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SING A SONG: Members of the East End Music Project perform during the Festival of Lights tree lighting event at East Lynn Park on Saturday. For more photos, see page 10.

Danforth East residents are braving a cold night outside to raise money to welcome Syrian refugees to the community.

During Sleep Out for Syrians Saturday, Dec. 5, participants will sleep in tents outside The Church of the Resurrection, 1100 Woodbine Ave. Before everyone takes to the outdoors, there will be a pre-sleep community party inside the church.

People can support the event by sponsoring sleepers, pitching a tent or attending the pre-sleep party.

The Danforth East Community Association’s DECA Connects group is hoping its sleep out will raise at least $10,000 for The Neighbourhood Group, which is raising funds to sponsor Syrian families. Already past its original goal of raising enough to sponsor two families, The Neighbourhood Group is now working toward bringing >>>DANFORTH, page 9

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The Toronto East General Hospital is being transformed by a $50 million donation, the

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TORONTO EAST JUST GOT $50 MILLION STRONGER. Vibrant, diverse and tight-knit, Toronto East is a community so many of us are proud to call home.

As a vital part of the city, we are brimming with potential, and now that potential becomes even stronger thanks to the Garron family and their historic gift of $50 million to Toronto East General Hospital.

Donated in memory of their son, Michael, who was born at Toronto East General Hospital, but at 13 was taken by cancer, Myron and Berna Garron sought to give back to this community.

Their generous gift will enable the hospital to advance the care provided to our patients at the bedside. It will fund the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment, including a CT scanner, and drive clinical innovation. The Garrons’ gift will also help us establish the �irst teaching and research chairs in our history, allowing us to attract the best and brightest professional staff.

Our community hospital will be propelled to the global stage, making it an example of excellence, innovation and inspiration around the world.

Thanks to this historic gift that will transform health care in Toronto East, we will become the Michael Garron Hospital in the Toronto East Health Network.

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Riverdale Share tickets selling well, but not as fast as Bieber’s Danforth Music Hall hosts Riverdale Share concert Sunday, and Justin Bieber on Monday night NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com Tickets for the annual Riverdale Share holiday charity concert, which takes place this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Danforth Music Hall “are going well”, as they usually do, confirmed the charity’s volunteer executive director Susan Baker.

But even Riverdale Share’s highly anticipated 100 per cent volunteer-run concert, which is now in its 23rd year

and again hopes to hand over $30,000 to east-end charities, can’t sell them as fast as the hastily arranged fundraising concert slated for Monday night at the venerable music hall.

That would be the one announced by Justin Bieber on his Twitter account Tuesday, Dec. 1 in support of his new album Purpose.

“See u on 12/7 at @ TheDanforthMH Tix on sale 4pm est today,” were the words from the Bieb that sent

his Twitter followers into a ticket-buying frenzy, selling out in, well, a heartbeat.

And he also announced he was giving the proceeds to a charity in his hometown once used by his mother – the Stratford House of Blessing.

With Riverdale Share, on the other hand, there were still tickets available, at least as of Wednesday.

“We’re hoping there are still some tickets for people at the door (on Sunday) but you never know - those last

few days (of ticket sales) you never know,” Baker said.

Admission is $20 plus a non-perishable food donation to be brought to the venue Sunday.

Tickets are available at three Danforth locations: • the Big Carrot (348 Danforth Ave.), • Treasure Island Toys (581 Danforth Ave.) • and It’s My Party (423 Danforth Ave.) And they are also available online.

Baker said she knew something was up because the donated food from concert goers is usually left at the music hall overnight along with the choir risers.

“But this year, just a few days ago they (the Danforth Music Hall) said you know what, you can’t do that this year. Everything has to be out, there’s a big show coming in at 7 a.m. the next morning.

“And I thought 7 o’clock on a Monday morning, like who’s going in at 7 a.m.”

Gift propels TEGH to the ‘global stage’ >>>from page 1 mitment to him that his memory would never be forgotten,” the Garrons said in a joint statement. “It warms our heart to know that this gift will benefit so many families and children who use this hospital.”

In honour of the donation, TEGH will be renamed the Toronto East Health Network, and its Coxwell Avenue site will be called the Michael Garron Hospital. “I’m extremely proud and thankful to the Garrons for this transformational gift,” said TEGH president and CEO Sarah Downey. “This investment in equipment and talent will allow us to continue delivering outstanding care to our diverse community.”

The donation will be used to add more state-of-the-art equipment to the hospital, including a new CT scanner and bedside care supports. It will also fund research studies to improve patient care, and support the creation of the hospital’s first teaching and research chair positions.

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“Philanthropy plays an important role in our health system,” said Michael Burns, chair of the TEGH Foundation board of directors. “With this generous support from the Garrons, we are able to fund much needed investments in patient care and innovation.

Our hospital will be propelled to the global stage, making it an example of excellence, innovation and inspiration around the world.”

The name Toronto East Health Network represents the health organization’s many partnerships, and work both in and outside the hospital. The new network will improve patient care coordination between the hospital and outside care providers.

“This is a defining moment in the history of this hospital,” said Krystyna Hoeg, chair of the TEGH board. “This investment enables us to make East Toronto one of the healthiest places to live in Toronto. We’re grateful for the tremendous support from the Garron family.”

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A Chinese female senior was approached by three women on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. near Gerrard Street and Logan Avenue.

The three women started discussing health ailments and encouraging the victim to tell them about her issues. They convinced her she was cursed and should see a “doctor” who could bless her.

As instructed, the senior then went to her home and returned to the area with a large sum of money as well as gold coins and jewelry.

She handed the valuables over to one of the women and was advised to wait while they took the money and jewelry to be blessed. A short time later, one of the women returned and gave the bag back to the senior, advising her to not look in it for a number of days or the items would lose their blessing. When she looked, she found her valuables had been replaced by fruit.

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he Syrian humanitarian crisis has gripped the world, and the world is finally responding.

Traumatized by the horrors of war, a life away from unimaginable violence is what these refugees seek.

They are looking for a life of peace, a life of hope, and a future for their children in a land free from bombings, unwarranted arrests and detentions, rape, torture, intimidation and, of course, death.

This is what Syrian refugees are fleeing from.

Lifeline Syria, a Toronto-based organization, will recruit, train, and assist sponsor groups to welcome and support 1,000 Syrian refugees coming to Canada as permanent immigrants to our view resettle in the Greater Toronto Area over the next two years.

It’s time to Its website states some startling facts: more than 75 per cent of put people Syrian refugees are women and before politics children; fewer than one per cent of Syria’s refugees will get a chance to be resettled overseas. And after nearly four years of civil war, more than a quarter of a million people have died, more than half of whom are believed to be civilians.

It’s our national obligation to help the needy, the afflicted, the poor and the tortured. It’s our national obligation to welcome the Syrian refugees with open arms; not only is it the humane and decent thing to do, but our welcoming nature will help facilitate the settlement process so refugees can move from being victims of war to contributing members of Canadian society.

It’s time to put people before politics.

The Government of Canada will work with Canadians, including private sponsors, non-governmental organizations, provincial, territorial and local governments to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to our country.

Welcoming the refugees is not only to benefit their physical health, but their mental and emotional well being. How can we not benefit as a collective people when we are doing good toward our fellow man?

For more information on how you can help the Toronto resettlement process, visit www.lifelinesyria. ca or read our story on The Clothing Drive – tinyurl. com/zrtrd2h – a Toronto-wide initiative that has collected thousands of pieces of warm clothing for Syrian refugees and is now in desperate need for a larger facility to store the donations, as daily drop offs continue.

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Councillors face a very real budget process It’s about to get real.

That was the message from Toronto’s new top bureaucrat to Mayor John Tory and the members of his Executive Committee.

For the first time in years, city staff will be crafting a preliminary operating and capital budget that will need serious political attention.

City manager Peter Wallace told the Tuesday meeting of the powerful committee in no uncertain terms that if council wants to balance the budget and provide a property tax increase at around the rate of inflation, council’s going to have to figure it out.

“We have a very challenging decision environment,” said Wallace, who came to the city earlier this year from his job as head of the civil service at Queen’s Park.

“Pressure is around five per cent before any political decisions are made by council. That is typically the type of pressure that we see, but that is not yet consistent with a residential tax rate at

david nickle the city the rate of inflation and it’s not consistent with known capital pressures. With staff recommendations we can partially, but not fully resolve that gap.”

This is a big change from the way council has become used to receiving its budget recommendations. Since the middle days of David Miller’s administration, city staff have presented a budget that more or less balances out, which is to say, the city’s programs are more or less funded by a property tax increase that more or less hits the rate of inflation.

Sometimes, surprises happen as earlier this year, when money the city had been expecting from the province didn’t materialize. Council figured out a complicated self-borrowing scheme to maintain the property tax increase then,

but that was a one-time fix.

This time, council is on notice that the situation hasn’t fixed itself, and city departments have generally not been able to meet the target of two per cent reductions that Tory promised would happen over the course of the year.

So it’s going to be up to council, and Wallace is hopeful Toronto’s 45 elected leaders will be up to the challenge to find political solutions where mere administration is not enough.

I would be more hopeful myself, had I not watched council try to do exactly that back in the early days of amalgamation, when the city was placed under extraordinary financial constraints by the downloading of hundreds of millions of dollars of new services.

What resulted then was a combination of a war of words between the city and the province, and a desperate attempt to rearrange the city’s finances to enable a

property tax freeze that was finally unaffordable.

Among other things, the city got deep into a computer leasing deal that cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and required a $26-million public inquiry to sort out.

When staff brought forward their unbalanced budgets then, councillors were faced with hair-whitening options for savings or revenue that went nowhere and paralyzed the process.

The solution was, ultimately, to engage staff in providing a real budget with real solutions. It made it all a bit dull.

Tory has made a mandate of being a bit dull, and it will truly be a test of that mandate, to see how he deals with what is going to be, once again, a very interesting and very, very real budget process.

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East York Seniors’ Christmas Dinner Friday, December 25th, 2015 East York Community Centre 1081 ½ Pape Ave

Hosted by Councillor Mary Fragedakis Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth

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VOCA Chorus celebrates the season With the shift to cooler weather it’s clear winter will soon be upon us and many traditions of the season will begin to appear.

One of the most welcome and well attended is the December performance of the VOCA Chorus of Toronto.

Every year the choir presents a theme for its musical event and this year is no exception, with the title being Snow Angel.

The show’s title theme comes from the featured composition of Kingstonarea composer Sarah Quartel, which will feature a narration, cello, and percussion.

It will be highlighted by the performances of three of the choir’s members representing angels with their own musical pieces and a story about each.

This piece will be contrasted with two selections by Quebec composer Donald Patriquin titled Quelle est c’est odeur agreable and A’Soalin.

The rest of the concert will feature selections of seasonal music in different forms

joe cooper watchdog ranging from early traditional through jazz, gospel and contemporary styles.

Musical pieces will feature the ancient carol In Dulei Jubilo and George Shearing’s jazzy take on Shakespeare’s Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Winds.

The choir’s artistic director, Jenny Crober, will present two musical arrangements written by her, as well as adaptations of other artists.

Joni Mitchell’s favourite River will be featured, as well as Zachary Richard’s compelling and intense Dans le Nord Canadien.

The latter piece is notable for being a song protesting the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755 and Richards is a hero of the Cajun community where he composed the song.

There will also be two classics by Jane Siberry, that being Are You Burning, Little Candle?, re-arranged by Crober

for the choir, as well as Calling All Angels, arranged by Beth Hanson. Both of those pieces will feature instrumentalists and will definitely put you in the spirt of the season.

There will be the raffle and bake sale that is always popular at mid-break, a carol sing, and a “surprise” performance of a satirical look at the season that promises to be a lot of fun.

Special mention should be made of the musicians to be featured: Sybil Shanahan (cello), Kevin Barrett (guitar), Ray Dillard (percussion), and accompanist Elizabeth Acker.

The concert will take place on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Eastminister United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. near Chester subway station.

Tickets are $25 for adults, and $20 seniors and $10 for students. Visit www.vocachorus. ca or call 416-947-8487.

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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Pape Village BIA set to host annual Winterfest on Saturday The Pape Village BIA hosts its annual Winterfest celebration this Saturday.

The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with most of the activities centred around Bethany Baptist Church, at 1041 Pape Ave. There will be lots of seasonal celebrations taking place at the festival which

will include live music, cookie decorating, arts and crafts, and a visit from Santa.

Youngsters will also have a chance to have their photo taken with Santa between noon and 2 p.m. at the Milk Mart Convenience, 1034 Pape Ave. Winterfest is free for all to attend. Activities are also free

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Police are warning dog owners to be vigilant after a dog became “violently ill” when it ate a treat like the one shown above which it found on the ground in the Thorncliffe Park Drive area.

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Toronto police have issued a public safety alert after a dog became “violently ill” by a tainted treat it picked up at an East York park.

Police said the dog picked up a “stick-like object” while being taken for a walk in a park near Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard

around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.

“Recognizing it to be a dog treat, the man (dog owner) removed the object from his dog’s mouth before the animal could consume the entire thing,” police said in a news release Monday.

“On returning home, the dog became violently ill.”

The dog owner believed the illness resulted from

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“I saw the picture of what my eight year old calls the boy on the beach, and I was really devastated, and I contacted other members of the group just to talk about it, and I discovered that there was an entire community, if not an entire world, who was deeply shocked and motivated to do something by that photo,” said DECA Connects member Elizabeth Dove. “And then I realized that our group could be the energy that creates a focal point for

this community to come together and act on that need to do something.”

The group brainstormed how to help, and the idea for the sleep out was born. By Nov. 29, there were 28 tents registered and almost $5,000 raised. “I really think this is an activity that has expanded people’s sense of community,” said Dove. “Syrians were part of our community in terms of them being parts of our hearts, but the way this community has come together, and neighbours who were strangers are no longer strangers to

each other, working together for something bigger than themselves, it’s been remarkable.”

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Lighting up the season CIRCUS ACTS: Left, Mason Marshall, left, volunteers to join the act with Zero Gravity Circus’ Scott Free during the Festival of Lights tree lighting at East Lynn Park on Saturday. Right, Zero Gravity Circus performer Scott Free demonstrates his skills.

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The regional transit provider is recommending a five per cent hike, which would mean an increase of 60 cents for any fares exceeding $8.25.

Five per cent annual increases have been the norm for GO, under the justification the money is used to fund service improvements.

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Also at today’s meeting, the Metrolinx board will hear an update on plans for naming the 25 stations and stops as part of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Planning staff have already released a list that partially breaks from the traditional practice of naming transit stations after streets.

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT Instead, the Crosstown will seek to highlight prominent landmarks along Eglinton Avenue, such as the Ontario Science Centre. Other names recommended include Aga Khan Park & Museum, in honour of the Islamic art centre on Wynford Drive, plus Sunnybrook Park and Golden Mile. for GO trains’ opposed w‘Gardiner

They’re calling it the “Gardiner for GO trains” and a community group in Davenport is demanding Metrolinx suspend a proposal to build a three-storey bridge through the neighbourhood.

As of Tuesday, an online petition opposing the bridge released by Options for Davenport had garnered hundreds of names.

Addressed to local MPP Cristina Martins, the group wants Metrolinx to halt plans

for a planning study for the overpass and instead focus on building a tunnel.

Metrolinx has confirmed the six-month study will begin in January.

Alliance looks to ban UberX wTaxi

Lobby group the Toronto Taxi Alliance (TTA) wants the city to follow the direction of Calgary and bar UberX from operating here.

TTA members dropped off a letter at Mayor John Tory’s office outlining the group’s demands, which include immediately banning UberX. In the letter, the alliance says the presence of thousands of UberX drivers means potentially dangerous road conditions and more congestion, and accuses operator Uber Canada of running a service in violation of Toronto’s taxi bylaw.

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Don Valley Art Club Show and Sale WHEN: Until Dec. 6 WHERE: Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-3962819, www.donvalleyartclub.com COST: Free ‘A Show Within A Show’ features 12” x 12” square paintings, all priced at $144, as well as small, medium and large artwork.

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Merchant Market Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Toronto East General Hospital, 825 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Angela Pappaianni, 416-469-6580, ext.

2309, apapp@tegh.on.ca COST: Free Holiday festivities and shopping: jewelry, accessories, skincare, home, gift and handcrafted items.

Understanding Your Hearing WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Mosaic Home Care Services &Community Resource Centre, CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave., Suite 215H CONTACT: 905-597-7000, info@mosaichomecare.com COST: Free Join Mosaic and the Canadian Hearing Society for an afternoon of festive tea and treats and a lecture on hearing.

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Candlelight Carol Sing-a-long Service and Tree Lighting WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: PresteignWoodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416 755 8352, www. presteignwoodbineuc.com, presteignwoodbineunitedchu@bellnet.ca COST: Free Enjoy carols by candlelight. At the end of the service the community Christmas tree will be lit with blue and white lights. For a suggested donation of $10 per name, you can light a white light to honour or a blue light to remember someone you love. Names will be placed on cards on the indoor tree and lights will be lit on the outdoor tree. Names and donations need to be into the office by Dec. 4.

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.

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Goodie Sale and All Ages Concert WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Kimbourne Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. CONTACT: Nicole Bourassa-Burke, 416-461-7200, office@kpuc.org COST: Free

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Euchre WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: $6 Christmas Lights Concert

WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 345, 81 Peard Rd. CONTACT: 416-759-5291, COST: $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12 Christmas concert performed by the East York Concert Band. Price includes a light lunch. Doors open at 1 p.m.

Karaoke WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free

SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: Tony Mason, 416-823-0201, www. wvchurch.wordpress.com, westview233@gmail.com COST: Free will offering ‘Twas the night before Christmas: seasonal poetry and readings with music.

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Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

w Wednesday, December 9 PAIL Network Leaside Peer Support WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Don Mills and Overlea area CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-301-7276, www.pailnetwork.ca, support@ pailnetwork.ca COST: Free Volunteers support families who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss. Inquire about our one to one telephone support.

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Yes, You are a Mall Mover!

WHEN: 8 o 9 a.m. WHERE: East

York Town Centre, 45 Overlea Blvd.

CONTACT: Patricia Clark, 1-800549-9799, www.alcoa.ca/e/mallmovers/index.php, alcoa3@uniserve. com COST: Free All ages, all abilities welcome. Join us for a free strength and stretch class, then a walk or wheel to start your day.

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 Today’s discussion is on ‘Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal’

by Jeanette Winterson.

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VOCA Chorus Christmas Concert: Snow Angel WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: www.vocachorus. ca, vocachoruspromo@gmail.com COST: General admission $25, seniors $20, students $10

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Skaters can take to the ice on city’s outdoor rinks With winter officially arriving this month, the City of Toronto has already opened 35 of its outdoor skating rinks, and will open the remaining 15 this weekend.

The open rinks include Nathan Phillips Square, the covered rink and skating path at Greenwood Park, the 250-metre ice skating trail at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, and the skating paths

at Dieppe Park in East York and Rennie Park.

Weather permitting, the 35 outdoor rinks will operate until the season ends Sunday, March 20. The city’s remaining 15 outdoor rinks will open Saturday, Dec. 5, and will operate until Saturday, Feb. 28, 2016.

For a list of the city’s outdoor ice rinks, visit www. toronto.ca/outdoor-rinks

keep the ice nice at Fairmount Park wHelp

The Fairmount Park Ice Masters, a group that creates and maintains the natural ice rink at Fairmount Park, are holding a rinkprep volunteers meeting Wednesday.

The gathering will take place at the Naval Club of Toronto, 1910 Gerrard St. E., just west of Woodbine

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New recruits are welcome. Email Warner Clarke at warnerclarke@hotmail. com for details. fair at Equinox School wWinter

Equinox Holistic Alternative School holds its Winter Fair Saturday.

The day of fun will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will include an artisan market, live entertainment, a lunch café, an enchanted woodland pond, a children’s-only store of handmade treasures,

home-made baked goods, and an oracle.

Admission is pay-whatyou-can with a suggested donation of $5. A portion of the day’s proceeds will be directed to the Glen Rhodes Food Bank. Equinox Holistic Alternative School is at 151 Hiawatha Ave. Call 416-393-8274. a gift card in our contest wWin

Enter for your chance to win a $250 gift card from President’s Choice and Metroland Media Toronto will also donate a $250 gift card from President’s Choice to the Daily Bread

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The Great Canadian Sox Co. is hosting a sock drive to support the Dixon Hall homelessness department and shoppers can help.

For each pair of Bootgear winter socks shoppers purchase and donate, The Great Canadian Sox Co. will match the donation. This means that each shopper’s donation will provide footwear to two people in need to help them stay a bit warmer this winter.

All donated socks will be displayed on a Christmas tree while store donations can be seen in a Christmas bin. The goal is to donate 500 pairs of socks to charity this year.

The sock drive is a part of the S.O.C.K. (Standing on Canadian Kindness) initiative. This is a program created by The Great Canadian Sox. Co. to help the community and provide socks and funds

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TeutaGuci.ca

416.364.2036 TeutaGuci@yahoo.ca

Sales Representative

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Listed at $579,000

Listed at $579,000 171 Langford

Sold for $91,100 over asking!

An Absolutely Gorgeous Renovated 2+1 Bedroom Home Located On A Quiet Family Friendly Street. Features Include: Custom Kitchen + Granite Countertop, Rich Hardwood Floor. New Lovely Basement.

New Large Deck & Fully Fenced Yard And More! Great Attention To Detail Throughout! Tastefully Designed & Filled W/Charm! R.H. Mcgregor Sch (French).

Seller Testimonial

With all the perseverance from her and her team, Teuta has delivered outstanding service and amazing results . Her approach is quite different from other agents.

She puts all her soul and is truly committed to helping her clients and keeps their interests at heart at all times. Teuta and her team added considerable value prior to the sale of house by doing necessary repairs and beautiful Staging. Her professionalism, negotiation skills and hard work has exceeded our expectations.

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416.364.2036 • TeutaGuci@yahoo.ca

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