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ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com David Lackey says he’s "maintained and invested in" his house for the 26 years he’s lived in northwest Scarborough. And he fears the recent influx of rooming houses will change the character of his residential neighbourhood. "It’s a pride of ownership that we have in our area that we’d like to maintain," he said, noting that rooming houses are generally not well maintained. "It’s a short term milking of their property, and those are meant to be single-family houses, not businesses," he added. Lackey was among about 200 people who attended a public consultation meeting Wednesday (June 21) evening at L’Amoureaux Community Recreation Centre on a plan to legalize and license rooming houses (or multitenant houses, as the city is calling them) in parts of Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York. After an introduction and question period, those in attendance then divided into several discussion groups, and The Mirror spoke with several people individually. "I came to protest the legitimacy of commercial rooming houses in residential areas," Lackey said. Russell Mustachi, vicepresident of Heathwood Ratepayers’ Association, said his whole community is also "totally against" the plan. "They’re trying to turn a single-family residential area into a slum area," he said. The city has put together a zoning and licensing

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Carol Laubitz tries to ask a question during the city run meeting on the Pilot project to licence rooming houses in her neighbourhood at the L’Amoreaux Community Centre. proposal to better regulate rooming houses, and the executive committee in October 2016 directed city staff to consult on the proposed approach. Licensed rooming houses are legal in the old City of Toronto, York and parts of Etobicoke. City staff are proposing a temporary use bylaw for three years to allow multitenant houses in five areas where they are currently not permitted. One of the "pilot" neighbourhoods is northwest Scarborough while another is Highland Creek. "I felt the decision has already been made, and

they’re doing this (meeting) just to make us feel good," Janet Martin said after the meeting. "It’s just a snow job, to be honest." Not all residents, though, oppose the plan. "I do support development and economic growth so if rooming homes is the way to go, certainly as long as there are rules and regulations around rooming homes that will respect the residents in the community as well as provide financial benefits for the homeowners themselves, I don’t see why not, especially in this very hot housing market," Connie Tang said. "Everyone deserves to make a

living with their investments." Ward 39 Councillor Jim Karygiannis told the crowd he doesn’t support rooming houses. "The people who are living in rooming houses are the most vulnerable people that we have: new immigrants and students, and they’re living in horrible conditions." In a follow-up interview, Karygiannis said if rooming houses were to be legislated, he would want his residents to decide how many to allow in his ward. "There’s got to be a limit." The councillor noted 60

to 70 per cent of rooming houses are owned by "foreign buyers." He said he also wants to see a "hefty penalty" of at least $200,000 for operating an illegal rooming house. Ward 41 Councillor Chin Lee said his first plan is not to support rooming houses. "My Plan B is to see what the residents are willing to put up with if the pilot does go through." City staff will report back to the executive committee before the end of the year with recommendations. The committee will then decide to refuse, approve or amend the recommendations, and its deci-

sion has to then be taken to city council for approval. "We believe that there’s an ability to allow rooming houses to be in those (proposed) areas under tighter regulation of the bylaw, which would then allow for us to license them, exact some inspections, ensure the safety of the residents that are there," city planning manager Klaus Lehmann said. "There seems to be a need in the area (for rooming houses) so we need to address those elements." But longtime area resident Carol Laubitz suggested not many rooming house owners would want to be licensed. "Who is going to say, ’I own a rooming house, I voluntarily go and get a permit and then I will claim my additional income voluntarily,’" she said. "Who will actually go and do that?" Laubitz said she originally believed if residents fought against the growth of rooming houses, the problem could come to an end. "Obviously now there’s no end, and the city is endorsing it (rooming houses)," she said. Klaus stressed the city is taking a consultative approach on the issue. "There is no decision to go ahead at this point," he said. "We really are looking for input from the communities, and unfortunately there are just far too many people that won’t accept that." This was the last public consultation meeting on the issue. People who still want to voice their views can take part in an online survey at toronto.ca/mlshaveyoursay.

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Notice of Commencement and Public Meetings GO Rail Network Electriﬁcation Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is upgrading its commuter rail system into Regional Express Rail. The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is now home to nearly 7 million people and heading towards 10 million by 2041. To address the urgent transit needs of the GTHA, the Province of Ontario committed to implement Regional Express Rail and make other improvements to the GO system. By 2025, electrified trains will be running every 15 minutes or better, all day and in both directions, within the most heavily travelled sections of the GO network. The Process Metrolinx and Hydro One are co-proponents, jointly carrying out the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act) to examine the environmental impacts of converting several GO rail corridors from diesel to electric propulsion. The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components located along and within the vicinity of the rail corridors. The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • • • • • •

Union Station Rail Corridor Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. to Burlington Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station

Traction Power Supply and Distribution System Electrification of the GO Network requires a connection to the provincial electrical system. It is proposed that power be supplied from Hydro One’s existing 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines through the installation of five (5) Tap locations which will bring power to the Traction Power Substations (TPS) and then feed into the power distribution system components adjacent to and along the rail corridors to be electrified. Consultation Building on the first and second rounds of public consultation meetings held in February/March 2016 and November 2016, Metrolinx and Hydro One are now formally commencing the TPAP. A third round of public consultation is planned for June/July 2017 (details below) and will present the findings of the technical/environmental studies (posted online at www.gotransit. com/electrification) undertaken for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project. Members of the public, government agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in the process and/or contact the project team directly with feedback or questions. A discussion guide will be posted online at www.gotransit.com/electrification prior to the meetings to provide key information. We invite you to join us in person at the public meeting nearest you to find out more. Meeting times: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. / Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Road West Mississauga, ON L5H 1G3

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Flag Flyers group dedicated to promoting the Canadian flag ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Fly the Canadian flag. That’s what a Torontoarea group is urging of Canadian residents, businesses and institutions. The national flag is flown at all federal government buildings, airports and military bases and establishments within and outside Canada. That mandate should extend to all government institutions, including provincial and municipal, says Marga van den Hogen, who in 2009 founded Flag Flyers, an organization dedicated to promoting the Canadian flag. "It’s the most beautiful flag. It stands out. It’s our Canadian emblem," she

said, adding the flag should be displayed "to show our patriotism and the government has to set the example for us to follow." John Davies, a founding member of Flag Flyers, said the Canadian flag should be flown at public institutions like town halls and hospitals. "We’re very proud of our health system, and the Americans seem to envy it, and yet we don’t fly flags in front of them (hospitals)," he said. "The government to me doesn’t seem to promote the flag anymore. I believe it should." Davies suggested Canadians could take a lesson from the U.S. "You see flags all over the place in the States. People are very proud of it," he said. "We don’t seem to have the same pride. We have, I think, pride in our flag for some of the sports teams but not much else." Davies also encouraged everyone attending Canada 150 celebrations to pick up a

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Flag Flyers founder Marga van den Hogen distributes Canadian flags during an event Friday. hand-held flag that’s provided by the government. "The government is spending a lot of money on such things as fireworks. Perhaps it could ensure that all the people who go to see the fireworks are carrying a flag in show of sup-

port," he added. Van den Hogen said residents should also "encourage each other" to display the flag. "Just be proud Canadians and show your patriotism." The national flag can be

displayed in many ways, from the front yard of a house to the top of a building, though there are some rules and regulations, according to the Government of Canada. For example, if affixed to a vehicle, the flag must be

on a pole "firmly fixed to the frame of the car on the front right." Nothing should be pinned to or sewn on the national flag, and it shouldn’t be signed or marked in any way. The national flag should not be used as a table or seat cover or as a masking for boxes, the government says. The flag takes priority over all other national flags when flown in Canada. The only flags that are given priority over the Canadian flag are the "personal standards of members of the Royal Family and of Her Majesty’s 11 representatives in Canada." There is also a specific process for the national flag to be folded. And when the flag becomes tattered and is no longer in a suitable condition, it should be destroyed in a dignified way. The flag was adopted on Feb. 15, 1965; that date is now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day.

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Wave the Maple Leaf on Canada’s 150th What makes Canada one of the best places in the world to live? Ask 10 people, you might get 10 different responses. The international community certainly has some thoughts on the question. Canada is consistently ranked among the best nations on the planet by the U.S. News & World Report, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting. In 2016, the Reputation Institute ranked us second only to Sweden, with Switzerland third. We measure among the top according to the United Nations Human Development Index, as well as the FutureBrand index. Reasons for our lofty status abroad range from our economic and political stability to our education and health care systems, to our relative safety. According to the 2017 Global Peace Index, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Canada was rated the eighth safest out of 163 countries. In January, the New York Times announced Canada was its top recommended travel destination for 2017, citing our "cosmopolitan cities, barely-explored natural wonders and everything in between." There are actually countless reasons why this is such an amazing country. There’s Canada’s natural, rugged beauty. We have inclusive social policies, a (mostly) welcoming approach to immigration and refugees. Diversity is not a dirty word here. Our social support programs are there, as are our communities, when people need a helping hand. Our government’s business is conducted, for the most part, in a reasonably transparent, civilized manner. Our game, hockey, is easily the best, as is our side of Niagara Falls and our Rocky Mountains. Our military has a history of punching well above its weight when called upon to defend freedom. Our environment remains largely unspoiled, our cultural and geographic diversity incredible. Many non-Canadians like to poke fun at our penchant for politeness, our readiness to deliver an apology if required, but we’re OK with that. Canadians are patriotic, but we hesitate to blow our own horn. Others do it for us. We know we are not perfect, that there are elements of our past that continue to haunt us. But really, is there anywhere else you’d rather be? On July 1, Canadians will mark our nation’s 150th birthday, with celebrations from coast to coast. We hope everyone joins in and, with passion and appreciation, waves the Maple Leaf.

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Toronto celebrates a future of possibility It is going to be a big day on Saturday: for Canada of course, but for Toronto too. The country is 150 years old. Toronto is either 33 years older than that, if you count back to 1834 when Muddy York was renamed Toronto, or 130 years younger, if you count the point at which the Toronto we all know was amalgamated from six smaller municipalities. That, certainly, was the point at which Toronto became if not a linchpin for the country as a whole, then the biggest kid on the block, the largest city in the land. Forgive us, if we take a moment to feel smug about that - a smugness that may be incompatible

DAVID NICKLE The City with the world’s impression of too-polite-for-ourown-good Canadians, but fits right in line with the country’s impression of too-elitist-and-smug-forour-own-good Toronto. It might be polite, then, to use this space to focus on those moments that take us down a peg. That time that Mel Lastman, our first amalgamated mayor, called in

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the army to shovel us out after a very heavy snowstorm. Or that time that our third mayor, Rob Ford ... well, all those times. But let’s not do this. This is a birthday party for the whole country, and a good birthday party looks to the future as much as it does to the past. And really, Toronto and Canada’s - future is filled with possibility. In the short term, we have become an island of stability and sanity next to the United States and, so far, at least appear to be able to weather the turbulence from south of the border. That’s good. People will want to come here. To live and to do business.

That opportunity will also present us with challenges, but these are the same challenges that we’ve been facing with sporadic success for the past three decades: transit and transportation infrastructure, housing, and environmental stewardship. We will, going forward, have to do better, and do better more consistently. But that’s all right. We are 150 years young, after all. That means we’re just getting started. David Nickle is a reporter and columnist covering Toronto City Hall for Metroland Media Toronto. He can be reached at dnickle@insidetoronto.con. Follow him on Twitter at @davidnickle

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Grants range from $1,000 to $8,000 AARON D’ANDREA adandrea@metroland.com Non-profits in Ontario that support newcomers and multicultural communities will have an op-

portunity to provide more support through a new grant program. The provincial government announced Tuesday, June 27, that applications are open for its Multicultural Community Capacity Grant Program. "This diversity makes us stronger and more successful as a province," said Laura Albanese, Minister

of Citizenship and Immigration and MPP for York South-Weston. "However, we must also recognize that many of our diverse communities continue to face barriers to inclusion that must be overcomed to ensure everyone has the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of life in Ontario." The program will sup-

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welcomes the program and it’s a step in the right direction to help newcomers, but more needs to be done. "This is about community projects, but it doesn’t talk to some of the pieces of some of the actual support that is needed for individuals," she said. "So lack of housing, food . employment . the govern-

ment needs to help with some of the employment services in these communities to get families connected and really integrated." Applications are due Aug. 1. For more information, visit ontario.ca/page/ multicultural-community-capacity-grant-program

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Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow will compete in soccer at the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games. The Ottawa resident is also singing three national anthems at the Games’ opening cermonies. just one part of Mary’s NAIG experience, as she’s also taking to the field in Hamilton for the U16 match ups. "I’m excited," she said of her first NAIG. "I’m finally old enough to participate in the Games." Mary, who plays for Ottawa South United Soccer, said she’s also looking forward to meeting her fellow teammates and do some team bonding while staying in the McMaster University dorm rooms, and catching her best friend’s volleyball competition. The teen started recreational soccer at age four before moving onto the competitive level four years later. And if she had advice for young girls in sport, it would be this: "Never give up striving for your dreams and achieving your goals." Marcia TrudeauBomberry, CEO of Toron-

to 2017 NAIG, said three of the sports to be featured at the Games - lacrosse, canoe/kayak, and archery have indigenous roots. "The waterways were the first highways," she said. "Archery speaks for itself, and there were various stick events across North America." NAIG athletes will also compete in athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, golf, rifle shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball and wrestling. And with what she says is a lack of indigenous representation at prestigious sporting events such as the Olympic Games and Pan Am Games, the NAIG is much needed to celebrate indigenous youth. "We celebrate who we are as indigenous people," she said. To volunteer or for a schedule of events visit www.naig2017.to

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surgeries, the clinical work that we do, and now the members of the public can see all of that." Dutton noted cameras will also be placed above the surgical table to project images onto screens in the viewing gallery so "people can see up close and personal the surgery that’s going on." The wildlife hospital opens to the public July 1; an extra fee applies. The media toured the centre at an "official opening ceremony" Monday, June 26. Construction of the 50,000-square-foot facility began January 2015 and was completed earlier this month. It features the viewing gallery, an intensive care unit, an operating room, a treatment room, a diagnostic imaging room, an ambulance base, animal wards, veterinary offices, a

kitchen and reproductive labs. The ICU also contains a bedroom for staff so they can stay overnight to provide 24-7 care. Dutton said the centre is able to handle animals of many shapes and sizes from spiders to polar bears. But some animals are too big or dangerous to transport. "Then we will go to them," said Dutton, adding some equipment at the facility is mobile. "We have both in-house X-ray machines (and) X-ray machines that could be packed up and taken out onto site and ultrasound machines that are uniquely mobile as well." The wards at the facility also accommodate a wide range of species. "They’ve been designed to deal with all manner of animals both in terms of size and strength and the environment that they re-

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2016 by clearing their accounts. "It’s just about providing access to those who have stopped using the services because they’re too afraid or too embarrassed, or can’t afford to actually pay the fines and really do need the service," said Moe HosseiniAra, director of branch operations and customer experience. "With this particular program, those individuals whose fines were waived borrowed about 140,000 items within the year after." While the fines forgiveness program is officially over, libraries can still waive fees. Some fines may be waived to help individuals overcome their financial barrier. A fine could also be waived or reduced when a lost item eventually gets returned, or if there is an error and the individual should not have been billed in the first place. For the library, it’s most important to get the item back, as replacement is costly. Staff are trained to use their judgment to waive fines, but it’s based on circumstance, Hosseini-Ara said. Some individuals are also more forthcoming to describe their situation, he said, while others may simply stop coming back to the library.

Community librarians, who work in such places as shelters, employment agencies and elsewhere, can also use their judgment to waive fines when they meet an individual who stopped using the library due to unpaid fines. For some people, using the library’s resources such as borrowing its materials or using its computers - may be a factor in their ability to get a job and improve their circumstances, Hosseini-Ara said. Certain libraries are also more forgiving than others. North York Central Library forgave the most in fines at $20,471, but it also had the highest volume of fines billed at $190,112. Parkdale, which was the next most forgiving with $13,772 in waived fines, had only billed users $84,021 in fines in 2016. In comparison, Cedarbrae billed users $92,083 but waived only $5,676. Hossenin-Ara said Parkdale could be more forgiving because it is in an area with a higher level of poverty. "Parkdale is in one of those Neighbourhood Improvement Areas," he said. "What it comes down to is serving the community." To see how much in fines each library collected and waived, visit bit.ly/ tplfines2017

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Warden Woods Business Club WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Warden Woods Community Centre, 74 Firvalley Court, Toronto CONTACT: Lesley Harrison, 416-694-1138, lesleyh@wardenwoods.com, http://www.war-

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5 things to do this weekend l Thursday, June 29 Shakespeare in High Park WHEN: 8:00 p.m - 9:30 p.m WHERE: High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor St. W, Toronto CONTACT: boxoffice@canadianstage.com COST: $25 reserved, pwyc at park New takes on two Shakespeare classics under the stars - Twelfth Night and King Lear, June 29 to Sept. 3. King Lear: Tue, Thu, Sat. Twelfth Night: Wed, Fri, Sun. l Friday, June 30 Toronto Ribfest WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Centennial Park, 256 Centennial Park Rd, Toronto CONTACT: Rotary Etobicoke, 416-276-6360 COST: June 30 to July 3. Two stages with live entertainment, Toronto’s largest mobile midway, kids zone.

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Canada Days WHEN: 5:00 p.m WHERE: Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W., Toronto CONTACT: City of Toronto COST: Until July 3, Canada Days at Nathan Phillips Square will bring Canada’s rich cultural fabric to life through an incredible mix of music, dance, circus, street arts, nightly fireworks, and food and beverage. One-day events also planned at Mel Lastman Square,

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AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS EX RENTAL 24,900 KMS STK#A3818

23,988 $102 4.99%

WEEKLY + HST

72 MONTHS

2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 150 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS KEYLESS ENTRY EX RENTAL 28,340 KMS STK#A3814

ALL WHEEL DRIVE LOADED

68 4.99%

2015 GMC SAVANA 2500 CARGO VAN

72 MONTHS

2017 FORD FUSION SE AWD AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION LEATHER SEATS POWER SUNROOF AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS KS HEATED SEATS ABS BREAKS ALUM WHEELS FOG LAMPS

15,988

72 MONTHS

2016 FORD FUSION SE AWD AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION LEATHER SEATS POWER SUNROOF AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS HEATED SEATS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS

2015 HONDA H CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS CKS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS KEYLESS ENTRY EX RENTAL 48,375 KMS STK#A3713

LEATHER SUNROOF

15,988

2014 ACURA RDX AWD AUTOMATIC LEATHER SEATS POWER SUNROOF AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS HEATED SEATS ABS BRAKES FOG LAMPS KEYLESS ENTRY

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2015 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

WEEKLY + HST

AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS KEYLESS ENTRY 64,070 KMS STK#76058A

2013 FORD EDGE SEL AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOWS POWER DOOR LOCKS POWER MIRRORS ABS BRAKES ALUM WHEELS KEYLESS ENTRY 60,000 KMS STK#A3773

60 4.99%

2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT LIMITED

LOW ROOF

29,988 $127 4.99%

72 MONTHS

WEEKLY + HST

72 MONTHS

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Scarborough Mirror | Thursday, June 29, 2017 |

WHY PAY MORE? WE DON’T MATCH PRICES, WE BEAT ‘EM! OPEN FOR CANADA DAY WEEK TNT 5 BALL ROMAN CANDLES Sale Price

TNT 6 MINI DISPLAY SHELLS $

60¢

Sale Price

1000 each

2 FOR

Reg. $1.50

Reg. $20.00

$ 00 Reg. $2.50

SUN SHOWER

Sale Price

Reg. $3.50

GREEN SHOW IIN A BOX

72 shot cake

BUY 1 GET 1

Reg. $89.00

Reg. $1.75

Sale Price

1with $300 FREE purchase* Reg. $55

3 Cakes - 1 Fuse

TNT POWERHOUSE, FIRE STORM, THE NIGHT THEATER, MIDNIGHT RAGE, JOLT, FALLOUT

$ 16 shot cake 19 shot cake

ANY 2

Reg $30.00 each

PIXIE DUST SKYSCRAPER

Sale Price

1 with FREE purchase*

Novelty N l

TNT GROUND BLOOM FLOWERS (SPINNERS) Sale Price

Fountain

Reg. $10.00 R

Reg. $30.00

4 Selections

Shoots assortment of Euro Flags or paratrooper

POWERHOUSE YELLOW SHOW IN A BOX

$ 00

10 Pack

Reg. $3.00

ROYAL FIREFOX

Angle Multi shot Cake

Sale Price

Reg. $27.99

$ Kit and a Cake

2279 Kingston Road, Scarborough (Next Shoppers Drug Mart)

BUY 1 GET 1

Reg. $60.00

ERUPTOR (KIT) GLADIATOR (CAKE)

Sale Price

Reg. $180

3 Cakes - 1 Fuse

Reg. $55.00

BIG BOOM (KIT) CANADIAN SALUTE (CAKE)

$ Kit and a Cake

4000

Reg. $60.00

COLT 45

Reg. $8.00

Multi Shot Cake

POWERHOUSE CANADIAN SALUTE, CRACKLING CASCADE, MERLINS MAGIC, SPINNING RAGE & BABY BOOMER

Sale Price

Reg. $20.00 each

9 shot cake

LIGHTNING BLAST

$ Family Kit

1with $100 FREE purchase*

Sale Price

Reg. $50.00

Reg. $12.99

Barrage

ROYAL GRAPPE ERUPTION, CHERRY ERUPTION, SNOWBALL ERUPTION,TWISTERS

ANY 2

2500

Sale Price

Multi Shot Cake

$ 00

$ 00 Reg. $7.99

Sale Price

Reg. $2.50

TNT SPARKLERS

#1-1200 Kennedy Road, Scarborough (Inside Mattress Time next to Eye Emporium)

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BIG KAHUNA

Spinners

Family Kit

BUY 1 GET 1

Reg. $20.00

$ 00

Sale Price

BUY 1 GET 1

Industry’s longest lasting fountain

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE

200

SIDEWINDER

DAYTIME FIREWORKS

Sale Price

Choose Any 5

Sale Price

Loud explosion

THE WARDEN

Range from $47-$70 each

Pro Cake Angle Pro Cake

TNT 105 SHOT BARRAGE A G

DREAMC DREAMCATCHER

RADICAL RACER AIR STRIKER

Sale Price

$ 00

Wheel

Reg. $600.00

PHATBOMB AIR BOMBS

Sale Price

Fountain

39900

Family Kit

CDC 9696, 9797, 9898, 9999, ROYAL DFC 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 & 9019

Sale Price

RECKONING

TNT RAGING BLUE

PHAT AMMO CRATE

$ 7 shot cake

3000

Reg up to $34.00 each

CRAZY CRACKLERS

Sale Price

$ 00 Reg. $10.00

Ground Spinners

PICOLO PETES

Sale Price

BUY 1 GET 1 Reg. $5.99

Noise Maker

HANDS EYECONIC, ECHO, MEDUSA, MIND BLOWER, THE PHAGE

Sale Price

Reg. $120.00

4379 Kingston Road, Scarborough (Near Lawrence/Kingston)

ANY 2

3000

Reg $18.00 each

OPEN FOR CANADA DAY WEEK 10 am to 10pm

604-588-2085

www.phatboyfireworks.ca

Expires May 23, 2016