Beach Metro Community News April 4, 2023

Beaches Easter Parade set for afternoon of Sunday, April 9

THE ANNUAL Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade takes place on the afternoon of Sunday, April 9.

The parade, which first took place, in the Beach area in 1967, will travel west along Queen Street East from the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant to Woodbine Avenue.

It will start at 2 p.m.

Numerous participants will be taking part in this year’s parade including representatives of local businesses and community organizations.

There will be floats, marchers and musical entertainment for those gathering along Queen Street East for the parade. The Easter Bunny will of course be at the parade waving to children along the route.

A youngster meets with the Easter Bunny during Community Centre 55’s Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt last Saturday morning. Local residents are reminded that the annual Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade takes place on Sunday, April 9, along Queen Street East starting at 2 p.m.

Dr. Shakhlo Sharipova named East York’s Agnes Macphail Award winner for 2023

DR. SHAKHLO Sharipova is the winner of the 2023 Agnes Macphail Award for her contributions to the East York community.

The award was presented on Sunday, March 19, during a ceremony held at the East York Civic Centre.

The Agnes Macphail Award is presented annually to an East York resident who shows exceptional volunteer leadership in the areas of community-building and social justice issues.

Dr. Sharipova was honoured for her involvement with a number of organizations in the Thorncliffe Park area.

She founded the Thorncliffe Park Autism Support Network (TPASN), which stemmed from her experience as a mother with a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum

Disorder. TPASN provides information and inclusive activities for children living with autism and their families.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Sharipova organized outdoor

and inclusive camps for children living with autism, with special needs and their siblings, providing respite opportunities for families. She also supports the community

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Among the musical entertainment will be local band The Two Fours playing their eclectic mix of rock, roll, roots, blues, country, and random tunes on Community Centre 55’s float.

Representatives from Beach Metro Community News will also be taking part in Sunday’s parade.

Residents are reminded Queen Street East will be closed to vehicle traffic between the R.C. Harris plant and Woodbine Avenue for the duration of the parade which is expected to take approximately two hours.

A number of intersections along Queen Street East will be closed as well, and bus and streetcar service will also be impacted due to the parade. Some of the road closures along Queen Street East will begin as early as 10 a.m. on April 9.

For full details on the Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade and the timing of road closures, please go to www.beacheseasterparade.ca

Along with the parade, the Beaches Easter Weekend Celebration will also include an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt on Good Friday (April 7) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The scavenger hunt will see participants visit a number of locations in the Beach area to find the hidden Easter Eggs. For more information, please go to www.beacheseasterparade.ca/eggscavengerhunt

The Beaches Lions Club has been organizing the parade since 1973.

Fearless Meat to hold fundraiser for

Beach

Metro News this Friday

FEARLESS MEAT on Kingston Road will be holding a fundraising event on Friday, April 7, in support of Beach Metro Community News

On April 7, which is Good Friday, Fearless Meat will be sale-pricing its regular size Peameal Bacon, St. Lawrence Market Style Sandwiches for $3.99 with proceeds going to Beach Metro Community News

Fearless Meat is located at 884 Kingston Rd., just west of Pickering Street on the north side.

“I believe Beach Metro News is a most important part of our community, and I hope that this event will give people an easy way to participate in your fundraising drive,”

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said David Brown, owner of Fearless Meat.

“I also hope that this event will inspire other local businesses to do similar fundraising events for Beach Metro News and other great community causes.”

Beach Metro Community News is a non-profit community newspaper run by a volunteer Board of Directors. Established in 1972, the paper is currently holding a fundraising drive as part of its 51st birthday, and is asking for the support of residents to keep local journalism strong in the community. To become a Supporter, please go to www.beachmetro.com/support

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Dr. Shakhlo Sharipova, the 2023 Agnes Macphail Award winner, speaks at the presentation ceremony at the East York Civic Centre recently.

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Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford enters race to become Toronto’s next mayor

BEACHES-EAST YORK Councillor

Brad Bradford will be entering the race to become the next Mayor of Toronto.

Election Day to select Toronto’s new mayor will be June 26.

Nominations could be officially filed to run for the position as of Monday, April 3, and that is when Bradford said he would be doing so. Due to the press deadline for this edition of Beach Metro Community News, coverage of Bradford officially filing his papers to run for mayor yesterday was not possible.

Bradford, 36, was first elected as Beaches-East York Councillor in 2018. He was re-elected as councillor in the 2022 municipal election.

The byelection for Mayor of Toronto became necessary after the resignation of former Mayor John Tory earlier this year. Tory had been elected to his third term as mayor in the 2022 election.

Tory, 68, resigned after details of an affair he had with a 31-year-old former

staffer in his office became public. The affair is reported to have taken place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the woman no longer works for the City of Toronto.

Bradford will be joining an already crowded field seeking the mayor’s job that includes a number of well-known and high-profile candidates.

As of Beach Metro Community News’ press deadline, none of the candidates had officially filed their nomination papers.

However, those who have said they will be taking part in the race include current Toronto-St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow, former Davenport Councillor Ana Bailao, former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, current Scarborough-Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter, urbanist Gil Penalosa, policy analyst Chloe Brown, and former Toronto Sun columnist Anthony Furey.

Furey is an East Toronto resident

who lives in the Upper Beach area.

At its meeting on March 29, Toronto Council declared the mayor’s seat vacant in the wake of Tory’s resignation and officially set the process for the June 26 byelection into motion.

Candidates seeking the mayor’s seat can officially register to run from the morning of April 3 until the afternoon of May 12.

Here is the timeline from the City of Toronto’s Clerk’s Office regarding the mayoral byelection:

• Nominations will open Monday, April 3 at 8:30 a.m. Nominations will close Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m.

• Advance voting will take place Thursday, June 8 to Tuesday, June 13.

• The mayoral byelection will be held on Monday, June 26.

For more information on the mayoral byelection process, please go to https:// www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/by-election/

Earth Day clean-up planned for Ashbridges Bay area

VOLUNTEERS ARE invited to take part in a community clean-up on Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) at Ashbridges Bay Park and Woodbine Beach from 10 a.m. until noon.

Toronto Lakefront Community and Ashbridges Bay Nature Stewards are hosting the inclusive, family-friendly event for Clean Toronto Together, a city-wide initiative to help remove litter from public spaces. Toronto Lakefront Community (www.tlfcommunity.ca/ events) is for citizen stewardship of To-

ronto’s lakefront and volunteers pledge to keep the lakefront clean and safe for all to enjoy, working with community partners and all levels of government. Ashbridges Bay Nature Stewards (www.torontonaturestewards.org) is a group of trained volunteers taking action to restore Toronto’s natural areas and ravines, through the Toronto Nature Stewards. Volunteers meet weekly in parks and ravines to protect biodiversity by encouraging native plants and removing invasive plants and litter.

Bags will be provided for collection and volunteers are asked to dress for the weather, wear suitable footwear and bring litter picking tongs and gloves. (A limited supply is available.)

For the Ashbridges clean-up, meet at the public washrooms just off the Boardwalk, west of the volleyball courts. For the Woodbine Beach clean-up, meet at the Woodbine Bathing Station. Dogs on-leash are welcome. Pre-registration is not required. Please contact info@ tlfcommunity.ca for more information.

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Malvern Collegiate 120th anniversary celebrations planned for May 13

MALVERN COLLEGIATE Institute will be celebrating its 120th anniversary with a number of events on Saturday, May 13.

There will be an Open House at the school, 55 Malvern Ave., from 1 to 4 p.m.

On the night of May 13, a number of Pub Nights are being planned with each one haveing a focus of different decades for those who attend.

The Pub Night for students and staff from the 1940s (and before), the 1950s and the 1960s is set for the Tara Inn on Kingston Road in Scarborough.

The Pub Night for students and staff from the early 1970s is planned for the Quarry Cafe on Gerrard Street East.

The Pub Night for former students and staff from the late 1970s is planned for Royal Canadian Legion Hall Branch 13 on Kingston Road.

The Pub Night for students and staff from the 1980s is planned for Royal Canadian Le-

gion Branch 73, on Robinson Avenue.

The location of the Pub Night for former students and staff from the 1990s to the present has not yet been determined.

For more details on the May 13 events, and to order Pub Night tickets, please visit the Malvern Red and Black Society’s website at https://malverncollegiate.com/events/reunions/mci-120/

With more than a century of history, it is no surprise that Malvern Collegiate has had a number of famous grads. Some of them include pianist Glenn Gould, athlete Bruce Kidd, film director Norman Jewison, businessman Jack Kent Cooke, golfers Frank, Bill, Nichol and Stanley Thompson, artists Doris McCarthy and Gordon Webber, zoologist Fred Urquart, and journalist Robert Fulford.

Please see upcoming editions of Beach Metro Community News for more on Malvern Collegiate’s 120th anniversary celebrations.

Bowmore Road school’s 100th anniversary on June 10

BOWMORE ROAD Junior and Senior Public School celebrates its 100th anniversary on Saturday, June 10.

The centennial celebration will include an Open House from noon to 4 p.m. on June 10 at the school, 80 Bowmore Rd.

There will be decade rooms at the Open House and former staff and students are in-

vited to visit and reconnect with old friends, colleagues and classmates. There will also be student performances and a community carnival in the park as part of the celebrations.

For more information, please go to https:// sites.google.com/view/bowmores-100thanniversary/home

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Socks designed by Beacher Jessica Rotolo help celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

By Alan Shackleton

BEACHER JESSICA Roto-

lo made an outstanding contribution to World Down Syndrome Day celebrations for 2023.

The 24-year-old local resident was the designer of the socks worn to observe the day all around the world.

To celebrate both her winning design for the Lots of Socks Campaign and World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, a gathering was held at Rotolo’s former school in Toronto.

Along with the Rotolo family, those attending the celebration at Heydon Park Secondary School in the Dundas Street West and Beverley Street area were Beaches-East York MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon and Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

There’s a reason World Down Syndrome Day is observed on March 21. The calendar reference 3/21 coincides with the fact that having three (a trisomy) of the 21st chromosome is the cause of Down syndrome.

Under a microscope, chromosomes also look somewhat like socks which is why they are used to symbolize World Down Syndrome Day.

The pairs of socks designed by Rotolo have colourful designs on them, and one is blue and the other is yellow. This may make it appear that a person wearing World Down Syndrome Day socks has a mismatched pair on their feet, but that is exactly the point.

Rotolo’s design was based on a heart that she had painted featuring a variety

of colours, each one having a special meaning.

“The heart I painted has all the colours of the world,” she explained at the Heydon Park celebration.

“The painting was my inspiration, and the colours represent so many different backgrounds and skin colours… The red is for love and emotion, the gold is for making new friends and keeping old ones.”

Speaking at the event, McMahon said she was honoured to be invited to the celebration.

“There’s so much energy, excitement and colour here. Thank you Jessica and everyone here at the school for all you do. I will be showing off my socks today for sure.”

Erskine-Smith said he was proud to have Rotolo as one his constituents.

“I’m happy she is a constit-

uent of mine in Beaches-East York, and I’m also happy to see she’s a Blue Jays fan… Her art is one example of her many accomplishments as is her public advocacy for those with Down syndrome.”

Others attending the World Down Syndrome Day celebration were Laura LaChance, executive director of the Canadian Down Syndrome Society; Nancy Howson, an advocate for the Down syndrome community; Heydon Park teachers Veronika Belova and Eity Khaper; Heydon Park principal Debra Muchnik, and Rotolo’s parents Dorlean and Joe.

Video addresses were also sent to the event by Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark.

Heydon Park students who

took part in the celebration included Marliese Puniska, Noemie D’Aigle and Sophia Rehou.

The theme of the March 21 celebration was With Us Not For Us, which is a reminder that support for people with Down syndrome means listening to them, letting them live their own lives and make their own decisions.

“The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for everyone to have the freedom to make their own choices,” said the World Down Syndrome Day website. “But people with Down syndrome often have poor or controlling support. Often their supporters do things For them, not With them.”

For more information on World Down Syndrome Day, please visit www.worlddownsyndromeday.org

PHOTO: ALAN SHACKLETON

Jessica Rotolo, centre, presents the heart design that inspired her socks used to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day to Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Beaches-East York MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon.

PHOTOS: ALAN SHACKLETON

Above left, Marlise Puniska and Noemie D’Aigle Edwards perform a dance to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) at Heydon Park school. Above left, participants cheer the proclamation of WDSD.

Bluffs Food Bank seeks donations to meet huge growth in demand

By Amarachi Amadike, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

TORONTO’S AFFORDABILITY crisis has become hard to ignore for most. The results of an inflated economy can be seen daily on the streets. As a result of an economic downturn in 2021, Scarborough experienced one of the highest increases in the number of food bank clients.

One food bank in southwest Scarborough that has found it increasingly difficult to maintain the necessary level of assistance needed to serve the community is Bluffs Food Bank (BFB).

The not-for-profit organization, which had initially hoped for its services to be a temporary solution to food insecurities in the east end, has now been helping families in need for two decades.

“I don’t consider that an anniversary because an anniversary is more of a positive thing,” said a volunteer at BFB who wanted to alert Beach Metro Community News to the situation but did not want her name used in this story.

“It’s been 20 years serving the community, which is quite tragic when you think about it.”

With affordability issues worsening in the past few years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, BFB is struggling to keep up with the growing demands from families and individuals who are in need.

BFB is currently experiencing a 40 per cent increase in visits from last year.

“Right now, like all food banks, we are in a desperate situation,” said the volunteer. “Our shelves are literally bare.”

Most families who rely on the food bank’s assistance are refugees, immigrants or new Canadians from Ukraine, Syria and Mexico according to staff members at the BFB.

The food bank also serves

a lot of Canadian families with parents who have lost their job during this tumultuous economic period, as well as those who work but do not make enough to keep up with the rising demands of an inflated economy.

Every week, BFB serves more than 240 families in a two-hour time frame. With three shifts comprised of five volunteers, incoming food is sorted, packed, and served to any client who shows up between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

In the past year, BFB has served more than 10,000 families (more than 30,000 individuals) in southwest Scarborough. This comprises more than 6,000 children and 2,500 senior citizen residents.

“Food insecurity is real, and its everywhere—it’s in our neighbourhoods,” said the volunteer.

BFB provides each family with shelf-stable foods, fresh dairy, meat and bread as well as fresh vegetables.

Although they get most of their food from Daily Bread, an organization that supplies more than 400 other food banks, BFB also relies on food donations from residents and local businesses such as Collected Joy, Corbins, Cottage City Market, M&R Property Management, Period Purse, and local realtor Shea Warrington of Shea Sells Boutique Real Estate.

With shelves laying empty, BFB is currently in need of donations of canned meat such as ham, turkey, or chicken; cold cereal; and canned soups.

Food donations are always welcomed. However, the volunteer said financial contributions to the food bank have much more impact in the long run. “If we get $25 from somebody, we can buy $50 worth of groceries,” she said.

Financial donations allow for discounted food purchases from wholesalers which

gives the food bank greater purchasing power.

“The great thing about the buying power of wholesale is that we know who our clients are. We know what they want,” said the volunteer.

“We have to have a certain amount of products that’s Halal, for instance. We know what percentage that is.”

With a client base that is largely Muslim, Halal (which is food that is permissible by the Muslim faith) is important to purchase specifically for those clients as the individuals will be unable to eat certain food items considered “Haram”—items which are forbidden.

For this reason, having control over the food items that are on their shelves becomes vital to the efficiency of the BFB operation.

Still, all food donations are welcomed and anyone who would like to drop off items can do so on Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

To make a financial donation, go to https://bluffsfoodbank.com/donate

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Louis Morissette, a volunteer at the Bluffs Food Bank, stands by the nearly bare shelves of the facility in this submitted photo. The Bluffs Food Bank is in need of monetary and food donations to meet the growing demand among southwest Scarborough residents.

Steps taken on climate plan, but work still to be done

By Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Danielle LaBrash

OUR PLANET needs “deep, rapid, and sustained” climate action. That’s the clear message from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its recent report authored by 700 top scientists from 92 countries.

As it stands, there’s a substantial ‘emissions gap’ between a credible net zero pathway and the climate targets that countries have collectively set.

There’s also an ‘implementation gap’ between the policies in place and the targets we’ve set.

Both gaps need to be addressed, with greater ambition and action.

In Canada, we’ve come a long way since 2015 and we need to keep moving forward.

The rising price on pollution is

helping to shift demand and spur innovation, with the revenue rebated directly to ensure low and middle-income Canadians aren’t worse off.

There’s now a clean fuel standard, rules to phase out coal-fired electricity, and increasingly stringent measures to slash methane emissions.

Work is also well underway to establish a clean electricity regulation and to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector. We’ve also put a climate accountability law in place that sets strong targets, requires the government to table a comprehensive climate plan, and ensures regular progress reports to keep all future governments honest.

In past budgets, our federal government invested billions in retrofits, zero emission vehicles, public transit, nature protection, clean

technologies, critical minerals, and more.

We’ve also encouraged recent and multibillion dollar private sector investments in the clean economy, from auto assembly plants for hybrids and EVs, to the production of critical minerals, to battery manufacturing.

The 2023 federal budget builds on this work, with new initiatives to protect our freshwater and to deliver clean electricity, clean technology manufacturing, and clean hydrogen.

The Canadian Climate Institute called the budget measures “decisive steps to ensure Canada won’t fall behind in the global race to net zero.”

The Pembina Institute said the budget “sends a clear message that Canada is committed to building a cleaner future.”

The International Institute for Sustainable Development called the funding for clean electricity and freshwater “unprecedented” and the David Suzuki Foundation called it “historic” and “an important turning point.”

Challenges remain, of course.

The TMX (Trans Mountain pipeline expansion) project is a waste of tax dollars in the wrong direction. It’s past time to put an end to any fossil fuel subsidy. And some programs need to be strengthened, especially for home and business retrofits. We also need to increase international climate financing, just as we need all provinces to step up and do their part.

We lack a serious and credible climate plan here in Ontario, for example, and that undercuts our overall ability to meet and exceed existing national targets. Despite

the significant federal action to date, we aren’t yet where we need to be. But as IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) lead scientist Dr. Friederike Otte noted, while the recent report highlights “the urgency of the problem and the gravity of it,” there are “also lots of reasons for hope - because we still have the time to act and we have everything we need.”

Optimism is also warranted in the wake of a federal budget that delivers, with an increasing recognition that serious climate action will leave a cleaner planet for our kids, create jobs today, and lower bills to make life more affordable.

- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is the Liberal MP for Beaches-East York.

- Danielle LaBrash is a Green PAC (Political Action Commitee) intern in the office of ErskineSmith.

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Canada must continue its investment in fighting tuberculosis around the world

Imagine a future in which COVID-19 is gone - it is no longer a pandemic, people in North America and Europe live without worries that they’ll be exposed… except in those small pockets of the world that have limited access to treatments, and getting infected means becoming a pariah.

Unfortunately, that is the reality for survivors and people with tuberculosis (TB).

TB is on the rise, and with nearly

four million people with TB being missed by health systems, the international community must showcase the same drive to ending tuberculosis as COVID-19.

In Canada, Indigenous communities are disproportionately impacted, driving the issue closer to home.

The good news is Canada can help.

By historically investing in organizations such as TB Reach, Can-

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ada has helped reach the missing millions.

As a high-income country, it is crucial that Canada continues to support efforts to curb tuberculosis transmission and make progress towards eradicating this disease.

So, to help end TB globally, will you call on the Government of Canada to continue investing in organizations like TB Reach?

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Hi, my name is Mira and I am eight years old and I love basketball.

I think Toronto should have a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team because there should be a team to inspire kids who love basketball.

Also, there should be a team to look up to and there should be a team for the future for kids who want to play basketball.

It is exciting to see boys play but

some girls want to see girls like them play, and it will be exciting to see girls like me play basketball. Girls should have the same privileges as boys.

I think Toronto would be a great city to have a women’s basketball team.

There are lots of people who want a women’s basketball team and people would cheer on the team and support the teammates. Mira

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Making Winter Stations and the beach accessible for all needs to be a priority

Jane anderson Guest Column

Thousands of people enjoy the Toronto Winter Stations each year. The international design competition receives global recognition.

These installations are thoughtprovoking, and bring the community together. Family Day was warm and sunny, and the beach was crowded with families, pets, neighbours and friends enjoying the beach, the lake, and the artwork.

I myself enjoyed a walk along the shore with friends investigating this year’s submissions. I am privileged to live a stone’s throw from the beach, with this unique art display at my doorstep.

However, not everyone has the same opportunity.

People who are not physically able to traverse the sand (or the snow) are being excluded.

A friend, who relies on a walker, was unable to experience the Winter Stations in person. Similarly anyone dependent on a wheelchair, would find it impossible to access the exhibit.

As part of the competition, designers were asked “to conceptualize their station to be experienced up close and from afar, in-person and virtually…”

Experiencing the stations from afar or virtually is not the same as experiencing them up close and everyone should be afforded the option of viewing the stations up close if they choose.

In my opinion the city needs to do more to ensure accessibility for all outdoor public events, winter or summer. Anything less is ableism, which refers to attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of persons with disabilities. Ableism is discrimination and limits people’s inclusion in their communities.

According to the Canadian Survey on Disability the percentage of adults who report having a disability is steadily increasing.

Approximately 20 per cent of

people from the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) identify as having at least one disability and 67 per cent of those people identified with having either sight or mobility issues. By extrapolation there are thousands of people in our own community of Beaches-East York who are mobility challenged.

Granted, the Winter Stations wouldn’t be the same unless they were on the beach, connected to the Lifeguard stands, so I’m not suggesting that the venue be changed, but there are ways to make the beach, and the Winter Stations accessible. It’s been 10 years since the first Winter Stations event, and we really need to get this right.

What can be done? There are common solutions out there. For example, products specifically designed for beach accessibility are in use at other municipalities around the province.

There are hard plastic or light-weight flexible beach mats, designed to accommodate wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, and assist in guidance for people with vision loss. What if the material were rolled out parallel to the shoreline, from the existing mobility mat in front of the Donald Summerville Pool, forming a linear path from station to station?

The mats are designed for sand, but could also presumably be placed on snow. The mats could be rolled up at the end of the exhibition and stored for another event or be incorporated into a more permanent year-round solution. The solution is low-cost, and versatile.

Cost however should not be an option since the federal government alone provided significant funding for this year’s Winter Stations.

Another recent example of where mobility mats could have been used on the beach is the community celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic Leuty Lifeguard Station in 2022. It was well attended by the public, however the celebration occurred on the beach and was not accessible to many. A temporary mobility mat could have been rolled out for the event, rolled back up afterwards, and either stored or relocated to another part of the beach as a permanent mat.

As the number of people with disabilities increases, partly due to our aging population, public events must be accessible.

Our city should be a leader on the world stage, and ensure that everyone,

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of all abilities, has an equal opportunity.

Solving Beach Accessibility in general benefits the entire Beach community. It demonstrates that we are a compassionate and caring community and we are leading the way to an inclusionary society.

With the housing projects underway and planned for Ward 19 Beaches-East York we need to be better prepared to provide equitable and sustainable opportunities for recreation and enjoyment of local spaces.

There are also overall benefits to the City of Toronto. Removing barriers supports the city’s ‘Statement of Commitment to be an Accessible City.’ Enabling everyone to enjoy the beach to its fullest provides opportunities for people with disabilities to be active, fit and healthy.

Plus universal and inclusive design benefits everyone, not just those with disabilities. As an example, child-care providers with strollers will benefit from accessibility features.

Anything that is done to make the Winter Stations more accessible can be used as a template for the beach for the rest of the year.

Currently, our beach is largely inaccessible during the summer. Improvements are needed so that everyone can picnic, swim, paddle or just get close to the shore to hear the waves.

Someone once wrote “Everyone is subject to the gradually disabling process of aging. The fact that we will all become disabled if we live long enough is a reality many people who consider themselves able-bodied are reluctant to admit.”

The Winter Station committee is quoted as saying “Any type of change can be hard – as we navigate through uncertainty and redefine the new norm.”

In my opinion the new norm should be “accessibility for all, without question”.

The question of accessibility was put to the Winter Station committee via email however I have not yet received a response.

If you have comments or ideas to improve beach accessibility for Winter Stations or year-round we would like to hear from you. You can reach us at info@tlfcommunity.ca.

-- Jane Anderson is a Beach resident, co-founder of Toronto Lakefront Community, a volunteer guide for athletes with disabilities, a swimmer, and a paddler.

APRIL 6: Children’s Choir Practice at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m., beginning April 6. Beach United is creating a Children’s Choir and children ages 7-13 are welcome. Choir is being led by Sheila Brand, a former music teacher using the Orff Approach, for vocal, ukulele and drama/ dance programs at Williamson Road

P.S. Info: beachunitedchurch.com

APRIL 7: Beaches Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: www.beacheseasterparade.ca

APRIL 7: Grantful Food and Fellowship Food Bank and Soup Kitchen, 2029 Gerrard St. E., will be closed. We will reopen on Friday, April 14, from 3:30-6 p.m. Info: 416-690-5169

APRIL 9: Beaches Easter Parade along Queen St. E. from Neville Park Blvd. to Woodbine Ave., 2 p.m. rain or shine. Info: www.beacheseasterparade.ca

APRIL 13-MAY 7: Don Valley Art Club Spring Awards Show & Sale at Todmorden Mills, Papermill Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd. Opening: April 13 at 7 p.m. Gallery Hours: Wed to Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Mon and Tues). Online: Open 24 hours! Celebrating 75 years in the Valley! Info: www. donvalleyartclub.com/artshowandsale

APRIL 15: Historical Walk with Beach Metro News history columnist, Gene Domagala, 1 p.m. Starting at St. John’s Catholic Church, 794 Kingston Rd., this walk will head west along Kingston Road to St. John’s Norway Anglican Church.

APRIL 15: Spring Rummage Sale at Scarborough Bluffs United Church,3739 Kingston Rd., 9-11:30 a.m.

APRIL 20: Sole Alternative Open House at Monarch Park CI, 1 Hanson St., 5:306:30 p.m. Offering a small, supportive, student-centred environment for students aged 16-21. Info and registration: debbie. andrew-murphy@tdsb.on.ca, 416-3930756. More info: www.solealternative.ca

APRIL 23: Glen Stewart Ravine Spring Clean Up, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Meet at the Beech Ave. ravine entrance. Please bring your own gloves. Bags and treats will be provided. Info: friendsofglenstewartravine@gmail.com

APRIL 29: Acoustic Harvest presents April Verch & Cody Walters (aprilverch.com) at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 8 p.m. Tickets $30 advance or $35 at the door. Tickets and info: www.acousticharvest.ca

APRIL 29: East of the Don Chorus presents “Lift Off” at Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 Queen St. E., 6:30 p.m. first concert, 8 p.m. second concert, and a Bake Sale between performances. PWYC tickets available at www. eventbrite.com. Tickets also available at door. Info: www.eastofthedonchorus.ca

APRIL 30: Sunday Funday at RCL Branch 11, Clubroom, 9 Dawes Rd., 1-7 p.m. Entertainment: Malcolm Edwards 2-6 p.m. Dinner 4 p.m. Menu: chicken shish-ke-bob, tzatziki sauce, steamed rice, roll/butter, dessert. Dinner tickets $15 pp (cut off April 27). Dinner tickets sold at the Bar or Susan Squires 647-6578817. No cover charge. All welcome.

MAY 6: EcoFair at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 35+ exhibitors/vendors: solar panel co-ops, vegetarian food vendor and cooking demo, info on green grants and how to access them, recycling experts, bike repair tent, a beekeeper, butterfly and pollinator gardeners, energy advisors and more. Free. All welcome! Info: beachunitedchurch.com

STATIONS OF THE CROSS EXPERIENCE, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. from Monday, April 3 to Saturday, April 8, for reflection and meditation during Holy Week at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 31 Wood Glen Rd at Kingston Rd.

WORDS & MUSIC - Joni Mitchell Lecture Series at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., Mondays, April 17 & 24, May 1, 8, 15 & 29 at 10 a.m. Join Dr. Mike Daley, musicologist and storyteller, with a 6-part lecture se-

ries exploring the iconic Joni Mitchell. $120 for all 6 lectures; $30 for a single lecture. Tickets and info: beachunitedchurch.com

THE BOOK AND FILM CLUB, presented by the Great Escape Book Store, featuring “The Night of the Hunter” by Davis Grubb. Read it: meet and discuss April 14 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7 p.m. Watch it: screening April 20 at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., 7 p.m., followed by Q&A with film critic Bruce Kirkland. Info or sign up: 416-691-7150, www.facebook.com/greatescapebookstore

GAIL WILLIAMS ARTIST ‘It’s All About Love’ pop up art show at 1558 Queen St. E., April 16-22. Opening reception Sunday, April 16 from 1-5 p.m.

Gail Williams, long time Beach resident and artist is presenting her first solo art show. Meet the artist on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-4 p.m., Thursday and Friday 3-9 p.m., and Saturday, 11-5 p.m. Free admission. Open to the public.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS. If you or a family member are struggling with gambling, Gamblers Anonymous is there to HELP. Call: 1(855) 222-5542 or visit www.gatoronto.ca

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Saturdays

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Info: 416-691-1113

AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays

7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113

BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH

LUNCHES, 11 a.m. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.). Sit in. Bag lunch. Chair lift. •Tuesdays – alternating locations: St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.), April 11, 25, May 9. Hot meal. Wheelchair accessible.; St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, (2423 Queen St. E), April 4, 18, May 2, 16. Bag lunch. Wheelchair accessible. Coffee available. •Wednesdays at Beaches Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.). Bag lunch. No lunch April 5 and 12. •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.). Hot meal. Wheelchair accessible. •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.). Hot meal. Wheelchair accessible. Please note: Lunch format may vary site to site. Last lunch is May 19. Info: 416-691-6869 BEACH PHOTO CLUB. Are you interested in photography? We invite all shutterbugs to check out our local photo club. We offer a range of activities including guest speakers, mentorship, opportunities to share your work, photo excursions, competitions, practical seminars and more! We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from September to June, 7-9:30 p.m., at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (unless specified in program). Info: beachphotoclub.com or email beachphotoclub@gmail.com

EAST END COMMUNITY HEALTH

CENTRE is looking for new Board members! East End CHC is a non-profit, community-based organization which has been providing health care to all for the past 30 years, especially those who may have difficulty accessing health care due to factors such as language, culture, poverty, or lack of health insurance. Anyone living in the EECHC catchment area is invited to join the board. East End CHC is committed to including diverse perspectives on our Board. Applications are encouraged from individuals who are Indigenous people, members of racialized communities, individuals of diverse sexual orientation and gender identification, persons with disabilities and others protected under the Human Rights Code. For more info contact Fran Blackmore, Executive Secretary, at fblackmore@eastendchc.on.ca or 416-778-5858 before May 5. Info: www.eastendchc.on.ca

SPRING FOOD DRIVE - Calvary Baptist Church Food Bank, 72 Main St. Please help us feed families in need in this community by dropping off non-perishable food items Wednesdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or Thursdays 5-6 p.m., &/or make a donation (for a tax receipt) to Calvary Baptist Church. Note it is for the food bank. Know that all donations

will be used to feed our neighbours in need, on a weekly basis. We thank you for your kind assistance. Needed most are: Canned fish (tuna, salmon), Pasta Sauce and Soup, Canned Beans, Cereal and Oatmeal, Nut Butters (Peanut and almond), Canned Fruit and vegetables, Diapers (size 1-5). Please check expiry dates prior to making donations. Info: gpcc@calvary-baptist-church.

ca Adrienne Scott, Executive Director

CHURCHES

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. Sunday Morning services at 10:30 a.m. - in-person, online, by phone, and on our Facebook page “Calvary Baptist Church Toronto on Main Street”. Good Friday Evening “Tenebrae” Service April 7th, 7:30 p.m. at the church. You are invited to share in a service of spoken word poetry, choral readings, and meditation at Calvary from 7:30 to sunset. 55+ Board Games and Cards Afternoon (First Saturday of every month: 1:30-4 p.m.). Info: 416 691-4721, calvaryonmain@calvary-baptist-church.ca WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Road. We invite you to join us either In-Person or On-Line for our Sunday Morning Worship Services (twitch. tv/waverleyroadbaptist or Instagram Live) beginning at 11 a.m. for this Passion Week! Join us for our Good Friday Morning Service at 10 a.m., as well as for our Easter Sunday at 11 a.m. Go to waverleyroad. ca for more info, especially to familiarize the songs we’ll be singing during these Services! More info: 416-694-3054 or info@ waverleyroadbaptist.ca. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram, also. And, let us know how we may pray for you. (Just click the PRAYER button on our website.) We look forward to seeing you here!

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST NORWAY

Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave. Welcome to St. John the Baptist Norway! We are a growing community which enjoys the Anglican expression of the Christian faith. Join us for Holy Week & Easter with services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Info: stjohnsnorway.com or 416-691-4560

ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 2423

Queen St. E. at Silver Birch welcomes you to join us for Sunday worship at 8:30 am in person, or at 10:30 am (with children & youth programs) in person or on Zoom. Mondays: Out of the Cold, doors open at 5:30 p.m., hot dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Euchre at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Mid-week service, 10:30 a.m. Holy Week & Easter Services: Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m; Good Friday, 10:30 a.m; Easter Eve, 9 p.m, Easter Day 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Our energetic, active church offers varied opportunities for spiritual growth, vibrant Children’s and Music programs, Youth activities, and a strong commitment to action on social justice and environmental issues. Info: www. staidansinthebeach.com, 416-691-2222 CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION (ANGLICAN), 1100 Woodbine Ave., is a historic Anglican church situated on busy Woodbine Avenue in East York, at the bustling heart of the Danforth-Woodbine neighbourhood. Our congregation is mostly local, markedly intergenerational, imperfect yet caring. Everybody is welcome. Holy Week and Easter Services (at 1100 Woodbine Ave unless listed): April 2 Palm Sunday with neighbourhood palm procession, 10:15 a.m. followed by worship; April 6 Maundy Thursday Communion, 7 p.m.; April 7 Good Friday Service, 10:30 a.m.; April 9 Easter Sunrise service at Woodbine Beach Park, 6:30 a.m.; April 9 Easter All Ages Communion, 10:30 a.m. Info: www.resurrectiontoronto.ca

BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. Join us in person every Sunday for our worship service, 10:30 a.m., led by minister Rev. Greg Daly and our music director Steven Webb. Sunday School available on April 2, May 7, and June 4. Good Friday service will be held on Friday, April 7th at 10 a.m. in our Main Hall. We will also have a Sunrise Service at Leuty Station on April

9 (Easter Sunday), along with our regular Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. in our Main Hall. More info: beachunitedchurch.com

BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Warden Ave and Kingston Rd). Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse, open and inclusive Christian community. Our Music program offers special monthly Music Sunday services on the last Sunday of each month. Easter Holy Week Services are as follows: April 6 Maundy Thursday online; April 7 Good Friday Service online; April 9 @10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday in person or online. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794

Kingston Rd. Lent & Easter Schedule: Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at 4:30 p.m. and at 7 p.m. on Good Friday. Confessions: every Saturday 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Palm Sunday Masses: (Apr. 1) Sat. Vigil 4:30 p.m., (Apr. 2) Sun. 9 & 11 a.m. Holy Thursday (Apr. 6) no 8:15 a.m. Mass only Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Eucharistic Adoration at 7 p.m. Good Friday (Apr. 7) no 8:15 a.m. Mass only

Liturgy of the Word and Communion at 12 noon & 3 p.m. Holy Saturday (Apr. 8) no 4:30 p.m. Mass only Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. Easter Sunday (Apr. 9) Masses at 9 & 11 a.m. Easter Mon. (Apr. 10) Mass at 8:15 a.m.

GRANT AME CHURCH, 2029 Gerrard St.

E. All are welcome every Sunday from 11 a.m. to worship service in-person, Facebook, ZOOM, or YouTube livestream with Pastor Kenesha Blake-Newell. Our Good Friday Service is April 7 at 6 p.m. Join us on our prayer line Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-12 noon. Bible study on ZOOM Wednesdays 7 p.m. We provide non-perishable food, fresh fruits and vegetables on Fridays from 3:30-6 p.m. at our food bank located in our fellowship hall. Registration is required. New clients must present identification for each household member. Links and info: www.grantame.com, grantamechurch@yahoo.ca, 416-690-5169

FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. as we travel through Lent into Holy Week in person, by LIVEstream or phone. Lenten Worship Service, April 5 from 12-12:20 p.m. via Zoom ONLY for a time of prayer, song and reflection, led by Rev. Angela. Stations of the Cross Experience, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. from April 3-8. Our Holy Week Worship Services are on Livestream through our website and Facebook and In-Person. Palm Sunday: April 2 at 10:30 a.m., Maundy Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Friendship Hall, Good Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Easter Sunday: April 9 at 10:30 a.m. Join us as we journey with Jesus as he travels to Jerusalem to the Cross and to his Resurrection. Videos of the services can be found on our website and on Facebook for later viewing. Zoom links and info: 416-699-3084 or fboffice@rogers.com. Info: fallingbrookpresbyterianchurch.com

BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Drive. We are an inclusive and affirming congregation in the heart of the Beach. BPC has strong commitments to community service and social justice issues. We provide non-perishable food for those in need through our Free Food Pantry located outside the church building. Our Refugee Commitee has been in operation for many years helping families and individuals arrive and start a new life in Canada. On the 2nd Wednesday of every month we host a Coffee Outreach from 1-3 p.m., an opportunity for people in the neighbourhood to gather for coffee, snacks and fellowship. Upcoming special services include April 6 Maundy Thursday Potluck Dinner & Service starting at 6 p.m. April 7 Good Friday service at 10 a.m. and April 9 Easter Sunday at 10 a.m. A special Jazz Service will be held on April 30 at 10 a.m. Links and info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871. Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey

Greek Independence Day Parade on Danforth Avenue

Spring Sprint back on the Boardwalk

The Spring Sprint was back on the Boardwalk on the morning of Saturday, April 1, after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo above shows the start of the five-kilometre running race. Photo below shows the start of the walk portion of Spring Sprint. Photo at bottom of page shows Saed Griffith as he crosses the finish line first in the five-kilometre race. A Beach tradition since 1987, the Spring Sprint raises funds for programs at the Beaches Recreation Centre.

Colette Villamizar* Dianne Chaput * Brian Chaput * Pauline Wong

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The Greek Community of Toronto celebrated Greek Independence Day with its annual parade along Danforth Avenue on the afternoon of Sunday, March 26.

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Remembering the 3 Star Restaurant

TODAY, BEACH Metro Community News looks back over the decades to remember the 3 Star Restaurant on Kingston Road.

The restaurant was located at 919 Kingston Rd., just east of Balsam Avenue.

From the middle of the 1950s to 1970, the restaurant was run by Tom Gulin and his family. Many people referred to the restaurant over the years as “Tommy 3 Star.”

In 1948, Tom Gulin came to Canada at the age of 12 with his family from Macedonia. His family (father Gicho, mother Dimitra and older sisters Evangelina and Alexandra) came to Toronto in search of a better life.

Tom’s first job was as a shoeshine boy on Yonge Street. He then became a waiter for John Bitove Sr. at the Java Shoppe Restaurant on Bloor Street West near Jane Street.

After a few years, with the assistance of his father, Tom purchased the property and 919 Kingston Road and opened up the 3 Star Restaurant. He worked very hard in those early days at the restaurant, being there from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.

In 1955, Tom married Marge and they went on to have three children (Michael, Alexander and Kathey) together. The family lived directly above the restaurant until 1967 when they moved to Scarborough.

After many years of working the long hours required to serve customers, Tom de-

The 3 Star Restaurant

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cided to sell the 3 Star Restaurant in 1970. It was sold to brothers Bill and Bob Mallinos and they continued to run it until 1979.

After he sold the 3 Star, Tom went on to open two more restaurants: The Gateway Fish and Chips in Aurora with his brother-in-law Archie Papulkas, and then the Villa Fish and Chips with his family in the West Rouge neighbourhood of Scarborough. Tom died in 2013.

While he ran the 3 Star Restaurant, Tom became well known to Beach and Kingston Road Village residents and business people.

Many of his regular customers began to ask if he could also cater off-site functions, and despite the challenges of this he was able to do so. Tom hired extra staff to help cater many weddings, bowling, baseball and hockey banquets over the

years.

The 3 Star Restaurant was also active in the community and sponsored a number of sports teams including the Dentonia Park championship baseball team of 1964.

Apparently that championship was won in a bestof-five game series that saw the 3 Star Restaurant’s team pitcher Jim Smirnis toss a no-hitter in Game 3.

Having been in the community for so long, the 3 Star Restaurant had numerous loyal customers over the decades.

Some of those notable customers included musician Glenn Gould; film director Norman Jewison; actor John Candy; pro hockey players Brad Park, Mike Walton, Rod Seiling and Jim McKenny; former Toronto police chief William McCormack; and Dr. Ross Bennet.

The 3 Star Restaurant was

not only a popular spot with students from Malvern Collegiate, Neil McNeil Catholic High School, Adam Beck Public School and Balmy Beach Public School, but it also provided many of those youngsters with jobs.

Some of the most popular menu items of the customers at the 3 Star Restaurant were French fries and gravy, peameal bacon and eggs, clubhouse sandwich, toasted Danish, and rice pudding.

If you have memories of the 3 Star Restaurant you would like to share, send them to Beach Metro Community News editor Alan Shackleton at alan@beachmetro.com and he will share them with Tom’s family members.

— Information for this story was sent to Beach Metro Community News by Alex Gulin, the son of Tom Gulin.

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was located at 919 Kingston Rd. from 1955 to 1979. Up until 1970 it

run by

Gulin (photo above right) and his family.

Left, Bill Smith, known as “Smitty”, was a regular customer at the restaurant and close friend of owner Tom Gulin. Right, the 3 Star Restaurant team that won the Dentonia baseball championship in 1964.

Beach Memories

Historic walks set to start on April 15

first school house was, the former site of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Norway historical plaque and more.

Baptist Church, which is on the northwest corner of Main Street and Benlamond Avenue.

We will soon be starting walks again this year, and the first one will take place on Saturday, April 15.

It will take place along Kingston Road, starting at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, 794 Kingston Rd. The walk will then head west to St. John’s Norway Anglican Church on the northwest corner of Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue.

There will be several interesting places we will visit on the walk including the old East Toronto Hotel later called the Benlamond Hotel (and known to many as the Benny).

We’ll see where the Ames Estate was, and the where the first municipal golf course in Canada was located.

Also, we’ll see where the

My second walk of the season will be on Saturday, May 13.

This walk will be along Queen Street East. It starts at 1 p.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, at Lockwood Road and Queen Street East, and then travels east along Queen to finish at Beach United Church on Wineva Avenue.

Along the walk we will see the Beach Fire Hall, just east of Woodbine Avenue; the Beach Hebrew Institute on Kenilworth Avenue; a number of old theatre locations and more.

On Saturday, June 17, at 1 p.m. I will lead a walk in the East Toronto area that starts at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church (on the corner of Kimberley and Swanwick avenues).

The walk will work its way through the neighbourhood, ending at Calvary

During this walk we will visit sites of historic interest along Osborne Avenue, Lyall Avenue and Benlamond Avenue.

As you may have figured out by now, the theme for my first three walks is local houses of worship.

I will have other walks planned for later this year, but exact dates have yet to be determined.

One of the walks will be along Main Street. I’m also planning walks for Gerrard Street East, the Kew Beach and Balmy Beach area; and on Danforth Avenue this year.

Please remember to check upcoming editions of the Beach Metro Community News for the exact dates of these walks once I have confirmed them.

If you have questions, please let me know.

Historically yours.

Art exhibitions set for Neighbourhood Gallery

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Gallery in the Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Danforth Avenue will be hosting a pair

of art shows beginning this month.

The exhibits Retrace by Jungle Ling; and Ripples by Cameron Brooke go from

April 9 to June 11. Opening celebration is April 19 from noon to 1 p.m. at 310 Danforth Ave. Please go to www. nuuc.ca more for info.

Reel Beach: Movies in East Toronto

Remembering Gordon Pinsent and Beacher Charmion King

Bernie Fletcher

Canada lost a national treasure on Feb. 25 when Gordon Pinsent passed away at the age of 92.

I trust that the Canadian Screen Awards (April 11-16, April 16 at 8 p.m. on CBCTV) will honour his many contributions in film, television, theatre and the arts.

The star of The Rowdyman and Away from Her was born in Newfoundland in 1930 and arrived at Union Station in Toronto in 1948 with three cents in his pocket and the faint hope of becoming an actor.

Pinsent loved acting, directing, writing and painting, but the great love of his life was “Charm”, his “soulmate” and wife of 44 years Charmion King (19252007). They met performing a play together in 1961 on his “luckiest day.”

While Pinsent is famously a proud son of Newfoundland, the King family had roots here in the Beach. As a little girl Charmion lived in a house right on the sand at 36 Lake Front near the foot of Kippendavie Avenue (see the 1930 photo below).

Where we walk along the Boardwalk today was once a line of houses, cottages and boathouses. Storms were washing away the shoreline and damaging the homes.

Mayor McBride wanted to “give the East End a proper beach” (in 1929). In 1931 more than 200 buildings were demolished to make way for the Eastern Beaches Park.

Charmion’s grandfather, William A. King (1854-1932), was a builder along with his brothers Joseph and Rufus. By 1900 the Beach area was changing from a summer resort to a per-

manent community. The “King Bros.” built some of the wood frame houses that lined the lake from the foot of Woodbine Avenue to Kew Gardens. There was no actual street, but it was called “Kew Beach” or “Lake Front.”

By 1910 William’s young son, Charles King (18901973) was living in the home and would marry Amabel Reeves (1890- 1979).

Pinsent wrote that Amabel was “a beauty and a poetess in her day”. Charles became a sales manager for Neilson’s Chocolate and was called the “Candy Man.” Charmion was their only child. Even as a five-year-old she dreamed of becoming an actress.

While growing up by the lake sounds idyllic, the history of Charmion’s maternal family reads like a Charles Dickens novel. Amabel’s mother was born Mary Anne Kealey (1856-1922) and had a tragic childhood. Her father deserted the family and the young girl was placed in a Liverpool, England “industrial school” or workhouse, separated from her little sister and her mother who remarried.

The girl spent two years in a workhouse, the same as Dickens who later wondered “how I could have been so easily cast away at such an age.“

Mary Anne (later Marion) was shipped off to Canada in 1869 in the very first group (65 girls and three boys) of more than 100,000 British Home Children sent to Canada as domestic servants and farm workers. Few were actually orphans and only the youngest children could be adopted. Many were exploited as cheap labour, but Mary Anne seems to be one of the luckier children. In an 1870 letter to social

reformer Maria Reyes who brought her over to Ontario, she wrote, “I am very glad that you have found me a good and kind mistress and master…from your affectionate scholar.”

There was more tragedy ahead. Marion married Samuel J. Reeves (1855-1894) in 1889, but her husband died of kidney disease at 39, the same month their third child, Samuel, was born. The widow and her son eventually came to live with the Kings. Samuel worked at the Dominion Bank at the corner of Queen and Lee and belonged to the Balmy Beach Club.

Tragedy struck again when Samuel served in the Great War. Shortly after receiving the Military Cross for bravery, Lt. Reeves was killed in France in August 1917. He was only 23. Marion Reeves lived her last years at 36 Lake Front and is buried at St. John’s Cemetery.

Gordon and Charmion’s daughter, Leah, has followed in her parents’ footsteps as an accomplished actor.

Leah Pinsent and husband Peter Keleghan bought their house in the Beach in 2004. Keleghan is known for his self-deprecating humour in many film and television roles.

In a podcast Keleghan tells the story of standing beside legendary Gordon Pinsent outside the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. Keleghan was surprised when a fan came up to him first, but then the woman added, “I’m just working my way up.” Ouch,“ a total eclipse of the son-in-law!”

Congratulations to Sarah Polley for being the first Canadian ever to win an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. (John Irving doesn’t count... he didn’t become a Canadian citizen until much later.)

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This City of Toronto Archives photo from April of 1918 shows the beach at the foot of Kippendavie Avenue. The King home is to the right of where the street can be seen to end, opposite to where the children are sitting and standing.

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Arts & Entertainment

Don Valley Art Club Show and Sale opens April 13

THE DON Valley Art Club (DVAC) is excited to welcome visitors back to its extended Spring Art Show and Sale that opens next week.

The DVAC will be celebrating 75 years in the Don Valley at this show. Members are proud of the DVAC’s long history and ongoing involvement at the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site and the Paper Mill Gallery.

The Gallery site on Pottery Road includes a museum, theatre and forest reserve.

The Spring Art Show runs from April 13 through to May 7. The opening reception takes place April 13 starting at 7 p.m.

The Papermill Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd., will be open and staffed to assist show visitors each week from Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be 100 works of art in a variety of media on display at the gallery.

There will be an online portal for the show which will include an additional 300 pieces of art, will run concurrently and will be accessible throughout, until the show closes on May 7.

The show website for online visitors is www.donvalleyartclub.com/artshowandsale.

Back by popular demand,

the show will be judged this year by John Hood, a contemporary Toronto artist.

Hood will be selecting award winning art works in a variety of categories. The award celebration will be held at the opening reception, on April 13.

Due to the extended duration of this show, the DVAC

is also able to offer events on the weekends to enhance the gallery experience for visitors.

These activities include:

• Sunday, April 16 - Musical Easels from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Sunday, April 23 - Life Drawing From the Model from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Sunday, April 30 - Kids

The Last Curlew to make film premiere at Fox Theatre on evening of April 15

By Jack Skinner

THE FILM The Last Curlew will be premiered at the Fox Theatre in the Beach on Saturday, April 15. The movie was inspired by the book written by long-time Beach resident Fred Bodsworth.

The Paper Mill Gallery (photo above) in Todmorden Mills on Pottery Road will be the site of the Don Valley Art Club’s Spring Art Show and Sale that goes from April 13 to May 7. As part of this year’s show, there will be a number of weekend activities planned for visitors including a Plein Air Painting Outdoors (photo at left) session on May 7.

Find the Magic in Art from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Sunday, May 7 - Plein Air Painting Outdoors from 1 to 3 p.m.

Also, on Saturday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m., visitors to the show will enjoy musical interludes while browsing The Papermill Gallery.

The Last Curlew is also directed by a Beach resident, Gregory Sinclair. Cinematography for the film is by David Mewa and Ben Sharp.

Continuing the Beach connection, the film is written by local resident Tom Allen who is a Canadian radio broadcaster with the CBC.

Bodsworth’s book the Last of the Curlews is about a reluctant birder and grieving widower grandpa who brings his equally reluctant teenage daughter Dearie on a pilgrimage to see what may be the last curlew in Canada’s north.

“It is a journey that will change both of their lives forever,” said Allen.

Bodsworth was born on Oct. 11, 1918, in Port Burwell, Ont. He grew up with a love for the outdoors, specifically birds, and his writing reminded people how abusive humans can be to the envi-

ronment. In 1944, Bodsworth married Margaret Banner and they raised three children. They moved to Toronto and lived in a house on Beech Avenue near Kingston Road.

Last of the Curlews was Bodsworth’s first novel and he was inspired to write it after reading a report on two Eskimo Curlew birds in Texas. He wondered, “What if they were the last two on Earth?”

Members of the Bodsworth family, along with renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood (who is a friend of the family and an avid birder) will be in attendance to for the April 15 premiere.

The Last Curlew stars R.H. Thomson, Liyou Abere and Rheal Rees. Dances in the movie are performed by Julia April, alongside music by Canadian composers R. Murray Schafer, Alexina Louie and Marjan Mozetich. The music is played by harpist Lori Gemmell and violinist Etsuko Kimura.

The film’s screening begins at 7 p.m. The Fox Theatre is located at 2236 Queen St. E. For ticket info, go to www.foxtheatre.ca/movies/ the-last-curlew

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

HEALTH

DR. KARIN RUMMELL & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRISTS

1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine) Mon.- Sat. by appointment 416-691-5757

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Artist Gail Williams to hold show at Studio 1558

LOCAL ARTIST Gail Williams will be hosting a solo show from April 16 to 22.

The show will take place at Studio 1558, which is located at 1558 Queen St. E., at Ashdale Avenue.

The name of Williams’ show is All About Love. It was inspired by a painting that she created to honour the love story of her parents. The opening celebration for the show will be on April 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.gailwilliamsartist.com

Acoustic Harvest concert on April 29 APRIL VERCH and Cody Walters will perform at the Acoustic Harvest concert on Saturday, April 29.

The concert takes place at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St. in southwest Scarborough. Doors for the show will open at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to the performance are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. To order advance tickets online, please visit Acoustic Harvest at www.acousticharvest.ca

Beach Metro Community News Lucky Volunteer for April 4

Our tip of the news cap this edition goes to Beach Metro Community News volunteer carrier, Rob Cook.

Rob offered to take on the Cassels Avenue route in 2005 when the previous long-time carrier retired.

“Of course, I also did it to keep the local news coming!” Rob wrote to us.

In his spare time, Rob can be found paddling, playing golf, or making music with the St. Aidan’s Regrets band.

Along with our thanks for getting the news delivered door-to-door, Rob receives a gift certificate from Fearless Meat.

If you are interested in becoming a Beach Metro carrier, please email Distribution Manager, Melinda Drake, at melinda@beachmetro. com.

Malvern Junior boys hockey team wins city championship

By Kaden Campbell

THE SUCCESS of the Malvern Collegiate Institute hockey program continued on March 8, when the Junior boys team defeated Leaside High School 7-2 to win the city championship.

Just six days removed from the Varsity Malvern girls taking home gold, the Junior Black Knights boys were eager to avenge their city final loss from 2022 to win the championship this year.

The Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (TDSSAA) title game was played at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in downtown Toronto.

The first period ended 1-1 as Owen Snider tucked in the Black Knights opener, however this wouldn’t be the final time he would find the back of the net.

The second period saw forward Jimmy Lombardi and Snider put Malvern ahead by a score of 3-1.

Following the break, the boys in Black, White and Red went on an absolute tear in the third with goals coming from Thomas Stickland, with

two from the point, Calum Mackay, with a backhand deke, and Snider completing the hat trick to seal the win.

Success this season for the Black Knights came from Lombardi, the team captain and leader on and off the ice; Snider with his impressive skill and dedication to the team throughout the season; and defensive leader Jared Harding with his incredible skating and vision.

“I believe that the boys were prepared for this game, they won a huge semifinal game against ECI (Etobicoke Collegiate Institute) that prepped them for the fastpaced and skilled Leaside Lancers,” said Malvern head coach Korey Brand. “Before the game we spoke about mental toughness and the boys managed to fight Leaside’s push back and have a huge third period.”

Brand said playing the championship game at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, in the building that was once Maple Leaf Gardens, made the experience extra special.

“The day in itself was so fun. Mattamy is a world-class facility that we were so lucky to play at. There were many

parents, family and friends in the stands who cheered on both teams,” he said

Brand added that the Junior team’s strong showing this season bodes well for the future of the Malvern hockey program.

“It was a pleasure to coach this young group of men. There will be members of this team who move on to play Major Junior and Tier 2 Junior hockey and we wish them all the best. That being said, there is a large core of Grade 10s that look to make the jump to the Varsity team next year and continue Malvern hockey’s winning ways.”

Members of the Malvern Junior boys city championship hockey team are Jimmy Lombardi (C), Owen Snider (A), Declan Torrance (A), Jared Harding (A), Duncan MacDonald, Calum Mackay, Ari Gravas, Simon Bratt, Jonas Frynta, Liam Tinline, Jacob Fullerton, Orin Grahlman, Thomas Strickland, Lachlan MacDonald, Justin Stansfield, Bennet Lichti, Leo Sylvian, Quinn Wallace and Matthew Mutch. Coaches are Korey Brand and Carter Livingstone.

Local boys and girls high school hockey teams unable to advance at OFSAA tournament

By Kaden Campbell

THE LOCAL high school hockey teams taking part in last month’s Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships in Windsor were unable to qualify for the medal rounds.

The Neil McNeil Catholic High School Maroons Senior boys team and the Malvern Collegiate Black Knight Varsity girls team took part in the OFSAA tournament from March 21 to 23.

In the 16- team boys tournament, the third-ranked Neil McNeil Maroons started

off strong by defeating the St. Anne Saints from Windsor-Essex by a score of 2-0 on the morning of Tuesday March, 21.

That win for the Maroons was followed by an upset 3-1 loss to the 10th-ranked St. Marcellinus Spirit of Mississauga later that Tuesday afternoon.

The Maroons ended their tournament with a game against Toronto’s Lawrence Park Collegiate on the morning of Wednesday, March 22. Lawrence Park beat Neil McNeil 5-3 in that game.

On the girls side of the OFSAA tournament, the

Malvern Black Knights came in as the 15th seed in the 16team event.

Malvern was defeated in their first two games on Tuesday, March 21.

In the first game, Malvern fell by a score of 3-2 to Ursuline College Chatham. In the second game, Malvern was defeated 2-0 by Banting Memorial High School from Alliston.

The Malvern girls finished their appearance in the OFSAA tournament with a 3-3 tie against Oakville Trafalgar High School in a game on the morning of Wednesday, March 22.

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Members of the Malvern Collegiate Junior boys hockey team celebrate their recent city championship win at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

East York Hockey Association celebrates Little Stanley Cup Day

By Jack Skinner

THE EAST York Hockey Association (EYHA) celebrated Little Stanley Cup Day on April 1 at East York Memorial Arena.

With a history dating back to the 1954-55 season, the EYHA’s Little Stanley Cup is presented to the PeeWee age group championship team in the Under-13 division. The 2023 Little Stanley Cup champs are the Toronto team who beat New York in a two-game series with the final played April 1.

The EYHA is the only mi-

nor hockey league allowed to use a replica of the Stanley Cup. The local association, which first began play in January of 1945, was given permission by the National Hockey League’s (NHL) commissioner Clarence Campbell back in 1954-55 to present the Little Stanley Cup.

Six PeeWee teams participated in this year’s Little Stanley Cup tournament.

Saturday’s Little Stanley Cup Day marked the end of the EYHA season. A number of dignitaries were on hand including Beaches-East York MPP Mary-Margaret Mc-

Mahon, Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford, and Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher.

The presentation of the Little Stanley Cup is the highlight of the day, said Connie Mitchell, president of the EYHA.

“The players’, coaches’, and parents’ pride and joy are evident on their faces. The opportunity to skate with the Little Stanley Cup gives the players the opportunity to act like they are in the NHL and to mimic many of their hockey heroes,” said Mitchell.

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Members of the East York Hockey Association’s PeeWee Toronto team celebrate with the Little Stanley Cup after winning the trophy on Saturday, April 1.

Sports

Volunteer Beach Community Soccer League a pillar of the community for 20 years

By Emmy Curtis

THE BEACH Community Soccer League (BCSL) has been part of the community since 2003, focussing on recreational play over competition, and giving an equal opportunity for players to get involved in the game.

Michael Teversham, who has been involved with the league for more than 20 years, helped to form it and see it to grow into what it is today.

“There was a previous incarnation of the league and we took it over with the goal of trying to make it more organized,” remembered Teversham of those early days when he and co-founder Chris Foster agreed to take on the challenges of forming the Beach Community Soccer League.

Teversham had become involved because his children began playing soccer, and he noticed the league at the time was in need of organization and better communication with parents, especially the parents who volunteered. Teversham became Director of Operations for the Beach Community Soccer League and held that position for more than two decades.

“We set out to establish a league that was first and foremost recreational, that was non-competitive, in that we didn’t keep score, and we just wanted kids to have the opportunity to kick around a soccer ball, down by the beach in their community,” he said.

“Over the course of time, we established a template for youth sports of equality for all players of different skill levels, of having fun, and celebrating the community that we were in.”

With the help of Teversham, Foster, and the Beach community, the league flourished and an organization was formed with an executive board, a series of topnotch administrative staff, and support from a group of 250 volunteers annually who

helped run the league.

While Foster eventually stepped down from being involved with BCSL, Teversham said his contributions in those early years was extremely important.

“I want to make sure Chris is given full credit for being co-founder,” said Teversham.

He also wanted to stress the importance of volunteers to community associations such as the BCSL.

“In this day and age, you cannot function without volunteers,” said Teversham. “We wanted to celebrate the community, and if a large part of the community is participating in it, they’re invested in it, and it works so much better.”

Teversham’s role with BCSL made an impact on the league and the community, but the community also made an impact on him.

“The people I work with, the volunteers who came back year after year, the kids who started off at the beginning, and worked their way through it, have made my experience at BCSL a pleasure,” said Teversham.

The BCSL now runs eight age divisions, across four different soccer fields within the Beach, and provides soccer opportunities for approx-

imately 1,200 players.

This league has become a part of the community because of the local people who came together to bring it life.

“The thing I’m most proud of is that the league has left lasting memories for most of its participants and most of them are good. It didn’t matter what the involvement was -- player, coach or ref,” said Teversham.

His numerous contributions over the years are also much appreciated by other members of the Beach Community Soccer League

“BCSL has been exceptionally fortunate to have Michael at the helm for the last 20 years,” said Oliver McMahon, President of the BCSL Board

“Thousands of Beachesarea kids and their families have been the beneficiaries of his tireless enthusiasm.

We hope Michael and wife Christine look forward to having more relaxed summer evenings in the future, although we’re pretty sure we’ll continue to see Michael’s face on the sidelines from time to time”.

For more information on the Beach Community Soccer League, please go to www.beachcommunitysoccerleague.teamsnapsites. com

Local family hosts hospital fundraiser

EAST TORONTO resident

Joe Sexton and family will be hosting a fundraiser this month for the Schroeder Brain and Heart Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital.

The Ticker of a Time 2 event, called the best Newfoundland Kitchen Party, takes place on Saturday, April 29, at Daniels Spec-

trum, 585 Dundas St. E., starting at 7 p.m.

Sexton and his family hold the fundraiser as thank you for the life-saving care he received at the hospital following a stroke in 2016.

“It is with a tremendous degree of gratitude and thanks for the incredible care and treatment Joe re-

ceived while at St. Michael’s Hospital Cardiac Care Ward the family is hosting the event,” said the news release for Ticker of a Time 2.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $100 and can be purchased at https://secure3. convio.net/smh/site/SPageS erver?pagename=%2FATick erofTime

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Michael Teversham has been involved with the Beach Community Soccer League for more than 20 years.

Cherry Beach Soccer Club’s Admiral Invitational Showcase and Festival helps open season

By Jack Skinner

THE CHERRY Beach Soccer

Club (CBSC) will be hosting its ninth annual Admiral Invitational Showcase/Festival outdoor tournaments over upcoming weekends in late April and early May.

Played on outdoor “stateof-the-art” turf fields, the tournaments lets young players enjoy some pre-season outdoor soccer before the summer season begins.

Since this pre-season tournament takes place in late April and early May, and Cherry Beach can’t use grass fields until the third week of May, all of the games in the Admiral Invitational will be played on turf fields.

“No rain or snow will stop us from playing on these fields,” said Cherry Beach Soccer Club President John Hendriks in an email to Beach Metro Community News

Cherry Beach Soccer Club is going to use a variety of fields throughout the community for this tournament.

The fields include Birchmount Stadium, Regent Park Athletic Grounds, L’Amoreaux Sports Complex

in north Scarborough, Monarch Park Stadium, and the Cherry Beach Sports Fields.

More than 100 teams are expected to participate over the two weekends of the tournament/showcase.

Teams from as far as Barrie, Niagara Falls, Guelph, Waterloo, London, Peterborough, and Oshawa, will be taking part.

The format consists of number of age groups. The U13-U18 Boys/Girls will play on the weekend of April 22 and April 23 in the Showcase. That will be followed by the U8-U12 Boys/Girls playing on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7 in the Festival.

The Showcase for the U13+ Boys/Girls is much different than a normal-styled tournament, as teams can pick the time, place, and opposition they want to play against.

“With the number of teams participating in ongoing winter competitive leagues, some still have games,” said Hendricks.

“Seeing that this would be just too many games, we have changed it to an Exhibition Showcase format so that teams can now pick when

and where they can play.”

Teams will also get to decide if they want to play a 60-minute game or a traditional 90-minute game, but they must face a competitor of equivalent ranking.

Rules issued by Ontario Soccer/Canada Soccer only allow teams to play a maximum of two games a day.

Hendricks said soccer and sports equipment company Admiral has sponsored the Cherry Beach tournament for years, and have donated balls and prizes.

Also, Admiral custom makes all the recreational house league and all-star/rep team uniforms for Cherry Beach Soccer Club.

The Cherry Beach Soccer Club aims to promote sportsmanship, fair play, and friendly, but quality competition for its young players.

For more for more information the upcoming Cherry Beach Admiral Invitational Showcase/Festival go to www.cherrybeachsoccer. ca/files/page.php?page_ id=72837

For more information on the Cherry Beach Soccer Club go to www.cherrybeachsoccer.ca/

IMPACT Rebellion wrestling set for East Toronto

By Kaden Campbell

IMPACT WRESTLING is returning to Toronto for two days of action on April 16 and 17 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Cherry Beach.

IMPACT Rebellion will kick off Sunday April 16 at 8 p.m. at the Rebel Entertainment Complex as well as on pay-per-view.

Toronto hosted the first Rebellion event back in 2019 and it’s return PPV in four

years, all IMPACT championships will be on the line.

The main event will see Kushida facing off against Steve Maclin for the vacant IMPACT World Championship.

Other matches announced will see champion, Mickie James defending her IMPACT Knockouts World Championship in a threeway match against Jordynne Grace and another opponent TBD. The card is expected to change and fans can antici-

pate more bouts being announced.

The Rebellion Fallout will take place the following day on Monday April 17 on AXS TV with many more IMPACT stars.

The Rebel Entertainment Complex is located at 11 Polson St. in the Port Lands.

For more information on these upcoming wrestling events, please visit: www. wrestletalk.com/news/ impact-wrestling-canadareturn-rebellion-2023/

Author Subrata Kumar Das releases book

LOCAL AUTHOR Subrata Kumar Das has recently released his 29th book.

A noted Bengali writer and organizer based in East Toronto, the launch of the book Utsha theke Porobash (Searching for the Roots) was celebrated at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11 on Dawes Road in early March.

by Jennifer Cline

Chowdhury. Shahidul Islam Mintu, on behalf of the organizers of the program, welcomed the attendees. Mohsin Bhuiyan gave a short speech.

Chakravarty said that among all of Das’ amazing works, the most important is to create the bridge between the Canadian main stream and Bengali writers by introducing Canadian literature to the Bengali readers and vice versa.

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The event was organized by NRB Television and weekly Bangla Mail and was attended by about 150 dignitaries of the Torontonian Bengali community.

The launch was presided over by Bengali poet and painter Asoke Chakravarty, and conducted by recitalist Samina

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Das was also praised at the launch for his dedication to enriching Bengali language and culture in Toronto.

For more information on Das and his books, and author Bengali authors, please go to http://en.bdnovels.org

Dr. Sharipova honoured for community work

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by organizing a toy drive for low-income families and the Ramadan Free Hot Meal Project. With a team of volunteers, she has provided 4,240 meals since the program started, delivering meals door to door during the pandemic.

Dr. Sharipova also fundraises to provide food and supplies to families and seniors in need. She is also dedicated to creating opportunities for youth to engage in community development.

A skilled ophthalmologist specializing in the treatment of glaucoma, Dr. Sharipova came to Canada from Tajikistan in 2009. A mother of four and grandmother of two, she has lived in East York since 2010.

“Dr. Sharipova’s contributions to the East York community are nothing short of inspiring,” said Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher in City of Toronto news release.

“From toy drives for low-income families to hot lunches during Ramadan – her heart has always been in community service. Her dedication to the East York neighbourhood is incredible and I couldn’t be prouder to see her honoured in this way.”

Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford also offered his congratulations to Dr. Sharipova on her winning of the Agnes Macphail Award.

“Dr. Sharipova is a physician, mother and grandmother who has dedicated her time and energy to ensuring the families in her East York neighbourhood are supported. She is a selfless leader – creating inclusive communities to help others understand autism and other developmental disabilities. Her leadership and passion make her well-deserving of this award,” he said in the city news release.

The Agnes Macphail Award was established as a tribute to Canada’s first female Member of Parliament and the first female sworn-in as an Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament in the riding of York East. Macphail championed causes such as women’s rights, fairness for seniors, criminal justice reform and access to housing, health care and education.

Award recipients designate a charity to receive donations from the Agnes Macphail Fund, which the East York Foundation manages. The charity for this year is The Neighbourhood Organization.

Arts & Entertainment

Scarborough Player’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opens April 7

THE SCARBOROUGH Players’ production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opens on Friday, April 7, at Scarborough Village Theatre.

The beginning of this play was the novel by Mark Haddon. He created an extraordinary first-person narrator – Christopher John Francis Boone age 15 years three months and two days. Christopher takes us along as he detects and then ventures from the safety of his immediate neighbourhood – his odyssey.

It is Christopher’s story as the audience enters his world – how he perceives his relationships, his actions, his needs, his decisions, and his brilliance.

He is different and though he may be labelled as being on the Autism spectrum (ADS), he is not like anyone else. As he detects and makes the most harrowing of discoveries, the audience is with him.

They feel with his father, Ed – he loves his son, but some days are more difficult than others. We see his father’s fingers fan out to briefly touch his son – contact, a hug. Then there is Siobhan, his teacher, and another voice. Siobhan is the calm centre for Christopher.

The others in the story appear when needed as Christopher journeys to his final discovery that: “…I will be a scientist. I can do those things… I was brave. And I wrote a book…Does that mean I can do anything.”

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about coming of age, family, relationships, overcoming obstacles and labels with hope for a future.

Director Katherine Turner recalled seeing the National Theatre’s production when it came to Toronto several years ago and was impressed by its staging.

“How could we do that! They created Christopher’s brain and world in this amazing techno box on the large proscenium. Yikes! What was heartening is that the original production in 2012 at the Cottesloe Theatre was in the round without all

April 22. the technology and bells and whistles, so there was hope for us. What I love about this play is its profound theatricality – other than the novel, I cannot imagine it as a movie with any of the same extraordinary impact,” she said.

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Northey, lighting designers,; Sidnei Auler, sound designer, Ciara Crozier, props coordinator and ASM; and Greg Nowlan as Master Carpenter.

“The play demands the best of us – our ability to collaborate, take risks, to go to where we have not ventured before and build an ensemble and team that buys-in with all their heart and mind.”

An important member of the ensemble, making his Scarborough Players debut, is Josh Maclean as Christopher Boone.

Though not having been on stage in several years, Josh’s work is extraordinary using the text, his imagination, and some shared experience to bring Christopher to life.

Joining Josh is newcomer, Jeff Grujicich as Ed, with Misha Harding as Siobhan, Meg Gibson as Judy, and a wonderful ensemble – Alma Sinan, Antara Chatterjee, Carolyn Williamson, Chip Thompson, Dave Corbitt, and David Eden.

With guidance and support from producer, Mary Nowlan and stage manager, Wendy Miller, a wonderful creative team is bringing Christopher’s world to life. They are Anthony Jones, set and special prop designer; Mary Jane Boone and Chris

Novelist Haddon was best known as an accomplished children’s author, with 15 books to his name. In 2003 his crossover Whitbreadwinning novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, stormed the UK, before going on to become a bestseller internationally. It was printed in 32 countries and 15 languages. Haddon received widespread acclaim for his depiction of Christopher Boone, hailed as a truly fresh and original voice in contemporary fiction.

Playwright Simon Stephens is perhaps best known for his stage adaptation of the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime

Stephens has staged close to three dozen plays over two decades, including the critically acclaimed Pornography (2007), Punk Rock (2009) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2012), which premiered at the National Theatre and later toured on the West End and Broadway. It went onto win seven Olivier awards, then the equal record for a single play and won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.

To order tickets for the Scarborough Players’ production of The Curious

Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, or for more information, please visit www. theatrescarborough.com/ scarboroughplayers or call the box office at 416-267-9292. Tickets must be purchased in advance. The play runs until April 22.

Scarborough Village Theatre is located at 3600 Kingston Rd. – the northeast corner of Kingston Road and Markham Road. The venue is a 248-seat thrust-stage theatre.

There is free parking and the theatre, located in the Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, is wheelchair accessible and has an assisted hearing system installed.

Those planning on attending are asked to note that for the safety of the cast, crew, and other audience members, wearing masks is currently required.

The Scarborough Players are a member of Theatre Scarborough which also includes Scarborough Music Theatre and Scarborough Theatre Guild.

Combined, the three companies have been presenting high-caliber community theatre for a combined total of more than 180 years. Each season, the groups present 11 productions — dramas, thrillers, musicals and comedies.

-- By Ciara Crozier, Scarborough Players.

PHOTO: BRIAN WHITMORE

The Scarborough Players’ production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time runs from

to

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