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After a heartfelt plea by an ancestor of one of Leaside’s pioneering families, councillors at North York Community Council rejected another attempt by a homeowner to redevelop the historic Thomas G. Elgie homestead.

That paves the way for a showdown at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), Don Valley West Councillor John Parker said.

Representing her family, Nancy Elgie asked councillors to save the Elgie House, at 262 Bessborough Dr. southeast of Bayview and Eglinton avenues.

The house is believed to be Leaside’s oldest home.

“These unique pieces of our heritage are irreplaceable. Once

they’re gone, they’re gone,” Elgie, also the widow of former MPP Dr. Robert Elgie, said at the Tuesday meeting of North York Community Council.

“We can’t let every developer decide that ‘It doesn’t work for me in 2014’.”

Homeowner Matthew Garnet, who is also vice-president of development with Renaissance Fine Homes, wants to split his property into three lots.

On two of the lots, he wants to build two new homes.

On the third lot, the original part of the Elgie House, built in the late 1800s, would be repositioned on the property to provide a bigger backyard.

Garnet’s proposal has been rejected several times already by councillors and the committee of adjustment, leading him to >>>OMB, page 2

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OMB hearing on Elgie plans slated for May >>>from page 1 appeal to the OMB. A hearing has been set for May 12.

However, Parker won’t be surprised if Garnet appeals community council’s latest decision, expected to be endorsed by city council on May 6, to the OMB as well.

The two appeals would likely get rolled into a single hearing rescheduled for some time down the road, he said.

“The whole matter, both tracks, will end up at the OMB in due course,” Parker said. “That is my prediction...

That is pretty clear that is the course we are on.”

Garnet was seeking a demolition permit at community council, although his architect Andrew Pruss argued that is only a technical term under provincial legislation related to the plan to

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Garnet’s goal is to preserve and restore the original farmhouse.

In November, city council approved designating the Elgie House under the Ontario Heritage Act, a move Garnet supported.

However, he is at odds with Heritage Preservation Services staff and heritage advocates over relocating the house on the property.

He argues the city should

be more flexible to encourage people to preserve heritage properties while his opponents insist the existing location of the Elgie House is integral to its historic value.

“What an asset this house is for our community, including the lot size and the graciousness,” Elgie said.

“I understand the building at 262 Bessborough is designated as a heritage site. But I feel the designation should be amended to include a cultural heritage landscape designation. I realize the building itself is valuable as a treasure from our past but its surroundings are also an example of how people lived in the past. It is a rare example of a farmhouse and its gracious entrance way.”

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ATOM HOCKEY ACTION: Left, Silent Partner’s Eli Silverstone, left, and Timbits’ Mathias Aranha battle for the puck during Ted Reeve Hockey Association atom house league silver finals play on Saturday at Ted Reeve Arena. Silent Partners went on to win the game and the title by a 4-3 score. Above, Silent Partner’s Myles Chapman, right, shoots the puck past Timbits’ Angus Seifried during the game.

Former East York mayor Willis Blair dies at age 90 Aleksander Bajrak abajrak@insidetoronto.com One of East York’s most active ambassadors has died.

Willis L. Blair, an 18-year alderman of East York Council and mayor of the former borough, died at the age of 90 on Saturday, April 5.

“There were only six of us in the history of East York, and I came to rely on Willis and his sage advice,” said Michael Prue, the last mayor of East York before amalgamation and current NDP MPP for Beaches-East York.

“He was very open and had some good words for me way back then. He was jovial and loved life.”

Having worked for 25 years for Canada Life Financial,

Blair set his sights on politics, not only becoming chief magistrate of East York from 1973 to 1975, but also being elected to Metro Council and appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board and LCBO as chair.

Integrity and honesty “He had the old-school values: fiscal responsibility, integrity, honesty,” said Dave Johnson, who served as mayor of East York from 1982 to 1993 and was as a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in the mid1990s.

“He would not get involved with political spin, he would tell you straight up where he stood.”

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Willis Blair and his wife Elsie attend a special garden unveiling ceremony in 2011 to honour Willis Blair’s involvement with Toronto East General Hospital.

Blair also devoted more than five decades of support to the East York Kiwanis

Club, Westview Presbyterian Church and the Toronto East General Hospital; he sat on the hospital’s board of governors and on the TEGH Foundation Board throughout the construction of additions to the facility.

“He was very strong about communities, always brought their voice to the hospital, and he engaged people,” said Teresa Vasilopoulos, president of the TEGH Foundation.

“He spoke so highly of the medical expertise and the warmth of the organization.”

This extended to his love of sports. Johnson credits Blair, who was “very fond of curling,” as central to the delegation responsible for pitching the World Junior

Curling Championships, the first of which was held in East York in 1975.

Blue Jays Paul Beeston, president of the Toronto Blue Jays, said the Major League Baseball franchise, which was established in 1977, “might not be here” without Blair’s contribution as Metro Councillor.

“Willis, along with Paul Godfrey, was at the forefront of making sure that Exhibition Stadium, as it then was, was converted to a multi-purpose stadium so that you could play baseball in it,” Beeston said.

“He never hesitated to say, why wouldn’t you get more pitching, you need more hit-

ting. To know Willis was to like Willis. It’s a huge loss.”

Blair served in the Canadian Air Force for four years as an instrument mechanic, inspecting Lancaster bombers during the Second World War. He is survived by Elsie, his wife of 70 years, his son, Douglas, daughters Judy Fletcher and Janice Jones, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was scheduled to take place yesterday afternoon. Flags at Toronto City Hall and at the city’s community centres were flown at halfmast until the end of yesterday’s funeral in honour of Blair.

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he door to a very unique opportunity opened this week for some 20,000 people across Ontario with the launch of the volunteer recruitment campaign for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games. It’s a great chance for residents young and old to build organizational and leadership skills that could lead to job opportunities.

It’s also beneficial to the city, to be able to develop an engaged, experienced volunteer contingent that not only contributes to the strength of our community today, but one that develops a legacy of volunteerism that can be called upon for future events – at the local level or again on the world stage.

For these Games, there will be volunteer positions across 16 municipalities in all our view aspects of the events, from antidoping and medical services, Residents can protocol and the Games-time service, to ticketing, venue contribute to news management and ushers at strength of city events. Positions start as early as this September.

If you have the time, skills and passion to spare, it’s an opportunity seriously worth considering. It’s a chance to be a part of an exciting, world-class event, to meet new people and learn new skills. But more than that, it’s a chance to directly contribute to the strength of our city and the bonds between our communities.

When athletes arrive from the Caribbean and Central, South and North America next year, all eyes will be on our city and the collective force of ambassadors that will be welcoming them. Our communities are already rich with selfless volunteers who work tirelessly at the grassroots level, but this is Toronto’s chance to display our pride for all the world to see.

As well, the province will be granting each volunteer at the Games a volunteer certificate, and the Ontario Student Assistance Program is offering benefits to make it easier for college and university students to get involved. Those with additional language skills are especially encouraged to apply.

Saäd Rafi, CEO of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games, likens volunteers to the “backbone” of the event and said they will be behind every amazing moment we witness next year.

The power of volunteerism cannot be understated, whether it’s on a small-scale locally or helping to host the largest sporting event Toronto’s ever seen.

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Extreme weather patterns more noticeable

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ell it’s officially spring as I saw my first robin this week sitting on top of my house’s chimney and singing away to beat the band.

There is still a bit of snow and ice hiding away in the more shady spots of my backyard, but I’ve been out with the ice chopper hacking away at it.

We’re definitely into spring showers time and it’s still too early for May flowers, though I’m expecting a few buds to show up in the warmer spots soon.

The next question is what kind of a summer are we to expect this year; warm or cool – wet or dry?

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac website for Ontario we’re in for a hot dry summer, which will continue into the fall.

So, if you think that there was a lot of complaining that we had about a long cold winter, get ready for similar grumbling about a

joe cooper watchdog long hot summer.

Unfortunately, we seem to have done it to ourselves environment wise and now are paying the price with extreme weather.

Oh, I know that this topic brings out the extremes of debates, but there is one thing that cannot be denied and that is our climate has become noticeable.

Certainly, in the past we noticed the weather, but now we’re noticing that something bigger has changed and it’s not just local.

Yet we continue on as if it’s the 1960s and we’ve got unlimited resources and everything is under complete control.

Part of the problem for us living in Toronto is that we’re blessed having a huge expanse of relatively fresh

water right next door to us.

This is a huge blessing that we take for granted and which many countries will begin to look upon with envy in the years to come.

We really need to begin to ask when that water will become the new oil and how will it be harvested and distributed. fresh water Should access to fresh water be considered to be a basic human right or should it become a commodity and sold on the open market.

Frankly even something as common as fresh air is something that is both essential to not just our physical heath, but our mental health as well.

Fresh air, water, good food, a healthy environment with green space, a proper living space, work that is meaningful, these are all things that are in

need of examination.

This should not be looked upon as utopian thinking, because if it is, then we as a society are really sliding down hill.

Yet we are moving towards a society where very simple things that are needed to keep people healthy are becoming luxuries and held in abundance by smaller groups of people.

As we head towards the next municipal election we should be thinking about these fundamental human rights to a healthy and happy life.

Talk about tax cuts means little when the end result is a deteriorating infrastructure that simply invites a decline in the basic quality of our life.

Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com

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WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: buzz@eastendarts.ca COST: Free An East End Arts networking event for community members to promote their art projects and works in progress with others working and living in the east end.

Writing About War: Fiction WHEN: 6:45 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416393-7783 COST: Free Four authors discuss writing about war and its aftermath.

Antanis Sileika (Underground), Nicole Lundrigan (The Widow Tree), and Karen Connelly (Burmese Lessons) will talk about conflict and art in a discussion moderated by author Ray Robertson.

CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar by visiting www.east yorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

Non Fiction Book Club WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Second Thursday of the month for a talk on selected non-fiction books.

Greek speakers. For teens aged 3 to 5 with caregiver.

Leaside Garden Society WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. COST: Free Balcony Gardening with Cathy Park.

Learn how to solve the challenge of a balcony, small garden space or deck.

Fun at the library: Teen Gaming WHEN: today, May 16 and June 27 from 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart, 170 Memorial Park Ave. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Free Wii, PS3, or 360 game time for teens aged 11 to 18.

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Speak Some Greek WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Family Time: Chicks, Ducks and Such WHEN: 11 to 11:40 a.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. COST: Free; Drop in.

Stories and crafts for those aged 2.5

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Danforth East Dreams WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: Empty Storefront, 1811 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Gay Stephenson, 416550-9383 COST: Free A community party to collectively brainstorm the vision for the Danforth East neighbourhood. Pop-up shop, Veritus Pictures (1801 Danforth Ave.), will be open to check out James Buffin’s video workshops and studio.

◗ Saturday, April 12

The Imposters WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Royal

Canadian Legion, Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: $20 The Imposters - female impersonators; Two Las Vegas style shows.

Lets Have Some More Country this Month WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave.CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Wendy Lynn Snider.

◗ Tuesday, April 15

Jazz and High Tea WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Woodgreen Community Center, 721 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-6456000 Ext.1222COST: $5 per person; includes refreshments An afternoon of jazz and high tea with a trio from the University of Toronto. Door prizes.

Storybreak: Scaredy Squirrel and Friends WHEN: 4 to 4:50 p.m. WHERE: PapeDanforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. COST: Free; Drop in.

Celebrate the book character Scaredy Squirrel with stories and activities.

For those aged four and older.

◗ Wednesday, April 16

East York Historical Society WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE:

Nisbet Lodge, Boehner Dining Room, 740 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Margaret McRae, 416-429-7821 COST: Free View photos and artifacts collected by the residents of Nisbet Lodge and McClintock Manor. Speaker: Glen Moorhouse Riverdale Community Arts & Letters: Keith Oatley WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free Keith Oatley: Why fiction is good for you.

◗ Thursday, April 17

Par 3 WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-4253070 COST: Free Par 3

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While testing continues, the vehicle will be on public display at two events in April and May. The new vehicle will be part of the annual parade of streetcars taking place April 20 at the Beaches Easter Parade. The new streetcar will also be available to tour, but not ride, at the TTC’s Russell Carhouse for the annual Doors Open Toronto event on the weekend of May 24. call for better transit wStudents

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With the bar and flat screen TVs in the back, and the cozy restaurant in the front, you can come for the food or fun, day or night.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Torontobased restaurant chain, and to celebrate Gabby’s is turning back the clock. On the 25th day of every month this year, stop by your local Gabby’s to indulge in a dish that was once a customer favourite 25 years ago, for the price you would have paid in 1989! On April 25, the Prime Rib Burger with fries is returning to the

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Gabby’s is still owned and operated by the original Sherman and Warfield family. After opening their first location at 3263 Yonge Street, the family has successfully expanded the business in the GTA. They remain living in Toronto and still work in the restaurants seven days a week. The family’s choice to stay local and connect to the community allows them to offer the best food, drink and atmosphere best suited for each neighbourhood.

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That’s a crude metaphor for what this very Canadian race is turning into. In these early months, it seems that candidates for the top job are struggling to put as kind and civil a face on the proceedings as they can. It is almost well-mannered.

Opponents of Ford have, it’s true, called out the mayor on his bad behaviour and other obvious shortcomings – but it seemed like they had to be goaded into doing so after a notable lack of carnage in the first, televised mayoral debate. sidelines Most of the real bloodletting has come from the sidelines: those ‘No Ford Nation’ Rob Ford parody signs showing up on streets around the city, or that independently produced YouTube attack ad on John Tory, drawing ties between him and the Fords, reminding women voters of his advice on golf and success in business, and his wellcompensated work with

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From the candidates themselves, the aggression remains generally passive.

Last week, Tory emerged with a code of conduct he’d follow as mayor – pledging to show up on time, not make enemies’ lists, not consort with criminals and obey the law – which, if boiled down, amounts to a sniping assertion to behave nothing like Ford. the mayor’s Olivia Chow, meanwhile, has stuck to the line that the mayor’s a bad example for her grandchildren, then gone on to talk about child care, housing, business taxes and public transit.

Karen Stintz largely avoids the issue, and David Soknacki favours a lighter-touch version of those clever street-sign and YouTube snipes, combined with more direct questioning of the way in which the mayor’s using his office resources during the election period.

One could almost anticipate a relatively genteel run

up to the Oct. 27 election, were it not for the fact that all this messy characterbased stuff keeps coming up.

On the weekend, Ford took budget chief Frank Di Giorgio on a very bad boy’s night out at the Air Canada Centre. While there, the mayor threw a tantrum, fell into what sounds like a selfie-driven mosh pit of fans, and ditched poor Di Giorgio for a taxi full of revelers and a night on the town. gathering Di Giorgio was left to mope off to his ward, where a small gathering of constituents were waiting for a visit from their mayor.

At the end of it, even Di Giorgio – among the last of Ford’s supporters on council – admitted he had to rethink his loyalties.

If the mayor keeps this kind of behaviour up, his prediction will come true, but not as he thinks.

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Former mayor leads charge to save Red Door Family Shelter JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Former Toronto mayor David Crombie has come forward to help save the Red Door Family Shelter.

Crombie, who previously spearheaded the fight to save several of the city’s school pools from closure, will now serve as the head of a leadership team working to come up with solutions to keep the local non-profit at its longtime home at 875 Queen St. E. His role will be to make connections with various organizations and levels of government.

“We can make this just not about Riverdale, just not about this area.

We can make this (fight for Red Door and for family shelter beds) something that defines this city so let’s keep at it,” said Crombie, whose involvement in the battle to save the Red Door was announced Monday during an emergency community meeting on the future of the 106-bed shelter for homeless families.

More than 300 people attended the gathering, which began with a video presentation and included two in-person testimonials from former Red Door clients Kozeta Izeti and Stephen Simpson.

“I cannot put into words the help, support and direction that Red Door gave to us,” Izeti said. “If it wasn’t for Red Door (Family) Shelter I wouldn’t

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Simpson said although it’s unfortunate organizations like Red Door need to exist, he’s grateful his family had a safe, stable place to go when there were no other options.

“We should feel a great sense of sadness the Red Door needs to exist but it’s necessary,” he said.“Shelters provide choice where no choices exist.”

The Red Door Family Shelter, which has administrative offices on Carlaw Avenue and a second shelter for women and children fleeing violence at an undisclosed location, is currently embroiled in a complicated real estate deal involving 31 properties. Presently,

the east-end building Red Door has called home for more than 30 years is in receivership.

Support A new developer has expressed interest in purchasing the property and building a condominium.

However, a Red Door family shelter is not part of those plans.

On Monday night, Red Door’s executive director Bernnitta Hawkins said the groundswell of support for the shelter has been “phenomenal.”

“I can’t tell you how overwhelmed we are with the support we are receiving from the community,” she

said during the meeting. “It’s clear the message is getting out. … We have every reason to be cautiously optimistic.”

In just more than two weeks, an organizing committee has been formed and the Save the Red Door campaign launched, she noted.

Upward of 11,000 people have signed the Save the Red Door online petition. Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns was also in attendance and spoke at the meeting as did Ward 29 Councillor Mary Fragedakis.

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BUSINESS Directory BIG YELLOW Dog Walking and Pet Services

Group walks, private walks, cat visits, in-home boarding and puppy training.

Call Wayne 416-527-3090 www.bigyellowdogwalking.com Waste Removal

Plumbing

PETER’S DEPENDABLE JUNK REMOVAL From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste.

Quick & careful!

BASEMENT REPAIR SERVICES Sewer and drain snaking $75. Foundations and waterproofing. Plumbing repairs /small jobs 416-995-2855 FREE ESTIMATES

416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!

RAY PLUMBING Service Repair/ replacement, faucets, sinks, toilets, drains, main valve, leaky pipes, drain cleaning. Licensed and insured.

24/7.

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HOME RENOVATIONS

ELECTRICAL

he Handy C uple KITCHENS, BATHROOMS. BASEMENTS, DECKS & FENCES, CUSTOM MILLWORK SMALL & LARGE REPAIRS FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. LISCENCED& & Insured INSURED Licenced

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Of course we also do General Home Renovations

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LANDSCAPING, LAWN CARE, SUPPLIES Free Estimates

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Call Peter: 416-554-3517

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with over 30 years experience • Interior & Exterior • Senior Discount • Paper Hanging • Free Estimates #1 Readers Choice Diamond Award

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Parade begins at 2pm sharp and runs for approximately two hours.

Parade begins on Queen Street at Munro Park and proceeds west along Queen Street ending at Woodbine Ave.

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• 35 Years Experience • Interior/Exterior Projects • In-store Colour Matching

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PLUMBING TOM DAY PLUMBING & DRAINS

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• Video Camera Drain Inspection Damp Basement, Complete Waterproofing Service

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• 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

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www.banwellplumbing.com 647-378-3063

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ROOFING BEST PRICE ROOF REPAIRS • Emergency Repairs • Eavestrough Repairs • Shingles • Chimneys • Animal Removal

April 11 - 13

International Centre, Hall 6 Mississauga

• Ventilation • Skylights • And much more

$35

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NO JOB TOO SMALL

CALL 416-820-3634

CANADIAN

ROOF

MASTERS

FREE PARKING Don’t miss Canada’s celebration of everything English, Irish, Scottish & Welsh!

Plus: Great entertainment, shop for specialty products, baked goods, live dart tournament, authentic pub, and more!

Admission

Adults $15, Senior (65+), $12 Students (12-18) $12, Kids (11 + under) FREE British Isles Show Hours: Friday 10am-5pm • Saturday 10am-6pm • Sunday 10am-5pm

Special Appearance by “DEV ALAHAN”

Beatles 50th Anniversary TRIBUTE CONCERT

• Shingles • Flat Roofs • Skylights • Chimneys • Eavestroughs • Repairs • Free Estimates

Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358

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TREE/STUMP SERVICES ALLAN’S TREE SERVICE Professional Tree Service for over 25 years *Certified I.S.A. Arborist*

• Arborist Report • Tree Removal • Tree Pruning • Tree Disease & Insect Control • Tree Cabling • Stump Removal • Tree Planting

Free Estimates Call Allan: 647-286-3938

GTA TREE SERVICE

Quick Service!!!

• Experts in Removal of Dangerous Trees • Trimming, Pruning • Stump Removal • Ash Borer Treatment • $2 million Liability + WSIB SPRING SAVINGS 10% OFF! .Call Bobby 416-828-TREE (8733) www.GTAtree.com

At the show all weekend + BeatlesTribute concert appearance. Limited number of wristbands available online & at the door.

FRIDAY APRIL 11 Performed byThe Caverners. Concert doors open at 7pm.

Concert tickets are $50, limited seats available.

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