Beach Metro News March 8, 2016

Cooking up an educational storm

Volume 45 No. 1

By Anna Killen

ASPARAGUS WRAPPED in prosciutto, drizzled with balsamic reduction. Pork tenderloin stuffed with goat cheese, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. Molten chocolate lava cake baked from scratch.

This isn’t a menu one would typically associate with 11-year-olds, but on a blustery night in February a group of aproned Grade 6 students from Roden Public School rolled up their sleeves and got to work in the kitchen, mastering all of these dishes and more as part of an ongoing cooking program that sees local cops and local schools cook and compete in the name of nutritious eats.

Since late last year, the Loblaws test kitchen at Victoria Park and Gerrard has become a stage for “Chopped 55”.

Conceived by 55 Division community relations officer Glen Pablo, and supported by the school district’s nutritional team and ProAction Kids and Cops, the afterschool program sees school groups from across the district perform à la the popular kitchen reality show, Chopped.

Students are given a menu, ingredients – and some instruction – and have a set amount of time to pull off and present their dishes to waiting judges who in turn offer up critiques and praise.

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“We’ve kind of progressed them,” said Pablo of the sessions that saw the difficulty level increase each week. “They’re very receptive to the feedback.”

On the evening Beach Metro News visited, the cooking confidence and skills developed by the students over the last four sessions was apparent – no one shied away from learning how to butterfly-cut pork tenderloin, or use twine to fasten the meat into a roll, once stuffed with a savoury goat cheese mixture.

Several students said they had been practising and cooking more at home since joining the class.

Presenting to the judges can be nerve-wracking, the students conceded, but aside from some slight suggestions (a soup was a bit too salty, the Beef Wellington a touch dry), the judges complimented the groups on their production and presentation, and particularly their teamwork – the real lesson underscoring the program.

“There’s an emphasis on teamwork, that’s very, very important,” said Durward Anthony, school district nutrition liaison, and one of the guest judges.

“And just have fun, you know?”

He said the kids have fun with the program – as do the schools’ principals, who can be more competitive than the program participants.

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Roden Public School student Jalen Phillips prepares ingredients for a meal as part of Chopped 55, an after-school program that teaches students cooking and teamwork skills alongside local chefs, cooking instructors, and officers from 55 Division.

“They want to win,” he joked.

“They want to have the bragging rights.”

The camaraderie among the students was noticeable as the groups sat down to share a meal, complete with stemmed wine glasses and co-

ordinated napkins and dinnerware.

The six from Roden traded rapt conversation and inside-joke giggles like any close-knit crew.

The finale will take place in the coming weeks at George Brown College, with Chopped Canada’s

chef John Higgens as the guest judge.

Anthony said there is a plan to make a recipe book featuring the dishes created in the Chopped 55 program, and sell it throughout the district as a fundraiser.

Local opposition to Hydro One sale gathers momentum

By Anna Killen

THE PROVINCIAL NDP are aiming to channel what they believe to be a strong current of public opposition to the government’s Hydro One privatization plan into a campaign that forces the Liberals to change course, while simultaneously reinvigorating the NDP. Nearly 75 East End residents – most apparent NDP supporters – turned out for a meeting at the Coxwell and Danforth library on a snowy March 1 to hear from and give feedback to Toronto-Danforth NDP MPP Peter Tabuns and opposition leader Andrea Horwath on the Liberal plan to sell a majority percentage of the Ontario government-owned electricity authority.

That plan calls for 60 per cent of the $6-billion-a-year corporation’s shares to be sold, with the government maintaining that it would remain the single largest shareholder and that the money from the sale would help pay for infrastructure projects.

“The Liberals decided to sell off

Hydro One without talking to a single Ontarian, without getting permission from a single one of the people who own Hydro One. They went through an election campaign without once mentioning their intention to sell off Hydro One,” said Horwath. “The Liberals have basically decided they are going to plow ahead with the sell-off.

And it’s up to us … to get the message to the Liberals that they have to stop now.”

NDP MPPs have been speaking with constituents and hosting similar meetings across the province, and the message Horwath says they hear from attendees is the same: they are not in favour of selling off a public resource.

“I’ve been going door-to-door in my riding since January on this issue, and last year I was talking to a lot of people about the sale of Hydro One as well,” said Tabuns.

“It’s not a popular issue at all.”

That appeared to be the case at the March 1 meeting, with a number of residents raising numerous and broad-ranging concerns and

questions about the plan while also providing suggestions on how to organize and push the government to stop it.

Rising energy costs were a major concern, not only for low-income residents and housing groups, but for local businesses.

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– Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns

Some questioned why the province would sell off a dependable source of yearly revenue that could pay for education, health care, and community programming.

Suggestions included petitions, signs, letter-writing campaigns

targeting Liberal MPPs, and public demonstrations.

Others wondered if anything could be done to reverse the plan – and get back the 15 per cent of shares that were part of the initial offering last fall – or if public opposition was falling on deaf ears.

“We have to stay vigilant, letting the premier know she shouldn’t sell off this public asset,” said Horwath, adding it was important that constituents keep up the pressure on their area Liberal MPPs. Horwath said the opposition was focused on getting the government to hold at the 15 per cent of shares, adding that it would likely be more costly and difficult for a hypothetical future NDP government to reverse the sales if it were at 60 per cent.

One audience member said he had been emailing with BeachesEast York Liberal MPP Arthur Potts’ office on the issue, and was dissatisfied with the “boilerplate” response he had been receiving.

“I sat on the gas plant inquiry and I got to read the emails from

the MPPs’ offices to the premier’s office, and they were like, ‘Can’t you do something about this gas plant?’” said Tabuns. “They had all of their standard letters that they send out to constituents, but what they sent to the premier was, ‘We’re getting killed here, you’ve gotta do something.’ So they may put up the very friendly, there’s nothing to see here front, but when they get enough, they feel it and they yelp really loud.”

But the meeting also provided a chance for area NDPers, some still rattled after the party’s 2014 provincial election loss, to come together and get fired up about a cause.

“For me, I’m so disillusioned with politics right now, and I’ve always been supportive of the NDP,” said an attendee who identified herself as Shelly. “I think this is an opportunity for the party to connect a vision, to present themselves, to say what they stand for... we have to get people engaged again, so I think this should be taken as that opportunity.”

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WHILE A city worker strike or lockout was thankfully averted, two Beach groups spent two weeks working together to make sure programming for adults with developmental disabilities carried on uninterrupted.

Pegasus Community Project has long enjoyed a relationship with Kingston Road United Church – the group moves its job mentorship program from Centre 55 to the church every summer, and spent the weeks of the 2012 garbage strike housed under the church’s roof.

So when the group learned last month that the threat of labour disruption was looming, and that at any moment their spaces at area city recreation centres could be shut down, Pegasus drew up a continuity of service plan that saw the groups relocated temporarily to the church.

“It really is a home away from home,” said Pegasus executive director Marie Perrotta. “The welcome is astonishing.”

The group’s program at Centre 55 was not affected, but dozens of participants in programs at Matty Eckler Recreation Centre at Pape Avenue and Gerrard Street East, S.H. Armstrong Community Centre on Woodfield Road, and the Beaches Recreation Centre on Williamson Road relocated to the church on Feb. 19 and stayed there through the beginning of March.

Perrotta said it is less disruptive for their members to know where they are going to be the next day, even though there are challenges to operating out of a satellite venue.

“We really appreciate and love being in the centres,” she said. “But at the same time we also have to respect what’s going on there.”

The group’s temporary relocation

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Paul Clanfield takes part in a Pegasus Community Project art class at the group’s temporary home at Kingston Road United Church on Feb. 26.

was more positive than negative, Perrotta said, because of the comfortable relationship between the two groups.

While the first few years of the relationship was challenging because it was a big adjustment for the participants, over the years “the church has been so consistent, they know the church and so we don’t have this adjustment now.

This was seamless,” Perrotta said.

Church manager Ralph Wilkie said the church was thrilled to house the Pegasus group.

“They’re fabulous,” Wilkie said. “Really, couldn’t say more good things about them … They just go with the flow.”

The Pegasus groups see themselves spread out across the church – even in the sanctuary – depending on what rooms are vacant. There is even a cir-

ca-1930s bowling alley in the basement that they use for recreation.

“It’s a great opportunity to do some interesting things,” Perrotta said.

But that doesn’t mean there weren’t challenges.

“It’s hard for the staff because they don’t have the stuff that they need – but they manage really well,” Perrotta said.

Perrotta said Pegasus knew from its inception that their space inside community centres could be compromised, and have found various ways to manage those interruptions over the years.

“We’ve managed, but with the church it almost is a home away from home,” she said. “We don’t feel like we’re compromising anybody or anything and it causes a lot less stress, takes a lot less time. They just seem happy to have us.”

Foodies rejoice: Beach-a-licious is here

By Melinda Drake

BEACH RESTAURATEURS are adding a little extra spice to the local dining scene with the creation of Beach-a-licious, a two-week festival of food taking place in restaurants, pubs and bars along Queen Street East from March 14 to 27.

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John Paddle, left, and Darrell Martin are the GT3 model train club.

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Oberon, King of the Fairies, played by Cooper Custance, left, and Puck, played by Paige Napoleone, plot where their arrows of mischief might land during Courcelette Public School’s impressive production of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ on March 3.

By Anna Killen

LOCAL TRAIN enthusiasts Darrell Martin and John Paddle are laying the tracks of expansion when it comes to their hobby club, hoping that a recent filming gig combined with community outreach will lead to more opportunities to share their unique set-up.

As Greater Toronto Toy Trains, or GT3 for short, Martin and Paddle have been travelling to model train and toy conventions around the GTA for the past two years, where they set up their O-gauge rail and locomotive display and present their hobby to the masses.

The two-man team met four years ago as part of a larger club, realized that their interests were aligned, and decided to break off and form GT3.

“The general hope is to keep encouraging more and more families, more and more guys our age or younger to get involved, because it shouldn’t be just an old man’s game,” said Martin.

“It has to do with nostalgia and a simpler time, the notion of you’re going somewhere, there’s an adventure,” said Paddle.

The club’s adventure has recently been gaining steam, with February a particularly busy month for the club.

They spent Family Day at a local church as one of the main attractions.

“We got way more people than we expected,” said Martin, adding that the club would love to do more community events like the Family Day event.

Days later, GT3 found themselves in the centre of a 60-plus-person commercial shoot that utilized GT3’s well-honed ability to set up their displays in remote, non-traditional and smaller settings “This was a complete, out-of-the-blue (experience), said Martin. “The premise of the commercial has to do with the space that can be saved by (switching to more efficient and space-saving energy appliances) ... You can build that train set you’ve always wanted.”

That premise is one that Martin and Paddle like to teach people: you don’t need a huge amount of space to start with trains.

Paddle sets up intricate displays in his apartment, on smaller tables, and shares those videos on YouTube.

The exhibits are only one – small – aspect of train modelling. Preparation, fixing, online forums, and hunting for bargains are all part of the game.

The bargain hunting is important – new digital locomotives can cost thousands of dollars, part of the reason GT3 works with a lot of vintage equipment.

“We have a lot of variety in the display.

It’s not all super realistic stuff,” said Paddle.

“Because we build it on-site every time, we can change it into whatever we want. And we do that – we change the tracks, the style – so it’s more enjoyable for us creatively.”

Creativity is one of the main drivers as to why Paddle and Martin are drawn to their hobby.

“There was a train set at my grandpa’s when I was a kid, and then as an adult I went to one of the conventions, and then eBay and the Internet started,” said Paddle. “There’s all these aspects of that hobby that appeal to me. It’s creative, it’s mechanical, it’s like moving art.”

And sharing it with the public is a major selling point, too.

“There’s an entertainment factor there,” said Martin. “You’re actually entertaining adults and kids, so it’s not just you running the trains in your house.”

“There are a lot of people who have things in their basement, and that’s great, but you don’t get the satisfaction of sharing it so much, in big numbers, like we do at the shows,” said Paddle.

But they don’t intend to turn it into a fulltime gig anytime soon.

“Anybody that does it as full time is retired, and both of us are still about 10 years away from that,” said Martin. “But it unfortunately does become a little bit of an obsession.”

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A BEACH HILL family is in Nicaragua this month to commemorate the 75th classroom built by their SchoolBOX charity (schoolbox.ca).

The Marvin Salazar School, just outside San Benito, Nicaragua, will service about 300 students from kindergarten to Grade 6, taught by five teachers. The two classrooms and supplies such as desks, chairs and a whiteboard will cost about $36,000 – a small price to pay for educating members of 150 local families.

SchoolBOX founder Tom Affleck and his wife, executive director Sarah Kerr, recently became parents for the first time. Both are quick to credit the local communities and governments for doing most of the hard work, and for continuing to promote education once classrooms have been built and stocked with supplies.

“It’s just kind of empowering them to do what they do,” said Kerr. “Without that teamwork, without the local on the ground, you can’t turn that dream into a reality.”

It’s been about a decade since Affleck first found his calling. In 2006, while working on a Canadian governmentsponsored project in Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in Central America, he encountered two young girls, and gave them notebooks and pencils. Their father replied by saying they would now be able to attend

school, and Affleck saw an opportunity to help create positive change.

SchoolBOX’s first classroom was built in 2008. Land is donated by local governments, which also run the schools. The charity and its staff and volunteers build the facilities, bring in school supplies, and, perhaps most importantly, champion the importance of education.

The charity, with 500 volunteers in Nicaragua and thousands of Canadians and Americans supporting the cause in some fashion, has an impressive list of accomplishments considering its young age. Along with the 75 classrooms, SchoolBOX has renovated two classrooms, built five playing fields, 46 washrooms and 38 mini-libraries, hosted 25 soccer tournaments, and delivered close to 100,000 education packages to students and teachers. More than 16,000 students in 89 communities are supported in schools every year.

“All those schools continue to function as schools, and continue to grow,” said Affleck.

Affleck and Kerr moved to the Beach Hill neighbourhood in the summer of 2015, shortly after having their first child, who will accompany them to Nicaragua this month.

Becoming parents makes SchoolBOX’s mission seem all the more real, said Kerr, who points out in some areas of Nicaragua some parents are forced to choose between sending their children to school or buying food.

While their own child may not face that choice, neither should young ones be sheltered from the reality of other children, said Affleck.

“I think it’s really important for children to be grounded in our global reality,” he said.

While parenthood will result in the family spending more time in their own country, both still agree on the importance of having Canadians stay involved in the construction of the classrooms built by SchoolBOX. Affleck said visiting volunteers are treated almost like celebrities, which helps build a local excitement about basic education.

“That’s why we go,” he said.

And after close to a decade, they’ve been witness to children getting older and spreading a passion for education to the next generation of young students.

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506 Project writing contest launched AS THE INAUGURAL 506 Streetcar Project Festival carries on, the Ashdale Writers Group is announcing a writing contest. The contest, supported by the Toronto Public Library, the Gerrard India Bazaar BIA, and Beach Metro News, is open to anyone.

Writing of any sort inspired by the 506 streetcar – fiction or non-fiction – is welcome and encouraged. The maximum word count is, of course, 506 words. The deadline is midnight on Monday, March 21.

The winner will receive a $100 prize from the Gerrard BIA, and the winning entry will be published in the April 5 edition of Beach Metro News.

The winning entry will be announced at the Gerrard-Ashdale branch of the Toronto Public Library, 1432 Gerrard St. E., at a special event on Thursday, March 31. The night gets underway at 7:15 p.m., and along with the announcement of the winner, writers from the Ashdale Writers Group will be reading some of their work.

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Police Beat

IN 2015, 44 wanted people were named in 55 Division’s ‘Wanted Wednesday’ program.

According to police, the help of local residents and the media resulted in 38 (86 per cent) being arrested.

John Fisher, 28, of Toronto, was anJohn Fisher nounced as the latest alleged criminal on Wanted Wednesday.

Fisher is wanted for impeding the administration of justice and threatening death. He is 5’11”, about 140 lbs, with brown hair and eyes.

Anyone with any information is asked to call 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416222-TIPS (8477), online at 222tips.com, or text TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637).

FOUR TEENS are in custody after a series of thefts and robberies.

Between mid-January and mid-February, police received numerous reports of breakand-enters and robberies near the Main Street and Gerrard Street East area.

On Feb. 16, a 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with two counts of break and enter, theft of a vehicle, and possession of property obtained by crime.

The same day, another 14-year-old and a 15-year-old boy were arrested and each charged with unlawfully being in a dwelling, robbery with a weapon, aggravated assault, and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The next day, another 15-year-old boy was arrested and faces the same charges.

All four are from Toronto, and none can be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

THREE TEENS were arrested after two robberies near Woodbine and Danforth Avenues.

On Feb. 18, an 18-year-old man arranged a sale of personal items through Facebook, but when he arrived, the item was taken at knifepoint.

Two days later, a 17-year-old made arrangements to sell an item, but when he arrived, he realized the buyer had no money.

The suspect grabbed the item, pulled out a knife and fled the scene.

On Feb. 22, a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with robbery, weapons charges, uttering a threat, and failing to comply with recognizance. A 15-year-old boy was charged with robbery, weapons charges, and possession of property obtained by crime. A 15-year-old boy was charged with robbery.

Investigators credit security camera footage from the public with assisting in the investigation.

AN ARREST has been made in an attempted murder case nearly three decades old.

Just after midnight on Oct. 28, 1989, police were called to the Park Vista Drive and Dawes Road area just north of Taylor Creek.

A 42-year-old man driving a taxi had picked up two men and a woman who directed him to the street, where he was allegedly assaulted with a weapon by the three.

When he was assaulted he accelerated from a stop, and hit several parked cars before coming to a rest on the embankment of a swimming pool. The victim suffered lifethreatening injuries.

After investigating the incident in 1989 and 1990, police were unable to identify any suspects. The case was re-opened in 2015, and on Feb. 13 officers charged Dale Doherty, 60, with attempted murder. She is scheduled to make her first court appearance on March 21.

Police are still trying to identify the two male suspects. Anyone with any information should call 54 Division at 416-808-5400 or contact Crime Stoppers.

A STRING of five retail robberies has culminated in the arrest of a 28-year-old Mississauga man.

From the end of October 2015 until Valentine’s Day this year, a man wearing a scarf over his face hopped the counter of several retail locations, taking money from cash registers. Twice the suspect went behind the counter when employees were distracted elsewhere in the store.

On Feb. 21, police charged Matthew Jerome McNeil with three counts of robbery, three counts of disguise with intent, two counts of theft under $5,000, and five counts of failing to comply with probation.

A WOMAN has died from injuries sustained during a traffic collision on Feb. 18.

At 1:15 p.m., a 74-year-old woman was crossing Secord Avenue on the west side of Dawes Road when she was hit by a 2012 Ford Econoline. The van was being driven southbound by a 31-year-old man attempting to turn right onto Secord.

On Feb. 21, the woman succumbed to her injuries and died in hospital. She is the 13th death from a traffic collision this year.

Anyone who witnessed the collision should call police at 416-808-1900, or contact Crime Stoppers.

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On Jan. 27, police responded to the robbery of a 16-year-old boy near Danforth and Greenwood Avenues. A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with robbery and narcotics possession.

After further investigation, officers executed four search warrants and arrested a man, three boys and a girl. Police located two loaded handguns, cash, drugs and stolen property during the searches.

Colton Sheenan, 18, of Toronto, faces 11 firearms charges, five drug charges, and a charge of possession of proceeds of crime.

Three 15-year-old boys face charges of robbery, and two of them were also charged with drug possession. A 17-year-old girl faces 11 firearms charges.

Anyone with any information should call 54 Division police at 416-808-5400 or contact Crime Stoppers.

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The new charges, laid against the three officers stationed at the local 55 Division, are related to the same circumstances as the original charges.

The three officers, along with one from 51 Division, are alleged to have planted evidence and given false testimony following a traffic stop and arrest near Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East in January 2014.

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A tribute to the wonder of Winter Stations Mary-Margaret McMahon Councillor Ward 32 WINTER STATIONS bring an excitement back to the wintry beach. If you haven’t had a chance to saunter down to the water and enjoy this year’s art installations along the water, you have two more weeks to do so!

After taking part in the Winnipeg Warming Huts design competition a few years ago, Roland Rom Colthoff from Raw Design thought it would be fun to bring the concept to Toronto. His friend, Ted Merrick of Ferris + Associates, walks his dog (on-leash) along the boardwalk regularly and thought it would be great to beautify the lifeguard stands. Winter Stations was born.

In 2015, we started the competi-

tion and received over 200 submissions from all over the world for four stations. The fifth was offered to any post-secondary school. Ryerson jumped on board right away.

Although it was a much colder winter than this year, people flocked to the Beach from all corners of the city and even beyond the GTA! The interactive stations appealed to all ages – kids and grandparents alike were swinging in the bright orange ‘Sling Swing’ and even those uninterested in swinging could have a seat upon the ‘Driftwood Throne.’

The Winter Stations project won a Toronto Urban Design Award in 2015. The crowd favourite – designed by Ryerson students, and the most Instagrammed Winter Station – ‘Snowcone’ also won its own Toronto Urban Design Award.

These students were thrilled to be able to design and construct an exhibit with world-renowned architects. They were given the op-

portunity to be on a level playing field alongside their more experienced and accredited peers – a rare chance indeed!

This year, we received close to 400 submissions for four Winter Stations and offered three more to post-secondary institutions OCADU, Ryerson, and Laurentian.

The jury had the extremely difficult task of choosing the winning designs. The goal was to have a diverse array of form, material, height, colour, and design with an emphasis on the ability to be interactive with visitors.

The highlight of Winter Stations 2016 is the ‘Fire Place,’ designed by internationally-acclaimed Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal.

Many will know him for his design of the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec. How lucky are we to have him create a piece of art on our beloved Beach? At the Winter Stations Launch on Family Day

weekend, locals and visitors were able to witness a beautiful and reverent moment when he gave an Aboriginal blessing of the ‘Fire Place.’

As with anything, it takes a collaborative effort to ensure success.

We are thankful to the dedicated help from Friends of the Beach Parks promoting and participating in Winter Stations, as well as diligently being the fire starters.

The Beach Village BIA was generous enough to organize trolley tours on Family Day weekend and to offer ongoing promotional support. Parks staff have been working closely with my office and the Winter Stations team (all volunteers) to help our event run smoothly.

Local schools have been out on field trips to view the Winter Stations. It is great for the children to be out in the fresh air, getting exercise, and learning about public art.

If your child’s class has not been down for a tour, feel free to share

Winter Stations information with teachers or have them connect with us!

Many other groups and organizations including photography clubs, the Toronto Polar Bear Club, East End Arts, and walking groups have all enjoyed the art installations. Park People profiled Winter Stations at its annual Park Summit (March 5 at 1:30 pm at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park). The Beach is definitely on the map as a winter destination!

Winter Stations has been privately funded so far but in order to expand in future years, the team will look at applying for Toronto Arts Council grants.

We are always open to improvement so feel free to volunteer for Winter Stations 2017 or send us your suggestions. We are also more than happy to receive compliments any time!

See you ‘In the Belly of the Bear!’

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Letters to the Editor

Libraries closed on Sunday? That shouldn’t be possible THE OTHER day, my mother asked me if I could go to the library and pick up some books for my sister before we flew south. I was not surprised that my sister had left this request to the last minute, but I was surprised that my mother did not know that the library is closed on Sundays.

When I told her this she looked at me in horror. Her look said, “But how is that possible?!”

Indeed. How is this possible? Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax and Winnipeg, to name only a few, have libraries open on Sundays.

Some libraries choose to close on Mondays, but many are open seven days a week. Sunday is a perfect day to curl up with a good book.

So, I ask once again, how is it possible that such a vital service as our library is closed to us on Sunday?!

Georgia Hood

Kew Gardens confusion I BELIEVE a lack of communication has created an atmosphere of confusion among many Beachers. Here are the facts: On Nov. 22, 2013 Beach Metro News published its first article stating the initial proposal at $400,000 to $500,000. Since then, after 53 issues, there have been only three articles.

The Beach Village BIA held two public

meetings in 2015 that were poorly advertised.

I would have attended them had I known about them.

In its last 28 issues, councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon’s email newsletter mentioned the Kew Gardens project only once, on June 12, 2014.

The initial proposal of $400,000 has now tripled to $1.2 million including taxes. The BIA is contributing $160,000.

Initially, the stated intention of the project was to draw people up to Queen Street from the boardwalk. Now, there is no mention of it.

Let’s all hope that the worn-down cenotaph will be properly updated.

Around April 1, weather permitting, the

shovels dig in, with completion planned for August.

Instead of spending all this money at Queen Street, perhaps some funds should have been used for updating the Gardener’s Cottage, which can no longer be used as it does not meet today’s safety regulations.

This charming building could have been used as a landmark, visited from the boardwalk, thereby enticing people up to Queen Street, which was the BIA’s original intent.

Since it appears that the city has got money to flaunt, let’s at least be thankful that it’s being spent here in the Beach.

Clyde Robinson

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Community Calendar MARCH 13: Screening of award-winning documentary ‘A2-B-C’ to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mothers & children discuss health impacts, evacuation, decontamination efforts in this moving and powerful film. Speakers after the film. Info: BUC Facebook event page - look for Lessons from Fukushima for Ontario; ww.a2documentary.com MARCH 13: Music at Main and Danforth “Where Have They Taken My Lord” an Easter Cantata composed by Brian Stevens at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave., 7 p.m. The Easter story is told through music and spoken word, sung by Hope United Cantata Pick-up Choir, accompanied by Brian Stevens on piano and Bill MacLean on bass. Admission is free.

MARCH 14-27: Beach-A-Licious, a festival of restaurants on Queen Street in the Beach. Special menus at participating restaurants. Pub crawl March 20, with many prizes to be won. Info: www.beach-a-licious.ca MARCH 16: 50+ Active Living and Information Fair at Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield Road, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This event opens doors to healthy, active living. Includes a free lunch (by pre-registration only), a variety of local exhibitors, guest speakers, workshops, prizes, and a take-home information bag.

Lunch registration deadline March 14 at noon. Info: Applegrove at 416-461-8143 to register or for more information.

MARCH 16: Outdoor Club of East York Information Meeting at S. Walter Stewart Library auditorium, 170 Memorial Park Ave. (Coxwell & Mortimer), 7 p.m.

Launch of new Spring/Summer/Fall calendar. Guest speaker: Mark Romeril of Cycle Toronto. Info: info@ocey.ca MARCH 17: Tenebrae Service at St. John’s Church, 794 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m. This annual service seeks to recapture Jesus Christ’s Passion with sacred words and beautiful music composed by Toronto’s Healey Willan. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 MARCH 18-MAY 27: Ecumenical Bible Study sessions at St. John the Baptist Norway, Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave., Fridays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Topic: Exodus (fleeing slaves become the chosen people of God). Sessions led by Rev. Geoffrey Sangwine, M.Div, and feature discussion and questions. $30 fee covers all sessions.

Late registrants welcome. Ample parking.

Info and registration: 416-694-5969 (1) MARCH 19: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Balmy Beach Club and St. Aidan’s. Tickets $30, available at the Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beech Ave.).

Proceeds to Balmy Beach Park Accessibility Plan and the Beach Zipline. (23) MARCH 19: Earth Hour ‘Lights Out’ at Kew Gardens, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Live music, drumming, dance, a ‘lights out’ ceremony, candlelight and paper lanterns.

MARCH 21: Scarborough Osteoporosis Support & Information Group meeting at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.-noon. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 MARCH 22: Beach Garden Society Fine Art Show and Sale at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15-9 p.m., featuring Cherie Daly, Rosemarie Dickob, Grethe Jensen, Hilde Ortmann, Carol Perry, Marilyn Walsh and others. Presentation “In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven” by Sue and Jim Waddington. Info: 416-461-8714, marilyn_walsh@rogers.com MARCH 22: Chamber Choir, Cantorei Sine Nomine performs Charpentier’s ‘Messe Des Morts’, a Baroque requiem, at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (Queen St. E. at Silver Birch), 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

MARCH 23: Queen Street East Restaurant Study Open House at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7-9 p.m. City Planning and Economic Development and Culture Divisions are undertaking a restaurant study for Queen Street East from Woodbine

Avenue to Nursewood Road to address the economic health of restaurants in the area while maintaining the main street character of Queen Street East. Info: 416-392-1376 MARCH 25: Toronto Beach Chorale presents Gabriel Faure’s ‘Requiem’ at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m., with soloists Jocelyn Fralick and Max van Wyck. Also works from ‘Messe Basse’ and ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’ and other French composers. Tickets: $20 ($25 at door), youth 7-18 $10 ($12 at door), children under 7 free. Tickets available through choir members, www.torontobeachchorale. com or at door (cash only please). (2) MARCH 29: Annual Meeting of Applegrove Community Complex at 60 Woodfield Rd., 6:30 p.m. Light supper, speaker, annual report, and awards. To vote, membership must have been obtained

by Feb. 26. RSVP: 416-461-8143 (2) APRIL 2: 29th Annual Spring Sprint along the boardwalk. 5km run, 2km run/walk for kids and seniors. Hosted by Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council. Registration March 22, 23, 30 and 31 at Beaches Rec Centre, 7-9 p.m. Volunteers needed.

Contact springsprint@hotmail.ca (2) APRIL 2: Canadiana Folk Concert with Bri-Anne Swan at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 7:30 p.m. Along with her own original compositions, Bri-anne will perform favourites from the Riverboat folk-revival era. Funds raised will support St. Paul’s outreach programs, with a special focus on youth and seniors in the Cliffside neighbourhood. Tickets $15 in advance at www.swan-at-spuc.eventbrite. ca or the church office 416-261-4222 (2) APRIL 9: “I Danced In the Morning— Reflections on the Easter Journey” drama with original art and music at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Warden Ave. & Kingston Rd.), 7:30 p.m. $10/adult, $2/child at door. Supports food bank and church. Wheelchair accessible. Info: 416-694-4081 (3) APRIL 9, 10: Open House at The Yoga House, 7 Copeland Ave. (Danforth & Coxwell), noon-5 p.m. Amazing smoothies, nutritious pudding snacks; demos of yoga poses for back pain, tight hamstrings, sore neck, foot issue and chronic pain; Baby & Mom Yoga, Teen Yoga registrations; tour of studio. Info: www.celesteshirley.com (3) MONDAYS- FRIDAYS: O.S.P.C.A. Thrift Shop, 2232 Kingston Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Good bargains in clothes, shoes, household items, etc., Donations welcome.

Pickup arranged (416-694-4853). Help support the animals. Info: 416-266-7716 TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS Group at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: Amnesty International, in the Beach, meets at St. John’s Norway Church (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: beachamnesty@gmail.com (fr) WEDNESDAYS: CONTEMPLATIVE AND MINDFUL MEDITATION Service at the Centre for Spiritual Living Toronto, 1311 Queen St. E. Info: 416-778-5433 (fr) THURSDAYS: WALKING GROUP at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 10-11 a.m. Want to get moving and improve your health? Come join the East End Walking Group for a stroll around the neighbourhood, followed by some light stretching. For more programs, check the Centre’s program calendar at www.eastendchc.on.ca. To participate in the walking group, call Zari 416-778-5805 ext. 222 (fr) SATURDAYS: PLEASURE SKATING at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main St. (at Gerrard St. E.), 7-8 p.m.

Last skate is March 12.

(1) BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship for Adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. •Mondays – no lunches cur-

rently •Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) March 15, & 29, April 12 & 26, May 10, and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) March 8 & 22, April 5 & 19, May 3 & 17 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.). Closed April 20 & 27 for Passover •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) First 3 Fridays of each month plus the 5th Friday, Apr 29, and at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church the 4th Friday of each month. Program ends Friday, May 20. Info: 416-691-6869 (r) LIBRARIES GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Gerrard Ashdale Book Club. March selection: “Howards End”

by E.M. Forster •March 12: 506 Streetcar Project with special guest, TTC CEO Andy Byford, 2-3 p.m. •March 14: Loathsome Dragon Puppet Show, 2-3 p.m., with Arm’s Length Puppeteers •March 16: March Break Lego Club, 2-3 p.m. •March 17: Board Game Bonanza, 2-3 p.m. Registration required. •March 18: Collage a Mural, 2-3 p.m. Colour, draw, write, paste a picture and/or use ink stamps at this mural project for all ages. •March 24: Murder and Mayhem Between the (Book) Covers, 6:30-8 p.m. A panel discussion with five top Canadian crime-writing authors, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada •March 26: Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, 2-2:45 p.m. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@ gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary. ca. Library is wheelchair accessible.

TAYLOR LIBRARY, 1440 Kingston Rd. •March 10: Identity Theft, 7 p.m. Learn how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud. •March 16: Arm’s Length Puppets presents The Spider Prince, 10:30 a.m. •April 1: Meals on a Budget, 2 p.m.

Learn how to cut down on grocery bills.

Participants take home sample homemade goods. •April 12: Monarch Butterfly Migration, 7 p.m. Info: 416-396-8940 (1) AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m.

Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 (fr) AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. (fr) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.

We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club.

For information please visit www. torontobeachrotary.org or call Nancy L’Estrange 416- 686-2906 (r) BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-690-3324.

Info: www.beacheslions.com (r) BEACH PHOTO CLUB meets at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 7:15 p.m.

Everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome. The only requisite is an interest in learning about the photographic arts. Info: www.beachphotoclub.com (r) FERTILITYCARE FREE INTRODUCTORY SESSIONS at 688 Coxwell Ave., Suite 100. Learn about the Creighton Model FertilityCare System at this onehour presentation for women and couples.

Private, individual follow-ups are booked once charting has begun. •Friday, March 11, at 10 a.m. •Wednesday, March 16, at

6:45 p.m. •Saturday, March 19, at 12:45 p.m. Info: www.fertilitycare.ca (r) ALPHA COURSE: New Perspective & Life Changing Dinner & Discussion at Danforth Community Church, 1050 Danforth Ave., beginning April 6, 6-8:30 p.m., for 12 weeks. Life is challenging. We have questions. Especially, “Is there more to life than this?” Alpha is a safe place to examine your most probing questions and get answers. It’s for everyone, without pressure or expectations. Each session includes a meal, video talk and open conversation.

To register, please call the church 416-4616061, www.danforthchurch.ca/alpha (2) FREE LOW INCOME TAX CLINICS at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays in March, 6:30-8 p.m., by appointment only. Volunteer CPAs will help prepare personal tax returns for those with gross household income of less than $30,000 (no dependents) or less than $40,000 (dependents). Info: Cameron or Jasmin 416-691-1113 ST. SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 43 Kimberley Ave. (at Swanwick Ave.). Join us for Sunday service at 10:30 a.m., with Church school. Info: 416-699-6512, www.stsaviours.ca 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. •Christian Meditation/Discussion Group, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Info: 416691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (1) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. •Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am.

Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •March 10: Time of Meditation, 7-7:40 p.m. •March 20: Palm Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.; Sidwell Friends School Concert (freewill offering), 4:30 p.m. •March 24: Maundy Thursday “Table Talk” Potluck, 6:30 p.m. •March 25: Good Friday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. •March 26: Cooking with Soul, 9 a.m. •March 27: Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at the Leuty Lifeguard Station, 7 a.m., followed by a potluck breakfast at BUC, 7:45 a.m.; Easter Sunday Communion Service, 10:30 a.m. Info: 416-691-8082, www. beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (1) KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship, Church School and Nursery, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 (r) BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.). •Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. Info: www. birchcliffbluffsuc.org (r) BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us at our Lenten and Easter services. •Sundays in Lent from Feb. 14 at 10:20 a.m. •Palm Sunday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. •Maundy Thursday, March 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. with potluck and communion service downstairs in the Friendship Hall •Good Friday, March 25, 10:30 a.m., joint service and choirs Kingston Road United and Fallingbrook Presbyterian at Fallingbrook •Easter Sunday, March 27, 10:30 a.m., featuring communion, the choir and a trumpeter. Info: www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (2) CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (between Gerrard & Kingston). Know you are welcome at our neighbourhood church. Visit with us to worship and experience our caring, extended family Sundays 10:30 a.m. (r)

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Saying goodbye to Glen Manor

By Anna Killen

THE SALE of 250 Glen Manor West draws the curtain on a nearly 50-year run the Hymases experienced looking out at their Beach neighbourhood from their front window – and highlights a wealth of firsthand knowledge of what the area was like then until now.

“We were living on Kenilworth at the time,” says Ken Hymas, of where the couple was when they decided to purchase the house on Glen Manor. “We’d just got infant number two and we were beginning to expand in too many directions, and this was for sale. Of course, in those days, the Beach wasn’t a very popular spot, you know. Everybody bypassed this spot on the way to Scarborough, there weren’t too many people around, and I have an idea that we were the only bidder for this place.”

It’s arguably one of the most architecturally charming houses in the Beach, with a fantastic view looking out onto Glen Stewart Park.

And for the past several weeks, Beachers PHOTO: ANNA KILLEN who passed by – noticing the “For Sale” sign on the front lawn and a similar sign on the Ken and Pat Hymas will miss looking out over the Glen Stewart Ravine from their adjacent lot – might have wondered what Glen Manor West home. was going on.

“People will be happy to learn it’s not going to developers,” said Pat Hymas, in a tone as charming as the white house on the watching the people go by in the summer- as the natural atmosphere of the ravine escorner of Williamson Road and Glen Manor time is about as sort of present and quiet sentially in their front yard. memory as any, as far as I’m concerned,” “In the old days, the Glen Manor ravine, Drive. “Absolutely not.”

Instead – and not that there weren’t offers says Ken, turning to his wife, Pat. “What’s the nature trail as we used to call it, we used to go out there with the children to the from developers – a couple relocating from your first memory, mum?”

“I was scared stiff,” she says, noting the stream and we picked watercress,” said Pat. Europe is purchasing their house, and, in And contrary to the views of those mina moment of coincidence, the neighbours doubling of investment from the sale of the have also sold their house, that one to a Kenilworth house to their new purchase of ing colleagues, over time the Beach became a family home, committing to an untested a desirable place to live. young family.

“The draft dodgers came in and made an “Two separate families,” said a pleased neighbourhood for the couple who emigrated from London, enormous improvement with boutiques and Jillinda Greene, the realtor England and spent time small stores,” she said. “Then after that the who worked with the Hymases on the sale. in the ranch-lands of BC. media people came in, and it suddenly be“I think we had half of “When we came here, came … the hot spot.”

Over the years, the house was filled with the city of Toronto (come the Beach was very through the open house),” looked down upon. I the sounds of their four children – all of said Pat. can remember Kenneth whom worked at Griffiths on Queen Street – The family purchased – a mining engineer, and their friends. It was easy for Pat to keep the house for $28,000 – a there were very few in an eye on the children playing hockey and step up from the $14,000 Toronto – and I used to skating on the outdoor rink from her perch.

“I always bought, every year, very brightthey received from selling go to conventions and their house on Kenilworth. they would say, ‘Oh Mrs. ly coloured anoraks so that I could see them “So we moved in,” said Hymas, where do you out the window,” she said.

The family had dinner together in the dinKen. “It was a January 31, live?’” she says.

– Pat Hymas as I remember, and sur“And I would say: the ing room nightly, and often gathered by the prisingly enough, a little fireplace in the living room.

Beach.” bit like this year, in that it “The two younger ones used to fight over That answer would wasn’t raining, it wasn’t get a series of sympa- who would light the fire, that was a reguthetic “Ooohs” from the lar thing,” said Ken, who says he salvaged snowing and it was reasonably warm. We must have organized the questioner, but she says she liked the lake, nearly every piece of wood that went into gods to be nice to us, I guess.” the boardwalk, the schools, the promise and the fireplace over the last 49 years.

While Ken’s memory of that first day in walking distance of Queen Street.

“I brought some down from the north on the house is vivid, it’s the collective memory “I always felt that even in the worst weath- one occasion, but I think we only bought er, I could walk down to Queen,” said Pat. of 49 years in one space that stands out. once,” he said.

The proximity of the tennis club and the “The memories of sitting out on the terrace here, just looking at the ravine and yacht club also sold her on the home, as well Continued on Page 23

“” “When we came here, the Beach was very looked down upon”

Mozart and Beethoven Transformed March 19, 2016 at 8pm

THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the Fukushima nuclear disaster will be commemorated at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., on Sunday, March 13, with the screening of the award-winning documentary A2-B-C. The film tells the story of how concerned mothers in the affected region are coping with health impacts, evacuation, and decontamination efforts. The film runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and will be followed by guest speakers.

For more information search for the ‘Lessons from Fukushima for Ontario’ Facebook page. See a2documentary.com for more info about the film.

THE 506 STREETCAR Project is on track to become what organizers hope is an annual event celebrating art, history and community along the entire length of the Gerrard/ College line, from Main Station to High Park.

A number of events for this inaugural venture are planned to take place in the Gerrard India Bazaar, between Coxwell and Greenwood Avenues, during March.

TTC CEO Andy Byford will be a guest speaker at the Gerrard Ashdale Library on Saturday, March 12 from 2-3 p.m., and historian Joanne Doucette will talk about the history of the 506 line on Sunday, March 13, at Victoria Whole Foods at 6 p.m. Some of the ongoing events include a TTC sign art project at LensWork and photo exhibits at Riverdale Hub and the library.

See facebook.com/506project for a full program and map.

Volunteer Corner THE RED DOOR Family Shelter is seeking individuals to serve on its board of directors. This growing organization provides critical support services to families experiencing homelessness. Those interested in contributing skills and passion to Red Door are asked to submit a letter of interest and CV to the nominating committee by email (nominatingcommittee@reddoorshelter.ca) or post (21 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON, M4M 2R6) no later than March 17 at 5 p.m. No phone calls please. For more information, see reddoorshelter.ca.

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BEACHES-EAST YORK MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has his sight set on improving animal welfare across Canada.

The rookie Liberal MP’s first private member’s bill will seek to “modernize Canada’s animal protection laws and bring them into the 21st century,” reads a release sent out by his office last week.

The bill wants to end the practice of shark finning, ban the sale of cat and dog fur within Canada, require labelling of source fur, and makes changes to the Criminal Code’s animal protection provisions. The Liberals expect the bill will receive “cross partisan support” and build on petitions submitted

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Erskine-Smith introduced the bill on March 2 at the Toronto Humane Society.

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THE BEACH Garden Society will be holding a fine art show and sale at its meeting this month. On Tuesday, March 22, art and literature supporters will enjoy a double feature, as Sue and Jim Waddington present a talk based on their book In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven.

Before and after the presentation, artwork from Society members will be on display, and available to buy. Confirmed artists include painters Cherie Daly, Rosemarie Dickob (rosemariedickob.com) and Grethe Jensen (grethejensen.com), photographer Hilde Ortmann, fabric artist and jeweller Carol Perry (nostalgiagirldesigns.etsy.com), and sculptor and printmaker Marilyn Walsh (marilynwalsh.com).

The Beach Garden Society meets at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave. The art show and talk will run from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22.

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YELLOW HOUSE Gallery (yellowhousegallery.ca) presents Love Me Do as part of the gallery’s guest curator program.

Curated by Ann Somers, the exhibition aims “to express raw emotion and truth behind the internal struggles we face day to day as individuals.”

The show includes a mix of abstract and figurative work from artists Adam Chapman, Meg Dearlove, Katia Engell-Torfs, Andre Kan, Rowan McCullouch, Shelby McLeod, Kayla Polan, Ann Somers and Cailen Speers.

Love Me Do is on now, and runs until March 26 at Yellow House Gallery, 921 Kingston Rd.

ARTISANS AT Work (aawgallery.com) presents Landscape and Architecture Renderings, Models and Diagrams for the month of March.

Concentrating on the craft and art of architectural and design plan drawing, the work has been pulled from blueprint cabinets to create a highly technical exhibit. The gallery partnered with business tenant and planning lawyer Phil Pothen to organize the show.

Artisans At Work is at 2071 Danforth Ave., just west of Woodbine. Check the website for the full listing of classes and events that run every month at the community gallery and work space.

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The cast of 1949, produced by Scarborough Players

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SCARBOROUGH PLAYERS present 1949, on now until March 19.

The play tells the story of Newfoundland joining Canada as the 10th province on April Fool’s Day, 1949, through the eyes of the Mercer family, eight Newfoundlanders living in Toronto.

In true Newfoundland style, the laughs come as quickly as any emotion as the family members grapple with questions of identity, loyalty, and the notion of what ‘home’ means.

1949 is written by David French and directed by southwest Scarborough resident Katherine Turner. Several Upper Beach residents act in the play, including Michael Smith as young Ben Mercer. Smith’s grandmother Jillian Reese Brown, also an Upper Beacher, was the dialect coach for the actors.

Special performances take place on Thursday, March 17, when the play will be followed by an audience talk-back session. The audience is invited to stick around after the show, when they will be able to take part in an informal question and answer session with the cast and crew.

After the performance on Friday, March 18, an adjudicator from the ACT-CO Festival will offer feedback to the performers. 1949 has been entered in the festival, which culminates with a gala presentation of the THEA awards. (“It’s like the Academy Awards of community theatre for Central Ontario” – take that how you will.)

Performances take place at Scarborough Village Community Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. at Markham Road. Tickets are $20 with a $3 discount for students and seniors. Find more information and a link to buy tickets at theatrescarborough.com.

Trish Rainone and Rufio Parker in Sanctuary awareness to social, political and cultural issues. She writes that in Sanctuary “June and Philip’s paths fiercely collide and tell a touching and unexpected story.”

Tickets are $20 and performances take place at Théâtre Français, 21 College St. Show time is 7 p.m. on March 9, 10 and 11, with shows at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on March 12. Search ‘Sanctuary’ at eventbrite.ca to find tickets, or take a chance on availability at the door. An usher will escort audience members to the theatre as the building is locked at 6 p.m., and latecomers won’t be admitted.

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The concert is a joint fundraiser between St. Aidan’s Beach Zipline community outreach program and the Balmy Beach Club’s accessibility plan. The choir will be joined by soloist and Balmy Beach Club member Linda Feijo.

Tickets are $30, and are available in advance from the Balmy Beach Club at the foot of Beech Avenue.

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Tonight, Tuesday, March 8, he will be joined by Bill McBirnie on flute, Bernie Senensky on piano and Neil Swainson on bass.

On Tuesday, March 15, Pat Labarbera will play saxophone, Ted Quinlan will cover guitar duties, and George Koller is on bass. On Tuesday, March 22, guitarist Reg Schwager and bassist Dave Young will join Pilo.

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MAGALIE ROUILLARD-BAZINET, a director, actor and acrobat who moved to the Beach about a year ago, is producing and directing the play Sanctuary, running from March 9 to 12 at Théâtre Français de Toronto at Yonge and College Streets (the play is in English, for those who haven’t brushed up on their Français lately).

Sanctuary tells the story of June and Philip, played by Trish Rainone and Rufio Parker. June spends alone time every Saturday at a secret spot in a park, but arrives one morning to find a man drawing the surrounding scenery. Further investigation reveals Philip is not there just to sketch, but also to introduce himself to June.

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JENNIFER HOOKER is nothing if not diplomatic when dishing about her love for the television show Murdoch Mysteries.

A member of the Murdoch Mysteries Appreciation Society, a 7,000-strong Facebook fan group with a GTA offline meetup group devoted to the CBC historical mystery drama, Hooker, an Upper Beach community worker, says there is no way she could choose a favourite character.

“This sounds so cliché, but I honestly could not choose one,” Hooker said.

“One of the things the show does really well is every character is important, every character plays a role. Of course it wouldn’t be a show without William Murdoch, the detective, but they all bring something.”

Moments later, however, a shift.

“Really it would have to be tied for Julia and Margaret,” she said, after giving the question some thought. Pathologist and psychologist Julia Ogden, played by Hélène Joy, is the female lead on the show. Margaret Brackenreid is a recurring character played by Beacher Arwen Humphreys – her role started off small, but has grown as fans have latched onto her narrative as the wife of Inspector Thomas Brackenreid.

“Julia for her strength. You see her compassion for people come through as a doctor, but she’s just willing to push the boundaries for a woman of that age.

She’s strong, compassionate, very caring,” she said.

“All of the women are very strong. It’s still very hard to choose – every character brings something special.”

There are many reasons people appreciate Murdoch Mysteries, a show set at the beginning of the 20th century in Toronto that has a devoted, earnest and dedicated fan base.

“There’s so many different aspects of it,” Hooker said. “Of course there’s a mystery aspect and the historical aspect is very sharp, very funny.”

The show contains “little winks to future history,” she said.

“There’s a romance side to it – this ongoing romance between William and Julia. There’s a steampunk aspect to it, which is the technology of the time. It’s not one genre, it is so many different genres. So if you don’t like romance, you like the steampunk. If you’re not into the steampunk, you like the mystery.”

She also likes that the show is set in and filmed in Toronto.

“You’ll recognize places,” Hooker said. “What’s also really neat is that you’ll learn history, little bits of Toronto and Canadian history that you knew

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Beacher and actor Arwen Humphreys, left, plays Margaret Brackenreid on CBC’s ‘Murdoch Mysteries.’ Fan Jennifer Hooker, right, says Margaret “is just a really neat character. Very funny, always sort of makes me smile, and she likes to push the edge a bit too.”

nothing about … the show will take some fun liberties, but they’ll also do some really accurate history as well.”

Hooker said she’s never taken to a show as much as she’s taken to this one. “I’m not a groupie. This is so not the type of thing I would normally do,” she said. “But I really got into the show big time in March or February of 2014, looked it up on Facebook and then there was this whole other Murdoch world.”

And through that Murdoch world – connecting online or on the telephone after a show – she’s developed some deep friendships, like with the women who are on the event planning committee with her.

“There’s the fan aspect for sure, where we go and we talk about the show, what’s going to happen on the next episode, what we liked, what didn’t we like,” she said. “And then it’s also just friendship, so we’ll talk about stuff completely unrelated to Murdoch.”

The group has grown since its inception, she said. There were about 100 people at The Old Spaghetti Factory on the Esplanade last month. In comparison, the first Meetup was about a dozen people at the Pickle Barrel.

Because the show is filmed in Toronto, Hooker and the rest of her Murdoch fan friends have been able to meet many of the cast and tour the set.

“All of the experiences are so neat.

It’s so special and so wonderful and [the cast] is so friendly and warm. Shaftesbury (the show’s production company) is so supportive. It’s just so thrilling to meet the cast and then there are also these great friendships.”

One cast member she has met on several occasions is Arwen Humphreys, who plays one of her favourite characters, Margaret.

Humphreys grew up in the Beach and moved back in October, after living in Toronto’s West End for about four years.

“Every time I’d come back to the East End I’d take a big deep breath, because it’s just so nice and quiet,” she said, of her decision to move back. “This is the kind of area that restores my soul …

I’m really happy to be back.”

Humphreys is one of several recurring characters with a connection to the Beach, including her TV husband, Thomas Craig.

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Arwen Humphreys’ character Margaret Brackenreid, at right, has seen an increase in airtime on CBC’s ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ as fans have latched onto her narrative. seasons. He lived here and loved it here,” said Humphreys.

Craig was influential in expanding her character’s role, she said, noting he nudged producers to keep her as his wife after her initial appearance.

“I’ll always be so grateful to him because it was a big leap of faith for him to say, ‘I want you to do this,’” she said.

“And also a huge leap of faith for the producers because I was completely untested. Nobody knew who I was.”

As the fans got to know her and her character, Margaret, it was clear to the producers and writers that the fans wanted more.

So they delivered, expanding Humphreys’ airtime in a way that rarely happens. Over the course of nine seasons, she’s played a grounded wife and mother, and has helped the opinionated character of Margaret come into her own as a woman of that time period, with story lines including the women’s suffrage movement and planning a wedding.

“It’s such a gift and I try to treat it as such,” she said. “It’s been a wonderful experience to be a part of her growth,

and the work I’ve had to do as an actor to bring those qualities to her.”

While her and Margaret share some similarities – a big heart, big opinions – they are different in energy and appearance. So different that Humphreys says fans won’t recognize her on the street (she’s more likely to be recognized by her Beach neighbours while walking her dog, Hazel).

“I think when you play for a living you tend to be not as grounded as someone who has married. She’s married to quite a character – he’s a hard man, she’s married a hard man, and that in itself means that she has to be even more grounded to sort of keep him in line,” she said. “When you meet me, I’m not like that. I’m silly.”

Humphreys finds herself channelling her mother to get into character. The period clothing – she’s always wanted to be in a period show – helps, too.

“Why I’m able to play her the way she is, is because of the way we dress – I get straighter the more that I get the clothes on,” she said. “The whole thing is a thrill. To be a true Torontonian on a

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She also loves the connection with the fans – and is grateful to them for helping the show blossom.

“The fans are the reason we’ve stayed on for so many years,” she said. “Season to season for a long time we didn’t know if it was going to keep going. Not only has the show grown, but the show has sort of gone backwards compared to most shows. Shows usually start big and then peter out, and we seem to just be growing season by season.”

Part of that is because the producers and writers are receptive to fans like Hooker and the rest of the Murdoch Mysteries Appreciation Society.

“What a validating experience … that you contribute to the show as much as the actors and the writers,” Humphreys said. “There’s a huge respect for our fan base with the producers and the writers, and I think it’s also because the fans really respect the show. I try to do every fan event that I can because I’m just so grateful.”

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Neil McNeil Catholic School’s Junior Boys hockey team claimed the Toronto District AA City Championships late last month – a title they haven’t held since 1983.

The team was 10-2 in the regular season, finishing in first place. They faced off against Bishop Allen in the championships Friday, Feb. 26, and cruised to a 5-0 shutout win.

This year’s victory was a welcome shift from last year, where the team finished in a similar place in the regular season, but were defeated in the championship game.

“The program’s doing really, really well,” said coach Peter Ranson. “We have good strong players coming through the school.”

Ranson chalks up the win to “the dedication of the boys.

They were really focused and wanted to win, and they believed in themselves.”

And he notes that the junior boys’ win bodes well for the senior team in the coming years.

Meanwhile, the Notre Dame Catholic School girls team took home a championship of their own, beating Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto 2-1.

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At top, Neil McNeil’s junior boys hockey team captured the TDCAA city championship on Feb. 26 for the first time in over three decades. Above, Notre Dame beat out Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto for their city championship.

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Celebrating Canada’s sport in the streets What do kids, tuques and ‘Car!’ have in common? Along with pucks, nets and sticks, of course, they’re the three ingredients that make playing street hockey the classic Canadian pastime that it is. This group of Upper Beachers didn’t let the cold temperatures keep them inside and miss a community celebration of Hockey Day in Canada. Hot pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs and hot chocolate helped keep players and cheering spectators toasty warm on the sidelines.

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Malvern girls lose nail-biter semifinal After a solid season that saw the Malvern Girls hockey team make it to the playoffs, the team was defeated in a close semi-final against Martin Grove 3-2 on February 22 at the Leaside Arena.

Star power helps Jamaican children TENNIS SUPERSTAR Serena Williams and Rogers Cup tournament director and Beach resident Karl Hale put their racquets down and picked up hammers to fill critical education needs in Jamaica last month.

Williams’ Serena Williams Fund and Hale’s Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation collaborated with their teams and 25 volunteers to build a school.

Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, hip hop and reggae superstars Sean Paul and Shaggy, gold medalists Yohan Blake and Warren Weir, and MLS MVP Dwayne De Rosario were all on hand to support the effort.

Williams donated the funds to build the school and was on-site hammering away on Feb. 8 and 9 for the 80 preschool children who will soon have access to free education.

Hale, founder of Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, started the conversation about this project last year with Williams.

“Serena is a true global citizen and her impact here will further the education of the youth in Jamaica for generations to come,” said Hale.

Salt Marsh Infant School was built in Trelawny, a rural parish east of Montego Bay. Older students currently attend classes at the primary school, and this new infant school for children ages 3 to 6 will offer local children a government-funded education. The new building is on the site of the primary school, easing the transition from infant to primary school.

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Back in my volunteer dogwalking days at the Toronto Humane Society, I fell hard for a boxer named Brady.

That bottom jaw jutted out worse than Private Bubba’s in Forrest Gump.

It only added to his charm, but before I could make the conversion from beagles to boxers, Brady scored a dream home with the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia as the backdrop.

Then came Poochie, a Tibetan spaniel I once fostered – or at least that’s what he professed to be.

Poochie bore a striking resemblance to a baby gorilla in dire need of braces. He was hopelessly homely and irresistibly adorable at the same time, something infant primates are famous for pulling off. But Poochie also had personality, and that can go a long way. In Poochie’s case, it took him all the way to upstate New York when a love-struck couple from across the border couldn’t imagine life without Mr. Monkey Face and his pooch-a-licious personality.

Just when I thought there couldn’t be another, along comes Chip.

His rescuers at Happy Tails Rescue aren’t completely sure of his breed mix. There’s definitely some terrier in the blend, and that’s not just because of the kink in his curl.

Terriers know how to make an entrance, and 3-year-old Chip is no exception to that rule. He’d just had his neuter operation along with corrective surgery for Cherry Eye when I made his acquaintance in the waiting room at Beaches Animal Hospital. He gets to keep his endearing underbite, by the way, so no worries there.

Still, he’d been through the ringer.

And yet the way he emerged from the back room, you’d think he was a gala event host rather than a recovering patient. Wire-haired and wired for sound was little Chip!

But Carol came up with the best description following Chip’s impromptu singing solo for everyone in the lobby.

It was a packed house that night and a tough crowd considering the venue, but his Idol-worthy performance had the audience begging for more.

Chip, a terrier mix at Happy Tails Rescue, doesn’t mark the first time Marna Gale has fallen for a dog with a serious underbite.

“He’s a circus in a fur coat!” exclaimed Carol, and the crowd cheered on. Terrier mixed with circus performer – that sums up Chip perfectly.

Mystery solved.

But it wasn’t always spotlights and standing ovations for our little crowd pleaser. Not that long ago, the chips were definitely down for Chip. He’d been purchased from a pet store as a puppy. For a while he held the spotlight for his owner, but things changed when wedding plans arose. Chip didn’t seem to fit in with his owner’s future and so he was sent off to live with the grandparents. Sharing your life with a spirited young ringmaster like Chip is perfect for the able-bodied, but Chip’s “grand-daddy” struggles with degenerative bone disease.

If you’ve ever been tripped up by an enthusiastic pet while trying to make your way down a flight of stairs, you know the potential for a crash landing.

Despite the huge entertainment factor, Chip was sadly too much of a health risk for his aging caregiver.

This brings us back to that spectacular solo performance at the vet clinic. He sure knows how to sing the blues and that’s probably because he’s been there, baby. But don’t get the

wrong idea: There’s no chip on Chip’s shoulder! Chip is about as chipper as one can get since being scooped up by the aptly-named Happy Tails.

He may swirl around like a tornado but he doesn’t leave a trail of disaster in his wake, only smiles and applause.

He has that effect on everyone. He loves to sing. He loves people. He loves dogs, especially the ones that like racing up and down the hallway before bedtime. He loves stuffed toys too … but if I’m going to be completely honest, he loves the stuffing more than the toys. Chalk that up to the tenacity of terriers and the boisterous splendour of youthful curiosity!

Just before bidding good night to my latest underbite crush, one of the veterinarians came out to provide post-op instructions for Chip’s Aunty Carol.

“Keep him quiet while he recovers,” instructed the vet.

Carol and I shared a glance that needed no explanation. Anyone who’s ever owned a circus in a fur coat knows, once it’s in town, there’s no stopping the greatest show on earth.

Long live the Puppy!

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Deja Views

By David Van Dyke

This photograph was taken in 1973 on Waverley road,

just south of Queen Street East for the City of Toronto Archives. If you have an old photograph you’d like to share, please call me at 647-531-6116.

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LYALL TEAM Scott Lyall

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A Home Designed with the Family in Mind In the heart of Courcelette P. S. district, this 3 bedroom 2 bath beauty offers some! g thing for everyone. n i k s A warm & inviting over a living rm w/woodburning �ireplace.

Spacious kitchen w/granite island, s/s appliances, cork �lrs and w/o to deck. Rec rm offers great ceiling height, loads of room for the kids to play, family movie nights & exercise area. Large master bdrm w/his & hers closets. Fully fenced backyard w/large deck & gardens. $879,000.

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JAZZY SUNDAYS continue at Morgans on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave. at the Greenwood subway station.

The 501 East, featuring Carlos Lopes, Russ Boswell and Aidan Mason performs on Sunday, March 13. On March 20, Mandy Lagan and David Restivo take the stage. Performances run from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.

THE CHAMBER choir Cantorei Sine Nomine will perform Charpentier’s Messe Des Morts, a Baroque requiem, at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church on Tuesday, March 22. The concert is free and gets underway at 7:30 p.m. St. Aidan’s is at 70 Silver Birch Ave., at the corner of Queen Street East.

AN ‘EASTER Cantata pickup choir’ will perform at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave. at Main Street, on March 13. Starting at 7 p.m., the choir will sing Where Have They Taken My Lord?, written by Brian Stevens.

Stevens will play piano, accompanied by Bill MacLean on bass, through the 11 musical selections and readings. Admission is free.

THE SIDWELL Friends Upper School Chamber Chorus and Jazz Ensemble will perform at Beach United Church on March 19.

The chorus and ensemble, comprised of students from the Washington, DC-based private school, are auditioned groups of promisingly-talented young musicians. The chorus has performed around the US and throughout Europe, while this concert will mark the jazz ensemble’s first international performance.

The concert gets underway at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. There is no admission cost, but a freewill offering will be collected.

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Deja Views

By David Van Dyke

This photograph was taken in 1973 on Waverley Road,

just south of Queen Street East for the City of Toronto Archives. If you have an old photograph you’d like to share, please call me at 647-531-6116.

BEACH METRO NEWS

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LYALL TEAM Scott Lyall

416.464.0060

&

Ashleigh Lyall

416.358.3313

A Home Designed with the Family in Mind In the heart of Courcelette P. S. district, this 3 bedroom 2 bath beauty offers some! g thing for everyone. n i k s A warm & inviting over a living rm w/woodburning �ireplace.

Spacious kitchen w/granite island, s/s appliances, cork �lrs and w/o to deck. Rec rm offers great ceiling height, loads of room for the kids to play, family movie nights & exercise area. Large master bdrm w/his & hers closets. Fully fenced backyard w/large deck & gardens. $879,000.

SOLD

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Entertainment Beat, continued from Page 11

JAZZY SUNDAYS continue at Morgans on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave. at the Greenwood subway station.

The 501 East, featuring Carlos Lopes, Russ Boswell and Aidan Mason performs on Sunday, March 13. On March 20, Mandy Lagan and David Restivo take the stage. Performances run from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.

THE CHAMBER choir Cantorei Sine Nomine will perform Charpentier’s Messe Des Morts, a Baroque requiem, at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church on Tuesday, March 22. The concert is free and gets underway at 7:30 p.m. St. Aidan’s is at 70 Silver Birch Ave., at the corner of Queen Street East.

AN ‘EASTER Cantata pickup choir’ will perform at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave. at Main Street, on March 13. Starting at 7 p.m., the choir will sing Where Have They Taken My Lord?, written by Brian Stevens.

Stevens will play piano, accompanied by Bill MacLean on bass, through the 11 musical selections and readings. Admission is free.

THE SIDWELL Friends Upper School Chamber Chorus and Jazz Ensemble will perform at Beach United Church on March 19.

The chorus and ensemble, comprised of students from the Washington, DC-based private school, are auditioned groups of promisingly-talented young musicians. The chorus has performed around the US and throughout Europe, while this concert will mark the jazz ensemble’s first international performance.

The concert gets underway at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. There is no admission cost, but a freewill offering will be collected.

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Beach Memories

A return to the history of the parks of the East End

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n the city we are blessed with many parks, particularly in the East End. There are quite a few of them, large and small – many of which were covered in the last issue of Beach Metro News. You may learn a little about some lesser-known parks, and maybe even a bit of history.

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Here we have the second installment of my roundup of the parks of the East End. They are not in any order of preference, though many of the larger parks were covered in the last issue.

Pantry Park An athletic field between Kenilworth and Kippendavie south of Kew Beach Public School, it was the site of hundreds of athletic events, including training for the Olympics.

It was named Pantry Park by the late, great Ted Reeve, who lived close by: “The original park looks about the size of my mother’s pantry.” Later the park was enlarged, but the name Pantry Park lingered on.

Woodbine Park This park at the end of Woodbine Avenue west to Ashbridges Bay Park was named after the Woodbine Racetrack that used to stand on the site.

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Maple Leaf Forever Park Located at the rear of Maple Cottage at 62 Laing St. Greenwood Park

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Cairns Avenue Parkette – At 93 Cairns Ave. Have you been here? The Edgewood Parkette at Dundas and Edgewood – if you sneeze you will miss it. The Ashbridges Eco-Community Gardens is near a police station – can you find it? Orchard Park is at Dundas and Maughan Crescent. The Maughan Crescent Parkette is again on Dundas. These last few parks had something in common: a small pond called Small’s Pond, named after one of the pioneers of the area and drained decades ago.

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Main and Danforth on the west side of Main, named after a retired citizenship judge and civil rights and labour union activist in our area.

Terry Fox Parkette Can you locate this place, dear readers?

East Toronto Athletic Field Probably the most historic park in the area. Located at Main and Gerrard just behind Ted Reeve Arena, this was originally the Grand Trunk rail yard. Baseball, football and other sports began here more than 120 years ago. The Ed McCleverty Equal Access Playground is part of the East Toronto Athletic Field. This park was provided for equal access to children of all abilities, and was named for the guiding force in getting the playground built.

Norwood Park

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Located on Norwood Road southwest of Main and Gerrard. This park has a long and varied history. It was originally called Benlamond Park, or Norwood Lea. This area was the estate of a landowner and developer in the East End, Benjamin Morton. In 1876 he and the founder of the Toronto Golf Club, James Lamond Smith, worked for the Bank of Upper Canada and formed a partnership to build developments in the East End, especially the Village of East Toronto.

Morton used his personal park for many social events for the benefit of the people of the area. After he passed on the city bought the property and named it Norwood Park, where there was lawn bowling and now tennis courts.

Oakcrest Parkette Here is a great little park hidden from general view, at the west end of Oakcrest Avenue, facing Woodbine. I wonder if one of our politicians is aware of this place?

Stephenson Park Located at Westlake and Stephenson Avenues close to Main and Danforth, it was named after Donald George Stephenson, a lumber merchant and the first reeve of the Village of East Toronto.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

A taste of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day is an author, cooking instructor and caterer janmainskitchen@yahoo.ca

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ith St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner on March 17, it’s time to plan suitable dishes for that date. Although one can plan a total green menu to celebrate the day, it is probably more practical to feature typical Irish dishes that are suitable for our unpredictable, blustery March weather. Hopefully this menu will help create some tasty moments.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hearty beef and beer stew with mashed potatoes Braising stewing beef in beer produces a tender meat in a delectable, rich gravy, ideal when served with garlic mashed potatoes.

3 tbsp (45 mL) all-purpose flour 1 tsp (5 mL) salt 1/2 tsp (2 mL) fresh black pepper 1 lb (500 g) stewing beef cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes 3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable oil, divided 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 potato, peeled and chopped 4 oz (125 g) sliced mushrooms 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp (5 mL) leaf thyme 2 cups (500 mL) dark beer like stout or substitute any beer 2 tbsp (25 mL) ketchup or tomato paste 1 tbsp (15 mL) Worcestershire sauce

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1 tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt 1/4 tsp (1 mL) fresh black pepper 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh parsley In a Dutch oven or large saucepan heat 2 tbsp (30 mL) oil over mediumhigh heat. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, stir together flour, salt and pepper.

Toss beef in flour mixture to coat. Add beef to hot oil and brown on all sides.

Remove to bowl and reserve. Add remaining oil. Stir in onions and cook until softened, about five minutes. Stir in carrots, potato, mushrooms, garlic and thyme. Cook until softened, about three minutes. Add reserved beef, beer, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to simmer and cook, covered, about one-and-a-half hours or until beef is tender, stirring frequently to prevent gravy from burning.

While beef stew is cooking, peel, quarter and cover six potatoes and two cloves garlic with cold water, then bring water to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

Drain almost all the potato liquid, leaving some to mash with the potatoes.

Add several tablespoons of soft butter and about ½ cup (125 mL) milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Mash potatoes with a potato masher or fork and whip together, adding more milk if necessary to make a smooth, creamy texture. Taste and add more salt and pepper as necessary. Mashed potatoes may be covered with foil and kept warm in a 350˚F (180˚C) oven until ready to serve with stew.

To serve stew, spoon onto heated

plates with a generous spoonful of mashed potato. Sprinkle stew generously with chopped parsley. Makes four servings.

Irish soda bread Irish soda bread is tasty when served warm with butter for breakfast, sliced and buttered to accompany soup at lunch, or as a teatime treat. It is best served within a day of making but is so simple to prepare you can have it ready for the oven in minutes.

2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour 1 cup (250 mL) whole-wheat flour 1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar 1 tsp (5 mL) each, baking powder, baking soda and salt 2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup (125 mL) currants 1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk OR 1 cup (250 mL) soured milk (mix 1 tbsp/15 mL vinegar with enough milk to equal 1 cup and let stand 5 minutes) 1/4 cup (60 mL) melted butter Granulated sugar Pre-heat oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Line a baking pan with parchment paper. In mixing bowl, stir together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well combined. Stir in apples and currants then soured milk and melted butter. With lightly floured hands, knead dough until a smooth dough is produced. Shape into a round disc about 1-1/2 inch (5 cm) high and place on prepared baking sheet. Cut a deep cross across the dough and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake about 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack about 10 minutes before cutting into slices or wedges.

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An ode to the heartbreak grape Edward Finstein Wine writer, author, TV and radio host, educator, judge winedoctor.ca thewinedoctor.blogspot.com @DrWineKnow facebook.com/EdwardDocFinstein

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h, pinot noir! Thou art so fickle. Aficionados of wine made from this iconic grape are well aware of its elusive and unpredictable nature. Why, you might ask? First and foremost, no two pinots are alike. So inconsistent in quality, it can be a real crapshoot as far as what you get in a bottle. In addition, the finished wine is very expensive. More often than not, you pay quite substantial prices for a wine made from pinot (especially in Burgundy) and experience mediocrity at best.

It doesn’t get any easier from a production aspect either.

It’s difficult to grow, depletes lots of nutrients from the soil, clonal selection is imperative, young vines don’t make great wine, it’s very susceptible to disease, frost and rot because it’s thin-skinned, it doesn’t like it too hot and is overall delicate and very finicky. This makes it expensive to produce and buy if you don’t grow your own. Not surprising, it’s known as the “heartbreak” grape.

Of all the noble grape varieties, it is probably one of the most affected by “terroir,” that all-encompassing term that includes climate, lay of the land, soil composition, sunlight, heat units, wind, proximity to water – that sense of place that gives a wine its unique character!

Generally speaking, pinot creates light- to mediumcoloured red wine with garnet overtones. It smells of stewed red fruit, spice, sometimes pepper, earth, boiled beetroot and rhubarb, and possesses soft to medium tannins and light to medium body. It generally ages quite well. However, its flavour does not appeal to everyone.

The most noted place in the world that grows pinot noir is Burgundy, France. This ancestral home seems to be the most consistent origin. That said, there is a vast array of styles produced here and more so than any other region on earth, prices here are astronomical. There are occasional good ones from other European locales such as northern Italy, Germany and elsewhere.

There are various other places in the New World that do a decent job with Pinot sporadically.

Let’s talk North America for starters. Here in Ontario, Prince Edward County and the Niagara Peninsula do an admirable job. British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley seems to excel with pinot. In the US, Oregon’s Willamette Valley, California’s Sonoma Valley (specifically the Russian River Valley and Carneros) and a few other locales have a good handle on the heartbreak grape.

In South America, cooler growing regions of Chile (Casablanca Valley) and Argentina (Rio Negro Valley) produce some pretty decent examples. Australia’s cooler regions like the Mornington Peninsula and Tasmania don’t do a bad job and New Zealand’s Central Otego region produces some wonderful selections. Even South Africa’s Walker Bay area benefits from the cool breezes off the Atlantic Ocean and creates some fine examples.

The big question, then, in many consumers’ minds, is this: If the grape is so inconsistent, hard to grow and expensive, why do people long for it?

Plain and simple, once you taste a great pinot, you’re hooked. You can then spend lots of time (and money) searching for another that lives up to that benchmark, being disappointed much of the time. Then just as you’re ready to give up on it, Bacchus himself taps you on the shoulder and presents you with another stunner. Boom, you’re right back into it and hooked again. That, my friends, is the magic – or rather the black magic – of pinot noir.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA JOAN PARKER, deceased.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF BARBARA JOAN PARKER, late of the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, who died on the 26th day of January, 2016, must file proof of their claim with the undersigned on or before the 11th day of April, 2016, after which time complete distribution of the Estate may be made by the Estate Trustee having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED this 1st day of March, 2016.

JOHN RAYMOND TANNER, Estate Trustee c/o STEPHEN P. KYLIE, Barrister and Solicitor 206 Aylmer Street North, P.O. Box 1900, Peterborough, ON K9J 7X7 Telephone: 705.748.6521 Facsimile: 705.748.2138

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

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Registered Psychotherapist Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main)

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Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public 300 Main Street 416-690-3324

DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)

416-690-6195

CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

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

Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan

ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)

Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-690-6257

647-317-6017

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN Stephen G. King, Architect B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION

(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com

Member Ontario Association of Architects

W. MORRIS DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO

416-261-9679

www.omegahealthandfitness.com

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

Dr. Scott Dunham

Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit

Kew Gardens Health Group

Local • Affordable 416-200-6300

Chiropractor

2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305

www.WINTACO.com

(at Lee)

416-907-0103

Versatech

www.kewgardenshealth.com

Drafting + Design

Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C.

Architectural Design Permit Drawings Project Management Commercial, Residential

Chiropractor & Cert. Animal Chiropractor

Coxwell Chiropractic Centre 1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor

416-423-2289

416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630

Tonia Vuolo

Serving the Beach & East York for 30+ yrs

COUNSELLING JOB STRESS? CAREER COUNSELLING

Martha Dove M.S.W. RSW

www.marthadove.com 416-691-4901 martha.dove@sympatico.ca

Shelley C. Quinn LL.B. 1749 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J1 t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca

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

CHIROPRACTORS Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-690-6257 Open Saturdays

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

416-698-5861

416-522-5903 toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG

studio tangent architects contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process

416.420.4544

MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)

Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine

1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)

416-469-3879 (open 7 days) www.advancedtherapeutics.ca

Graphic Design in the Beach Packaging, Corporate, Brochures, Leaflets, Web Design, Info-graphics.

Whatever your Graphic Design needs, please call:

NORTH DESIGN STUDIO 647 972 7630 www.northdesignstudio.com

BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE

architecture for independent businesses

2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)

www.ngray.ca 416.778.4333

Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT Randy Groening, RMT 416-690-5185

• Essence • Dolores Wootton, R.M.T.

PLEASE NOTE: The adver-

Book online at essencetherapy.com

tiser is responsible for

2401Queen St. E., Unit 38

checking the accuracy of

(entrance on Willow, S of Queen)

416-694-4090

Dr. Janet D’Arcy

Interior Designer

www.studiotangentarchitects.com info@studiotangentarchitects.com

Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc.

Barristers & Solicitors

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries.

978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9

Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Orthotics Registered Massage Therapy

Peter J. Salah

Dashwood & Dashwood

Snider & DiGregorio

Jen Goddard, R.M.T.

416-693-2733

416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com

961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738

416-698-3157

Beaches Wellness Centre

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

2243 Queen St. E. 416-690-7900 www.leanebesky.com

816 Pape Ave. (near Pape/Danforth)

416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca

Kriens LaRose, LLP

INSURANCE

416-694-0232

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

Dr. Johanna Carlo

Chartered Accountants

416-691-3768

Chiropractor

Tel: (416) 962-2186

Robert Gore & Associates

www.mindfullnesstraumatherapy.ca

URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS

416-699-5320 • Free Parking

ACCOUNTANTS & TAX CONSULTANTS HOME CALLS & PICK UP SERVICES AVAIL E-FILE PERSONAL & BUSINESS TAXES SPECIALISTS IN CDN & US TAXES CASH REFUNDS 416 699 6641 abstax_2000@yahoo.com 161 Main St., Toronto, ON, M4E 2V9 Serving the Community for Over 30 Years

Reiki Master

John H.

BJARNASON, D.C.

Queen and Hammersmith

ABSTAX

Mindfullness

Dr. Linda Iny Lempert

416-709-6654 www.leslievillefitness.com

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

CPA, CGA

DR. LINDA WINTER

20 Leslie St. (free parking)

William F. Deneault

416-690-6800

www.balsamdental.com

Private fully-equipped studio Qualified and experienced

98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.

www.krienslarose.com

Dogs, cats, pocket pets.

Housecalls available.

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

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

GARRY M. CASS

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

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

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• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •

for errors and non-inser-

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THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •

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416-916-7122

Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.

Tuesday, March 8, 2015

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Luxurious Beach Suites

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Deadline for March 22 issue is March 14

Brightly renovated 2 Bdrm apartment with balcony $1,225 In a quiet park setting area, close to community centre, walking distance to schools, public transit & close to beautiful Rosetta McLain Gardens

416-522-3235 or 416-654-5479

Discover the benefits of good nutrition Join a weight loss challenge.

Call or text Sandy at

647-867-5802

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

Best accomodations in the Beach * kitchen * fireplace * parking * wi/fi 5 Star reviews *(3 night minimum!)*

416-420-8696

www.cozysuites.com (4r)

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

UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE

416-690-2880

For Sale

Rent our event & meeting spaces, yoga/dance studio, art gallery, offices, coworking space (desk rentals), community kitchen.

Green-design building with gardens & cafe

We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing

416-465-6021

Also RENTAL facilities available (r)

Party Services

Entertainer

Available for all occasions.

Piano • Guitar • Vocals From background to party music.

Best of 50’s to 90’s

- Live Music is Best -

www.robcreamer.com 416-698-7895

(1r)

Personal Care Chalet Beauty Bar

1326 Gerrard St. East www.riverdalehub.ca

(near Coxwell)

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

LESLIEVILLE: 1300 SF retail space, 10 FT ceiling , basement 1300 SF. Private Backyard, Parking Available , immediate occupancy, high pedestrian count renovated, new store window, 2 washrooms.

Rodica Iliescu (o) 905-477-0011 (c) 647-204-4663 rodica@rodicas.com www.rodicas.com Remax All Stars Realty Inc. (1) BEACHES: Formerly Moo Milk Bar Retail space , fully equipped for bakery, immediate occupancy, 9 ft ceiling, great exposure , high pedestrian count DOWNTOWN: Office space for lease 300 to 1500 SF, Gerrard /Yonge , immediate Rodica Iliescu (o) 905-477-0011 (c) 647-204-4663 rodica@rodicas.com www.rodicas.com Remax All Stars Realty Inc. (1)

Unique & Fun Fitness Classes in the Beach for active adults

Strengthen flexibility, coordination & balance • ‘line’ dancing classes – specially choreographed low impact dance to contemporary music • balance classes – structured stretching and standing exercises Cinnie Noble: cinergyfitness@rogers.com (2)

WILKINSON

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

Employment Opportunities

Harding & King

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

HOME MANAGER

Duties: after-school childcare; meal preparation; laundry; light housekeeping 4 hrs/day, 3 days/wk. (Wed. 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. a must) • TTC close by; resident cat (2)

DOWNSIZING

Chest Freezer: 36” h x 31” x 22” Good condition $50 Large wood/glass cabinet: 72” x 42” x 24” Upper glass showcase combined with secretary space + four bottom drawers $50 International Dolls: approx 100 40/50 years old $250 Phone 416-694-4853 evenings (1)

Wanted We buy! - We pay cash!

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!

Books

wanted:

literature, poetry,

art,

aviation,

sports,

music,

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photography, military, Canadiana,

etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-1329 or 416-878-4319 (3)

Computer Services

Harding & King R. E. Services Inc., Brokerage

Beach: Charming 3 bdrm home Steps To Queen St E. Formal Liv/Din Rms, Hrdwd Flrs, fireplace, 2 Baths, Pking, Fin Bsmt, W/O To Deck/Yard.

24 Hr TTC, Near Shops & Lake.

No Smoking. Feb 1 $3,500+Utils lisa@hardingandking.com 416 699-1144

@ 191 Kenilworth

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

New professionally installed kitchens.

Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities. (r)

416-691-7556

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (2) Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable rates. Antonella 416-464-2766 (3r)

Household Services REG’S APPLIANCE 416-691-6893

www.regsappliance.com

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

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JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

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

647.281.3084 (4)

CALL GLEN Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs

www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (2r) Home office & Small business Hardware & Software Support Network and Security setup PC/Mac Support, Web Site Design 416-438-6360 www.atlasnetwork.ca (1)

10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work.

Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com

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

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED

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&

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

416-624-3837

“Always on Time and on Budget”

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HEALTHY HOME

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

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

Call 416-783-3434

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(21/17) *Insured*

EUROPEAN CLEAN THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY

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

Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

416-729-2077 cell

Call Hakan: 416 899-3980

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WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (1r)

RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

A family business since 1956

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

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

416 421-5758

(2)

Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates

rileyswindowcleaning.com

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BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting -Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning

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* Lanigan’s Contracting* * *

Reliable Snow Service Insured/Metro. B Lic.

CERTIFIED

416-569-2181

• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (1.)

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL

ReFocused

647-235-6690

CHIMNEY SWEEP

416-567-3205

(2r)

CLEVER DISPOSAL

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

(2)

24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

(4)

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (4)

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient

Best Prices/Free Estimates

Contact Irena (1)

416-825-9705

(2r)

Reorganization, Renovation and Relocation

CAMPBELL CREW

Let us help you improve your home

Window/Eaves Cleaning

www.refocused.ca 647-267-0564

Window, Eaves & Yard cleaning References avail.

Houses, Apartments, Offices

Ryan 647-924-8532 416-698-4345

d.cleans@yahoo.ca

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Home Decor 2358 Kingston Rd.

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

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

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www.beachpuppylove.com (4)

Group - Solo - Mini walks Pet Sitting & Visits Yard poop removal service

RUBBISH REMOVAL - COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

647-453-6021 bonded & insured - references

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PET SITTING

Minding your cats and other exotic pets in the privacy of your own home while you are away.

HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET 416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

tonyillustrated@gmail.com

(4r)

Quality House Cleaning

Telephone: 416.690.3739 Cell: 647.278.7490 Dependable service for over 20 years (4)

Cleaning Lady Extra-ordinary & Exceptional Biweekly only $15/hr • Top Notch!

Call Sherry at (2)

RESIDENTIAL & OFFICE CLEANING

michaelsdogs@hotmail.com

416-459-1866

(3)

Special for first-time clients.

For your home/condo/office.

Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning service.

For more info, call Beata at 416.233.6462

416-405-8301

NINJA

WAYNE’S

CALL MARY OR JOHN

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Michael’s Dog Walking (r)

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Irene Seliotis

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

416 389 9234

416 931 8222

cleancomfortservices.com

BEACH PUPPY LOVE

General Services

416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

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

DEANNA CLEANS

All Day Cleaning

CAT CARE SERVICE

(w. of Midland)

416-698-9000

(2)

Pet Services

Vienna Upholstery

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

PC/MAC SUPPORT

needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com

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KLEEN WINDOWS

647-899-9074

?NEED HELP?

ULTRA

STEAM CLEANING LTD.

B&W DISPOSAL

Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves.

Fast, friendly service.

Good rates.

For estimate call

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Cleaning Services

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

416-820-1527

Custom Window Coverings

COMPUTER SERVICES

BEST IN THE BEACH

TIM O’MEARA

BLIND AMBITION

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

Queen St/Woodbine: Cute Second Floor 1 Bdrm Apt on Queen St E. Sep Ent, Parking, Utils Incl, 4Pc Bath, Eat In Kit, Hrdwd Flrs, High Celings, Near Beach & Woodbine Park, Shops & More April 1 $900. lisa@hardingandking.com 416 699-1144

416-856-4774

Located in preferable ‘sold out’ area Will take best offer over $5,000 each (retail $6,500)

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

Harding & King R. E. Services Inc., Brokerage

required for small family in East Toronto

Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Scarborough

inno.dubelaar@gmail.com

LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call (r)

Single depth • Sold together

(1)

Apartment/ Home for Rent

1562 Queen St. E.

2 side by side cemetery plots

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Professional House & Pet-sitting. *Trusted & Reliable since 2003 *Overnight Stays *Daily Visits *Excellent ref(8) erences. Kate: 416-407-0972

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MR. FIX-IT

Call 416-648-4410

Doug Read – doug.read@rogers.com

RIVERDALE HUB

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

Contact 416-988-7491 or xwpxwp@gmail.com

Bed & Breakfast COZY SUITES INN

Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants

Social/Events

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

Commercial Space for Rent

Security, intercom, laundry. Quiet - working people building. No dogs/smoking. $820/mo. Parking $35. Hydro extra.

Avail May 1. First & last required.

REFERENCES ESSENTIAL. (1) Call Peter 416-694-2494

Paul McArthur 416-821-3910

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

416-686-4247

Please send cover letter and resume to info@groveinc.ca (1)

McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc.

Individual offices from $425/mth.

577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.

Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS

416-466-3766

- Admin/bookkeeping responsibilities - College/university degree, 1-2 yrs related experience preferred - Flexible hours, casual dress, close to TTC

OFFICE SPACE

Volunteers

or

Beaches - Kingston Rd/Woodbine

Jr One Bedroom, First Floor Apt. in a well-kept 15-plex.

P/T Administrative Assistant

Announcement

sandyalexandria13.sa@gmail.com

th

416-265-7979

TAX ACCOUNTANT

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nd

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

EXACT TAX SERVICES

25 Parkette Place

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

SPECIALISTS Fast, Friendly, Reliable Service MOE licensed, Fully Insured WSIB certificates avail. upon request 4-40 yrd Roll-off container service 11 yd pick-up truck service Excavation & Bobcat Service

416-694-6241

Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.

(includes HST)

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION

Financial Services

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Dog Walking/Pet Care

Currently offering private walks for only $20/hour, so your dog(s) can have fun, a safe walk and all my love & attention.

Contact Miha at 647 887 2910 or mihaela_agavriloaie2001@yahoo.com References available (1)

Servicing The Beach with experienced & high-quality cleaning services *Weekly, Biweekly & Monthly services* References available REASONABLE RATES! Call Miha for more info: 647-887-2910 mihaela_agavriloaie2001@yahoo.com (1)

Music

Bach to ROCK We teach it all!

Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park

416-699-8333

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PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND

Garden & Tree

APPRAISALS

416-699-3772

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Fun piano lessons in The Beaches!

Highly experienced teacher accepting students. Kingston Road & Lee Avenue. Brad Alexander alexandermusic.ca 416-219-1271

Tutoring HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for

-Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Lawn Cutting - Hedge Trimming

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

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

Neighborhood Gardening Services Unbelievably Affordable

INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (6)

THE STUDY STUDIO Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 15 years

Yard, garbage, basement cleanup Housecleaning & decluttering Any reasonable request Security approved

Contact: Tim Conway 647-828-2468

Head Start Tutors

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

(2)

416-272-9589

Specialized programs in all subject areas

headstarttutors@rogers.com

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

Serving the Beach for over 15 years (1r)

ONE ON ONE KNITTING

All ages and genders • Introductory knitting • Trouble shooting & more • Hands on approach Call Mrs. Brown (Japanese) 416-822-0804 (2)

ONE ON ONE JAPANESE

All ages and genders • For study, business or travel • Structured or casual • Licensed Japanese language teacher Call Yoomi 416-822-0804 (1)

Child Care Available

LAWN & LANDSCAPING - Spring & Fall Clean-ups - Lawn Cutting - Fertilizing - Seeding - Sodding - Aeration

416 822 6309

(1)

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

STONEHENGE www.stonehengedesignbuild.com

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

KIM PRICE (r)

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

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DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours.

Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.

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EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 28 years. w w w. E a s t To r o n t o V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! S ee o u r ad o n page 4

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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

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Peek-A-Bears Childcare We have a beautiful space located just east of Gerrard and Woodbine.

Excellent programming and organic lunches are served!

Servicing children from toddler to 5 yrs.

For more information please call

Eloise at 416.691.5799

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Babysitter Available - My 3 yr old daughter and I are offering part-time babysitting services in our home (Queen-Beech) - Also open to trading babysitting services

Call Ann 416-728-8097

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com (19)

GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES

(1)

416-699-8575

(2)

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

416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

EXCLUSIVE - All Stone Work - Fences - Decks - Retaining Walls - Painting/Staining - Junk Removal

416 822 6309

Scotstone

1 bdrm $450 • 2 bdrms $550 • 3 bdms $650

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

(r)

Landscaping solutions to customize your space.

www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (7)

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS • Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding (16) 647-210-LAWN (5296)

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

(1)

Paulo’s Painting: Interior/exterior; quality painting; custom house painting; stain finishes. 10 years experience. Free estimates. Call Paulo at 416854-4360 info@paulospainting.com (22/17)

Free Estimates & References Available (19)

Plumbers

(1)

*** Free Estimates *** We stand by our contracts, big or small.

Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more (9/17)

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

647 401 7970

(2)

HARM’S PAINTING No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (20/17)

PLUMBING

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

(r)

BEACH PLUMBING

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates

G. LOCKE

Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183 (14)

CEJA ELECTRIC

Professional Carpentry

For all your Interior Finish and Carpentry needs.

Renovations from the basement to the attic.

Local and On-time.

416-823-7314

FINE INTERIOR - EXTERIOR CARPENTRY • PLUMBING ELECTRICAL GENERAL REPAIRS DECKS + FENCES

MARIO 416-690-1315

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades (r)

Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507

416-690-1630

(r)

MURPHY 416-690-0173 Cell 416-529-5426

ACE

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

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

20% Discount off any competitor’s written quotation. Discount for seniors and single parent.

Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 (8)

TOM DAY

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work.

Smallest leak - complete bath reno.

Internal & external drain excavating.

Call the professionals 416-480-0622

(5)

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

Fully licensed.

Contact us at 416 602 2128 (1.r)

(11)

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

& DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED (1.)

LANIGAN’S -Flat Roofs-Shingles-Eavestrough Toronto Fire/Police References An Honest Family Service

Tel. 416-569-2181

(r)

THOSE ROOFERS ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

416-833-3006

Big or small we do them all VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

(2)

Electrical

COMPANY

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

Call: 416.939.7833 Lic# 7009221

(3)

MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured.

ECRA/ESA #7008706

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

MBX ELECTRIC LTD. Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations (2r)

Retired Journeyman Electrician Available for small electrical jobs.

New construction or renovations.

Lic#7003648

Call 647-888-7887

(1r)

Don’t call them, call those roofers

Lic: 7006786

Call Marc 416-910-1235

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

CONTRACTING CO.

Electric

POWER

Queen St. Roofing 416-698-2613

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

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

(1.)

Roofers

ECRA/ESA#7004508

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

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ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

Knob & tube • No job too small (r)

(2)

CUSTOM CARPENTRY

ELECTRIC

416 691-3555

(19)

The Horan Company (6)

690-8533

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

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

PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES

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

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

CABINETRY, BUILT-INS

Electricians

ESA LIC# 7002668

(2)

Glenn 416 837 9298

REPAIRSMADEEASY.CA

CELL 416-875-5781

Bill Watson 647-283-0095

INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES

CLAYTON ELECTRIC

24 hr. - lic# P1624

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

(9)

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

LTD

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

416-821-8438

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

(5)

Bobby Mitchell

Plumbing, Heating, Drains Video Camera Inspections Renovations. Design & Build Backwater Valve Snaking. Gas

CARL 647-787-5818

50 years in the Beach

FRANZ’S PAINTING

No job too small 15 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692 martin@mapm.ca (4)

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

free estimates

Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

proway.painting@gmail.com

416-694-2470

416-910-6302

Lic. #P-15099

PROWAY

Dianne 416 699 5070

Seniors Discount That set price includes kitchen, bathroom, ceiling, trims.

All materials & labour included.

www.paulospainting.com

Painters

‘As Promised’ Painting

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

Next Deadline March 14th

BEACHCOMBERS

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(3r)

416-855-9500

(5)

Quality Craftsmanship with Attention to Detail Local Carpenter Serving

Built-in-Cabinets

•Repairs •New Installs •Drains •Alterations Same Day Repairs

now offering a painting Promo:

MEN* *MOVE * Single Items too! *

Steve 647-853-6420

(1)

painting & services

ROBINSON CARPENTRY

Licensed/Insured On Time/On Budget (r)

Master Plumber P1736 (1)

416 528 2950

STEVE’S PAINTING & REPAIRS

LAWN & LANDSCAPING

647-709-7425

Over 20 years experience Interior, exterior, residential, plastering, drywall, laminate.

Fair quotes - top quality.

Call Franz 416-690-8722

(4)

Painting • Wallpapering Plastering

www.BestWayToMove.com (6r)

Experienced. Reliable.

Professional Work Guaranteed.

Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates.

Beach Resident.

BEACH PROPERTY

25 years • Free estimates

NASH COMPANY

(2r)

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

Carpenters

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

PLUMBING SERVICES

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

416-999-MOVE (6683) Watch our videos at

(2r)

MARTIN PETROV

PAINTING

“Reasonable Rates”

416.797.6731

Serving the Beach For 20 Years!

• Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc. HARRY

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

daycareconnection.net

• Design and Construction •

(2)

30 yrs experience

416-690-3890

Creating Award Winning Gardens

PAINTING

clean reliable work reasonable rates drywall repairs 10 years experience friendly service • local resident

RICK THE PAINTER (6)

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

NEED A PLUMBER

dave@beachhillpainting.com (19)

Call Andre 416-422-4864

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

Landscape Design 647-545-5143

BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE

Call 416-698-0750

(r)

WAYNE’S

Dave 416 694 4369

(r)

LeRoux Froebel 416-698-1923

MAN WITH CARGO VAN

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

416-467-6059

www.lerouxfroebel.com

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Licensed & Insured

LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

Bilingual School

All Season Movers

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

(2)

BEACH HILL

416-690-1356

CARTAGE & STORAGE

25 years Experience High Quality • On Schedule One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces

Fully licensed & insured.

Lic #T94

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

416-826-3269

STUDIO 1

Award Winning Design & Build

www.greenapple.ca

A.S.M. MOVERS

Accurate work & reasonable rates

Green Apple Landscaping 416-288-1499

www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980 (5)

WE MOVE FOR LESS!

Landscapers

www.greenapple.ca

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

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

EXCLUSIVE

(2)

“Always on Time and on Budget”

Local. Taking care of your possessions.

(4)

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR

42 yrs

REASONABLE RATES

416-414-5883

MASTER PLUMBER

WALLPAPER

Movers

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

info@blpm.ca

• report card catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •

1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects.

Andrew English B.Ed.

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(1r)

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

Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103 Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

(r)

CITY WIDE ROOFING

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

416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (19)

KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING

Roofing Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more Serving the Beach 25 years Metro Lic 416-694-7402

(4)

COXWELL ROOFING

Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

(r)

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION! Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed Gus:

416-910-8033

(2)

Tuesday, March 8, 2015

ROOFING SYSTEMS PLUS

SHINGLES • REPAIRS FLATS roofingsystemsplus.ca 416-857-0730 Free estimate (9)

BALMY BEACH

Flooring Installer

ROOFING

All Types: Ceramics • Natural Stones Vinyl • Cork Hardwoods • Laminates Floating and Plank

Shingles + Flats Concrete Work Eavestroughs Cleaning + Replacement Lic.

Innerspace

TOTAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Specializing in: Kitchen Design • Bathrooms Carpentry • Drywall • Floorings Basement Apartments Decks & Fences Met. Lic. Gord Walker B-8357 416-694-2119 (r)

416-690-0726 647-668-5802

(1)

ROOFING REPAIRS Call/text: 647-206-3376 “Oftentimes, a repair is all you need.”

(10)

Trades

Cable & Telephone Wiring Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates Alan Burke 416-699-4350

(r)

416-467-6735

www.stonehengefoundations.com (r)

HANDYMAN

Basement Lowering www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL •PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE REPAIR •MINOR REPAIRS

(r)

GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD. Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios •NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

ED GODFREY

(r)

WET BASEMENT ?

Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

Underpinning Specialists “Reclaim Your Basement”

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.

416-659-7003

416-694-2488

www.webuildit.ca (r)

www.totalrenovations.com

owering

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Hardwood Flooring

asement

416-917-5990

(r)

porcelain. marble . limestone . glass . ceramics

Give your floors a new beginning!!!

(1) Free Estimates

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

All work guaranteed.

25 years experience Free estimates (3r)

416 660 4721

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

Call today for free estimate

416-999-2333

(1.)

647-967-7366

(1)

(1)

HEY HANDYMAN

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

www.WINTACO.com

(10)

CANPRO MECHANICAL

SERVICES

15 yrs exp No job too small!

Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins

Repair / Maintain / Install/HVAC Rental & Financing available Heating & Refrigeration Experts Residential / Commercial Potable water carbon filter systems now available

416-606-4719

(2r)

www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

(2r)

Everyone Has a Story to Tell, continued from Page 9 The Hymases say the view out their window hasn’t changed too much over the years, but that as more people have moved to the area, trends have progressed.

“It’s a quite a reflection of how things have changed,” said Ken. “In the early years, I used to go cross country skiing on the grass patch by the Beach, and I remember people laughing at me … and of course as things developed, it became the normal thing.”

The house has changed a touch, as well, with additions extending over the front porch and the garage.

“It’s changed in its use over the years, but it’s always been able to reinvent into whatever the children were doing and then of course we took over various rooms for ourselves. It’s going to be a bit hard to downsize,” said Pat. “We have in the past thought of moving or downsizing,” said Ken. “We did semi-mathematically survey a number of places. Places like Elora, Coburg, Arizona, Guernsey, South of France – there were about eight possibilities and we had to mark them off according to proximity to hospitals, schools, stores, a little bit of water, facilities generally, cost of living. We did the whole bit.

“We did this twice and both times we came back with the score to stay where we were. I’m not saying that was particularly scientific, but that’s the way it went.”

But the time is right for a move. The youngest of the children left 20 years ago.

“So it’s been an empty nest for quite a while,” said Ken. “On the other hand we’ve had lots of extra rooms to take over,” said Pat. “I’ve had a studio, he’s had his study. We’ve had a spare bedroom whenever we needed it. We’ve been spoiled in that we’ve had lots of room. It’s been a joy.”

Ken said the four-bedroom house has become a bit much for two.

“The time we spend going up and down stairs is making things a little bit more difficult. We’re getting to the point where we’re probably going to need a little bit of care and attention in the future, so it’s timely,” he said.

And if you’re thinking the Hymas children might have taken issue with the childhood home being sold, think again.

“They said, ‘Well it’s about time,’” said Pat. “I think they’re all worried about having to clean the place out.”

The Hymases have until at least the end of May to pack up, find a new home, and say goodbye to the house they’ve loved for so long.

“We’ve been very happy in this house for 49 years,” said Pat. “I wish we could have made it 50.”

PHOTOS: ANNA KILLEN

Determining the best soup in the east at Centre 55’s annual Ladle It Up! competition Bob and Carly Myers, above, enjoy an early-evening soup tasting at Community Centre 55’s annual Ladle It Up! soup contest. Many community members licked their bowls clean at the culinary challenge, which offered free samples this year in honour of the Centre’s 40th anniversary. Both Bob and Carly said they preferred the broccoli and cheddar soup – and the majority agreed, with the Silver Ladle being awarded to chef Appu from AMS Pizza and Wings at Main and Gerrard. At right, Appu’s daughter, Ashiga Sivalingam, checks out his prize.

416 917 5990

DESIGN-BUILD-RESTORE

Quality Work by experienced home renovator

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

(11r)

(4)

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

(5)

MARCANGELO INTERIORS Drywall, Tapina Trim, Tiles, Painting Available Now!

Marc 416 419 4281

marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com

(2)

Scotstone

Quality Stone Masonry & Brickwork Repairing & matching existing brick, Tuckpointing or new builds. Natural stone. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Foundations

www.scotstonecontracting.com scotstonecontracting@gmail.com Licensed masonry contractor

(r)

Call Scott 416.858.2452

(7)

JASON THE MASON

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean.

No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

PropertyPlus416@gmail.com Stress Free Estimates (5)

Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements Flooring • Tile and Mosaic

• Basement - Garage • Kitchen - Bathroom • Fences - Decks - Windows • Painting - Drywall • Plumbing, back flows

www.jdbuild.ca 416-738-2119

416-200-6300

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

RENOVATIONS

JD MASONRY • Brick & Stone Work • Concrete Restoration • Fireplace & Chimney • Tuckpointing & Parging

HOME STRUCTURE SPECIALIST

• Waterproofed showers & saunas • Tile leveling system (floors & walls) • Counters, islands & vanities • All work done custom on-site!

(1)

A & R RENOVATION

416 694-7402

(3)

owner/operator

Sam Capetano

Metro lic

(2r)

www.smartgta.com

Property-Plus

Call 416 876-4986

Free estimate

& AIR CONDITIONING • Furnace cleaning & inspection • Service, maintenance, repair • New equipment installation • Oil to gas conversions • Licensed & Insured

Construction/Renovation Experts Maximizing Potential Kyle McKeever 647 880 0958

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

MANUEL 416-727-1900

CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING

(416) 871-4608

GENERAL CONTRACTING

All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981

(2)

WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (1)

Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

KEW BEACH

MR. HARDWOOD FLOORS

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

SMART HEATING

416-662-4450

416-558-8453

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WET BASEMENT EXPERTS

JUST DRYWALL + TAPING

TILE INSTALLATION

Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations.

Quality workmanship for excellent rates.

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

(1)

Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

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

TrustworthyRenovations.com

CONCRETE WORK L B

SILVERBIRCH

TILE + STONE

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

Architectural Design-Build

Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

647-967-7366

(5)

HARDWOOD

(r)

MASONRY CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.

Flooring, Tile, Carpentry & all types of small & large renos Call Rob & Steve at:

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

(r)

Mark Denington

Serving Your Community Since 1971

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

416-375-5191

FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING

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

416-264-8517

(r)

STONEHENGE

GNOMEWORKS

Marc 416-617-7205

Gord Walker 416-694-2119

*60+ years Experience*

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

Telephone Systems

Andrew, the Roofer

416-691-8693

Met. Lic. B-8357

YOUR STUCCO

BEACH METRO NEWS

(4)

THE HANDYMAN

Small & Large Jobs Indoor/Outdoor Work Reasonable Rate Call Bruce anytime (1.)

416-469-1974

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

(1)

Creative Construction

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

416 - 903 4120

(3)

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BEACH METRO NEWS

DID YOU KNOW?

LOCAL AND FAMILY OWNED

DANFORTH LUMBER stocks over a MILLION feet of Pine.

This includes stair treads, tongue and groove, as well as several siding profiles.

We are also one of the largest suppliers of Cedar in Toronto, with a full selection of decking, dimensional lumber and a wide array of clear Cedar.

416.686.9618

So come on down and one of our many knowledgeable staff members will be more than happy to make your dream project a reality!

Munro Park Avenue A fabulous Beach beautifully renovated family home perched on one of the most coveted streets south of Queen. Features glorious lake views, main floor family room with walkout to spacious deck & garden.

Gourmet custom kitchen with marble island, granite counters and breakfast area.

The main floor powder room and laundry/ mudroom are perfect for busy families.

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

$2,690,000

.

Danforth Bungalow

Detached Family Home

Charming Bungalow

A deceptively spacious and totally remastered bungalow nestled on a sought after street near the Danforth Village. Set apart by superior craftsmanship, exquisite interior finishes and an exceptional layout, this is truly a "one of a kind" home.

This lovely renovated home features beautiful bright rooms, 2 fireplaces, chef's kitchen, a renovated bathroom, fantastic spacious finished basement. Detached garage and parking! Short walk to Queen & TTC, quick access to downtown.

A 3 bedroom home that features an upgradeded kitchen with granite countertops, completely waterproofed basement and nanny suite. Detached garage has heat hydro and 2 piece bath perfect for the handyman, musician or artist.

CALL FOR MORE INFO

$799,900

$749,900

It's Real Estate Season.

Call today for your FREE MARKET EVALUATION KenGrieve@royallepage.ca Royal LePage Estate Realty 1052 Kingston Rd.

416-587-7522

2014

Always here for you!

Direct: 416.606.4663 | Email: mail@cristina.ca HAMBLY AVE. Large renovated 4 bedroom brick home, with a

SOLD

large recent addition featuring main floor family room combined with new kitchen, overlooking landscaped yard. High beautifully finished basement with heated radiant floors throughout. Large master bedroom with en suite, 2nd floor laundry room. All bedrooms are large in this great family home, steps to Williamson school and steps from Queen Street.

Bright and spacious 3 storey home in a quaint, quiet residential pocket.

VALIFOR PL. Charming 3 bedroom, 2 baths, updated kitchen, newly renovated bathrooms 2014. New floors, large walk out from living room to fully fenced completely reno'd landscaped back yard (2014). Front yard landscaped & 2 car driveway done in 2014. Roomy, bright and airy bedrooms, closets & organizers. Finished basement, new broadloom, lots of storage. Perfect location, family friendly neighborhood, 3 minute drive to Leslieville, 7 minute drive to the Beach, steps from Monarch Park, short walk to Danforth shops, new pubs & restaurants, walking distance to the subway.

Pls call to book a private showing.

SOLD

Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage 1052 Kingston Road • 416.690.2181 www.cristina.ca

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.