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EAT, DRINK&BESCARY THE 2021 HALLOWEEN ISSUE

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EDUCATION GUIDE PG. 59 Our 32nd annual primer to private schools & programs

OCTOBER 2021

Welcome to this month’s ghostly edition. Stop in for a spell.

T.O.’S ZOMBIE KING & QUEEN This scary couple on the hilarious details of their Halloween wedding

CAFÉ COATURE Jeanne Beker on faux leather outerwear to keep you warm on the patio this fall

LIFE IS GOURD Forget pumpkin pie, Mark McEwan samples the city’s best pumpkin cakes

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EAT, DRINK & BE SCARY! Our 2021 Halloween guide to the city

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Ocasio-Cortez rocks dress by T.O. designer Plus local tennis players launch new charity and Comedy Bar grows

Toronto’s Aurora James clothed AOC in a political statement dress

After their grandmother was diagnosed with glaucoma, two Toronto

brothers, Ethan Waisberg and Cooper Waisberg, began to find ways to help fund eye research and medical eye care. In June of this year, the brothers started Balls 4 Eyeballs, an organization that recycles tennis balls while raising money for eye research in Canada. Balls 4 Eyeballs has already partnered up with over 10 tennis clubs across the province, including Total Tennis London and Leaside Tennis Club.

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One of Toronto’s best-known comedy clubs is opening a new location in the east end of Toronto on Danforth Avenue between Main Street and Victoria Park Avenue. Comedy Bar was founded in 2008 by Gary Rideout Jr. and James Elksnitis. It is known as a home to in-house sketch comedy with legendary shows such as Sunday Night Live but has also hosted many top standup comedians, including the likes of Janeane Garofalo and Marc Maron. The new Comedy Bar stage will look much different in proportion to the narrow room at the original location with the main theatre that is reportedly 65 feet wide, which could fit 170 to 190 seats.

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the 2021 Met Gala has been the talk of the internet. And headlining the coverage is the jaw-dropping white dress with “Tax the Rich” written in red worn by U.S. member of congress Alexandria OcasioCortez. Though you’ve probably seen the dress a hundred times by now, you may not realize the designer, Aurora James, is a Toronto local. The dress comes from the fashion label Brother Vellies. James, who invited AOC to the gala, began the label in 2013 at flea markets around New York.

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Morgan Knudsen started studying the paranormal at an early age before founding her agency Entity Seekers

So we are talking about paranormal activity, ghosts or something?

I would definitely categorize them in terms of the paranormal. I think a lot of it was generated by my own interest in the phenomenon and what was going on with my parents, and I experienced everything from seeing apparitions in the house to, at one point, I had an apparition rush at me. I was about nine at the time, and it scared the hell out of me. We had things going missing. We would see depressions, like people sitting on our bed. We had all sorts of stuff disappearing and reappearing in weird places. You know, all sorts of things that were pretty cool. And so instead of running, you got into it and discovered something about your own family history?

It wasn't until about six years into forming Entity Seekers Research and Teachings that I discovered that my great-great-grandfather had the same passion. And he founded the first paranormal association in Canada. It's

So when was this and who is this person?

His name was Dr. Albert Durrant Watson and he was from the Toronto area. You know, it was late 1800s. But he was a very famous physician in Ontario, and his house is actually a historical building now. He was a huge name in medicine. And he was a poet as well: a published, well-recognized poet in the Walt Whitman style of poetry. And so it was easy to track down information on him once I knew who he was. But it was something that side of the family never talked about. I don’t know why because his career — I mean, he published two books on the subject — spawned parapsychology in Canada. How do you define paranormal?

It's essentially things that are what we would consider out of the norm from, you know, the basics of the laws of physics. We now know that many of the laws of physics are being redefined and broken at this point, through quantum studies and things like that. But I think it's things that we're coming into knowledge of. I think back in the day, we would have said, paranormal is something that is just woo-woo, and we can't explain it. Now I think the definition has shifted a little bit. And now we've got it where it's stuff we haven't been able to explain yet. So we aren’t just talking about ghosts and things that go bump in the night?

When it comes to hauntings, anywhere

there’s human emotion and human activity is really where you end up focused. Because I think a lot of the misconceptions around hauntings and things like that is that they are only caused by external circumstances. That's just not true. A lot of the activities that we study and we record are generated by people and are interpreted by people. So paranormal and hauntings is really more about the living than it is about understanding disincarnate entities. Survival after death is a part of the study, but it's not the entire study.

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What are you hoping people take from your work with the paranormal?

You know, the main goal for me is always to get people more in touch with who they are, to connect them with the non-physical part of who they are and to understand that this phenomenon is some of the best relationships you'll ever have in your entire life. When we start to understand this stuff, we realize that we’re not alone.

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You work with a number of TV shows that film in Toronto. Are we a haunting hotbed?

I mean, there’s so much in depth of history. There’s so much activity in terms of people and energy, and it's very different energy than almost anywhere else in Canada. So the hauntings there, I mean, the cases that come across our desk for Haunted Hospitals, a lot of them have come out of Toronto. And that area, I mean, it's unbelievable the stuff that people are reporting.

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I was experiencing a lot of interesting things going on in my own life. My parents and I lived in a very haunted location in this fourplex in B.C. And it was baffling to me because it was never a huge hot topic with my family at all. But what was going on in my place just really caught my attention. So, after I got over the fear of it, it became a strong curiosity.

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families. I had the great pleasure of looking into everything happening in and around Toronto this month, and it is a lot, from authentic Victorian seances to Halloween drag shows to Mexican wrestling and more than a few terrifying haunted houses, corn mazes and forests. We have put together our favourites in this month’s feature about all things Halloween in the city and peppered other sections of the magazine with a few paranormal goodies as well. We also added a section on our favourite costumes of the season. It’s something we used to do at our office every year. And there were some seriously dedicated people who worked very hard to garner votes for costume of the year. There was a potluck lunch that also included bloody finger cookies and other assorted treats. It was heaven. Hopefully, we will return to that soon enough, and in the meantime, we can take the opportunity to make the most out of this month. I hope our issue helps you get in the spirit of the season and maybe even put a smile on your face. Happy Halloween from all of us at Post City!

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I’m a Halloween person and a fall person, so this time of year is my jam. And what with the state of things for the past almost two years, this month provides an ideal opportunity to safely blow off some steam and fill up that happiness quotient that has been so precariously low for too long. To that end, we decided to put together a Halloween issue of sorts. We used to do this years ago, back before a focus on the digital world. Back when we felt like being quirky and oddball and didn’t spend so much time focussed on things like SEO and audience engagement. We figured, if we liked it and got a few laughs, well, others would as well. Now, in the digital age, not quite so easy. But we decided to throw caution to the wind and do it anyway, complete with our traditional Ghost City Magazines masthead, and I’m glad we did. Sometimes, I feel like we get a little bit too lost in our own heads, in our own little worlds, especially these days when so many are working from home. This month is an opportunity to throw off the shackles – unless you’re a ghost, of course. The weather is still pretty fantastic, and the outdoors is already looking beautiful. Some things, like live music and theatre are slowly starting to come back to life. And, with the coming of Halloween, there are all kinds of fun and safe activities for individuals and

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Mayor John Tory has always been a festival official. With Halloween just around the corner, it will be interesting to see what he chooses for this year’s costume and whether or not the city will get the go-ahead for full-on trick-or-treating on Oct. 31. Last year, health officials recommended no door-to-door trick-ortreating for the little ones as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now,

the number of cases is higher than last year but stable, thanks to a successful vaccination campaign. Other public gathering rules at events, such as sporting matches, are being relaxed to some degree, which could lead one to believe that this year will see a return to pint-sized ghosts and goblins on our neighbourhood streets. Fingers crossed.

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It was much ado about nothing with the federal election last month as much of the city of Toronto was unchanged the next morning despite a few close races. Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada will lead a minority government in Ottawa. There will still be some minor changes for the city at the federal level, including two Toronto MPs who decided not to stand for reelection. MP Adam Vaughan did not run in his riding of Spadina-Fort York, and Yasmin Ratansi opted out in her riding of Don Valley East. Ratansi was elected for the Liberals on two occasions and held office from 2004 to 2011 and 2015 to 2021. But after the ethics commissioner ruled she was in conflict of interest for employing her foster sister, she left the Liberal caucus in November 2020. Former member of provincial parliament Michael Coteau won the Liberal nomination to run in the riding and successfully held the seat, winning by a wide margin on Sept. 20. In the riding of Spadina-Fort York, Kevin Vuong won the Liberal Party nomination. But before election day, news arose of a 2019 sexual assault charge, a charge that was later

withdrawn by the Crown. Although he was dropped by the Liberals, it was too late to change the ballots, and Vuong ended up winning. Vuong is now an independent member of Parliament who is facing demands to step down. He issued a statement that he will not do so at this time. “I appreciate that not everyone is happy with my election,” he wrote, in a statement. “And I very much understand why it is different in my case. For those who feel this way, I understand the source of your doubts, and I will work hard to earn your trust.” The rest of the city returned incumbent MPs to Ottawa, including Marcie Ien who soundly defeated Green Party Leader Annamie Paul in her riding of Toronto Centre. The only very close race was in the riding of Davenport where a winner was not named until two days following the election: Liberal Julie Dzerowicz was declared the winner over the NDP’s Alejandra Bravo by the narrowest of margins at just 165 votes. “While the election results were not in our favour, be proud of what we accomplished working together,” wrote Bravo. “Let’s keep up the fight and continue building people-power and progressive politics in our community.”

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The new park will be located behind the Capitol Theatre block at Yonge and Castlefield

From pay parking to musical park area fronting Duplex Avenue. In January 2020, the city’s planning division recommended that city council redesignate the parking authority lands not subject to the exchange to parks and open space areas. The proposal is receiving mixed reactions from residents groups and BIAs in the area. Eli Aaron, director of the Lytton Park Residents’ Organization, wrote a letter to community council in support of the conversion of parking lot to parkland, stating that the Yonge and Eglinton area is park deficient

“We have three parking lots in the area, and they’re all under capacity.” and will require new parkland as the area is projected to grow by 61,000 people in the next 30 years. “The subject site is one of the only City-owned pieces of land, which can accommodate a sizable new public park within walking distance of Yonge and Eglinton. The site is located such that it is easily accessible from the northwest and northeast quadrants of Yonge and Eglinton, which are both experiencing significant development activity,” wrote Aaron. “A park on the entirety of the subject site would be an incredible asset to the community.” However, Daly McCarten,

executive director of the Uptown Yonge BIA, in a letter to community council, said the BIA is concerned about the loss of parking in their retail area. “The BIA relies on this lot to sustain our businesses, and it is the only parking lot north of Broadway with the exception of the small lot on the east side of Yonge at Briar Hill which can only accommodate a few vehicles,” wrote McCarten, who said retailers in the area have already lost parking spots in the area to accommodate CaféTO. Councillor Mike Colle, who said he stopped the land from being sold to the developer years before with the intention of turning it into a park, does not think the loss of parking space will be an issue. “We have three parking lots in the area, and they’re all under capacity, and this one was under capacity and losing money for years,” said Colle. Colle said the plan is to turn the space into what he calls a “music park,” and that it will be dedicated to iconic singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. “It’s going to have a tiny sitting area amphitheatre, where people can sit and listen to musical performances. It’s going to have some sculptures and art dedicated to musical instruments,” said Colle, who said there will be community consultation regarding the park in the coming months. After having been adopted by North York Community Council, the report was due to be considered by city council on Oct. 1.

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The Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area may be getting a new park as North York Community Council has adopted a recommendation to turn land currently used as a pay parking lot into parkland. On Sept. 13, community council adopted a motion that recommends that the City of Toronto’s official plan be amended to allow the land, located at 20 Castlefield Ave., and 565 and 567 Duplex Ave., to be redesignated to parks and open space. The land, located behind the former Capitol Theatre, is currently home to a surface pay parking lot run by the Toronto Parking Authority and contains 163 pay parking spaces. In June of 2018, the city received an offer from 2500 Yonge Street Limited, owner of adjacent properties including the Capitol Theatre, to purchase 20 Castlefield Ave. and 567 Duplex Ave. and build a 21storey mixed-use development. The sale of the lands was not approved by Toronto City Council. The city received a resubmission of the development application in November 2018. This proposed a 14-storey mixed-use building of 150 residential units and retail along Yonge Street and would retain portions of the Capitol Theatre, which is a heritage building. This resubmission proposed a land exchange with the city, where approximately 650 square metres of the parking lot fronting Castlefield Avenue would be acquired by the applicant in exchange for the equivalent land

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With university back in session in Toronto, one Annex fraternity is opening communication to the community regarding noise complaints after decades of frustration from residents. Oskar Dunklee, president of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, posted a letter to a local Annex Facebook group that gives his personal cellphone number and encourages residents to call or text it if they feel that fraternity brothers are not “respecting you as a neighbour.” “Please call or text my personal cell phone number … at any point of the night, and we will immediately rectify the situation,” Dunklee’s post reads. “We will be observing all provincial health, wellness and social distance guidelines, and … we are not putting any attendees in any form of risk,” his post states ahead of a “recruitment event” in the area. Annex Residents’ Association chair Rita Bilerman is happy with the initiative but also wary. “It’s always great when I see people taking initiative and responsibility for their actions,” she said. “Full marks for that.” Although Dunklee may be a good apple among the dozen or so fraternities in the area, Bilerman said the turnover of fraternity brothers is so high that “everything falls apart again” in a year or two. “It should not be my

responsibility to make them grow up,” she said. For decades, fraternities in the Annex have disturbed neighbours with parties. Bilerman said complaints against the fraternities date back to the 1980s, but nothing has really been done about it. “City police have bigger fish to fry,” she said. “These houses get free rein and … unless there is a violent situation happening.” Although the last year and a half has been relatively quiet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bilerman is still concerned about the potential danger if the parties start up again. She said between 2016 and 2018, there were 166 nonviolent complaints, and between 2014 and 2018, police responded to 78 occurrences of theft, sexual assault and assault. In November 2019, three people were stabbed at an Annex frat party, and Bilerman said there have also been two deaths. “Once there was a woman screaming, ‘Rape,’ in my yard,” she said. “My big fear is that more people are going to get hurt, assaulted, killed.” Dunklee explained, in an interview with Post City, that he gave a direct line of contact for “questions, concerns or feedback on how to do things better or work toward common goals.” “I just felt it was the right thing to do,” he said.

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Summerhill station slated for reno City expropriating properties to add new exit A second entrance is in the works for the Summerhill TTC station that is part of a network-wide initiative to make transit stations safer. The second entrance/exit for the Summerhill station would be located just south of Scrivener Square, across from the main entrance of the LCBO, according to local councillor Mike Layton. “It’s going to be pretty handy to have an access point at the south side of the tracks,” Layton said. “Now you won’t have to get bottlenecked underneath the bridge on your way to the station.” The entrance would be built as

part of the development plans for the James at Scrivener Square, a 21-storey building that will contain 141 rental units and retail. “It makes more sense for the work to happen currently with the development,” Layton said. The plans for the entrance require the expropriation of private property at 10 and 20 Scrivener Square. “The City is initiating the expropriation process to preserve the TTC's construction timelines,” Toronto Corporate Real Estate Management said in a statement. “Expropriation is a standard process governed by the provincial

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Expropriation Act.” A total of 14 TTC stations have received or will get a second exit and were identified in a 2002 fire safety assessment study done by the transit agency. “It’s to provide a fire exit in case there’s a fire and people can’t get out of one exit,” Layton said. He said the Summerhill second exit should be completed in 2024, and the station’s original entrance will also get an elevator to make it more accessible in 2023. The decision to expropriate the property was scheduled to go before Toronto City Council on Oct. 1.

Landmark Annex heritage homes to get facelift A new proposal has been submitted to the City of Toronto for a nine-storey condominium taking up almost an entire block of Avenue Road, part of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District. But unlike other projects impacting the built heritage of the city, this one is getting a tentative nod of approval from local residents.. The site is 110–116 Avenue Rd., running between Tranby Avenue and Bernard Avenue. For those keeping an eye on the news, part of the address was the location of a large fire that occurred seven years ago and destroyed the historic building at 116 Avenue Rd. and permanently damaged 114 Avenue Rd. It’s a fire that Sandra Shaul of the Annex Residents’ Association remembers well. “It was on Christmas Eve., and I remember we could smell it,” she said. “And I lived at Bloor and Spadina. So I went dashing over to see what was happening. And it was horrible. I mean, 116 was one of my favourite restaurants upstairs.” The restaurants were Spuntini and Sotto Sotto, the latter of which reopened nearby. But the building was destroyed, and the other building next door, both dating back to 1890, suffered enough damage from

the fire that it had to come down as well. But with the new development application comes news that the developer has pledged to fully restore the existing heritage homes as part of the redevelopment process. “Yes, they are totally restoring 110 and 112 Avenue Rd.,” said Shaul. “One hundred ten has had a sort of a modern storefront added to the front of it. That’s going, and so you’ll have the original house front restored. So that's the good news. The bad news is we lost two houses.” Shaul calls this stretch of Avenue south of Davenport the gateway to the East Annex Heritage Conservation District. It’s the original Annex neighbourhood. Most residential development to this point has been on the east side of Avenue Road, in Yorkville, the built heritage of which has mostly been destroyed, she said. According to the developer’s submission, the proposed development will have a total of 44 residential units and will include the “partial conservation of the street-fronting elevations of the 110–112 Avenue Road heritage resource in-situ [existing building].” — Ron Johnson

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Affordability of housing is becoming recognized as one of the greatest policy challenges in urban centres. The housing market continues to defy logic, and prices have increased to the point that home ownership is a seemingly out of reach goal for many people, even those with strong and secure incomes. Although low interest rates play a role, the supply of housing is an even greater factor. With all of the construction in midtown, it is hard to believe that there is a supply issue, but as long as the city continues to grow, affordable housing will continue to be in short supply. In response, the province and the city are trying to encourage the supply of affordable housing by implementing inclusionary zoning in major transit areas. Inclusionary zoning bylaws will require a minimum number of affordable housing units in new developments as part of the approval process. Although this approach is being used in cities throughout North America, it is new to Toronto. The concept has merits, but the devil is always in the details. The proposal that is currently being reviewed at city hall includes a requirement that five to 10 per cent of the new development in transit areas be considered “affordable” and that the units are large enough for families. Today, a 500-square-foot unit might be considered “affordable” but not really livable for a family of four. The inclusionary zoning addresses that concern.

Once the city works through the definition of affordable and determines the type of housing that will be considered, the next biggest hurdle will be trying to make sure the units stay affordable. In rental buildings it is a little easier to keep the rents at protected levels, but when an “affordable” unit is purchased, the challenge is to make sure the unit stays that way when the original owner wants to sell it. One suggestion is to keep units protected for 99 years by requiring owners of affordable units to sell the unit to a not-for-profit housing provider or the city so that it will be resold at an affordable rate. Another proposal is for the city to take 50 per cent of the profit of the sale of the unit and reinvest it in other affordable housing projects. There are many issues that still need to be worked through. Hopefully all stakeholders will continue to work with the city on this issue and not try to rush applications through to avoid the new rules, although it seems a number of developers are already jumping the gun on this one. Although this approach won’t solve the affordability crisis, it will certainly help keep more families in the city.

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

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there are reports of people being beaten by police during arrest or at demonstrations. However many good officers there might be, officers do not interfere to stop fellow officers from acting this way. Police organizations throughout the country are racist, sexist and violent. Reports commissioned by governments during the last three or four decades are eminently clear about the changes that need to be made, but those recommendations are rarely acted on. Police boards — including the Toronto Police Service Board — simply look away when someone asks for change. It took the

Toronto police 19 years to implement a 2001 Supreme Court of Canada decision to substantially reduce the number of people it was strip searching, from 40 per cent of those arrested to just a few per cent. Nineteen years. In 2016 the Ontario Ombudsman told the provincial government to require training to de-escalate police activities dealing with those in mental crisis. The province has simply ignored that suggestion. As I document in the book, there are lots of good uncomplicated changes that could be made, many of which are successful in one place or another: pre-charge screening, suspension without pay, taking weapons away from the rank and file, to name a few. They will probably be opposed by police associations, which hold a lot of power, but they need to be done together to make real change. And while I found the story I tell depressing, it is not without hope. Things can change if we set our mind to it and tell our political leaders they must change the way policing happens.

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Researching and writing my recent book was depressing. Research associate Chris Williams and I produced Crisis in Canada’s Policing, which assesses the state of Canadian police since the May 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. I found large police forces in this country are virtually all the same. All have engaged in systemic carding or street checks, stopping and questioning individuals who are nor engaged in any hint of criminal activity, stopping Black and Indigenous individuals five or more times more often than whites — something Black and Indigenous peoples have claimed has been the case for decades. This in spite of a 2004 study in Kingston documenting the racial discrimination carding involved. But police forces rejected that evidence. Toronto police fought attempts to end carding for a decade until finally the provincial government intervened in 2016. Most other city police forces in Canada are now, reluctantly, putting an end to carding. One can only conclude that racial discrimination has been a big part of police culture. Sexual discrimination is another part of police culture. Every large police force in Canada is embroiled in court cases where female officers allege sexual assault and harassment by male officers. Former Supreme Court of Canada judge Michel Bastarache, in his study of sexual harassment of female officers in

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Proposed massive underground iceberg home has neighbourhood on edge Recent plan could see the removal of oldest tree in Hogg’s Hollow and a new mansion constructed with two-storey underground compound by Eric Stober Hogg’s Hollow residents Shannon Rancourt and Laura Lamarche knew something strange was happening in their neighbourhood after a heritage home was demolished without a city permit during the May 24 long weekend. “It really rattled us that things like that could easily happen,” Rancourt said. Then one day in July, while they were both walking their dogs, they noticed some activity happening at 7 Knightswood Rd. — a home Rancourt said has been abandoned for about five years. A massive 200-year-old sugar maple tree, which she said is likely the oldest tree in the heavily green neighbourhood, had been cordoned off. Soon, Rancourt and Lamarche embarked on their own investigation that Rancourt describes as “peeling an onion.” “The deeper we went with it, the worse it got,” Rancourt said. They soon discovered that 7 Knightswood was set to be replaced by a house with a

massive, two-storey basement that Rancourt describes as a “party palace,” complete with a basketball court, a karaoke bar, a stage with a golf simulator, three bedrooms, four bathrooms and a five-car garage. The underground mausoleumlike space is even bigger than the above-ground plans for the house — a trend known as “iceberg houses,” houses with big, hidden basements that may be significantly larger than the house itself. Although instances of these houses are beginning to pop up around Toronto, London, England, has already introduced laws to limit them given their potential to structurally disturb neighbouring houses. This past summer, in London, UK, the Langtry House was put up for sale at $6.5US million. From the street, it appears to be a somewhat modest bungalow. But this Hampstead home, which zoning requires only be 11 feet above ground, is actually home to a 3,500 square foot subterranean paradise.

Stairs lead down to a central atrium area with 25-foot ceilings and an open concept living and dining room. The basement of this particular iceberg also houses a sunken courtyard providing natural light, a gym and a cinema room. In another notable case, iconic musician Jimmy Page of the band Led Zeppelin went to great lengths to oppose an iceberg home being proposed in his

among the city’s super-rich grew in popularity as a way to skirt around zoning bylaws. Alongside the growth of iceberg homes grew concerns that the underground buildings could spell Titanic-level disaster by destabilizing the surrounding area. Local councillor Jaye Robinson said there have been reports that iceberg houses can cause shifting foundations, collapsing ceilings

“It’s a tragedy because the tree will be removed and it’s simply because of this massive basement.” historic London neighbourhood by fellow musician Robbie Williams because he felt the massive two-level underground project complete with a swimming pool would negatively impact his own historic home. London had moved to end the practice of constructing iceberg homes as the phenomenon

and sagging floors. That’s not to mention environmental concerns from such homes, including reduced soil permeability, storm water runoff and potential for erosion. These concerns are even more pressing in environmentally sensitive areas like Hogg’s Hollow, which is in a flood plain

and is especially prone to flooding given the Don River flows through it. Resident Laura Lamarche explained, via email, that the committee of adjustment hearing pertaining to the Hoggs Hollow development was flawed and neighbours were not given proper notice to respond. “Those that did receive the notice, had less than one week to mount a response,” wrote Lamarche. “It was confirmed to us by the Committee of Adjustment that notice was sent out 20 days prior to the meeting and they blamed Canada Post for the delay. It seems odd that everyone who received the notice received it very late. Even with the late notice, four neighbours did write letters and attend the virtual hearing to put forth their concerns. With more time and greater awareness, a much larger neighbourhood response would have occurred.” The information on the 7 Knightswood development is no longer available on the city of Toronto’s development applications website. Nevertheless, the development at 7 Knightswood was still given the green light in late 2020 by the committee of adjustment — a group made up of citizen members that review applications for minor variances and consents — despite a recommendation by the City of Toronto’s Urban Forestry to refuse the application as it threatens the tree in its backyard. “It’s a tragedy because the tree will be removed … and it’s simply because of this massive basement,” Robinson said. “We’re losing this iconic tree in Hogg’s Hollow.” She said that this decision is the latest in a concerning trend from the committee to make questionable judgments and is pressing for it to be “thoroughly reviewed.” Robinson will also be introducing a motion to Toronto City Council this fall to try to prevent iceberg houses from being built as there are currently no city bylaws to rein them in — they are a “blind spot,” she said. In the meantime, city staff said there is no way to reverse the decision, according to Robinson. “It’s just, approve first and ask questions later,” she said. “It’s almost unbelievable.”

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Clockwise from left: The soaring maple tree on the chopping block, local protest signs by residents, 7 Knightswood

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A candy-filled pop-up has arrived in the west end! The Scottish and Irish Store, an Ottawa-based shop that sells, you guessed it, British and Irish delicacies and apparel opened its first pop-up location in Toronto. Located at 501 Queen St. W., the shop will offer all kinds of candy and chocolate, including some English treats that are almost impossible to find on this side of the pond. Be the cool parent in the neighbourhood and grab a bunch of these vintage candies for Halloween!

Groove School of Dance has moved down the street to a new location at 372 Eglinton Ave. W. The dance company has been around since 1999, offering an alternative for kids and adults alike that fosters a less competitive environment with a focus on the creative side of dance. Classes are available for students as young as one year old, and you’ll find everything from hip hop to cheerleading to jazz. Drop-in classes are also available for adults looking to get their groove on!

New lifestyle boutique Wolf & Moon will be opening a second concept shop just steps away from its first this fall. Flower Shop by Wolf & Moon combines the shop’s unique selection of lifestyle goods with fresh flower arrangements from Parkdale florists Adam and Davis of Toronto’s Crown Flora, along with a coffee shop with sustainably grown coffee from the iconic Sam James Coffee Brand. Look out for the pink exterior of this cool and collaborative shop coming to 1134 Yonge St.

A Forest Hill icon is celebrating a major anniversary! The Forest Hill Barbershop, 408 Spadina Rd., has been around longer than practically anything else in the community, and Oct. 1 marks its 90th anniversary. The Yelp reviews speak for themselves. Everyone in the neighbourhood likely knows someone who has been there at least once, and it’s the kind of place where you feel like “everybody knows your name,” as one reviewer wrote. The barbers are friendly and stepping into their shop makes you feel like you’re stepping back in time for just a moment.

A nail bar new to the Ossington neighbourhood is bringing highquality nail services to Toronto. Pink Nail Bar at 123 Ossington Ave. is going to be the new destination for birthday parties and more. Husband-and-wife duo Matthew and Hana La say they wanted to bring a more high-end vibe with Instagrammable interior design to the area. The pair is in the process of getting licensed to bring a wide selection of wine and champagne for customers, in the style of Yorkville's boozy nail bar Majesty's Pleasure.

After 65 years in business, is closing down its iconic Avenue Road store. The company has been in the Kahnert family for four generations, and Dan Kahnert says that the timing was right to close after 38 years of him and his brother John running the shop. “All good things come to an end,” he notes. The store at 2078 Avenue Rd. is running a 30 per cent off sale for the month of October to clear out the inventory.

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Police have made an arrest in an assault investigation

following an incident at Lawrence subway station. On Sept. 11, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a female victim was sitting on a bench on the subway platform when a male suspect approached her and started a conversation. The suspect then began to assault the victim until a passerby intervened. The suspect then fled the area. On Sept. 12, police arrested a 32-yearold male suspect of no fixed address in connection with the incident. He has been charged with assault and failure to comply with a release order.

Toronto Police Service is requesting public assistance with identifying a male suspect wanted in a dangerous driving investigation. On Sunday, Sept. 5, at 5:34 p.m., an officer motioned a vehicle to stop for a traffic offence in the area of Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue West. It is reported that the driver intentionally collided with the police cruiser, before fleeing the area at a high rate of speed. He was driving a silver Mini Cooper with a loud modified exhaust and a distinctive design on the passenger side. The car will have obvious front-end damage. The driver is wanted for dangerous driving and failure to stop for police.

male suspect of Toronto has been arrested in connection with two sexual assaults. On Thursday, Sept. 2, at 5:40 a.m., officers responded to a call for a sexual assault in the area of Marlee Avene and Eglinton Avenue West. It is alleged that a 23year-old male victim was invited into an apartment by the suspect and given an intoxicating substance, which rendered him unconscious. He was then sexually assaulted. The incident followed a similar alleged assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 9, where a 28-year-old male victim was allegedly sexually assaulted after being given an intoxicating substance in an apartment in the area. The 54-year-old suspect has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.

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male suspect has been charged with two counts of sexual assault after two seperate incidents on Sept. 16. On Sept. 16, at 2:22 p.m., officers responded to a call for a sexual assault in the area of Bloor Street West and St. George Street. It is alleged that a 20-year-old female victim was sitting on a bench outside a café when she was approached by a male suspect who began a conversation. When she attempted to leave, he sexually assaulted her. Minutes later, at 2:30 p.m., Toronto Police Service officers responded to a call for a sexual assault in the area of Bloor Street West and Avenue Road. It is alleged that a 23-year-old female victim was sitting on a bench when a male suspect sat beside her and sexually assaulted her. She tried to flee, but he grabbed her around the waist and sexually assaulted her again. The suspect was arrested on Sept. 22, and the investigation is ongoing.

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Buying a house in Toronto is already a killer ask, thanks to the astronomical prices, but what do you do when the potential new home was once the site of a crime scene? If you’re the agent, you have to disclose that crucial fact, lest you risk losing your real estate licence. So says Helen Goljak, a sales representative with Royal LePage signature for 34 years. “There are those people who you talk to them about it, and they're like, ‘Oh, forget it. You know, I could never live in a house where someone's been murdered,’” says Goljak. “Then you have guys that go, ‘I don't care. I’m gonna get a good deal on this.’” Oddly enough, there’s actually a uniquely morbid resource for figuring out whether or not your home was once the site of a crime scene. Goljak was recommended to check out the crowdsourced site House Creep, by a fellow agent, which lists every known house in the country that has been the site of a murder. It’s how she found the specifics of her Mississauga listing. The site also includes listings that might be “haunted,” former grow ops, meth labs and other “sketchy” designations. As soon as the agent selling the prospective home knows of a

crime that was committed there, the agent is obligated to disclose that to the potential buyers, although the sellers are not mandated to tell the agents. Premarijuana legalization, Goljak says that former grow houses were a significant concern for real estate agents. Although not a crime, this includes suicides. Oddly, this mandatory disclosure doesn’t apply when people pass away peacefully in their sleep. What’s more, all disclosures only apply to those who are thinking of putting in an offer on the house. One of Goljak’s toughest sales was a house in Mississauga where a boyfriend had killed his girlfriend in her sleep. A sale she estimates took her twice as long to close compared to her average experiences. “I had to reduce the price. I had to say to the seller that they’re not going to get the price that they hope for,” said Goljak. In her career, the crime scene houses have a reduced price pretty much across the board. In her anecdotal experience, she says that about three-quarters of people understandably are concerned about the crime scene aspect of their homes, whereas a quarter “don’t care.” —Nicholas Sokic

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Benjamin Tal suggests the five-year interest rates will not stay so low that long

A tale of two inflation rates Economist Benjamin Tal goes beyond the headlines by Ron Johnson

Yes, I think that we have to talk about two different inflation environments. One that we're seeing now. And this one is, quite frankly, almost much ado about nothing. Most of the increase in inflation that we’re seeing now that captured the headlines is because last year prices were relatively low. So this is really not a real inflation. And what about the other inflation?

By May 2022, we will hopefully be going back to normal, economically speaking. And remember that there's a lot of pent-up demand in the system. There’s a lot of money in the system. And you will see an increase in demand especially for services. And that's where you will see prices rising. That's when you will see the second wave of inflation.

This one, in the second half of 2022, will not be as temporary. And, therefore, the reaction by the Bank of Canada and the Fed [the U.S. Federal Reserve System] will be something to watch. I think, given the fact that inflation is a lagging indicator, you want to avoid a situation in which it's coming too close to you. Because when you chase a lagging indicator by raising interest rates, you raise them too much. So I want to avoid a situation in which the Bank of Canada and the Fed repeat past mistakes. Therefore, I will be supportive. a situation in which interest rates will be rising faster or sooner than perceived. I'm encouraged by the fact that the Bank of Canada is talking about raising interest rates in 2022. So what should those in the real estate market be looking out for?

It's very clear to me that the short-term interest rates and the variable rates will remain where we are until the second half of 2022. But then they will start rising. The good news is that, if they start moving early, namely by the third quarter of 2022, and go slowly, they might end up rising much less than if you wait and wait and wait and then they raise in panic. So the number one factor is to focus on inflation.

The five-year rate is extremely, extremely cheap. And I suggest that it will not remain so cheap when we wake up and get back to semi-normalcy. The Liberals floated the idea of a ban on foreign buyers of domestic real estate for a couple of years. Thoughts?

Yeah, I'm not surprised by it. Other cities did it. Toronto and Vancouver already did it, and it did not change the dynamics in a very significant way. The issue is not foreign investment, which is one issue out of many. The number one issue facing the real estate environment is the lack of supply. We all know that what the government is proposing to do is basically dealing with some demand issues now and talking about supply issues later. I'm encouraged by the fact that for the first time, I think ever, the government is talking about supply issues as the number one factor. But if you look at the proposals, they are not very specific. They are much more specific when it comes to stimulating demand in the short term. So ironically, what the government will be doing over the next two to three years would in fact stimulate demand and make the situation a bit more difficult before the supply issue kicks in. And it’s far from clear what the supply measures will be.

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in the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, even the venue will be suited to be its most ghostly with thousands of flickering candles spread out throughout the church in the darkness. Some of the city’s most musical spirits might even show up for this intimate event. Candlelight Halloween will be held the evenings of Oct. 27, Oct. 29, Oct. 30 and Nov. 3.

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ROCKY HORROR Midtown’s Medley theatre on Yonge features the Rocky Horror Dinner Show, opening on Oct. 1. It’s just a jump to the left down Davisville and then a step to the right north on Yonge. Call outs and dressing up are encouraged, so be sure to bring your “Time War” dancing shoes before you start to quiver with anticipation.

The queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race will bring the most glamorously fierce Halloween event to downtown Toronto this October. The 10th anniversary Night of the Living Drag will take place at Meridian Hall on Oct. 16, as part of a live North American Halloween tour. The zombie-themed show will be hosted by Violet Chachki, a burlesque/aerial performer and the winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

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What says Halloween better than Mexican wrestling! Lucha TO returns on Oct. 30 after a lengthy absence with an awesome night of masked grapplers flinging themselves around the squared circle with reckless abandon. Special guest is Super Mex Hernandez. This event is for all ages.

Canada’s largest sideshow festival returns for another frightful night of Halloween fun on Oct. 10 at Revival, 783 College St. The event features The Human Rubber Girl; bizarrists; mind readers, such as Mysterion; and live burlesque from the Devils Harem.

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The Haunted Walk started in 1995 and has a number of spooky tours including the Campus Secrets and Spectres tour at the University of Toronto, which could be one of Canada’s most haunted institutions. The grand architecture and tree-lined paths are filled with spooky history and ghostly tales for the taking.

Toronto’s popular Cemetery Tours offers some chilling tours this fall, beginning with the Tales of Murder and Unfortunate Death tour. The tours take place on weekends in October and lead a limited number of people through some of the city’s most historic cemeteries. Visit Toronto Cemetery Tours on Facebook.

Black Creek Pioneer Village is home to some of the city’s oldest buildings, and surely they come with their fair share of ghosts. Only one way to find out – by getting to the supernatural bottom of things with a Ghost Tour of the haunted village in the dark. So creepy and perfect for some serious ghost stories.

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FRIENDS THAT SCARE TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER LEGENDS OF HORROR Casa Loma is an ideal spot for a scare most nights, given the secret tunnels and strange goings-on, but it gets downright terrifying this month thanks to the Legends of Horror, which transforms the iconic castle into a wonderfully horrifying immersive theatre experience.

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STORM CROW MANOR The Darkest Timeline cocktail, from the always-spooky Storm Crow Manor, is a lychee martini which is made using black vodka and is garnished with a blueberry-filled lychee eyeball. Also offered up is the How Will You Die, a cherry, vanilla whisky sour, which is garnished with an outline of a skull (using a very small amount of activated charcoal). It is also served with a coaster that when flipped over provides the guest with a prediction of their ultimate demise.

Haunted houses are scary. Well, Screemers, located at Assembly Park in Vaughan, consists of a dozen of them. And each is filled with ghastly figures and all manner of gruesome goings-on. Expect blood-soaked chainsaws, disfigured folks out for blood — you know, typical Toronto on a Saturday night.

HORROR HALLWAYS Traipse down pitch-black hallways as those that lurk in the shadows prepare to unleash a heap of terror. Horror Hallways returns in 2021, setting up its frightening shop at Hillcrest Mall. Take the first step, if you dare.

MARTINO MANOR This popular and absolutely terrifying haunted house is located behind an Italian restaurant at 7 McIntosh Ave. in Etobicoke. One could have a great family night out with dinner and a serious scare. Martino Manor includes a haunted house complete with witch nanny and a haunted corn maze. From top: Martino’s Manor and a creature at Casa Loma’s Legends of Horror

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Dolly Trolley Drinks has some spooky creations available this month like the Into the Dark egg white cocktail with Sombra mezcal, Tromba tequila, aloe, lime, Scrappy’s Black Lemon Bitters and soda. Also on offer is the Hell or High Water egg white sour with Botanist gin, Haskap honey, lemon and Amaro Lucano.

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This annual gathering is an arts and culture festival celebrating witches, women of colour (WOC), pagans, walkers between the worlds, Wiccans and more. And there’s live music! Get in on the action by going to Witchfestnorth.org.

Toronto’s bona fide Wiccan Church of Canada founded by Wiccan priests Tamara James and Richard F. James, of Forest Hill’s Occult Shop, holds weekly services at the University of Toronto Multifaith Centre.

Head to the Hermit’s Lamp at 1076 Bloor St. W. for a new deck of tarot cards to start your magical arts journey. The shop also offers regular workshops to learn how to read tarot, or book a reading for yourself. Crystal and magic classes are also available.

Head to Harbord Village’s Rock Store, a crystal and spiritual healing sanctuary in the heart of Toronto, for an astrology reading by Lady Samantha, who has been practising since 2010. While there, pick up a crystal or healing stone.

Take a class in shamanic journeying at Soul Space Toronto and learn how to enter a trance space and seek out guidance and healing from the spirit world. Classes also available in energy mastery. For more information, go to Soulspacetoronto.ca.

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Cruella was one of the OG Disney villains, and this year’s live action flick starring Emma Stone is inspiring many to embrace their fashionably clad dark sides this Halloween. Opt for a floor-skimming red dress, elbow-length opera gloves, a masquerade mask and a black and white Cruella wig.

Toronto’s one-andonly is the perfect choice for Halloween 2021. There are so many memes to play off of, but the current choice might be the pregnant woman emoji from the Certified Lover Boy album release. All you need is a belly bump, coloured shirt and a hair bob.

This Halloween a popular choice will be a form-fitting black jumpsuit, black combat boots, gloves and a sash, like Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) in Black Widow. If you prefer the character’s white costume, opt for a snow-white jumpsuit, high-top white sneaks and fingerless white gloves. If you can’t find a jumpsuit, a long-sleeved bodysuit top and matching tights would also work.

In another “noncostume” costume, channel your favourite onscreen football coach this Halloween in a shirt–crew neck sweater combo, and finish the look with a fake mustache.

5. Quarantine Barbie Probably the easiest costume this year because most of us have been doing it for so long. Think tiedyed sweater, sweatpants, nonbrushed hair and too many coffee mugs.

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GET YOUR HAUNT ON AT THESE RESTAURANTS KEG MANSION The granddaddy of local haunted spots, the gothicstyle Keg Mansion, at 515 Jarvis St., has reportedly been a hot spot for supernatural shenanigans for years. So looking for a romantic Halloween dinner with a side of paranormal fun, this could be your best bet.

DISTILLERY DISTRICT This historic area, home to numerous restaurants, including El Catrin, is steeped in local lore and a few spooking sightings of old James Worts Sr., who suffered a great loss in the early 19th century when his wife died during childbirth, and he died soon after. He loves the cobblestones and cold October nights. Say hello for us.

ROYAL YORK If you happen to go for dinner at the Royal York and see an elderly gentleman walking the halls at night and he’s, you know, translucent, worry not. That’s just the ghost of a former employee who died within the building. No biggie. Enjoy your dinner! Gulp.

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From top: A private room in The Royal York’s Reign restaurant; Keg Mansion

This former restaurant was located in the iconic building that still stands at 346 Spadina Ave. in Chinatown, which was also once home to the Bright Pearl. The address is rumoured to have been the site of an old morgue and a curse or two, which is one reason why two sculpted foo dogs once guarded the entranceway.

Mentalist Jaymes White is hosting an authentic Victorian seance in Toronto from Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 (jaymeswhite.com/seance/). The Eatonville Farmhouse will be held at the farmhouse of the same name, one of the city’s last remaining (and only haunted) farmhouses from the Victorian era. The seance groups have been reduced to 13 to 16 guests in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols. White uses hypnotic suggestion and mind control in his seances and has also trained his memory to be more powerful. Eatonville will recreate the seances from the Victorian era, which used different techniques such as pendulums, automatic writing and table rappings with everyone holding hands in a circle. Keeping with the COVID-19 guidelines, White said he will replace table tapping with shimenawa, a Japanese technique that uses an enclosed rope for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. As a collector with over 300 haunted items, White says he has wanted to do a show at a location such as Eatonville Farmhouse that has several haunted items. “[The seance] is based on the things in the house, rather than the house,” White says. “We believe because of everything in the house that’s what makes it haunted.” For show information go to Jaymeswhite.com/seance/

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Vintage streetwear meets Toronto nightlife This new King Street retail shop is all about nostalgia by Alexa Margorian If you’ve walked along King Street East this past month, you might have passed by a storefront that more closely resembles a modern art gallery–nightclub hybrid than a store at all. With LED signs lighting up walls, minimalist decor and arched entryways, entering Toronto’s newest streetwear vintage shop is all about the experience. “I look up to myself for fashion,” says owner Aly Jamal about his major fashion influences.“You know some people have memory like scent or touch? My memory is fashion. I see clothes and it takes me back to a certain time.” Unlike other vintage stores in Toronto, Jamal has a singular vision for Northern Touch Vintage’s pieces: ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s streetwear. He has a keen understanding of the emotional resonance clothes can have, which is key to his success. “Our number one focus here at Northern Touch Vintage is nostalgia.” You’ll find everything from classic Nike

sweatshirts to vintage basketball jerseys to varsity jackets in pristine condition, carefully curated by Jamal himself. The shop has already been visited by the likes of Fred VanVleet of the Raptors. Before this, Jamal worked for Apple for 10 years (perhaps influencing the sleek design of the shop’s interior), although at his core he’s always been an entrepreneur. For the last couple of years, he had been selling vintage clothes on the side, and he found himself far more fulfilled by this than his full-time job. “I knew I had something cool and I just wanted to take a chance.” Jamal’s vision isn't limited to the clothes he sells, but extends to the experience he curates for his clients as soon as they walk through the door. R&B and rap blast tastefully from a Sonos speaker.The walls are decorated with silk-screen prints made by Toronto-based artist Mahyar Amiri, who is also a friend.The twin Muhammad Ali prints that adorn the threshold are on sale for around $10,000, if

you fancy yourself a collector. Jamal is reluctant to say who he currently looks to in the fashion industry (when pressed a little, he names Rhuigi Villaseñor of fashion brand Rhude and Ronnie Feig of Kith fame), but he has a deep appreciation for his influences. He names hip-hop culture as his main source of inspiration, evidenced not only by the clothes he sells, but also by the giant Biggie installation that hangs above the register. Although the store only opened less than two months ago, Jamal is already looking to expand with a flagship location on King Street West in spring 2022. It’s clear he approaches his success with humility and gratitude. As he says: “That means a lot to know that someone woke up and I was part of their plan for the day.” What at first may have seemed like a risk, leaving behind the known has surely paid off. “I’ve never looked back. Yeah, it’s the best choice I’ve ever made on my own.”

A new Canadian online consignment boutique aims to jump on the growing global resale trend with a pop-up at Stackt Market, offering vintage and designer finds at reduced prices. The CLOC (Closed Loop Open Closet) pop-up at Stackt Market is bridging the gap between accessible designer brands and the movement to put a pause on fast fashion. In-store shopping gives buyers a chance to try clothes and feel fabrics, making this the perfect time for CLOC’s retail debut. “People range from pleasantly surprised to even excited when they learn all the clothes are pre-owned. There’s no question that clothing resale is on the rise, from fast-fashion brands to high-end designers, and it’s great to have a space that brings resale directly into the heart of Toronto,” says founders Jenny Aaron and Lori Grossman. CLOC was launched as an online platform in late 2020 on the heels of industry reports showing that the resale market is one of the fastest-growing segments in the Canadian apparel market, with projections that the secondhand market is expected to grow 11 times faster than the broader retail clothing sector by 2025. CLOC sells brands from popular designers like Isabelle Marant and Gucci, along with more contemporary brands like COS and Anthropologie, and strives to give garments a second life with an affordable price tag. The duo sources items from “anywhere we can,” including friends and family. Social media has also been a goldmine for CLOC, as influencers and stylists look for second homes for many designer goods. The store can be found at the Stackt Market until Oct. 31. —MG

New Bayview boutique aims for inclusivity coming more popular across social media. Self-love campaigns and conversations about body positivity actively call out brands and companies to become more inclusive in their size offerings. Investing in plus-size clothing would also be a worthy investment for retailers; the global plus-size industry continues to grow, with a report from Allied Market Research projecting growth from $480 billion in 2019 to $690 billion in 2027. Baker suggests that maybe the fashion industry should stop trying to sell “inclusivity”and brands should instead just focus on one thing that they can really excel at. “I think if everyone had their own little niche, we could fit so many women so much better,” Baker says, “rather than trying to fit all women in this one-size-fits-all that pretends to do everything.”

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You can stay the night and get a fright Whether you’re a ghost hunter or just someone looking for a bit of a scare, Ontario seems to be bustling with paranormal activity of all kinds. This Halloween, take a local road trip to one of the province’s spookiest haunted inns and hotels. These four locations are home to local lore about forlorn lovers, stubborn former residents and even a wronged Canadian soldier. Who needs a Halloween party this year! Hop in the car and explore one of these Ontario ghost hotels instead. Bala Bay Inn in Muskoka

The Bala Bay Inn in Bala, Muskoka, is rife with ghost stories. Built 110 years ago, the inn is still home to the so-called “ghost lounge,” where the original proprietor’s body, E. B. Sutton, remained for days after he died in 1916. The room in which he died is said to be still the source of strange tapping noises and paranormal activities like televisions turning on and off by themselves. The inn, now renamed Bala Bay Hostel (perhaps to ward off any negative association with the haunted original name), has often been investigated by paranormal groups. Anonymous reports from guests note the presence of a man in the high ceilings, who appeared to be watching over them. Upon investigation, though, no one was there, and it seems the suspended ceilings could never hold the

weight of a man regardless. When the guests returned home, they looked up the inn, only to find out the man they spotted staring at them looked just like Sutton’s portrait. Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge

You’ll find a quiet-looking Victorian manor at the top of the waterfalls located in Bracebridge, Ont. But many visitors stop by this town solely to investigate the manor, which now operates as the Inn at the Falls, for paranormal activity. Reports say that there are up to four separate spirits haunting those halls. The building started as a private residence in the 1870s and was soon bought by judge William Crosby Mahaffy. He lived there until his death in 1911, and visitors say he is likely one of the ghosts haunting the inn now. Patrons of the inn have noticed a distant apparition closely resembling the portrait of the judge that still hangs on the walls of the inn, and some have even reported having conversations with him without knowing they were, allegedly, communicating with a ghost. Mahaffy’s former bedroom is said to be haunted by a woman in a long dress, and people staying in the room have seen her drift from one side of the room to the next before drifting off. If you’re easily scared, we recommend you keep your eyes shut as tight as you can

The Olde Angel Inn in Niagara

Niagara-on-the-Lake may be a sweet spot for a visit now, but back in 1813, it was the site of an American invasion during the war of 1812. But the building of the Olde Angel Inn is believed to have been built back in the late 1700s — and so, of course, ghosts roam its halls. It’s reported a Canadian militia officer was killed at the inn (which was named the Harmonious Coach House before 1815). Captain Colin Swayze stayed an extra few days in the town before joining the British retreat, hoping to see the woman he believed to be his true love. Unfortunately, American soldiers were sent to search the inn, and though Swayze tried to hide, he was eventually fatally wounded. Visitors say the ghost of the captain haunts the grounds of the inn, and footage has even been caught of a ghostly shape wearing a soldier’s uniform. The owners of the inn keep a British flag flying out of an abundance of caution — it’s believed Swayze’s ghost will remain harmless as long as it stays there. Fair warning to all the Americans hoping to stay at the inn for a few days — you might be visited by a particularly angry ghost at night! —Julia Mastroianni

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Multiple spirits reportedly haunt the halls of Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge

Kingston is one of the most haunted places in Ontario, from the Kingston Penitentiary to Fort Henry, which is the site of oftreported paranormal activity. But the Old Prince George Hotel likely takes the cake. The former hotel was originally the home of the Herchimer family in the 1800s. Their daughter, Lily, fell in love with a sailor — a relationship her parents definitely didn’t approve of. When her lover happened to visit the town, Lily made sure to hang a lit lantern in the window to let him know when it would be safe to visit. Alas, as is often the case in the 1800s, the fire caused an accident — a gust of wind blew the lantern into her room when she fell asleep, and she reportedly died in the fire. If you’re in the neighbourhood, you might see her figure still standing at her third floor window, waiting for her lover to return.

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Caitlin Cronenberg has managed to hit the sweet spot in her career. The artist has photographed some of the biggest names in the world (most notably, the cover and art for Drake’s much-memed 2016 album, Views), and her art has graced the covers of Vogue and W Magazine. She has also been able to leverage her talent and acclaim to pursue more creative projects, including a recent NFT short film in collaboration with well-known Toronto horror filmmaker and her father, David Cronenberg. But Cronenberg says it took her some time to get to the point where she could do the kind of work she was passionate about.

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“I was sort of paying my dues at first. I spent a lot of time doing things that were out of my comfort zone and not really where I saw myself,” she explains, in reference to event photography she started out doing with Hello Canada. “I didn't love it, but I got a lot out of it. I met a lot of interesting people, and I had experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily have had otherwise.” Cronenberg says it was when she eventually quit events photography for good that she knew she had developed enough confidence to pursue this career the way she wanted to.

“I think taking steps to only do the kinds of jobs that you want to do is kind of telling yourself that you feel confident in your ability to only take on certain kinds of jobs,” she says. She started doing film stills, which she says was an “incredibly busy” field but was what enabled her to do photography full-time. Since she was a child, Cronenberg says she’s always known she wanted to do something creative as a career, and she was influenced by a family full of creatives. In high school at Bishop Strachan School, Cronenberg remembers they installed a darkroom during her final year. “I basically just moved into the darkroom,” she says. “It made sense to me. I wanted to capture images and create art that way. And it sort of all fell into place.” Cronenberg has certainly fulfilled that dream, although she would say she has yet to feel like she’s “made it.” But you would be forgiven for thinking that she has, considering her credits so far: she’s photographed everyone, from Megan Markle to Robert Pattinson to Jennifer Lopez, and has published two books of photographs. Her second one, The Endings, featuring the likes of Keira Knightley and Julianne Moore, led to a directing credit as Cronenberg transformed the book into a short film that debuted at TIFF in 2018. She hopes to take that further and direct film features and says there are some “great projects” on the horizon. —Julia Mastroianni

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It happened during a Zombie Walk in 2009, completely unexpected and in front of 6,000 rotting ambulatory corpses lining Trinity Bellwoods Park. I had no idea what Adam was planning, as I had been extremely busy with work and preparing for the event that year. Each year it had grown larger and larger, requiring advertising, sponsors, police involvement and public permits for parades and parks. Adam wanted to make an announcement at the beginning of the route, which I thought was a little odd. He got down on one knee and asked me to “walk with him among the undead forever,” and I said yes! The zombies howled and moaned in approval!

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This scary couple on the horrifying details of their hilarious Halloween wedding Thea Munster and Adam Invader just might be the GTHA’s spookiest couple. Munster was one of the organizers behind the famous Toronto Zombie Walk that ran from 2003 to 2016, and the pair are performers in their instrumental horror band Night Chill. They drive a hearse around town, have a 12-foot skeleton in their front yard and are parents to a black cat named Eerie, Prince of Darkness. Munster shares how the artist couple met and the details of their zombified wedding.

Walk that October. Both of us are fright film fanatics and love all things horror, so we clicked instantaneously. The first date

It was super casual and started as friends hanging out. I invited Adam over to my house for dinner, and we watched The Corpse Grinders from my collection of horror movies I kept in a full-sized coffin. We ended the evening enjoying delicious Cuban rum and listening to horror music and hanging out in the back of my 1954 Pontiac Hearse “Hearsella.”

How they met

We officially met at the Festival of Fear in 2006, after having casually seen each other about town previously. I was promoting the Toronto Zombie Walk alongside the After Dark Film Festival, while Adam was volunteering at the Rue Morgue booth. That evening, I saw Adam at the after party, and I spent the evening talking to him. We began hanging out more frequently, with Adam assisting me with promoting the Toronto Zombie

The relationship

Adam practically never left! We started hanging out almost every night from then on, and Adam helped me prepare for the Toronto Zombie Walk. Shortly afterwards, we moved in together and bought a house in Hamilton. We still kept the Toronto zombie horde walking the streets each year as the event grew from seven people in 2003 to over 20,000 creatures of the night when we concluded the event in 2016.

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In our relationship, being friends is the most important thing. You want someone who would help you hide the body, you know? Times haven’t always been easy, but our ability to laugh off the small and inconsequential things and keep the fun going with collaborative and otherworldly projects really helps, whether it’s working on costumes, decorating the 12-foot skeleton that lives permanently in the front yard or co-ordinating outfits with the cat. This year will be our 10-year wedding anniversary, and we are hoping to make the next 10 just as adventurous and horror filled. —Julia Mastroianni

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The couple got all decked out for their one-of-a-kind wedding

We decided that, since the undead of Toronto were kind of like an extended family, we should have the wedding at the Toronto Zombie Walk in 2011. To this day, we still cannot believe we were able to convince both of our families to dress as zombies! We tracked down a justice of the peace willing to dress up as a zombie priest. I was brought to the wedding in the back of my hearse enclosed in an antique coffin! Pallbearers carried my coffin to the altar while a zombie organist played, and as we approached the altar, my hand burst out of the casket with the bridal bouquet. After some spooky vows the justice said, “You may now kiss the bride,” and then I bit off a “chunk” of Adam’s face! We then joined the procession of the undead and stalked the streets of Toronto…. We could not have asked for a more perfect day.

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2. ImagineNATIVE festival returns

The 22nd annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival returns this month. The film festival is the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content, and this year, it will showcase more than 145 works from artists, representing 51 Indigenous nations. The week-long event kicks off with an opening night gala on Oct. 19 that will feature Night Raiders, by Saskatchewan-born Danis Goulet. The sci-fi apocalyptic film has already received positive reviews after its debut at TIFF, and Goulet has said that the events of the film are a direct reflection of policies inflicted against Indigenous peoples throughout history. The gala will be hosted in person at TIFF Bell Lightbox and will include a Q&A portion. So far, the festival is shaping up to be an exciting one. Highlights of imagineNATIVE include the international premiere of documentary Warrior Spirit, by Landon Dyksterhouse; the Ontario premiere of

coming-of-age film Portraits From a Fire, by Trevor Mack; and Ontario premiere of antirom-com Run Woman Run, by Zoe Hopkins. Go to Imaginenative.org for more info.

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3. Uninvited at the McMichael Gallery

Let’s face it, the revered Group of Seven artists was a boys club. Yes, they were huge, as far as Canadian art goes, but they were definitely not the only game in town. And, thankfully, the McMichael Gallery, the unofficial home of the Group of Seven, has put together a stirring and fantastic new exhibition featuring the works of 33 female artists who were the group’s contemporaries. Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment opened this past weekend and runs until Jan.16, 2022. McMichael chief curator Sarah Milroy has strung together some incredible and diverse works for Uninvited, some intimately connected to the Group of Seven, others simply artists of the same era. All are Canadian, many are Indigenous and many are immigrants. Together, they tell a unique story from a unique perspective. For more information, go to Mcmichael.com. 4. Picasso: Painting the Blue Period

The Art Gallery of Ontario is set to unveil one of its biggest exhibitions in recent years. Picasso: Painting the Blue Period is the first exhibition in Canada to focus on the early works of the modernist master Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). The exhibition features 100 objects from 15 countries, including

5. Festival of Authors

The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival, invites book lovers to join the authors and artists reshaping the world through stories. The 42nd edition, its second virtual festival, will present authors from across Canada and across the world. The 11-day festival, taking place Oct. 21 to 31, will include more than 200 ways to connect with some of the world’s leading thinkers and storytellers, with conversations, readings, master classes, music and dance performances, podcasts and much more. For information go to FestivalofAuthors.ca. 6. Immersive Klimt

Toronto is getting another new immersive art exhibition, this time dedicated to Gustav Klimt. Immersive Klimt: Revolution opens Oct. 21 and runs until Nov. 28. The exhibition is described as “a journey through Klimt’s evolution as an artist seeking disruption, from thousands of hand drawn sketches through to works from the pinnacle of his ‘Golden Phase’ including the majestic Tree of Life and his most famous and storied work, The Kiss.” For more info go to Immersiveklimt.com.

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Toronto’s favourite gathering and celebration of fandom is set to return to the city this month, from Oct. 22 to 24 at the Metro Convention Centre. Expect the usual incredible collection of anime, comics, cosplay, gaming and more. Celebrity guests include the likes of The Arrow himself, Toronto’s Stephen Amell; Javicia Leslie (Batwoman); and many more. Go to Fanexpohq.com for more info.

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One of the city’s most beloved musicians, Leslie Feist is turning the concert experience on its head with her new show Multitudes, which runs backstage at the Meridian Centre Oct. 20 to 30 to an audience of just 200. “It comes from the desire to turn the expectations of what an audience and musician dynamic is on its heels,” she says. “Because the world has been reassessing itself and resetting itself, and a lot of old expectations have stripped away.” During the pandemic, she had what she describes as a kind of “song-a-day” group of friends that pushed each other to keep working and creating. Of course, Feist’s pals included the likes of Beck, Damien Rice and others. The new songs are still evolving, and she is using Multitudes to workshop them in front of a live audience. But this won’t be any typical concert experience. The show is an in-the-round performance featuring new music written by Feist during the pandemic. She will be accompanied by Todd Dahlhoff and Amir Yaghmai. “I've been playing music for so many years that I’ve often thought of different scenarios in which to play a show and have this exchange between an audience and myself,” Feist says. “So essentially, it's a circle, it's in the round, and we’re all on the same plane.” Feist is hopeful the experience allows audiences to get to know themselves again. The show first premiered in Germany over the summer, and she says audiences were happy for the break. ople said they felt grateful for this pause button of an hour in what is otherwise a life always about ourselves,” she says. “And the songs are, I think, me doing that as well.”

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WHY YOUR PARENT’S CARE SHOULD BE MANAGED BY A NURSE

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BIO Lisa Wiseman is the President and founder of Eldercare Home Health Inc. Lisa is Gerontological Nurse Certified (Canada) GNC(C) through the Canadian Nurses Association. Eldercare Home Health has been providing PSW care, that is actively case managed by Nurses, to Seniors in Toronto for over 25 years. Call us today to learn more!

Your mom is finally going back home, but the hospital’s saying she’s going to need help. Now what? How do you find the right home health care provider? If your parent is in the hospital or is being discharged from the hospital, has Parkinson’s, dementia or has had a stroke, or is taking medications, it’s important that the care they receive is supervised and case managed by a Registered Nurse, or Registered Practical Nurse. PSW (Personal Support Worker) caregivers are key team members in the provision of care, but they do not have the education or credentials to manage your parent’s more complex care needs. It’s important that an experienced, qualified Nurse be available day or night, weekends and holidays to answer any questions from, and provide direction to, the PSW caregivers who are providing the hands-on care to your parent. It’s especially important that a Nurse be available should your parent’s health status unexpectedly change. The Nurse can determine and implement the correct course of action. Nurses understand the difference from both a process point of view, and medically, between what

is happening and what should be happening. They see the big picture, including the impact of different medications, treatment options and therapies, and can help advocate for your parent on a professional level. Having Nurse case managers who are actively involved in your parent’s care means that potential medical issues can be recognized sooner and action can be taken proactively, avoiding trips to the hospital. Nurses can help dramatically and positively impact your parent’s overall health and wellbeing, and recovery from illness and surgery. Hiring a home health care company that provides PSW care that is actively case managed by Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses is probably the single most impactful decision you can make when arranging care for your elderly parent.

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TMD (temporomandibular disorders) is a disorder affecting the body’s two temporomandibular joints, which are located directly in front of your ears. They are triangular-shaped and designed to act like hinges for your jaw, allowing you to comfortably and easily open your mouth to eat, drink, and speak. A patient struggling with TMD may experience a wide range of painful or aggravating symptoms, among them frequent headaches or migraines. Other TMD symptoms include neck, shoulder, or lower back pain; difficulty hearing or ringing/ pressure in the ears; pain, tenderness, or swelling of the face; jaw popping/clicking; tooth sensitive to cold or ice and worn or broken teeth. The causes behind TMD can range from misaligned teeth and/or teeth grinding to whiplash, sports injuries, or missing teeth. TMD is a disorder of the jaw joint, nerves, teeth and chewing muscles. Stress can also be a cause of it.

Tek-Scan/EMG is a revealing diagnostic tool to analyse the bite and measure the muscle activity, allowing the dentist to precisely evaluate your bite, muscles, and range of motion. It also measures the forces and timing of the bite to see if they are even or need adjustments. Disclusion Time Reduction (DTR) is a computerguided form of treatment that makes minor adjustments to teeth, improving occlusion and allowing the muscles to relax. By improving occlusion and relaxing muscles, pain can often be improved or eliminated. This computer-guided treatment for patients predisposed to TMD (grind or clench a lot or have sore muscles and teeth) has proven to improve or halt disease progression. Lawrence Park Dental is among few dental offices that offer digital bite analysis and DTR therapy in Toronto.

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BIO Dr. J. Olavo Queiroz received his DDS degree in '91 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil. He obtained his licence to practice in Canada in '95 and has been providing modern dentistry to our community ever since. He's been trained by leaders in dentistry such as Drs. John Kois, Peter Dawson, Frank Spear, Robert Kerstein, Ben Sutter, Carl Misch, Ken Hebel, Les Premier, and more.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IN FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS The exchange of financial disclosure is the first step in resolving financial issues between separated spouses, whether those issues relate to property or support. Without fulsome financial disclosure, it is difficult, if not impossible, for spouses to negotiate and settle their affairs, or for a court to fairly assess the spouses’ claims. Full and timely financial disclosure forms the foundation of almost every family law case – it allows both parties to identify the full extent of their entitlements and obligations, both in respect of child and spousal support as well as the division of property. If you are considering separation, you will want to ensure that your financial affairs are in order. This will help to simplify the disclosure process, and reduce your legal fees. For example, if you have not filed your personal income tax returns in previous years, it is a good idea to bring those

returns up to date as soon as possible. If you are missing copies of your last three years of income tax returns, you should request them from the CRA. The exchange of personal income tax returns is the first step in any financial negotiation. Ensuring you have that information readily available will help to ensure your case can move ahead without delay. It is also important to seek proper legal advice. In the era of social media and the internet, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that is available online, and it can be difficult to understand what does, and does not, apply to your particular circumstances. A lawyer with experience in family law will help to ensure you understand your best, and worst, case scenario, and will ensure you put your best foot forward, whether in negotiations or in court.

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The best highly-skilled Registered Opticians will also offer the same in-store experience in the comfort of your home, office or cottage by way of a mobile eyewear service. Private appointments like this allow for the highest standards of health and safety. In order to provide a fully satisfactory experience, a phone consultation will take place in advance of your appointment to obtain some preliminary information about frame style preferences and advise on premium lens options. Upon arrival at your venue of choice, the Optician will bring you a wide selection of eyewear to choose from during your private styling session. Registered opticians are committed to meeting the high standards of practice enforced by the Ontario College of Opticians. All are dedicated to meeting continuing education requirements to incorporate the most advanced lens designs and fitting techniques into the service and care they provide to you.

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When you first enter an eyewear boutique, a relaxing and pleasurable experience is not usually something that comes to mind. Walking into an eclectically furnished environment with a beautifully curated selection of independent handcrafted eyewear can change your state of mind. Add to this a warm atmosphere created by personable staff, and what can be a stressful experience turns into something enjoyable and fulfilling. Individualized fittings and consultations are a key part of the process in finding the right pair of glasses and knowledgeable staff will work to combine traditional styling with a twist. The perfect eyeglass frame should complement both the client’s taste and style. This is where the expertise of the Registered Optician will ensure the optimization of your visual experience. The best selection of exclusive eyewear comes from international trade shows in Milan and Paris where only the most coveted hand-crafted and innovative designs are selected for the customer. Another important part of the full eyewear experience is the proper alignment and comfort of your eyeglasses. Service should not stop the day you pick up your glasses. If for any reason your glasses need a tune-up there should be no charge or inconvenience in getting adjustments made.

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Mary Anne Shaw, B.A., LL.B.

BIO Mary Anne Shaw is an established lawyer whose law practice focuses on Wills and Estates, Residential Real Estate and Family Law. Mary Anne Shaw is very active in the community, and has served on many boards and foundations in the not-for-profit arts and health sectors. She provides personal service and practical solutions.

If you still haven’t considered making your Will and Powers of Attorney, please do so because if you don’t you are not doing your beneficiaries or yourself any favours! If you neglect to organize your personal affairs the costs to your estate or yourself personally may be significant. To refresh your memory, a Will is your way to ensure that your property is distributed to the individuals and charities you would like to benefit on your death. The Will comes into force the day you die. If you don’t have a Will in place when you die, your estate will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Succession Law Reform Act, with the result that your assets could go to people you may not intend to benefit, and people you want to leave to benefit your assets to may miss out. Don’t let that happen. To be valid, a Will must be in writing and signed by yourself in the presence of two witnesses. There must be three people at the table to see each other sign. Sounds straightforward, but these formalities must be followed, otherwise the Will may not be valid. Your witnesses should not be persons also named in your Will to receive a gift, nor should either witness be the spouse of a person named to receive a gift in your Will.

No time for the formalities of a proper Will? In a pinch, you may make a Holograph Will. This is a less formal document, entirely handwritten by you, signed and dated by you at the end of the document. If all these particulars are followed, it may be valid. It may be dangerous to do a Holograph Will if you don’t know what you are doing and certainly if you have assets of any size. Not only do you have to follow the formalities highlighted here, but you have to word the document correctly so that everyone understands it. Furthermore, if you type your Will out on the computer, then print, date and sign it, this Will may not be recognized as a valid Holograph will as it is not in your own handwriting. Then your estate is back at square one and your property will be distributed in accordance with the Succession Law Reform Act. Don’t forget Powers of Attorney, a real must for both Property and Personal Care. An experienced Wills and Estates lawyer can streamline the process and ensure you don’t trip into any pitfalls.

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BIO Dr. Deborah Aber and Dr. Vandna Sharma are co-owners of Little Pearls Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Aber received her dental degree from New York University College of Dentistry and her specialty training at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York. Dr. Vandna Sharma received her dental degree from the University of Saskatchewan and her specialty training and Masters Degree from the University of Toronto.

Q: What are the ways Pediatric Dentists can render treatment for children? A: There are several choices of treatment modalities that help children be more at ease to receive dental work. These choices are made weighing the patient’s age, scope of work to be done, previous dental and medical history. With every patient interaction, Pediatric Dentists employ behaviour management techniques. Some of these techniques are: Tell-Show-Do where every step is explained in age-appropriate language and demonstrated visually before starting, Distraction, Positive Reinforcement, and many more. In addition to behavior management Pediatric Dentists offer treatment with nitrous oxide or laughing gas, oral sedation, and general anesthesia. Nitrous Oxide or laughing gas provides analgesia and helps the child feel more relaxed during dental treatment. Oral sedation can be combined with laughing gas to help children who are moderately anxious receive dental treatment awake and calmly. Pediatric Dentists also can prescribe a medicine that a child takes prior to their dental appointment to help them relax. Lastly, general anesthesia can be used when the child’s age, scope of work, and the patient’s degree of

nervousness for dental treatment prohibit completion of dental care awake. General anesthesia is a mode of treatment where the patient is treated asleep. General anesthesia is given by anesthetists trained to administer this type of sedation. The anesthetists work with Pediatric Dentists as a team. Nitrous Oxide, Oral Sedation and General Anesthesia are all safe treatment modalities that can be tailored to meet each child’s dental and developmental needs. Pediatric Dentists strive to render treatment with positive behaviour outcomes so that children feel safe and happy to receive dental care. Q: Why should I seek treatment for my child at a Pediatric Dentist? A: Pediatric Dentists have 2-4 years of extra training treating children. The training includes clinical and pharmacologic training in the dental management of children while focusing on their emotional and psychological needs. Pediatric Dentists aim to foster positive relationships with their patients so that they continue to seek good oral care throughout their lives.

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