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People selling door-to-door ‘disgraceful’ in aftermath of explosion Etobicoke Centre MPP Yvan Baker says his private members’ bill would end this practice Etobicoke Centre Liberal MPP Yvan Baker called door-to-door sales calls in the neighbourhood of the recent Mississauga explosion “disgraceful,” and said his bill would ban the practice.

Baker’s Bill 193 proposes a ban on door-to-door rentals, sales and leases of furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters and water treatment systems in an effort to crack down on aggressive sales tactics.

Last month, it passed second reading in the Ontario legislature.

“The misleading, aggressive and coercive tactics being used by the salespeople who are approaching vulnerable residents in Mississauga in the aftermath of the explosion are absolutely disgraceful,” Baker said in a statement.

“If passed, Bill 193 would ban this activity. We must pass Bill 193 to protect Ontarians and end these predatory practices.”

Baker’s bill proposes stiff penalties.

Individual offenders would be subject to a $2,000 fine under the ban. Organizations caught flouting the ban would face a fine of as much as $25,000.

On June 28, an explosion rocked a residential area on Hickory Drive near Rathburn and Dixie roads killing two people and injuring nine others. The explosion caused devastating damage

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A massive explosion leveled one house and damaged up to 24 others.

Peel Regional Police confirmed two people are dead and several injured at the scene on Hickory Drive in the area of Rathburn Road East and Dixie Road. Etobicoke Centre Liberal MPP Yvan Baker called door-to-door sales calls in the neighbourhood “disgraceful” and said his private members' bill would stop the practice.

to nearby homes and properties.

More than 100 people were evacuated from their residences.

Although many have returned, 69 families are still displaced as the site is off-limits.

Roman Stasiw, 54, who lives in the neighbourhood on Ideal Court, reported he received a knock on the door on July 4 by a young man with a clipboard claiming to be with an energy company.

He asked to check the furnace of the home “out of concern” of the June 28 explosion.

“I slammed the door on him,” said Stasiw, who works with the Ministry of Transportation. “Really? You’re going to take advantage and use a disaster to get into someone’s house.

That’s low.”

Another resident who said she lives on nearby Windcroft Court, who didn’t want to give her name, said two young men came to her door Monday evening and one of them “actually had his foot in the door and wanted to come inside” to inspect the furnace before her son stopped him.

Enbridge Gas spokesperson Jamie Anne Vaughan said that Enbridge Gas Distribution doesn’t rent, sell or service natural gas appliances (water heaters, furnaces, etc.) “nor do we sell energy contracts.”

“We advise our customers to always ask for ID when someone

comes to their door selling a product or a service. As well, to confirm the name of the company that the salesperson represents, and keep a copy of any material that they are shown,” Vaughan said.

Baker’s bill is now headed to the standing committee on regulations and private bills this fall.

All Liberal and New Democrat MPPs supported Baker’s bill.

Progressive Conservative MPPs voted unanimously against the bill, to Baker’s surprise, he said.

Consumers can help to increase the likelihood the standing committee will call Baker’s bill for deliberation, he said, by putting their support for it in writing.

“We really need constituents and consumers to write their MPP and to write all three party leaders to express their support for this bill,” Baker said.

In April, Mississauga city councillors were some of the first to pass a motion urging the Ontario government to ban door-to-door sales. Toronto, Markham, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Hamilton, Hastings Highlands, North Dundas, Oakville, Oshawa, Pickering and Wellington North all passed motions to support the ban of door-to-door sales. ~with files from Louie Rosella, Metroland Media

Charge it up! Province to install 500 new stations for electric vehicles A network of charging stations to accommodate burgeoning Electric Vehicle (EV) usage will be in place by next spring, the Ontario government announced Wednesday.

The $20-million plan will see 500 charging stations installed at 250 public and private locations across the province, including more than 60 in Toronto. The move is intended to allay ‘range anxiety’ for EV use and encourage longer drives made possible with more opportunities for recharging the car’s power source.

The money comes from an investment fund created by the province to better promote green technologies

such as electric vehicles, of which there are an estimated 7,000 operating in the province. That number is expected to significantly increase over the next decade.

The province says 200 granting requests totalling $165 million were made for funding. Wednesday’s announcement was made jointly by Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and Environment Minister Glen Murray at Ikea’s Etobicoke location on The Queensway.

Last year, the company signed a deal to install EV charging stations at all of its Canadian stores. A full map of

planned locations is accessible via the provincial travel web portal Ontario 511. The full network is expected to open by March 31, 2017.

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on’t talk to strangers is a common piece of advice parents give to their children.

Warning your kids to not go with someone to find their ‘lost’ puppy or enter a vehicle with mommy’s ‘friend’ because she’s late picking them up is part of parents’ basic arsenal of street proofing.

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What’s new are the strangers lurking behind fake profiles on social media – canvassing the vulnerable for a life in the sex trade.

This week, Metroland Media Toronto is publishing the first of two parts on human trafficking of young girls.

Our reporters found in their research that predatory men and boys are spying on Instagram and Snapchat – any place they can find a girl who is down after a fight with her parents, a blow out with her boyfriend, ostracized by her friends or feeling or unaccomplished in OuR ViEW unpretty an online world where image, or the optics of having it all, is paraTalk to kids mount. in human trafficking about human tellExperts Metroland Media Toronto that girls around 16 years old are trafficking the main targets, but some as young as 12 have been lured into the sex trade.

“They tell their life stories online,” saying things like, “I look fat today,” said Det.-Sgt. Nunzio Tramontozzi, head of the Toronto Police Service’s human trafficking team.

Trolling, traffickers start out by assuring the girl, “You’re not, you look great,” he said. “Within days, they hook them.”

If a child gets the validation and acceptance they seek online it’s like a ‘dopamine’ hit experts say, the ‘adrenaline rush’ they need to feel valued.

You’ll read some troubling stories in this feature.

Stories of young girls being passed around from man to man, shuttled between hotel to hotel.

It’s important to trust our children enough to do the right thing online. But when the young mind is growing and emotions and hormonal changes are unbalanced, a kind word or a sweet gesture from the wrong guy at the right time is all it takes for the unthinkable to happen. We hope these stories educate and inform you of the dangers that are present.

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Lastman set tone on keeping property taxes low It was only appropriate that as Toronto Council began to debate its budget directions for what could be a very austere 2017, surviving mayors of Toronto’s pre-amalgamation municipalities should be gathered to unveil a display of portraits and a bit of a light history lesson on amalgamation.

Former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall was there along with ex-Etobicoke mayor Doug Holyday.

Former York mayor Frances Nunziata was on hand to officiate, along with East York’s last mayor Michael Prue. The late Frank Faubert of Scarborough was in the picture, and there in memory.

And of course, there was Mel Lastman – North York’s first, last and only mayor; and arguably one of the preeminent co-authors of the financial conundrum that Toronto is facing today.

Lastman was North York’s favourite son, a successful municipal politician whose boosterish approach to

david nickle the city governance made his reelection in North York a certainty and made him a good bet to win the mayoralty in the first election of amalgamated Toronto.

It was a good bet but by no means a sure thing, and to nail it down, Lastman relied on two things: the love of his North York constituents, and a promise to freeze property taxes for three years straight.

This, he did for the first three costly years of amalgamated Toronto. And they set a standard – impossible to meet, but always there – of very low property tax increases. Because of that, revenue has never quite kept up with demand.

On Tuesday, Lastman offered a reminder of his original pitch. “People don’t understand. Take a look at the price of food: you go in to buy apples, you buy a

lettuce, a celery. Six bucks, eight bucks. It’s crazy. Then you come along the last thing in the line, the taxes.

You increase taxes? Where the hell will they get the money?”

Other mayors have put this more gracefully, but this is the blunt narrative that leads us to Toronto’s financial problems today.

Upstairs, Lastman’s successors spent the day grappling with the need for a 2.6 per cent cut to all programs in order to write a budget that’s sustainable. Property taxes have actually been shrinking over the years, and services have become more expensive.

Under questioning from councillors, senior staff acknowledged that services are going to be constrained and necessary growth in services in, for example, poverty reduction, will be nearly impossible. The tricks that saved Lastman and his successors – deferring expenses through what turned out to be bad

leasing deals, or ballooning revenue from our everbubbling land transfer tax, rescues from more sympathetic provincial governments – won’t be available for long.

So that means service cuts in the short term, and in the long term? Maybe revenue tools.

But Lastman wasn’t so sure about those. A little alcohol tax, some tobacco tax… maybe hotels would be fine.

“But if they start hitting on other taxes they’re in trouble, because the people can’t afford them and they’re going to get fed up with politicians completely,” warned Lastman.

With words of wisdom like that from amalgamated Toronto’s founding father, it seems pretty clear that we’ve all been in trouble for a very long time.

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“We can’t let them down now. We can’t let ourselves down now,” he said by telephone from New Brunswick.

“We have to get on with making this work.”

The all-party committee called on the federal government to provide the refugees with more English-as-aSecond-Language classes and child care while parents, particularly women, attended them.

It called for more mental health services for the refugees, more speed in approving the Child Tax Credit to families and replacing government loans made to refugees with grants.

Jamillah MananghayaPoernama, who coordinates the Agincourt Community Services Association’s Syrian Newcomer Project in Scarborough, said some of the project’s 200 recently-

settled Syrian families will find it hard to cope during the next six months. depression, anxiety “There’s an overwhelming need for a lot of things,” she said, adding though the refugees are grateful for all support, many are depressed or anxious.

Many of the first families to arrive in December or January have depleted their savings.

Their private sponsors, didn’t fully support them financially, thinking they could get jobs once they reached the safety of Canada, said MananghayaPoernama. jobs hard to find “Even entry-level jobs are very hard to find.”

She echoed findings of the committee, adding refugees who arrived before the federal government changed last fall are still paying back the cost of their air fares to

Canada.

“It’s the financial part of it that concerns them the most,” said MananghayaPoernama.

When approached now by people who want to sponsor new Syrian refugees, she said, she asks them to support those already here.

Debbie Douglas, executive director of the Ontario Coalition of Agencies Serving Immigrants, said her group gets concerned about refugees entering “Month 13,” because government and private sponsors only commit to support them for one year.

“What happens after that year is over and people have to start supporting themselves?” asked Douglas, predicting it will be difficult if they don’t have language skills and training needed to find jobs.

Many of the refugees are at beginning stages for learning English or French.

That kind of ESL instruction “needs beefing up” in Ontario and many more

child-minding spaces must be added, Douglas said last week.

OCASI also believes mental health challenges of refugees may not surface for years, and it’s important for frontline workers to be trained to see the signs, she said.

“I don’t think there’s a sense of panic,” Douglas added. “I think it’s doable.”

Munson said it would have been hard to know in advance what the cost of Syrian refugee settlement would be, but with new refugees coming this fall, governments should learn from the past six months and act accordingly.

“Refugees have said over and over again the last thing they want to be is a burden,” said the senator, whose committee heard oftenemotional testimony from refugees and advocates in Toronto and other cities.

“You could see the quiet suffering that was going on,” he said.

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SEx TRAffICkING REvEAlS THE dARk SIdE of SoCIAl mEdIA MIKE ADLER AnD FAnnIE SUnSHInE newsroom@insidetoronto.com Girls are growing up online, and many in Greater Toronto spend as much time with social media as they do in school, chatting, liking, posting.

They don’t know pimps are watching.

Predatory men and boys are waiting not just at the shopping mall, but on Instagram, Snapchat, free dating sites, anywhere they can catch a girl at the right moment.

Experts say that could be after she argues with her parents, or expresses vulnerability about her looks.

“They’ll tell her how smart she is, how pretty she is, that she’s a grown-up who can make her own decisions and doesn’t have to listen to her parents,” says Michele Anderson, human trafficking advocate for Toronto’s Covenant House.

Sixteen is a typical age, but girls as young as 12 are targets.

“They tell their life stories online,” saying things like, “I look fat today,” said Det.-Sgt. Nunzio Tramontozzi, head of the Toronto police human trafficking team.

Trolling, traffickers start out by assuring the girl, “You’re not, you look great,” he said.

“Within days, they hook them.”

Online luring is one reason sex trafficking happens around Greater Toronto – a hub for this type of crime through which victims are moved quickly from hotel to hotel – not just to homeless girls, but to the girl next door.

If a child looks for validation or acceptance in an online space, and someone offers it, “that’s an adrenaline rush, that’s dopamine,” said Debbie Gordon, director of kidsmediacentre at Centennial College.

Online culture puts pressure on children to get approval for posts, or to build up followers, without really caring who those followers are, she said.

Some may say, “If I show more, take more risks, the next selfie will get more likes,” added Gordon. “You see so many kids taking such incredible risks.”

A trafficker will suggest meeting for dinner or coffee, and will shower a girl with expensive designer purses or cell phones, said Anderson.

They’ll then head to a hotel, where the girl is introduced to some of the trafficker’s friends, and she’s forced to have sex with them in exchange for the gifts she received.

“They’ll say, ‘What, you think this is all free?’”

Anderson said.

If the girl resists, blackmail ensues. Or the trafficker gets aggressive and abusive.

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threat of physical violence always looms if they dare tell anyone what’s happening, Anderson said.

In Olivia’s case, the trafficker was someone she knew from high school, entering her life when she was about 20, struggling with her mental health and severely low self-esteem.

There was a honeymoon phase where she felt special and loved. Olivia (not her real name) began living with the trafficker, feeling like she hit the jackpot.

“He played on those vulnerabilities, knowing I wanted this relationship to be my forever.”

Olivia worked as his girl for two years, in hotel rooms from Burlington and Oakville to Markham, Richmond Hill, and downtown Toronto.

“To some degree, the industry itself met a lot of my needs. Now I felt good at something. I felt desired.”

Leaving was difficult. She was incredibly scared for her reputation, and her trafficker threatened to send her sex ads to people she cared about.

He played on those vulnerabilities, knowing I wanted this relationship to be my forever.”

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Olivia

One day, a police officer posed as a John, checking Olivia’s identification to see if she was underage. She wasn’t, and wasn’t too receptive to his questions, but kept his card.

It was six months before she called, hoping to escape and rebuild her life.

Some trafficked women and girls finally, literally run for their lives. Others are held in place by ingrained feelings of love, dependence or fear.

Luring is sometimes done by women, most often by friends who are victims themselves.

Some are told they could be “partners” with their trafficker if they recruit replacements.

Recruiting is a means of self-preservation, a chance to have sex with fewer people, said Carly Kalish, a therapist for the Scarborough-based East Metro Youth Services.

“The illusion of being their partner is a big part of why you stay, but it’s never actually the case,” she said.

NEXT: How Ontario’s new anti-trafficking strategy could convict more traffickers and offer crucial support to more survivors.

This is some of the language and words used which could indicate a girl is trapped in “The Game” (prostitution).

Sources: East Metro Youth Services, kidsmediacentre, Toronto police detective

MORE ONLINE Karly’s story: From being homeless and a drug addict who engaged in the sex trade as a teenager, Karly found a way out and is now giving hope as a peer counselor to women and girls who survived sex trafficking or are still in the sex trade. (bit.ly/karlystory) Signs a girl is being lured: Experts say sex trafficking masks itself as a typical relationship for a girl. Parents and friends can spot these and other warning signs a girl is in a dangerous relationship. (bit.ly/luringsigns)

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‘Bigham’ and ‘Agar’ crescents tied to family whose history predates War of 1812 Unless you look up at just the right moment, it’s easy to miss this beautiful stone heritage house, perched on top of a steep hill, on the north side of Rathburn Road, east of Martin Grove Road.

Its builder, Andrew Bigham, was born in Ireland in 1767 and immigrated to the United States in 1792.

In 1800 he married Mary Fortunis, and they had four daughters and one son before Mary died in 1806.

Andrew then married Mary Copeland and in mid-1807, they immigrated to Ontario.

In 1808, Andrew was granted land based on his British military service.

He and Mary settled on a 26-hectare property northeast of today’s Martin Grove Road and Rathburn Road intersection where he initially built a log house.

They would eventually have three daughters and seven sons on this property.

Andrew also erected a saw mill on Mimico Creek, which ran through his property.

The exact date their new stone house was built is unknown, but it was designed in a fairly uncommon “saltbox” style, suggesting

denise harris history corner construction in an early colonial period, i.e. 1820 to 1840. The walls are made of river stone, possibly from Mimico Creek. The front door has three panels, with a mullioned transom above.

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The house’s interior still has its pine woodwork and stone fireplaces.

A covered verandah runs across the front of the house, facing south and overlooking the Mimico Creek Valley. (Rathburn Road was not put through east of Martin Grove Road until 1962.)

When Andrew died in 1843, he left the farm to his two youngest sons, Samuel and Jonathan, although Jonathan soon transferred his share to Samuel. Samuel married Eliza Ash in 1849. In the 1850s, Samuel

purchased the 14-hectare property east of their first lot to Kipling Avenue. The family also owned about 25 more hectares of land south of Rathburn on both sides of Martin Grove Road.

In 1889, having no children of their own, Samuel and Eliza transferred ownership of their property to Samuel’s niece, Mary Ann Bigham Agar and her husband George Agar.

From there ownership passed to their son John Agar and his wife Ida in 1915, and then to John’s uncle, Elmer Agar, in 1946.

In 1954, Elmer filed a plan of subdivision for most of his property east of Mimico Creek to Kipling.

He named this new subdivision ‘Glen Agar’ after his three-year-old grandson.

Today we can still catch an occasional glimpse of the original Bigham stone house. The families have been commemorated in the naming of Bigham Crescent near Renforth and Eglinton, and Agar Crescent southwest of Rathburn and Martin Grove.

Denise Harris is the Heritage Officer of the Etobicoke Historical Society.

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$1,099,000 Gorgeous Custom-Built 2-Storey Family Home!

Beautiful Curb Appeal With Front Veranda And 2 Car Garage. Open Spiral Oak Staircase. 4 Large Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Main Floor Family Room With Fireplace. Eat-In Kitchen With 2 Pantries & WalkOut To Patio. Main Floor Laundry. Hardwood Floors! Huge Master Bedroom With W/I Closet, 5-Pc Ensuite Bath. Lower Level With 8’ Ceilings, Over-Size Cantina & Walk-Up To Backyard! Minutes To Schools, Shopping, Parks, Transit And Highway. MLS# W3548966

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During the summer, everyone always prefers to be outside, and evenings are no exception.

Whether you’re seeing all the stars in the night sky at the cottage or experiencing the lights and sounds of the city, there’s something particularly magical and romantic about being outdoors after the sun sets. The warm, open air is also the perfect setting for al fresco dining. Skip the pricey patios and invite loved ones over for some inspired summer entertaining.

“Outdoor dining gives you the perfect opportunity to explore extraordinary food with your dinner guests,” says Tom Filippou, executive chef for President’s Choice Cooking School. “Don’t be afraid to give your guests some different flavours by introducing them to a collection of innovative food.”

Try Filippou’s four great tips to make sure the food you serve and the atmosphere you create are as memorable as the company you share them with.

Move in this December!

S K Susan Krever Sales Representative

JUST LISTED | 636 EVANS AVENUE #308 For Sale by Assignment | for $799,000

Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage

Brand new Humber Mews enclave! This end unit is on a prime corner lot. Totally upgraded! Features include open concept main floor, powder room, walk-out to patio, three bedrooms with 3rd floor master with walk-in closet and ensuite bath, 2nd floor laundry, 4th bath rough-in in basement. Two side-by-side parking spots in underground garage.

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Set the mood Put on some tunes that your guests or date are sure to enjoy. Make sure you ask around to get a feel for the different tastes in music so you can prepare the perfect playlist. Nice tunes, some great company and summer night dining will create the perfect setting for a truly memorable evening.

Spend more time with guests The last thing you want to do when entertaining is hide out in the kitchen while your guests enjoy the party outside. So cut down on food prep by serving delicious but simple appetizers like

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PERFECT match!

Don’t forget the citronella The only thing you want your guests to leave your party with are full bellies, not bug bites. So make sure you keep out unwanted visitors like pesky mosquitos with citronella lamps or candles.

The added lights also help create a great ambience that just might make your guests believe they’re on a tropical island on a late summer night.

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78 tweLfth Street, new toronto A stylishly-updated & splendidly-spacious, one-of-a-kind home just steps from the Lake, parks, pool & Waterfront Trail!

This wonderfully-charming home offers more than 1400 sq ft of captivating living space including 3 inviting bedrooms, a sparkling 5-pce washroom, a trendy openconcept main floor w beautiful bamboo floors, gorgeous kitchen, 2 staircases, a cool entertainer’s deck, private backyard & garage!

JuSt LiSted! only $769,000. oPen houSe July 16-17, 2-4pm 50 Second Street, South etobicoke This sweet semi is ideally located in much-soughtafter New Toronto—just steps to the lake, waterfront trails & pool.

The TTC streetcar is virtually at its door & the Go Train is within walking distance! Across the street from 2nd Street School with French Immersion! This surprisingly spacious and lovingly maintained 3-bedroom has been home to the same family for 45 years! Walk out from living room to a deep backyard. Private drive/garage parks 3-4 cars.

JuSt LiSted for only $549,000!

“Service is our Motto” Tina Klein Stanley, Broker

www.tinaklein.com • 416 743-3832

rexdale real estate

No matter where I go and to whom I talk to, Real Estate is the topic of conversation. “What is happening?” I am constantly being asked.

“WILD!” is one of the words most often used to describe this market.

It is certainly not what we have been used to as far as the market prices have been in the past years. Houses are being listed and sold over the asking price. There is a shortage of homes for sale and bidding wars with Buyers are evident and therefore homes are selling beyond their asking price. IT’S A SELLER’S MARKET! The next statement follows, “How are the kids buying their first home going to afford a home in Toronto?”My response is “Mortgage rates have remained low; 2.59% for a 5 year fixed mortgage. Two income families are necessary, multiple families with basement apartments, occupying the same residence and in some cases some financial assistance from their families are factors on how homes are being purchased in Toronto.” Also the market has a strong presence with renovators who buy a home at a lower price, renovate it and then put it back on the market at a much higher price. These homes are very desirable as buyers are looking for homes that do not require extreme renovations.

NOTE** (If you are thinking of renovating, give me a call. I have an information list available for the asking, to prevent you from being taken by the on-going prevalent “renovator scammers.”)** While doing the research for this article I came across some interesting facts. The Average Selling price in Rexdale in June was $525,000.

And the average selling price was 103% above asking. It took an average of 20 days on the market to sell a home. You’ve seen the signs SOLD ABOVE ASKING! How does that work? Let me explain. When you take a property and the selling price should be around the $550 mark. It will be suggested to the Seller that we need to underprice the property to $499,900, put it on MLS and wait with taking offers for a week and then if it worked have more than one offer on the property with buyers fighting. The highest offer generally wins and the house sells over the asking price. I have included the selling prices for properties in the first 6 months of this year. Prices are moving up very fast. We’ve sold 4 properties over a million in the past 6 months.

I have not included condo’s or townhouses in these figures because some Townhouse Complexes and some Condo Buildings have issues with the reserve funds and are pulling the average prices considerably down. If you would like an update of the REAL ESTATE VALUE of your home or condo – Give me a call, I would be delighted to give you the updates. You can always reach me at (416) 743-3832.

Keep Smiling!

Tina

sales from Jan 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016 type

# of solds 2016

average Price

Medium Price

lowest Price

Highest Price

Detached 1.5 Storey * No Garage

9

$562,078

$541,000

$495,000

$650,000

Detached 1.5 Storey * with Garage

5

$593,600

$560,000

$500,000

$730,000

Detached 2 Storey * No Garage

6

$544,333

$527,500

$466,000

$670,000

Detached 2 Storey * Garage

51

$703,501

$675,000

$463,000

$1,200,000

Detached Bungalow * No Garage

28

$592,282

$590,500

$495,000

$692,000

Detached Bungalow with Garage

93

$620,819

$618,000

$512,500

$800,000

Detached 3 Lvl Back/Side split * Carport

13

$576,217

$577,000

$535,000

$631,000

Semi-Detached Bungalow/Backsplit/2 Storey

10

$506,085

$520,425

$445,000

$550,000

Source: Toronto Real Estate Board

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Nadia Hohn, 38, is the author of Malaika’s Costume, a colourful, Carnival-themed picture book being promoted just in time for the upcoming Toronto Caribbean Carnival.

What inspired you to write Malaika’s Costume?

I actually made a picture book called The Greatest Carnival Ever when I was in Grade 6 at Msgr. John Corrigan. I think that shows that, even back then in the late ’80s, I had this love of Carnival.

So, when I was taking a course on writing for children at George Brown College and we had a project where we had to write a picture book, I decided to write a book with a Carnival theme.

But Malaika’s Costume is also an immigration story, too – one that I think is common for a lot of Caribbean families. My

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own parents came from Jamaica. And in my family, it was often the women that came (to Canada) first, worked, then sponsored their children to come up...

In Malaika’s Costume, it was her mom who moved to Canada to work and Malaika is being raised by her grandmother.

us a little bit Q Tell about the storyline of Malaika’s Costume?

It takes place in the A Caribbean during Carnival time and it’s after Malaika’s mother has left to work in Canada.

Her mom has promised to send Malaika money for a Carnival costume, but the money doesn’t come. So she needs to figure it out – and the story is about how she goes about figuring it

out. kind of reaction are you getting from Q What kids?

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even though A because, the book is written in what I call Caribbean Patois Lite, every child gets it. I had one audience where a lot of kids were of Brazilian descent, and they said they all knew of Carnival and they all liked the book.

up, did you attend Caribana here Q Growing in Toronto?

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us and we’d look A take forward to it every year.

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WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Richview Library, 1806 Islington Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-5120 COST: Free Calling all kids six to 12 years old.

Get creative at the library and join in for a weekly craft. July 14 - Cardboard challenge.

Wings Night WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021, COST: $7.50 per pound of wings Everyone is welcome (19+).

Six-Handed Euchre WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Susan, 416 252-6822, franklinhorner@gmail.com COST: $3 members, $4 non-members All levels are welcome.

Thursday Euchre Night WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Lakeshore Moose Lodge, downstairs, 3751 Lake Shore Blvd. W. CONTACT: Nelson MacArthur, 416 255-8375 COST: Cover $5 Everyone welcome.

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Lunches at RCL Branch 210 WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021 COST: $5.50

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Summer Dash WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ken Cox Community Centre, 28 Samuel Smith Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-8958979, www.torontoinlinespeed.com, cynth. head@gmail.com COST: $20 registration to skate A morning of inline skate racing. Events for kids, youth and adults. It’s free to cheer.

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Wild Stars of the Australian Safari WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Richview Library, 1806 Islington Ave. CONTACT: 416394-5120 COST: Free Get up close with exotic animals of the Australian Safari with Hands on Exotics.

Children will get the opportunity to meet and learn about various birds, reptiles, furries, and even a Red Kangaroo from Australia.

CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar by visiting www.insidetoronto.com where you can read listings from your Etobicoke neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. ronto, 55 St. Phillips Rd. CONTACT: Cindy Krysac, 416-255-7838, cindykrysac@gmail.com COST: $180 Mental Health First Aid Canada is help for a person experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. The goal is to offer a person immediate assistance until they can receive appropriate professional treatment or until the crisis is over.

Fusion of Taste Festival WHEN: Noon to 9 p.m. WHERE: Albion Islington Square, Albion and Islington intersection CONTACT: Albion Islington Square BIA, www. fusionoftaste.com/ COST: Free A signature event of Albion Islington Square Business Improvement Area.

Barbecue Fundraiser WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266/46, 3591 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Royal Canadian Legion, 416-760-9190, COST: Charge for barbecue Barbecue fundraiser in support of the Toronto Military Family Resource Centre.

Menu: catfish on a bun; hamburgers; hot dogs; beverages; silent auction and a raffle.

Big Bang Karaoke for Pulse Orlando WHEN: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Placebo Space, 2877 Lake Shore Blvd.

W. CONTACT: Melissa Fawcett, 647926-0947, www.placebospace.ca,

events@thelincoln.ca COST: $5 Hosted by Big Bang Karaoke with guest performances in support of Pulse Nightclub Survivors and Families of the Victims.

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The Rustin Oree Walk WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Esther Lorrie Park, 50 Westhumber Blvd.

CONTACT: 416-743-1331, rasras@ rogers.com COST: Free Weekly walking group for adults Sundays for one hour. It is not competitive and is open to all walking styles.

Guest Preacher WHEN: 10 a.m. to Noon WHERE: Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 2705 Islington Ave. CONTACT: Pastor G.C. Johnson, 416-741-2110, www.oslc. on.ca COST: Free Special guest preacher: Rev. Ron Mohr from Lutheran Church Canada, East District.

Society of Canadian Artists WHEN: Opening reception: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 The West Mall CONTACT: Katriina Campitelli, 416394-8628, toronto.ca/eccartgallery, eccartgallery@toronto.ca COST: Free An exhibition from a national, future-minded artists’ organization dedicated to expanding the visibility and stature of the visual arts. Admission is free. All are welcome.

Sunday Dance Moose Lodge WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lakeshore Moose Lodge, 3753 Lake

“In my house great food always meant good company.”

Shore Blvd. W. CONTACT: Nelson MacArthur, 416-255-8376, nelsonmac41@hotmail.com COST: Cover $2 Non-members Joe Tucker and Second Wind. Open mic. Kitchen now open.

Sunday Evening Dance and Light Supper WHEN: 6 to 11 p.m. WHERE: WestWay Dance Club, 291 Evans Ave. CONTACT: Mary Fulton, 416-2556925, thewestwayclub@gmail.com COST: $20 Ballroom and social. Sunday dance and light supper.

w Monday, July 18

Tween STEAM Club WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N CONTACT: Ana M, 416-394-5247, amalespin@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Explore the world of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. Let your creativity amaze you as you create optical illusions, design LEGO mazes, build towers, bridges and elevators. For ages 10-13 years. Drop-in.

w Tuesday, July 19

Amica Tour and Lunch WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431 COST: Free A complimentary lunch and tour to explore two locations of AMICA Mature Lifestyle Residences. A bus will depart the Centre at 11 a.m.

First Stop: Tour at Amica at Erin Mills, 460 Kimbermount Ave. Second Stop: Lunch and tour at Amica at City Centre, 380 Princess Royal Dr., Mississauga. Registration required.

Introducing Reflexology WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: 416-2526822, franklinhorner.inquiries@gmail. com COST: $30 for members; $40 for non-members for 30 minutes.

Experience the relief of aches and pains. Call for appointment.

Tuesday Afternoon 3+3 Dance WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. WHERE: The West-Way Dance Club, 291 Evans Ave. CONTACT: Mary Fulton, 416255-6925 COST: $5 Three line dances and three ballroom dances.

Stonegate Farmers’ Market Bingo at Market WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Parking Lot - Christ Church St. James Anglican Church, 194 Park Lawn Road CONTACT: Julia, 416-231-7070 Ext.229, julia.graham@stonegatechc. org COST: Free Take part in Bingo games and have the chance to win a market prize.

Bingo starts at 4:30 p.m.

w Wednesday, July 20

Applewood Summer Concerts in The Park WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Broadacres Park: Applewood House Gardens, 450 The West Mall CONTACT: 416-410-1570 COST: Free Outdoor concerts by the Etobicoke Community Concert Band playing music from Broadway, Hollywood and Big Band.

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leafS caMP: clockwise from top, team Blue’s nikita lisov (left) clears the puck away from team white’s Vladimir Bobylev during a scrimmage held Saturday at the Mastercard centre for Hockey excellence to wind up the the toronto Maple leafs Development camp for leafs’ draftees and prospects; toronto Maple leafs coach Mike Babcock keeps a close watch on the play; and the puck flies over the head of goalie Joseph woll while below team white’s Jeremy Bracco and team Blue defender J.D. Greenway battle in front of the net.

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Ken Green marks 60 years of football officiating this season DAVID GROSSMAN newsroom@insidetoronto.com It has been a very long time, but Ken Green remembers it all. Back in his second year of studies at the University of Toronto, and admitting to being bored from afternoons without classes, Green made a decision – and it was one that would have an enormous impact on him for decades.

Green chose to respond to a 1956 newspaper advertisement looking for football officials and the Scarborough resident thought he would try “something different”.

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“I remember the ad – they wanted bodies to officiate and I figured it was something to offset the boredom of nothing to do after classes,” recalled Green.

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Treating it as a leisure activity back then, he focused on earning a degree and went on to teach mathematics as well as physical and health education for a 35 years.

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Having blown whistles and thrown penalty flags at thousands of games, Green still finds time to be a mentor and is the recipient of almost every major award offered to a football official in the country.

Green never did get an opportunity to officiate in the Canadian Football League, saying only that “internal politics” may have been a factor, but carries no grudge and was the supervisor of CFL officials for 12 years.

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“The secrets of success in football – it comes down to having an understanding wife,” Green said. “During the football season, there is always a game somewhere and I have spent many hours away from home. Yet, there have been no complaints from my wife. Next to my family and teaching, football has been the most important thing in my life.”

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Pearl, loved mother of Debbie and her husband Les, Terri, Jayne and her husband Peter and Douglas and his wife Gail. Dear grandmother of James, Jennifer (Michael), Sarah (Niall), Nikki (Dennis), Danielle (David), Thomas, Kayla (Dave), Christopher, Alex, Rebecca (Travis), Elizabeth (Anton), Kate, Jordan, Zachery and Sarah.

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A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 8th, 2016 in the chapel of the Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Visit our guestbook through www.koprivataylor.com KENNEDY, Winnifred (nee Trickey) Peacefully at Aurora Resthaven Nursing Home on Wednesday July 6, 2016.

Winnifred, formerly of Toronto, beloved wife of the late Roy. Loving mother to Robert of Aurora, and Ross and his wife Ann Margaret of Arthur.

Cherished grandma to Blaise, Haig, Brendon, Cayden, Nathanael, and Joshuah. Also survived by her daughter-in-law Dara.

Friends called at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway S., Aurora (905 727-5421) on Friday, July 8th from 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service was held in the chapel Saturday, July 9th at 11 a.m. Cremation.

Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family.

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