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Canadian Blood Services phlebotomist Virginia Saqui, left, keeps an eye on Miriam Heavenrich during the Northlea Elementary and Middle School community blood donor clinic held Tuesday in memory of former student Emmy Duff, who died of leukemia last month.

Blood donor clinic remembers Emmy Duff ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Emmy Duff continues to inspire people to donate blood. The Leaside resident helped start blood donor clinics at her elementary school after she was diagnosed with leukemia at age 13 in November of 2002. Duff passed away last month. But

the blood drives she helped initiate continue. Clinic at school The 20th blood donor clinic at Northlea Elementary and Middle School on Rumsey Road was held Tuesday. A total of 136 people attended, and 121 units of blood was collected.

“I’ve been coming since I was 17,” Duff’s high school friend Miriam Heavenrich said while donating blood. “She (Duff) would always be here, talking to the blood donors and handing out snacks, and definitely had a big presence at these blood donor drives.” More than 2,400 units of blood have been collected at Northlea over

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Last year, when pharmacist Frank Hack and his staff took up their cause, the Massey Centre started a Maternal Infant Mental Health Program with Tree of Life donations. “We’re a place where a pregnant mum can get shelter and find support,” Blair said of the facility located on Broadview Avenue at Pottery Road. Last year, Blair said that the Massey Centre served 2,700 clients. But while its focus is on teens who are pregnant or parents, the Massey Centre is also a resource for families living in the community, housing an Ontario Early Years Centre many rely on, she said. The Massey Centre also offers mentoring programs and young parents can develop life skills there while they continue to go to school.

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Local NDP MPPs frustrated by move JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

‘It’s not impossible to hold a leadership convention while government is in session. I don’t buy that. It’s ridiculous..’

While local NDP MPPs Michael Prue and Peter Tabuns both said they respect Ontario Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty‘s resignation announcment on Monday, they aren’t happy in the least with his decision to prorogue Ontario’s legislature until his replacement is found. “I’m very disappointed, as an MPP, not to be able to do all of the things people have sent me (to Queen’s Park) to do. It’s absolutely not necessary,” Prue said Tuesday afternoon. “It’s not impossible to hold a leadership convention while government is in session. I don’t buy that. It’s ridiculous.”

minority to avoid revealing critical and likely damning details about the cancellation of the Oakville/ Mississauga gas plant. “I think the public needs to know this information,” he said. “It’s avoidance.”

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Tabuns agreed. “(McGuinty) shouldn’t be shutting down the legislature as he goes. There’s still lots of work to be done,” he said, calling the decision “unreasonable,” “not wise,” and “not defendable.” “The government needs to be held accountable.” Further, Tabuns said local constituents want their local MPPs at Queen’s Park debating and voting on important issues like the possibility of building a casino in the port lands as well as jobs, the environment and healthcare. “They expect us to be working on them. It’s unfair to Ontarians to shut down the legislature.” Prue, a member of the standing committee on finance and economic affairs, said he feels McGuinty’s decision to shut down parliament is a way for the province’s Liberal

Tabuns said the prorogation of parliament also means his private members’ bill on improving labour relations for those working in the film and television industry is on hold – likely indefinitely. “I’m very frustrated it’s not being taken forward,” he said, adding his bill greatly impacts the lives of many local residents who work in the screen-based sector. Further, Prue’s private members’ bill, which calls for the protection of the rights of those in the service industry to keep their tips is also now essentially dead. “In the last year there have only been three bills passed,” Prue said, adding several Liberal members’ bills, which he said would have been beneficial to Ontarians, also won’t be moving forward because of their outgoing leader’s decision to shut down the legislature.

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HELPING HANDS: Above, Adelaide Fisher, 10, centre, passes a can along to her classmates as they packed Thanksgiving hampers for transport to those in need during Sarah’s fifth annual Food Drive at Tremblett’s Valu-Mart. The food drive was held to benefit the Daily Bread Food Bank’s Thanksgiving food drive. Left, Sarah Jordan, 10, right, loads up a turkey for shipment to those in need as part of her annual food drive. The goal of this year’s food drive was to raise 12,000 pounds of food, and it exceeded that goal by a huge amount – collecting 21,573 pounds in total. The food drive involved a number of Leaside public schools including Northlea, Bessborough and Rolph Road. Photos/KHUSH BHANDARI

Story inspired by friendship made at Bloorview rehab ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com Saucisse: a Foo Musical is a tragic comedy about friendship, fate and of all things, meat. Written and performed by Helen Donnelly, it is the story of an unlikely friendship between a nomadic peddler named Foo, one of Donnelly’s

reoccurring clown personas, and a new-aged, vegetarian pig named Saucisse, who is on a mysterious mission. As fictional a story as it is, this tale grew out of a real friendship between two clowns. Donnelly is an actor, instructor and both a theatrical and therapeutic clown. It was at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in East York

that Donnelly started working with Jamie Burnett. Donnelly’s persona was Dr. Flap, a clinical thinker and Burnett’s persona Ricky, a naïve young person. Dr. Flap and Ricky used music, movement and physical comedy to provide warmth and laughter to clients, families and staff. The duo worked together at the hospital for

three years until Burnett died of cancer last December at the age of 33. “I’ve had a lot of things happen in my life, but this was the biggest one, because a clown partner is almost like a marriage,” she said. “You are there for each other, you see a lot and you share a lot.” Following his death, Donnelly said she started to think about their

relationship, what it meant to her and all she learned from Burnett. She started to explore and write about her relationship with her former clown partner. Saucisse: A Foo Musical runs until Oct. 20 at the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative movement on Noble Street. Tickets are available at the door or at www.eventbrite.com

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alton McGuinty’s announcement Monday night that he is stepping down as Ontario’s premier and proroguing the provincial legislature has opened a number of interesting scenarios for Toronto’s many Liberal MPPs. Say what you wish about the timing of McGuinty’s move, Toronto residents can expect a number of their provincial representatives to be serious contenders for the Ontario Liberal Party’s leadership. our view Toronto has been good to the Ontario Liberals, showing Toronto MPPs them strong support in the last three provincial elections. After understand majority government wins in transit needs 2003 and 2007, the Liberals formed a minority government in 2011 and would not have done so without Toronto’s backing. More than a third of the Liberals 53 seats at Queen’s Park belong to Toronto MPPs. We have strong political influence in the party, and that will be reflected once the race to replace McGuinty heats up. Part of McGuinty’s legacy is transit. He created the provincial transit authority Metrolinx with the mandate to build and fund transit across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Whoever replaces him must continue to make transit in the GTHA a priority. Any MPP from Toronto will clearly understand the importance of the transit file, and it should be a major plank in the campaigns of those running for the party’s leadership. Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak was at Toronto City Hall Tuesday morning to talk transit at a meeting scheduled before McGuinty made his announcement. He will be making transit and traffic gridlock a key issue when we do get a provincial election call, presumably sometime after the Liberals pick their new leader. Flanked by a number of city councillors including Mayor Rob Ford’s brother Doug, Hudak looks as if he’ll have no problem working with the Ford administration at city hall. McGuinty was also able to work with Mayor Ford. In a statement on McGuinty’s decision, Ford said, “While we had different political views on some issues, Mr. McGuinty and I always had a very good working relationship as mayor and premier.” Maintaining that good working relationship with Toronto’s mayor will be crucial for whoever is chosen as the Ontario Liberal Party’s next leader. Toronto Community News is a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd. The Mirror is a member of the Ontario Press Council. Visit ontpress.com newsroom

To the editor: I have thought of a great way to pay for transit in Toronto. Why not designate all of the money generated by the parking control officers, with their numerous books full of tickets, to fund transit. penalize drivers

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If council wants to penalize the owners of cars, delivery trucks and other vehicles belonging to people trying to conduct legitimate business off of the inner city roads, why not? Surely the substantial financial haul that pours daily into the city hall coffers can be rerouted toward this essential service. Chris Belfontaine

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n 1942, with the realities of the Second World War well in mind, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario held a historic conference in the town of Port Hope. The party had been out of power for nearly 10 years due to the public’s dissatisfaction with their handling of economic and social policy during the Great Depression. After much debate, the Tories decided to bring Ontario out of its economic doldrums by making it economically competitive through direct government investment. Armed with a strong sense of vision, and backed up with a practical style of fiscal management, the Progressive Conservatives won the provincial election that year and stayed in power until 1985. It was under the Progressive Conservatives that the Ontario that we know today came into being through

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the investment of billions of tax dollars into the infrastructure of the province. During the 1950s and continuing through the 1960s the 400 series of highways were built, along with public schools, universities, and hospitals in unprecedented numbers throughout the province. An expanded civil service helped a lot of ordinary people through the direct intervention of the government into employment disputes, affordable housing, and the prevention of social and racial discrimination through the promotion of civil rights. One of the great accomplishments of this period of economic and social

optimism was provincial government investment in Metropolitan Toronto, which being a creature of the province, was properly taken care of. Established in 1953, Metro amalgamated the 13 municipalities of that time into a rational and cost-effective regional government that created the internationally recognized “city that works”. The first 10 years of Metro saw the equivalent of $172 billion in today’s dollars invested into roads, subways, public buildings and municipal infrastructures using tax dollars. Today, we have the Don Valley Parkway, the Gardiner Expressway, the Yonge and other subway lines, along with hundreds of schools and other municipal buildings thanks to that wisely made investment. This period created no deficits, balanced all budgets, and did so within a green agenda that created thousands of acres of park-

land we still enjoy today. During the 1980s, however, American inspired radical right-wing ideas were introduced into the ranks of the Progressive Conservatives and that transformed the party from one that built Ontario into the party that dismantled the province. The city and province need the progressives amongst the ranks of the conservatives to regain their confidence in their own political heritage of properly managed tax investment. If they could only reconnect to that progressive vision of Ontario and Toronto that began back in 1942, we could have not just “the city that works” once again but also have Ontario as Canada’s economic corner-stone. n Joe Cooper is a longtime East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com

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My Boy Jack makes Canadian debut at Papermill Theatre MARIA TZAVARAS eym@insidetoronto.com East Side Players are gearing up to open their new season with the Canadian premiere of a play that has been a huge success in England and aims to do the same in Canada. My Boy Jack, written by David Haig, depicts the true story of how popular English poet and writer, Rudyard Kipling’s beloved son Jack disappears during the First World War. Set in the Kipling’s south England home, this story takes place over 20 years from 1913 to 1933. The show’s director, Julian Mulock, said this is a deeply moving play. “It’s a sad story and a true story and I think true, sad stories are even sadder than fiction just because it really happened,” Mulock said. That being said, there’s also wit and lightness in the play which keeps it balanced. Besides being an amazing story, Mulock said it’s also an important play especially with Remembrance Day right

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McGuinty’s decision proves need for city to fund its own transit I

t’s been a long time since anyone has illustrated the argument for madein-Toronto transit funding solutions as well as our soon-to-be-former Premier Dalton McGuinty did Monday night. McGuinty’s surprise resignation was not only as leader of the Liberals and premier of the province — but as the remaining steward of Toronto’s current light rail transit expansion plan. That $8.5 billion plan, for light rail on Eglinton, Finch and Sheppard Avenues, is the reliable base-line for hope, for those who wanted to see faster transit to suburban communities. We’ve dreamed of other plans, of course. Mayor Rob Ford briefly created a convincing enough scenario in which the private sector might build subways to Scarborough. TTC Chair Karen Stintz created an even shorter-lived scenario in which Toronto might have as many new transit routes as burst capillaries on an old drunk’s nose. LRT PLAN NO LONGER RELIABLE And now, the morning after McGuinty’s exit announcement, there are indications that even the $8.5 billion light rail plan isn’t that reliable. Tim Hudak, the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, stopped by Toronto City Hall to affirm his preference for a Mayor Ford-style subway expansion. Although the days are early, it’s fair to say that Hudak’s chances of being the next premier of Ontario are excellent, as are the chances that Ontarians will be given the opportunity to weigh those chances in an election within the next six months. What happens to the $8.5 billion in light rail funding if that happens? Well, it’s up to Hudak. Work’s already started on the EglintonScarborough Crosstown line, and unless the Progressive Conservatives want to develop

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Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis says residents who want to keep Toronto police’s 54 Division in East York from closing should attend and share their views at a public meeting scheduled for next Thursday, Oct. 25. “I believe 54 Division does a good job serving our community and it

should remain,” Davis said. She added that a new building for the East York police station has been in the city’s capital plan for a decade.

Since the City of Toronto is considering the closure of the Cranfield Road division (www.torontopolice. on.ca/d54/), its Community Police Liaison Committee meeting is a

good place to register opinions on the station’s future, Davis said. Next week’s meeting is slated for 6:30 p.m. at the East York Civic Centre.

Davis also said a grassroots group, Friends of 54 Division, has recently formed with the goal of defending the station from any plans for closure.

‘Eternal optimist’ remembered >>>from page 1 young woman. “Never gave up and was very positive,” Murray said. “She was the eternal optimist and got involved in many different organizations in the community.” Murray noted Duff needed blood from 1,000 people each month and was “very grateful” for the blood she received. “Fifty per cent of us in our lifetime will require blood and yet only about four per cent do donate,” Murray said. “So it just reinforces the need to give.” The next blood donor clinic at Northlea will be held April 10.

Northlea Elementary and Middle School held a community blood donor clinic Tuesday in memory of former student Emmy Duff who died of leukemia last month.

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Bridges to Hope & Freedom fundraiser set for Riverdale church Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Toronto is holding its sixth annual Bridges to Hope & Freedom fundraiser this Sunday. The event, which supports many of the Riverdale church’s community outreach programs, will be held at

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reporting the sound of gunshots near Blake Street and Boultbee Avenue Saturday at 10:06 p.m. The victim was shot several times in the hands and legs. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500.

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Riverdale Art 2012 WHEN: today from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: St. Barnabas Art Show, COST: Free Sales benefit the artists, who donate a percentage to the church choir fund. Artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Scary Stories Told in the Dark WHEN: 7:15 to 8:20 p.m.

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Eid Bazaar WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Jenner Jean-Marie Community Recreation Centre, 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr. (Thorncliffe Library Basement) CONTACT: Sabina 416421-3054 ext. 236 COST: Free Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee presents Eid Bazaar. Tables available. Sunday Afternoon Euchre WHEN: 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch

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Monster Scavenger Hunt! WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: S Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. COST: Free Costumes welcome! Halloween treats for participants. Ages 3 to 17. Hirut Hoot WHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Hirut Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Avenue (at Woodbine, just a few doors west) CONTACT: Kevin MacDonald, hiruthoot@gmail. com COST: $5 Monthly stand up show features multicultural performers, headliners and rising stars.

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Halloween is Coming WHEN: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. COST: Free Family Halloween fun. Rhymes, stories and activities. Come in costume if you dare. For childnren aged 2-and-a-half years old and up.

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Domestic Help Available A-1 MAID Service. Clean Houses, Condos. Experienced Cleaners. Bonded, Insured, Low Cost. Call 4 1 6 - 7 4 2 - 0 0 8 2 www.a1maids.ca

Tax/Financial $$$NEED MONEY$$$ Do you have a pension plan from an ex-employer? (LIRA) or (locked in RRSP). Call NOW! 1-416-357-9585

Mortgages/Loans $$MONEY$$ CONSOLIDATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgage ontario.com

Articles for Sale

Domestic Help Wanted PART-TIME CAREGIVER required 2-3 days/ week, primarily after school/ evenings. Must be an excellent driver, able to cook. To help with 4 children, ages 6-12. Call 416-693-1550

BED, ALL new in plastic, Queen Orthopedic. Mattress, boxspring. Warranty. Cost $1,000, Sell $275. 416-779-0563

CEDAR TREES for Privacy Hedging. 2- 8ft tall. Planting & delivery included. Hedge removal. 647-235-5644

Articles for Sale (Misc.) HOT TUB/ SPA. 2012. Brand new Warranty, fully loaded. Cost $8900.00 Sell $3900.00. 416-779-0563

HOT TUB (SPA) Covers Best Price, Best Quality. All shapes & Colours Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 w w w. t h e c o v e r guy.com/newspaper

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

$200$2000

Cash 4 Cars Dead or alive Same day Fast Free Towing

647-861-7399 1-888-9895865 Home Renovations HOME GROUP

BUILDERS

Specializing in home renovations. Flooring, basement apartments, & waterproofing. For FREE ESTIMATES, Call 647-625-4435

Extensive Benefits, (manufacturer’s points & trips), SPIFFS, Baseprogram Salary, Commissions, Management Training. Bonuses, Extensive Benefits,

CONTACT BARRY AT 416-774-2362 FOR DETAILS.

Houses for Sale

Carpet & Upholstery

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

ing customers, exhibit work ethic, TERM valuesLONG and integrity, and also be CAREER in your abilities . Baseconfident Salary, Commissions, Bonuses,

AVAILABLE

Houses for Sale

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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BIG YELLOW Dog Walking and Pet Services

COXWELL & DANFORTH. 2 story new home. 3+ 1 bedrooms, 30 x 100 lot. Customized home from A-Z! Save commission and moving costs. $988,000 Call Adam 416-616-7573

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

GARAGE SALES

Vintage Sale Saturday, Oct 20th 10am- 5pm Maple Cottage

62 Laing Street

(South of Queen Street East, East of Leslie St.)

Collected from Ontario estates featuring men’s and women’s clothing from the 1890s to the 1970s, costume jewellery, accessories, curios, textiles, ephemera, and more. www.absolutelyvintage clothingshow.com

Plumbing

Decks & Fences

EMERGENCY?

0 ALL DECKS built in 1 day. Highest quality. Lowest Prices! Free design and estimates. Call Mike 416-738-7752 www.griffindecks.ca

Clogged drain, camera inspection Leaky pipes Reasonable price, 25 years experience Licensed/ Insured credit card accepted Free estimate James Chen

647-519-9506

HOME RENOVATIONS

Waste Removal

FOR ALL YOUR RENO NEEDS

GARAGE LEANING?

All Garbage Removal! Home/ Business. Fast Sameday! Free Estimates! Seniors Discounts. We do all Loading & Clean-ups! Lowest Prices. Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days

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

416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!

HARDWOOD FLOOR sanding. Specializing in stain/ refinishing. Call for Free Estimate! Reasonable rates. Paul 416-330-1340 pager.

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

BUILDER/ GENERAL CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL. Finished basements. Painting. Bathrooms. Ceramic tiles. Flat roofs. Leaking basements. Brick/chimney repairs. House additions 9 0 5 - 7 6 4 - 6 6 6 7 , 416-823-5120

ALWAYS CHEAPEST!

Flooring & Carpeting

Moving & Storage 0$ Truck Fee. $19+/hr, Licensed. Insured Local/ Long Distance. Free Estimates. 24/7. Free boxes. 416-887-6696

NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.29/ sq.ft. Hardwood, laminate at low prices. 26 yrs experience. Free Estimates. Best Price! 647-400-8198

Appliance Repairs/ Installation APPLIANCE/ TV Repairs (since 1988) Free Estimates Warranty, Credit cards, TV’s, Fridge’s, Stoves, Dishwashers, Washers, Dryers, Air Conditioning, & Heating. 416-616-0388

HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory Ready to fall over?

• Windows • Doors • Bathrooms • Kitchens • Awnings • Eavestroughs • Porches • Railings • Steps • Patios • Stucco • Waterproofing • Brickwork • Decks • Roofing • Mould

Garages rebuilt at substantial savings over replacement (single/double) No Permit Required • No Tax Reassesment • No Set Back Issues Just a nice garage at the fraction of the cost of replacement. Of course we also do General Home Renovations

MODEL RENOVATIONS INC. (416) 736-0090

Call Peter: 416-554-3517

FINANCING AVAILABLE - AS LOW AS $39/MO LICENSED & INSURED • 25 YRS. EXPERIENCE

10% SENIORS’ DISCOUNT • MEMBER BBB

KITCHENS, BATHROOMS. BASEMENTS, DECKS & FENCES, CUSTOM MILLWORK SMALL & LARGE REPAIRS FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. LISCENCED & INSURED

CHIMNEYS

Bricks & Chimneys Repaired and rebuilt Bricks + mortar colour match House-front, pillars, bricks repaired or replaced Chris Jemmett Masonry

Tuckpointing 416-686-8095

RENT-A-HUSBAND Home Improvement Services • Plumbing • Electrical • Drywall • Carpentry • Masonry • Basement Conversions

Complete Renovations

416-693-6169

he Handy C uple Plumbing / Electrical / Carpentry / Ceramic Tiling Painting (int. & ext.) / Drywall / Windows & Doors Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements • Complete Renovations And All Home Repairs No job too BIG, no job too SMALL. Weare the Handy Couple, we do it ALL! Reasonable Rates... Free Estimates CALL JOANNE 416-714-0740 • joanritchie@live.com

ELECTRICAL JORDAN D. ELECTRIC

MASTER ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR ECRA/ESA LIC 7004913 RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • • • •

SERVICE UPGRADE 100, 200, 400 AMP KNOB & TUBE REMOVAL/REWIRING 24/7 TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIRS SERVICE POT LIGHTS INSTALLATION

(416) 887-6819

jordanelectric@sympatico.ca

UNIVERSAL HOME RENOVATION Electrical, Plumbing, Flooring, Etc... Repairs • Installation • Services

Electrical (Pot lights, Panel Upgrades, Knob & Tube, etc...) Plumbing (Drain services, bathroom & kitchen fixtures accessories, etc..) Flooring (Tile, Hardwood, Laminate & etc...)

Heating & Cooling Kitchen Remodelling Bathroom Remodelling Basement Finishing & Remodelling Demolition And MUCH MORE...

CALL: 647-990-1335 We’re Fully Licensed and Insured

Lic.# 7003795

Since 1956 100 amp and 200 amp services. Rewire specialist. Clean and careful. No job too small. Residential Only

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TCDSB hosts elementary cross country meet THEY’RE OFF: Above, Grade 8 boys take off to start the Toronto Catholic District School Board cross country meet for the south division Tuesday at Ashbridges Bay. Left, St. John’s Catholic schools’ Evelene van Elsberg leads and eventually wins the Grade 8 girls race.

HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory

Staff photos by Dan Pearce LANDSCAPING, LAWN CARE, SUPPLIES

PAINTING & DECORATING

A Woman’s Touch Landscaping

Auburn Plumbing Inc. Metro Lic# P1538

Specializing in

GARDEN CLEAN UPS

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

• Eco-Lawn Seeding • Grass Sodding • Flower Planting • Pruning • Interlock • Fences • Ponds 416-247-7569 • 416-427-3367 • www.awtl.ca Free Estimates

Seniors Discounts

Spring & Fall Clean-Ups • Lawn Mowing • Seeding & Sodding • Pruning • Garden Bed Maint • Fert & Aerate • Snow Removal

647-210-LAWN (5296)

MASONRY & CONCRETE ABU BAKAR BUILDING RESTORATIONS

Residential and Commercial Masonry Repairs, Concrete Work, Interlocking, Brick Repairs, Tuck Pointing, Parging, Caulking, Waterproofing and More! Fully licensed & insured

416-500-0304 • www.abubakarrestoration.ca •

PAINTING & DECORATING

english painter.ca with over 30 years experience

Interior & Exterior • Paper Hanging • Senior Discount • Free Estimates •

PLUMBING

Call for a FREE estimate (416) 738-0274

Carol McKay Painting & Decorating • Interior Painting • Colour Selection

• Paper hanging • Decorating Ideas

416-421-4296 or 416-823-1210 mckay_carol@hotmail.com

CONTINENT PAINT & WALLPAPER 425 Donlands Ave. at O’Connor Dr.

Call: 416-425-4120

• 35Years Experience • Interior/Exterior Projects • In-store Colour Matching • Free Estimate & Competitive Rates

PLUMBERS DIRECT

• licensed • honest • reliable • local • experienced • insured • quality workmanship • seniors discount • references

P 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE e 416-997-3063 t www.plumbersdirect.ca e Financing Available r: (Met Lic #P20579)

R & Z PLUMBING & DRAINS BEST RATES AND SERVICE IN TOWN

Replacement & Repairs (Faucets, Pipes, Drains, etc.) 24hrs/7days a week 28 Years Experience • Licensed

416.661.9393

Metro License #16137896

PLUMBING

ROOFING

TOM DAY PLUMBING & DRAINS

ROOFING REPAIRS

Diamond #1 Readers Choice Award Winner!

• All plumbing work • Faucets, toilets, sinks, etc. installed Backed up drains, blocked toilets, basement backups, external/internal drain excavating. • Video Camera Drain Inspection Damp Basement, Complete Waterprooﬁng Service

416-480-0622

Metro License #PH15982 • MASTER PLUMBER

DUN-RITE

• SIDING/FASCIA • EAVESTROUGH 24 HOURS • TUCKPOINTING EMERGENCY REPAIRS • VENTING • GUTTER GUARDS • ANIMAL REMOVAL

• SHINGLES • FLAT ROOFS • SKY LIGHTS • CHIMNEY’S • VALLEY’S • ANIMAL PROOFING 15% Senior’s Discount

ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS 647-857-5656

ROOFING

BEST BUY ROOFING • Shingles • Flat Roofs

• Skylights • Chimneys Save • Repairs • Free Estimates UP TO Fully Licensed & Insured 15% OFF 416-823-1710

www.bestbuyroofing.ca

CANADIAN

ROOF

MASTERS

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

Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358

Fully Licensed & Insured

416-626-0777

www.canadianroofmasters.com

TREE/STUMP SERVICES 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

Jacob Tree Service

est. 1997

• Tree & Shrub Removals • Pruning • Planting Landscape Design • FREE ESTIMATES 24hr Emergency Service

(416) 417-TREE (8733) www.insidetoronto.com

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