Beach Metro News March 21, 2017 by Beach Metro News

Volume 46 No. 2

March 21, 2017

Spring Sprint turns 30 By Anna Killen

TO THOSE familiar with how things work around here, it should come as no surprise that the Beaches Spring Sprint began with Gene Domagala and a megaphone. A fixture at the now annual race, which turns 30 this year, the unofficial Mayor of the Beach helped launch the fundraiser in June 1987, by trying to “recruit various and sundry to the race with a megaphone.” That year, 10 runners participated – most of whom were the children of members of the Beaches Advisory Council and some who are still part of the now hundreds of people who run the race today. Back then, the race was called the Dash ‘n Splash, as the runners ended by jumping in the Summerville Pool. Council member Edna Houston renamed the run the

“Spring Sprint” when the race was moved to a date in early spring. “The race started as a ‘coming out’ from winter to see family and friends with a little exercise and proceeds to youth and senior programs at the centre,” said David Breech, whose Eagle Beaver Sports is a longtime sponsor. The ‘centre’ is the Beaches Recreation Centre. The event, which raises around $10,000 each year, is the major fundraiser for the centre and is organized by the centre’s advisory council. Part of the race’s charm is that to register, runners have to visit the space on Williamson Road – a move that started years ago out of the necessity to manage crowds but proved to be important in showing the heart of the organization to the surrounding community. Continued on Page 24

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Sweet, Carolin(a)! A Carolina wren sings away as it tries to impress a mate at Rosetta McClean Gardens on March 19, almost as a cue for Spring to get going. The north shores of Lake Ontario mark, in general, the northern limit of the Carolina wren’s distribution range.

Longstanding local nursery school in danger of closure By Lara O’Keefe

IT’S A call for help that may come as a surprise to some given the urgent need for affordable childcare options in Toronto, but Dentonia Park Co-operative Nursery School (DPNS) – located in the Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road area – is at risk of permanently shutting its doors. The nursery school, which runs a morning program, has been a part of the East York community since 1974 but after 43 years, coordinators of the parent- and teacher-run facility say low enrolment numbers mean the school may not be able to afford the overhead costs required to keep it running. “Because the school has been around for about 40 years and holds an amazing reputation, it would be a serious loss for the neighbour-

hood and for the kids in it [if it ticipate in school fundraising. It’s a closed],” said Michelle Bagelman situation that parent Clifton Corbin whose three believes “is children ideal for the have either ‘new’, telecommuting, attended work-at-home Dentonia or or stay-atare enrolled home parto attend ent.” in coming Aside from years. keeping fees The school down, Dentooperates as nia believes a not-for– Michelle Bagelman this type of profit cohands-on paoperative rental parand in order ticipation to keep their ultimately fees low, Dentonia asks parents of enrolled leads to a better experience for the students to participate in a com- children at the school and a higher mittee, attend general meetings, quality of programs. do two weekend laundry duties “The structured program offered per school year, and actively par- at DPNS and the familiarity of

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“It would be a serious loss for the neighbourhood and for the kids in it.”

children, teachers and parents on a regular basis provides security to young children. My son thrived when he attended, and my daughter who is there now loves it as well,” said Corbin. Many involved in the Dentonia community have come to rely on the involvement not only for their children, but themselves as well. “I would lose an affordable early education program – drop-ins do not compare to the stability and continuity this program offers our children,” said Michelle Kwan who has two daughters enrolled at the school. “[But] I would also lose the community of parents, that as a stay-at-home mother I value and have come to lean on for support through these early years of raising my children.” The school has around 19 fami-

lies enrolled for the 2017-18 year, a combination of new and returning families, said Corbin. “If we are not able to get at least 24 families enrolled by April 15, 2017, we will likely have to shutter the school,” he said. It was upon hearing this news from the board in January that a group of parents including Corbin, decided to start a recruitment drive in order to increase enrolment and keep the school open. Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis says her riding would be remiss to lose the institution. “It is a longstanding co-operative nursery and it would be a real loss to see it close,” she said. The school will be holding an open house April 1 to allow people to meet members of the DPNS community and view the facilities located at 140 Dawes Road.

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ON THE eve of planting season, the future of the Fairmount Park Farmers’ Market is in question once again. The community-run market offers seasonal local produce and products, kids activities, and live music on Wednesdays throughout the summer and early fall at Fairmount Park on Gerrard Street and Beaton Avenue. A year ago, a lack of available volunteers left the organizers asking the community for help at the last minute. This year, the market faces questions about its location – an issue that first came to light last season. Organizers of the market announced March 6 that they would not be returning to the park this year due to ongoing park construction that will include upgrades to the sports field, wading pool and tennis courts. Frequent visitors of the market can take some solace in the fact that organizers have every intention to continue, but where they will do so is yet to be determined. “We have been looking at alternate locations since last season in preparation for construction,” said market director Kim Antonius in an email. But while they have been prepared for the

construction, they had “very little notice of the fact that it would be starting early and that it would take as long as [the city] have said,” she said. “From the communication that we have received, it will start in the spring as soon as the fields are dry enough and could last well in the summer depending on the weather.” Because much of the construction will be taking place in the southwest corner area where the market typically resides, power and water will be cut off rendering the area unusable. While Ted Reeve Park at Main and Gerrard and Wildwood Crescent Park, north of Gerrard at Woodbine, were considered as options, they were ruled out, she said. “The city indicated that the fields [at Ted Reeve] were too booked to accommodate a farmers market,” she said of the popular baseball field. In the case of Wildwood Crescent, Antonius said it “has no main street visibility, running water, public washrooms, or an electrical box that can accommodate our needs.” The group is currently in talks with ward 30 councillor Paula Fletcher about moving the market to Greenwood Park and will update the community before the season.

DECA scholarship open By Anna Killen

COMMUNITY-MINDED YOUNG leaders graduating in Danforth East could collect a $2,000 scholarship from a local communityminded organization. Applications are now open for the Second Annual DECA Young Leaders Scholarship, a local scholarship that highlights coaching, activism and leadership in community engagement and gives a hand up to local students. “Community leadership is important for this neighbourhood and for the personal development of young people,” says Elizabeth Dove, spokesperson for DECA Connects, the DECA working group that aims to increase the neighbourhood’s sense of community by addressing local social issues. “Through this scholarship we want to recognize, encourage and support young leaders in our community.” DECA (Danforth East Community Association) is a non-profit neighbourhood group

that covers the area from Monarch Park to Main Street, Lumsden/Mortimer to the train tracks. To qualify for the scholarship, the student must live or go to high school in that catchment area, be 25 years or younger, “be graduating this year and have a plan to continue education, identify a financial need, and have a strong record of activism or engagement.” Last year’s winner, Chantelle Johnson, from Danforth Collegiate, used the money to help her with her first year of study at Humber College in Fashion Business Management. The DECA scholarship is part of a larger scholarship program created by Scadding Court Community Centre in 2001 that has given out hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to low-income students over the years. Like last year, DECA will be raising money for the scholarship through a ping pong tournament at area parks in June. The application deadline is March 24.

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Many factors feed into empty storefronts on Queen East Rebate could be scrapped

By Lara O’Keefe

ANOTHER ONE bites the dust. Local residents were caught off-guard early in February when a note appeared in the window of St. Louis Bar & Grill informing customers that the restaurant had ceased operations effective immediately. The franchise had been in operation on Queen Street East for more than five years and was a favourite meeting spot for locals, offering food, drinks and entertainment including the musical renditions of Tequila Mockingbird and comedic relief courtesy of Top Shelf Comedy. “Rising rent costs and reduced foot traffic in the Beach together with a community that prefers to support locally-owned and operated restaurants has led to financial difficulties for many franchised businesses in the Beach, including St. Louis,” explained Lisa Roscoe, VP of Development and General Counsel, St. Louis Franchise Limited in an email about the closure. But the difficulties felt by the late Queen Street East St. Louis reverberate beyond franchises. Serge Kuchuk, owner of The Green Eggplant – arguably one of the Beach’s most popular restaurants – said that it has been “a very bad experience” for many restaurants along the strip – both franchised and locallyowned. It’s an experience that’s caught the attention of city hall, with mayor John Tory using the street as a staging area for an announcement about plans to reduce Ontario’s vacant property tax rebate and new rules for Queen Street restaurants being considered (see side story). Vacant storefronts “have a negative impact on a neighbourhood’s health. The boarded up stores are unpopular with residents. They are, as councillor [Mary-Margaret] McMahon said, ‘an eyesore’ and they impact the liveliness of Toronto’s main streets,” said Tory. While Tory pointed to the tax rebate as a contributor to the high number of vacant storefronts in the area, experts say there are a number of other factors at play that are not only hurting current business owners, but keeping potential tenants out of the area as well. Rami Kozman, a sales representative at The Behar Group Realty Inc. Brokerage said

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The abrupt closure of the St. Louis Bar & Grill franchise on Queen East, above, has added to the conversation about empty storefronts in the area. Area fixture the locally-owned Green Eggplant, below, has not been without its challenges.

that “generally speaking I’ve found that national brands are wary of the [Beach] area as there is an impression – whether true or not – that locals tend to favour independent retailers over chains.” In addition to this issue, Cathleen Harnick, a sales representative with Regent Street Commercial Corp Real Estate pointed out that while the Beach is viewed as a desirable neighbourhood for many tenants, office density is lacking, which means that any incoming concept must be able to rely primarily on residential neighbourhood traffic. According to a 2015 Environics Analytics demographics study, approximately 30 per cent of the local population leaves the Beach area during the daytime hours. The Green Eggplant’s Kuchuk also said that even with his solid customer base the cold winter months put a strain on his business. “In the Beach, winter is a very difficult time here,” he said, adding that the “March Break weather has really hurt the business.” But ultimately he believes that the difficul-

ties restaurants like his are facing are part of a wider economic reality. People have less disposable income, so customers he used to see twice a week are now coming in once a week. People who used to come in once a week are now coming in once a month. Food delivery services like UberEats, which are becoming more and more popular, also eat into the restaurant’s income. “[Clients would] rather order online and get [food] delivered than come into the restaurant,” he said. “But when I have Uber, they charge me 30 per cent for the order [so] I don’t make 30 per cent.” Adding to these industry specific issues is the fact that rental rates in Toronto are sitting higher than ever before – a fourth quarter Toronto Real Estate Board report listed city-wide commercial rates as sitting at $20.65 per square foot net, up from $16.88 in 2015. Rates that Kozman said tend to be even higher in the Beach compared to similar neighbourhoods around the city. “Looking at similarly mid- to high-income neighbourhood retail corridors such as Leaside, Bedford Park, Danforth, I’d say that asking rents are comparably higher in the Beaches, at least along that prime strip [of Kenilworth Avenue to Lee Avenue],” said Kozman. And these days, landlords are not afraid to ask for the rates they desire. Kuchuk said he “moved locations because I couldn’t afford the rent that the landlord asked me. So basically they forced me to move. He raised the rent drastically.” Much like the neighbourhood itself, the issues remain unique to the area with Kozman noting that “Queen West is certainly a large tourist draw and sees consistently high rents, but its proximity to downtown Toronto, the Entertainment District and U of T make it difficult to compare. The Beaches is also somewhat isolated as outsiders must go out of their way to seek it out whereas Queen West is an artery for commuters living further west … There’s no other part of the city I’m aware of with this particular dynamic.”

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THE CITY says it is taking steps to alleviate the vacant storefronts on Queen Street East and throughout the city. Earlier this year Tory, flanked by councillors Mary Margaret McMahon and Gary Crawford, shifted the focus to the landlords with plans to scrap Ontario’s vacant tax rebate program in order to reduce the number of shuttered stores and increase the number of businesses. “This is an energetic neighbourhood, it’s one of our most energetic neighbourhoods,” said Tory as he spoke on Queen Street East. “It’s one you’d like to look to as a model and yet, these properties are empty and at least some of the reason for that, I hope, is the fact that they’ve been receiving an incentive that almost encourages them to remain empty.” The current program offers a 30 per cent tax rebate on commercial properties that have gone unused for more than 90 days, and 35 per cent for industrial properties. According to a city report released in 2014, the tax rebate cost the city $367 million between 2001 and 2013 with about half of those funds going to businesses in the downtown core. With little financial incentive to encourage landlords to seek out new tenants, many have left their commercial properties sitting empty while property values have continued to escalate, said the mayor. In some cases, those properties have been vacant for decades. Despite support from Tory, the vacant tax rebate still requires approval from the provincial government. The hope however, is that it will be ushered in before the end of 2017. On top of improving the appearance of city neighbourhoods including the Beach, Tory estimated it would save the city approximately $22 million. A portion of the budget that could be redistributed accordingly, rather than put towards funding empty storefronts.

Restaurant rules reconsidered AFTER NEARLY a year of study, changes to the restaurant rules governing Queen Street East are on order. A draft bylaw and report is planned for the April 4 Toronto and East York Community Council meeting following a public consultation held last year and a review by city staff. Residents had until March 3 to submit comments for consideration. The restaurant rules that govern Queen Street East could change with the new bylaw – it would be the first time they have been updated in 30 years. The new bylaw would, in part, increase the maximum allowable restaurant size along Queen Street between Woodbine Avenue and Nursewood Road from 165 square metres to 200 square metres, remove the parking provisions (currently restaurants need to provide one parking space for each 100 square metres of total floor area used for the restaurant), and allow small side patios. Dance floors and disc jockeys would be prohibited.

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A MAN arrested for allegedly possessing and sharing child pornography online had ties to a Toronto youth baseball league. On Monday, March 13, 59-year-old Gregory William Dennis was arrested in connection with the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to a police release issued March 14. Members of the Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes Child Exploitation Section executed a search warrant in the area of Kingston Road and Warden Avenue and allege that Dennis accessed, possessed and distributed child pornography. His online moniker was “Williegeedee”, according to police. The release states that he has been charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography, and distributing child pornography. Dennis, who was also a journalism professor at

Humber College, was known in the area for his involvement with the Scarborough Stingers baseball league. According to Toronto Baseball Association president David Black, Dennis has been involved with the organization as an administrator for approximately six to eight years and worked primarily with kids aged 15 and above. Past posts on the Stingers’ website identify Dennis as the league’s president. Black said the Toronto Baseball Association (TBA) took immediate action when they were made aware of the situation saying “he’s been suspended … Obviously our first concern is to protect the kids and so he’s been completely removed from all responsibilities and that’s our first priority.” As of March 15, his name had been removed from the league’s website. “We don’t have any other further comment in terms of the kind of person he is,”

said Black. “Obviously this is something we weren’t aware of and to prejudge isn’t fair to any of the people involved, but we have to be careful to err on the side of isolating the individual from our participants.” Black said the organization’s first priority is the safety of the children in their programs and he has asked league executives to contact him with any questions or concerns. “At this point I think it’s very early in the proceeding,” said Black. “His situation is completely premature. We have to let the courts do their work on that and in the meantime, we will continue to move forward providing the kids the kind of safe playing environment we can and obviously that’s the important piece for us here.” Black also said that it is important to remember that “this individual has family and they become the victims as well in the situation.”

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Dennis appeared in court March 13 and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 416-808-8500, Crime Stoppers Anonymously at 416222-TIPS or by using Canada’s National Tip Line for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children at cybertip.ca.

POLICE ARE still looking for a man who allegedly robbed the TD bank at Danforth and Woodbine Avenues Sunday afternoon. Toronto Police have confirmed that on March 12, the East End bank was subject to a bank robbery after a man entered the bank around 3:30 p.m. and demanded money by handing the cashier a note that said he had a gun. The man fled west following the robbery and is currently still at large. Police are reviewing footage and appealing to the public for any information. This is the latest in several bank robberies that have taken place along Danforth Avenue since December 2016, Toronto police inspector Michael Earl confirmed. Five of the eight robberies have been solved. Police believe two of the unsolved robberies, which took place on January 23 and February 8, were committed by the same person. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World. AN ALTERCATION that took place in Little India near Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street East has led to the arrest of 55-year-old, Alan Boucher. Boucher was arrested on March 8, two days after a verbal disagreement that involved racial slurs being made against the owners of New Town Family Restaurant. Although Constable Jon Morrice, 55 Division said it is not being labeled a hate crime, he did describe the incident as having “some hate undertones.” Boucher has also been charged with assault, uttering threats, and two counts of mischief for a separate incident that took place in 2015. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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Remnants of the Midwinter Fire art installation, in background, lay on the beach by a fire pit on March 9.

This isn’t the first time the winter stations have been vandalized. Last year, architect Douglas Cardinal’s “Fire Place” – a curved cedar structure with seating surrounding a community fireplace – was subject to vandalism. Pieces of cedar were torn off the structure and burned in the fire pit in the same manner as this year’s incident. By the end of June last year, nearly half of the structure had been destroyed. Members of the community rallied to salvage Fire Place and with the help of local contractors including Scott Mifflin of Toronto Green Builders, a grant from

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Winter Station removed early IT SEEMS someone took the name of one Winter Station far too literally. In a disappointing turn of events, beachgoers found pieces of the “Midwinter Fire” Winter Stations’ art installation simmering in a fire pit in the early hours of March 7. Two days later, following a windstorm, the station lay completely flattened against the sand with half of the original structure destroyed. “Midwinter Fire” was designed by a team of Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design students at the University of Toronto and was one of three institutional winners of the contest. “A lot of hard work and creativity goes into putting on Winter Stations each year and we are thrilled tens of thousands of visitors get to enjoy the beach and these installations each winter. We are especially pleased to be able to give a platform to institutions like University of Toronto, Humber College and the University of Waterloo and their talented students,” said the Winter Stations team. Made to replicate a midwinter interest garden – a garden that showcases plants that flower and bloom during the winter – the installation was meant to start a narrative about the relationship that we, as city dwellers, have with our urban ecology. The artists used two species of dogwood in the design, which were provided by Toronto Region Conservation Authority and Connon Nursery.

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Toronto Beach Rotary and discounted supplies from Danforth Lumber, the structure was repaired, although its maintenance has been an ongoing issue. This year, organizers are opting to simply remove the structure. “Unfortunately, University of Toronto’s elegant installation Midwinter Fire will be removed early due to some vandalism that was compounded by last night’s high winds,” said the Winter Stations team. “The U of T design team is aware and supports the decision. Winter Stations thanks both students and faculty for their outstanding contribution this year.”

CONSTRUCTION AT Victoria Park and Gerrard is set to continue until late spring, six months later than initially planned. Part of the 2015 capital works program, the watermain replacement work began in fall of 2015. It was first scheduled to be completed Jan. 30, but according to a recent city notice, due to unforeseen circumstances, the work is now scheduled to end May 31. “Transmission watermains carry water from treatment plants to distribution mains on various streets and run deeper than standard service watermains. Their replacement can be complex, time consuming work,” reads the recent notice from ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon. “This project also faced some challenges as the contractor discovered abandoned utilities on both Victoria Park Ave. and Gerrard St. E. which needed to be addressed before the main work could proceed. Also, when testing the pressure in new portions of the main, a leak was detected and it was repaired.” The project is replacing hundreds of metres of nearly 80-year-old transmission watermain that is 1.8 feet in diameter with a new main that is 2.5 feet wide. THE TRUE Davidson Meals on Wheels program needs volunteers to help provide mid-day meals to residents in the Beaches and East Toronto area. Deliveries are made between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday to Friday. For information on this and many other volunteer opportunities, visit www.neighbourhoodlink.org

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At 10, DECA’s influence and inspiration continues to grow Sheri Hebdon Chair of the Danforth East Community Association

THE DANFORTH East Community Association (DECA) is having a big year, this being our 10th anniversary – our “DECAde,” if you will. As we look back, we are proud of the extent to which our 100 per cent volunteer-powered engine has been a catalyst for change in the Danforth East neighbourhood. DECA was formed in 2007 by a group of neighbours drinking wine at someone’s dining room table. (Of course, nobody remem-

bers whose house, but everyone remembers the wine!) The mission was simple: to be a positive force for change in the community. That drive remains a common thread amongst our volunteers today. From the now locally famous East Lynn Farmers’ Market to annual events that draw thousands of neighbours together – the Danforth East Arts Fair, Tree Lighting and Yard Sale – our efforts have become one of the top reasons people enjoy living in our community. We have an urban planning group that has been influential with the city and have organized ad hoc events ranging from canning workshops to all candidate

election debates. In 2011, we built on our small, grass-roots Pop-Up Shop program by partnering with Woodgreen Community Services and the Metcalf Foundation, resulting in a retail revitalization program that was so successful – reducing the vacancy rate on Danforth from 17 per cent to 6 per cent – that we ran out of vacant storefronts to pop-up into! Our blog, DECA Diaries, is a go-to resource for “news you can use” about our area, along with our Facebook, Twitter and now Instagram pages. After spending many years in the “up-and-coming” category on real estate lists, our neighbourhood has finally arrived. But with

the bidding wars and hipster coffee shops comes tension. People moving in now may take for granted that there are beautiful shops and restaurants to walk to and not feel as invested in community-building as we were 10 years ago. There is also the issue of people being priced out of our neighbourhood and how this changes the fabric of our community. DECA’s focus has broadened in recent years, with efforts including raising money to sponsor Syrian refugees, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and creating a $2000 annual scholarship in partnership with Scadding Court. The deadline for the

2nd Annual DECA Young Leadership Scholarship deadline is fast approaching and we encourage all applications! (Editor’s note: Further details can be found on Page 2.) I have been volunteering on the DECA Board since 2009 and I am so inspired by the ideas, effort and community involvement that I have seen from so many volunteers. I hope that people will join us so that we can continue to build and improve. Visit our website at DECA.to for information on how to join ($10/ household), donate or volunteer. Our DECAde celebrations are just beginning so stay tuned!

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Let’s turn the Beach into a ‘no parking control officer’ zone I WAS ticketed by an over-zealous parking control officer on Saturday, March 11th. Today, on a cold and snowy Wednesday morning I went down to 55 John Street to register to fight the ticket. Much to my surprise there was only a sign saying that the office had temporarily moved to the City Hall at 100 Queen West and that they were sorry if that had caused inconvenience. Not for me. There is nothing I enjoy more than having to walk another ten blocks or so in the cold, wind and snow. Au contraire, it was invigorating. It is time the Beaches area was turned into a “no parking control officer zone”. They cause more trouble than they solve. They are there to raise revenue, not to manage parking. I could go on about the benefits of not having them but the list is long and in this limited venue I would have to leave things out. So,

please, just imagine how much the quality of life would improve without them. Ron Kasman

Trained dogs deserve treats FOR YEARS (many years ago) I took my dog Dutch to a local park. He heeled all the way there and all the way back. Once at the park I took the leash off and gave him the command “way you go”. He took off at great speed and circled the park until he exhausted himself. When (and if) he pooped I used a baggy and cleaned it up. Thoroughly. Pooping was generally reserved for the backyard where it got the same treatment and where my kids played to their hearts content. If a dog is trained, can demonstrate constraint and listens to commands, he should be able to

demonstrate it to authorities and be rewarded with a special tag, and then allowed to roam under supervision. All others should be limited to a fenced dog park – which ain’t a bad alternative, but it’s not as good as an exhausted dog coming home to lots of water, a few treats and a soft pillow.

the time to ask how you were doing as an individual. I wish him all the best in his retirement and he will be sorely missed.

Anton Hart East End

I read the letter from the March 7 issue regarding the Tuggs issue (“Time to tug councillors on Tuggs transparency”). It really is time we, as voters, find out just what is going on here. We do know that the original lease was issued without tenders. This cost Sandra Bussin her job. Now city council has allowed a breach of this lease behind closed doors without any good reason given. Surely we should keep pressure

So long, Dr. Soni DR. SONI was my family doctor for my entire life (37 years). He was an incredible doctor and human being, who always put his patients above all else. I will never forget that no matter how busy his clinic was, he always took the time to address all of your concerns and truly cared and took

Bill Bentley

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on the mayor, council and MaryMargaret McMahon to let us know what is going on. The service at this beach is disgraceful, with the lack of outlets, no competition and high prices. The service we could have is awesome, while what we have is awful. What do we have to do? March on city hall with pitchforks and burning tar torches? As one famous mayor said, it does not pass the smell test. He was sued unsuccessfully for saying this. This has to be opened to let in some fresh air. We as taxpayers are being mistreated. Come on people let’s put some heat where it belongs and put these people’s feet to the fire. Let’s start a petition. I will start it if there appears to be support. John Bailes

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BEACHER AND Malvern Collegiate Institute student Sommer Gendron will soon be headed to the Czech Republic to represent Canada in the World Juniors. “[It’s] such an honour to represent Canada,” she said. “I’m really proud. I’m really excited for it.” She’s been competing for some time – she recently returned from three national competitions in Ontario and British Columbia – and this will be her first global competition. “I’m most excited to see everyone there, see how all the different countries compete against each other and go with my friends and see how we all do,” she said. The Grade 10 Malvern student has been on skis since she was three but started slopestyle snowboarding when she was eight years old. Though she initially began racing on skis, it was a combination of creativity and big jumps that drew her to the sport of slopestyle snowboarding, said her mom, Adele.

It’s a sport that may sound intimidating to some but despite feeling nerves from time to time, Sommer said she simply visualizes the run in her head, takes a couple of deep breaths and focuses on having fun on the hill. “I do get pretty nervous sometimes before I compete but I just really love the sport so it doesn’t stop me,” she said. And it’s a good thing it doesn’t because for Sommer, the opportunities are boundless. She recently gained snowboarding company Burton as a sponsor, “and that’s a pretty big deal,” said Adele. “She’s the first girl in a while that’s been sponsored by Burton in Ontario. They usually just pick up the boys.” Having been a traditionally maledominated sport, Adele is proud of Sommer for following her passion in the field and being part of “growing the sport and acknowledging that there are possibilities for girls in it.” But it’s not all fun and games. Slopestyle snowboarding takes a great deal of focus and hard work, qual-

ities Adele said Sommer is not lacking. “She now trains at Mount St. Louis (north of Barrie). It’s pretty interesting to witness how hard she works,” she said. “My car is always packed Friday morning even before I get up and even if it’s raining. It’s like you can’t really do this unless your heart and soul is focused and driven and you’re willing to take the beatings you take and keep going.” As for her future goals, Adele said Sommer has had her eye on the Olympics since she was six. Though it’s been a long time and a great deal of dedication, “now it’s kind of unfolding,” she said. “It’s been hard because it’s been years and years of competitions and driving and competing, and then this year it’s kind of like, boom! Possibilities are opening for her and all that hard work is coming into fruition. It’s a point of possibility for her.” Sommer heads to the Czech Republic March 25 and said she’s “really excited to represent the Beach. I’m thankful for [the community’s] support.”

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CRESCENT TOWN Community Centre’s Crest Swimming team took home Swim Ontario’s Small Team Award at the 2017 Spring Long Course Provincials in Brantford over the March 2-5 weekend. This was the first time Crest had won the award, which is given to the small team with the most points from individual or relay events. The team also won the small team award at the Swim Ontario Winter Festival in February 2017, and was awarded most improved team at the Summer Provincials in June of 2016. “This is an outstanding accomplishment for these swimmers and the club overall,” said coach Wilfred Arzaga. “We believe in a cohesive and personal training experience for our swimmers so Crest is a small team by design. We often go up against other teams which are much bigger, but time and again our small team shines through and our swimmers achieve great things.” The 48-member team, who train at the Crescent Town Community Pool located at Victoria Park and Danforth, are made up of Beach area swimmers age eight to 18, but only five swimmers represented Crest at the provincial championships the first week of March.

They included Madeline Shivgulam, Benjamin Loewen, James McCole, Kevin Park, and Alexander Schwab. “Crest has an amazing team spirit so it was really special to win an award that is about teamwork,” said Loewen. “We are all so excited and love that we are able to bring home this pennant and hang it in our home pool so the whole team can share the accomplishment.”

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IT’S BEEN an exciting season for hockey leagues at both Neil McNeil High School and Malvern Collegiate Institute. In an unprecedented play, Neil McNeil recently took three teams – upwards of 60 students – including their Junior, Senior and Varsity teams to the TDCAA (Toronto District Catholic Athletic Association) championships. The Juniors won 3 - 0 over Chaminade High School for the second year in a row, winning the championship, while the Seniors glided to the top with a 6 - 0 win against Bishop Allen High School. The Varsity team suffered a 5 - 4 loss against Toronto Prep School. The Seniors will now advance to the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) championships on March 21 in Mississauga. Joining them at OFSAA is Malvern Collegiate, who’s Varsity hockey team defeated Richview Collegiate 5 – 1 at the Toronto City Hockey Championships on March 3.

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And while waffles do a fantastic job of facilitating conversation around the subject, the discussion about mental health is an ongoing issue in and outside of the Malvern community. SETS has come to the conclusion that when dealing with mental issues it is important to keep an open mind, especially when the issue is your own. SETS consists of a dozen or so students that raise awareness and discuss a different issue every week, such as depression and suicide. Though the club members are not professionals, Geneva Bordieri had helpful advice from the group saying, “we believe that one of the best ways to help someone you know who’s struggling with a mental health issue is to be supportive, whether it be listening to them or offering your personal advice. Often times people struggling with their mental health feel very alone, so letting them know that you are there to support them is an amazing way to help someone.”

Jesse Tomas is a student at Malvern Collegiate Institute with a keen interest in writing, culture and politics. This column is part of a new Beach Metro News series looking at high school life in the neighbourhood through students’ eyes. Are you a student with a story to tell? Send a note to editor@beachmetro.com.

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Community Calendar MARCH 21: Beach & East Toronto Historical Society present “The Lost and Found - British Home Children in Canada” with author Sandra Joyce at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. MARCH 22: Ward 32 ‘Friends of Parks’ Park Social at Rorschach Brewery, 1001 Eastern Ave., 7 p.m. Inspire and be inspired. Meet other community builders. RSVP: councillor_mcmahon@toronto.ca MARCH 24: Music On Main at Calvary Baptist Church, 72 Main St., 7:30 p.m. Featuring: Thomas Bell, Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul’s Bloor Street, and Shelley Faulkner/Merrilee Brand - 2 pianos, 4 hands. Followed by yummy desserts. Admission $10.00 at door. Info: 416-691-4721 MARCH 25: Free Open Mic Event at The Social Gardener Café, Riverdale Hub, 1326 Gerrard St. E., 5-8 p.m. Anyone wishing to express their creativity through poetry, music or stand-up comedy is welcome. Food and coffee will be available for purchase at our vegan cafe. We are hoping to make this an ongoing event every last Saturday of the month. Register or express interest: nathanielpenner@hotmail.com MARCH 25: Earth Hour Lights Out! at Kew Gardens, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Music, dance, candlelight and paper lanterns. Earth Hour is observed globally by turning off lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Info: earthhour.org MARCH 27: Applegrove Community Complex Annual Meeting at 60 Woodfield Rd., 6:30 p.m. Applegrove expects 2 vacancies on the Board of Directors. To vote, membership must have been obtained by Feb. 24. Meeting includes a light supper, speaker, annual report, and awards. Info and RSVP: 416-461-8143 MARCH 27: Spring Fashion Show at St. Thomas More Parish Hall, 2234 Ellesmere Rd. (east of Markham), 7:30 p.m. A great evening of fashions, fun, refreshments, draws, raffles and more. Tickets $25. Presented by the Canadian Federation of University Women, Scarborough Club, and a fundraiser for the club’s national 100th anniversary special award (2019) and support for the Scarborough Women’s Centre. Raffle proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation for the “AIDS Grannies”. Tickets and info: 416-265-5995 (2) MARCH 27: Scarborough Osteoporosis Support and Information Group at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.-noon. Guest speaker is pharmacist, Anab Khan, RPH. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 MARCH 27: City of Toronto Seniors Strategy Public Consultation with Ward 32 Councillor Janet Davis at Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave., 1-3 p.m. The City of Toronto is developing the next version of the Toronto Seniors Strategy. Our goal is to improve City services for older Torontonians and make Toronto a more age-friendly city. The City is looking for input from seniors, care givers and agencies serving seniors. Info: 416392-4035, Councillor_Davis@toronto.ca MARCH 29: Beaches-East York Federal Liberal Association Monthly Meeting at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. This meeting is open to ALL. Regroup after at The Grover Pub & Grub, 676 Kingston Rd. for Politics in the Pub. Info: https://beaches-eastyork.liberal.ca MARCH 29: Coping with Grief and Loss at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 2-3:30 p.m. Come to this workshop to learn about the grief process and healthy coping strategies to deal with the many losses we experience throughout our lives. This program is free. Info: www.eastendchc.on.ca. Registration: Joanne Gallagher 416-778-5805 x 218 MARCH 30: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Hidden Figures” starring Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer 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. MARCH 31: Silent Auction at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 6-8 p.m. Proceeds support the year-round pro-

grams and services the Centre provides to the community. Info: 416-691-1113 MARCH 31: Hirut Hoot Comedy Night at Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine, 2050 Danforth Ave. (Woodbine Ave.), 9 p.m. $5. Info: 416-551-7560, hiruthoot@gmail.com APRIL 1: Scarborough Seedy Saturday & Green Fair at Blessed Cardinal Newman High School, 100 Brimley Rd. S. (south of Kingston Rd.), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Heirloom seeds for sale and trade, seed exchange, gardening booths and advice, environmental organizations, green living ideas, workshops and more. Over 60 exhibitors and great kids activities. Bring in your electronics for recycling. $2 or Pay What You Can. Info: scarboroseedysaturday@ gmail.com or facebook.com/SSSGFair APRIL 1: Conscience Canada presents monologues from Theatre of the Beat’s “Yellow Bellies” at Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Ave. (east of Woodbine Ave.), 3:30 p.m. People interested in conscientious objection to military taxation are welcome to attend the CC AGM at 2 p.m. APRIL 9: Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary Memorial Service at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 73, 2 Robinson Ave., noon-7 p.m., service at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments to follow. DJ. Info: 416-691-4763 APRIL 9: Bunny Hop! at Kaza Family Centre, 1386 Danforth Ave., 10 a.m.-noon. This fun for the whole family event features face painting, games and prizes, all celebrating spring. Pay what you can. Info: www.facebook.com/mycarevillage APRIL 11: Amnesty International, in the Beach, meets at St. John’s Norway Church, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd.), 7 p.m., to support Amnesty’s Human Rights work, through letter-writing actions and through organized public events to generate awareness of Human Rights actions worldwide. New members are most welcome. Info: 905-837-2659 (not long distance from Beaches/Toronto), soulahardy@gmail.com APRIL 14: Toronto Beach Chorale presents ‘Mozart’s Requiem’ at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. (at Scarborough Rd.), 7:30 p.m. This final concert of TBC’s season will include Salieri’s ‘Coronation Te Deum in D major’ and other works, featuring soloists and costumed actors performing dramatic readings from the Peter Shaffer play ‘Amadeus’. Tickets $25 general admission, $12 for youth 7-18, and children under 7 are free. Tickets available from choir members, at the door (cash only) or at www.torontobeachchorale.com APRIL 21: Retro 80’s Video Dance Party at St. Joseph Catholic School, 176 Leslie St., 7-11 p.m. DJ/VJ, lighting show and video screen, wine tasting with sommelier, appetizers/wine/beer, silent auction. 19+ only. Presented by St. Joseph Parent Council. Info: fundraiserstjoseph@gmail.com MAY 2: Open House at Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club, 30 Ashbridge’s Park Rd., 6-9 p.m. Get into sailing this summer. Find out about our junior and adult learn-to-sail program or how to get out on the water without owning a boat. Info: 416-698-4498, www.abyc.on.ca MAY 18: Ward 32 Environment Day at Ted Reeve Arena parking lot (enter off Ted Reeve Dr. off Gerrard St. E.), 4-8 p.m. Drop off electronics (desktops, laptops, printers, etc.), household hazardous waste (cleaning supplies and solvents, paint, batteries, E-cigarettes, mercury thermometers, etc.), donate items (yarn, books, sporting goods, eyeglasses, etc.), exchange or pick up new green bins, pick up free compost. Info: 416-392-1376 or bit.ly/1eTvg9O TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) TUESDAYS: THE BARONS BAND at Baron Byng Legion, 243 Coxwell Ave., 1:30-3 p.m. Hot swingin’ jazz you can dance to! Info: Gerry O’Connor 416429-6041, Paul Hallam 416-444-1956 TUESDAYS: TORONTO CIRCLE OF HEALING at Toronto East Psychotherapy, 181 Carlaw Ave., Suite 305, 6-8 p.m. At

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DANFORTH/COXWELL LIBRARY, 1675 Danforth Ave. •March 29: Nordic Polling, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Learn about Nordic Polling, why you see people doing it everywhere and how you can get started. •April 5: Knit & Lit, 6:30-8 p.m. Share ideas, skills or knit socially. Info: 416-393-7783 GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Mondays: Adult Crafternoon, 2-3 p.m. Learn and teach others how to knit and quilt in a friendly, casual setting. •Wednesdays: After School Lego Club, 4-5 p.m. Create, share, play! •March 23: Friends of Gerrard Ashdale Library, 2-3 p.m. Tell us what programs you would like the library to offer. •March 25: Chess Club, 1-2:30 p.m.; Family Tech Club, 2-3 p.m. •March 30: Book Club, 7-8 p.m. March selection is ‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@ gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary. ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. MAIN STREET LIBRARY, 137 Main St. •April 19: Earth’s Extremes and a Changing Planet, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join George Kourounis of stormchaser.ca and TV series “Angry Planet” for a look at some of his adventures documenting extreme forces of nature. •May 2: Ten Tips for Low Maintenance Gardening, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Learn time-saving tricks and great picks for easy-care plants. Info: 416-393-7700 PLACES OF WORSHIP 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. and Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. •Wednesdays in March and on April 5: Meditation 7:308:15 p.m. All welcome. Info: Church Office 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All welcome! •Regular Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. All are welcome! Nursery care & children’s activity time provided. •Blood Donor Clinic, March 23, 1:30-7:30 p.m. •Cooking with Soul “Mexican Style”, March 25, 9 a.m. Enchiladas, Mexican beans and rice, and Tres Leche Cake with guest chef Felice Gorica. $12. •Art of the Spirit, March 27, 7-8 p.m. Explore your spiritual pathway through art with Brett Boyko. •Beach Jam Night, March 28, 7 p.m. •Jazz & Reflection, April 1, 4:30 p.m. “On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever” with Lara Solnicki Trio •Interfaith Lunch Program Thursdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Join us for a time of sharing good food and community. •Enjoy singing? Our Sunday choir welcomes new members. Rehearsals are every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. Find us on Facebook. HOPE UNITED CHURCH, 2550 Danforth Ave. •March 22: Seniors Line Dance, 1:303:30 p.m. •March 23: Yoga for all ages with Mary Rose, 10:30 a.m. Free! •March 25: Jazz Vespers, 4:30 p.m. •April 9: Easter Concert “Where Have They Taken My Lord” an Easter Cantata sung by Hope United Choir and Vox Aeris Brass Trio, 2-4 p.m. •Sunday Worship Service, 11 a.m. All are welcome! Info: 416-691-9682, HopeUnited.ca 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 FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us at our Lenten and Easter services. •Sundays in Lent at 10:30 a.m. •Palm Sunday, April 9, 10:30 a.m. •Maundy Thursday, April 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m. with potluck and communion service downstairs in the Friendship Hall •Good Friday, April 14, 10:30 a.m., joint service with Kingston Road United Church at their church •Easter Sunday Communion, April 16, 10:30 a.m., featuring the choir and a trumpeter. Info: 416-6993084, www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BEACH METRO NEWS

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Kristen finds balance through yoga and mentorship By Lara O’Keefe

AT FIRST glance, you’d never know that Kristen Likopulos had struggled with an eating disorder. The bubbly brunette, a third generation Beacher, comes across as happy, outgoing and confident – so much so that it’s hard to believe she ever went through a period of selfdoubt. But she did, and she doesn’t hesitate to explain why she feels it’s so important to talk about it openly. “Whether it’s an eating disorder you’re suffering from or a drug addiction you’re suffering from, we need to be able to talk and not have stigmas and taboos against it,” she said. Smiling brightly, Likopulos pulled her hair to the side as she took a seat in the sunny reception of Afterglow Studio, where she works as a studio manager and leader of their Glow Girls youth group. Though she was an active child and danced throughout her youth, Likopulos said she spent more time in her teenage years being social than being active. “I wasn’t that 16-year-old that had issues then,” she said. “I developed an eating disorder in my 20s.” It was a simple push to be more active that quickly spiralled into an unhealthy obsession to be thin. “I was anorexic and over-exercised. [And] that all developed because I was losing control over certain aspects of my life,” she said. “I think any issue like that, it’s trying to gain control over something. Something that we’re feeling is slipping.” Likopulos believes the obsession began when she started seeing results from her workouts. Instead of feeling content with the weight she had lost, she began to focus on losing even more. “I was cutting calories and measuring everything I ate. I wouldn’t sit down when I was working, I would stand because it would burn more calories. It came to the point where I was running 10km, seven days a week on top of doing another hour of workouts, and I was consuming 500 calories [a day].” Exercise and food intake began

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Kristen Likopulos sits in Afterglow Studio on Queen Street East as she shares her personal experience and the story behind the tattoo that serves as a daily reminder to maintain balance in her life.

to consume not only her mind but her social life as well, she admitted. “I isolated myself from a lot of people,” she said. “If people were going to a Jays game I wouldn’t go because there was nothing there for me to eat. It was a lot of not seeing my friends because the eating disorder was more important, or being that weight was more important than socializing with people. So it totally took control over everything.” It was a little over two years before Likopulos received the wake up call she needed. By that time, the routine of eating next to nothing and purging any calories consumed through exercise had brought her weight down to a dangerously low 85 pounds. “I would nod out in conversations with people because I had no sustenance in my body,” she said. “I had early onset osteoporosis, I lost my period. Everything you could think

of. My sweat would smell like ammonia because I burned through every bit of myself.” It was then that her doctor, without mincing words, informed her of the reality she faced. “My doctor said to me, you’re not going to live to be 25 because you’re going to have a heart attack,” she said. “I thought, ‘This is not the path I chose. I don’t want to go down that path and I’m going.’ All that control I thought I had, I had no control over anything.” Likopulos knew then that she would have to turn her life around, or risk losing it. “It was a turning point for me where I said, I want to go back to school. That’s why I did holistic nutrition. I needed to get healthy but in my own way.” Shortly after, she enrolled at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition where she studied holistic nutrition and began to practice reiki,

a Japanese form of alternative medicine shown to relieve stress and promote healing. Likopulos attributes her healthy relationship with food and exercise today to both of these practices, but stressed that everything is a balance – a word she believes in so fiercely she had it tattooed on her arm. “I work out five days a week, I do yoga three days a week, I run... it’s all a balance. I eat pizza, I drink beer if I want to. I’m just more conscious [and] I will never count a calorie again in my life, ever again,” she stressed. Now, Likopulos spends her time working with young girls in the Glow Girls program helping to build their confidence and self-esteem. “I thought, I want to run something for girls or teens that is body conscious, body positive,” she said. “I don’t talk about my eating disorder but we talk about what it is to love ourselves and what it is to

love someone else and what the difference is between that and things we can do that show self-love for ourselves and our goals and our visions and gratitude. Being grateful for who we are.” It’s a program she believes would have benefited her as a child and could have prevented the struggles she faced in her 20s because “I feel like I was always self-conscious. I always was as a kid. I think talking about being self-conscious or talking about our bodies ... we didn’t have anything like that when I was a kid. I would feel self-conscious or I’d have these thoughts but I didn’t have an outlet for it. And I think having a program like we have here would’ve been [great].” Pointing to Facebook and Instagram, she noted the fact that social media has made it increasingly difficult to shield the younger generation from seeing images of health and fitness models with what are deemed to be impossibly “perfect” bodies. “There’s enough judgment in society that we don’t need 12-year-old girls to be having that judgment or feeling like they have to dress a certain way or wear a crop top or they have to do this or have to do that,” she said. “My thing is, be any shape you want to be. We’re all different. But as long as you’re healthy. ” Even with all of the positive changes she’s made, Likopulos admits that like everyone else, she still has “off days”. Instead of focusing on her weight or appearance though, “I will make sure I move my body, I will do yoga,” she said. “But not because I need to move my body to burn a calorie. I always make sure it’s nothing that I’m doing because I feel I have to.” Just like her tattoo states, Likopulos reinforces that health and happiness always comes back to balance. “People say to me, what do you want in life and I say: balance. I don’t need all the money in the world but you need that balance between work life and spending time with your family, or working out and getting that rest. Everything we do, we need balance.”

Toby’s Place makes a ‘safe space’ for Scarborough youth By Lara O’Keefe

JUST OVER two years ago, Planned Parenthood set out to conduct comprehensive research studies of the Scarborough area in an effort to determine what services were available to LGBTQ+ Youth. They discovered that there were little to no services available in the Scarborough area. An alarming revelation considering the fact that a study by the Canadian Mental Health Association found that LGBTQ+ youth face significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse, and are 14 times more likely than their heterosexual peers to commit suicide. “If youth have no safe space where they can be nurtured and supported, terrible things happen,” said Cheri DiNovo, MPP and advocate for trans human rights – DiNovo was responsible for passing Bill 33, Toby’s Act, in 2012 which amended the Ontario Human Rights Code to include gender expression and gender identity as protected grounds against discrimination.

Recognizing a strong need for services and safe places for the local LGBTQ+ community, Birchcliff Bluffs United Church decided to take the situation into their own hands. After learning about the Planned Parenthood study and conducting some research of their own, they created Toby’s Place – a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth and their friends where everyone who enters is welcomed with open arms regardless of faith, race or sexual orientation. Both Bill 33 and the Birchcliff Bluffs drop-in program are named after Toby Dancer, a transgender person and member of the congregation who, despite frequently experiencing rejection and cruelty outside the walls of the church, always had time for others in need. Dancer was described by Reverend Christine Smaller as “a remarkable individual who, in many ways was the heart of the congregation. A calming presence, a beacon of spirituality, and an incredible gospel choir director.” Dancer passed away at 51 years old after suffering a drug overdose, but those who knew her vowed that she would not be forgotten.

Toby’s Place aims to continue to honour Dancer’s memory by offering a weekly program that will act as a safe and positive space for LGBTQ+ youth to connect and foster a sense of community by providing a place where members can speak openly, participate in fun activities and have a meal together without fear of judgment. The program is founded on four main values: participantcentered and non-judgmental, respectful and inclusive, collegial and collaborative, and spiritual growth and wholeness. In addition to offering a safe place for youth to connect, Toby’s Place looks to arm members with the tools and skills they require in order to succeed in their lives. They plan to do that through educational programming around a number of topics that include life skills such as interview preparation, financial skills training, school applications, and health and wellness including topics such as ensuring nutrition on a limited budget. Toby’s Place is open at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church on 33 East Road and operates Monday’s from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information contact Krista Fry at kristaleefry@gmail.com.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Joan was ‘a Beacher to the core’ By Mary-Beth Hollyer

JOAN GRANT lived in the Beaches for most of her life and was known to many in the area as a kind-hearted person full of compliments for everyone. Her open smile, flamboyant style and big hair made her memorable to all who knew her or saw her in the shops along Queen. Throughout her life, Joan owned beautiful homes on Pine Crescent, Glen Manor, Balsam, Beech and Maclean, to name a few. Her homes and gardens were open to friends, old and new, and she hosted intimate gatherings in a salon-style environment throughout the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Joan was a great collector and filled her homes with art, antiques and Persian rugs. She was a single mother to Jamie and Jono Grant and made a living by trading up

her homes and selling a valuable rug from time to time. In the early ‘80s, she owned the gift shop “Heathercraft” at Wineva and Queen. During the ‘70s, Joan was a member of the On Kew Players, directing and performing in a number of grand productions at Kew Beach United Church. There she met many of her most creative and talented friends, including Ray Winner, Ian McPhail and Rod Maxwell. In her ‘20s, Joan worked for Parks and Recreation and helped open and run Matty Eckler, Jimmie Simpson and SH Armstrong Recreation Centres. Her work in Parks and Rec was one of her proudest accomplishments. In recent years Joan was often out and about in the Beaches. A Beacher to the core, she would not travel beyond Broadview, Vic Park or Danforth and lived her life as close to the lake as she

could. She enjoyed the breezes in the summer and the warmer winters. In the past two years, Joan continued to volunteer at the Beach United Church and worked up until discovering she was ill in early 2017. Joan lived her final days with grace and humour and will be remembered fondly and with deep love by all who knew her. People can express condolences online: http://jgrant.com/joan/

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ing aspects of his life. They include himself as a hopeless cowering child, his father kickTHIS YEAR is the 40th anniversary of the ing him out of the house, his body stuffed into death of William Kurelek, who lived with his a test tube, his body being fed into a meat family at 175 Balsam Avenue. grinder, and a soldier bayoneting him. This During the 1960s and ‘70s you could often painting is still used as a case study for art find his artwork hanging in the homes of his therapists and psychology students. In a 1970 neighbours. Some were gifts and others he documentary of The Maze, Kurelek said that bartered for services. My family lived across he was not mentally ill at the time but had lost the road. We never owned a Kurelek, but he control of himself and was led by inner forces. gave us a signed copy of his book Lumberjack In 2011, a new more extensive version of the for fixing his seat belts. film premiered at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Bill Kurelek was born in Alberta in 1927 to a The group Van Halen used scenes from The Ukrainian-Canadian family. His first language Maze on an album cover. was Ukrainian, and he spoke English with a Despite the art program he was still devery slight accent. The eldest of seven chil- pressed and suicidal. He submitted himself to dren, he was bullied at school, and at home 14 electric shock treatments, but in the end, beaten by his father, whom he described as attributed his recovery to finding God. “an emotionally abusive tyrant.” Despite his Formerly an atheist, he converted to Caunhappy childhood and youth, he was able tholicism in 1957. Two years later he returned in the 1970s to illustrate and write the text to Canada. He had begun illustrating the Pasfor two books showing the cheerful innocent sion of Christ as told in the Gospel of St. Matlives of children in A Prairie Boy’s Winter and thew. This collection of 160 pictures is now housed in the Niagara Falls Art Gallery and A Prairie Boy’s Summer. During the Great Depression the family Museum. Years later he painted a mural in lost its grain farm, and in 1934 moved to a Corpus Christi Church at 16 Lockwood Road dairy farm in Stonewall, Manitoba. Farming in the Beach. At the Catholic Information Centre in Tolife was harsh for a sensitive boy who wanted to be an artist. He was a disappointment to his ronto, he met his future wife, Jean Andrews, a father, and their dysfunctional relationship public health nurse volunteering in a church would affect him for the rest of his life. He at- outreach program to rehabilitate prostitutes tempted to prove his toughness by working in and drug addicts. They married in 1962. the forests in Quebec and along the shores of By the early 1960s he was becoming recLake Superior, and documented the experi- ognized as an established artist, although he ence in his book Lumberjack. still worked as a fine arts framer and master finisher, the trades he learned in England. His employer (and later agent) Av Isaacs said that Kurelek spent longer on preparing frames for his own work than he did on his canvases. Jean and Bill Kurelek moved to 175 Balsam Avenue and began family life together. Pictures in this era show them with their young children relaxing on the sand at the foot of Balsam Avenue. Many of his canvases portrayed the daily life of ordinary people from his youth on ‘Balsam Avenue After a Heavy Snowfall’ the farm and his Ukrainian heritage When their offspring were of high school and from other ethnic groups. The figures are age, the parents bought a modest home usually involved in action – skating, cutting in Winnipeg to house them. On the week- down trees, running, playing, milking etc. He ends they brought them food from the farm. admired the styles of medieval painter HieroKurelek later attended the University of Win- nymus Bosch and 16th century Peter Bruegel, nipeg where he earned a Bachelor of Fine and his folk-like figures resembled modern Arts degree. Then he was on his own. After a versions of their subjects. stint as an impoverished student at the OntarThe Kureleks sometimes invited friends io College of Art, he left the OCA, hitchhiked and neighbours to wine and cheese parties where recent works were shown to the to Mexico and studied art informally there. In 1952 he went overseas and booked him- guests. I remember seeing the 20 illustrations self into the Maudsley Psychiatric Hospital in that would appear in the 1974 book, A Prairie London where he was diagnosed with severe Boy’s Winter, carried into the room one by emotional problems, schizophrenia and de- one, starting with “winter begins when the pression. crows fly south.” Most of the painting is of a Later he moved to the Netherne Hospital crisp autumn sky filled with clouds of birds, which had an art therapy program, and there and below a band of children is looking up in he painted The Maze, one of his most famous awe. works, to please his doctors and justify beAnother image I saw at one of these gathering a patient. The imagery reveals a mind ings reflected Kurelek’s belief that this world in torment with his skull lying split open in would soon end, and by revealing all that was a prairie field. Inside it are boxes represent- wrong, he could warn of the coming apocaBy Sheila Blinoff

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lypse. The scene is by Highland Creek with one of the Scarborough Hospitals at the top of a hill. Tumbling down are garbage bins filled with aborted fetuses, which are falling out onto the blooded snow and banks of the creek. Blood drips off the canvas and onto the frame. A painting of this genre, warning the world to repent of its secular ways, shows Jesus preaching on the steps of Old City Hall, but no one is listening. Busy people, cars and streetcars pass by, oblivious to him. In another work, a crowd enjoying the nightlife of Yonge Street is being mowed down by a giant harvester driven by the devil. One day around 1972 I was clearing snow, when I saw Bill Kurelek on his steps photographing the street. The result was one of his most recognized and pleasing pieces, a commissioned work entitled “Balsam Avenue after a Heavy Snowfall”. This could be almost anywhere in Toronto, but the streetscape and people in the foreground are instantly recognizable to anyone living there at the time. The old Balmy Beach School, razed around 1974, is in the distance. Bill Kurelek is brushing off his car and his four young children are playing in the snow. Three men are pushing a stalled car. And on the pavement outside my house are two women, shovels in hand talking – my neighbour and myself, I like to think. This painting sold for $241,400 at a 2008 auction. (There is also a second painting of the street looking north – “Balsam Avenue after a Heavy Snowfall – The Other Way”.) One day I started walking back to the newspaper office after lunch when Bill Kurelek came across the road and asked: “What is the name of the ravine behind your garden?” “Glen Stewart Ravine.” “Not Glen Manor?” “No, Glen Stewart.” “I hope you’re sure because I’m giving a painting to the mayor this afternoon, and I have to have the right name.” Nowadays you can see this work on the second floor of the Market Gallery at 95 Front Street East. Mayor David Crombie is lying on the grass in the Glen Stewart Ravine, dreaming. Around him are tiny Crombies wearing capes and resolving the causes he fought for: stopping an expressway, capping smokestacks, improving neighbourhoods, and bringing harmony to city hall.

The Glen Stewart Ravine appears in another painting, this time at the entrance on Beech Avenue just south of Kingston Road where there is a small park. A group of plump Canadians are sitting at a picnic table gorging themselves on fried chicken and other fast foods. A nearby garbage bin is overflowing with leftovers and packaging. They are unaware of third world skeletal figures crawling up the side of the ravine, their hands reaching for a morsel to eat and help. In the 1960s at the height of the Cold War when many feared nuclear annihilation, William Kurelek, among others, decided to install a bomb shelter. It was not such a far fetched idea at the time: the Canadian Government was building the Diefenbunker near Ottawa. Kurelek wanted to construct a nuclear-proof shelter for 30 people in his backyard. Although he later scaled down his plan, his neighbours, family and his priest were opposed to his idea, and in 1965 the city refused to issue a building permit. Instead he had an air-tight door put on his basement studio. This room was formerly a 4 x 6 foot coal shed. There were no windows and the lighting was poor. When he became ill with lung and liver cancer, some attributed the cause to working for years with toxic paints in an unventilated small space. In his last year he was able to spend four weeks painting and exploring his father’s village in the Ukraine. When he died in November 1977, he was 50 years old. He left a legacy of over 2,000 paintings. The last time I recall seeing Bill Kurelek was on Halloween Night 1976. He was at his door distributing candies. After complimenting my sons on their costumes, he turned to me and said, “What kind of a mask are YOU wearing?” I am still not sure if there was a deeper meaning to what he said. For readers who want to know more about William Kurelek, there are many articles and pictures on the Internet. His book, O Toronto, contains several views of the Beach area. In addition to his books of paintings, there is his early autobiography up until the time he married, as well as a biography by Patricia Morley. Author Sheila Blinoff retired from the Beach Metro News in 2013 after 40 years of service.

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TAKE A trip through the old motels of Kingston Road with No Vacancy, on now at the Scarborough Arts Bluffs Gallery. The well-received exhibition “examines the vibrant history of Kingston Road’s once-bustling motel strip and the evolving use of the seemingly desolate motel spaces today.” Curated by Alyssa Fearon, and featuring work by Sandra Brewster, Nadijah Robinson, and Curtia Wright, the installation pairs archival photographs with contemporary artworks and public participation to tell the stories “of places and the people left behind by neighbourhood gentrification and evolution.” The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. Scarborough Arts hosts a moderated talk. Scarborough Arts Bluffs Gallery is located at 1859 Kingston Rd. More information is located at www.scarborougharts.com. EAST END Arts is looking for two talented Crescent Town artists to paint two Bell equipment boxes in the neighbourhood this summer. Artists will be chosen by a community jury based on “their connection to the Crescent Town and Taylor-Massey area, experience painting on outdoor surfaces, concept of the mural, and a portfolio of past work,” reads the call for artists. The two panel boxes are located at 5 Ferris Road and 1623 Crescent Town Road. The Ferris Road location should include themes of environmental stew-

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THOSE WHO were privy to last year’s Winter Stations displays at the beach may recall one particular structure heating up Woodbine Beach. The Steam Canoe project – created by designers at OCAD University – was made to resemble an upside down canoe and incorporated solar tubes on one side, which were designed to turn snow into steam. Since showing at the Winter Stations event, the structure has been refinished and has remained on display at OMI Sculpture park in Ghent, New York. Most recently, the structure was nominated for the Architizer A+ Award – an award that celebrates the year’s best and most innovative archi-

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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SULTRY SONGSTRESS Lara Solnicki returns to Beach United Church for Jazz and Reflection April 1. Joined by Ted Quinlan on guitar and George Koller on bass, Solnicki’s smooth voice and musical accomplishment are sure to soothe the soul and channel blue skies with the theme “On a clear day you can see forever.” A graduate of the Glenn Gould School/Royal Conservatory of Music, Solnicki’s composition, voice and style have received widespread international praise throughout her active career and performance schedule. Beach United Church is located at 140 Wineva Ave. Jazz and Reflection runs Saturday, April 1 from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Lara Solnicki JEREMY HENSON directs Tons of Money, a comedy by Will Evans and Valentine and adapted by Alan Ayckbourn, for Scarborough Players’ next production. Opening April 7, the show centres around Aubrey Henry Maitland Allington, an inventor down on his luck. Drowning in debt, he suddenly inherits a sum of money – but needs to figure out a way to claim it so that the creditors can’t. The obvious solution? Fake his own death, of course. With Christopher Wakelin as Aubrey, Paula Wilkie as Benita Mullett and Konstance Koutoulakis as Louise Allington, the play promises to be a riot and a further example of the high quality community theatre the company is known for. Recommended for ages 8 and up, with a wine and cheese reception following the opening night performance on April 7th. The show runs through April 22. Scarborough Village Theatre is at 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), Scarborough, ON. Tickets can be purchased at 416-267-9292 & online at www.theatrescarborough.com MARITIMER AND masterful songwriter Dave Gunning visits Robinson Hall April 1 as the latest folk offering from Acoustic Harvest. For over two decades Gunning has been sharing stories from his home province of Nova Scotia with delighted

audiences across North America. A fixture on the folk circuit, he has earned a number of industry awards and was nominated for a Juno in 2012. He’s not one to shy away from a songwriting contest, and as a hockey fan can brag that his song, “A Game Goin’ On”, cowritten with David Francey won the CBC’s hotly-contested Hockey Night In Canada Song Quest in 2014. Described as a “charming, humourous, unassuming, fine songwriter”, Acoustic Harvest organizers are thrilled to bring Gunning to the East End. The concert is at 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30 p.m.) at Robinson Hall, St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. (at Manderley Drive, one block east of Warden Ave.). The venue is wheelchair accesible and the parking is free. Tickets are $25 at the door or $22 in advance on their website www.acousticharvest.ca.

SOUL HEROINE Productions is staging the Canadian premiere of Vigils by Noah Haidle at the Red Sandcastle Theatre this month. Directed by Brian Kennington and stage managed by Jim Tooby, the show looks at the many layers of grief through a tragically humorous lens. Producer and actor Kathryn Aboya, who plays a woman beset by the sudden loss of her husband explains:

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“A book of memories and wonders, a personal testament of a magical time in American music from someone who was there, at the center of it all. You can feel the music in every word.” – Martin Scorsese

olling Stone recently called Scorsese’s The Last Waltz (1978) “the single greatest concert movie of all time” that “changed the way live music felt on screen”. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Band’s farewell, lead guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson has released his vivid memoir, Testimony, which tells the story of his musical journey from his first guitar in Scarborough to that final San Francisco concert in 1976. And what a story it is. Jaime Royal “Robbie” Robertson was born in Toronto in July, 1943. His mother came from a Mohawk-Cayuga culture of storytelling, music and art. Robbie spent summers learning the gift of storytelling from elders at the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford. His mom’s advice was, “Be proud you are Indian, but be careful who you tell.” When Robbie was small the family moved to a modest, clapboard house on Atlee Ave. near the Midland Avenue and Kingston Road intersection (once called Stop 14 at the Half Way House). “I’d landed square in the heart of suburbia,” Robertson recalls, “so many memories, life-changing memories” like getting a guitar for Christmas and knowing what he wanted to do with his life...play that new rock and roll music. The Bluffs area was a good place for a kid to grow up. Robertson says “it was so beautiful to stand there and look out at that whole lake … and thinking, Wow, on the other side is the United States, I wonder what that’s like.” He would find out soon enough. When Robbie was 13, his parents divorced and his mother told him that the dad who raised him, Jim Robertson, was not his biological father. That man, a card shark and gambler named Alex Klegerman, had been killed in a hit-and-run accident on the QEW when he was only 22. Robbie soon became close to his newfound family who happened to be crime bosses in the Jewish underworld. Robbie now felt doubly an “outsider”, but his uncles looked out for him later when he played the tough Yonge Street bars. At 16 Robbie hopped on a train alone to join Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks in Arkansas, the “holy land of rock ‘n roll.” He paid his dues with years of the wild life on the road. By 1965 the Hawks became Bob Dylan’s touring band and moved to

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rural upstate New York and the house called Big Pink. With the Vietnam War raging, “Hawks” was not a good name. Everyone in town just called them “The Band” and the name stuck. Some say that if you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t really there, but Robertson seems to remember conversations with just about every famous person of the era, from the Beatles to Andy Warhol to Marlon Brando. Robertson is like a genius version of Forrest Gump, witness to moments in history. In 1963 the Hawks played at a strange Texas nightclub with no roof. It was owned by Jack Ruby, the mobster who would shoot Lee Harvey Oswald a few months later. “I felt like I had a front-row seat for the cultural explosion that was changing the world,” he said. The Hawks were there when Bob Dylan was booed around the world for the “sacrilege” of going electric. In 1969 The Band played the Woodstock music festival which only happened because of the mystique of Dylan and the group living nearby. Robertson’s timeless songs like “Up on Cripple Creek”, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “The Weight” influenced a rebirth of Americana roots rock even though The Band was Canadian except for Levon Helm.

“” “Robertson’s haunting music and the evocative lyrics of a storyteller continue to capture a mood on film and recordings.”

Testimony is a cautionary tale about the excesses of life on the road -- sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll...and gangsters. Addictions took many of Robertson’s friends like Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones and Janis Joplin. Three of his own “band of brothers” were “riding close to the edge.” He wrote songs of their self-destruction (”The Shape I’m In”, “Stage Fright”) as the group “survived the world’s madness, but not our own”. The memoir fittingly ends with the incredible group of talent performing at “The Last Waltz” in 1976. It doesn’t get any better – or more Canadian – than Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and The Band singing “Helpless”. (“There is a place in North Ontario, all my changes were there.”) Music and movies were the soundtrack of the baby boomer and counter-culture generation. Robertson went on to acting (Carny in 1980), solo efforts and music producer for most of Martin Scorsese’s great films, including the recent Silence (2016). For him, “Life is a Carnival” (Robertson worked at the CNE Midway) and it has been a long, bumpy, but exciting ride “Somewhere Down the Crazy River”. His haunting music and the evocative lyrics of a storyteller continue to capture a mood on film and recordings. This spring Robbie Robertson plans to revisit his roots at a Six Nations ceremony. Life comes full circle for a kid who grew up in the Bluffs looking out over the lake with big dreams. For more great Canadian music watch the Juno Awards on Sunday, April 2. Birchmount C.I.’s The Weeknd has five nominations. The torch has been passed.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BEACH METRO NEWS

Tech Talk

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e are more comfortable being electronically connected to the world than ever before. Though this connection offers incredible advantages, it does come with a level of risk. The term “hacking” has become commonplace in the nightly news. We often hear about hacking influencing elections or large corporations having their databases compromised. However, hacking also affects everyday technology users. It can be as basic as stealing personal information like someone’s email address, but can also involve taking full control of devices to cause grief or even extort money from vulnerable users. Hackers find vulnerabilities in software and technology, but they also find them in human nature. They exploit our trust and our fear and use it against us. I’ve had several clients affected by a specific type of money extortion scam. Victims of this scam will usually be called by someone claiming they work for Microsoft saying that their computer is infected with a virus. Alternatively, hackers reach the user when they visit a malicious web page or click a suspicious link in an email. A window will often pop up that can’t be closed conventionally. It will make terrible noises and may flash in an irritating manner. A text box will read something like,

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“Your computer is infected, please call this number for support.” Most savvy computer users won’t fall into this trap, but less experienced people panic and turn to the first outstretched helping hand. Once the hackers have the victim on the phone, they will get the owner to enter an address into their browser and download a malicious program. Terrified of losing everything, the user will comply and unknowingly give the scammer full access to their computer. Now that the hacker has access, they will insist the victim pay several

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n days gone by, a roast chicken dinner was a special treat, perhaps a celebration or a Sunday dinner. Now, with chickens plentiful and relatively inexpensive, a chicken dinner can be prepared simply and reliably because we have top quality, fresh, air-chilled chickens available. This makes roasting dead simple with guaranteed juicy, tender results. Not so much in the past. Also, roasting a whole bird guarantees yummy leftovers for the week’s menu, a prized commodity in a time-tight world. Of course, chicken is a popular choice, making a win- win combination for the cook. For a fool-proof meal, with a minimum of fuss, roast a chicken with delectable results and glorious leftovers.

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lower temperature. I prefer the higher temperature to brown and crisp the skin and get a head start on cooking. • Adding water or stock to the pan while roasting ensures moistness and enough pan juices for gravy or stock. • Recipes suggest basting the bird every 20 minutes, a nice touch but not necessary with this streamlined technique. • Air chilling refers to the butchering process where a chicken is quickly chilled by cold air instead of water which produces a more tender, flavourful bird. 1 or 2 trussed, giblet free chickens, fresh air-chilled 1 or 2 lemons, skins washed and one sliced Salt, pepper, tarragon and/or thyme leaves Pre-heat oven to 425 F (220 C). Spray a baking dish or roasting pan large enough to accommodate chicken(s) with baking spray. Arrange chicken(s) on oven rack. Squeeze juice of l lemon over bird(s). Sprinkle with salt, pepper, tarragon and thyme. Arrange lemon slices over bird(s). Pour about 1 ½ – 2 cups water or chicken stock in bottom of pan to keep bird moist while roasting. Cover birds completely with foil and roast in the oven at 425 F (220 C) 20 minutes. Baste with juices; recover and reduce heat to 350 F or 325 F (170 C) depending on how hot your oven is for 1 ½ – 2 hours or until pan juices run clear, and the internal temperature of bird is 180 F. (Chicken leg should wiggle easily.) Remove foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking and if desired baste again with pan juices for a golden bird.

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Arborio rice which produces a creamy dish different from long grain rice. Risotto can be made with numerous ingredients; however, include the tasty stock leftover from the roast chicken and if you wish, some of the leftover chicken. Make sure you chill the stock well and discard any fat from the surface before using. If homemade stock is unavailable, use commercial low-salt stock. 4 cups (1 L) chicken stock 2 tsp (10 mL) grated lemon rind 1 tbsp (15 mL) each, extra-virgin olive oil and butter 1 onion chopped 2 cups (500 mL) sliced cremini or white mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 tsp (1 mL) fresh black pepper 1 cup (250 mL) Arborio rice 1/2 cup (125 mL) white wine 1/2 cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup (50 mL) fresh chopped Italian parsley In a saucepan bring stock and lemon rind to the boil; cover and keep warm. In Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Stir in onion; cover and cook until softened about 2 minutes. Stir in mushroom, garlic and pepper; cover and cook stirring occasionally until mushrooms and onion are tender about 5 minutes. Stir in rice. Gradually stir in stock and wine about 1/2 cup at a time cook stirring until liquid is absorbed; continue adding stock until it is used up and the rice is just tender and creamy. The process will take about 15 – 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in cheese and parsley. Serve immediately. Makes 2 main course servings or 4 accompaniment servings.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BEACH METRO NEWS

He’s done it again

Bottoms Up

Flavoured spirits more than sweet

On March 14, Appu Sivalingham from AMS Pizza and Wings succeeded in winning Centre 55’s annual soup contest for the second year in a row. Appu and his daughters proudly hold their trophy while Community Centre 55’s Debbie Visconti offered a well-deserved congratulations.

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artenders love them and consumers embrace them. They make for interesting drink concoctions that are yummy. Behold flavoured spirits. Producers in the last number of years have blown this category of alcoholic beverages wide open and the trend continues to grow. So what exactly is a flavoured spirit? Simply put, it’s a hard spirit that, for the most part, is dry and has had some flavouring agent infused into it during production. Some spirits like gin, ouzo, pastis, aquavit, eau de vie and others are flavoured with certain ingredients simply as a matter of their normal production. Some of these have additional flavouring agents added to change their taste. There are a lot more that are traditional bar spirits that have added flavours. These additional flavourings can be fruit, botanicals, herbs, spices, seasonings, and other crazy and interesting things. Although spirits like whisky, rum and brandy work with flavouring agents, and there are lots out there, it is the clear spirits like vodka, gin and to a lesser degree, tequila, that seem to work best. The fact that they are almost pure alcohol and are not subject to the maturation process makes them better. Let’s talk clear spirits first, starting with vodka. There are many flavoured versions on the market. Why so many? Probably because, of all the clear spirits, vodka has the most neutral taste and provides the perfect vehicle for added flavouring. Fruit seems to be the most widely-used ingredient. Think: orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, berry, pomegranate, cherry, raspberry, peach, watermelon, apple, blueberry, pear, and many more. Then there are those flavoured with spices like ginger, cloves, pepper, vanilla and rosemary. Wilder samples include chocolate and even bubble gum. Then there’s gin. Already naturally-flavoured using such things as juniper, coriander, angelica, orange peel, lemon peel, cardamom, cinnamon, grains of paradise, cubeb berries and nutmeg, some are further enhanced. Again, fruits are a big choice. Check out plum, strawberry, raspberry, rhubarb, cherry, grapefruit, etc. Try cucumber, elderflower, saffron, lemon balm and, believe it or not, Christmas pudding, to even stretch the taste experience. When it comes to tequila, there are fewer. Give those made with the likes of chili pepper, jalapeno, coffee, mango, coconut, cocoa and honey a go. Even though whisky, brandy and rum are aged in wood and their complexity doesn’t marry as well with additional flavouring, there are many that work. Rum selections include those with added coconut, citrus, cherry, raspberry, honey, vanilla, pineapple, apple, orange cacao and coffee. Whiskey lovers might look for maple, toffee, honey, pecan, ginger, mint, peach, or chipotle. Brandy flavours one sees are blackberry, peach, plum, cherry, apple, apricot, pear and coffee. All of the above can be consumed neat (straight up) or in mixed drinks. The benefits of this type of spirit are two-fold. Primarily, it makes it easier to create drinks and cocktails without having to add specific items to give the drink the desired flavour. Secondly, it brings a whole new consumer into the picture that wasn’t interested before. For someone who doesn’t like vodka, for instance, a raspberry-flavoured version may be quite palatable to him or her and in a mixed drink, more than acceptable. Thus, it widens the producers’ market. Just keep in mind that, although flavoured, these are still hard spirits with higher alcohol, not sweet, sticky liqueurs, so sipping responsibly is extremely important.

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

OPTOMETRISTS 1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine) Mon.- Sat. by appointment

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Paul J. Cahill

Personal Injury Lawyer Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca

Family Law Lawyer 2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)

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Barristers & Solicitors

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PHYSIOTHERAPY

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COUNSELLING Catherine Allon, BSc, MEd

KEW GARDENS HEALTH GROUP

Spiritual Counsellor since 1998

Massage Therapy • Physiotherapy Osteopathy • Naturopathic Medicine

Life & Relationship Issues

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WELLNESS

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BIO-ENERGY THERAPIES

Therapeutic Touch or Reiki sessions available at the Beaches Naturopathic Clinic Heather Anne Wakeling Licensed Holistic Practitioner 416 699 2865 www.beachesnaturopathic.com

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

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CHIROPRACTORS

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BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls

Chartered Professional Accountants

Stephen G. King, Architect

Hills, Salah LLP

Family Law & Estate Planning

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Tel: (416) 962-2186

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE

416-698-7070

Peter J. Salah

Registered Psychotherapist

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BEACH METRO NEWS

On the Wild Side

Linda Bronicheski

Lawyer, Mediator

47 Main Street (at Lyall) 416-763-6884 www.BeachesFamilyLaw.com

Are you still living with foot pain? PHOTOS: ANN BROKELMAN

Author Ann Brokelman has a love-hate relationship with groundhogs.

Digging a hole to our hearts ...er, garden Ann Brokelman is an avid birder and nature photographer naturephotosbyann.blogspot.ca

ne of the most common and important wildlife questions I’ve ever been asked: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Not too long ago I spent a day at the beach walking the boardwalk. The wind was whipping the sand across the path and the water was pounding against the rocks on the beach. I wondered if the groundhog (Marmota monax) would be correct about us getting an early spring this year. Many of us look forward to our quaint – but, you have to admit, strange – February 2nd tradition: the one where the groundhog looks out of its burrow to see if it has a shadow that foretells the changing seasons. I don’t know about their prophetic powers, but I do know that groundhogs are famous for their extensive burrowed tunnels. These burrows, much like many of our own homes, are used for safety, hibernating, sleeping, nursery, and as a retreat in case of bad weather. While I try to love and appreciate all of my wild neighbours, when it comes

to groundhogs I have a tenuous lovehate relationship. Many years ago we had a vegetable garden in our backyard. It was meant to teach the kids about growing their own food, about responsibility, etc, etc. What it really taught them, and me, was how annoying a 3kg ball of fur could be. I felt like every day I would look out and see the groundhog just sitting in the garden eating the potatoes, carrots, and other foods we had been growing that season. I tried sending the beagle out to scare him away, but once Tippy was back inside the groundhog would poke its head out and, I swear, start laughing at me. There have been some good sightings, too. Sometimes he’d be eating my neighbour’s vegetables. Another time I saw a groundhog sitting on the top of a post sunning his fat little belly. Once I even spied an albino groundhog. Not just one, actually, but two on the side of the road. I did my usual Uturn at the next street and came back to take a few shots. Do any of you readers have a good groundhog story you’d be willing to share? Please share your comments online at beachmetro.com. Here are a couple of cool facts about groundhogs: They have many different names like woodchucks, whistle-pigs, and land-beavers. Don’t call them

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gophers though, that’s an entirely different marmot. Also, the word woodchuck is derived from the Algonquian name for the varmint: wuchak. Did you know that groundhogs can climb trees? Yes they can, though I admit I haven’t caught that moment on camera yet. Furthermore, groundhogs adorably greet each other by rubbing their noses together. Finally, a baby groundhog is called a chuckling. Final question: How many of you remember the answer to the Mother Goose poem at the start of this story?

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Beaches Spring Spring organizers in a promo photo from 1998.

Spring Sprint supports community Continued from Page 1 “You get a sense of the place [you’re supporting], the people we can accommodate,” said Criss Hajek, who has been on council for about a decade. “If you’re new to the community and you didn’t know the programs… The Beaches rec centre is the heart of the community.” The race is as fun and accommodating as the centre it represents – it’s a five kilometre “your way” walk or run, with two kilometre categories for children and seniors, and often sees participants decked out in costume. The race starts at the bottom of Silver Birch Avenue – just east of the Balmy Beach Club in front of the boathouse – and attracts between 400 to 600 participants each year, with the youngest “runner” in history being two years old (there are often children pushed in strollers) and the “most experienced runner” going to 88-year-old Yvonne Walmsley. After 30 years, the race has seen its fair share of memorable moments. “We have experienced all weather conditions and still persevered,” said Breech. “The most memorable one happened when there was a storm and the boardwalk was covered with sand. Parks and volunteers worked through the night to clear and repair the boardwalk to allow the race to take place.” Once, the race was postponed because of an ice storm. The boardwalk was covered with ice and volunteers had to phone each person registered and tell them the race was off, said Hajek. But fortunately, the next weekend was a perfect spring day with mild temperatures and blue skies.

The event is run by more than 100 volunteers and through the support of the community, including the Balmy Beach Club where the award ceremonies and BBQ are held each year. Council member Susan Saab said “this truly is a ‘Beach’ event. Most of the volunteers come back year after year and some even come back when they have moved out of the community because I guess, ‘Once a Beacher always a Beacher.’” But that doesn’t mean the event’s been without change. Council member Annikki Desmarais points out that today the event attracts a number of competitive running clubs from across the city. “The event has changed and evolved through the years,” she said. “For a while (early 2000’s) the event had as many kids as adults partici– Susan Saab pating! Most recently, we have competitive running clubs attending. The number of competitive walkers has declined but I hope that changes this year as one of the walkers offered to promote to walking clubs. Technology has also changed with the timers – used to be anklets a bit of a personal touch when checking in. Now they are attached to the bib.” The colour of T-shirt is always a healthy debate amongst council members and volunteers, she said. This year, marking the 30th, the group decided to stick with a classic. What does that look like, exactly? You’ll have to join the race Saturday, April 1 to find out.

“” “This truly is a ‘Beach’ event…”

Registration begins this Wednesday, March 22. Dates to register are: March 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Road.

Money raised through the Beaches Spring Sprint goes to support the Beaches Recreation Centre on Williamson Road. Here are some of the initiatives the race has supported, with support from the city, according to the centre’s advisory council: • With support from the city, renovation of the kitchen at the BRC – meaning a multi-functional kitchen that supports active cooking programs for kids, summer camps and other events. • A new floor for the gym. • Equipment purchases for the fitness programs, weight room and other facilities that the BRC oversees (i.e. the rink in Kew Park). • Community events such as the annual pancake breakfast and Halloween haunted house. • Community outreach programs that benefit children, seniors and those in need. Community members are invited to join one of the group’s monthly meetings to present their ideas on how funds could be used. All presentations are considered and the allocation of funds are put to a vote.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

INDOOR PARKING

CLASSIFIEDS

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY for new car - year round. (Queen-Balsam area) $100-$200/mo Please contact Ron at:

Ads are available in two sizes:

Block ad

Word ad

11.50

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(1.5” wide by 1” deep)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES & PARTNERSHIPS

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Trustworthy “Computer-Savvy” Partner/Entrepreneur wanted by Idea-man to discuss and organize implementation of new concept in a T.V. Show Quiz 2196 Gerrard St. E., Box #216 (2)

(includes HST)

Ads must be paid for at time of placement classifieds@beachmetro.com * 416-698-1164 x 22 2196 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, ON, M4E 2C7 * include self-addressed envelope for receipt * classified ads also appear on our website at www.beachmetro.com The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first insertion. Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues. Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.

Deadline for April 4th issue is March 27th

Books wanted: art, photography, literature, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-9355 or 416-878-4319 inno. dubelaar@gmail.com (6)

Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS

Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS or

416-698-1164 x 24 admin@beachmetro.com

Apartment/ Home for Rent LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable. Call now 416-699-9714 x8 www.hardingandking.com

Party Services

Call 416 400 9303 today for more information. PartyRentalsInToronto.com (4r)

Beach Suites 650 Woodbine

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

1 Bdrm $1,325

416-827-8095

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Luxurious Beach Suites 485 Kingston Rd.

Personal Care

Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.

416-699-7110 Vlad

Chalet Beauty Bar 1562 Queen St. E.

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(near Coxwell)

Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s are welcome We do all types of hair

416-466-3766

Wanted to Rent (4!)

The Therapy Studio

Facials, Reiki Indian Head Massage Botox & fillers AWT Cellulite Treatments

647-352-3348

www.thetherapystudio.ca

Room with kitchen access in Beach

nc_elic@hotmail.com

138 Main St. (South of Gerrard) (5r)

Cosmetic Botox, Juvaderm Filler, Sclerotherapy for spider & varicose veins. Radiowave treatment for facial veins, with Dr. Cathy Andrew. For an appointment call Beaches Health Group (4) 416-698-5861

WILKINSON

BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING

Barber’s Chair available 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.)

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

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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.

(2)

Shared Accommodation Furnished Room

Woodbine/O’Connor Close to TTC • $500 Non-smoker - working - female Avail March 25th

Call 416-467-0546 416-712-1073

(2)

Bed & Breakfast COZY SUITES INN Best accommodations in the Beach * kitchen * fireplace * parking * wi/fi 5 Star reviews *(3 night minimum!)*

416-420-8696

www.cozysuites.com (5r)

For Sale

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

416-690-2880

3 wheel scooter for sale. New batteries.

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SALON CHAIR RENTAL Prime Beach Location

(2)

Wanted We buy! - We pay cash!

Call or text

416 699 1782 brigittagradante@gmail.com (2)

www.beachmetro.com

Single items or complete estates Wanted: old silverware, china, glass, furniture, pottery, jewellery, watches, pictures, artworks, coins, curiosities etc. Call Terence: 416 466 1404 Fair market prices guaranteed! (r)

(w. of Midland)

416-698-9000

(r)

Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc. For estimate call

647-899-9074

(r)

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

(r)

FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR Classic Restoration & Woodworking 35 Years experience

416 759-8878

www.classicrestoration.ca

TIM O’MEARA TAX ACCOUNTANT

416-691-7556

(2.)

Who has the time to clean anymore? I have the time, so give me a call. Roxanne 647 886 8303 (7)

We offer reliable, friendly service at competitive prices. Call today! 647 960 3993 (6)

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

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

(3)

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

(5r)

STEAM CLEANING LTD. CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED

BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

416-265-7979

GUERIN BOOKKEEPING 416-465-6249 www.overtaxedfornow.com

(5)

Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. An(4r)

Household Services

*Insured*

Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

416-729-2077 cell

WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (2r)

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

416-820-1527

416 421-5758

(r)

BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

(2)

HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for • REPORT CARD catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •

Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 15 years 1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects. Andrew English B.Ed.

(3r)

A fully-qualified special education specialist is available to support elementary students. Let me help your child reach their full potential. Homework help and enrichment are also available. Please contact me at

416-884-1402. References avail.

(2)

General Instruction Suite 106, 579 Kingston Rd. 416-848-0427 beachchessworks@gmail.com Chess Instruction Program • All Ages/Levels • Expert Instructors • Coach Training Opportunities

(2)

Child Care Available

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

rileyswindowcleaning.com

(r)

Tutoring

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

FULLY INSURED

416-624-3837

Call Charles 416 465 1269 (2)

LeRoux Froebel

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

Piano. Guitar. Voice. Theory.

RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956

www.regsappliance.com

- Lawn Cutting - Fall Property Clean Ups - Eavestrough Cleaning 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (2r)

Bilingual School

416-698-1923

www.lerouxfroebel.com

(r)

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

Marlene 416-698-5668

(r)

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service

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

Best Prices/Free Estimates

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647-235-6690

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* Lanigan’s Contracting* * *

KLEEN WINDOWS

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding 416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca

(22/18)

THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY

(3r)

Experienced TDSB music teacher.

BEACH CHESSWORKS

EUROPEAN CLEAN

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

Call 416-648-4410

Call 416-783-3434

*Bonded*

CLEVER DISPOSAL

REG’S APPLIANCE

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

HEALTHY HOME

(r)

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

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

(3r)

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

MR. FIX-IT

$50 Min. Conditions apply

tonella 416-464-2766

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

MUSIC LESSONS!

HELP FOR STRUGGLING READERS

ULTRA

416-567-3205

CALL MARY OR JOHN

(r)

THE STUDY STUDIO

Cleaning Services

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET. ASK ABOUT OUR LOAD IT YOURSELF POLICY. SAVE MONEY.

Scarboro Music

18 years experience providing services to cats & dogs Dog walking / Cat Sitting Nutritional / Behavioral consultations

PETSITTING SERVICES

416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

WASTE REMOVAL

We teach it all!

INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (7r)

RUBBISH REMOVAL

(2.)

Bach to ROCK

FUREVER YOURS

416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

INCOME TAX

Music

416-699-8333

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (4)

Experienced, eclectic Beach resident offering a variety of affordable, flexible and practical support services to entrepreneurs and small business. Short or long term. Debra 416-693-6111 (3)

(2.)

Kingston Rd/Vic Park

Pet Services

Call Matthew 416-721-2911 fureveryours@outlook.com (4)

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

(r)

For more info, call Beata at

CLEAN AND FAST JUNK/GARBAGE REMOVAL

(2)

WAYNE’S

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

416.233.6462 or 647-550-4043 cleancomfortservices.com (4r)

Special for first-time clients. For your home/condo/office. Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning service.

plus small demolitions.

General Services

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified

SCOOTER 416-686-8248

Financial Services

416-691-6893

Paul McArthur 416-821-3910 pmcarthur577@gmail.com www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com

Computer Services - Home office & small business. Hardware & software support. Network and security setup. PC/Mac support, Web site design. 416(2) 438-6360. www.atlasnetwork.ca

EXACT TAX SERVICES

Please contact Neil in Costa Rica at

Book online • Free Parking • Accessible

Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs

416-694-6241

area for 2 weeks starting April 26, in exchange for free stay anytime in guesthouse in Costa Rica in rain forest near Jaco beach, access to pool, or rent room.

SPA SERVICES at

CALL GLEN www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (3r)

Magnificent

Rent Tables, Chairs, Tents, Tablecloths and more!

(r)

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

647-646-1996

2358 Kingston Rd.

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

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

All Day Cleaning

Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates

Cheap Junk Removal Same Day Service Demolition Local Beach Business

Vienna Upholstery

B&W DISPOSAL

GARBAGEGONE.CA

Home Decor

Custom Window Coverings

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

Harding & King

www.tedds.ca • info@tedds.ca Laurie Hunt 416-465-2424 (5)

BLIND AMBITION

Computer Services HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

Volunteers

(TEDDS)

Providing professional estate dispersal, downsizing, moving and pre-sale preparation services.

Block this size

17.50

(includes HST) For 20 words or less 35¢ each extra word

Toronto Estate Dispersal & Downsizing Services

BEACH METRO NEWS

(r)

Reliable Snow Service Insured/Metro. B Lic.

416-569-2181

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (5)

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY

Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours. Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions. Call 416-698-0750 daycareconnection.net

(r)

EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient

416-825-9705

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

CHILDREN’S CENTRE

Contact Irena (2)

DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

(3r)

A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 31 years. w w w. E a s t To r o n to V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! See our ad on page 9

(r)

BEACH METRO NEWS

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

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

• PLAYROOM • CHILDCARE REGISTRY • • LIBRARY • DROP-IN BABY TIME IS TUES & THURS AT 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS EVERY 2ND THURSDAY

184 MAIN ST. across from Ted Reeve Arena

416-690-0102

NEXT DEADLINE MARCH 27TH Movers

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

“Always on Time and on Budget”

-Lawn Cutting / Care -Fall Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Hedge Trimming

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

(2r)

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

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

NEED A PLUMBER

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

Toilets • Faucets Leaks • Drains Very affordable All work guaranteed 416-558-8453

info@blpm.ca

(2r)

647 679 3282

Repair and painting needs No job too small Interior & Exterior

GARDEN CARE & ADVICE cleanup - pruning - planting readied for sale - vacation care maintenance - consultation

WE MOVE FOR LESS! Accurate work & reasonable rates

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

25 years • Free estimates

Dave 416 694 4369

dave@beachhillpainting.com (7r)

416-999-MOVE (6683)

WG PAINTING

www.BestWayToMove.com (7r)

INTERIOR PAINTING

STUDIO 1

Landscapers

CARTAGE & STORAGE

Award Winning Design & Build

416-830-8183

25 years Experience Read our reviews on Homestars.com One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces

Working Man’s Prices!

416-288-1499

www.greenapple.ca

(r)

Green Apple Landscaping

416-858-6683

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

www.abbamovers.ca

www.greenapple.ca

(r)

STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

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

KIM PRICE Landscape Design 647-545-5143

Creating Award Winning Gardens • Design and Construction •

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com (19)

BEACH PROPERTY

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MEN* *MOVE * Single Items too! * $29 / hr. + 1 hr. & up 1 man $39/hr 2-$49 • 3-$65 • 4-$85 7 days Dan 647-763-5257

MASTER

Very professional movers. Neat and safe. Houses, Condos, Apartments. Local & long distance. Always on time. Discounts • Flat rate available

-Lawn Cutting -Fall Property Clean Ups -Mulching Services -Fall Leaf Removal -Eavestrough Cleaning info@blpm.ca

(2r)

STONE WORX Specializing in all stonework

690-8533

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS • Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding

(10)

TREE AGE

FOR ALL YOUR TREE NEEDS Removal • Permits Trimming • Planting Stump removal • 20 yrs. exp. For free est. call Frank (4)

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

416.797.6731

proway.painting@gmail.com

Free Estimates & References Available (10)

FRANZ’S PAINTING

(6r)

SERENITY PAINTING Beach resident with over 30 years exp Interior / Exterior Work Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs No job too big or small Have the job done right the first time. Referrals & Free Estimates

Steve 647-853-6420

(r)

TOM DAY

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

(6)

(5)

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

DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs

Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

(6...)

LANIGAN’S

THOSE ROOFERS

416-833-3006

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

(4)

Lic: 7006786

Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706

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

Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations (4r)

COMPANY

PANEL & SERVICE UPGRADE TROUBLESHOOTING & WIRING ANY KIND OF SMALL OR BIG JOB. REASONABLE PRICE

Call: 416.939.7833

(6r)

Licensed

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICIAN Please, small jobs only. Retired electrician.

Bob 647-349-6006

(2)

Carpenters

Quality Craftsmanship with Attention to Detail Local Carpenter Serving

The Beach For 35 Yrs. Clyde Robinson 416 691 8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com

Licensed/Insured On Time/On Budget (r)

(r)

WET BASEMENT ? Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD. Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

416-659-7003

(r)

Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates Alan Burke 416-699-4350

(r)

STONEHENGE FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING

416-467-6735

www.stonehengefoundations.com (r)

Basement Lowering www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999 “Reclaim Your Basement”

(r)

CITY WIDE ROOFING

(r)

MASONRY

416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (2)

CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW BRICK, BLOCK, STONE WORK TUCKPOINTING, COLOUR MATCHING CONCRETE WORK - REPAIRS OR NEW BASEMENT WALKOUTS 416-463-9331 (r)

KEW BEACH

YOUR STUCCO

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

GENERAL CONTRACTING

Roofing Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more (2)

COXWELL ROOFING

(r)

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

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

(11)

Hardwood Flooring Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations. Quality workmanship for excellent rates.

416-375-5191

(6r)

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

Give your floors a new beginning!!! (2) Free Estimates

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

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

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

Met. Lic. B-16-964

(5)

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

(4)

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

416-910-8033

Drywall, Plastering, Taping 15 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104

HARDWOOD

Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

Gus:

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

SILVERBIRCH

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

Steve 416-285-0440

ROBINSON CARPENTRY

ED GODFREY

416-264-8517

Underpinning Specialists

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

Serving the Beach 25 years Metro Lic 416-694-7402

Electrical

Lic# 7009221

- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

Big or small we do them all

POWER

(r)

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

ELECTRICIAN

Call Marc 416-910-1235

416-569-2181

Don’t call them, call those roofers

(2r)

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

(2r)

Cell 416-529-5426

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

Telephone Systems

Knob & tube • No job too small

MASTER

Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios

Cable & Telephone Wiring

Queen St. Roofing

FREE ESTIMATES! www.laniganscontracting.ca

(2.)

(r)

Serving Your Community Since 1971

An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches

ELECTRIC

Marc 416-617-7205

www.webuildit.ca

Roofing & Aluminum

MURPHY

Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

Beach resident for 50 years. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 patrickj480@gmail.com (7)

(r)

MBX ELECTRIC LTD.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

24 hr. - lic# P1624

DECKS + FENCES DESIGN + BUILD GAZEBOS • SHEDS GARAGE • PORCHES Mario 416-690-1315

416-698-2613

(11r)

Cascade Plumbing GTA

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

Call Franz 416-690-8722

(r)

(2)

• Shingle and Flat Roofing Repairs • Install Downpipes • Eavestrough cleaning For a Free Estimate ask for Lawrence

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537

(r)

Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.

Call Vince: workshop 416-285-9895 cell 416-399-2342

Roofers (r)

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

PROWAY

• RETAINING WALLS • PATIOS • PARKING PADS • STEPS • REPAIRS 647 679 3282 (2)

(r)

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

416-690-3890

416-414-5883

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

LTD

Family owned & operated 26 years in business

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades

416-690-0173

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

(KITCHENS - BUILT-INS) WALL UNITS - BOOK CASES

(2)

ECRA/ESA#7004508

Plumbers

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

Larry’s Painting & Repairs

MAINTENANCE

(2)

416 691-3555

Painters

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

416-690-1630

50 years in the Beach

(2)

CEJA ELECTRIC

Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507

Lic. #P-15099

(6r)

(16)

(r)

•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE REPAIR •MINOR REPAIRS

CUSTOM CEDAR

FREE ESTIMATES 15% less best price guaranteed Work done by Andrew Clayton

Lath & Plaster Stucco Fixes 647 521 4828

NORTH YORK MOVERS

Call Peter 647 550 4171

(4r)

(7)

www.galaxywood.ca

CLAYTON ELECTRIC

PLASTERER

HOMES•OFFICES~LICENSED•INSURED YOUR VAN LINE ALTERNATIVE VISA•MC•AMEX•DISCOVER

Glenn 416 837 9298

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca

ABBA MOVING & STORAGE FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED OVER 49 YRS.

HANDYMAN

GALAXY

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

CABINETRY, BUILT-INS

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

CARL 647-787-5818

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

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Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates CELL 416-875-5781

Mark Denington

416-691-8693

free estimates

Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.

2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries

Green Apple Landscaping

Lic P19120

Admin@drainmaninc.com

• CARPENTRY / TRIM • DRYWALL PATCHING • SMALL JOB SPECIALIST “Serving the Beach Since 1980”

Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp

PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

PAINTING

Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com (19/17)

INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN (2)

GNOMEWORKS

G. LOCKE

Electricians

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

Watch our videos at

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416-699-1370 (2)

BEACH HILL

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416 694 0906 torontoroofingindustries.com (2)

Trades

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

In the Beach 43 yrs 4 Master Plumbers on staff

42 yrs

416-422-4864 416-346-9994

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DRAIN CLEANING

416-694-2470

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PLUMBING &

WALLPAPER

All Season Movers

Call Andre: cell:

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HARM’S PAINTING

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

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Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca

647 401 7970

MAN WITH CARGO VAN

SODDING

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TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD. Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 15 years.

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

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

416-690-1356

•home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units

Bill Watson 647-283-0095

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

REASONABLE RATES

Built-in-Cabinets

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

Dianne 416 699 5070

A.S.M. MOVERS

MASTER PLUMBER

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94

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

Local. Taking care of your possessions.

416-414-5883

647 898-8733

*** Free Estimates ***

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Garden & Tree

647-210-LAWN (5296) www.BeachLawns.ca

‘As Promised’ Painting

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416 660 4721

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CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

Call today for free estimate

416-999-2333

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HOME STRUCTURE SPECIALIST

HEY HANDYMAN SERVICES

• FOUNDATIONS • LOAD-BEARING WALL REMOVALS • BASEMENT LOWERING - UNDERPINNING • ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

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

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

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

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CONCRETE WORK L B

www.WintacoConstruction.com 416-200-6300 (9)

CANPRO MECHANICAL

owering asement Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

416-917-5990

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

416-606-4719 www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

porcelain. marble . limestone . glass . ceramics

416-558-8453

MR.

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Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (2.)

RENOVATION HARDWOOD A & RBasement finishing FLOORS

Bathroom & Kitchen remodelling Homestar top rated www.ar-renovation.com

All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981

Free estimate

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JDB MASONRY

GENERAL CONTRACTING

Restoration & Build www.jdbuild.ca

416-738-2119

Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks For all your reno needs, no job too small.

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Metro lic

416 694-7402

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

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

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& AIR CONDITIONING • Fall furnace inspection & start up • Service, maintenance, repair • New equipment installation • Ductless AC installation • Licensed & Insured

(416) 871-4608

www.smartgta.com

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MARCANGELO INTERIORS

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marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com

JOHN CLARKE

BASEMENT UNDERPINNING

Creative Construction

We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc.

• EXCAVATION • WATERPROOFING • BLOCK WORK • CONCRETE WORK • MASONRY REPAIRS WWW.NTLCONTRACTING.COM

416-278-4022

- Brick replacement - Tuckpointing colour matching - Chimneys - Parging

Free estimate; competitive pricing

Call Chris

416 903 4120

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Small & Large Jobs Indoor/Outdoor Work Reasonable Rate Call Bruce anytime 416-469-1974 (2.)

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Call Dave 647-781-1493

Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements Flooring • Tile and Mosaic

AT HOME CANDA

Free estimates!

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Licensed

UNDERPINNING

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (4) Free Estimates

Complete Basement Renovation

Insured

Ads also appear at

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beachmetro.com $11.50 for 20 words

No job too small, we do them all. Please call for a free no obligation quote.

extra words 35¢ each

416-200-1463 Irish2you@gmail.com

Seniors get a 10% discount

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* ODD JOBS *

OR $17.50 for 1 column x 1” box (up to 40 words)

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TORONTO STONE CO.

35 YEARS EXP. DRY WALL - PLUMBING ROOFING - EAVESTROUGH SIDING, CARPENTRY + MORE

647 - 712 - 7663

416-419-6631

WWW.ATHOMECAN.CA

TUCAN HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BASEMENT LOWERING

416-625-2851 cggcconstruction.com

CLASSIFIED ADS

FURNACES, WATER HEATERS, FIREPLACES GAS LINES, BBQ’S, STOVES, DRYERS UNDERGROUNDS, LEAK TESTING, SERVICE

Designer & Architect (Supplied) Engineer, Plans & Permits (ALL Supplied) Fully licensed with underpinning insurance BILD Member & Reno Mark contractor

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NATURAL GAS EXPERTS

Handyman Services Decks, Fences, Carpentry Drywall, Bathrooms Kitchens, Basements No Job too small

Jack 416-278-5328

TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS • WATERPROOFING & REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (23r)

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

Garth 647-248-4952 or garth.jerome@yahoo.ca

MASONRY

Patio - Balcony - Brick - Stone Chimney - Fire Place, etc. Licensed & 35 years of experience

647.766.7875

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416-698-1164 classifieds@beachmetro.com

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St. Patrick’s Day

The jig is up At right: Butler Fearon O’Connor School of Irish Dance member, Spencer McMurray dances his way through the crowd during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at The Ceili Cottage, March 17. Bottom: Sydney O’Hare and Grace Metcalf of the Butler Fearon O’Connor Irish dance group move in sync at The Ceili Cottage, March 17.

where local roofers, landscapers, and candlestick makers advertise. Well, maybe not a lot of candlestick makers, but quite a few electricians.

PHOTOS: LARA O’KEEFE

CLASSIFIED ADS are available in two sizes:

$11.50 for 20 words or fewer extra words are 35¢ each

AND/OR $17.50 for a block ad (1 column wide x 1” high) no more than 40 words Each edition’s Classiﬁed ad section also appears on our website. To place your Classified ad with us, call 416-698-1164 ext 22 How about a

COLOUR AD? Call 416-698-1164 ext 26 for ‘Display’ ad rates.

beachmetro.com /BeachMetroNews @beachmetronews

Story idea? News tip? Something you think we should know about? We want to hear from you.

Connect with us! beachmetro.com

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JASON THE MASON

Quality Work by experienced home renovator

Jack of All Trades

SACHS CONTRACTING MASONRY

THE HANDYMAN DESIGN-BUILD-RESTORE

Marc 416 419 4281

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KEW BEACH

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

416 917 5990

Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting

416-662-4450

MANUEL 416-727-1900

• Basement - Garage • Kitchen - Bathroom • Fences - Decks - Windows • Painting - Drywall • Electrical & Disability Renos

SMART HEATING

WET BASEMENT EXPERTS

TILE INSTALLATION All work guaranteed. 25 years experience Free estimates

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RENOVATIONS

BEACH METRO NEWS

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BEACH METRO NEWS

Time to TRIM DOWN!

LOCAL AND FAMILY OWNED

DANFORTH LUMBER TRIM CLEAR-OUT! Over 500,000 FT of trim arriving this month. Here are just some of our offers.

ALL IN-STOCK HARDWOOD FLOORING only $2.99 sq ft

3-1/2 Primed Pine Casing with Back Band ....$1.19 ft

416.686.9618

2-3/4 Oak Colonial Casing ....$1.79 ft 5-1/2” MDF Colonial Base ...only $0.99 ft 5-1/4 Primed Pine Base/Casing ...$0.99 ft

On the Bluffs! This beautiful waterfront home is perched on the Bluff with spectacular views of the lake! With south exposure, landscaped gardens with pond & waterfall, hot tub and lake vistas for all the eye to see. 3 bedrooms, finished basement, 2 fireplaces, updated throughout boasting an amazing south facing sunroom with heated floors. Just 5 minutes to the Beach, 15 minute drive to downtown, close to GO train.

DANFORTH LUMBER Danforth Ave.

DANFORTH LUMBER

Victoria Park Ave.

Dawes

Main St.

Rd .

www.DanforthLumberHBC.com

Gerrard St. E.

25 DAWES RD.

(416)

699-9393

KEN GRIEVE

$1,700,000 Great Value!

Bloor Street West

Cathedral Bluffs!

Spacious brick bungalow on a prime lot with big backyard, private parking and garage. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, original hardwoods, with separate entrance and huge basement with wonderful in-law suite potential.

Solid two and a half storey brick home minutes from trendy Bloor Street West. Great as a single family or multi family home. Four large bedrooms, large yard and private drive with parking for five cars. Only a short walk to the subway station.

Fabulously renovated home in the desirable Bluffs pocket, bright and open living & dining room, renovated kitchen perfect for entertaining or family time. Private fully fenced back yard, newer deck and finished basement.

$699,999

$1,188,000

$949,900

What is the best sign in Real Estate?

A “SOLD” sign! Call Ken today if you are looking for the same results. KenGrieve@royallepage.ca Royal LePage Estate Realty 1052 Kingston Rd.

416-587-7522 van Blommestein Sales Representative

2014

Meet The Team! John den Ouden John den Ouden began his real estate career over twenty five years ago. A Montreal native, he came to Toronto after completing a Computer Science degree at Concordia University spending 5 years in the IT world before turning to real estate. John has, along with his wife, Stephanie, renovated homes on various levels and has a solid understanding of building & construction. He has owned income properties and is familiar with acquiring these types of properties and the laws and financial implications of income property ownership. He has also owned a condominium, has experience as a condo board member and is familiar with the Toronto Condominium market.

Always here for you!

Direct: 416.606.4663 Email: mail@cristina.ca

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