY ROAD
• Basement - Garage • Kitchen - Bathroom • Fences - Decks - Windows • Painting - Drywall • Plumbing, back flows
15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins
MARCANGELO INTERIORS
Handyman Services
RENOVATIONS
HEY HANDYMAN
(5)
JACK OF ALL TRADES
WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (4.)
Metro lic
Garth 647-248-4952 or garth.jerome@yahoo.ca
Licensed masonry contractor
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KEW BEACH
TILE + STONE
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owner/operator
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Alan Burke 416-699-4350
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416-606-4719
SERVICES
Beach volleyball, continued from Page 7
Part of that trust and confidence in each other comes from how complementary the two are – Keith said he plays with his emotions on his sleeve and Dunn is a bit more reserved. After two world championships where Keith had the opportunity to learn from more experienced players, this is the first time he’s “been sort of at the helm.” “It was almost like this instant connection with us,” said Keith. “We’d never played to-
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416-823-7314
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(r)
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(4)
Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More
(19)
Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios
Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates
Serving the Beach 25 years Metro Lic 416-694-7402
Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com
GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.
FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.
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(r)
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•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948
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The Beach For 35 Yrs. Clyde Robinson 416 691 8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com
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SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
Marc 416-617-7205
TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING
HANDYMAN
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BRICK, BLOCK, STONE WORK TUCKPOINTING, COLOUR MATCHING CONCRETE WORK - REPAIRS OR NEW BASEMENT WALKOUTS 416-463-9331 (r)
JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457
MR.
JDB MASONRY
SILVERBIRCH
Mark Denington
416-691-8693
MASONRY CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW
HARDWOOD
• CARPENTRY / TRIM • DRYWALL PATCHING • SMALL JOB SPECIALIST “Serving the Beach Since 1980”
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Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103
Quality Craftsmanship with Attention to Detail Local Carpenter Serving
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Queen St. Roofing
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
ROBINSON CARPENTRY
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Trades
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416-694-2488
Shingle & Flat Specializing in Flat Roofs All Work Guaranteed
Don’t call them, call those roofers
Carpenters
Lic# B16393
“Reclaim Your Basement”
Architectural Design-Build
BERGERON ROOFING
THOSE ROOFERS
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Roofers
COMPANY
Lic# 7009221
Call/text: 647-206-3376
416-466-9025
Electrical
Call: 416.939.7833
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ROOFING REPAIRS
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PANEL & SERVICE UPGRADE TROUBLESHOOTING & WIRING ANY KIND OF SMALL OR BIG JOB. REASONABLE PRICE
647-712-7663
Shingles • Flats • Cedar Free Estimates Residential & Commercial Tel: 416-752-6453 Cell: 416-788-9020
Next Deadline April 25th
Big or small we do them all
Underpinning Specialists
J. BROW ROOFING
Electric
416-833-3006
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416.452.5128
Lic: 7006786
Shingles + Flats Concrete Work Eavestroughs Cleaning + Replacement
“Oftentimes, a repair is all you need.”
• Custom carpentry • Gazebos • Decks + Sheds • Play houses • Hardwood floors • 40 yrs experience
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999
Andrew, the Roofer
Call Vince: workshop 416-285-9895 cell 416-399-2342
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MURPHY
ACE
MARIO 416-690-1315
Basement Lowering
BALMY BEACH
ROOFING
BEACH METRO NEWS
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JASON THE MASON
TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS • WATERPROOFING & REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (1/17)
Creative Construction
We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc. Call Chris
416 - 903 4120
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all of the tournament expenses themselves. But Keith said the challenge will be worth it, particularly because this is the first time either of the players have felt a real athletic connection with another athlete. They want to see where they can go as a team and have their eyes on the 2020 Olympics in Japan. “I think that’s a really big deal,” said Keith. “I take a lot of pride in where I’m from – Toronto, the Beaches, the city … it’s very humbling to be able to represent yourself and be able to represent your country in something that you love to do.”
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More Details about DANFORTH
LOCAL AND FAMILY OWNED
Danforth Lumber has been family owned and operated for over 40 years and across three generations. A huge advantage of being around serving the Beaches and surrounding area for so long is that we have been able to tailor our stock and services to the neighborhood.
416.686.9618
Whether it be our 1x4 Red Pine flooring for porches and balconies, the 7-1/4'' baseboards meant to match the older profiles in your home, or true 2'' joist hangers for those old joists, we have the expertise and products to help you with your home renovation problem!
Adam Beck Gem A beautifully renovated three bedroom two bath family home with custom finishes over three levels, private parking, professionally landscaped gardens offering wonderful living space both inside and out. Located in the sought after Adam Beck and Malvern school districts and just steps from Kingston Road Village, this home offers the perfect blend of location and lifestyle, family and entertaining. Many will find this the perfect place to call home. Book your viewing today!
DANFORTH LUMBER
Gerrard St. E.
(416)
699-9393 Fantastic Beach Home
TCHC Sell-off
Stunner in the Bluffs
SO
KEN GRIEVE
$749,000
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DANFORTH LUMBER
25 DAWES RD.
LD
Danforth Ave.
Victoria Park Ave.
Dawes
Main St.
Rd .
www.DanforthLumberHBC.com
UPPER BEACH Detached 3+1 Bedroom Spacious Living Area Formal Dining Area Fireplace Renovated Kitchen High Basement Call for more details.
KenGrieve@royallepage.ca Royal LePage Estate Realty 1052 Kingston Rd.
416-587-7522
2014
Always here for you!
A 4795 sq ft home nestled amongst mature trees. Steps from the lake, this home boasts everything an active family needs, newly added mudroom, open concept main floor with family room and professionally designed backyard oasis.
Spacious 4 bedrooms, dry basement with walk-out in a fantastic location. Property being sold "as is, where is". *Note: no conditional offers. For more upcoming TCHC home for sale visit: www.torontohousingproperties.com
Located in Chine Drive P.S. district, this four bedroom, four bathroom family home has it all! Double car garage & private, heated interlocked drive. Interior features custom theatre room, basement/garage with radiant heated floors, sauna and the list goes on.
$2,795,000
$900,000
SOLD!
Meet The Team! Josephine Chan Josephine's mission is to be your agent of choice long into the future by offering a service you are unable to find anywhere else. Having mastered disciplines as complex as classical piano to a professional level and Bikram Yoga, Josephine has turned that dedication and commitment to her clients. Not only providing a real estate experience that is second to none, but a service so essential and intuitive that Josephine is said by her clients that she consistently achieves results for them that more than pay for themselves. In her down time Josephine runs on the Boardwalk or works on various marketing initiatives.
Direct: 416.606.4663 | Email: mail@cristina.ca
For Lease $2,200 per month Detached 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick renovated home with private drive south of Kingston Road. Steps to park and lake. Renovated kitchen, large family room with walkout, renovated bathroom. Finished basement with separate entrance. Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage 1052 Kingston Road • 416.690.2181 www.cristina.ca
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