Beach Metro News - March 20, 2018 by Beach Metro News

Volume 47 No. 2

March 20, 2018

Potts’ voter proposal By Josh Sherman

BEACHES—EAST YORK MPP Arthur Potts has tabled a private members bill to lower Ontario’s legal voting age for provincial elections to 16, down from 18. Potts said he tabled the bill to spark “a conversation” about letting younger voters participate in elections. “I think they (below-18 voters) would have the potential to change party positions,” he added. Potts hopes lowering the legal voting age to 16 will help form voting habits from younger ages and increase voter turnouts. The local MPP worked on the bill after speaking with the political youth group Beaches—East York Young Liberals. Tanveer Shahnawaz, a member of the Beaches—East York Young Liberals, said the political

activism of high school students from Parkland to push for gun control after a school shooting shows how engaged—and effective—young people can be within the political system. “The youth, when they are committed, when they are willing—they are arguably the most able to be mobilized,” he said. He also noted Ontarians as young as 14 are allowed to join political parties already. Fellow young Liberal Moor Samiei adds, “Youth voices do matter.” She points to how political policies, such as the Ontario Liberal government making tuition free for more than 210,000 students under its loan program, are relevant to those in high school. “Even at the age of 16, you should at least have the option to vote—you’re not being forced to vote,” she adds.

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Hawk yeah, spring is here As spring hits the Beach, wildlife columnist Ann Brokelman zooms in on red-tailed hawks. Already, they’re busy building their nests for the new season. More on Page 19.

Pop-up books? There’s an app for that By Josh Sherman Paul Boyd saw the potential for something more as he experimented with cinemagraphs—those pictures with isolated areas of movement you might have seen in ad campaigns—in 2015. An app Paul says is the first of its kind was the result. “It’s my attempt to make a popup book, basically, for an iPad,” said Paul, who plugged away on the project with his dad, Steve, and two children, Hunter and Madison, the stars of the narrative app they describe as an “interactive motion picture-book.” The app, titled “Toys Away, Snow Today,” follows a simple storyline. It’s a snow day, but before the users can head outside to play, they’ve got to clean up a room by putting their toys away in a trunk. Doing so unlocks a number of

cinemagraph scenes, and nearly all were shot right here in the Beach. “Shooting here in the Beaches is spectacular because, you know, you don’t have to go to another community, you’ve got everything right here,” explained Steve. “You’ve got the beaches, you’ve got parks, you’ve got buildings… you’ve got the skateboard park not far away,” he added. The only non-Beach settings are Sherman Falls and Costa Rica, where Paul shot the night sky while on vacation after a failed attempt at doing so at the Dark Sky Preserve a couple hours from Ottawa. “It just didn’t work. It was a total failure,” said Paul of the overnight trip that was marred by the cold, moisture on the camera lense, and a big, bright moon that cancelled out all the stars they wanted to capture in the scene. Despite the misstep, the two

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Madison and Hunter Boyd run along the beach in a scene from the app Toys Away, Snow Today, which was created by their grandfather, Steve, and their dad, Paul.

enjoyed working with each other. “Despite all the rumours of never working with family, it worked really well,” said Steve. The biggest hurdle was the cod-

ing of the app itself. Neither father nor son had done anything like that before. In fact, father still hasn’t. “The concept was there, we could see it, and we were getting

the shots, but how do you actually make it work so a three or four or five year old can sit down with an iPad and put a toy in a toy trunk or make a kite fly across the sky?” said Steve. The father-son team arrived at the answer with some help from CartoonSmart.com. The service helped Paul by building some of the features into the app and providing some code. “There was so much trial and error,” he said. To get the trunk to open with the tap of an iPad was no easy task. That alone took Paul a month. Concept to completion was a two-year journey, but now you can download the app, Toys Away, Snow Today from the Apple App Store. “We had a pretty big bump [in sales] early on—the whole friends and family thing—and now we’re just in the grinding mode, getting it out there,” said Paul.

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EVERYWHERE SUZANNE Beard went, she ran into someone she knew. It might have been a former Girl Guide she had mentored. Perhaps it was someone from her congregation at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, or possibly the local Beach Village BIA, which she served as chair of. Whatever the connection, friends were never far away. “She’s made so many good friends— so many people she would pass every day on Queen Street, so many people she would just say ‘Hi’ to in her neighbourhood,” said her younger sister, Theresa Skinner. That’s one of the memories Skinner shares of Beard, who died suddenly of heart failure at her home on Monday, March 12. She was 58. “She didn’t suffer at all,” said Skinner, speaking from a family friend’s house in the Beach on March 17. Beard’s heavy involvement with local causes was something to behold, and it earned her the title of Beach Citizen of the Year in 2013. Her influence extended well beyond the neighbourhood, though, Skinner suggested. “Sue and I were in Washington, D.C., maybe three summers ago—just walking down the street—and I hear from across the street, ‘Hi, Suzanne!’” Skinner recalled. “She knew people everywhere. It was crazy,” she continued. Dolores Dean is one of the people Beard has made an impression on. Dean met Beard 15 years ago through Corpus

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Suzanne Beard accepts the 2013 Beach Citizen of the Year award.

Christi Catholic Church. The two had volunteered to count money for the church and struck up a friendship. “She was the most generous, happy person they could find, and I was privileged to be one of the last people that touched base with her on Sunday,” said Dean. “After church, we laughed, we talked—she was always quite friendly and giving,” she added. More than once, Beard went so far as sacrificing space at home to house refugees through a program offered through the Beach United Church’s

refugee committee. “She would open her home to them. As modestly sized as her apartment was, she often, over the years, had someone else living with her there until they got on their feet,” said Skinner. “She took her friendships very seriously, and she stayed connected with people.” A celebration of life in honour of Beard is being held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church (1810 Queen St. E.). All are welcome.

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BEACH PRODUCER Mike Mills has a message for anyone using the R-word, the pejorative sometimes hurled at people with intellectual disabilities: “When you use the R-word, you actually appear ugly to a lot of people.” Mills recently channelled this message into a national campaign for the Canadian charity Motionball, which raises awareness of—and supports— the Special Olympics. Each year, the charity, which Mills has been involved with for nearly a decade, has run a one-day blitz addressing discrimination against people with special needs. For the past two years, the campaign has been called #NoGoodWay Day, and for 2018, Mills produced a commercial that debuted on YouTube on March 6. The 30-second clip, which was shot in a single day at Mills’ brother’s midtown loft, features a businessman at the office. As he uses the R-word, he transforms before viewers’ eyes into a green goblin. YouTube celebrity Madison Tevlin, who has Down syndrome (and about 7,500 subscribers on her channel that features her musical performances), also makes an appearance in the video. “She’s a well known friend to the motionball community,” Mills explained. The whole production was a volunteer effort and the result of several months of work.

“It was fairly intense, but people were really passionate about it,” said Mills, co-founder of media-production company Studio M, of the shoot. “We pulled in all the favours,” he added. This year’s campaign is a way of spreading word about something that isn’t so easy for people to get across in the moment.“It’s really hard for people to call out their friends and to say, ‘Hey, you shouldn’t be doing that,” he said. “I

have no judgement for people who have a hard time doing that.” Mills is aware that not everyone will accept the message. Some, he suggested, take it as censorship or a violation of rights to free speech. “We do have free speech in this country,” he said. “But you should know that society has moved on, and if you choose to use the R-word, you will be perceived differently.”

FROM 3D printing to stained-glass production, for the past year an Upper Beach enterprise has been providing a venue for makers of all stripes to perfect their crafts. “We’ve got everything from forging and knifemaking, or metal work, which is very analogue and just hands on, to CNC computer run routers and laser cutters and 3D printers, so you can work with just about any material— wood, plastic, metal—here, to a certain extent,” said Andrew Horsburgh, the founder of Protolab. The membership-based communal workspace is located just north of Danforth, in a warehouse at the foot of a mostly residential dead end. Its door faces the railroad tracks. Unsurprisingly, it survives off word of mouth and online promo. “[I] try to show off what can be done here,” said Horsburgh seated inside his rented space in a warehouse while Matthew Eapen of Anex Works, the company that builds the Winter Stations, uses the CNC (that’s computer numerical control) tool in another room.

A COMMUNITY consultation open house to review final recommendations put forth in the Danforth Avenue Planning Study will be held today (Tuesday, March 20) at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave. The recommendations cover topics such as built form (building height and scale), land use, public realm, parks and open spaces, complete streets, and cultural heritage matters. Two open house sessions will be held, the first from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and the second from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Each session will start with a brief staff presentation. For more information, contact Daniel Woolfson, City Planning, at Daniel.Woolfson@toronto.ca or 416-392-7574. GREEN THUMBS and gardening wannabes will want to visit the Scarborough Seedy Saturday and Green Fair on Saturday, March 24. This is the place to pick up and exchange heirloom seeds, get advice at the gardening booths, and attend workshops about growing and living sustainably. The event takes place at Blessed Cardinal Newman High School, 100 Brimley Rd. South (south of Kingston Road) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2 or pay what you can. For more information, email scarboroseedysaturday@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/SSSGFair BUNNIES, BONNETS and marching bands will take over Queen Street on Sunday, April 1, for the annual Beaches Lions Easter Parade. The much-anticipated event starts at Neville Park Boulevard at 2 p.m. and ends at Woodbine Avenue. Street closures will be in effect so please plan accordingly. For more info, visit beacheslions.com

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Beacher Mike Mills produced a clip rallying against the use of the “R-word,” and you can view it at youtube.com/watch?v=kcPv2Ruiuu4.

On Dawes Rd., a maker space is born By Josh Sherman

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“The diversity is what appeals to me,” he said. Artists, businesses, architecture students and others pay a monthly fee for access to the equipment, plus extra for any materials used. Horsburgh lends a hand whenever he’s around, but members help one another out as well and enjoy the company. “What happens is, you get people who know how to do one thing and don’t know how to do another thing, and they mix now,” he explained. Horsburch keeps an active Instagram account @protolabto to showcase the work of Protolab’s resident makers. Scroll the feed and you’ll see 3D-printed selfies, a skateboard deck from locals Rocket Lumber Skateboards, and even a high-tech racing drone made by Horsburgh himself. Protolab is part social enterprise, part business. In the beginning, Horsburgh considered launching Protolab as a not-for-profit but was deterred by what he says was “red tape.” In the end he set it up as a for-profit venture in December 2014 in Scarborough after getting involved with a local tool library which fostered his interest

in shared makerspaces. Horsburgh wants to see his members and clients succeed, even if one gets too big for the facility, as happened with cannabis company AHLOT. “I made a couple hundred [stash] boxes for them over the course of a few months and they’ve moved on to a more streamlined manufacturing process,” he said. “While that’s not the most ideal financial situation for my business, it is kind of the goal of it,” said Horsburch. “It’s that initial bootstrapping thing that you need to get some capabilities you can’t necessarily afford when you’re just starting,” he said. Protolab’s membership, which fluctuates from 8-12 members per month, keeps the lights on for the business, but Horsburch also takes on contract work separately for the time being. While he’d like to expand Protolab, it was partly created just to provide a space for Horsburgh and others to take on interesting projects. “This would never be attainable for any one of us, but for a group of us pooling resources together, we could do it,” he said.

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DESPITE THE lingering cold temperatures, spring is here and to welcome it, Ward 32 Coun. Mary-Margaret McMahon and Kingston Road Village retailers are inviting volunteers to help plant botanicals in the tree wells along the street this spring and summer. Call 416-392-1376 for more information. CHESTER VILLAGE is looking for volunteers who would like to spend an hour or two visiting with residents or helping with programs. For details, contact Andrea Macina, Volunteer Services Coordinator, at 416-466-2173 ext. 229 or email: andrea@chestervillage.ca

Police Beat WITH HELP from an emergency task force, 54 Division police executed a search warrant on Feb. 26 at a property around Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road. Police allege officers found drugs such as crack cocaine, oxycontin, fentanyl, hashish, marijuana, steriods, and ecstacy. Robert Oliver, 45, of Toronto faces 14 charges, including four counts of possession of a Schedule I Substance. TORONTO POLICE have launched an attempted-murder investigation in relation to an alleged stabbing near Secord and Newman Avenues north of the Danforth. Toronto police allege that after two males met with a 23-year-old man on the evening of March 7, they attacked him, stabbing him multiple times in the neck and head before fleeing. Police say they arrested a 15-year-old-boy on March 10 and charged him with attempted murder, robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a dangerous weapon. Efforts to identify the second suspect are underway. A TTC bus struck a pedestrian March 10 on Coxwell Avenue near Gerrard Street East, Toronto Police confirmed. Police say they received a call at 4 p.m. that day about the collision. At the scene, a woman suffering from head injuries was unconscious. Police assisted first responders as they transported the injured woman to a trauma centre, where her condition, previously deemed life-threatening, improved.

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KARL BROWN was in a unique position for a Beacher watching the Academy Awards on March 4—one of the Oscars being handed out that evening could be his. Brown is a set dresser who worked on auteur director Guillermo del Torro’s The Shape of Water, nominated for 13 Oscars. “I had so much energy that night,” Brown recalled. It surprised him when, after the film was announced the winner of Best Production Design—one of four categories it ultimately won—set decorator Jeff Melvin whipped out a piece of paper and read all the names of those he worked with, including Brown’s. “Even my parents told me. They were shocked when they heard our names read,” said Brown, who had turned 50 the same week.

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Karl Brown poses with the Oscar he and his set-dressing teammates won.

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and 12-to-14-hour shifts spent getting sets just right for an uncompromising del Torro. “He demands a lot, and he demands perfection,” said Brown, who also worked on the 2016 Oscar-winning film Spotlight, as well as Pacific Rim, Hairspray, Kick-Ass 2, and more. Brown’s fingerprints are all over the sets seen in The Shape of Water, which is a twist on the traditional mermaid film and features a scaled merman and a play on the classic Cinderella slipper. The Upper Beach resident helped dress apartments that appear in the film, as well as offices, a parking lot, a pawn shop in Hamilton, and a car dealership. “I basically touched all the sets,” he said. “We were all contributing,” Brown added in a nod to his teammates. His team was in charge of various tasks, including wiring, furniture placement, drapery, detailing walls—and some heavy lifting, too. A dust-covered Brown was one of those responsible for retrieving out-of-use medical equipment from the old Humber River Hospital, which was recently demolished to make way for a subdivision. “We were tearing up stuff as the wrecking ball was hitting the side of the building… and we’re pulling out gadgets,” he said. He was also sent with a partner across the border to pick up a commercial fridge. “It was heavy as hell— I’m talking probably 2,000 pounds, and it was sitting in an old garage in Buffalo,” he recalled. “Somehow the two of us managed,” he said, adding, “Our bosses insisted this is exactly the piece that we need.”

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In Memoriam

Edgar Jaime Treadway 1936-2018 Sheila Blinoff Former Beach Metro editor of 40 years

d Treadway, who grew up on Woodbine Avenue just north of the Danforth, was born into a family of social reformers. His parents belonged to the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which became the New Democratic Party), and political discussions were daily fare at supper. As a child, he met Tommy Douglas, David Lewis, Ted Joliffe and other left-wing leaders. Agnes McPhail, the first woman elected to the Ontario Legislature, was a frequent visitor at the Treadway house to discuss strategies. Little Eddie disliked being volunteered by his parents to deliver pamphlets. Not everyone supported the fight for a 40-hour week, paid holidays, pensions and unions, and as a child he was sometimes called “a dirty little communist.” His interest in activism continued into adulthood. He was a founder of the Blantyre Residents Association in the 1980s, involved in the fight to prevent high-rise towers on the south side of Gerrard Street east of Victoria Park. His argument for his various causes was that instead of just being against something, to offer a reasonable alternative. In this case it was to support building the townhouses now on Rathmore and Coalport. In more recent times he was a board member of Concerned Citizens for Quarryland Development, the group fighting 27-storey apartments on the north side Gerrard, and for the west part of that land there will eventually be townhouses, stores and parkland. He seriously thought of running for municipal office in what is now Scarborough Ward 36, but realizing how much it would adversely affect family life, worked on the campaigns of others. Life experiences and taxes influenced his early political heritage, and in senior years his mantra became “fiscal responsibility.” All his life he was fascinated by boats and water. As a boy he built almost 100 sailing ships including Hudson’s Half Moon, Drake’s Golden Hind, Captain Cook’s Endeav-

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Ed Treadway entertaining at his house on Parkland Road, last summer. our, Vancouver’s Discovery, Nelson’s Victory (the most complex), and his last model, the Cutty Sark. When he completed each balsa-wood kit, his mother added the fine, intricate rigging, and he drew maps of the voyages for school projects. As a young man he wanted to join the navy, but his parents feared he would be caught up into the Korean War. On the day after Ed retired, he flew with his son to the British Virgin Islands for a sailing course. Until his early 70s he kept a 26-foot sloop at Bluffers Marina, and described lying in his boat at anchor in Lake Ontario on a warm day with a gentle breeze as just this side of paradise. When he could no longer sail, he lived vicariously through tales of sailing ships by Patrick O’Brian (author of Master and Commander). He liked to comment on the condition of winds, clouds and waves from the perspective of a sailor, and on balmy summer evenings sat at the top of the Bluffs explaining how he would skipper the boats racing below. In his youth he was witness to events in Canadian and Toronto history. In early 1942, he saw two platoons of commandos, from the top secret Camp X in Whitby, using grappling hooks and ropes to scale the Scarborough Bluffs. No one knew that they were preparing for the 1942 raid on Dieppe, or that many of those men would soon be dead or prisoners of war. He joined the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade in Grade 7 and attended sports events with the group leader, bandaging and treating minor injuries, and competing in competitions until he was 35. On Sept. 8, 1949, an emergency call went out for all medical personnel, including his unit, to go to Toronto Harbour

where the cruise ship the SS Noronic was on fire. That night over 120 passengers died, and he saw sights no 13-year-old should. This did not prevent him from wanting to become a nurse, but in the 1950s this was not considered a suitable career for a young man. On Oct. 18, 1954, Ed went to a dance at the Palace Pier, at the foot of the Humber River. Not knowing anyone there, and having two left feet, he went home, driving over the Humber Bridge and back to Woodbine Avenue in a blinding rain storm. Soon after he left the Humber Bridge was washed away. That night Hurricane Hazel struck, 80 people died, houses vanished, and rivers rose 30 feet in a matter of minutes. Next morning because he was driving a Bell company car, he was allowed into the devastated area and used his initiative to take pictures of damaged telephone equipment. He joined the Bell Telephone Company as a 17-yearold, and he was given a car to travel around Ontario microfilming equipment records. He then moved into installing telephones in the new Regent Park, on the Toronto Islands, and in the Spadina garment industry. He began taking night courses at Ryerson and moved into management. There he dealt with the communication needs of the Bay Street stockbrokers, and the Toronto Star. He toured Ontario putting on “dog and pony shows,” demonstating new equipment to Bell staff. One of his projects was to organize the upgrading of thousands of party lines around Lake Superior to provide the same quality of phone service that people have in cities. Every three years he moved to a new assignment. He turned down promotions that would have kept him

away from his family. Life did not get much better than to be in his armchair with sleeping children on his lap, the dog dozing at his feet, and a glass of something in his hand. He considered that his greatest achievement at Ma Bell was persuading Rosemary Barron to go for a coffee when their midnight shift ended. In Bell lore it was a classic story: a young repairman responsible for keeping company switchboards in good order met and married a telephone operator. They had 44 happy years and two children together. But life is not all tea and sticky buns—one of Ed’s favourite phrases. His charmed life changed in the new millenium. Rosemary died after a long illness in 2004. Exactly a year later he broke 11 bones in a multiple car accident on Kennedy Road. Then he became the one in 100,000 to catch an autoimmune disease that affected his nervous system. For three years he struggled to regain control of hands, feet and legs, with recovery coming very slowly. Then he found that moving his limbs around in a swimming pool helped in a way that conventional medicine and alternative therapies had not. He joined aquafit classes at Variety Village and regained control of his life, and became an enthusiastic ambassador for aquafit. Ed took on a new life seven years ago. So did I. We knew each other casually, but when our paths crossed again we decided to spend the rest of our lives together. Recently he commented on how lucky we were—two widowed people who were given a second chance at love and happiness, and went for it. People describe him as a tall gentleman, always smiling, always kind—and a great raconteur. In 2015, he began writing his biography and had just reached the 1980s. He looked forward to spending this spring bringing it up to date. We were wintering in Florida when Ed decided he had to go home the next day. He was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. This was an absolute shock to all of us. He died on February 15, two months to the day we flew back. A few days earlier he said, “I’ve had a wonderful life. Really it’s been heaven on earth.”

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Let’s maintain our green reputation in the Beach Cherie Daly C0-coordinator Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine friendsofglenstewartravine@gmail. com IF YOU ask anyone in the Beach why they chose to live here, most will say because it’s near the lake, the beach and the boardwalk. But they’ll mention the trees, too. This area’s known for its leafy canopy and cool, shady streets in the summertime. Anyone who works downtown can tell you they feel coolness in the air as soon as they get off the Queen streetcar on their way home. Trees are one of our trademarks, but these mature trees that we love,

have been around for a hundred years. Many are starting to suffer decline. If we wish to keep this leafy canopy we love, we need to replace these trees with new ones. Every Tree Counts is Toronto’s tree-planting campaign, in partnership with the City of Toronto. The aim is to help the City reach its 40 per cent tree cover goal. This spring, the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine and Pegasus Community Project for Adults with Special Needs will host a Tree for Me event. Tree for Me is a program funded by the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation that provides trees for planting by private property owners. Tree for Me will provide a selec-

tion of native trees and bushes for residents to choose from. There is an online registration process. Prospective tree owners, much like prospective dog owners, have to be qualified for this responsibility. First, the tree they select must be matched to the growing conditions of their property, the resident must attend a short demonstration of how to plant and care for their tree and they must agree to report on the success of the growth of the tree afterwards. In exchange, they receive a tree, free of charge. Margo Mullin, Program Coordinator for Tree for Me has found that involving the community in project delivery and training the tree owners leads to better outcomes for

the trees. “Of 1,275 trees matched to date, 89 per cent have survived their first year, which is a terrific result. Other measurable results have been reduced storm water entering sewers, reduced carbon released into the air and energy savings.” The Beach area has already had a successful Tree for Me event in 2017. The Beach Triangle Residents’ Association distributed 75 trees in the neighbourhood west of Woodbine Ave. Hans Looije and daughter-inlaw Skye Vandenberg held a BBQ along with the tree demonstrations and pickup event. They frequently heard the comment , “I could use more trees”, but only two trees are allowed per resident. Non-profit

and charitable groups are eligible for up to 10 trees. This year’s event is May 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Balsam Ave. entrance to the Glen Stewart Ravine. The 52nd Toronto Scouts Group will be on hand to make sure new tree owners can get their trees home safely. Tree for Me has partnered with TreeMobile to provide a courtesy tree delivery and planting to those participants who are unable to plant their tree due to limited physical mobility. Also, seedlings are available for apartment dwellers. Let’s maintain our reputation as a green oasis in the city. Register www.treeforme.ca starting April 1.

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Jorge’s memory lives on and on RE: A tribute to our neighbour Jorge (Jan. 9, 2018) Thank you for this article. Jorge lived in the building next to ours and we always were happy to see him standing out front with his cigar and his amazingly happy and positive attitude. The day we moved in he was the first to say hi and introduce himself and many times after, my boyfriend and I would run into him and get to chat with him about his family and his home and life in general. I always looked forward to coming home from work and getting his usual friendly smile and greeting as I walked by. Both my partner and I are so sad to not see him every day and miss seeing and chatting with him. Such a kind soul. Paula via Beach Metro online

Cop shop debate RE: ‘EARLY days still,’ but ideas brewing for future use of 55 Division station (Feb. 21, 2018) Comparing the inventory of programs and capacity of Centre 55 to Applegrove, and should this police station be reallocated to the City of Toronto as a recreation or community centre, it would seem to me that Community Centre 55 is the obvious choice for expansion. They seem to have the best children’s programming in the East End, or at least one of the best. Their before and after school program may have a waiting list, their day camp is usually running at capacity, they have or seem to have quality programming. They are renown for their Share A Christmas Program and they have comparatively good access and operating hours. Using the police station as a second site for Centre 55 makes sense and

should provide a cost savings, unless of course the City decides to liquidate the building for housing. I think Applegrove would be a terrible mistake as an agency to take over this structure. Anyway, the local community should have significant input into the use of the property. Ira via Beach Metro online Applegrove provides free or low cost programming for prenatal, children, teens and older adults. They also have a wait list for their afterschool programs and summer camp is always booked up. I would have to say Applegrove has some of the best programs in the East End and would be great if they took over the building! Vanessa via Beach Metro online

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Community Calendar MARCH 20: Danforth Avenue Planning Study Community Consultation Meeting at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave., 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Review final study recommendations on built form, land use, public realm, parks and open spaces, complete streets, and cultural heritage matters. Info: 416-3927574, daniel.woolfson@toronto.ca MARCH 21: What’s Happening in our Ravines – Information Session at Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave., 6 p.m. Learn more about projects in the TaylorMassey Creek and East Don Ravines. Hosted by Ward 31 Councillor Janet Davis. Info: councillor_davis@toronto.ca, 416-392-4035 MARCH 24: Scarborough Seedy Saturday and Green Fair at Blessed Cardinal Newman High School, 100 Brimley Rd. S. (south of Kingston Rd.), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Annual seed exchange, heirloom seed vendors, gardening booths and advice, environmental organizations, green living ideas and great workshops on growing and living sustainably. Over 50 exhibitors and many workshops. Info: scarboroseedysaturday@ gmail.com, www.facebook.com/SSSGFair MARCH 24: Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 8-10 a.m. Pancake breakfast followed by a visit with the Easter Bunny and crafts for the children. No reservations required. Info: Cameron Boyle 416-691-1113 MARCH 24: Earth Hour, 8:309:30 p.m. Info: earthhour.org MARCH 25: Kingston Road Village Concert Series presents Joe Trio at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 1:30 p.m. Tickets $25 at the door or Eventbrite.ca. Children under 12 free. MARCH 26: Applegrove Community Complex Annual Meeting at 60 Woodfield Rd., 6:30 p.m. Meeting will include a light supper, speaker, annual report, and awards. The agency is also looking for individuals to join the Board. To vote, membership must have been obtained by February 23. RSVP: 416-461-8143 MARCH 26: Osteoporosis Support & Information Group at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.-noon. Topic: Positive Effect of Aging. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 MARCH 29: Free Seniors’ Movie – “The Shape of Water” at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m. Presented by Rotary Club of Toronto Beach. MARCH 30: Toronto Beach Chorale presents Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m., with Artistic Director Mervin W. Fick and Jennifer Krabbe (soprano), Laura McAlpine (mezzo soprano), Marcel van Helden (tenor), and Matthew Cassils (bass). Tickets: General $25 ($30 at door), Youth 7-18 $12.50 ($15 at door), Children under 7 free. Tickets and info: www.torontobeachchorale.com or a choir member MARCH 30: Hirut Hoot at Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine, 2050 Danforth Ave. (Woodbine), 9 p.m. With comedians Johnny Batta, Andrew Chapman, Jeremy Dobski, Howard Glassman a.k.a Humble Howard, Anna Gustafson, Tracy Hamilton, Kevin MacDonald. Hosted by Carolyn Bennett. Cost: $5. Info: 416-551-7560, hiruthoot@gmail.com APRIL 1: Beaches Easter Parade along Queen St. E. from Neville Park Blvd. to Woodbine Ave., 2 p.m. rain or shine. Presented by Toronto Beaches Lions Club. Info: BeachesEasterParade.ca APRIL 1-30: Registration dates for Tree for Me. Toronto residents can obtain a free tree for their yard. Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine and Pegasus Community Project for Adults with Special Needs are partnering to bring this program to the Beach at an event on May 12. Sign up: www.treeforme. ca starting April 1. For more info, watch the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine’s Facebook page. This Tree for Me event is supported by funding from Every Tree Counts, a partnership between Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation and the City of Toronto.

APRIL 6: Silent Auction at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 6-8 p.m. Info: Cameron Boyle 416-691-1113 APRIL 7: Tree of Life & Awesome Mystery at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Warden Ave. & Kingston Rd.), 7:30 p.m. Easter season drama with art and music. $10 adults, $2 children. Info: bbuc.ca, 416-694-4081 APRIL 7: Beaches Spring Sprint 5km run/ walk, 2km children’s run and 2km seniors’ walk. Registration info: 416-392-0740 APRIL 9: Fashion Show at St. Thomas More Parish Hall, 2234 Ellesmere Rd. (E of Markham), 7:30 p.m. A presentation by the Canadian Federation of University Women, Scarborough, as a fundraiser for two Centennial College Awards, CFUW National 100th Anniversary Special Award (2019), and support for the Scarborough Women’s Centre. Raffle proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation for the “AIDS Grannies.” Tickets $25 at 416-265-5995. APRIL 10: Beach & East Toronto Historical Society present Edythe Gerrard – The Elgin Winter Garden Theatre: Last of the Great Vaudeville Houses at Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. Admission free. All welcome. APRIL 14, 21: AbendMusik – Saturday Evening Concerts at The Anglican Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd.) •April 14: “The Wagner Effect: Music for Soprano and Organ” featuring Jessika Whitfield, soprano. Explore Richard Wager’s influence on some of his most ardent followers including Anton Bruckner and Hugo Wolf. •April 21: “J.S. Bach: The Musical Offering” featuring violinists Molly Evans-Stocks and Jimin Shin. A monumental collection of canons, fugues and other pieces, based on a single musical theme. An in-depth exploration of Bach’s genius. Admission by donation. Proceeds support the maintenance of our newly-installed pipe organ and our music program. Accessible venue, plenty of parking. Info: 416-691-4560, www.stjohnsnorway.com APRIL 21: Urban Hens Pilot Program Ward 32 Workshop at Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Ave., 10 a.m.-noon. Eligible residents will learn about pilot requirements, basic care for hens, how to prevent and detect disease, best practices for feeding and caring for hens, and coop designs. Hosted by Councillor McMahon with staff from Toronto Animal Services and the Toronto Food Policy Council. Info: www.toronto.ca/urbanhensTO MAY 26, 27: Doors Open Toronto. The weekend celebration of architecture provides an opportunity to see inside more than 100 architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city, and features a speaker series, city-wide walking tours and more. Info: toronto.ca/doorsopen 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 TUESDAYS: ‘DANCING WITH PARKINSON’S’ Dance Class at Beach United Church (Meeting Room 1 – fully accessible facility), 140 Wineva Ave., 1-2 p.m. Program runs to March 27. This Toronto-based dance class helps those with Parkinson’s disease explore the potential of their own movement through choreography and improvisation. No dance experience necessary. Caregivers/spouses are welcome but it is not necessary to bring a dance partner. $60 for each 6-week term ($10/ class). Instructor: Claire Wootten, longtime Beacher and Associate Professor in Dept. of Dance, York University. Info and registration: Sarah Robichaud 647-2179252, register@dancingwithparkinsons. com or clairefwootten@gmail.com TORONTO SENIORS HELPLINE offers support and information, 365 days a year, about Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day programs, and more. Call 416217-2077, 1-877-621-2077, TTY 1-844-946-1700 CALVARY “GRACE PASCOE” CARE CENTRE in conjunction with Daily Bread Food is open Tuesday and Thursday morn-

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CHURCHES ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Wednesdays: Drop-in Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Mid-week Service, 10:30 a.m.; Meditation, 7:30 p.m. •Thursdays: Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. •Holy Week & Easter Services: Palm Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday, 10:30 a.m.; Easter Eve, 8:00 p.m., Easter Day 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Info: Church Office 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.), Sundays at 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse, open, and inclusive Christian community where you will find many possibilities for nurturing your own spirituality and enriching your life, as well as opportunities to serve others through acts of caring, compassion and justice. You will also discover our wonderful music program that includes special monthly Musical Sunday Services (the last Sunday of each month.) Whatever you are wearing, whatever you feel about God, wherever you are on your spiritual journey - you will fit right in. Sunday school and nursery care available. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All welcome! •Regular Sunday Worship Service held at 10:30 am. Nursery care & children’s activity time provided. •March 23: Blood Donor Clinic, 1:30-7:30 p.m. •March 27: Jam Nite, 7 p.m. Bring your instrument, voice, a song to share. No musical skill level needed, just enthu-

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ings 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for distribution of food to clients residing between Woodbine and Victoria Park, and Danforth to the lake. Donations of food accepted on those days. Enter from parking lot at rear of Calvary Baptist Church, Main and Benlamond. Info: Kathie or Ann 416-691-2899 ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club. For information please visit www.torontobeachrotary. org or call Nancy L’Estrange 416-686-2906 BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-690-3324. Info: www.beacheslions.com BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults in the community are invited for soup, sandwiches and fellowship. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.) March 26, April 2, 9 •Tuesdays alternating at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) March 27, April 10, 24 and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) March 20, April 3, 17 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) March 21, April 11, 18 •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) until May 17 inclusive •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) until May 18 inclusive. Info: 416-691-6869 EUCHRE NIGHT IN THE BEACH! at St. Aidan’s Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. (upper gym), Tuesdays 7 p.m. until the end of April 2018. A very fun and friendly evening of progressive Euchre. Beginners welcome. $5 to play and 50/50 draw. All proceeds go to St. Aidan’s Church. Enter through the southernmost doors (3rd set) down from Queen Street along Silver Birch and head down the stairs and through the doors. Info: 416-691-2222 PEGASUS THRIFT STORE, 931 Kingston Rd. End of season sale. 50% of all winter clothing, footwear and accessories. Stock replenished daily. Thank you for supporting Pegasus. MARCH AT STUDIO 888, 2359 Queen St. E. (foot of Spruce Hill). Beach artist Linda Kristin Blix presents “Linocuts” March 23-31. Opening reception March 24, noon-4 p.m. Open days and hours for this show: March 23-25 and March 29-3 from noon-4 p.m. each day. Info: 416-200-5551, studio888art@gmail.com, studio888.ca

siasm to make music together! •March 30: Good Friday – Protest! In Words and Song, 10:30 a.m. •April 1: Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Leuty Lifeguard Station, 6:55 a.m., Potluck Breakfast at church, 7:30 a.m., Service of Celebration and Communion, 10:30 a.m. •April 7: Jazz & Reflection, 4:30 p.m. featuring Afro-Cuban music of Okan: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Magdelyn Savigne and Danae Olano. Freewill offering. •April 14: Knitting for Shivering Children Group, 10 a.m. •April 15: Organ Stop, 2:30 p.m. featuring Toronto organist Matthew Whitfield. Freewill offering. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. Find us on Facebook. KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship and Church School, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen), where all are welcome. Join us for Lenten and Easter services. Sundays in Lent from Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m., Palm Sunday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m., Maundy Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m., a communion service downstairs in the Friendship Hall, and Easter Sunday, April 1, 10:30 a.m. Info: www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794 Kingston Rd. (2 blocks E. of Main St.). Lent Services – every Friday during Lent: 4:30 pm Stations of the Cross, 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross, 7:30 pm Eucharistic Exposition & Adoration for an hour. Everyone welcome. Email: stjohnschurch@bellnet.ca or phone 416-698-1106 LIBRARIES MAIN STREET LIBRARY, 137 Main St. •March 29: Lego Club, 3:30-5 p.m. •March 28: Active Boost! Nutrition Class, 2-3 p.m. Registration required. •March 29: Knit Wits, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 416-393-7700 GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •March 31: Ashdale Writers Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Share your writing in a friendly and supportive environment. •April 7: Author Visit – E.M. McCann “Larry the Dromedary – We Won’t Desert You”, 11 a.m.-noon. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2-4 p.m. Cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films and documentaries. March 21 – Holiday (1938); March 28 – Quartet (2012) •March 20: Introduction to 3D Design, 6-8 p.m. Fusion360, OpenSCAD, Sculptris. Register at Eventbrite.ca •Beaches Adult Book Club, first Thursday of every month, 7-8 p.m. April 5 – Don’t I Know You? by Marni Jackson •March 31: Casual Chess Club, 2-4 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. Drop-in. Info: 416-393-7703 DANFORTH/COXWELL LIBRARY, 1675 Danforth Ave. •Film Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. March 29 – Lady Bird •March 31: Ojibwe Language Story Time, 11 a.m.noon. Songs, games, ideas, experiences, and laughs for children up to 5 years and their parents and caregivers. •March 28: Non-Fiction Book Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m. “Stalin’s Daughter” Info: 416-393-7783 TAYLOR LIBRARY, 1440 Kingston Rd. •Book Club: First Tuesday of the month, 2 p.m. April 3 – “The Cat’s Table”; first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. April 5 – “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” •Info: 416-396-8940

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Rexine, Egyptologist extraodinaire By Josh Sherman

TOMB RAIDERS, an ancient grave teeming with snakes, and armed entourages. Eighty-year-old Rexine Hummel could be describing a scene out of Indiana Jones. Instead, she is recalling her latest trip to Egypt, where she spent a month on a dig this past December poring over ancient artifacts for the University of Alabama. As tourists shy away from Egypt amid political uncertainty in the Middle East, bandits have plundered once popular sites. Hummel required an armed escort to leave her hotel, located two hours from the dig site in Lisht. On her first day at the site, other risks emerged—or slithered. As one of Hummel’s colleagues was being lowered into a shaft to look at artifacts, they yelled to be pulled up. “It had snakes at the bottom, and so nobody would go down,” Hummel said. “Then, they got the guard and he shot the snakes—and that was the end of that story.” Hummel’s no-nonsense recap betrays her general attitude to the apparent risks of her travels. “At my age, my gosh—I mean, it’s risky being 80… I could pop off anytime,” said Hummel, recalling last year’s exploits from much more amenable conditions in her Birch Cliff home.A seasoned veteran in the field, the December dig was the 30th of her life and the second of the year. However, Hummel is a relative latecomer to Egyptology, the field she pursued her

master’s in at the age of 40. Studying ancient Greece in high school had fostered a passion for ancient scripts, and Hummel said she was “born interested in anything ancient.” It’s just a passion, she explained. In the ‘50s at university she studied what were then-called Oriental languages—Hebrew, Arabic, and Syrian—and was offered scholarships to Harvard and Columbia. But an offer of a different sort complicated an already tough decision: her late husband, Reginald Alexander Hummel, proposed to her. Unsure of what to do, she went to her professor and asked for his advice. With her educational path, he described a future working for a church, maybe, or among the stacks in a library. “I’d get married if I were you,” was his advice, she said. “So, I did and became a kindergarten teacher, but I knew I was missing something,” she said, explaining her decision to pursue her MA at the University of Toronto. Hummel doesn’t appear to have any lingering regrets about not going Ivy. “I ended up with everything. I’ve got kids, grandchildren—plus I get to go to Egypt—I’m pretty lucky,” she said. And as it turns out her focus on pottery was a fortuitous choice as well. There are few specialists in her field, she said, creating demand for her expertise. “Everybody needs a ceramicist—not necessarily an 80-year-old one—but they’re hard to come by,” she said. “That’s the only reason they have

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arch, one of the dreariest times of the year, requires spice to add zest, life and hope to the wintry-yetspring-like month. For that reason, choose Indian cuisine. It is sure to get your taste buds tingling and adds pizzazz to a cheerless period. These recipes are streamlined to make sure you can get them ready in short order either for entertaining or to please the whole family. Any leftover can be frozen or used up the next day for lunch – an added bonus. For your information, garam masala referred to in the recipes is a mixture of ground cinnamon, cardamom pods, whole cloves, cumin and coriander seeds and whole black peppercorns. You can purchase it ready ground in Asian stores and some supermarkets.

Chicken Biriyani A biriyani is an aromatic rice dish from the north of India. Although

this version uses chicken, you could substitute, chicken, lamb or pork. You can also include a variety of vegetables such as peppers, zucchini or cauliflower. For an authentic taste, serve the dish with a variety of accompaniments such as: breads- warmed naan or pita, raita also spelled rayta (yogurt vegetable salad), chutney and daal, a curried lentil dish. All leftovers can be re-heated and served the next day. 1 cup (250 mL) basmati rice 1 tbsp (15 mL) each, vegetable oil and butter 1 each, tomato and onion, finely diced 1 tbsp (15 mL) each, garam masala or curry powder, turmeric and finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger root 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 lb (500 g) boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in half or 1 inch (2.5 Cm slices) 1 green chili, finely chopped (optional depending if you Like heat) 2 each, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves 4 whole cloves 2 green cardamom pods or 1/4 tsp of cardamom seeds 1 tsp (5 mL) salt

1/2 tsp (2.5mL) cayenne pepper (optional depending on heat tolerance) 1 cup (250 mL) coriander leaves, washed, dried and finely chopped 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped, toasted natural almonds In a mixing bowl combine rice with water enough to cover and set aside while preparing the remainder of the recipe. In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onion, tomato, garam masala, turmeric, ginger root and garlic. Cook stirring over medium heat until onions are softened about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and brown on all sides. Drain and rinse rice, add to saucepan with 2 cups (500 mL) water or chicken stock, 1 tsp (5 mL) salt, chili if using, garam masala, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, salt, cayenne pepper and chopped cilantro leaves (also called coriander.) Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 10 -15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with toasted chopped natural almonds. Makes 4 servings. Continued on Page 20

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IT’S NOT an obvious source of artistic inspiration. Main Square, a concrete slab-style apartment complex on the southeast corner of Main and Danforth, isn’t something people would generally find all that beautiful, says local artist Stefan Berg. That’s kind of the point. For the past nine years, the four towers of Main Square have been a regular subject in his paintings—and he says people have responded precisely because it’s an unexpected choice. “I’ve heard this from a number of people who have seen the work, that they kind of think that it’s amazing that I’ve taken something so mundane and made it kind of beautiful,” said Berg. The towers have loomed large in his work not least of all out of convenience. The buildings are immediately visible from his converted studio on Dawes Road. He’s come to appreciate visual elements the towers provide, the tension of the negative space between them and the lighting achieved at certain times. “Over the years I’ve become increasingly more interested in the buildings,” Berg said. Sometimes, Berg paints from his rooftop, other times he’s within his studio. Always, he does it with oil paint on either wood or canvas. The works range in size from three-by-six feet down to eight-by-10 inches. Berg chipped away at the largest over a three-year period, while a smaller work was done in a single sitting.

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I’m not looking forward to a lot of the larger condos being built in the neighbourhood just because of virtue of the fact that they will push out the people like me eventually.

Each painting was done from life—rather than a photo—which presents challenges. The buildings are standing still, but a cloud could block out the sun one moment, completely changing the lighting. Berg’s work stands as a testament to some other changes. Last summer, a structure on the site was demolished, and one of the paintings captures this. More drastic change may be on the way. Two more towers have already been approved for the site, meaning the skyline may soon be altered. Berg’s response is doubled-edged. “The nature of the city evolving is inevitable and coming to embrace that is sort of necessary,” he said. “If something ends up popping up in the distance that can be incorporated in some way [in my art], then I’m open to that,” he added. But there are also darker shades to the development for Berg. It gives off a “looming sense of the future,” he said, a future where there might not be room for artists. “I’m not looking forward to a lot of the larger condos being built in the neighbourhood just because of virtue of the fact that they will push out the people like me eventually.”

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COBALT GALLERY, 870 Kingston Rd., is hosting “Place of Rest”, a collection of paintings by Toronto artist Ulisa Dekaj. “In Albanian the word “mriz” translates as “a place of rest under the shade,” writes Dekaj. “In the highlands, I discovered another dimension of it. For the people living there it is something spiritual. It’s a place in nature that one feels connected to, where one feels in sync and at rest. One finds it by becoming aware of it. Everyone has their own tree, the place where the vibration is right with their energy. “I see this “place” as internal as well as external and I explore the act of becoming aware of it in my work. I begin by removing my characters from their original context and placing them in a solitary place. Through meditative and repetitive mark making, I attempt to convey the vibration of this “place” around them. The characters remain in the consciousness of the previous context from which they are removed and coexist with the new surrounding, still unaware of it.” The exhibition runs until March 30th. Visit cobaltgallery.ca for more information.

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STUDIO 888 presents “Linocuts”, a collection of prints by Beach artist and printmaker Linda Kristin Blix, from March 23 to 31. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Meet the artist at the opening reception Saturday, March 24, from noon to 4 p.m. Studio 888 is located at 2359 Queen St. E., at the foot of Spruce Hill. On her website www.lindakblix.com, Blix explains her technique. “The act of carving is true escapism. I could carve all day every day! The printing, however, is more labor intensive and problematic. The excitement of pulling a print, however, when you never really know what it will turn out like, is always thrilling! This newest series shows my love of nature and plants. Flowers and growing things show such tenacity, beauty and strength. The lines and textures created by Mother Nature are so endless and magnificent, my images can only begin to honor what nature has created. I am blessed to be able to do most of my creating in beautiful Muskoka. The inspiration is evident in my work.” For more information, visit studio888.ca or call 416-200-5551.

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Entertainment Beat THE KINGSTON Road Village Concert Series presents Vancouver-based musicians Joe Trio (joetrio.com) on Sunday, March 25, at Kingston Road United Church. The late Stuart McLean of CBC Radio’s Vinyl Café once described Cameron Wilson, Charles Inkman and Allen Stiles as “a musical delight. They are the court jesters of the classical.” Playing violin, cello and piano, the three lend humour, versatility, and diversity to classical pieces and their own arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes. The concert begins at 1:30 p.m. at 975 Kingston Road. Tickets are $25 at the door or at Eventbrite.ca, and admission is free for children under 12.

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HOPE UNITED Church, 2550 Danforth Ave., presents The Anthony D’Alessandro Trio (anthonydalessandro.ca) at its Saturday, March 24 Jazz Vespers concert. The group, comprised of Toronto musicians Nick Donovan on drums, Evan Gratham on bass, and Anthony D’Alessandro, piano, offer a swinging sound influenced by the Oscar Peterson Trio. The concert runs from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. On Sunday, March 25, the Easter Cantata and Concert “Where Have They Taken My Lord” will be performed at the church from 2 to 4 p.m. The cantata, an original composition by Brian Stevens, is a series of 11 readings and pieces that tell the Easter story through the eyes of biblical characters. Classical guitarist, Louis Lawlor, rounds out this performance as special guest. HopeUnited.ca BEACH UNITED Church’s next SoundWave Café, on Friday, March 23, features “The Sun Harmonic” pianist/guitarist/ songwriter Kaleb Hikele (thesunharmonic.com), performing in a relaxed coffee house atmosphere. The concert takes place at 140 Wineva Ave. from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. There is complimentary coffee and tea, and snacks available for purchase. HIRUT HOOT Comedy Night returns to the Danforth on Friday, March 30, for its March show at Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine, 2050 Danforth Ave., at 9 p.m. Hosted by Carolyn Bennett, the show features comedians Johnny Batta, Andrew Chapman, Jeremy Dobski, Howard Glassman a.k.a. Humble Howard, Anna Gustafson, Tracy Hamilton, and Kevin MacDonald. Admission is $5. For more information, email hiruthoot@gmail.com ACOUSTIC HARVEST, now in its 21st season of hosting award-winning local, regional, national and international artists to East Toronto, welcomes The Oh Chays (theohchays. com) on Saturday, April 7. The husband and wife duo of Kelly and Mike Authier, hailing from southwestern Ontario, com-

March 25 Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist Liturgy of the Palms, Procession and Choral Eucharist

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April 21 - J.S. Bach: The Musical Offering

Featuring Violinists Molly Evans-Stocks and Jimin Shin ‘The Oh Chays’ appear at Acoustic Harvest, Saturday, April 7 bine vocals, piano, organ, guitar and percussion to create a soulful sound influenced by traditional jazz, rockabilly, gospel, and 1970s and 80s Detroit radio. The concert takes place at St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 advance or $25 at the door. For tickets and more info, visit acousticharvest.ca.

THE SALTY Dog Bar & Grill, at 1980 Queen St. E., presents Jazz every Tuesday from 7 to 10 p.m. Tonight (March 20), hear Kirk MacDonald on sax, Steve Amirault, piano, Neil Swainson on bass, and Greg Pilo, drums. Next Tuesday, March 27, saxophonist Perry White, guitarist Rob Piltch, Neil Swainson, bass, and drummer Greg Pilo will perform. No cover charge. Visit Facebook @saltydogbarandgrill for more info.

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Patrick Ruiz CPA, CA Partner, Campanella McDonald LLP

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LAWYERS/LEGAL Dashwood & Dashwood Barristers & Solicitors

Geoffrey J. Dashwood

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

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

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

FAMILY LAW OFFICE Susan T. Dixon, B.A., M.S.W., LL.B. FAMILY LAW SOLUTIONS 577 Kingston Road, Suite 207 Tel: 416-693-2733 www.lawyerinthebeach.com

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BEACHES WELLNESS CENTRE

Dr. Johanna Carlo Chiropractic &

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416-698-7070

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun, RMT Dr. Ceara Higgins

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So far, Arnould says there has been strong interest in the local site, and some users are spending up to nine minutes at a time browsing the resources. “The response has been incredible because so many people are being faced with this sitaution right now because of the aging population, and the baby boomers are just now going into the care facilities,” she explained.

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on coffee breaks and lunch hour, of course). For nearly three years, I watched several nests being built, eggs being laid, incubated, and hatched, and parents alternating hunting and feeding duties. I saw eyas branching (jumping from branch to branch) and eventually fledging. I learned baby birds of prey will land on the ground and play. While not as cute as puppies or kittens, it was remarkable to watch them run around, chasing each other, playing in the water coming out of a hose someone forget to turn off, and practicing flapping their wings to build strength. It wasn’t always fun, though. There were several moments of terror as eyas took their first flights and fell to the ground; they weren’t ready. Other times, I watched them hit our own building’s windows and crash into concrete walkways below. Luckily, most times they weren’t seriously hurt. I ended up creating a blog about them, and, after setting

up a hawk club, I quickly earned the nickname “Hawk Lady.” Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for spring to end. By mid-summer, the young hawks were ready to start hunting for themselves and leave the nest. They began landing on trees that were farther and farther away and then one day never came back. What would happen to them? Where would they go? Would they be OK? I know only a few survive the first year on their own. The stress of migration, windows, and starvation take many hawk lives, but not enough to endanger the species yet. Watching them go, I understood the feeling of having an empty nest: my own kids had moved out, after all. Luckily, when the parents have a successful clutch of eggs, they’re more likely to return to the same spot next year. That’s why this spring, you’ll find me out checking last year’s nests to see which are active. (So far, I’m three for three!)

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COMMUTERS REGULARLY travelling through the Victoria Park subway station should get ready for changes later this year, as the TTC is preparing to begin the bus bay and station renovation project approved over a year ago. The TTC held a public information session on Feb. 28 in the station, detailing the plans for reconstruction of the bus bays, as well as station improvements and upgrades to the pedestrian bridge over Victoria Park. Changes to the station include a brand new bus terminal, implementing

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I’VE HAD several emails from readers wanting to know how they can stretch their wine-buying dollars. In other words, how can they get the best bang for their buck! Certainly a little wine education can help, but even without any wine knowledge at all, there are some simple ways you can at least ensure what you are buying is probably better. Generally speaking, the more focus on a wine label, the better the quality. A wine saying simply “product of a specific country,” for instance, means that all the fruit that went into that wine could have come from anywhere in the entire country, from several places in the country or even might contain some out-of-country contents depending on that country’s content regulations. As a rule, these wines are not great. A wine stating a specific region within a country—like Bordeaux in France— narrows the focus, meaning all fruit came from that region. A sub-region within a major region, such as St. Emelion in Bordeaux, narrows the focus even more, so chances are the quality will be better. The best quality will come from a wine labeled “Chateau” or Domaine” something or other meaning all the fruit that went into making that wine came from one piece of land or property (estate). They are usually a great reflection of that piece of land. This concept can be applied to pretty much every wine region on the planet. Many wine countries have what’s called an appellation system. It’s an organization set up by the country to regulate

the quality of wines it produces. It covers everything from grape growing and production to labeling and marketing. In France, it’s ”AOC,” in Italy it’s “DOC” and “DOCG,” in Spain it’s “DOC,” and in Canada it’s “VQA,” for example. Regardless of whether you understand exactly how these concepts work, the fact that all wines within an appellation system are lab tested and taste tested for certain quality guarantees a reasonable sip. Simply look for the designation on a label when shopping. Look for wines with specific grape varieties on the label such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, etc. At least you’ll be guaranteed a certain taste profile that will fall within the realm of the grape’s character. A vintage year on a bottle of wine can make a difference. If, for instance, a bottle says 2005 on the label, it means that all or at least most of the fruit that went into its production was harvested in the stated year. These are really good reflections of what a specific growing season was like and generally, vintage-dated wines tend to have the most character because of it. Although wine prices are on the rise, there are still certain countries that are good bets for quality/value offerings. In Europe, Portugal is a hotbed of great value wines. Hungary and Bulgaria offer many reasonably priced wines. Within France, check out “Vin de Pays” (French Country Wine). Most produced along the Mediterranean provide some great vintage-dated, single-estate vinos at very affordable prices. Simply look for “Vin de Pays” on the label. Now armed with some general, helpful tips, regardless of your wine knowledge, you should be able to score some decent quality, reasonably priced wine. Good hunting.

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(Grades 1-10) Certified Teacher 11 years experience tutoring students and teachers References provided Please contact 416 807 7596 (2)

Need help with your

French Pronunciation? Contact leonard.desroches@gmail.com (2)

Child Care Available

LeRoux Froebel

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY

416-825-9705

416-737-2654

INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (2r)

416 421-5758

• Architectural Floor Plans • Interior Structural • Basements - Beam & Posts • Walk-Outs - Decks (Competitive Fees)

Andrea de Boer A.R.C.T., B.M. Berklee College of Music

Tutoring

WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (3r)

BUILDING PERMITS

15 yrs teaching experience Classical, Jazz, Fiddle, Rock, Improv Beginners welcome Piano and voice also available

Piano Tuning 416-699-3772

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

Weekly • Bi-weekly One time cleaning Reliable & efficient

Bilingual School

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

Contact Irena

(3)

Scarboro Music

VIOLIN LESSONS

(2.)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

We teach it all!

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

(4r)

(3...)

Bach to ROCK

thetwofours@eol.ca • 416-690-5442 https://facebook.com/thetwofours

Marvelous Touch Cleaning (2r)

Music

HEALTHY HOME

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

cleancomfortservices.com

Best Prices/Free Estimates

Next Deadline March 26th

(5r)

For more info, call Beata at 416.233.6462 or 647-550-4043

24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service

www.regsappliance.com

(r)

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

Kirk Houseplans Co. 647-859-4232

REG’S APPLIANCE

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

MR. FIX-IT

647-924-8532

STEAM CLEANING LTD.

416-729-2077 cell

(2)

joyofmusictoronto.com 416-269-8109 (2)

A family business since 1956

416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

647-235-6690

ULTRA

Call 416-783-3434

(r)

647 980 4973

(6r)

416-567-3205

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL

HELLARRA SERVICES INC.

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

(r)

416-820-1527

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified (2)

416-698-9000

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

Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting

416-694-6241

(w. of Midland)

RUBBISH REMOVAL

(5)

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

Cleaning Services

2358 Kingston Rd.

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

Main floor. Victoria/Kingston Access to Beautiful Garden, with Patio and Pond. A MUST SEE.

Vienna Upholstery

Personalized Residential Housekeeping 35 yrs. experience. References bspw.me@gmail.com

(11)

416 389 9234

CLEVER DISPOSAL

35 years in the industry

416-693-5272 www.padj.biz Padjhelp@gmail.com

485 Kingston Road High-Rise -VIEWS - Some New Reno Bach/1/2 Beds. Lake/Gardn/City views. Some Granite Kit & Bath, A/C,Jacuzzi, Micro, Dishwr, Balc, Marble/Hardwd, Sep.liv.& din. CCTV & Card Access. TTC. Lndry. Walk to Kew Beach & Queen! PARKG. From $985.00 Inc ht & ht wtr. (r) 416-699-7110 Vlad

(r)

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION

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

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

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

BEACH PUPPY LOVE

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

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

Call 416-648-4410

THE CLEANING SERVICES OF STEVEN PICTON

CAT CARE SERVICE

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (4r)

Apartment/ Home for Rent

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

Buying bone china dishes, cups & saucers, silver, crystal, antiques & more. Call Mary Ann to arrange a house call.

416-699-3535

(r)

For estimate call

info@ecofuneral.ca or 647 660 5056

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

CHARMING 2 PLUS 1 BEDROOM

Employment Opportunities

Email HireMe@ecofuneral.ca with your resumé today!

OFFICE SPACE

416-917-9025

(r)

DOWNSIZING?

Commercial Space for Rent

$1,568 Utilities Incl.

Great salon to build business.

647 673-8461

(2)

Upper Beach - 2 Bedroom

Beaches Salon

Text or call

landscapingjob.to@gmail.com

pmcarthur577@gmail.com www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com

Social/Events

• • • •

Email:

416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca

Home Decor

We buy! - We pay cash!

Have you seen your floors lately?

Pet Services

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding

First & Last Month’s Rent Available immediately. My name is Lisa and I am seeking a bach. apt. or room with kitchen for my kitty & myself. Her name is Bella. I do not drink, smoke. I am clean, responsible, friendly. I am a people person. If interested, please call me at

(1.5” wide by 1” deep)

KLEEN WINDOWS

BEACH METRO NEWS

(2r)

Irene Seliotis

416-698-1923

www.lerouxfroebel.com

(r)

BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE

Quality House Cleaning

Telephone: 416.690.3739 Cell: 647.278.7490 Dependable service for over 20 years (2.)

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

Marlene 416-698-5668

(r)

BEACH METRO NEWS

DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

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

daycareconnection.net

(r)

EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 31 years. w w w. E a s t To r o n t o V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! S e e o u r ad o n page15

(r)

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

(r)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting / Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Spring Property Clean-Ups -Hedge Trimming - Mulching

(3)

WRITTEN IN STONE

‘As Promised’ Painting *** Free Estimates ***

dave@writteninstonelandscapes.com

647-545-9561

Dianne 416 699 5070

(9)

Scotstone

• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding

(13)

(2r)

BEACH HILL

25 years • Free estimates

Dave 416 694 4369

dave@beachhillpainting.com (4r)

WG PAINTING

416-414-5883

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

(13)

SODDING 647 679 3282

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

(3)

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

A.S.M. MOVERS

Mr Tree Man

FULL SERVICE Local & long distance. Taking care of your possessions.

James Clarke

Professional Arborist

james@mrtreeman.ca 416 436 5821 www.mrtreeman.ca

416-690-1356 (2r)

All Season Movers

(8)

MAN WITH CARGO VAN

TREEAGE

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

647 898-8733

(7)

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

Landscapers

HUGO’S PAINTING 25 yrs. experience Residential interior & exterior Call Hugo 416-824-2957 Free Estimates

hugos_painting@hotmail.com

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

416-830-8183

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

416-288-1499

www.greenapple.ca

Green Apple Landscaping www.greenapple.ca

(r)

STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

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

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

Painters

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

416-690-3890

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

(r)

Landscape Design 647-545-5143

PAINTING & DECORATING

• Design and Construction •

416.797.6731

Creating Award Winning Gardens www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com (1/19)

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, & one time visits available) 416-414-5883

(2r)

(r)

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik

Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall

proway.painting@gmail.com

Free Estimates & References Available (19)

FRANZ’S PAINTING

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

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622 24 hr. - lic# P1624

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

(7r)

DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs

Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

MURPHY

(7)

(r)

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

ELECTRIC ECRA/ESA#7004508

Knob & tube • No job too small

416-690-0173

Cell 416-529-5426

(2)

FOUNDATION Fully Licensed Contractors Guaranteed

Basement Lowering

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

(r)

MASTER

“Reclaim Your Basement”

COXWELL ROOFING

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

(4)

(r)

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

MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (8r)

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

Call Marc 416-910-1235

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

(2.)

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

416 694 0906 torontoroofingindustries.com (2r)

KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING

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

416-824-7901

(4)

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

Carpenters

Steve 416-285-0440

Licensed/Insured On Time/On Budget (r)

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

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

416-375-5191

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

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

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

416 660 4721

PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA

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

SERVICES

(3)

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

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

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

Flats • Shingles • Cedar Repairs • Eavestroughs 30 yrs experience. We’re local. (9)

Trades

CONCRETE WORK L B owering

DECKS + FENCES DESIGN + BUILD GAZEBOS • SHEDS GARAGE • PORCHES

Mario 416-690-1315

MR.

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

CUSTOM CARPENTRY

(r)

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

ED GODFREY

416-264-8517

(r)

HARDWOOD FLOORS

All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981

MANUEL 416-727-1900 (4r)

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

Restoration & Build

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

(2.)

asement

416-917-5990

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

Marc 416-617-7205

(4r)

Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

(19)

(2r)

HEY HANDYMAN

HANDYMAN

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

(2.)

CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING

(9)

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

(11)

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

ALL TYPES OF ROOFING

Martin 416 579 6534 Roger 416 579 6548

Bill Watson 647-283-0095

HARDWOOD

416-999-2333

K.R. ROOFING

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

(2)

Call today for free estimate

Met. Lic. B-16-964

Quality Craftsmanship with Attention to Detail Local Carpenter Serving

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

Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

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

ROBINSON CARPENTRY

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

Hardwood Flooring

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

(6r)

MASONRY

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

SILVERBIRCH

(2.r)

Lic# B16393

(r)

YOUR STUCCO

Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

J. BROW ROOFING

ELECTRICIAN

www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999

Underpinning Specialists

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

416-910-8033

416 467 6735

stonehengefoundations.com (r)

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

Gus:

(r)

WATERPROOFING/ REPAIR UNDERPINNING

THOSE ROOFERS

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

(7r)

Cascade Plumbing GTA

(r)

Built-in-Cabinets

TOM DAY

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

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

Call Franz 416-690-8722

(r)

An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches

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

Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

416 691-3555

416-858-6683

(7)

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

MBX ELECTRIC

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

PROWAY

KIM PRICE

(r)

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

www.abbamovers.ca

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

(r)

Lic: 7006786

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

Roofing & Aluminum

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

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

ABBA MOVING & STORAGE FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED OVER 49 YRS. HOMES•OFFICES~LICENSED•INSURED YOUR VAN LINE ALTERNATIVE VISA•MC•AMEX•DISCOVER

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades

(r)

Telephone Systems

CITY WIDE ROOFING

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

416-833-3006

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

CEJA ELECTRIC

Big or small we do them all

LTD

(7r)

(16)

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

50 years in the Beach

Working Man’s Prices!

(r)

(5)

Plumbers

CARTAGE & STORAGE

Green Apple Landscaping

(2)

Serving Your Community Since 1971

Cable & Telephone Wiring

Roofers

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

416-690-1630

416-826-3269

STUDIO 1

ESA LIC# 7002668

416-659-7003

www.webuildit.ca

(10)

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

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

Lic. #P-15099

(11)

CELL 416-875-5781

Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

Don’t call them, call those roofers

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

690-8533

416-422-4864 416-346-9994

Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates

CLAYTON ELECTRIC (5r)

PAINTING

“Always on Time and on Budget”

Kevin 647 282 8375

416-569-2181

CARL 647-787-5818

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

(2r)

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.

Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

www.laniganscontracting.ca

free estimates

WAYNE’S

Movers

Electricians

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca

(8)

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183

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

MAINTENANCE

mpetrovhouses@yahoo.ca

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

PAINTING

INTERIOR PAINTING

647-545-5143

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

(2)

Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.

for medium & large properties

Fences, Decks, Porches Gazebos, Sheds and Garage Restoration Serving the Beach for 15 yrs.

LANIGAN’S

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

647 401 7970

www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (7)

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

(19)

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

Landscaping solutions to customize your space.

WET BASEMENT ?

by Kevin

MARTIN PETROV No job too small 20 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

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

(8r)

CARPENTRY

PLUMBING SERVICES

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

Landscape Design

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

info@blpm.ca

(7)

Driveways • Patios • Steps Retaining Walls • Planting Interlocking & Natural Stone Repair

KIM PRICE

416-414-5883

info@blpm.ca

PAINTING MASTER PLUMBER ARTIFICIAL GRASS SERENITY Beach resident with over 30 years exp PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Interior / Exterior Work Fully licensed & insured. “TURF” Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs Lic #T94 No job too big or small INSTALLATION Have the job done right the first time. George: 416-278-7057 or Referrals & Free Estimates Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 647 679 3282 Steve 647-853-6420

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS

Garden & Tree

info@blpm.ca

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

www.jdbuild.ca

(r)

416-738-2119

(2r)

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

JOHN CLARKE

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

416-606-4719 www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

(3...)

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING

SMART HEATING

Jack of All Trades

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

(416) 871-4608

www.smartgta.com

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

(5)

(2..)

marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com (3r)

- Painting - Drywall & Repair - Decks, Fences, Sheds 647-235-6690

Sam Capetano

(3)

danielmccaf@gmail.com

KEW BEACH

* ALL JOBS *

SHANDYMAN

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

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

- Roofing & Flat Roofing - Fascia Siding - Aluminum Soffit - Decks, Fences, Painting, Drywall

GENERAL CONTRACTING

For all your reno needs, no job too small.

416 694-7402 416 824-7901

(4)

WATERPROOFING CONCRETE WORK 416 721 8070 (r)

are available in two sizes:

NEX dea T dlin e: Mar ch 2 6

JUST DRYWALL + TAPING

(3...)

CLASSIFIED ADS •

Call 416 876-4986

416 988-2589

DJ CONTRACTING

(4)

MASONRY by Daniel

Brick • Block • Concrete • Stone -chimneys & foundations -interlock & retaining walls -parging & brickwork -renovations & restoration

Call Jim for a Free Estimate

Metro lic

Call Chris

416 903 4120

Home Handyman

(11)

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

Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting

Marc 416 419 4281

Jack 416-278-5328

Creative Construction

MARCANGELO INTERIORS

Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

Next Deadline March 26th

(2r)

WET BASEMENT EXPERTS free estimates 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (2) Free Estimates

BEACH METRO NEWS

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

AND/OR $17.50 for a block ad (1 column wide x 1” high, no more than 40 words) Each edition’s Classiﬁed ad section also appears on our website.

To place your Classified ad with us, call 416-698-1164 ext 22

2196 Gerrard St. E. | 416.698.1164 | beachmetro.com

Beaches Spring Sprint April 7, 2018 5km run/walk | 2km kids run | 2km seniors walk

Registration Information

March 27, 28, April 3, 4, 5 7-9 pm at the Beaches Recreation Centre 6 Williamson Rd. $25 cash or cheque only No race day registration. Volunteers / Information: springsprint@hotmail.ca

(10)

35 YEARS EXP.

647-712-7663

Scotstone

(2)

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

Call Scott 416.858.2452

(7)

CONTRACTING

Call Shane 647-206-8924

(4)

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

BEACHES LUXURY 485 Kingston Rd. High-Rise-VIEWS Some New Reno Bach/1/2 Beds.

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