High Park Living Magazine DEC14

HIGH PARK Living DECEMBER 2014

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Queen Street West looking West to Roncesvalles Avenue. City of Toronto Archives

COMMUNITY EVENTS STAY UP TO DATE WITH OUR CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS!

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13 & 20 DEC

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STROLLING SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS in Bloor West Village,

courtesy of Bloor West Village BIA.

$42 for 1 Adult and 1 Child (8-12 yrs old).

Colborne Lodge, 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto.

Pre-registration required, call 416-392-6916

CHRISTMAS COOKIE CREATION FOR CHILDREN

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9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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CHRISTMAS BY THE HEARTH

21 DEC

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CHRISTMAS TABLE ARRANGEMENT – Make Your Own 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

DECORATE A TREE FOR THE BIRDS

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Workshop with High Park Nature Centre

Howard Park Tennis Club, $8.50 per person, for more information and to register, visit www.highparknaturecentre.com

NEW YEAR’S EVE AT NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE Free, starts at 8 p.m.

Skate on Toronto’s famous ice rink to the sounds of a local DJ, enjoy live musical performances from top Toronto talent throughout the evening, and a spectacular fireworks presentation at midnight. The free event begins at 8 pm.

$22.50 per child (8-12 yrs old).

Colborne Lodge, 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto.

Pre-registration required, call 416-392-6916

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

$17.50 per child (5-7 yrs old).

Colborne Lodge, 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto.

Pre-registration required, call 416-392-6916

29TH ANNUAL NUTCRACKER

presented by the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement; Humberside Collegiate.

Visit www.piaboumanschool.org/the-nutcracker for show times and ticket sales.

FROM

Nick Pavlov & Team

GEOCACHING

HIGH PARK

Geocaching is one of the most interesting cultural phenomenons to accompany this technological era – an organic connection between gadgets and nature. This easily becomes a favourite activity for kids and adults alike. It’s outdoors, free and fun!

Geocaching.com defines this fabulous, anytime activity as “a realworld, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices.

Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.”

Using your GPS enabled phone or your GPS device; you pick a cache to find in the area around you and head on out. There are 58 caches, just in High Park! And an estimated 44,588 geocaches in Ontario at the time this was written! They can be found anywhere around you, although parks and nature trails seem to be a popular choice.

By following the clues and co-ordinates provided to you by www.geocaching.com, you will find a “cache.” Cache’s can be anything from a large plastic container, all the way down to film canisters and fake rocks. Fortunately, you can choose the level of difficulty.

There are a few simple rules to follow once you’ve found your treasure.

Many of the caches have small trinkets or items you can take home as a souvenir – but if you take something you have to leave a new item of greater or equal value (no food please!) Don’t forget to write about your find in the logbook usually found in the cache as well.

Once you’ve got a few geocaches under your belt – you can have fun creating your own for others to find. And that’s part of the beauty of geocaching – it’s a community based, community created and community sustained activity.

Just for fun – if you create a cache in High Park, give us a call and let us know – we’ll head out to find it too!

GIFT IDEAS FOR GEOCACHERS

For more information, check out www.geocaching.com

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HIGH PARK WEST RAVINE NATURE TRAILS

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Follow the West Ravine Nature Trails and visit Toronto’s largest pond, Grenadier Pond, a popular fishing and skating destination. Fish species present include pike, bass, carp and pumpkinseed sunfish. Fishing is promoted on a catch and release basis and in accordance with provincial Ministry of Natural Resources regulations.

one of Toronto’s oldest and largest parks and one of the City’s most significant natural areas. The park has a wide variety of wildlife and vegetation, including Carolinian and mixed forests and oak savannah. This is also the site of the annual hawk fall migration watch, which attracts enthusiasts from all over North America.

Explore High Park,

Colbo rne L odge Drive

SPRING CREEK NATURE TRAILS

Nature Centre

Follow Spring Creek on an adventure through the park. Starting at the northeast corner of High Park, follow the creek as it flows through the Park along Deer Pen Road, Howard Park Avenue and through the present Adventure Playground in the Park.

The Children’s Gardens is an organic education garden and is home base to day camps, school programs and free community events. The garden features beds shaped in the letters ABC, a sandbox and rainwater collection barrels.

Explore Hillside Gardens: a collection of three beautiful and elaborate gardens on the west side of the park have been attracting gardening enthusiasts and amateur photographers since the 1950’s. There are three distinct areas: the Hillside Gardens, the Hanging Gardens, and the Sunken Gardens.

Courtesy Toronto Parks and Recreation and City of Toronto

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JAMIE BELL ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

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Skaters on Grenadier Pond circa 1910. City of Toronto Archives

RECREATION UPDATE Looking for a few things to do this winter? When you need to avoid Old Man Winter, head out to skate in High Park or pretend it’s summer by heading out for an indoor swim.

HIGH PARK OUTDOOR SKATING RINK (Opens November 29th and closes February 22nd) PUBLIC SKATE

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WINTER HOLIDAY - PUBLIC SKATE Dec 21 to Dec 27

9 - 11am 11:30am - 3:30pm 4 - 5:30pm 6 - 9:45pm

10am - 12pm 12:30 - 2:30pm 3 - 5:30pm 6 - 9:45pm

WINTER HOLIDAY - PUBLIC SKATE - UNSUPERVISED Dec 21 to Dec 27

FREE Leisure Swim Did you know?

Effective July 1, 2014, indoor leisure swimming at community pools is now FREE for all ages. This includes Leisure Swim, Family Swim, Female Swim, Preschool Swim & Older Adult Leisure Swim. Fees will continue to be charged for lane swimming.

4 - 6pm

Our local indoor pools with Leisure swim are: 1. Annette Community Recreation Centre. . . . . . 333 Annette St. . . . . . . . .

2. Swansea Community Recreation Centre. . . . . 15 Waller Ave. . . . . . . . . . .

3. Parkdale Community Recreation Centre. . . . . 75 Lansdowne Ave . . . . .

4. Mary McCormick Recreation Centre. . . . . . . . . 66 Sheridan Ave. . . . . . . .

5. Wallace Emerson Community Centre . . . . . . . . 1260 Dufferin St . . . . . . .

416 392-0736 416 392-6796 416 392-6696 416 392-0742 416 392-0039

From November 14th to December 31st, all Toronto Cat Rescue cats have a reduced adoption fee of $50, versus their standard fee of $175.

If you adopt a pet (any pet) from a local rescue, shelter or adoption program this winter, show us your adoption certificate and we’ll make a $25 donation to your chosen adoption facility.

Pavlov’s Pet Corner Selling, buying or renting – each one of these can involve pets.

We’ve met a lot of the 4 legged family members of our clients over the years and all have a soft spot for pets. Many of our team members have pets of their own and so are often concerned with meeting their needs too – from fenced yards to places to stay on reno days.

Become a hero today for a homeless pet Canada is a nation full of pet lovers, but recent research shows that many communities need some guidance on how to help solve the homeless problem.

The 2014 Shelter Pet Report (by PetSmart Charities of Canada) found that while 73 per cent of people say that pet homelessness is at least somewhat important to them, an equal number of people admit that they don’t do anything to solve the issue.

With the following simple steps you can make a difference today:

1. Adopt your next pet. The largest motivator for adopting is to save a little life. Did you know that an estimated 70,000 pets are euthanized every year in Canada? By choosing adoption we can all work together to decrease this number.

2. Spay/neuter your pets. Unplanned litters are the main source of pet overpopulation. By increasing access to spay/neuter services and spreading the word about how important fixing your pet is, you can reduce pet overpopulation from the start.

For a local adoption spot, check out many of our local veterinary clinics and also check in with our friends at Pet Valu, located at 1660 Bloor St. West. This location works with Toronto Cat Rescue to place homeless cats with new owners. Toronto Cat Rescue is a registered, no-kill charity run completely by volunteers; they rescue and find homes for abandoned, sick or injured cats while also being a prominent educator and promoter of the Toronto Feral Cat Project. As animal lovers and property owners, helping to decrease the number of stray cats in the city is a valuable and noble cause. There are an estimated 100,000 stray and feral cats in Toronto, and colonies can be found in every neighbourhood in the city. From help building winter shelters to neutering programs, Toronto Cat Rescue provides many opportunities for us to make a difference for these cats, while also taking care of our city.

3. Help stray pets. If you notice stray cats in your neighbourhood, call your local animal welfare organization to see if they offer trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs. TNR is an innovative program that allows street cats to live out their normal lives without the risk of being euthanized in shelters.

4. Donate to animal welfare organizations: Championing this effort is PetSmart Charities of Canada, for example. It funds hundreds of local animal welfare groups that offer adoption and spay/ neuter programs.

5. Spread the word: By helping pet lovers get more involved with local shelters and rescues, we can help find a lifelong, loving home for every pet.

Shelter and rescue groups say that if communities work together we can all end pet homelessness in a generation. More information is available online at petsmartcharities.org. www.newscanada.com

HOW MUCH COULD YOUR HOME BE WORTH? It’s often a topic of discussion that the Toronto Real estate market is still booming. You may be wondering how your property stacks up – here are the average selling prices for the 3rd quarter of 2014 for houses in our area. If you’d like to have a customized analysis of your home, please feel free to contact us. We’ll provide one for you, no charge, anytime.

TORONTO W01 - AVERAGE SELLING PRICES Neighbourhood

Detached

Semi-Detached

Condo Townhouse

Condo Apartment

High Park - Swansea

$1,200,000

$888,000

$472,000

$344,000

Roncesvalles

$1,049,000

$749,000

n/a

$482,000

South Parkdale

$1,074,000

n/a

$451,000

$413,000

TORONTO W02 - AVERAGE SELLING PRICES Neighbourhood

Detached

Semi-Detached

Row/Townhouse

Condo Apartment

Junction Area

$699,000

$653,000

$602,000

$421,000

Runnymede Bloor West Village

$863,000

$668,000

n/a

n/a

$1,145,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

High Park North

$998,000

$826,000

$811,000

$493,000

Dovercourt Wallace Emerson Junction

$730,000

$663,000

$653,000

$300,000

Lambton - Baby Point

Holiday House Recovery Program

High Park aerial 1937. City of Toronto Archives

After looking at the sales data in your area, you may be thinking you’d consider putting your house on the market. Entering the spring market coincides neatly with what we call the Holiday House Recovery Program...

Right now everyone is enjoying the holiday season, decorating trees, mantles and banisters, garnishing tables with “special occasion only” tableware and candles all while hosting guests, needing extra chairs and beds. Generally speaking, once the holidays are done, we tend to find ourselves asking “Where does this go again?” as we try and put our house back into some semblance of order.

Placing your property on the market requires “spring cleaning style” work. Highlighting your home’s best attributes can be done with some elbow grease and a ruthless eye for tossing the unnecessary items.

Here are our top five recommendations you can do yourself when getting your house ready for sale – or even just for your Holiday House Recovery Program.

1. DECLUTTER – Remove all knick knacks, personal photos, those piles of paperbacks and even children’s artwork from 2 years gone by. Choose a surface, a bookcase, for example, and remove everything, starting with a clean slate. Then, choose only a few items, artistically placed, to put back in. Toss, donate or store the rest. Repeat.

2. PAINT – fix all those dents and dings in your walls and baseboards. Keep samples of paint for touch ups. Repaint in light, neutral colours.

3. CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN – every square inch.

Enough said.

4. REPLACE all those “white” LED bulbs with warm light. If you are opposed to incandescent bulbs, be sure to buy the LED bulbs on the “warm” spectrum. No fluorescents.

5. CLEAN WINDOWS – let the sunshine in.

Nothing beats plain old white vinegar and water for washing windows, and clean windows make the house feel brighter, naturally!

CALL 416.769.1616 TODAY West Realty Inc., Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

1678 Bloor Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M6P 1A9

Listed on Wednesday.

Sold on Monday.

That’s the power of Nick Pavlov.

416.769.1616

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NICK PAVLOV, Broker Nick Pavlov is an experienced knowledgeable realtor who is an expert in Toronto Real Estate and specifically High Park. Focusing on key locations and neighbourhoods, he provides valuable insights, strategic advice and a pool of proven resources to help his clients achieve their highest goals.

Nick applies the science of selling and power of marketing to produce exceptional results for sellers. His innovative 120 hour solution has been hugely successful with sellers. With Nick and his team, every detail is taken care of with precision and passion.

THE TEAM: When you choose Nick,

this entire team becomes dedicated to your success.

REAL ESTATE TEAM REAL ESTATE TEAM:

CREATIVE TEAM CREATIVE TEAM:

MIRIAM ZAHRA, Executive Assistant

MIRANDA OGILVIE, Designer

The polite voice of Miriam Zahra often greets our clients.

Miriam’s attention to detail and genuine desire to provide excellent customer service make her an invaluable member of our team.

An exceptional eye for detail and colour, Miranda brings out the best in the properties she works with. Having a strong design sense, great organizational skills, the knowledge to make decisions quickly and the ability to work on a tight timeline has all helped Miranda to achieve great success in the business.

RACHEL RYAN, Salesperson Rachel believes there is no ‘small’ real estate purchase – every transaction is impactful and meaningful and should be treated as such. Her own personal experiences with buying and selling real estate as a client led her to real estate with a mission to be the loyal, dedicated expert on your side.

RYAN YOUNG, Salesperson Ryan is an experienced realtor who has lived in the High Park area of Toronto’s West End for over 30 years. His knowledge of the city coupled with his experience in home renovation make him an irreplaceable ally to his clients.

FRANK MISITANO, Construction & Repair Every house needs preparation before going on the market and whether it’s smaller maintenance items or larger renovation projects, Frank is our go-to-guy. From carpentry to electrical, plumbing to painting; whatever the property may need to reach its potential, we entrust it to Frank.

RUSS MARTIN, Photographer Russ took his first photograph at age 8 and has never looked back. For us and our clients, Russ captures the beauty and unique attributes of each property.

CALL 416.769.1616 TODAY West Realty Inc., Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

1678 Bloor Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M6P 1A9

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