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Some of Ontario’s top innovators and creative minds are invited to weigh in with solutions to problems facing Ontario, with leading thinkers as determined by a panel of judges earning the Lieutenant Governor’s Visionaries Prize. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell and the Walrus Foundation announced the competition on Jan. 6, and those 18 years of age and over are urged to suggest ideas to tackle problems regarding governance, environmen-
tal stewardship, social cohesion, reconciliation, inclusive prosperity, and scientific and technological innovation. The Visionaries Prize competition is being supported by the provincial government through its Ontario150 program, an offshoot of Canada’s sesquicentennial. Submissions should take a long-range look at improving the lives of Ontarians over the next 150 years by tackling some of the deepest challenges the province faces. "Disruptive technolo-
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Fundraiser shines light on the elderly Learn more about the increasing number of senior women seeking refuge from abuse in women’s shelters, and support Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter. Canadian Federation of University Women, Etobicoke hosts a Valentine’s
Stop the Violence fundraising breakfast on Monday, Feb. 6 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Canadiana Restaurant in Six Points Plaza, 5230 Dundas St. W., near Kipling Avenue. Lawyer Judith Wahl with Advocacy for the El-
derly is the keynote speaker. Tickets are $30, and available on Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/2fkA7rQ Tickets include a full buffet breakfast, which opens at 8 a.m. Keynote Wahl speaks from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
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TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com A 7.5 metre, solid granite cenotaph in search of a new home in New Toronto is a sign of the times for the Royal Canadian Legion. The massive monument, donated by the community, has stood in remembrance of lives lost in front of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3 on Eighth Street since 1983. Recently, branch 3 closed its doors, the latest victim of declining legion membership. It merged with Branch 210 on Jutland Road, but there is no space to accommodate the memorial. "It’s going to be very costly to move, it’s huge," said Bill Bouchard, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3. "I’ve met with both Councillor Mark Grimes and EtobicokeLakeshore MPP James Maloney and we’re working on it together to find a suitable place to put it in the area where the public can access it without it blocking a major artery." For three-plus decades, veterans, legionnaires and members of the public have gathered annually at the large cenotaph to remember Canadians fallen in war on the Sunday before Remembrance Day, and on Nov. 11. Today, there are fewer than 200 members at each of the legion branches, Bouchard said. "Legions at one time had 1,000, 1,500 members. Now, a lot of legions are down to
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Bill Bouchard, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3, stands before the legion’s 25-foot-tall granite cenotaph. Legion Branch 3 is merging with Legion Branch 210 due to dwindling membership. a couple hundred members," Bouchard said. "Older vets die and younger people don’t want to join. Membership is declining." A deal with a developer to purchase Branch 3 and pay to move the memorial fell through, Maloney and Grimes said. "The best thing would be if the property actually sold and the developer agreed to pay to relocate the cenotaph," Maloney said. "I think a spot along the lakeshore would be fantas-
tic. It would be not only accessible, but a visible reminder for people." Meanwhile, city parks staff is investigating suitable, publicly accessible locations for the monument. "It’s very important to keep this cenotaph in New Toronto," Grimes said. "Long Branch has their cenotaph; Mimico has theirs. We’re looking for a permanent home for the monument, which memorializes the great men and women of New Toronto who sacrificed their lives."
The Rotary Club of Toronto West will recognize Canada’s first female astronaut with its Lifetime Achievement Award next month. Dr. Roberta Bondar will receive the honour in person at the Etobicoke-based Rotary club’s 18th Annual Youth Impact Awards Gala at The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Road, on Friday, Jan. 27. "Her intense love of learning and sharing, so deeply ingrained from her youth, and her ongoing commitment to rejuvenate and strengthen society, has positively impacted generations of Canadians," Rotary organizers said in a statement, noting that Bondar is being recognized for her accomplishments in the fields of space medicine, fine art photography, environment education and volunteerism. "She is a continuous role model for youth and is truly one of Canada’s great heroes." Bondar, who spent more than a decade as NASA’s head of space medicine, became the first neurologist in space when she joined the space shuttle Discovery mission in January 1992. The Rotary Lifetime
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Former astronaut and former Trent University chancellor Roberta Bondar spoke at the closing of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough’s philanthropy forum on Wednesday night Achievement Award is just the latest of the honours Bondar has received over the course of her illustrious career, including the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario and the NASA Space Medal, as well as more than 22 honorary degrees and induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. More than 250 guests are expected to be on hand at The Old Mill on Jan. 27 when Bondar, as well as five other honorees, are recognized at this year’s Youth Impact Awards. Every year, the annual gala sees the Rotary Club of Toronto West recognize individuals in the following categories who have made a significant impact in the community and around the world to "Ignite the Potential in Youth": individual under 18; individual under 25; individual award;
business award; and community service. Event Chair Brian Spencer said the annual gala also acts as the Rotary Club of Toronto West’s main fundraiser, with proceeds from this year’s event benefiting the Roberta Bondar Foundation, as well as the club’s local and international youth initiatives. "Our primary objective is to support youth at risk, both globally and within Canada in our own local communities," Spencer said, encouraging Etobicoke residents to attend the gala. "It’s always a fun event. A person can have a nice, enjoyable evening knowing the proceeds of the gala go to helping youth in the community. We’re a notfor-profit organization and what we earn goes back into the community at large." The 18th Annual Youth Impact Awards Gala evening will kick off on Friday, Jan. 27 with the opening of the silent auction at 5:30 p.m. The evening will also include dinner at 7 p.m. sharp, a special talk by Bondar, music, raffle draws for five theme baskets stuffed with gifts, and the inspiring stories of each award recipient. Single tickets, which include dinner with wine, are $175 each and can be purchased by getting in touch with any member of The Rotary Club of West Toronto, or by contacting Bryan Pett at bryan.pett@bell.net Sponsorships are also available by emailing club treasurer David Crack at dcrack@sympatico.ca For more information, go to www.rotarytorontowest.com
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Toronto police reform ushered in with hope, skepticism The City of Toronto is preparing for some substantial changes on a number of fronts. Budget consultations are underway and residents are signing up by the dozen to appeal to decision-makers to maintain funding for programming. Toronto Council is considering some new revenue tools to provide some of that funding, with road tolls, a hotel tax and very possibly more in place. And then there’s policing. Change has been very slow to manifest itself within the ranks of the Toronto Police Service (TPS). There is indication that some is on the way. In an interview with crime reporter Andrew Palamarchuk this week, Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders outlines what some of those changes will look like: removing crossing guard responsibilities from TPS and amalgamating various police divisions among them. A report on modernizing the force is finally bringing about the change we’ve wanted to see for a long time from police who have a reputation for heel dragging when it comes to reform and economy. The chief describes this change as "exponential" on the one hand. On the other, he makes it clear that it won’t happen overnight. Forgive us for wishing that it would. It would have been nice, for instance, to see the controversial carding policy change more quickly. Changes have finally come into effect, on Jan. 1. Information from past carding interactions – targeting a group consisting disproportionately of young black men – will now be more difficult to access. Critics arguing that the information should simply be deleted are persuasive. It’s been slow going on this issue – under both Saunders and his predecessor Bill Blair. The Toronto Police Services Board, headed by Mayor John Tory, hasn’t done much to accelerate matters. Will Toronto’s police service be any quicker to implement the "exponential change" that Saunders insists is coming? It’s tough not to be skeptical, but it would be unduly cynical not to be hopeful. We are in a time of change in the governance of our city. Money is tight. Our leaders have made expensive choices to spend what we’ve got in areas other than policing. Toronto’s police service will have to adapt to that change, and it’s got a blueprint as to how to do so. It remains to be seen whether its leadership is also seized by the urgency. We hope that it is.
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MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto bit unhealthy, the men admit; but so is fast food, alcohol, and car exhaust. "You smell air, you get harm," Hamarneh argues. There are bars, marijuana dispensaries, and doughnut shops aplenty in Toronto. Fallah says that’s fine. "If a person is an adult, they can do what they want." Before the ban, the city’s health department report-
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in part because shark fins had an "adverse impact" on Torontonians’ health. While the worldwide loss of sharks is catastrophic, a judge in decided in 2012 that it wasn’t a municipal issue and threw the ban out. He noted people appealing the fin ban argued it was "a gratuitous insult to the dignity of the Chinese community," since the city hadn’t banned "any other food or clothing products enjoyed by any other ethnic groups." Dozens of Toronto businesses now hope for a similar reprieve. Edges of Toronto is a column about how people see life in Toronto differently, depending on where they live. Reach Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com
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The Long Branch Hotel had ’speaking tubes’ in every room DENISE HARRIS denise.harris@sympatico.ca When we think of summer resorts in Ontario today, we might contemplate Muskoka, Haliburton, or Algonquin Park. But in the late 1800s, people from Toronto thought of Long Branch in Etobicoke. In 1883, James and Martha Eastwood sold an estimated 64 acres (26 hectares) of land south of Lakeshore Road (now Lake Shore Blvd. W.) and centred on Long Branch Avenue, to a consortium that planned to subdivide it into 250 villa lots where the well-off could build summer cottages. In 1886, Thomas J. Wilkie, who
had held leadership positions with the YMCA in Toronto and Brooklyn, was hired to bring the plan to fruition, assisted by his brother John. This project was named "Long Branch Park" after New Jersey’s famous seaside resort. Soon the entire area was known as "Long Branch". The first lot was sold in 1886 to Richard and Amy Ough. Richard was an architect who designed many cottages in the park, including his own which still stands at 262 Lake Prom. By 1887, 20 lots had been sold and the Long Branch Hotel had been erected with Japanesestyle balconies and pagodalike towers, electricity, speaking tubes in every room, and a private telephone line to Toronto. The site was surrounded by a high fence and the entrance gate at Long Branch Ave. was always guarded. Alcoholic bever-
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Sketch of Long Branch Hotel by Cliff Simon, published in A Souvenir of Long Branch 1889. ages were prohibited at all times, and vehicles were banned on Sundays. The park had an open pavilion for church services and
events, a second pavilion where 300 could dine outdoors, a gymnasium, a water slide, a fountain courtyard, and facilities for
swimming, boating, lawn bowling, tennis, croquet, baseball and lacrosse. A long wharf was built to provide dockage for the steamers that offered commuter service to and from Toronto, six days a week. By 1895, streetcars were bringing visitors, and soon after people were arriving in their own cars. Between 1910 and 1920, other developers purchased the land south of Lakeshore Rd. from 23rd Street to Etobicoke Creek, as well as the land north of Lakeshore Rd. between 23rd and 30th Streets. They opened seven more subdivisions, many of which took on the cottagelike feel of Long Branch Park. Long Branch flourished until the 1930s, and then began to decline. Larger cottages were winterized and became yearround homes. The opening of the QEW in 1939 reduced the traffic along
Lakeshore Road. Following severe flooding during hurricane Hazel in 1954, 160 homes on the Etobicoke Creek flood plain were demolished. The once elegant Long Branch Hotel became a rooming house and burned down in 1958. To encourage business, bylaws were changed to allow multi-family dwellings, but many lovely cottages with their elegant trees were demolished and replaced by duplexes. Today, many residents are fighting a new batch of developers who wish to demolish old cottages and replace them with taller semi-detached homes that are changing the character of the neighbourhood irrevocably.
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Denise Harris is the Historian for the Etobicoke Historical Society. Her column appears every second Thursday. Reach her at denise.harris@sympatico.ca.
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’Exponential change’ coming to Toronto Police Service Chief Mark Saunders says ’community-centric’ policing is his mandate moving forward ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s top cop wants to offload non-core police services like the city’s 600 school crossing guards in a year that is expected to see "exponential change" on the force. Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders said crossing guards shouldn’t be a police issue. "Why are we one of the only police agencies in North America looking after this?" he said in an interview with Metroland Media Toronto. "We have a tremendous amount of schools across the city and getting these boys and girls across the road is important. We’re aware of that, but there are other entities that should be, and could be doing this." Not only are police in charge of crossing guards, officers often fill in for them when the guards are away. "It’s 35 times a day, give or take," Saunders said. Police are also analyzing the types of calls they respond to. "We, on average, go to about two-million calls a year," Saunders said. In 2016, police responded to more calls than the previous year though fewer calls were for an emergency. "We had more of these calls that, to be quite honest, the police might not have been the best resource to go to, so we want to prioritize to see what calls the police should be going to and what shouldn’t we be going to," Saunders said. "Through analytics, we’re going to figure out what those calls are going to look like that we’re not going to. We will be
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Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders ties a ribbon on an ambulance at the 2016 launch of MADD Toronto’s Project Red Ribbon Campaign at police headquarters Nov. 7. Saunders says 2017 will see police implementing the recommendations on modernizing the force. embedding members of city hall to work with us to develop a more robust 311 program as well as also utilizing their bylaw officers and any other assets that they can bring to the table so that they will have a more active response." Saunders said his officers spent "over 3,100 reported hours" on the crossing guard file. "The taxpayers look at that and say is that the most effective and efficient way of using highly trained police officers?" But Scarborough-Rouge River Councillor Chin Lee, who is vicechair of the police services board, said city studies have indicated that it’ll be more expensive if the city looks after crossing guards as well as beach life guards, who
Crimes do not happen in police stations. Officers will spend more time out on the road. – Chief Mark Saunders are also employed by police. "The hourly rates for the programs at the city are higher," he said, suggesting the crossing guards should be offloaded to the school boards because "they are more familiar with the schools than we are." Saunders said 2017 will see "exponential change" as police
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begin implementing the recommendations of the final report by the Transformation Task Force on modernizing the force. The final report goes to the police services board Jan. 26. An interim report was released in June followed by public consultations across the city. "Over the next year, you will see us starting to roll out more officers on foot," Saunders said. "The final report will also speak to timelines with some of the initiatives...Every three months, I have to report to my board to say that this report isn’t just a report that is sitting on my shelf; it’s a report that is actually being executed. The public had asked for that, and I will deliver."
The implementation of the recommendations will be made over three years and is expected to save $100 million. "The savings will be coming from the reduction in the number of officers," Lee said. "The final target after these three years would be 4,700 uniform officers. Now, it’s about 5,200." Merging police stations are also in the plans. Saunders said officers typically record their encounters in their memo books and then input the information into a computer at the station. "But our business process is going to be more virtual," he said, adding a component of that could involve e-memo books so officers wouldn’t have to go to stations to input their encounters but do it "right where they are." In that way, stations would become less important. "Crimes do not happen in police stations. Officers will spend more time out on the road," Saunders said. "One of the things we heard at all of the community consultations was they wanted more of a community-centric approach to policing, so we’re going to be policing the neighbourhoods by having more officers on the beat." Lee suggested more stations don’t necessarily mean better policing. He stressed many of the new initiatives will be implemented over three years "so don’t expect things to change overnight." According to Toronto police statistics, shooting occurrences in 2016 were up 41 per cent over the previous year while the number of shooting victims increased by 34 per cent. Saunders said the problem isn’t unique to Toronto. "The answer is not just about enforcement," he added. "It’s about government working with the police to invest in those neighbourhoods that are in need of resources and that are in need of guidance, and I think that is the starting point to success."
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Mimico resident gets Mayor Tory’s ear on ML Ready Mix Mayor’s policy adviser learns community’s concerns about concrete plant TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Some Mimico residents who have fought a neighbouring concrete plant for a decade took a victory lap, of sorts, at Mayor John Tory’s annual winter skating party Sunday in south Etobicoke. Residents had planned to protest Tory’s party at Colonel Samuel Smith Park’s outdoor skating trail. Instead, Tory granted resident Dan Irwin a longsought face-to-face for 10 minutes to discuss the issue. "Mayor Tory asked me a lot of questions," Irwin said of the brief meeting about ML Ready Mix’s operations. Irwin has lived across the street since 1985. "Somebody has got to put a stop to it. If the (planned) protest accom-
plished anything, it piqued Mayor Tory’s interest, and that’s good. If not, at least we tried." On Monday, Irwin met at his home with the mayor’s policy adviser to hear his concerns. Tory’s staffer will then brief the mayor on the long-standing issues between the community and the company. The ML Ready Mix facility is on the south side of Judson Street near the Mimico GO Train station, across from a park, a seniors’ residence and adjacent houses. The pitched battle between company officials and neighbouring residents began in 2007 when the concrete facility began operating. Ministry of the Environment officials have said they learned of the operation the following year. Company officials bought the property in 2002. Initially, it operated as a lumber yard. Irwin and other neighbouring residents complained for years to the city and the Ontario ministry about the frequency and hours of trucks rumbling
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Dan Irwin, and some of his neighbours, have been fighting for a decade to have ML Ready Mix moved out of their neighbourhood amid complaints of truck traffic, noise and dust from the facility directly across the street from his home. in and out of the facility, and about the accompanying dust and its health impacts. ML Ready Mix operated without ministry environmental approvals until
2013, which further exacerbated tensions between company officials and residents. "We’re willing to work things out, to be a good corporate citizen," Rene Silva,
ML’s technical controller, said in a 2013 interview. "We want to address the community’s concerns, to address them as much as possible. A solution to most, if not all, of their con-
cerns is very attainable. "But if people just don’t want us here, unfortunately, we are here. Let’s try to find a way to work it out." Two years ago, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal dismissed ML Ready Mix’s appeal of terms and conditions of its Ontario government-issued Environmental Compliance Approval. ML Ready Mix is a legal, non-conforming use as it relates to city zoning. Area councillor Mark Grimes said the city’s effort to relocate ML out of the neighbourhood is ongoing. "We have our thumb on them," Grimes said. "We’ll continue to work to see where we can relocate them. It isn’t happening fast enough for residents, but I don’t have a magic wand." Grimes added he is personally committed to relocating the concrete company. "I’ll keep working at it," Grimes said. "It’s a tough one for me. I’ve been dealing with this since I was elected in 2003. I’d like to get them out of there."
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FRANK LEO 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! $3,127,000!
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Stunning 4 bdrm With Finished Basement. Spacious And Bright Living Room, Separate Family Room With Fireplace And Walkout To Deck, Large Eat In Kitchen, Thousands Spent On Upgrades. Great Opportunity To Own In Very Family Oriented Neighbourhood. SOLD IN 3 DAYS FOR 113% OF ASKING!!
3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Townhouse, Open Concept Main Floor Features 9 Foot Ceilings and Gas Fire Place With Mosaic Detail. Main Floor Balcony With Gas BBQ and a Gourmet Kitchen that Features Gas Stove & Breakfast Bar, 569 Sq ft Rooftop Patio W/Unobstructed City Views, A Must See!
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Situated on premium 50 x 147ft lot surrounded by million dollar properties. Detached bungalow with same owner for over 50 years. Ideal opportunity for 1st time buyers, retirees, renovators or builders. 3+1 bedroom with finished basement, ideal location close to all amenities, amazing value, must be seen!! SOLD IN 1 WEEK FOR 169% OF ASKING!!
Gleaming Hardwood Floor, Picture Window, Open Concept Living Room, Family Size Kitchen, Walkout Deck Overlooking Landscaped Lot, 3+1 Bedroom, Finished Basement with Separate Entrance, Parking for 5 Cars, Steps to Transit, Amenities, Park + Fabulous Schools! SOLD FOR TOP $$!!
Spacious home in prime location features 3 large bedrooms, 2.5 baths, no neighbours behind, and a large finished basement with rec room and 2nd kitchen. Located on a child safe court, close to parks, golf course, transit, shopping and highways. You don’t want to miss it. SOLD FOR TOP $$!!
Incredible Rebuilt 2 Storey Approx. 90% Finished With Over 300K in High End Materials. New Everything! Gourmet Kitchen, Heated Floors, 9 Foot Ceilings, Oversized Garage. Just South of Bloor. Investor’s Dream! SOLD IN 1 WK FOR 106% OF ASKING!!
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Spacious semi-detached ideal for any family or investor. Includes 3 large bedrooms, family-sized kitchen, open concept Living/Dining rooms, and separate entrance to a finished basement with 3pc bath. Great for commuters... steps to transit and minutes to subway and highway. Amazing value! SOLD IN 4 DAYS FOR 102% OF ASKING!
Wonderful 4 Bedroom Detached Home with Great Bones on a 42 x 125 Lot Backing onto Park. Perfect for Renovators/Developers. Long Private Drive. Detached Garage. 6 Car Parking. Walk to GO and Subway. Incredible Opportunity.
Large 3 Bedroom home on a family friendly court, offered for the first time in 30 Years. Meticulously maintained home with Spacious Eat-In Kitchen, Dedicated Dining Room, Sunken Family Room, Finished Basement with Separate Entrance. Super Value Only $649,000!
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Executive Condo Suite! Modern kitchen with Granite Counter tops and Stainless Steel Appliances, gleaming laminate floors. Huge balcony with beautiful North Exposure. Parking and Large locker included. Amazing location and opportunity. Must be seen, only $339,900!
Bright, Beautiful and Immaculately Maintained Corner Unit. Building With plenty of Amenities Sitting on Ten Acres of Wooded and Parklike Settings. Conveniently Located Within Walking Distance to Shopping Centers, Medical Center, Schools, Library and Major Transit Hub. Must Be Seen Only $285,888!!
Large 3 Br,2 Bath suite,Renovated Kitchen with Granite Counters and S/S Appliances. Large Master With Walk-In Closet And Ensuite. Open Balcony With Unobstructed Views. Close To All Amenities: Shopping, Transit, Schools, Easy Highway Access, All Inclusive Maintenance Fees. Only $244,900!!
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NEW “CLOUD 9” CONDO!!” Fabulous, Newly-Built 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Corner Unit!! Spacious Split Bedroom Layout, Modern Kitchen W/ Granite Counters And Stainless Steel Appliances, Master With W/I Closet And Ensuite Bath, Huge Wrap-Around Terrace W/ Bright West-Facing Exposure. Includes Parking Spot & Locker. Building Amenities Include Indoor Pool, Gym & 24Hr Security. Must Be Seen, Only $385,000!
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Stunning!! ** Walk Out Of Your Back Yard And You’re Into Acres And Acres Of Parkland, Truly Country Living In The City** The House Is Amazing. Pictures Do Not Do It Justice. This 3 Bedroom Bungalow Has Been Renovated!! L-Shaped Living/Dining Room With Gleaming Warm Oak Hardwood Floors. Walk-Out To Deck Overlooking The Muskoka Like Setting. The Basement Has An Open Concept In-Law Suite That Your Mom Will Love!! Wow! At This Price It Won’t Last! For a picture tour please visit www.tinaklein.com
$629,900 Backs onto greenbelt. This is an ideal starter for the first time buyer. 3 generous bedroom bungalow with an eat-in Kitchen, spacious Living room/Dining room over looking the child-safe crescent. The basement has been finished with 2 recreation rooms with a dry bar and a log burning fireplace and a huge t.v. room. There is an office and a 3pce washroom in the basement. Of course there is Central Air for those Hot days in July/August. This is a nice home!
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$799,900 Magnificent ravine lot. This is an elegant 4 bedroom family with a large Living/Dining room combination notice the hardwood floors, Galley Eat-in Kitchen over looking the ravine. 4 generous bedrooms upstairs with warm Oak Hardwood Floors, 2 1/2 bathrooms. There is a bathroom on each floor. You’ll love the recreation room with walk-out to deck. Privacy and elegance comes to mind when I think about this home.
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donated their outgrown equipment during a series of drives at the MasterCard Centre and Mimico Arena in November and December. "It’s hard to put in words. People in Etobicoke poured their hearts into this, and here you see the benefits," Lue said last Thursday morning, pointing to the mountains of hockey equipment piled to within just inches of the 16foot ceilings at his company’s Mississauga warehouse. "I think the parents have really been driving this with their children, and the sheer fact that they get to see the enormous results of the outreach this community has put together, I think that’s most important." One reserve set to benefit from the Rotary Etobicoke drive, Lue added, is a remote James Bay-area
community looking to outfit 12 full hockey teams that’s 144 youth in one reserve alone. "It brings a lot home for me," he said. "I, too, grew up in a community where we didn’t get to play hockey or baseball, because we didn’t have a lot. So to actually do this and see the kids benefit, it’s awesome." Local hockey dad Chris Szarka was among the dozens of volunteers who showed up at Lue’s Illumineer lighting warehouse last week to help sort through the mile-high piles of equipment before it’s all shipped north the end of the month. To help with the towering task, Szarka brought along an army of nine-yearold hockey players - his entire Mimico Canadiens Minor Atom Select team, including son Alex. "I just think it’s the right thing to do," Alex, 9, said of giving up one of his last days of the winter school
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Volunteer Lux Conan, 10, tries to put another game jersey on the pile during the Rotary Etobicoke hockey equipment drive sorting day. break to volunteer. "Since we have such opportunities to play hockey, we should share that with other people." That sentiment was echoed by his dad: "Just the thought that there could be young hockey talent up there on one of the reserves who might never get a chance to become the next
Jordin Tootoo or the Hayley Wickenheiser of the north because he or she doesn’t have skates - that’s what made us want to get involved," said Szarka, who helped run the hockey equipment drive at Mimico Arena. The response to that drive, he added, was "insane".
"We’ve done a lot of things at Mimico (Arena), but I’ve never seen such support like this from people," he said. "We saw entire teams of kids who donated this incredibly high-quality gear - stuff they easily could’ve received hundreds of dollars for at Play it Again Sports, yet they chose to donate. The generosity was amazing to see." Once sorted by category and size, that hockey equipment is then due to be shipped north to its six different reserve destinations - all of which, Lue said, are in the James Bay area - at the end of January, courtesy of Etobicoke-based transportation company MGA International Logistics. "They’re generously donating all the transportation, taking the equipment as far as Thunder Bay themselves, then handling logistics - whether it’s a flight or the ice roads - from there. So we’re really
thankful for them stepping up," said Laura Latham, executive director of Franklin Horner Community Centre, who spent last Thursday morning sorting hundreds of pairs of skates alongside 12-year-old helper Mikayla Grimes. "It’s really special getting the kids involved. Adults volunteer all the time, but to have the kids do this peer-to-peer and to see them understand what they’re doing - it’s more than a drive, it’s great awareness." While the drive is technically over, Lue said he and his fellow Rotary Etobicoke organizers are still in desperate need of donations of hockey sticks, which are in short supply. Anyone wishing to donate can drop sticks off at Illumineer Ltd., 6503 Northam Dr., until Jan. 30. For more information or to sign up, email Laura Latham at franklinhorner.laura@gmail.com
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EVENTS O Thursday, January 12
Holiday Levee and Awards Event WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: PLAST Huculak Centre, 516 The Kingsway CONTACT: ybaker.mpp. co@liberal.ola.org COST: Free Join Yvan Baker, MPP for his Holiday Levee and Community Recognition Awards for Etobicoke Centre.
O Friday, January 13
O Monday, January 16
Computers – Level III WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. West CONTACT: 416-231-3431, islingtonseniors@ bellnet.ca COST: $30 for 6 weeks Learn Microsoft Word and introduction to PowerPoint.
Complimentary hearing health checks WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431, islingtonseniors@ bellnet.ca COST: Free Connect Hearing will be offering complimentary hearing health checks. It takes approximately 15 minutes to conduct each hearing screening. For more information and registration, contact the front office.
O Saturday, January 14 Crafty Saturday with Paper Plates WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Humber Bay Public Library, 200 Park Lawn Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-5300, , bcameron@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Join in and make a craft using paper plates.
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Quilting Group WHEN: 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Stonegate Community Health Centre, 150 Berry Road CONTACT: 416-231-7070 Ext.307, stonegatechc.org/, COST: Free Come together to design and create a quilt for the future home of Stonegate CHC. Participants meet every other Thursday as an ongoing group. All levels of quiltersare welcome. Quilting materials along with light refreshments will be provided.
Visit insidetoronto.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing. O Sunday, January 15
O Tuesday, January 17 Reflexology WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave CONTACT:
O Friday, January 13 Next Stage Theatre Festival WHEN: 5 p.m. to WHERE: Factory Theatre Box Office, 125 Bathurst St. CONTACT: general@ fringetoronto.com COST: $15-$10 Run by the Toronto Fringe, NSTF features 10 of the best indie theatre companies in Canada. Until Sunday.
416-252-6822, franklinhorner. susan@gmail.com COST: $30 for members, $40 non member Reflexology is the application of appropriate pressure to specific points and areas on the feet, hands, or ears. No Frills Card Party WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: The Church of Christ the King, 475 Rathburn Rd. CONTACT: 4166213630, ctketob@rogers. com COST: $5 per person Wheelchair access through the south doors only. Please bring your own cards.
The Secret Garden WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: info@ podiumconcerts.com COST: $39-$79 In concert until Sunday, performances only at the newly renovated and acoustically enhanced Trinity-St. Paul Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall with a world-class orchestra.
O Wednesday, January 18 Documentary Night WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: New Toronto library, 110-11th St. CONTACT: 416-394-5350, , COST: Free The New Toronto Library is partner with West Toronto Diabetes Education Program for an informative evening watching CBC’s “ In Defense of Food” followed by a discussion with a Registered Dietitian and Nurse. Event is free, but registration required.
6th Annual Toronto Tango Marathon WHEN: 9 p.m. to WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: info@rhythmandmotion. ca COST: $80-$89 A weekend of Argentine Tango in Toronto, until Sunday, with outstanding DJs.
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A man and woman dance the Tango during the 5th annual Toronto Tango Marathon. This year’s 6th annual event runs tomorrow to Sunday.
O Saturday, January 14 Evergreen’s Winter Village at the Brick Works WHEN: 11 a.m. to WHERE: Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: , 416-596-1495, https://www.evergreen.ca/whatson/wintervillage/, communications@evergreen.ca COST: Free Enjoy the new Street Food Market, shop the Farmers Market and play outdoors. Eat, shop and play local. Open weekends through Feb.
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O Sunday, January 15 Trinity Bellwoods Flea - Winter Edition WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West CONTACT: Felicia, 6477635343, trinitybellwoodsflea@gmail.com COST: Free New vendors, new locally crafted goods, new handcrafted cocktails and, yes, a new home!
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