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1. Many across the city have been contributing to the public art realm. From sidewalk chalk to rainbows pasted onto windows, these acts communicate Toronto’s attempt to create positivity and support during this unprecedented time. In Mount Dennis, the community has encouraged its members to paint rocks and leave them by a tree in a local park. Polly Tomlin-Sutton, a resident in the area, says the collection has been growing and delighting those who happen to walk by. 2. Some residents have made mini free pantry boxes or are using the
little free library box to house pantry items for those in their communities who are in need of staples. In a little nook in St. Clair West, for example, a resident built her own pantry box, and neighbours are donating items. 3. One resident in Rockcliffe-Smythe has made face masks for neighbours. “I’ve been working in my spare time to sew pocket masks for those who need them,� said the resident. They may not be medical grade, but as more and more people begin to wear masks to protect themselves and others, this is a wonderful gesture. 4. While the art of baking sourdough bread has a long history, these
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leavened loaves are enjoying a renaissance across Toronto right now. Since mid-March, however, grocery stores have been repeatedly knocked out of their stock of flour. This scarcity has started some impressive grassroots movements within Toronto communities like Leaside, where neighbours are sharing recipes, tips, and even adopting out jars of their own mother doughs.
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A conversation with North York General’s chief of medicine Dr. Phil Shin about the pandemic, morale in the ICU and what comes next by Ron Johnson aren’t more patients coming in. Unfortunately, a lot of these patients are dying very quickly, so when you see provincial numbers that haven’t changed, ICUs are still admitting patients daily. There are just many who are unfortunately not surviving. So when will we see a return to surgeries that were put off?
I think in the next number of weeks we will be entering a transitional phase where we start saying that our original pandemic planning may no longer apply, but then going back to the previous normal is going to have to be done in a very staged manner. How is morale in the ICU?
There are a lot of mixed emotions. I think people are feeling exhausted. It’s been emotionally draining, as I mentioned. But I think our team has been amazing. I think we try to celebrate our successes and recognize when people are doing a great job. I think it has been really nice to get community support. It makes a really big difference in morale when we have messages that come through and when people are donating meals for our staff. And when we see things out in the media that are really portraying health-care workers in a positive light, I think it’s really important for us to see. Have you ever experienced anything remotely like this?
What has surprised you about this virus?
I think that what a lot of us are seeing is that patients are behaving differently than most patients who are presenting with pneumonia we are used to looking after. A lot of these patients, even those with oxygen levels that are very low, they are often very awake and alert, not even complaining about shortness of breath even though their oxygen level is getting to critical levels to the point where they are still able to talk to their families. How does one decide what path the virus might take?
There has been some description in the medical literature about different phenotypes, but it is so difficult. There are different types of presentations of COVID, meaning that there are some patients that present as hyperacute where they deteriorate very quickly, 12 or 24
hours, and others who deteriorate more slowly. And how has that been to balance?
We do know how to treat a virus that is droplet spread, and we do know how to protect ourselves. We do know some basic principles in critical care that are known to be best practices in helping our patients, so you don’t want to throw those out. But you do have to balance that with the certain aspects of this infection that are unique and not really seen in other diseases, so it is really hard to know what practices we should be changing and what practices we should be adhering to. How is the ICU capacity there now that we are near peak?
The latest modelling I’ve seen is that we may still be a couple of weeks from a peak but a peak that is much less than what was feared a few weeks ago, and our peak will be manageable within the existing provincial critical care resources. My concern is that, in the coming months, ICU capacity will still be strained. When you see numbers [of total cases] that are flat, it doesn’t mean that there
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If I was to predict based on what I’ve heard and read and I think, I believe the strain on hospitals and critical care units is going to be for many months, not many weeks. As mentioned, until there is a definitive vaccine, this virus will still be circulating in the community, and we will see smaller waves and smaller outbreaks throughout the city, and those patients will still be coming into the hospital.
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Things are better than we thought. The ICU capacity is not overwhelmed. We are busy. Because of the public health measures we have taken, it seems like a plateauing of ICU admissions across city and province, and that’s been encouraging.
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What I’m not used to, personally, is patients feeling subjectively well and being able to talk to them and engage them in conversations right up to the point where we are putting them on life support and being privy to these conversations that they are having very clearly with their families right before they are being put on ventilators only for them to die a number of days later. It is really emotionally draining and different than what I’ve experienced. I think we’ve been sprinting essentially for the last couple months to get ready, and I think now we are recognizing that it is going to be more of a marathon, and I think that’s still pretty daunting when you think about the coming months.
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recommendations at my record shop. And I know many people feel the same way. Sure, I’m no purist. I know change is coming. But I also know that most people value community, perhaps even more today. And, for most of us, the shops down the street are a welcome part of our worlds. They sponsor our soccer teams. They animate the streets. They decorate shop windows during the holidays. And, during the pandemic, some of them even risk life and limb to provide us with food and other essentials. Will I sacrifice them on the altar of capitalism because somehow world domination by Jeff Bezos is inevitable? In two simple words: Fat chance. When we are free to move about again, things will change. But high on top of my to-do list is a visit to my favourite shops and restaurants to give them some much-needed business. I value them because they are part of my community and part of what makes my neighbourhood such a wonderful place in which to live. And I know I’m not alone. Maybe we could all take a moment and let them know we’ll be there.
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It has been suggested that the pandemic is accelerating the changes that were already underway, especially when it comes to business. Shopping online will become even further entrenched. We will use more meal kits. We will use virtual consultations more often when it comes to minor medical issues or perhaps pets. But I’m not so sure. We also know that online experiences cannot create a community. And if we have learned anything during this pandemic, it is that we are one community. We are stronger together. We also know that an economy will not be resilient if everyone works in giant manufacturing and warehousing facilities bubble wrapping products for shipping. Local economies may not be as efficient at turning a quick buck. But they offer people much more. They offer parttime jobs for our kids who learn the value of a dollar and save up for their first big purchase. They offer a variety of full-time work as well. We know that 50 tiny bookshops on 50 community main streets will employ more people than an online retailer shipping the equivalent number of books to our front porches. Much as I’ve appreciated the incredible variety of items available for delivery during this crisis, I miss everything about our main streets. I miss picking up a book and reading the back or asking a live human for
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A Leaside runner recently took to a local Facebook group to gain community feedback over an $880 ticket he was issued for running through Sherwood Park. The runner was exiting the ravine at Bayview Avenue and Blythwood Road when a police officer handed him the fine for “failing to comply with an order during a declared emergency.” Councillor Jaye Robinson’s office told the runner that “the trail in reference at Sherwood Park is actually an off-leash dog trail, and as such, it has been deemed an amenity and closed.” A representative from Coun. Robinson’s office told Post City that the office is acting in compliance with the information received from the City of Toronto’s Emergency Operations Centre regarding the matter. “I had spoken to another bylaw officer previously who said it was okay for me to cross Sunnybrook as long as I didn’t stop, gather in groups and ensured I kept the safety distance,” the runner posted on Facebook. On April 14, a similar incident occurred when a man was fined $880 for doing chin-ups at Centennial Park. Toronto’s bylaws related to parks during the COVID-19 crisis state that “park and ravine green spaces remain accessible, but all amenities within city parks are closed.” The list of amenities currently closed can be found on the city’s website and does include off-leash dog parks, but those may not be easy to spot. Some have suggested the fines designed to motivate people to maintain social distancing in public spaces and to avoid lingering are arbitrary. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has established a web portal on its website to track COVID-19-related fines for investigation. “In gathering this information, we will know better how emergency orders and laws are being enforced across the country and who is being most affected,” it states. “If we get a sufficient amount of information, we hope to use it to inform our advocacy and public education work. CCLA’s focus is on systemic change and law reform,” the CCLA website states. For the Leaside runner, he suggests simply being more clear with what is allowed and what is not allowed at the actual site. “It would be amazing if these trails would say, ‘Closed — Do Not Enter,’ rather than say, “amenities should not be used,” the runner stated. “My mistake was not knowing that the whole trail is considered an off-leash park amenity.”
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Resident says cemetery has no right to close the gates Mount Pleasant should remain open to the public as per provincial order by David Olsen not the private not-for-profit structure under which it currently operates. As such, according to Boyd, the appointments of the group’s board members had not been in compliance with an 1849 statute that stated the board should be publicly elected. That judgment is currently being appealed. Boyd said that the decision to close the gates at Mount Pleasant Cemetery resulted in an interruption of the City of Toronto’s Beltline Trail and goes against the Province of Ontario’s emergency declaration that shut down many outdoor recreational amenities.
is saddened by Mount Pleasant Group’s decision. “In normal times it [Mount Pleasant Cemetery] is a place where many of us in midtown try to escape the busy city, and during this public health emergency we were going there to get exercise, to be physically and mentally well,” said Matlow. The midtown councillor said he has been in touch with McClary several times to discuss options for allowing public access to the cemetery but that Mount Pleasant Group has been resistant. Matlow said he is aware of the questions concerning the legality of Mount Pleasant Group closing
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She added that green spaces in parks, trails, ravines and conservation areas are to remain open for walk-through access. “What we see is the Beltline Trail and the ravines fit into this category that, according to Ontario’s emergency declaration, are supposed to stay open. So that’s the order from the province,” said Boyd. She also said that the city currently has two easements over the land, meaning the decision to close the gates would be up to the city. Councillor Josh Matlow said he
the gates and has brought the matter to the mayor’s office. The mayor currently has the powers of council due to a state of emergency declaration. “It’s not Glen McClary’s decision to make,” said Boyd. “Glen McClary has no more right to do that than you or I do. And the mayor has every right to send … [a truck] out with bolt cutters to cut the locks on those gates.” Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries did not respond to a request for comment on this article.
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A local resident in a long-standing legal battle with the Mount Pleasant Group, which controls 10 cemeteries including midtown’s historic Mount Pleasant Cemetery, is questioning the decision of the group to close the gates to the public amidst concerns over COVID-19. In a letter sent to Mayor John Tory and several city councillors dated April 2, CEO and president of Mount Pleasant Group Glenn McClary stated that the cemetery gates will be closed at each of the group’s cemetery properties effective immediately. McClary stated that Mount Pleasant Cemetery had seen increased public use since the COVID-19 crisis began and physical distancing measures were introduced. “We have made every effort to inform the public who use our cemeteries as a place for passive recreational purposes that we all bear an obligation to adhere to the safe physical distancing directives when walking through the cemeteries,” wrote McClary. “Unfortunately, as you have witnessed elsewhere, not everyone is exercising those important cautions.” In December of 2018, Margot Boyd and her group Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries won a legal battle when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Mount Pleasant Group would be considered a public trust and
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Virtual ceremony on anniversary of tragic day Despite COVID-19, city holds vigils for the victims of Yonge Street van attack
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“Today, we gather, virtually, from all over the city, and likely in other parts of this country and other parts of the world, to remember and honour the lives of Renuka Amarasinghe, Andrea Bradden, Geraldine Brady, Anne Marie D'Amico, So He Chung, Betty Forsyth, Chul Min "Eddie" Kang, Ji Hun Kim, Munir Najjar and Dorothy Sewell,” Mayor Tory said at the beginning of a virtual ceremony for the victims of the 2018 Yonge Street van attack. A global pandemic and a city in a state of emergency didn’t stop Toronto from honouring the victims of the Yonge Street tragedy that took place two years ago on April 23. Toronto Mayor John Tory gave a touching address at a ceremony marking the events including a moment of silence to honour the aforementioned victims. “[The pandemic] will not stop us from remembering all of the lives that were lost on April 23, 2018,” Tory said. “Two years ago today, people walking north on Yonge Street on a sunny afternoon were brutally attacked resulting in loss of life and injury for 26 people in our community.” The tragic events of that day happened, when a man, the alleged Alek Minassian, rammed a rented van into a group of pedestrians in the area of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue. The attack resulted in 10 people being killed and another 16 injured. Tory acknowledged that, in a way, it was a loss of innocence for the city and one day that he will never forget. “I will never forget the sorrow that I saw in Mel Lastman Square and along Yonge Street that day and the days that followed,” he said. “But I also won’t forget in the days that followed the hundreds of thousands of Torontonians who went to Yonge Street to mourn and to comfort and to respond as one to this act of despicable violence with love and with support that came to really characterize the entirety of the response to this.” In addition to the virtual ceremony, there was also a community-led virtual vigil by community groups We Love Willowdale and Willowdale Interfaith Coalition that can be accessed via the We Love Willowdale Facebook page. “As on every April 23, the Willowdale community will pause to remember the victims of this tragedy,” said Willowdale councillor John Filion. “While this event is a reminder of a senseless act that caused so much pain for so many, it also reminds us that our community is strong and can stand as a symbol of hope as we unite through our healing and continue to offer support for one another.”
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Residential construction continues in Toronto despite the pandemic
Are luxury condos really essential? Councillor questions province’s construction plan under pandemic A Toronto councillor has written an open letter to Premier Doug Ford questioning the rationale behind extending the hours where residential construction is permitted in the midst of the pandemic. Councillor Josh Matlow wrote the letter to the premier and posted it on his social media accounts after the province extended the hours where work is permitted on construction projects not associated with the health-care sector to between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. On April 3, Premier Ford announced that the province would be shutting down parts of the construction industry in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Residential construction is allowed to continue on certain projects that have already begun.
The permitted construction hours were extended on April 8. “As the provincial government shut down most sectors of our economy due to the public health emergency, they selected to add residential construction on to the essential workplace list,” said Matlow. “That didn’t make a lot of sense to a lot of us with respect to how building a condo was deemed by the government to be essential in the midst of a global pandemic.” Matlow said it can be challenging for workers to practise social distancing on these sites, and they are often working in unhygienic conditions sharing a portable toilet and without running water. He said that extending the construction hours would also harm nearby residents who are
following government recommendations to stay in their homes and now must contend with construction noise for a greater part of the day. “The government said hospital construction is essential, and I get that. I think most people who are living next to a hospital site, if we need a new hospital, will go, ‘OK I get that,’ ” said Matlow. “If they’re deeming a condo project essential, they really need to justify that.” Matlow said Premier Ford responded to his letter and addressed the need for more housing. “We all agree we need housing. We also need small businesses right?” said Matlow. “It’s a matter of what is appropriate during a public health emergency, during a pandemic, and he didn't answer that question.” —David Olsen
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Don’s Bakery has been a Muskoka tradition for decades. The Bala, Ont., shop is a hive of activity every spring and summer weekend beginning on Mother’s Day and stretching to Labour Day. Bryan Foster grew up cottaging in the area, same as his parents and his grandparents before that. He and his wife Jana bought the bakery in 2010 and added a production bakery in Barrie a few years back to allow for a year-round operation to facilitate wholesale orders and other business. Now, with COVID-19 measures impacting all facets of life in Ontario, the Fosters have decided to create what they are calling a “safe food initiative,” by preparing food boxes with items from Don’s, such as scones, butter tarts, cinnamon buns and make-yourown items, as well as the bakery’s suppliers of produce, meat and dairy. The boxes, which are all custom created via an
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The TTC is losing $18 million a week, and change is coming Former chair of Toronto Transit Commission says there will be service cuts, but transit will remain essential
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During the weeks of self-isolation, the demand for transit across the globe plummeted. Transit agencies changed operating practices to encourage social distancing and some even waived fare payment. Although transportation systems, such as major Canadian airlines, slashed routes, suspended service and laid off staff in response to a 90 per cent decline in demand, transit operators continued operating all routes on a reduced schedule. This reflects the essential nature of transit for a city, even when ridership drops substantially. The state of emergency and subsequent closings are costing the TTC $18 million in lost fare revenue per week, which represents the majority of its operating income. Prior to the pandemic, daily ridership was 1.6 million trips per day. It will be a long time before ridership returns to those levels for a number of reasons, not least of which is that people can practise
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social distancing in a car much easier than on transit. The TTC will need to adjust to a new reality that many people who have jobs will continue to work from home. In addition, those without jobs wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be on transit in large numbers, and those who have a choice may opt to cycle or to drive because cheap gas, ample parking and reduced
congestion will make driving a more attractive option. In response, the TTC will need to reduce service and cut routes because no level of government can offset the loss of ridership revenue for a sustained period. Those will be difficult decisions for the TTC and transit agencies everywhere. When considering how to
realign service to meet need, the TTC will likely begin by cutting some of the more costly express routes primarily used by downtown commuters. It will also make sense to cut peak demand as the morning and evening rush hours will be less relevant. When considering service reductions, the TTC will need to make ridership assumptions. One of the assumptions when considering route reductions is the need to ensure bus route connections arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compromised to the point that the route is not viable because riders need to wait too long between connections. This impact will be greatest in communities such as Scarborough and Etobicoke where bus routes are the primary method of transit. As the transit systems rationalize service, there may also be an opportunity for better integration between operators. There might be similar integration opportunities with Viva transit in York Region.
Although the Presto fare card had its detractors, the platform puts Ontario operators ahead of other transit systems. The Presto card facilitates rear door boarding, which will likely be a widely adopted practice across the province. The platform also collects ridership data that enables transit systems to quickly adapt to increases or shifts in ridership. Like many areas of the economy, the TTC will have to rebuild its ridership base. Although there will be few options other than decreasing service, if done strategically the TTC will continue to be a vital essential service.
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From crisis comes opportunity The city should now rethink many important public issues dislike turning money over to other governments without controls, so how this would be done is open to question. In any case it is a short-term response. One hopes that the pandemic will result in rethinking many of the public issues such as homelessness. Perhaps that would be the time to directly address the thorny issue of city finances and the fact that too many city services depend on shared cost arrangements with other governments, and because of that some of those services are inadequately funded. Providing good housing for all is one such service and will require capital funds for new housing that cities should be able to generate on their own. Rethinking city tax revenue sources is in order, perhaps giving cities access to sales tax revenue. A crisis such as the pandemic creates the opportunity for change that should not be missed. Let’s hope our city leaders are strong enough, or can be pushed far enough, to seize the opportunity for progressive change in city finances. It would be a useful legacy from this disaster.
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many of those without homes have compromised health systems, many will die. The city began its response with finding hotel rooms for those who had tested positive or were associated with those who had, and that was a start, however expensive. But it dealt with only a small fraction of the problem. I am reminded of The Spirit Level, a book published a decade ago. It produced a pile of evidence showing that the more equal a society, the better off everyone is, both rich and poor. Societies that have a population with lower economic disparities have less mental illness for everyone, higher life expectancies for everyone, less criminality, fewer suicides. That adds up to reduced social costs for taxpayers to bear. If we reduce homelessness, we will all be better off. As understandable as the city’s deficit is, there’s the question of how it might be dealt with. The provincial government in British Columbia has passed a law permitting municipalities to run a deficit. As many municipal leaders have remarked, the change hardly is a solution: how can municipalities be expected to pay that deficit down in the future? In the case of Toronto, covering this year’s deficit next year would require a property tax increase of some 25 to 30 per cent. Not bloody likely. A second response would be for the senior governments that have substantial tax revenue sources to cover the deficits. Governments
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The pandemic has created a massive breach in the City of Toronto’s finances. The 2020 budget was approved by the city council just before the pandemic. It amounted to just over $13 billion, of which almost $100 million was needed (and expected) from other governments to ensure the city stayed within provincial law, which states that municipalities may not budget for a deficit. In early April it was announced there would be a deficit of some $780 million, but that was updated in mid-month to some $2.5 billion. The deficit is produced by two factors. On the one hand the city has lost revenue. TTC fares are substantially down, permit fees are non-existent, and many businesses will have trouble paying property tax. On the other hand, the city is enduring new expenses, including providing hotel space for the homeless, increased public health expenses and so forth. Providing for the homeless is a particularly important problem. All governments have required physical distancing of two metres, yet the city shelters, which sleep more than 5,000 people a night, have a standard that requires cots and mattresses to be less than one metre apart and also has people in bunk beds, which are contrary to regulations. If COVID-19 starts to spread among the homeless in the way it has tragically spread through longterm care homes, our hospitals will quickly be overwhelmed, and since
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There might be no hiking trails, boat launches or water ski stores open, but the lakes and rivers and cottages aren’t going anywhere by Ron Johnson Anger has flared up in cottage country over the last two months of the pandemic as rural towns raised the alarm over the lack of health-care capacity to deal with a bunch of city slickers who decided that isolation lakeside seemed like a better idea than dealing with the crowds in the big city. One person, who apparently wasn’t even a cottager, was accosted on the streets of Bracebridge, later reporting on the incident via social media. “A woman came up and swore at me, said I was disgusting for coming north. Technically I think I came south from Bala, to be honest, but it’s crazy here,” wrote Gareth Seltzer. And it’s only just beginning. Once the mercury rises, and Mother’s Day weekend and the Victoria Day long weekend come into focus, there will be cottaging. The only question is whether or not people will have to break the law to get there.
The sentiment, though, is not consistent across cottage country. Although he might be in the minority, the mayor of Kawartha Lakes, Andy Lethem, indicated that he believes those coming from the city to their second homes or cottages will behave appropriately. “They get it. We just don’t have full business as usual … and they know that,” he said. “They’ve been coming up for 35 or 40 years. They’re part of the community, and, in my opinion, they totally understand, and I’m very confident that 95 per cent will act accordingly.” Ontario remains under a state of emergency until at least May 12. Currently, there are no marinas, no boat launches and no hiking trails open, in addition to all the other businesses closed throughout Ontario. But it is not against the law for Toronto and area residents to head to their second homes or cottages, although the prevailing guideline
dictates that people shelter in place and keep to the rule of essential travel only. But as the legitimate cottage season rolls around, which traditionally begins on the Mother’s Day weekend, the natural inclination is to consider options. The Province of Ontario has said it is flattening the curve and planning is underway on just how parts of the economy might be opened up. The question about opening up is something that Premier Doug Ford has already heard over and over, and he has been clear, most recently on a radio interview on CFRA 580 in Ottawa on April 22, that, if and when things open up, it will be a trickle at a time. And any talk of opening the full economy up for the May long weekend is completely wrong-headed. “I realize people are getting a little antsy, but nothing’s more important than our health,” Premier Ford said.
According to an April 22 report, there have been 218 cases of COVID-19 in the Simcoe Muskoka region as well as 15 deaths. But the issue is that there are just 48 critical care beds in the area. The situation in Haliburton and Kawartha Lakes is even more critical where there have been 137 cases and 33 deaths as of April 22. Many of those in one long-term care centre. “We’ve been OK, but at the Pine Crest Nursing Home we lost 29 residents out of a very small home in Bobcaygeon, and that was a huge blow to our community,” said Lethem. “They are recovering there, and it’s settled down.” The area is much smaller than Muskoka and has few health-care resources, including zero ICU beds and two ventilators that are used for transportation. Earlier this spring, local physicians released an open letter via social media to the public and
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government. “We collectively have a lot of work to do and look forward to when this threat is behind us and we can all rest and truly enjoy our county again. Until then we ask that you recognize the limits of our local health-care system and consider remaining at your primary residence where you will receive more advanced care if you require it,” the letter reads, in part. Some local politicians are doing what they can to dissuade seasonal residents from making the trek to the cottage to wait out the pandemic. Mayor Mitch Twolan, of Huron-Kinloss, which includes cottage communities along Lake Huron south of Kincardine, went to greater lengths than most, when he announced that he would not turn the water on for vacation home owners. “We will not be turning on the water for seasonal residents,” Twolan said in a video statement released via social media. “We are contacting all of our local tradespeople to let them know. Now is not the time to reopen your cottage.” Part of the concern in March and early April was that seasonal residents wanted to hit the cottage earlier than usual and that that would be a problem not just for local health-care capacity, but also for things such as the local food supply. Lethem said that people need to keep that in mind if they feel the need to come up to their second home. “We encourage them to bring their own supplies, bring as much as you can, so you are not putting a strain on local supplies,” said Lethem. “By May, most businesses are used to the influx of seasonal people coming up to cottage country and should be well supplied.” Another important consideration is that in these regions tourism is the main economic engine, in addition to agriculture. Lethem said that the loss of cottage season would be nothing short of catastrophic. But as cottage season approaches, hopefully the future will be more clear as will the direction regarding cottages. “At the end of the day, it is up to them [cottagers] to make the common sense decision,” he said. “People get a little squirrely and want to do stuff, and it’ll become harder and harder to keep [following the provincial] mandate, that’s for sure.” 15 | POST |
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In recent weeks, the federal government has rolled out a string of measures to help Canadian businesses and families throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But some small businesses say it’s not enough. They either don’t qualify for federal loans or aren’t in the position to go further into debt, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Many have taken to expressing their dissatisfaction with government funding to date. The hashtag #CEBAwontsaveus is trending in the city. It is being used across social media by business owners in Canada who don’t qualify for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), pleading for more help from the federal government. As well, many businesses are putting up posters and signs in store windows with the phrase. For example, Parkdale’s Capital Espresso doesn’t qualify for the CEBA and is asking for a rent freeze. The shop has also put up a storefront sign. “Nearly 80 per cent of small businesses are fully or partially closed due to COVID-19 with little or no revenue coming in, while their bills continue to pile up,” Dan Kelly, CFIB’s president said in a statement. The $25 billion CEBA loan guarantee program is meant to provide an interest-free loan, up to $40,000, for small- and mediumsized businesses affected by the pandemic until Dec. 31, 2022 (with up to $10,000 forgivable when fully repaid by December 2022). The requirements include that businesses have between $50,000
and $1 million in payroll. According to the CFIB, many small firms pay the owner and the owner’s family through dividends rather than salary. So this requirement excludes thousands of long-standing firms. Among other measures, CFIB recommends allowing businesses to use the loan to access $10,000 as a grant right away to help cover costs, including rent. “While more debt isn’t the answer for every business owner, thousands of small firms have applied for this much-needed lifeline. Unfortunately, the smallest businesses – those with payrolls under $50,000 – are not eligible for the support,” Kelly stated. The federal government also rolled out the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which provides a 75 per cent wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks. It is retroactive to March 15, 2020. Local business Hounslow’s House, a coffee shop located near Old Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue West, said in an Instagram post that it seems as though the CEBA rollout is helping many, but it actually isn’t. The owner of the ceramic and craft studio the Shop Toronto, on Dupont Street, is also concerned about what happens next. “I work so hard, with long hours during our normal business routine just to cover costs. It is gut wrenching to still have to pay all our expenses with no incoming revenue,” the owner stated on social media. “Partial payment or deferred rent still needs to be paid or will have to eventually. Loans just mean more debt.”
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Midtown robbery suspects arrested Police have arrested a second male suspect in connection with two jewellery store robberies in February. Between Feb. 5 and 12, two jewellery stores — one located along Bayview Avenue and another near Eglinton Avenue West and Avenue Road — were robbed. It is alleged that a male suspect entered a store pretending to be a customer. The suspect then pulled out a can of pepper spray and sprayed a store employee before pulling out a hammer and using it to smash several display cases. The suspect removed a large number of watches with an approximate value of $1,000,000 before fleeing the store. Another male suspect was waiting
in a nearby car, and they both fled the scene. Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad investigators determined the identity of the two suspects and arrested a 30-year-old male suspect of Toronto on March 6. He is charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of administering a noxious thing with intent, two counts of possession of a weapon and mischief to property. On April 9, police arrested a 22-year-old male suspect of Toronto and charged him with two counts of robbery, two counts of administering a noxious thing with intent and two counts of possession of a weapon. —David Olsen
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The Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad has made an arrest in a retail robbery investigation following an armed robbery of a lottery booth in the Huron Street and Bloor Street West area. On March 29, a male suspect approached a retail booth and demanded lottery tickets while displaying a small black handgun. The suspect took a large number of lottery tickets and then fled the area on foot. On April 5, a 30-year-old male suspect of Toronto was arrested and charged with numerous offences, including robbery with an offensive weapon, the possession of property obtained by crime and the failure to comply with a release order.
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Toronto Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating a male suspect wanted in an attempted murder investigation. On April 1, at approximately 6 p.m., police responded to a call for the sound of gunshots in the area of Leslie Street and Sheppard Avenue East. It is alleged that a number of people were sitting inside a car when they were approached by a male suspect driving a grey SUV. The driver of the SUV fired a gun at the occupants of the car before driving away. Police have identified a 38-yearold male of Toronto as the suspect, and he is now wanted for two counts of attempted murder. He was last seen driving a 2020 grey Dodge Durango. He is believed to be armed and dangerous.
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There are fewer buyers and sellers in the market, but those that remain are serious
Agents embrace digital tech to propel real estate Some technology advances will remain after pandemic by Ron Johnson Real estate market activity in Toronto is off by 60 to 65 per cent, according to realtor Barry Cohen, of Barry Cohen Homes. But that doesn’t mean things have fallen off a cliff. Most buyers and sellers have pulled back to wait it out, but others cannot or will not. And those people are looking for creative and safe new ways to move forward. According to Cohen, who operates in the luxury home market and is one of the top realtors in the country, this spring was shaping up to be the best Toronto has seen in 20 years. When the COVID-19 measures came in, including banning open houses, the market froze, as transactions dropped like a rock and prices started to pull back. He sees pent up demand that should snap the market by late 2020 or early 2021. Jamie Dempster, broker at Re/Max Hallmark Jamie Dempster Group, who operates primarily in the under $2 million market, is
still busy. He has sold four homes and leased two condos in the last couple weeks. “It is less frantic and rushed. One month ago, we saw flashes of the 2017 spike in prices, bidding wars and general frantic behaviour,” Dempster said. Whoever remains in the interim market is very serious about making a move right now, and forward-thinking realtors are making it happen thanks to cutting-edge technology that allows for maximum physical distancing. “There is more of a sense of urgency, as opposed to the tire kickers who are just checking things out,” said Cohen. “The reality is that people are rightfully concerned about going into homes, and we are adapting.” Cohen’s firm has two pieces of key technology to facilitate as true-to-life an experience as possible for potential buyers. Firstly, there is virtual staging. “Many agents didn’t have the ability to
stage, and most sellers were not willing to participate given the health concerns,” Cohen explained. “So, what we do is that we impose staging on photos of the home. We can create any style: we can change wall colours, add a different chandelier, and that helps show what the hom can become.” In addition to virtual staging, there is also enhanced 3D modelling that allows potential buyers to have a very realistic walk-through of the home. In these tours, every nook and cranny can be viewed in high definition and at the buyer’s own pace. “You feel like you’re actually walking through the home,” Cohen said. Most of the listings on Cohen’s website utilize the new technology, and web traffic has actually increased by a whopping 500 per cent in recent weeks, and users are spending much more time viewing each property. These new tools are combined with others also coming to the fore across all business sectors, such as Zoom meetings for listing interviews, as well as DocuSign and electronic signatures for transactions. Dempster has connected both buyers and sellers via FaceTime to conduct property tours and uses a virtual tour platform called Matterport to showcase homes. Home inspections still need to be conducted in person, but the current operating procedure has inspectors going into homes alone and with full safety measures in place, then reporting back to the buying team. Some of the changes have been so wellreceived that both Cohen and Dempster said they would make them permanent after the shutdown. That being said, although there is much that can be done on the digital side, there is always a human element that is hard to replicate, according to Dempster. “A huge part of our job is to understand people’s needs, fears, concerns. Although we are managing virtually, nothing replaces the in person connection and developing a trusting relationship with our clients,” he explained. “We are seeing a big decline in cold leads coming in, meaning people who haven’t met me and wanted to before engaging our services. As a result, they are holding off on listing or buying.”
Three Yorkville condos are bankrupt out, and the receivership is more to do with cost overruns. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been named as a receiver in the case. “The receiver understands that the Cresford Group entered into pre-construction unit purchase contracts with numerous persons in respect of the Clover, Halo and 33 Yorkville projects. No decisions have been made in respect of these contracts,” reads a statement on the PwC website. Purchasers of the Cresford projects should contact PwC with details of their contract, by sending an email to halo.clover@pwc.com or project.yorkville@pwc.com.
Toronto real estate activity dropped 69 per cent over the past couple weeks thanks to COVID-19 measures, according to the latest results from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). Sales during the first 17 days of April are down by 69 per cent, according to TRREB, when compared to the same period last year. But there is also a corresponding drop in new listings, which are down 63.7 per cent. This situation supports the idea that the real estate market is not falling off a cliff but is frozen. Realtor Odeen Eccleston, of Wiltshire Homes and HGTV show Hot Market, agreed. “It’s not pricing, it’s volume. It’s transactions, because things are just frozen right now,” she said. “A lot of people have decided to put things on hold in terms of listing and buying.” The TRREB average selling price dropped by 1.5 per cent. “The state of emergency measures currently in place, including the necessary enforcement of social distancing, has impacted the real estate market in many ways, said TRREB president Michael Collins. “Home buyers and sellers have concerns about the economy and indeed their own employment situations. On top of this, many buyers and sellers are avoiding any type of in-person interaction. In the condo market, in particular, individual condo corporations have curtailed entry [via businesses such as Airbnb] for nonresidents,” said Collins. Although most market activity has stopped, Eccleston explained that there are still some who must buy or sell because they have no choice. “Thankfully, those are moving, and they’ve moved without any significant loss in value,” Eccleston said. However, she did add that she has seen outliers where nervous sellers have to sell and are willing to do and accept whatever it takes to close on a deal sooner rather than later. Information from TRREB suggests that the decline in home sales will be greatest in the second quarter, the spring market, which is traditionally the strongest of the year and stretches into June. But if and when things open back up and factors such as historic low interest rates remain, there could be a significant increase in market activity soon after. And that is what Eccleston predicts as well. “I actually predict a bit of a roar back,” she said. “I see that happening because a lot of people are just waiting patiently on the sidelines.” Of course, she cautions that all bets are off if the temporary layoffs caused by the pandemic turn permanent. — RJ 19 M AY 2 0 2 0
Three luxury condominium projects in the Yorkville area by Cresford Developments have gone into receivership, it was reported on April 1. The projects in question include 33 Yorkville Ave. as well as Halo Residences and the Clover condos, representing a total of approximately 2,000 units. By all reports, the company was in trouble well before the onset of COVID-19. According to a Toronto Star report, two investors in the projects, bcIMC Construction Fund Corp. and Otera Capital Inc., asked the court for the receivership in early March. Reportedly, all three projects were sold
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Enrico Hair Design
Mark Lash Fine Jewellery
Dentistry @ Momentum
468 Eglinton Ave W . 416-482-8055 www.enricohairandspa.com
1041 Avenue Rd Suite 7 416-799-6220 www.shirleymargarita.ca
Flawless Skin Cosmetic Clinic
Tanya's Natural Skin Care
418 Eglinton Ave W L101 416-822-7418 www.flawlessskinclinic.ca
425 Eglinton Ave W . 416-440-1672
382 Eglinton Ave W . 647-345-8855 www.foresthillnailsspa.com
RETAIL & FASHION
384 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-5995 www.rukajgallery.com
Bella
Oliver Jewellery
418 Eglinton Ave W Suite 101 416-483-5555 www.momentum.dental Dr. Krystina, ND, RP | Integrative Psychotherapy Toronto 418 Eglinton Ave W Suite 302 416-726-9424 integrativepsychotherapytoronto.com
498 Eglinton Ave W . 416-440-8852 www.shopbellatoronto.ca
366 Eglinton Ave W . 416-322-5996 www.oliverjewellery.ca
Dr Matthew Orzech Associates
The Petite Alternative
570 Eglinton Ave W . 416-440-2589
Bijoux Village Fine Jewellers
Hair by Toula
406 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-0460
505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 103 416-481-9131 www.eglintonavenuewestdental.com
Guillermo’s Creative Hair Studio
577 Eglinton Ave W . 647-297-2227 hair-by-toula.business.site
Haley Bogaert Face 456 Eglinton Ave W . 416-901-7261 www.hbface.com
Di Moda European Lingerie 461 Eglinton Ave W . 416-484-1700 www.dimoda.ca
The Fireplace Shop
Haute Spa and Nails
379 Eglinton Ave W . 416-483-1443 www.thefireplaceshop.com
467 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-0772
French Collection Imports
Jenny's Hair Design 1041 Avenue Road Unit 11 416-264-1546 . www.jennyshairdesign.ca
Joy Nails and Spa 290 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-6677 www.joynails.nail-salons.ca
Kozeta Salon and Spa 573 Eglinton Ave W . 416-932-3131 www.kozetasalon.com
The Laser Lounge 363 Eglinton Ave W . 647-343-1486 www.thelaserlounge.ca
253 Eglinton Ave W 416-483-3861
Glass Dreams 284 Eglinton Ave W . 416-480-2325 www.glassdreams.ca
Global Pet Foods 381 Eglinton Ave W . 416-482-4995 www.globalpetfoods.com
Hakim Rugs 374 Eglinton Ave W 416-922-3330 hakimrugs.com
463 Eglinton Ave W 416-440-1444 www.petitealternative.com
Royal Antique Rugs 270 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-2029 www.royalantiquerugs.ca
Sleep Country 256 Eglinton Ave W . 416-322-5501 www.sleepcountry.ca
TNT Clothing 388-394 Eglinton Ave W 416-488-9602 . www.tntfashion.ca
Vicky’s Jewellery 404 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-1888 www.vickysjewellerytoronto.com
Victory Menswear 453B Eglinton Ave W . 416-901-1116 www.victorymenswear.com
491 Eglinton Ave W . 416-619-7768 www.pharmasave.com
Forest Hill Physiotherapy & Health Centre 361 Eglinton Ave W . 416-551-7111 www.foresthillphysiotherapy.ca 243 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-5005 www.guardian-pharmacy.ca
367 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-7747 www.lacompania.ca
Rukaj Gallery
Forest Hill Pharmacy Pharmasave
Arnold Goldman D.P.M
La Compania
480 Eglinton Ave W 416-256-5229 www.marklash.com
491 Eglinton Ave W 302 416-640-1103 www.fhmi.ca
Guardian Uptown Pharmacy
482 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-0555
Shelley's Hairstyling
Forest Hill Medical Imaging
563 Eglinton Ave W
361 Eglinton Ave W . 416-482-1889 www.dermedicaspa.com
Forest Hill Nails Spa
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418 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-0770 www.medicalsac.ca
466 Eglinton Ave W . 416-545-1845 www.josephson.ca
HEALTH & WELLNESS
The Centre for MindBody Health
Dermedica Laser and Spa
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Eglinton Way Dentistry 458 Eglinton Ave W . 416-483-5956 www.eglintonwaydentistry.ca
The Eglinton Way Massage Therapy 357A Eglinton Ave W 647-352-5233 www.eglintonwayrmt.com
The Fell Group 505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 510 416-806-8830 www.thefellgroup.org
Forest Hill Dental 507 Eglinton Ave W . 416-484-6235 www.foresthilldental.ca
Vivace
Forest Hill Family Health Centre
410 Eglinton Ave W 416-780-1036
491 Eglinton Ave W . 416-782-6111 www.fhfh.ca
Home Care Assistance 355 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-8777 www.torontohomecareassistance.ca
Hormone Rebalance Centre 427 Eglinton Ave West 2nd Floor 416-548-7459 www.hormonerebalance.com
Kid E Care 491 Eglinton Ave W Suite 301 416-480-6696 . www.kidecare.ca
Kindercare Pediatrics and Neurology
Springer & Title and Associates 505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 403 416-922-3075 . 647-348-0098 www.springerandtitle.ca
Toronto Head and Neck Clinic 491 Eglinton Ave W . 416-787-5511
Toronto Teeth Dr. A Lakkovici 270B Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-8683 www.torontoteeth.ca
Uptown Health Care Center 243 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-2106 www.uptownhealthcentre.com
Watson Medical Centre 561 Eglinton Ave W . 416-551-7606 www.watsonmedicalclinic.ca
FITNESS & SPORTS Barre Belle 477 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-8115 www.barrebelle.ca
BeatBox 388 Eglinton Ave W . 416-484-9292 www.beatboxto.com
Body & Soul Fitness
491 Eglinton Ave W Suite 301 416-848-7665 www.kindercarepediatrics.ca
378 Eglinton Ave W . 416-484-1500 www.bodyandsoul.ca
Magenta Health
500 Oriole Parkway . 416-545-1414 www.detoxclub.ca
418 Eglinton Ave W . 647-479-8410 www.magentahealth.ca
Michael P Williams 505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 511 416-482-7182
Midroni Family Dental Care 551 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-4855 www.midronidental.com
Russell Hill Chiropractic and Natural Health 565 Eglinton Ave W . 416-482-1332 www.russellhillchiropractic.com
Satori Midtown 418 Eglinton Ave W Unit 102 647-233-9116 www.satorimidtown.com
Second Medical 563 Eglinton Ave W . 416-551-7700 www.secondmedical.com
Shaul Psychology 421 Eglinton Ave W . 416-780-1791 www.shaulpsychology.ca
Soul Sound Wellness 426 Eglinton Ave W . 416-788-7700 www.soulsoundwellness.ca
Detox Club
eMbody Fitness Club 490 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-3000 www.embodyfitnessclubs.com
Master Parks Taekwondo 500 Oriole Parkway Unit 2 416-486-8688 . www.torontotkd.com
North Toronto Karate School 491 Eglinton Ave W Suite 400 416-875-9820 www.northtorontokarate.com
North Toronto Soccer Club 1041 Avenue Rd. Unit 315 416-924-9911 . www.ntsoccer.com
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Midtown 434 Eglinton Ave W . 1 866-569-9436 www.oxygenyogaandfitness.com
Trainer+ 367A Eglinton Ave W +1 800-605-6990 . trainerpl.us
True North Sports Camps 510 Eglinton Ave W Suite 3 416-619-1224 www.truenorthcamps.com
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE OUR COMMUNITY
Nikko Sushi
LCBO
505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 302 416-481-8880 www.theurbanathlete.ca
376 Eglinton Ave W . 647-349-1866 www.nikkosushidelivery.ca
333 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-4700 www.lcbo.com
Nomad Steakhouse
Shoppers Drug Mart
VRTU Muay Thai
453 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-6623 www.thenomadsteakhouse.com
550 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-3093 www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
243 Eglinton Avenue W Lower Level 416-482-2222 . www.vrtu.ca
The Werkout 424 Eglinton Ave W . 416-792-9375 www.thewerkout.com
FOOD & DRINK 7 Numbers 516 Eglinton Ave W . 416-322-5183 www.sevennumbers.com
The Abbot on Eglinton 508 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-8350
Bagel House
Phipps Bakery 420 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-9111 www.phippsbakerycafe.ca
Pizza Hut 233 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-4550 www.pizzahut.ca 286 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-3555
Sake Bar Kushi
Camp Arowhon
257 Eglinton Ave W . 647-748-7253 www.sakebarkushi.ca
555 Eglinton Ave W . 416-975-9060 www.camparowhon.com
Sina Persian Cuisine
Five Peas in a Pod Child Care
288 Eglinton Ave W 647-344-0211 www.sinapersiancuisine.com
Blooming Orchid Restaurant
Sophie’s Dine-in and Takeout
525 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-3825 www.bloomingorchid.ca
302 Eglinton Ave W . 647-616-1316
233 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-1974
Chinese Food Gallery 557 Eglinton Ave W 416-322-3230 www.chinesefoodgallery.ca
Starbucks 444 Eglinton Ave W 416-488-0178 www.Starbucks.ca
Subway 365 Eglinton Ave W . 416-901-1094 www.subway.com
Crosstown Coffee Bar
Tim Hortons
187 Highbourne Rd . 647-347-7738 www.crosstowncoffeebar.com
333 Eglinton Ave W . 416-322-3140 www.timhortons.com
Ferraro 502
Tokyo Sushi
502 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-7729 www.ferraro502.com
373 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-9006 www.tokyosushisimon.com
GTA Sushi Catering 359 Eglinton Ave W . 647-280-5211 www.gtasushicatering.com
Hotel Gelato 532 Eglinton Ave W . 416-932-2663 www.hotelgelato.com
House of Chan 514 Eglinton Ave West 416-781-5575 www.houseofchan.ca
Kimono Japanese Grill & Sushi 359 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-8660 www.kimonosushi.com
The Mad Bean Coffee Shop and Book Store 519 Eglinton Ave W 647-235-2456 www.themadbean.com
GROCERY, GENERAL & CONVENIENCE
505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 200 416-827-7759 www.fivepeasinapod.ca
Forest Hill Driving School 1041 Avenue Road Suite 6 416-486-1771 www.foresthilldrivingschool.ca
Groove School of Dance
The Healthy Butcher 298 Eglinton Ave W . 416-674-2642 www.thehealthybutcher.com
INS Store 333 Eglinton Ave W #2B www.insmarket.ca
Taylor’s Coins
Royal LePage Infinity Realty
Gary Shiffman, Barrister and Solicitor
Sara Bederman Design
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Goldcon
Rupert Case Management Inc.
510 Eglinton Ave W 416-487-0071 www.goldcon.ca
505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 203 647-350-5500 www.rupertcasemanagement.com/
Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd Brokerage
Scotiabank 438 Eglinton Ave W . 416-932-2140 www.scotiabank.com
Alexandroff Real Estate Ltd Brokerage 505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 508 416-322-0444 www.alexandroff.com
Ashford Cleaners 535 Eglinton Ave W 416-322-3127 www.ashfordcleaners.com
532 Eglinton Ave W 2nd Floor 416-441-2888 www.harveykalles.com
Higher Ground Collective
Invitation House
263 Eglinton Ave W Suite 200 416-347-9883 . www.simplistics.ca
533 Eglinton Ave W Suite 203 416 262 8566 www.beyondmg.ca
BMO
KPOPME Entertainment
501 Eglinton Ave W 416-482-6284 www.mathnasium.ca
Choice Talent Agency
259-265 Eglinton Ave W 416-223-1985 x113 www.spiritofmath.com
Toronto Arts Academy 538 Eglinton Ave W . 647-748-2787 www.torontoartsacademy.com
Toronto Pottery Studio 558 Eglinton Ave W 647-298-9745 www.torontopottery.ca
505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 500 416-964-8982 www.choicetalentagency.com
CIBC
511 Eglinton Ave W 416-304-0541 www.lawyersandlattes.com
Mosaic Tour
N49 Interactive 505 Eglinton Ave W Suite 402 416-385-2714. www.n49.com
New Age Tattoo
Dog Star Pet Boutique and Spa
191B Highbourne Rd . 647-519-9046 www.tattoocontact.com/studio/ new-age-tattoo
292 Eglinton Ave W . 647-797-2248 www.dogstarpetboutique.com
Pure Cleaners
The Dragon 282 Eglinton Ave W . 416-482-4367 www.thedragon.ca
369 Eglinton Ave W 416-703-5371 . 416-703-7245 www.solutionswithimpact.com
Sound Designs 534 Eglinton Ave W . 416-364-4800 www.sounddesigns.ca
Sure Locks
TAS Real Estate Developer
Museum Picture Frame Company 384 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-2152 www.museumframeco.com
500 Oriole Parkway . 416-932-0858
Solutions with Impact
315 Eglinton Ave Suite 201 416-777-2244 . www.levyzavet.com
CMG Group Inc 253 Eglinton Ave W Suite 2 416-485-9998 . www.cmggroup.ca
Deluxe Cleaners
Simplistics
1045 Avenue Road . 416-486-5077 www.surelocks.ca
1041 Avenue Rd Suite 2 416-489-0699 . www.mosaictour.net
357 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-7575 www.batorigroup.com
526 Eglinton Ave W 416-483-9536
Levy Zavet
333 Eglinton Ave W Unit 4 416-487-7708 . www.cibc.com
David Batori Group
435 Eglinton Ave W . 416-483-4337 www.slavensrealestate.com
Sid’s Cleaners
453A Eglinton Ave W Suite 204 416-593-0519 www.Invitationhouse.ca
Beyond Marketing Group
Slavens and Associates
418 Eglinton Ave W Suite 303 1-877-977-4478 www.higherground.agency
Mathnasium of Forest Hill
Spirit of Math
427 Eglinton Ave W . 416-792-7594 www.sarabederman.com
1043 Avenue Rd . 416-440-0379
429 Eglinton Ave W . 416-487-8796 www.bucharest-tailor.business.site
481 Eglinton Ave W Suite 200 416-367-4455 www.oxfordlearning.com
386 Eglinton Ave W . 416-256-0888 www.royallepageinfinity.com
505 Eglinton Ave W 416-482-4555
Lawyers & Lattes
Oxford Learning Forest Hill
Regency Upholstery 542 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-9290 www.regency-upholstering-interiors. business.site
294 Eglinton Ave W 416-929-8599 www.fleurdelis.ca
Bucharest Tailor
243 Eglinton Ave W 416-488-1607 www.sewbeitstudio.com
546 Eglinton Ave W 416-487-0388
256 Eglinton Ave W . 416-488-4668
Fleur De Lis
243 Eglinton Ave W Unit 9 647-244-8279 . www.kpopme.com
524 Eglinton Ave W 647-347-1915
Fresh Harvest Fine Foods
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
189 Highbourne Road 416-486-0016
419 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-5020 www.bmo.ca
Sew be it Studio
494 Eglinton Ave W 416-489-1118
400 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-5900 www.eglintongrand.com
Fine Alterations
491 Eglinton Ave W 416-919-2914 www.grooveschoolofdance.com
Crosstown Convenience
Dave Young Fruit Market
The Eglinton Grand
Art Barn School 250 Eglinton Ave W Suite 101 416-518-6108 www.artbarnschool.com
The Queen's Legs
450 Eglinton Ave W . 416-901-9594 www.thebagelhouse.com
Burger Shack
EDUCATION, TRAINING & SKILLS
SPECIALTY
544 Eglinton Ave W 416-483-8985
Rational Root 491 Eglinton Ave W Suite 503 416-317-3770 . www.rationalroot.com
491 Eglinton Ave W Suite 503 416-510-8181 www.tasdesignbuild.com
TD Canada Trust 472 Eglinton Ave W . 416-481-5171 www.tdcanadatrust.com
Travel ABC 243 Eglinton Ave W . 416-979-1313
Tuscany Cleaners 556 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-8537 www.tuscany-dry-cleaners. business.site
Walden Homes 250 Eglinton Ave W Suite 252 416-487-2300 www.waldenhomes.ca
Win Bar and Win-Life Insurance Brokers Inc. 250 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-1295 www.winbar.ca
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N E A R LY 7 5 % O F H E A LT H - C A R E W O R K E R S I N O N TA R I O A R E W O M E N A N D E V E RY O N E O F T H E M I S A H E R O ! IN THIS ISSUE WE SALUTE 10 LOCAL FRONTLINERS Special edition cover story by Nikki Gill
CONTRACTING COVID-19 ON THE JOB
THE SILENT HEROES OF THE FRONT LINE
JULIE NARDI
KAREN AZAVEDO
© Kevin Van Paassen
As a university student, Julie Nardi says she was always fascinated by virology. “As a respiratory therapist, I started my career only a few short years after SARS hit Toronto but have worked during the threats of H1N1 and Ebola and have always felt it was just a matter of time before something bigger hit,” she says. While working a shift on New Year’s Eve at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, she read a headline that a novel SARS-like virus had been identified in Wuhan, China and that multiple people were infected. “It was in that moment when I thought, this is it,” says Nardi. She says Sunnybrook has been actively preparing for an influx of patients since the admission of the hospital’s first COVID-positive patient in January. It’s this type of environment that reminds Nardi why she chose this career. “I was drawn to the idea of working in a fast-paced environment with individuals from different professional backgrounds, all having the common goal of providing optimal care,” she says. Her biggest challenge has been ensuring the team stays ready, but she says the support from the community has been phenomenal. “Members of the Leaside community have shown their appreciation for our team by sending baked goods and handwritten messages of love and support,” says Nardi. “Respiratory therapists are the silent heroes of the front line. Day in and day out, we care for the most critically ill patients, and it has been so uplifting to feel the support of family, friends, and the community.”
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ALMOST FOUR DECADES IN THE ER
SIEW TANG
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Siew Tang has been a registered nurse for 38 years and has spent much of that time at North York General, including during the 2003 SARS crisis. “We were providing care to patients in the emergency department as many of them were our own health-care workers. It was frightening and stressful watching your own being infected and suffering from the virus,” says Tang. Now, as she faces the COVID-19 pandemic, Tang says the number of patients is more than she has encountered or witnessed in her decades-long career. “The leadership team was proactive and engaged us, as front line staff, to create new pathways, training modules, and instilled a safety-first mentality with a serious focus on PPE,” she says. Wearing PPE for a full shift in triage is a big challenge for her — her throat is dry and her skin is cracking from the friction of the mask. “I have had to remove my wedding ring due to the skin breakdown around my fingers from the sanitizer and frequent handwashing,” she says. Another challenge is that she will not be able to fulfill her promise to visit her mom this Mother’s Day due to the travel restrictions. Tang pursued nursing after watching her mom and grandmother care for her dad who suffered a stroke in his 40s. “It was a very powerful image watching two very strong women unselfishly take care of others before themselves,” she says. She always reminds herself of the human side of this pandemic. “Every patient is someone’s mom, dad, brother, or sister.”
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A few weeks after occupational therapist Karen Azavedo began working with COVID-19 patients, she began to show symptoms of the virus. “I developed a cough and tickle in my throat, and, as per our hospital’s policies, I had to be tested and sent home,” she says. In mid-April, the test at Toronto Western Hospital confirmed that Azavedo had the virus, and she began self-isolating at a colleague’s home in the spare bedroom. “The hardest part is having to leave my family and being away from them until I’m well,” says Azavedo, who left her husband and 18month-old daughter as she entered isolation. Azavedo, who has been an occupational therapist for 14 years, says she chose the profession because it allows her to work with patients to maximize their function after a hospitalization or illness. “There is something wonderful about being able to help others in a period of uncertainty in their lives,” she says. But she notes that never in her wildest dreams did she think she would face a pandemic like this in her career. “Once the pandemic hit, the hospital had to adapt and restructure in a short time frame. An entire floor was devoted to COVID-19 patients, and I was assigned to be the first occupational therapist on the COVID-19 unit,” says Azavedo. Her focus was to maximize function for patients as they recover and plan their discharge. Currently, Azavedo is thankful for the support she’s received from colleagues and friends and is grateful she can see her husband and daughter through video calls.
To r o n t o W e s t e r n H o s p i t a l
W O R RY I N G A B O U T E V E RY O N E B U T H E R S E L F
HELPING THE VULNERABLE
TASLEEM NIMJEE
GILLIAN GRAVELY
At the beginning of March, Dr. Tasleem Nimjee says her entire team in the emergency department at Humber River Hospital was running on adrenaline. “I had trouble sleeping at night. What kept me up wasn’t worry about my own safety — a mother never worries about herself,” says Dr. Nimjee. Instead she was worrying about her children, her husband, her parents and, of course, her patients. “It is terrible to be sick, to be scared and to be without your family by your side. This kind of isolation from those you love takes a real toll on the human spirit. As health-care workers, we are doing our best to fill that gap,” she says. Dr. Nimjee is the physician lead for the COVID emergency response and the director of medical innovation at the hospital. “As an ER physician, I now wear personal protective equipment for every patient interaction, and much of this has to be worn all day. This makes it harder to do simple and important things like convey empathy to our patients or linger in a patient’s room when they might need a little more human contact,” says Dr. Nimjee. When she’s not in the ER, she is working administratively to support the hospital’s COVID emergency response by leading physicians to adopt virtual care platforms and creating educational content for staff on how to safely treat patients with COVID-19 infections. “What I value most about my job is that I get to connect with people, often at their most vulnerable, and simply listen. You learn a lot when you listen,” says Dr. Nimjee.
On April 21, Gillian Gravely, an advanced practice nurse educator (APNE) at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, began a voluntary redeployment to Rekai Centres long-term care facility. “Having worked the front line through SARS, I always thought another deadly virus could come along at some stage — but never to the extent of COVID-19 and its unimaginable global impact,” says Gravely. As an APNE, her role is to keep staff updated with best practices around personal protective equipment and also provide support and understanding of their anxiety and concerns. She is providing that same coaching and support at Rekai Centres. “When I learned about what was happening in long-term care, with no visitors allowed on top of being short staffed, I was horrified. These residents are someone’s mum, dad or neighbour — and our most vulnerable population.” So when the University Health Network, which includes both Rekai Centres and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, put out an appeal to staff to help, Gravely stepped forward. “I volunteered because, if I can at least support and improve the care of just a few people, I have helped to make a difference,” she says. The nightly 7:30 p.m. noisy salute on Gravely’s street is one gesture that warms her heart after a tough day. “But what is even more inspiring is the resilience of humanity. Globally we are all in this together, and the kindness and generosity is connecting us all,” Gravely says. “I do believe we will get through this.”
Humber River Hospital
L A B O U R A N D D E L I V E RY M U S T G O O N
TAMMY HEDLEY-EGAS
Mount Sinai Hospital
Tammy Hedley-Egas has been a registered nurse for two decades and was working during the SARS crisis. “At that time, I thought this might be the biggest thing I could see in my career, but now COVID has shut the city down,” she says. Hedley-Egas sought a career in health care after seeing the care her dad received while she was a teenager. “He couldn’t speak, his body was shutting down, and I saw the compassion the nurse had for him. The way she treated him left an impact on me,” she says. A typical workday in labour and delivery has always been unpredictable, says Hedley-Egas, adding that the main difference now is the use of personal protective equipment. “Our operations on the labour and delivery unit haven’t changed. Through this pandemic, people are still giving birth and require C-sections or inductions,” says HedleyEgas. For patients, Mount Sinai Hospital has implemented entrance screening protocols and has restricted the number of people in the building. “We also screen everyone on our labour and delivery unit and test if needed,” says Hedley-Egas. Keeping her motivated is all the messages she’s receiving. “One of my colleagues has been giving out headbands with buttons on it that we can loop our masks on to help relieve the pressure on our ears,” she says. “We’ve also been receiving food donations from local restaurants, and that really makes our day. These restaurants are struggling themselves but still want to donate.”
Rekai Centres
S O C I A L LY D I S TA N C I N G F R O M H E R D A U G H T E R
strain of influenza, not coronavirus,” she says. The most difficult challenge for Arulsundaram in this time has been physical distancing. “My daycare right now is my mom, and we have chosen not to bring my daughter back and forth from my parents, to practise physical distancing and not risk my parents’ health because kids can serve as carriers,” she says. “It’s very difficult to be separated from my daughter right now.” It is the nurses around Arulsundaram that keep her motivated. “They always check in on me and tell me how thankful they are to have me as their ICP,” she says. “In reality, it’s me who is thankful to work with our wonderful RNs. These nurses come in every day, pandemic or not, and give it their best to care for ill patients.”
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It was during the SARS crisis that Vishnuka Arulsundaram decided on her career path. She was a master’s student studying microbiology and volunteered at a cancer centre. “SARS exposed me to infection control practitioners (ICP) and the role they play, especially for vulnerable patients,” she says. Arulsundaram spent four years as a registered nurse before transitioning to infection control and says that experience solidified her desire to help prevent the spread of infections in vulnerable patient populations. “And now I’m doing just that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre,” she says. Working in this field, Arulsundaram says she knew a pandemic was coming but didn’t know when. “We always thought it would be a novel
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Pictured: Senior Students at The York School for Wellness Week
Dear Parents, It’s Going to Be Okay A message from the Director of Wellness at The York School
Hands-on thinking.
TAKE ON THE WORLD!
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I recently saw a meme that read, “I’m either coming out of this quarantine 20 lb. lighter, chakras balanced and a house full of completed craft projects or...20lb. heavier with an unhealthy relationship with Amazon” and I couldn’t help but laugh. Personally, I have been inundated with sage advice about how to maintain my physical fitness and diet, how to make the most of this family time and how best to set up a home classroom. I’ve seen post after post of offers of free Pilates classes, cooking demonstrations and knitting circles. All amazing and, collectively, more than a bit overwhelming. In truth, my husband and I, like many transitioning their workplace from the office to the dining room table, have been working non-stop. As a result, we haven’t set up a one-room schoolhouse in our home, rather, we are doing the best we can to manage everyone’s needs, while our kids watch way more TV than they typically would, all the while knowing that this is just fine. Parenting, as we know, is about the long haul. It is about the combination of a million little moments, some of which we knock out of the park and some of which could benefit from a doover. In difficult times, we need to have faith in our children’s resilience, which allows them to weather the not-so-perfect at home, school and the broader world.
“It is about the combination of a million little moments.” As we continue to learn how to navigate the unfamiliar, we must
recognize that our resilience and ability to cope will be tested in big and little ways. My guidance to parents is the same guidance I shared with the faculty at The York School: Be kind to yourself. If you are at home making elaborate meals that you’ve never had the time to make before - awesome. If your kids are on their fifth meal of KD this week - also fine. Your best is good enough. In embracing this mindset, you are modelling a critical message to your children - their best is also good enough. They have been asked to adapt to an awful lot and quickly. Learning online is different than learning in a class filled with kids. Being confined to home feels different than playing and socializing with the hockey team.
“We need to have faith in our children’s resilience.” Inherent in this challenging time is a tremendous amount of loss. From families who are contending with serious illness to Grade 12 students who are worried about missing graduation, to children whose fundamental sense of safety in the world has been diminished, across the globe and across generations, we are all grieving. Young people and adults alike are working to process loss while simultaneously being asked to live, work and learn in fundamentally changed ways - an incredibly tough challenge. Adaptation to our new normal has and will continue to come in phases. As a school, as we navigate this crisis, a primary goal is to adjust our practice to meet our students’, parents’ and fac-
ulty’s evolving needs. Strong home-school relationships foster reflective feedback, which can help to guide the evolution of our online learning journey. Parents, trust yourselves. Yes, we are parenting in very unfamiliar circumstances, but you are still the same parent and your child is the same child. You know your child best. Help your child’s teachers know what is working by sharing your observations from home. Together, in partnership, we will continue to learn as we go, with the maintenance of the well-being of the community being our North Star and most important goal. Wishing you good health, Elissa Kline-Beber Director of Wellness at The York School BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
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THE EFFECT OF A NEIGHBOUR’S APPLAUSE
HOW SHE GOT HOOKED ON EMERG
JENNIFER TOMLIN
ZELIA SO UTER
FROM SARS TO COVID-19
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M A C K E N Z I E H E A LT H ’ S TRIO OF CARE These patient care leaders oversee 70 front line health-care workers caring for the most vulnerable and at-risk patients
One year after completing the nursing program at Ryerson University, Melissa Samaroo began working at Michael Garron Hospital. A year later, SARS happened. “I think experiencing SARS first-hand and caring for those patients in critical care opened my mind to the possibility of a pandemic,” says Samaroo who is now a manager at the hospital. Her 17 years of experience has also allowed her to help her colleagues. “This is where I think my experience with SARS prepared me. I can speak to younger staff who are experiencing this fresh from nursing school and to older staff who may feel anxious post-SARS,” says Samaroo. What’s different for Samaroo from her experience of nursing during SARS is that now she has a spouse and children. “This is a different period in my life, so my worries and concerns are different during this time too,” she says. Samaroo describes a typical shift as busy, challenging and nonstop. “We are doing a lot of planning and information sharing: when we think we have a good plan, we do it again for best-case and worst-case scenarios,” she says. “We do this all while balancing our day-to-day tasks — meetings, scheduling and rounding with staff, patients, and families, to name a few.” She says her support system of colleagues, family, and friends has been key for her, as well as the community. “The PPE drive, food donations, Toronto police salute, and all the signs in and on residents’ windows and lawns — it means a lot.”
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Jane Burton’s mom was a nurse, and she decided to follow in her footsteps. Burton is now the patient care manager for the continuing care program. Her role is to make sure they have enough supplies available to ensure the safest possible environment for patients and staff. “Our team is always stepping up for the community, and it gives me the strength to do this, too, to help make a difference,” says Burton.
As a patient care manager for the reactivation care centre, Dawn Donaldson is taking daily calls from patients’ families who are anxious and looking for reassurance. She also volunteered at a long-term care home in crisis spending her Saturday morning swabbing more than 60 patients and providing needed support. “It was not the greatest day of my life, but certainly a necessary day of my life,” she says.
With 34 years of experience under her belt, Pamela Rosano is the continuing care program manager. She says her most devastating day was when they had to tell the families of patients that they needed to say goodbye to their loved ones and leave the hospital. “When people say we are the heroes, I would say our patients and families are heroes for trusting us to take care of their loved ones,” says Rosano.
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For more than 25 years, Zelia Souter has been part of the nursing team at Toronto General Hospital and is now a manager in the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre’s cardiology unit. Her desire for patient care was sparked back in her teen years. “I had volunteered in a hospital as a teenager, and while there, I observed nurses expressing kindness and compassion for patients who were in pain or struggling with a new diagnosis,” says Souter. “They created an environment that helped people to recover and heal.” Souter says she always knew a pandemic was possible, but the effects of COVID-19 have drastically changed her work life. “During the pandemic, I am acutely aware of the need to communicate effectively, ensure staff are following new processes and policies, and more than ever, I need to be available to answer questions,” says Souter. She says her biggest challenge has been to remain focused on positive action. “Others look to me for how to behave, so I always try to do my best to remain calm and use a rational approach when solving issues,” she says. Souter has been working long hours and the exhaustion has also been a challenge. “One Saturday afternoon, I left the house to take my dog for a walk. When I turned the corner, one of my neighbours came outside and clapped for all health-care workers and said thank you,” says Souter. “She said she did not see me for some time and wanted to express her gratitude. After a difficult week, I was instantly energized.”
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ER physician Dr. Jennifer Tomlin says the influx of patients to North York General Hospital had increased substantially by mid-March. “During the initial stages of the pandemic, our volumes were incredibly high. We were seeing over 500 patients per day,” she says. Along with her ER colleagues, she was staying well past the official end of her shifts to manage the number of patients. “We face infectious challenges at all times that can put immense pressure on our department, but the COVID-19 pandemic elevates this to a whole new level,” says Dr. Tomlin. Many of her medical school clinical rotations and her residency program took place at North York General, and Dr. Tomlin says it didn’t take long for her to “get hooked on emerg.” The biggest challenge for her has been the anxiety over all the unknowns — the number of cases, the amount of PPE and ventilators needed — along with anxiety over her personal safety. “I worry about bringing the infection home to my family and not being able to see extended family as we take self-isolation and social distancing very seriously,” she says. She relies on her 14 years of ER experience that have taught her to be very adaptable to rapidly changing situations. “As ER doctors, we are used to not knowing what’s coming in the door,” she says. “We have a strong desire, likely a feeling of duty, to keep our population and community cared for and safe. Our job is to manage crises, it is what we do best.”
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T.O.’S TOP PROFESSIONALS THE COVID-19 DIVORCE
Diane Horsman
BIO Diane Horsman, Accredited Family Mediator and Divorce Consultant at Bold Consulting, offers creative options to assist couples and individuals in designing a separation agreement cost effectively. As a mediator, she empowers couples with a framework to reach resolution. As a consultant, Diane strategically assists individuals by discussing the issues, exploring options and developing solutions.
Divorce and separation are stressful enough without having to deal with a Global Pandemic. COVID-19 is adding anxiety and complexities: co-parenting challenges that include where the children should reside, living with a partner in isolation while separated, lay-offs and struggling businesses to name a few. Along with these disruptions, courts are closed. Christopher Mamo, Family Lawyer at Niman Mamo LLP, says “We can only hope the court will relax its urgency requirements and begin to hear more cases virtually before physically reopening which may not be until mid-June”. He goes on, “if someone had an existing court case scheduled, that date is cancelled and they will not be rescheduling until they reopen”. He encourages individuals who are thinking of filing with the court not to wait, as the backlog is growing by the day and suggests it’s best to act now to avoid further delays. While court was chosen in resolving your disputes before COVID-19, another option to consider now is Mediation. This process is more cost effective, will move you towards an agreement more quickly, and can be conducted remotely in keeping with current social distancing requirements. Mediation is flexible and creative, allowing
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SAFETY, COMFORT, COMPANIONSHIP AND ENRICHMENT FOR SENIORS IN TIMES OF CRISIS Tips to support your loved ones at home during social distancing
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What can you do when you or your loved one are stuck at home during an outbreak? How will they manage their personal care or picking up groceries? And how will you help them to manage the feelings of isolation and anxiety? Many of us feel anxious and fearful about COVID-19. If you have an elderly or at-risk loved one, we can help inform you about supporting elders and making sure they are safer at home. In 28 addition to keeping elders safe at home it is
critical that we continue to ensure that they live happy, fulfilled lives and eliminate as much anxiety as possible. Here are 3 ways that caregivers can keep elders safe and comforted at home: 1. Make it Easier and Safer to Stay at Home The safest place for even relatively healthy elders is often in their own homes. It is critical to
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make sure that the home is well stocked with essential supplies. In addition to that, the “happiness list” should be full too; favourite foods, games, activities, books and notes/ letters from loved ones all go a long way to easing the strain of isolation. In-home caregivers are experts in making sure all these client needs are met. For example, professional caregivers can make sure the supplies are well stocked and case managers oversee grocery deliveries with no more than a two day wait.
Exercise – at a safe distance these days – is just one activity to keep seniors safe at home
individuals to voice their needs, goals and concerns together with a neutral third party. The mediator will foster an interest-based discussion and ensure each party’s thoughts are heard while skillfully narrowing gaps on desired outcomes and guiding the couple towards resolution. The framework allows couples to learn together and develop strategies to resolve issues such as parenting arrangements during COVID-19, create plans for when things normalize, structure or re-structure support obligations, and/or determine how the division of assets and liabilities are calculated. When both parties work together conflict is stabilized allowing you to deal with the current challenges more effectively. COVID-19 has significantly impacted families and compounded with the anxiety while divorced or separated, can make you feel frozen and helpless. Taking action now will help you feel more in control and grounded, which will offer comfort to you and your family during this challenging time.
Elders who live alone already are at risk for isolation and loneliness. Your loved one may feel anxious and disconnected from others during this uncertain time. Social distancing means family members shouldn’t visit. However a regularly scheduled in-home caregiver (either living-in or on shift basis) is a wonderful connection to the outside world and companion within the home. Someone to help with a hobby, exercises or set up ways to communicate with loved ones such as writing letters, phoning, or using video calls is vital. Did you do the crossword or Sudoku together with your relative before isolation? How about continuing to do it together virtually? Technology allows us to work together on projects like these from remote locations. If your loved one isn’t great with technology a caregiver can help with the technicalities. You can try a virtual activity like listing 2 things that are similar and have your loved one guess the common theme. For example, “Gretzky and Orr
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were _________” or “Sparrows and Finches are _________”. 3. Protect and Reassure Your Loved One Being alone during a time of uncertainty can lead to fear and anxiety. Your loved one needs to know that support is available. As a family caregiver you are doing your best to meet the needs of those who depend on you while following safety recommendations. However you also have yourself, other family members, your job and other daily activities to think about. A professional caregiver has only one person to focus on and take care of. Consider home care as a good fit for keeping your elderly loved one safe while they stay at home.
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Cheryl Goldhart – Expert Family Law Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator
BIO Cheryl Goldhart is a certified specialist in Family Law with over 30 years of experience practicing exclusively in the field. She specializes in complex, high conflict and high net worth cases. She is an accomplished lawyer, OAFM accredited family law mediator and a certified family law arbitrator by the ADR Institute of Ontario.
Co-parenting with a former spouse is never easy and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it may feel impossible. In today’s world, how can separated parents work together to protect their children? The answer is straightforward – parents need “to show flexibility, creativity and common sense.”1 If you follow a parenting schedule set out in a court order or agreement, working collaboratively may entail: • Adhering to the current parenting schedule; • Tweaking the transition times/locations as necessary; • Following the public health recommendations provided by reputable sources (i.e. Health Canada); • Telling the other parent what precautionary measures you are taking at home/work; and • In the case of blended families, setting limits on who the child(ren) will be allowed to see outside of the immediate family. If you do not have a parenting schedule in place, you may require one to effectively manage your parenting responsibilities. Any schedule should take into consideration the child(ren)’s needs and the current COVID-19 safety precautions (for example: physical distancing, frequent handwashing etc.). To reduce the opportunity for future conflict, any schedule should
also be confirmed in writing. If you and your former spouse reside in the same home, your COVID-19 strategy should also include provisions to reduce the opportunity for conflict in the house, such as: • Adopting a parenting schedule to follow within the home (i.e. each party will alternate responsibility for caring for the children according to a “one day on, one day off” schedule); • Adhering to the same COVID-19 precautions; and • Informing the other parent when you leave the home, where you are going, and why. All parents should avoid engaging in unilateral action (for example: refusing to allow a child to transition in accordance with an existing parenting schedule). If you are concerned about your child’s health in the other parent’s care, raise the issue immediately and propose a resolution that protects your child’s physical health and also their relationship with the other parent. If parents can ‘keep calm and carry on’ they will be able to support their child(ren) and minimize conflict with their former spouse. 1 Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, at para. 9.
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PREPARING A WILL AND COVID-19 In the present COVID-19 times, being safe and well is primarily on our minds, as it should be. But what also comes to mind are things like making a Will. As lawyers are deemed to be essential services many lawyers are open for business, even if working remotely.
3. Prior to the telephone conference or the audiovisual conference, you would need to provide a list of your assets/liabilities, names of individuals, children and charities you wish to benefit in your Will and then flesh out the details using the mechanisms set out above.
4. Prior to COVID-19, you needed 3 people in the same room at the same time to execute your Will: you and 2 witnesses at your lawyer's office. Hot New Tip: On April 7, 2020 an emergency Order in Council was made pursuant to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act which allows for virtual signing of Wills and Powers of Attorney But during COVID-19, can you make a Will? Can with your lawyer instead of going to their office. this be done in the times of self-isolation and social Now you can be safe and be well in the comfort of your own home using visual techniques by signing distancing? It sure can and here is how: virtually with your lawyer. 1. If you and your lawyer have an established proIf all of this is too complicated, and admittedly a fessional relationship, the first meeting might be little scary, you could make a holograph (home made) handled with a telephone conference. Will which in accordance with the Succession Law 2. If you do not have a prior relationship with a Reform Act must be wholly in your own handwriting, lawyer, then the first meeting could be done by a signed and dated by you without formality and withtelephone conference or by using any number of dif- out witnesses. Best practice is still to talk to your ferent internet-based audio-visual programmes like lawyer, e-mail the holograph Will to him or her, review potential changes, rewrite and sign it. Skype, FaceTime or Zoom.
BIO Mary Anne Shaw is an established lawyer whose law practice focuses on Wills and Estates, Residential Real Estate and Family Law. Mary Anne Shaw is very active in the community, and has served on many boards and foundations in the not-for-profit arts and health sectors. She provides personal service and practical solutions.
CONTACT Mary Anne Shaw - Barrister and Solicitor 1366 Yonge Street, Suite 308
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non-profit organization Moisson Montreal. You can add your name to the wait-list. Local label Pepper B. (bottom right) is offering cotton masks for $17 and donating $5 from every purchase to local community efforts. The restock schedule is on the website. Peach Berserk (bottom left) is selling custom print face masks for $25, and a portion of the proceeds are going to local charities.
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With the demand for masks on the rise, local brands have stepped up to fill the void where fashion meets safety. Toronto brand Pomp & Ceremony (top left) is selling 100 per cent cotton masks at cost. They sell out quickly, but orders can be placed. Along with hand sanitizer and soap, Frank And Oak (top right) is making masks from unsold inventory for $12. All proceeds go toward
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LIntervalleShoes.com, $168, “This shoe has a very simple, elegant styling to it. The colour is fabulous, and it's very retro ’60s.”
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AldoShoes.com, $90, “I like the quilted theme, and this embossing on the back and the colour is so fabulous."
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HoltRenfrew.com, $790, “These black and pink Pradas have a real ’50s vibe. I love that they’re high-tops.”
SportingLife.ca, $267.98, “These Rag & Bone sneakers are really cool. They look very timeless, and I love the green rimming.”
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StudioDShoes.com, $149, “Jungle prints are still all the rage. These have a nice, high platform, and they’re seasonless.”
LIntervalleShoes.com, $168, “Here we have the snakeskin in silver and the studs and turquoise flap. There’s a lot of flash on this sneaker.”
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IntermixOnline.com, $781.86, “These Golden Goose sneakers are crazy playful, and I love these patch appliqués.”
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CallItSpring.com, $49.99, “I love this slip-on in this snakeskin print, and they’re vegan. You could mix these with just about anything.”
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MaskaMode.com, $310, “There’s something cool about these black perforated sneakers with this laser cut. They’re really dazzling.”
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Fluevog.com, $299, “These almost look like little oxfords or brogues. I love the red sole. They’re so true to the spirit of John Fluevog.”
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RonWhiteShoes.com and TSC.ca, $475, “I really like the upbeat, optimistic feel of this shoe with its tropical stripes.”
GravityPope.com, $250, “I love that they’re made of organic recycled cotton. Wonderful colours, and from a distance it looks like a wool check.”
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The outerwear company’s goal is to produce 60,000 gowns per week by Goldie Poll with files from Nikki Gill Canada Goose announced it is increasing production of personal protective equipment (PPE) to help front line health-care workers across Canada to continue their work fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. The outerwear company has reopened its eight domestic production facilities to manufacture medical scrubs for health-care workers as well as patient gowns to help increase supplies for local hospitals. On March 30, Canada Goose began production of scrubs and gowns at its Toronto
facility and Winnipeg facility but will be expanding its efforts from two facilities to eight, which will allow the company to go from producing 14,000 gowns a week to 60,000 a week. “With one of the largest Canadian apparel manufacturing infrastructures in the country, we are uniquely positioned to re-tool our facilities and refocus our teams to produce a variety of personal protective equipment,” says Dani Reiss, CEO of Canada Goose. “We are prepared to leverage all of our resources to
Local designer making masks for the front line Hilary MacMillan’s goal is to produce and donate 100 non-medical-grade masks per week Toronto-based womenswear designer Hilary MacMillan shifted her brand’s manufacturing capabilities to produce masks for front line workers in Ontario. MacMillan’s eponymous brand is a line of contemporary womenswear with a focus on being cruelty-free and size-inclusive. She is bringing her values to the production of the masks by ensuring they are made using upcycled materials. The masks will not be medical grade and therefore will not be donated to hospitals, but front line workers, such as grocery store employees and staff that work in long-term care and seniors residences as well as people who work in shelters and for charities, will be able to receive and use the masks. The Hilary MacMillan team plans to produce 100 masks per week for the foreseeable future, and production began immediately. The first 100 masks were ready by Friday, March 27. The masks will be shipped from the company’s Toronto production facility and delivered to organizations that have requested them. Organizations can submit donation requests to receive the masks at info@hilarymacmillan.com.
“As a Canadian brand and citizen, I understand the dire situation we are in with the spread of this global pandemic,” says MacMillan. “We felt it was our duty to do as much as we could to give back and help those in more vulnerable positions as both a show of support and to help keep our front line workers safe and healthy.” This comes at a time when local hospitals are seeking donations from the city’s physicians for personal protection equipment to help the health-care professionals on the front lines dealing with COVID19 patients. Although medical-grade equipment should be donated to health-care professionals, MacMillan is filling the gap to provide nonmedical-grade masks to other front line workers. In accordance with the government of Ontario’s closure of all nonessential businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MacMillan has closed the retail sector of her company, but the brand is continuing to operate its e-commerce platform. Essentials in the Hilary MacMillan spring/summer 2020 collection are available online in sizes ranging from 00 to size 28. — NG
On March 21, intimate apparel brand Knix founder Joanna Griffiths launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to purchase and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line health-care workers. “We started the campaign with the goal to raise $50,000, and within less than 48 hours we surpassed that number,” says Griffiths. Now, one month later, the GoFundMe campaign is sitting at more than $209,000 with an additional donation matching initiative by the Robert Kerr Foundation, a Toronto organization that addresses the basic and urgent needs to improve the lives of children and the homeless. The foundation made an immediate contribution of $100,000 and will contribute another $100,000 as part of its donation-matching initiative. In the matching program, every dollar raised for a front line health-care worker will also equal a dollar raised for a homeless shelter. Griffiths started the GoFundMe campaign after speaking to her brother Chris, who is a physician at a hospital in Hamilton. He mentioned that PPE supplies were running low, and Griffiths was looking for a way to help. The donations have allowed for the purchase of more than 280,000 units of PPE. The units include items such as 50,000 N95 masks, 120,000 surgical masks and 110,000 pairs of gloves. Health-care institutions can fill out a private PPE registry form to request supplies. So far, the campaign has received requests from more than 225 hospitals and clinics. Knix was able to mobilize its supplier base to gain access to much-needed medical-grade masks and gloves for front line health-care workers. The company is also subsidizing all transportation and distribution costs for the supplies. To contribute to the campaign or to make a formal request for supplies, please visit: knix.com/donate. — NG 35 M AY 2 0 2 0
Canada Goose ramps up COVID-19 relief efforts
T.O. brand raises $200 K in PPE campaign
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do what’s right for our country.” The gear will be donated to local facilities as the company’s way of supporting the fight against COVID-19 in Canada. There will be approximately 50 employees in the Toronto facility manufacturing the medical scrubs and patient gowns. A press release from the company stated they are working with federal, provincial and local health authorities and will follow the recommended protocols to ensure a safe work environment for employees. This includes implementing social distance protocols, limiting the number of employees located within specific spaces and increasing sanitation measures within facilities to ensure the health and safety of all team members. “Across Canada, there are people risking their lives every day on the front lines of COVID-19 in health-care facilities, and they need help. Now is the time to put our manufacturing resources and capabilities to work for the greater good,” says Reiss. “Our employees are ready, willing and able to help, and that’s what we’re doing. It’s the Canadian thing to do.” The company has also announced that any profits that may come from PPE production will be donated to COVID-19 relief funds. Canada Goose’s regular manufacturing and retail operations are not considered an essential service by the government of Ontario, so those operations are on hold. This is not the company’s first COVID-19 relief initiative. As part of the Canada Goose Response Program, Reiss announced that he will forgo his salary for at least three months to create funds for an employee support fund. This initiative was launched on March 17 and is meant to support employees who are impacted by store and manufacturing facility closures and who are not eligible for government assistance. Additionally, on Feb. 6, Canada Goose made a donation equivalent to $200,000 Canadian dollars to the Wuhan Charity Federation to help fight the outbreak in the region.
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As we experience disruption on a scale not seen since the Second World War, people are taking note of what’s really important to them. That can lay the foundation for new ways of thinking about a better economy. We often confound “economy” and “economics.” The word “economy” refers to all the interconnected social actions every person does daily. “Economics,” on the other hand, is about how we think about the economy and what its purpose should or could be. As we’re witnessing at this extraordinary moment in history, often what we feel matters most in our times of need is not aligned with the purpose we gave our economy before this crisis. Before the pandemic, we thought of our economy as an engine, the main purpose of which was to burn through natural resources quickly to produce as much money as possible using the cheapest, most abstract notion of labour. This equation was agreed to at the end of a war, under the assumption that more trade between nations would ensure global peace and prosperity. In 1944, representatives from 44 countries met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to create a more efficient foreign exchange system and to promote economic growth. Out of crisis, a new way of managing our economics emerged. Now, many politicians are ascribing war language to the
pandemic response. But what will we do when this “war” is over? People everywhere are in distress. Our health and livelihoods are threatened. The social fabric of togetherness is impeded by a need to stay physically distant from each other. Governments have had to use unusual interventions to ensure the collective good. The old way of thinking about the economy, the established economics, has been exposed as inadequate and flawed. But through this distress and disruption, we’re seeing glimmers of transformative potential. Incredible acts of kindness and collective caring have become normal. People are applying novel means of digital creativity to support each other. Some businesses are pivoting from short-term, profit-first motives to purpose-driven actions in response to real needs. At the end of the Second World War, it took just three weeks for a small group of men to design what would become a new purpose driving the postwar global economy. As this crisis comes to an end, will we embrace the opportunity to do better?
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words of affirmation (e.g., something as simple as saying, “I’ve got you.”). If we decide to have sex online, where do we even start?
This virus has changed the way we do most things, including how we get intimate You’ve got questions about sex and relationships, and we’ve got answers. This is our first COVID19 sex Q & A, so please keep the questions coming.
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Can we have sex while socially isolating?
Why would sex be on anyone’s mind right now when we’re dealing with life and death situations?
Public health guidelines suggest the following: You can still have digital sex with partners online as well as solo sex. Be sure to thoroughly wash your hands and toys with soap and water before and after sex play. If you’re sharing a keyboard or other devices, wipe them down as well. If you plan on having sex with a live-in partner, be mindful that if either of you is still venturing out (e.g., to work or to get groceries), you may contract the virus, and you can transmit it through saliva and mucus even when you’re asymptomatic. If your partner is feeling unwell or if they have a medical condition that affects their ability to fight infection, you may want to avoid kissing and sex. And of course, practise safer sex, which might include barrier methods, birth control, lube, and regular testing. Vaginal fluids and semen may not be effective transmitters of COVID-19, but you still want to take precautions to reduce the risk of STIs, HIV, and unplanned pregnancy. If you haven’t been tested recently, now is a perfect time, and you can order an at-home test that
This is a time of stress, uncertainty, and transition, and our responses to distress will vary greatly from person to person and from day to day. If you find that sex helps you to self-soothe, you might find that your sex drive is working overtime and you can’t get enough. You may also find that your interest in sex increases because you’re spending more time in close proximity to your partner. If, on the other hand, sex is a source of stress or you’re experiencing tension in life or in the relationship, you may have no interest in sex whatsoever. All responses are perfectly valid. Many of us are so emotionally drained that we’re just struggling to get by, so don’t feel pressure to have the hottest sex of your life. Instead, focus on your own wellbeing and look for ways to maintain connections aside from sex. Physical affection may become more important to those who feel most loved when they’re physically close to loved ones. For others, acts of kindness (e.g., making toast or tea in the morning) will help you to cultivate intimate connection, and others will be looking for
Got questions? Send them to editorial@postcity.com.
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If you don’t live with your sexual partner(s), online sex is your safest option. You can begin with words alone via text. Talk about what turns you on, what you’ve done in the past, what you’re doing right now and what you want to do in the future. If you’ve mutually consented to exchange sexy photos, consider limiting your personal exposure by leaving your face out of all photos. Consider using a separate app from your main texting channel, so that your photos do not get mixed in with your daily banter. Part of what makes sexting so intoxicating is the element of anticipation, so don’t send too much too soon. Not everyone wants to see a close-up of your genitals. You might also want to experiment with voice notes and phone calls, as the sound of a lover’s voice can be arousing. Use a low, soft voice to tell them about your dreams, fantasies, desires, and plans for when you finally hook up in person. You can also explore fantasies that are beyond the realm of reality. If you decide to play via video, you can pre-record short clips or engage in live interactions. If it feels intimidating, begin by playing in the dark, drowning out your sounds with loud music and/or staying partially offcamera. Of course, if you’re perfectly comfortable with video sex, you may opt to take it to the next level with app-enabled toys. We-Vibe toys, for example, range from penis rings to G-spot vibes, and they can be controlled from your partner’s phone anywhere in the world if you give them access. Unsurprisingly, they’ve seen a spike in online sales in Canada at 180 per cent over projections in recent months with even higher increases in harder-hit regions like Italy (300 per cent over projections).
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When Thomas Herring was in kindergarten, he and his classmates were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. Herring, at age five, already had an answer — a robotics engineer. Now, as a fourth-year engineering student specializing in robotics at Rice University in Texas, Herring is fulfilling his dream as a member of a team working to construct low-cost ventilators for patients with COVID-19. Herring says the idea for the ventilator came from a design project from two years ago. “The essential idea of the
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device is to automate the compression of a bag valve mask that you can use to hand ventilate patients,” he says. Herring says this device can perform about 80 per cent of the functions of a normal ventilator. This would allow clinicians to put more severe patients on standard ventilators while putting other patients on devices like ours. “[It] is essentially a robotic device to automate the compression,” he says. As a Canadian, Herring says it was important to him that this device wasn’t just meant for use in the United States. People can order the parts to make their own devices, and the plans became available for download in early April. Herring says robotics teams
or anyone with rapid prototyping tools could build these devices. Herring is the only student on the Rice University team, along with two faculty and three staff members, and he says this has been different from other robotics work because of the quick turnaround and urgency of the project. “We're lucky enough to have some fantastic clinicians who are on the front lines fighting this disease. And hearing their feedback is so invaluable in the sense that they can tell us exactly what problems clinicians are having across the world, trying to fight COVID, and we can take that feedback directly and build the product to try and solve it,” he says. Although Herring had an early interest in robotics, he credits his time at Crescent School with helping him realize that he could pursue a successful career in engineering. Joining FIRST Robotics, a high school robotics competition, played a role in that. “I actually gained several years of experience working with my hands, working with practical, real engineering tools before I got the chance to start my undergraduate education,” he says. Herring says the experience of creating solutions to combat a global pandemic has been a “crazy” experience. “It’s kind of a four-week turnaround from idea conception to FDA approval, production to deployment, which has been nuts. And it’s made me very conscious of the design decisions you have to make when you build one of these systems.”
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week vacation. After a fancy dinner at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon on the ChampsÉlysées, we took a metro ride to Trocadero, the elevated square that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. That is the spot where we first took photos as a couple in 2011. Bruce nervously got down on one knee, and as the Eiffel Tower’s lights glimmered in the distance, he opened a ring box with a single LED light mounted inside that shone on my engagement ring. It was a really lovely moment where things felt like they came full circle. The wedding
Bruce Lee and Stephanie Duong outside their bakery
Paris, pastries and a pandemic The love story behind the Roselle Desserts duo and how they’re tackling tough times One of Toronto’s favourite bakeries, Roselle Desserts, is run by Stephanie Duong and Bruce Lee. Although the shop is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 health crisis, they will be running a pop-up shop just in time for Mother’s Day.
but I do remember leaving the lunch thinking that we shared a lot of the same passions for food, travel and adventure. He also made me laugh a lot. Bruce: No, I wasn’t trying to impress you. That’s why we split the bill!
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Stephanie: Our first meal as a couple was at a really hot restaurant in Paris called Agape Substance where a young chef with an amazing pedigree named David Toutain was cooking. Bruce was trying to impress me by ordering the tasting menu for lunch at $130 per person. I don’t remember many of the dishes,
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Balancing careers and marriage
Stephanie: It’s very hard. Running a business is allconsuming in its own right, but doing it with your spouse is really something else. It’s hard not to take our work home with us, but we always try to remind ourselves that our marriage comes first. We do have a lot of fun with our business, and we’ve been very fortunate with our journey so far. I think being able to successfully balance career and marriage comes down to communication and respect. Secret of success
The courtship
Stephanie: Our courtship was a long-drawn-out romance. We started dating in Paris in 2011, came back to Canada briefly and left again to live and work in Hong Kong. We came back and opened our business Roselle Desserts in 2015. The proposal
Stephanie: After a year spent living in Hong Kong in 2013, we returned to Paris for a three-
Stephanie: A lot of patience, love and understanding. And humour. Marriage can be full of surprises, both good and bad. We’ve had a very difficult year in 2020, but we think that the hardship has reaffirmed our love and commitment to each other. We enjoy the good times, but the bad times are when you realize the depth of the love you have for each other. —Nikki Gill
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Stephanie: We met on a school trip to France in 2011. Bruce and I went with a group of 18 other pastry students from George Brown College to study pastry at the National Pastry School in France for two weeks. We were the only two who stayed in France for 12 months afterward to live and work in restaurants there.
Stephanie: We were engaged for five years. We had a very long engagement because we didn’t have the time to plan a proper wedding. We were really busy from 2015 to 2017, learning the ropes of owning a business and trying to make it work. We finally saved up some money and had some time to get married in 2018. We had an outdoor wedding in August 2018 with 120 guests on a farm outside of Oshawa. It was an all-day affair that was catered by our friends, who cooked a whole pig, a giant rib roast, chickens, ducks and vegetables over a giant outdoor fire. We made the desserts! There was also a bouncy castle — more for us than the kids.
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Canadian rock queen and Juno Award–winning artist Sass Jordan has been making music for more than 30 years and sold over a million albums in the process. She released her first album in nearly a decade last month. Rebel Moon Blues, on Stony Plain Records, is Jordan’s ninth studio album but her first playing the blues. Here are five great books that matter to her. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
An absolutely magical doorway into fantastical worlds and the precursor to Philip Pullman’s magnificent trilogy His Dark Materials. These authors have the ability to create the closest thing to actually exploring these worlds with your own physical body. They weave a spell of enchantment through the written word that translates into an almost subjective experience of the stories themselves. You feel a part of the narrative! These stories changed my life in the sense that they fed my belief in the probability of other realities and the relative ease with which one can enter them. The Gift by Hafiz
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One of the most glorious books of poetry I have ever had the great good fortune to encounter. The translations from the
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A beautiful book on the probable trajectory of humankind, which we are currently in the thick of. I read this book years ago, but digging it out now and leafing through it brings a lot of what was written into stark relief.
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way to consciously allow your body to heal itself the way it was designed to do. It is a veritable bible of information for those of us just awakening to the possibility of taking responsibility for our state of well-being into our own hands. The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
An amazing, intriguing, exhilarating series set in mid16th-century Europe and the Mediterranean, featuring one of the most enigmatic, infuriating, intelligent, amusing genius protagonists of all time — Sir Francis Crawford of Lymond.
“These stories changed my life in the sense that they fed my belief in the probability of other realities.” Books like this make you think at different levels than the ones we use in ordinary, everyday life. Definitely a deep thinker–type read. Energy Medicine by Donna Eden
Here is a wonderful, practical book on helping your physical body on an energetic level. Sweet Donna Eden is a compassionate and loving teacher. Her enthusiastic desire to share what she has discovered is an inspiring
Author Dorothy Dunnett succeeds in weaving a stunningly intricate tapestry of characters, some of whom are actual historical figures, into a maddeningly addictive narrative that challenges the reader to keep up. What I most loved about the series was the relative importance of female characters in the overarching themes. They weren’t all relegated to the wife, mother, whore, pawn positions that are often the case.
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when people are stuck at home, that they have something to listen to,” he says. “There was talk of postponing, but I really didn’t want to. It’s discouraging what is happening, but we are all going through it, and I know for myself: music is really helping me get through it.” And, really, even if the album title is a play on words and alludes to Sexsmith’s headspace when he first moved to the small town, it actually makes even more sense now. “I know, it is strangely in line with what’s going on in the world,” he says. “We’re all forced hermits.”
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and early 2000s. His songs have been recorded and performed by the likes of Elvis Costello, Feist, Rod Stewart and Emmylou Harris. But, after his last album was released, he was wondering if he had anything left in the songwriting tank. It didn’t last long. Ron Sexsmith describes the enormous stress cloud that disappeared upon getting out of Toronto and the renewed creative energy. And his new album is very much an ode to Stratford, with a wisp of theatricality and songs of beauty, playfulness and love, with perfect pop gems such as “Chateau Mermaid” and “Glow in the Dark Stars.” “It is very Stratford-centric in a way,” he says. “It just feels like domestic bliss or something. I mean, I’ve never owned a house before, so being in this beautiful place with trees and birds and bunnies all around, it felt very romantic. And living in Stratford feels like kind of an oasis.” Sexsmith recruited his longtime collaborator Don Kerr who set up a mini-studio in the house and encouraged Sexsmith to do the album Paul McCartney style, playing all the instruments himself. Which he did, save for the drums. It is the kind of hopeful, positive music we need right now, even though Sexsmith finds it more than a bit weird to release a new album in the middle of a global pandemic. “It is a bit strange, although I think it is more important now,
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The title of Ron Sexsmith's new album, Hermitage, is a play on words. When he first moved out of the big city of Toronto to the sleepy theatre town of Stratford, he was planning on embracing his inner hermit and never leaving the house. The age of the hermit was upon him. Not so fast. As it turns out, the move to an old farmhouse in a quiet town where he could walk along the river Huckleberry Finn style was just what the legendary singer and songwriter needed to spur on yet another burst of creativity that led to this day, the release of his 17th album since his debut in 1986. “As soon as I moved here, I spent so much time by myself. I didn’t really know anyone, and I was just walking to town every day,” Sexsmith says. “Just all the changes, the upheaval of moving from Toronto and finding myself in this peaceful little town, I would come home almost every day with a new idea for a song. So it was very unintentional.” One thing is certain, Sexsmith is happy to wait out the pandemic in his newly adopted town rather than the narrow row house in the crowded neighbourhood where he lived in Toronto. “I think we would have been miserable in Toronto while this is going on,” he says. “Here we can go out for a walk and not really see anybody.” The St. Catharines–born musician established himself as one of the country's great songwriters with a string of memorable albums in the late ’90s
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Pad Thai: Thai rice noodles with tiger shrimps, tender chicken, tofu, eggs, and tamarind sauce, sprinkled with roasted peanuts. Served with fresh beansprouts and lime.
The Burger Cellar Burger “ The BCB”: Smoked cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, sautéed mushrooms, chipotle BBQ sauce, beer-battered onion ring
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Green Curry Chicken: Chicken in green curry sauce, coconut milk, vegetables, and basil leaves. Cashew Nut Chicken: Sautéed sliced chicken breast with roasted cashews, sweet peppers, onions, and dried chilli. Spicy Crispy Beef: Crispy beef with sweet peppers, onion and chilli. Satay Skewers: Traditional Malaysian styled skewers of tasty meat or seafood marinated with unique fragrant.
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From our family to yours. Mason’s is the latest addition to the P2P family, which includes Cava, Chabrol, and Tanto. Our rotating menu provides an assortment of meal options prepared in-house using locally-sourced, whole ingredients. We also offer daily featured dishes from our sister restaurants accompanied by wine selected from our cellars and Pastiche’s famous custom cocktail kits. Tell us what you’re craving and we’ll get it to you.
After 25 years on Bayview, endless accolades and awards, the focus on gold standard classics, Rahier Patisserie knows how to please the senses. The store is filled with heavenly French indulgences. Cakes and tarts are a seductive exhibition of soft mousses, deep velvety chocolate tones, brilliant berry and fruit tarts, all artfully created by our team of pastry chefs.
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McEwan teamed up with chef Alida Solomon to taste gelato. They were blown away by the pistachio from this Vaughan Mills shop. "It tastes like it came out of the shell," said Solomon. McEwan said the pistachio and the caffé are the most authentic. 1 Bass Pro Mills Dr. $33.89/litre
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House of Chan gets its key lime pies from Joe Stone Crab in Miami. It won McEwan over. “There’s zest in it, which makes it nice and bright,” he said. “The pastry’s really tender. This one had the best taste, the best mouthfeel.” 514 Eglinton Ave. W. $70/pie, $8/slice
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These macarons knocked it out of the park, with McEwan describing them as “pretty much perfect” in flavour, texture and presentation. He noted that “You barely have to bite them … they almost dissolve in your mouth,” adding, “That’s exactly the way it should be.” 1099 Yonge St., $32 for 12
To taste doughnuts, McEwan teamed up with Nadège Nourian and chose this cookies-andcream offering from Dipped Donuts. "It's everything you want in a doughnut," said McEwan, and Nourian said she liked the look of it. 161 Baldwin St., $2.88/doughnut
This cream cheese– filled, carameltopped pumpkin spice bun was McEwan’s favourite of the bunch. “I love cream cheese frosting. It has a nice balance and moisture level.” 711 Mt. Pleasant Rd., $5
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How to stay fit and avoid personal injury while working from home A conversation with Jeremy Diamond and Sandra Zisckind of Diamond & Diamond lawyers JEREMY DIAMOND Jeremy Diamond is a lawyer who was called to the Bar in 2008 and practices in the areas of Plaintiff personal injury litigation in Toronto.
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You'll also want to clear any obstacles out of the way before you start, such as coffee tables, toys and yes, even your pooch. The last thing you want to do is suffer from a trip and fall accident while you're sweating to the latest online fitness class.
Do a YouTube Workout Daily YouTube is packed with daily workouts and exercise routines, making it easy to try out a new fitness class without ever leaving your house. Jeremy Diamond does YouTube workouts regularly. Diamond offers this advice, "If you're using any household items as hand weights, you'll want to avoid anything that's made of glass or other breakable materials â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that could get messy! Or worse yet, you could wind up with a nasty cut." When you're doing a YouTube workout, be sure to exercise on a yoga mat, non-slip towel, rug or carpeted area instead of hard, unforgiving surfaces like tile floors.
Use Fitness Apps Whether you're an iOS or Android user, you'll find many free and lowcost apps available that can help keep you on track with your health and fitness goals. Sandra Zisckind says, "Right now my favorite apps include a meal-tracking app that sends me alerts when it's time to eat and a water intake tracking app that helps keep me stay hydrated, because it's so easy to forget to drink when I'm working long hours!" Desk yoga apps are another great way to stretch and move without having to leave your workstation. "A lot of us Diamond and Diamond do yoga or stretches at our
desks. We work long hours in the legal profession so this is essential - and working from home is no different" shares Zisckind. Invest in Wearable Tech Wearable tech is more affordable and user-friendly than ever, and it's easy to find a low-cost smartwatch or fitness tracker that can help you stick with your fitness goals. Sandra Zisckind explains how she uses her smartwatch to track her steps, and to stay motivated while working from home, "I have an alert set on my smartwatch that vibrates if I've been sitting down for too long. The gentle vibration cues me to get up, take a walk around my office and switch from using my seated desk to using my standing desk - it's great!" Practice Good Ergonomics As a personal injury lawyer, Jeremy Diamond knows all too well the injury risks that come with ignoring ergonomics. He ensures his entire
team is equipped with ergofriendly office tools such as laptop stands, separate keyboards, standing desks, trackpads and specialized computer mice. "I do my best to switch up sitting and standing throughout the day. I find this really helps my posture and avoids my back pain" shares Diamond. He also says Amazon is a great source for affordable, ergofriendly items for your home office. Think SAFETY First Both Zisckind and Diamond advocate for staying safe while working from home. Diamond says it's important to, "Ensure spaces are clean, well-lit and free from tripping hazards." Zisckind adds, "Keep wires and cords well out of the way, and always wear sturdy, comfortable shoes."
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The high-end restaurant is losing money on each order to keep employees working by Jessica Huras With no clear reopening date in sight for restaurant dining rooms, even high-end establishments are trying their luck at the takeout and delivery game. Casa Loma’s ritzy BlueBlood Steakhouse announced in April that it was debuting a new pickup and delivery menu, after initially closing down operations in mid-March in response to the pandemic. If you’re skeptical about how a fancy steak house experience translates to delivery, you’re not alone. Nick Di Donato, president and CEO of Liberty Entertainment Group, the hospitality company behind BlueBlood, acknowledges that a delivery menu requires a different approach. “We’ve tried to adjust our menu so it’s
more delivery-friendly and accessible in terms of price point,” says Di Donato. This strategy has involved pivoting to offer less expensive cuts of meat that, while still high quality, wouldn’t normally be served at BlueBlood. Although BlueBlood’s restaurant menu regularly features many steak options that exceed the $100 or $200 mark, the cuts on the delivery menu are in the $40 to $75 range. Di Donato says that BlueBlood also expanded its wine menu to include more affordable options. “We’ve put on a couple of bottles at $24 where we make very little money,” says Di Donato. “But the customer experience is much better in that they get a bottle of wine
Charlie’s Burgers pop-up is donating 100 per cent of its profits to COVID-19 research The company aims to raise $30 K for Sunnybrook Charlie’s Burgers (CB), a pop-up supper club series in Toronto, is donating all of the profits earned from its monthly wine program to COVID-19 research and relief. This means wine connoisseurs and enthusiasts can restock their cupboards with some world-class wines, with the added benefit of knowing their money is going toward a very important cause. And they can do it all without leaving the comfort of their home. It’s a win-win whatever way you want to look at it. The initiative, offered in partnership with the 20-year-old wine import company
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Up until recently, I relished shopping for groceries. I’m the type of person who has a favourite cheesemonger, butcher, green grocer and bakery. Come COVID-19, my peripatetic grocery ways needed to be amended. You see, I’m also high risk (bad lungs), so I haven’t so much as gone for a walk in 27 days. I’ve never been enticed by online grocery shopping. I shop by sales and impulse. Recently, circumstance forced me into my first online grocery buying attempt. I decided to try Inabuggy, one of the biggest online shopping platforms in Canada. The day of my delivery, a fellow calls to tell me the store is out of almost every item I want and asks if I want to cancel my order. “No, no, no, I’m easy. Please substitute whatever, use your discretion, we just need food,” I tell him. “I’ve already been waiting an hour to get into the store,” he tells me. “This delivery might be a bit late.” “I’ll tip you extra,” I guiltily exclaim, but truthfully. I had no idea the stores had gotten so bad. “No need, I’m one of the owners of Inabuggy,” he responds. Later I’ll learn that he was an early investor in Inabuggy, and he’s an ex-Soviet weapons engineer with PhD-educated children (one is a scientist researching a cure for COVID-19). It will have taken him four hours to deliver my groceries. He’ll refuse my tip, and when I ask to interview him, he’ll pass the torch to Julian Gleizer, Inabuggy’s founder and CEO. Here, I ask Gleizer a few questions about playing pandemic catch-up (he’s had to decouple his workforce, which is why founders are pitching in). How busy are you?
We’re filling a couple of thousand orders a day right now, but we’re looking to fulfill thousands more on a daily basis. Have you observed any peculiar shopping behaviours prompted by the pandemic?
It would be the hoarding. Prior to the pandemic, our typical basket size was about $230. Now, it’s pushing over $600.
GrapeBrands Fine Wine & Spirits, will apply when anyone purchases a case of wine or spirits from the CB portfolio. In addition to the donation from Charlie’s Burgers, the Moez and Marissa Kassam Foundation and Kandl Artistique are both dedicated to matching the first $10,000 raised through the program. With the support of the matching donors, the program aims to raise a total of $30,000 for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Visit the wine store section of their site at cbwineprogram.com to put in an order.
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I would suggest that customers place their orders once a week, as opposed to one large monthly order for $1,000. Retailers are doing their best to restock, so if you order more frequently, you’re likely to get what you want eventually. Plus this avoids hoarding. —Caroline Aksich
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to enjoy with their steak.” In general, Di Donato says that BlueBlood’s new takeout and delivery program isn’t about making a big profit. “It’s really an effort to keep our staff gainfully employed,” says Di Donato, adding that the restaurant wouldn’t be able to keep its doors open at all if it wasn’t for government wage subsidies. “Unfortunately, we don’t make any money at it,” he says. “It actually costs us money for every delivery we make.” BlueBlood is offering delivery through Uber Eats, Foodora, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes. Di Donato is quick to call out Uber Eats, however, for taking the biggest cut of a restaurant’s delivery profits. “Their rates are 30 per cent of our gross sales,” he says. “When it’s your only source of income, then it’s a huge fee and makes it impossible to make any revenue.” In addition to employing some of the restaurant team through the pandemic, Di Donato says that the delivery offering is also about keeping BlueBlood top of mind for diners. “Typically it’s not an offering that would be on delivery, but we felt that people may want a change and may want a special night once a week,” he says. “It brings BlueBlood back to the neighbourhood and supports the people who are staying at home with a different offering.” He adds that delivery and takeout sales have been strong since BlueBlood launched the new program at the end of April. “I think it’s a combination of missing BlueBlood and trying to support all restaurants. I appreciate the general public for doing that and understanding the difficult and challenging times we’re all facing right now,” he says. It may not be profitable, but Di Donato hopes to continue offering delivery and takeout until he’s able to open the BlueBlood dining room again. “It’s not all about the money. Sometimes it’s about doing the right thing,” he says.
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The pandemic has left many of our favourite restaurants indefinitely closed, but what about the ones that never got their chance to open? Stephen Schweighardt had planned to open Larry’s Folly, a café and bar, in Parkdale at the end of April, but COVID-related closures have stranded his new venture in limbo. Larry’s Folly will be a coffee shop by day, serving from-scratch baked goods and sandwiches, and transition into a bar with a focus on live music at night. The cafe is named after Schweighardt’s grandfather, Larry, and the baked goods will be based on recipes from his mother and grandmother. “I have a big fascination with the past,” says Schweighardt, who was previously an owner of Mallo Coffee & Bar at Bloor and Bathurst. Schweighardt had been gutting the café’s future home, an older building at 1462 Queen St. W., before the pandemic brought the process to a halt. “The city shut down the building department, so that really put a hold on my permits that were coming through,” says Schweighardt. “That’s been the biggest thing for me through all of this, that it’s just kind of frozen because I’ve not been able to really move ahead without permits.” Getting the café ready to open has been a family effort. “It’s me and my dad building it and friends helping out,” says Schweighardt, so social distancing
precautions have also posed a challenge to his plans. On the bright side, Schweighardt’s landlord has been flexible on his lease terms, so overdue rent payments aren’t yet looming, a problem many operators across the country are currently grappling with. “It’s scary for me, but I imagine it’s even scarier for people that have already been up and running,” he says. For now, he’s working on whatever elements of the open he can while he waits. “We’ve been picking away at smaller things that would have come later in the process, but we have the spare time now,” he says, adding that he’s been refinishing furniture as well as the building’s interior brick walls. If social distancing restrictions continue, Schweighardt says it’s unlikely he will open Larry’s for takeout and delivery only. “When you’re opening a business, you want it to have a punch,” he explains. “And so much of what I want it to be is for people to be coming in and hanging out in the space.” He has heard building permits are beginning to be issued again, which he hopes will allow him to move forward with plumbing and other construction. “My goal is that, when the gates do open again for restaurants and cafés, that I’ll be ready to open too,” says Schweighardt.
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This year’s farmers markets will be very different Vendors are getting innovative and bringing the farm-fresh experience to people’s homes
Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market, which in past years has been hosted on Thursday afternoons in Dufferin Grove Park, has launched an online store. The new digital version of the market already features popular vendors like ChocoSol, Marvellous
Edibles Farm and de Floured, with the team behind the market anticipating that more vendors will be added as the growing season continues. Shoppers are able to purchase from multiple vendors in a single order, with the deadline set for Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. each week. Shipments are then ready for
Thursday, with the option to pick up your order at St. Anne’s Parish Hall or have it delivered to your home for an extra $10 fee. Evergreen Brick Works’ Saturday Farmers Market
Until the Saturday market at Evergreen Brick Works can resume, the brand is offering a
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The farmers market at Artscape Wychwood Barns is suspended indefinitely, but the Stop has put together a resource for those who are missing some of their favourite vendors. The Excel spreadsheet, which is continually updated, features a list of all the usual
market vendors along with their websites and other contact info. The hope is that, although you won’t be able to shop at the Stop’s Farmers’ Market for the coming weeks, you can still order directly from your favourite vendors. Sorauren Farmers’ Market
This much-loved west end farmers market has adopted a similar model to Evergreen Brick Works with its new Farm Box program. Boxes are priced at $50 and include a rotating selection of produce, bread, dairy, and pantry items from local farms and businesses. There’s the option to add on extra items like fresh eggs and coffee, as well as make a donation to the Black Creek Community Farm Emergency Food Box Program with your order. Pickups are done on Thursday afternoons at Roncesvalles United Church, or there’s the option to have the box delivered to your home for $5.
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market-in-a-box experience, which brings together produce, cheese and bread from various vendors. Boxes are priced at $50 and include different products each week. You can see a preview of what’s expected to be in this week’s box when you order, but a typical shipment might include freshly baked bread from Café Belong, probiotic sheep’s milk kefir from Secret Lands Farm and mustard greens from Loco Fields. Boxes have to be pre-ordered through Shopify, and pickups take place in the Pavilions, where the outdoor Saturday Farmers Market is usually held.
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It’s that time of year when the warm weather is starting to slowly set in, and normally we’d be gearing up for getting outside and shopping at our favourite annual farmers markets. As with almost everything else in our lives, however, the farmers market season is going to look a little different this year as we continue to practise social distancing to mitigate the spread of COVID19. Here’s how some of Toronto’s most popular markets are adapting to make it possible for us to continue supporting farms and small businesses during the pandemic.
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HANIF HARJI, Owner of Iconink (Byblos, Patria, Weslodge)
The challenge for the industry is being able to provide people an enjoyable experience without being overly invasive. We want to ensure we have the most significant protections, but we don’t want them to be so cumbersome that a night out loses its charm. We always have and will continue to leave no stone unturned in looking for the best ways to prevent communicable diseases of any nature in our restaurants. Some of the things that we are looking at run the gamut from using more disposable items such as menus and cutlery to looking for ways to eliminate high touch items such as card readers that go from hand to hand. I think payment processing will evolve as a result, and more people will be reliant on their own devices to complete transactions via apps. ANDREW OLIVER, President, Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality
Restaurateurs look to other countries for post-COVID playbook In Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei, restaurant hosts must now act as medical bouncers. Before a table is seated, every member of the party must have their temperature checked. Should one of the customers register a fever, the entire reservation is refused entry. In areas of Asia that have lifted their lockdowns, restaurants have returned to dine-in service, but it’s not business as usual. Staff don gloves and masks, and compulsive disinfecting has become ubiquitous — surfaces are being constantly sprayed and wiped, and diners douse themselves in alcohol before entering. In many cities, restaurant capacity has been capped at 50 per cent, with groups (max four to a table) spaced out. In restaurants where it is impossible to create a buffer of one and a half to two metres between tables, acrylic space dividers have been improvised. Some restaurants have gone above and beyond state-mandated pandemic dine-in policies. A disinfectant machine that sprays a cloud of alcohol at all who enter (spotted in Shanghai by a Twitter user) does little to stop the spread of the pandemic, but it’s one restaurant’s way of assuaging its diners’ anxieties. Other performative hygiene practices include tableside disinfecting of cutlery and flatware and customer-facing screens that live stream kitchens so that guests can see the kitchen outfitted in masks and gloves. Hong Kong hospitality group Black Sheep Restaurants is going further by asking its staff to pay extra attention to the
tidiness of their hair, nails and uniforms because, according to their self-published COVID-19 playbook, “guests are very sensitive to hygiene and anything that even looks messy will translate to unclean in their mind.” Mainland China is employing contact tracing (the government traces every place a COVID-19-positive person has been and tests everyone they could have potentially infected) to keep the virus in check. At every restaurant, diners must sign a sheet that details their name, state ID number, the time they entered the establishment and their temperature upon entry. Hong Kong is taking a less techno-
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necessarily jammed with diners (anxiety still hangs in the air), but people are eating out unfettered by social distancing demands. Although it seems Ontario is still weeks (if not months) away from being open for business, we spoke to a handful of Toronto hospitality industry leaders about what the future of dining in during COVID-19 looks like. Here are their thoughts. JANET ZUCCARINI, CEO & Owner, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group
Our plan is to reduce seating (50 per cent restaurant capacity), space tables at least two metres apart and limit party sizes. Our
“The worst thing we could possibly do as a country and an industry is rush a reopening.” authoritarian approach to keeping COVID-19 under control, so some restaurants are stepping up. Yardbird and Black Sheep, for instance, are requesting guests sign a health declaration, before they dine, and they will refuse service to any guests who have travelled abroad in the past 14 days. Black Sheep also uses the information from these health declarations to alert their customers about any potential COVID-19 spreaders who dined at their properties. Meanwhile, in South Korea — thanks to their extremely effective digital contact tracing efforts — it’s business as usual. In bustling Seoul, restaurants aren’t
team members will adhere to nonnegotiable processes on top of our already strict practices — taking temperatures, wearing gloves and masks, using UV lights to ensure proper cleaning, no hugging or handshaking. We are looking into downloadable menus, and no-touch payment options. We have talked about having our team members tested for COVID-19 antibodies and issuing an "immunity passport" to let people know they can safely interact with guests and fellow team members. We'll likely set up hand-sanitizing stations at all of our restaurant entrances.
NICKI LABORIE, Owner, Bar Reyna and Reyna on King
Once we reopen, I expect that, like China, we will have our seating capacity cut in half for at least three to six months. This 50 per cent loss of revenue — on top of the three months of debts we incurred during our closure — will affect the bottom line. The heartbreaking reality is that many restaurants won’t survive. Numbers don’t lie and for most, “bums in seats” is necessary to cover fixed expenses. As an owner, my Reyna family is everything, and knowing that I won’t be able to bring back my full team is both stressful and gut wrenching. In this new climate, thousands of workers in the hospitality industry will continue to be unemployed. Those who will come back will have to deal with new rules like wearing masks and gloves. On our end, we’re creating a Reyna market that will offer DIY kits and other goodies for people to enjoy at home, which I pray will help the survival of our business.
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The worst thing we could possibly do as a country and an industry is rush a reopening. Not only would it be unsafe, but the costs would be high. A false start would be costly operationally if we had to shut down and do it all over again, and it would erode the public’s trust. In Canada, we have an advantage by being behind other countries with the onset of the virus, and reopening. This will allow us the opportunity to watch and review how their measures work, and then we can tailor a plan that works for us. I could see capacities being reduced by 25 per cent or even 50 per cent to start. One idea that could have traction on re-entry is having guests look at menus on their phones, reducing a contact point and allowing us to change our menus as business levels dictate. Some dining trends may change. Takeout might remain a larger segment than before. But ultimately, I think dining out together is going to be so important once we start to normalize.
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Toronto’s top chefs share the love with fave recipes Learn how to make Nuit Regular’s Thai hot and sour chicken noodle soup and more There’s no time like the present to expand your home cooking repertoire. So with that in mind, we asked some of the city’s top chefs and restaurants to share their goto recipes — from the tasty tortilla soup at Grant van Gameren’s El Rey Mezcal Bar to Montecito’s chicken with salsa verde. El Rey’s Mexican tortilla soup (sopa de tortilla) 4 SERVINGS “At El Rey, we serve our very own Mexico City–style tortilla soup for brunch, every weekend,” says chef Rodrigo Aguilar. “Although, the recipe has many variations, depending on the region or state, the base is always totopos (tortilla chips) and chicken broth.” 8 4 4 1 Chef Rodrigo Aguilar’s tortilla soup (sopa de tortilla)
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TORTILLA CHIPS (TOTOPOS) 1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Cut the tortillas into 1⁄2-inch strips. 2. Disperse the totopos on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until light golden. 3. Brush with canola oil to get an extra tasty and crispy texture. 4. Remove from the oven, season with salt and let cool. SOUP (SOPA) 1. While the totopos are in the
oven, pour the stock into a saucepan and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. 2. Add all chiles and let them hydrate for 15 minutes or until plump. 3. With a slotted spoon remove the chiles and put them in a food processor. Add the onion, garlic and 2 cups stock and blend until smooth. 4. Strain back into the saucepan with the remaining stock, add epazote and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. 5. Remove epazote stems and season with salt to taste. 6. Serve in individual bowls and garnish with totopos, avocado, queso fresco and a dollop of sour cream.
Nuit Regular’s Thai hot and sour chicken noodle soup 1 SERVING “Noodle soup is one of my comfort favourites dishes that’s easy to cook at home,” says chef Nuit Regular of Pai Northern Thai Kitchen, Sukhothai, and Kiin. “I love the spicy, sour, sweet and nutty flavours.”
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1. In a small pot, bring chicken broth, black pepper, salt, garlic, cilantro and soy sauce to boil over high heat. Once at a rolling boil, add chicken thigh and simmer until cooked through and floating, about 4-5 minutes. Turn
the heat down to very low to keep warm, remove and discard garlic and cilantro stems and set aside. 2. In a small skillet, heat canola oil over medium heat, add minced garlic and constantly stir until the garlic turns light yellow, about 1-2 minutes. You may need to adjust the heat to prevent the garlic from burning. Remove from heat and set aside. The garlic will continue to cook and turn golden brown. 3. Cook the rice noodles according to the package directions. Place the cooked noodles in a large bowl. Add garlic and oil and stir to mix well. 4. Add sugar, fish sauce, white vinegar, chili powder, and ground peanuts to the chicken soup pot, and stir to mix well. 5. Use a ladle to transfer the soup and its contents to the noodle bowl. Top with bean sprouts, green onions, celery, cilantro and sawtooth coriander. Squeeze a lime wedge and enjoy.
Montecito’s chicken with salsa verde 2 SERVINGS “This recipe is a fan-favourite at Montecito,” says executive chef Guillermo Herbertson. “The salsa verde is a fantastic staple to keep in the fridge to top fish, eggs, tacos and anything else that requires some extra flavour.” Note: Roughly 1 leaf of herbs is about .25 grams. half 30 g 6g 6g 4g 5g 1 pc
chicken, de-boned parsley, finely chopped tarragon, finely chopped mint, finely chopped capers, finely chopped raw garlic, grated lemon, zested
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1. Sprinkle some salt on chicken and let sit for 10-15 minutes. 2. Mix herbs, capers, jalapeno, anchovies, garlic and lemon in a mixing bowl. 3. Add oil and vinegar and mix well, adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper. 4. Chill in fridge. 5. Remove excess amounts of salt or moisture from chicken with a damp cloth, and re-season with black pepper and salt. 6. Pre-heat oven to 325°F. 7. Pre-heat a frying pan to medium-high. 8. Place half chicken skin side down in pan and allow to slowly crisp up and become golden brown. 9. Place pan with chicken, in oven for 12 minutes. 10. Remove pan from the oven, if the skin is still soft, place over the burner at a medium to high heat and allow for the skin to caramelize and crisp up. 11. Once the skin is crispy, flip the chicken and add some salsa verde into the pan and place in the oven for 5-10 minutes. 12. Remove from the oven, add more salsa verde and allow to rest for 8 minutes. 13. Place chicken on a cutting board and slice. 14. Add more salsa verde to garnish and sprinkle with Maldon salt.
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GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES Healthy Garden Co. designs and installs vegetable gardens in backyards and other spaces. We offer custom and traditional 4x4 and 4x8 cedar garden beds, DIY Kids, garden coaching, and maintenance packages. The gardens we build, result in more self-sufficient food production and consumption. During this uncertain time, it is a comfort to know where our food is coming from, to help minimize the cost of groceries, and to alleviate some of the stress associated with grocery shopping. We strive to maximize your garden’s potential and create ways to positively impact our collective social, environmental, and economic footprint. We will visit your space virtually or in-person via social distancing for a quote.
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SPRING HOME DESIGN IS YOUR BASEMENT WET? MOLD? Is your basement wet? Mold? Royal Waterproofing is here to help. We have been deemed an essential service, and our number one priority at this time is to ensure the health and safety of all our customers and staff. Even if there is no evidence of water leakage, mold may still be present, especially in older homes. This invisible threat can be very dangerous to one's health and can cause serious complications, particularly for those with asthma. Our staff adheres to the current safety guideline. Our crews are all properly trained, paying extra attention to the COVID-19 safety measures. We tackle the problem where it begins - outside your home. All waterproofing done comes with a lifetime guarantee!
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ROOF INSPECTION Now is the time to inspect your roof and get any needed repairs done. If your roof is over 20 years old, you should have an inspection as the manufacturer’s warranty in most cases has ended. If the roof is 15 to 21 years old and you see cracked, curled, raised or cupped shingles, have it inspected. These are signs of wear and aging and sometimes lack of ventilation. If you have too much heat in the attic, then ask your roofing contractor how to improve ventilation. E.W. Smith Roofing has been awarded the Consumer’s Choice Award in roofing for the last three years, in the Toronto Central area. Call E.W. Smith Roofing at 416-467-7663.
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