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August 26, 2014
Mixed start for allday kindergarten By Andrew Hudson
PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
Dancing up a colourful storm at Festival of South Asia Dancers with Brampton’s Xtreme Bhangra Dance Studios perform August 23 at the Festival of South Asia on Gerrard Street East. “It’s a lot of fun, a good crowd, and we get to show off our colours,” says coach Ranjit Singh, who has been performing at the festival along with his students for the last three years.
CONSTRUCTION DELAYS could leave staff at two local public schools juggling for class space when they start full-day kindergarten in September. All the kindergarten students will start at their schools on time, said local TDSB trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher, but in the first few weeks those at Adam Beck may have to use alternative classrooms. Kindergarteners at Williamson Road could face a similar, likely shorter delay before they move into their final class. Ten of the 16 schools in the local TDSB ward had to add full-day kindergarten this fall to meet a provincial deadline, said Cary-Meagher. “Some were relatively simple, and at others we ran into just goofy problems,” she said. “Alongside of that, we’re doing the solar panels and roof replacements, so we’ve been stretched to the Nth degree.” At Adam Beck, crews are behind in adding two new classes and finishing renovations to a third that involved tearing down a wall and adding a door to the yard. Administrators are already planning to shuffle existing space to make room. “They’ve known for two or three weeks that the Plan B was going to be absolutely essential,” said CaryMeagher. At Williamson Road, a school that turns 100 this year, renovations for one class were slowed because of asbestos in the walls. The material was commonly used as a fire retardant in Canada before its harmful respiratory effects were better known. “Often the plaster contains asbestos, so when you need to knock out big chunks of plaster there is a lot of clean-up and remediation that has to take place,” said CaryMeagher. “It pushed us behind.” Administrators at Williamson are preparing an alternate class as a precaution, she said. The clean-
up is nearly done, and the class could be ready for a Sept. 2 start after all. Delays aside, Cary-Meagher said full-day kindergarten registrations are strong across the ward. Numbers are high enough at Norway Public that the school may open an extra kindergarten class, which is ready to go and just needs a teacher. “There’s time in the first few weeks for reorganization,” she said. “Nobody likes doing it, but with the cap on class size and that sort of thing you have to plan for it.” Overall, Cary-Meagher said she and her colleagues are pleased about the final settling-in of the program, which started rolling out five years ago. “I’m a big fan of all-day kindergarten, particularly in the inner-city schools,” she said. “It really helps those kids catch up.”
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SHE MAY be best known to many Beach Metro News readers as the editor of this publication for 16 years, but her name will be etched in stone at the Millennium Garden at Coxwell and Eastern for her work in the community. Carole Stimmell has been named the 2014 Beach Citizen of the Year. The award is a joint venture between Community Centre 55, the Toronto Beaches Lions Club and Beach Metro News. Candidates are nominated by community members, while a jury consisting mainly of previous Citizens votes on who will receive the honour. Stimmell was on vacation with family in New Hampshire when she received an email requesting her to phone Centre 55’s Nancy Culver as soon as she got back into Canada. She called right away, thinking there might be some sort of problem with an upcoming commemoration of the start of the First World War, which she has been volunteering to help organize. When she found out what the email was about, she was, uncharacteristically of her recent profession, at a loss for words. “Those words about being honoured and grateful and all that sort of stuff really are true,” she said. The only downside to learning about the award while out of the country was trying to share the news with relatives who didn’t understand what it means to be chosen by a group of some of the most selfless contributors to the community. “I was so excited, then I realized there was nobody there who knew what it really meant,” said Stimmell, pointing out
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Carole Stimmell, the 2014 Beach Citizen of the Year, is seen here during a past Beach Santa Claus Parade. The parade is organized by Community Centre 55, one of the many organizations at which Stimmell has volunteered her time.
that the list of past citizens “has come to really represent the community.” She sits on the board for Kew Cottage, as well as the working group on Centre 55’s First World War commemoration. Stimmell also helps with most of the Centre’s annual events, including the Christmas Parade and the Share A Christmas program. She is the editor of the Ontario Archaeology Society’s newsletter, and also still delivers bundles of Beach Metro News as a captain, despite retiring at the end of 2011. Stimmell’s volunteer streak began when she first moved to the East End – across from Dentonia Park in 1983, and the last 21 years on Willow Avenue.
She began delivering Beach Metro News when it was still Ward 9 Community News, 12 years before becoming the editor. She got involved on the Glen Ames school council as well as the ward parent council. Stimmell credits her mother, who was at one point mayor of the small Wisconsin town where she grew up, with inspiring her own desire to make a difference in her neighbourhood. “I think it was my mother’s example. She was a do-gooder, and the community we lived in needed all hands on deck,” Stimmell said. Cont’d. on Page 31
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Path to accessibility at Woodbine Beach By Andrew Hudson
PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
From left, Susan Forrest stands with her children Isobel, Eddy, and Olivia under a new stop sign that was installed at Hammersmith Avenue and Hubbard Boulevard after their successful petition this winter.
Kids petition for safer streets By Andrew Hudson
DOG WALKERS, beachgoers, kids on bikes and adults on phones – everyone crossing Hammersmith and Hubbard is a little safer this summer thanks to a trio of kid campaigners. Snow and ice were still on the ground when Olivia, Isobel, and Eddy Forrest trekked door-to-door to collect some 120 signatures calling for an all-way stop at the bottom of their street. “They were very polite,” says Susan Alexander, one of the many residents who met the three on her doorstep this winter. “They knocked on the door and said, ‘We feel that the street is unsafe compared to all the other corners,” she said. “They’re kids, so they would know.” Isobel, 10, said Hammersmith Avenue was the only street that crossed Hubbard Boulevard without a stop sign. That confused many drivers, she said, especially tourists. “When we tried to cross the street, there were some people that stopped, some people that didn’t, and we almost got run over by cars,” she said. “Or you would just wait a really, really long time.” Parents Kevin and Susan Forrest said their kids were quite determined to see the petition through – they did all the talking themselves, and visited some houses three or four times to find people at home. A petition that makes sure people get to the beach in one piece would have certainly won support from the kids’ late grandfather, Ivan Forrest. “Dad’s life was in parks, and that sort of thing was bred in the bone for him,” said Kevin. A former Toronto parks commissioner, Ivan Forrest was known to champion youth recreation programs as well as free outdoor rinks and pools. He is the namesake of the nearby Ivan Forrest Gardens on Queen Street East.
IF YOU’VE got wheels or hot feet, there is now an easy way to the water at Woodbine Beach. Parks staff recently installed a plastic path to help people cross the sand between the beach boardwalk and the shoreline south of Donald D. Summerville Pool. Geordy Cook, 7, discovered it last week on a bike ride with his mom. “I like it,” he said, taking a break from pitching stones into Lake Ontario. “It’s an excellent way for running down and not tripping and falling flat on your face. And it’s excellent for bringing your bikes down because you don’t have to pull them through the sand.” James Dann, manager of waterfront parks, said the path at Woodbine and another at Centre Island Beach on the Toronto Islands were installed as a pilot project to make the beaches more accessible. “People are able to use a wheelchair, a wagon, a stroller, a bicycle – anything with wheels that people would not be able to take down to the water,” he said. Fixed firmly in the sand, Dann said the paths can be swept clear in all but the winter months. After a review, the city might install more, but no future locations have been selected so far. Lorene Bodiam, parks advocate for people with disabilities, said the paths are one more step toward a provincial goal of making Ontario more accessible by 2025. “You’ll start to see, just generally across the province, accessibility improving hugely,” said Bodiam. Even before the new paths were put in, wheelchair users could cover more
PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
Mark Kremblewski wheels his kayak home at sunset last Saturday using a new pathway that parks staff installed earlier this month at Woodbine Beach. “It’s very difficult to wheel on the sand, so having this come right to the water is fantastic,” he said, adding that the path is already a hit for families with strollers and early-morning walkers who don’t want sand in their shoes.
ground at Woodbine and Centre Beach by borrowing one of the city’s two allterrain wheelchairs. With big, soft wheels, the chairs are a “cushy ride,” said Bodiam, though they do require an able-bodied friend or family member to move. They can be booked in advance by phoning 416-392-7688. Besides buildings and equipment, Bodiam said parks staff are making more accessible signs and maps – the parks guide now shows which washrooms are wheelchair accessible, for example, and which trails have a hard surface.
Residents can also do their part by donating money toward an accessible picnic table in a Toronto park. Designed by retired engineers who volunteer at the March of Dimes, the square tables have two seats and two sides with room for wheelchairs, strollers, or other mobility devices. Like the new path on Woodbine Beach, Bodiam said the tables make parks more welcoming to everyone. “That’s really what all this is about,” she said. “It’s a universal design.” For information on donating towards March of Dimes picnic tables, phone 416-425-3463 ext. 369.
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Federal funds for First World War memorial event Pierre Poilievre speaks with veterans at an event where he presented $2,500 to Community Centre 55 on Aug. 6. Poilievre, the federal Minister of State for Democratic Reform, joined veterans and staff from Centre 55 for the contribution, which will fund a Beach event to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War in November 2014.
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AN INTENTIONALLY-SET fire on Minto Street, near Queen and Greenwood, has resulted in the arrest of five teens. Toronto Police and Fire Services attended the scene in the early morning hours on July 31, in response to a call about a fire at homes being renovated. The cause was determined to be arson. An investigation led to information from the community pointing to four boys and a girl, aged 14 to 16. Police allege the youths broke into a home under renovation and set fire to the home after stealing power tools and other items. All the suspects face charges of arson – endangering life, break and enter, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. None can be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. BIRCHMOUNT PARK Collegiate Institute is one of a number of schools police say were defrauded by a man who scammed his way into working at the elementary and secondary institutions. Investigators from 41 Division allege that a man attended the schools under the guise of being a certified teacher between April 1 and June 5. He worked as a special needs and education assistant, but was never actually employed by the Toronto District School Board. Along with Birchmount, the other schools known so far include Inglewood Heights Junior Public School, H.A. Halbert Junior Public School, Ionview Public School and Centennial Road Junior Public School. Police believe more schools may be involved. Bayol Avah, 27, was arrested on July 30, and faces five charges of person-
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In My Opinion
Looking back on first two months on the job IT HAS been an exciting start to my first term as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches-East York. Every day since June 12, I have been waking up with a renewed sense of purpose – to earn the trust that was placed in me by the voters of this fantastic riding. I was sworn in en masse with my colleagues in the legislature and witnessed David Onley, an inspirational man, deliver his last throne speech as Lieutenant Governor. I delivered my inaugural speech in the legislature and got to stand up and vote for the most progressive budget in more than a generation, a budget that puts Ontarians first by investing in infrastructure and social services. Our government is committed to spending $130 billion over 10 years for infrastructure investments and
capital spending in schools and hospitals. In our riding, I will be advocating for much-needed investments, such as completing the Ken and Marilyn Thompson Client Care Wing of the Toronto East General Hospital. Over the next decade, the province will spend $15 billion across the GTHA to reduce gridlock and expand and improve public transit service. I want to make sure Beaches-East York receives funding to better connect the Danforth GO and Main Street TTC stations, creating a transit hub in East Toronto. In late July, we officially opened my constituency office at 1821 Danforth Ave. I was very pleased with the warm welcome. More than 100 community members and local VIPs were in attendance, including former Beaches-East York MP
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Maria Minna, “Mayor of the Beach” Gene Domagala, President Emeritus of the Beach Hebrew Institute Arie Nerman, and Imam Mohammad Kamruzzaman of the Danforth Community Centre mosque. Now that we’re up and running, my staff and I are committed to serving local residents and helping them find solutions. I truly hope that my office will come to serve as a community hub and resource. I am honoured that Premier Wynne appointed me as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs. The Minister, Jeff Leal, is from the rural riding of Peterborough. As his urban colleague, we will make a great team to bring the farm to the city and vice versa. Farmers feed cities, and cities enrich farmers – a fact well understood by the people of Beaches– East York, if the area’s farmer’s markets and independent shops selling local goods are any indication. During the campaign, I promised to re-introduce the “Tipping Bill.” If passed, it would prohibit business owners from taking a portion of the tips earned by employees, such as restaurant servers. The previous MPP for Beaches-East York started this discussion and worked with our government to come up with legislation that nearly passed. I brought the bill back this past ses-
sion and it will be going to committee in the fall, where the public will be invited to help improve it. I have truly enjoyed the learning experience that has come with being an MPP. It is a privilege to take part in the many traditions and procedures that are at the foundation of our parliamentary system. More importantly, however, I’m getting to know more and more about our community. So many organizations, business owners and individuals are working tirelessly to build a better community, a better Ontario and ultimately, a better world. The house has adjourned until Oct. 20, which allows me more time to meet with you and those organizations to find out how I can help. And that’s the most exciting part of my job!
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Letters to the Editor
Beach canine situation is going to the dogs IT’S GOOD that more off-leash bylaw enforcement will occur in parks. Now, how about everywhere else? Almost daily, I see rambunctious dogs off their leashes, running roughshod over people’s property. Invariably the owner is nearby, carrying the leash, so these dogs do not just get loose on their own. Some of my neighbours have posted signs requesting that dogs not defecate or urinate in their yard because children play there or because the urine is killing valued plants. Although most dog walkers are considerate people who respect property owners’ wishes, I have seen others sneer at the signs and encourage their pets to do their business in those very locations. These louts often do not pick up after their dogs, or if they do, they leave bags of poop on the sidewalk,
or throw it into other people’s justemptied garbage or recycling bins, where it will stink for two weeks. I doubt that officers will be patrolling our streets looking for these offenders, so I am calling upon the legions of responsible dog owners to help rein in the antisocial behaviour of their peers. If you see someone doing something unacceptable, explain that they are tarnishing the reputation of all dog owners. Patricia Collins Lyall Avenue
Human behaviour going to the dogs YES, PEOPLE are the problem, and Mr. Barker could be the poster child for those dog owners with
a sense of self entitlement, arrogance, lack of respect for others and a total disregard for the law. A dog of that size belongs in a rural area where its needs can be met, not in a crowded city frightening people and breaking laws. Having been bitten several times by socalled “friendly” dogs the last thing I want to see is his GENERALLY NON-AGGRESSIVE 117-pound dog bounding my way. Doug Grinnell
Dog owner feeling down in the dumps RE: BE proud of our Blue Flag beach, Martina Rowley, July 29: The quote from Stuart Slessor, Parks Supervisor almost made me
laugh, except it’s not a laughing matter. “Beaches get cleaned daily. Staff also hand pick.” I’ve lived in the Beach for more than 50 years and I remember the days when staff used to walk the beach on a regular basis and keep it clean. That was before they gave them all pick-up trucks and dune buggies to ride around in. Now they drive back and forth on the sand near the boardwalk and do not check the lower portion of the beach by the shore. The only people keeping the shoreline clean are the people “illegally” walking their dogs. I bring a bag with me every morning and fill it a least three times between Balsam and Lee (mostly bottles, cans, coffee cups and plastic, the occasional dirty diaper). Last year a parks employee speeding along the beach in a dune
buggy stopped and asked whether I had seen any dead birds. I replied no but told him there was a pile of garbage near the shore. He told me he only did dead birds and that the complaints department was closed. Then he sped away enjoying his dream job. That garbage was there for a week until I cleaned it up. It didn’t help the garbage problem when they took away half the garbage cans and moved the remaining ones so they are accessible from the bike path – I assume to make it easier for the workers in the garbage truck. There’s been a lot a talk lately about enforcing the dogs off-leash bylaw. That’s fine but let’s be consistent and enforce the littering bylaw. Paul McKeown Queen Street
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Firefighters remember fallen friend from Main Street station By Andrew Hudson
“ALL OR nothing.” That’s how local firefighters remember Richard Eldon, whose name was among those read out at Toronto’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service earlier this summer. Eldon served as a firefighter for 18 years, first in East York, then at Station 226 on Main Street. He was only 46 when he died two years ago of cancer, listed as a line of duty death, leaving a family of three young boys. “Everything Richard did, he did it all,” said acting Captain Joe Sarta, sitting in the break room at Station 226 where a memorial plaque for Eldon went up this spring. Eldon was a skilled guitarist – he played lots of Gordon Lightfoot, Blue Rodeo, and Pink Floyd covers, as well as his own songs. “I remember hearing music playing upstairs here at the station,” said firefighter Mike Maier. “I thought somebody had the radio on.” Not only did Eldon play guitars, he was building them, too. “His basement was like a Mr. Chips woodshop – he had the best equipment,” said Sarta. Born and raised in the Niagara area, Eldon got into combing the old battlefields near Niagara-on-the-Lake with a metal detector, something he would often do with his mom. He ran a website listing everything they found: shells, cannonballs, and horse breastplates, many from the War of 1812. On the job, Captain Frank Dellapina, his long-time colleague in East York, remembers how Eldon sought out special training, doing a stint at the island airport where he learned to use extinguishers that can pierce airplane bodies. And when they got called to a major warehouse fire one winter, Dellapina said Eldon was the first one ready with a hose, sitting with it wrapped around him because it was heavy-gauge enough it normally took two firefighters to handle standing. But when Eldon moved over to Main Street, the first impression he made had nothing to do with firefighting – he was a health nut. “Greens. I remember when I started on the shift, his big thing was greens in the morning,” Sarta said, smiling. “He’d have spinach and kale in his blender. Everybody had to have a glass, or half a glass.” Maier said it was the same when Eldon started taking karate. “You know, when most people go start at a dojo, they go maybe once or twice a week,” Maier said. “He was at the dojo once or twice a day.”
“The karate was like everything else – ‘I’m jumping in, head first, and it’s going to work.’ And it did.” Along with his young age, Eldon’s colleagues say it was
their friend’s healthy lifestyle that made it clear his death from colon cancer was work-related. “You never would have thought that Richie, of all
people, was going to pass away from something like that,” said Sarta. Firefighters know too well how unhealthy their work can be, particularly in apart-
ment fires where there can be a high concentration of poly-vinyl chlorides from burning furniture. “We all know about it, for sure,” said Sarta.
“Especially Rich. He made sure every ‘T’ was crossed and ‘I’ was dotted as far as safety goes.” “Way too young,” said Maier.
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Entertainment Beat By Jon Muldoon
Toronto Beach Chorale
THE TORONTO Beach Chorale is launching its TBC Choral Scholars Program, with auditions coming in September. Singers between 19 and 24 years old who miss their choir days are encouraged to get in touch. The choir is looking for young singers with a passion for classical choral music who find themselves on a tight budget. Successful singers will get a free year of choir membership, under the direction of Mervin W. Fick. The young singers will work on vocal skills and expand their musical knowledge during the upcoming season of three concerts. Rehearsals are held weekly on Wednesday evenings at Kingston Road United Church. For more information on the choir and auditions see torontobeachchorale.com. •
outdoor ceilidh also offers plenty of food and vendors selling related goods. On the bill are the Bold Step Dancers, one of the finest Scottish dance troupes in the city, under the choreography of Meghan Bold. Her crew also perform step dancing originally taken from Ottawa Valley settlers. The Gilchrist-Canavan School of Irish Dance covers the Irish side of dance, under choreographer Patricia Gilchrist. The school’s students have performed at every festival since the start. Music will include singer/songwriter Don Graham, piper Rory Sinclair’s highly energetic group Caledon County, and, for the first time, Irish Canadian punk stalwarts The Mahones. Entertainment will cycle through both days, though The Mahones are set to play only once, later in the day on Saturday, Sept. 6. For more information on the festival, visit thecelticfestival.com. For more on the performers, see dongrahammusic.com, caledoncounty.com and themahones.co. •
JOEY PURPURA’S Neil Diamond tribute show is coming back by popular demand to the Baron Byng Beaches Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Purpura has travelled the country and the Caribbean with his show, which he’s been performing since 2004. While he didn’t grow up listening to the star, known for hits like Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man, and I Am … I Said, Purpura found he was a natural at imitating the singer’s style. He started researching Diamond, and adds some trivia and little-known facts into the show. He even hired a Las Vegas-based designer to create Diamond’s 1970s-era costumes. The show will take place Friday, Sept. 12 at the legion, 243 Coxwell Ave. Tickets are $15 in advance at the club room or $20 at the door. Some of the proceeds will go to the legion. For more on the show, visit solitaryman.ca. •
Bold Step Dancers THE 11TH ANNUAL Beach Celtic Festival is set to hit Kew Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7. The year celebration of all things Scottish, Irish, and Welsh runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, with a full lineup of entertainment. Featuring the great Scottish price of free, the
THERE’S STILL time to pick up a copy of Vikram Seth’s An Equal Music, to take part in Beaches Reads 2014. After reading the book, CBC’s Tom Allen and Toronto Symphony Orchestra musician Tim Dawson will be hosting book discussions at four local libraries in late September and through October. Finally, on Nov. 2, a quintet of TSO musicians will be joined by narrator Allen at Kingston Road United Church for a concert of music that features prominently in An Equal Music. For more information, visit kruc.ca.
Upcoming Event Movie day! Thursday, August 28th Doors open 10 am Movie begins at 10:30 am Enjoy a free viewing of “A Most Wanted Man” at the Fox Theatre hosted by the Rotary Club of Toronto Beach.
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Community Calendar AUG. 25-29: Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Back to School Open House at Beaches Presbyterian Church, 65 Glen Manor Dr., 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free Study Skills Workshops for students in grades 6-10 (call 416-562-0359 to register as space is limited). Fun brain training activities, backto-school specials from local businesses, raffles, games, prizes, and more. (11) AUG. 28: Free Seniors’ Movie – “A Most Wanted Man” 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. (11) AUG. 28: Beaches-East York Federal Liberal Association Executive Meeting at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. This meeting is open to all members. Regroup after at The Grover Pub & Grub, 676 Kingston Rd., for Pints & Politics. Info: beaches-eastyork.liberal.ca (11) AUG. 29: End of Summer Sizzler - a fundraising concert at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 8-11:30 p.m. Featuring the rhythm n’ blues energy of The George Olliver Duo with special guest Peter Mueller. Wine, beer and snacks available. Tickets $25 at Eventbrite or at the door. Info: 416-691-8082 (11) SEPT. 7: Fruit of the Vine Wine Tasting at Chabad House, 2273 Queen St. E., 2-4 p.m. Wine experts take us on a journey of vineyards, grapes and wine making as we sample a selection of fine wines from around the world. All welcome, only 19+ can sample wine. Info: Irith Foodie@awakenedgourmet.com (11) SEPT. 10: 35th-37th Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers Registration at St. John Norway Church, 470 Woodbine Ave., 7-8:30 p.m. (12) SEPT. 13: Fall Rummage Sale at Main Street Terrace, 77 Main St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rummage, baked goods, BBQ, raffle and more. All proceeds to the Resident Benefit Account. Info: Lori 416-690-3001 ext. 227 (11) SEPT. 15: ABCs of Children’s Mental Health at Calvary Baptist Church, 72 Main St., 7 p.m., with speaker Bethann Levinson of Hincks-Dellcrest Centre. Parents often have questions about their children’s behaviour. Is it a sign something might be wrong? This presentation will address these concerns and gives practical suggestions for steps to take. Free. Childcare provided. Pre-registration requested to calvaryonmain@bellnet.ca. Donations to Beach food bank appreciated. Hosted by Calvary Baptist Church. Info: www.calvarybaptist-church.ca, 416-691-4721 (12) SEPT. 16: Beach Garden Society General Meeting & Show at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15-9 p.m. Presentation by Richter’s Herbs “All about herbs and how to use them”. New members and guests welcome. Come early and enjoy informal discussions with members or check out our library. Light refreshments served. Info: beachgs.ca@ gmail.com, www.beachgs.ca (12) SEPT. 18: Free Movie Night “Shrek Forever After – The Final Chapter”, presented by Community Centre 55, at Norwood Park (Gerrard St. E. & Norwood Rd.). Event starts at 7:30 p.m., movie starts after dusk. Info: 416-691-1113 SEPT. 20: Applegrove Fall Festival at Jonathan Ashbridge Park, 20 Woodward Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Something for everyone: Apple on a Spoon races, Apple-Tac-Toe, bouncy castles, entertainment, refreshments, local info, Arts and Crafts Marketplace, pet microchipping and more. Wear red for a free activity ticket. Info: www.Applicious.ca (12) SEPT. 20, 21: Beach Guild of Fine Art 20th annual Fall Show and Sale ‘Art in The Beach’ at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Paintings from over 40 Guild artists. Free admission, lucky draw, gift boutique. Opening reception Sept. 19, 6-9 p.m. Info: www. BeachGuildOfFineArt.com (12) SEPT. 22-26: Royal Canadian Legion Week at RCL Br. 11, 9 Dawes Rd., Mon.-Thurs. 1-8 p.m., Fri. 1-3 p.m. Remembering the 100th Anniversary of WW1 “the War to end all Wars” and Birth of a Nation. Canadian military history displays, memorabilia of our veterans past and present, veterans on hand to talk to – uniforms to try on and much more! Teachers invited to bring students. Contact Helen Pearce 416-690-6388 or email youth-ed@ rcl11.com. Info: www.rcl11.com (13) OCT. 25: Williamson Road Public School 100th Anniversary Open House at the school, 24 Williamson Rd., 1-4 p.m. Reconnect with your classmates, share photos and memories. Learn about the Williamson Road Centennial Legacy Project. Info and registration: www.williamson100.ca (15)
Ongoing events
WEDNESDAYS: FRENCH CONVERSATION Group for adults, 7-9 p.m. This is a group of about 10 people at the intermediate level and above. If you are highly motivated and interested in joining, please call (leave your number if the answering machine responds) 416-699-4681 (r) THURSDAYS: WALKING GROUP at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 10-11 a.m. Want to get moving and improve your health? Come join the East End Walking Group for a stroll around the neighbourhood, followed by some light stretching. For more programs, check the Centre’s program calendar at www.eastendchc.on.ca. To participate in the walking group, call Zari 416-778-5805 ext. 222 (fr) FRIDAYS: FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION Group at Calvary Baptist Church, 74 Main St. (rear entrance, lower level), 9:30-11:30 a.m. All levels welcome. Don’t use it you’ll lose it. Info: Diana 416-698-6537 (fr) BEACH PHOTO CLUB meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, from September to June, at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:30 p.m. Everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome. The only requisite is an interest in learning about the photographic arts. (r/fr) BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Sept. 17: Planning for Retirement, 7 p.m. A representative from Chartered Professional Accountants Canada will discuss the need of a retirement plan, how to start planning early, and much more. •Sept. 24: The German Zeppelin Raids on England 1915-1918, 6:30 p.m. Aviation historian, Keith Hyde, will look at how Zeppelins were designed, constructed, powered and flown great distances. •Sept 25: Facts and Maybes about Black Holes and Time Warps, 6:30 p.m. Dr. Kipp Cannon examines what physics can tell us. •Sept. 27: Culture Days @ the Library, 11 a.m. Korean Dance Studies Society will perform a Sogo chum, a Korean traditional dance that uses at small hand-held drum. •Sept. 30: Acid Overdose – How Carbon Dioxide is Harming the Ocean, 6:30 p.m. Journalist and author Alanna Mitchell talks about her travels with scientists who are trying to understand how we’re changing the ocean’s chemistry. Info: 416-393-7703 (11) GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Adult Crafternoon, Mondays, 2-3 p.m. Teach and learn knitting, quilting and sewing skills. Drop-in. •Adults’ Chess Club, Saturdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Drop-in and play casual chess. •Ashdale Writers Group, alternate Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Writers from the community get together. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail. ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. (11) TAYLOR LIBRARY, 1440 Kingston Rd. •Sept. 16: Zino Magazine and Hoopla, 2 p.m. Learn how to download current issues of popular magazines to your computer and handheld devices, and borrow digital music and videos. •Sept. 16: Raptor Watching at Rosetta McClain Gardens, 7 p.m., one of the best spots in the GTA to observe the fall migration of raptors (hawks, eagles, falcons). •Sept. 23: eh List Author Series, 2 p.m. Linda Holeman will read from ‘The Devil on Her Tongue’ •Sept 30: Beaches Read 2014, 2:30 p.m. As part of the Kingston Road Village Concert Series, read Vikram Seth’s ‘An Equal Music’ and take part in a lively book discussion. •Oct. 2: eh List Author Series, 7 p.m. Alan Levine will read from ‘Toronto: Biography of a City’. Info: 416-396-8940 (11) 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) EAST TORONTO CLIMATE ACTION GROUP are citizens who are concerned about smog, climate change and other environmental issues as they impact the city and particularly East Toronto. We meet monthly, and welcome your involvement and support. Info: www.etcag.org (fr) FAMILY SERVICE TORONTO offers educational workshops for those caring for aging relatives, parents or friends. Sessions include: Coping with Change and Loss, Healthy Caregiving, and Advocating for Your Relative. Info and registration: Lynne Gallagher 416-595-9618 (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 Judy Orr 416-690-2123 (r) BUSINESS CONNECTION EXCHANGE (BCX Beaches Chapter) meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at The Beacher Cafe, 2162 Queen St. E. (at MacLean), 8-9:30 a.m. Info: Alison 416839-9549, alison@singulardesign.ca BABY TIME PROGRAM at Family Resource Connection, for parents and caregivers. Come join us for a time of singing and socialization. An opportunity to share resources and ideas with other parents and professionals. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. Info: 416-690-0102 (r) FAIRMOUNT MARKET runs Wednesdays, 3-7 p.m. Located at Fairmount Park (Upper Gerrard between Woodbine and Coxwell). Farm fresh produce and products. Artisanal dinner under the stars, live music and activities. Info: www.fairmountmarket.ca, @fairmountmarket (r) LESLIEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET runs Sundays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Located at Jonathan Ashbridge Park (Queen St. E. between Coxwell and Greenwood Aves.) Info: www.leslievillemarket.com (r) EAST LYNN PARK MARKET runs Thursdays, 3-7 p.m. Located at 1949 Danforth Ave. (just west of Woodbine Ave.) Info: my-market.ca (r) HOW ARE THE BRITS RELATED to the Biblical Israelites? Come find out at 313 Sherbourne St., 2nd Sunday monthly, 2:30 p.m. (fr) HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER! Join the Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club. Free lessons. Info: Fay 416-466-6598 (r) TORONTO BEACH CHORALE. Want to sing? Need to sing? Toronto Beach Chorale has openings for all voices. Looking for an excellent choir that rehearses and performs in the Beach and participates in community events? Are you an enthusiastic singer looking to enhance your vocal skills and expand your knowledge of music? Info: Brian McIntosh 416-817-2606, macapple@rogers. com, www.torontobeachchorale.com (11) TORONTO BEACH CHORALE “CHORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM” begins in September. Auditions will be held for all voice parts. Scholars will enjoy a free year of choir membership! If you are between 19 and 24 years of age, with a passion for great classical choral music, sing with us! Enhance your vocal skills; expand your musical knowledge. Weekly rehearsals Wednesdays 7-9:30 p.m., starting Sept. 3 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Info and to book your audition: www.torontobeachchorale.com (12) JUST BETWEEN GIRLS CLUB. Friends, fun, fitness, community. A cool place for ‘tween’ girls to exercise, learn new skills, and be themselves. Activities focus on friendship, empowerment, self esteem and fun. Starts Friday, Sept. 26, 3:45-5 p.m., at Kingston Road United Church. Info: www.justbe-tweengirls. com, info@justbe-tweengirls.com (12) END OF SEASON SALE ends Sept. 13 at Pegasus Thrift Store, 931 Kingston Rd. 50% off all summer clothing, shoes, purses, scarves, etc. New items daily. Something for the whole family. Visit us on facebook. Pegasus is a not for profit store and all proceeds support programs for adults with disabilities. (12) BEACH BRIDGE GROUP looking for intermediate level plus members to play bridge on weeknights and/or weekends in Beach area. Info: Susan 416-691-5327 AUTUMN WRITING EXPERIENCE in The Beach. Award-winning author and longtime Beach resident, Rick Book, is leading two writing workshops for seven weeks during September and October. •Creative Writing workshop for adults, Wednesday evenings, Sept. 10 to Oct. 22. •Writing for Children workshop for adults, Thursday evenings, Sept. 11 to Oct. 23. Fee: $199. Info and registration: WritingintheBeach@gmail.com Enrolment in each workshop is limited to 10 adults with stories to tell. (11) BEACH UNITED CHURCH. Join us at 140 Wineva Ave. for some rhythm and blues with the George Olliver Duo and special guest Peter Mueller. $25. Visit eventbrite. ca. •Choirs start Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. •Senior Lunch Program resumes in Sept. •Interfaith Lunch Program starts Oct. 16, 11 a.m. •Jazz Reflection, Oct. 4, 4:45 p.m. with Paul Novotny, Joe Sealy and Barbara Lica. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (11)
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) CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, 16 Lockwood Rd. •Masses: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m., Saturday Vigil 5 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. with children’s liturgy. Info: 416-6940382, corpuschristi@bellnet.ca (r) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks E of Main St.) •Masses: Saturday 4:30 p.m. (Contemporary Music), Sunday 9 a.m. (Children’s Liturgy), 11 a.m. (Choir) •Weekday Masses: Tuesday to Friday 8:15 a.m. •Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45-4 p.m. •Pray the Rosary each morning Tuesday to Friday, 20 min. before Mass. All welcome. Info: 416-698-1105, www.stjohnsrc. ca, stjohnschurch@bellnet.ca (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. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Summer services at 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) AWAY ON WEEKENDS? Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen), is making it easier for anyone who can’t make Sunday services in the summer by holding services on Tuesdays, 7 p.m., from July 8-Sept. 2, downstairs in the “cooler” church hall, with dynamic new minister, Phillip Robillard. A variety of musicians will enliven each service and on Aug. 26 the popular group, The Lost Pilgrims, is not to be missed. Light refreshments after each service. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (11) TORONTO UNITED MENNONITE CHURCH, 1774 Queen St. E. We warmly welcome you to join us for our worship service each Sunday with Christian education and nursery, 10 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Info: 416-699-6631, www.tumc.ca (r) CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (between Gerrard & Kingston). Know you are welcome at our neighbourhood church. Visit with us to worship & experience our caring, extended family. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Nursery, Sunday School & twice monthly Youth. Wheelchair accessible. Parking lot off Benlamond. Pastor: Alan Roberts. Info: Pastor 416-6914721, calvaryonmain@bellnet.ca, www. calvary-baptist-church.ca (r) WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. (just north of Queen St.). Sundays, 11 a.m. You are invited! Our services feature contemporary music and interesting messages to help you to know God better. Our Kids Club is a great place for kids to play, grow and learn about Christian values and run concurrently with the service. Register (and info) at: www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca (7) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. Join us for worship on Sundays, 9:30 a.m., throughout July and August. All welcome. Info: 416-6912222, staidansinthebeach.com (10) ST. NICHOLAS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH, 1512 Kingston Rd. (one block east of Warden). Taking time to remember, celebrate and grow in the love of God at work in our world and in our lives, is a vital aspect of our spiritual faith journey. We gather together in worship, and for special events, which seek to develop and build our relationship with God and one another. Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m. Said Service of Holy Eucharist, 10:30 a.m. Sung Eucharist Service with contemporary and traditional music, and Sunday School. Mid-week Service Wednesday, 10 a.m. All welcome. ST. SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 43 Kimberley Ave. (at Swanwick). Info: 416-699-6512, www.stsaviours.ca (fr) NEIGHBOURHOOD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION, 79 Hiawatha Rd. (S of Gerrard, W of Coxwell). Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Special children’s programs. Spirited choir. Are you searching for a community where people honour each other’s beliefs? Let us have the honour of supporting you on your spiritual path as you discover Unitarian Universalism. We are an open-minded inclusive congregation. Info: www.nuuc.ca, 416-686-6809 (r)
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Hat does the trick for milliner By Jon Muldoon
MARGARET ATWOOD once said, “I myself have 12 hats, and each one represents a different personality. Why just be yourself?” Anne Livingston would tip her hat to the sentiment, whether it’s a seagrass cap for a jog through the Upper Beach, a fancy fascinator for a special occasion, or an elegant Bergère-style hat made from sinamay (a material woven from the stalks of a banana palm). “I’ve always liked to make things,” she says, pointing out that she first learned to knit and sew from her mother and grandmother. “I think my predisposition to make things is very genetic.” While she loves to make things, and has learned a number of skills, something about hats just clicked with Livingston, who explains the art of millinery patiently to a reporter, apparently not alone in his fascination with an art that’s not so commonplace these days. “Everybody finds it so esoteric,” she says. While she has experimented with clothing and has taken a course on tambour beading, Livingston says hats are what she does best, and what she will continue to do. “There’s just never enough time to become excellent in everything you want to do,” she says. The various techniques, styles and materials combine to make what she calls “the infinite variety of what a hat or a headpiece can be.” While her first efforts were headwear learned from books, she soon found she wanted to expand her education. Thankfully, George Brown College has a millinery certificate program, and from 2007 to 2009, she attended and worked to expand her craft. Livingstone spent five years selling hats and headpieces at a stall at the St. Lawrence Market, but found dealing with the outdoor market to be a bit of a grind after half a decade. Thankfully she’s started to get more requests for custom work for weddings, showers and other special occasions this year. “I thought, ‘Oh goodie, I can take off in this new direction,’” she said. “That’s what I love to do, is bespoke work and fancy stuff.” That predisposition for fancy creations paid off this summer, at an invitational competition at the 155th running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack. Livingston first took in Canada’s most important horse race as a child of 10 or 11, accompanying her father, who was a photographer for the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Information. “It was very exciting, though I don’t remember wearing a hat,” she says. This year, representatives from George Brown College’s millinery program invited 30 past and present students, including Livingston, to submit ideas. Though she doesn’t consider herself much of a sketch artist, something in her design must have struck a chord with the organizers, as hers was one of the 14 concepts that were then turned into reality. It was not a quick process – “It took quite a lot of time. I didn’t even count the hours” – but she ended up with a hat that made quite
LOCAL FILMMAKER Fuad Chowdhury will screen a documentary tonight at about the Rana Plaza clothing factory collapse and MP Matthew Kellway’s visit to the site one year later. Held at AccessPoint on the Danforth, the event will begin at 6 p.m., with the film at 6:30 p.m. and a discussion to follow. OVARIAN CANCER Canada is holding the 13th annual Walk of Hope on Sunday, Sept. 7, at Woodbine Park. The fundraiser, organized by volunteer committees, is held in over 40 communities across the country. Currently, 17,000 women in Canada are living with ovarian cancer. For more information visit ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca. ANYONE WHO missed the last historical walk led by Gene Domagala will get another chance next month. Domagala will re-visit the Beach Hill neighbourhood, starting at Grant AME Church on Gerrard Street East and ending at the Gerrard Ashdale Library. Date and time will be announced in our Sept. 9 issue. THE ANNUAL Beach Terry Fox Run will take place Sunday, Sept. 14, along the boardwalk. The 5 km run (10 km for bikes and blades) will start at the Woodbine Bathing Station, east of Coxwell Avenue, south of Lakeshore Boulevard. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the event is open from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This marks the 34th year the Canada-wide run has been held, raising money to find a cure for cancer. Visit terryfoxrun.org for more information. FAMILY FUN Fit’s ninth annual run-bikerun event will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, in Ashbridges Bay Park. Each participant will receive a race kit, race shirt, finishers medal and the same applause when they cross the finish line. Visit familyfunfit.ca to register or for more information. TAGER, A short film about artist/actor/poet Aron Tager by Upper Beach filmmaker Nathaniel Fox-Pappas, has been selected for the Toronto Independent Film Festival. TAGER will screen along with three other short films on Sept. 8 at the Carlton Cinema starting at 7:45 p.m.
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Milliner Ann Livingston models the custom hat she entered in a millinery competition at the Queen’s Plate this summer. Her creation earned her first place honours and a cash prize at the inaugural contest.
an impression. “I do think that competing is good for your creativity.” On the day of the competition, Livingston and her fellow competitors were dressed for the possibility of having to model their own hats, though they ended up simply holding them up for judges to see. Judges included official Queen’s Plate milliner David Dunkley, Traci Melchor of CTV’s The Social (cohost Melissa Grelo was the emcee), and Fashion at the Races writer Bri Mott. “We were all sitting around biting our nails,” she said, but then the three finalists were announced. Then the emcee named the second runner-up – not Livingston. And
then she named the first runner-up – also not Livingston. That’s when she realized, to her great surprise and happiness, that she’d won. “I was not in the least bit ready for my close-up,” she says with a laugh. The benefits of holding the competition at the Queen’s Plate also include helping with what Livingston sees as a push for fashion at the racetrack, and extending horse racing to a new crowd. “I thought it was about time to introduce the notion of dressing up, putting on a nice hat and going to the races,” she says. See more of Livingston’s work at hatsbyanne.blogspot.com.
NEW SHORT-TERM parking spaces have been added for people dropping students off at Bowmore Road and Kew Beach public schools. Five new 15-minute spaces have been designated on Bowmore Road, and three on Kippendavie Avenue.
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Brampton’s Will Hoey, left, eyes a chance to put one past Vancouver’s Ryan Gandy in the senior men’s quarterfinal match of the 2014 Beach Volleyball Nationals at Woodbine Beach. Gandy and partner David Beleznay won the August 23 match for BC in two sets.
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www.THEFOOTGUY.ca DAVID ALLISON, D.Ch. CHIROPODIST
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Artist and Williamson Road parent Ersa Pletsch watches as students paint a centennial mural for their school on July 26. Inspired by the landscapes of Willy alumni Doris McCarthy, the mural will feature a timeline of people, places, and events that students chose to capture the history of the school and
its neighbourhood. “So far, everything was done by students,” said Pletsch, who started organizing the mural two months before. “Every single student in the school has come up with a design showing what they like about the school. It’s been an honour.”
Williamson Road hits 100th By Andrew Hudson
WHEN OLIVIA Forrest had to find old stories for her school’s 100th birthday, all she needed was a big family dinner. Starting with her grandmother Lois in the 1940s, Olivia’s family has had someone at Williamson Road Public School every decade or two. “Well, you know, there doesn’t seem to be a good reason to leave,” said Lois, laughing on a couch with her granddaughter. Before the summer break, Olivia’s Grade 5/6 class was asked to find Willy alumni who could fill them in on a theme from a given decade. Olivia got sixties’ pop culture. Kelly Carter, her second cousin, told her all about Audrey Hepburn, pageboy hairdos, and how excited she was to get a transistor radio. She remembered Glen Ames, which opened in 1961, as the new school next door. It was good material for Olivia’s class project – preparing decade rooms for Williamson Road’s big centennial party on October 25. But sitting with her grandmother, Olivia stumbled onto a much tougher historical ques– tion: which students did the most horsing around? “I remember we lined up two by two to go in and out of school,” said Lois. One door was for girls, the other for boys. During the war, Lois’ future principal, Major C. Vickery, was big on military drills for all students, girls included. “Girls as well as boys drill at Major Vickery’s school – and they love it,” reported the Toronto Daily Star in 1941, noting how “a gang of pig-tailed misses” swung by the Major perfectly in step. But military rules of the time prevented girls from joining Major Vickery’s rifle classes. He told the Star what a shame it was. “Girls nowadays are just as interested in shooting as boys, just as they are interested in driving automobiles,” he said. Some of that discipline was still around in Lois’ day, even when she and her 40-odd classmates got to go on field trips. “We used to go on the streetcar with one teacher, and nobody acted up,” she said. “No
one thought of a bus.” “That wouldn’t work for us,” said Olivia. Today, Olivia said students sit in groups, not in rows like her grandmother did. And the dreaded strap is long gone. But Olivia isn’t totally convinced that kids today get into any more mischief than her grandmother did. Asked if the ink wells in her 1940s classroom didn’t spell trouble, Lois was quick to fess up. “You’re right,” she said. “Sometimes people’s pig-tails went in, if you got mad at the girl.” And not all the old-school discipline stuck like teachers meant it to. “If you were bad in class, it was into the cloakroom,” Lois said. “But then some of those kids would go through other kids’ pockets,” she added, laughing. “When you’re in there you’ve got to do something!” Whatever she got up to as a student, Lois Forrest more than made up for it in the years she volunteered with the Williamson Home and School committee. That tradition is continuing this year as parLois Forrest ents, staff, and teachers volunteer time towards Williamson’s centennial celebration. So far, they are inviting more alumni to share stories, building a website full of old photos and yearbook scans, bringing the school’s tree count up to a symbolic 100, filling a time capsule, and helping with the students’ own centennial mural in the school yard. But parents hope the biggest centennial legacy will be a new sports field behind the school. “It’s exciting,” said Olivia, who enjoys track and cross-country running. “Right now, when you do track and field practice, you start on the chips, and then you run through the sand, and then you run on cement, and then the grass.” “I want them to do it so there’s a nice track.” The fundraising goal of the legacy project is $175,000, which would allow for the new track as well as long jump pits, a soccer pitch and baseball diamonds. For more information or to donate, visit williamson100.ca.
“” “If you were bad in class, it was into the cloakroom”
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Walking 60 km to fight cancer By Jon Muldoon
WHEN THOUSANDS of walkers stroll through the Beach on Sunday, Sept. 7, Jane Werniuk will be only a couple blocks from her Haslett Avenue home. With any luck, her team of walkers will be just as close to their lofty goal of raising a quarter million dollars for the 12th annual Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancers. Her team, made up of 11 women and a man, founded around a networking group of women in the mining industry in Toronto, has been taking part in the walk since 2006. This year they initially planned to raise $22,000, to bring their combined total to date up to $500,000. Werniuk said the team’s coach suggested aiming for a much larger amount, and the team went to work soliciting donations from their industry. While the fundraising requires significant work – walkers must raise a minimum $2,000 just to take part in the event – the 60 km, twoday walk adds to the challenge. “It’s a really long walk, and it’s a heck of a lot of money to raise,” Werniuk said. That physical challenge was what initially attracted Werniuk to the event. In 2003 she was diagnosed with breast cancer during the height of the SARS outbreak, which she understates as “bad timing.” It took her doctor three weeks to find a surgeon, and her surgery at a Scarborough hospital was one of the last before surgeries were temporarily cancelled. Werniuk even ended up quarantined a couple of times in the process of treating her cancer. After surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, she wasn’t feeling at the peak of health, and took up the challenge in 2006 simply to see if she could finish the walk. While she had a few rough moments on the evening after the first day, she felt better by
morning and finished the full 60 km. When the team started that year, Werniuk brought along her friend and mentor Cathy Fletcher, who challenged the team to be the top fundraisers in that year’s walk. “And we did it, even though we had no idea what we were doing,” said Werniuk. Fletcher and two other mentors had given her advice that she will happily pass on to anyone else going through cancer treatment. “They said, ‘Carry on with your life, because that’s the best you can do,’ so that’s what I did,” said Werniuk. “It’s so much better when people look at you like a normal person, and not like a sick person.” With more than two weeks remaining before this year’s walk, the team has raised almost $110,000 in donations and pledges, and Werniuk’s employer, Agnico Eagle, has committed to donating $1 for every $2 raised, bringing the group’s total to just under $165,000. Considering they were at $49,000 two weeks prior, the goal is more than realistic. “It’s really empowering getting people to part with large sums of money for what everyone would agree is a great cause,” said Werniuk with a laugh. While the fundraising and personal challenges are inspiring, she said the main reason she keeps returning to the walk every year is the camaraderie. In fact, Fletcher and Werniuk didn’t sign up for last year’s walk, after deciding to sit out the event. But when the team walked through the Beach, Werniuk was right there with them, and both made the decision to join up again this year. “We decided to retire from the walk last year, but we couldn’t stand it so we’re back,” she said. “It’s definitely the friendships with my teammates. You get very close in a way you don’t normally have a chance to do.” To donate to team Women in Mining, visit endcancer.ca/goto/wimtoronto.
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Mandarin group celebrates 10th year Model members of the Mandarin Community Support Group put on a fashion show during the group’s 10th anniversary party held at Beach United Church on July 26. Organized by Neighbourhood Link, the seniors’ group enjoys volunteer-run activities that range from calligraphy to Chinese painting, table tennis to Kung Fu fan. Members also get together for Friday meals, day trips, and a monthly party to ring in all the latest birthdays. PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
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R.C. Harris stairs get handrail fix After a walk by the lake, beachgoers head up the stairs to Nursewood Road on July 26. Parks staff recently installed a hand railing for the stairs, which were built as part of a heritage restoration of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. Residents had complained that the stairs were often slippery due to snow, ice, or beach sand. “How they were approved without a handrail is beyond me,” said Wolf Kutnahorsky, who walks his dogs on the beach nearly every morning. Kutnahorsky phoned local councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon about the issue after seeing several people slip last winter. “Because it’s the entrance to the off-leash, people are going down there with anxious, happy dogs dying to get to the beach,” he added. “They’re being pulled down these steps.”
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Planked Brie with Blueberry Chutney
Serve this barbecued Brie either as an appetizer or dessert. The taste combination is irresistible! Be sure to soak the cedar plank at least two hours before using on the barbecue. Tip: If time is tight, simply prepare chutney in advance and serve with goat’s cheese and sliced baguette. Blueberry Chutney: 3 tbsp (45 mL) packed brown sugar 2 tbsp (25 mL) finely diced shallots or onion 2 tbsp (25 mL) cider vinegar 1½ tsp (7 mL) finely grated fresh gingerroot 3 whole cloves 1 cup (250 mL) blueberries, washed Cheese: 1 round (4 inch/ 10 cm) Brie cheese Sliced baguette or crackers Chutney: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, shallots, vinegar, ginger and cloves. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until reduced and syrup, 1 to 2 minutes. Discard cloves. Stir in blueberries. Transfer to glass bowl or jar, cover and refrigerate until ready to use for up to a day. Cheese: Place soaked cedar plank on preheated grill over medium-high heat. Cover and grill until plank starts to smoke and crackle, turning once, 2 to 4 minutes. Place cheese on plank, close lid and reduce heat to medium-low. Grill for 5 minutes or until just deep golden brown. Top with half of the blueberry chutney; close lid and grill until golden and a little puffy, 1 to 2 minutes. To Serve: Carefully remove plank with cheese from grill. Let cool 1 to 2 minutes. Place planked cheese on platter. Serve with remaining blueberry chutney and baguette on the side. Makes four servings. Grilled Flank Steak with Corn and Tomato Salad This barbecued steak salad is an all-Canadian winner with just-picked tomatoes and corn – yum! 1 flank steak (1 lb/ 500 g) Marinade: 3 tbsp (45 mL) red wine vinegar 2 tbsp (25 mL) each, soy sauce and dark sesame oil 2 tbsp (25 mL) granulated sugar 2 tbsp (25 mL) finely grated fresh gingerroot 1 tbsp (15 mL) hot Asian chili sauce (or to
taste) 1/4 cup (50 mL) olive oil 2 tbsp (25 mL) fresh chopped coriander or mint Salad: 2 cobs of corn, husked 1 cup (250 mL) cherry tomatoes, halved 6 cups (1.5 L) baby greens 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped red onion salt Using tip of sharp knife, score steak in crisscross pattern on both sides, about every 1 inch (2.5 cm). Place in large re-sealable plastic bag. In measuring cup, whisk together 2 tbsp (25 mL) of the vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, ginger and hot chili sauce. Pour 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the marinade over steak, turning to coat. Refrigerate for at least a few hours but preferably overnight, turning occasionally. To remaining marinade, whisk in remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the vinegar, olive oil and coriander to make dressing; cover and refrigerate. Place steak on greased grill over mediumhigh heat. Grill covered turning once, for 4 to 5 minutes per side, for medium-rare or until desired doneness. Place corn on grill during last 4 minutes of grilling steak, turning occasionally until all sides are nicely charred. Remove corn and steak to cutting board. Let steak stand 10 minutes before slicing. Thinly slice steak against the grain into strips. Meanwhile, using sharp knife, remove kernels from corn cobs. In large serving bowl, combine corn, tomatoes, greens and onion. Add steak to bowl. Drizzle with dressing, toss and add salt to taste. Makes four servings. Baked Berry and Maple Syrup Pancake Make the most of luscious summer berries either as a brunch or dessert with this divine oven-baked pancake. Simple to make, it looks and tastes heavenly! 4 tsp (20 mL) butter 3/4 cup (175 ml) milk 3 eggs 1½ tsp (7 mL) pure vanilla 3/4 cup (175 ml) all- purpose flour 2 tbsp (25 mL) granulated sugar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt 2 cups (500 mL) berries such as raspberries, strawberries, blueberries 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream maple syrup Preheat oven to 400°F ( 200°C). Spray 10-inch (25 cm) pie plate with baking spray and melt butter in pie plate, tilting pan to cover base with butter. In medium bowl whisk together milk, eggs, and 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla. Whisk in flour, sugar, and salt as smoothly as possible, a few lumps are fine. Stir in half of the berries. Pour batter into pie plate making sure berries are evenly distributed. Bake in preheated oven until sides are puffy and a deep golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat whipping cream in deep bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold in remaining vanilla. Remove pancake from oven. Because the pancake falls quickly, immediately slice into four to six wedges with sharp knife. Plate each slice and serve with berries, a dollop of whipped cream and a generous drizzle of maple syrup. Enjoy!
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GREY IS going out of style on Beacharea walls and wading pools. Under the rail bridge at Gerrard and Woodbine, artist Evond Blake, aka Mediah, is spray-painting a landmark on big blank walls (see below). Down an alley behind Danforth Avenue’s Dixon Hall, a huge new mural called Bee Haven is cross-pollinating with one couple’s Alleyway of Dreams (at bottom). Even the kids in local wading pools got some colour this summer, with a blue tsunami rising off the cement pool at Norwood Park (at right). Removing his spray mask to chat about his epic new mural at Woodbine, local aerosols artist and anima-
tor Evond Blake said he had been eyeing the empty walls for a while. “This bridge wasn’t on the radar,” said Blake. “I’ve been looking at it for almost a year, being like, ‘This thing needs to get dealt with – full scale, completely-detailed-on-bothsides dealt with.” Sponsored by StreetARToronto, Blake’s designs for the two bridge murals and a matching piece for a nearby utility box got a thumbs-up from the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association. Everyone liked the sandy yellows and lake blues, he said, though he wasn’t thinking of the beach. “Some parts of my art work have easier personalities,” he said, pointing to an area where he was cau-
tiously spraying sharp lines in black. “Whatever I’m building right here is difficult – it’s a little bit like a stray teenager. It’s hard to reason with, and figure out what it wants in order to be balanced.” “But it’s coming together now, starting to grow up a bit.” Painting almost entirely freehand, Blake aims to finish both walls by October. “If you’re walking under the bridge, the opposite side is for you,” he says. A short walk east of Main Street subway station and Coleman Park, another StreetARToronto mural was just finished. Painted by artists Elie Saad, Sarah Van Duesen, and Curtia Wright with
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Life or death decisions in August
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t’s late summer, and time for the garden to wind down. But this summer’s child isn’t ready to quit just yet, thank you very much. We had a miserable winter and cold spring, and my garden – and I – are running way behind schedule. I’ve been practicing garden triage so far this year, cutting back deep-rooted weeds instead of digging them up. I can’t be everywhere, so that’s going to have to do for a while. I don’t feel terribly guilty about this – and neither should you. If you chop the dang things down, at least you’ll keep them from flowering and spreading their kind even more. Dig when you’re able. Pruning basics
I really, really need to do some pruning, and that involves some life or death decisions. I learned the general rules of pruning from a talk by New York State gardener Lee Reich years ago. (His book, The Pruning Book, is wonderful.) Basically: • Pruning stimulates new growth at the place where the cut was made. • Prune spring-bloomers right after they bloom. • Prune late-bloomers in early spring.
Breaking the rules
Mary Fran McQuade is a hobby gardener and freelance writer
• Prune roses just when the leaf buds break in spring. • Prune mophead hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) in early spring, because they bloom in late summer • Leave Hydrangea paniculata alone. But, Lord help me. This spring was chaotic, and I now have a riot of meshing branches all over the place. The spirea is trying to take over the front garden, hiding masses of deadwood behind its advancing front line. The forsythia is reaching out to grab passers-by on the sidewalk. The cotoneaster is attacking at ground level, spreading out to carpet the pavement. And my Little Lamb H. paniculata is flopping all about. Thank heavens I did my duty and chopped back the Annabelle H. arborescens in early summer before they grew to the size of an elephant. Yes, folks, those dark green shrubs with big white balls of bloom are nearly impossible to kill – chop away at them to your heart’s content early on.
So what to do with my remaining problem children shrubs? I consulted a fabulous Facebook resource, The Garden Professors Blog, where you can ask weird questions without shame. And I learned some helpful new things. (A quick note here: Facebook is not only for seeing pictures of babies, cats and puppies; there are hugely useful garden pages there, too.) At this time of year, most of the pesky plants I mentioned are getting ready for winter dormancy. So I don‘t have to worry so much about my cuts stimulating new growth. The Garden Professors (real PhDs at four US universities) tell me that plants that can take low winter temperatures won’t be much disturbed by my mistimed pruning. Worth the gamble
The worst that will happen is that they may be somewhat dwarfed next year, because I’ll be removing some of the growth resources stored in their stems. Good. Maybe they’ll behave themselves better next time. I will lose spring flowers if I trim the forsythia. That’s because they flower on the previous year’s wood (e.g., next year’s flowers come from the branches that grew this year). But the bits in question are so spindly and unattractive that I think I can do without any sparse blooms they may squeezer Limited Seating Contact: out. Sharon Meade 416.260.0818 or As for those sprawling Sharon@BryantRenovations.com Wednesday Sept. 17, 2014 cotoneasters, the sprigs will 5:00pm—9:00pm simply have to go. They’re 50 Musgrave (Victoria Park/Gerrard) @ Loblaws hardy up to Barrie, so I think I can risk it. Any dead6:00pm—The Reno Process wood, I know I can safely 6:45pm—The Classics chop out – zombie plants 7:30pm—Design Trends can’t hurt me.
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Where Are They Now?
Curran and Cote as busy as ever By Lorie Murdoch
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hen I met with CBC’s Metro Morning host, Joe Cote, and traffic reporter, Jim Curran, in 1987, the atmosphere was one of on-air madness at the Cabbagetown studio in the former Carlton movie house on Parliament Street. Cote informed and entertained early morning Radio 740 listeners with interviews, commentaries, late-breaking news and human interest stories, while Curran guided drivers with up-to-the-minute road conditions. The traffic reporter had already been on the job for seven years before Cote landed as a CBC reporter at city hall in 1976, fresh off an 11-year gig in television and radio in New Zealand. That stint had taken the University of Western Ontario grad into southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, to the Antarctic, Australia, Africa and Britain. After filling in as host at CBC for everything from Reach for The Top, to The National and As It Happens, Cote made the Metro Morning chair his own in 1979. Curran and his wife had been living in the Beach for a year and a half in ‘87; Cote was moving from Balmy to Balsam, his fourth address since arriving back on Canadian soil. At the Beacher Café on a recent August afternoon, the two, who still collaborate on writing and editing projects, are relaxed as they sip tall lemonades in front of a breezy window and fill in the past 27 years. “In 1992, my wife was posted to Malta as a management consultant advising the island’s government on admission to the EU,” says Cote. “I left Metro Morning, went with her and taught journalism and English at the University of Malta. And I helped set up a campus radio station.” Upon their return in 1994, Cote went back to CBC – at the new Front Street location – hosted Ontario Morning for five years, then officially retired. “Early retirement has given Sharon and me the chance to share time together in the garden, do cryptic puzzles, and play golf,” he says. But it hasn’t all been just fun and games in their own backyard. “We’ve travelled to every corner of the world and I’ve written a lot of travel pieces for The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star.” In 2001, the Cotes left the Beach. That didn’t last long, though. “As empty nesters, we went to Lorne Park in Mississauga, but we missed the city and this,” he says looking out the window. “So we came back in 2005 to Silver Birch.” In 2009 and 2010, they taught English to first year students at Guangxi University in Southern China and published a book, China Bound, about their experiences. Then they volunteered in Germany and Spain to help executives improve their English. “There were lawyers, doctors, diplomats, farmers and business owners,” he says. “The sessions were held in a Black Forest hotel in Bavaria — that was 2012, and last winter at a resort near Salamanca in Spain.” Between the week-long teaching programs, the couple rented apartments in Seville, Cordoba, Jerusalem and San Sebastian. “It sounds extravagant,” he says, “but a tiny flat in Europe in the middle of winter is very
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Jim Curran, top left, and Joe Cote sit with Lily, the Curran resident cat for nine years. In 1987, above, the two posed for a photo with Tuffy the studio cat, a CBC Metro Morning companion for 16 years.
affordable.” Curran, who still lives in the Beach with his wife Wendy, has been on travel assignments to Korea, Japan, and Northern Ireland, has holidayed throughout Europe and Canada, and lately enjoyed southern Florida. “Getting away in winter is a great thing when you have the time,” he says referring to retirement, which began in 2012. As much as he values his far-flung sojourns, it would seem from his charismatic tales of travelling on railway track motorcars here at home, that those excursions rank near the top of his favourite journeys. Formerly used for track inspection, as many as 25 of the privately owned, two-passenger motorcars organized by Track Motorcars of Ontario rumble through scenic countrysides. Curran shoots the excursions, edits, writes and voices the narration, adds music and graphics, and produces a documentary for rail fans. “The last three excursions have been on the Ontario Northland Railway,” he says. “Last year, in five days, we travelled 650 km from North Bay to Kapuskasing and back.” In July, he recorded an interview
with 92-year-old pilot, George Weber, a Mennonite who was not willing to take up arms during the Second World War and became a reconnaissance pilot in an unarmed Spitfire. That interview will be displayed at the National Air Force Museum in Trenton and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope near Hamilton. Soon, Curran will be creating one of his renowned stained glass windows for CBC’s Sounds of the Season silent auction in December. “That garage Joe helped me build in ’87 became a workshop for stained glass windows,” he laughs. “It’s full of good intentions — antique clocks for restoration and woodworking projects I’ve been saving until the right time. That time,” he announces, “has arrived.” Well, maybe after his next dinner with Cote and his wife, his big family reunion, his work on the Board of Goodwill and a trip to New Zealand. Lorie Murdoch wrote a series of articles under the Persons of Note banner in 1986 and 1987. She decided to follow up with some of her subjects to see where they have ended up, in a column which appears occasionally.
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Who really killed the Red Baron?
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fter writing about different aspects of the First World ene omagala War, mostly about the soldiers on the ground, there is a story to be told about some of our Canadian pilots and their contribution to the war. One of the mysteries of the war is who shot down the Red Baron. German pilot Manfred Von Richthofen shot down at least 80 planes, French, British and Canadian – the most “kills” of any pilot on either side. He was very flamboyant and a daring pilot, and was called the Red Baron because his plane was bright red, intended to bring “the fear of life” into enemy pilots. The Red Baron was the best hero the Germans had in the air, and was the epitome of the German people. He, along with his group known as, among other names, the Flying Circus, really did strike terror into the hearts of the Allied Forces during the First World War. He was almost thought to be invincible – until the day he was shot down, leaving the question: by whom? There were many Canadian pilots who flew in the First World War. Some gave their lives and some came home alive and distinguished themselves as “aces” and heroes. One of the best-known aces was Billy Bishop, a Canadian pilot who reached 72 kills against his German opponents. Bishop became a household name in Europe and Canada, going on to become a vice marshall in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was given medals for bravery by King George V. There were other pilots who fought bravely but this will be for another time. We will concentrate on one pilot: Roy Arthur Brown, or Arthur Roy Brown, as his name is written in some books. Who was Captain Roy Arthur Brown? He was born in Carleton Place, Ontario, a little town in the vicinity of Ottawa, on Dec. 23, 1893, into a large family. When the war broke out, Brown, like thousands of other Canadians, was eager to join the armed forces and fight overseas for King and country. Brown’s parents were against him going to war, but he didn’t listen to them. There were few flying schools, but Brown persisted and in 1915 became a rookie pilot through the Royal Naval Air Service. He sailed to Europe, taking additional flight training in Chingford, England.
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Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron
Brown broke a vertebra in a 1916 crash, which left him immobile for quite a while. By 1917 he had fully recovered, and began flying regular scouting missions. He flew with various squadrons, eventually moving to the No. 9 Naval squadron. Brown settled into his career as a pilot. He was a great flight leader and a fearless pilot who led the squadron no
matter the odds or the weather. By November, Brown was an ace and had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was promoted to Flight Commander – not bad for a boy from Carleton Place. Brown led his crew like they were family. He was the type of person who not only grieved for his own men when they were wounded or shot down, but also thought about the German pilots, who he realized were also human beings.
Captain Roy Arthur Brown
In 1918 the war was going well for the Allies, but in the air the Red Baron and his Flying Circus would appear through the mist and fog. Brown and his newly named 209th Squadron were ready to fight no matter the consequences. On April 21, 1918, the Red Baron was on the trail of one of Brown’s pilots, and was ready to shoot him down. The succinct statement on file requires elaboration. In later years, Brown repeatedly and publicly stated that he had fired from above, behind and to the left of Von Richthofen. There is a plaque accompanying Von Richthofen’s pilot’s seat, which Brown donated to the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto in 1920. The words on the plaque were dictated by Brown, and read in part, “Captain Brown was flying after Richthofen, and behind him on the left rear, brought him down by the shot mentioned.” Over the years there have been many different studies, many questions from different German and Allied units. Brown shot a long burst of 300 yards – this added to the confusion. The Australians said they shot the Red Baron from the ground. Other units claimed responsibility. The question still remains to this day: who really killed the Red Baron? What we do know is that the Red Baron was shot down, his aircraft crashed to the ground and he died in that fateful battle. Second Lieutenant Wilfred May, who was being chased by Von Richthofen, saw Brown firing at the Red Baron during that engagement. Many people have come to their own conclusions, and I will respect their decision. Brown was very upset by the death of the Red Baron. It could have been him lying there dead. This would leave a mark on Brown for the rest of his life. Brown became involved in many business ventures. He eventually married and had a family. At one point Brown lived on Wrenson road, a quiet little street in the East End between Woodbine and Coxwell Avenues. He had a distinguished career as a pilot, forming his own flying business after working as an accountant. He worked for Canadian Aviation magazine, and moved around to different parts of Ontario. In 1943, after a failed attempt to enlist in the air force during the Second World War, Brown pursued political office in the Beach area, but lost. The next year, on March 9, 1944, Roy Arthur Brown, the great First World War Ace, died and went to that great hangar in the sky.
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2301 Queen Street East | 1052 Kingston Road
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1062 SF @ $16 PSF + TMI Office Space; floor to ceiling windows; Boardroom; private office; kitchenette; large bullpen & reception area. 1871 SF Renovated Restaurant; large outdoor patio; LLBO licence; walk-in cooler; Draft lines; Seats 132 including patio. Asking $199,900 950 SF + basement $1,700 + TMI Retail; parking for 2 cars. 1143 SF @ $25 PSF + TMI Retail; landlord will assist with leaseholds; Long term lease available; parking 1162 SF @ $32 PSF + TMI Retail; landlord will assist with leaseholds; Long term lease available; rear entrance for deliveries.
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Balmy Beach 1sts win at home against T.O. Scottish Breaking out of a scrum, the Balmy Beach 1st team moves the ball on the way to a 26-10 win against the Toronto Scottish on Aug. 23. The win secured a 10-1 record and top-place finish for Balmy Beach, leaving the Scottish at a close second.
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BEACHER EMMA KINSELLA was one of around 4,000 young athletes who travelled to the North American Indigenous Games in Regina in late July. She was invited to swim for Team Ontario, which won the swimming competition. She won six medals at the event, two as part of relay teams, and four individual races, including silver in the 200m individual medley and 50m backstroke, and bronze in 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly. Her races were in the U19 division.
Kinsella, born in Whitehorse, YK, is of Carcross/Tagish heritage. She was adopted by her Beach parents at birth. She began swimming competitively in Grade 4 at St. Denis Catholic Elementary School. That team led her to the CREST swimming club, and she has been coached there by Fred Arzaga since. The club welcomed her back this year after her first year of university at Dalhousie in Halifax, coaching her through the competition in Regina. She has also coached many young
local swimmers through the CREST Learn2Race program, as a volunteer coach of the Voice Intermediate School swim team (she attended Voice for Grade 7 and 8) and as a summer camp counsellor. While back problems forced her to drop out of the Dalhousie swim team in her first year, she’s been training hard and keeping close watch on her health, and Kinsella hopes to swim for either the university or a Halifax club in the coming year.
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G-sTARs take a beating in roller derby action Zooey Smash ‘Em Well of the Toronto G-sTARs takes on Nana Bistouri of Quebec’s Les Duchesses at the Ted Reeve bubble on August 23. Les Duchesses took the night with a royal sweep of 422-55.
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Big water rowers race at Balmy Beach
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MOST ROWERS like their water flat, but not Samuel Lavoie. Watching half-metre waves plow up Balmy Beach after the opening heat of Ontario’s first coastal rowing regatta, Lavoie was all smiles. Steady wind promised even bigger surf for the 6 km final. “I came today because they said it would be really windy this afternoon, so hopefully it’s going to be crazy wavy,” said Lavoie, sounding more surfer than rower. Given the right waves, coastal rowers can surf – their metre-wide boats sit higher and feel more stable than the sleek but tippy shells used for flat water racing. Back home in Alma, Quebec, a lakeside town north of Quebec City, Lavoie and his team row on Lac Saint-Jean. On windy days, the shallow, 40-km lake gets short, choppy waves that make for good surfing – quick rowers can ride one for 10 to 15 strokes, Lavoie said. But Lake Ontario is another story. “Here, you don’t really have protected water,” he said, nodding at the open shore and sea-like swell. Nick Matthews is president of the Hanlan Boat Club, which hosted the August 16 regatta at Balmy Beach. He said the club started getting coastal-style boats partly because flat water is hard to come by in Toronto’s Outer Harbour. “Our recreational rowers really enjoy them because they can go out in any
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Rowers from the Club d’Aviron in Alma, Quebec, compete in an open-water regatta at Balmy Beach on August 16. Hosted by Hanlan Boat Club, which has an openwater, or coastal rowing program, the regatta was the first sanctioned event of its kind in Ontario. conditions,” he said. “The rougher the water, the more people enjoy it.” Besides riding waves, coastal rowers also crash through them, which is why modern coastal boats are “self-bailing” – they open at the stern so any water that splashes in can channel out under the rowers’ feet when the bow rises. “You get wet, but that’s part of the fun of it,” said Matthews. “As long as you’re rowing hard, you don’t get cold.” Jean-Christophe Marly leads the coastal rowing program at Hanlan, which owns three doubles boats and a quad with a fifth seat for a cox. Marly has been rowing for 35 years, but like most rowers in Canada, he is new to coastal rowing. While there is a long tradition of racing “Viking” and fishing-style rowboats in Canada, modern designs are mostly made in France.
“That’s where they started this crazy thing,” said Marly. “It’s still cheaper to get the boats than trying to build a dyke,” he added, laughing. “That’s the philosophy – deal with what you have.” Lavoie says coastal rowing is already growing at home – after the Alma club raced the new boats at the town’s summer festival, 40 new members came on board. The stable boats are popular with beginners, he said. “It’s not hard to jump in, not like the little shells,” he said. As for competitions, Lavoie hopes coastal rowing becomes an Olympic sport in 2020, so he can try out for Canada’s first national team. “I want big wind, I want to see big water,” he said. “I don’t think they’re going to cancel a regatta because of the wind.”
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Sports Shorts PADDLERS FROM the Balmy Beach Canoe Club helped maintain the club’s lead in Ontario Cup point standings with solid performances at the Ontario Championship Regatta in Ottawa on Aug. 9 and 10. Paddlers finishing in first place included Nick Matveev in men’s U17 K-1 1000m and men’s U17 K-1 200m; Lucas Turnbull in men’s U15 C-1 2000m; Lucas Turnbull and Kieran Yee in men’s U15 C-2 500m; Nicholas Matveev and Ryan Nash in men’s U19 K-2 1000m; Alissa Marshall and Cia Myles-Gonzalez in junior women’s C-2 500m and C-2 200m; Palmer Lumb, Nicholas Matveev, Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-4 1000m; Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-2 200m; Allison Conetta, Alissa Marshall, Cia Myles-Gonzalez and Hayley Plante in junior women’s C-4 500m; Nicholas Matveev and Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-2 1000m; Alissa Marshall, Hayley Plante, Charlotte Potter and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-4 500m; and Hayley Plante and Charlotte Potter in junior women’s K-2 500m. Second place finishers include Lucas Turnbull in men’s U16 C-1 1000m; Palmer Lumb in men’s U15 K-1 2000m; Douglas Ellery, Ryan Nash, Jeffrey Owens and Pat Owens in men’s Junior Men C-4 1000m; Peter Polyzotis and Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-2 500m and K-2 200m; Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-1 500m; Douglas Ellery in junior men’s C-1 500m; Hayley Plante in junior women’s K-1 500m; Nicholas Billington, Ryan Nash, Sam Roworth and Eric Slamen in junior men’s K-4 1000m; Douglas Ellery and Lucas Turnbull in junior men’s C-2 1000m; Hayley Plante and Julia Toljagic in women’s U19 K-2 1000m; Cia Myles-Gonzalez and Hayley Plante in junior women’s K-2 200m; and Alissa Marshall and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-2 500m. The junior mixed division war canoe team, coxed by Douglas Ellery, finished second in the 200m. Finishing third in their events were Charlotte Potter and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-2 200m; Lucas Turnbull in men’s U16 C-1 200m; Nicholas Billington and Palmer Lumb in men’s U17 K-2 1000m; Julia Toljagic in women’s U17 K-1 500m; Nicholas Billington, Palmer Lumb, Pierce Milliere and Alexander Slamen in men’s U17 K-4 1000m; Douglas Ellery and Sam Roworth in junior men’s C-2 500m; Cia Myles-Gonzalez in junior women’s C-1 500m; and Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-2 500m. Peter Polyzotis coxed the U15 mixed division 200m war canoe to a third place finish.
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Beacher rides at North American championships Beach equestrian rider Hanna Bundy met her first major international goal by riding with Team Ontario at the North American Junior Young Riders Championships in July in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team finished in third place. Bundy and her horse, D’Jion, also qualified for next year’s Pan Am Games.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Notre Dame alumni mark 60 years since graduation
HEALTH DR. KARIN RUMMELL & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRISTS 1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine)
Alumni from the Notre Dame Catholic High School class of 1954 celebrate the 60th anniversary of their graduation on June 7 at the Toronto Delta East Hotel. More than 30 alumni, some from as far as California, met in Toronto for the milestone anniversary.
BEACHES OPTOMETRY CLINIC Dr. Linda Chan
PHOTO: SUBMITTED
Evening & weekend appointments available
Mon.- Sat. by appointment
416-691-5757
Optometrist
951 Kingston Rd. (West of Victoria Park)
416-691-1991
DR. DAVID JEONG DENTIST 2107 Danforth Ave. (at Woodbine Subway) New patients welcome. Open Saturdays.
416-696-1800
BALSAM DENTAL Dr. D. Caplan
Family Dentistry * Open 6 days a week * New patients always welcome 2200 Queen St. East (at Balsam)
Pet of the Month
416-691-8555 www.balsamdental.com
More verve, less blue notes for Jazz
Psychologist
Consultations • Therapy Individuals • Couples Over 20 years experience. Located at Queen & Wheeler
416-691-1071
By Marna Gale
H
erbie Hancock once said “Jazz is about being in the moment.” If that’s the case and dogs could play instruments, there would be some stiff competition in the jazz world. Dogs have a real knack for belly-up basking in the NOW – especially Jazz the dog. Even when it appears he’s not doing much of anything, the 13 year-old yellow Labrador retriever excels at idleness one melodic minute at a time. Perhaps he follows the philosophy of Miles Davis: “If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.” Boy, can he play. After two failed relationships, Jazz has finally found his place in this world – third time’s the charm! Not that he should ever regret the past, mind you. Miles Davis also said, “Do not fear mistakes, there are none,”… at least not when it comes to Jazz. At 8 years old, Jazz was rescued from a neglectful owner by a well-meaning young lady. He could still play his tail like a drum stick back then. I’m sure they enjoyed a few swinging jam sessions at first but good intentions are never enough on their own. His second owner’s pregnancy led to her find a new home for a dog that had become a heavy burden on her, figuratively and literally. Jazz had lost the music in his heart. As his walks became less frequent, Jazz became the poster boy for a dog without exercise. At the time of his rescue, Jazz was grossly obese. This likely caused the painful swelling of one of his ankles clinically known as osteochondritis, common in overweight Labs. The condition is often followed by severe arthritis. Jazz was headed in that direction. Growths on his eyelids had seriously compromised his vision. To top it off, an ear infection made it impossible to hear even the softest music. Upon his arrival at Catherine Pokrywa’s Sheba’s Haven Rescue in January, 2013, the music played sweetly for old Jazz. His previous owner wanted to make good on her original intentions. She raised funds so Catherine could buy him a ramp and to help cover his initial veterinary bills. Thanks to certified prosthetist Janice Olynich, who established PawsAbility in 2007 to offer prosthetic and orthotic services for animals, Jazz was fitted with a rescue-discounted brace to stabilize his ankle. Nevertheless, there was another consequence to his obesity. One of a myriad of fatty lumps came back as a malignant mast cell tumour which needed to be surgically removed. Catherine also
DR. LINDA WINTER
Dr. Linda Iny Lempert Psychologist – Psychologue
Individuals and Couples Services disponibles en français 47 Main Street (at Lyall)
416-694-4380 www.drlempert.ca
Dr. Jody Levenbach Psychologist
Children and Young Adolescents Assessment • CBT Social Skills • Parent Coaching
jdlevenbach@gmail.com 647-891-2603
Mary-Kay Perris BA Psych., MNLP, CR, CCT.
Wellness Coach/Therapist for your Vibrant Life Journey - at any age!
416 429-3457
BEACH EYE CARE CENTRE
2128 Queen St. E. (Hammersmith & Queen)
OPTOMETRIST
Jazz the Labrador retriever sports his new ankle brace and a canine smile
had the growths on his eyelids excised giving him a crystal clear view of his heavenly haven! Lumps and bumps gone, things were just dandy for Jazz until this past June when he suddenly stopped eating. An ultrasound revealed a bladder mass and an increase in the size of his adrenal glands. It either meant Cushing’s disease or stress from an unknown cause. When Cushing’s was ruled out, exploratory surgery led to the discovery of ulcers, likely resulting from prolonged use of anti-inflammatory medication prescribed for his arthritis. Jazz spent five days at the emergency clinic recovering from surgery while Sheba’s Haven spent the most money on one dog in its entire history. This big loveable boy incurred $8,000 in medical expenses, but he’s worth every dollar. As soon as he got home, he knew just what to do to lighten the mood. Making a bee-line to his sprawling backyard, Jazzy took a relaxing mud bath in the stream and then painted his best mud masterpiece on the kitchen floor. But that’s not really the story that needs telling. The real story is about two extraordinary people who keep the band playing at Sheba’s Haven. I took a lesson from Jazz this summer when I visited Catherine, her husband Bill and all their fur-clad, multi-talented musicians. I lived in the moment. It’s really not that hard to do when something takes your breath away.
There’s one particularly breathless moment I’d like to share, even if words can’t quite do it justice. One of the other haven waifs stood out for me on my visit despite the fact he actually can’t. His name is Baxter and he’s paralyzed from the waist down. Catherine was told he had a bad fall. Baxter is a happy boy. The haven set him up with a custom-made wheelchair built for speed. He’s got the puppy-powered energy to prove it. He also likes free-styling on the freshly mowed grounds at the Haven. That’s what he was doing when we visited, until he wanted up on the deck to meet everybody. Bill heard his request before any of us, immediately stopped what he was doing and came to little Baxter’s rescue. In that moment, watching Bill gently place Baxter in his arms and carry him up the stairs like he’s probably done a million times before, the hands of the clock remained perfectly still for me. Later, I asked Bill about Jazz. He teased, “He admires me! Every night before bed, he comes up to me and says – I want to be just like you – then he curls up on his favourite bed in front of the TV and accidentally turns on the VCR with his bum.” And the band played on… Jazz is a 13-year-old Labrador retriever making beautiful music at Sheba’s Haven Rescue (www.shebashaven.ca)!
Dr. Neil Carvalho, OD Accepting new patients Friday, Saturday
416 698 0054 crystalbeachoptical.com
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Emily Begley, B.A., M.H.Sc. Assessment & treatment for children and adults
647-968-3405
www.bloomingtogetherspeech.com
PHYSIOTHERAPY EAST TORONTO ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS INJURY CLINIC David Evans, R.P.T., F.C.A.M.T. Danny Kuzmich, B. Sc., F.C.A.M.T. and associates 1577 Danforth, Unit 4 (at Coxwell)
416-691-3943
PHYSIOTHERAPY @ Beaches Health Group® Yvette Sedgewick 2212 Queen St. E. 416-690-2076
KEW GARDENS HEALTH GROUP Massage Therapy • Physiotherapy Osteopathy • Naturopathic Medicine
2181 Queen St. E., Suite 305 (at Lee)
416-907-0103 www.kewgardenshealth.com
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY WELLNESS
PSYCHOTHERAPY
LAWYERS/LEGAL
CHIROPRACTORS
COUNSELLING
Personal Training
TURNER CATHERINE ASSOCIATES
O’Reilly, Moll & Forrest
Dr. Janet D’Arcy
Do you think differently?
Private fully-equipped studio Qualified and experienced
Achieve your fitness goals today! Andrew Walmsley B.P.E. Leslieville Personal Fitness 20 Leslie St. (free parking)
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missfit.ca in-home personal trainer 416 888 6465 michelle@missfit.ca
KEW BEACH HEALTH CLINIC Naturopathy • Homeopathy • Clinical Nutrition • • Matrix Energetics • • Bowen Therapy •
Men’s Issues, Anger, Addictions Insurance coverage Nigel Turner 416-690-3684 Individuals and Couples Nishe Catherine 416-698-0370
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public
Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
300 Main Street 416-690-3324
416-690-6257 Open Saturdays
Judy Gould, Ph.D.
DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO
Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan
Experienced Psychotherapist
Relationship Difficulties • Anxiety Depression • Body Image Concerns Physical Illness • Free Consultation 816 Pape Ave. (near Pape/Danforth)
647-991-4225 www.judygould.com
Carol Henderson, MA Counselling Psych.
Psychotherapy for indidviduals and couples. Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management Insurance clients welcome. Evening and weekend sessions avail.
416-690-6168
carolannehenderson@gmail.com 416.219.2671
Acorn Personal Fitness
Nancy Leach, M. Sc., BMCP
Because Fitness is Personal
Norm Spence
Personal Training Specialist
416 716 2367
normspence@bell.net www.acornpersonalfitness.ca Studio at Victoria Park & Kingston Rd.
Colon Hydrotherapy Vitalife Digestive Wellness Clinic Colonics and Coffee Enemas For digestive issues, cleansing and detoxification, preventative health, increased energy and more. 2251A Queen St. E 416-849-0004 info@vitalifeclinic.com www.vitalifeclinic.com
from the author of
The Body Means Well
Support for chronic or life-threatening illness through Counselling, Body Therapy, and Meditation
647-239-1903
www.mindfulwayconsulting.com
Tara Shannon
M.Ed. Counselling Psychology
Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main), Suite 118
416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca
FIBROMYALGIA
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH AND ACUPRESSURE THERAPY
Pat: 416 691 5709 (Certified Reflexologist) Laura: 416 315 4591 (MA, Counselling) Free 20-minute consultation located in the Beaches.
VETERINARIANS CHRISTINE KATO, B.Sc., D.V.M.
KATO ANIMAL HOSPITAL 2830 Danforth Ave. (East of Dawes Rd.)
416-690-2112
Dogs, cats, pocket pets. Housecalls available.
HOUGHTON VETERINARY HOUSECALL SERVICES Vaccines, examinations, diagnostics, palliative care, and home euthanasia provided for your pets in the comfort of your own home.
Dr. Barbara Houghton 647-221-5516
VET ON WHEELS Gerrard Mobile Veterinary Services
Dr. Ahmad Badri, DVM 416-284-4610 abadri@rogers.com
PSYCHOTHERAPY Abina Murphy, R.I.H.R. Spiritual Psychotherapist
ACCOUNTING CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Bert van Delft
Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898 98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.
William F. Deneault
Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502
Tel: (416) 962-2186
Kriens LaRose, LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants • Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations
www.krienslarose.com
416-690-6800
Melani Norman
CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes
CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY
961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8
Tel: 416-699-5100 Fax: 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca
GARRY M. CASS
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls
416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca
Glover & Associates Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries
LAWYERS/LEGAL
Nancy Christie, M.T.C.
Dashwood & Dashwood Barristers & Solicitors
John H.
BJARNASON, D.C. Chiropractor
1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)
416-694-2868 DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1092 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park beside Manchester Arms)
416-469-3879 (open 7 days) www.advancedtherapeutics.ca
BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE 416-690-5185
2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com
Paul J. Cahill
Personal Injury Lawyer Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca
Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com
Susan T. Dixon
416-693-2733 www.dixonslaw.ca
Shellyann Pereira
(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc. Call for a Free 30 min. Consult
647-693-6221
416-694-4090
(at Glen Manor)
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Orthotics Registered Massage Therapy
1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575
Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan
OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)
647-317-6017
www.omegahealthandfitness.com
Dr. Scott Dunham Chiropractor
Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)
416-907-0103
927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)
• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •
416-694-6767
THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •
www.therapylounge.ca
416-916-7122
URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS Stephanie Gage, RMT Cami Rahman, RMT Caitlin McAulay, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6
416-698-3157
www.kewgardenshealth.com
BEACHES CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Andrew C. Adamsky ACTIVATOR RATED Chiropractor Woodbine @ Kingston Rd.
647-515-6139
beachmetro.com COUNSELLING Individuals, Couples Finding Your Strengths Insurance covered.
Peg Earle, M.A., M.Div. Registered Marriage & Family Therapist
416-698-9027 • peg@pegearle.com
Peter J. Salah
Child and Adolescent Counselling
We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.
416-691-3768
416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com
siegischuler@aol.com
Catherine Allon, MEd
Snider & DiGregorio
QUINN Family Law
Tel: 416-699-0424 Fax: 416-699-0285 Email: info@sdlegal.ca
Shelley C. Quinn LL.B. 1749 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J1 t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca
Family Law & Estate Planning
416 316 3248 info@taylordesignservices.ca
Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit
579 Kingston Rd., #110, Toronto
Hills, Salah LLP
Michael Taylor, P. Eng. BCIN
Book online at essencetherapy.com
Dr. Johanna Carlo
Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor
Barrister & Solicitor
416-261-9679
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun
Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848
ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO
Beaches Wellness Centre
Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC.
KATHRYN WRIGHT
W. MORRIS DESIGN
Architectural and Engineering Design Permit Drawings and Applications
ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE
bestcriminallawyer.ca
(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com
Member Ontario Association of Architects
TAYLOR DESIGN SERVICES
David Faed
690-0000
B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT
www.advanced approachesmassage.com
CRIMINAL LAWYER
Stephen G. King, Architect
2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)
416-698-7070
416-691-3700
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN
• Essence •
961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738
Psychotherapist Awakening Coach Life & Relationship Issues 416-694-0232
Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine
1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)
416-462-1562 rmtheaven@hotmail.com
Dolores Wootton, R.M.T. John Barnet, R.M.T., D.O.M.P.
Geoffrey J. Dashwood
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9
Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc.
24 years experience Available evenings, weekends Queen and Hammersmith
416-699-5320 • Free Parking
Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy; Trauma, Bullying, and Addictions; Youth in Conflict with the Law. Sports Performance Counselling for Youth
www.mindfullnesstraumatherapy.ca
(Since 1989)
Queen and Hammersmith
Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate
Emily C. Larimer CPA, CGA
416-698-5861
Advanced Therapeutics
2455A Queen St. E. (e. of Silver Birch)
2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)
• Bookkeeping • Personal and corporate tax services • Accounting services for small businesses and t he self-employed Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com
Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Chiropractor 2277 Queen Street East
Family Law Lawyer
416-693-5611 Mindfullness Psychotherapy • depression • trauma • anxiety • relationship • creativity • free initial consultation
416-690-6195
Call 416-471-0337
Past Life Regression Reiki Master
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)
Gifted/ADHD Support & Coaching School/Workplace Performance Children/Adults Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW 416-875-9474 marylynntrotter@rogers.com www.adhdtreatmenttoronto.com Ask about insurance coverage
Lynn Wilsher, R.M.T.
Siegi A. Schuler, Ph.D, RSW 416-362-7472
www.leasidetherapycentre.com/siegi-schuler
Life Management & Corporate Coaching
ADR-Mediation
MPSquared Coaching Merrill Pierce CCA ICF 416.824.2626 merrill@mpsquaredcoaching.com
Jen Goddard, R.M.T. Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
416-690-6257
Local • Affordable 416-200-6300 www.WINTACO.com
WAYPOINT permit consulting inc. Available for consultations permit plans, zoning info, etc. BCIN#41835
Mike 416-659-2779 waypointconsulting@bell.net www.waypointconsulting.ca
your beach architect
647-226-9860 Versatech
Drafting + Design Architectural Design Permit Drawings Project Management Commercial, Residential
416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630
Tonia Vuolo Interior Designer
416-522-5903 toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG
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BEACH METRO NEWS
Warden/Kingston Rd.
CLASSIFIEDS
Business Space For Lease Suitable for store, office, storage or any business facing Kingston Rd. About 1000 sq ft & 2000 sq ft First floor with basement.
Ads are available in two sizes: Word ad
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(includes HST) For 20 words or less 35¢ each extra word
Multiples - something for everyone. Toys, household items, etc. (11)
Household Services
LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call
Wanted
REG’S APPLIANCE
Call now 416-699-9714
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Deadline for September 9th issue is September 2nd, 5 p.m.
WILKINSON
BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.)
Loving Memories of Cherished Pets
PETS
REMEMBERED
Friends. Fun. Fitness. Community
A cool place for ‘tween’ girls to hang out, feel empowered, boost self esteem and have fun! www.justbe-tweengirls.com info@justbe-tweengirls.com
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The best time to make friends is before you need them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Companionship for seniors and light housekeeping services
647.267.8773 or 416.919.4851 (12) BOARDWALK BEAUTY SPA (former location of Beauty and the Beach) & FAB FINDS (formerly Curvacious Consigments) offering SPA SERVICES, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
Carmen - 416 768-1819 Kim - 289-388-9628 2279 Queen St. East. @Glen Manor(12)
Lest We Forget - REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE
100th Anniversary WWI Displays Sept 22-26 RCL Br 11, 9 Dawes Rd. (13)
Volunteers
• Experience working with seniors • Compassionate, a good listener • Patient Contact Joanna (647) 608-1291
Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS or
416-698-1164 x24 admin@beachmetro.com
Photo/Art Convert VIDEO to DVD $22 per tape Call Eugene at 647-922-0686 eugene@homevideo2dvd.ca (12/15)
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We are looking for an organized, mature, customer service oriented person to join our team. Excellent written and spoken communication is imperative. Please email resume to beacheswellnesscentre@rogers.com or drop off in person at 2277 Queen Street East.
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Wanted retired wooden pattern maker who has his own workshop. (14) 416-854-4922
Employment Wanted Experienced Office Manager
looking for part time afternoon/ evening work due to reduced hours.
Please call Carol at 416-447-9757 ext. 221 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. or at 416-694-9552 after 2:30 p.m. (11)
Commercial Space for Rent
Personal Care
OFFICE SPACE
Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants
416-690-2880
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1700 sq. ft. Ideal for medical, dental or other professional use. Excellent visibility and character. Steps to TTC.
416-466-3766
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Beaches landmark building
416-971-9025
GARDEN LEVEL, AVAILABLE OCT. 1st Steps to Queen, TTC and the Lake, Ensuite Laundry, A/C, Garage Parking, Ample Closets/Storage, Shared Yard, BBQ $1200 includes utilities (11)
GEM in the Beaches
Beautiful Sunny Renovated 3-bedroom house. Prime location. Open concept, modern kitchen and bath, hardwood, fireplace, air-conditioning, deck/yard. No smoking/pets. $3100 416.694.8247 (11)
Beach Area, good sized Bachelor Apt. Clean and well maintained. Parking, utilities, etc. Suitable for storage, small business. Call 416-699-4248 (11)
urban loft with full ensuite TV, wireless, kitchenette, parking $85 nightly 416-575-6113 www.bbcanada.com/suite lovat (r)
Out-of-Town • serene, secluded, safe • tropical garden, birds, rain forest, monkeys • near Jaco, amenities, beaches, surfing • house, equipped kitchen, sleeps 6, terrace, pool • suits retirees, honeymooners, families, couples, singles • US $100/night, $500/week, $1,500/month
nc_elic@hotmail.com www.neilsplaceincostarica.com (11)
For Sale Largest Books, Records, Movies & Music Store Very low prices for bulk buyers VISIT US TO BELIEVE! 2442 Danforth Ave.
We also have hundreds of items for domestic items (15r)
(near Coxwell)
Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
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647-889-4114 • Open 6 Days, 12-7
PRIME OFFICE SPACE in
Dec. 1st - March 1st Detached home. Fully furnished, 4 bedroom. South of Queen. Parking for 2 cars. $2,500 inclusive Non smoking, no pets.
West of Main St., across from Sobey’s Super Store
Chalet Beauty Bar 1562 Queen St. E.
SHORT TERM RENTAL
Now in Beautiful Tropical Costa Rica
UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE
Also RENTAL facilities available (r)
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Book Your Winter Vacation Home
paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)
We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing
Available Now Asking $1,350 No Pets, No Smoking Utilities and parking included
Beech/Queen (416) 523-6556
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Computer for Sale
Dualcore IntelE2180 2.0Ghz 2 gigs 160 gig hard drive 17” LCD monitor DVD/CD burner Keyboard/mouse Windows 7 installed $145 Call 416-693-0778 microcom@rogers.com (11)
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ture, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-1329 or (3/15)
Kevin Lundbohm, Manager
416-759-2219 1537 O’Connor Drive
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HOME OFFICE: Computer repair In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available
KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)
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?NEED HELP? PC/MAC SUPPORT
647.281.3084
needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com
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HOME COMPUTER CARE Toronto’s Top Level In-home Computer Support & Service Freeware, Testimonials, Honesty. Home Consultations $30
(22/15)
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Home office & Small business Hardware and software support networking, servers, PC & Mac Proudly serving the Beach community
ORIOTECH SOLUTIONS INC. 416-450-9626 info@oriotech.com (4/15)
Computer Services Hardware & Software Support Network and Security setup PC/Mac Support, Web Site Design Cloud Services, 416-438-6360
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Financial Services
416-694-6241
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JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE
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BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE Experienced, eclectic Beach resident offering a variety of affordable, flexible and practical support services to entrepreneurs and small business. QuickBooks training also available short or long term.
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WASTE REMOVAL + RECYCLING + DEMOLITION CALL MARY OR JOHN
416 690 0117 416 569 3236 C.
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SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION
416-265-7979
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MR. FIX-IT 10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 email:MRFIXIT@rogers.com
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CLEVER DISPOSAL &
Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available FULLY INSURED
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BUDGET APPLIANCE REPAIR SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Free estimates. No service charges.
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416-624-3837
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“Always on Time and on Budget” • Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country
Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
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BILLY THE KID
BEACH
HONESTLY DONE
WINDOW CLEANING
GARBAGE REMOVAL
MON-SAT 10-10
& EAVESTROUGHS
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416-568-7276
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MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK
Home Decor
For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • firewood available Efficient. Best rates. Call Max
Vienna Upholstery
416-820-1527
2358 Kingston Rd.
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EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL
(w. of Midland)
416-698-9000
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BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc. For estimate call
647-899-9074
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Fabrications
by finn Custom Blinds - Drapery 416-465-6292 finn.ellen@gmail.com (11..)
24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service Best Prices/Free Estimates
647-235-6690
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A-TEAM WINDOW CLEANING Window and Eaves Cleaning Your satisfaction guaranteed 647-924-8532 416-698-4345
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Toronto Estate Dispersal & Downsizing Services Assists individuals and families in the Greater Toronto Area wishing to downsize, move or disperse\ of estate effects and property.
416.465.2424
teddservices@gmail.com
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HOME DOWNSIZING & TRANSITION SERVICES Organizing, Decluttering, Home Staging, Packing, Moving, Unpacking *Specializing in hoarding and difficult transitions*
There’s no task too big or small, we do it all! Call Gillian for a free consultation
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Cleaning Lady available every other Wednesday. Lots of experience. Call 416-537-3911
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding
416 319 7722
- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS
PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
HOME STAGING & DESIGN
Ideal for Small Businesses Quality work, reasonable rates, references available.
Debra 416-693-6111
416-463-6330
& Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113
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OVER 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE PROMPT & COURTEOUS
416-691-8503
RUBBISH REMOVAL
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
SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS
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Call Kurban
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416-690-8673
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Computer Services
416-357-1467
Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers
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•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified
Call 416-648-4410
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Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates.
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-Paul McArthur 416-821-3910
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New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.
416-698-5713
Books wanted: art, photography, litera-
Office Services
1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.
Bed & Breakfast
McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.
Social/Events
@ 191 Kenilworth
416 466 3766
Single items or complete estates Wanted: Old furniture, china, silverware, pictures, lamps, figurines, glass, curiosities, etc. Fair market prices guaranteed! Call Terence: 416 466 1404 (r)
General Services
416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019
416-691-6893
We buy! - We pay cash!
416-878-4319
BEST IN THE BEACH
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2-br + den for short term rental
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Beaches One Bedroom Apt
ECE & Assistants needed for
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1501 Woodbine Ave.
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Apartment/ Home for Rent
(includes HST)
• Expert Alterations/Repairs • Refresh old Favourites • Re-line Coats, Jackets • Roman Blinds, Small Draperies, Cushions, etc.
416-691-7556
(1.5” wide by 1” deep)
17.50
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416 838-2949 after 1:00 pm
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STUDENTS WILL AID IN CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, LANDSCAPING, YARD AND WINDOW CLEANING, MOVING ASSISTANCE. GOOD RATES; NO JOB TOO SMALL.
RYAN 647-924-8532 416-698-4345
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CANADIAN CONTRACTORS Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984 Met. Lic. B-16-964
Steve 416-285-0440
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B&W DISPOSAL Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates
Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137
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SMALL JOBS * FAIR PRICE Give us your to do list!
* Clogged Drains * Backsplashes * Furniture Assembly * Holes in walls Honest, Friendly, Fair * Free Estimates * Insured (647) 780-2917 www.property-plus.ca (15)
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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
*Bonded*
Connecting your cell phone to your home!! * Interior/exterior lighting * Security systems * Home theater/audio * Free Estimates * Insured (647) 780-2917 www.property-plus.ca
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*Insured*
EUROPEAN CLEAN
BioX Pest Solution & Wildlife Removal
We remove raccoons, squirrels, skunks, chipmunks, oppossums & carpenter ants, bees and wasps. Eavestrough cleaning
Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
416-702-2710
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NASH TRASH & JUNK REMOVAL
If I haul your trash, I’ll save you cash and your back. Fast friendly service. Free estimate. Also provide yard waste and tree work. Ryan 647-380-9722 (11)
416-729-2077 cell
Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation
416 421-5758
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Pet Services PAWS SIT STAY
Walks Tailored To Your Dog’s Needs 5 Star Boarding w/pick-up/drop off Pet Visits/Sitting/Medications Exemplary Loving Caring Service Insured and References Available
Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM
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CAT CARE SERVICE Veterinary Technician with 20 yrs experience provides excellent care - Home visits - Boarding in my home - Experienced in giving oral, I.V. and sub-Q medications - Nail trims, grooming matted fur - References
Call Candy at 416 691-3170
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Pet Minding
by Zak’s Moms Cat or dog visits or sitting Dog boarding 416 691-8222 pet_minding@yahoo.ca references (23/15)
ALONE AT HOME PET CARE • Over 12 years professional experience including medications • Insured and Bonded • Veterinarian trained & recommended • Member of Pet Sitters International
416-200-4471 www.alonepetcare.com (4/15)
CLEANING LADIES Contact Irena
FALLINGBROOK DOGWALKING what my clients are saying: “ We have absolute trust in Anne...: “...a first-class dog walking service.” “...so dependable (rain, snow and shine)”
dog walks * puppy visits * cat visits 647-330-4856 fallingbrook.dogwalking@gmail.com
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ANDREW ADAMS DOG WALKING SERVICES • four years experience • located in Gerrard/Woodbine area • private and paired walks ($15/$20 respectively) • dog and house sitting services • references available
-WEEKLY/BI WEEKLY LAWN CUTTING -PROPERTY CLEANING -EAVESTROUGH CLEANING
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EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES
offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (11)
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BOOTHY’S
NEIGHBOURHOOD CLEANER Serving for 20 years Houses • Apts • Condos Moving in • Moving out Free Estimate
Barbara 416 389-8120 416 690-0433
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CLEANING LADY Available weekly or bi-weekly. Good references. Call Kristine (12)
Music
Bach to ROCK We teach it all!
Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park
(416) 699-8333
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BRENDA CAROL
VOCAL LESSONS
Professional Recording Artist and instructor providing vocal lessons and coaching in all styles. Piano, vocal, guitar and theory instruction available in Studio. All ages. Inquire about in home services. (11)
PIANO TEACHER
Frankly, I walk dogs because I enjoy them (11)
Cleaning Services ULTRA
STEAM CLEANING LTD. CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING
TO SERVE AND RESPECT
BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED (12)
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call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for • new term catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •
INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (16)
THE STUDY STUDIO Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 12 years
1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects. Jennifer Wilson B.Ed. (21/15) Kim Rauch B.Ed.
Head Start Tutors
• One on one tutoring for grades 3-12. • Specialized summer programs available to help ‘bridge the gap’ to help students get off to an excellent start in September. • Serving the Beach for over 15 years. • Conveniently located.
416-272-9589 headstarttutors@rogers.com
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Inspire Math
• All Math & Physics, IB Math/TOPS/Calculus/DM • One-on-one tailored tutoring at your home • In-depth step-by-step explanation for G7-12 & Univ. • Teaching techniques for solving problems • Extensive knowledge with 13+ years experience • 2 Masters (Math Edu. & Applied Math) in USA • Reasonable rate. No fees if not satisfied. Naoki (Japanese): 647-778-4322 inspiremathcanada@gmail.com
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• In-home tutoring in HS math/physics
• Focussing on long-term success • Experience in all grades/core courses Hire a tutor with in-depth knowledge, practical experience & a real passion for math.
416-875-1883 math.avopticom.ca
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Experienced Math & Physics Tutor Grades 9-12 416-702-9845
LeRoux Froebel Bilingual School
•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St.
416-698-1923 www.lerouxfroebel.com
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BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care. Info. or to register
Marlene 416-698-5668
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 ro n to V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! (r)
FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN
• PLAYROOM • CHILDCARE REGISTRY • • LIBRARY • BABY TIME MON 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS EVERY 2ND THURSDAY
184 MAIN ST. across from
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Affordable before and after
school care available for ages 6 - 12. Pick ups from Balmy Beach and St. Denis schools. Extended hours available.
Great references; 20 years experience. Snacks, activities and homework supervision. September start. (13)
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Ryan 647-380-9722
HOME DAYCARE
Over 20 yrs experience, fun loving, reliable. Close to library, Beaches Rec Center, parks, drop-in center. CPR, daily outing. Reasonable rate, receipts. Excellent references.
Ph: 416-693-5272
416-288-1499
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Green Apple Landscaping www.greenapple.ca
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Welcome to my Home!
Experienced loving mom who enjoys teaching children through music, has ONE OPENING AVAILABLE. Our days include age appropriate learning activities, circle/story times, introduction to French, montly learning themes, crafts, outdoor play and cuddles. Healthy organic meals, CPR certified and great references.
Call/text Judy 647-281-2822 (14)
Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool
Serving our community since 1974 Educational, fun-filled program for children 18 mos-10 yrs We escort to and from Balmy Beach and St. Denis schools. 416-698-4179 www.lakesideplayschool.ca (19)
Daycare: Loving, caring, environment. Daily outings, crafts, story time. Excellent references. Smoke free, pet friendly. Wendy 647-466-0435 (11)
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LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD www.stonehengedesignbuild.com
KIM PRICE Landscape Design
416-693-5143 Creating Award Winning Gardens • Design and Construction •
www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com
Serving the Beach For 20 Years! • Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc.
416-699-8575
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BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
-LAWN CUTTING
Juli 416-994-6701
*(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and one time visits available)
(416) 414-5883 info@blpm.ca
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GARDEN CARE & ADVICE cleanup - pruning - planting readied for sale - vacation care maintenance - consultation
Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca
• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding
VICTORIA GARDENING
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John, Master Gardener
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Now is the time for lawn seeding. Excellent results. All you add is water! Fall planting, shrubs & perennials. Meticulous shrub & small tree pruning.
Scotstone IDEAL
LANDSCAPING
LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPLETE LANDSCAPING • CLEANUPS SPRING & FALL • FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED • DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS
416-439-6639
Greg 416-693-8678 www.carbontip-toe.com
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Karen for the Garden Garden clean-ups, planting, pruning, weeding and ongoing maintenance. Call Karen or Lisa 416 691 5978 karenforthegarden@primus.ca (11)
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25 yrs experience
Interlocking Stone • Planters Retaining Walls • Steps • Fences Decks • Sodding rickscape@hotmail.com
also be viewed at
www.beachmetro.com Deadline for September 9 issue is September 2nd
Licensed & Insured
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- will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items
Call Andre 416-422-4864
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416-999-MOVE (6683)
*MOVE MEN*
$29 / hr. & up + 1 hr. One,Two, or Three Men 7 Days a Week Call Delivery Dan 647-763-5257 (16r) Starting from $34.00 *Packing supplies & services * Local moving * Long distance moving * Storage * Licensed & Insured
416-944-2018 www.atmsmovingsystems.com BBB Accredited Business
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Powell MOVING CO. “Big Small... We Move It All!“
Reliable Service • Pick-up & Delivery Toronto - Ajax
416 457-5507
www.powellmovingtoronto.com (11)
Seasonal yard cleanup, Planting, pruning, fertilizing Woodland garden design Any reasonable request Security Approved
Painters
Contact: Tim Conway
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LISA ORRIDGE LANDSCAPE DESIGN Innovative solutions for your outdoor living space through design & installation (12)
BEACHES LANDSCAPE LIGHTING HIGH QUALITY, LED LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR TREES, PATHWAYS AND DECKS. DESIGN AND INSTALLATION. DC LIGHTING ON HOMESTARS FOR REVIEWS.
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2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries 416-830-8183
Big & Small Moves • Offices (11)
Neighborhood Gardening
416 254-0119
STUDIO 1
CARTAGE & STORAGE
ATMS MOVING SYSTEMS
STONESCAPE
Lisa (416) 698-2187 corridge@rogers.com
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Watch our videos at
Traditional stone walls, steps, paths, patios & interlock.
647-828-2468
Local. Taking care of your possessions.
www.BestWayToMove.com (16r)
Unbelievably Affordable
647-766-7875
REASONABLE RATES
Accurate work & reasonable rates
416-821-4065
(13)
A.S.M. MOVERS
WE MOVE FOR LESS!
www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (13)
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• Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
MAN WITH CARGO VAN
Landscaping solutions to customize your space.
SEASONAL • Clean-up • Planting • Containers Weekly & biweekly maintenance
“Always on Time and on Budget”
All Season Movers
GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES
647-210-LAWN (5296)
Garden Design & Service
Movers
416-690-1356
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Garden & Tree
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Call Hakan: 416
IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS
-LAWN CUTTING -PROPERTY CLEANING - HEDGE TRIMMING -FERTILIZING & SEEDING - EAVESTROUGH CLEANING
647 606 0970
www.thegoodmoves.com 899-3980 (19)
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Hands in the Earth Home Childcare. Nurturing home child care devoted to the magic of childhood. With preschool program that values child development. Flexible hours and competitive rates. Handsintheearthpreschool@ gmail.com (647) 637-6724 (11)
BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn cutting weekly & bi-weekly Small tree pruning & removal Hedge trimming, pruning & removal Yard clean ups
freshgreenlawncare@gmail.com
STONEHENGE
HARRY
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Fresh Green Shane
Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499
416-467-6059
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Ted Reeve Arena
(416) 690-0102
416-391-2798
ALL LAWN AND GARDEN
• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •
Award Winning Design & Build
www.greenapple.ca
CLEAN UP • HEDGE TRIMMING LANDSCAPING • PLANTING IN LAWN MOWING • TRIMMING (r)
Green Apple Landscaping
Availability: Full time, shared or pick-up/drop-off for school aged kids Ages: Infants to 12 year olds Contact Marzieh Bahadori at
Garden Five-O
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Call now for all your landscaping needs. I offer lawn cutting, gardens, pruning, weeding, planting. Also junk removal and more. Free estimate. Fast friendly service.
Caregiver
or m.afrozb@gmail.com
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Nash Landscaping
Landscapers
25 years Experience High Quality • On Schedule One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces
info@blpm.ca
B I R T H TO S I X Y E A R S
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416-414-5883
Child Care Available
Call 416-698-0750
Eloise at 416.691.5799
Adrianne 647-289-7776
Tutoring
See our ad page 14
APPRAISALS
416-699-3772
Passion for music? Piano teacher available, Hons A.R.C.T. graduate to teach all musical styles: classical, pop, folk, rock, musicals, movie soundtracks and more. All ages welcome. In home lessons available. 416-570-3886 Michellelecce2@gmail.com www.michellelecce.com (11)
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND
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Please call
Trustworthy, hardworking, kind, reliable
416-575-2990
416-737-2654
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
20+ yrs experience in Beaches
MATH SPECIALIST
Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (16)
brendacarol.com 416-467-7959
647-707-4029 argadams@hotmail.com
416-567-3205
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BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
647 886 8303
VIOLIN LESSONS
HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH
Home & Office Cleaning & Organizing Services Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient
k9walkabouts.com
Dog walking designed to fit your needs. Cat sitting, Puppy visits and Boarding Kindness and Love for your furry ones. Bonded and Insured with references Jennie 647-520-3530 k9walkabouts.com (12)
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Experienced
(416) 414-5883 info@blpm.ca
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Andrea de Boer A.R.C.T., B.M. Berklee College of Music
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(416) 825-9705
416-839-1351
info@goproguitar.com 15 yrs teaching experience Classical, Jazz, Fiddle, Rock, Improv Beginners welcome Piano and voice also available
THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY
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416-686-2384
(21/15)
A family business since 1956
LANDSCAPING, PAINTING, CLEANING, REPAIRS, ETC. Please email Name, Address, Phone Number and Skills to: seniorservices47@gmail.com
Busy Life? Struggle to find time? I CAN HELP!
Rob Hiemstra - GOPROGUITAR
RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING
STUDENT
NEEDED FOR
Guitar For Grown Ups
BEACH METRO NEWS
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Landscape design, maintenance. Contemporary, lush eco-gardens with native plants added. Best curb appeal. 416 964 0201 info@ontarioflora.ca www.ontarioflora.ca (11)
Larry’s Painting & Repairs Family owned & operated 26 years in business
416-690-3890
larryspainting@gmail.com www.larryspaintingtoronto.com
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PROWAY
PAINTING & DECORATING Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall
416.797.6731 Free Estimates & References Available (19)
FRANZ’S PAINTING
Experienced. Reliable. Professional Work Guaranteed. Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates. Beach Resident.
Call Franz 416-690-8722
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STEVE’S PAINTING & REPAIRS INTERIOR • EXTERIOR WORK For strength, durability and finish, it’s all about the prep. Have it done right, the first time. References, free estimates. Beach Resident
Cell# 647-853-6420
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‘As Promised’ Painting *** Free Estimates ***
Residential & Commercial • Free estimates Specialized in Residential Painting Reasonable rates for small or big jobs.
416-854-4360
www.paulospainting.com info@paulospainting.com ndojpainting@gmail.com
416-694-2470
NEW BRIGHT PAINTING
No MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident SEAN AT 416-985-8639
newbrightpainting@gmail.com
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Simone’s Painting and Renovations
Professional work with a personal touch. Free estimates. 416-578-1221 (15.)
RH PAINTING - Free Estimates - Interior/Exterior Painting, Staining, Metallic Surfaces - Fully Trained/Insured, BBB accredited - 3 Year Written Guarantee - National Multiple Sclerosis Sponsor - Committed to the Beaches
(11.r)
Professional Painting Quality Work 25 Years Experience FREE ESTIMATES
Dennis MacFarlane
647-968-7122
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PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs
647 401 7970
BEACH PLUMBING
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50 years in the Beach
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ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING
LTD
Call 416 824-2957
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MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik www.ontariowaterplumbing.com
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20% Discount off any competitor’s written quotation. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 (8/15)
TOM DAY
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
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Cascade Plumbing
Call Paul at 416 602 2128 **Licensed**
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ATLANTIS PLUMBING DRAINS
416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595
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RPS PLUMBING & HEATING Repairs * New Installs Drains * Alterations All Work Guaranteed Call us: 416-558-8453 (11)
Cascade Plumbing Waterproofing Specialist
Contact us at 416 602 2128
Electricians LOCAL ELECTRICIAN Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates
Colouring the Beach for 10 years, Interior & Exterior Gyproc and Trim Repair, Colour Consultations, Faux Finishes and Decorative Treatments. No Job Too Small. Free Written Quotes (11)
MBX ELECTRIC LTD.
Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314
Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations Call Marc 416-910-1235 (15)
BOSH ELECTRIC Residential & Commercial For all your electrical needs,
call Sam 416-678-2319
Master Electrician ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069
Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades *Ask For Photo I.D.*
CARL 647-787-5818
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CLAYTON ELECTRIC Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring
PAINTING PROS Interior/Exterior
416-690-1630
Custom Mouldings Trims & Doors *Free Estimates *Insured
• ON TIME / ON BUDGET •
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Built-in-Cabinets
•home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units Bill Watson 416-690-9564 cell 647-283-0095 (19)
REX NORMAN CARPENTRY
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NASH COMPANY painting & services Over 15 years experience Interior, exterior, residential, commercial, custom made, plastering, drywall, laminate, tiles. • Very fair quotes
- knob & tube - no job too small
416-690-0173
Cell 416-529-5426
G. LOCKE
Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES CABINETRY, BUILT-INS INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES
ACE
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Electric Lic: 7006786
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
416-833-3006
Big or small we do them all VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS (15)
(6/15)
BEACHES ROOFING
Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed
PAINTING • FLOORING CERAMIC TILE HARDWOOD FLOOR DRYWALL & PLUMBING Call Richard 416-265-4351 (11)
(22/15)
No Roofing, siding, eaves or masonry repair or replacement project is too small. Call our roofing contractor alliance! We dispatch pre-qualified independent contractors who offer 10 year workmanship warranties and have legal businesses, WSIB and liability insurance. License #B-21792 (12)
DESIGN + BUILD CUSTOM CEDAR-ARBOURS-FENCES FINE CARPENTRY, INTERIOR EXTERIOR, PLUMBING, ETC. (11)
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UNITED ROOFING
(11..)
Shingle & Flat Specializing in Flat Roofs All Work Guaranteed 35 yrs. experience
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Roofers
TAYLOR & SHAND
COXWELL ROOFING
Shingles, Flat roofs, Brick & Cement work. Waterproofing, Facia Siding, Aluminum Soffit Decks, Interlocking, Reno’s
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Cable & Telephone Wiring Telephone Systems Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates Alan Burke 416-699-4350
STONEHENGE 416-467-6735
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Underpinning Specialists (r)
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CLIMATE KING HEATING & AIR
Call today for free estimate
416-999-2333
(11)
YOUR STUCCO Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems Drywall, Plastering, Taping 15 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104
(15)
HARDWOOD
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457
(11)
Hardwood Flooring Give your floors a new beginning!!! (13) Free Estimates
WEBSTER CONTRACTING INC. 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (11)
Jack of All Trades
Handyman Services Decks, Fences, Carpentry Drywall, Bathrooms Kitchens, Basements
Jack 416-278-5328
(19)
Scotstone
www.scotstonecontracting.com Licensed masonry contractor
Call Scott 416.858.2452
(13)
QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS
by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate
416 660 4721
(16)
EXPERT TILE INSTALLER Marble*Porcelain Limestone*Glass
Reasonable pricing All work guaranteed Peter 416-558-8453
(11)
JD MASONRY
BRICK, BLOCK, STONEWORK CONCRETE REPAIR/BUILD CHIMNEY/TUCKPOINTING
Sales, Installation, Service Gas Furnaces/Boilers, Stoves, BBQ, Dryers, Water Heaters/Tankless, Air Conditioners, Gas Fireplace, Humidifiers, Duct work, Radiators Fully licensed & Insured
• Chimneys - repairs or new • Brick, Block, Stone work • Tuckpointing, colour matching • Concrete work - repairs or new
416-752-1585
Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed
Quality Stone Masonry & Brickwork Repairs and new builds, Chimneys, Fireplaces, Foundations
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PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA
Free estimates!
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40 Years Established in the GTA / Beach
Mark Denington
CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING
Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair
Drywall, Painting, Carpentry Masonry, Flooring Reliable - Quality work
TRADEPRO GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC ADDITIONS KITCHEN & BATHROOMS
• CARPENTRY / TRIM • DRYWALL / TAPING • FINISHED BASEMENTS “Serving the Beach Since 1980”
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WET BASEMENT EXPERTS
416-463-9331 (r)
GNOMEWORKS
MR. HARDWOOD FLOORS
416-375-5191
Handy Dan Dan 416-699-2728
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Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations. Quality workmanship for excellent rates.
DILULLO MASONRY
Trades
416-691-8693
All Types: Ceramics • Natural Stones Vinyl • Cork Hardwoods • Laminates Floating and Plank
(416)465-6999•(416)768-7279 climateking.ca (13)
CONTRACTING
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Flooring Installer
Met. Lic. B-8357
www.totalrenovations.com
SILVERBIRCH
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)
CONCRETE WORK
BERGERON ROOFING
416-557-9199
(r)
“Reclaim Your Basement”
647-457-0748
416-466-9025
www.webuildit.ca Serving Your Community Since 1971
FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING
647-206-3376
Flat Roof Specialists Shingle Roofing Roof Top Decks Residential & Commercial Family Owned Over 30 Years Seniors Discount
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the handyman
For all your roofing needs
(13)
416-691-8241
Repair - Reno - Restore
Fixerontheroof.com
“oftentimes, a repair is all you really need”
CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, PAINT PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, TILE Licensed & Insured 30 YRS LOCAL EXPERIENCE ON TIME/BUDGET www.beachrenovations.com
Innerspace
WHISPERER
Your Neighborhood Roofer Metro Licensed, Insured, WSIB No subcontracting, specialized in flat roofs and skylights Warranties on any Roof Repair www.theroofwhisperer.ca
KINGSTON RD ROOFING
Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416
(22/15)
THE ROOF
Andrew Call or Text
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416-694-2488
MANUEL 416-727-1900
416-264-8517
Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates
416-694-7402
Architectural Design-Build
All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981
FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.
Over Twenty-five Years in the Beach
416-910-8033
GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.
Foundation Repair/Waterproofing
Flat Roofs and Shingles Aluminum Siding • Fascia Soffit Sky Lights • Eavestrough
Gus:
(r)
WET BASEMENT ?
ROOFING REPAIRS
Master of Carpentry specializing in interior & exterior finishing, decks, stairs, windows, doors, railings, book shelving, feature walls and much more. Putting quality first.
Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More
- ECRA/ESA#7004508
KEW BEACH ROOFING GENERAL CONTRACTING
647-350-1222
(r)
MURPHY
416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (19/14)
ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!
Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507
FREE ESTIMATES 15% less best price guaranteed Work done by Andrew Clayton
For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
647-606-5662
Call Clyde Robinson 691-8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com Licensed with 30 years experience
Marc 416-617-7205
BEACH RENOVATIONS
Licensed + Insured • 30 yrs experience (16)
with attention to detail
MARIO 416-690-1315
CITY WIDE ROOFING
GENERAL CONTRACTING
CUSTOM CEDAR DECKS
free estimates
(r)
& WATER PROOFING
Total renovations, basements, trim, doors, porches, wall units, closets. Electrical, plumbing, paint, drywall.
•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE REPAIR •MINOR REPAIRS
ED GODFREY
Lic - Insured • Free Estimate
We keep you dry from top to bottom
ROBINSON CARPENTRY For quality craftsmanship
•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL
•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948
Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103
Lic. & Ins.
TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.
SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios
- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work
647-979-5652
(16)
HANDYMAN DEPOT (14)
ESA LIC# 7002668
Classic Skills - Contemporary Results
Free Estimates Work performed by Master Eelctrician Panel Changes • Pot Lights Interconnected Smoke Detectors Knob & Tube Replacement Dale Treen 416-882-6701 daletreen@yahoo.com (19)
Glenn 416 837 9298
CELL 416-875-5781
Masterpiece Painters
N.D. TREEN ELECTRIC
Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
(11)
Carpenters
DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183
Family owned over 30 years Interior & Exterior Residential & Commercial Seniors Discount (11..)
Call: 416.939.7833 Lic# 7009221
(16)
Don’t call them, call those roofers
“Quick and reliable service”
All types of plumbing services! “Drain cleaning and Power Washing Camera inspections with locator” We take emergency calls! Affordable rates.
416-698-2613
THOSE ROOFERS
Electrical
COMPANY
ECR/ESA /7005757
GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC
UNITED PAINTING & RENOVATIONS 647-457-0748
416-699-3005
ECRA/ESA#7003913•ACP approved (18)
POWER
HANDYMAN
Queen St. Roofing
•Shingle Roofs •Flat Roofs •Siding •Roof Repairs •Eavestroughing Insured • Met. Lic. B15515 For a Free Estimate ask for Lawrence
ECRA/ESA Lic#7001629
Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations
(15)
20 years experience Real painting Clean, no mess Excellent quality Residential, interior & exterior Free estimates
Celebrating 40 yrs in the Beaches Knob & Tube rewire Service/Panel upgrades Renovations / Small jobs Commercial Industrial Residential
PANEL & SERVICE UPGRADE TROUBLESHOOTING & WIRING ANY KIND OF SMALL OR BIG JOB. REASONABLE PRICE
We provide basement waterproofing for external and internal homeowners with a full line of service. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.
HUGO’S PAINTING
Plumbers
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Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED
Painting & Decorating
416 528 2950
Lic. #P-15099
&
COLOUR CREEK
(647) 780-2917 www.property-plus.ca
690-8533
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING
No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (19)
Call Joe (647) 998-2302
Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation
Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 (19)
HARM’S PAINTING
Ref Available
SISK ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
416 691-3555
(21/15)
Paolo’s Painting Interior and Exterior
647-770-7690
MIKE PARKER PLUMBING
Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations
We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more
Dianne 416 699 5070
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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416 738-2119 www.jdbuild.ca
(12)
WOODY’S
HANDYMAN SERVICES
General repair • Painting, Electrical • Plumbing 10 yrs plus experience References Available handymanwoody@hotmail.com
416-699-0958
(17)
BASEMENT PARGING
SEAL YOUR BASEMENT FOR NEXT WINTER * Free Quote * Damp Proofed * Professional Expert F inish * 20 yrs Experience All masonry work undertaken. “No Extras” “Book Now”
Ph. Trevor 647-378-7171 Ivan 647-771-4585
(11)
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
TorontoGeneralConstruction.com CUSTOM HOME RENOVATIONS Roofing. Bathroom. Basement. Additions etc. 416-899-3394 1-800-768-6791
info@TorontoGeneralConstruction.com (17)
JOHN CLARKE
Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster and Stucco Small Renovation Jobs & Roofing 35 Years Experience References upon request (11) Free Estimates
GALBRAITH CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.
EXCAVATION: BOBCAT, MINI EXCAVATOR SERVICE RUBBISH BINS: 14,20,26 & 40 YARD WATERPROOFING Experienced, over 35 years in business CALL 416-984-5054 416-265-0200 (17)
INTERLOCK
Brookmount Masonry 416-889-8871
Relevelling & Repairs Small Carpentry Jobs
Greg 416-693-8678
Chimneys & Liners Brick Replacement Brick and Block Tuck Pointing Stonework Fire Places Concrete Parging (17)
NATURAL GAS E X P E R T S
Call Jason for free quote
(11.)
DESIGN-BUILD-RESTORE
Quality Work by experienced home renovator
Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements Flooring • Tile and Mosaic
Gas Lines + Hook Ups BBQ, Stove, Dryer Furnace, Water Tank, Pool Heaters *Free Estimates *Licensed + Insured
Fully insured, municipal license & WSIB reg’d Free Quotations • Excellent references
www.property-plus.ca
garth.jerome@yahoo.ca
(416) 780-2917
(15)
PROPERTY PLUS
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TAYLOR & SHAND
SPECIALIZING IN RESIDENTIAL REPAIRS AND REMODELING NO JOB TOO SMALL ON TIME AND ON BUDGET *FREE ESTIMATES *INSURED
(647) 780-2917 www.property-plus.ca
Garth 647-248-4952 or
CONTRACTING
Shingles, Flat roofs, Brick & Cement work. Waterproofing, Facia Siding, Aluminum Soffit Decks, Interlocking, Reno’s
(15)
416-557-9199
(12.)
ALL MASONRY CEMENT WORK Over 30 years European/Canadian experience Free estimate 416-284-2151
WATERPROOFING ROOFING LAMINATE / HARDWOOD FLOORING • PAINTING, ETC. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE CLIFF 647 668 5802 (11) BRETT 437 345 0310
TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS • WATERPROOFING & REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (19)
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Creative Construction
We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc. Call Chris
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BEACH METRO NEWS
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Call 416-698-1164 x 26
Citizen of the Year, cont’d. from Page 2 Her own interest in history and previous career in archaeology dictated the direction in which she focused much of her efforts. Stimmell worked with the Toronto Historical Board until it died with amalgamation, and edited the Canadian Journal of Archaeology for five years. She was on the board for Maple Cottage – where Alexander Muir wrote The Maple Leaf Forever, Canada’s unofficial first national anthem – from the time it was an abandoned, raccoon-infested, derelict shack, and Leslieville was known as a bad neighbourhood. “It seems like whenever anybody wanted my help, I said yes,” she said. She credits her husband Gordon for their family ending up in Canada in the first place. In 1972, when deciding where to study, he had a choice between the prestige – and expense – of Harvard, or the low tuition and chance to study with Marshall McLuhan offered by the University of Toronto. The lower tuition allowed Stimmell to return to school as well, finishing her PhD in 1983. Af-
ter working in various jobs, she came to the paper because she wasn’t pleased with the editor at the time, who left after a short stint many past staff members recall as borderline disastrous for Beach Metro News. While she grew into the job, one aspect she hadn’t counted on was getting involved with all the people who gave freely of their time in all aspects of community life. Staying in touch with all those people – many of whom have since been named as Citizens themselves – allowed her to help people and groups make connections. “I kind of almost made it part of the job to sit on committees, because you know where the resources are,” she said. Her motivation for continuing to stay involved might not ring true with everyone, but for those who spend countless hours attending board meetings alongside other volunteers, her explanation might just about sum it up: “Instead of getting our highs from running, we get it from sitting on boring committees.”
Getting little wheels ready to roll Mamun Mahmud, centre, gets a free bike tune-up for his three-yearold son Mansib, right, from Cycle Solutions mechanic Douglas Batista during a July 19 tune-up and neighbourhood party at Main Square. The annual event also featured songs by music teacher Ruth Finlay and Tak Bui, as well as hoola-hoops from the Circus Academy. PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
PHOTO: JON MULDOON
Learning to love lawn bowling William Bosworth celebrates a shot at the Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club as Nicholas Assimakopoulos, centre, and Nico Robson look on. The three, along with Joseph Terenzio, were learning the sport of lawn bowling from club member Peter Bartosh as part of a Beaches Recreation Centre sports camp in July.
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Real Estate Inc. Brokerage Opportunity Knocks! The Toronto Community Housing Corporation is gearing up to sell more than 700 properties in an effort to maintain their remaining properties. DeClute Real Estate Inc. is proud to have been chosen to sell a wide variety of these properties in and around the Beach - please give us a call to learn more.
416.686.9618 Beautiful Cliffside Bungalow
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KEN GRIEVE UPPER BEACH $469,000
A custom built family home with stunning backyard, huge deck and patio overlooking Taylor Creek Ravine! Open concept, hardwood floors, lovely master with forest views with 4 piece ensuite bathroom. Exceptional finishes throughout.
Ready to move in! 3+ bedrooms, bright renovated eat-in kitchen with walkout to deck overlooking inground pool and landscaped West facing yard. High finished basement, 2 renovated baths, private drive. Great Bluffs neighbourhood!
Incredible open concept layout with high ceilings and original stained glass, this 3 bedroom 2 bathroom semi-detached Victorian features 2 car parking, exposed brick, private urban backyard and tons of Beach charm.
$1,189,000
$679,000
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Ask about our complete Concierge Service. Selling • Buying • Staging • Concierge Service
Getting to Know Us! Thea DeClute* Semi-Detached 2 Storey 3 Bedroom Home. Separate Living/Dining Area, Large Eat-In Kitchen, Rich Hardwood Floors, Spacious Master Bedroom, Gorgeous Backyard, Large Garage
Emily Norris*
John den Ouden*
416-587-7522 Sales Representative 28 Years Experience
Patrick Devine*
Kalle Ludig*
Tanya Haughey*
Pat Doyle*
Beth Downey*
Call Cristina, Your Local Realtor! Direct: 416.606.4663 Email: mail@cristina.ca $939,000 South of Kingston Road, one block from the lake. Stunning oversized detached brick home, gutted, renovated and updated. Gorgeous, bright and spacious, large bedrooms, walk in closets, 4 bathrooms, private drive, garage.
SOLD $279,000 Town home, walk to subway, rarely offered end unit, best location in complex, quiet and safe, fabulous 2 bedroom garden unit on ground level with private entrance In The 'Spanish Villas'. SOLD $888,000 Wonderful income opportunity or convert to single family home. Large detached brick income property with 4 units, walk to subway. 2 1/2 storey solid brick building with 4 spacious units. SOLD $789,000 One of the Beaches original cottages, the property is an artist retreat, nestled in a canopy of trees, a one of a kind property in Toronto. Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage 1052 Kingston Road • 416.690.2181 www.cristina.ca
Audrey Larter*
Kim Leggat †
Patrick brings a wealth of experience in client service and sales. He quickly became one of the top selling realtors with DeClute and enjoys servicing many repeat and referral clients. One of his many strengths is his skill in servicing his clients, his motto is certainly “my clients always come first”. Always striving to be ethical, honest and hard working has given Patrick a well deserved reputation with his clients and colleagues as someone they can trust and count on to always have their best interest at the forefront of every real estate transaction.
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Josephine Chan*
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Josh Korman*
Kate Craig*