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The historic running of the Queen's Plate has a new date set for this September

Recently, any talk of pro sports has revolved around uncertainty and has been a cause of gloom for most of us. In what was supposed to be playoff season, we are getting a bit of good news for hockey fans.

Toronto is the first Canadian city to have a team in the National Women’s Hockey League, and the team is aptly named the Toronto Six. The team unveiled its name, colours and logo on May 26. Toronto is the sixth team to join the league alongside the Buffalo Beauts, Boston Pride, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters and the Minnesota Whitecaps. The season is set to begin in November.

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A countless number of Toronto designers have stepped up to the plate to make masks for consumers, and now one of the city’s most renowned labels — Greta Constantine — is joining them. Greta Constantine is releasing five non-medical-grade face masks that will be available for purchase at small business retailers across the country.

Here in Toronto, the masks can be found at Andrews online, Maxi Boutique in Yorkville and Lac + Co. on Davenport Road. The label chose to make the masks exclusively available at these retailers to do their part to support small businesses.

A new date of Sept. 12, 2020, has been announced for the 161st running of the Queen’s Plate, the longest continuously run Thoroughbred stakes race in North America.The race will be held at the Woodbine Racetrack. “The history of the Queen’s Plate is so rich, and the fact that it’s been held every year since the inaugural race in 1860 is remarkable,” says Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment. The $1 million stakes race was to run June 27 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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John Honderich spent 44 years at the Toronto Star. Its readership represents 30 per cent of the city population. Now, the company has been sold to conservative financiers and people are concerned. We asked him what comes next. by Ron Johnson

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John Honderich is a former publisher of the Toronto Star, and chair of Torstar's Board of Directors

Why now for this deal?

The newspaper business had been under stress for a long time. We had a plan in place to try and transfer things around, but quite frankly, we were nearing the end of the runway. And, with COVID, that accentuated the situation. So we came to the conclusion that we needed people with determination but also more resources to carry it forward.

The owners said they’d maintain the principles of the Star. But, there is no assurance of that, right?

The short answer is no. We have their commitment, but there is a reality when you sell a company and give someone else control. They can do what they want. And, you know, to be observant of principles is one of those commitments that is very difficult to put into enforceable language. So, no, there is not any provision in the agreement. It’ll be out there,

And they [Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Google] don’t pay any corporate income tax because they aren’t situated in Canada. So, it’s a great deal if you can get away with it.

Is there room for three national newspapers now or ever?

Why hasn’t the government done more?

My answer to you is, in this digital age, no, there is no room for three. I don’t think there has ever been room for three. The Post (Media) has never made money. The Globe certainly has a billionaire owner who can help keep it afloat.

But in this digital era, I do not believe that three competing digital properties can succeed.

I think for a long time the Liberal government’s thinking was that Facebook and Google were the companies of the future, that this was where investment and jobs were going to come from.

But the question to ask is that, if all of these companies go under and are not around, who is going to provide the news?

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What does the future hold?

But it’s not just direct competition from other newspapers, is it?

We have an unbelievably competitive market here. The biggest competitor for newspapers is CBC.ca. It is our biggest, and they of course are government-subsidized and they are free. So that makes for quite a battle.

And what about the impact of what is called FANG: Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Google?

The business model for newspapers is badly broken. It used to be that newspapers got a lot of advertising, but they then hired reporters, editors, photographers, etc., and put out a paper.

Now, 80 per cent of all digital advertising is owned by Facebook and Google — 80 per cent.

They don’t pay any taxes here. They don’t pretend to be publishers. They don’t use the product. And they in fact allow the posting of our stories on their site for free. So that’s the new model. There’s been a lot of talk. Other countries are far ahead of Canada on this one. Australia and France have just put provisions in.

To do good journalism, and a lot of this stuff takes resources. And we are facing an issue of are people prepared to pay for journalism? And so far the evidence is not very convincing. Some are, but it’s not exactly a large percentage. So that’s worrisome.

What will the Star look like a decade from now?

Boy, that’s quite a question. With new ownership, I think we wait to see.

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What will the end result of the pandemic be for news media?

News media is under more threat than ever before. This I think is a question for the Canadian public and the public policy people. How important is news? I happen to think a vigorous press, doing a lot of reporting and a lot of investigations, is an essential element of a healthy democracy. If you don’t have that reporting, how are we going to evolve? Where are we going to be getting our news to be able to make intelligent decisions?

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Yes, there has been concern. I’ve certainly been asked about it. One of the things I’ve said is that they have certainly committed themselves to the principles and done so quite a few times. What they’ve also told me that gives me some heart is that they see this as a good business strategy, that it doesn’t make sense to turn the Star into another conservative paper. It’s got a very distinct brand. It’s the progressive paper, and that’s what they should try and promote as much as possible. And they said that’s what makes sense from a business point of view. Their background has raised questions, but I believe what they are telling me.

and given the fact that news about the media always gets a lot of attention, if they change dramatically there will probably be publicity about it, which won’t help them.

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that our relationship to our home, to our neighbourhood and to our city grows.

We take turns down streets, trails or laneways we’ve ignored in the past. We go a different way in parks and explore like we never have before because we have time. There’s really not much else to do.

And you know what? The city is pretty great as it is. The ravines that snake through our neighbourhoods are hidden gems. The beaches that line our southern border have their own charms. There is gorgeous architecture in the most unlikely of places. And the languages and diversity of the people are intoxicating.

Oh, it’s a hodgepodge to be sure. But it’s real and it’s ours.

And I miss the flashy side of the city a lot less than I thought I would.

This is a scary time. The next couple years is going to be tough.

But, let me tell you, I’m happy to be going through it here with all of you.

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Summer in Toronto is special.

We trudge through bleak winters, cool and rainy springs only to get to a glorious couple of months when the city comes to life.

It’s at the top of the list for many people when asked what makes the city such a wonderful place to live.

The events are all world-class, from massive festivals like Pride to unique arts happenings such as Shakespeare in High Park to basically a seemingly endless array of food festivals.

That’s not happening this summer. None of it. And it’s not great. But if you’re a silver lining type, and I like to think we all got a little silver inside, it’s an opportunity to see and live in the city in a new way.

The first and most obvious improvement is the embrace of active transportation and taking space from vehicles for pedestrians. Those two things are revolutionary.

For too long, would-be cyclists have been shut out of the debate basically because for a lot of people it is absolutely terrifying to bike in this city.

Maybe that’s changing? Life has slowed down. People are keeping close to home or at least as far as their two feet can carry them. And in so doing, we are meeting and speaking to neighbours like never before.

We are nodding to everyone as we criss-cross our way down the street to keep our physical distance. We are going through something together, and through

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edly, public urination. Also in attendance was Toronto Mayor John Tory, who was photographed speaking with park-goers, his mask hanging down around his neck. He apologized, as he should. And, since then, the park has had physical distancing circles spray-painted onto the grass to help people who found this part of the pandemic hard to figure out.

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On one particularly beautiful Saturday afternoon, thousands of people descended onto Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park, apparently suffering from “isolation fatigue.” There was no physical distancing, there was no five-person limit, few masks were seen. But there was plenty of open alcohol and, report-

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The project will see three towers come to the northeast corner of Broadway Avenue and Redpath Avenue in midtown, including two condo towers of 21 and 33 storeys and a 36-storey purpose-built rental building.

In November of last year, it was announced with much fanfare that the Grammy Award winner would be involved in the design of the two condo towers, dubbed Untitled. The condo towers will contain a total of 751 units with 118 studios, 418 one-bedrooms, 141 two-bedrooms and 74 three-bedrooms as well as office space. The rental tower is planned to have 412 units. There is also 100 square metres of street-level retail space.

The condo development and the rental building were first submitted as two separate zoning There was applications. no public â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initially, a rezoning consultation application was submitted for 100 Broadway Ave. and 223â&#x20AC;&#x201C;225 on the revised Redpath Ave., with a separate proposal. application for 110â&#x20AC;&#x201C;120 Broadway Ave. At the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), the two applications were combined into one. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen that done before,â&#x20AC;? said councillor Jaye Robinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no public consultation on the revised proposal.â&#x20AC;?

In May 2017, the city received a settlement offer from the developer, which, despite Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote in opposition, was approved by Toronto City Council. She said, from the outset, she and the neighbourhood had concerns about the height and the scale of the proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once the application was appealed, we did what we could in the confines of the new LPAT system to advocate for additional green space, setbacks and community amenities,â&#x20AC;? Robinson explained.

The revised site plan approval for the project, which was submitted on May 13, comes as a result of 173 comments that were provided by various city departments on the previous site plan approval. Modifications include changes to exterior landscaping and the addition of a dog relief area.

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Kids need team sports, so what’s next?

One north Toronto club is doing all it can to figure it out

“Everyone agrees that it will be great to get kids on the field.”

4,000 kids would be a week into the new soccer season.

Unfortunately, for the last seven or eight weeks the only training they’ve received is via Zoom.

“We have done a lot of online training. We have several accounts on Zoom, and some of our competitive players are training seven days a week, recreational players as well,” he said. “We’ve even delivered a thousand soccer balls to new players so they can at least kick it around in their basements or backyards. But after seven or eight weeks, it’s getting stale.”

Luckily, things are changing.

But it is going to take time. First up is the news that players and coaches from team sports can gather in small groups on the field, observing physical

shaking hands or fist bumps following the games, rosters will be digital not paper, and spectators will be limited and have to keep their physical distance. The ball will be cleaned … a lot.

“Everyone agrees that it will be great to get kids on the field since they’ve been cooped up for months,” Blair said.

Last week, the Toronto Ultimate Club (this writer is a member) sent a survey around to its membership asking what measures would be acceptable to facilitate a return to play, ranging from a major rethink of how the game is conducted to measures such as gloves, sanitizing routines and face masks.

“We have a variety of plans/considerations in place to

be able to work with those guidelines to provide an opportunity for ultimate players in Toronto to safely participate and be active in sport, when given the approval to do so,” said executive director Jo Malisani.

According to the Toronto Ultimate Club survey, about 50 per cent of respondents would be fine with wearing masks (18 per cent approved medical, 41 per cent approved non-medical or other facial covering). About 60 per cent of respondents would be OK with disc- and handsanitizing measures. And about 45 per cent would be OK with minor game adjustments (increasing the marking distance and using silent counts for the first five stalls to reduce close range speaking).

Blair said, despite the tough predicament, the vast majority of parents have been understanding.

A recent Abacus poll reveals that one in four, or 8.1 million, Canadian adults participated in recreational sports activities before the pandemic. One in two have children playing organized sports and activities, which adds up to 13 million.

The survey suggests that the vast majority thinks a return to recreational activity after distancing measures are lifted is key because of the impact on physical and mental health. In addition, 90 per cent of those surveyed thought a return to sports and group physical activity was either important or very important to help society rebuild and recover from the pandemic.

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“The Ontario Soccer Association, our governing body, said today that we would be able to get five people together on a field for training, so four players and a coach,” Blair said, adding that, because of distancing rules and health protocols, the sessions would be more individual skills development and maybe taking shots at a goalie with gloves.

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of kids engage in team sports of all shapes and sizes.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the best one could hope for is kicking a ball against a brick wall at the school or trying to get Mom and Dad out to sling a Frisbee. As the Ontario economy starts to reopen, and with no virus vaccines in sight, what will the summer of 2020 look like for recreational sports?

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The University of Toronto is planning for smaller classes and virtual learning

University could be back in session this fall U of T reveals physical distancing plan for when classes resume in September

by Samantha Peksa Students attending the University of Toronto in September can expect to see some big changes. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the university has revealed a strategic plan, which includes smaller oncampus classes.

In a recent statement, U of T president, Meric Gertler, said there will also be a greater push toward virtual learning with larger online classes and lectures. Courses will be designed to be flexible and accommodating, whilst employing some of the latest technologies.

“The University of Toronto is preparing for a gradual, safe return to our campuses, with as much on-campus activity as is practicable, sensible and safe,” Gertler said. “As the university develops its plans, we are committed first and foremost to the health and safety of our entire community.”

According to Gertler, U of T is developing guidelines for certain areas of research, study and student life. These areas include There may be laboratories, environmental setbacks and health and safety, student surprises along experience, residences, libraries and athletics. Students have been the way. told to keep an eye out for those guidelines in the coming days.

“We do not have all the answers, yet, but in the face of a tremendously complex and constantly evolving situation, we will need to be agile and responsive,” Gertler said.

In a press release in late May, U of T’s vice-provost, Susan McCahan, said more than 100 staff have been tasked with creating engaging and stimulating course materials and assessments for the fall semester.

“Our faculty are applying their extraordinary creativity and energy to re-conceptualize their courses in this new world, and students can expect an exceptional and supportive learning experience as a result,” McCahan said.

In the meantime, faculty remain optimistic about the university’s ability to tackle the crisis and still deliver a “world-class academic experience.”

“There may be setbacks and surprises along the way. But in September, as we welcome new and returning students on campus or online, we look forward to resuming the rich, vibrant and stimulating academic life for which the University of Toronto is so widely recognized,” Gertler said.

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Long-running governance dispute over midtown’s massive cemetery may not be over just yet by David Olsen On May 5, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s decision that Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries (MPGC) be considered a public trust and not a private not-for-profit organization, which would have resulted in greater public scrutiny and the public election of the group’s board members.

MPGC was created by a special act of the legislature of Upper Canada in the 1800s, and now owns and controls 10 cemeteries covering 1,222 acres of land, including Mount Pleasant Cemetery in midtown. In 2013, Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries (FTPC), a citizen’s group, launched a legal fight claiming the appointment process for the board of directors violated a statute established in 1849, which called for their public election.

In December 2018, Ontario Superior Court of Justice Judge Sean Dunphy ruled that none of MPGC’s current directors had been appointed according to these rules. The most senior board members were to remain, but the public would have the right to call a meeting to have elections for these positions.

Dunphy also concluded that MPGC was a charitable trust and thus subject to financial scrutiny.

MPGC appealed the ruling, believing that an 1871 act that incorporated MPGC negated the election provisions in the 1849 act and that MPGC was not a charitable trust due to serving no charitable purpose.

Justice Sarah Pepall, writing on behalf of the three-judge Court of Appeal for Ontario panel, stated, “the public elections model would demand an election apparatus far removed from any in the contemplation of the legislators of 1849.”

She noted the model would see only Toronto inhabitants being eligible to vote when MPGC also owns cemeteries in Durham, Halton and Peel.

“The appeal court appears to have decided that, in the absence of any government activity or updating the legislation, it is just

“I would say that it’s past time for Premier Ford to update this legislation.” going to give it away to the people who call themselves the board currently,” said Margot Boyd of FTPC. She called the decision a sad day for Ontario and an insult to the people of 1849. Boyd added that FTPC could appeal the decision.

Boyd said Justice Pepall delivered an ultimatum to the province in the panel’s decision by noting MPGC is a trust created by the province and could be re-legislated if the legislature saw fit.

“She has thrown down the gauntlet and said, basically, if you

don’t fix this up through new legislation, I’m handing it over to the eight people who call themselves the board. So I would say that it’s past time for Premier Ford to update this legislation,” said Boyd. “He is sitting on the precipice. They [MPGC] have hundreds of millions of dollars that are sitting in a cash account.

What’s he going to do with the cash? Is he going to let [MPGC board chairman] Richard Boxer and his friends take it?”

As of 2014, MPGC was sitting on over $466 million in funds, including $349 million in a care and maintenance trust fund. Board members are not paid dividends but receive an honorarium in the range of $25,000 to $35,000 annually.

“The Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries is pleased with the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Our organization is recognized as a model of good governance and cemetery management around the world, and our properties have been woven into the fabric of their communities for nearly 200 years,” said Rick Cowan, assistant vicepresident of marketing and communications with Mount Pleasant Group.

“The court’s decision means we can continue to focus on what we’ve always done best — ensuring that the communities we serve have meaningful, relevant choices when it comes to honouring their loved ones’ lives.”

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The cycling renaissance has begun in Toronto. Over the last several years, cycling has moved from a fringe activity to more mainstream. Now, the decision by Toronto City Council to add 40 kilometres of new cycling infrastructure over the next few weeks means that cycling has now moved from mainstream to trending.

Although the lanes will be reviewed in a year, it is a decision that will dramatically shift cycling participation and acceptance of bike lanes as a means of transportation. The missing piece in the cycling network is Yonge.

There are 150 groups that support bike lanes on Yonge. If the bike lanes are intended to provide transit relief, then there is no better place for the lanes.

During peak ridership, the Yonge Street subway line carried 750,000 passengers daily. With social distancing requirements, the line will only be able to accommodate approximately 30 per cent of that passenger load.

While ridership is expected to remain well below that number for some time, it does make sense to build the bike lanes to support alternative travel.

Of course the local business community will have a strong opinion about bike lanes on Yonge.

The forced closing of local business in response to the pandemic has resulted in many vacant storefronts.

The local Business Improvement Associations will argue that bike lanes will take away

from on-street parking, which they see as critical to their survival.

There is a way to have parking for the businesses and accommodate bike lanes on Yonge Street, but it requires a little flexibility. Many of the local residential streets that connect to Yonge have restrictions on parking.

Many of the restrictions were created in response to residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns about commuters parking on side streets in the morning and then taking the subway to work. Since that is not a concern in the near term, residential side streets should be opened up and parking allowed throughout the day. This would provide the local business community with the parking they need and free up needed space on Yonge for bike lanes.

The city would lose parking revenue, but it is a small amount in the overall budget of the Toronto Parking Authority, and on-street parking is the least efficient use of space.

Any cycling network needs to include Yonge Street. At present, Yonge Street is not a safe street on which to ride a bike. A dedicated lane is required, and now is the time to make it happen.

KAREN STINTZ

Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8 with her family.

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City should purchase rental units on the market units to non-profits and cooperatives, as it did in the 1970s.

Most of those organizations have proved to be excellent managers.

The aim should be for a mix of incomes, with one-third of the units available for very low-income households requiring a rentgeared-to-income subsidy from the provincial government.

A program like this makes secure, affordable housing available immediately. Assuming that about 10 per cent of the units are vacant means that some 500 units would be available to those who are now homeless. This is not to say the city should not also be building new affordable housing, but that given the time needed for planning, approval and construction, that will not be available for occupancy for three or four years.

Ambitious? Of course. But Toronto City Council has indicated it wishes to address affordable housing issues. It has put in place the CreateTO program that has on staff the kinds of real estate expertise to make such a program work well.

This could be one of the positive outcomes of the pandemic. Let’s hope our civic leaders seize the initiative.

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Post City Magazines’ columnist John Sewell is a former mayor of Toronto and the author of a number of urban planning books, including The Shape of the Suburbs.

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the city to play the same game as the cash-rich private investors.

The city should step in and start buying these buildings, thus creating a strong portfolio of rental housing, much of which is now relatively affordable, providing tenants with security. The purchase of existing rental units was a strategy successfully used by the city during the 1970s – the Bain Avenue Co-op in Riverdale is a good example. It was a strategy that secured a sizable amount of housing that remains affordable today. It can certainly be done again.

The city would need assistance from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to guarantee mortgages on 100 per cent of the value of the properties purchased, and the city would then go to the private market for mortgages. It’s a request CMHC would probably approve: the city has already asked CMHC for that support for the purchase of hotels for the homeless. That would mean no equity would be needed from the city, which certainly makes things easier. The city’s main task would be to ensure that the purchase of any building would be economically viable given the rents being paid.

How much rental housing should the city purchase? I’d suggest a good round number like 50,000 units. The city’s housing arm, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, does not have a reputation as a good manager, so it probably makes sense for the city to off-load the

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If you are hankering to buy real estate and become a landlord, now is the time to do it.

Interest rates are the lowest they will be for a while, and better yet there are many apartment buildings, large and small, to choose from.

As the pandemic drags on, with tenants in a great sense of uncertainty about their own future, many landlords are facing serious financial pressure, and are thinking now might be the time to sell. They undoubtedly will be looking for buyers.

As we learned from the financial crisis in 2008–2009, there are a number of companies sitting on bundles of cash, ready to scoop up what’s there in the real estate market. The modus operandi of these companies after buying is to kick existing tenants out as renovations get underway, then seek higher rents. It’s a good strategy for gentrification, if that’s what you want, but it puts a squeeze on the many tenants who are already struggling to stay afloat.

In a city where affordable housing is already in short supply, this only makes things worse. As we have seen with the number of homeless people sleeping in tents because they are terrified of contracting COVID-19 if they stay in city shelters, the last thing the city needs is a reduction in inexpensive housing. What’s needed is stabilization of, and expansion of, inexpensive rental housing.

A better outcome would be for

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Gourmet catering co. pivots with delivery and free meals Plus a new spot for grooming and caring for dogs, a Thai favourite opens in midtown and new custom chemists Elana Kochman was gearing up for the busy spring season at Toben Food by Design, a highend Toronto catering company, when the pandemic hit.

“In a matter of a week, everything came to almost a dead halt,” she says. With their private events and corporate food programs on indefinite hold, Kochman says she and business partners Ryan Feldman and Toben Kochman changed gears and began developing a home delivery food service.

“We turned to the fact that everyone was in their homes and access to groceries was becoming much more difficult,” she says. Toben’s new line of meals runs the gamut from prepared entrees, pastas and salads to vacuumed-packed marinated meats. The delivery program has also given the Toben team the opportunity to give back. Toben is providing free meals to families in the Nanny Angel Network, an organization that provides free child care to mothers with cancer in the GTA and Kingston.

“As concerned as everyone is about their bottom line — no one wants to go out of business during this time — it’s our duty to recognize what we can do with our business, our industry, our craft and support that way,” says Kochman.

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No sooner had Nice Diggz Doggy Daycare and Grooming (571 St. Clair Ave. W.) opened the doors of its new Forest Hill location, then it had to close them again due to the province’s COVID-19 business restrictions. Happily, Nice Diggz has now reopened its grooming and pet care services (doggy daycare to follow). Owner Alicia Arcand looks forward to meeting her neighbours.

A Junction favourite, authentic northeastern Thai restaurant Isaan Der (2013 Yonge St.) has a new location in midtown. Chef “Ko” Chatsuda’s travels through Thailand inspired her to study Thai cooking and restaurant management before landing in Toronto in 2011. Now open for takeout and delivery, Isaan Der offers signature dishes such as lamb shank massaman curry, with tamarind and peanuts, along with traditional Thai menu staples.

Canada Chemists (1975 Avenue Rd.) made the move to North York last month, after 15 years in Markham.

Offering tailored pharmacy compounding services, integrated wellness care and pet prescriptions, the team can answer questions in a variety of languages to better serve the neighbourhood’s diverse demographic.

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DATE

TIME OF DAY

LAWRENCE AVENUE WEST AND CORONA STREET

MAY 1

11 P.M.

SPRING GARDEN AVENUE AND DORIS AVENUE

MAY 3

1 A.M.

REDPATH AVENUE AND ROEHAMPTON AVENUE

MAY 4

2 P.M.

YONGE STREET AND FARNHAM AVENUE

MAY 5

3 A.M.

GLEN ELM AVENUE AND ALVIN AVENUE

MAY 5

10 A.M.

TRANMER AVENUE AND ORIOLE PARKWAY

MAY 6

1 A.M.

WANLESS AVENUE AND KAPPELE AVENUE

MAY 6

6 P.M.

RUTH AVENUE AND ALGO COURT

MAY 7

6 P.M.

EMPRESS AVENUE AND KENNETH AVENUE

MAY 7

7 P.M.

DUMONT STREET AND MADAWASKA AVENUE

MAY 8

8 A.M.

ROSEDALE VALLEY ROAD AND SEVERN STREET

MAY 9

3 A.M.

LOWTHER AVENUE AND ST. GEORGE STREET

MAY 11

3 A.M.

REDPATH AVENUE AND ROEHAMPTON AVENUE

MAY 12

3 A.M.

HILLHURST BOULEVARD AND MONA DRIVE

MAY 12

4 P.M.

Spa stabbing ruled terrorism 17-year-old male suspect arrested

of Dufferin Street and Wilson Avenue.

Officers arrived to find a male victim and a female victim outside, suffering from multiple stab wounds, and a 24-year-old female victim inside the spa who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, a male who cannot be named due to being a minor, was arrested later that day and charged with one count each of first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Police have announced he has now also been charged with terrorism in relation to the attempted murder of the female victim who survived.

The new terrorism charges mean the accused could be facing an automatic life sentence if convicted.

A 37-year-old male suspect from Toronto is wanted for multiple counts of fraud in relation to the rental of a room in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue. Between April 27 and May 2, 20 separate people reported frauds to police concerning the rental of a room at 30 Greenfield Ave. It is alleged that people responded to an advertisement for a room on the Korean app Casmo.

Some victims met the suspect and were given the opportunity to see the room, and the suspect mentioned to other victims that due to COVID-19 he would be unable to show them the unit. Victims sent

first and last month’s rent to the suspect via e-transfer. The suspect did not have the right to rent the room. Police believe there may be other victims and have information that the suspect has since fled the country. a 28-year-old male suspect from Toronto in relation to a bank robbery in the Bloor Street West and Bathurst Street area. It is alleged that on March 17 a male suspect entered a bank and approached one of the tellers. He handed the teller a threatening note and demanded cash. The suspect was given cash and then fled

Police have arrested

the scene on foot. Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad investigators identified the suspect and arrested him on May 1.

Toronto police have notified the public to be aware after two instances of lost medication. On May 8, a purse containing a container of Methadone was lost in the area of Yonge Street and Bloor Street. On May 5, a container of Methadone was lost in the Warden Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East area. Police are warning that the pills/capsules could be harmful or fatal if ingested, especially if done so by children.

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A 17-year-old male suspect in a stabbing attack at a Toronto erotic massage parlour that resulted in the death of one female victim and the injury of another has had his charges updated to include “murder — terrorist activity.”

The attack is being treated as a terrorist incident after police determined it was a result of incel ideology.

“Incel” is short for “involuntarily celibate” and is an online movement where males often threaten violence against women as revenge for their own lack of sexual success. It is believed to be the motivation behind the April 2018 Toronto van attack that killed 10 people.

Toronto Police Service officers responded to a call for a stabbing at the parlour, located in the area

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Leadership in a crisis Tips from Jeremy Diamond of Diamond & Diamond lawyers JEREMY DIAMOND Jeremy Diamond is a lawyer and member of both Ontario and Florida Bars. Jeremy practices in the area of Plaintiff personal injury litigation.

During times of uncertainty, effective leadership skills are critical. Even the most natural leaders can struggle during a crisis and lose their sense of leadership. So, how do people manage during a crisis? Jeremy Diamond, Senior Partner of Canadian personal injury law firm, Diamond & Diamond, has learned a thing or two about how to lead his team of 40+ lawyers and hundreds of support staff through times of uncertainty.

Diamond recently shared some tips he's learned along the way that are sure to improve how you're managing your team during times of crisis.

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Be flexible in the face of uncertainty While it would be ideal if everything could go to plan, it's unlikely that it will. Be prepared to have to make quick decisions on the fly for the ben-

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efit of your team and your business.

Remain calm, confident and optimistic To reduce panic amongst your team members, act as a role model and show them that you are confident you will weather the storm together.

Support your staff Empathy is an important quality for any leader. Let your employees know that you can relate to similar struggles, and understand their needs.

Maintain regular communication with your team Let your colleagues know you're still a team and that they can reach out to you when necessary. Keeping them up-to-date on how the crisis is affecting your company can improve

trust and help allay their fears related to job loss or other work-related concerns.

Offer communication Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea to offer all employees with messaging and talking points to ensure a cohesive message about your organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to this crisis. This way, employees know what to say to their friends, family, and peers in order to keep them up to date.

Personalize messages to the public It's not just your team that needs to be kept up to speed, you should also personalize messages to the public. Speaking directly to your customers, clients, stakeholders, partners and vendors can help assure them that your business will

emerge from the other side of this crisis as strong as ever.

Share your business's values Be open and honest about your and your organization's values. Let everyone know what's important to you and your company and what matters the most. Reassuring everybody that you're not prepared to recommence business until it's completely safe for you to do so can really boost your public image.

Demonstrating your leadership qualities during a crisis can really help to improve morale amongst your team. Letting them know that you're here for them when they need you and that your team is still a team, is vital. Follow these pointers from Jeremy Diamond, and you'll emerge from the other side of this crisis as strong as you were before.

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POOLS IN FOR SUMMER With many camps closed across the GTA, the demand for a backyard pool has never been higher. These multimillion-dollar properties make social distancing look easy with plenty of poolside activities to enjoy.

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Listings the key to magnitude of price drop

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If mortgage relief runs dry, more people might be forced to put homes on the market by Eric Stober

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If prices drop as much as predicted over the last few weeks, it could be the result of an increase in listings after mortgage relief runs out.

Canada’s national housing agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), has predicted home prices could drop by up to 18 per cent over the next 12 months. Banks are predicting a drop as well, although not as high. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has predicted prices will fall between five and 10 per cent this year compared to last year, whereas Royal Bank of Canada expects a seven per cent decline and BMO has it at five per cent.

The main factor that could drive a price correction seems to be listings.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, many of those selling their homes took them off the market, and listings have been very low ever since.

Vicky Tal, a managing partner for Forest Hill Real Estate, said the reasoning behind price drop predictions is that right now homeowners have government relief on mortgage payments, but once that ends and “reality strikes” that mortgages must be paid, a lot of houses might be listed by those who lost their job and need the cash. When there is a flood of listings, the market becomes a buyers’ market.

Toronto’s home real estate market has quieted down significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. However, Tal said that from April to May the number of showings and sales has increased as people are becoming more comfortable with the new reality, which includes a larger focus on virtual viewings.

Both Tal and the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) show that prices did not change much in April, which Tal thinks is a result of low inventory. She added that there are still bidding wars in some neighbourhoods, such as Leslieville and Roncesvalles, but it is a risky strategy to offer a property at a low value to spark a bidding war.

TRREB credits the stable prices to there being enough active buyers relative to available listings. The stability might not last long. The number of people interested in buying a house has also remained stable, according to an Ipsos survey conducted by TRREB. It found that although fewer people said they intend to buy a house than last year (27 per cent vs. 31 per cent), it is in line with five-year trends. “[The results] certainly suggest that many people will be looking to satisfy pent-up demand for ownership housing once the recovery starts to take hold,” TRREB president Michael Collins said in a statement.

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City may see condo shortage Developer Brad Lamb on the massive hole we are digging ourselves

How do you feel about COVID-19 and the economy?

Social distancing is the wrong response to COVID-19 now. We should be opening up the entire country without restrictions. We should focus on protecting people in long-term care facilities and with serious pre-existing conditions. The majority of mortalities are in this group. If we do not do this soon, we will face an unmanageable economic disaster.

You’ve talked in the past about the slow development process in the city. But they’re probably in need of the revenue. Are they fast-tracking projects or anything?

No, it’s the opposite. The city currently isn’t even accepting

skyrocket, and prices of houses and apartments will too. First, we have to go through this very uncomfortable period of a few months. The longer we social distance, the worse the short-term impact is going to be on real estate. For the medium- and longterm (one year to 10 years) the future lack of product will cause price inflation.

So what impact will that have?

The Airbnb short-term rental market has collapsed. What’s happening there?

Developers have stopped on a dime buying development sites until they have more information.

If you have a site ready to go and you are trying to move it forward, you've lost a year. These last two and a half months have cost everybody a year. So it’s a disaster because the pipeline for shovelready projects has been delayed a year.

Since developers aren’t buying and probably won’t for a while, that will delay new product for at least a year or more. So we are going to have a real shortage of units.

Residential condo brokers are calling me for product to sell. We have many foreign buyers and investors looking to buy apartments, but there are none available and there are no projects to sell. There is a pent-up demand that will only get worse.

That sounds like a serious impact down the line, no?

What this means is inflation in housing. Rents are going to

Well, if you believe social distancing is the long-term situation we face in Toronto, well then Airbnb is done. The business itself won’t be around. For a short period of time, we will have an unstable rental market. People looking for a unit for rent right now have a little bit of control in their destiny. You might find an apartment that was $2,100 for maybe $1,950. There is still a lot of demand in the rental market.

People have to live somewhere.

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Housing prices are holding up remarkably well. The issue we have is that vendors don’t want to put property up for sale. They naturally feel that it is not the right time, and they’d be right. If everyone wanted to sell their house, then prices would fall because there would be too much inventory on the market for the amount of buyers. You’re probably going to see May sales volumes look like about 60 per cent of last May, maybe a bit better than that.

It will be better than April but not where it was.

applications. What you have is the province clearly saying they want shovel-ready projects to prop up the economy. This is not trickling down to the city. I feel the city is moving far slower than usual on all files. We have many projects we want to submit for rezonings, but the city is not taking them. It is incredibly slow going and frustrating.

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Talk to us about the current market. Obviously, with transactions way down but prices not really budging, what’s up?

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MONO CLIFFS This beautiful slice of forest and cliff sits on the Niagara Escarpment.

the largest provincial park in the Niagara Peninsula. Pretty River Valley lives up to its name as the trail winds through a beautiful forest alongside a scenic little waterway. It includes portions of the Bruce Trail and the Niagara Escarpment. Awenda is over in Georgian Bay and has incredible bird watching. Finally, Forks of the Credit is just over in Caledon and is popular for picnicking.

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Now that Ontario Parks are open for day use, Torontonians are eager to get a taste of the outdoors. Here are our top five spots for a leisurely hike within a couple of hours of the city. Mono Cliffs is a beautiful slice of forest and cliff that sits on the Niagara Escarpment about an hour north near the town of Mono Centre. Short Hills is located between St. Catharines and Pelham; it is

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Lost & Found, 44 Ossington Ave., $235, “This knit shirt has some retro style with the stripes and this soft banana yellow.”

Gotstyle, 21 Trinity St., $129, “This chic shirt for Dad is very sharp and oozes a kind of cool. I really like this dark green colour.”

Uncle Otis, 329 Spadina Ave., $275, “I love the bright colours. It's like a little postcard that he can wear to remind him of adventures to come."

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Frank and Oak, 15 Karl Fraser Rd., $69.50, “This resort shirt has that Hawaiian shirt vibe without all the gawdy colouration.”

Park & Province, 927 Queen St. W., $178, “I really like this folk shirt. It's got this great plaid and is especially great for the country.”

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Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor St. W., $1,160, “This Gucci shirt is a salute to that bygone era of animation with these classic Mickey drawings.”

Sporting Life, 2665 Yonge St., $120, “It's got this moisture wicking detail in the fabrication and this very subtle tropical motif in this soft blue.”

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Outclass, 343 Roncesvalles Ave., $169, “This striped rugby shirt is really classic in this soft blue and grey colouration.”

Hudson's Bay, 44 Bloor St. E., $282.50, “This DSquared shirt looks like something a race-car driver would wear with these fun patches.”

Gravitypope, 1010 Queen St. W., $169.99, “Camo is such a classic, and this seersucker cotton is very lightweight.”

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Jeanne Beker can’t help your dad play golf like Tiger Woods or tennis like Roger Federer, but she wants to help him look just as good. Here’s a selection of fabulous shirts perfect for socially distant sports such as tennis, golf or even hula hooping.

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For most men, dealing with an enlarged prostate is simply a matter of time. Approximately 50% of men aged 50 and up, and up to 90% of men by the age of 80 will have benign prostate enlargement.

While the condition of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or enlargement is unrelated to cancer, it can impact a man’s quality of life. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate may include: • Frequent and/or urgent need to urinate, day and night.

• Difficult or delayed start to urination.

• Weak or slow urinary stream or one that

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• A sense that you’ve not fully emptied your bladder.

• Complete inability to urinate.

Eventually, most men’s symptoms will progress until they (or their partners) are so bothered that they will want some kind of treatment.

Medications are available to relax the muscles within the prostate and bladder neck or shrink the prostate over time, but these medications need to be taken daily for life to benefit from their effects.

Many men will experience negative side effects from these medications including loss of ejaculation (dry or retrograde), erectile dysfunction, light-headedness or dizziness, and drops in blood pressure.

If these side-effects cannot be tolerated or their symptoms worsen, then surgery is the next step. The most widely available surgery for BPH has been the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).

TURP cuts away tissue using electrocautery with men typically staying in hospital 1-3 nights. While effective, men require 6 or more weeks of recovery with long term expected side effects also including loss of ejaculation in up to 70% of men.

Unlike medications and TURP, new technologies exist that are not covered by OHIP that preserve sexual and ejaculatory function.

The newest treatment, available in Canada for the first time is Rezum, a water vapor treatment where energy stored in heated water is released into the prostate tissue for 9 seconds causing cell death and tissue shrinkage. The second treatment available is the UroLift system which uses a few small implants to pull apart the obstructing lobes of the prostate. These new minimally invasive options afford men the choice of a treatment which preserves sexual function, comes with minimal downtime and has a safe and durable outcome. University Urology Associates was the first clinic in Canada to offer both the Rezum and UroLift procedures and to date has performed the most cases in the country.

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The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit was supposed to make its world premiere in Toronto in May, but of course the COVID-19 pandemic derailed those plans. The exhibit was meant to be a 600,000-cubicfoot digital art experience featuring a selection of Van Gogh’s masterpieces.

While waiting for guidance from health officials on when it will be safe to open the original exhibit, Lighthouse Immersive, the co-producers of the event, created a drive-in concept to allow the exhibit to run while maintaining all physical distancing protocols.

“We have been working around the clock to come up with innovative approaches that will make presenting Immersive Van Gogh safe for our audiences, while keeping our artists, contractors and staff employed at their preCOVID salaries,” says coproducer Svetlana Dvoretsky.

The reimagined Immersive Van Gogh exhibit will be a “Gogh by Car” experience that will take place from June 18 to 28 inside the historic space of the Toronto

Star’s former printing presses at 1 Yonge St. Each time slot will allow for 14 cars to drive into the space and turn off their engines, and the viewers inside each vehicle will enjoy a 35-minute show featuring art, light, sound and movement. The immersive exhibit is meant to evoke the highly emotional and chaotic inner consciousness of Van Gogh.

“Presenting cultural events during this time of COVID-19 is an incredible challenge, and we are saddened to see the cultural calendar in Toronto diminished as almost all arts institutions have cancelled their events and laid off their artists and staff,” says coproducer Corey Ross, who was also part of the team who brought The Art of Banksy to Toronto.

“We believe in the power of art to uplift, inspire and connect communities, and it is more important than ever to offer a creative outlet for Torontonians to escape and recharge during this unprecedented global crisis.”

Tickets for the Gogh by Car experience are available at vangoghexhibit.ca. Purchasers will also receive tickets to the full scale and original walk-in experience that has been rescheduled for July

2020. The organizers are planning to use social distancing circles, similar to the ones painted in Trinity Bellwoods park, for the July event.

—Nikki Gill Toronto Zoo now has a drivethrough experience

Toronto residents got their first look at the Toronto Zoo’s new Scenic Safari drive-through experience when it opened to the public last month.

The zoo drive-through experience takes place on formerly staff-only roads and pedestrian walkways throughout the site and includes a tour of the lion cave in the African Savanna.

“We are so excited to introduce this new experience to our guests.

We have truly missed welcoming people to our Toronto Zoo, and this is a new and innovative way for our guests to enjoy the Zoo in the safety of their own vehicles,” says Dolf DeJong, CEO of the Toronto Zoo. “I want to personally thank all the Toronto Zoo staff for creating this experience and to our key stakeholders including the Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Toronto Public Health

and Toronto Emergency Services for their ongoing support of this new program.”

Upon entering the zoo drivethrough, patrons will follow the 3.4-kilometre Scenic Safari driving route and observe the zoo animals from their own vehicles.

The tour will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour to complete. Included in the tour are the following zoo areas: IndoMalaya, African Savanna, Americas and Eurasia.

There will be pre-recorded audio with educational content to help guide the experience, which can be downloaded in advance in podcast format.

Admission price per car is $44 for non-members and $32 for members in a car with two or fewer occupants. For cars with three or more occupants, the price is $59 for non-members and $47 for members.

—Ron Johnson Toronto is getting its first drive-in concert this summer

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of several major events across the GTA, but members of Toronto band July Talk are taking a different

approach to reach their fans.

They will perform live in a pair of concerts on Aug. 12 and 13 at a drive-in movie theatre just outside of Toronto.

The location is revealed upon ticket purchase, and fans will be able to listen to the live music via their car radios, similar to a drivein movie. Social media response to what’s being dubbed as a social distance–friendly event, has been overwhelmingly positive.

One user wrote, “This is just more proof that you’re one of the best bands in the entire world right now.” Another user wrote, “This is so cool. I’m stoked.”

Other festivals and events across Canada are similarly finding creative ways to reach people. B.C.’s Summerset Music and Arts Festival, which is usually hosted at Fort Langley, will also be a drive-in event at the end of August.

Going virtual has also been another option for residents to interact in a safe way. In Toronto, Pride will go virtual this month, with online programming throughout June, featuring a lineup of DJs, performers, artists, singers and dancers.

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Rewilding is a concept used to restore an ecosystem to a wilder state by reintroducing species that were driven away or wiped out.

It comes in many forms and is something almost anyone can become involved in. One example is the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway Project — a simple, successful effort to reintroduce native plants that support a range of pollinators, including monarch and other butterflies. The project popped up all over the GTA in communities such as Markham and the Cedarvale area of Toronto.

The intent is to create a habitat network that can support critters as they feed, breed, and migrate.

Whether it’s conservation or rewilding, we know that, when we give nature a chance, it bounces back. Because we’re part of nature and rely on everything it provides, that’s to our benefit.

We can’t change the planet back to a wild paradise, but we can take steps to reverse some of the damage we’ve done. As the Butterflyway Project shows, efforts can start small, on your block, or in your neighbourhood. But don’t be surprised if people want to join in.

(Keep in mind physical distancing and other health rules.) The idea has been spreading as fast as milkweed in southern Ontario!

A growing number of economists, ecologists, scientists and planners is recognizing the value of “natural assets” — the many services and functions nature provides that often cost less and are more efficient than built infrastructure.

Research by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, in collaboration with a number of towns and cities in B.C., New Brunswick and Ontario, found protecting or restoring ecosystems offers immense value in terms of water purity, flood control, storm protection and more — without the expensive maintenance and limited shelf life of built infrastructure that provides similar services.

Beyond their local benefits, healthy, intact ecosystems do so much, from sequestering carbon to providing food. They can even prevent or at least reduce the number of deadly diseases that jump from animals to humans — 60 per cent of new or re-emerging diseases since 1940, including HIV, Ebola, Zika and a number of coronaviruses, came from animals, wild and domestic, in part because of forest and habitat destruction.

We know when we give nature a chance to recover, it will, and when we work to restore it, amazing things can happen. We’re showing now that we’re capable of doing what’s needed to keep ourselves and each other safe and healthy.

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David Suzuki is the host of the CBC’s The Nature of Things and author of more than 30 books on ecology (with files from Ian Hanington).

How COVID-19 is changing dating and sex Apps are pivoting to embrace the virtual experience but not all daters are on board Over the past few months, everything has changed, we’ve adapted to our new normal, and dating and sex are no exception.

For some, ramping up their dating efforts has come naturally as they find themselves with more time on their hands.

“I’ve never had so much fun with it,” says Naduya, a 42-yearold dater from just north of Toronto. Tinder offers the passport feature, which lets me browse and swipe all over the world. I’m chatting with one guy in Italy, another in Romania, and my favourite one right now is in St. Lucia. He knows how to talk dirty like it’s nobody’s business.”

Part of the allure for folks like Naduya is the thrill of the unknown.

“I may never meet them. Of course, I want to right now, but when this is all over, we may go our separate ways. Who knows?

But the hottest part is making plans that we may never keep. I never would have thought of dating long distance, but I think I’ll be way more open to it when things return to normal,” she says.

Others are proceeding with more caution. Newly single Celine says the pressure to meet up in person turned her right off of online dating.

“The number of guys downtown who still want to hook up with strangers in person is pretty frightening. At first, I

was blocking them, but now I’ve decided to take a break. It’s just too much stress, and I find myself getting defensive when they put the pressure on. It’s not a great place to be in when you’re trying to make a real connection,” she says.

As a first-time online dater, she says she already feels turned off by the whole experience.

Younger clients are embracing the concept of online meetings and finding them just as fulfilling as in-person dating. It follows that apps are creating more immersive experiences beyond text and video to include live online events.

League Live, for example, allows you to go on three-minute speed dates with users who meet your geographical and dating preferences. In under 10 minutes, you video chat with three potential mates, and the app reports that matches are three times higher via this format versus regular app usage.

Matchmakers are also getting in on the game to combine their more personalized approach with online events. Toronto-based Carmelia Ray hosts a Singles Quarantine Happy Hour every Tuesday for members of Censio.love, a matchmaking app for relationship-minded singles who are focused on dating one person at a time.

And whereas apps like Zepeel have been emphasizing the value

of video in online dating for years, the big names are finally catching on.

Bumble, which launched its video feature last year, has added updates, including a profile badge that indicates that you’re open to virtual video dates, a voice note function and the Question Game, which provides fun and flirty questions to help you to get to know one another online.

Some apps have even emerged in response to the pandemic itself, including Quarantine Together, which is already at its matching capacity. This simple app asks you if you’ve washed your hands and practised physical distancing each day, and if you respond affirmatively, it sends you a match with whom you can text and eventually video chat.

Sex has also changed since the onset of the global pandemic.

Online consults for sexual issues have become the norm (in Canada via GetMaple.ca) and sex education webinars (for both kids and adults) have never been so plentiful. Whether you want to learn about how to talk to your kids about porn, decolonize sex education, boost your sexual self-esteem or master the art dominance, Toronto-based sex educators like Nadine Thornhill and Luna Matatas have you covered.

When it comes to retail, Good For Her on Harbord Street reports that its online business is fuelled by folks looking to connect sexually whether they’re living together or apart (via appenabled toys).

As Torontonians explore their kinks and digital options for sex, discussion of risk is now par for the course — a change that I hope will help to de-stigmatize conversations around safer sex. If we can talk about hand washing, wearing masks and physical distancing with total strangers, hopefully we’ll continue the conversation with our lovers to discuss STIs, condom use and regular testing — a sexual silver lining that hopefully will outlast the time of the coronavirus.

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Jess O’Reilly is a sought-after speaker, author and sexologist (www.SexWithDrJess.com).

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When the province was shutting down in its response to COVID19, second-year Queen’s University student Joshua Sofer was catching up with his high school friend Matthew Danics.

The York School graduates were discussing the importance of face masks and how difficult it had been to find affordable ones.

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we said, ‘Why not?’ ” Sofer and Danics had so much time on their hands because school had transitioned to an online model and, like many university students, Danics’ summer internship had been cancelled. This was, Sofer says, a major motivation behind the decision to start Canadian Face Masks.

The company offers a range of cotton face masks in different colours starting at $8.95. The organic mask is $11.95. Sofer says that, in their research, they found most masks were being sold at $12 to $95 each. They also donate one mask for every 10

organic masks sold to local volunteer organizations helping the COVID-19 efforts. So far, they’ve sold over 9,100 masks.

Sofer attributes the company’s success to its team. He mentions their head of educational materials, who is a health science student with experience working in hospitals, and a whole host of students managing marketing, sales and logistics.

For Sofer, finding an apparel company willing to produce the masks at the price point and level of quality they needed was the most challenging part, especially because he and Danics weren’t familiar with the industry.

“We had to learn all these terms, everything from Pantone colours to different textiles and textures,” he says. “I would say that was a steep learning curve because if you're not able to talk to people, at least in this industry, it's very prohibitive.”

After several days of searching, the pair found a Toronto-based manufacturer that was able to meet their needs. Sofer says they were in a unique position with Canadian Face Masks because of the demand they immediately faced once they got the company off the ground.

“We’ve hit this sort of highgrowth segment that most businesses don’t tend to see, at least in their first year of operation,” he says.

Sofer also notes that being young students offers its perks.

“We’re all university students, we have a roof over our heads, we’re supported at this time, and so that’s allowed us to have this flexibility,” he says.

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The proposal

Anthony Farnell from Global News may not be a romantic, but he has a great love story When Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell took off for a ski trip with his buddies, he didn’t know he would be one of the first COVID-19 cases in Ontario on his return.

Farnell and his wife Samantha Guedes began isolating in their home and had daily phone calls with Toronto Public Health.

Now Farnell is thankfully virusfree and feeling great. He’s still working at home delivering weather reports to Torontonians, and Samantha and their dog, Storm, have been helping out and directing his weekly weather lessons on YouTube. Here’s how the pair met.

How they met

Samantha and I actually met at a bar. For those that don’t know, it’s this place where people used to go to meet new people before dating apps became super popular. I was out with my friends, and this gorgeous woman came up to say hi to me.

The moment didn’t last long, and I later found out she had been semi-stalking me from TV. The first date

Our first date was at a restaurant back in 2010. The place was on King Street, but it doesn’t exist

anymore. As goes any love story, after the date, I told her I didn’t see things working out but asked if we could stay friends (oops)!

Luckily we did, and almost a year later I regained the courage to ask her out and invited her to my family cottage in Vermont for Thanksgiving. Sam was dating someone at the time but (thankfully) she broke it off, and we travelled to Vermont together

“I told her I didn’t see things working out but asked if we could stay friends.” to meet the fam. By the end of the weekend we were “going steady.”

Memorable moments

A tricky bit with the whole “courtship” was that I’m not very romantic! It’s something I’m still working on today, but it helps that Sam is amazing and has been incredibly understanding about it. Overall we dated for about six months before moving

The wedding

We got married three years after our engagement and did it back at that same cottage where it all began. We had 80 friends and family from both Montreal and Toronto along with many of Sam’s relatives from Portugal.

The ceremony took place in front of our century-old barn.

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Balancing careers and marriage

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Now, six years into this newfangled podcasting craze, the fellas are going old school with their new comedy album, Bahds, out June 11 on Dine Alone Records.

It made perfect sense for us to delve into that, and I guess with my past in music and writing songs and stuff, I figured why not try that as well,” says Taggart, who was the drummer for rock band Our Lady Peace.

“Dine Alone Records were awesome enough to give us a deal and basically we just got into the studio and started writing music that was based on the characters in the podcast.”

Torrens is well-known to CBC viewers for his stints on Street Cents and Jonovision as well as his role as J-Roc on Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys.

For those unfamiliar with The Taggart and Torrens podcast, it is very much in the Canadian comedy tradition of Bob and Doug McKenzie as well as Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World.

They joke around with each other, create silly games, and it is all very much off-the-cuff. But they’ve also created a slew of hilarious recurring characters.

For example, Commander Donny is the DJ at a strip club in Quebec. He has a techno song on the new album.

“There are so many different characters. Like, there is Andrea from Cape Breton who moved to Toronto in hopes of starting a new life,” says Taggart. “So she has a song called ‘Weekend Bumsies’ and it’s a country song. And there’s a song called ‘The Score,’ which is basically Gordon Lightfoot dissing Bruce Cockburn and that’s kind of a hip hop track.”

What brings the album together is the control room banter from fabled and fictitious music producer Donovan.

“He’s from England and he intros every song to give everybody a heads up on what’s going on, and it gives the vibe of a concept record,” says Taggart.

Taggart first met Torrens following the Our Lady Peace Gravity tour, which had the Trailer Park Boys act as hosts in between acts.

“We hit it off, and we always wanted to do something together,” says Taggart. “I was doing the Jay and Dan pod kind of regularly, and I hear Jonathan on it. And I thought we had similar media interests and kind of grew up around the same time. I was in music. He was on TV. Once we started doing the pod, it all made sense and we hit the ground running.”

In 1998, they won the 2018 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Audio Program.

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A Q & A with Toronto director Bruce McDonald on his latest film was a movie, we all had serious fun together. Real life, however, is a different tale. We hope the movie points some fingers.

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Toronto director Bruce McDonald brings the creep with new film ‘Dreamland’

What inspired the film?

Dreamland had a lot of inspirations some of which included Alice Cooper’s album Killer, Robert Budreau’s short movie The Death of Chet Baker, actor Stephen McHattie and writer William S. Burroughs.

More than that, me, writer Tony Burgess, and actors Stephen McHattie and Lisa Houle made Pontypool together in 2007–2008, and we really wanted to get “the band” back together.

Why is there always jazz in your movies?

It’s always jazz because the kids don’t know how to dance to rock ‘n’ roll, and jazz is the lifeblood of rebels, schemers and dreamers.

Tell me about working with Stephen McHattie and his character Johnny Deadeyes.

Stephen McHattie is a master, a great storyteller. He sees the big picture and prepares all of the

details. The man does his homework. He is very, very, very prepared. And then he surprises you. He makes it fresh, real, authentic. And he’s a great guy to hang out with.

This movie involves some disturbing subject matter in child sex slaves. How challenging was this aspect?

The kids had a fantastic time playing killers and slaves. Since it

Juliette Lewis, like Stephen McHattie, is fearless. She prepares, prepares, prepares, and then opens herself to the moment and her fellow actors. She is generous, lovely and one of the very best of actors. I love the chances she takes and how she works with the crew.

How has it been getting a film released during a pandemic?

Well, I wish I was there to talk to you in person! That says it all!

How are you and the family managing during isolation?

We are home in Toronto during this pandemic time. I am teaching my daughter to drive on quiet streets; reading about Achilles, Joan Didion, about English music

halls in 1913, Indian zoos, Joe Eszterhas and Thelonious Monk; and watching old movies.

HOT DOCS AT HOME The Hot Docs documentary film festival is online for 2020 featuring a number of official selections from this year’s program. Hot Docs Festival Online includes more than 135 films. Audiences will also have access to pre-recorded Q & As with filmmakers and subjects.

Ticket sales for Hot Docs are underway. As at the live festival, only a limited number of tickets are available for each film and will be geo-blocked to Ontario.

Films include There’s No Place, Like This Place, Anyplace! a Canadian film directed by Lulu Wei that “looks at the gentrification of Toronto told through the stories of immigrants affected by the closure of iconic discount store Honest Ed’s.”

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At the end of Bruce McDonad’s 2008 film Pontypool, audiences are introduced to the characters Johnny Deadeyes and Lisa the Killer. They both make a return to the screen in the Toronto director’s new crime fantasy Dreamland alongside an incredible supporting cast including the incomparable Juliette Lewis and punk icon Henry Rollins. Post City touched base with McDonald, currently riding out the pandemic in his hometown.

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Alexis Hair Experts 380 Eglinton Ave W . 416-483-3339 www.alexishairexperts.com

402 Eglinton Ave W . 416-486-3000 www.bbeautifulbeauty.com

Benito and Frank Hair Salon 381 Eglinton Ave W Suite 200 416-486-7434 www.facebook.com/benitoandfranksalon

Che Bella Spa 504 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-1225 www.chebellaspa.com

CoVi Hair Design and Spa 504 Eglinton Ave W . 416-489-3100 www.facebook.com/covihair

One to One Studio 506 Eglinton Ave W . 416-483-1212 www.One2onestudio.ca

Kingsport – Big and Tall Clothiers 313 Eglinton Ave W 416-482-2803 www.kingsportclothiers.ca

Active Care Physical Rehabilitation 491 Eglinton Ave W 2nd Floor 647-748-1661 www.activecaretoronto.com

Acupuncture on Eglinton 418 Eglinton Ave W Suite 304 647-447-5768 www.acupunctureeglinton.com

Andrew Hyman Medicine

547 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-4421 www.goldmanpodiatry.com

Brush, Floss, and Smile 471 Eglinton Ave W . 416-485-5001 www.brushflossandsmile.com

Shirley Margarita Aesthetics

250 Eglinton Ave W, Suite 200 416-855-2624 . www.cmbh.space

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

MANY OF US ARE OPEN FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP

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

JUNE 2020

The Urban Athlete

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

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T.O.’S TOP PROFESSIONALS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE AGE OF COVID -19

Cheryl Goldhart – Expert Family Law Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator

The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered our Courts to appeal), like a court order. to all but the most urgent cases, leaving many If the dispute relates to ongoing parenting people searching for alternative methods of issues, parties can hire a parenting coordinator to dispute resolution (ADR). help them resolve disputes either by way of Alternative Dispute Resolution or “ADR” is a mediation and/or arbitration. broad term used to describe out of court conflict Regardless of the process, ADR is almost always resolution processes, including mediation, arbitration, and parenting coordination. Mediation private (as compared to the court process, which is is a voluntary process where parties and their open to the public) and it can be a less adversarial counsel meet with a mediator (often a senior process than court, which helps to encourage family law lawyer), who facilitates settlement parties to implement creative solutions that fit the discussions and provides non-binding opinions to specific needs of their family. encourage resolution on a consent basis. A Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and associated successful mediation can result in a temporary and/or final agreement, which is binding upon the court closures, ADR is an increasingly attractive option because it can be conducted without delay parties. using video conferencing technologies. This means Arbitration is also a voluntary process where the that parties do not have to wait for courts to arbitrator acts as a private judge. The parties each re-open and instead, with the help of ADR, they can present their case and the arbitrator makes a move forward in resolving their disputes and binding decision, which is enforceable (and subject moving forward with their lives.

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.

CONTACT Goldhart & Associates 20 Eglinton Ave. W. Suite 1305

416-967-6111 www.goldhartlaw.com

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Dr. Edwin Lewandowski & Dr. Elvira (Ella) Mostyn

BIO Dr. Lewandowski is a graduate of New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry. He has worked as an instructor at the NYU Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry as well as in a hospital based dental clinic. Dr. Mostyn obtained her dental degree from The Faculty of Dentistry at James Cook University, Australia.

• Do you wear dentures? Many people over the age of 65 use some form of removable denture. While the majority of dentures fit well, some always move, lift and cause discomfort. These people may choose not to wear them. This may lead to difficulty chewing and lack of confidence in social interactions. There is also a strong link between overall good health and proper oral care.

• Dental implants can help. Dental implants can restore comfort and confidence and help people love their dentures again. A dental implant has two parts: a metal root that is secured to the jaw bone and an abutment. The abutment is a specifically-made part that will securely anchor your denture in place preventing movement. Implants are so versatile that they can replace a single tooth or a bridge, eliminate the need for a removable partial denture or even secure complete full-mouth dentures. Implants are safe and have a proven track record for long-term success. When using implants to replace a single tooth, neighbouring teeth do not need to be used as anchors for the replacement making it a very conservative choice in many cases.

Dental implants do not require any special care other than routine dental visits. Age is not a factor in the success of dental implants. Most people in good

health are excellent candidates.

• Do you have broken or missing teeth? One Visit Porcelain Crowns may be right for you. A full or partial crown is used to replace or strengthen a broken tooth. When a tooth is filled multiple times throughout a patient’s life, the critical tooth structure necessary for the tooth to be strong and function well may be lost. Many of these teeth break and require restoring. Options usually include very large fillings or crowns. Fillings fit inside the tooth and require original tooth structure to hold it all together.

If part or all of the original tooth has been lost, then a full coverage crown may be a better option. There are many different materials and methods that may be used to make full coverage crowns. With digital technology, we can make a direct 3D image of the broken tooth from the patient’s mouth, design the new tooth (crown) on the computer chairside and have the new tooth made in the office. These crowns are beautiful, strong and functional and are permanently placed in the patient’s mouth in one visit.

Amazing technology!

Thornhill Dental

CONTACT Dr. Edwin Lewandowski and Associates 1200 Centre St., Suite 101 Thornhill, ON

905-762-0122 www.thornhilldental.com

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440 POUNDS OF BAGELS Neighbours team up to place St-Viateur’s largest order ever.

for Dufferin Grove and Seaton village and asked her neighbours if they’d be interested in splitting shipping costs. One hundred people later, Lissner ordered 440 pounds of St-Viateur bagels (more than 2,000 bagels in total). The order, filled with rosemary and rock salt (Lissner’s favourite) and sesame bagels, was the largest St-Viateur has ever filled.

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Rachel Lissner, originally from Washington, D.C., applied for Canadian citizenship on May 11 and wanted to mark the occasion with a treat from her favourite Montreal bagel spot, St-Viateur. The only problem was that shipping topped more than $16 for two-dozen bagels, but Lissner wasn’t giving up on getting her bagel fix. She went online to community Facebook groups

JUNE 2020

Toronto neighbourhood orders 2,000 Montreal bagels

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BACKYARD BBQ CHEFS PICK T.O.’S BEST

8 BUTCHER SHOPS, 6 STAR CHEFS AND 1 GOAL TO TURN YOU INTO T.O.’S TOP GRILLMASTER

MARK MCEWAN WOWED BY MIDTOWN BUTCHER’S BURGER ARTISANAL BURGERS

WINNER

From top: Mark McEwan and the burgers

Little flare up on the grill

Lots of shrinkage

RUNNER-UP

THE BUTCHER’S SON

CUMBRAE’S

MAGEN MEATS

“This was the juiciest,” says chef Mark McEwan. “It had excellent texture, great flavour and the meat quality was excellent as well. Overall a delicious burger.”

2055 Yonge St., $4.40/patty

“This burger held together very well on the grill,” he says. “The meat was good quality and it was well seasoned.

I could taste the smoky grill flavour.”

1591 Bayview Ave., $9.99/lb.

“This was a frozen patty. It was fatty but had a very fine grind,” says McEwan. “I could taste the seasoning more than the flavour of the meat itself.”

1118 Centre St., $15/four patties

OLLIFFE

THE FRIENDLY BUTCHER

“This one had a similar flavour to a meatball,” says McEwan. “It was a lean patty with a fine grind, but it could’ve used more fat, perhaps.” 3269 Yonge St., $9.99/lb.

“This one looked like a ground chuck patty and it had a high fat content, which is good,” says McEwan.

“It held together well on the grill and had good flavour.”

1097 Yonge St., $5/patty

NUIT REGULAR LOVES THIS BUTTERFLIED BIRD MARINATED CHICKEN

Pickled mustard seeds gave it acidity

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WINNER

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MAGEN MEATS

CUMBRAE’S

“I liked that the skin was on with the herbs and spices marinade,” says chef Nuit Regular.

“The outcome was a nicely charred skin with a crispy texture.” 1118 Centre St., $60.99/kg

“After grilling, the chicken had a beautiful bright colour,” says Regular. “The marinade had a vibrant colour with spices that gave it a nice touch of heat.”

1591 Bayview Ave., $12.99/lb.

THE FRIENDLY BUTCHER

“The marinade was very interesting with the pickled mustard seeds, which gave it a deep, wonderful flavour,” she says, adding it was tender. 3269 Yonge St., $11.99/lb.

A touch of sweetness ROAST FINE FOODS

THE BUTCHER’S SON

“The oil and herb marinade coated the chicken well and it gave a beautiful aroma,” she says. “It helped to keep the chicken moist.” 768 St. Clair Ave. W., $7.50/lb.

“I loved that there was extra sauce I could use for basting while grilling,” Regular says. “I really enjoyed the sweetness in the marinade.”

2055 Yonge St., $9/breast

Nuit Regular grilling the marinated chicken

ROGER MOOKING IS SMITTEN BY THESE YONGE & EG RIBS RACKS OF RIBS

WINNER

Roger Mooking grilling the racks of ribs

THE BUTCHER’S SON

BESPOKE BUTCHERS

“This rack was the most meaty, had the most porky flavour and took on more smoke than the rest of the racks,” says chef Roger Mooking.

2055 Yonge St., $10.99/lb.

“This rack also had a similar amount of meat and fat but the porky flavour was not as pronounced. It was also very good,” he says. 215 Madison Ave., $33/kg

The largest rack of the bunch

The longest bones

RUNNER-UP OLLIFFE

“The flavour was respectably porky, but the cut is not meaty or substantial in size,” says Mooking.

“My preference is for larger cuts, and if there are leftovers, so be it.” 1097 Yonge St., $12/lb.

CUMBRAE’S

“This rack had the longest bones and seemed to be a good baseline pork rib for balancing meat to bone ratio,” he says. “It was great for saucing and glazing.” 1591 Bayview Ave., $12.99/lb.

THE FRIENDLY BUTCHER

ROAST FINE FOODS

“A full rack with a promising balance of meat, fat and bone,” he says.

“The flavour balanced the savouriness with mild sweetness.” 3269 Yonge St., $11.99/lb.

“Although the largest rack, there seemed to be a bit more fat that you have to be mindful of as it melts,” he says. 768 St. Clair Ave. W., $25– $30/rack

ROSA MARINUZZI SAYS THIS ANNEX BUTCHER’S STEAKS ARE TOPS N.Y. STRIP LOIN STEAKS

WINNER

It actually melts in your mouth

RUNNER-UP

BESPOKE BUTCHERS

COTE DE BOEUF

CUMBRAE’S

MAGEN MEATS

“This one was really excellent,” says chef Rosa Marinuzzi. “It left a delicious mouthfeel. It was very tender and even more juicy.”

215 Madison Ave., $68.50/kg

This N.Y. strip loin steak was “absolutely the most flavourful,” she says. “It was the most juicy but cut poorly,” she says, as one side was thicker. 130 Ossington Ave., $34/lb.

“This one was buttery in flavour and scored an eight out of 10 in flavour,” says Marinuzzi. “It was the least tender, had a chew to it, so it was tough but tasty.”1591 Bayview Ave., $36.99/lb.

“This one was really tender, but was thinner than all the other steaks,” she says. “It had a good flavour but was different from a traditional steak flavour.”

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“This one was very tender and had the most fat,” she says.

“It had less flavour than the others and a sponginess to it,” she says of the N.Y. strip loin. 3269 Yonge St., $31.99/lb.

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This N.Y. strip loin steak was “very juicy,” according to Marinuzzi. It scored a six out of 10, when it came to flavour and was medium tender.

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From top: Rosa Marinuzzi and the winner

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“Their Italian flavour was incredible. The taste, execution and spice were well balanced,” says chef Ivana Raca. “The chicken and green onion was 10 out of 10.” 1097 Yonge St., $5.52 and up

“Their casing was excellent. The only thing was it was too overpowering on the spice,” she says.

The seasoning on the chicken one was good.” 215 Madison Ave., $10/lb.

“These sausages were the thickest ones and I loved the fennel but wish it was crushed,” says Raca. “The flavour was good and so was the casing.”

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1 head cauliflower (cut into 4 pieces) 1 sprig thyme 1 tbsp black peppercorns 1 bay leaf 6 litres salted water 1 lemon slice 2 tbsp olive oil sea salt and pepper TAHINI DRESSING

1 cup tahini juice from 1 lemon 4 tbsp cold pressed sunflower oil 1 tbsp maple syrup salt and pepper to taste

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1. Bring the water, thyme, bay

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Serves 2 INGREDIENTS

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1. Remove the cauliflower from barbecue.

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3. Enjoy!

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VINAIGRETTE

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FINISHING TOUCHES

1. Peel the peppers.

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Oliver & Bonacini restaurant group has had four robberies in the past two months by Samantha Peksa Although it is no secret that the restaurant industry in Toronto has been hard hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, another unforeseen consequence is making things even harder. As restaurants continue to sit unoccupied on quiet city streets, many have become easy prey to burglars.

Maison Selby, a popular French bistro just south of Bloor Street, is the latest restaurant to be ransacked by intruders. According to Andrew Oliver, president of Oliver & Bonacini (O&B), it’s the group’s fourth location to be hit in the last two months.

“In the last 10 years, I can think of one

other time we’ve been broken into. And in the last two months, we’ve had four breakins now,” Oliver says. “It’s definitely kicking you when you’re down, and it’s unfortunate.”

The restaurant was in the midst of reopening for takeout and delivery, and the May 21 break-in nearly derailed the plans.

Especially as Oliver says thieves made off with the restaurant’s laptops, iPads and supplies. Since the break-in, Oliver says his team has gained some knowledge of what transpired.

“There was a group of four that had been staking out the place. They went in three or

Chef Susur Lee pivots for COVID-19 New menu includes famous 20-ingredient Singapore-style slaw One of the city’s most celebrated chefs, Susur Lee of Lee Restaurant, has begun takeout and delivery in Toronto.

“While this is an unprecedented and precarious time for our industry, I am confident that there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” says Lee, in a press release. “I’ve spent the past couple of weeks coming up with the best options for you, but we’re still learning, so we want to hear from you as we take this next step.”

The regular takeout menu includes some Lee classics that have been with the chef for years, such as the 20-ingredient Singapore style slaw as well as the cheeseburger spring rolls and Top Chef curry chicken amongst many other options. There are also full ($180) and half-packed ($90) meals for families that include an array of dishes.

Lee emphasizes that he will be stressing health and safety with the new venture, both for guests and his own staff. A new takeout window will allow for quick and contact-free pickup during the restaurant’s opening hours running Wednesday to Sunday, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Other new health and safety protocols include personal distancing markers on the ground, increased surface sanitization, staff wearing gloves and masks and close monitoring of incoming staff for suspected illness.

“On behalf of the entire Susur Lee Restaurant Group, thank you for your continued support and trust,” Lee says.

Lee is offering regular menu pickup through Ritual, which is a partnership with the City of Toronto, as well as Tock for larger, family-style meals and DoorDash for regular delivery.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many restaurants to turn to food delivery platforms, such as Uber Eats, to survive, but reliance on these services has, ironically, been draining restaurants of money.

Delivery app models, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, are based on providing a service to both restaurants and hungry consumers. Users get food delivered to their doors, restaurants benefit by receiving orders from the app’s customer base, and the app makes money via user fees and taking a percentage of each order.

Nick Di Donato, president and CEO of Liberty Entertainment Group (which owns BlueBlood Steakhouse and Cibo), 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,” A recent post on Liberty Entertainment’s Instagram feed notes that DoorDash’s rate is 10 per cent, whereas SkipTheDishes is a bit higher at 20 per cent.

“Please make your orders count and support local restaurants. Order takeout by calling ahead to place your order or through delivery providers that are supporting restaurants, like DoorDash and SkipTheDishes,” the post reads.

Restaurants across Canada are also urging customers to order takeout directly from the restaurants on Wednesdays, dubbed Canada Takeout Day. “Restaurants are doing their part by staying open for takeout. Now it’s your turn to take an active part in the support of an industry that employs millions of people in this country,” the website states.

Mayor John Tory also announced a new partnership with a Toronto-based delivery app to offer local businesses an affordable solution for accepting orders online and onsite. Ritual allows users to place orders for themselves and have it ready for pickup at local restaurants. Primarily marketed to office workers, Ritual has taken some hits of its own during the pandemic, laying off over half of its employees and pulling out of several European markets.

The big selling point for restaurants, however, is that businesses that sign up before June 1 can use the service free “for life” with no commission or monthly subscription fees on Ritual ONE orders. The service will officially launch on June 8.

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four times,” he says. “Luckily for us, they didn’t smash the place up, albeit obviously they broke the back door, which was already reinforced.”

Oliver says the group also went after a lot of the restaurant’s alcohol — or what they might’ve mistook for alcohol.

“The only saving grace is they took a lot of display bottles that are part of the decor.

They’re actually dummy bottles — they don’t have alcohol. So when they try to use them or sell them, they’re going to realize they’re actually just stolen bottles of water,” he says.

According to Oliver, other outposts under the O&B umbrella have also been broken into in the past two months. Bannock restaurant was hit at the Eaton Centre, as well as Liberty Commons in the Liberty Village area and R&D in Chinatown.

At Liberty Commons, Oliver says thieves not only stole food, but actually stuck around to cook it.

“They turned on our kitchen equipment and started making food. Oddly enough, they were seen eating it on the patio,” he says.

Some restaurants have boarded up their establishments in an effort to deter robbers.

But others like Maison Selby require access for their takeout and delivery programs. And although Toronto Police Service said it would increase its police presence in the area, Oliver says there is not much more the police can do.

“There is a massive problem in the city right now.… With so few people around urban centres, I guess that’s where they’ve decided to conduct their business of robbing people,” he says. “I don’t know how you solve this problem, without putting police on every corner, given the damages and fees involved.”

Despite the setback, Maison Selby continued with its reopening, and is now accepting orders through its website.

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Landlord locks up Grant van Gameren bar over rent arrears A notice of distress was posted on the popular Parkdale spot’s front window by Ron Johnson Toronto’s beloved restaurant scene is starting to crumble before our eyes, and if something isn’t done soon, it will soon be unrecognizable. The latest closure since the COVID-19 pandemic is an establishment belonging to Grant van Gameren — one of the city’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs.

A photo of a notice of distress on the window of the restaurant and bar PrettyUgly was found on the Toronto page of the website Reddit.com. It indicates that van Gameren has been locked out by the building landlord.

The notice was addressed to Grant van Gameren, 2484491 Ontario Ltd. O/A PrettyUgly, 1237 Queen Street West. The standard notice indicates that there is rent in arrears and costs that must be paid before access to the premises is granted.

Van Gameren opened the popular establishment in 2016 alongside other industry veterans Robin Goodfellow, Michael Webster and Evelyn Chick. The dimly-lit cocktail bar, where you’re just as likely to hear WuTang as you are psychedelic EDM, quickly

became a trendy spot for Parkdale locals.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants have been among the hardest hit, with numerous organizations and groups, such as SaveHospitalityCA and Restaurants Canada, lobbying the provincial government for some sort of rent relief and other funding that never materialized in any meaningful way. And since then, there has been a steady stream of closures.

Restaurants, which are non-essential businesses, have been forced to shut down since mid-March. Although many have taken to offering delivery and takeout options, there are many more that cannot or have not.

There are few business models that can survive without revenue for weeks on end.

Restaurants, which already operate on thin margins, are especially vulnerable.

Van Gameren operates many other restaurants in the city including one of Toronto’s best in Little Italy’s Bar Isabel as well as Bar Raval, Tennessee Tavern and El Rey. He is also offering food delivery with his Harry’s Charbroiled brand.

According to an article in the Toronto Star, van Gameren said he has had some success negotiating deals at most of their locations, but this particular one has proven problematic. Weeks ago, van Gameren posted to his own Instagram account regarding landlords looking to evict restaurants.

Although Premier Doug Ford has slowly started reopening the economy, there has been no indication that restaurants will be open for business any time soon.

As restaurants continue to close, local residents are beginning to lose what has been a special part of the culture of Toronto, where creative young chefs have driven the food scene of the city to great new heights during the past decade.

Let’s hope there are a few left by the time the government decides to take concrete action.

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Fancy Toronto dining moves to casual takeout and delivery Pivoting to takeout and delivery has been a particular challenge for Toronto’s upscale restaurants, many of which have menus that don’t easily translate from dine-in to take home. Although some have overcome the hurdle by introducing meal kits or special set menus, others have focused on warming our hearts with unfussy, comfort food fare.

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Chef Brandon Olsen has temporarily closed his French restaurant La Banane, instead focusing his takeout efforts on Brando’s Fried Chicken. (Who can blame him. Fried chicken is certainly more delivery-friendly than sea bass en croute). Olsen had previously hosted occasional fried chicken pop-ups in the pre-COVID era, but, since early April, he’s been making it available for takeout from Tuesday to Saturday. The brief menu includes buckets of fried chicken, chicken sandwiches and sides like macaroni salad plus his signature CXBO chocolate bars for dessert.

Pizzeria Du

The team behind upscale plant-based restaurant Avelo had been planning to launch a new vegan Italian restaurant on Queen West, but the pandemic combined with the sudden passing of their pizza chef prompted them to switch to a vegan pizza concept instead.

Named after their late chef Dualco de Labio, Pizzeria Du features plant-based pies served on a crust that the chef had spent two years perfecting.

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City may expand restaurant patios this summer Parking lots and parks could transform into outdoor dining areas

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King West’s Marbl restaurant has added a number of comforting classics to its American bistro menu since making the move to takeout and delivery. In addition to long-running menu staples like Chinois prawns and tuna niçoise, the restaurant is now serving up hearty fare like shepherd’s pie, with braised lamb, peas and a mashed potato crust, and macaroni and cheese.

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Expanding restaurant patios is one option that could allow restaurants to cater to more diners and boost their revenues, while still maintaining appropriate space between tables.

The plan — which Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford is reportedly open to — is receiving support from the hospitality industry and municipalities across the province, including Markham’s Mayor Frank Scarpitti, who noted that his city is also working to help restaurants expand their patios.

It’s a strategy that’s already being implemented by many European cities, including Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, which is operating as a “giant outdoor café,” with restaurants permitted to set up tables in plazas and streets.

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Toronto’s patio season might be back on a larger scale this summer as the city looks for creative ways to support the restaurant industry while it recovers from losses incurred during the pandemic.

With the warm weather underway, Torontoarea Progressive Conservative MPP Gila Martow proposed to expand patio services when restaurants and bars are allowed to reopen.

“Perhaps they could take up a bit more space.

If there’s maybe even park space or parking lots that we can amend the rules,” Martow told the Ontario legislature, adding that people feel more comfortable social distancing outside.

Dates and guidelines for restaurants and bars reopening have yet to be set, but most are already preparing to operate at reduced capacity so diners can continue to practise safe physical

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Canis chef/owner Jeff Kang has partnered with Omai chef/owner Edward Bang to create a new takeout pop-up dubbed Kang Bang Fried Chicken.

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Aside from chicken combos, they’re also doing sandwiches, chicken tenders and kimchi. You can add bottles of natural wine or sake to your order if you want to make it fancy.

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But now that a new normal is visible through our less-than-rosy glasses, what is to happen with some of what were to be 2020’s biggest openings?

Chabrol, Yorkville’s beloved boîte of a restaurant, was on the precipice of welcoming friends and family to their new locale the week of March 16th when the coronavirus hit. For years, chef Doug Penfold’s French restaurant had occupied a teeny tiny nook at the end of an alley: cosy-as-can-be during winter, while summer months allowed the dining room to stretch into a romantic outdoor setting. The new space, found at 156 Cumberland Ave., would allow diners to stretch their gams (and arms, for that matter).

As the epidemic intensified, the Chabrol team veered from thinking it would be weeks of closure, to realizing the gravity of the situation.

“We quickly shifted our focus

from preparing for reopening to survival,” Penfold says. “We started talking to our landlords, insurance company and suppliers and concentrated our efforts into Mason’s — our butcher shop and fine foods store — which was already set up for retail of prepared meals and raw ingredients.”

Although the goal is to reopen once the government and health officials flash the green light, a frustrating lack of information pertaining to capacity and seating arrangement restrictions has left Chabrol questioning its exact next move. As of the end of May, takeout prix fixe meals every Friday are available for $45 a person, with a minimum two-person order.

In addition to exploring the pickup menu, the team has made some operational changes: a custom mobile application has replaced the need for paper menus, and their payment system is being integrated into the same app allowing customers to pay using their own phones. Additionally, different seating arrangements have been tested out in the dining room, aiming to balance ease of service with appropriate distancing, and they have explored partitioning the space with glass.

Meanwhile at Av and Dav, David Minicucci and chef Rob Rossi have been working steadily at getting Osteria Giulia (134 Avenue Rd.) ready for her debut.

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As for Giulia, things keep progressing. “We’re pushing ahead as if it’s not COVID. There’s no point stopping,” he says. “I’d rather have the restaurant completely built, cleaned and lock the door, and when we can start, we can start. We have to keep going.”

Right before normal was no more, Janet Zuccarini flung open the doors to Gusto 501. However, the Gusto of the east wasn’t her only restaurant opening planned this year. Azhar, dishing out Middle Eastern fare, had been set to open this summer on Ossington.

“It is obviously not ideal to open

a restaurant — let alone a new one — amidst a global pandemic, but with Azhar we are already well down the path,” says Juanita Dickson, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group president.

With cash flow at a standstill alongside construction (thanks to the Ontario government’s emergency orders), the team has had time to weigh their options.

The goal is to restart construction soon, with midsummer eyed as an optimistic end goal.

“Regulations pending, we will likely open offering takeout and delivery,” notes Dickson, “and

landlord has been worked out, he does need to reach a point where he can bring in money. “I realize I’m one of the lucky ones with a landlord who’s very down-toearth,” he says. “However, I don’t really have the luxury right now to wait it out until the perfect time.”

For now, he’s received plenty of eager feedback and is hoping that the Parkdale community will rally behind the shop once it opens.

Finally, Cucina Buca (2 St. Clair Ave. W.), which got uptowners going gaga the moment it was announced, is still acting as home base for Buca’s delivery and takeout operations.

“Right now, we're taking it one day at a time and continue to monitor developments so we can map out a solid plan with regard to our opening,” says chef Rob Gentile. Although the team pulled together the new business model in little time, the response has been a positive one. Expanded offerings have included ready-to-cook kits, which Gentile notes “is definitely an area of the business we hope to continue to build on.” For now, Buca’s dine-at-home dishes will do their best to sate those yearning for the days when a night out on the town wasn’t but a dream.

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evolve to a sit-down restaurant when it is legal to do so.” An understanding landlord has helped.

“We believe strongly in the concept,” says Dickson, “and chef Stuart Cameron and the team feel that Azhar is a great offering for the Ossington neighbourhood.”

Over in Parkdale, Stephen Schweighardt has been gearing up to open Larry’s Folly (1462 Queen St. W.), originally thought of as a cafe-slash-bar.

Permit and construction delays have put things behind schedule, but for now, Schweighardt is hoping to open shop in late July.

As funds are now tight, certain parts of the build may be rethought, plus he’s assessing how to approach seating arrangements.

When it comes to a possible partition at the bar, Schweighardt is exploring funky alternatives.

“The whole vibe of the shop is a big tribute to the past … so we’re thinking of old antique windows.”

Although he was none too keen to open doing primarily takeout the last time he spoke to Post City, Schweighardt has had to reconsider.

“Money’s tight for the living side and the business side,” he says.

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“When the shutdown happened in March, it was kind of a silver living in a way because it allowed us to focus all of our energy on the build,” Minicucci says. “It’s a 100 per cent gut job,” he says. “Not one thing remains; we’ve reshaped the building. Now when you walk in, it’s entirely open from the front door to the back.”

Once the renos reached a certain stage, the team was able to focus on Giulietta, which is now offering takeout and delivery. Fortunately, landlords at both locations have been sympathetic to their plight, having experience in the restaurant industry.

So have social distancing measures affected seating plans and the like?

“Rob and I have decided not to react until we know what the actual plan is,” Minicucci says. Mapping out Giulietta at 50 per cent capacity takes 78 diners down to 26. “Who wants to eat at a restaurant with 20 other diners?” poses Minicucci. “The energy, the conviviality, that goes away.”

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3. Add flour to the mix. Do not add salt yet!

4. Mix at low speed for 5 minutes and then sprinkle the salt in evenly over the dough.

5. Mix for another 5 minutes at low speed, and then high speed for two minutes.

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7. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out until it’s about 1 cm thick, dusting liberally with flour to prevent sticking. Cut into strips about 1 cm in width and about 5 cm in length. It's important that these finished knots be 12 to 13 g each, for even cooking time and presentation.

Tie off each strip of dough into a simple knot. If some strips feel a little bigger than others, you can twist a little off the bottom as you tie it.

8. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and place knots evenly on it, allowing enough space between for the knots to double in size. Cover the pan loosely with clear food wrap and place somewhere warm for approximately 30 minutes or until doubled in size.

9. Bake until golden brown in colour. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together olive oil, sea salt, minced garlic and finely chopped rosemary.

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Showing that even with his celebrity status, he’s also physically distancing.

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Do you have a shed, garage, or fence in your backyard that has seen better days but still has a lot of life left in it? Consider painting it black! I know that may sound scary, but black really shines in the backyard for several reasons. An opaque black stain is a great way

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Make the most of your outdoor space by using it at night.

Outdoor lighting is the best way to set the tone in your backyard.

Get rid of any harsh fluorescentstyle lighting and opt for warmtoned soft lighting. Don’t worry about hiring an electrician, there is a lot you can do with simple plug-in lighting. Anyone that knows me knows that I am a huge fan of LED Edison bulb–style string lights in the backyard. They are a great way to illuminate your space and give off a soft warm glow. On a sturdy branch, hang an open weave basket shade on an exterior-rated light bulb cord set, and you have an outdoor pendant light. I love doing this over a

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White outdoor cushions sound like they would be a bad idea, right? They are not and believe me, I live in an urban area where the raccoons might outnumber humans. A good quality white outdoor fabric is a great investment. A white base cushion is a timeless complement to any and every accent pillow. The sun can be very hard on coloured fabric and naturally bleaches colours out. White has nowhere to go but whiter! White fabric can also be bleached, so at the end of each season before you pack up your outdoor cushions, give them a good wash with some bleach, and they will be looking as good as new.

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Alternately, white mosquito netting is a great cost-effective way to get this look.

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As an interior designer that has ventured into exterior design on my show Backyard Builds, I know better than anyone that the backyard tends to be the last place that people prioritize renovation work for their homes. However, it’s interesting how much that has shifted over these past few months.

More than ever, people are seeing the value of their precious outdoor space and realizing that they have been underutilizing its potential. Seeing as we will be spending more time than ever at home this spring and summer, here are some quick and easy tips to give your outdoor space an instant facelift.

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3D PRINTING PRO Richmond-Kalaci learned about 3D printing in a design class in Grade 6.

daily, in particular at SickKids Hospital. “I was trying to empathize with the kids at the hospitals and figured it would be very scary to see one of those large masks,” he says. “So that’s when I started designing the novelty masks.”

These novelty face shields use fun and colourful designs, some with sports logos or superhero symbols, along the bottom and the top of the shield.

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When 13-year-old Upper Canada College student Warren Richmond-Kalaci saw that the company that makes the 3D printer he owned, Prusa, had put out a design guide for printing face shields, he decided to give it a try. As he began printing the face shields, he was thinking about the kinds of patients who would be interacting with the health-care workers wearing these shields

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Pandemic silver lining How this increase in family time is creating positive growth by Joanne Kates What exactly is a silver lining?

First thought: It’s that thing we’re supposed to find under the cloud cover, to try to be OK with bad stuff. Second thought: Silver linings are what separate the wannabes from the people who soldier on despite their circumstances, however challenging. Like my friend Barbara who’s had four cancers.

When I call her and ask about her day, she pretty much always says it’s a great day. Why? Because she made a commitment to herself to always dance in the rain, metaphorically speaking.

This is the COVID opportunity.

We would never have chosen it, but silver linings do have upsides: They grow grit. Every time we struggle to create or locate a silver lining, we become that person who responds to the rain by dancing.

We literally create new neural pathways to positivity. This is what the yogis and the meditation folks call a practice. They say practice because the finding of silver linings is an effortful journey with no destination, but rather a labour to commit to a positive perspective — in the face of darkness.

It is the commitment to find joy in every day. And in making that commitment, we become that resilient person we so admire.

COVID offers us that. Some call it cultivating an attitude of gratitude.

So, where to find the silver linings today? Family dinner! We are no longer the fragmented family of normal times, with everyone going in five different directions all the time, in a mad rush. We slow down. We connect.

We listen better to each other.

Then there are chores, normally the province of parental nagging and offspring backtalk. COVID has made household chores both more visible and more apparently necessary to human life.

I am embarrassed to admit that pre-COVID I was not on a firstname basis with the washer, the dryer or the broom. Since laying off the lady who normally does that work in our house, we have discovered that we are capable of cleaning. We do it together. My previous resistance to any act of cleaning, rather like an adolescent’s, has been demolished by necessity. This too is a silver lining.

Families are cooking together, bonding over banana bread, sourdough, barbecue burgers and doing the dishes. Another silver lining.

Before COVID, our kids did not see us work. Now they see us working at the dining room table — and worrying about making a living, worrying about the future.

They empathize. They see us a little more as people. We too see them differently these days.

Deprived of direct contact with their friends, they have no choice but to be more friendly with us.

This is the silver lining called kindness.

The people we love, who previously were often irritants, are now all we’ve got; necessity is making us more generous.

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One of Ontario’s largest overnight camps isn’t giving up just yet developed a test that can reportedly provide “accurate onsite results on the COVID-19 infection within an hour.” The company reportedly has FDA approval and is waiting on the same from Health Canada.

“We have already had discussions … and are pleased to announce that we can secure testing units,” Timberlane wrote.

“Under the close supervision of public health experts with deep familiarity with Timberlane, we will be proposing a pilot program for Ontario camps that would create a camp experience that has an extremely low- to no-risk of COVID transmission outbreak,” the statement continues. “We would work closely with government and public health authorities to ensure our policies and protocols are robust, prioritize children and offer a safe experience for campers.”

Some of the protocols that will be put in place by the camp, should the pilot project be okayed, include a rigorous testing regime as well as a requirement to quarantine for two weeks before camp.

Although the camp points out that the measures thus far are broad strokes and a detailed plan would be forthcoming, some other steps that are outlined in the email

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include single and separated bunks, staggered mealtimes for social distancing, handwashing stations provided and use of enforced throughout camp, and regular screening. In addition, no campers or counsellors would leave camp, parents would not be allowed to visit, and there would be a serious uptick in cleaning procedures including the use of medical-grade reagent.

There would also be an isolation cabin should anyone test positive for COVID-19 during camp.

“Our measures would produce a much more protected experience than what you see at currently opened schools, day camps, or even at the local parks.

“We also believe that the information gleaned from this pilot program could be precedentsetting not just for our industry, which may still face the same challenges next summer without a vaccine, but also for schools, longterm care homes, shelters, and other groups,” Timberlane wrote.

Additionally, there has been a petition circulating that asks Premier Doug Ford to reconsider cancelling overnight camps. The petition was signed by 4,368 people before it was closed.

Dear fellow graduates, proud parents, teachers, and TPS Administration, First off, let me say how incredibly honoured I am to be representing you as the 2019-2020 Senior Valedictorian. Next, I would like to wish a huge congratulations to my fellow graduates. I am truly grateful to have had the chance to share my final two years of high school with such an exceptional group of individuals. Every one of you should be so proud of all that you have accomplished at TPS, no matter how long you have been here. I want to thank all the teachers for always providing me with the utmost support, whether it be academically or personally. I would also like to give a huge thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Tsimikalis for creating such an incredible place where I was fortunate enough to build relationships that will last me a lifetime.

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Although overnight camps have been cancelled by the province of Ontario, one such organization hasn’t given up the fight just yet.

Camp Timberlane has sent an email to its clients suggesting that there could be overnight camping this summer if they get the goahead for a pilot project signed by owner and director Corey Mandell.

There are 450 day and overnight camps that are part of the Ontario Camps Association serving more than 400,000 children and 35,000 camp staff each summer.

On May 20, the Ontario government pulled the plug on the year, leaving some room for a possible day camp experience.

“While the province has decided to close overnight camps, we are still trying to make camp a reality in some form or fashion.

We have been in constant contact with the premier’s office to ask for a meeting with the premier to discuss a safe, science-based pilot program experience for campers,” the email states, in part.

According to the information, Timberlane has already gotten to work with an Ontario-based testing company, Precision Biomonitoring.

The firm, according to Timberlane, has

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BEFORE YOU GO, TAKE A GANDER AT THESE FIVE HISTORIC EVENTS FROM JUNES OF YEARS PAST

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The still-reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors celebrated their historic June 13 win over the Golden State Warriors with an epic afternoon parade through the downtown core on June 19, 2019. The team let loose as a million fans lined the streets.

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Ten years ago this month, the city was rocked by numerous riots and some questionable policing techniques that coincided with the city hosting the G20 Summit.

The venerable Massey Hall first opened in June on June 14, 1894.

The way things are going, the newly revamped Massey might be reopened by the time we can see a concert again.

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One-half mile of barmen march in a parade on Yonge protesting prohibition regulations. On June 1, 1927, the first liquor stores in Toronto opened following the repeal of the Ontario Temperance Act.

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