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Nine-year-old Zoë and her faithful friend Meatball at their Trinity Bellwoods home. Read Zoë’s story on page 3.

A special edition recognizes SickKids’ mission peter haggert editor’s desk Sometimes you just have to make a statement. And with this, The Parkdale Villager’s first-ever themed edition, we’re recognizing the importance of the work at The Hospital for Sick Children

(SickKids) in pursuing the goal of healthy and happy children in our community. Inside, along with your regular news, you’ll find stories, photos and other information related to the good work of SickKids. It’s Healthy and Happy Month at SickKids and we encourage you to visit their healthyand-

happy.com website. Along with the stories on the important work of SickKids in this edition, we’ve collected stories on a number of other community programs and efforts which also contribute to healthier, happier children. It’s all to show how integral the important goals of SickKids are in our neighbourhoods, our

community and, frankly, around the world. For The Villager, it’s all about contributing to the building of better communities. And what a better place than to build a partnership with SickKids. Please read our editorial (Page 4), for more about SickKids and a list of some >>>visit, page 7

Michael Williams-Stark can remember at a young age his mother holding him up in front of the medicine cabinet mirror and explaining to him how he was different. She would point to the facial differences resulting from his cleft lip and pallet: the scars above his lip and slightly asymmetrical nose. “But she did it in a way that made me feel unique and special,” Stark said. But not everyone was as loving as his mother, and growing up with a facial difference wasn’t easy. There was teasing and name calling, insecurity and emotional repercussions from having a face that others labelled as different. “I think for a while I was a pretty tough, hard-to-get-to guy, or at least I tried to be,” he said. “I didn’t like people that much, they were just instruments of cruelty.” Now in his 50s, Stark, who lives in South Parkdale, sees his facial difference as a gift. “I will always see the world through the eyes of that little boy, but at the same time I think it makes the successes all the sweeter because you know what you have gone through to get there.” >>>IMPROV, page 6

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Zoë, 9, has spent most of her life at SickKids ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com Nine-year-old Zoë has had more than her fair share of health challenges in her young life. Having had a heart transplant at eight months and then two battles with cancer, one might think Zoë would seem sad or overwhelmed, but sitting in her Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood home, her big smile and infectious laughter tell a different story. Everything from the friendly nurses to engaging volunteers and fun camp counsellors who bring their program to SickKids have kept Zoë, who has spent much of her life in the Toronto children’s hospital, positive and happy through her treatments. “It keeps your mind stimulated,” said Zoë’s mother Dana MacLean. “When you are sitting in a hospital room, your mind tends to delve into being sick and alone and lonely, but the laughter created around you really helps to keep you positive.” When she was born, Zoë was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and at eight months old she

received a life-saving heart transplant. Zoë recovered well, but at four years old, she started to get sick. She was admitted to SickKids in May 2009 with severe stomach pains. Zoë stayed through to July and her medical team was focused on pain management and nutrition. Zoë was readmitted to SickKids in the fall 2009 and was finally diagnosed with T-cell Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), a difficult to diagnose type of lymphoma that occurs in patients on anti-rejection drugs. “She has the cancer because of the immune suppressants she was taking to keep her body from rejecting her heart,” Dana said. Zoë was treated in hospital from 2009 to 2010 and then had a recurrence of lymphoma last summer, which was treated from August 2012 to January 2013. “She is finished treatment now and is working on getting stronger and better and growing her hair back,” Dana said. For this little girl who loves

jewelry, drawing, animals and most of all her dog, Meatball, SickKids has been life as she knows it. “Especially over the last three or four years, our life has been revolving around SickKids,” Dana said. But it hasn’t been all bad in Zoë’s eyes. Zoë loves when Camp Oochigeas, a camp for kids with cancer, comes to SickKids to do crafts and singing. “They decorate the room with pictures and they have this fake campfire in the middle,” Dana said. “They bring the outside inside and they sing camp songs.” A huge effort is made to entertain the kids and occupy families with things like Marnie’s Lounge, a rec-room with a kitchen, pool table and air hockey, where Zoë has had a couple of birthday parties. Zoë said she has met lots of kids and nice nurses at SickKids. Her mom said Zoë is the most popular kid at SickKids, and the nurses go out of their way to make friends with Zoë. “They all have games they play and private jokes,” Dana said. “When Zoë was younger,

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they would give her her own patient chart.” Making Zoë an honourary nurse took a lot of the scariness out of the situation, Dana said. “They made her more engaged in her own care,” Dana said. Volunteers at the hospital provided parent relief by playing games and doing crafts with Zoë, giving her parents a chance to grab a coffee or have a break. Dana said the volunteers were also really great at involving siblings, such as Zoë’s younger brother Milo, 5, and making sure they are engaged. “The staff are very empathetic. They just get it. They get that things are hard and you need a lot of information and they are very patient with explaining things,” she said. “They encourage parent participation and family participation.”

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Nine-year-old Zoë and her faithful friend Meatball at their Trinity Bellwoods home.

Zoë is always given a voice in how she wants things done, which Dana said gives Zoë a little control in the situation.

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Fiddlehead-focused contest raises money for SickKids ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com

ew Brunswick native Nick Secord likes his fiddleheads boiled with a little garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper and occasionally a bit of Parmesan cheese. Nick and his wife, Nina DiLorenzo Secord, own and operate North America’s largest processor and distributor of fresh and frozen fiddleheads, Norcliff Farms Inc. in Port Colborne, Ont. Although Nick may be a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to preparing the young curled greens, the couple decided a number of years ago to accumulate recipes and inform people of all the different ways to prepare the spring-time treat and out of that grew So You Think You Can Cook? Fiddlehead Culinary Competition. Now in its sixth year,

the competition, which raises funds for SickKids Hospital, features unique fiddlehead-focused meals prepared by local chefs. “It is a very different product, it is extremely unique,” Nina said. “So that is where this culinary competition came into play.” Chefs submit their recipes and three are chosen for the event. The fundraiser includes a fivecourse dinner prepared by the chefs with wine pairings by Cavallina Wines and Majestic Wines. “In the past, we have recipes that are fiddleheads on their own or made with chicken or pasta, we have even had fiddleheads in the middle of a gnocchi,” Nina said. “We have even had sherbet made from fiddleheads.” The three main courses are judged by celebrity chefs Massimo Capra, John Higgins, Therese DeGrace,

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At the 2012 ‘So You Think You Can Cook? Fiddlehead Culinary Competition’: Chef James Parsons, left; SickKids’ Janessa Bishop; Chef Massimo Capra, who will be judging the 2013 competition; Ambassador Ryland; and SickKids’ Kari Gulin.

Christopher Ennew, Rob Rainford, and a winner is chosen. Chefs competing this year include Dan Leblanc from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Abbey Solomon from Fonthill, ON, and Jonathan

Viau from The Distillery District. Nick, who calls fiddleheads, “the most holistic product in the universe” said the furled frond is an excellent source of iron, fibre, niacin, vitamin A,

vitamin C, potassium, riboflavin and calcium. He added they have two times the antioxidant activity of blueberries and are also an excellent source of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. With the health benefits of their product in mind, the Secords said the connection between fiddleheads and the hospital is a natural one. “We love children so this was an easy fundraiser to go toward,” Nina said. This year, the competition will be held in honour of Miranda Bauer, a 17-year-old high school student from Niagara Falls who championed her own fundraising for SickKids during her battle with a rare form of cancer. Nick and Nina had gotten Miranda on board to be an ambassador for So You Think You Can Cook?, but she died March 27.

In celebration of Miranda, Nina said proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to Dr. Malkin’s Rhabdomyosarcoma Cancer Research Centre at SickKids in Miranda’s name. “It makes this year very personal,” Nina said. “But we still want to make it festive because it is in celebration of her life.” The evening will also feature a dozen fiddle players to entertain diners throughout the evening. “I try to make it very upscale and fun,” Nina said of the evening. Tickets for this fundraiser, which takes place on Friday, May 3 at Gossip Restaurant, 50 Prince Island Cres. at Exhibition Place, are $100. For more info on the Fiddlehead Culinary Competition, visit www.norcliff.com

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child is registered in the emergency department at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) every nine minutes. That tells you how critical the work of SickKids is in your neighbourhood, the City of Toronto and beyond. May is Healthy and Happy Month at SickKids and the goal is to raise funds and awareness for childhood health issues. This year’s emphasis is an issue we often fear to talk about – children and mental health. It’s an essential conversation. Some 10 to 20 per cent of youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder. Now silently, repeat that number to yourself and reflect on what that means. Now remember only one in five children who needs mental health services actually receives them. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. That shouldn’t be. Every child deserves to be healthy and happy. Please support children’s health this month and visit two special websites set up by SickKids: www.healthyandhappy. our view com – this website offers many opportunities for interaction Let’s talk and discussion on any number childhood illness topics, with mental health of an emphasis this year on child mental health. It’s a great place and kids to start looking for mental health information. And there’s even a quiz on the website that visitors can take. www.aboutkidshealth.ca – this wonderful resource is essential for every parent. It’s a collection of health information from A-Z, along with news, stories and discussion of issues facing today’s youth. There are stories, video, instruction – and even a newsletter for you to sign up. You may not need parenting information, but you know someone who does. Let them know about this site. SickKids is not a secret. More than 265,000 donors raised $111.7 million in 2012. You’ll find an impressive list of fundraising events in a calendar in today’s newspaper. Many events were initiated by community members. Torontonians, Canadians and people around the world are fortunate to have SickKids as a resource. Between health services and the largest child health research facility in the country, we need to recognize this great resource and take advantage of its community outreach. As they would say at SickKids, every child deserves to be healthy and happy.

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The perils of not articulating a transit vision

atching the discussion on transit funding leaves the impression it is all about getting someone else to pay. While versions of this probably have been around since democracy was born, in the case of Toronto’s transit funding, our debate will lead provincial decision makers to the conclusion that Queen’s Park needs to dictate our funding and responsibilities. Although politicians swear they never pay attention to polls, the correlation is amazing between councillors’ positions and that of their constituents, as reported by the latest IpsosReid transportation survey. For example, almost 60 per cent of Scarborough and Etobicoke residents use the car as their primary means of transportation. These districts are the least supportive of highway tolls, a fuel tax or vehicle registration tax. Residents in Toronto’s core have different ways of getting around. Eighteen per cent report they move mainly by walking, and six per cent by bike. These figures are at least three times higher than

david soknacki beyond the headlines most of Toronto’s suburbs. Almost half of downtowners describe their primary means of transportation to be public transit, while only one quarter use the car. So it is not surprising that downtown residents and their councillors advocate prioritizing public transit, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure through payments made mostly by motorists. Nor is it startling that motorists, mostly suburbanites, are not enthusiastic about paying more for someone else’s mode of transport. Downtowners and suburbanites only come together when they find someone else to pay or when they agree that they are overburdened by income or property taxes. Complicating matters are tax policies that no longer connect revenues with services. Purchase an average car for $25,000 and your $3,250 in HST goes to the federal and provincial governments. Ditto for the amounts you pay for insurance and repair. Fill up the

tank with 60 litres at $1.22 per litre, and about onethird of your total goes in taxes, $10.40 to the federal government, and $13.94 to the province. Nothing goes directly to the municipalities. As a result, motorists do pay for the privilege of driving. It’s just that they don’t pay to municipalities. Neither the federal nor provincial governments wish to give any but a small portion of those taxes to municipalities. But city dwellers look mostly to council to address their road and transit needs. As everyone looks for someone else to pay, moving around in our cities has become a problem. Since council will not decide on how to finance transit, and has shown itself unable to articulate a vision, the provincial government, through its transit agency Metrolinx, has no choice but to step in. While it is human nature to want someone else to pay, and self-preservation to let someone else take the responsibility, the need to have our transit and transportation system fixed by Queen’s Park will not go down in history as one of our great moments.

David Soknacki is a former City of Toronto councillor and budget chief. Contact him at www.soknacki.com

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drinking establishments is a problem,” explained Dan Nicholson, senior city planner. “We heard that there is a need to balance those competing interests.” On Queen Street between Dufferin Street and Roncesvalles Avenue, there are 73 restaurants or establishments of similar use, 46 of which have liquor licenses equaling more than 4,000 licensed seats. Of those seats, more than half are located in a small pocket between Brock Avenue and Noble Street. Nicholson said the city needs to prevent that trend from repeating itself further west on Queen Street West in order to maintain a diversity of services and a walkable community. “We need to prevent that from replicating while still providing an opportunity for new restaurants,” Nicholson said. “That is what I am trying to balance. “The issue is one of concentration. When you have that much concentration it can be a problem. When you

have that many (bars and restaurants) in a row it becomes an attraction and serves as a regional tourist draw.” To combat that, city planners are proposing the concentration bylaw, which would limit the number of restaurants within a given area. Exactly what that will look like still has to be assessed by legal staff and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The bylaw also proposes: • To limit the size of an establishment’s seating area to 200 square metres or just more than 2,000 square feet; • That there can be no more than one establishment in a building and limited to the ground floor. Nicholson explained that zoning works on a go-forward basis and a new bylaw would not impact the current establishments. An interim control bylaw, prohibiting new bars and restaurants from opening for a period of one year, was

introduced in October in order to give the planners an opportunity to complete the study. The proposed bylaw will go before the Toronto and East York Community Council in June and will be considered

is appealed, the interim control bylaw will remain in effect until that appeal is settled.

by council in July. “Whatever we agree on will replace the interim control bylaw, which will then be lifted,” Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks explained. However, if the new bylaw

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Parkdale non-profit Making Faces helps those with facial differences >>>from page 1 an improv sketch without It made him empathetic, speaking or making eye congave him the drive to chase tact with the other actors.” down his dreams in music, Eighty percent of the youth acting, voice work and in he works with have a cleft lip creating an avenue to help and/or pallet; the remainder children and youth living are young people who are born with or acquire a facial with facial differences of their own. difference through an Stark is the accident. Stark also this does workshops with founder of Making community speech pathologists, Faces, a non-profit story is organization that social workers and inspired by teachers. helps children who the goal look different. He “I just don’t want of having has created a series them to be as lonely happy, of improvisational or isolated as I was,” healthy he said. “I can’t take workshops specifichildren care of all that, obvically designed for children with facial ously, but I can help differences that teach them give them the tools to be acting skills and improv more independent and assergames to both build confitive with what they want.” dence and develop important Participants practise eye life skills. contact, voice projection, Improv comedy is the perpublic speaking and creative fect way to help because it storytelling. They are encouraddresses skills people with aged to use their voices and facial differences sometime express themselves in a fun, creative and safe environlack, Stark said. “We hate to make eye conment. tact... and we don’t like to The workshops also offer use our voices often,” Stark the opportunity for children said. “You can’t get through to meet other children with

facial differences and provide a safe, caring environment where they can discuss differences, teasing and related issues, which Stark knows well. Stark was born in 1955 in British Columbia with the worst bilateral cleft lip and pallet case doctors had seen up to that point . He had more than a dozen surgeries to repair the pallet, reconstructive facial surgeries, bone graphs, a deviated septum rebuilt and more. In spite of that, Stark ended up majoring in theatre at Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C., and becoming a voiceover actor and a musician. “Not that I am particularly brave or anything, those were just the things I was interested in and I realized early on that these are the cards I have been dealt, so if I am going to live a fulfilled life I’m going to have to suck it up.” He moved to Toronto in 1984 and started creating character voices, which were

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zation that promotes and enhances the emotional and mental well-being of individuals with facial differences. “They were such a hit that I was asked to come to SickKids and teach there,” Stark said. He did workshops at the hospital for five or six years before deciding to apply for charitable status for Making Faces in 2004. There is no charge for the workshops and Stark said his dream is that Making Faces will either find government backing or a sponsor to help him focus on the charity and ensure it goes on after he isn’t able to do it anymore. He said he is looking at getting a space to host regular

weekly workshops and start leadership training so his older students can learn to teach workshops. “I would just like to see this thing take off and kids like us get some encouragement and support,” Stark said. Stark said there is a new Making Faces executive director and they are looking at launching new programming this summer. He also hopes Making Faces will be able to travel to the places he has been asked to go such as across Canada, into the United States as well as Indonesia and the Philippines.

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tiative to raise awareness of the need for mental health support services in Toronto, and also to increase understanding and acceptance of citizens struggling with mental illness. It is done on an entirely volunteer basis by some of the staff at Arrabon House. A r r a b o n Ho u s e i s a Parkdale group home for teenaged girls who have experienced trauma, abuse and mental health challenges. This year’s human chain will take place Saturday, May

4 in Parkdale. The event begins at Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, 220 Cowan Ave., at 2 p.m. with a barbecue and information session. At about 3 p.m. participants will march to Queen and Roncesvalles Avenue and hopefully draw more people in along the way. When they get to Roncesvalles people will stand shoulder-to-shoulder stretching east along Queen Street West. Participants who choose to will place tape over their mouths with a word

Visit us online for more stories >>>from page 1 important game, which brings child mental health issues to the forefront. For a collection of stories we’ve published today across the city in Metroland Media Toronto’s nine newspapers – reaching nearly 500,000 doorsteps – please visit bit. ly/SickKidsedition

Here at Metroland, we have a growing partnership with SickKids – and you’ll find on a monthly basis, we’ll be presenting a calendar of events in the community to benefit SickKids. Obviously keeping children healthy and happy isn’t a one-month commitment, but needs to be a front-of-

mind value in everything the community does. We’ll be there to help out. And we know you will be too. Enjoy today’s edition and as always, please give us your feedback. n Peter Haggert is Editorin-chief of Metroland Media Toronto and The Villager.

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Jack Layton’s tie inspires Homes First fundraiser, May 8 ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com After Jack Layton’s death, one of the tasks his son Mike Layton took on was sorting through his father’s things. As one might imagine, Jack Layton, the leader of the federal NDP party who died in August 2011, had accumulated quite a number of ties – nearly 300 of them, Layton

said. “There were ones that were beautiful and ones he wore during debates or with some sentimental value,” Layton said. “And then there were ones that were really old and not too attractive.” Layton picked a few out he wanted to save for himself and gave his sister a few for a crafting project. He purged a large number of them and dropped

them off at the Goodwill. “But with about 80 of the ties, I had little labels made with Jack’s signature and then his mother (my grandmother) sewed them on the back of the ties,” Layton said. “We use them to donate them to various fundraisers.” Ten of those ties ended up at Homes First, a social service agency that works to provide affordable, perma-

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MAY 2: FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE Fight for Independence is a charity boxing tournament featuring great food, drinks and music that supports SickKids and Nazareth House. http://www.fightforindependence.com/ MAY 3: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN COOK The sixth annual ‘So You Think You Can Cook’ Fiddlehead Culinary Challenge pits three executive chefs against one another to see who can create the best fiddlehead appetizer, main or dessert. The event is in memory of SickKids patient Miranda Bauer and supports rhabdomyosarcoma research at the hospital. http://www.norcliff.com/cooking-contest/2013-culinary-competition/

nent housing and transitional supports, for a fashion show last fall. But, instead, those few ties sparked an interesting fundraising idea. “Whose tie would you buy?”, soon became the question around our office,” said Marie MacCormack, the Homes First foundation executive director. “We thought perhaps other famous folks would give us a tie or scarf. And did they.” They put a call out to notable Canadians and Home First was able to acquire ties and scarves from the likes of Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Lewis, Arlene Dickinson, George Stroumboulopoulos, David Suzuki and Michelle Landsberg. All of the accessories are to be auctioned off at the Homes First “Tie One On” live and silent auction May 8. Each item comes with a unique note, explaining the significance of the tie or scarf donated. “The nice thing is there are specific moments attached to the ties,” said Kallan Lyons, one of the organizers of the event. Margaret Atwood donated a scarf she got at Oxford University in the Spring of 1991 while delivering the Clarendon Lectures, which led to her writing her book Strange Things. And news broadcaster Heather Hiscox donated two well-traveled scarves she wore while broadcasting during the

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The Homes First Foundation ED Marie MacCormack ,left, and The Homes First Society ED Patricia Mueller, pose with ties donated by well-known Canadians for the ‘Tie One On’ fundraiser on May 8.

2012 Summer Olympics in London, while Steve Paikin donated a tie he wore while moderating the 2006 federal leaders’ debate. A few of the silent auction ties and scarves are paired with other items - Stuart McLean’s tie comes with a copy of his book Home from the Vinyl Cafe ; Amanda Martinez’s scarf is paired with her CD; and writer Lawrence Hill has donated a signed copy of his novel Book of Negroes to accompany his tie. And one of Jack Layton’s ties, which was made by his mother, Doris Layton, will be auctioned off with a bike. Tie One On takes place at Revival, at 783 College St. Tickets are $50 and include a drink, food and live music by the Swamp Yankees. Homes First, which provides affordable, stable and

appropriate housing across Toronto, currently owns and/ or manages 16 buildings. The funds raised at Tie One On will go toward supporting the 550 men, women and children through Homes First new gardening program, which will see three new gardens established at the Savards, Meegwetch and Shuter sites in downtown Toronto. Homes First hopes to make this an annual event with Jack Layton’s ties being a feature auction item for at least the next nine years. Mike Layton said he is quite pleased with what one tie has inspired. “Homelessness and housing was an issue my dad was passionate about,” Layton said. “So it seems fitting.”

More info on Homes First, visit their website at http:// homesfirst.on.ca/

This week at

MAY 5: GOODLIFE FITNESS TORONTO MARATHON Participants in the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon can run in support of SickKids and collect donations to help change child health. Register at http://www.torontomarathon.com/ MAY 6–13: COPS CYCLE FOR KIDS A team of pollice officers from 31 division will be cycling from SickKids to Boston Children’s Hospital to raise funds for the opthalmology clinic renovation and the creative arts program at SickKids. MAY 9–20: UNICYCLE TOUR A group of 3 cyclists will be riding unicycles and bicycles from downtown Montreal, ending at City Hall in Toronto in support of SickKids. http://www.facebook.com/events/157199994426966/ MAY 11: SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE DAY AT THE ROM AND MEAGAN’S WALK A celebration of South Asian Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum that features additional exhibits displaying South Asian musical and dance performances, art, cultural artifacts, crafts, and storytelling. www.southasianheritageday.com An annual 5 km walk in memory of Meagan Bebenek to raise funds for awareness, research and treatment of paediatric brain tumours at SickKids. www.meaganswalk.com MAY 12: SPORTING LIFE 10K Participants in the Sporting Life 10K can run in support of SickKids and collect donations to help change child health. www.run.sportinglife10k.ca MAY 25: BELTLINE LEMONADE STAND A Healthy and Happy lemonade stand (and doggie treat station) for walkers, joggers, cyclists and four-legged creatures enjoying the beautiful Kay Gardner Beltline Trail.

To register your own fundraising event in support of SickKids, visit www.sickkidsfoundation.com/events

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Spectacular totally renovated 2 storey! Modern kitchen with granite counter top, gleaming hardwood floors, gorgeous bathrooms, finished basement. New roof, windows & deck, 2 car Carport parking, stone & brick exterior, high demand Trinity Bellwoods area, walk to shops, restaurants, 24 hrs street car and much more only $829,000!!

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Gorgeous Aspen Ridge Baltic Model. 4 bdrm Brick & Stone exterior interlock driveway, thousands spent on upgrades, cathedral ceiling, gleaming hardwood flrs, gas fireplace, main floor den, wrought iron railing, upgraded s/s appliances, master bdrm retreat, 5 pce ensuite, professionally landscaped, inground sprinklers, fabulous curb appeal only $799,900!!

Huge Oakdale Village home, across from park & play ground, approx. 4530 sq ft, high ceilings, large fenced pie shaped lot, gleaming ceramic & hardwood flrs, family size kitchen, granite countertops, Spacious open concept living & dining rm, fabulous family rm w/fireplace, 5wshrms, double garage & drive plus many extras for $799,900!!

ISLINGTON/ LANGSTAFF 276’ FRONTAGE!! Detached bungalow on approx. 1 acre lot, backing onto the Humber River, fabulous opportunity, Unique property, great location, close to all conveniences, super value for only $699,900!!

Rare 5 bdrm 2 storey on a beautiful lot. Just steps to Gametwood Park along the Etobicoke boarder. Gorgeous family rm with w/o to private fenced lot 20’x40’, inground pool. Huge bedrooms and principal rooms, renovated baths, fabulous country kitchen with s.s appliances and breakfast area, large finished basement 2nd kitchen & 2 bedrooms, gleaming hardwood flrs. and much more. $699,000

Located in sought after Cooksville (Port Credit) area. Open concept living and dining room, walk out to large balcony, finished walkout basement, 2nd kitchen. Ideal for entertaining or In-law suite, situated on premium 140ft deep lot, double garage, only $639,900!

QUIET COURT!! High demand location on a 148’ deep lot, detached 3+1 bedroom bungalow in Woodbridge, Modern kitchen, new windows, updated roof, garage access door, separate side entrance to finished basement ideal for entertaining or possible In-law suite. Fabulous nieghbourhood only $599,900!!

Situated on a premium 50ft, detached brick and stone 3+2 bedroom updated bungalow. Bright, sunlit, open concept living and dining room, gleaming hardwood floors. Gorgeous custom renovated bathroom with soaker tub and glass shower. Modern kitchen with breakfast bar, walkout to huge deck overlooking backyard, 2 separate entrances to finished basement ideal for entertaining or In-law suite. Long private drive, garage, fabulous neighborhood only $549,900!!

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DUFFERIN & EGLINTON!! Impressive renovated 2+1bdrm bungalow with separate entrance to finished basement, great potential for in-law suite, gleaming hardwood floors, new appliances and many extras included, great central location for only $444,900!!

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ROYAL YORK & EVANS!!

Beautifully renovated from top to bottom 3+1bdrm detached 2 storey! Separate entrance to in-law suite, large principal rms, gleaming laminate floors, huge private backyard with 12’ x 12’ deck, parking for 2 cars, great central location, close to TTC, schools, park, Go station, just minutes to downtown Toronto for only $529,000!!

KIPLING & LAKESHORE!!

Great potential to build your dream home near the Lake, fabulous south Etobicoke location, close to all conveniences, view of the lake at the end of the street, long 132’lot, Super Value, located close to all conveniences for $428,000!!

SPACIOUS DETACHED 3 BEDROOM!!

93’ FRONTAGE!! Premium lot in the Keele / Lawrence area, detached 3bdrm bungalow, garage, private drive, large backyard, separate entrance to finished basement, fabulous neighborhood must be seen only $499,900!

COMMERCIAL/ INDUSTRIAL

Excellent location near Airport Rd. and William Parkway, close to all major Hwys, 900 sq ft of office space & 2300+ sq ft of Industrial space, previously used for garment manufacturing, zoning allows for mixed use, clean office area with reception and board room, must be seen $415,000!!

LIVE STEPS TO YORKVILLE!!

Great Retail space with large basement & lovely 2 bedroom apt. upstairs, fabulous Alderwood location near Sherway Gardens, same owner last 30 years, living upstairs & running a Custom Upholstery shop, can be turned into Hair Saloon, Accountant or Lawyers office, ect. 4 car parking ( 2 in front 2 in back), updated roof, windows, plumbing & electrical. Apartment has Skylight, Jacuzzi tub & walk-out to large deck must be seen for only $369,900!!

Wonderful Orangeville brick home with large garage in great neighborhood. Original owners, well laid out 1800sqft model, second level family room with gas fireplace. Family size kitchen, large combined living and dining room, hardwood floors throughout, huge master with 4 piece ensuite and walk-in closet. Many extras only $329,900!!

Fabulous boutique building on quiet cul de sac in the center of it all, close to Bay and Bloor and Church Street Village. Come home to one bedroom condo, open concept living and dining room, hardwood floors, walkout to large balcony, rooftop terrace and party room with BBQ, underground parking and large locker included only $329,900!!

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ONLY $299,900!! Detached bungalow on premium 50ft lot, renovated Kitchen with centre island, renovated bathroom with soaker tub, separate shower, open concept living and dining room and walk out to large back yard, potential for in-law suite must be seen!!

Immaculate 3bdrm 2stry, corner townhouse unit, with 2 balconies. Fabulous layout with large living area, updated kitchen and baths, stainless steel appliances, spacious master bedroom with walkout to balcony. Gleaming hardwood floors, plus many extras, parking, huge storage, ensuite laundry and much more for only $288,000!!

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Detached renovated 2 storey, thousands spent on upgrades, 3 separate apartments, well maintained property 169’ deep lot, 2 separate meters, new roof, windows, doors, deck, eves trough, garage with private drive and many extras $449,900 or 5% down plus $1,955 per month. If your paying rent your paying too much!

STEPS TO THE LAKE!! Fabulous opportunity to build your dream home on 33’ x 123’ lot, close to amenities, shops, school, and all conveniences. House on the property needs extensive work, being sold as is for only $399,900!!

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Gorgeous Maple Condo completely upgraded through out, fabulous gourmet kitchen with granite countertop, top of the line s. s. appliances, spacious living and dining rm, gleaming hardwood floors, large master bedroom with ensuite and W/I closet, ensuite laundry, great amenities and many extras included, located close to all conveniences for only $309,900!!

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CONDO ONLY $134,900!! 1 bedroom converted to spacious studio apartment! High ceilings, large balcony, parking and locker included, close to all amenities, transit and easy access to highway. Why pay rent when you can live for less or use as an investment property.

Luxury living, 1 bedroom suite, walking distance to lake, steps to park, Bistros, trails, transit and only minutes to downtown Toronto. Modern Kitchen, granite countertop, breakfast bar, open concept living and dining room, 2 walk-outs to large balcony only $249,900!!

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| THE PARKDALE-LIBERTY VILLAGER | Thursday, May 2, 2013

SELL Your Home FASTER and for MORE MONEY!

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THE PARKDALE-LIBERTY VILLAGER | Thursday, May 2, 2013 |

Jeanette Grant*

Just Move In!

*Sales Representative

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM

416-236-1392

helping you love where you liveTM

Ingrid

Open House Sat-Sun 2-4pm 121 Evans Ave

Smith sales representative

Fantastic Bloor West Village Opportunity! 3+1 Bdrm, 2 Bath Semi with Fenced BackYard + Lane Access to 1 Car Garage - all on one of the quietest most desirable streets in BWV. Traditional Charm: Fireplace, Hardwood Floors, French doors, Wood Trim and Original Plate Rails blend with comfort-enhancing updates like newer windows, roof, insulation, plumbing, wiring, and freshly painted neutral decor. Airy family room in Bsmt with 3 pc washroom. Plus there's a finished attic, bonus room with skylights & lots of storage! Don't miss this one! Please visit my Open House Sat / Sun 2 - 4pm and contact me directly to view and for a copy of the pre-list home inspection report: 416.737.9999

Dave

Proulx sales representative

416-769-6050

www.IngridSmith.com Re/MaxWestRealtyInc.,Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

Virtual Tour and Photos at: MyUltimatePlace.com

535 QUEBEC AVE.

416-769-1616

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM

HIGH PARK SHOWSTOPPER-PERFECT! Clever Flr Plan W/Family Room RetreatBrillantly Designed W/Soaring Ceilings / Windows + Fireplace. Also Expanded 3RD Bedrm Above. Stunning HeartOf-The-Home Kitchen – Be Prepared To Fall In Love! 2 Car Garage, ParkLike Yard, Top Notch Mechanics. 95 HUMBERSIDE AVE. $849,000.

SUSAN GINOU Sales Representative

416 762-8255 Royal LePage Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage

ANNE THORBURN

Sales Representative

416 236-6000

Sutton West Realty Inc., Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM Charming, sun-filled 4 12 D ART bedroom character home MOU TH C RES on superb street! Private drive, main floor family room, reno’d rec. room, huge eat-in kitchen, w/o to stunning landscaped yard. Walk to Lake, schools & GO Train – 13 minutes to downtown. $729,900 OLD MIMICO

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM 15 WINDERMERE AVE TH 101 Dwell would love this rarely offered south/west end unit in award winning JOAN Windermere By The Lake. Enjoy the amenities of POTTER-SMITH a condo plus the extra living space offered in this BENITA MOORE & 2 storey, 2 bed/2 bath townhome. Defined by 9’ TRACEY COWLING Sales Representatives ceilings, rich dark flooring, O/C kitchen with S/S 416 762-8255 appliances, granite counter & breakfast bar plus fab terrace off living room. Walk to Lake, High Park, BWV. Transit at your door & minutes to downtown. Guest Royal LePage R.E. Services Ltd., DRENCHED IN SUNLIGHT suites and lots of visitor pkg. $389,900 Brokerage !

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762-8255

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Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

GREAT BEGINNINGS!

LINDA TICKINS Broker 416 234-2424

home in upper Bloor West Village! Lots of updates and renovations, finished bsmt, garage & beautiful gardens. Wonderful family street! Don’t miss out! www.847windermere.com

Sutton Group Old Mill Realty Inc., Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

44 LANGMUIR CRES - RENOVATOR’S DREAM Reflect your own personal style! Set on a private 155 ft reverse ravine with gorgeous trees everywhere! In a lovely hidden enclave near Old Mill, Humber River & parkland, walk to subway! $929,000

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LIVE FOR FREE IN RONCESVALLES! Spacious,well renovated,owner occupied duplex with bsmt suite on huge lot with tons of parking. Best of Roncy at your door. 58 Sorauren Ave

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM www.LovelyTorontoHomes.com The

JULIE KINNEAR Team 416-762-8255 Royal LePage Real Estate SALES REPRESENTATIVE Top 1% in Canada!

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 PM Fabulous 3 bdrm, 3 bath 0 9,9

Renovated three bedroom home is situated on a familyfriendly cul-de-sac just steps from the shops,restaurants and cafes of the trendy Junction. Open concept living and dining room, eat-in kitchen, main floor laundry room.

FOR SALE

BARBARA McNALLY

204 HUMBERSIDE

Sales Representative

416 488-2875 Independently Owned and Operated

D E S A

116 MAVETY ST

Services Ltd., Brokerage

The perfect home for your growing family in vibrant High Park / Junction. Detached 2 1/2 storey 4+2 bedrooms 3 baths. Extensive reno’s with cook’s kitchen and 3rd floor master suite. 3 car parking. $998,000

D E S A E L 234 WINDERMERE

CONSUMER FEATURE

well connected in the neighbourhood, the facility is an integral part of the community providing an incredibly important child care service to many families that are new to the country, single parents and also children with special needs. They believe in fostering creativity and acceptance in guiding the children they care for. They run year-round integrated programs for preschool, kindergarten and school aged children who have a variety of needs. Why do they need our help? With the integration of Full Day Kindergarten, child care centers face new challenges. In an effort to reach new families it is imperative to provide an uplifting learning environment. Our initial visit to Happy Day showed us how it is a vitally important part of our community, committed to the children and families they are

serving. We are thrilled to help them continue to do so, along with your help for our RED Day makeover. Participants from our Junction office of 30 strong are excited to complete this makeover in the 24 hr period from May 8-9. We are up for this very worthwhile challenge! Activities will include an outdoor adventure day for the kids, a makeover of the facility and a celebratory “reveal” of the work done, with food, a visit from a Toronto Fire truck, and refreshments for the families, staff of the Center and all of the volunteers and participants. For more information, please contact KW Cares Chairperson: Jackie Carron at 416-236-1392 or Jackie@ jackiecarron.com. Follow our progress on facebook at www.facebook.com/ KWNeighbourhoodRedDay.

Sales Representative

416 236-1871 Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

329 PERTH TORONTO

AVENUE

RED (Renew, Energize and Donate) Day is an annual Keller Williams Realty international service initiative dedicated to improving our local communities. We believe that the higher purpose of business is to Give, Share and Care. Each year, on the second Thursday in May, almost 80,000 agents from across the United States and Canada participate in a wide range of projects, devoting their time to renewing and energizing the communities they serve. This year, newly opened Keller Williams Neighbourhood Realty Brokerage, located at 2968 Dundas St. W., in The Junction, has partnered with a local day care that is very deserving of an upgrade. Family owned since 1972, Happy Day Child Care Centre (676 Jane St.) is a fully licensed facility supporting families in the Jane/St. Clair area. Very

ADAM CHARLESWORTH

Open House

JUNCTION TRIANGLE

Mike Gryspeerdt

Sales Representative

Direct 416-876-0321 Office 416-762-4200 www.agentmikeg.com

Sutton Group Realty Systems Inc, Brokerage independently owned and operated not intended to solicit people already under contract

OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 2-4PM

May 4 & 5 2pm - 4pm

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wilderness orientation day from the Toronto Recreational Outtripping Outreach Program A diverse group of teens from (TROOP). across Toronto giggle and coax The Bronze and Silver each other as each, somewhat Duke of Edinburgh’s Award unsteadily, board a large ‘North candidates learned canoe, Canoe’ off South Parkdale’s basic survival, first aid, shelSunnyside Beach in ter building and other Lake Ontario. skills to assist them �� The 20 youth, aged in the ‘Adventurous 13 to 19, are not your �� Journey’ trip the youth �� typical ‘outdoors’ will take in May. �� people, many dressed Each candidate �� in less than approprimust plan and exe�� ate attire for canoeing cute a trip in the form ��, on an unseasonably of an expedition or �� cold day in late April. exploration called an �� For most, the snowy ‘Adventurous Journey’ morning on April 20 as one of the tasks was the first time they had that must be completed as set foot in a canoe. part of the award. The journey The youth, from 10 schools is meant to cultivate a spirit in high priority Toronto of adventure, discovery, selfneighbourhoods, are all reliance, and environmental working toward their Duke conservation. of Edinburgh’s Award, a self In May, these youth, along directed development prowith police officers, City Parks gramme for young Canadians and Recreation Staff and youth age 14 to 25. They were at the service agency workers will city’s Inner City Outtripping make a trip to McCrae Lake, Centre in the Sunnyside 45 minutes north of Barrie. Pavilion to receive a canoe and There they will spend three

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Youth from 10 schools across Toronto get a lesson in canoeing at Sunnyside Beach as part of the Toronto Recreational Outtripping Outreach Program (TROOP).

days and two nights camping, canoeing, and communing with nature and each other, explained Constable Vince Langdon with the Toronto Police Service who coordinates the TROOP program. TROOP is a unique partnership forged between the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation and ProAction Cops and Kids. TROOP makes eight trips a year with 200 youth, 50 officers and 20 agency youth workers and parks and recreation staff.

Two of those trips, totalling 43 youth, are comprised of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award candidates. The other groups are made up of at risk youth who wouldn’t otherwise have this kind of opportunity, Langdon said. “One of the groups we have going out this summer is made up of all kids that have been arrested,” Langdon said. “But, they are all now involved in a program to turn their lives around.”

TROOP was started a dozen years ago to curb issues arising in Christie Pits Park with youth and gang activity, Langdon explained. “The thought was if we could get them out on canoe trips the youth, police and parks staff would get to know each other. By sharing the experience of the excursion it broke down the stereotypical barriers between the groups, Langdon said. “A lot of the kids have never been camping or even out of the city before,” Langdon said. The trips to McCrae Lake are free for the youth through funding from ProAction Cops and Kids. Cousins Dalena Dong and Celia Le, 18-year-old students at Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School in York, both attended the TROOP trip last spring as part of their bronze level Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. “We love it... and we count down the days to the trip,”

Dalena said. “There is beautiful scenery, clear blue skies, a beautiful lake. It is something you don’t get to see in the city.” Dalena is a self-described video game addict, but the canoe and camping trip with TROOP tapped into a part of herself she wasn’t aware existed. “I realized I love the outdoors,” she said. “Now I like to go out for walks or just sit outside.” Her cousin, Celia, said she feels the same way. “You get to witness nature, there is no television, no iPhones, you get to talk to people one on one,” Celia said. “You get to learn things you would never learn in school.” As the youth complete their Bonze Level of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award they will also receive the Toronto Youth Challenge Award, which highlights their involvement in city supported programming.

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