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Vibrations along TTC Bloor line addressed

High Park Library closed for renovations High Park Library will be on hiatus for an approximately three-week period starting this month for some renovations, including the installation of a self-service check-out.

The branch closed this past Monday.

“We’re hoping it’ll be three weeks,” said Toronto Public Library spokesperson Susan Martin. “The bulk of the construction will be complete by Nov. 12.”

However, renovations are known to come with their share of unexpectedness, she added. The reason for the Roncesvalles Village branch’s closure is because work will include replacing the flooring in the front vestibule; reconfiguring the staff room and reconfiguring the front and second-floor computer desks.

“It’s a pretty busy branch with lots of traffic in and out” ,” said Martin. “We’re reconfiguring the desk to give more space to move around, to improve the flow of traffic.”

The self-service desk will be outfitted with a touch screen and library patrons only need their library card to check out items.

“It’ll mean that people won’t have to wait. They can head straight to check-out and go,” said Martin.

“The staff will still be there to help, if need be.”

During the closure, patrons are encouraged to head to Parkdale library, the closest branch on Queen Street West. Those who have items on hold at High Park will be able to pick them up at Parkdale Library.

For further details, visit www. torontopubliclibrary.ca

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Top TTC officials told a skeptical capacity crowd at a public meeting last Thursday that they would do everything in their power to reduce the subway vibrations and noise along the Bloor corridor between Royal York and Keele stations.

More than 100 people poured into the Westminster Room at the Old Mill – not only from immediate neighbourhoods, but further afield – swapping so-called war stories with each other before the community consultation meeting was called to order.

Mountview Avenue resident Julie Thompson, one of the residents who has led the charge to see the problem remedied by the transit authority, said her 13-year-old daughter was woken up at two that morning to find her dresser shaking.

“It is a problem. It’s a dynamic, complex issue,” said TTC CEO Andy Byford, who attended the meeting alongside TTC Chair Karen Stintz.

“If it was that simple, we’d have fixed it some time ago. There will always be some noise.”

Marc Bracken of Aerocoustics Engineering Limited, the outside contractor hired by the TTC to measure the vibration, attributed the higher-than-historical vibration and noise levels to corrugated subway rails. He said irregularities on subway rails and train wheels give rise to noise and “ground-bourne” vibrations.

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Life on ‘fast-forward’ just fine for senior volunteer LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Her joy is her family; her passion is her community.

Mae Couzen-Duffy credits son Steven, daughter Lisa, grandson Kellan and particularly her husband for enabling her to lend her support and advocacy to fellow seniors not only in her neighbourhood, but across the city.

“Here I am retired and I’m living on fast-forward. I’m one of those high-energy people,” said the 77-year-old Couzen-Duffy. “It’s an amazing thing. If I didn’t have the husband I do, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. He’s a gentle soul.”

Content with TV dinners and sandwiches waiting in the fridge for him, Couzen-Duffy’s husband is more than happy to see his wife immersed in her community, nota-

bly at the City of Toronto, with the Local Health Integration Network and St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which nominated her for an Ontario Senior Achievement Award. Couzen-Duffy was one of 20 seniors awarded for their outstanding contributions to their community through voluntary or professional activities. It’s the provinces highest recognition for seniors over 65 for their involvement in the arts, community service, volunteerism, education and fitness.

“I was absolutely pleasantly surprised. It was an amazing day. The award is absolutely lovely, a beautiful award,” she said.

She recalled the reception, “a lovely and quite formal day.”

“It was nice to be at Queen’s Park in the Lieutenant Governor’s dining room,” Couzen-Duffy said.

At St. Joe’s, Couzen-Duffy wears many hats. For four years, she served

as chair of its seniors population panel and then had a role on the Seniors Friendly Hospital Steering Committee, which focuses on determining how the hospital can provide services in a more senior-friendly way.

“Our focus on seniors’ care at St. Joseph’s is a priority in our strategy to put patients first and enhance the health of the communities we serve, with seniors being one of the largest populations for whom we provide care,” said Catherine Cotton, the hospital’s administrative program director of medicine, ambulatory and seniors’ health. “Mae CouzenDuffy has been a strong and passionate advocate for seniors within our hospital community... We are both pleased and honoured to have successfully nominated her for this award.”

Couzen-Duffy’s post-retirement

resume includes 4CATS, the Four Villages and Committed Action Team for Seniors, which has been advocating for an elevator at Keele subway station.

“Many seniors are not vocal or mobile like I am. My goal is to fight the fight to affect change,” said Couzen-Duffy, who had just returned from a City of Toronto seniors’ forum.

“I’m happy, I’m fortunate to be in good health. I have a very positive attitude,” she said. “I’m blessed not to be bored any day of my life.”

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Mae Couzen-Duffy, 77, advocates for the health and well-being of seniors in the community. The 77-year-old’s hard work has earned her an Ontario Senior Achievement Award.

TSO concertmaster embarks all for a good cause on tour with string quartet LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Unlike so many of his fellow musicians, Toronto Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Crow says he never experienced an “aha” moment when he realized the violin was it for him.

“I, unfortunately, don’t have one of those interesting stories,” confessed the newly minted Roncesvalles Village resident. “It was something I did as a kid. It was a fun thing to do.”

Crow first picked up the violin at the ripe old age of six when his parents enrolled him, his older brother and sister in the Suzuki method, a style of teaching conceived by Japanese violinist Shin’ichi Suzuki.

It wasn’t until third year university at McGill when he decided to audition for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra did the thought of a musical career begin to take shape. At the time, Crow had little experience in auditioning.

“I wanted to see what the process was – it wasn’t stressful. I felt no pressure,” he admitted.

That audition led to a spot in the acclaimed orchestra and led Crow

to think, “maybe this is something I should pursue.”

In his new role as concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, which he signed onto last year, meant a move to Toronto for the Prince George, British Columbia native.

He just recently bought a house on Westminster Avenue.

Currently on tour with his New Orford String Quartet, the group makes its Mooredale Concerts debut Sunday, Oct. 28 at Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park Cres.

The Quartet is comprised of concertmasters of two leading orchestras – Crow and Andrew Wan of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra – as well as the Montreal Symphony’s principal cellist, Brian Manker and the Toronto Symphony’s assistant principal viola Eric Nowlin.

The quartet will also perform a shorter version of the concert as part of Mooredale Concerts’ one-hour, interactive performance for young people ages six to 15 at 1:15 p.m. The ensemble performs for adults at 3:15 p.m. Tickets, $30, may be ordered online at www.mooredaleconcerts. com, or phoned in to 416-922-3714 ext. 103.

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race to the finish: Members from the Swansea School of Dance took part in the fourth Annual Dorothy Ley Hospice Bed Race on Bloor Street West in The Kingsway on Sunday. The winner receives a Pumpkin Trophy. All pledges and proceeds will support hospice palliative care in the community.

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Residents must fight for village

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oronto’s neighbourhoods must be places where residents have opportunities to come together to learn, volunteer and play.

This month’s Villager’s “Special Report” feature delves into the issues of affordable community space in the city and the challenges community groups have in gaining access.

We looked at both a city-wide experience and assessed the situation in our own Bloor West Village community, looking at the issue from the standpoint of not only specific user groups, but also those who rent out their facilities for community use.

At the root of this challenge is money – or lack our view of it.

Earlier this year, the City must support cash-strapped City of Toronto, facing an outcry affordable options from local sports organizations, ultimately waived a for local groups permit fee hike for the use of city fields that would have added $1.5 million to the city’s coffers, but also would have threatened those organizations’ survival.

According to a report from the Wellesley Institute, titled ‘Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget’ increasing access to recreational facilities is a smart investment, one that pays off with improved health of the populace.

We agree the City of Toronto has a role to play in ensuring affordable access to community space for artistic and recreation groups.

But perhaps there’s more to achieving this than by waiving fees. There are facilities in the city (places of worship come to mind) whose operators are looking for user groups as well. As a representative from a church in Weston noted, about the only challenge with being a landlord is getting the word out that space in the facility is available for rent.

Would it make sense, then, for the city to have a centralized area online where not-for-profit facilities and potential user groups can be matched up?

There is also reason for optimism. One of the recommendations in the Wellesley report calls for stable funding for youth outreach workers programs in order to enable positive health outcomes for our young people. Earlier this month, the province announced funding for 35 new youth outreach workers, with 20 of those spots earmarked for Toronto.

While a provincial funding announcement from a minority government is not quite the definition of ‘stable’, that announcement, which took place at the Jane Street Hub in York, is a start and is recognition of the need for those kinds of investments in our communities.

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Smoking battle brewing at city hall

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hose who think Toronto City Council’s tug-of-war flip-flopping under Mayor Rob Ford is a new development in Toronto politics either have short memories or are new in town. Municipal councils have flipped and flopped frequently and sometimes with great gusto.

There were transit flipflops — remember when Metro Council, hamstrung on whether to build a Sheppard subway, voted to dig the tunnel but lay no tracks? No? Well let’s try an easier one.

Remember smoking in bars and restaurants?

Back in the day, it used to be commonplace to have your calamari dusted with nicotine. And your nonsmoking housemates could tell you’d been out on the town because of the way your coat stank.

Second-hand smoke was a health issue, but for many, commerce and culture trumped science and medicine, and any attempts to protect diners and tipplers from cancer and asthma attacks met with concerted opposition.

The first attempts at

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smoking bans, in the mid1990s, happened in two former municipalities: North York, and Toronto.

In both cases, councillors bowed to pressure from restaurant owners and the tobacco industry, and reversed the bans within months of them being put in place.

It was only after amalgamation and with the urging of the city’s persuasive medical officer of health Dr. Sheela Basrur that council pushed ahead with a citywide ban. And that was a terrible fight in itself, as restaurateurs and bar-owners lined up to predict a veritable hospitality apocalypse if smokers were asked to take it outside.

But the bylaw passed, its opponents placated with a soothing phase-in, and as it turned out Toronto’s restaurants and bars boomed, or at least flourished.

Eventually the provincial government decided to mirror Toronto’s ban and for a time, it seemed as though all was settled.

This week, the Toronto Board of Health decided to ramp it up a notch. Having sent smokers outside, the board recommended starting consultation on a bylaw that would finish the job, to the extent that any bylaw can. If council approves it, smoking on outdoor patios, at sports fields, outside buildings and on hospital grounds would be illegal.

So we’ll see how this goes.

Now that provincial law has enshrined the city’s existing smoking bylaw, there’s no risk of that reversing. The question of what happens outside, however, is very much in play.

And given everything else on our plate, the last thing Toronto needs is a bare-knuckled rematch of the smoking war. But given the crowd at city hall these days, that may be just what we get. n David Nickle is The Villager’s City Hall columnist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@insidetoronto.com

To the editor: It’s now apparent that Bloor West Village is under a concerted onslaught, I might even say assault, by a land developer called North Drive Investments (NDI).

The company proposes to build two modernist condo towers on Bloor Street, one near the Parkview Gardens TTC station (12 storeys), the other next to the Grenadier Retirement home (10 storeys).

In a series of meetings starting last spring the developer was told by the councillor, by city planners and by residents that these would be far too big and just don’t fit with the village. Nonetheless, NDI filed its application unchanged. It did agree to discuss changes with a working group of residents, the area planner and Councillor Sarah Doucette.

Neighbours worried about jammed streets, lost privacy, lost sunlight and trees. The Bloor West Village Residents Association, which I represent, argued that two nearly identical towers of that mass and height would set an irresistible precedent for other re-development sites in the Village. City planners agree this could seriously undermine the village’s number one asset – its character of low-rise, early 20th century buildings.

NDI’s response? After one meeting, the developer sent an email to the city planner (which was then forwarded to the working group) saying it’s taking its application and marching to the OMB. Residents never said a flatout no to redevelopment and tried to work with NDI on a compromise. But, the zoning is clear. The city’s mid-rise building guidelines are clear.

Public opinion has been loud and clear. Yet, NDI refused to budge on anything, except for small details.

The city planners will fight for the planning principles, but they need residents to give expression to the human values at stake here.

Take a look at our proposal on this website: www.

BWVRA.ca and see what is at stake and why you should speak out.

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n Friday, Oct. 26

Ekran Polish Film Festival WHEN: 12 to 2 p.m., 3 to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-3937697 COST: Free First screening features film ‘Zurek’ (The White Soup).This critically acclaimed film from Polish director Ryszard Brylski follows a mother on her determined quest to find, and hold accountable, the father of her impaired daughter’s child.

Followed by Q&A session with the film’s lead actress, Katarzyna Figura. Second screening feature’s children’s cinema.

Andrzej Maleszka’s “Magiczne drzewo” (The Magic Tree) will be screened.

A contemporary adventure film with quick tempo of action and a story full of magic forces. English subtitles.

n Saturday, Oct. 27

Fall Sale WHEN: 9 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-6122, www. humbercrest.ca COST: Free Browse and buy clothing, books, Christmas items, new and almost new gifts, baked goods, preserves and hand-sewn items. Cafe on site. Sale marks church’s 100th year.

The Junction Pumpkinfest WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Junction Train Platform, Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue A day of family fun in the Junction.

Pumpkin carving, complimentary hot

chocolate, entertainers, scary family films between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Junction Train Platform. More events for adults at neighbourhood bars. Visit thejunctionbia.ca for details.

The Elves, a Shoemaker and his Wife WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: EmmanuelHoward Park United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: 416-536-1755 COST: $5 A modern variation about an old shoemaker whose livelihood has been affected by modernization. Hans and his wife Martha are so poor now that they don’t know how they will pay the rent, when Suzette, an ambitious young rock musician stumbles into their shop and orders some fancy boots. Then...really cute elves mysteriously arrive to help out the shoemaker and his wife for reasons we will soon find out. This show is a fundraiser for Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church. Tickets available at the church office in advance or at the door.

High Park Nature Centre Open House and AGM WHEN: 4:30 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Howard Park Tennis Club, 430 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Mallory Parks, 416-3921748, ext. 2, www.highparknaturecentre.com, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: Free Get outside and get inspired to create original works of spooky nature art to submit for the Nature Centre’s pre-AGM art show. Artists are invited to attend the AGM and interpret their work. All

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Halloween Howl Night Hike WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 430 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Mallory Parks, 416-3921748, ext. 2, www.highparknaturecentre.com, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: $2/person, or donate what-youcan Explore the haunting side of nature at the Nature Centre’s “Halloween Howl in High Park.” This walk through the woodlands will lead to lots of creepy nature spots to learn the not-so-scary truth about bats, spiders, toads, gnomes and decomposers. Finish off the night warming up around a campfire in the bowling field behind the Nature Centre.

Bring a flashlight.Costumes are recommended, but not required. Open to people of all ages.

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Totally ‘80s Halloween Party WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: High Park Alternative School, 265 Annette St. CONTACT: Alida Orr, www.hpalt.org, hpasfund@gmail.com COST: Tickets at the door High Park Alternative School marks its 30th anniversary with an afternoon of food, silent auction, games and more with an ‘80s theme. Party doubles as a fundraiser for the school.

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Park Steward, http://highparknature.org, stewards@highparknature.org COST: Free Bring your friends and family and help chop away at the highly invasive buckhorn shrub. Goes rain or shine. Volunteers meet in front of the Grenadier Restaurant at 10:30 and the will move to work site. Loppers, gloves and other tools are provided.

n Tuesday, Oct. 30

Thrilling Movie Night WHEN: 4 to 5:45 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: 416-394-1014 COST: Free Halloween-themed movie screening for youth aged 13 to 19.

n Thursday, Nov. 15

Managing Personal Debt WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin/St. Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416-393-7712 COST: Free Learn about personal debt and how to deal with it. A federally licensed trustee firm will provide tips on how to manage and eliminate your debts.

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WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-392-1953 Art class for seniors. Oils, watercolours, acrylics. Choose your medium and discover your talent every Tuesday.

Preschool Time WHEN: 2 to 2:45 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. COST: Free Stories, songs and rhymes for children ages three to five years with their parents and caregivers every Tuesday afternoon.

Osteofit WHEN: 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-392-1953 COST: $5 single class Fun exercise for seniors, through weekly sessions held on Wednesday mornings.

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Scottish Country Dancing WHEN: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. WHERE: Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. CONTACT: Barbara, 416-766-3879 COST: Cost $5 per night Scottish Country Dancing takes place every Wednesday evening.

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Chinese Brush Painting WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors, 416392-1953 Seniors art class: discover your talent working in this delicate art form on Thursday mornings.

Yoga for Seniors WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-392-1953 Monday morning yoga sessions for seniors, either on a mat or with the use of a chair.

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retro repair: Top, Cobbler Yiorgos Aslanidis smoothes the edges of a new sole on one of his finisher machines at his shop on Dorval Road. A staple in the Bloor and Dundas streets area for 16 years, Aslanidis started learning the trade at the age of 13 in his native Greece. After arriving in Canada at age 17, Aslanidis thought he was done making shoes. But the 1960s and 1970s saw huge demand for hand-made shoes, including sky-high platforms, and Aslanidis has been making custom shoes, top right, and orthotics ever since. Despite brisk business, he said few young people are entering the trade. Bottom right, Aslanidis fits a new heel on a shoe, which is first glued then hammered in place. If you or someone you know works at an interesting career or has a creative hobby that we could showcase in pictures, contact our news editor Georgia at 416-495-6642.

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Puppeteer Kristi White prepares the Fear of Nuclear Warheads for Clay and Paper theatre company's annual Night of Dread at Dufferin Grove Park this Saturday.

Share your frightful side at Night of Dread workshops In preparation for Clay and Paper’s Night of Dread, the theatre company is hosting a series of workshops leading up to the grand finale, Saturday, Oct. 27.

For its 13th year, Clay and Paper is inviting the community to help build masks, giant puppets and shrines for the event, a parade through the darkened streets surrounding Dufferin Grove Park.

Many volunteers are needed

to make the event a success.

Interested people are invited to help create this year’s ‘Big Fear’ by making puppets, masks, images and costumes; perform as death dancers (experienced dancers only); be money catchers (people with big personalities), parade marshals on bikes, big fear puppet wearers and carriers.

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for him to wrap his head around this,” said Johnson.

As for her, Johnson always knew from a young age that she wanted to perform. At five, she took up baton twirling, jazz and tap dancing. She didn’t start acting until high school. Unsure whether or not she wanted to go to university to study theatre, she took a year off and went to Paris to become an au pair.

“It was an amazing experience, but I missed theatre so much,” she recalled.

When Johnson returned, she auditioned for York University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program from which she graduated.

Johnson’s career has taken her around the globe, from Brantford to Singapore. She is excited to be performing at the Tarragon, Canada’s premier theatre for new Canadian playwrights.

“It’s an exciting place,” she said.

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classes in Hamilton. ‘ M i s s C a l e d o n i a’ i s Johnson’s mother’s story and her family’s story. The family still owns the farm in Caledonia. The play starts in 1955. At that time there were rain and floods – the crops were ruined. Peggy is looking back on that time of her life. The play works its way through to the late 1960s.

“We’re a lot alike but it’s an odd thing having her ideas in my brain,” Johnson says of her mother.

“It’s an interesting challenge because I have my own perspectives of my grandparents as their grandchild. It’s hard to get inside the head of this battling teenager.

Especially when you don’t live on a farm.”

This internal struggle that her mother always had interested Johnson. Her grandfather, a farmer, had difficulty understanding why his daughter wanted to leave the farm to become an entertainer.

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Roncesvalles Village resident and actor-playwright Melody Johnson’s latest work is based on the true story of her mother, a beauty pageant winner in the 1950s.

Johnson stars as her mother, Penny Ann Douglas, a young, optimistic farm girl desperate to escape the stallcleaning, hay-bailing drudgery of 1950s life with dreams of becoming a movie star.

‘Miss Caledonia’ opens Oct. 24 and runs until Nov. 22 at the Tarragon Theatre’s Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave. “She loved movie stars,” said Johnson of her mom, who grew up on a farm in Caledonia, Ont. “She noticed that a lot of starlets had won beauty pageants – it was one of the ways they got off the farm.”

Actress-singer-dancer Debbie Reynolds, ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer and actor Halle Berry are just three examples of former beauty

queens, said Johnson.

“My mom decided to hop on the trend. We still have the gowns and the sashes. At that time, you had to have a talent.

We have her tap shoes and batons too,” said Johnson.

Johnson’s mother died 18 months ago, but before her death, she did get to see a version of the show.

The mother-daughter duo first started collaborating in 2006 when Johnson first asked her mom to write down her daily life on the farm and her journey on the pageant circuit.

“I’ve always been intrigued by her experience,” said Johnson. “So, what she did was, write down in skeleton form: this is what I loved, this is what I loathed. She won a small amount of cash, a camera, a dinner with Tommy Hunter – Canada’s Country Gentleman – a huge sensation in the ‘50s and ‘60s.”

Johnson’s mother once wrote to her idol, singer-actor Bing Crosby. He wrote back suggesting she pursue acting

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Author wins book award for Roncy’s tale Author Andrew J. Borkowski, a Roncesvalles Village native, is still celebrating days after winning the 2012 Toronto Book Award.

He was honoured Thursday, Oct. 11 during a ceremony at the Toronto Reference Library’s Bram and Bluma Appel Salon.

His collection of short stories, Copernicus Avenue, set post Second World War, “conjures the smells and streetscapes of the Roncesvalles neighbourhood.” praised the Book Awards committee. “His interwoven short stories reach into the souls of all who have struggled through adversity.”

The recognition “feels pretty amazing,” he admitted on the phone from his home in East York. “I’m slowly coming back down to earth – initially, it was a bit of a shock. You don’t find out ahead of time.”

Borkowski admits that while he didn’t prepare a speech, he did make some notes.

However, he couldn’t seem

to find them when he got to the podium so “I winged it,” he revealed.

Copernicus Avenue is a life-long endeavor, inspired by his childhood memories, growing up on Galley Avenue where he played road hockey in back alleyways, attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School and escaped to High Park on Saturdays.

“There’s a joke I like to tell, that several of these stories I’d told in bars to friends who’d say, ‘you’d better write these down or I’m going to steal them,’” said Borkowski chuckling.

These stories began to take shape for the most part when the journalist and musician hit his late 30s and early 40s. One was written when Borkowski was an undergraduate student.

“I think I was always a writer. I’ve been writing since I was a little kid,” he recalled; his first story written on a Toronto Hydro blue bound notebook, compliments of his father who worked at the utility company, titled: ‘My Adventures’ about his weekend exploits.

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Author Andrew J. Borkowski, a Roncesvalles Village native, was honoured recently for winning the 2012 Toronto Book Award.

In elementary school, his science fiction stories were read out loud to the class by his teacher, Mr. Davis.

“This made me cool, this got me street cred,” Borkowski said.

Born in the mid-50s (at St. Joseph’s Health Centre as crews demolished Toronto’s old Sunnyside Amusement

Park on the .), Borkowski likes to refer to himself as a tail-end boomer.

“I realized the extent of the world I grew up in was still on war footing. When I was a kid, TV glorified the war. It was a large part of my childhood,” he said.

Copernicus Avenue was chosen from a list of finalists that included Dave Bidini for his biography Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972; Farzana Doctor for her novel Six Metres of Pavement; Michele Landsberg for her collection of columns Writing the Revolution and Suzanne Robertson for her collection of poetry Paramita, Little Black.

This year marks the 38th anniversary of the Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto.

Each finalist receives $1,000, and the winning author receives an additional $10,000.

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Toronto residents are being asked to give more than a treat this Halloween.

They can also hand out Change for Kids coins that give trick-or-treaters a chance to win prizes while supporting Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada’s largest hospital for disabled children.

“This is the first year we’ve ever run this program,” said Tracey Bailey, president of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation. “Our goal is to raise $100,000.”

This is how the Change for Kids initiative works: People can buy an activated Change for Kids coin card for $5 at any Scotiabank branch in the GTA. Cards obtained from other distributors such as Spirit Halloween, Costco, Toys “R” Us, newspapers or magazines can be activated for $5 by visiting www.changeforkids.ca.

People can then pop out the coins from their card and

give them to trick-or-treaters.

Children and parents should be told to visit www.changeforkids.ca and enter their coin PIN code for their chance to win prizes.

“The PIN number is important because Scotiabank will make an extra $5 gift to Holland Bloorview every time a PIN code is entered,” Bailey said.

There are more than 500 prizes, including a weekend stay at Great Wolf Lodge for your family and nine other families of your choice.

Change for Kids also features two events this weekend: a Halloween party at the Ontario Science Centre Saturday night (Oct. 27) and a “Monster March and Fun Fair” at Holland Bloorview on Sunday (Oct. 28).

Admission to the Halloween party is $18 and includes access to all Ontario Science Centre exhibits, a family dance party and chances to win prizes. The event runs from 6 p.m. to midnight.

The march and fun fair runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets

are $12.50. The march consists of a two-kilometre walk around the Holland Bloorview property.

“About every 10 feet along the two-kilometre walk, there are treat stations and trick stations and all kinds of fun things for kids to do,” Bailey said.

Net proceeds from Change for Kids go to Holland Bloorview. The hospital, located at 150 Kilgour Rd. in the Bayview and Eglinton avenues area, provides specialized programs and clinical care for youth with rehabilitation and complex care needs. It has about 600 inpatient admissions and 53,000 outpatient visits each year.

“Change for Kids is not only about raising money right now for the programs and services of the hospital,” said Bailey.

“But the word ‘change’ has been very specifically selected because it means that everyone is doing their part to change attitudes towards disability and to make the world more accessible for everyone.”

Road Sweeping Operation Toronto District Transportation Services is getting ready to perform sweeping operations on the streets ofToronto this fall.The purpose of the sweeping is to collect leaves that fall, naturally, onto the street.

All streets will be swept on two occasions.The operation will continue until November 30, 2012.The map shows the area where the sweeping operation will take place.

Please do not rake leaves onto the roadway or sidewalks from your property. Raking leaves onto the roadway is a by-law offence and could result in charges being laid. In addition, raking, blowing, placing or dumping leaves onto City property (sidewalk, roadway, catch basins, etc.,) can create dangerous conditions, cause flooding on the roadways or on property or cause accidents.

Here’s how to put leaves out for collection: Use reusable containers (any rigid open-top container such as a garbage can, bushel basket, green plastic yard waste bin – no lids) or kraft paper yard waste bags. Put leaves at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled yard waste collection day. Check your collection calendar for your yard waste collection schedule and more helpful hints.

Sorry, no plastic bags:The City does not collect leaves and yard waste in clear plastic bags or Halloween-themed plastic bags. (If you use these decorative bags, please empty the contents into one of the approved containers listed above before placing out for collection).

Ways to reduce the amount of leaves you put at the curb for collection: Feed leaves to your backyard composter now, plus stockpile leaves to add as dry material during the winter.

Here’s what the City collects as yard waste: Leaves, plant/tree trimmings,weeds and brush. Branches measuring less than three inches or 7.5 cm in diameter should be tied in bundles no longer than 4 feet or 1.2 min length and 2 feet or 0.6 m in diameter.

Pumpkins and waste fruit from trees in your yard are also accepted.

Sorry, we can’t accept: Soil, sod, grass clippings, logs or tree stumps. For more information on yard waste, please call 311 or visit us at www.toronto.ca/compost/yardwaste.htm If you have any questions about the service, call 311 Briar Hill Ave Broadway Ave

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The City ofToronto holds public consultations as one way to engage residents in the life of their city.Toronto thrives on your great ideas and actions. We invite you to get involved.

Combined Sewer Overflows Control in Humber River and Black Creek Sewersheds & Investigation of Basement Flooding in Study Areas 4 and 5 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Notice of Public Open House Please join us at our first Public Open House to learn about combined sewer overflows in Humber River and Black Creek within the study area, the causes of flooding in Basement Flooding Areas 4 and 5, and the options that will be considered to address these problems.

Information will be available at the Public Open House.You will have an opportunity to view the displays and speak one-on-one with project staff. Details are as follows: Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012 Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location: Humbercrest United Church 16 Baby Point Road Background The City of Toronto has historically been subjected to wet weather events which have resulted in recurring surface and basement flooding and have contributed to the degradation of water quality inToronto’s waterways. In response, the City of Toronto is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study for Basement Flooding Study Areas 4 & 5 (see map).The study will identify the causes of flooding LEGEND and develop solutions to reduce Study Area the risk of future flooding within Boundary Basement those basement flooding areas.

Flooding Areas Solutions to improve combined sewer overflows into the Humber River and Black Creek within the study area will also be addressed.

We would like to hear from you Public consultation is an important part of this study. Visit the project website for more information or contact us if you want to be placed on our mailing list for updates.

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Issue Date: October 18, 2012 Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Residents demand TTC fix subway vibration issue >>>from page 1 bad,” Bracken said.

According to Aerocoustics, the vibrations have tripled, even quadrupled, in some spots, over the past 12 years, however proper wheel and track maintenance will alleviate the problem, making it far more bearable.

Jim Teeple, deputy chief of TTC operations, assured residents the transit authority maintains a strict regiment of inspection and maintenance, which includes a flat wheel detection system. It will begin localized rail and wheel replacement and will grind the corrugated rails.

Stintz said she experienced first-hand what residents living along the

Bloor-Danforth subway corridor are dealing with having been invited into one person’s home.

“I have an appreciation for what you’re going through,” said the councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence. “The TTC has not been responsive to the level you need.”

Jane and Bloor West streetsarea resident Paul Chumak’s patience was running thin by mid-meeting.

“I’m sure (the vibrations and noise) contravenes the (City of Toronto) noise bylaw,” he told Stintz and Byford.

“We’re your boss. We pay your salaries. We pay taxes.

We want this problem fixed – we don’t want to hear the nonsense about the budget.

Let’s not talk about this ‘til doomsday. Let’s fix it. How many years do we have to suffer? The noise is going on; the nonsense is going on.

Maybe we should all consider a class-action lawsuit.”

Byford said he understood the skepticism.

“We’re committed to fixing this. Can I fix it just like that?

No, but I am committed,” he said.

Since February when Byford took the helm of the TTC, he said its philosophy remains to be open and receptive to new ideas, to be efficient and customer focused. “ We should be good neighbours,” Byford said, admitting that the TTC hasn’t always been those things.

Get your Halloween spook on in the Junction this weekend The Junction Business Improvement Area (BIA) hosts its annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, Oct. 27.

The family-friendly event takes place at the Junction train platform on Dundas Street West, just east of Pacific Avenue. There will be pumpkin-carving for the kids, complimentary

open house and public forum to discuss upcoming hot chocolate, entertainers and proposed development and scary family films, shorts in Ward 18 this Saturday. and cartoons – presented by “Many new development Rue Morgue House of Horror, applications are currently with some popcorn on hand being proposed and this as well. will have a future impact Pass by Delight Chocolate on Ward 18. While this for some trick or treating. change is coming, we have For adults, several local a tremendous opportunity Junction restaurants and to manage this change, to bars will feature special guide this process and to seasonal brews. work together for a combined Pumpkin Fest runs vision of what we want to see from 10 a.m. to 2 for our neighbourhoods,” p.m. Rue Morgue will Bailão said in her monthly screen scary Halloween e-newsletter. movies beginning at The planning forum will 7 p.m. include a three-part discusVisit thejunctionsion of the various planning bia.ca/pumpkinfestinitiatives and new proposals postcard for complete in Davenport. details.

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SHUT OUT: Community groups struggle to find affordable space with permit fee increase CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com When the Etobicoke Basketball Association (EBA) got hit with news of a more than 333 per cent fee increase at half its gyms last month, the impact was forecasted as potentially catastrophic – especially to the 1,200-kid strong league’s lower income players.

That’s because, like many volunteer-driven, not-for-profit sports organizations across Toronto, the bulk of EBA’s player fees go directly towards facilities permits.

For such groups already operating on shoe-string budgets, any increase in permit fees – like EBA’s recent threefold bump-up at Toronto District School Board (TDSB) gyms – must be passed along to its participants, explained Joe DaSilva, an EBA board member and volunteer coach.

“If we ran a middle class league, we would have no problem because we’d just increase our fees and people would say that was fine, but we’re working very hard to make (EBA) very inclusive of everybody,” he said, noting that many of the league’s players come from single-parent homes, making fees a barrier.

“This ( TDSB increase) really affects how many kids we can afford to subsidize. We gather funds during the year to subsidize around 200 kids, because how do you turn away a kid who shows up with $50 and says, ‘This is all I have. I want to play basketball’?”

EBA is far from Toronto’s only not-for-profit struggling with the search for affordable space – just as the TDSB isn’t the only provider struggling to accommodate them.

The changes to the permitting fee schedule at the TDSB, explained board spokesperson Ryan Bird, came about because of a shortfall between the cost of supporting the community use of school space and the revenue collected.

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Several sports groups and community organizations will have to increase registration fees to continue to afford renting out school gyms and outdoor playing fields for their practices, games and gatherings.

million each year. The fact the City of Toronto. is we couldn’t continue subGroups like the Weston a sidizing it to that level,” he Baseball Association (WBA), closer explained, noting that the Etobicoke Girls Softball League look TDSB issues close to 20,000 and the East York Baseball Inside permits each year in its 550 Association said that some of Toronto the city-owned fields they, as schools across the city. not-for-profit associations, had Across the city, a series of fee increases announced this year at previously used for free, were now both the City of Toronto and school facing increases that could put some board levels – arguably the two bigof the leagues out of business. gest providers of gym, playing field “If they had implemented that, it and community spaces in the city would have killed us,” WBA President – have left many sporting groups Roy Baksh told The York Guardian crying ‘foul’ over a lack of affordback in April, shortly after city council able space. waived the increased fees – which “Gyms are not like condominiwould have meant an extra $15,000 ums, they’re not being built on every for the WBA – for a year. corner – there’s a finite inventory of While Baksh expressed hope the them and the permit office holds all city might provide an exemption the cards,” DaSilva said. next year to leagues like his providing DaSilva’s concerns echo those sporting opportunities in high needs expressed by many in the city’s minor areas, there is still no promise the baseball community earlier this year, increased fees won’t be implemented when playing fields were struck by across the board in 2013. a $1.5-million fee hike proposal by With increases at both city-owned

playing fields and in the TDSB school facilities due to come down in just a short few months, sporting groups across the city have been left scrambling to see how best they can accommodate all their players – not just the ones who can afford the increase in fees they’ll be forced to levy upon them.

At a time when sports groups are getting hit hardest, a report emerged this month from the Wellesley Institute, urging the City of Toronto to improve the health of its residents by increasing access to recreational outlets.

“City councillors have opportunities, right now, to improve the health of Torontonians that don’t require massive investments or complicated agreements with other levels of government,” reads the report, entitled ‘Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget.’

“One of these opportunities is

quite simple: increase access to recreational services for Torontonians.”

Coming as it does in the wake of yet another violence plagued summer in Toronto, the report and its recommendations are reminiscent of reaction to Toronto’s Summer of the Gun in 2005, when funding for community programming rolled in as a means to stop youth violence.

One of the results of that influx was the Community Hub initiative in some of Toronto’s most underserved suburban neighbourhoods, where a lack of community space was compounding the challenges of social isolation and poverty faced by many residents.

As part of their ongoing Building Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy – and in partnership with the province, key agency partners, and private funders – United Way Toronto has developed eight community hubs in priority neighbourhoods across the city, funding $1 million towards the capital costs of each hub, as well as contributing $150,000 annually toward each’s operating costs.

“In looking at developing the Building Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy and hubs in particular, was the fact that, yes, space is a big challenge all over the city, particularly in suburbs,” said Lorraine Duff, United Way Toronto’s director of programming.

“So we decided to ensure that some of this space was available for community agencies to use.”

Duff said so far the community spaces within those hubs – including community kitchens, meeting rooms, and in the case of the Rexdale Community Hub, a gym - are always well used and in demand, especially by the kids.

“We think it’s so essential to have opportunities for people to come together to meet their neighbours and to work together on issues that are important to their community, and that’s why we’re really excited to work with the community to have the space available,” Duff said.

“One of the things we find is that space gets used up really quickly.”

Local soccer club looks to corporate sponsors to offset permit fees LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The Toronto High Park Football Club (FC) will be taking a “big hit” once the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) permit fee increase takes effect Jan. 1, 2013.

As part of this year’s budget pro-

cess, the board approved a permit fee increase of more than 40 per cent, which is going to force the Toronto High Park FC to significantly raise its costs, according to president William Buckingham.

“We are landlocked. Our club depends on TDSB fields and gyms.

It’s a large part of the product we

put together,” Buckingham told The Villager. “We’ve done some preliminary studies. What we’re looking at is a 300 per cent increase – that’s something we cannot afford. We have no buffer for that. We’ll have to raise our fees significantly.”

The non-profit organization, which boasts about 4,000 registered

players, had set its prices for the winter season before learning of the TDSB’s fee increase.

“We have to be very, very careful how we cost out our programming,” said Buckingham. “We have undercharged for our programs. We are in a period of adjustment here. As a club, I’m going to have to explain

this to the membership. There will be people who won’t be able to afford the increase.”

The club, said Buckingham, has been very good about keeping its costs low. The club is currently looking for corporate sponsors in addition to the local businesses who sponsor its house league teams.

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Articles for Sale

Toronto Community News is accepting tenders to deliver our Advertiser store copies of flyers to pre-determined store locations within the Toronto area once per week. This entails picking up the flyers at our North York location on Wednesday and completing the store drops within one day.

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Home Renovations

BUILDER/ GENERAL CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL. Finished basements.

Painting.

Bathrooms. Ceramic tiles.

Flat roofs. Leaking baseHOT TUB/ SPA. 2012.

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Antiques & Collectibles

STUMPO CONTRACTING. General Contractor.

Renovations, basements, bathrooms, kitchens, additions. Plumbing, Electrical.

Decks, fencing, concrete. All Flooring.

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Call Gino 416-524-2168

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SUPERHANDYMAN FINISH and rough carpentry, dry walling, painting, electricity, plumbing, tiling, kitchens, bathroom, decks. Serving 19 years in Bloor West. Call Chris 416-654-2439

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

Waste Removal

$200-$2000 Cash 4 Cars Dead or alive Same day Fast Free Towing

647-861-7399 1-888-989-5865

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Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days

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OFFICE FURNITURE

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Short notice and negotiable rates.

Houses/ apartments/ offices. Parking available.

Ken: 416-658-5307

Carpet & Upholstery

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CARPET UPHOLSTERY steam cleaning any 4 rooms, hallway and stairs $90. Sofa set $60. Extra rooms $20. Free deodorizing. 416-890-2894

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CONTACT BARRY AT 416-774-2362 FOR DETAILS. Waste Removal

Plumbing

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Painting & Decorating

647-519-9506 Handy Person HANDYMAN. GENERAL repairs.

Window screens installed, windows washed, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, eavestroughs.

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GARAGE SALES Church of the Resurrection GIANT CHARITY GIANT

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1 Resurrection Road (Bloor/ Kipling)

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Articles for Sale (Misc.)

• Plants • Shoes • Clothes • Housewares+ more!

GARAGE SALE 24 Magwood Court (Jane & Dundas)

Sunday, October 28th 9am-1pm

Furniture, books, household items, and more

WAREHOUSE SALE

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Pot lights Service upgrades Breakers/Panels FREE ESTIMATES

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FREE ESTIMATES (416) 427-0955

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24/7 - No extra charges for evenings, weekends or holidays Seniors Discounts Metro lic. # P20212 • Fully insured

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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

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Authorized by: Lisette Miller *One complimentary gift certificate per person only.

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Come Enjoy

Thank you to the communityfor community forsupport your your support and and for for voting us nominating us Best Butcher Shop and Best • Famous Marinated Flat Chickens Chicken.

• Elk, Bison, Wild Boar • Fresh Irish Organic Salmon/Organic Arctic Char • Berkshire Pork • Handmade Artisan Style Sausage, 22 Varieties • Delicious Salads & Fresh Breads • Cheese • Organic/Omega 3 eggs • Prepared Soups, Chili and Stew • Gluten-Free Products ...AND MUCH MORE ORGANIC AND TRADITIONALLY RAISED

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Cool weather has arrived, and it’s the perfect time for slow cooking.

Hours: Tues to Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, and closed Sun & Mon.

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2012 Readers' Choice Winners

Full Service Garment Care Specialists FREE Pick Up & Delivery • All services are performed on premises.

• Every garment is handled by our specially trained staff.

• Each item is inspected, thoroughly cleaned, gently pressed, and packaged to showroom standards.

• All work is guaranteed and insured.

We thank our customers for voting us Best Dry Cleaners

(416) 703-8885 389 Jane St (South Of Annette) Adult Classes

Call 416-762-2850 or 416-762-2214

and a broad selection of

Children’s Programs

Kinder Kids ages 4-6 & Free to Be ages 3 or 4

2187 Bloor St. W Toronto, ON M6S 1N2

We Care

SOLNIK & SOLNIK

art Works art School art for all ages

Teen Portfolio Building

THANKS FOR VOTING FOR NICHOLSON’S NO FRILLS AS YOUR FAVOURITE GROCERY STORE

WE ARE VERY HONOURED TO BE CHOSEN AS YOUR 2012 PLACE TO HAVE YOUR CARS SERVICED OR REPAIRED. MAY WE STILL BE OF HELP IN THE FUTURE. SINCERE THANKS, - MIKE, DOLORES & STAFF 288 JANE STREET (1 LIGHT NORTH OF BLOOR)

www.SunKingCleaners.com in Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media

THANK YOU!

MIKE PAZEK AUTOCARE LTD.

Art Classes for all ages Weekdays, Evenings and Weekends Ask about our Drop in Family Sundays, Birthdays and Events

We are honoured to be voted “Best of the Best” Law Office

LAWYERS & NOTARIES

Thank You Bloor West for voting us Best Art Gallery and Best Children’s Entertainment!

Join us October 28th from 2-4pm for Family Sunday 238 Jane Street at Lessard Ave. Tel: 416.766.0662 www.artworksartschool.com

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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Wills and Estates • Real Estate Corporate

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Thank you to all for Honouring us with the Diamond Award for Best Dentist!

We would like to thank everyone for trusting us and appreciating our effort. We will also like to assure everyone that we will continue to provide the best dental care and continue to strive for excellence.

Family Oriented · Located at Jane & Bloor Subway · Caring for Children, Adults, Seniors

To schedule your professional consultation or appointment, call

416 763-5677

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STORE HOURS: Monday to Saturday 7am – 10pm Sunday 8am – 9pm

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(CORNER OF ST. CLAIR AND KEELE)

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Thank You

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Best Home Improvement Centre Best Hardware Store Best Building Materials Best Kitchen Renovations Best Bathroom Renovations Best Lighting Centre Best Appliances Best Carpet Store Best Blinds & Curtains 2012

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3581 Dundas Street W. | 416-604-3566 | www.gottadance.ca

Voted ‘Best Dance School’ for the past 9 years from 2003-2012!! • Readers’ Choice Awards -TheVillager and Guardian

Thank you Bloor West Village for allowing us to care for your pets for over 30 years and awarding us as 2012

BEST VETERINARIAN! 2387 Bloor Street West Tel: 416 767 5817 • Fax: 416 767 3837 MON - FRI 7:30AM - 11:30PM • SAT - SUN 8AM - 5PM info@blooranimalhospital.com

Thank you for voting us Best Auto Detailing

AUTO STEAMING SPECIALISTS PAMPER YOUR 4-WHEEL FRIEND WITH

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2012 Readers' Choice Winners Cats:

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416.766.2050 Thank you for voting us Gold winner for Best Physiotherapy Clinic in Bloor West Village.

Come see the clinic and meet the staff at an Open House Tuesday November 6th 5:00 to 7:00pm • Auto Injury Recovery • Spine & Joint Treatment • Massage Therapy • Sports Medicine • Osteoporosis Exercises • Post-op Rehab

2425 Bloor St. W., Suite 212 in the Toronto West Professional Centre www.bloorjanephysio.com

FABULOUS FALL

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Celebrating 55 years, we at Vesuvio continue to strive for excellence in our product and service. As the oldest pizzeria and spaghetti house in the city we look forward to continuing to serve you in the future.

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We love what we do.

We care about the people who choose our Clinic.

We are honoured that you chose us to receive the Readers’ Choice Diamond Award for Best Registered Massage Therapy.

Thank you, from all of us.

Check out more of The Bloor West Villager’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Winners

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ANA’S NAIL BOUTIQUE 2300A Bloor St. W 2nd Floor 416-239-0431 www.anaboutique.net Ana’s Nail Boutique, a comfortable and relaxing nail spa, is dedicated to providing clients with the best quality products and services. Never using harsh chemicals, Ana’s Spa has high standards in hygiene and sanitation and pleasantly surprises customers with the salon’s freshness and cleanliness. All instruments at Ana’s Nail Boutique are thoroughly disinfected after each use. The pedicure basins use pipe-free technology to eliminate fungi and bacteria, so water is fresh and clean every time. With over 300 nail colours to choose from, clients can pick a nail colour to match their style, mood or the season. The paints are all high quality and durable polishes from OPI and ESSIE. Regular clients enjoy a personal, complimentary nail kit stored at the spa for optimal hygiene and well-being. The boutique specializes in a variety of other pampering services including gentle facial and body waxing, professional eyebrow shaping, eyelash extension, expert hot stone therapy massage and aromatherapy massage for the head, neck, shoulders and back. Anna’s Nail Boutique is confident that you will leave with a smile. If you aren’t satisfied, they offer a 100 per cent money back guarantee. Ana’s Nail Boutique is the proud winner of the Diamond Readers’ Choice Award for Best Nail Salon and the Platinum Award winner for Best Manicure/Pedicure. Ana’s Spa thanks readers who voted for the salon. To book an appointment call 416-239-0431.

Bloor Jane Physiotherapy & Active Rehabilitation 2425 Bloor St. W., Suite 212 416-766-2050 www.BloorJanePhysio.com When it comes to physiotherapy, convenience, cost and care play big rolls in choosing the right clinic to rehabilitate your body and get you back on track. Bloor Jane Physiotherapy is dedicated to meeting all three elements and was recognized by readers as the Gold Award winner for Best Physiotherapy Clinic. Conveniently located at 2425 Bloor St. W., the clinic is easily accessible from the TTC, Lakeshore Road and the QEW. Experienced Physiotherapist and owner of Bloor Jane Physiotherapy, Ruta Janson, strives to meet the demands of your busy lifestyle and offers early hour appointments starting at 8:00 am and evening appointments until 7:30 pm to accommodate your schedule. Wheelchair accessibility is also available. Ruta understands that physiotherapy can be costly and provides affordable treatments and bills to insurance companies when applicable. When it comes to care, the clinic strives to put every patient first. The experienced and trusted team provides individual treatment plans and custom exercises. Therapists take extra time to work with you to properly rehabilitate your injury, without looking at the clock. Ruta invites you to visit an open house on November 1 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm to meet the team and browse the new Pilates studio.

Bloor West Village Dental Care 2373 Bloor St. W. 416-763-5677 www.bloorwestdentist.com Bloor West Village Dental Care is the Readers’ Choice Diamond Award winner for Best Dentist. The dental practice is built around a philosophy that is quite simple; the team values proven and effective dental care based on sound principles and long-term study. This means that everyday, patients are provided with the best general and cosmetic dental procedures and treatments that have proven, long-term effectiveness. You can rest assure that each and every time you step in through the front door, Dr Ileana Matiu, Dr John Birgiolas, and the staff have your best interest

at heart. Services include general family dentistry with child friendly appointments, as well as treatment for teeth whitening, root canal, dentures, and porcelain veneers. The team at Bloor West Village Dental Care carries out treatments that work and are worth your family’s time and money. For a full list of services or to book an appointment call 416-763-5677 or visit www.BloorWestDentist.com. butcher by nature 515 Annette St 416-241-8187 www.butcherbynature.com Quality organic foods are ideal choices when creating a healthy diet and lifestyle for you and your family. Butcher by Nature, winner of the Platinum Award for Best Butcher and Best Chicken, provides a variety of organic products that will not only satisfy your health-conscious needs but your budget too. As a specialty butcher shop, it offers certified organic and naturally raised meats, poultry, fish, salads and breads. The array of naturally raised and organic products is free from artificial hormones and genetically modified organisms. The awardwinning flat chickens without breastbone or thighbone are a customer favorite. Butcher by Nature has taken the cut and made it fast and easy for consumers to prepare in seven different marinades. As the holiday season approaches, visit Butcher by Nature for aged prime rib, duck, whole or deboned and stuffed turkey, pork roast, lamb and ham. Traditional or gluten free stuffing is available. For a meal your family is sure to remember, try the Turducken which is deboned turkey, duck and chicken stuffed, layered and rolled combining the flavours from three of the season’s favourite holiday meals. Accompany the main course with prepared foods like the shop’s cranberry sauce and gravy, all made in house. The shop also offers over 24 gourmet sausages, prepared on-site using all natural casings and consisting of 22 gluten free options. For lighter fare, try the fresh fish including local, organic trout and arctic char, as well as Irish organic salmon. Butcher

by Nature is a one stop-shop for today’s busy customer and provides a variety of deli meats, salads, daily soups and mouth-watering dinner entrees prepared by the in-house chef.

Organic cheese and gluten free products and organic hot dogs are also available. Visit www.butcherbynature.com for more information on products and to view delicious recipes for your next family meal.

LEVITT, LIGHTMAN, DEWAR & GRAHAM LLP 16 Four Seasons Place, Suite 1 416-620-0362 www.lldg.ca Whether you are buying or selling a home, entering into a new relationship or separating from your spouse, starting a business, signing a lease or planning your estate, you will be relying upon your lawyer to guide you through what may be an extremely stressful time in your life. You will want to know that your lawyer has a good reputation in the community. Levitt, Lightman, Dewar & Graham LLP consistently wins top awards in the Etobicoke Guardian Readers’ Choice poll. This year, in 2012, Levitt, Lightman, Dewar & Graham LLP received the Diamond Award for Top Law Firm in Etobicoke for the seventh time, and the first-place Diamond Award for Top Law Firm in the Bloor West community for the second consecutive time, having won the Platinum in 2010. This speaks to the high reputation that the firm has achieved through many years of service.

At Levitt, Lightman, Dewar & Graham LLP, client satisfaction is the only goal.

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The Babiak Team Sells The West End! $1,528,000 3 Baby Point Cr. New Listing! Prime location in beautiful Baby Point!

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Immense possibilities for those interested in renovating. OH Sat/Sun 2-4.

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$789,000 482 Runnymede New Price! Outstanding value in Bloor West Village! Renovated 4 bdrm family home w/ rare private drive & dble garage.

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Near best schools & 7 min walk to subway. OH Sat 2-4.

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#1 Sales Representative in The Kingsway Branch, 2011 based on sales volume *Top 1% in Canada (Based on dollar volume sales per Royal LePage (2007-2011)

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Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 2-4 PM 103 EVE LYN AVE .

JOAN POTTER-SMITH & BENITA MOORE Sales Representatives

416 762-8255

Royal LePage Realty Inc., Brokerage

DREAM MAKER IN BLOOR WEST VILLAGE 50 N OTT INGH AM DR.

DESIRABLE CHESTNUT HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD

BILL MOHAN

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

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#1 Agent 2001-2011 From Value and List to Sale Ratio

2000 BLOOR ST W UNIT 409 DON’T MISS! MLS#W2444370

HOME SWEET HOME!

CALL NINA FANT 416 817 9985

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$199,900

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PAUL NUSCA*

5 Pippin Pl. $837,000. ‘Islington Heights’ Beautifully Renovated ~ 3 Bdrm ~ 2 Bath

BRIGHT, ONE BEDROOM CO-OP APT, STEPS TO SUBWAY AND CLOSE TO BLOOR WEST VILLAGE SHOPS

Broker

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.,

244 The Kingsway $1,249,000.

Exceptional ~ Rebuilt 2 Storey Addition

762-4200 for Sutton Group Bloor West Village office.

Residential sales.

1011 DETA ROAD TOWNHOUSE 803 The One You Have Been Waiting For! Luxury Executive Cape Cod Townhome In 1 Year New Award-Winning ‘Stonewater’, Loaded W/ Upgrades & Custom Finishes Blending Timeless Elegance W/Chic Contemporary Flair. Sought-After North Facing Suite W/South Exposure Boasts Sundrenched Open Concept 2 Bedroom Flrpln W/9’Ceilings Throughout Both Lvls! Marble & Stainless Steel Kitchen W/Island, Spacious Principal Rms, Spa-Like Bath,2nd Flr Laundry,Direct Garage Access,2nd Owned Prkg Space. Custom Window Cvgs, Open Balcony W/Gas Line To Bbq, Professionally Painted In Designer Neutrals, Immaculately Clean.

Streetcar To Downtown, Go Station & Lake/ Park At Your Doorstep, 5 Min To Port Credit.

See The Floorplan/Virtual Tour at www.paulnusca.com

OPEN HOUSE SAT 2-4 PM

Ingrid

Smith sales representative

Dave

Proulx sales representative

416-769-6050

www.IngridSmith.com

81 EVANS AVENUE

Newly completed Bloor West reno-stunning open concept kitchen, 2nd floor laundry, walk to subway, Bloor West shops, restaurants.

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM

129 COLBECK STREET

Grand 5 bedroom home in Bloor West Village with private drive, meticulously renovated and restored.

Re/Max West Realty Inc., Brokerage 416-769-1616

$499,900 Fantastic opportunity to renovate to your own taste in Humberside & Runnymede school districts. This 4 bedroom/2 bath, extra wide semi with private drive & built-in garage offers unspoiled original character with amazing wood accents including, wainscoting, french doors, plate rails, built-ins, fireplace, glass & brass door fixtures, bay window, leaded glass windows & W/O to balcony.

Several updated mechanics. Walk to great schools, subway & BWV shops & restaurants.

Pics at www.joanandbenita.com $1,279,000 Humber Valley P.S. Eligible* Unique 4 Bedroom, 5 Bath Home Offering Unique Layout & Creative Floor Plan Allowing For Individual Space* Fantastic Value For 3,600 Sq. Ft. Including Basement* South Facing, Sun Filled Kitchen, Breakfast Area & Sunken Family Room With Cathedral Ceiling & Fireplace Featuring 3 Walk Outs To Deck & Landscaped Pool Size Yard* 2nd Large Bdrm Ideal For Nursery, In-Law or Nanny Suite, Office, Media Room…The Choice Is Yours! Pics at www.joanandbenita.com

DEMAND ST. 154 FT DEEP LOT. 3 storey Det brick home with mutual drive and attached 2 car garage. Presently 3 unit home and ideal project to have a magnificent single family on this great street. $975k and is legal 3 unit.

33 HEWITT AVE.

Virtual Tour @ www.billmohan.com

FAB 3 UNIT DET. BRICK HOME WITH WIDE MUTUAL DRIVE WITH 2 CAR PARKING. Could easily be returned to 4 bdrm single family. 1st block North of Bloor. Location alert! Very well cared for property with main flr owners unit. Loads of character & 2 fireplaces. Very bright bsmt unit with own entrance. Main flr sunroom. New shed in garden. Perennial front. Eat in kit. 3rd flr loft potential. Great Value. Call for your appt. $849,900 347 RUNNYMEDE RD.

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Margie “K” Kiersnowski & Penny Thoms Sales Representatives

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33 TRAYMORE CRES $1,149,900

Exceptional 4 bdrm has been extensively reno’d with quality finishes and attention to detail. Boasts hrdwd floors, main floor powder room, wood-burning fireplace and modern kitchen with breakfast area. Professionally lowered basement w/3-pce bath. Custom landscaping w/stone drive & patio, outdoor dining room & established perennial garden. Close to transit, Humber River trails and Bloor West Village. Call the Margie “K” Team today.

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This detached and well maintained home is located on a family friendly street and is awaiting your personal touch. Features large, eat-in kitchen with walk-out to deck and yard, separate dining room and finished tv room in basement. Steps to the shops and restaurants of Bloor West Village, subway and Humber River trails.

Call the Margie “K” Team today.

TRENDY KING WEST

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18 LAIDLAW # 1002 $354,900

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Chic main level 2 bdrm + den end unit with parking and locker. Boasts granite counters, gas fireplace and master with walk-in closet and walk-out to balcony.

Steps to King and Queen streets with great restaurants and entertainment and easy access to highway. Call the Margie “K” Team today.

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Roncesvalles Village Rare Find! $759,000 - 3+1 Bedroom Post and Beam Live-Work Loft in the fantastic, energy-efficient Sorauren Lofts. You’ll love everything about this absolutely stunning, renovated, hard loft in one of T.O’s best destinations ‘to be’. With 2030 sq. ft. of living, entertaining & storage space on two levels, you may well have a hard time getting your friends to leave!! Modern, gourmet, eat-in kitchen has granite counters, island, stainless appliances and opens onto stylish living space with bamboo floors, soaring ceilings + gas fireplace. Two bathrooms; front-load washer and dryer. Huge crawl-space storage.

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Fully detached bungalow consists of 4 bdrms including in-law suite in bsmt with separate entrance. Massive lot, huge oversized dble car garage + ample parking.Why would you pass this one up? 416-654-7653

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This 8 year new Masterpiece offers a grand eat-in kit. with spotless appls & cozy W/O to wooden deck & fully cemented backyard.Treat yourself to a presidential Master suite with W/I closet & 4 pc ensuite & W/O onto a state of the art rooftop deck. Hardwood flrs throughout, Casement Windows, 3 Ample Sized Bdrms & open concept main flr.

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Fully Detached with private drive, fits up to 5 cars + laneway access from back. 3 bdrms + office. Completely renovated! Open concept main flr with high ceilings, bsmt has sep. entrance & very high ceiling. Huge private backyard with Fruit trees. Too much to mention. Great location close to schools, shops, ttc & minutes to HWY. Don’t wait, call today 416-654-7653.

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Sales Representative

Ultimate Realty Inc., Brokerage

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Sales Representative

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Gorgeous Property 90’ x 143’ lot backing onto the Humber River & situated on quiet dead end street. Custom built 2 storey with addition & walkout bsmnt. Fabulous layout, granite countertop & floors, 5+1 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, finished basement with second kitchen ideal for entertaining or nanny suite, w/o to professionally landscaped lot with inground salt water pool, patio, deck, & spectacular ravine views. Meticulously well maintained property offered at only $1,699,900!!

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Custom built 4+2 bdrm 2 storey with addition, gorgeous renovated kitchen & baths, granite counter tops, gleaming hardwood floor, 4 full baths, main floor. Family room & den, 2nd floor laundry, finished basement with separate entrance, quality craftsmanship through-out, thousands spent must be seen for $1,100,000!!

CUSTOM BUILT ALDERWOOD 2 STOREY!!

Gorgeous custom built 2 storey boasting 9’ ceilings, gleaming hardwood flrs, spacious open concept layout, gourmet kitchen with centre island, granite countertops, s/s appliances, cathedral ceiling, fabulous family rm, magnificent master bdrm with full ensuite, finished bsmt, separate entrance,professionally landscaped yard,interlock, hot tub, gas bbq and much more only $999,900!!

Fabulous High Demand Location, builders model home, gorgeous curb appeal. Stone front exterior, extra wide garage doors, interlock drive, double door entry, large foyer, gleaming hardwood flrs, centre hall plan, large principle rm. Massive kitchen, granite countertop, s/s appliances, marvelous master bedroom, full ensuite & w/i closet, finished basement, 2 staircases, 9ft ceilings, crown moulding. Plus much more $999,888!!

Fabulous design, great curb appeal, Large 4 bdrm with 4 washrooms, finished basement.

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Large detached 4 bdrm 2 storey, finished basement, huge 50’ x 199’ lot! Located close to all conveniences, quick access to Hwys, many upgrades thru-out, Well maintained home Must be seen for $849,900!!

Gorgeous 4+2 bdrm 2 storey, beautiful custom kitchen, granite countertops, s.s appliances, gleaming hardwood floors, 9’ ceilings, crown moulding, California shutters, gas fireplace, main flr. laundry, huge master with 5 pc ensuite and professionally finished basement, ideal for In-law suite, + much more for $800,000!!

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Rare 5 bdrm 2 storey on a beautiful lot. Just steps to Gametwood Park along the Etobicoke boarder. Gorgeous family rm with w/o to private fenced lot 20’x40’, inground pool. Huge bedrooms and principal rooms, renovated baths, fabulous country kitchen with s.s appliances and breakfast area, large finished basement 2nd kitchen & 2 bedrooms, gleaming hardwood flrs. and much more. $749,000!!

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Gorgeous 4+1 bedroom 2 storey, stunning curb appeal. Pattern concrete driveway + patio, enclosed back yard, amazing custom front door, French doors & gates, California shutters, stained glass, finished basement, ideal for in-law suite, super value for $679,900!!

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Stunning 3 bdrm 1 ½ storey, renovated thru-out, large sundrenched principal rooms, huge pie shaped lot. New windows, roof, electrical, trims, bathrooms, and much more, great neighbourhood located close to all conveniences must be seen for only $539,900!!

Wonderful detached brick 2 storey full of charm and character. This home has been totally renovated, new electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, nicely finished trim & hardwood thruout! Finished basement with bar, new roof(2011), new windows(2011) furnace(2009) fully fenced yard with Gazebo, and many extras for only $519,000!!

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Multiple unit property in The Junction, Main floor store with 3 apartments 4 separate meters, 2 bachelor suites and a 1 bedroom suite. St. Clair & Runnymede, Opportunity knocks. Call to view only $449,000!!!

High demand nieghbourhood, 4 bedroom brick 2 ½ storey home, large living room, separate formal dining room, enclosed front porch/ sunroom, garden, detached garage, located close to amenities, only $449,900!!

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WESTON RD / BUTTONWOOD!!

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Rare huge 1,590 sq. ft. 2 + 1 bdrm corner unit in the exclusive Manhattan Place. Spacious open concept layout, gleaming parquet floors, Large master bdroom with gorgeous 5 piece ensuite & walk- in closet, modern family size kitchen, unobstructed South West view, voted North York Condo of the Year in 2009, a must see for $499,000!!

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Live in downtown Toronto without compromising on space. Completely renovated, designer finishes thru-out, this spacious 2 bdrm corner unit features gorgeous kitchen with Quartz countertop, gleaming hardwood, and many extras just steps to Subway, Dundas square, Eatons Centre, Hospitals, & all amenities for $499,900!!

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Home renovations can affect your insurance Homeowners renovate for a variety of reasons.

Some build additions to accommodate their growing families.

Some replace outdated systems, making their house more energyefficient and eco-friendly. Still others want to increase the aesthetic appeal and market value of their homes. Whatever the reason you decide to undertake a renovation project, it's important for you to know that you are contractually obligated to report additions and other significant renovations to your insurance carrier. That's because renovations typically increase the value of your home; if you don't update your policy, you may fall short on coverage.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada recommends that you insure your home based on its replacement cost, the amount it would cost to rebuild the house if it were destroyed. If you raise the value of your home by renovating, the replacement cost will rise as well.

“If you remodel but don't report that activity to your insurance carrier, then you might not have enough coverage to pay any claims that arise,” explains Jeff Burke, president and CEO of Western

GTA realtors release Oct. mid-month resale figures

Financial Group.

“If you remodel your kitchen but then a fire destroys much of it, your insurance isn't likely to pay all of the costs of restoring the kitchen unless you have updated your policy to reflect the new granite countertops, high-tech appliances, flooring, and the rest.”

It's important to get your insurance company involved as your

renovation project is taking place so that you are covered in the event of accidents that may occur during the project, harming you or workers who may be involved.

Also talk with your insurance representative about these three items: whether you are required to remain in your home while the work is being done, since some policies will not cover claims for acci-

dents that happen while the house is vacated; whether your renovation is extensive enough to change the classification of your building while work is being done (to that of a “building under construction”); and what impact unknown challenges (such as uncovering hazardous materials) could have on your insurance coverage.

– newscanada.com

GTA realtors reported 2,961 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of October. The number of transactions was down by 10.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2011. New listings were up by 5.5 per cent yearover-year to 6,505.

“Some households have put their home purchase plans on hold in response to the higher cost of home ownership brought about by the recent changes to mortgage lending guidelines,” says TREB President Ann Hannah. “Both first-time buyers and existing home owners have been affected, given that sales were down across

house types and geography.”

The average selling price for sales reported from October 1 through October 14 was $501,146 – up by almost six per cent in comparison to last year.

“The average selling price grew well above the rate of inflation in the first half of October due to relatively tight market conditions from a historic perspective. However, the market continued to become better supplied, pointing toward a slower pace of price growth as we move into 2013,” says Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.

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Best shopping Art Gallery

Latitude 44....................................D Art Works Art School......................P Rustic Owl .....................................G Telephone Booth............................ S

Accessories

Accessorize Me ..............................D Beau and Bauble ...........................P Lavishy .........................................G A Changing Nest ............................ S

Antique Store

A Changing Nest ............................D Old Fashioned Restoration..............P Rose Antiques................................G Eclectic Revival .............................. S

Baby Accessories

Snug as a Bug ...............................D Diaper-eez ....................................P Hello Sunshine...............................G Kid Culture .................................... S

Beauty Supplies

The Body Shop ..............................D Beauty Supply Outlet .....................P Trade Secrets .................................G 2B Salon ....................................... S

Computer Store

Computation..................................D DV Shop ........................................P

Department Store

Walmart........................................D Staples ..........................................P

Electronics Store

2001 Audio Video..........................D DV Shop ........................................P

Flea Market

St. Clair & Old Weston Road ...........D

Hardware Store

Pollocks Home Hardware ...............D Rona Stockyards............................P Baby Point Hardware.....................G Guffin’s Hardware ......................... S

Health Food Store

Sweet Potato .................................D Peachtree Health Foods..................P Nature’s Source .............................G Healthy Planet............................... S

Home Improvement Centre

Home Depot..................................D Rona Stockyards............................P A Brown Construction.....................G

Lingerie Store

Bed & Bath Store

Her’s Lingerie ................................D Fashion Whore...............................P

Bicycle Shop

Jasmine’s ......................................D Lavishy .........................................P Quality Jewellers ...........................G

Beddington’s Bed & Bath................D Bettenhaus....................................P Cavalier Home Fashions.................G Brown’s.........................................D Wheels of Bloor .............................P The Bike Place...............................G Canadian Tire ................................ S

Children’s Clothing

Beau and Bauble ...........................D Diaper-eez ....................................P

Children’s Shoe Store

Snug as a Bug ...............................D

Gift Shop

Jolanta Interiors ............................D Say Tea .........................................P A Changing Nest ............................G Scout............................................. S

Clearance Centre

Jewellery Store

Leather Store

Danier Leather ..............................D

Local Drug Store/Pharmacy

Shoppers Drug Mart.......................D Guardian Pharmacy.......................P Swansea Village Pharmasave .........G Guardian Drugs ............................. S

Local Optical Store

Bloor Optical .................................D Hakim ..........................................P Opticianado...................................G Kingsway Opticians........................ S

Men’s Clothing

Cecil Ward & Sons..........................D Moores..........................................P

Musical Instruments

Dollarama.....................................D Sears Clearance .............................P Bargain Club .................................G

Long & Mcquade............................D Junction Guitar..............................P

Community Shopping

Pet Valu ........................................D Global Pet Foods............................P Barks and Whiskers .......................G Tails and Scales.............................. S

Bloor West Village..........................D The Junction..................................P Bloor By The Park..........................G

Pet Store

Shoe Store

Arka Shoes....................................D The Shoe Gallery ...........................P Luxor Shoes ..................................G

Shopping Centre

Dufferin Mall.................................D Kipling Queensway Mall.................P Galleria Shopping Centre................G Dundas Runnymede Plaza.............. S

Sporting Goods

Canadian Tire ................................D Toronto Hockey Store.....................P Sanction ........................................G

Strip Plaza

Dundas Runnymede Plaza..............D

Toy Store

Snug as a Bug ...............................D Village Games ...............................P

Women’s Clothing

Tzatz Boutique...............................D Repeat Boutique............................P Caleche .........................................G Black Daffodil................................ S Coco’s Closet.................................. S

Best entertainment & Leisure Bowling

Bowlerama West............................D

Children’s Entertainment

Art Works Art School......................D Humber Cinema ............................P Busy Genie....................................G Y Not Play..................................... S Black Belt World ............................ S

Dance School

Gotta Dance ..................................D Rhythm and Motion .......................P Body Language Academy of Dance ...G Hip Kik.......................................... S

Fitness Club

Curves...........................................D Snap Fitness ..................................P RPM..............................................G TAB Fitness .................................... S

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Bakery/Pastry Shop

Fish & Seafood Market

Bread & Roses Bakery Cafe............D Hot Oven Bakery...........................P Creme Fraiche ...............................G Caldense ....................................... S

Crooked Cue..................................D Shox .............................................P On Cue Bar & Billiards ...................G

Sunset Grill....................................D Dr Generosity ................................P Cool Hand of a Girl ........................G Kennedy Public House.................... S

Pool Hall

Pub

A Dark Horse.................................D Swan & Firkin................................P Axis ..............................................G Hole in the Wall............................. S

Recreation Centre

Humber Cinema ............................D Swansea Town Hall ........................P

SPA

Serenity Nail and Spa ....................D Bloor West Organic Spa..................P California Sun Spa .........................G Satisfaction.................................... S

Sports Bar

Shakey’s Original Bar and Grill.......D Swan & Firkin................................P Mackenzie’s...................................G Shox ............................................. S

Women’s Fitness Centre

Curves...........................................D Loft Pilates ....................................P TAB Fitness ....................................G RPM.............................................. S

Yoga Studio

Breathe.........................................D Moksha Yoga.................................P Octopus Garden Yoga Centre ..........G Centre For Well Being .................... S

Best pLace For Food & drink All-Round Restaurant

North of Bombay...........................D Dr Generosity ................................P The Grenadier Cafe........................G The Good Fork............................... S 17 Steps........................................ S

Asian Restaurant

Green Mango ................................D Friendly Thai .................................P Lan Sushi ......................................G Baan Thai...................................... S

Music Instruction

Bread & Roses Bakery Cafe............D Cob’s Bread ...................................P Pascal’s Baguette and Bagels..........G Locomotive.................................... S

Bloor West Music Studios................D Kingsway Conservatory of Music ....P Lowe’s Music School .......................G

BEST LINGERIE STORE

Pilates Studio

Loft Pilates ....................................D Retrofit Pilates...............................P East to West Yoga and Pilates .........G Nancy Martin Pilates...................... S

Golf Course

Islington Golf Club .........................D St. George’s Golf Club ....................P Weston Golf Club ...........................G Lambton Golf Club......................... S

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READERS’ CHOICE WINNERS

Bagels

Breakfast/Brunch

Buffet Old Mill .........................................D Mandarin Restaurant .....................P

Butcher Shop Bloor Meat Market.........................D Butcher By Nature .........................P Rowe Farms...................................G Kingsway Meats............................. S

Cappuccino Creme Fraiche ...............................D Starbucks ......................................P

Chicken North of Bombay...........................D Butcher By Nature .........................P Rowe Farms...................................G Dr Generosity ................................ S

Chocolate Delight..........................................D COCO Crafted Organic Chocolate.....P

Coffee Shop Starbucks ......................................D Coffee Tree Roastery......................P Alternative Grounds.......................G Espresso Mi Vida............................ S

Deli Sweet Potato .................................D Creme Fraiche ...............................P Tanya’s Deli...................................G O Nosso Talho................................ S

Dessert Creme Fraiche ...............................D Sweet Flour Bake Shop ..................D Delight..........................................P Yummy Stuff .................................G

Family Restaurant North of Bombay...........................D Purple Onion .................................P Swiss Chalet...................................G The Yellow Griffin .......................... S

Fish & Chips The Yellow Griffin ..........................D Mr. Onions.....................................P Swiss Chalet...................................G

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Snappers Fish Market.....................D Osler Fish Warehouse.....................P

Frozen Foods

Sweet Potato .................................D

Gourmet/Specialty Shops

Max’s Market ................................D Creme Fraiche ...............................P The Pie Shack................................G Bloor West Winery......................... S

Greek Restaurant

Just Greek Restaurant....................D Grillway ........................................P 17 Steps........................................G Souvlaki Hut.................................. S

Grocery Store

Sweet Potato .................................D Fresh & Wild..................................P Nicholson’s No Frills .......................G Strictly Bulk................................... S

Hamburger

Apache Burger...............................D Yellow Griffin ................................P Shakey’s Original Bar and Grill.......G Jumbo Burger ............................... S

Outdoor Patio Swan & Firkin................................D The Grenadier Café........................P Kennedy Public House....................G Axis .............................................. S

Restaurant Atmosphere North of Bombay...........................D Dr Generosity ................................P Earth ............................................G 17 Steps........................................G Villa .............................................. S

Ribs Dr Generosity ................................D Swiss Chalet...................................P

Seafood Restaurant Red Lobster ...................................D

Specialty Foods Sweet Potato .................................D Creme Fraiche ...............................P Strictly Bulk...................................G Espressi Mi Vida............................. S

Steak

Ice Cream

Mr. Onions Steakhouse & Grill........D The Abbey.....................................P Bestellen .......................................G

Indian Restaurant

Green Mango ................................D Friendly Thai .................................P Simply Thai Cuisine........................G Baan Thai...................................... S

Baskin Robbins..............................D Ice Cream Junction ........................P ZAZA Espresso Bar.........................G Delight.......................................... S North of Bombay...........................D Curry Twist ....................................P Chutneys Fine Indian Cuisine..........G High Park Spicy House................... S

Italian Restaurant

Vesuvios........................................D Queen’s Pasta Cafe ........................P Classico Pizza & Pasta....................G Big Papa’s ..................................... S

Japanesse

Yumi Japanese Restaurant .............D Yama Sushi....................................P Lan Sushi ......................................G Mazz Sushi.................................... S

Local Pizza

Vesuvio’s Pizza ..............................D Pizzeria Libretto ............................P Buddha Pie....................................G Pizza Pizza.................................... S

Lunch

The Beet........................................D Lunch Box .....................................P Grillway ........................................G Espresso Mi Vida............................ S

Thai Restaurant

Vegetarian Restaurant North of Bombay...........................D The Beet........................................P Rawlicious .....................................G

Wings Swan & Firkin................................D Dr Generosity ................................P The Black Cat.................................G Wing Machine................................ S

Best automotive

Auto Dealership Repair Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................D St. Clair Nissan ..............................P West Toronto KIA ...........................G Lakeshore Honda...........................G Westend Hyundai........................... S

Auto Detailing Queensway Car Wash.....................D Executive Car Care.........................P Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................G Spotless Auto Detailing................... S

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Tire Shop

Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................D Mike Pazek Autocare .....................P Bento’s Auto & Tire ........................G Fix Auto ........................................ S

Canadian Tire ................................D Active Green and Ross....................P Kal Tire .........................................G OK Tire.......................................... S

Auto Services

Best For the home

Martino Bros .................................D Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................P 427 Auto Collision..........................G OK Tire.......................................... S Active Green & Ross....................... S

Body Shop Martino Bros .................................D Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................P Bento’s Auto & Tire ........................G 427 Auto Collision..........................G Massive Auto Collision.................... S

Brakes Active Green + Ross.......................D Bento’s Auto & Tire ........................P Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................G

Domestic Car Dealership Old Mill Chevrolet Buick GMC .........D Cruickshank Ford...........................P Courtesy Chevrolet.........................G Thorncrest Ford.............................. S

Import Car Dealership

Appliances

Caplan’s ........................................D Rona Stockyards............................P Direct Home Appliances .................G Bloor Dovercourt Appliances........... S

Basement Lowering Ontario Basement Lowering ...........D

Bathroom Renovations Home Depot..................................D Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms.........P Parada Kitchens & Baths................G Rona Stockyards............................ S

Blinds & Curtains Blinds To Go ..................................D Rona Stockyards............................P

Building Materials Home Depot..................................D Rona Stockyards............................P

Carpet Store

Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................D Queensway Audi............................P Marino’s Subaru and Land Rover....G Lakeshore Honda........................... S St. Clair Nissan .............................. S

Rona Stockyards............................D Batstone Home Hardware ..............P Silkco............................................G

Muffler Shop

Fireplaces & Equipment

Canadian Tire ................................D Active Green + Ross.......................P Midas............................................G Ludex Auto Service ........................ S

Marsh’s .........................................D

New Car Dealership Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................D Old Mill Chevrolet Buick GMC .........P Marino’s Subaru and Land Rover....G Lakeshore Honda........................... S

Oil Change/Lube Canadian Tire ................................D Active Green and Ross....................P Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................G Ossington Tire................................ S

Overall Car Dealership Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota..................D Old Mill Chevrolet Buick GMC .........P Queensway Audi............................G St. Clair Nissan .............................. S

Electrician MRG Electrical................................D

Floor/Tile Store Weston Tile....................................D The Floor Shop...............................P Interiors Only ................................G Capital Hardwood Flooring............. S

Furniture Store IKEA Etobicoke ..............................D Cornerstone...................................P Windergarden ...............................G Pine on Bloor ................................ S

Handyman Sam the Handyman.......................D

Heating & Air Company Applewood Air Conditioning & Furnace Service and Repair............D Furnace King .................................P Dan Storm.....................................G Air Quality..................................... S

Home Design Store/ Business Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms.........D Windergarden ...............................P Changing Nest ...............................G Smash........................................... S

Home Improvement Centre Home Depot..................................D Rona Stockyards............................P Guffin’s Hardware .........................G

Interior Design Smash...........................................D P M Interiors .................................P RE: Style Studio .............................G

Kitchen Renovations Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms.........D Home Depot..................................P Rona Stockyards............................G Parada Kitchens & Baths................ S

Lighting Centre Living Lighting...............................D Home Depot..................................P Rona Stockyards............................G Canadian Tire ................................ S

Maid Service Merry Maids..................................D The Maids......................................P Marets ..........................................G

Paint & Wallpaper Store West Toronto Paint & Wallpaper .....D Village Paints.................................P ICI Paints.......................................G

Patio Furniture Windergarden ...............................D Canadian Tire ................................P Home Depot..................................G

Pest Control Abel..............................................D Home Hardware ............................P

Plumbing Contractor Brother’s Plumbing ........................D Priority Plumbing...........................P Advanced Plumbing .......................G

Roofing Contractor Keating & Sons..............................D Peter & Greg Walker......................P Burnhamthorpe Roofing ................G

Windows Peter & Greg Walker......................D GEM Windows................................P Herman’s Aluminum ......................G

Earn an income from home, be independent and provide quality care

Best Business & service Accountant

Z&Z Accounting .............................D Liberty Tax ....................................P Monahan and Associates ................G Metro Tax...................................... S

Acupuncture & Shiatsu High Park Physiotherapy ...............D Centre For Well Being ....................P Acupucture & Shiatsu Clinic ............G Shiatsu Place ................................. S

Bank/Trust Company Bank of Montreal ..........................D Buduchnist Credit Union.................P Polish Credit Union ........................G

Banquet Facilities Palais Royale.................................D Baby Point Lounge.........................P Lithuanian House...........................G Flamingo Banquet Hall................... S

Caterer Avec Panache ................................D Picotte & Damore Catering.............P Apostrophe Catering ......................G

Cellular Phone Company Rogers ..........................................D Bell Canada...................................P Wind Mobile ..................................G Public Mobile................................. S

Chiropractor Junction Chiropractic......................D Bloor West Village Chiropractic .......P Essence of Life...............................G Kingsway Chiropractic .................... S

Daycare Centre/Agency Green Apple Kids ...........................D Bloor West Village Daycare ............P Wee Watch ....................................G Growing Tykes............................... S

Dentist Bloor West Village Dental Care .......D 3D Dentistry..................................P Runnymede Dental Centre .............G Joseph Simardone ......................... S

Driving School Young Drivers................................D Learning Academy Driving School...P All Nations.....................................G Triumph Academy of Defensive Driving..........................................G

Join for $0

+ 5 FREE Zumba Classes!

Safe

get support and necessary equipment

Educational

Dry Cleaners

Cadet Cleaners...............................D Sun King Cleaners..........................P Canterbury....................................G Suite Service Dry Cleaning ............. S

Electrolysis/Laser Hair Removal

Anti Aging Laser Clinic....................D Hairfree ........................................P Hair Doctor....................................G Mint Laser Clinic ............................ S

2012

Funeral Home

Turner & Porter .............................D Lynett Funeral Home .....................P Cardinal Funeral Home ..................G Ward Funeral Home....................... S

Hair Salon

2b Salon........................................D Blo ...............................................P JC Salons.......................................G Prive............................................. S

Hearing Services

Smiles from Ear to Hear.................D Hearing Solutions ..........................P Hearing Aid Central .......................G Trillium Hearing.............................G

Hollistic Health Centre

Centre For Well Being ....................D Complete Balance Health Centre.....P Shiatsu Place .................................G

Hospital

St. Joseph’s ...................................D Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ...P Runnymede Healthcare Centre .......G West Toronto ................................. S

Insurance Company

State Farm - George McFarlance.....D

Law Office

Levitt, Lightman, Dewar & Graham....D Solnik & Solnik..............................P Costa Law Firm ..............................G Toronto Legal Experts..................... S Copeland, McKenna ....................... S

Manicure/Pedicure

Serenity Nails & Spa ......................D Ana’s Nail Boutique & Spa..............P Oscar’s Nails..................................G

Thank you for voting us Best Fitness Club and Best Women’s Fitness Centre

curves.com

2-2440 Dundas St. W. 1 block north of Bloor St. W. above Shopper’s Drug Mart.

For West Toronto locations call today: weewatch.com/youtube

Voted Best Daycare Centre/Agency

Free Parking Free breast self exam kit valued at $24.95 given when new guest completes a fitness assessment. Minimum donation of $25 at signing to benefit cancer charity as determined by club or proof of mammogram within 12 months required. Discount applies to initial service fee. Minimum 12 mo.c.d./e.f.t. program. Not valid with any other offer. ®2012 Curves International, Inc.

Skin Care

Nail Salon

California Sun Spa .........................D

Sports Medicine Clinic

Naturopathic Medicine

New Business

Bloor West Foot Clinic.....................D Feet First Clinic ..............................P Roncesvalles Family Foot Care........G Runnymede Footcare Centre .......... S

The O’Neill Centre..........................P

Ana’s Nail Boutique & Spa..............D Oscar’s Nails..................................P

Foot Doctor

Bloor & Kennedy Flower Shop ........D Martin’s.........................................P

Book your FREE Fitness Assessment!

416.531.0008

Retirement Residence Grenadier Retirement Residence.....D

Florist

Reliable

your pay cheque is guaranteed

Montessori School High Park Gardens Montessori .......D Humberside Montessori..................P Stepping Stones Montessori............G Phoenix Montessori ....................... S

Centre For Well Being ....................D Wellness Institute...........................P West End Holistic Health Centre ......G Dr. Tara Marcinkowski.................... S

ongoing training

905.949.1558

A publication of

conGratulations to all 2012 reaDers’ choice winners!

Please continue to suPPort your local Businesses.

Satisfaction Spa .............................P Pivot .............................................D

Storage Company StorageMart ..................................D

Tax Preparation Perfect Accounting And Tax Services....D

Creme Fraiche ...............................D Designs By The Yard ......................D Beau and Bauble ...........................P ZAZA Espresso Bar.........................G Dental By High Park...................... S

Z&Z Accounting .............................D

Optometrist

Kumon Learning............................G

Dr. Feldman...................................D Jill Paterson ..................................P Opticiando.....................................G Dr. Mierzynski ............................... S

Tutoring Service High Park Academy .......................D Oxford Learning............................P Academy of Learning..................... S

Veterinarian Bloor West Village Animal Hospital.....D

Pet Groomer

Bloor Animal Hospital ....................P

It’s a Dog’s Life..............................D Barks and Whiskers .......................P Pampered Pet................................G Petagree ....................................... S

Animal Hospital Of High Park.........G

Photography Studio Kaleidoscope Photography .............D Philipa C........................................P

Physiotherapy Clinic Pivot .............................................D High Park Physiotherapy ...............P Bloor Jane Physiotherapy ..............G Physioplus Health .......................... S

Roncesvalles Animal Hospital ......... S

Walk In Clinic Lakeshore Village Walk-In Medical Clinic.................................D

Weight Loss Clinic Jenny Craig...................................D Herbal Magic.................................P Nutrition In Motion ........................G Optifast Weight Loss Clinic.............. S

Picture Framing Frame It on Bloor ..........................D Latitude 44....................................P Picture It Framed...........................G Mulberry Wood Art ........................ S

Print Shop Kwik Kopy.....................................D Minuteman Press...........................P PostNet .........................................G

Registered Massage Therapist Swansea Massage Clinic .................D Shiatsu Place .................................P Seraphic Massage Therapy .............G Rush ............................................. S

Driving School

Welcome, and thank you for selecting our driving school...

We continue to have a high student-passing rate of 90 percent for the last 27 years, and our reputation and system has proven to be the basis for our business formula. We specialize in: • • • • • • •

Anxious drivers Teenage drivers New drivers Immigrant drivers Senior drivers Improvement courses.

Experienced Students that already possesses a G Driver’s License and need to upgrade skills or learn how to drive in the winter, night, downtown or freeways/highways.

1056 & 1340 Bloor St. West Toronto ON M6H 1M3 (2 blocks East of Dufferin Subway)

416.537.4415 647.896.3007

www.torontodrivingschool.net

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Dr. Jerry Nolfi

Dr. Jill Paterson

Trusted leaders in eye care since 1993

2425 Bloor St. W Suite 106 (at Jane St.) • 416.604.4688 • www.torontoeyecare.com

NISSAN FINAL USED EXECUTIVE DEMO CASH SALE 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SL

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Join in the ensembles at the Kingsway Conservatory The rush that comes from making music together is indescribable, not to mention the tangible benefits - listening skills, blending, phrasing, articulation, tuning and tone development, to name a few!

The Kingsway Conservatory of Music, located at 2848 Bloor St. W., actively creates opportunities for musicians young and old to collaborate as a means of building skills and experiencing the joy of playing together.

The Kingsway Children’s Choir & Drum Circle, GLEE Club, Kingsway Children’s Orchestra, Kingsway Chamber Strings and Adult Drum Circle are established ensembles that continue to build momentum, growing in numbers and in musicality. KCM’s Youth String Quartet is evolving as an ensemble in demand with its diverse repertoire and high musical standard.

Among the exciting new offerings at KCM this season is the Kingsway Chamber Singers, a select ensemble

of seasoned choristers that explores more challenging part-singing, but with the same verve as the younger children’s choir. Other new ensembles taking shape this fall include a Guitar Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Cello Choir and Flute Choir.

These intimate ensembles afford the opportunity for likeminded musicians to share and grow their skills, as well as to bring their beautiful music out to a variety of community stages.

Since 1995, The Kingsway Conservatory of Music has delivered a vibrant and in-

spirational setting in which to explore the language of music. Spacious, bright and elegant studios are alive with the sounds of music including private lessons on almost every instrument, Music for Baby classes, Early Childhood Musicianship programs and a plethora of ensembles for every age and stage.

Registration is ongoing, and inquiries are welcome at any time. Please call 416-234-0121 or visit www.KingswayConservatory.ca for more information on programs. The musical doors are always open at The Kingsway Conservatory!

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Yes, we are Hot… (Thanks to you!)

Moksha Yoga Bloor West wins Platinum for the Best Yoga Studio Much gratitude for all those who took the time to vote for us.

We are happy to help strengthen our community through yoga.

Please consider our open invitation to attend our 5th Anniversary Celebration Vegetarian Potluck & Silent Auction on November 7th at 8pm.

Moksha Yoga Bloor West 2454 Bloor St. W. (side entrance) (416) 766-YOGA

www.mokshayogabloorwest.com

Thank You Bloor West For Once Again Voting Us #1 Bloor West Diamond Award Winner in 2011 & 2012 Bloor West Platinum Award Winner in 2010 Etobicoke Diamond Award Winner in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Etobicoke Platinum Award Winner in 2007 Etobicoke Gold Award Winner in 2009

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2004 Readers' Choice Awards Diamond Winner

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2005 Readers' Choice Awards Diamond Winner

2006 Readers' Choice Awards Winner Diamond

Serving the community since 1949

16 Four Seasons Place, Suite 1

(416) 620-0362

www.lldg.ca

2009

Gold

• Real Estate • Family Law • Wills & Estates • Small Business

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2012

We thank our clients for voting us Best Law Office

Business / Real Estate: Purchases, Sales, and Refinancings; Wills, Powers of Attorney & Estate Work; Incorporations/Corporate Maintenance

2794A Lakeshore Blvd. West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M8V 1H5 Tel:

416-252-3351 • Fax: 416-252-7519 www.copelandmckenna.ca

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HEARING CHECKED?

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2333 Dundas St. West #304

(at Bloor, just East of High Park)

Musician Plugs Swim Molds

416-551-HEAR (4327)

Steps from Dundas West Subway Station

Thank You

Bloor West Village for voting us...

BEST Physiotherapy Clinic and BEST Sport Medicine Clinic 2288 Bloor St W, Floor 2, Toronto

Check out more of The Bloor West Villager’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Winners

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Frame It On Bloor 1610 Bloor St. W. 416-588-4226 www.frameitonbloor.com When it comes to framing your favorite photo or art piece the sheer number of options can be overwhelming. To help lay the course for your next framing mission, consider the three P’s: Plan, Placement and Proportion.

These tips will help you make the right design choices that compliment your style and your wallet.Having a Plan is by far the most important tool when making framing choices. You don’t have to know exactly what you want, but the more details you can share with your framer the easier it is for them to design your project. Bring in photos or samples that reflect the environment where it will hang or objects that inspire your personal style! The second step is to consider Placement. Where is this piece going to hang? Will it be the focal point of the room? Will it be fitting into a tight space or a narrow hallway? Will it be added to an existing group of photos, or maybe part of a future grouping? These are all important questions to ask, as the answers will dictate how the project will be designed. There are framing options for every scenario and through a framing consultation we as framers can ensure there is function as well as form in your finished piece. Lastly, don’t be afraid of experimenting with Proportion! It can be a secret weapon for giving smaller pieces more impact and creating an unexpected twist in traditional framing practice. Make small photos look impressive with a large mat! Instead of tackling an oversized painting, try hanging smaller pieces in pairs or groupings; it can be more cost effective and deliver more punch. You don’t have to buy big art to make a big statement! Ultimately, have fun with your new project!

Don’t limit yourself to the norm and remember: Great things come from great ideas! Let us help you design your next masterpiece.

pet Store, Hardware Store, Home Improvement Centre, Appliances, Blinds and Curtains, Building Materials, Kitchen Renovations, Lighting Centre and Bathroom Renovations.

Rona has it all. If you are gearing up to work on a project and need some guidance, RONA’s knowledgeable staff and project guides are ready and willing to assist from start to finish.

Whether you need materials to complete a project yourself, ideas on how to start a project, complete plans and material lists, someone to do the project or anything in between, one stop at RONA helps you get any project done. Stop by the store today to finally finish the bathroom in the basement, complete the outdoor shed or start a new renovation. For more information visit www.Rona.ca.

Queensway Car Wash and Detailing Centre 875 The Queensway 416-251-4712 www.queenswaycarwash.ca Queensway Car Wash and Auto Detailing Centre is the DIAMOND AWARD winner for BEST AUTO DETAILING. Queensway Car Wash helps to protect your automotive investment with precise, trusted service and strives to bring out the beauty and luster of your car, at competitive prices. Interior express detailing includes a very thorough vacuuming while full detailing includes STEAMCLEANING to kill bacteria and germs and remove stains. Exterior detailing includes machine polishing and claying to revitalize and beautify. The detailers work with quality name brand products to help protect your vehicle from harsh elements. Queensway Car Wash also offers high quality car washes utilizing an array of environmentally friendly soaps, waxes and wax cleaners to help you make a great impression. Visit www.QueenswayCarWash.ca for more details.

Tzatz 2512 ½ Yonge St. 416-481-0311 www.Tzatz.com Dressing Toronto’s style-savvy women since 1987, Tzatz is the Diamond Readers’ Choice Award winner for Best Women’s Clothing.

From their three Toronto boutiques, this successful Canadian retailer offers up unique, contemporary women’s apparel with a ‘grown-up fit’. The looks range from dressycasual to funky-party to relaxed-career in sizes 4 to 18. Team TZATZ regularly shops the hottest NY and LA showrooms to bring Toronto fashionistas a remarkable collection of exclusive labels and accessories that won’t be found anywhere else in Canada. Stop by the store at 2378 Bloor St. West today to browse the latest fall fashions. Easy, layered items in rich jewel tones are the hallmark of the season. Seen recently on CityTV’s Cityline, Canadian made Sympli is one of the season’s\ best-sellers with its easy to wear mix and match collection. Tzatz takes pride in offering real, active women, clothing that makes them look thinner, sexier, current, and confident. The company’s buyers always look for designs that smooth and camouflage problem areas wit out sacrificing style or comfort. In the stores, teams of friendly, knowledgeable sales associates are never pushy and work with you to find pieces that flatter your body type. Tzatz also happens to be home to Toronto’s best selection of premium pajamas for women and kids. From cozy flannels to cool cottons, all the best brands are here. Visit www.Tzatz.com to browse new fall fashions and www.Lounglizard.ca for premium pajamas.

Rona Stockyard 110 West Toronto St. 416-766-4664 www.Rona.ca From conception to completion, RONA is your partner for any home renovation or repair project. The largest Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products offers more than what is on its shelves and the RONA Stockyards store, located at 110 West Toronto Street, is no exception. It is the winner of numerous 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards including Best Car-

Swansea Massage Clinic 26a Ripley Ave. 416-66-2611 www.swansearmt.ca Lie down, close your eyes and let the Registered Massage Therapists at Swansea Massage Clinic work out the kinks in your body to make you completely relaxed. The “Little clinic that feels like a spa,” offers massage therapy treatment including Swedish massage, aromatherapy massage, deep tissue/sports massage, lymphatic massage, thalassotherapy (organic seaweed massage), as well as prenatal massage. The Clinic strives to ensure you have the massage that best suits your needs and offers custom treatment. Whether you need deep tissue work for aching muscles, or a facial massage treatment customised to your complexion type, Swansea Massage Clinic has something for everyone. Massage therapy treatments are covered for reimbursement under most extended health care benefit plans. Swansea Massage Clinic is the proud Diamond Readers’ Choice Award winner for Best Registered Massage Therapists.

Please visit www.swansearmt.ca for a complete list of services.