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TO FIND out the winners and losers from last night`s federal election, please go to our website at www.beachmetro.com Due to our morning deadline yesterday, we are unable to have coverage of the results in this print edition of Beach Metro News. Election Day was Monday, Sept. 20, and the polls did
not even close until 9:30 p.m., long after this paper had been printed. However, we had reporters out covering the races in Beaches-East York, Scarborough Southwest and TorontoDanforth on Monday night and into this morning. You will be able to see our stories online on our website right now. With this election having tak-
en place under restrictions due to COVID-19, there may be the possibility that not all of the final results were made available by Elections Canada earlier today. There has been speculation that the counting of mail-in ballots may delay final results. Please visit www.beachmetro.com in the coming days for ongoing election coverage.
Beach Citizen of the Year Barbara Myrvold honoured By Amanda Gibb
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Barb Myrvold sits beside her 2021 Beach Citizen of the Year plaque in the Millennium Garden in Woodbine Park after she was presented with the honour at a special ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
THE 2021 Beach Citizen of the Year is longtime resident Barbara Myrvold. She was presented with the award during a special ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Millennium Garden in Woodbine Park. Myrvold, who recently retired from a lengthy career at the Toronto Public Library, was named the 2021 Beach Citizen of the Year for her dedication and volunteer work with numerous organizations spanning more than 40 years. In the past, she has served on the City of Toronto Ward 9 Sesquicentennial Coordinating Committee, Beach Metro Community News board of directors, and Kew Cottage Advisory Board, to name a few. “Writing about history, working at preserving history, promoting local history, that’s the sort of the main volunteer activity I’ve been involved with,” said Myrvold. Her love of local history blossomed while she was completing a Master’s in Library Science many years ago in order to give her the option to advance in her career while she was working at the Locke Branch library in north Toronto. “One of the courses was to do a bibliography so I thought I might as well do something that would benefit the library and me, so I chose to do a bibliography on north Toronto,” she said. Myrvold said that her work on the bibliography inspired her to delve into the Beach’s history. “I thought ‘I wonder what the local his-
tory is of the neighbourhood where I live?’ And I discovered the local historical society, and many kindred spirits and lifelong friends that I met there. It all really came out of a school project,” she said. Today, Myrvold’s volunteerism spirit is evident in her work with The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society (TBETHS), and as a local history researcher and writer. She has many published works about local history and the history of other parts of Toronto. “In most volunteer activities, you get a lot back…I think the best volunteer work is something that meets your interests and your needs, and ideally, you volunteer for something that enriches you as a person and hopefully enriches your community, and the people you’re serving,” said Myrvold. She said that her volunteer work revolving around local history and serving the community has been a very rewarding experience. Although Myrvold is now retired, she still makes meaningful contributions to the Beach community. She’s currently coordinating an indexing project for TBETHS. “A lot of what I’m doing now is very much related to the work I did at the library…with a group of fantastic volunteers who are giving their time to input the information into a database so that this whole index…will be available to anybody anywhere because it will be on the Internet. Instead of being hidden in the archives, it’ll be out for the public to enjoy,” she said. Continued on Page 5
Small’s Creek defenders send big message to Metrolinx By Alan Shackleton
EAST TORONTO community members sent a 400-foot long message to Metrolinx last week demanding that the provincial transit agency not cut down more than 200 trees and build a concrete retaining wall in Small’s Creek Ravine. Residents, along with local politicians and candidates from both the
Liberal Party and the NDP, joined with the residents at the event held in East Lynn Park late on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 16. “We can’t seem to get through to Metrolinx, so this a 400-foot message to them,” said Mitch Robertson of the Friends of Small’s Creek group that organized the protest. Area residents have been in dispute with Metrolinx over the im-
pact that the agency’s plans to build a fourth rail line along the Lake Shore East rail corridor will have on Small’s Creek Ravine in the area northeast of Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue. Metrolinx’s plan for that fourth line will see 268 trees (a number of them mature oaks) removed from the north end of the ravine by the tracks and replaced with a 400-foot
concrete retaining wall. To symbolize exactly how long that wall be, residents created a replica of its full length by holding large cardboard signs end-to-end with messages written on them calling for Metrolinx to “respect” the community’s concerns and come up with a better plan for the building of the fourth line through the ravine.
Robertson pointed out that the Friends of Small’s Creek are in favour of the line and the expansion of public transit, but they feel there is a way to do so through the ravine that protects the natural area. However, he said negotiation with Metrolinx on the issue have been one-sided and alternatives suggested by Friends of Small’s Continued on Page 18
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Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1/42 colour guard escort participants in the Ruck 2 Remember along Gerrard Street East and then south on to Coxwell Avenue last Thursday. seeing who was doing what (in Canada) and I didn’t find anything. So we decided to do the first Road to Recovery ruck march,” he said. For this year’s event, participants visited Royal Canadian Legion Branches in the Greater Toronto Area over four days from Sept. 16 to 19. Branch locations visited included Legions from Mississauga through Toronto (the Coxwell Legion), and finishing at Ontario Command in Aurora. The march began on Sept. 16 in Mississauga. “(The number of volunteers) will vary from day to day. We’ll have six core 2021-09-17 8:44 AM people that will be doing the
whole thing. And we’ll probably have two or three more that will join in on the third and fourth day,” said Di Julio. The three participants who marched along Gerrard Street East and to the Coxwell Legion were Di Julio, Sandra MacTavish, and Dave Merriott. They were greeted by numerous members of the Legion, Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown and applauding members of the public on Coxwell Avenue when they arrived. According to the event’s GoFundMe page, the march covers two kilometres “for every veteran, police officer, paramedic, and firefighter
that died the year before.” Di Julio said that this year’s ruck covered 135 kilometres. The goal is to raise funds for Operation: Leave The Streets Behind, the Legion’s national program that started out of Ontario Command. The program’s mission aims to “ensure that every veteran who is homeless or near homeless finds the help they need to leave the streets behind.” “We don’t pocket any of it…Every dollar that we raise goes to Operation: Leave The Streets behind,” said Di Julio. For more info, go to www.facebook.com/Ruck. to.remember/
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Committee of Adjustment hearing on plan for 2273 Queen set for Oct. 6 A TORONTO-EAST York Committee of Adjustment (CoA) virtual hearing on plans to alter a duplex building on Queen Street East in the Beach is slated to take place on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The CoA public meeting will hear arguments for and against the plan for a change and addition to the building at 2273-2275 Queen St. E. The meeting will start at 3:30 p.m. Applying to make the change to the west side is Rabbi Sholom Lezell of the synagogue and Hebrew school on the site. The changes are being sought to provide more room and accessibility for the school and its daycare. However, neighbour Ed Wilson, who lives in the east side of the building, is concerned by the plan for a number of reasons. Among them are the changes which will be done to the front of the building which is one of the Price Brothers duplex homes built in the Beach in the early part of the last cen-
tury. The proposal calls for a four-storey addition to the building, and it will significantly alter the roofline and appearance. In an earlier story, Lezell told Beach Metro News the majority of the changes will be at the back of the building. Wilson is especially concerned about the changes to the front of the building and the proposed height. According to the plan that will be reviewed by the CoA on Oct. 6, the proposal calls for a two-storey addition with roof deck and a fourstorey addition at the front and a four-storey addition at the rear of the building. In order to be allowed, the proposal will have to be granted a number of variances by the CoA to existing zoning bylaws. According to the CoA, these variances include increasing the allowed combined gross floor area from two times the size of the lot to 2.89 times the size of the
lot; increasing the non-residential gross floor area from 0.5 times the size of the lot to 1.35 times the size of the lot; and increasing the maximum allowable height from 12 metres to 14.01 metres. Wilson is urging local residents who have an opinion on the proposal to send their comments to the CoA as soon as possible. Written submissions must be sent no later than 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. They should be in pdf format and emailed to coa.tey@toronto.ca. People can also participate in the Oct. 6 virtual meeting, but must register in advance in order to be able to speak. Registration to speak must be made no later than 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 4. To register, email coa.tey@toronto.ca or call 416-392-7565. For more info on the proposal, which appears to include differing heights than those cited by the CoA, go to http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=zlCHXX2 g2t0SSoBUn1i9Ag%3D%3D
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Leuty Boathouse mural inspires with use of colour By Alan Shackleton
THE MURAL on the east-side interior wall of the Leuty Boathouse by artist Jacquie Comrie was unveiled at a recent ceremony. A sizeable crowd and a number of local politicians and other dignitaries were on hand for the unveiling celebration on Sept. 12. The mural project for the boathouse’s inside walls was led by local residents Sapphira Charles; Ginetta Peters and Lisa Rochon as a way to reinvent the building and to celebrate the work of artists from the Black Indigenous People of Colour (BIPOC) community. Originally the project was to also see the boathouse’s west wall painted with a mural by Chief Lady Bird, but that will hopefully happen later this year as she was unwell last week and unable to paint. Comrie, who lives in the southwest Scarborough area, said at the unveiling that the Beach has always been a special place for her and she was thrilled to be asked to paint a mural on the wall of the Leuty Boathouse. “I’ve been coming down here since I was in high school,” she said. “I was a sad kid back in the
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Artist Jacquie Comrie with her eight-month-old son Maximus in front of her mural on the wall of the Leuty Boathouse. day, dealing with depression. I used to hang out here and I’m very familiar with the area.” Comrie moved with her family from Panama to the Pharmacy and Danforth avenues area when she was 14, and said her high school years were a challenge as it was hard to make friends and join into
groups that had already been established. “It was hard to be a part of things,” she said. Comrie said she found a lot of solace coming to the beaches and the lake, and it has special meaning to her. The focus of her mural is to en-
courage people to take care of their mental health, and her work is full of colour and happiness. “I feel it’s very important using colour as a tool for mental well-being. So for people coming here it’s all about taking in the colours and being inspired by colour,” she said. As part of her signature on the
mural, Comrie has written “Take Care of Your Mental Health.” As a Black artist she said she was thrilled to be painting a mural in the Beach. “There isn’t a lot of diversity in the area, especially in public art, and that’s why I am so honoured to have this space,” she said of the boathouse mural. During Sunday’s celebration, Rochon spoke of the long history and importance of the Leuty Boathouse. “We wanted to come up with a way to activate this historic structure and bring it back to the shoreline,” she said. Rochon said the boathouse was originally much closer to the lake but was moved north of the Boardwalk to protect it after Hurricane Hazel in 1954. She said in the 1940s it was often used by the community as a dance hall. “I’m told in the 1940s people would wait in their canoes for a dance card,” she said. Making the boathouse a beautiful place for residents to enjoy is the key theme of its artistic reinvention. “Great art is made by great artists and Jacquie Comrie is on the top of our list,” said Rochon.
Community shares concerns over History concert venue By Alan Shackleton
MORE THAN 100 community members took part in an online community consultation hosted by the History concert venue last week. The purpose of the Sept. 13 virtual town hall was to address concerns residents have regarding the upcoming opening of the venue which has a capacity for 2,500 people and will be used for concerts and other events. History will be located at 1663 Queen St. E. between Coxwell and Eastern avenues. It will be operated by Live Nation Canada and was designed in partnership with Drake. Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford spoke at the meeting and said he would be listening to what Live Nation representatives had to say and that it was important the community’s concerns be addressed. Bradford pointed out the Queen Street East concert venue was approved back in 2018 before he was elected councillor so he was not part of the process when it came to originally working out issues around parking, traffic flow, transit and outside lineups. Once History opens, Bradford said it might not be smooth sailing from the start and he and the city
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large groups of people gathered together. “The Pleasantville Facebook group has been super engaged over what has been a challenging summer. Let’s be very honest about that, you folks have been through a lot. I hear you. We’ve been working on that; stepping together through the summer to try and get things back on course,” said Bradford of the incidents that have taken place. That explained much of the increased community concerns regarding History. But Bradford pointed out a concert venue run by one of the world’s largest live music and events companies is a far different scenario than out-of-control raves in public parks and on the beaches. “We’re not dealing with the waterfront with tens of thousands of people coming from all over the city or outside of the city and a lack of accountability. We are dealing with an operator, and they are on the line tonight” said Bradford. To that end, Live Nation Canada president of business operations Wayne Zronik explained the company runs more than 100 theatres and outdoor amphitheatres including the Danforth Music Hall, the Budweiser Stage at Ontario Place and the Velvet Underground. “Our roots run deep in this community and in Canada,” said Zron-
ik of Live Nation which is based in California. Partnering with Drake on the design of History was a perfect fit for Live Nation, said Zronik, as they already work with the Toronto music icon on his live shows. Drake helped design the venue from the perspective of what would be best for both the fans and the performers. “He is passionate about Toronto. So when we wanted to build a flagship music hall for the city, it only made sense to work together. Drake was able to help us to curate an incredible experience for the artists and the fans,” said Zronik. He added History will host all kinds of music genres and performers, including comedians, and also events such as corporate gatherings and weddings. The venue has been designed and tested to be sound and light proof, so noise from concerts should not be an issue, said Live Nation. The parking concerns are expected to be mostly dealt with by the 300 spots secured by History in the parking lot to the south. Combined with the Green P lot, there will approximately 700 parking spots available. Steve Biasutti will be the general manager of History, and he also spoke at the Sept. 13 town hall. He was formerly the manager of the
Danforth Music Hall. He said the amount of nearby parking should be more than enough since the majority of people who attend concerts in the city do not actually drive to them. Regarding security concerns and people gathering in nearby parks or parking lots to continue socializing after a concert, he said History’s security team will making sure people start heading out promptly once shows let out. “After every show our security team will be monitoring our parking lot to make sure people are leaving in an orderly fashion, and are not loitering to the point of disruption to the neighbourhood. That’s the last thing we want is to turn it into a late-night party outside of the venue after we are closed. Our security is going to take steps to avoid that,” said Biasutti. “History is not a nightclub,” he stressed. “We are a live music venue focussing on concerts, culture and art, as well as private events. In saying this, a majority of our shows will curfew at 11 p.m. and that includes on the weekends.” Both Zronik and Biasutti said History is looking forward to being a positive influence in the community, and they will be hiring locally for a numerous positions. History is expected to open for shows in late October.
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Those attending the Memorial Service to honour the people who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 lay flowers on the American flag at the Millennium Garden in Woodbine Park on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 11.
Community remembers 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks By Amanda Gibb
COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered in the Beach earlier this month to honour those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Facilitated by Community Centre 55, the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the attacks was held at the Millennium Garden in Woodbine Park. Community Centre 55 volunteer Terry Coffin said in an interview with Beach Metro News that like many people, he remembers where he was and what he was doing when the four hijacked planes crashed, killing almost 3,000 people. “It’s one of those days that comes around every year, but the 20th (memorial) seems to have a special resonance…It changed the world, that’s for sure,” he said. Attendees gathered to listen to a number of speakers including United States Consul General Susan Crystal, local politicians, Community Centre 55 members, and Toronto first responders.
The speakers shared stories about where they were on that day and acknowledged those who died in and as a result of the attacks, and the bravery of the first responders who rushed to help. “Today we remember and pay respects to the innocent lives lost on 9/11, all of them gone far too soon,” said Crystal. “We remember and pay tribute to the first responders who heroically risked their lives to save others, many who did not come out alive of the rubble. Today, we remember and honour the heroes who have given their lives since that day to protect our safety and freedom at home and abroad.” Crystal said that Canada stood shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. to share the grief and protect the countries’ shared set of values. “You mourned with us at the consulate here in Toronto as well as throughout our mission in Canada. You brought flowers and tributes and memories of that day. We remember and are
eternally grateful for your friendship and support,” she said. Const. Norm Leung of Toronto police’s 55 Division read a poem titled Climb Higher, written by Jim McGregor, a former Canadian fire chief. In an interview with Beach Metro News, Leung said that he still remembers Sept. 11, 2001. “I had just gotten hired on as a police officer and realized that there was nothing like this in my lifetime that has happened,” he said. “I felt that (realization) that I’m a first responder and these kinds of things might happen, and we’re there to help people and push forth like the poem I read,” Leung added. Toronto Police Chaplain Daniel Dihele said that he was grateful for the presence of all who attended the ceremony at Millennium Garden. “Many of us still carry a heavy burden of the memory of what happened. Since then, Sept. 11 has not passed in the calendar without our remembrance,” he said.
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Myrvold’s work has made a big difference in the Beach ‘Beach’ from Page 1 Myrvold is also working with Heritage Preservation/ Planning Services to have more Beach buildings preserved under Toronto’s Heritage Register. “We would like to have more buildings recognized in the Toronto Heritage Register that are important locally,” she said. She said that one of their greatest successes was the preservation of the Victorian Ontario cottage at 292 Main St., just south of Danforth Avenue. Myrvold said that she was very pleased to be named the 2021 Beaches Citizen of the Year.
“I feel very fortunate to be in such illustrious company with people who have done so much for the community in a variety of different ways. It’s good that the award reflects all of the contributions that volunteers can make,” she said. Speakers at the presentation ceremony on Saturday afternoon paid tribute to Myrvold’s dedicated work and the difference it has made to the community. “She is a special person and someone who has always shown up with the value of making the community better,” said Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford. “She has put so much en-
ergy into our community, and it has made a big difference.” The Beach Citizen of the Year award began in 2001 and past residents honoured include Gene Domagala, Glenn Cochrane, Ted Randall, Marie Perrotta, Arie Nerman, David Breech, Mary Christie, Joan Brent, Jean Cochrane, Pat Silver, Anne Butler, Thomas Neal, Suzanne Beard, Carole Stimmell, Paul Babich, John Ellis, Jason Balgopal, Sheila Blinoff, and Vicki Tsorlinis. Many of them attended Saturday’s ceremony. Due to COVID-19, the award was not presented in 2020.
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Remembering what election campaigns used to be like Alan Shackleton Beach Metro News Editor
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s you read this on Tuesday, you may or may not know which party has been elected to govern our country. Welcome to my world. This has been without a doubt the strangest and most frustrating federal election I have ever covered, and I’ve covered a lot of them. I’m writing this column just before our Monday morning deadline, and again I’m shaking my head at the timing of this election. Granted, the Prime Minister is under no obligation to consult with me personally about the timing of an election, but if he had... Needless to say, due to deadlines, COVID-19 restrictions and mail-in ballots that may slow the vote-counting process down, there was simply no way we were going
to be able to hold this paper in an effort to get last night’s election results into print. That being said, I’m hoping there were definitive results available late last night or early this morning, and that we don’t have to sit in limbo for days waiting to find out who has won. Please visit our website at www. beachmetro.com to see coverage of the races in our ridings of Beaches-East York, Scarborough Southwest and Toronto-Danforth. When the results are in, we’ll have them for you. Until then, let me try and remember what election campaigns used to be like -- back in the days when we would go to candidates’ debates in packed community centres, churches, theatres and hotel ballrooms. Those would be raucous, loud and sometimes nearly veering out of control affairs with one group of candidate supporters trying to shout out the other. There would be loud cheering, booing and all kinds of accusations flying through the air. I can’t
believe I actually miss that. But I did this election. Democracy is often messy, and there was nothing to better illustrate that than those kind of events. Sometimes I felt you needed to attend them wearing a helmet and elbow pads. Virtual town halls and online candidates’ meetings with everyone sitting at home, and the microphone mute button controlled by one and only one of the organizers, do lack the same entertainment value. What I did find from the virtual events, though, is that they give you a much better opportunity to really hear what the candidates have to say in a calm and non-partisan environment. Not as much fun as a room full of angry people, but much more informative. It will be interesting to see if there is a strong desire to go back to the former style of such meetings in the future. From a local perspective, I would like to add my deep thanks to John Cameron of the Balmy Beach Resi-
dents Association and Alan Carter from Global News for the outstanding work they did organizing and moderating the Beaches-East York candidates meeting on the night of Sept. 16. Alan Carter led the candidates participating through a thoughtful discussion of the issues, and did not shy away from the tough questions. The meeting was presented by the Balmy Beach Residents Association, Beach Metro News and Community Centre 55. As the night wrapped up, John Cameron said he hoped to see everyone again in person for the next candidates meeting, in advance of the provincial election set for June of 2022. Please, by then, let us all be able to gather together in large groups. My thanks also to Amanda Gibb, Alexandros Varoutas and Michelle McCann who were out on Monday night trying to cover the election in our local ridings. When I started in the newspaper business, election night was great fun. You got to go to big parties with either
deliriously happy (sometimes to the point of full-out impairment) or bitterly angry candidates, get quotes and photos, come rushing back to the office to write your story, and then make a beeline back to the winner’s party. Those were the days. Going into last night it was extremely unclear exactly what local candidates even had planned to celebrate their wins or drown their sorrows. They all had to take into account COVID-19 safety protocols, and there were not any large parties planned. Which, of course, makes it that much tougher to get those great off-the-cuff quotes from winners and losers. It also challenges us to get those photos of the winners surrounded by their cheering supporters and happy family members. But enough of my complaining. At least this federal election campaign is over, and we won’t have another one until...wait unless of course it’s another minority government and then uh oh...
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Reader appalled by plans for Queen Street East semi Re: ‘Plan to alter building has resident concerned,’ Beach Metro News, Aug. 24. I was appalled when I read of the planned changes to 2273-2275 Queen St. E. When someone buys a semi-detached building, they pay less than they would for a free-standing building of the same type. The trade-off is a moral obligation to co-operate with the adjoining neighbour to protect the integrity of the building as a whole. This should include considerations of ap-
pearance and style. The appearance of the altered building is completely jarring, and totally disrespects the original classic design. It also devalues the attached property. Such drastic alterations should not be allowed on attached buildings of integrated style, no matter what seemingly publicminded motives are involved. Mary Campbell
Memorial for 9/11 victims appreciated I would like to express my thanks to Gene Domagala and Community 55 and all of the volunteers for the hard work that they put in and for the great 9/11 service on Saturday. Sept 11 at the Millennium Gardens at Woodbine Park.
It was a great service and a small group. I think it’s great that they do it every five years. However, I feel it should be advertised better. Judy Doucette
Thanks for keeping Kew Gardens looking great I’d like to offer a thank you to the city Parks Department gardeners as Kew Gardens has looked wonderful through this long, difficult summer. The flowers, especially the bed along Queen Street East are spectacular, and our old park
has been a green and shady refuge, a place to relax and let the world go by for a while, thanks to their skilled attentions. Living in the Beach has its moments. Jean Cochrane
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Business owner worried about family in Afghanistan Mimi Liliefeldt mimi@missfit.ca
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ver the last month, the world watched in alarm as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. For most of us, the realities of Afghanistan’s history are no more than “news stories” that never quite touch our own microcosm. Lately we talk about all the ways that we are privileged, almost any one of us can name at least one way in which we are more fortunate than someone else. And now, the news of the Taliban take over has given the majority of us yet another reason to reflect on that privilege. Somehow, through nothing but sheer luck, we live here in Canada in this beautiful neighbourhood we call the Beach. For 84,000 Afghan Canadians (as of 2016 Canada Census), they too can feel the privilege of calling Canada home. But for many of them their gratitude is overshadowed by the fear and anxiety they feel for their loved ones left behind. Hossain Omar (he prefers to be called Omar) of Maestro’s Gourmet Pizza on Kingston Road between Queen Street East and Dudans Street East is one of the thousands who still has family in Afghanistan. Omar left Afghanistan and claimed refugee status in Pakistan in his mid-teens. Afghanistan was fighting with Russia at the time. “My parents didn’t want me to fight,” he said. After eight months his aunt helped him get a visa and he went to India to study English. Fourteen months later, his friend helped him get a job in Dubai. “I used to work as a mechanic’s assistant because I was educated, and they needed someone who could do the banking and inventory,” he told me. Omar spent three years in Dubai before applying to both France and Canada for a visa. When the Canadian visa came through, he seized the
opportunity and flew to Toronto. He arrived in Canada in 1987, explained his situation to the immigration officer, and they immediately took him through the process of claiming refugee status. “The first couple of months they helped me with social assistance and gave me an apartment. For three or four months, then I started working and stopped the social assistance. I finished my high school part time and worked part time,” said Omar. “Then my parents, brothers and sisters went to Pakistan as refugees. So, I started to work full time to support them. That’s why I didn’t go to college or university. I was lucky at the time I was working two good jobs.” Since those early days in Toronto, he’s had many jobs, from working as a hotel dishwasher to a factory job as a machinist, to eventually starting his career in the food and service industry. For 30 years now, pizza making, managing and franchise ownership has been Omar’s career. The last franchise he had was Pizzaiolo, for 10 years on Kingston Road, until he took the leap three years ago to start his own pizza company, Maestro’s Gourmet Pizza in the same location. Customer support “I’ve been making pizza for the last 30 years. At the start of the transition I suffered a lot, the franchise took my phone number and that’s how a lot of customers would contact me. So I had to advertise again for myself to the neighbours and local people, and then they came back to me and now I’m happy. “I’m so appreciative to all my Beach customers who support me. They all know my quality and so they came back,” he said with great pride. Omar deserves to be proud of what he’s accomplished. He works hard for his family and gives his children everything, as well as pizza businesses of their own. He is selfless in his dedication to help his children and family in every way possible, including taking on all the
financial responsibilities for everyone. “That’s why I work seven days a week. I’m the father. Right now I work and I give the money to the bank, that’s it.” If this were his only concern, it would still be a big one, but Omar has a wife and family stuck in Afghanistan. “This year in April I got married to my new wife. I came back in June, but my wife is still there, and I’m worried about her. “I talked to her this morning, she said she is still very afraid. I didn’t know the situation at the airport too much, but my wife called, and she said, ‘I heard the news that American and Canadian planes are coming to pick up people from the airport so I wanna go’. I said, ‘The airport has security, there will be police officers or guards’, but there was nothing. So she went and called me, she said, ‘There’s over a hundred thousand people here, people are dying, suffering’. Her niece got injured (a bullet grazed her head), and I said ‘OK go home, get out of there. Don’t go out.’” Trying to help With the help of his son-inlaw, who worked as an interpreter, they are talking to immigration lawyers to try and find a way to get his wife out of Afghanistan. His son-in-law (whose name Beach Metro News is not publishing for the protection of those in Afghanistan) was also present at my interview with Omar. He said, “If somebody over there finds out her husband is in Canada, this will be a problem for her as well. God forbid if she got kidnapped.” I naively asked if this was a real threat, and he said, “It does happen a lot right now.” On top of trying desperately to rescue his wife, Omar said, “Right now I have 75 families on my list. They all send me messages, ‘We are suffering here, we are scared. Do something, help.’ And I cannot do it. I feel really bad. “I haven’t slept since the Taliban took over. They think it’s easy and that everything in Canada is possible. I say
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Hossain Omar in front of his Maestro Omar Gourmet Pizza store on Kingston Road in the Beach. Omar is trying to help his own family and others come to Canada from Afghanistan in the wake of the takeover by the Taliban. “No, it’s hard.” Most of them have no houses, they live in the park, some of their houses got destroyed, some move because they are scared of the new forces. Even money wise I cannot help them. One or two people OK, but 75 families?” The stress of not being able to fully help his friends and family is wearing Omar down, but he is far from out. “We have to fight, day by day we have to fight. When you have something good everybody’s with you but when you have something bad,
nobody’s going to come help you,” he said. But in the latter statement he’s wrong, because Omar as always is trying to help. Together with his sons’ pizza businesses (Maestro’s Gourmet Pizza –three locations including the Beach – and Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza – two locations in Scarborough) they are taking a dollar from every pizza pie order and donating it to homeless people in Afghanistan. Omar and his sons are only one family; he’s a man that
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has faced many challenges and worked hard to provide for the people around him. It’s time we collectively take more initiative amongst ourselves to expand our thoughts, actions and generosities to worlds outside of our own. You can be a part of the efforts in big ways and small. And while you contemplate all the options on how you can support the good fight, order a pizza from Omar knowing your small contribution will connect you to a life in need, not a news story.
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Volunteer Tracy Tait delivers Meals on (two) Wheels By Amanda Gibb
VOLUNTEER TRACY Tait has ditched the car in favour of her bicycle to deliver fresh meals to seniors in the Beach through the True Davidson Meals on Wheels program. After Tait retired, she knew that she wanted to volunteer, and saw that True Davidson Meals on Wheels needed help from the community. “I had a friend that was already doing it there so she encouraged me as well. I’ve been there a couple of years already,” said Tait. Nina Safary, volunteer and special events coordinator at The Neighbourhood Group (a merger of Central Neighbourhood House, Neighbourhood Link Support Services, and St. Stephen’s Community House), said that the Meals on Wheels program has delivered more than 110,000 meals to East York seniors during the COVID-19
pandemic alone, and that number continues to increase. “Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, The Neighbourhood Group has remained committed to helping the most vulnerable people in our communities including seniors, people who are homeless or precariously housed, and at-risk children, youth, and families,” said Safary. On a typical day as a volunteer, Tait said that she goes to pick up the meals at around 10:30 a.m. and finishes her route around noon. She said that volunteers always deliver in pairs, usually with one acting as a driver and one as a runner. “I do it twice a week, I go with my husband on Mondays and on Tuesdays I go with my friend. You get a route you have to deliver to and it’s the same route every week; you see the same people which is great and
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Volunteer Tracy Tait has ditched the car in favour of her bicycle to deliver fresh meals to seniors in the Beach through the True Davidson Meals on Wheels program persistent,” she said. Tait said that she gave up the car because she cares deeply about the environment, and switched to delivering via bike instead. “We gave up our car and we still wanted to do Meals on Wheels, so I said let’s try this out and see how it goes
and it went really, really well. I was quite impressed with how easy it was. My husband basically had one of the child carriers on the back of his bike and we put all the meals in there, and I would run and deliver them,” she said. Tait said she’s trying to
make a point that people can still do the things they want to do without a vehicle, and she plans to keep delivering meals with her bike. As a cyclist, Tait said that the worst roadblock in her route is the O’Connor Drive Bridge because the Woodbine bike path suddenly stops when you cross it. “It’s a pretty treacherous route because the bridge has no bike path on it, so there’s a narrow little lane and that’s the only challenge,” she said. Hasina Quader, the senior manager of the Meals on Wheels program through The Neighbourhood Group, said that the service has a huge positive impact on the seniors living in East Toronto. “The caregiver (of the senior) has the peace of mind that (they’re) being taken care of by someone because they’re often living alone… Meals on Wheels is more than a meal…We are help-
ing seniors to maintain their health status physically and mentally,” said Quader. She said that volunteers provide seniors with a friendly visit and someone to talk to as well. “It’s a security check, there’s a human touch…It’s not a pizza delivery where someone comes, you pay, and they’re gone…There’s a difference between volunteers and a paid person, it’s coming from the goodness of their heart and they want to help people,” said Quader. Quader said that Meals on Wheels can help improve seniors’ quality of life through nutrition, wellness checks, and through volunteers simply forming meaningful connections with people who may otherwise be alone with little social contact. If you’re interested in volunteering with the True Davidson Meals on Wheels program, please call 416-7529667.
Franchise operator of pizza shop in dispute with new owners By Alexandros Varoutas
AFTER 17 years, the longest running franchise owner in the Mamma’s Pizza chain found himself locked out of his own store. On June 29, when Ajmala Anwari, or Ozzy as he’s known to the community, arrived at his Mama’s Pizza on 2118 Queen St. E., he found the locks had all been changed overnight. Leading up to this has been a two-year dispute over the new franchise agreement for the business. When Anwari’s agreement was up for renewal in April of 2019, he was surprised to see that not only did his franchiser agree to a rent increase with the landlord, but that it was for a considerably higher rate than the market price for the Beach. Anwari spent thousands of dollars of his own money to renegotiate the lease agreement that franchiser agreed to. He got a better deal on rent but part of the agreement was replacing the exterior sign of the business, something else he would have to pay for out of pocket. All this, however, was before he found out Mamma’s Pizza was changing ownership. Having been with the Mamma’s Pizza for so long, Anwari wanted to meet the new owners before he signed. Eventually he got a meeting with the new owners, wherein he was presented with a new contract. One with different terms from the original, he said. Anwari estimated that un-
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Ajmala Anwari is joined by family members and other supporters in protesting the actions of the owners of Mamma’s Pizza who have locked him out of his franchise on Queen Street East in the Beach. He began the protest earlier this summer and said it will continue until he hears from his lawyers regarding a resolution. der the new contract his fees increased by roughly 70 per cent. The new owners also asked for a $10,000 renewal fee — double the original renewal fee he usually pays — along with access to bank accounts and new Visa terminals that would pay them directly, Anwari said. “It was a model for corporate, not a franchise,” he said. According to Mamma’s
Pizza, Anwari didn’t have a standing contract with the previous owners since he didn’t agree to sign it. Anwari said they had a “deemed contract.” A statement from Mamma’s Pizza’s head office said they “attempted to work with the now former franchisee for two years to execute the five-year renewal agreement as contemplated by the franchise agreement.” Anwari sees things dif-
ferently. “It was either sign their proposed terms or they would possess the store because we have no agreement,” he said. He added he is confident however that the community will come out to support his cause. The store has been open since the beginning of August, and being run by head office not a franchisee. Anwari is continuing his protest outside the store,
carrying a boycott sign while walking on the sidewalk. “People are smart enough to understand that this is not over $75,” he said of the dispute. “I give $75 worth of pizza for free every single day. To the troubled ones that are on the street, to the kids that forget their lunch money.” The biggest loss to him would be these relationships he’s built as the face of Mamma’s Pizza in the Beach over
the past 17 years. “I’ve literally seen kids in the stroller that are 25 years of age now,” Anwari said. So, for now, he and his family are protesting until his concerns are heard. “Instead of doing my hours inside the store, I’m doing them outside,” said Anwari. He told Beach Metro News on Sept. 18 that he will be continuing the protest until he hears from his lawyers regarding the dispute.
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Now is the time to celebrate the abundant harvest Jan Main is an author, cooking instructor and caterer janmainskitchen@ yahoo.ca
THE ABUNDANT harvest is overflowing in supermarkets, farmers’ markets and our own gardens - be it a pot of herbs, a tiny raised bed or a “proper patch.” Certain crops really show off – beans and squashes of all sorts from zucchini to pumpkins. I was reminded of this as I looked at my small raised bed planted simply with cherry tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini and nasturtiums. The squash, with little effort on my part, looked as if they were on steroids – a huge one had fallen over the edge of the bed too heavy to be contained. Mmm. What to do? Fortunately for me, a friend Pam Velos, came to the rescue with her innova-
tive stuffed zucchini recipe made specially for a birthday celebration. Here it is revealing the abundance of the squash! Stuff It – Zucchini Although this recipe was designed for zucchini, other squashes, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes could be stuffed too! The zucchini squash I used for this recipe was huge – fifteen inches long, big enough to feed eight but small zucchini or other veggies could be used in the same way for individual servings. 1 large zucchini, (the one used was 15 inches) or use smaller ones, washed, if the outside is hard peel it. If the zucchini is small, it will have a tender skin which does not need peeling. Stuffing 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil 1 large onion chopped (1 cup/250 mL)
1 red, yellow or orange pepper, diced 1 cup (250 mL) small summer squash (they look like yellow zucchini), diced 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 cup (250 mL) tomato passata or fresh finely chopped tomatoes 2 tsp (10 mL) each, tarragon and Worcester sauce 1 tsp (4 mL) each, salt and basil 2 lbs (1 Kg) ground chicken or turkey 2 cups (500 mL) cooked rice Topping 2 slices of bread 1 cup (250 mL) grated old cheddar cheese Peel the outside skin of the zucchini if hard; if tender leave skin on. Slice zucchini horizontally in half. Scoop out large seeds and discard. Arrange the 2 zucchini halves cut side down in a large saucepan or frying pan with ½ inch (1.2 cm) water. Bring to boil; simmer about
Zucchini of any size can be used in Jan Main’s recipe for stuffed vegetables; a great way to celebrate fall’s harvest season. 15 – 20 minutes just until tender. Remove from pan and cool on rack. In same pan; drain water. Heat pan to medium high and add oil. Stir In onions, pepper, summer squash and garlic. Cook stirring 5-8 minutes just until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato, tarragon,
Worcester sauce, salt and basil. Cook stirring 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan and reserve. In same pan brown chicken and cook stirring then add cooked rice and vegetable mixture. Cook 2-3 minutes. Taste. Adjust seasonings. Spoon into zucchini cavi-
ties evenly. Combine breadcrumbs with cheese and sprinkle generously over filling. Bake in 350 F (180 C) oven about 30 minutes or until heated through or cover and refrigerate until ready to reheat then bake as described. Cut each half into 3-4 even slices. Makes 6-8 servings.
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t’s that time of year again! (How often do I start my articles with some version of that expression?) Well, in this situation I’m referring to the time where you should be looking up into the skies to watch for migrating raptors. This, because it’s the one I’m thinking about at this moment, is my favourite time of year! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, this is the time of year when bald eagles, ospreys, peregrine falcons, turkey vultures, broad-winged hawks, golden eagles, and many others, are all starting their journeys south to avoid our winters. If you know where and when to go, you could catch a glimpse of dozens, or even hundreds, of these birds on any day between now and the end of the migration period. If you’re in Toronto, head to beaches on a day with a good north-west wind and keep your eyes on the skies. For a special opportunity, head for the Scarborough Bluffs and you might even catch sight of them flying over the lake at eye level. One of the species of raptors that I enjoy, as there’s nothing else quite like them around here, are ospreys. If you’re wondering what I mean by ‘nothing quite like them’: Ontario has multiple species of owls, several types of hawks and falcons, and even two different eagles, but other than a relative found all the way over in Australia and Oceania, the osprey doesn’t have another bird quite like it. Ospreys are amazing hunters and search for fish by flying on steady wingbeats and bowed wings and by circling high in the sky over the water. They often hover briefly before diving, feet first, to grab a fish. Can you picture a bald eagle skimming along the top of the water, plucking out a fish with its talons, and flying away without getting wet? Well, that’s just not the osprey’s style. This bird will dive feet first (though it may look like they are going in headfirst) into the water, fully submerge itself while grabbing a fish, and then swim back to the surface before taking back to the air. It’s a remarkable event to see and I encourage you to look
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wildlife care. One was an adult, the other a juvenile. Though they were about the same size, it was easy for me to tell them apart because when you are close to them you can see how the eyes of an adult are yellow, whereas the juveniles are bright red/orange. From a distance you must look at their coloration of their wings: the adult wings will have a solid coloring compared to the speckled appearance of the younger birds. The two birds we released bonded during their time there and the experts decided to let them go them together. My younger daughter released the ospreys with some help from
her boys Jason and Josh. The birds took off, together, without a word of thanks, but watching the two healthy birds return to the wild was the best thank you I could ask for. One final piece of advice: If you do head over to join this season’s raptor watch, keep in mind that an osprey can easily be mistaken for a large gull. I’ve made this mistake myself on many occasions. Take an extra second to see if the bird has dark wings and you may find yourself staring at one of our most beautiful, and unique, birds of prey. Enjoy the cooler days and the new wildlife viewing opportunities they present!
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Community Centre 55 car show set for Bob Acton Park on Sunday, Sept. 26
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Storefronts on Queen Street East reflect changes since 1989 By David Van Dyke
This stretch on “the sunny side” of Queen Street East between Herbert and Elmer avenues has seen some changes over the past decades. Not one of the shops depicted in the 1989 photo above is here today. Do you have a photograph of a storefront or business that isn’t around anymore that you’d like to share with our readers? If so, please contact me at gdvandyke61@gmail.com
THE ANNUAL Car Show presented by Community Centre 55 is back at Bob Acton Park, and will take place on Sunday, Sept. 26. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bob Acton Park is located at 45 William Hancox Ave., four blocks east of Main Street and Gerrard Street East. There will be prizes for participants, and refreshments for sale. For more information on this Sunday’s car show, please contact Jade Maitland at Community Centre 55 at 416-691-1113 or by email at jade@centre55.com Arthritis Line offers support and info THE ARTHRITIS Society offers a free telephone and email information and support service for people affected by arthritis. The Arthritis Line is staffed by trained volunteers who can answer questions about arthritis, how to manage the disease, and where to access resources. They can also offer support when needed. “Living with arthritis can be challenging for both those diagnosed and their family members,” said the Arthritis Society. “Connecting with a trusted resource for up-to-date, reliable and, evidence-based information can provide some relief. Arthritis Line is a toll-free service for anyone looking for arthritis-related information and support, whether it is someone living with an arthritis diagnosis, their family or friends or a
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East Toronto residents hold a 400-foot sign displayed in East Lynn Park last Thursday in an effort to have Metrolinx re-examine its current plan to build a concrete retaining wall in Small’s Creek ravine. The length of the giant cardboard sign reflects how long the proposed retaining wall will be.
Retaining wall is safest option for track expansion: Metrolinx ‘Small’s’ from Page 1 Creek are not being taken into consideration. “We’re showing the community what we will see in Small’s Creek with a concrete wall,” he said of the 400-foot message. “We think there is a better way.”
Holding a part of the sign in East Lynn Park on Thursday, Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown told Beach Metro News that Metrolinx needs to start listening seriously to the concerns regarding the plans for Small’s Creek Ravine. She said the sign should
send a powerful message to Metrolinx. “Metrolinx has to take this seriously,” said BernsMcGown. “They do a terrible job of informing communities. They have to be told that they can’t destroy ravines and they have to pay atten-
tion here to this community that cares.” She said she will be making a motion at Queens Park to hold Metrolinx more accountable to communities for its actions and to take a more comprehensive look at the alternatives that the Small’s Creek group has put forth. Berns-McGowan wants Metrolinx to plan its projects with an ecologically sustainable approach and to more fully consult with communities on work it plans to do on transit systems. “The problem is a systemic issue,” she said of Metrolinx which was created in 2006
by provincial government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty to lead, design and deliver transit systems in Ontario. “It was set up not to be accountable, and the previous government has to be blamed for that. The current government has made it worse. Metrolinx needs to be accountable and get away from destroying ravines,” said Berns-McGown. In a statement sent to Beach Metro News on the afternoon of Sept. 17, Metrolinx said: “We are strong believers for transit and the environment. Metrolinx has met
with the group throughout the year and reviewed their alternative proposal with the project engineers. The retaining wall is still the safest options, and the one that impacts the ravine the least. “We have also reduced the number of trees to be removed by 1/3, and increased the number of trees to be replanted by seven times — planting up to 2,000 native trees and shrubs to replace the approximately 200 trees we will remove for the work. Since the majority of the trees in the ravine were invasive species, the native restoration will leave it in far better shape than today.”
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Mitch Robertson, with Friends of Small’s Creek Ravine, stands at the end of the 400-foot sign displayed in East Lynn Park last Thursday afternoon
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Iola Baumgartner Awards honour Achilles Canada athletes, volunteers By Amanda Gibb
IN REMEMBRANCE of Iola Baumgartner and her community spirit, an annual award in her name was created by friend Jane Anderson and Achilles Canada president Brian McLean. In a previous article dedicated to Iola’s memory, Anderson said, “She was liked and loved by so many people because she made an effort to connect with people. But she made the connections effortlessly. She liked people and liked to help them.” Baumgartner was a longtime Beach resident and active community member who volunteered with Achilles Canada for more than 20 years. “We celebrated our 22nd year of being a not-for-profit organization. What we do is we are predominately a running club that helps those that suffer from either a mental illness or a physical disability,” said McLean. Achilles Canada “provides people with various disabilities an opportunity to receive the physical, psychological, and communal benefits of running,” according to the organization’s Facebook page. Baumgartner was a guide runner and walker, and would walk athletes’ guide dogs so they could take a break while their owners run. “Because she was such a big supporter of Achilles Canada, we wanted to do something in memory of Iola. Jane Anderson and I… and Iola’s family…decided to come up with this award that we will have yearly,” said McLean.
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The inaugural Iola Baumgartner Awards were handed out earlier this summer to honour volunteers and athletes from Achilles Canada’s 2020 program. Photo above left are Volunteer of the Year Larry Quinlan, left, and Most Inspirational Male Athlete of the Year Chris White. Photo above right, is Most Inspirational Female Athlete of the Year Kim Umbach. Three Iola Baumgartner Awards were given out in this summer based on each individual’s contributions in the year 2020. The recipients are Larry Quinlan for 2020 Volunteer of the Year, Kim Umbach for 2020 Most Inspirational Female Athlete, and Chris White for 2020 Most Inspirational Male Athlete. McLean said that these individuals were selected based on their dedication, especially in such a turbulent year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “They were selected by the members of Achilles… it was a voting process that was made by the members of Achilles Canada, and it was a very close count,” he said. McLean said that all of the recipients live in the vicinity of the Beach and that many people come out for weekly group walks and runs every
Saturday morning along the Boardwalk. In addition to the awards honouring Baumgarter’s legacy, her family arranged for the planting of a commemorative tree on Lee Avenue on the north side of the Boardwalk. Baumgartner’s family is very appreciative of the efforts of the City of Toronto’s Parks Forestry & Recreation Division to have the tree planted. Looking forward to next year’s awards ceremony, McLean is hopeful for the 2021 awards to be handed out at the St. Patrick’s Day race event that Achilles Canada hosts in Toronto. “As of now for 2022, we have been given the green light that we can go live, however, we have to take into account the safety protocols for COVID,” he said. McLean said that next year’s St. Patrick’s Day event
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Luke Xavier Ketchum, 16, remembered for his love of sports and family OUR SWEET, beautiful, funny Luke Xavier Ketchum left us suddenly and accidentally in the early morning of July 10th. Luke, 16, was our first baby and made us a family and everything we are today. We are shattered and lost without him. He was very close to his brother and sister, Logan and London Ketchum, loving to tease them mercilessly. He was an extremely bright boy with a love of math and a quirky sense of humour. He loved and revelled in the absurd. His crazy dancing made his mom cry with laughter. Luke was the neighbourhood and family busy-body. A graduate of Courcelette Public School, he had just finished Grade 11 with Honours in the MaST program at Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute and was looking forward to next year and the opportunity to be in
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Luke Xavier Ketchum, 16, died suddenly and accidentally in the early morning of July 10th class with his friends. He was a hard worker who kept trying even after most of us would have quit. Luke was kind and loved his dog, his “Big Boy”, Doug. He looked forward to visiting his amazing grandparents, Doug and Isabelle Jones of St. Thomas and Sharon Ketchum of Lansing MI. Over the last year, Luke spent a great deal of time hanging out with his mom.
She is grateful for that time. He loved sports, both playing, and watching with his dad, and playing fantasy sports. He loved road trips and planned to visit every Major League Baseball stadium. Luke loved and missed his friends during these cruel lockdowns. He loved his Uncle (Dr. David Jones (Kim)) and his Aunties (Janna Jones (Tone) and Dallas New (Jayson). His cousins, Tristan and Krystyna Jones and their mother, Lisa Jones of London, along with cousins Isabella, Penelope, and Gracelyn Pepin of Guelph will miss him terribly. His mom and dad, Darcy (Jones) and Damion Ketchum, are adrift and irreparably broken without him. We love you with all our hearts, beautiful baby boy. – Written by Darcy Ketchum
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Bluffs Gates Open garden tour supports the Scarborough Health Network OVER THE last seven years, the annual Scarborough Bluffs Gates Open Home & Garden Tour in support of Scarborough Health Network (SHN) Foundation has showcased beautiful homes in the Scarborough community. The tour features breathtaking interior design, landscaping and home design. East Toronto residents are invited to take part in a virtual version of this year’s eighth annual tour, taking place later this month. The fundraising event will shine a light on Scarborough’s hidden gems and raise valuable funds to support the care provided by SHN’s physicians and health care teams. Presented by KAD Development Group, the tour will stream live via Zoom on three dates - Saturday, Sept. 25, Monday, Sept. 27, and Wednesday, Sept. 29. Renowned TV personality and gardening expert Frankie Flowers will be the host for the tour. He will virtually walk guests through virtual 360° tours of some of the finest homes and gardens in the Scarborough Bluffs neighbourhood. Tour participants will hear from SHN physicians, patients and team members to inspire the commu-
nity and shape the future of health care in Scarborough. Please visit www.bluffsgatesopen.com for more details on the tour and how to purchase tickets to take part online. Safety Dance set for East Lynn Park EAST END Arts is inviting local residents to take part in a Safety Dance at East Lynn Park next month. The free event, which is part of ArtworxTO activities, is slated to take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on both Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. East Lynn Park is located on the south side of Danforth Avenue two blocks west of Woodbine Avenue. Presented by East End Arts, The Danforth Mosaic BIA and the Department of Illumination, and led by dancer and choreographer Arwyn Carpenter, participants are invited get dancing safely outdoors, and move to some fun beats at this all-ages guided community dance. Participants are encouraged to set up their own “safety circle” dance areas in the park, and then be ready to learn some Safety Dance choreography so they can dance “proudly to the music of Men Without Hats.” “Safety Dance invites people to have fun encounters outside their everyday lives and habits, and imagine and
experience a different possible world that is more fun, participatory, surprising, equitable and sociable; a world in which they can play a new part,” said the East End Arts website. “COVID-19 has been hard on everyone, so we want to get strangers dancing in parking lots, neighbours learning fun choreography, and grandparents and grandkids sharing in a new experience together!” So you can indeed dance like you come from out of this world and leave the real one far behind. For more information, please go to www. eastendarts.ca/safety-dance Beach Hill community dinner slated A socially distanced Beach Hill community dinner is set for Wednesday Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Fairmount Park. Participants are advised to bring their family and a picnic meal or pick up a prepared dinner from one of the many vendors at the Fairmount Park Farmers’ Market that is also taking place that day. A fabulous bushel basket will be raffled off as part of the dinner celebration, and proceeds raised will go to support a local charity. The Fairmount Park Farmers’ Market takes place Wednesdays from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. until Oct. 6.
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teacher can now add author to her resume with her very personal memoir Close to the Bone. “This disease doesn’t seem to play favourites.” In June 2009 Ray was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable cancer that attacks the plasma cells inside bone marrow. That September she announced her condition from the red carpet at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). I remember seeing Ray and co-star Don McKellar arrive by rickshaw at Roy Thomson Hall for the premiere of Cooking with Stella. Ray also starred in Bollywood / Hollywood (2002) and the Oscar-nominated Water (2005). I met Ray and her father that fall during a MM (multiple myeloma) Walk “Moving Together for the Cure” to raise awareness and funds for research at Princess Margaret Hospital. She was down-to-earth and upbeat. Our team went to lunch after the 5K walk and she was concerned that everyone else was doing well and had enough to eat! The good news is that Ray received a stem cell transplant that saved her life. Her cancer is now in remission and she is living in British Columbia with her husband
Actress, model and former Beach resident Lisa Ray’s book Close to the Bone. and twin daughters. “I was born to be a nomad.” Close to the Bone is the story of a restless spirit facing triumph and tragedy. Ray became a famous model in India in 1991, the same year her mother was paralyzed in a car accident. Ray writes that “all that attention came at a price” as “impossible beauty standards” led her to eating disorders: “Somewhere, somehow the pursuit of perfection has lodged itself in my very marrow.” One time in India she overheard two men describe her looks as “okay, but she’s no Lisa Ray”. Her “identity was built on fantasy. The real me could
never measure up to the imaginary me.” “Whatever I was, it was never good enough.” She recalls, “Jumping from one thing to the next – one place, one lover, one job – had been my life.” After living all over the world, Ray came back to Toronto in 2007 and bought a “quirky” condo on Queen Street East across from The Beacher Café. “I loved taking walks along the Boardwalk and ached to get a dog.” She remembers Meat on the Beach and Licks, both now gone. One fascinating tale is Ray’s audition with Daniel Craig for the role of Camille in Quantum of Solace (2008). Maybe “Bond Girl” was not the path she wanted to take anyway. Lisa Ray looks back on “the emotions of a life lived close to the bone.” “How fortunate a thing is, when life alters you without warning,” She muses, “This is another side effect of cancer: it forces you to appreciate what you have, to live in that elusive present I’d been seeking so long. It bestows the gift of gratitude.” This Thanksgiving we can be grateful for our health providers, our medical researchers and for wonderful people like Lisa Ray.
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Celebration Concert set for Saturday at Kingston Road United Church A FREE Celebration Concert to mark the reopening weekend for Kingston Road United Church will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 25. The free hour-long concert will feature performances by violinist Mark Fewer and mezzo soprano Julia Dawson. The concert is being presented by the church as a way to thank the community for its support during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are delighted to welcome our community back to our beautiful sanctuary for this celebratory concert,” said concert organizer Tim Dawson, a member of the Kingston Road United Church congregation and
choir. Both Frewer and Julia Dawson will be performing with accompanying musicians who include Jeanie Chung, Deborah Grimmett and Lucas Harris. Frewer will play a Beethoven violin sonata. Dawson will perform the music from Oscura Nox, a film project she conceived, directed and performed in. The music will consist of Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate and pieces from a commissioned work by Canadian-Iranian composer Iman Habibi. The concert is free, but donations to the church’s Raise Our Roof Fundraising Campaign will be most welcome. “Among the many challenges facing KRU as we re-
open is the immediate need to replace the entire church roof, a huge and expensive undertaking,” said Dawson. “While the concert is free, we hope that members of the audience will consider making a donation toward the roof project. Our beautiful building is a valued hub of community activity and we rely on local support to enable us to continue to serve our neighbourhood.” The concert starts at 4:30 p.m. and all safety protocols, including proof of vaccination, mask wearing and distancing, will in place. Kingston Road United Church is located at 975 Kingston Rd. Along with being performed live for an audience,
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Jackie Richardson will be among the performers at the Jazz and Reflection concert set for Beach United Church on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 2. ter, Michael Dunston, Carol Welsman, Barbra Lica and David Clayton Thomas. As a studio bassist, he played on the 2018 platinum selling video game soundtrack Cuphead. In 2016, he began leading his own ensembles and released his jazz duo recording titled Look Ahead with Robi Botos. Sealy has enjoyed a highly successful career as a musician, composer, recording artist and radio broadcaster. His 1997 Juno Award winning Africville Suite inspired Ron Foley MacDonald of The Halifax Daily News to write; “This may be the most important jazz album released in Canada this year”. Sealy has presented “he Africville Suite in concert venues and at music festivals across Canada as well as Denmark, Norway and the United States. As a pianist, he has toured with Blood Sweat and Tears and performed with such artists as Joe Williams, Milt Jackson, Veronica Tennant, and Timothy Findlay. As well, Sealy and his longtime music partner Novotny have created a unique sounding jazz duo. Together
they have released four CD’s, achieved two Juno nominations. Richardson is one of Canada’s foremost singers of gospel, blues and jazz, who has performed across the country and internationally. She is also an award-winning actor who received a Gemini Award for her performance in The Gospel According to the Blues.
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October jazz concert planned for Beach United Church BEACH UNITED Church begins its 2021-2022 season of Jazz and Reflection with a concert slated for Saturday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. The concert will be performed live in front of a limited audience due to COVID-19 safety rules, but will also be available to be viewed online during October. The season-opening concert features Paul Novotny (bass), Joe Sealy, (piano) and Jackie Richardson (vocals). All three musicians have had illustrious careers and collaborated with many great artists. They have been nominated for, and won, numerous awards. Those planning to attend the live concert in person need to know the audience will be limited to 25 people. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Those wishing to attend must have proof of vaccination, and will also have to follow all other COVID-19 safety rules. The tickets to attend in person are priced at $50 and can be ordered at www. eventbrite.ca/e/jazz-and-reflection-alone-together-limited-seating-for-double-vaccinated-tickets-172111870237 The live stream will be recorded and made available for viewing through Facebook for one month. Novotny has performed with such jazz luminaries Cedar Walton, Geoff Keezer, Kenny Wheeler, Scott Hamilton, Jo-Anne Brackeen, Lynn Arrial, Richard Wyands, Moncef Genoud, Junior Mance and Don Thompson. He has also accompanied singers Roger Whitaker, Molly Johnson, Tabe Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Susannah McCorkle, Trudy Desmond, Alana Bridgewa-
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Residents get together to create ‘mini-street’ artwork BEACH RESIDENT Helen Darwin and her neighbours got together earlier this summer to create a community artwork they call Lockdown Lane. The row of small painted buildings displayed on a fence in her backyard depicts storefronts and houses along Queen Street East in the Beach. Darwin created the wooden storefronts herself, and once they were ready she invited the neighbours over for a safe and socially distanced painting party in her backyard. “I had some leftover wood and I was wondering what I might do with it, and I just started making the houses,” she told Beach Metro News. “Then I had some friends come over for painting party. Once they were all painted we added some tiny lights.” Darwin said her husband Pat also spent hours on the project. “Each building has its own personality,” she said. “The magic came from the painting party and what people added to the buildings.” She and her neighbours are proud of what they created but do not consider themselves to be artists. “We would call ourselves painters, not artists,” said Darwin. The storefronts and their painted signs give a sense of the familiar for those who know Queen Street East in the Beach, and the work features a movie theatre and what has now become the obligatory “weed” shop one sees in any stretch of retail buildings. “We want to encourage everyone to support the Fox,” said Darwin of its inclusion in the creation of the work.
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Top photo shows Lockdown Lane in the backyard of resident Helen Darwin. Photo at left shows the “painting party” of Helen, Pat, Ayshe, Thom, Sandy and Moira who added their colourful work to the buildings. Painters not in the photo were Michele, Liz and Chris. Photo above, no row of retail stores in East Toronto seems complete without a weed shop, so Lockdown Lane has one.
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A visit with The Swan Whisperer of Ashbridges Bay By Victoria Atkins
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n the time of COVID-19 we are all looking for people or events that inspire; beacons of hope amidst a storm of uncertainty. People who can galvanize our optimism in a time of great despair Sometimes these people show up in places where you least expect them. It was my sister-in-law who first spoke to me about The Swan Whisperer. I was immediately intrigued by her stories about this person and wanted to meet him. Nancy assured me that would not be a problem. He could be found most days sitting by Ashbridges Bay. It was a beautiful sunny morning and the loop, or peanut which is what we Beach locals call this area, looked dazzling in the late morning sunlight. We were on our way to chat with The Swan Whisperer. Wayne Gilmar appeared before us, sitting comfortably in his electric wheelchair by the water’s edge. His face lit up as we approached. He greeted us enthusiastically with a warm smile, calling to Nancy by name. I notice immediately the glow of his countenance. He seemed lit from within by some incandescent light. I could not wait to learn more about Wayne. He told me his name and that he grew up on a 20-acre farm in Sault Ste. Marie. The second youngest in a family of eight. Their family consisted of six boys and two girls. Wayne laughingly called himself a Heinz 57. I had never heard this expression before so needed an explanation. He joked that he is a mix of Italian, Scottish, English, and Irish. He then added that he identifies as Indigenous. Wayne explained that he has no Indigenous blood, but that he has adopted the Ojibwe as his own because as a youth he had many Ojibwe friends who embraced him as family. Wayne said he admired the devotion to the land and the reverence to nature shown by his friends. He said he could not be racist if he tried, because he has a bit of every nationality in him. I love his sense of humour and joie de vivre. He brims with natural charm. Life has not always been easy for Wayne, but he prefers to think of himself as very lucky. His mom died when he was six years old in a tragic car accident. He believes that it was living on the farm that cultivated his love for animals and nature. This is where he found solace when life got tough. Looking around at the loop in a state of awe, Wayne told us that this little spot of real estate where
Wayne Gilmar is known as The Swan Whisperer of Ashbridges Bay. Photo above right shows the swans that call the bay home,. he gets to hang out is as close to heaven as he feels he can get. It’s obvious it has been this special place that has kept him centred and whole during the craziness of the pandemic. He wanted us to understand that throughout the pandemic he has never felt any anxiety or depression thanks to this very spot the three of us are now sharing. Wayne has a special attachment to the wildlife around Ashbridges Bay and in particular the swans that reside here. He shared that he considers himself to be part of the swan family. He captured my full attention with that statement. I ask him if he has names for his special friends. Wayne answered quickly that indeed he does. I ask him what their names are? He said the female is mommy and the male is daddy. We giggle at the appropriateness. Wayne said his relationship with them has become so strong that he gets emotionally upset whenever they encounter a difficult situation. This past year turned out to be one of those difficult years for these majestic creatures. Wayne recounted how upset he was when he discovered that a decision had been made to oil the eggs of the swans as they were considered to be invasive. Once the eggs were oiled the mother swan was forced to abandon her nest, Wayne said. He recalled with great compassion how heartbreaking it was to witness how depressed and despondent the mother swan became after this event. Wayne told us how she kept to herself, refusing to eat for several days. She was unable to go back home to her nest. This was very distressing and he spoke sadly of how the female swan was there physically but seemed to be only a shell of her former self. Wayne told us how the male swan, would come over and lie by
his feet looking for comfort and reassurance during this difficult time. We shared Wayne’s sadness as he retold this horrific event. This past Canada Day we were reminded that in 1967, to commemorate Canada’s Centennial year, Queen Elizabeth gifted Ottawa with six swans. The Royal Mute swans and the Black swans. Wayne provided us some remarkably interesting facts about swans. He told us they can live for up to 30 years. He added that they mate for life and will only find a new mate if they are widowed. Cygnets are the babies. The female is known as the pen and the male is known as the cob. Wayne told us that a group of swans is known as a bevy. He also said swans can die of a broken heart if their partner dies. They love deeply. Swans are also very territorial. Wayne pointed out the male swans’ territory, which is the edge of the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club. The cob fiercely guards this boundary challenging any new birds that try to infiltrate. I find it all very fascinating. I am struck by the realization of how little I know about these magnificent birds. Wayne then recalled another story that happened in 2020 when the mother swan got a fishhook caught in the joint of the bone in her toe. Wayne was worried about an infection which was there and called the Toronto Wildlife Centre who came immediately. They had to take her away to remove the hook. Wayne said he could not to bare to watch the cob who was in such distress watching the pen in such anguish. Wayne did his best to comfort the male swan, in the absence of his mate. He kept trying to reassure the cob that his love would return. He then told us how he cried when the pen was returned to the bay. He found that moment so pro-
foundly beautiful. Wayne said the male swan, when he saw his mate, let out a loud honk and took off to greet her. He said as the swan got closer to the pen, his vocalization got more and more beautiful. The cob, then circled her gracefully while bowing to her until their necks intertwined in a perfect heart. Wayne said the cob was in an extreme emotional state of joy. He added the best part was when the pen noticed her cygnets. She let out a loud exuberant honk, taking off like a rocket to join her young family. This is when Wayne told us that a swan can die of a broken heart. He said he still gets choked up recalling what a beautiful moment it was when they were all reunited. Wayne said fishing enthusiasts need reminding their waste of lure and line can pose serious harm to countless wildlife, and that these items need to be disposed of properly. Wayne has many stories. He said he even helped the male swan teach his young family to fly. Wayne said the cob was not having much luck until he got involved in the flight school. He explained how he went back and forth in his wheelchair flapping his arms. After a few days of coaching, the dad let out a loud squawk and the family all took to the skies. Wayne said the dad knew what he was trying to do and acknowledged his effort in his own special way. I can see there are many magical moments for Wayne. His connection to this family of swans is very touching. Wayne talks easily and is very comedic in the telling of his tales. He laughingly said how he has little money but feels so rich in blessings. We were chatting happily about his adopted swan family when a beautiful cardinal appeared. The bird was perched in a beech tree behind us, chirping loudly.
Wayne knew from experience what the bird wanted, and he reached in his bag for more food. The next thing we knew, the cardinal was feeding directly from Wayne’s hand. At the same time, a cluster of red wing black birds started to gather around his chair. They were all looking for free handouts. It’s very apparent that Wayne is a trusted and familiar friend. Wayne laughingly called himself the local food truck for birds. He commented that the minute his wheelchair rolls up his feathered friends start to gather. Proof positive was seen in the noisy gathering of birds that surrounded him. He shared with us that out of all his winged friends, he feels closest to the male swan. The two of them have an incredibly special connection to each other. He mentioned that when he is in his wheelchair that he and the male swan are the same height. He also mentioned how the cob loves to lie next to Wayne’s feet. This simple act fortifies their bond. I found Wayne’s stories very remarkable and wished I had more time to spend listening to him. Nature never disappoints. Since time immemorial nature has been a trusted source of healing. They say that it is next to impossible to feel depressed when you are immersed in nature. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, Wayne and his swans share an especially important message for all of us. They teach us about the power of love, as well as the beauty and healing qualities of Mother Nature. They remind us that sometimes it is the simplest of pleasures that provide us with the greatest reward. Wayne is a reminder of how important it is for all to go outside and take a much closer look at all the natural beauty in our surroundings. Soak in the colour of the sky and the warmth of the sun. Listen for the sounds of the wind rustling through the trees. Search, the trees for our fine feathered friends. Learn their distinctive voices. Intoxicate yourself on the magnificence of our planet. If you are in need of some inspiration, take a walk along the Boardwalk and on the Ashbridges Bay loop and look for Wayne. He will teach you to count your blessings instead of your sorrows. He will help you find humour and lightness in the world around you. If you are incredibly lucky, he can show you how a positive attitude and outlook are such precious gifts. Wayne Gilmar is the Inventor of Happy Squirt, an oral micro-dosing delivery system for medical marijuana. For more information follow Wayne on Twitter @SquirtHappy.
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KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks Metro lic
416 824-7901
(13$)
(13r)
416-826-3918 John www.mgcunderpinning.com maximumgen@gmail.com MET# B16348
• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basement Renovations
For all your reno needs, no job too small.
Since 1998
(13r)
JASON THE MASON TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS WATERPROOFING REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell
MASONRY by Daniel • chimneys & foundations • parging & tuck pointing • arches, lintels & sills • door & window rough-ins • foundation waterproofing
416 988-2589 danielmccaf@gmail.com
(13r)
Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms Fences, Decks, Drywall, Carpentry No job too small. Free estimates. Serving the Beaches for 15 years.
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CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Call C.J. 647 222 5338
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CLASSIFIED ADS are available in two sizes:
$13.00 for 20 words or fewer extra words are 35¢ each
AND/OR
Call Sergio 416 873 9936 (13)
$20.00 for a block ad (1 column wide x 1” high) no more than 40 words Our Classified ad section also appears on our website.
Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.
FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.
• Brick / Foundation • Concrete / Stone • Chimney & Parging
UPPER BEACHES ROOFING
Chimneys, Concrete, and all masonry repairs
WET BASEMENT ?
JDB MASONRY
Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.
S.A.C Masonry
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(13$)
scotstonecontracting@gmail.com (13.)
•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL
Marc Text/Call 416-617-7205
Sam Capetanu
416 876-4986
SERVICES
15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins
Brick, Block, Stone,
•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS
JUST DRYWALL AND TAPING
Call Scott @ Scotstone 416.858.2452
HEY HANDYMAN
HANDYMAN SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
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416-278-5328
Trades
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Drywall, Plastering, Taping 20 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 (17r) Fax 647-341-6104
HANDYMAN SERVICES
upperbeachesroofing.ca 647-358-2342 (17)
Serving Your Community Since 1971
Kevin 647 282 8375
Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems
Jack of all Trades
Carpenters by Kevin
Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations
www.ontariowaterplumbing.com
CANJAM ELECTRIC
YOUR STUCCO
“Your basement lowering specialists”
MASTER
NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP INTERIOR • EXTERIOR FULLY INSURED, 30 YRS EXPERIENCE, BEACH RESIDENT
(r)
Maximum General Contracting Inc.
NEWBRIGHT PAINTING
(14r)
Fully licensed local contractors
UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING
Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984
Steve 416-285-0440 cell 416-605-9510
www.stonehengefoundations.com
Air Conditioning & Heating Experts HVAC / Repair / Maintain / Install Residential / Commercial Rental programs now available
For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
CELL 416-875-5781
Stonehenge Foundations 416 467 6735
647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca
Lic - Insured • Free Estimate
Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates
Call Marc 416-910-1235
(r)
Residential/Commercial
Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 (12$)
An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches
warren_gamey@yahoo.com (15r)
LTD
Following COVID protocol
LANIGAN’S
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
ELECTRICAL WORK
416-322-7692
(13r)
Don’t call them, call those roofers
(13$)
UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING
THOSE ROOFERS
Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314
ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING
• Small & Big Moves; Long Distance • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
Complete Bathrooms Small Repairs Renovations 416-456-9999 Follow on Facebook
MBX ELECTRIC
BEACH HILL
PAINTING
50 years in the Beach
“Always on Time and on Budget”
Master Plumber • Lic. & Ins.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
416 691-3555
Movers
CELTIC RENO Text Mac: 647-832-1742
Roofing & Aluminum
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
WG PAINTING
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate Experienced Handyman Available
Call Richard at U Can Do It
And any house repairs
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872
free estimates (13..)
(13.$)
Roofers
Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94
Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades
INTERIOR PAINTING
Save the cost of replacing your sagging fence or deck. We rebuild existing fences and decks including rotting posts and boards for years of further service.
416-580-4290
PLUMBER CONTRACTOR
Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs
Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
Fence and Deck Repairs
All Plumbing, camera inspection, power washing, snake drain cleaning, sump pumps, drainage systems, and back water valve installations. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.
CEJA ELECTRIC
WG PAINTING
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Doggy needs a fence? Hubby wants a deck?
Call Richard at U Can Do It
(13r)
PROFESSIONAL PAINTER
25 years • Free estimates
GRASS CUTTING 647-606-0970
www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
Dianne 416 699 5070
Dave 416 694 4369
Servicing Residential & Commercial
Cascade Plumbing GTA
24 hr. - lic# P1624
GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate Experienced Handyman Available
www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com
Save the cost of replacing your sagging fence or deck. We rebuild existing fences and decks including rotting posts and boards for years of further service.
DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183
(13r)
Finely Finished Stone Work
416-580-4290
*** Free Estimates ***
647 401 7970
THE STONE PORCH LANDSCAPING
Fence and Deck Repairs
Mark The Plumber
416.797.6731
proway.painting@gmail.com
Beach resident with over 30 years exp Interior / Exterior Work Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs No job too big or small Have the job done right the first time. Referrals & Free Estimates
LAWN CUTTING
Design & build custom cabinets Wall units, mantles, interior trim Baseboards, crown moulding, hang doors Drawers, vanities cliffsidecarpenter.blogspot.ca gibsonpeterk@gmail.com Peter Gibson 416 578 3755 (16)
Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622
(13.r)
SERENITY PAINTING
BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
TOM DAY
Carpenter 30 yrs experience
MASTER PLUMBER
416-690-3890
PAINTING & DECORATING
Landscape Design 647-545-5143
Beach resident for 50 years. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 patrickj480@gmail.com (6)
Contact us at 416 602 2128 (13.r)
PROWAY
KIM PRICE
info@blpm.ca
(13$)
Family owned & operated 26 years in business
416-467-6059
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(14r)
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING
BEACH METRO NEWS
How about a
COLOUR AD? (13.)
Call 416-698-1164 ext 26 for ‘Display’ ad rates.
BEACHES HANDY WORKS Dedicated precise worker. All your build and repairs. Indoor or outdoor: dry-wall, flooring, built-in, landscaping, interlocking, sheds, fences, decks, etc. at a reasonable price!
Call Hamid at 647-300-2462 (13r)
2196 Gerrard St. E. 416.698.1164
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BEACH METRO NEWS
HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.TM Residential & Commercial Services
2301 Queen St. East | 1052 Kingston Rd | 517 Parliament St.
estaterealty.ca | 416.690.5100
Dianne & Brian Chaput Sales Representatives Royal LePage Estate Realty
416.690.5100 | chaputliving.com
Beautiful Beach Bungalow
75 SCARBOROUGH ROAD
Call to arrange a look. Kerry Jackson Royal LePage Estate Realty, 2301 Queen St. E. Direct 416.571.2181 | Office 416.690.5100 Kerryjackson@gmail.com
Rare opportunity to own in desirable low rise boutique building. Situated on a quiet tree-lined street, this updated, well maintained unit offers generous space throughout. Enjoy seasonal lake views through large picture windows overlooking treetops and tranquil gardens.
Luxury living in King West
HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.TM $459,900
Just Listed! The Thompson Residences 38 Stewart St. #901 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in the heart of King West.
Residential & Commercial Services
2301 Queen St. East | 1052 Kingston Rd | 517 Parliament St.
Contact us for more details
Brown Team estaterealty.ca | Tory 416.690.5100 416.690.5100 TORYBROWN.CA
Coming Soon 57 Woodland Park Road 4 Bed + 4 Bath A stunning and spacious detached home, both inside and out, in the sought-after Hunt Club.
GRI EV E S I GNAT U RE L A BEL
KEN GRIEVE & KELSEY GRIEVE Royal LePage Estate Realty | Sales Representatives
(416) 587-7522 grievesignature.com