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Frustrations grow amid closures, restrictions Reopening of schools next week far from certain; local small businesses in need of support By Alan Shackleton

FROM SCHOOL closures to business lockdowns to long lines of people standing in the cold waiting to be vaccinated, local residents, store and restaurant owners, and politicians are all frustrated by the impact the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is having. “As soon as the presence of Omicron was announced by South African scientists (in late November of last year), the provincial government could and should have got to work,” Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown, of the opposition NDP, told Beach Metro Community News. “The Ontario government should have got to work ramping up its booster and first/second shot vaccination program, working to ensure every Ontarian had free and ample access to RATs (Rapid Antigen Tests), ensuring there would be N95 masks available for everyone, and making schools safe via small-

er classes and better ventilation,” she said. “Instead, we got excuses and massive line-ups at LCBOs and in malls for the insufficient numbers of RATs they did have available – line-ups that stoked the spread of the infection right before the holidays, at the worst possible time.” As case numbers of COVID-19, and especially cases of Omicron, began to surge late last month, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said at a press conference on the afternoon of Dec. 30 that the province would be changing the way testing would be done, shortening the amount of isolation time for those testing positive and that schools across the province would be opening classrooms to in-person learning on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Four days later, on Jan. 3, Premier Doug Ford announced schools would not be opening until Jan. 17 at the earliest and students were being returned to online learning. He also announced restrictions on

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Residents stand in line on Saturday morning outside a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Secord Elementary School. businesses and number of people allowed to gather at events were being put back in place to stop the spread of Omicron. Those restrictions included the closing of indoor dining or drinking at restaurants and pubs, the closing of gyms and 50 per cent capacity limits at retail

stores. Paul Bieksa, Executive Director of The Beach BIA, said small businesses are being severely impacted by these latest restrictions and are looking to both the provincial and federal governments for help. “Small businesses have been

hit especially hard and should see more direct financial supports,” he told Beach Metro Community News. “Capacity restrictions pose a unique challenge to small business owners with naturally smaller footContinued on Page 2

Report calls for reducing size of Dentonia Park golf course A PLAN to half the size of the cityowned Dentonia Park Golf Course in southwest Scarborough in order to provide more parkland or other community uses will not be getting the support of the local councillor. In a brief statement sent to Beach Metro Community News late last week, Scarborough Southwest Councillor Gary Crawford said he would be working to keep the par-three golf course northeast of Danforth and Victoria Park avenues, which is one of five municipal

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munity parkland. “Dentonia Park is identified as a unique opportunity to renew the golf offering while also addressing local parkland needs,” reads the report from the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management. “This report recommends initiating a master planning process at Dentonia Park to better achieve golf outcomes and Parks, Forestry

and Recreation strategic goals. Dentonia Park would continue to operate as an 18-hole par-3 course until the master plan is completed and budget is identified to advance any suggested alterations. Following the completion of the master planning process, Dentonia Park would be redeveloped to deliver an improved golf offering and new local parkland,” the report reads. The city owns four other golf courses along with Dentonia Park, and the report going to the com-

mittee on Jan. 11 is part of an overall Review of City of Toronto Golf Courses. The other courses owned by the city are Tam O’Shanter in northwest Scarborough, Don Valley near Yonge Street and Hwy. 401, Scarlett Woods near Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue, and Humber Valley in Etobicoke. Depending on the decision made at the Jan. 11 committee, the report will then be considered at the Toronto City Council meeting on Feb. 2.

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‘Heroic’ efforts of East Toronto health partnership during COVID, praised by MPP ‘Frustrations’ from Page 1 prints. Our local businesses are weighing cost of opening with the reality they will only have a small number of people in their store that day. It’s these businesses that need both short-term supports and a long-term plan for recovery supported by our government.” Bieksa said the support of residents making an extra effort to buy from local small businesses will continue to be critically important. “The Beach community has been incredibly supportive during the pandemic, and we hope this trend continues indefinitely,” he said. “Torontonians at large can help small businesses by continuing to shop local. This means doing curbside pickup at a small business instead of having a global corporation deliver to you or ordering out from the variety of fantastic restaurants in your neighbourhood. It’s these actions that will ensure you have just as much variety of unique stores and restaurants in the future, all while supporting your neighbours.” For the many businesses that make up The Beach BIA along Queen Street East between Coxwell Avenue and Neville Park Boulevard, these latest restrictions are yet another COVID-19 pandemic challenge to be dealt with. “Restaurant/pub owners and small business owners in our BIA have been continually adapting to the restrictions and this is yet another

challenge testing their resilience,” said Bieksa. For Toronto District School Board Ward 16 (Beaches-East York) Trustee Michelle Aarts the last couple days of December and first few days of January have been a whirlwind of changing provincial directives delivered at the last minute, and scrambling to address the concerns of students, parents and school staff members. “I am really quite angry about the disrespect for education sector staff and families that is inherent in the lack of communication and 11th hour decisions,” she told Beach Metro Community News. “It adds unnecessary stress and workloads for people who are already exhausted. Late-on-a-Friday announcements are all too common, causing staff and families to work/scramble when they should be attending to their own health and wellbeing.” Aarts said at this point in time she does not know if the re-opening of schools to in-person learning on Jan. 17 will happen. “It is unclear what additional measures will be provided to (school) boards and schools or even what individual boards will be allowed to purchase/implement on their own,” she said. There are limited supplies of N95 masks and rapid tests in schools, said Aarts. Toronto public school board classrooms have been equipped with air (HEPA) fil-

ters since the spring of 2021, she said, but did not know if that was the case for other school boards across the province. “We are still awaiting updates on changes to schoolbased testing and reporting of cases, contact tracing, etc..,” said Aarts. “The province has indicated (schools will be closed to in-person learning) until at least Jan. 17 but they have not indicated what conditions would be needed to consider reopening,” she said. Aarts said many families are facing challenges dealing with their children being at home trying to learn online, and the board is attempting to offer as much support as possible. “Parents needing childcare or devices (computers) should contact their school principal. The province has enabled emergency childcare and parents can reach out to get that information and contacts. Principals are also coordinating access to devices from the TDSB’s supply.” The TDSB has publicly called on the province to make the needed short-term and long-term investments in planning and resources to safely reopen schools as soon as possible, said Aarts. Berns-McGown said the pandemic has been a roller-coaster of emotions for residents since it started in spring of 2020, but the anger and frustration she is hearing now from constituents is at a peak.

“This is pretty much the angriest and most fed up I have seen people. This time around there was absolutely no excuse for the lack of action; the Premier hiding at his cottage while the tsunami was on the way, his cowardly hiding when Dr. Moore had to deliver the bad news about a useless two-day delay in school opening, and the ridiculous New Year’s Eve memo that rather than making schools safe for students and education workers, Ontario schools would simply stop collecting COVID data,” she said. One bright note through the pandemic, however, has been the outstanding work of Michael Garron Hospital and East Toronto Health Partners. They have been “truly heroic” organizing and hosting numerous vaccine clinics and working hard to get shots into the arms of those who need them, said BernsMcGown. “They have consistently gone above and beyond, over and over again, to prioritize the most vulnerable communities and to ensure that everyone gets the care they need and can be vaccinated in ways that work best for them.” Berns-McGown said she had nothing but “praise and admiration” for the work of Michael Garron Hospital and East Toronto Health Partners. “We in the East End would have been hit so much harder by COVID if not for them,” she said.

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City investigating removal of tree from Blantyre Avenue property THE CITY of Toronto’s Urban Forestry department is looking into the alleged removal of an oak tree from a privately owned residential property on Blantyre Avenue in southwest Scarborough late last year. Scarborough Southwest Councillor Gary Crawford confirmed to Beach Metro Community News that an inspection of the site has been completed by an Urban Forestry Standards Officer and staff are “currently investigating.” Crawford said the removal of the tree, which was in the property’s backyard, appears to have taken place without a permit from the city. “As with any active bylaw contravention investigation, staff are limited to what information pertaining to the investigation can be released,” he said. “The compliance unit will be investigating with the relevant parties involved.”

The fine from the city for illegally removing a tree can range from $500 all the way up to $100,000 if there is a perceived financial gain linked to the removal of the tree. This incident is the latest in what appears to be a disagreement between longtime residents in the area committed to protecting the Blantyre Avenue area’s canopy of large oak trees, and the recent owners a newly built home on the street. Two new homes were built on the site of what had once been a single house on Blantyre Avenue, and part of the building permits allowed for the removal of six trees. Since then, residents in the area have protested plans for the removal of any other trees. A petition was circulated in the community last year signed by 153 residents calling for the city to protect the rest of the trees on the property.

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THE ACOUSTIC Harvest concert featuring Mike Stevens in a CD Release Celebration has been moved from late January to May due to COVID-19. The concert, which was originally slated for Jan. 29, will now take place on May 14 at St. Paul’s United Church on McIntosh Street in southwest Scarborough. Ongoing safety concerns and mandates by the provincial government to slow the spread

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Nancy Anne Vaughan October 21, 1956 – December 2, 2021 It is with great sadness that the Vaughan family announces the sudden passing of their beloved Nancy, at the young age of 65. Nancy was a long time Beacher and will be greatly missed by her many friends and family. Survived by her sons, Kurtis and Adam (Kate and Agnes), her sisters Susan and Carole (Tim), her father David (Audrey), nephew Robert and her 4 Grandchildren who loved their Nana dearly. Nancy is predeceased by her mother, Mary, and her beloved cat, Baby.

cams seem to be everywhere. Fraudsters try to redistribute wealth from your pocket to theirs. Apparently Canada Revenue is after me. Not only that, but my grandson is in jail, which is odd because I don’t have a grandson. One notorious conman sold the Eiffel Tower for scrap...twice. In Nightmare Alley Bradley Cooper plays a carnival huckster who learns the art of deceit and becomes a nightclub mind reader. The clothes are fancier, but he uses the same old tricks. The film is based on the dark 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham (19091962), an amateur magician who was fascinated by the carny underworld. Like Harry Houdini before him, Gresham exposed many of the techniques used by phony spiritualists and psychics. In 1959 Gresham wrote a biography of Houdini and dedicated his book to “the greatest living escape artist, The Amazing Randi” magician James Randi who helped him with the illusions. Randi began life in 1928 as Randall James Zwinge (rhymes with “Swingy”) in the newly-built Victoria Park Apartments on Queen

Street East near Willow Avenue, which was just down the street from the Prince of Wales Theatre (now the Fox). A century ago streetcars came all the way out to the new Neville Park Loop and spurred a building boom along the eastern end of Queen Street. With two more kids on the way the family outgrew their apartment and moved to a home in Leaside. Their name was the last one in the phone book and Mrs. Zwinge was annoyed by 3 a.m. crank calls. Ironically Mr. Zwinge worked for Bell Telephone. Young Randall dropped out of high school at 17 and left home to become a “conjuror,” the all-knowing wizard Prince Ibis, in a carnival roadshow. He never went home again. Some say it takes one to know one and Randi learned every trick in the book. He even “communicated with the spirit of Houdini in the hour of his death” at a Star Santa Claus Fund Show on Halloween in 1949. “Magicians are the most honest people in the world. They tell you they’re going to fool you and then they do.” Randi’s life story is told in the wonderful 2014 documentary, An Honest Liar, (YouTube) which recounts his rise to the top of the magic world. Randi broke Houdini’s escape records, but his real fame came as a

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Food pantry box at Beach United Church A FOOD pantry donation and pick-up box has been set up at Beach United Church for people to “give what you can, take what you need.” The box is part of the Toronto Little Free Pantries Project. Most needed items for contribution are pasta, rice, cereal and granola bars. Canned food is welcome but not in sub-zero temperatures as they could burst. First Brandenburg Concert postponed THE FIRST Brandenburg Concert series performance on Jan. 23 at Kingston Road United Church has been postponed and moved to the new date of Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets already purchased will be honoured at the door. For more info, go to www. kruc.ca/concert-series

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Longtime East Toronto school trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher in palliative care SHEILA CARY-MEAGHER, who served as a public school trustee for the East Toronto area for more than 30 years, went into palliative care last week due to a fastspreading cancer. Her son Sean Meagher shared the news with the community on social media on Jan. 3. “This morning my mom, Sheila Cary-Meagher, was taken into palliative care. Cancer has spread from her pancreas to her liver pretty swiftly since the whole thing first got diagnosed just a few weeks ago, and living at home was no longer an option,” he wrote on Facebook. “I have no idea how to reach the many people that her life and work touched in the 50 years of public service since she first became an activist and got herself elected back in 1972.” There were more than 170 comments to the post talking about Cary-Meagher’s life of service to the community as school trustee and activist. “My mother taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in the ward where

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longer in sync with the direction the board was going and I spent so much of my time angry,” she said in the interview. Cary-Meagher said in the 2018 story that she would miss working with the parents and students in the community but she felt that ACCESSORIES | GAS, ELECTRIC & WOOD | MANTELS & DOORS she could no longer be productive as a school board trustee. “I need to be in a place where I could do something good. That I could be Check website for hours. constructive and the outwww.classicfireplace.ca www.classicfireplace.ca come for children will be better, so I’ll do it from the outside,” she said. In his post, Sean said family members including grandchildren were gathering to Nathaniel Erskine-Smith M.P. chat with his mother while Beaches-East York she is in palliative care. info@beynate.ca “She is calm and resigned to what’s next so this is as good as it can be. But it’s a very sad time for us and those who know and love her.”2585 Central Ad 4 x 7.5 Ad -1-888-424-8672

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How 2022 plays out will depend on the actions we take Alan Shackleton Beach Metro News Editor ON JAN. 1 of 2021, I wrote a New Year’s Day column for Beach Metro Community News in which I said of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that the coming January was going to be a very tough month but there were better times ahead. For me to have to even think about repeating those words in January of 2022 has me feeling bitter and betrayed by the year just passed. What have the last 12 months even been about if we find ourselves in what seems to be a worse

situation a year later? I wish I had an answer to that. But who knows what’s going to come next? I’m having trouble finding much optimism for this new year so far. Don’t be looking to me to tell you there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and things are bound to get better. I said that last year and look where we are. Maybe 2021 just disappointed me so deeply because of the high expectations. How could it be worse than 2020, which brought us the start of the pandemic, lockdowns, closures, economic woe, isolation and frustration? Well, somehow it was. My column last year mentioned Winter Stations along Woodbine Beach and how much I was looking forward to it taking place in Febru-

ary and March. Of course, it had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. And that was just one of a long list of disappointments that 2021 delivered us. There’s a train of thought many people want to believe that things are going to be better in 2022 once we put the surge of Omicron variant cases in the rearview mirror. The way it’s looking right now, I’m having trouble buying that. So what do we do about it? Give up? Bury our heads under our pillow and wait for 2023 to arrive? Not an option. We can’t do that. We all have to keep pushing and fighting against this pandemic and doing the things that will eventually get us to the other side. For this to happen we are going to require larger collective measures that pri-

oritize the greater good of all. We will have to look to our politicians to take the lead on this. Given the past records of some of them, that doesn’t fill me with any more optimism for the year ahead. What does please me about 2022, though, is that there will be a provincial election on June 2. Voters are going to have a lot to consider come voting day in Ontario. How the government of Premier Doug Ford has handled the pandemic since its start right up to the actions being taken this week will be on the minds of most voters I’m sure. This year will be your opportunity to judge the provincial government’s leadership over the past 22 months and beyond. I urge you to make sure you vote.

As we settle into January, it is clear that how 2022 plays out will depend on us and the actions we take. There are parts of this pandemic fight under our direct control. These include getting vaccinated and not engaging in activities that could expose yourself or others to the virus. We also need to continue making the extra efforts that we did last year to support the small businesses in our community, and the frontline workers who are doing such a heroic job for us. We all need to look in the mirror too and decide what kind of people we are going to be, what is important to us and what we will do to make this year a better one. How’s that for a 2022 New Year’s Resolution?

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Beach Metro Community News was out to cover a number of events over the holidays, and here’s the photographic proof. Photo at left: Access Storage’s Elisa Gutierrez presented a $10,000 cheque to The Salvation Army’s East Toronto Citadel on Dec. 21. On hand for the cheque presentation were Capt. Stefan Van Schaick of The Salvation Army and Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford. Centre photo: Santa was joined by Charlotte and Gabriella at the outdoor Songs and Santa celebration on Dec. 19 hosted by local realtor Shea Warrington at the Royal LePage Estate Realty offices on the southeast corner of Queen Street East and Glen Manor Drive. Photo at right: The Beach Hebrew Institute held a Chanukah Menorah lighting ceremony at Kew Gardens park on the night of Saturday, Dec. 4.

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Leslieville’s Kyara Tetreault earns honours in music show Alter Ego By Erin Horrocks-Pope

KYARA TETREAULT, a Toronto native currently residing in Leslieville, blew away both judges and audiences with her unique sound and stunning performances on Alter Ego, a music competition show that ran on the Fox television network late last year. The only non-American competitor, Tetreault, aka Seven (her digital avatar ‘Alter Ego’), was the show’s runner-up to winner Jake Thomsen, also known by his ‘Alter Ego’ Dipper Scott. Fellow Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes was one of the show’s judges and shared in Tetreault’s, and fans, disappointment about Seven not winning Alter Ego. After Tetreault’s final performance and reveal, Grimes told her and viewers that she had been rooting for Seven to win the title. “I was so flattered that she [Grimes] would say that,” said Tetreault. “I had worked so hard and changed everything to try to make it to the top. I was even singing while running on the treadmill. So, just to hear positive feedback from her, not even that she wanted me to win which was an insane amount of validation… it’s just great to hear

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Leslieville’s Kyara Tetreault was recently in the music competition television show Alter Ego in which her avatar Seven finished second overall. that what you’re doing is working and you’re on the right track.” Growing up in Toronto, Tetreault spent a lot of time watching the iconic MuchMusic channel, and in music stores such as Sam the Record Man. These experiences allowed her to learn from genres including jazz, indie, blues, and hip hop and contributed largely to the unique

sound she has today. She now describes herself as a reminiscent artist, drawing from her experiences and using those experiences to tell stories through her art. “I like being able to track my life through my music,” Tetreault said. “It’s like a timeline where I see where I’ve been and where I’m going.”

Though surrounded by music from a young age, Tetreault’s first memories of creating her own music are from when she was only nine years old when she would write poetry and record herself singing on her LG Cherry Chocolate flip-phone in the bathroom. “My bathroom was kind of my sanctuary,” said Tetreault. “It turned into a place of escape,

where I could document what was going on. I would record myself singing or write down my ideas… I had privacy so I felt really secure there.” Since childhood, Tetreault’s vocal range has been very low, which led to bullying from her peers for not sounding like other girls. She shares that she was often teased for her deep voice, which also led to her being misgendered. Because of these experiences Tetreault decided to design Seven, her digital avatar for Alter Ego, as gender-fluid. “I wanted Seven to be seen as kind of mysterious, yet captivating and exciting,” she said. Seven did indeed captivate audiences, leaving viewers and judges in awe by the unique and haunting voice behind the avatar. Though disappointed by not winning the competition, Tetreault is happy to be home in East Toronto and excited to continue working on her musical career, with hopes of touring at some point in 2022. You can learn more about Kyara Tetreault on her website www. kyaraofficial.com Tetreault’s original music can also be found online at Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon Music.

Heritage designation sought for former grist and flour mill on Dawes Road A BUILDING at the southern end of Dawes Road is in the process of being designated as a property of cultural heritage value or interest. The City of Toronto announced in late December that it intends to designate the lands and building at 10 and 10A Dawes Rd., south of Danforth Avenue and north of the railroad tracks, under the Ontario Heritage Act. The building on the west side of the road is a former grist and flour mill that was constructed in approximately 1895, said the city’s notice of intended designation. “It was likely originally occupied by the East Toronto Milling Company…The Chalmers Milling Company owned and operated out of 10 and 10A Dawes Road from 1905 until the properties were sold to the Elizabeth Flour & Seed Milling Co. in 1952,” said the notice. “The company continued to occupy the properties 10A and 10 Dawes Road for 29 years until they were sold and adaptively reused in 1981 and 2007 respectively.” Most recently, the space at 10 Dawes Rd. was home to the Silver Mill Gallery which offered programs for Toronto’s emerging digital artists. The buildings at 10 and 10A Dawes Rd. consist of a two-and-ahalf storey brick building with a one-storey attached brick building at the rear that housed the steam

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The lands and building at 10 and 10A Dawes Rd. are in the process of being designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. The building was a former grist and flour mill going back to the late 1800s. mechanism operating the mill, and a three-storey building including the mill’s metal-clad grain elevator. “The property at 10 Dawes Road is valued as a rare surviving example of the grain elevator building type in the historic village of Little York and the Town of East Toronto,” said the city’s notice. “It is also valued as a rare surviving example of a grain elevator built in a wooden-crib form, a construction style that was replaced during the 1920s by concrete grain terminals and later, by steel. The

three-storey box form structure was purpose-built to raise grain from a pit below the basement at its southeast corner and then elevate it through the building into nine storage silos where it could be kept before being milled in the neighbouring structure at 10A Dawes Road.” The notice said the wheel and rubber conveyor belt housed in the mill’s headhouse still exists. The lands and building are historically important and require heritage designation because of

their association with what were once the large railway lands directly to the south and the activity of milling, said the notice. These activities were “significant in the development of the village of Little York during the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The opening of the Grand Trunk Railway’s (GTR) freight yard and roundhouse to the south of the subject properties and the relocation of York Station to Dawes Road, significantly contributed to the early wave of residential subdivision and industrialization of the area,” said the notice. “Directly from the railway cars, grain would travel into the subject properties – first into 10A Dawes Road and later into 10 Dawes Road once it was constructed – where it could be stored until it was ready to be milled next door.” The area of Dawes Road and Danforth Avenue was a hub of the community in the past centuries, and the mill played a role in the evolution of the area. “The subject properties have value for their ability to yield information that contributes to our understanding of the development of various historic settlements near the GTR tracts at the corner of Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road from the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries,” said the notice.

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VIRTUAL KAIROS BLANKET EXERCISE: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2-5 p.m. on Zoom. Beach United Church is pleased to host a Virtual KAIROS Blanket Exercise. You can take part in the virtual blanket exercise from the comfort of home. People from across Canada have participated in this exercise, a number of organizations have offered it to employees, and we felt at Beach United it is something that would be of interest to our community. The program was initially created to respond to the 94 Calls to Action created by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It tells the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada in an interactive way which is visually and emotionally engaging. This is not a lecture. It is not a webinar. This is not a class. You participate in the telling of history. Don’t miss out on a chance to participate in this unique and life altering experience: “Education is what got us here and education is what will get us out.” Retired Senator Murray Sinclair. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-kairos-blanketexercise-tickets-224710754917 with a suggested donation of $20 to cover the costs of the program facilitators. 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. Normally we meet at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave (unless specified in program), but due to Covid, we are meeting on Zoom for the time being. Info: beachphotoclub.com or email beachphotoclub@gmail.com BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCHES. We welcome adults in the community to pick up a bag lunch at the door from 11 a.m.-12 noon. Mondays at Corpus Christie R.C. Church,16 Lockwood Rd.; Tuesdays at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (co-hosted with St. Aidan’s), 1512 Kingston Rd.; Wednesdays at the Beach Hebrew Institute, 109 Kenilworth Ave.; Thursdays at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave.; Fridays at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Info: 416-691-6869 DANFORTH MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP. Join us most days for a free video support group run through ZOOM. Sign up and get details at https:// www.meetup.com/Mental-Wellness-Peer-to-PeerSupport-Groups/. Info: www.mentalwellness.help BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP. Join us most days for a free video support group run through ZOOM. Sign up and get details at https://www.meetup. com. Ask to join us: Mental Wellness Peer-to-Peer Support-Groups. Info: www.mentalwellness.help BEACH UNITED COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: 140 Wineva Ave. If you’re passing Beach United Church, look for our new pantry box that invites you to give what you can, take what you need. Inspired by Toronto Little Free Pantries Project, it’s a way for everyone to help out, and to be helped, in our community. Anyone is welcome to take what they need from the pantry. Donation suggestions: canned food (but not in subzero weather to avoid bursting cans), pasta and rice, cereal, granola bars, hygiene products, baby food (to avoid spoilage, please only donate baby food when the weather isn’t too hot or below freezing). Packaging should be unopened and in good condition. If the pantry is full, please bring your donations into the church office between 8 am and 12 noon on weekdays. COMMUNITY CENTRE 55 COMMUNITY FRIDGE, 97 Main St. (south side of the building), Monday-Friday 9:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Donate fresh produce, dairy, bread, proteins, and frozen meals in the fridge/freezer section or non-perishable goods in the pantry section. For safety reasons, please do not leave any opened items or items set to expire in the next 48 hours in the fridge. If the fridge or pantry are full, bring your donation inside. Info: 416-691-1113 or info@centre55.com FRIDAYS: GRANTFUL FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Food Bank and Soup Kitchen, 2029 Gerrard St. E., is open from 3:30-6 p.m. Registration is required. Time slots is being distributed. Those who already have their time slot, please come at that designated time and present your time slot when you are called in to be served. Face mask is mandatory to enter the building and contact tracing required. Please respect social distancing. Info: 416 690-5169. CHURCHES WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. We invite you to join us either On-Line for our Sunday Morning Worship Services at www.twitch.tv/ waverleyroadbaptist beginning at 11 a.m., or In-Person

(with pre-registration) for this New Year, and for our new Sermon Series: “Legacy”! Go to waverleyroad.ca for more info! You can also reach us at (416) 694-3054 and info@ waverleyroadbaptist.ca. Find us on Facebook & Instagram, too! Check out our IGTV for our Devotional Series as well! 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. We gather to connect with one another and worship God on Sundays at 9 AM on ZOOM and on our Livestream at 10:30 AM. For more information, please visit our website at stjohnsnorway.com or call us at 416-691-4560 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (at Benlamond). Sunday service and mid-week study groups by phone. Call 416-691-4721 for more details. For updates about what is open visit www.calvary-bapist-church.ca ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 2423 Queen St. E. (at Silver Birch). Our ministries and programs are continuing, with study groups online, service videos on YouTube, opportunities to meet virtually in small groups, and an eco-spirituality theme for action and learning all year. Find out more on our website: staidansinthebeach.com ST. SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 43 Kimberley Ave. (at Swanwick). All are welcome. For the month of January we will be meeting exclusively via Zoom each Sunday at 10:30am due to the spike in Omicron cases, but look forward to returning to in-person worship as soon as it is safe. Please call the church for more info: 416-699-6512. www.stsaviours.ca, https://www.facebook. com/churchwithreddoor/ Sermons available on Proclamation! Podcast (now available for free on iTunes). BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All Welcome. Beach United Church welcomes all to attend worship virtually Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. We are pleased to welcome guest minister Rev. Dr. Carol Kilby offering a series on evolutionary spirituality. Carol is the author of Evolutionary Dancer: Revolutionary wisdom, stories and rituals to end planet abuse which offers new insights into how theology is evolving and how people of faith can change to appreciate evolutionary spirituality, its rituals and practices. Dr. Kilby obtained her masters and doctorate in Ministry and has worked as Executive Director, Gaia Centre for Eco Spirituality and Sustainable Work, Haliburton. Sunday Worship January 16: Evolutionary Epiphanies; January 23: The Gifts –Humanity’s Evolving! Religion’s Evolving! God’s Evolving!; January 30: Evolutionary Steps for Another Way Home. Join All Zoom Services: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86991340247?pwd=b zFrVUF0ZWFuTHBRRWxxVVhIbDJmZz09. Meeting ID: 869 9134 0247. For information about our upcoming events and programs please visit www.beachunitedchurch.com BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH is an affirming congregation that welcomes you to share in an online worship experience during the pandemic. Links are posted on YouTube each Sunday and you can connect through our website and Facebook page. While the doors may be closed, we are not: whoever you are, however you identify, you are welcome here. The Bluffs Foodbank is open on Thursdays and our weekly programs: Toby’s Place for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, and Dorothy’s Place for 2SLGBTQ+ seniors, continue online. Find out more at www.bbuc.ca BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 64 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen). We are an inclusive and affirming congregation in the heart of the Beach. In person worship services are on hold for now. Please join us every Sunday at 10am for our live and interactive service via Zoom or by phone. For a link to the service and more info please visit our website at www.beacheschurch.org or call 416699-5871. Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. (at Kingston Rd.) is meeting for Zoom Worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Angela J. Cluney. Please join us for worship or one of our zoom activities. Activities on zoom include: Tea Time on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m., Mark Bible Study on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Hobby Circle on Monday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., and Book Club on Indigenous Canadian novels and matters on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. To receive the Zoom link for our activities or learn about the restart of in-person worship services, please contact the Church Office. 416-699-3084 or fboffice@rogers.com

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Bessie Stallworthy sits on the front porch of her Kingston Road home during the outdoor celebration of her 105th birthday in July of 2020. was born during the war and Ray afterwards. The family came to Canada in 1951, and Bessie soon became actively involved with Kingston Road United Church and continued to do so for the rest of her life. In 1969, Charles Field died of a heart attack. Bessie was fortunate to find love again with Phil Stallworthy and they lived happily together for 17 years until his passing. Along with her service to Kingston Road United Church and the community, Bessie was also a Lifetime Member of the Girl Guides of Canada. “Bessie is much loved by the women who found support in her single mom’s group in the 1970s,” said the story in Beach Metro Community News about her 105th birthday. “She has spent many a Remembrance Day talking at local schools and sharing her stories of life at war, survival and unabashed belief that all is possible.” In a blog written by Bessie after her 100th birthday, she

noted in 2017 that she had been alive for the first Remembrance (Armstice) Day in November of 2018, and had seen 99 of them since then. “I realized this week that I had been celebrating 99 years of remembrance,” wrote Bessie in the blog. “The first remembrance was when the Armistice was signed on November 11th, 1918. I was three years old. We called it Armistice Day for a few years until after the second war then it became Remembrance Day.” In 2016, at the age of 101, Bessie wrote about how happy she was to have friends visit and how important her involvement with the Kingston Road United Church was to her. “I have a policy I encourage my friends to ring my door bell. I open my door and invite them in and make us some tea. I am not great with coffee but I will do that as well. The thing is they don’t get home baked goodies. I can’t stand up long enough to bake any more, but I always

have cookies,” she wrote. “The great part of entertaining is a bit of every one I meet rubs off on me. A bit of me rubs off on the person I am greeting as well. So we all grow a bit better than we were before we met. Having new experiences when my friends take me out, are also the great joys in my life. But the one thing I do rain or shine, I go to my church to be reminded That ‘God is!’ I then have confidence the next week will be a ‘Good’ week.” Bessie is especially missed by her daughter Margaret (Bill) and son Raymond (Joanne). She was a special grandmother to Sheri, Keith, Tracy, Leslie and Andrew; and much-loved great grandmother to Trevor, Claire, Sawyer, Meredith, Matt and Phil. A celebration of her life will be held in the spring at Kingston Road United Church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, rememberances can be made to the church at 975 Kingston Rd. (M4E 1T1).

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Very Happy and Prosperous New Year! Karen Franzen Karen McCarol Karen McDavid Katharine Munro - Real Estate Homeward Kathryn Sussman Kato Animal Clinic Ken and Kelsey Grieve - Royal LePAGE Realty Keraj Construction Kerry Jackson - Royal LePAGE Realty Kew Beach Contracting Kim Price Kinga & Allen Chin Kingston Road United Church Kirsten Johnson Kleen Windows Kriens Larose CA Kuri K9 Massage Kurt Klos Roofing Lainey Bonsell - Royal LePAGE Realty Lanigan’s Contracting Larry’s Painting & Repairs Laurel Duquette Laurie Hunt Lazy Daisy Leslie Rennie Level Up Learning Liberty Tax Service East Toronto Life Planning Law Limon @ The Beaches Linda Delany Linda Fisher Lisa Crouch Lisa Jamieson Lisa Romano-Dwyer Live Nation Living Lighting Beaches Living Toronto Real Estate Co. Lorraine Cannon

Louisa Tourangeau Lynne Johnson M&M Handyman Services Ma Premiere Ecole Mail Slot Marc Angelo Marco Di Gregorio - Remax Urban Margaret Reid Marion Klein Marisol Brown Personal Training Mark Battenberg - Real Estate Homeward Mark The Plumber Mary Fragedakis - Toronto-Danforth PLA Mary-Margaret McMahon Mathieu Lantaigne Max The Mutt Maximum General Contract Maycock Contracting MBX Electric McArthur & Son Real Estate McDougall & Brown Funeral Home Scarborough Chapter McHines Corporate Services Melani Norman Melanie Wright Memory Saver MGB Construction Michael Garron Hospital Foundation Michael Yanossky Mira Mira Mira’s Vintage Clothes Missfit.ca Molly Maid Beaches Montcrest School Mr. Black Top Paving Ms. Youtaz Irani Nabor’s Paint

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP Natural Effects Landscaping Neil Bennett Neo Paws Neville Park Health Group Newbright Painting Nicola Space Nicole Phipps Nina Khristou Notre Dame High School NTL Contracting Ontario Water Plumbing Ltd. O’Reilly, Moll & Mian P.A.W. Construction Ltd. Paddy Reiley Paradigm Architecture and Design Patricia Douglas Patrick Giamache Patrick Ruiz Paul Karasavidis Paul Noble Paul Sabiston - Century 21 Peeter Leppik Peg Earle Pegasus Community Project Pegasus Dance Studios Pet Valu (Coxwell and Queen) Peter Gibson Peter Saikali Peter Salah Peter Stiegler Petit Paris Pharmasave Beaches Phoenix Volleyball Pietr Wiench Pink Studio Pippins Tea Company Inc.

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Thank You! Pollinateto Garden Power Plant Smoke Pro A & R Renovations Proway Painting PUR Resilience Online Quality Home Improvement Quarry Dental Office Quarry Village Quinn Family Law Reg Bates Reg’s Appliance Service Repair Techi Richard Durocher Ride Safe Juan Lopez Riley’s Window Cleaning Rima Berns McGown Riptide Beach Pub Roger Gallibois - Real Estate Homeward Roofing & Siding Rosa Ferguson - Royal LePAGE Roxanne Collins Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 11 Rushford Reno Sally Hunter Sandra Bussin - Real Estate Homeward Sarah Harvey & Associates Sarah Neeple Scarboro Music Co Ltd. Scarborough Players Scholars Education Centre Scotstone Scott Bullock Scott Lyall - Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd. Seagull Classics Inc. Serenity Painting Sergio Assenza Set Me Free Shane Kinney Shea Warrington - Royal LePAGE Sheila Carroll Shine and Sparkle Simple Coffee

Skaut Design Slate Restaurant Snider & DiGregorio Soft House Shop Soul Rebel Cannabis Sound Right Hearing SPereira Legal Services Spiritleaf Beaches St John’s Norway Church St. Aidan’s in the Beach St. John’s Elementary School Stephen King Steven Picton Stewart Moracen Dance and Fitness Stone Well Pub Stonehenge Design Build Stoodis Screen Printing and Embroidery Studio Kutertan Studio One Study Studio Sue De Gianni Sunnybrook Research Centre Susan Anten Swerhun Inc. Tara Shannon Team Sheppard/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd. The Al Sinclair Team - RE/MAX The Artisans The Big Carrot The Computer Coach The Cube School The Exterminators Inc. The Foot Guy The Great Escape Book Store The Haven Low Carb Cafe The Lyall Group The Petit Paris The Stone Lion Pub The Williamson Team - Real Estate Homeward Therapy Lounge

Thomas Hughes Thomas Neal - Royal LePAGE Realty Those Roofers Tiflisi Timothy Progosh Tom Day Plumbing Top Roofers Toronto Beach Chorale Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus Toronto Roofing Tory Brown - Royal LePage Total Renovations Inc. Trevor Thornton U Can Do It Upper Beaches Roofing Upper Beaches Vein Clinic Urban Calm Therapeautics Variety Village VetsToronto Vic M. Sarju Sr. Financial Advisor Vienna Upholstery Ltd. Vigliatore Auto Group Vo2 Health Focus W. Morris Design Waverley Road Baptist Church Wayne’s Rubbish Removal WG Painting Will Barristers Morin & Mille Llp William Deneault Winexpert Winona Larier Wintaco Inc. Wonderland Cannabis Wright LL.B Mediator, Lawyer Xola Restaurant Yellow House Zane Patisserie Zora and Co Design

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As we begin the year of 2022, let’s use the days well Margaret dore Beach Hebrew Institute

2022, IS it? Or is it 2020 Two, as in 2020 – The Sequel? Does it feel to you like a new year? I need a NEW year. When I last wrote for Beach Metro Community News in spring 2020, the first wave of COVID-19 was descending on us like a tsunami. As that year dragged towards its conclusion, the possibility of a vaccine provided a glimmer of real hope for 2021. Since then, there’s been a lot of “two steps forward, one step back” to sap

our optimism and challenge our resilience. Enter New Year 2022, and I have very few good answers to the age-old question “what’s new?” So maybe we could wonder aloud about what the COVID experience teaches us about ourselves, as individuals and as a community. For those so inclined, one starting point for that discussion could be the prayer that asks for the wisdom to number our days (Psalm 90:12) . Conscious of the importance of our being aware of time passing, the Bible sets four different days for counting off the years. In addition to the main event, Rosh HaShannah, three more an-

nual anniversaries were established to highlight new years: one for tithing/taxing livestock and one for vegetables, and one for the first blossoming of fruit trees. With our transition from an agrarian society these three practices fell out of use, although they remained on the Jewish calendar as reminders of the larger rhythms of which we are a part. Interestingly, the “New Year for Trees” (Jan. 16-17, 2022) is experiencing a popular revival as an expression of ecological concern and celebration. Indeed, the problem that defines our time during this perfect storm of pandemic and cli-

mate change is how to get what we need from field to table, fairly and sustainably. Every successful human society has been founded on the availability and distribution of adequate food, or “food security” as now call it. As in ages past, it is clear that only planning, commitment and discipline will ensure our survival and that of the land/planet on which we depend. In ancient Israel, just as every seventh day was set aside from work for people and animals, so too were established cycles of rest for the land. To let a field lie quiet allowed essential nutrients to be replenished. So every

seventh year was free from planting, tending and harvesting the fields. It was called a year of Release/ Shemitah. We are currently in the midst of just such a year; in fact, this is a very special year of Shemitah. Every 50 years, as calculated by seven cycles of seven years (7x7=49) plus one, is designated a year of Jubilee. In a year of Shemitah, landowners were reminded that while they might own the means to make a harvest, the land itself really belonged only to its Creator. Similarly, in a year of Jubilee, slaveholders were reminded that to own some-

one’s labour was not the same as to own a person. Anyone sold into slavery to pay off a debt was freed and provided with a fresh start. During this time of COVID, some of us have experienced overwork and others, unwanted idleness. Many have been forced to make do with less. As a community, we could use this “down-time” to think about what’s most important and to reinvigorate our commitment to one another. Then, as the days grow longer again in the northern hemisphere, we might find the wisdom to number them, and to use them well. 2022: A fresh start. Jubilation! Happy New Year!

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IT’S NO accident that the hardest winter months, January and February, have an abundance of citrus fruits: clementine, navel oranges, mandarins, grapefruits, pomelos and lemons, to add zip to our cooking, vitamins for our well being and sunshine to bleak days. Use the entire fruit, both the skin and the juice to maximize flavour in cooking. Of course, the skin is an integral part of marmalade made historically from Seville oranges in January. However, zest from any citrus fruit, but especially oranges and lemons can be grated, wrapped in plastic wrap then stored in a jar in the refrigerator or freezer to add to zest to your recipes. If you have the grated rind on hand, you can add it automatically to soups, chicken, fish and baking recipes. Likewise, the squeezed citrus juice is an integral part of vinaigrettes (recipe below) marinades and baking. Let nothing go to waste. Both the zest and the juice give that enlivening zing, that splash of sunshine! Carrot and Orange Soup This simple soup re-

quires that common carrot, a source of fibre, carotene and vitamin C, tarted up with orange to give a hearty, flavourful soup ready in minutes for the lunch thermos, or equally at home, for a special dinner. 2 lbs (1 kg) carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped. About 6 large carrots 1 onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 bay leaf 1L (4 cups) chicken stock 2 cups (500 mL) water 1 orange, washed and peeled with vegetable peeler 1 tsp (5 mL) salt 1/2 tsp (2 mL) fresh black pepper and ground ginger 1 large can (354 mL) evaporated milk Tip: Evaporated milk has twice the calcium of milk and the creamy quality of whipping cream with none of the fat. In large stainless-steel saucepan add carrots, onion, celery, bay leaf, chicken stock, and orange rind. Cook over medium high heat until carrots are very tender about 25 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Puree soup in blender until smooth; add salt, pepper, ginger and evaporated milk. Puree until well blended. Serve at once garnished

with a dollop of plain yogurt or sour cream and a sprinkle of grated orange rind. Alternatively, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Keeps refrigerated for up to 4 days. Freeze for longer storage in freezer storage containers. Makes about 10 cups (2.25 L), about 8 generous servings. Orange Walnut Bread This classic is wonderful added to a packed lunch or with a cup of tea in the afternoon. It is a natural snack sliced thinly and served with your favourite cheese. 1 cup (250 mL) orange juice 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil 1 egg 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla 1 cup (250 mL) raisins, chopped 2 tbsp (25 mL) grated orange rind 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each, baking soda and salt 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar 1 cup (250 mL) coarsely chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C) Line 9 x 5 (2L) loaf pan with parchment paper. Beat egg, orange juice, vegetable oil and vanilla together. Stir in raisins and orange rind.

In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar. Stir liquid ingredients into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Smooth to level. Bake about 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool on rack. Slice once cool. Makes about 16 slices. Orange Vinaigrette This salad dressing is ideal for winter root vegetables such as blanched carrots, cooked beets or a spinach salad with added clementine segments, almonds and slivers of red pepper. It also makes a great marinade for chicken or fish. 1 cup (250 mL) vegetable oil 1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh orange juice 2 tbsp (25 mL) liquid honey 1 tbsp (15 mL) grated orange zest 1 clove minced garlic 1 tsp (5 mL) salt 1/4 tsp (1 mL) fresh black pepper In a blender or food processor, combine vegetable oil, orange juice, honey, orange zest, garlic, salt and pepper. Puree until well blended. Pour into glass jar and refrigerate until ready to use. Will keep for up to 1 week. Makes 1 ½ cups (375 mL).

Beach Metro Community News Lucky Volunteers for January 11

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AJ, left, and Jesse, right, Nock are the Beach Metro Community News Lucky Volunteers for Jan. 11. The brothers take turns delivering the paper in the Gainsborough Road area. Their favourite thing about delivering the paper is talking to the neighbours they meet. During the holidays they also enjoyed being able to take in all the decorations in the neighbourhood. For being selected Lucky Volunteers for Jan. 11, they receive a prize of $50.

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DR. LINDA WINTER Psychologist

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Individuals & Couples Services disponibles en français Insurance Coverage 47 Main Street (at Lyall Ave)

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QUINN Family Law Shelley C. Quinn, LL.B., LL.M. (Family Law)

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URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS Stephanie Gage, RMT Kristina Pearsal, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6

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ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE

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

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Experiencing a Wellness Challenge? Worry • Anxiety • Stress • Depression OCD • Bipolar • PTSD • Sadness

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A Kimberley Avenue memory going back 15 years By David Van Dyke

I first photographed this Kimberley Avenue house in the mid 2000s. At the time, which was 2007, it sat on a huge undeveloped lot, close behind the fire hall on Main Street. Inevitably, townhouses later sprouted up on the land. Do you have any old photos of Kingston Road you’d like to share with our readers?

A TRUSTED NAME IN BEACH REAL ESTATE FOR OVER 33 YEARS

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Neighbourhood Stops and Shops

Ethical Local Market offers products from diverse vendors By Alexandros Varoutas Ethical Local Market (ELM), at 1628 Queen St. E. in the Beach, brings together local small business owners under one roof, all from diverse backgrounds. Among the products on offer, local residents can expect to find a range of sustainable and ethical clothing, body and skincare products, jewelry, homeware, pet toys and more, each with their own unique business owner behind them. Although selling different products, all of the vendors have a strong ethos driving their business. For some, the products are all locally made using locally sourced materials. For others, a portion of the proceeds go towards a social cause. The purpose of ELM is to offer small businesses a shared retail space in a vibrant downtown location like the Beach. It’s a commu-

nity of vendors splitting the expenses related to running a brick and mortar location, which is near impossible for small business owners to do on their own. And having this physical presence in the community makes a significant difference, particularly when trying to sell items such as clothing. “When I was in the market I noticed customers wanted to touch and feel and try clothing on which we couldn’t do as much as we’d like to,” said Nurjahan Begum, the founder of ELM. Begum also owns her own clothing line, Progoti, which is available in the store. She started her clothing brand in 2017 to support Bangladeshi garment workers and has been selling online and in city markets (such as the Leslieville Flea) until eventually opening ELM in November of last year. “The concept of this cloth-

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The Ethical Local Market is located at 1628 Queen St. E, just east of Coxwell Avenue. ing brand is we offer all our products to customers at cost, just covering our expenses,” said Begum as she held up a tag on one of the shirts. The tag featured a detailed breakdown of where the price of the shirt ends up. Beyond this amount, the customer has the option to contribute however much they’d like which will go towards buying individual life and pension policies for garment workers in Bangladesh. She said that where some

clothing companies claim to offset/donate a portion of their profits to support their supply chain issues, she opts to let the customer decide how much they want to contribute. The goal is to empower the customer to directly make a difference. “Customers have the same feeling as I have. They want to help, but they don’t know how to. So I’m giving them that choice,” she said. When it comes to the clothing itself, Begum is very

involved in the process from the designs to selection of materials being used, drawing on her previous work experience for companies such Hudson’s Bay Company and Tip Top Tailors. With such a unique business model, however, it was important to find the right location in order to gain a solid footing. “The reason I chose this area is because of the Leslieville Flea,” she said. What stood out to her was how supportive the neighbourhood was to all of the vendors at the Leslieville Flea, so when the time came to find a spot for the store, the choice was obvious. The decision paid off leading into the holiday shopping season as ELM was met with overwhelming enthusiasm from the neighbourhood. “Because in this neighbourhood there isn’t a shop with a concept like this, everybody got very excited,”

she said. Down the road, the goal is to take this business model and replicate it. Since management and operating costs are split among vendors proportionately, it’s extremely viable for small businesses that are just starting out and want to offer their products in person as well as online. If you’d like to learn more, get in touch with Nurjahan Begum at nurjahan@progoti.ca Ethical Local Market is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. They are closed on Mondays. For more information, you can visit ELM’s social media sites at: Facebook page www.facebook.com/ethical.local.market Instagram (@Ethical.local. market)

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oronto in 1972 was different than it is today. Politically in 1972 the Prime Minister of Canada was Pierre Elliot Trudeau. And now here we are freshly arrived in the year of 2022, and the Prime Minister of Canada is his son Justin Trudeau. In 1972, the Premier of Ontario was William G. Davis, and the Mayor of Toronto was William Denison. Later in 1972, David Crombie would be elected Mayor of Toronto. Crombie was nicknamed The Tiny Perfect Mayor. Our electoral boundaries federally, provincially and municipally here in the Beach and other parts of Toronto have undergone a number of changes in the last 50 years. Federally our area was known as Greenwood in 1972 and our Member of Parliament was Andrew Brewin

of the NDP who had the seat from 1962 to 1979. Provincially in 1972 we were the riding of BeachesWoodbine. Our Member of Provincial Parliament from 1967 to 1971 was John L. Brown of the NDP. From 1971 to 1975, the riding’s MPP was Progressive Conservative Thomas Wardle Sr. Also in 1972, our specific city electoral area was known as Ward 9 (The Beaches) and it had two aldermen on the City of Toronto Council. They were Reid Scott and Thomas Wardle Sr. (who was later elected MPP) and then Dorothy Thomas elected in the 1972 city election. Fifty years ago, the City of Toronto had a population of 680,000 and was part of Metropolitan Toronto which included the municipalities of East York, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke and York. Back then there was a City of Toronto Council and a Metro Council. In 1997, Metro Toronto’s

six municipalities were merged into the megacity to become one City of Toronto (as we now know it) served by one municipal council. Fifty years ago the municipalities that made up Metro Toronto all had their own public school boards and fire departments as well. Aside from the political structure, the Beach was home to Toronto parks and recreation commissioner Ivan Forrest. There is a park named after him at Queen Street East at Glen Manor Drive called Ivan Forrest Gardens. The Toronto fire chief in 1972 was Beach resident Charles Chambers. Fifty years ago our police

station was located on Main Street, south of Gerrard Street East, in the building that is now home to Community Centre 55. The 55 Division police station opened at Coxwell Avenue and Dundas Street East in 1973. Also in 1972, a special honour was given to the great Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson who was named to the Order of Canada. And also in 1972, Ward 9 Community News started publishing in March. Now known as Beach Metro Community News (the name was changed in 1988), this year marks the paper’s 50th anniversary. More to come on that later.

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Glen Ames robotics team qualifies for provincial championships THE GLEN Ames Senior Public School robotics team Box To The Future has qualified for the provincial championships in the FIRST Lego League (FLL). The team’s entry in the provincial qualifiers late last year won first place for Robotic Design, which recognizes the best robot building, design and programming strategies. That strong finish qualified team Box To The Future for the provincial championships which are scheduled to take place as an online competition between Jan. 10 and 15. The team’s robot is called FedRx, which uses robotics technology and design to help people, especially seniors and those with mobility issues, make sure their prescription medicines can be safely and legally delivered to them at their homes. Members of the Box To The Future team are Charlotte B., Matty C., Michael W., Martin K., Rowan S., Noah B., Johnny C., Noraiz S., Matthew P., and Cecily M. The team’s teacher-coach is Luke Martin. Team Box To The Future’s success in reaching the provincial championships marks the 13th straight year in a row that Glen Ames robotics students have achieved that honour. Past teams that have reached the provincial championships are The Mammoths in 2010; Lego Time Travellers and Containment Busters in 2011; Rainbow Dashers in 2012; Typhoon Shield in 2013; M&Ms in 2014; The Garment Grabbers in 2015; The Pawsitive Proportionists in 2016; The Walking Lead in 2017; Guardians of the Galaxsee in 2018; X-Sighted DC in 2019; and Level Playing Field in 2021.

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(20r)

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Panel & sub panel upgrades Knob & tube & aluminum rewiring Free estimates LED light & pot light installations 100A & 200A service upgrades Electrical problem solving

Frank 647-889-5537 ECRA/ESA # 7010497

(20..)

torontoroofingindustries.com (20r)

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Beach Co Roofing Flat Roofing 647-309-8056 ROOFING

An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches

www.laniganscontracting.ca

•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS

416-569-2181

by Jim Ferrio

Call Jim for a free estimate (20$)

Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

416-659-7003

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

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

(2r)

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (22) Free Estimates

THE STONE PORCH MASONRY Brick • Block • Concrete Steel • Stone www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com

416-265-6674

www.webuildit.ca

(20r)

UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING

THOSE ROOFERS

Cable & Telephone Wiring

Don’t call them, call those roofers

Telephone Systems

Maximum General Contracting Inc.

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates

416-826-3918 John www.mgcunderpinning.com maximumgen@gmail.com

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

Alan Burke 416-699-4350

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

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

416-910-8033

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

(20$)

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 (20r)

JUST DRYWALL AND TAPING Sam Capetanu

416 876-4986

(20.)

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

Restoration & Build www.jdbuild.ca

416-738-2119

(20r)

“Your basement lowering specialists”

(r)

MET# B16348

Since 1998

(23r)

BRICK SPECIALIST Masonry & brickwork. Experts at matching existing brick. New builds, tuckpointing, colour matching, parging. Stone & Block.

Call Scott @ Scotstone 416.858.2452

scotstonecontracting@gmail.com (20$)

(r)

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

Gus:

Call Sergio 416 873 9936 (20)

(r)

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

(20$)

BEACHES HANDY WORKS

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FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.

Serving Your Community Since 1971

(20$)

JOHN CLARKE

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

416-278-5328

Chimneys, Concrete, and all masonry repairs

SERVICES

Trades

No job too small. Free estimates. Serving the Beaches for 15 years.

S.A.C Masonry

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

(20.)

Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms Fences, Decks, Drywall, Carpentry

Brick, Block, Stone,

HEY HANDYMAN

Flats • Shingles • Eaves troughing • Repairs and Installation

Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

Roofing & Aluminum

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

416 660 4721

WET BASEMENT ?

LANIGAN’S

Drywall, Plastering, Taping 18 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 (20r) Fax 647-341-6104

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

(20.)

Marc Text/Call 416-617-7205

Roofers

HANDYMAN SERVICES

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

(20.)

Jack of all Trades

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

HARDWOOD

Met. Lic. B-16-964

Steve 416-285-0440

YOUR STUCCO

SILVERBIRCH

HANDYMAN

Repair and Build

(20r)

Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

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

AFFORDABLE DECKS & FENCES 647-463-3436

416 694 0906

416 347 4473

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

CARL 647-787-5818

Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 15 years.

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

by Kevin

(20.)

TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD.

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

CARPENTRY

free estimates

Plumbers

24 hr. - lic# P1624

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

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

I Hear You Paint Houses

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94

Electricians

PAINTING

Satisfaction guaranteed! Call Jeff today for free estimate. 416-910-6302 beachcombersgc.com info@beachcombersgc.com

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

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(20r)

UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING Stonehenge Foundations 416 467 6735

www.stonehengefoundations.com Fully licensed local contractors

(r)

MASONRY by Daniel • chimneys & foundations • parging & tuck pointing • arches, lintels & sills • door & window rough-ins • foundation waterproofing

416 988-2589 danielmccaf@gmail.com

(20r)

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

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BEACH METRO COMMUNITY NEWS

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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

...the time to plan for a spring sale is upon us. Call for a complimentary consultation.

Welcome

Maria Rodas

416.690.5100 | chaputliving.com

to the LTHome Collective.

WE'RE TALKING PROUD!

Happy New Year! Best Wishes for 2022!

We are so pleased to announce that Pauline Wong has joined our sales team. Pauline has been our Creative Director overlooking

Kerry Jackson

staging and marketing for the past 7 years. As

Royal LePage Estate Realty, 2301 Queen St. E. Direct 416.571.2181 | Office 416.690.5100 Kerryjackson@gmail.com

Happy New Year!

an integral member at ChaputLiving, Pauline has helped our team achieve numerous record-breaking sales. With her diverse real

The Real Estate "Spring" market is around the corner. Curious what your home is worth or thinking of making a move? Give us a call and learn more about our available services:

estate experience, knowledge, and dedication,

Staging Storage/moving services Downsizing and decluttering Home preparation and more

we know our clients will enjoy and benefit from working with Pauline.

HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.TM

TORY BROWN TEAM

JessBrown

ToryBrown

JessBrown@royallepage.ca

ToryBrown@royallepage.ca

Residential & Commercial Services

SALES

REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER

416.690.5100

TORYBROWN.CA

2301 Queen St. East | 1052 Kingston Rd | 517 Parliament St.

416.690.5100 TORYBROWN.CA

estaterealty.ca | 416.690.5100

Not intended to solicit anyone already under agency contract.

DO.TM 416.690.5100

Royal LePage Diamond Award 2021 A big thank you to all of our clients for putting their trust in us — without you, this wouldn’t be possible!

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