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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Students and teachers at St. John’s Catholic Elementary School in the Upper Beach have come together in recent weeks to raise funds for HoHoTO, a grassroots social media movement that supports the Daily Bread Food Bank.

It’s the first time in HoHoTO’s five-year history a school group has come forward to raise funds for the cause, which is especially close to those at St. John’s Catholic School as Michael O’Connor-Clarke, one of HoHoTO’s original creators, is the father of two of its students: Lily (Grade 8) and Ruairi (Grade 5).

O’Connor-Clarke died of esophageal cancer in October.

LOONIES AND TOONIES Shortly after his death, the school’s student council contacted HoHoTO with an offer to collect at least $250 for the movement by donating the loonies and toonies collected at a Nov. 30 dress-down day. That one-day fundraiser raised $300.

Another dress-down day is planned for late December with proceeds also going to HoHoTO, which student council president Connell McIntyre said is a “really good cause” St. John’s is happy to support.

“We support different charities each year and this year we chose HoHoTO,” the Grade 8 student said during a recent interview, adding in the past St. John’s has raised funds >>>HOHOTO, page 13

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FESTIVE SONGS: Micaela Bannerman, front, gets into the holiday spirit Tuesday night during the annual Caroling in the Park event in Glen Stewart Park. The event included a visit from Santa and hot chocolate.

Light the menorah for Hanukkah, visit with Santa NEWS IN BRIEF The menorah will be lit in the Beach Saturday for Hanukkah, the eightday Jewish festival of lights.

The festivities, which will get underway at 6 p.m., will take place at Kew Gardens, which is on Queen Street East at Lee Avenue.

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After, people are invited to Beach Synagogue, 109 Kenilworth Ave. for a latke festival. Call 416-694-7942.

■ Visit from Santa

Santa will be at the Gardener’s Cottage in Kew Gardens Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for hot chocolate and music. Sponsored

by the Rotary Club of Toronto Beach, people are asked to bring along food or cash for Community Centre 55’s Share-A-Christmas program. The Gardener’s Cottage is south of Queen, west of Lee Avenue.

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the Great Beach Neighbourhood Association’s (GBNA) annual Christmas Mingle Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Naval Club of Toronto, 1910 Gerrard St. E. The GBNA is a network of individuals and local residents groups all working together to better the community. Visit www.gbna-toronto.com

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RIVERDALE SHARE HITTING THE STAGE: Left, Robert Priest and Alexandria Taylor perform during the 20th anniversary Riverdale Share concert at the Danforth Music Hall Sunday afternoon. Below, Sharon Hampson of Sharon, Lois and Bram sings the Twelve Days of Christmas during the concert. Right above, audience members join in when Sharon Hampson and Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois and Bram perform. Right below, the Eastminster Choir does their performance.

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Community Centre 55 asks residents to Share-A-Christmas JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The year-long marathon to give 800 needy individuals and families from the city’s east end a Christmas is now in its final stretch.

With less than 10 days before delivery day, Community Centre 55 (CC55) has put out an urgent call for non-perishable goods to fill the hampers it will be distributing throughout the community through its 31st annual Share-A-Christmas program.

“We’re OK with toys, but the emphasis is on non-perishable food items like pasta, sauce, rice and canned meats and fish and canned vegetables and soup,” said Debbie Visconti, CC55’s executive director, during a recent interview.

The Upper Beach area agency is still only about halfway to reaching its food collection goal, she said.

“As you’re out doing your grocery shopping over the next few weeks, please think of us.”

Despite the challenges of pro-

viding enough food to feed 800 families and their pets, Visconti said she’s encouraged by the number of people who have come forward to adopt those who have signed up for the Share-A-Christmas program, which officially kicked off Nov. 25 with Hamper’s Christmas Parade on Kingston Road.

There’s still time left to adopt a family or an individual.

Further, Visconti said collecting food, funds and toys/gifts for the less fortunate is a great way to make the holiday season more meaningful.

Some of the fun ways to support the Share-A-Christmas program include organizing a draw, planning a food drive or money collection at your Christmas party, adopting a family or taking part in the CANpaign program by placing a money collection can at your business or holiday event.

The centre’s mascot, Hamper the Reindeer, is also available to attend any Share-A-Christmas fundraiser.

Email info@centre55.com or call 416-691-1113 to reserve.

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Hamper and Community Centre 55 still need your help with the ShareA-Christmas program. They have enough toys, but still need food.

They also need volunteers to help sort and pack next week.

A number of events have already taken place, while others are happening in the coming weeks, to raise funds for the program, which serves those living in an area bounded by

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People can also donate Canadian Tire money to the Share-A-Christmas campaign.

Community Centre 55 is also selling Hamper the Reindeer Christmas cards.

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Non-perishable food donations will be accepted at FreshCo at Gerrard Street East and Victoria Park Avenue and Price Chopper on Eastern Avenue and Leslie Street as well as at local CIBC branches, the Beaches Recreation Centre at 6 Williamson Rd. and Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., until Thursday, Dec. 20.

Dozens of volunteers will also be needed in the coming week to help sort, pack and deliver the 800 toy/food hampers. Registration is not required.

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Toys will be sorted and packed Friday, Dec. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. No children please.

Perishable food items will be packed and sorted Saturday, Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with delivery set to begin that same day starting at 2 p.m.

Those interested in helping out should dress in layers as the building can get hot or cold and pack their patience.

“It’s a great family tradition for many people,” Visconti said, adding any extra toys or food will be donated to local shelters and food banks in the community. “Nothing is wasted. Every ounce of the tens of thousands of pounds of food we get is donated.”

Community Centre 55’s Share-AChristmas program will also be providing toys and gifts to an additional 400 to 500 families across the city through its emergency distribution clinic after Dec. 22.

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his week, Toronto residents saw students from numerous high schools take to the streets to protest the loss of extra-curricular activities at their high schools as part of the continuing battle between the Ontario government and its public school teachers.

Next week, however, the heat is really going to be turned up as a one-day strike by public elementary school teachers in Toronto is expected at some point before next Friday.

The union representing the elementary school teachers, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), has been calling one-day strikes in school boards across the province since Monday.

The ETFO is giving boards and parents, 72 hours notice of the impending strikes.

Perhaps by the end of this week or early next week, Toronto our view residents with children in the public system should know what Work together day the Toronto District School to ease pain of Board (TDSB) will strike the elementary schools. teachers’ strike The TDSB will close the doors of its schools with students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. The board has sent home letters to parents encouraging them to start making alternate arrangements for their elementary school children now.

For thousands of parents this is going to be a costly, complicated and stressful day.

But by working together in our neighbourhoods and school communities, we can make it easier for those facing challenges.

Communities in other boards have come up with some good ways of dealing with the strikes beyond taking the day off work or sending the kids to other family members.

For instance, the City of Ottawa announced it would be extending its before and after-school programs on the day of the strike.

We expect to see an announcement from the City of Toronto shortly that it will be doing the same.

Also, other organizations are stepping up.

In the case of Ottawa again, the Ottawa Senators said they’d offer a full-day hockey camp that day for kids aged five to 12.

Hello, Toronto Maple Leafs – there’s a great idea.

There are many other great ideas out there parents can start sharing with each other right now, so that those who are able to help with child care on strike day can do so while those who must go to work can also do so. newsroom

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How furious would you be if your employer came to you one day and told you the benefits you negotiated at the time of your employment were no longer afforded to you and your colleagues? Better yet, imagine how much your blood would boil if they told you your right to fight this decision was taken away as well.

Finally, think about the extra hours you put in that are not appreciated, but you understand the importance of putting in the extra hours to make the company and/or your clients more successful.

Now that I have your attention, if reading this has got you thinking that someone must have lost their mind if they tried to pull this at your job, then maybe we should collectively be more supportive of the teachers in Ontario.

Without teachers helping us all along the way, we might not have accomplished the successes we have.

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Budget battle a mere shadow of last year’s fight What a difference a year makes.

Last year, the operating and capital budget was a battleground between left and right, downtown and inner suburbs, Margaret Atwood and Etobicoke North Councillor Doug Ford. The budget committee wrestled with hotbutton issues such as the closure of city zoos and the denuding of public libraries.

It was enough of a fight that Toronto council finally took part of it away from the budget committee and Mayor Rob Ford, and set the stage for a dramatic power shift in which council wrestled pretty much everything away from the mayor.

Mayor Ford and his supporters warned in this year’s budget, council and the city would have to go through the war all over

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again. As it’s turned out, that’s not so much the case.

The 2013 operating and capital budgets are definitely still a thing of the Ford administration.

The budget will see tax dollars invested in road repairs to unprecedented levels – driven even higher by the need to repair and rehabilitate the crumbling Gardiner Expressway – covering roads in cash rather than borrowed money.

To help fund that, there will be some cuts to fire, police and ambulance, and projects near and dear to the hearts of downtowners and the left wing on council

– such as arts funding – aren’t getting the attention they might have under another mayor.

But generally, this is a budget that doesn’t take many risks. There is no attempt to remove the land transfer tax. The budget doesn’t pretend to freeze property taxes. It doesn’t make an attack on downtown services particularly, just as it doesn’t reward suburban communities, especially.

It does make a significant and potentially damaging change to the way the city funds repairs, using cash instead of borrowing – but that is a serious doubleentry accounting problem, and not an especially significant political problem.

It shouldn’t surprise that the Ford administration is taking it easy on this one, or at least playing things a little more slyly. Last year,

Mayor Ford could still point to a strong electoral mandate as a basis to push hard on an agenda that was both aggressive and divisive.

That mandate is still there in theory. But the mayor and the agenda are walking dead in these weeks before Christmas, as the budget committee wraps up its deliberations.

They’ve been a sullen affair; budget committee chair Mike Del Grande presided over public deputations early this week, underneath the projection of a growing spreadsheet on which he costed every single thing Torontonians asked for in their three minutes. But again, that’s nothing compared to the marathon meetings Mayor Ford held last year.

Spreadsheets have nothing on sleep deprivation.

And from the look of things, 2013 has nothing on 2012.

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It’s Happening Potluck supper and carolling WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: 416-699-6091 COST: Free Join Kingsfolk group at Kingston Road United Church for conversation, food and carolling.

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Dec. 18, 19 and 20, 6 to 8 p.m., nonperishables; Dec. 21, 6 to 8 p.m., toys (no children please); Dec. 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., perishables and from 2 p.m. until finished, delivery day. Notes: Dress in layers, bring your patience. Contact Evonne at 416-691-1113 for details including location.

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Shout Sister Choir WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: music@absolutelymusic. on.ca COST: Free Shout Sister Choir is looking for new members. Practices are Tuesdays. Visit www.shoutsisterchoir.ca

Evening of Welsh favourites WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. CONTACT: 416-691-1111 COST: $25 The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir performs with proceeds directed to ongoing work at the church. Tickets are at available at www.welshchoir.ca or at the door.

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Library ninjas wanted WHEN: 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Queen/ Saulter, 765 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Sonnja, 416-392-6810 COST: Free The Queen/Saulter library is recruiting library ninjas. Become confident readers while learning how to access the public library through interactive activities and ongoing reading challenges over the course of the school year.

Pancake breakfast WHEN: 9:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. CONTACT: springsprint@hotmail.com Hosted by the Beaches Recreation Centre’s advisory council, people are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate.

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Annual Christmas Carol Singalong WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 172 Leslie St. CONTACT: 416-778-0796 COST: Free Canada Sings! Annual Christmas Carol Singalong. Free, donations appreciated.

Christmas songs and carols WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd.

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SERIOUS BUSINESS: Ella Dilamarter gets her face painted at Roden Public School during the Equinox Holistic Alternative School’s winter fair Sunday.

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Smith called the holidays a “season of extremes,” an emotional time when relationship and socio-economic issues are often brought to light over a two- to threeweek period.

He also said it can be a time when it’s especially tough for those experiencing depression or anxiety to access counselling services.

Smith urged those in need of someone to talk to or those who could benefit from some non-judgmental advice on how to cope with this time of year to make use of WoodGreen’s free, drop-in

counselling service, which runs Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. at 815 Danforth Ave., Ste. 202.

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With the help of parent volunteers as well as a donation from Merchants of Green Coffee, the students served baked goods, hot chocolate and coffee to families before the start of the school day.

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A light-hearted breakfast fundraiser for Riverside’s St. John the Compassionate Mission is set to take place Friday.

The first annual Riverside Antler Breakkie – an Irish Fry-Up for Charity – will be held at An Sibin pub at 709

Queen St. E., at Broadview Avenue with three sittings at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 a.m.

The Culinary Adventure Co., the Riverside District Business Improvement Area and An Sibin are sponsoring the event, which will feature a traditional Irish

fry-up breakfast with all the fixings.

Door prizes will also be available to be won during the fundraiser.

Tickets, which include a pair of souvenir antlers, cost $15 plus tax. Visit https:// kiosk.eztix.co/kiosk/11611

HoHoTo hosts annual event tonight at Mod Club >>>from page 1 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Out of the Cold program at St. Brigit’s Church among other things.

Connell said it’s a great feeling to support the two students at the school who recently lost their father to cancer while also helping feed hungry people this holiday season through the HoHoTO movement.

Elena Yunusov, HoHoTO’s co-organizer, said her team was touched by St. John’s offer to raise funds for the cause.

“We were literally in tears when we got that email. It was so sweet,” she said.

“Michael was a good friend to us and a great colleague.

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for more details.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED St. John the Compassionate Mission in Riverside needs volunteers to help with its Christmas Day dinner.

Those interested in helping prepare food are needed from 8 a.m. to noon, table set-up is from noon to 4 p.m. and serving/clean-up help is required from 4 to 9 p.m.

Or ientation sessions are at 155 Broadview Ave. Wednesdays until Christmas at 4 p.m. or Saturday at 10 a.m.

Volunteers must be 16 or older.

Volunteers should email stjohnsmas@gmail.com or call 416-466-1357.

Aside from having a need for volunteers, St. John the Compassionate also needs a variety of items for the range

of programs it offers for marginalized and vulnerable including non-perishable food, diapers (newborn to size 4 and adult), tea, dish soap and sleeping bags.

T h o s e i n t e re s t e d i n making a monetary donation can visit www.canadahelps. org/charityprofilepage. aspx?charityid=s74077.

To inquire about dropping off items in person call 416466-1357.

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Students from St. John’s are raising funds for HoHoTO.

have Michael with us this year, but it’s really good to see how his commitment to helping others lives on this way.”

HoHoTO will hold its annual holiday event tonight

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The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is devoting $2.6 million of an earlier four-year, $100 million commitment to high-performance sport in the country to ensuring Canada gets to send its top athletes to the Games.

For many of the country’s amateur athletes, funding is often lacking, meaning any time spent competing can leave them in the lurch financially.

Olympians Donna Vakalis and Jason Burnett also spoke of the importance of funding. Vakalis, who competed in modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Games, said there is something special about competing on home soil.

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Burnett, an Olympic silver medal-winning trampolinist, noted the funding will serve as an enormous boost to Canadian athletes.

“High-level competition is incredibly stressful just on its own without having to worry about the financial complications that come along with it,” he said, adding the infusion of money will reduce one element of strain on athletes.

The funding announcement, which was made Dec. 5 at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Stadium, will allow athletes to focus more on competition and less on worrying whether they can afford to travel or take the time off work to take part in the Games.

“Canada will truly be able to put our best team forward on the field of play,” said COC President Marcel Aubut. “Every athlete who can compete will compete.”

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Monthly payments deferred for 90 days. Contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charge (if any) will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. After the 60 days, interest (if any) starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal and interest (if any) monthly over the term of the contract but not until 90 days after the contract date. *Lease offer available on new 2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00), manual transmission/2013 Altima Sedan 2.5 (T4LG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2013 Pathfinder S 4X2 (5CSG73 AA00), automatic transmission/2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission. 2.9%/2.9%/3.9%/0.9% lease rate for a 60 month term. Monthly payment is $197/$297/$397/$257 (includes $1,500 Lease Cash on 2013 Rogue) with $800/$1,100/$1,500/$1,050 down payment or equivalent trade-in and includes freight and fees ($1,567/$1,695/$1,720/$1,750). Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km per year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $12,626/$18,949/$25,348/$16,458. Ω$1,500 Lease Cash is applicable on the lease of new 2013 Rogue models through NCF at special rates. ▲Models shown $21,649 Selling Price for a new 2013 Sentra 1.8 SR (C4RG13 RT00), CVT transmission/$34,427 Selling Price for a new 2013 Altima Sedan 3.5 SL (T4SG13 AA00), CVT transmission/$43,952 Selling Price for a new 2013 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5CPH73 AA00), automatic transmission/$29,862 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue SV AWD (Y6SG13 AA00), CVT transmission. +Test drive a new Nissan vehicle in Canada between November 19th and December 25th, 2012 and Nissan Canada will donate $20 to Habitat for Humanity Canada, to a maximum donation of $425,000 CAD. Must be age of majority and have a valid driver’s license to participate. You may participate only once per person. For full terms, visit: www.nissangift.ca ^*Ω▲+Freight and PDE charges ($1,567/$1,695/$1,720/$1,750), air-conditioning tax ($100), certain fees where applicable (ON: $5 OMVIC fee and $29 tire stewardship fee) are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes, (including excise tax and fuel conservation tax, where applicable) are extra. Finance offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Offers valid between November 19th and December 25th, 2012.

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Troop said the $2.6 million commitment will make a huge difference in Canada’s showing at the 2015 Pan Am Games.

“Today, in my mind, Canada has served notice it’s bringing its A-Game to the Toronto 2015 Games,” he said.

The funding is especially welcome given the Games will take place on Canadian soil.

Troop pointed out that success at the Pan Am Games often translates to success at the Olympics. Should that trend continue, a good showing at Toronto 2015 would bode well for Canadian athletes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 2016 Olympics.

Bright Lights on Tuesday Bright Lights on a December Night, a community lantern festival and p a ra d e, t a k e s place Tuesday, Dec. 18 in Riverside.

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Community

Composers Karen Rymal, James Gordon at VOCA Chorus’ Shining Night concert The VOCA Chorus of Toronto will present Shining Night, a concert featuring seasonal songs of light, this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Eastminster United Church.

Selections will range from Thomas Tallis’ 16th Century gem O Nata Lux to a variety of contemporary pieces (rousing wassails, serene songs celebrating the season, African carols with percussion, and jazz and gospel selections) by several composers including Lauridsen, Barber,

Hatfield, Whitacre and Halley.

The choir (which recently changed its name from the East York Choir) will also be featuring an award-winning setting of the traditional Hanukkah song, Maoz Tzur, by Riverdale resident Karen Rymal, as well as James Gordon’s haunting and iconic Canadian classic, Frobisher Bay. Both composers will be attending the concert.

Guest artists include Mary-

Elizabeth Brown, violin; Rachel Pomedli, cello; Ray Dillard, percussion; Daniel Rubinoff, soprano sax; and Charlie Roby, guitar/bouzouki.

The artistic director is Jenny Crober with accompanist Elizabeth Acker.

There will be a raffle, bake sale (including homemade shortbread and biscotti) and the annual carol sing.

Tickets (available via choristers,

online or at the door) are $20 (general admission), $15 (senior) and $10 (student).

Visit www.vocachorus.ca Eastminster United Church is at 310 Danforth Ave. at Jackman, just W. of Chester subway.

■ Out of Cold volunteers

Eastminster United Church’s Out of the Cold program needs volunteers Dec. 14, 21 and 28 and Jan. 4.

The group requires at least 10

more volunteers to be able to serve dinner.

Volunteers (13 years of age and over) are always needed to cover a variety of shifts and tasks each Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Volunteer sign-up can be done online at www.eastminsteruc.org/ out-of-the-cold For more information, please call 416-463-2179 or email eastminster@ bellnet.ca

Pet of the Month!

Pamper your furry friends at Pet Valu No pet owner’s holiday shopping list is complete without a few special items for their furry friends at home. Pet Valu in the Beach has all the gift items your pets could desire this season.

Catering to your pets since 1973, The Pet Valu Beach store has been very busy this Christmas season, bringing in a number of new items to suit any pet’s fancy.

New this year is the Pet Valu Gift Card,

a great idea for the animal lovers in your life. The store also now carries stuffed dog and cat stockings ranging in price from $6.99 to $9.99 (for cats) and $7.99 to 14.99 (for dogs), along with a full range of holiday-themed items, including festive wrapped cookies, coats, sweaters, boots, beds, bowls, trays, collars, lots of toys, and a huge variety of treats.

Pet Valu hasn’t forgotten gifts for feath-

ered friends as well, and carries a range of items for birds items, including indoor and outdoor feed. The shop also offers small animal food and accessories, as well as a full range of fish products, and cleaning and grooming products including oral health for animals.

Open seven days a week, Pet Valu Beach is located at 2210 Queen Street East. Call 416-693-4456 for more info.

BEACH BUDDIES CONTEST Submit your pet’s photo to become the next Beach Buddy, along with his/her name and a short description of why your pet should be chosen as our Beach Buddy!

Our panel of pet lovers will decide who gets bragging or “barking” rights and your pet's photo will be published in the Beach Mirror on January 10, 2012 if your entry is chosen as the winner! The Beach Buddy will also receive a gift basket from TAILS My Pet Store valued at $25!

Jesse, 5, is a half Rottweiler, half Jack Russell dog rescued three years ago. Jesse LOVES swimming at Kew Beach and playing fetch with sticks in the water. People are amazed at her leaping over the waves and swimming far out to find her sticks!

To submit your furry friend for Pet of the Month, visit www.insidetoronto.com and click on ‘Contests’

Enter today by going to www.insidetoronto.com and clicking on CONTESTS. Deadline submission is 11:59 p.m., December 23, 2012.

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No purchase necessary. The Contest is open to all residents of Toronto who are 18 years of age and older. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Retail value is approx $25. Entrants must correctly answer, unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question to be declared a winner. Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. December 23, 2012.

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