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of Strategy and Service Planning and Eve Wiggins, Head of Wheel-Trans. Those who got a chance to speak as the microphone travelled around the room expressed their gratitude for the service itself and thanked staff for reducing the wait times when booking a ride with Wheel-Trans over the phone. They even thanked the drivers of Wheel-Trans, more than once. Deputy CEO Chris Upfold gave a short presentation about the improvements that were suggested last year that have become a reality on the transit >>>STREETCARS, page 9
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PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: Our senior population is expected to see a drastic increase in dementia cases in coming years. Metroland Media and The Mirror present a three-part series investigating the challenges of preparing for it and the efforts underway to improve research, diagnosis and treatment for those affected by the disease. Read part one on page 18. See the series and more online >> insidetoronto.com/dementia
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has formally charged the BSAR Group Companies and partner Tyler Hershberg for unlawfully recovering possession of a rental unit. The charge was laid earlier this month under the Residential Tenancies Act, with a first appearance slated for Oct. 15 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto, said Conrad
Spezowka, the senior media relations coordinator for the ministry in an email to the Villager. Its decision follows the eviction of roughly 30 tenants from the Queen’s Hotel, 1521 Queen St. W, on Aug. 7. BSAR Group Companies, which bought the property a few months prior to the evictions, gave the tenants one week’s notice to vacate the property, said Victor Willis, the executive director of the Parkdale Activity>>>EVICTED, page 16
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second album Mixtape in July. “It’s mostly ’80s a cappella. We have let a handful of ’70s and one or two ’90s songs sneak in,” said the Queen Street West and Gladstone Avenue resident, adding it made sense to focus on ’80s tunes as it was the group’s ‘sweet spot” for music growing up. “We’ve been working on this album in various ways for a while and we wanted it to be a really nice mix,” Hadfield said. The album includes songs by George Michael, Kate Bush and the Parachute Club to name a few. All of the sounds heard
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on the album, including guitar riffs, beat boxing, drum beats, were created and performed by the band members using only their voices. Genres include jazz, soul
and funk. Hadfield said while creating Mixtape, the group tried to stay true to the original sound of the song. Members also took turns arranging the songs.
Hadfield’s touch was put on a mashup of Parachute Club’s ‘Rise Up’ and ‘Dancing at the Feet of The Moon’ The group’s debut album Totally 80s A Cappella was released in 2006. It took the band almost a decade to release Mixtape mainly because their schedules are so different; half of the band members are professional musicians who tour frequently, which is why the album had to be recorded in groups,
Hadfield said. “It’s pretty comical when we’re trying to coordinate ourselves. “It’s part of the reason why it took so long,” she said. “Everyone was quite busy.” Retrocity is celebrating their album launch Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Mod Club, 722 College St., with a live concert and post-show dance party. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the concert at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $14 or $24 with a CD, and are available online. Tickets are also available at the door for $15 or $25 with a CD.
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Seniors deserve a nation-wide care strategy T aking care of an aging senior can be a heavy burden, particularly when they’re suffering from a complex health issue. It’s a day-to-day struggle for families and individual caregivers, but it’s also about to become a massive problem for our province and country. According to the Canadian Medical Association, our senior population is about to double in the next 20 years and the 85 and older age group will quadruple. Health-care issues will similarly increase, including cases of dementia. The latest numbers from the Alzheimer Society of Canada show that 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older are currently living with our view dementia. That’s projected to jump by 47 per cent in just 16 We are facing years. This warning was delivered an impending to the editors at Metroland wave of dementia Media earlier this year by mental health professionals and it’s the reason we undertook a special investigative series on seniors and dementia, publishing this week. We heard the difficult stories. A husband who can’t leave home with his once-perfect match because his wife now behaves like an unruly five year old. Brilliant minds, once highly respected in their fields, struggling with simple daily tasks. Children of aging parents with dementia crippled by the financial cost of quality health care. South Asian families giving up their livelihood to care for a parent at home because they’re too culturally shamed to put them in a long-term care home or even admit they have dementia. We’re putting a spotlight on the issue – the challenges that currently exist in addressing the coming wave, but also the efforts made so far, the innovations being developed and the positive stories that offer hope for our future. Canada needs a long-term strategy for senior health care and dementia, one that takes into account the perspectives of people currently affected by the disease and establishes sufficient funding to offer quality care. With the federal election only weeks away, it’s the perfect time to apply pressure on policy makers. Visit www.insidetoronto.com/dementia to get a sense of the bigger picture. Then ask your local federal candidate what they propose to do to help our population as it ages.
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The good and the bad of term limits Seasoned councillors have value...
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t should hardly come as a surprise that Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon wasn’t able to summon more than a smidgen of support for her motion to place term limits on municipal politicians. Being a city councillor in Toronto, after all, is a good gig. Governing the largest city in the country provides interesting and varied work for the diligent. For the vainglorious, there are plenty of opportunities to see oneself on television, hear oneself on the radio, read about oneself in the newspaper. For the opportunistic,
david nickle the city there are other perquisites like travel and nights out at the film festival and ball games. And for everyone seeking to pay off a mortgage in Toronto’s overvalued real estate market, there’s a six-figure salary attached. For the cynical, that’s enough to explain the vote at executive committee on McMahon’s motion Monday to ask that term limits be included in revisions to the City of Toronto Act. But there are good arguments for keeping councillors past their best-before date. Toronto is a complicated government, and it makes sense that at least a few of its overseers should be well-schooled in its operations. Given that there are no
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formal requirements that a candidate for council go to councillor school before taking the job, it is essential that at least a few council members are able to contribute their experience and understanding of the place. Indeed, some of council’s most reliable members are its veterans: people like Shelly Carroll, Norm Kelly, Pam McConnell and Denzil Minnan-Wong. Before he stepped down, veteran councillor Howard Moscoe was able to play city hall like a well-tuned instrument that, if you agreed with his progressive politics, you’d count that a good thing. The trouble, of course,
is that not all veterans are created equal. Giorgio Mammoliti by way of example has been a city councillor since 1995, and in that time made a name for himself primarily as a showboater and class clown. Yet he has proven himself undefeatable in his ward, such being the power of incumbency. He is not the only one. It is useful to wonder, then, just how much value would we lose on city council if it were made up more completely of other bright lights – people like Kristyn Wong-Tam, Josh Matlow, Mike Layton, Josh Colle come to mind – who are working in their second term? And what would we gain in having a cadre of councillors who were treating the job as a short stretch of public service rather than a long-term career choice?
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TDSB encourages all schools to take up challenge JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is reaching out to the public in a bid to support Syrian refugees, and staff and students at Dewson Street Junior Public School are among those leading the charge. The school, near Ossington Avenue and College Street, has set a goal of raising $30,000 to sponsor a refugee family from the crisis-ravaged nation. In addition to helping others deal with difficult situations, the initiative serves to enrich the education of students at the school. “One of the things we think is really exciting is to have kids have a chance to get involved, and incredible learning opportunities come out of this process,” said Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, a parent at Dewson Street Junior. “Right now, 40 per cent of the refugees in the world are children and we think it really is important to try and connect and think about (refugees) as real people who could be living right here and think about ourselves potentially living there.” The school is working to educate students on the background behind the Syrian crisis through special lessons that tie the situation
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Dewson Street Junior Public School parent Kelly GallagherMackey, flanked by TDSB Trustee Ausma Malik and TDSB Chair Robin Pilkey outlines the school’s plan to sponsor a family of Syrian refugees Tuesday.
to the school curriculum, and morning announcements also remind the students that not everyone enjoys the same quality of life and comforts they do. “We think it’s really galvanizing the school community to think and engage with these issues and that’s a powerful part of learning,” Gallagher-Mackay said. Lemonade stand Dewson is raising funds through a variety of initiatives, including sending letters home to families and setting up a lemonade stand at a recent community fair. Thus far, it has raised roughly $5,000 toward its goal and has set up a Schools Welcome Refugees website (http://schoolswelcome.wix. com/1000schoolschallenge) to both garner support and encourage other school communities to get involved. “It’s got a full toolkit for
schools who want to join us,” Gallagher-Mackay said. The school is ensuring the students are on board by stressing some of the hardships faced by those in countries such as Syria. In one classroom, Dewson Grade 6 students Savanah Braithwaite, Chloe Baker and Maya Makhmara were engaged in an exercise designed to help them appreciate the rights and responsibilities that come with living in Canada. “It’s about the rights we have that people in other countries don’t always have,” Savanah said. Chloe cited the freedom Canadians have to practice their religion. “That’s a right I have, but I also have a responsibility to respect and not to insult other people’s religions,” she said.
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BRING YOUR WISH LIST Custom-Built Stone/Stucco Home *3+1 Generous Bdrms w/Ensuites *Smart Phone Technology *Carrier H/E Furnace, HRV, Humidifier *Prof. Series Kitchen Aid Appls *White Quartz Kitchen Island, Granite Counters *Stunning Maple Flrs & Stairs *S/S & Glass Railings *Family Rm w/Custom Gas F/P & Stone Surround *MBR w/Gas F/P w/Bespoke Quartz F/P Surround *Rooftop Patio *Lovely Bckyd, Deck, Gas BBQ Hookup, Gas F/P w/Seating & Pergola *Mins to BWV, Subway *Offered at $1,699,000
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Open House SAT & SUN 2-4PM • 78 Mayfield Ave. Stunning 2-years-new four bedroom home on a quiet one-way street less than 5 minute walk from Bloor West shops & subway. Stylish high-end finishes throughout, well-designed basement apartment for extra income.
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Pretty bungalow on quiet premium Sunnylea street. Located steps to Bloor Street and subway. Charming stone front. Fabulous 147 foot deep lot. 3 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen. Stone fireplace, hardwood floors. Large basement. Private drive. Attached garage. Excellent potential for renovation/expansion. Great schools - Sunnylea, Our Lady of Sorrows, Etobicoke CI. 25 Elsfield Rd. $789,000
Great semi in trendy Trinity - Bellwoods! First time offered in almost 40 years. Located on quiet cul de sac, steps to Queen St and park. Currently 2 kitchens, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. Eat-in kitchen, bay window, hardwood. South facing. Separate entrance to basement. Possible parking off laneway. Excellent opportunity to renovate a house with wonderful bones and space! 7 Crocker Ave. $629,000
Semi-detached 3+1 bedroom Detached, six bedroom home home on a corner lot. Fenced on a massive 30 x 155 foot lot. yard with ample parking for Amazing potential. First time on two cars. the market in over 40 years!
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Detached 6 bedroom home - first time on the market in over 60 years! Create a stunning family home or the versatile layout allows for the creation of units. OPEN HOUSE: Sat/Sun 2-4pm 145 Springhurst Ave - $899,900
Fully renovated, 5 bedroom semidetached home with a 1 bed basement apartment for potential rental income. Walk to shops, schools and transit. OPEN HOUSE: Sat/Sun 2-4pm 168 Dunn Ave - $924,900
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High Park. Grand former 6 bedroom now 4 with mutual drive and 30 x 130 ft lot. Over $300k in renovations. Huge principal rms. Chef style kitchen with w/o to deck. Granite counters. Open gas fireplace on main. Dug out basement and house waterproofed. Bonus permits and approved plans for main fl addition in purchase. Ready to go. $1,450,000
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Open HOuse sat. and sun. 2-4pm NEW LISTING 321 Wallace ave. Live in trendy Junction Triangle! This 2-storey home has everything on a family-home wishlist: three bedrooms, a large living room, an eat-in kitchen that walks out to a private backyard, and a finished basement with a separate entrance (perfect for additional income!). Live here, and you can walk to everything you need: TTC, Go Train, Bloor St W, shops, restaurants, parks, and more! $699,000
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Frank Leo
Guaranteed OPULENT KINGSWAY RESIDENCE
Backing Onto Humber River, Premium 350 Ft Lot, Landscaped Resort Like Oasis, Inground Pool, Cabana, Patio, Amazing Views, Stately Renovated 5 Bedroom 2 Storey, 6 Bathrooms, Exudes Charm, Character & Luxury. Crown Mouldings, Heated Floors, Formal Dining Room, Gourmet Kitchen, Finished Bsmt, Nanny Suite, Master Bedroom Retreat, Walkout to Spectacular Balcony, Elegance Personified, Steps to Amenities & Subway! $3,390,000!
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RANCH BUNGALOW ON 2.88 ACRE LOT
Simply Spectacular Renovated Home, Huge Family Room Addition, 3+1 Bdrm, Gourmet Kitchen, Skylights, Formal Dining Rm, Incredible Professionally Finished Basement Ideal for Entertaining, Theatre, Stage, Wet Bar or In-Law Suite, Detached 8 Car Garage, Ideal for Contractor, Warehouse For Home Based Business, Access to Walking Trails, Close to Hwy and Amenities! Must be seen! Only $999,900!
AMAZING 5 LEVEL BACKSPLIT
Situated on Premium 52 ft Lot, Detached 4+1 Bdrm, Thousands Spent on Renovations & Upgrades, Large Principle Rooms, Huge Family Room, 4 Bathrooms, Professionally Finished Bsmt, 2 Kitchens, Ideal for Entertaining or In-Law Suite, Shows to Perfection, Double Garage, Family Neighbourhood, Close to All Amenities! Plus Much More! Only $799,900!
PRIME BUILDING LOT
Build Your Custom Dream Home In This Exclusive ‘Humber Heights’ Neighbourhood Surrounded By Multi-Million Dollar Homes!! Prime 75’ x 180’ Lot Is Ready To Develop. New Survey Available. Don’t Delay. Won’t Last Long!!! Only $989,000
CHARMING PARKVIEW HILL 2 STOREY!!
Wonderful detached home in the Woodbine Gardens area with stunning curb appeal on large private lot steps to ravine. Meticulously landscaped grounds. Loaded with charm, foyer leads to large living room with fireplace, huge bedrooms, mechanicals updated, steps to great schools and TTC. A real Gem, only $799,000!!
Luxury Custom-Built Home Located On Quiet Cul-De-Sac! Stunning 4 Bed, 5 Bath Open Concept Layout W/ Features That Include High Ceilings Throughout, Superior Finishes, Amazing Gourmet Kitchen W/Viking Appliances, Natural Stone Flooring, Large Master Bedroom W/ Spa-Like Ensuite,Finished BasementW/ Heated Flooring &Walkout, And Much More. No Expense Spared! Only $1,795,000!
THE HEART OF KING CITY
Rare 1.4 Acre Ravine Lot with Salt Water Pool and Grassy Area Surrounded by Forest and Stream, Your own Private Oasis! Huge 4 Bdrm Raised Bungalow with 250 Foot Frontage and Commercial Potential, Many Updates Include Kitchen, Baths, Roof, Furnace, Windows & Family Room Addition, Vaulted Living Room, Close to Hwy 400, Just east of Jane and a Walk to Town! An Entertainer’s Dream for Only $1,149,000!
AMAZING LOCATION & INVESTMENT PROPERTY!!
3 in One, 60 Yr Established Automotive Shop with 5 Bays, 16ft Ceiling, Access From Front and Back Lane, Turn Key, All Equipment & Business Included, Commercial Unit at Front (Previously Used as Auto Parts Store) Plus 2 Bedroom Apartment Above, High Demand Location Bloor/Lansdowne/Dupont, Only $950,000!
PRIME ALDERWOOD OPPORTUNITY
Amazing Opportunity to Live/Work In Alderwood! Modern & Well Maintained Corner Store-Front Complete W/Two Large Self Contained 2 Bed/2 Bath Apartment Units. Retail Area Features Large Foyer/Reception, Huge Open Workspace, Separate Office, 2 Washrooms, Recently Finished Basement & Rear Entrance. Great Location Close To Hwys & Transit. Won’t Last Long!!! Only $780,000!
QUEEN/SPADINA
Free Standing Building, Multi-Use Zoning Commercial, Retail & Residential 7,000 Sq Ft of Finished Space, Rear Addition, 3 Separate Entrances, Cold Storage Vault (Previous Fur Store) Roof Top Terrace, 3 Car Parking, Fantastic Opportunity & Location! $2,800,000!
RICHMOND HILL CUSTOM BUILT MASTERPIECE
Situated in One of the Most Highly Sought After Oak Ridges Streets, Ultra Luxurious Executive 4+1 Bedroom 2 Storey, 10 Ft Ceilings on Main Floor, Crown Mouldings, Over 150 Pot Lights, Custom Gourmet Kitchen, S/S Appliances, Granite Countertop, Spectacular Waffle Ceiling in Living Room, Elevator,Wrought Iron Railing,Professionally Finished Basement, Nanny Quarters, Attention to detail, Exceptional Quality, Original Builders Model Home, Simply Spectacular! Only $1,498,000!
CALEDON 12 CAR GARAGE
Situated on 2 Acre Lot, Detached 6 Bedroom 2 Storey, Floating Circular Staircase, Renovated Kitchen, Granite Countertops, Vaulted Ceilings, Finished Walkout Basement, Ideal for Entertaining plus a 2 Bedroom In-Law Suite, Amazing Property & Opportunity! Only $1,100,000
STUNNING CENTRAL ETOBICOKE 4 BDRM!!
Renovated 2 Storey Facing Park With Double Car Garage and Triple Drive. Large Principle Rooms, Granite Foyer/Hallway. Beautiful Family Room with Granite Fireplace. Huge Master with 4pc Ensuite and Walkin Closet. Amazing Garage with Heat/AC/ Sink. No Expense Spared, Steps to TTC and Great Schools, Only $899,000!!
CABBAGETOWN LANDMARK
Narrowest Detached Home in Toronto, Totally Renovated Situated on an 8Ft Lot, 2 Bedroom, Architectural Masterpiece will Amaze You! Tempered Glass, 3 Balconies, Granite Floor, Custom Kitchen with B/I Appliances, Sunlit, Open Concept, 3 Bathrooms, Sauna, Finished Basement, Beautiful Deck + Garden, One of a Kind! Simply Must be Seen! Only $750,000!
SPECTACULAR CUSTOM BUILT!
Luxurious 5+1 Bedrm 2-Storey On 60Ft Lot, Highly Sought After Richmond Hill Street, Loaded w/Quality and Upgrades, Cathedral Ceiling, Gourmet Kitchen, S/S B/I Appl’s, Granite, Centre Island, Bkfst Bar, W/O Prof Landscaped Patio+Yard, Prof Fin Bsmt with Separate Entrance Ideal For Entertaining & Inlaw/Nanny Suite, Fantastic Neighbourhood! Top Ranking School District, Close To Amenities! Only $1,850,000!
AVENUE RD & EGLINTON
Located in Sought after Allenby School District, Detached 2 Storey, 3+1 Bedroom with Addition, Open Concept Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Family Size Kitchen with Walkout, Finished Basement Ideal for Entertaining or Nanny Suite, Sun Room, Private Drive, Double Garage, Immaculately Maintained, Simply Must be Seen! Only $1,199,900!
LUXURY PALACE PIER
Waterfront Location, Totally Redesigned & Professionally Renovated 3 Bedroom, 3,200 Sq Ft Suite with Lavish Finishes, Over 350K Spent, No Expense Spared, Top of the Line Appliances, Crown Mouldings, Custom Cabinetry, Gourmet Kitchen, Divine Bathrooms... the list goes on. A Spectacular Lifestyle awaits you. Call for a Confidential Viewing Today! Only $999,900
PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP!!
Large & Immaculately Maintained Family Home Situated On A Beautiful Lot!! Great Layout Features A Huge Updated Eat-In Kitchen, Spacious Living Room, Oversized Family Room W/Vaulted Ceiling, Large Master Bedroom, Amazing Finished Basement W/Kitchen And Separate Entrance, Oversize 2-Car Garage, And Much More! Close to Transit & Highways. Truly A Gem That Won’t Disappoint -- Must Be Seen!! Only $849,000!!
ROYAL YORK & QUEENSWAY
Spectacular Renovated Cape Cod Style 1 ½ Storey 4+1 Bedroom, Open Concept Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Custom Kitchen, Granite Countertops, Fabulous Bathroom, Separate Entrance to Finished Basement, In-Law Suite, Garage, Long Private Drive, Close to Transit, Subway, GO Train and All Amenities. Only $699,900!
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ISLINGTON AND DUNDAS
Detached 3+2 Bedroom Bungalow, Immaculately Maintained, Separate Side Entrance to Finished Basement In-Law Suite, Bright Sunlit Home, Thousands in Updates, Patio, Spacious Backyard, Steps to Transit & All Amenities, Walk to Subway, Demand Location! $649,900!
PRIME HILLCREST VILLAGE
High Demand Neighbourhood, 2 Storey 3 Bedroom, Spacious Principal Rooms, Main Floor Sunroom, Family Size Modern Kitchen, Walkout to Fenced Yard, Front Porch, Needs some TLC, Ready for your Personal Touch, Steps to Transit, Shops, Cafes, Subway and Amenities! Spectacular Opportunity! Only $599,900!
MAGNIFICENT PROMENADE PENTHOUSE!
Gorgeous 2 + 1 Bedroom ‘Promenade Park’ Penthouse Suite! Amazing Split Layout, 9’ Ceilings, Crown Moulding, Extended Gourmet Kitchen W/Granite Counter & Backsplash, High-End Appliances, Rich Hardwood Floors Throughout, Large Master Bdrm W/Ensuite, Marble Floors & Counters In Bathrooms & Much More! Located Next To Transit & Great Shopping! Truly Magnificent – Must Be Seen!! Only $549,000!
EXECUTIVE HOME
Rarely Available in Demand Complex Near Etobicoke Creek, Renovated Modern Kitchen, Formal Dining Room, Spacious Open Concept Living Room, Walk Out to Large Deck Overlooking Tranquil Greenspace, Professionally Finished Basement, Wet Bar & Rec Room Ideal for Entertaining, Master Bedroom Retreat, High Demand Location! Only $479,900!
STUNNING MILTON 4 BEDROOM!
Gorgeous 2200 sqft detached Mattamy built home on premium lot with double garage. Gorgeous gourmet kitchen with granite counters, backsplash and stainless steel appliances. Large family rm with gas fireplace, 9 ft ceilings,Huge master with walkin closet and 5 pc ensuite, fully fenced yard, quiet crescent, simply must be seen, only $649,000!
AMAZING HOME IN HOLLAND LANDING!!
Absolutely Beautiful 4 Bedroom Home Situated On A Premium Lot!! This Property Has It All - Large Family-Size Kitchen W/ Breakfast Area, Family Room W/ Gas Fireplace, Separate Dining Room, Spacious Bedrooms, Master W/ Ensuite & W/I Closet, Double-Car Garage, Oversized Driveway, Incredible 45’x 165’ Pool-Size Lot W/ Amazing Deck, And Much More!! Great Neighbourhood, Fantastic Opportunity!!! $579,900!
ICE 2
Brand New Corner Suite, 2 Bedrooms, 753 Sq Ft on 20th Floor, Fabulous Layout, Walk out to Balcony, Parking & Locker Included, Fabulous Location Directly Connected to Maple Leaf Square, Fabulous Amenities, Amazing Value! Being Sold Under Assignment. Only $539,900!
PRIME KING WEST VILLAGE!!
Bright sunlit open concept 2 storey loft with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 17ft ceilings, exposed concrete walls, master bedroom retreat with 4 piece ensuite, full length balcony overlooking inner courtyard. Boutique building steps to TTC, Amenities, Shops, Restaurants, Trinity Bellwoods Park and more, only $419,900!!
DETACHED 2 STOREY $599,900 Quiet Court Location, Long Private Drive, Double Garage, Fenced Yard, Open Concept Living & Dining Room, Fireplace, Gleaming Hardwood Floor, Finished Basement, Close to All Amenities, Flexible Closing, Simply Must be Seen! Super Value!
DUFFERIN AND EGLINTON
DUFFERIN AND COLLEGE
High Demand Location 3 Bedroom 2 Storey, Open Concept Living & Dining Room, Spacious Family Size Modern Kitchen, Sun Room, Walkout to Fenced Yard, Lane Access, Front Porch, Immaculately Maintained, Thousands Spent on Upgrades, Steps to Transit, Shops, Subways, School, Park, Rec Centre, Fabulous Opportunity! Only $599,900!
PREMIUM PIE SHAPED LOT
BLOOR & SHAVER
Detached 3+1 Bedroom Bungalow in Prime High Demand Neighbourhood,40 Ft Lot, Long Private Driveway, Open Concept Living & Dining Room, Separate Side Entrance Ideal for In-Law Suite, Fabulous Location Close to Amenities, Simply Must be Seen! Only $599,900!
LAKESHORE & PARKLAWN
Detached 3+1 Bedroom 2 Storey in Fabulous Neighbourhood & Close to All Amenities, Large Kitchen, Formal Dining Room, Open Concept Living Room, Picture Window and French Door, Separate Entrance to Finished Bsmt Ideal for In-Law Suite, Detached Garage, Interlock Patio, Cold Room, Only $549,900!
Detached Bungalow, 3+1 Bedroom, Spacious Living Room, Separate Entrance to Finished Bsmt, Rec Room, Dry Bar, Fabulous Neighbourhood, Close to Amenities, Transit, Centennial Park, Fantastic Opportunity! Only $549,900!
Wow!! Fabulous Open Concept Suite with Breathtaking Panoramic Views of The Lake & City From Every Room!! Bright & Spacious Condo Features 1,128 Sq Ft of Luxury Living, 2 Bedroom Split Layout w/ Stunning Wrap-around Terrace (Approx. 450 S/f), 9’ Ceilings, 7’ Windows Throughout, Huge Master Bedroom w/ Ensuite! Steps to Lake, Parks, Trails & Transit! Truly Spectacular – Must Be Seen!!! Only $549,900!
AMAZING VALUE!!
VELLORE VILLAGE Amazing opportunity, 2 Storey 3 +1 Bdrm Townhome, Open Concept Layout, Main Floor, Family Room, Finished Bsmt, Walkout to Interlock Patio andWalkway,Low Maintenance, Grape Vines, Professionally Landscaped, Garage, Private Drive! Only $499,900!
Stunning Detached 2 Storey, Completely Renovated Top to Bottom (2012) with Professionally Finished Basement and Gorgeous Private Fully Fenced Yard, Lovely Kitchen and Baths, Entrance Door (2009) Furnace (2009), Windows (2005) Brand New Driveway and Concrete Walk, Steps to GO Station, Town Centre and Lake Aquitane! A Fantastic Value! Only $499,900!
Bright And Spacious 3 Bedroom Semi Located In SoughtAfter Danforth Neighborhood! Very Well Maintained Property, Beautiful Curb Appeal, Spacious Living/Dining Area, Family-Sized Kitchen, Separate Entrance W/ Finished Basement & In-Law Suite Potential, Many Recent Updates. Located Close To Subway, Schools & Danforth Ave. Fantastic Opportunity -- Move Right In!! $529,900!
OCEAN CLUB CONDOMINIUMS
Brand New Luxurious Waterfront Resort Style Living, Fabulous 1+1 Bedroom Suites Loaded with Upgrades, Hardwood Floor, Built-in Appliances, Mirror Closet, Granite + Quartz Countertops, Large Balconies, Clear Gorgeous Views of Lake + Toronto Skyline, Amazing Value & Opportunity, Must Be Seen! Only $369,900 & $399,900!
THE HEART OF LIBERTY VILLAGE
Fabulous 1 + 1 Bedroom Suite At ‘Battery Park’!! Amazing West Views from The 21st Floor. Bright Open Concept Layout Features Great Living Space and Bedroom Area Plus a Separate Den W/French Doors. Just Steps to Trendy Liberty Village’s Many Restaurants & Cafes, Amenities, Transit & The Lake. Excellent Opportunity - Must Be Seen! $329,900!
HEART OF MEADOWVALE
LUXURY CONDO ACROSS FROM LAKE
Stunning 1 Bdrm Unit Across from Humber Bay Park in South Etobicoke, Wide Layout with Unobstructed West View, Gourmet Kitchen with Granite Counters, Upgraded Cabinets and S/S Appliances,Two Walkouts to Huge Balcony, Large Master, 9 Foot Ceilings, World Class Amenities, 10 Min to Downtown, TTC at Door, Parking and Locker Included! Only $269,900!
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Former Queen’s Hotel secure a place through subsidized housing. Bondarenko is tenant Treva Bondarenko, one of the lucky few, not all of whom the Villager interviewed following the former Queen’s her eviction, was Hotel tenants are Be a part of the one of the tenso lucky. discussion. Visit “Many of the ants to receive this story on our the settlement, website and share tenants are now but said she’s in homeless or don’t your thoughts in the second round have a permathe comments of payments. nent place or are section. “Hopefully I’m in shelters,” said not in my grave www.parkdalevillager.com Willis. when I see this The Villager money because reached out to the I’d like to pay some bills,” BSAR Group Companies, who she said. did not respond in time for the She did however, mange to press deadline on Tuesday.
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Mobilizing policymakers and stakeholders ‘critical’ to addressing influx of dementia cases among seniors
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On May 6, Nickel Belt of dementia is MP Claude Gravelle tabled about to engulf private member’s Bill C-356 Canada’s aging population. Respecting a National Strategy for Dementia. The bill was defeated Today, 747,000 Canadians are living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s in a vote of 140 to 139 in the House disease. This number is expected to increase of Commons after Liberal MP Yvonne to 1.4 million by end of 2031, according to Jones failed to stand up and register Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC). her vote. Annual costs of dementia will “It was heartbreaking to see increase from $33 billion today we lost this very importo $293 billion by 2040 says ASC, tant strategy because posing an overwhelming threat one Liberal MP was to the country’s health-care not paying attention,” system and economy. Gravelle said. Mimi Lowi-Young, the The deciding vote CEO of ASC, is pushing for a could have also come A METROLAND national dementia strategy that from Conservative MP MEDIA SERIES will prevent persons living with Joe Preston who initially dementia and their caregivers from voted in favour, but then PART 1 OF 3 being pulled into the undertow of this changed his vote to a nay. wave. Gravelle was inspired to champion a She calls dementia a “non-partisan issue and strategy after watching his mother battle health priority” and has asked the main political Alzheimer’s disease until her death in 2003. parties to include a national dementia strategy “When my mom had dementia, we didn’t in their platforms leading up to the Oct. 19 know enough,” he said. “We didn’t understand it federal election. ASC also just launched and at the time we thought it was just age. But it’s its ‘Raise your Voice’ civic engagement not age, it’s a disease.” campaign to encourage those affected Though she voted against Gravelle’s bill, in by dementia to speak to candidates October 2014 Health Minister Rona Ambrose about why a national strategy is so announced $31.5 million in funding for critical. Alzheimer’s research and committed to With just under a month to go working toward a national strategy to fight until voting day, the NDP have the “impending loom” of dementia. pledged to invest $40 million THE 2015 FEDERAL BUDGET includes over four years in a Canadawide strategy, focusing on a commitment to continue supporting screening, diagnosis, support innovation in health care and dementia and research. The Green Party, research. The government proposes to through its National Seniors provide up to $42 million over five years to Strategy, has also committed Toronto’s Baycrest Health Sciences to supto a national plan for dementia port the establishment of the Canadian – though no funding details have >>>WORKING, page 19 been announced. Currently, Canada is the only G7 country without a national plan in place. Earlier this year, a single vote could have changed that.
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Mimi Lowi-Young is CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
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According to Mimi Lowi-Young, Alzheimer Society of Canada CEO, key objectives of a national dementia strategy should include:
1 Increasing investment in research, fostering collaboration and improving knowledge exchange and translation. 2 Providing a surveillance system and evidence-based information on all aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to inform best practices. 3 Enhancing the competency and capacity of those delivering dementia care. 4 Increasing awareness about dementia risk factors, early diagnosis and timely interventions. 5 Strengthening the integration and co-ordination of care and service delivery across the health-care continuum. 6 Recognizing family caregiver needs and developing supports that provide options and flexibility.
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DEMENTIA ADVISORY GROUP GIVES A VOICE TO THOSE AFFECTED
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Mary Beth Wighton at the 2014 Walk for Alzheimer’s in Kitchener.
A fervent group of people living with dementia is out to prove life does not end with a diagnosis. The Ontario Dementia Advisory Group (ODAG) was formed in 2014 with the purpose of giving people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias a voice in shaping Ontario’s healthcare policy. The five-member group is erasing the assumption that people living with dementia are unable to communicate their needs, wants and perspectives. They are working with the provincial government to develop an Ontario dementia strategy that will impact the province’s aging population. Mary Beth Wighton is a retired owner of a recruiting firm. She was diagnosed with probable frontotemporal dementia in 2012 at age 45. As a member of ODAG, she shares the triumphs and challenges she faces with her partner and daughter through writing and speaking engagements. Here’s what she has to say:
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1.4 MILLION PEOPLE As The Canadian population ages, we are seeing a growth in the country’s dementia problem. In 2011, 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - that’s 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older. Here are some stats that show how the dementia burden on Canadian society will begin to accelerate:
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Today, the combined direct (medical) and indirect (lost earnings) costs of dementia total $33 billion per year. By 2040: That’s expected to climb to $293 billion a year, if Canada maintains its current path. In 2011, family caregivers spent in excess of 444 million unpaid hours looking after someone with cognitive impairment, including dementia.
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‘All About Me’ is a booklet for people with dementia, to help them create a personal record of their background and what is important to them. An editable PDF version of ‘All About Me’ is available for download at www. alzheimer.ca
Working to diffuse the dementia time bomb >>>from page 18 Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation. Since 2006, the government has invested more than $860 million in support of neuroscience research, allotting $182 million for the prevention, diagnosis and care of dementia. However, Lowi-Young said more needs to be done. A national strategy would ensure someone living in Northern Ontario would receive the same kind of service as someone in Vancouver, B.C. She said objectives of the national strategy should include more investment and focus in research, better integration, co-ordination and accessibility of primary, community and home-care across the country, improved training of health-care workers and better supports for family caregivers. The ASC has requested a total of $150 million over five years to create and fund the Canadian Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Partnership, which would bring together researchers, Alzheimer societies and federal and provincial governments to develop and implement a Canadawide plan. “We need to take these objectives and make them real,” Lowi-Young said. “We need to prepare now. We can’t wait for the future.”
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cases to 255,000, according to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario. Efforts are underway that may help diffuse the province’s dementia time bomb. In November 2014, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Eric Hoskins mandated Indira Naidoo-Harris, the Halton MPP and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care, to develop a comprehensive Ontario dementia strategy. “It’s critical we start planning for our future today. It’s going to involve research, supports for caregivers and care partners, but it’s also going to involve educating people,” Naidoo-Harris said in an interview. Her mandate includes championing more research and innovation to better understand the disease,
supporting the implementation of 25 new memory clinics across Ontario (designed for early dementia detection and prevention), and working across levels of government and agencies to identify ways to expand supports to family caregivers. The politician watched her fatherin-law battle Alzheimer’s and calls it an “extremely painful and emotionally draining” experience. “It was very hard for our family to sit by and watch one of the smartest men that we knew slowly lose the ability to speak and express himself,” she said. An advisory board of more than 30 experts has been formed to bring together key stakeholders from Alzheimer societies, the Ontario Long Term Care Association, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and community care access centres, among
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others. David Harvey, chief of public policy and programs initiative for the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, is part of that board and said it is critical to have people at the table who are experiencing dementia first-hand. “Our focus has been developing a strategy that enables persons living with dementia to have a voice in articulating what their needs are and what the solutions might be moving forward,” he said. The Ontario Dementia Advisory Group (ODAG) consists of people living with dementia whose motto is “nothing about us without us.” They have been working with Naidoo-Harris on the Ontario strategy and will help government create policies and procedures through first-hand perspectives. ODAG member Bea Kraayenhof is a retired nurse who has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for 15 years. She said dementia should not be politicized and that Ontario needs to prepare for the “tsunami” by implementing a set of rules for long-term care homes and health-care agencies to follow. “The people in government now making the policies will be the ones living those policies,” she said. “If they’re lucky enough to live long, it’s probably going to happen to them.” An initial meeting was held in July to collect opinions and by 2020, more than jumping off points on how to best go about building a personA QUARTER OF A MILLION centered model of care. seniors in Ontario
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of this national puzzle. In five years, the province expects to see a 22.5 per cent jump in dementia cases, bringing the total number of provincial
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Families need more support to keep loved ones with dementia at home Beverly Verwey believes home is where the heart should stay. In 2007, she gave her mother, Betty, the option to move into a retirement home or to live with her in her Newmarket home. Betty chose the latter. Verwey watched her mother’s early signs of dementia progress to the point where Betty no longer recognized her daughter. Betty became blind and was later diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2012, Verwey retired early from her job with the Canadian Red Cross to stay home and take care of Betty. The local Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) provided 12 hours per week of personal support worker (PSW) help. She had a front row seat to gaps in the home care system, and noticed inconsistencies in PSWs’ implementation of her mother’s daily exercise routine, a critical component to her physical and mental health. “The family caregivers need some sort of
respite,” she said. “They have to trust that the support worker they’re leaving their loved one with is going to do the right thing.” She believes students in college PSW programs need more time in the classroom and doing clinical work. “The PSWs take a four-month course, then they have a short practical part where they work in a long-term care home,” she said. She said an occasional evaluation of PSWs’ skills, attitude and work ethic needs to be implemented. According to Verwey, an overhaul of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is needed: “Funding, tools and resources from the government should be allocated to families who are keeping their family member at home.” Betty died in January 2014 at the age of 94. by LAURA DASILVA
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COMING NEXT Part two, to be published next week, offers the perspective of a former ICU nurse and member of the Ontario Dementia Advisory Group whoʼs been living with early onset Alzheimerʼs disease. Her experience in dealing with a lengthy diagnosis and mismanaged treatment has her advocating for a patient-centred policy for health professionals dealing with dementia.
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Graffiti artist helps women create mural at shelter Ribbon and compass painting brings hope to residents JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com
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ribbon of protection has been wrapped around Women’s Residence near Dundas Street West and Bathurst Street to help the women who call the shelter home feel a little safer. The ribbon came in the form of a mural painted by a team of local graffiti artists and the residents of the shelter themselves. Bright, cheery and colourful, it is adorned with pictures of butterflies and inspiring words such as “respect,” “peace,” “dignity” and “protect.” Paula “Bomba” Gonzalez, a graffiti artist who led the project with help from a grant from StreetARToronto (StART)
and additional support from the nearby Scadding Court Community Centre, said the mural took four weeks to complete, with women from Women’s Residence helping to create the design and adding their painting skills to the initiative. “The ribbon is there to show protection and positivity, and the front of the building has a compass to show we’re all from somewhere,” she said. “We want to pass along a positive message to the sisters who pass through (the residence) to get a little rest, to get a little food, to get a little help.” While the community was also consulted on the design, those living in Women’s Residence had the most say.
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Effie Vlachoyannacos of the Scadding Court Community Centre (left), Mradula Gohil, Leia Kelly, Paula Gonzalez and Tina Sparkman stand in front of a portion of a mural they painted outside a women’s shelter on Dundas Street West.
In addition to beautifying what Gonzalez said was “a very institutionallooking building,” the mural will also hopefully deter vandals from tagging its walls – a problem in the past.
Tina Sparkman, who lived in Women’s Residence until recently, said the women were eager to make their voices heard when the idea of creating a mural on their building arose. “We were all invited to
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put ourselves into it.” Gonzalez said working with the women in the residence added poignancy to her experience. A longtime veteran of Toronto’s street art scene, she said the mural is a shining example of the ways in which graffiti can transform a city for the better. “This shows the potential it has. It’s not just a street art thing; we can make it a fine art process,” she said. “And I got to meet with a crew of amazing women who greeted the idea with happiness and smiles and said ‘yes, we want to do this.’” Councillor Joe Cressy and MPP Han Dong attended a ceremony to unveil the mural Friday, Sept. 11 and lauded the artists for their work. “This is truly the best of a city,” Cressy said.
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come up with ideas, colours and items we wanted in the mural,” she said. Sparkman added the project – and the finished product – played a big role in her moving on from Women’s Residence. “It really gave me hope at a time when I’d started to lose hope I would get out of here and get a place of my own,” she said. “It just made me a lot more excited and hopeful each day.” Mradula Gohil, who calls Women’s Residence home, said the women were given free rein to share their ideas, adding that actually getting a chance to contribute to the painting of the mural made it all the more special. “There were so many ideas, but instead of being all mixed up, Paula put them all together so it looks great,” she said. “The nicest part was painting the final finishing touches because we got to
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With almost 50 years of record store retail experience, the Dead Dog triumvirate of Stephen Yorke, Kristie Callaghan and Maesy Kitching have emerged from Sunrise ready to take the hood by storm! Offering a well curated selection of new and used vinyl, CD’s, and movies. Dead Dog Records brings to mind record stores of old, a point in time Mr. Yorke remembers fondly. Having managed eight different Sunrise Record stores over the past 34 years (most recently their co-flag ship store at Yonge and Bloor) one might consider him an authority on the subject.
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“There used to be so many great little record stores scattered throughout this city,” says Mr. Yorke “Yonge St. alone had a dozen or more just between Bloor and Queen St. it used to be known as the vinyl mile!” “We would walk that mile every Friday night and we would shop each and every one of those little record stores because each had their own identity and vibe supported by individual fascinating and wonderfully different artists and titles. Literally packed and stacked, floor to ceiling!” “When the CD revolution took hold,” Mr. Yorke continues,“the smaller discs generated giant stores with floors and floors of seemingly endless inventory. Little record stores were either forgotten about or absorbed by the big record retail chains, each link almost identical in presentation and selection, all neat and tidy and ready for the malls!” Arguably, this era of record retail (1985-1995) could be considered the golden age of the music industry. Record companies and record stores were very prosperous as most everyone re-purchased their favourite music on compact disc. “But then things got even smaller,” Yorke continues, “So much so that the letters r-e-c-o-r-d-s-t-o-r-e were all but replaced by three keystrokes...MP3!” Dwindling revenues, higher rents and increasing cost have conspired to force the big chains to reinvent and reconfigure themselves. By reducing music inventory in favour of higher margin music related items, in turn, has allowed smaller record stores to begin to flourish once again. “The return of the little record store!” says Yorke. “Quite neighbourhood specific too and they each have their own identity and vibe. Some even stacked floor to ceiling! Where I used to shop the vinyl mile, today it’s more of a neighbourhood stroll.” Yorke sees evidence of this in the number of record-store branded bags carried under the arms of his customers. “Most Saturdays we’ll have people shopping the bins at Dead Dog Records and they have already made purchases at several other local record stores...which is awesome!” To further the cause, Dead Dog Records looks forward to being one of the stops along the trail of the soon to be launched neighbourhood record store crawl. An event designed to encourage music enthusiasts to make a regularly scheduled day of crate digging. “Think pub-crawl but with music instead of pints” and keeping it in the neighbourhood! “It’s important that Dead Dog be a part of the fabric of the neighbourhood,” says Yorke. “We’ll have local bands, post-punk rockers Sedge, and roots rockers Brothers of North, introducing a young, new artist by the name of Brighid Fry, among others and we will serve some of the locals’ food and treats... do it up a little bigger than just cake and balloons.”
With live performances Ft. local artists: Brighid Fry, Brothers of North (acoustic), The Fiscals and Sedge. Sweet treats Loot bags & giveaways (notice we didn’t say just cake & balloons?)
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Consumer Feature Dead Dog Records has opened its doors on a stretch of Bloor Street West known as the Bloordale village. Judging from the spate of new retailers Bloordale might just be Toronto’s next big neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is important to Dead Dog Records. At their official launch and grand opening Saturday, September 26th, Dead Dog Records will be hosting live performances by five different local artists, while serving treats from some of the near-by eateries.
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