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The city is taking steps to alleviate the noise and disruption to those who live in the vicinity of the off-leash area in Rennie Park after residents shared their concerns with parks department staff. Charles Merivale has nothing
against dogs – it’s their barking he takes issue with; especially because the St. Olaves Road resident lives adjacent to the Rennie Park off-leash area. He and his family continue to be awakened by dogs barking next door before 6 a.m. “virtually” every morning, he said. On the civic holiday Monday, a group of dogs barked nonstop between the hours of 8 and 11 a.m. Rather than quieting their dogs, the owners simply congregated, talking loudly over the noise, Merivale said. The barking continued until after >>>CITY, page 16
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ntario’s chief coroner has announced an inquest into three shooting deaths by Toronto police involving people who were carrying edged weapons and “may have been experiencing the effects of a mental disorder at the time of their deaths” over the past three years. The similarities to the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim, 18, on a streetcar in the Dundas and Bathurst streets area on July 27 are many. The coroner’s inquest set for October will look into the deaths of Michael Eligon, 29, in February of 2012 in East York; Sylvia Klibingaitis, 52, in North York in October of 2011; and Pickering resident Reyal Jardine-Douglas who was shot after stepping off a TTC bus on Victoria Park Avenue in August of 2010. It’s too bad inquests were not called earlier as the question of how police deal with people who may be having a mental health crisis is an extremely important issue which needs clear and consistent guideacross Ontario. our view lines As it stands, Ontario’s Ombudsman Andre Marin is set SIU director to review the Yatim shooting. The province’s Special Investigations suggested Unit (SIU) is also looking into that inquest called shooting to determine if police actions were justified. In the shooting deaths of Eligon, Klibingaitis and Jardine-Douglas, the SIU said the Toronto police officers were justified in using lethal force. However, it’s important to note that in its report in May of last year into the Eligon shooting, SIU director Ian Scott said the incident raised a number of questions beyond his organization’s mandate. He said those questions would be best answered by a coroner’s inquest. Among Scott’s questions were: Should front-line police officers receive different training to deal with these situations and should front-line police officers be issued Tasers? In the Eligon shooting, the front-line officers responding to the call did not have Tasers. They also did not have access to the services of a crisis intervention team consisting of a mental health professional and specially trained police officer to help deal with such situations. The same scenario played out in the Yatim shooting. A crisis team was not on hand and the officer with the Taser did not board the streetcar until Yatim had been shot. We called for such an inquest in a May 2012 editorial and while we’re pleased action is now being taken; it should have been called sooner.
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n a couple of days it’ll be official. Doug Holyday, the former mayor of Etobicoke, councillor for Ward 3 (Etobicoke Centre) and deputy for Mayor Rob Ford will have left the building, to become Toronto’s lone Progressive Conservative MPP at Queen’s Park. Will Ford miss him when he’s gone? Based on Holyday’s agile defence of the mayor’s nocturnal ramblings last weekend at the Taste of the Danforth? Almost certainly. The mayor has been in this apparently inebriated place before: in this case in a state that most reasonable observers would surmise to be impaired, alone, near his SUV, looking for a party and finding one amid a gleeful crowd of east-Danforth revellers and their snapping, filming cellphone cameras. Social media was abuzz; the mayor’s colleagues on council, aghast. Once
david nickle the city again, Toronto’s news media gathered outside the elevator in front of Ford’s office, to follow up on Ford’s assertion Sunday on radio that he’d just had “a couple” of beers and the whole thing was blown out of proportion. ford loses ally Holyday came out swinging, suggesting that those media – and presumably the good people of Greenwood and Danforth – were exaggerating the mayor’s condition, hounding him as no other politician has been hounded, and he worried about the “toll” all this attention would take on the mayor. When a reporter asked: what about the “tone” of the mayor’s behaviour, Holyday feigned lawyerly
mystification at what that word meant. Then another reporter asked about the seemingly sloshed mayor’s proximity to his vehicle, counsel-cum-deputyfor-the-mayor Holyday demanded to know if the journalist was accusing Ford of driving drunk and if he knew that to be so for a fact. The only bone that he threw (at least the only one not aimed at an eye) was acknowledging that the mayor might not get enough sleep sometimes, and should really get a driver. defends mayor
In short: Holyday spun it like a pro, turning Ford’s embarrassing and frankly pitiable lapse on Friday night into a partisan, mobdriven assault on a good man. Aside from his own brother Councillor Doug Ford, the mayor has few allies on council that will
contort themselves so readily to cover his backside. When Norm Kelly, Holyday’s named replacement, spoke with the media just hours before the mayor’s arrival on the Danforth, he made it clear that he was fundamentally interested in the wellbeing of the city and left it at that. Other allies on the executive committee weren’t much more supportive following the Friday night crawl. Fact is that there are few such as Holyday left on council, so able to combine patrician grace and charm with such wellhoned yet utterly-malleable partisan instincts, to assert that black is indeed white and defend a mayor who won’t accept the intervention he appears to need. He’ll be missed all right.
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Cancer survivor continues his support for annual High Park Terry Fox Run LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com When Bill McGuire began participating in the Terry Fox Run in High Park 27 years ago – he never thought he would become a recipient of the very research for which he was fundraising. McGuire, an Annette Street and Willard Avenue-area resident, was diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma, a form of bone cancer 15 years ago. Eight years ago, surgeons amputated his left leg at the hip. “Doctors said, ‘It’s up to you.’ When I made that decision, that was it,” recalled McGuire at an Annette and Jane streets coffee shop Monday morning. “When it did come off, I just felt better. It was just so diseased – my body said, ‘What took you so long?’” This year marks the 33rd year of
the Terry Fox Run. To date, it has raised more than $600 million worldwide; 84 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to cancer research – one of the highest ratios of any charity run because each event is organized by volunteers, according to Dave Stephens, a longtime volunteer and chair of the High Park run. Launched in 1987, the Terry Fox Run in High Park, attracted 236 participants and raised more than $11,200. “In 2011, the High Park Run passed the $1 million mark in donations over the years and last year’s run, which attracted 725 participants, raised a record $113,500,” said Stephens, a Junction resident. “This year, we’re aiming for another record, and 800 participants.” This year’s run takes place Sunday, Sept. 15 McGuire says he loves the event
in High Park for its sense of community. The money goes towards research instead of any “bells and whistles,” he said. McGuire took up running years ago as a way of keeping fit. It was on one of his runs that he realized something was up with his leg. He was experiencing a shooting pain through his knee and up to his hip. When he got in to see an orthopedic surgeon and was given a cancer diagnosis, McGuire said the news was difficult to digest. “It was kind of like: Boom. It didn’t really sink in,” he recalled. Mount Sinai Hospital took good care of him, he said. He underwent several operations and radiation treatments – “that’s why I’m so glowing,” McGuire quipped. Since the inception of the Terry Fox Run in High Park, McGuire says he has participated on two legs,
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Amputee Bill McGuire, far left, has participated in the annual Terry Fox Run in High Park since its inception in 1987. His team, 'The B Team,' pictured here, has raised more than $35,000 in the past 10 years.
on two legs with a walker, two legs and a cane and then one leg and crutches. He and his wife, Sharon, have also participated in events in the Beach, on the Toronto Island, in Rosedale and at the University of Toronto. “This location feels really good for me – that community feeling, that’s it in a nutshell,” he said. Maneuvering around on one leg simply becomes the norm, McGuire said, “I’ve talked to people with similar problems. You’ve gotta just focus on today,” he said.
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lective diversity, last Friday. By 11 a.m. activities were in full swing – kids lined up to jump in several bouncy inflatables, they got their faces painted, got (temporary) tattoos, played games, danced, got creative in the arts and crafts tents and indulged in ice cream and popcorn and cookies, compliments of Redpath Sugar’s Acts
their home clubs, more than 1,600 children arrived at the Dufferin and Dupont-streets park – the area that’s home to the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club. In its 11th year, Unity Day brought together children as young as five and as old as 16, for a carnival-like event in recognition of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Toronto’s col-
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programs, meal programs, emergency services to youth on the street and working with young offenders, among other initiatives. Edwards says the Boys and Girls Club of Toronto can take credit for running a continuum of services. Children can join as early as six years of age and can carry on until they’re 24, participat-
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that our area would be among the first to receive the new bendy buses once the rest of the fleet arrives in Toronto,” wrote Bailão in the post dated Thursday, Aug. 8 Bailão was unavailable for comment, but special assistant Nicholas Gallant backed up her claim, saying that Byford had unofficially given his endorsement to having the bendys on Dufferin. “The CEO assured her on that ride we’d be getting the bendy buses,” Gallant said on Monday. Byford did not respond to an interview request. But TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said while Dufferin is under consideration a decision on which lines will ultimately receive the vehicles has yet to be made. “I don’t believe Andy would have given that assurance as we’ve made no decisions yet,” said Ross, the TTC’s head of
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Financial district intersection gets streetscape upgrade A makeover of the financial district’s most prominent intersection is nearly complete. New banners and street pole wraps are up at King and Bay streets, part of an extensive streetscape renovation commenced in early summer. Representing the first major undertaking by the Toronto Financial District BIA, the renovation includes new street
rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT signs, black metal garbage receptacles to replace the less durable plastic “turtle” bins and a thorough power wash of the intersection’s sidewalk to make the concrete “fresh” again, according to BIA communications manager Tim Kocur.
The improvements are scheduled for completion by the end of August. Streetcar track
wreplacement work The intersection of King Street West and Spadina Avenue remains shut for another week as streetcar track replacement work continues. The intersection was closed Tuesday, Aug. 6 for two weeks. On Aug. 20, one lane in either
direction on King and two lanes south on Spadina will re-open as construction crews work to complete track and road work at the intersection and surrounding area. While the closure continues both the 504 King and 508 Lakeshore streetcar lines as well as replacement buses for the 510 Spadina route will divert around the intersection. The work is scheduled for
transit (LRT) project proceeds below Eglinton towards Allen Road, Metrolinx must remove the support piles located east of the Allen - vestiges of the old Eglinton subway halted in 1995 - so as not to interfere with future tunnelling. For more information visit www.thecrosstown.ca
Cancelled subway
wsupports removed Last week, construction crews began relocating overhead power lines along Eglinton Avenue West to pave the way for the removal of constructs belonging to a long cancelled subway project. While the first stage of tunnel construction for the Eglinton Crosstown light rail
Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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The cash purchaser’s discount will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease or finance rates. This cash purchaser’s discount offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. ◆ $24,862/$13,949/$24,527 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Versa Note 1.6 S MT (B5RG54 AA00), manual transmission/2013 Altima Sedan 2.5 (T4LG13 AA00), CVT transmission. ▲Models shown $36,282/$20,719/$34,427 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue SL AWD (Y6TG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Versa Note 1.6 SL TECH (B5TG14 NA00), Xtronic CVT® transmission/2013 Altima Sedan 3.5 SL (T4SG13 AA00), CVT transmission. ≠±‡◆▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,750/$1,567/$1,695), air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, certain fees (ON: $5 OMVIC fee and $29 tire stewardship fee), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Finance and lease 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 August 22 – 25, 2013. ∞Fuel economy from competitive intermediate/compact 2013 internal combustion engine models sourced from Autodata on 13-12-2012. Hybrids and diesels excluded. 2013 Altima fuel economy tested by Nissan Motor Company Limited. Altima: 2.5L engine (7.4L/100 KM CITY/5.0L/100 KM HWY), 3.5L (9.3L/100 KM CITY/6.4L/100 KM HWY). 3.5L shown. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions. Use for comparison purposes only. †Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) Entry Level Segmentation. MY14 Versa Note v. MY13/14 competitors. 1Eligible participants that visit the Spin to Win Display at a participating Event during the Sweepstakes Period and completed a Play, will be eligible to receive one (1) $1,000 Rebate Premium applicable to all 2013 / 2014 Nissan models (except 2013 Nissan GT-R models) between August 22-25, 2013. To claim a Rebate Premium, immediately after Play, participants must see the designated Nissan® Representative at the Spin to Win Display at that Event. Failure to claim the Rebate Premium within sixty (60) minutes of Play will result in premium forfeiture. ALL REBATE PREMIUM CLAIMS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY GMR, AN INDEPENDENT JUDGING AGENCY, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES. Limit one (1) Rebate Premium per person per participating Event during the Sweepstakes Period. Limit use of one (1) Rebate Premium per vehicle purchase. Rebate Premiums must be used within seventy-two (72) hours of receipt. 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Amazing opportunity, 2 bedroom suite split bedroom plan, 10’ ceilings, huge balcony 2 w/o, fabulous amenities include concierge, gym, aerobics, squash, sauna and outdoor pool, steps to lake, waterfront trails, and all conveniences, just minutes to downtown Toronto. Live the life for only $289,900!!
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Sold in 1 Wk for 102% of Asking!!
SPECTACULAR PENTHOUSE LOFT!!
Islington & The Queensway. 1+1 bdrm condo, gleaming hardwood flrs, Large living & dining room w/o to amazing 500 sq ft Terrace, Incredible city views. Gorgeous highlight kitchen, centre island, s.s appliances, granite counter tops, large second floor. Master bdrm with sitting area, main flr den, ensuite laundry and many extras, fabulous central location for $309,900!!
ETOBICOKE 4 BEDROOM!
Situated on quiet court, Brick 2 storey on a spacious pie shaped lot. Open concept Living & Dining Room, Sunroom, Family size kitchen, Greenhouse. Amazing Value!! Sold in 1 Wk for 116% of Asking!!
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR $269,900!!
Beautiful Toronto 2 bedroom 2 bathroom townhome, all on 1 level, open concept layout 9’ ceiling, large family size kitchen, backsplash, California shutters, master bedroom with full ensuite, mirrored closet, and walk out to large terrace. Simply must be seen steps to transit and all amenities!!
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Summer Reading Club Wrap Up WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. Come celebrate the end of summer. Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette and Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, www.junctionra.ca/ junction-seniors/, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings 10 to 11 a.m. at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W., and Friday afternoons at the above location. Junction Movie Nights WHEN: 9:30 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Junction Train Platform, 2960 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Kristina Skindelyte, 416-767-9068, thejunctionbia.ca/thejunction-movie-nights/, thejunctionbia@gmail.com COST: Free The Junction Business Improvement Area (BIA) hosts free movies under the stars. Tonight: The Fruit Hunters; Aug. 30: audience choice. Vote online.
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Secret Lives of Wildflowers WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, www.highpark-
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Nighthawk Count WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416392-1748, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: $2-$5/person or donate-whatyou-can Help count Common Nighthawks as they begin their epic migration to their southern wintering grounds. Open to adults and youth 10 years and older. Meet at Hawk Hill in High Park, just north of Grenadier Restaurant, Presented by Bird Studies Canada and High Park Nature Centre. naturecentre.com/ naturecentre@ highpark.org COST: $45 Hike with seasoned naturalist and educator Richard Aaron to learn the many species of High Park, their intriguing histories and ecological relationships.
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Chad’s Anglican Church (High Park), 260 High Park Ave. CONTACT: 416-8898248, info@stchads.ca COST: Free Sunday church service, contemporary music, followed by a pot luck supper.
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Maker Kids at Heart: Adult Workshop WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: MakerKids Makerspace, 2241 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: bit.ly/133thIc, yuliana.motyl@uniiverse.com COST: $20 Are you into DIY, crafting, tinkering, and making things? Have you ever wanted to learn how to make certain things, but wasn’t sure how to get started? Maker Kids can help teach you new skills and how to use high tech tools every Monday. Participants will learn about electronics, program-
Behind the Scenes at the Greenhouse WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: ajalberti@gmailo.com COST: Free The High Park Greenhouse supplies plants to all city parks. Tour the greenhouse with a master gardener. Meet at the benches across from the Grenadier Restaurant. Sunday Service and Pot Luck
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ming, 3D modelling and printing, Arduino, MaKey MaKey and more. This workshop is for adults.Reserve your ticket in advance. Introduction to Buddhism WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: SGI Canada, 416-6543211, COST: Free Indestructible happiness, Human Revolution and the Development of Peace in your Environment.
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Wild Edibles – Family Nature Walk WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, ext 2, www.highparknaturecentre.com, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: $2-$5 / person or PWYC Late summer is a season of plenty. Learn what is and is not edible for people and how to taste it safely. We may sample leaves, flowers, berries, seeds and many other trailside delicacies. Meet High Park Nature Centre.
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Roncey Flea Market WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: 416-536-1755, ronceyflea@gmail. com COST: Free Roncesvalles outdoor juried flea
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Anton In Show Business: By Jane Martin WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Sterling Studio Theatre, 163 Sterling Rd. CONTACT: Kristina Abbondanza, www.sterlingstudiotheatre.com/ tickets, goplayproducing@gmail.com COST: $5 to $20 Presented by Danka Scepanovic and Rhízma Productions in association with GO Play Producing. Follow a group of eight talented actresses as they pursue their dream of performing Chekhov in Texas. In the tradition of great backstage comedies, Anton In Show Business conveys the joys, pains and absurdities of “putting on a play.” Matinees/ preview: PWYC.
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City offers funding to replace stormdamaged trees With the summer storms taking down trees all over the city, ParkdaleHigh Park Councillor Sarah Doucette wanted to let area residents know there is funding for replacement trees on public property. If you would like a tree for your front yard – or any other public places in your neighbourhood, feel free to contact the councillor’s
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GARAGE SALES
Masonry & Concrete
General Help
HELP WANTED - LOCAL PEOPLE NEEDED!!! Simple & Flexible Online Work. 100% Genuine Opportunity. F/T & P/T. Internet Needed. Very Easy... No experience Required. Income is Guaranteed! www. ezComputerWork.com
Plumbing
STUMPO CONTRACTING. General Contractor. Renovations, basements, bathrooms, kitchens, additions. Plumbing, Electrical. Decks, fencing, concrete. All Flooring. Seniors Discount. Licensed/ HOT TUB (SPA) COV- Insured. Free estimates. ERS. Best Price, Best Call Gino 416-524-2168 Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 Waste Removal www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper
Articles for Sale
HOT TUB (SPA) Covers Best Price, Best Quality. All shapes & Colours Available.
C a l l 1-866-652-6837. w w w. t h e c o v e r guy.com/sale MOVING! GRAND piano in excellent condition. Bought for $25000. Now only $2790. German upright piano $750. 416-791-8595. Ask for Robert.
Home Renovations BUILDER/ GENERAL CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL. Finished basements. Painting. Bathrooms. Ceramic tiles. Flat roofs. Leaking basements. Brick/chimney repairs. House additions 905-764-6667, 416-823-5120
ALWAYS CHEAPEST!
All Garbage Removal! Home/ Business. Fast Sameday! Free Estimates! Seniors Discounts. We do all Loading & Clean-ups! Lowest Prices. Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days
PETER’S DEPENDABLE JUNK REMOVAL From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste. Quick & careful!
416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!
BRICK, BLOCK & NATURAL STONEWORK Chimneys, Tuck Pointing, Brick, Concrete Windowsills and Much More! For Free Estimate Call Peter: 647-333-0384 www. stardustconstruction .com
Brick, blocks, stonework, chimney’s, tusk pointing, porches, flagstone, window sills. All masonry work. For free estimates call Roman 416-684-4324 www.fadom constructioninc.com
Carpet & Upholstery CARPET UPHOLSTERY steam cleaning any 4 rooms, hallway and stairs $90. Sofa set $60. Extra rooms $20. Free d e o d o r i z i n g . 416-890-2894
Flooring & Carpeting HARDWOOD FLOOR sanding. Specializing in stain/ refinishing. Call for Free Estimate! Reasonable rates. Paul 416-330-1340 pager. NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.19/ sq.ft. Hardwood, laminate at low prices. 27 yrs experience. Free Estimates. Best Price! 647-400-8198
TRANSITION SQUAD ESTATE SALE
August 17th, 8:00am-1pm+ 96 Glenlake Avenue (Bloor St. West & Dundas St. West.) transitionsquad.com for photos.
Appliance Repairs/ Installation
Appliance Repairs/ Installation
ALL CITI APPLIANCES. Appliances repaired professionally. 35 years experience. Fridge’s, coolers, washers, dryers, stoves. Central Air Conditioning & Heating. (416)281-3030
Professional Repairs of all brands of: Refrigeration, Stoves, Dishwashers, Washers, Dryers, Air Conditioning, & Heating. Free Estimates. Warranty, Credit cards accepted. Seniors discount. 416-616-0388
HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory HOME RENOVATIONS
ALL-SEASONS Home Improvements
• • • • • • • •
Waterproofing Chimneys Concrete Roofing Bathrooms Drywall Basements Garages
• • • • • • • •
2009 Winner
Foundations Brickwork Stonework Siding Kitchens Painting Electrical Permits
Fast – Efficient Service – Guaranteed Seniors 416 B-12561
761-9700
Discount
SundaySept.8, 2013 10am-4pm ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
RBG Auditorium, Burlington Live entertainment from the TORONTO ALL STAR BIG BAND Exhibits, Displays & More! Free Parking, Loot Bags & Admission!
For exhibitor information please call:
905-842-6591 or toll free 1-800-693-7986
HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory
Bricks & Chimneys Repaired and rebuilt Bricks + mortar colour match House-front, pillars, bricks repaired or replaced
Tuckpointing Chris Jemmett Masonry 416-686-8095
416-878-4731 EAVESTROUGH BY DESIGN We Accept Intallment Payments Professional Installation Seniors Discount EAVESTROUGH • SIDING
DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION WWW.CANATASK.COM BONDED AND INSURED
FREE ADVICE AND ESTIMATE
P 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE e 416-997-3063 t www.plumbersdirect.ca e Financing Available r: (Met Lic #P20579)
(416) 234-9006
(DAVID) M.J. Yelavich & Sons, Etobicoke, Ontario
24 HOUR SERVICE Metro Licence #: 7000356
ALL TECH ELECTRIC Contact: Jason Sa Master Electrician
(416) 723-1169
Specializing in removal of Knob & Tube & Electrical upgrades.
ECRA/ESA Lic.#7006706
Auburn Plumbing Inc. Metro Lic# P1538
For all your plumbing needs
• New Work • Replacement, Repairs and Renovations - Faucets, Sinks & Toilets • High Pressure Flushing • Camera Inspection and Pipe Locating • Lead & Galvanized Piping • Plugged Drains & Backed-Up Sewers Quality and Service at Our Best
Call for a FREE estimate (416) 738-0274
Burton Electric Inc. 416 419-1772
Knob and tube replacement LED Lighting Aluminum wire reconditioning Permits and inspections
Pot lights Service upgrades Breakers/Panels FREE ESTIMATES
Master Electrician * License # 7001220 * Insured www.burtonelectric.ca mark.burton@burtonelectric.ca
LANDSCAPING, LAWN CARE, SUPPLIES
THE LAWN KING Lawn & Garden Maintenance Lawn Overseeding Yard Clean Ups Lawn Mowing Hedge & Shrub Trimming, etc. www.thelawnking.com
416-577-8444
ROOFING REPAIRS
REPAIRS
REPAIRS
REPAIRS
Since 1990
ROOFING REPAIRS Co. LOW COST REPAIRS EAVESTROUGH CLEANING ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS
• ANIMAL DAMAGE • ANIMAL PROOFING • GUTTER GUARD • TUCK POINTING • CHIMNEYS • SKYLIGHTS • FLAT ROOFS • VALLEY REPAIRS • ALL VENTING WORK • EAVESTROUGH REPAIRS • SHINGLES • SOFFIT & FACIA • WINDOW CAULKING • DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION • LICENSED AND INSURED
SAME DAY SERVICE
647-235-8123
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EAVESTROUGHS
• licensed • honest • reliable • local • experienced • insured • quality workmanship • seniors discount • references
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CHIMNEYS
PLUMBERS DIRECT
REPAIRS
Call Peter: 416-554-3517
CROATIAN ELECTRIC
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
REPAIRS
Ready to fall over?
Garages rebuilt at substantial savings over replacement (single/double) No Permit Required • No Tax Reassesment • No Set Back Issues Just a nice garage at the fraction of the cost of replacement. Of course we also do General Home Renovations
REPAIRS
GARAGE LEANING?
PLUMBING
ELECTRICAL
SENIORS DISCOUNT
REPAIRS
HOME RENOVATIONS
ROOFING BEST PRICE ROOF REPAIRS • Emergency Repairs • Eavestrough Repairs • Shingles • Chimneys • Animal Removal
• Ventilation • Skylights • And much more
$35
EAVESTROUGH FROM CLEANING FREE SENIORS DISCOUNTS ESTIMATES SAME DAY SERVICE LICENCED AND INSURED
NO JOB TOO SMALL
CALL 416-820-3634
ROOFING REPAIRS DUN-RITE
• SIDING/FASCIA • EAVESTROUGH 24 HOURS • TUCKPOINTING EMERGENCY REPAIRS • VENTING • GUTTER GUARDS • ANIMAL REMOVAL
• SHINGLES • FLAT ROOFS • SKY LIGHTS • CHIMNEY’S • VALLEY’S • ANIMAL PROOFING 15% Senior’s Discount
ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS 647-857-5656
Eaves, Roof & Animal Removal WE FIX IT! ALL OF IT! Summer Special
25% off*
Eaves Cleaning from $39. Roof Repairs from $49.
Free Estimates and Seniors Discount Licensed & Insured.
416-839-8449
Get Noticed.
ROOFING
CANADIAN
ROOF
MASTERS
• Shingles • Flat Roofs • Skylights • Chimneys • Eavestroughs • Repairs • Free Estimates
Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358
Fully Licensed & Insured
416-626-0777
www.canadianroofmasters.com
TREE/STUMP SERVICES
Jacob Tree Service
est. 1997
• Tree & Shrub Removals • Pruning • Planting Landscape Design • FREE ESTIMATES 24hr Emergency Service
(416) 417-TREE (8733) Delivery questions? Call us at:
416-493-4400 or Email:
distribution@insidetoronto.com
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