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Murder rate doubles from same time last year Police investigator suggests end of carding is the cause ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Homicides in Toronto are up 100 per cent from this time last year, and a veteran police investigator believes the end of carding has “definitely contributed” to that.

“Especially in our at-risk neighbourEDITORIAL: 4 hoods where Read our view there’s been on the matter a lot of violence, we’re not having the same amount of contact,” said the investigator, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“The community contacts or interactions are probably down 90-plus per cent citywide, and you’ve almost seen that same correlation with the amount of shootings, and homicides have increased as a result as well, so I think they go hand in hand.”

Carding involved officers stopping citizens in high-crime areas and storing their details in a police database.

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Healing, hope and unwavering faith Family, friends and strangers donate $63K in GoFundMe campaign to aid Elissa Antonio’s lengthy recovery TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Elissa Antonio winces in pain, but smiles at the sight of her daughters, family and friends at her hospital bedside.

The York mother of two teenage girls is recovering in a Toronto hospital after two surgeries last week — one lasting 10 hours — to repair her shattered pelvis, broken sacrum and fractured right leg — another taking five hours to repair her broken right heel.

On Tuesday, Antonio sat up for the first time, her determination surprising her doctors, a friend said.

A GoFundMe campaign raised more than $60,000 in seven days to hire a private plane and medical staff to airlift Antonio home from Trinidad, where she had languished in hospital for 14 days without travel health insurance, doctors unable to perform the needed surgeries.

The crowdfunding campaign, now at nearly $63,000, continues to collect donations to support her through her lengthy recovery.

Antonio, 40, fell 40 feet off a cliff on March 28 while foraging for wood in the dark for a family bonfire in Trinidad, where she was visiting her mom, dad and sister.

“What a difference a week makes,” said her friend, Aubrey Clarke, who launched Elissa’s air evac fund, which became Elissa’s Medical Recovery Fund

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on GoFundMe. “A week ago, she was dying on a hospital bed in Trinidad.

Yesterday, she sat up for the first time. She’s still in a lot of pain. But her recovery is coming along. Her doctors were surprised by her effort to push herself up. She’s very optimistic about her recovery, even though there is still a long road ahead.”

Last Saturday night, as many as 500 people attended a benefit gospel concert for Antonio at Toronto Perth Seventh-Day Adventist Church in north Etobicoke. It raised approximately $5,000, Clarke said.

Antonio attends the church, where she often plays dominoes. Pastor John Scott, president of the Greater Toronto Area Adventist Ministerial Association, called Antonio “one of my best friends.”

The two grew up together as children in Trinidad.

“Elissa is strong, feisty, passionately loyal to her friends,” Scott said of his close friend.

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“She’s taking it very well,” Scott said of Antonio’s injuries and healing ahead. “She’s in pain, certainly. But she’s taking it as best she can knowing she’ll be better in time.”

Doctors have told Antonio she will walk again, Scott said.

“They feel they’ve been successful (following surgeries),” he said.

Incredibly, Antonio’s fall in Trinidad landed her on the beach atop a large piece of foam someone had left there.

A sea of rocks surrounded her, Clarke said.

“Her story is miraculous,” Clarke said of Antonio’s potentially deadly fall. “Only her faith is keeping her strong, and the outpouring of love and support.”

Doctors predict Antonio’s recovery, including physiotherapy, could take a year or more, Clarke said.

During that time, she won’t be able to work. She has no short- or long-term disability through her employer.

“It will be a long road to recovery. We want her not to have to worry about her finances,” Clarke said of the ongoing GoFundMe campaign. “We don’t want her to be stressed. We’re not trying to raise a million dollars. We just want her not to worry about how she’ll pay her rent or make her car payment.”

The owner of Bluewater Imaging, where Antonio works, donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe campaign, Clarke said. Doctors and other staff contributed an additional $4,000. Friends, family and strangers contributed the remainder. “ We w a n t t o t h a n k Canadians,” Clarke said. “It takes a village, truly.”

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Cansfield talk seniors’ issues Our Place Initiative (OPI) will launch its new Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 27 with a presentation on seniors’ issues from former Etobicoke Centre MPP and advocate Donna Cansfield.

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Gallery marks 40th anniversary T h e A r t Ga l l e r y a t t h e Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall, celebrates its 40th anniversary on Wednesday, May 11 with a special reception.

The event – which will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to all – also marks the opening of the Etobicoke Art Group’s 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition at the gallery.

That exhibition, which showcases of a range of styles from realism to abstraction, runs from May 4 to June 1.

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e are 112 days into 2016.

In those 112 days, the homicide rate in Toronto has doubled from the same time last year according to the Toronto Police Service.

That’s alarming any way you look at it.

As of Monday, 26 people have been murdered in the city. Some in broad daylight, others in the middle of the night. Residents awoken by gunshots, alerting them to another funeral, another cordoned off community, another family grieving.

But these crimes in the early part of the year, are not an indicator Toronto is embarking on a murderous rampage of vendettas.

A Toronto police investigator (who spoke on condition of anonymity) interviewed by The Guardian addressing this spate of violence the city, directly connects the our view in increase in murders to the abanof the controversial Public needed donment carding practice by officers. Read story at http://bit.ly/26dMECk to help Police advocates say that cardsolve crime ing is the thin line between those who obey the law and those who do not. But the fact is, carding is a relatively recent innovation and Toronto police have been solving and preventing crimes for decades before such a program existed.

One thing that hasn’t changed in that time is us: people who are willing to keep an eye on the streets, and who help police investigate when a crime occurs.

Crime Stoppers has been an effective way for the public to help keep Toronto safe for a long time. The tip line is anonymous. Use it.

The carding debate is actually a distraction from the real matter at hand. What we should be talking about is the state of our city and how we can ensure it remains safe for everyone – no matter your race, age or gender. Toronto has a population of 2.6 million people, numbers from 2011 show. Twenty-six murders among 2.6 million people is not a very high ratio, but each one has a devastating impact on those who knew and loved the victim. These numbers, though, are not indicative of a city where people are shuttering themselves away, afraid to leave their homes.

What is needed is more active participation from the public to help prevent crime and bring criminals to justice. The more active we are in reporting crimes and suspicious behaviour, the safer we will be. And hopefully by next year this time, 26 lives will be saved.

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Drums of city’s cycling war seem to be silenced It is springtime and even in this slow, hesitant, let’sbe-honest-way-too-chilly springtime, it’s hard not to think about bicycles.

Now that is not to say we all think the same thing about bicycles.

Alongside light rail, UberX, the Gardiner Expressway and subways, subways, subways, the place of two-wheeled locomotion divides opinion in this town better than a curbseparated bikeway.

It was only six years ago that an entire election was fought over bicycles, after over-reaching cycling advocates managed to convince council to paint bike lanes on Jarvis Street.

That was it: the ‘war on the car,’ and everybody was in: the motorists from Don Mills and Leaside and Rosedale, who favoured Jarvis as a fast route downtown; the bicyclists who favoured Jarvis Street as a less bumpy alternative to the cracked and heaving lanes on Sherbourne a few

david nickle the city streets over. And of course politicians and newspaper editorialists, who found the controversy to be an effective delineation of the left and the right in matters of urban planning.

The lanes didn’t last long after the 2010 election.

Bizarrely, that removal led to a kind of truce.

Councillor Denzil MinnanWong, who chaired the Public Works and Environment Committee, created a Berlin Wall of sorts on Toronto’s roads, pushing the creation of fully separated cycle tracks: first on a no-longer-bumpy Sherbourne, and then through the downtown on Wellesley, Richmond and Adelaide Streets. Bicycles and cars on these streets have their own separate but parallel routes. It seems to be working out well.

Now here we are, in

the spring of 2016, and on Monday, April 25, the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee is taking another step towards what might be a permanent armistice. The committee will be looking at a half-million dollar pilot project, to put cycle paths on Bloor Street West. It’s a short stretch, two and a half kilometres long, between Shaw Street and Avenue Road. If council goes along with the plan, it will go in in September. Oh, what a difference six years and a few cycle tracks make! In 2010, the city’s cycling office might have been proposing a pilot to cross the Rubicon.

Bloor Street has long been the prize in the eye of cycling advocates, because of its city-spanning scope.

One could take Bloor Street and the Danforth all the way from Scarborough to Etobicoke, in a single notvery-sweaty ride (Bloor and Danforth don’t have any challenging hills to speak of). The late former mayor

Rob Ford would have printed up a whole new batch of fridge magnets to rally the troops.

These days? John Tory took care when asked about it this week to explain this was only a pilot project and would be assessed without bias when it was finished.

But the drums of war seem largely silent.

At the same committee meeting, councillors will be considering a few other bike lane projects – these ones, the old-fashioned paint-on-pavement kind.

There are 11 of these, and they’re all over the place: most, it’s true, a quick pedal from the downtown, but one up on Sheppard West crossing the Addington Greenbelt. These kinds of lanes used to be big fights too, and maybe they still will be. But in these early days of the season...Hope springs eternal.

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Shooting suspect surrenders to cops Can’t pin homicide spike CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Toronto police have made an arrest in the second-degree murder of 28-year-old Daniel John Lypka in a south Etobicoke parking lot last Thursday morning.

Officers from 22 Division were first called to 32 Vanevery St. (near Royal York Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West) at 2:48 a.m. after receiving “multiple” calls for a shooting in the area.

When police arrived on the scene, they found Lypka – an apprentice plumber – suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in the parking lot at the rear of the three-storey apartment building.

Unconscious and “bleeding heavily”, Lypka was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

On Friday, April 15 at approximately 4 p.m., Tre Williams RobertStevens, 21, of Toronto, was arrested in connection with the case. He was scheduled to appear in court last Saturday.

Just hours before his arrest, Toronto Homicide Det. Murray Barnes told media that police were in contact

Daniel John Lypka was shot to death behind an apartment building.

with Robert-Stevens and his lawyer, and that plans were underway for him to turn himself in.

“As recently as 15 minutes ago, detectives from our team were in contact with (the suspect’s) lawyer,” Barnes said during a 1:15 p.m. media scrum on Friday at 22 Division.

“He assures us that after he’s had discussions with his client and given him instructions, he’s guaranteed he will turn him in to a police station.

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Barnes noted that the victim and the accused were known to each other, although he declined to comment on a possible motive for the shooting.

“At this point, I can reveal that Mr. Robert-Stevens and Mr. Lypka were friends and associates, and were for some time,” he said.

“There was a confrontation, there was an argument, there was a commotion out back of this building... and as a result of that confrontation, Mr. Lypka was shot and succumbed to his injuries.”

Lypka’s family, Barnes noted, live locally and were “devastated” at the news of their son’s murder Despite the Robert-Stevens’ arrest, which Barnes said came as a “direct result” of information provided by local residents, Barnes said police will continue to canvass the area of the shooting for potential witnesses.

“Our canvas of the area is still ongoing and I would encourage, over the next few days, any person or member of the community who has any information relating to this murder to contact me directly,” he said.

on any one factor: prof >>>from page 1 back to when carding became a hotbutton issue and stopped, you could probably almost see the correlation with the shootings and the violence and the homicides.”

As of Monday, April 18, there were 26 murders in Toronto this year compared to 13 at that point in 2015.

There were also a total of 108 shooting occurrences so far this year, a 58.8 per cent increase over this time last year.

“This is only going to get worse,” the investigator warned.

no direct link Jooyoung Lee, assistant professor of sociology at University of Toronto, said it’s not clear what is causing the spike in crime but said it was too early to directly link it to the end of carding.

“Changes in policies in the criminal justice system and in policing do have an impact on crime rates and also where crimes happen, but I think it’s way too early to say that the change in carding policies has

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Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash said there’s no “single explanation” for the spike in homicides.

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Hundreds of petitions circulating to retain autism treatments for kids CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com

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f you listen carefully to coverage of last week’s Question Period from Queen’s Park, you might just hear a sweetly sung rendition of ‘Five Little Pandas’ amidst the heated debate over recent changes to the Ontario Autism Program.

While protestors like her mom vocally shamed Premier Kathleen Wynne for a program shift they charge will rob a “lost generation” of autistic children of the long-awaited therapy they so desperately need, little Lila Majer sang through the protests unruffled – at one point even trying to get members of Wynne’s Liberal government to sing along with her as the debate raged on.

The Etobicoke four year old, who was first diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at age two, is just one of thousands of autistic children anticipated to be negatively impacted by the changes, which will essentially cut off funding for “lifechanging” Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) therapy – which comes with an estimated price tag of about $50,000 a year – at age five.

Among that lost generation are the 1,377 autistic children in Ontario currently aged five and older already receiving IBI who will now be transitioned out of the therapy, another 835 children over the age of five who are still on the IBI wait list and will now be deemed ineligible to receive the therapy, and a further 1,331 kids just under five who are expected to “age out” of the funding while waiting their turn on the IBI list.

Then there are the kids like Lila, who will likely have her governmentfunded IBI therapy cut short under the new strategy.

“Lila will receive some therapy, but once she turns five this therapy, which she so desperately needs, will no longer be available to her,” said Lila’s mom Jennifer Majer, who was among more than 200 parents and children There are an estimated

Staff photo/BENJAMIN PRIEBE

Lila, left, Jennifer, Shaun and Weston Majer inside their Etobicoke home on Saturday. Lila has been on the waitlist to receive government-funded IBI therapy, but may not get the chance.

on hand at the Ontario Legislature on April 12 to protest the changes.

Lila, who is currently enrolled in costly private Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and speech therapy, is finally nearing the top of the IBI list after nearly two years of anxiously awaiting her turn for the intensive one-on-one training, Majer said.

“So, when I read about the changes, I just started to cry. It feels like a slap in the face; like this wait has been for nothing,” she added, noting that the family had even forgone registering Lila in kindergarten for next fall, because they expected her to be enrolled in IBI for about two years come October.

“Had we known that there was a plan to change the program, we would have done things differently – we would have made more sacrifices in order to get Lila the (IBI) therapy that she needs and deserves sooner.”

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) announced the rollout Prevalence rates have

40,000 123% risen

children and youth in Ontario with ASD.

in the last decade.

of the new Ontario Autism Program on March 29. The $333-million investment over five years attached to the new program, the ministry asserts, will “provide children and youth with critical interventions faster.”

While the average wait time for autistic children across Ontario to access IBI services is more than two years, here in the Greater Toronto Area, the wait list ranged from 25 to 39 months as of September 2015, the MCYS confirmed in an email statement to The Guardian.

“This is unacceptable and why we’re taking steps to help (families) get the support and services they need in a timely manner,” the statement reads, noting extensive research has shown IBI has the greatest impact on children between the ages of two and four.

“Wait times for intensive programs are increasing and children are waiting too long for services that can have the highest impact on their needs.”

Also quoting IBI’s lengthy wait

times under the old Ontario Autism Program, the premier herself argued change was needed lest children continue to “languish” while waiting for treatment.

To those ends, she said the new Autism Program will strive to cut wait times in half over the next two years and ultimately down to just six months by 2021.

To do so, however, the program caps government-funded access to IBI services at five, at which age children will be gradually transitioned to ABA therapy, which uses scientific principles of learning and behaviour to increase functional life skills such as communication, social, emotional and daily living skills.

To help with that transition, MCYS has also pledged one-time funding in the amount of $8,000 for each of those families with children five years and older – who, under the new strategy, will now be ineligible for IBI – toward the purchase of community services

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, in 2002,

By 2010,

1 in 150 children

1 in 68 children

was diagnosed with autism.

that number had risen to

or supports based on their children’s specific needs as they transition off the waitlist.

Critics, however, argue that the positive strides of the new program do not have to come on the backs of that “lost generation” of five, six, seven and eight year olds who will no longer have access to IBI. Parents of such children and their supporters have rallied together to form the Alliance Against the Ontario Autism Program – a Facebook group that now boasts more than 2,230 members like the Majers, who have gone on to stage #AutismDoesntEndAt5 protests in cities including Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Barrie, Hamilton, Burlington, Durham Region, Niagara, Kingston, Belleville, St. Catharines, Kitchener, London, Sudbury and beyond.

Monique Taylor, the NDP critic for Children and Youth Services, was more scathing in her review of the new program.

“The facts are very clear. The government is abandoning kids with ASD over the age of five,” the Hamilton Mountain MPP said during a recent press conference at Queen’s Park.

Taylor has since spearheaded a petition asking the government “to immediately ensure that all children currently on the waiting list for IBI therapy are grandfathered into the new program so they do not become a lost generation.”

While signatures continue to mount, Taylor’s office confirmed this week they have so far received petitions numbering “well into the hundreds.”

The Majers are among those helping to collect petition signatures on behalf of families, like theirs, devastated by the changes.

“It’s just like if you were on a list for a heart transplant or a lung transplant and you waited and waited, and just when you finally got close to the top of the list, they said ‘actually, now we’re going to only give transplants to people under the age of 30, because they have a better chance of living a longer life,’ You’d be pretty appalled and disgusted,” Majer said.

“It might not be life or death, but IBI is life-changing therapy and these kids have been waiting years and years for it. And now, it’s just being taken away.

It’s not fair and it’s not right – and we’re not going to stop fighting for it.”

On average, children

wait more than

2 years

Information courtesy: Ministry of Children and Youth Services

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The Dancers of Damelahamid will present, ‘Luu Hlotitxw: Spirit Transforming’, as part of the Indigenous Dance Double Bill being presented by Native Earth and DanceWorks April 21-23 at Aki Studio.

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Limited time lease offers available through Honda Financial Services Inc. (HFS), to qualieed retail customers on approved credit. Weekly payments include freight and PDI (ranges from $1,595 to $1,725 depending on model), EHF tires & llters ($22.25), A/C charge ($100), and OMVIC fee ($10). Taxes, licence, insurance and registration are extra. Representative weekly lease example: 2016 Civic LX Sedan 6MT (Model FC2E5GE) // 2016 CR-V LX 2WD (Model RM3H3GE1) // 2016 Accord LX Sedan 6MT (Model CR2E3GE) on a 60-month term with 260 weekly payments at 2.99% // 1.99% // 3.99% lease APR. Weekly payment is $56.79 // $71.77 // $72.60 w wiitthh $0 down or equivalent trade-in and $335 // $385 // $680 total lease incentive included. Down payments, $0 security deposit and rst weekly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $14,765.78 // $18,660.80 // $18,875.71. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. PPSA lien registration fee of $45.93 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.65, due at time of delivery are not included. For all offers: licence, insurance, other taxes (including HST) and excess wear and tear are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Offers only valid for Ontario residents at Ontario Honda Dealers. Dealer may lleeaassee for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Colour availability may vary by dealer. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. See your Ontario Honda Dealer or visit HondaOntario.com for full details. Based on Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) data re ecting sales between 1997 and December 2015. *None of the features described are intended to replace the driver’s responsibility to exercise due care while driving. Drivers should not use handheld devices or operate certain vehicle features unless it is safe and legal to do so. Some features have technological limitations. For additional feature information, limitations and restrictions, please visit www.honda.ca/disclaimers or refer to the vehicle’s owner’s manual. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of SIG Inc. Apple and Apple CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc. Android and Android Auto are trademarks of Google Inc.

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Karl Tucker April 2, 2016

Alan Gilson April 7, 2016

Elizabeth Semjenow April 12, 2016

Arthur Coulbeck April 2, 2016

Sohan Singh April 7, 2016

Erna Wyschka April 14, 2016

Ronald Stoddard April 3, 2016

Madeleine Badame April 7, 2016

Julia Dodgson April 16, 2016

Andrea Bucca April 4, 2016

Bernard Boudreau April 10, 2016

Michael Laffrade April 17, 2016

Gangdeep Singh April 4, 2016

Stefen Wisniewski April 11, 2016

Krzysztof Zabawa April 12, 2016

Making It Easier Since 1931

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opEn housE sat & sun 2-4pm @ 18 conifEr dr.

oPen house sat and sun 2-4PM

JOANNE GLUDISH

Paul nusca

Sales Representative

OFFICE

Sales Representative

416

Just

sPringbrook gardens

236-1871

91 MEadowvaLE dRivE Country Living In The City! * Stone *Top 1% in Canada Bungalow, South-Facing 41’ X 120’ Mature Lot On A Quiet Dead(Based on dollar volume sales per End Street * Open Concept Living/Dining/Kitchen * 3+1 Bedrooms, Royal LePage (2007-2015) 2 Baths * Enjoy The Sounds Of Rippling Water From The Mimico Creek Only A Few Meters Away * Walk To The Subway, Bloor Street, Starbucks, Parks * Minutes To Downtown, The Airport, Royal LePage Real Estate Golfing, Shopping, Queensway Theatre, Schools, Many Restaurants Services Ltd., Brokerage & Cafes * Perfect Project For Renovator/Builder $949,000

www.paulnusca.com

416 CELL 416

231-3000 PRimE EtoBicokE Location!

817-3747 15 WEStRoyaL Rd. Spacious 4+1 Bdrm Offers A Family Oriented

www.joannegludish.com *Top 1% in Canada for RLP Sales Representatives based on Gross Commission 2007–2015

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

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john & liz stevenson

Rita MooRe Sales Representative

416 236-1241

anotheR PRiMe noRseMan

The Johnson Team rita@johnson-team.com

Spacious raised bung on 50 ft lot. Over 2000 sq ft. 3 Bdrm 2 baths 2 fireplaces.

Double garage. Gorgeous hardwood floors throughout. Needs updating but great buy for location. Near all amenities.

42Mervyn.coM

Sales Representatives

233-8657

416 StevensonTeam.ca info@stevensonteam.ca

Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

$1,548,000 Fabulous executive 4 Br 4 bath home located in desirable Burnhamthorpe Gardens, close to parks, subway, GO station and excellent schools. Custom-built with luxury finishes and sophisticated touches. Lovely curb appeal and beautifully landscaped grounds. Outstanding gourmet kitchen with centre island, granite counters and high end stainless appliances. Separate breakfast area with walk-out to stone patio and garden. Main floor laundry with walk-out to garage. Hardwood floors. Dramatic vaulted ceilings.

Gorgeous millwork. Two gas fireplaces. Quality built-ins. This home checks off every box on your dream home list! 42 Mervyn Ave

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RITA MOORE Sales Representative

416 236-1241

PRIME NORSEMAN HEIGHTS

The Johnson Team rita@johnson-team.com

Charming bungalow on rare 60 x 183 ft lot.

Wow!!! 3 bdrms, 2 baths, in-law suite with separate entrance, attached garage & parking for 4. A must see!! Best deal in area!!!

simply WOW!!!

Sales Representative

3 The Green Pines. Totally New Renovation on One of Markland’s Exclusive Courts. Superb Design and Luxurious 416 Finishes. Large 2 storey, 5 bedrooms, master bedroom w/ www.cathygraham.co dressing room and 5 piece ensuite. Main level open concept living room, kitchen, family room and sun room. Gourmet kit boasts state of the art S/S appliances, quartz countertops, L shaped breakfast bar and so many extras Large Private Lot Re/Max Professionals (58 x148 ft) Lower Level with Rec Room, Music Room, Powder Inc., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated Room and Gym. This Home Has It All. Turn Key!!!

236-1241

open House satuRday & sunday 2-4 pm

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Rita mOORe Sales Representative

416 236-1241

WOW!!!

The Johnson Team rita@johnson-team.com

50 x 150 ft lot & walk to subway and to Six Points. Charming renovated bungalow in desirable neighbourhood!!

Detached garage. Live in as is, or so much potential to add on or build. A must to view!!

Broker ABR, ASA, I.R.E.S.

cell:

416

office:

416

453-7673 236-1241

rose@torontorose.com

Re/Max Professionals Inc., Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

Cathy Graham

Sales Representative

Broker

416 459-2007 Dir

Independently Owned and Operated

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344 Markland dr. Absolutely Beautiful! Wonderful Curb Appeal in The Heart Of Markland Wood!! 2 storey, 4 bedroom 416 family home. This home boasts new renovated kit with s/s www.cathygraham.co appliances, gleaming hrdwrd throughout, updated wshrm with heated floor. New Roof, newer windows, new furnace and finished lower level with 8 ft ceilings, large rec room, gym, wet bar, wshrm and custom built in shelves and wine bar Re/Max Professionals Exceptional yard and gardens is one of a kind!!! Fam room on main floor has walk out to huge entertaining deck!! Such Inc., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated Pride Of Ownership!

236-1241

candido faria, Hon. B.a.

240 scaRlett Road #1906

This gorgeous 1 Bedroom condo has stunning night time views and is in ready move-in condition. Ideal for either an empty Nester or Single Person** Undoubtedly Cheaper than Rent ** Please call for more details or private viewing. Offering for $299,000

www.thepropertyteam.com

Sold THinking of Selling or Buying

call me aT 416-459-2007 need more liSTingS! Wonderful Loft In The Heart Of Etobicoke. Steps To Movie Theater & Quick Access To Islington Subway W/Shops & Islington Village Nearby. Featuring Over 9 Ft Ceilings, Quartz Counter Tops, S/S Appls, Centre Island & Modern Cabinetry W/Fin Backsplash, Pride Of Ownership. Sw Corner Suite W/Abundant Light Thru-Out Rooms, Flr To Ceiling Windows & W/O To Terrace On Both Sides Of Unit. Outdoor Terr W/Bbq Natural Gas Hook Up. A Must See!!!

Open HOuSe Sat/Sun 1-4 pM

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Independently Owned and Operated

Thru-Out. 4+1 Bdrms; 3.5 Baths. Brilliant Lower Level Has Separate Entrance To An Independent Guest / Nanny Wing w/ 2nd Kitchen, 3-pc Bath & 5th Bdrm. Impressive And Thoughtfully Reno’d Recroom w/ Pot Lights, Upscale Laminate Flooring & Cozy Gas Fireplace.

Lovingly Maintained & Very Special! Put This One On Your List!

Re/Max Professionals Inc., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated MLS # W3468907.

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Cathy Graham

Open hOuse sat/sun 2-4 pm

RE/MAX Professionals Inc, Brokerage

www.martiphilp.com

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Open hOuse sat & sun 2-4 pm

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OPEN HOuSE SAT/SuN 2-4 PM

RE/MAX Professionals Inc, Brokerage

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RE/MAX Professionals Inc, Brokerage

Floorplan W/Main Floor Living/Dining, Oversized Eat-In Kitchen W/ Maple Cabinetry Over-Looking Covered Backyard Porch, Family Rm, Office/Bedrm & Garage Door Entrance! Master Offers Huge Walk-In Closet & Spa-Like 6Pc Ensuite! Fully Renovated Open Concept Lower W/2nd Kitchen, Huge Laundry Rm, Games/Exercise Rm & 2 Cantinas! Original Owner Was The Builder! Complete W/ Double Garage, Professional Landscaping & Conveniently Located Near All Amenities, Parks, Schools, Transit, Hwys! $1,079,900

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Sales Representative

416 236-1871 CELL 416 562-7124 OFFICE

31 MuLgRovE DR. Fully renovated, move-in ready, cozy and fresh 3 bedroom bungalow situated on a quiet street close to all amenities. Modern open concept living room/kitchen. Main bath w/ jacuzzi tub. Minutes to Hwys 427, 401, QEW, Sherway Gardens, Centennial Park. Upgrades incl: new roof (‘10), renovated bathrooms (‘15), new kitchen w/ quartz countertops, Royal LePage Real Estate new SS appliances, doors and hardwood floor throughout.

Services Ltd., Brokerage X-large basement/Laundry/Storage.

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www.riverhousecondos.ca 416.766.7343

MASTER BEDROOM 14’-2”

BEDROOM

The Belvedere - 2,002 sf.

*Please speak to Sales Representative for full details. Exclusive Listing Broker Milborne Real Estate Inc. Brokers Protected. Marketing Management by Anne Lambrou Living Visions Inc. Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. Promotions may be changed and/or cancelled at any time without notice. Illustrations are artist’s concept. E.&O.E.

open house sat & sun 2-4 pm

Condos Wanted

The Montgomery: 3085 Bloor St W approx 1300 sf, min 2 bdrm, prkg, locker.

Qualified Buyers ready to purchase their next home.

Kingsway on the Park: 1 Aberfoyle 2+1 bdrm, parking, locker, poss balc.

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ramiro braga Sales Representative

Barclay Terrace: 1300 & 1320 Islington 2+1 bdrm, balc, parking, locker.

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457-6009 236-1392

www.ramirobraga.com

DorisAnn Masnyk

416 520-5290

Birchwood Realty Inc. Brokerage

Broker of Record

NEIGHBOURHOOD REALTY, BROKERAGE Each office is independently owned and operated

Loft 204 - 525 Logan ave.

Rare Offering at Printer’s Row. Exquisite 3-Storey Executive Loft in Prime Riverdale. Recently Renovated, This Flexible Space Can Suit Any Lifestyle. Spacious 3rd Flr Master Suite w/ 2 Terraces Offers Clear Views of Downtown. Main Features Incl: Bleached Hardwood Floors,Gas Fireplace, S/S appliances, Miele Washer/Dryer, Underground Parking w/ Storage Locker & Bicycle Room.

Steps to The Danforth, Withrow Park & More. A Truly One of a Kind Space to Call Home!

OPEN HOUSE SAT, APRIL 23RD 2-4PM 47 RIDGEHILL DR, BRAMPTON

Directions: Main Street South To Elgin Street To McMurchy Avenue To Parkend Ave To Ridgehill Drive.

COVETED RIDGEHILL MANOR – EXQUISITE RAVINE ON A 85 FT WIDE LOT

$849,900

Royal LePage West Realty Group, Brokerage

Here it is, one of a kind, oversized sidesplit featuring a vaulted foyer w/ open staircase showcasing all levels/skylight. Huge, formal living/dining combo, bright, bow window & large bay window/built-in seat, gorgeous woodburning fireplace w/ colonial mantel/marble hearth. Eat-in kitchen/ built-in glass display cabinetry w/ drop down bar, breakfast bar/ walkout. Spacious family rm w/ triple door walkout to screened in glass top gazebo. 4 huge bedrms/full master ensuite. Prof finished rec rm/ reclaimed brick gas fireplace. Oversized dble garage, c/air, central vac, alarm, refinished strip hardwood. Park-like setting between neighbours & gentle slope ravine allows for winter sports/jogging/nature viewing.

Truly one of a kind location. Call me today or see you at the open house!

LOUIS CAMARA

Sales Representative

905-450-8300

MILLENNIUM INC., BROKERAGE Independently Owned & Operated

“Service is our Motto” Tina Klein Stanley, Broker

www.tinaklein.com • 416 743-3832

68 Armadale Avenue

rexdale real estate

Thought I would give you the latest figures. Have also included 2011 Average Price. We’re climbing very fast. No doubt this is very much a Seller’s market. If you’ve been thinking of buying or selling, give me a call. You can always reach me at 416-743-3832.

Keep Smiling!

Tina

P.S. Need a notepad? Give me a call!

sales from Jan 1, 2016 - March 31, 2016 type

a.P. 2011

# of solds 2016

average Price

lowest Price

Highest Price $601,000

Detached 1.5 Storey * No Garage

$336,333

6

$564,783

$533,000

Detached 1.5 Storey *with Garage

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Detached 2 Storey * No Garage

$260,200

2

$475,000

$445,000

$505,00

Detached 2 Storey * Garage

$396,957

19

$613,034

$476,000

$819,000

Detached Bungalow * no Garage

$345,667

7

$551,286

$495,000

$581,000

Detached Bungalow with Garage

$386,138

39

$597,430

$512,500

$763,000

Detached 3 Lvl Back/Side split * Carport

$356,333

6

$575,000

$535,500

$600,500

Semi-Detached Bungalow/Backsplit/2 Storey

$332,000

5

$486,000

$435,000

$530,000

Townhouse

$169,370

2

$508,750

$509,000

$519,000

**Source: Toronto Real Estate Board

$147,700 Investors Dream! Buyer Must Assume The Tenant (Great Tenant) Has Lease Until March 2017. Property Carries For It Self. Recently Renovated Kitchen (2015), New Appliances, Parquet Floors, Well Maintained 3 Bedroom Apartment With 1 1/2 Bathrooms. Parquet floors, The Master Has A 2 Pce And A Walk-In Closet. This Is A Great Investment! For further details check my web site: www.tinklein.com

$569,900 STUNNING! Loaded with Extras is this 3 Bedroom Backsplit backing onto the creek. Gas Fireplace in the Living Room, L-shaped Living/Dining Room, warm Oak Hardwood floors, You’ll love the Renovated Eat-in Maple Kitchen with ceramic tiles, the basement has a separate entrance and a studio apartment ideal for the student in the family complete with their own washroom and Kitchen/Laundry Room. For the handyman in the family the shed has electricity.

For A Picture Tour visit: www.tinaklein.com

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DATE: April 30th, 2016 TIME: 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Royal Canadian Legion #286 11 Irwin Road Etobicoke, Ontario

Please call us today for a Free Evaluation of Your Home

416.262.6061

sidorovainwood.com info@sidorovainwood.com

OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 2-4PM

104 Martin Grove Rd/ South of Burnhamthorpe.

Builders-Designers own home. $1,749,000 Spectacular new over 3500 Sq Ft of living space. The best Craftsmanship & materials. Over $300,000 in Upgrades. 10ft ceilings. 200 pot lights.

Designer American Dark Walnut kitchen w/ quartz counters comb Fam rm & w/o stone patio & private yard.

Chic Master w/ Spa- 5 pc ensuite. Roberto Cavali mrbl tiles, white ash hardwood fl. Basement theatre rm and huge rec rm w/o patio. Very quiet street near parks & schools. More info www.SidorovaInwood.com

SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC., BROKERAGE

Scams targeting older persons are now called: “The Greatest Crime in the 21st Century!”

Guest Speaker

Truly an Exceptional & Extraordinarily Fabulous Home!

Rare Opportunity in Swansea Village! Signature Property, Admired & Desired by Many! Fully Renovated Main Floor, Consisting of Formal Living & Dining Rooms, Chef’s Kitchen & Family Room, 2 Pc Powder Rm & Laundry* 2 Generous Bdrms w/Custom Closet Storage* Professionally Finished Bsmt Rec Rm, Office, Spa Bath* Mature Gardens, Private Patio & Deck for Al Fresco Dining & Entertaining* Private Drive/Garage* 2 mins to Bloor Shops/Subway *Offered at $1,499,000

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED. *NOT INTENDED TO SOLICIT BUYERS AND SELLERS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH A BROKER

Frauds and Scams Against Seniors Reduce the risk.

Reduce the opportunity.

P.S. If you’re not a Senior yet, but would like to attend and be a Senior for 1 1/2 hrs. That is okay. I won’t be checking driver’s Licenses.

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PERFECT match!

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Frank Leo

Guaranteed OPULENT KINGSWAY RESIDENCE

Backing Onto Humber River, Premium 350 Ft. Lot, Landscaped Resort Like Oasis, Inground Pool, Cabana, Patio, Amazing Views, Stately Renovated 5 Bedroom 2 Storey, 6 Bathrooms, Exudes Charm, Character & Luxury. Crown Mouldings, Heated Floors, Formal Dining Room, Gourmet Kitchen, Finished Bsmt, Nanny Suite, Master Bedroom Retreat, Walkout to Spectacular Balcony, Elegance Personified, Steps to Amenities & Subway! $3,399,800

BRokER

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KING CITY RETREAT!!

Beautiful Custom-Built Chalet-Style Bungalow Situated On A Spectacular 1.7+ Acre Ravine Lot with Tranquil Nature-Filled Surroundings. Soaring 18’ Ceilings And Open Concept Layout Perfect For Year-Round Entertaining. Wrap-Around Deck With Incredible Ravine View. Spacious Master Bedroom Retreat. Separate In-Law Suite. Amazing Opportunity To Own A Piece Of Nature only $1,295,000!

PRESTIGIOUS PRIME OLDE KINGSWAY

Private Oasis Nestled in High Demand Neighbourhood, Old World Charm + Modern Accents, 4+1 Bdrm 2 Storey, Formal Dining Room, Modern Kitchen, Open Concept Living Room, Walkout to Large Landscaped Lot, Cedar Deck, Pond, Finished Basement, Fabulous Opportunity! $1,249,900!

Luxury Custom-Built Home Located On Quiet Cul-De-Sac! Stunning 4 Bed, 5 Bath Open Concept Layout W/ Features That Include High Ceilings Throughout, Superior Finishes, Amazing Gourmet Kitchen W/Viking Appliances, Natural Stone Flooring, Large Master Bedroom W/ Spa-Like Ensuite, Finished Basement W/ Heated Flooring & Walkout, And Much More. No Expense Spared! Only $1,999,900

STUNNING DOWNSVIEW 2 STOREY Huge 3,000 Sq Ft 4 Bdrm with Fabulous Curb Appeal on a 50 Ft Lot, Gourmet Kitchen with Granite, Master with 6 pce Ensuite, Professionally Finished Bsmt with Potential 3 Bdrm Apt, Large Family Room, Coffered Ceilings, Butler’s Stairs, Landscaped Backyard, Close to 401/Yorkdale Mall! $1,149,000!

SPECTACULAR RENOVATED HOME

Gorgeous Curb Appeal, Stone Exterior and Situated on Prime 50 x 150 Ft Lot in Prime Location & Neighbourhood, Open Concept Layout, Custom Kitchen, Granite Countertop, S/S Appliances, Gleaming Hardwood Floor, Separate Entrance to Bsmt, Ideal for Entertaining & In-Law Suite, New Luxury Bathrooms, Professionally Landscaped, Close to All Amenities, Simply Must be Seen! Only $999,900!

HIGH PARK DUPLEX Prime Location, Gorgeous Victorian 3+1 Bedroom 3 Storey, Separate Entrances, 2 Hydro Meters, 2 Sundecks, Balcony, Thousands in Upgrades and Updates, Private Drive, Fabulous Opportunity, Close to All Amenities! $999,900

STUNNING RAVINE LOT!!

Absolutely Beautiful 3 + 1 Bedroom Custom Bungalow Situated On Premium Ravine Lot!! Upscale Neighbourhood Surrounded By Million-Dollar Homes, Spacious And Bright, Features 9’ Ceilings, Crown Moulding, Rich Kitchen Cabinetry W/Granite Counters, Large Master Bedroom W/6 Pc Ensuite.

Professionally Finished Basement W/ Full Kitchen & Separate Entrance. Oversized 3-Car garage. Too Many Upgrades To LIst! Amazing Property – Don’t Miss Out!! $849,000!

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CORSO ITALIA DETACHED!

Fantastic 4 Bedroom Located Just Steps To St Clair. Large And Very Well Maintained 2-Storey, 3-Unit Home, Currently An Income Property. Can Be Easily Converted To A Single Family Home W/ Additional Income Potential. Finished Basement Apartment W/Separate Entrance, 2-Car Garage, And Much More! Located Close To Shops, Cafes, Transit & All Amenities. Must Be Seen, Only $799,900!

YORK UNIVERSITY VILLAGE!!

Amazing Investment Opportunity!! Large & Well Maintained 3-Storey, 7 Room Turn-Key Residence Includes Common Area Kitchen And Family Room, Laundry Area, W/O To 3rd Floor Patio/Deck, 2-Car Garage, Ample Storage Space. Located Steps To University & All Facilities. Easy To Rent & Maintain - Only $799,900!!

BRAND NEW 2 STOREY

Gorgeous 4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom with Thousands in Upgrades, Never Lived In, Gourmet Kitchen, Granite Countertop, Centre Island, Open Concept Layout, Spacious Living Room, Hardwood Floor, Formal Dining Room, Double Door Entry, Large Foyer, Laundry on 2nd Floor, Master Bedroom Retreat, W/I Closet, 5 Pc Ensuite, Situated on 49 Ft Lot! SOLD IN 1 WEEK FOR 100% OF ASKING!

CABBAGETOWN LANDMARK

Totally Renovated Detached Toronto Home. Bright & Sunlit Architectural Masterpiece will Amaze You! 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Tempered Glass, 3 Balconies, Granite Floor, Custom Kitchen with B/I Appliances, Spacious & Open Concept with Approx. 1,000 Sq. Ft. of Living Space!, Sauna, Finished Basement, Beautiful Deck + Garden, One of a Kind! Simply Must be Seen! Only $699,900!

UNIONVILLE – WARDEN & MAJOR MACK

Brand New Sub Penthouse 1+1 Bdrm Suite in Luxurious Resort Style Boutique Championship Golf Course Community, Thousands in Quality Upgrades, 2 Parking Spaces, Locker, 2 Year Free Maintenance Fee Plus 1 Year Individual Membership to Angus Academy, Southwest Exposure, Set Amidst Million Dollar Homes, 20,000 Sq Ft of Outdoor Amenity Space! Brand New! Only $688,800!

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Detached 4+2 Bdrm Situated on Premium Pie Shaped Lot on Quiet Court Location, 4 Separate Entrances, Open Concept Living & Dining Room, Large Kitchen, W/O Balcony, Separate In-Law Suite, Totally Finished, Ideal for Large or Extended Family, Steps to Hospital + Close to All Amenities! Amazing Value! Only $599,900!

Detached 3+2 Bdrm, Steel Roof, Rare Main Floor Family Room, Separate Side Entrance to Finished Bsmt Ideal for Entertaining or Possible In-Law Suite, Fabulous Neighbourhood + Location, Super Value!

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ENORMOUS 5 LEVEL BACKSPLIT Situated on Premium 50 Ft Lot on Quiet Court, 4 Bedroom, Spacious Kitchen, W/O to Balcony, Open Concept Family Room, Huge Rec Room, Wet Bar, Needs TLC, Double Garage, Interlock Driveway, Amazing Value!

SOLD IN 1 WEEK FOR 132% OF ASKING!!

STORE WITH 2 BDRM APT Rare Opportunity for End User or Investor to get a Vacant Store & Large Renovated 2 Bdrm Apt on 2nd Floor! Potential Apt in Basement!

Vibrant Community next to Corso Italia on St. Clair! Super Value! Only $525,000!

GORGEOUS LOW RISE CONDO

YONGE/SUNSET BEACH Amazing Opportunity, Architectural Design, 2 Storey 3+1 Bdrm, Situated on Cul de Sac, Deeded Access to the Lake, Gorgeous Wood, 4 Bathrooms, Enclosed Sunroom, One of a Kind, Amazing Value! Simply Must be Seen! Only $499,900!

SOLD IN 1 WEEK FOR 105% OF ASKING!

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Church Rummage Sale WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthias Anglican Church, 1428 Royal York Rd. CONTACT: 416-2444211 COST: $20 space for vendors Featuring: gently used household items, toys, art, jewelry, fine goods, books. New vendors are welcome.

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Let There Be Music Concert WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Salvation Army Temple, 2152 Kipling Ave. CONTACT: Faye Leaper, leaperfa@ planeteer.com COST: $10 in advance; $15 at door This Community Choir will be performing its Springtime Serenade concert. Directors are Susan Chopp and Dave Parsons, pianist is Eric Medhurst.

Spring Craft Event WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Royal York Road United Church, 851 Royal York Rd. CONTACT: Lansancon@bell.net COST: Free Spring craft event featuring more than 40 vendors offering handcrafted items, and bake sale and snack bar.

Spring Luncheon & Crafters Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Mimico Presbyterian Church, 119 Mimico Ave. CONTACT: Barb Wallace, blwallac@live.ca COST: Free These crafters will have all your Mother’s Day gifts ready. After you have shopped, rest in the lunch room.

Space for crafters is still available.

Mimico Waterfront Clean-Up WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Amos Waites Park, 2445 Lakeshore Blvd. W. CONTACT: Deborah Lee, deborah.r.lee@gmail. com COST: Free Meet at Mimico Square in Amos Waites Park.

40th Anniversary St. Maurice Catholic School WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. Maurice Catholic School, 45 Kingsview Blvd. CONTACT: 416-393-5379 COST: Free Alumni, former staff and friends are invited to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of St. Maurice Catholic School.

Mass will begin at 11 a.m. at the school, followed by a barbeque and open house starting at noon.

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Afternoon Tea WHEN: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Bloordale United Church, 4258 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Nancy, 416-6205377, sueprentice@stavreff.com COST: $15 Afternoon Tea with finger sandwiches and sweets.

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Movie Time at The Church WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: The Church of Christ the King, 475 Rathburn Rd. CONTACT: 416-6213630, info@christthekingetobicoke. ca COST: Free Church presents “God’s Not Dead” at 7 p.m. in The Lounge.

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Tibetan Medicine WHEN: 12:30 to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. James United Church, 400 Burnhamthorpe Rd. CONTACT: Coral Prebble, 416-622-4113, ext. 2, cprebble@rogers.com COST: Freewill Donation Emchi Shakya Dorje, a qualified Tibetan medical physician and pharmacist, will introduce the philosophy and approach of this medicine.

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How to Stage Home for Resale WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Eatonville Library, 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-5270, eaprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Learn how to properly stage your home for resale to maximize your return on investment. Call to register.

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Protecting Your Estate WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416-3945247, tbuhrows@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free David Duong, CPA, discusses options to reduce income taxes and estate costs. Topics: biggest financial mistakes by retirees, how to reduce taxes on your retirement, how to eliminate the estate tax trap. Drop-in program.

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Etobicoke Lawn Bowling Club WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Etobicoke Lawn Bowling Clubhouse, 1313 Islington Ave. CONTACT: Derek Peacock, 416-231-5080 COST: Free Visit the pen house to hear about lawn bowling, how it’s played and also the social side.

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StartUp Weekend Toronto - Youth Edition WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy, 15 Trehorne Dr. CONTACT: Rizwana Jafri, 416-394-7750, ext. 20010, torontoyouth@startupweekend.org COST: Free This is a great event for youth to learn more about business and entrepreneurship by coming together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch lean startups.

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The Ormsby/Franceschini Estate is a rare surviving example of a large family compound on the shore of Lake Ontario in Mimico. It is on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, opposite Vimy Ridge Parkette.

Albert Ormsby was the ow n e r o f A . B. O r m s by Limited, metal fabricators.

His wife Sarah was a leader in both the temperance and women’s suffrage movements.

In 1903, they bought land on the lake and by 1910 had erected a grand manor house they named “Ormscliffe”.

D e s i g n e d by a rc h i t e c t Frederick H. Herbert as a large-scale California-style bungalow, Construction magazine described it as “one of the more interesting houses of recent erection.” The Ormsbys soon engaged the noted landscape architecture firm, Dunington-Grubb, to design gardens that ran south from the house to the lake.

After Albert retired, the Ormsbys sold the house in 1925 and moved to California

denise harris history corner where Albert founded a fruit distribution business.

The property was purchased by James and Anna Franceschini, who renamed the estate “Myrtle Villa” after their only child.

Born in Italy, James had arrived in Canada in 1905 at age 15 with nothing, and went on to found Dufferin Construction. James had the house remodeled into an Italianate style, added a house for his brother Leonard, and built row housing for staff. He bought more land to the west and constructed an equestrian centre for his prized Hackney horses.

In 1940, even though his company was building minesweepers for the Canadian Navy, James was arrested on suspicion of engaging in “Fascist activities.” After a year in an internment camp, he was released so he could receive medical treatment.

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determined his complete innocence.

Now in ill health and semiretired, James moved into a new home he built at Mount Tremblant.

Myrtle Villa was sold in 1959 to Amedeo and Lawrence Longo, brothers who developed the Amedeo Garden Court Apartments on the property. They retained and repurposed most of the existing buildings and garden features, while new apartments were constructed in the open spaces among the estate buildings.

In 2013, fearful that the demand for high rise condominium development in that area was increasing, local residents and heritage groups were successful at having all of the original estate buildings (a total of 11 addresses) and the garden protected by a heritage designation bylaw.

Denise Harris is the Heritage Officer of the Etobicoke Historical Society. Her column appears every second Thursday. Reach her at denise. harris@sympatico.ca

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Building collapse could delay LRT three reasons to love A construction accident this week in Forest Hill could have repercussions for the completion of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The light rail project is delayed to 2021. Now, there’s a possibility Monday’s collapse of a front-facing wall where a secondary entrance is under construction for an LRT station at Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue West, could mean even further delays. An investigation by the Ministry of Labour could require a suspension of work, which could delay the project.

Avenue Road, the first such cycle-first infrastructure for the street.

City staff has suggested a range of options for the $500,000 project, from bollards to simple painted lanes. If the PWIC committee approves the plan at its meeting April 25, city staff would likely report back on the lanes’ effectiveness in the latter half of 2017.

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The city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (PWIC) is expected to approve a pilot project to establish lanes from Shaw Street to

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METROLINX HOSTS DAVENPORT MEETING It will likely be another charged atmosphere next week when Metrolinx hosts a public meeting for the Davenport Diamond train bridge.

The provincial planning agency is completing an Environmental Assessment for the project.

The meeting takes place Wednesday, April 27 at St. Sebastian Elementary School, 717 Brock Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Weekend gets youth to be entrepreneurs Students from grades 7 to 12 interested in learning more about entrepreneurship are invited to the Youth Edition of Startup Weekend Toronto later this month.

Hosted by Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy in Etobicoke, the event will run from April 29 to May 1.

The goal of Startup Weekend Toronto - Youth Edition is to empower and encourage future generations of aspiring entrepreneurs to come together as a creative

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“I was able to meet some of the most motivated, ambitious and inspiring young adults that later became my best friends,” said Hillary Chan, one of the youngest attendees at last year’s event.

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