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The annual Jane’s Walk festival takes place this weekend. And there are a number of local walks planned. Jane’s Walks are free, organized ‘walking conversations’ that explore, talk about and celebrate neighbourhoods. The walks are named after and inspired by the late Jane Jacobs of Toronto, an urbanist and activist whose writing championed a community-based approach to city building. Here’s a list of some of the local Jane’s Walks set for this weekend:

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■ Friday, May 1 at 2 p.m.: East Danforth East – A Culinary Walking Tour. Participants can meet at 2036 Danforth Ave., Royal Beef/Celena’s Bakery/ Moberly Natural Foods. Walk leader is Phil Pothen, a Toronto land-use planning and environmental lawyer with a graduate degree in landscape architecture. (Same walk also takes place May 2 at 2 p.m.). ■ Friday, May 1 at 4 p.m.: The City’s Best Hiding Places: A Geocatching Tour! Participants will meet in front of the >>>NUMBER, page 15

East York Foundation displays art at library ALI RAZA araza@insidetoronto.com The East York Foundation is hosting an art exhibit from May 2 to May 27 at the S. Walter Stewart Library. The diverse collection of oil paintings and watercolours that the foundation has collected over the years will be showcased

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throughout the month. The art was created by local Canadian painters and artists, many of whom are current or former East York residents. “I’m excited about it,” said EYF board member Elaine Snider. “A lot of the pieces are painted by people that reside in East >>>WORKS, page 9

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Longtime TEGH Foundation president retiring JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Friday, May 1 will be a bittersweet day for Beach resident Teresa Vasilopoulos, who is retiring from Toronto East General Hospital ( TEGH) after 25 years of service. Vasilopoulos, who started her career at TEGH as member of the hospital’s communications department before moving over to its fundraising arm 18 years ago, said her time there has been a fulfilling experience and one she’ll surely miss. “I’ve seen incredible growth and advancement during my 25 years at East General,” said Vasilopoulos, who for the last 14 years has served as the president of the local hospital’s Foundation. “I’ve worked alongside a really remarkable team of physicians, staff, volunteers and board members.” Vasilopoulos, who recently completed an MBA from Queen’s University, said she’s seen firsthand the evolution of Toronto East General Hospital from a small residential community hospital to one of Canada’s leading hospitals for innovation, quality and fiscal management.

Along with her team at the Foundation, her work has been instrumental in reaching the $60 million fundraising campaign goal for TEGH’s new 380,000-squarefoot patient care tower, which will be located at the corner of Sammon and Coxwell avenues. Changes

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Teresa Vasilopoulos is retiring after 25 years with the Toronto East General Hospital, including the last 14 as president of the foundation. She recently completed an MBA from Queen’s University.

As president of the TEGH Foundation, Vasilopoulos has been at the forefront of Toronto East General Hospital’s major redevelopment, which aims to enable

the delivery of efficient, accessible, high-quality patient care and will replace some of the oldest and dysfunctional spaces at the east-end hospital.

“Through donor support, there have been some remarkable changes at the hospital, including the $60 million campaign we just finished, which is going to create the Ken and Marilyn Thompson Patient Care Centre,” she said, adding the Foundation plays a vital role in supporting all of TEGH’s equipment and redevelopment needs. Vasilopoulos also pointed to a number of other important advancements at the local hospital during her time there notably a “urology robot”, which she said has propelled the local hospital into a leadership role in robotic surgery for prostate surgery. She also mentioned TEGH’s role as a regional centre for lung cancer surgeries. “It’s been really exciting to

watch the role philanthropy has played in making these achievements possible. It’s very rewarding to work with altruistic people who are dedicated to improving the lives of their community,” she said. Vasilopoulos said one of the best parts of her job has been the many strong relationships and connections she’s helped forge with partners in the community notably the Taste of the Danforth festival as well as the Beaches International Jazz Festival, which year after year have raised significant amounts of money for TEGH. ‘ongoing contributions’ “Their ongoing contributions are vital to the work being done at Toronto East General Hospital,” she said. Scores of Vasilopoulos’ colleagues and many of the hospital’s supporters wished her well on her next adventure during an April 8 retirement celebration at the Toronto Hunt Club. During the party, a $100,000 contribution in Vasilopoulos’ honour was announced for TEGH’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

“I was really overwhelmed,” she said. Mayor John Tory had nothing but great things to say about Vasilopoulos and wished her well on her retirement from TEGH. “Under her leadership, this great community hospital has transformed and produced incredible results,” he said. “People like Teresa have inspired me to be a proud supporter and volunteer of the hospital. ” Ontario Premier and Don Valley West MPP Kathleen Wynne called Vasilopoulos “a passionate healthcare advocate”, adding her commitment to TEGH as well as its donors and friends has been an inspiration. “Through her leadership, the hospital reached its impressive $60 million fundraising goal,” Wynne said. Despite wrapping up her tenure at TEGH, Vasilopoulos said she isn’t quite ready to leave the fundraising world. “I really enjoy (fundraising). I find it really rewarding,” she said, adding she’d continue raising funds for causes close to her heart.

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Local Liberal and NDP MPPs sound off on provincial budget JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com For Beaches-East York Liberal MPP Arthur Potts, Charles Sousa’s recently tabled ‘Building Ontario Up’ budget “strikes an excellence balance between holding a line on expenses, while maintaining necessary services.” Potts, who is serving his first term as an MPP, said the budget maintains existing programs, doesn’t raise taxes

and offers a plan for eliminating Ontario’s $10.9 billion deficit by 2017-18. “This budget strikes the right balance between investing in our future and eliminating the deficit, and again demonstrates our province’s leadership in absence of a strong federal partner,” Potts wrote in an April 23 release. While the Beaches-East York representative had nothing but good things to say about the budget, Toronto-

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Specifically, he pointed to “substantial” funding reductions for the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit, the Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, the Ontario Sound Recording Tax Credit and the Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit. “All of these tax credits help the film industry in east Toronto,” he said. Tabuns said the budget also fails to allocate any funding to

the much-needed Downtown Relief Line. “There’s no provincial help for this effort,” he charged. As the NDP’s Energy Critic, Tabuns also spoke about his trepidation with the privatization of Hydro One and the reality this move will, in his opinion, inevitably cause hydro bills to continue to rise. On the other hand, Potts said the provincial budget offers many good things

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he city’s going to start tracking our movements and before people begin crying foul over privacy rights, we’d like to suggest a few reasons why this is a good thing. The so-called Big Data project – the subject of our exclusive report Big Data on page 16 – aims to take GPS probe data from our smartphones and other electronic devices to analyze traffic patterns. That information will give city planners a much more accurate picture of how people get around, where they’re coming from, where they’re going, at what time and – hopefully – help solve the city’s gridlock problem. It could also monitor commuter times and help tackle commuter roadblocks. If anomalies show up on a particular road during rush hour, it may indicate a problem and the city could be quicker to respond. That said, it’s not a sure thing. our view Without having seen the data yet (it needs to be purchased City must take from private sector navigation city staff are reluctant advantage of firms), to make promises about what be able to do with it. this information they’ll But if there’s any hope it can fix or improve traffic in this city – it’s worth a shot. Annually we waste about $11 billion in lost productivity due to traffic congestion. And according to a traffic index compiled by navigation firm TomTom, the average Toronto commuter loses about 84 hours each year while delayed in traffic. We can’t afford not to try. We’re being tracked already via GPS in dozens of apps we activate on our smartphones. Our movements and locations are already being charted – whether we know it or not. With that information readily available the city needs to step into the 21st century and take advantage of that data, particularly if it’s got the potential to help improve our lives and the functioning of our city. Transparency will be key in alleviating privacy concerns. We probably won’t see much of the data released to the public after the city’s purchased it, since private companies are charging for it. But at the least, the city should keep the public informed of its intention and its results, in a broad sense, as the experiment moves forward. Our traffic problems need a solution, and this is the kind of out-of-the-box thinking that may just get us there.

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Changes proposed for civic centre grounds

ome very important changes and improvementS are now being considered for the grounds of the East York Civic Centre. While the civic centre itself is one of the newest municipal buildings in Ontario, it is starting to show some wear and tear. If you take a walk around the front of the building you will notice that the brick walkway is in need of repair and that much of the concrete and wood fixtures are showing wear. This is not surprising given the severe winters that we experience plus the normal wear and tear that takes place over time. However, there is a proposed rehabilitation of the East York Civic Centre grounds and gardens that will fix all that. Not only will it fix many existing problems, the proposal will make respectful changes to the front lawn that are truly stunning. Not to worry, the exist-

ing cenotaph and entrance memorial will remain in their current locations. What is being proposed is to upgrade the area around the cenotaph and in front of it into a new garden and community space. The concept that is being developed is to transform the front of the East York Civic Centre from a plain grass space into the heart of the community. Rather than just being a patch of grass, the area will become a sustainable event space with new trees and greater access to the existing lawn. New gardens will be created to enhance the event space and new street furniture, such as park benches and trash cans, will be added. East York’s history and identity will be recognized and preserved as the former borough’s logo will be incorporated into the design and signage. At this stage there are

joe cooper watchdog currently two options being considered for the final design and public input is being sought. The first option involves the placement of trees in the event area, as well as, the addition of hedges around the cenotaph. The suggestion for the hedges came from the Royal Canadian Legion as they were significant in several battles during the Second World War and they will not block the view of the cenotaph or access to the memorial. The circle around the cenotaph will be repaved with new brick that will match the civic centre’s colour. Two new gardens will be placed on either side of the entrance to the grounds which will enhance the memorial found there. Option two will have

the entire event area open without trees and the cenotaph will not have the hedges. There will be other improvements made to the grounds through the adding of more footpaths, enhanced drainage and the addition of more trees. It should also be noted that existing trees will be preserved or moved. You may view pictures of the proposed changes by visiting the webpage of city councillor Mary Fragedakis (Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth) at www. maryfragedakis.com/ These proposals are still in the consultation stage and public input is being requested for suggestions or observations. You can direct your input to councillor Fragedakis’ office at 416-392-4032. 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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The Great Trees of Old East York WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Don Mills United Church Cemetery, 126 O’Connor Dr. CONTACT: Robyn Stewart, 416-413-9244 Ext.14, robyn@yourleaf.org COST: Free Tour leaders: Bill Lewis, local historian; Leigh Davidson, MoreTrees29; Michelle Bourdeau, LEAF. Swallowing Clouds WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783, dastaff@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Program for children ages 9 to 12 years old. Working with professional dancers, musicians and an author, children will be guided through a creative journey leading up to an exciting performance. Performance is scheduled on June 6 at noon. Application and registration is required. Application at the Danforth/Coxwell Branch. Tennis Club Opening Day WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Thorncliffe Park Tennis Club, 15 Leaside Park Dr. CONTACT: Christine Barachina, 416-804-2801, www.tptc.ca, lilac134@hotmail.com COST: Free Free tennis lesson and food. Come

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15 Ways to Garden Large in Small Spaces WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Toronto Master Gardeners presents a program on practical ways to increase your garden space, with step by step plans for a small garden and creative container gardening. Toronto Master Gardeners are trained horticulturalists.

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early to sign up for memberships, lessons. Raindate: Sunday May 3 at 1 p.m. . VOCA Chorus of Toronto WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-947-8487 COST: $25; $20; $10 VOCA Chorus of Toronto for the Stage Song II concert, featuring opera and operetta choruses, solos, ensembles, and a musical theatre.

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Karaoke at the Branch WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240

Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@yahoo.ca COST: Free Everyone welcome.

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Anniversary Celebration WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Apollon Pharmacy, 698 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: George Christopoulos, 416-463-1195, apollonpharmacy@ yahoo.com COST: Free Celebrating 40 years. Everyone welcome.

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Seniors Euchre WHEN: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Heritage Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352, www.presteignwoodbineuc.com COST: $7 A series of presentations on the history of Toronto and Ontario. Soup for lunch is served on the first Thursday of each month of the program. Card Making Workshop WHEN: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3835 COST: Free Make a unique card for Mother’s Day? Drop in, no registration required.

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Annual Church Yard Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: PresteignWoodbine United Church,

2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416755-8352, presteignwoodbineunitedchu@bellnet.ca COST: Free Books, plants, trinkets and treasures. Barbecue.

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East York Farmers Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Ruth Abbott, 416429-9684 COST: Free Dementia and Communication WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: South East Toronto Family Health Team, 840 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Indra Moffett, 416-640-6307 COST: Free Learn how dementia affects communication and strategies to improve communication with the person with dementia.

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im Karygiannis, the new councillor for Scarborough-Agincourt Ward 39, had what to outsiders might seem a novel reaction to word that a major infrastructure improvement touching his ward was to be postponed, possibly indefinitely. He was, to use his own words, “ecstatic.” Councillor Karygiannis’ delight in failure is not so mysterious when you look at the particulars: the infrastructure being a light-rail line along Sheppard Avenue East – and Ward 39 being located on the bleeding edge of Scarborough. Karygiannis won the seat in 2014, campaigning heavily against the Sheppard LRT and promising to fight for what was long ago promised to Scarborough residents: a subway, connecting the foreshortened Sheppard subway to the Scarborough Town Centre. Mel Lastman first promised it when he was Mayor of North York in the early

david nickle the city 1990s; Rob Ford promised it in 2010 when he ran for his single term as mayor. The LRT, delivered it seemed by former mayor David Miller and former premier Dalton McGuinty, never stood a chance — at least in public opinion, and as it turns out politically. Former deputy mayor and Ward 40 Councillor Norm Kelly told The Scarborough Mirror’s Mike Adler during the October election canpaign that he was talking with Scarborough MPPs about delaying the funding for the Sheppard LRT. On Monday, that is what happened. The province announced that the Sheppard line will go ahead after another light rail line on Finch is up and running, which is scheduled to happen in 2021. The question is, will the prospect of a Sheppard

subway line become reality? Karygiannis says he’d like to make it so, but there are obstacles. The least of his problems is the money: Toronto council and Mayor John Tory are heavily committed to a long list of very expensive transit projects, including another costly subway venture in Scarborough, the extension from Kennedy north-eastward, and Tory’s own SmartTrack plan. Of course, financial impossibility has never stopped politicians before. But there is also a more daunting barrier: political fatigue. There is little appetite among the powerful in Toronto for more public transit debate. In the end, Scarborough transit grouses will have to settle for a wake for the infrastructure that Karygiannis seems so happy to lose.

Dave Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

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Games Organizing Committee held a 100-day countdown celebration to the Parapan Am Games Wednesday. The event featured a wheelchair rugby demonstration and eight Team Canada wheelchair rugby hopefuls. Wheelchair rugby will make its Parapan Am Games debut this summer. Synchro Canada hosts competition Pan Am Games medal hopefuls will be at the Shiseido Canadian Open until Saturday at the new Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Canadian duet swimmers Karine Thomas and Jacqueline Simoneau, who are favoured to win gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games, as well as GTA-based athletes Rebecca Maule, Lisa Sanders and team captain Marie-Lou Morin will be competing. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre is at 875 Morningside Ave. Tickets at the door. Visit http://2015shiseidoopen. com for more information the event.

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This is where education and resources for cargivers step in, said Hurst. “There’s a lot more education and supports available to people. A lot more support where people are trying to educate family members on trying to be caregivers.” The Caregiver Show, which takes place May 30 at Centennial College’s Progress Campus in Scarborough, is one way to raise awareness of how many family members are involved in caring for loved ones in need. The show is presented by Saint Elizabeth Health Care, which offers at-home services for family caregivers. The show is brought to Toronto residents by Metroland Media Toronto and Downsizing Divas. Speakers at this year’s show include Teepa Snow, an occupational therapist currently working as a dementia care and dementia education specialist, and health and wellness expert Rose Reisman. Bringing the caregiving role into the spotlight recognizes

Recognizing the rewarding and stressful role of caregivers to those with dementia is among the aims of an upcoming show offering resources to those caring for loved ones. “There is an emphasis on trying to keep people at home as long as possible,” explained Robin Hurst, who is a nurse, and events practise consultant at St. Elizabeth Health Care for seniors. Those living with dementia “do better at home in the long run and that means family members will be involved in their care and organizing their care,” he said. Statistics from the Alzheimer Society of Canada show that in 2011, 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias – that’s 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older. Between two per cent and 10 per cent of all cases of dementia start before the age of 65. The risk for dementia doubles every five years after age 65.

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n Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m.: Mix It Up In Taylor Massey. Meet at AccessPoint on the Danforth, 3079 Danforth Ave. Walk leader is area resident Harriet Cain. n Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m.: Complete Streets: the policies and designs that make Toronto’s streets. Meet at Pape subway on Lipton Avenue. Leader is Adam Popper, urban designer, planner, City of Toronto Complete Streets project manager. n Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m.: Assessing the “fitness” of our public spaces. Meet at Broadview Espresso Café, 817 Broadview Ave., north of Danforth Avenue. Leader is Neluka Leanage, public space planner, researcher, designer. • Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m.: Before the Bridge: Todmorden, Chester and the Danforth in the 1890s. Meet at Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Pottery Road. Leader is Lori Zuppinger, program officer at the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, longtime eastend resident. n Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m.:

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its intended use. Currently, the city is preparing a short list of companies it will contract for the initiative. As long as the city entrusts the private sector with coming up with the necessary data, don’t expect to see a lot of compiled information released publicly for free since there is a significant commercial incentive to charge for such information. uckley believes the cost to the city is worth it if it makes it possible to better understand traffic patterns that five or 10 years ago would have been impossible to identify without requiring millions of dollars in expenses. With navigation com-

panies such as TomTom and Inrix reaching ascendancy, private data collection has become so sophisticated it’s now possible to determine with pinpoint accuracy what is happening on roads on a minute-byminute basis. Once city staff become accustomed to playing with data sets, Buckley said he envisions more specialized groupings of data classified by factors such as speed of movement, which could provide a more accurate picture of citywide movement. “You can envision a day where they can develop algorithms which are sophisticated to separate all those GPS signals and almost have a dynamic model for the city,” he said.

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While there’s a wealth of information for vehicles, there’s just not as much emphasis when it comes to the cheapest and easiest form of transportation: walking. Dylan Reid, the founder of Walk Toronto, is skeptical considerations are being paid to pedestrians, noting the complete lack of mention of walking in a recent press release for the Big Data plans. And, he said, there’s readily available data that is not being applied for improving conditions or making the case for more pedestrian spaces. Reid points to a recent decision by city council, reinforced by city staff, to eliminate a pedestrian scramble, allowing unimpeded access from all corners of the street, at the intersection of Bay Street and Bloor Street after local complaints the practice was impeding traffic. Reid believes existing data could have been used to find other intersections where a pedestrian scramble would help, rather than eliminate one entirely on the rationale it was underused and negatively affecting car traffic at the Bay-Bloor intersection. With that in mind, he said he’s skeptical new data will be acted upon unless there’s the political will to do so. “I am a little skeptical from a pedestrian point of view because the data is there and they’re choosing not to use it,” Reid said. Toronto’s transportation services director Steve Buckley concedes there are issues with using Big Data to track pedestrian movements. For one, GPS probe data is accurate to about a metre of space, which might result in inaccurate readings of pedestrian use. Another consideration, he said, is the reality that GPS data companies make their revenue through tracking vehicle movements and not pedestrians. – Rahul Gupta

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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL AUCTION www.aeroauctions.ca

Online only, Timed Auction!! Pre-bidding to begin Tuesday May 5th, sale closes Thursday May 7th at 5.00pm. Selling Tractors, Haying Equipment, Combines, Pickups, Planting & Tillage Equipment and more... Recreational Products will include Boats, RV’s, ATV’s, PWC’s, Golf Carts, side/side’s. New Consignments Daily.

For more information please call 705-730-2411 or 866-375-6109 Consignments Welcome!! www.aeroauctions.ca Decks & Fences

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Apartments for Rent

KINGSTON/ MCCOWAN Large, new 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. $950 /$1095. Laundry, elevator, balcony, storage. Immediate. Frank 416-738-5516

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MASSIVE YARD SALE SATURDAY, MAY 2 8am to 11am Don’t miss this one! If you need it we have it! Location:

Parking lot of 50 McIntosh Drive, Unit 115 (2 lights north of Hwy 7 off of Woodbine) Donations Welcomed. Please bring smaller household items to our office before Wednesday April 29th

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Building Equipment/ Materials

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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BRICK, BLOCK & NATURAL STONEWORK Chimneys, Tuck Pointing, Brick, Concrete, Windowsills and Much More! For Free Estimate Call Peter:647-333-0384 www.stardustconstruction.com

Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

CEDARTREES for Privacy Hedging. 2- 8ft tall. Hedge Removal. Planting & delivery included. 647-235-5644

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Fifth Avenue Collection

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Concrete & Paving

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