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LEST WE FORGET Grave stones like this one of Capt. James Henderson’s the first soldier to be buried in Prospect Cemetery’s Veterans’ Section - serves as a reminder of Canada’s sacrifice in war.

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Five-acre Veterans’ Section at Toronto’s Prospect Cemetery opened in 1917 AARON D’ANDREA adandrea@metroland.com

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rank Phillips, Dennis Morland and Walter L. Rayfield are just some of the roughly 5,300 Canadian and Allied soldiers buried in Toronto’s Prospect Cemetery’s Veteran’s Section.

The five-acre oval plot at the cemetery’s entrance near St. Clair and Lansdowne avenues opened in May 1917 after questions were posed about where to bury the city’s First World War dead.

"Many of them were dying from their wounds that they suffered across the Atlantic (Ocean)," said Rick Cowan, assistant vice-president of marketing and communications at Mount Pleasant Group, which manages Prospect. "There was a concern as to where these men were going to be buried because they were being buried all over the place."

Those discussions took place between the cemetery’s managers at the time, the Trustees of the Toronto General Burying Grounds, and the Great War Veterans Association.

It was recommended that a large section be made available for the soldiers, and would ensure uniform treatment of the graves and would become a place for memorial ser-

Frank Phillips, Dennis Morland and Walter L. Rayfield are just some of the roughly 5,300 Canadian and Allied soldiers buried in Toronto’s Prospect Cemetery’s Veterans’ Section.

vices and military funerals.

"It’s wonderful that the people at the time felt they needed to have one place where they could have all these individuals, but I think for the future generations, there’s so much history there and it says so much about Canada’s birth on the global stage," Cowan said. "All of a sudden, having a national identity and the part that they had to play would be forgotten if it wasn’t for places like this, and it’s not the only one around."

Close to 170,000 people are buried in the 105-acre cemetery. Some of them are veterans but some of their graves aren’t marked.

Capt. James Henderson of the Royal Army Medical Corps became the section’s first interment in July 1917.

He got sick while serving in the Middle East the year prior, according to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

In May 1917, Henderson, 39, was on leave in his father’s Toronto home and died two months later from a week-old cold that developed into pneumonia, the Toronto Star

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Antonietta Sweeney and Rick Cowan of Mount Pleasant Group, walk through the Prospect Cemetery’s Veterans’ Section - where the Royal Canadian Legion, Earlscourt Branch 65’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony is held.

wrote at the time.

He is buried near the Cross of Sacrifice, the centrepiece of the section, which was unveiled in June 1922.

"That is a very special part of the cemetery," said

Joan Fenech, president of the Royal Canadian Legion, Earlscourt Branch 65.

Each year since 1928, the Earlscourt branch has held a sunrise service on Remembrance Day in the

Veterans’ Section at 8 a.m.

This year will be its 90th ceremony and its last as it will close its charter due to low membership.

Fenech said Maple Leaf-Swansea Branch 266/46 will organize future ceremonies.

"I didn’t want to see it go," she said of the service. "They were more than happy to do so."

In 2016, staff at the cemetery started renovations on the section ahead of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918.

As part of the project, staff installed a memorial wall on the west side of the section, which features 11 bronze plaques that tell stories of some of Canada contributions to the war.

There is also a plaque commemorating the Earlscourt neighbourhood, where the cemetery is located, during the war. It said that over 2,500 people from the neighbourhood enlisted in the army, more than 320 were killed and many more were wounded.

Staff also created a virtual museum on its website where readers can learn more about the history.

"I think that the plaques that are on that wall will really help the younger generation get an appreciation of what these men and women did for all of our benefit," Cowan

said. "And I think that’s what’s wonderful about the Remembrance Day service - not just this one, but all of them - is that it’s a real reminder that we live in a very privileged time."

The section will be unveiled after the sunrise ceremony on Nov. 11, he added.

Antonietta Sweeney, manager of family service at Prospect, said it’s important to teach the cemetery’s history to youth so that the veterans and what they fought for are not forgotten.

"We often use this section and all the history here as an education tool," she said. "So it’s the history, it’s continuing the education going forward and really, it’s a living education that they can come out and see and feel."

After being with the legion for 40 years, Fenech said she has told many children that she met over that time about Canada’s wars and what soldiers fought for.

But she has a regular message that she tells youth whenever she meets them: "If you see a veteran ... please go up, shake their hand and say, ’Thank you.’"

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Each year since 1928, the Earlscourt branch has held a sunrise service on Remembrance Day in the Veterans’ Section at 8 a.m. This year will be its last.

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In 2016, staff at the cemetery started renovations on the section ahead of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918.

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Close to 170,000 people are buried in the 105acre cemetery. Some of them are veterans but some of their graves aren’t marked.

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EDITORIAL | OPINION

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Canada’s soldiers continue to pay the price Jeff Sandney, a master warrant officer who works at Denison Armoury in Downsview, calms his dog down when the garbage truck rumbles by.

As he relates in a story by one of our reporters, the golden retriever more than returns the favour: calming Sandney down when he is stricken with anxiety.

Now 52, Sandney joined the Canadian Armed Forces at 17, and served in Bosnia, Cyprus, Egypt and the Golan Heights. In Sarajevo, Bosnia he recalled "seeing people shot all the time".

"Now I get high anxiety out of the blue. You just start sweating, and you don’t like to be around people or crowds," he told our reporter.

His story, on the heels of the inspirational Invictus Games hosted in Toronto this past summer, reminds us of the price still being paid by our soldiers.

His story is a part of our extensive coverage that can be found on our www.insidetoronto.com website and in our eight Toronto print editions this Thursday, leading up to Remembrance Day this Saturday.

Other stories delve into the Royal Canadian Legion’s only Jewish branch in Ontario; an East York Legion branch that is recognizing our soldiers who have taken their own lives; an east-end woman, now 99, who was on one of the first ships of nurses in the days following D-Day; one Toronto high school – Central Tech – that has been indelibly shaped by wartime service; and the dilemma of dwindling membership faced by many Legion branches.

Another of our reporters attended a Toronto District School Board school in Etobicoke where about 50 students in an adult class – many of them immigrants – gathered to hear an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces. An immigrant from Pakistan, himself, Capt. Adeel Zafar, explained that some soldiers are still paying the ultimate price. The emotion rose in his voice as he remembered one Canadian soldier, a young man in his 20s, killed in Afghanistan.

Zafar acted as liaison officer, and escorted the soldier’s body 200 kilometres along the Highway of Heroes from CFB Trenton to the Ontario coroner’s office in downtown Toronto.

"There was not a single kilometre not filled with Canadians. Every overpass, every bridge, people were waving, saluting, holding banners and Canadian flags," Zafar told the assembled, including our reporter.

"A girl about six or seven was holding a placard that said, ’thank you, Larry.’ Tears started coming down. For 10 minutes, I couldn’t see. That’s how emotional I was."

That was the day, Zafar said, "it became real" to him what he and Canadian Forces members do.

Canadians should hopefully often think about, and be thankful for, the sacrifice of our men and women in service – and Nov. 11 remains an essential commemoration of that remembrance.

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Time to stop appointing caretakers It is time to end the practice of appointing caretaker councillors to public offices left vacant between elections.

Last week’s decision by Toronto council to appoint former parks bureaucrat Lucy Troisi to fill in the seat that Pam McConnell held before her death is maybe a stark example: councillors voted against a candidate who had significant endorsements from community leaders, a nod from the late councillor’s family, and instead supported one whose main endorsement came from two councillors in Scarborough.

It’s not to say that Troisi’s a bad choice for councillor, but she’s not the community’s choice, and Toronto council showed it-

DAVID NICKLE The City self in majority to not be terribly interested in matching the community’s choice. In the past, council has been better at it. When Scarborough East Coun.

Ron Moeser passed away earlier this year, they chose another former bureaucrat, Jim Hart, who’d also worked with Moeser and so would mirror his style.

But council could have

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picked David Soknacki, the former budget chief under Mayor David Miller. A good choice, but hardly a carbon copy of the late Moeser in style and politics.

And who knows how good a choice Hart or anyone is to represent a ward?

In an appointment, the people are notably silent.

That’s why it might make sense to look at ending the practice of appointing politicians to office, period. Currently, council has the choice of a byelection or an appointment. Generally, earlier in a term council will hold a byelection and later it will appoint. But provincial law only requires an appointment if a vacancy occurs after March 31 of an election year.

This is a process unique

to municipalities. At the federal and provincial levels of government, a vacancy must be filled by a byelection.

There is no provision for appointments and if a seat is vacated close to a general election then it sits vacant.

The same holds true provincially.

That’s a good system to emulate.

Constituents shouldn’t have to rely on their elected representative’s political opponents to provide them with fair representation, in Toronto or anywhere.

David Nickle is a reporter and columnist covering Toronto City Hall for Metroland Media Toronto. He can be reached at dnickle@insidetoronto.com. Follow him on Twitter at @davidnickle

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hen the Earls Court Branch 65 of the Royal Canadian Legion opened its doors 90 years ago, in the years between the two world wars, it had a membership of 900. Today, its membership sits at just 29, and branch president Joan Fenech has surrendered its charter and closed those doors.

Fenech, who has been a member of the legion for 40 years, has been at Earls Court for the past 18.

"I transferred down to this one because I felt this one needed help," she said.

The members will go to the Maple Leaf/Swansea Branch 266/46, not far off - the legion itself isn’t going anywhere, not right away. But the dramatic contraction at Earls Court is a stark example of the general dwindling of the Royal Canadian Legion over the past decades.

According to Tom Irvine, the first vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion, the legion has been losing members at a rate of about 8,000 a year. Part of that is due to death - the largest cohort of members are veterans of the Second World War, a conflict that ended more than 70 years ago - but it has been a challenge to attract and retain veterans of more recent conflicts.

Part of that, said Irvine and others interviewed for this article, has to do with the way that the Canadian military recruits and deploys.

In the first two world wars, units tended to gather from particular towns or counties. Since the Second World War, that’s changed.

"Now when the boys come home, the guy from P.E.I. probably joined the regiment in New Brunswick, and when he’s discharged he’s back in P.E.I. and his comrades are across the country," said Irvine. So that easy connection growing up with the people you served with and coming home with some of the same people doesn’t foster a local legion branch with strong individual ties.

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Jack Newman, 87, who was a Sergeant in the Canadian Army reflects at the Remembrance Day service at Prospect Cemetery in 2008. The ceremony was held by members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Earlscourt Branch 65. Today, the Royal Canadian Legion is suffering dwindling membership, as the majority who frequented the legion served in the Second World War.

LEGION AT A LOSS Can non-serving members fill the ranks?

DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com But it’s more than that for some.

Capt. Ryerson Maybee is a 42year-old reservist who served in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He did join the Mount Dennis Legion branch for about a year. But he only went a few times over that year.

"I think the difficulty is that while I recognize the services that they provide - particularly with as-

sisting governments and accessing services, in terms of the social aspect of the legion ... the branch didn’t have very many veterans in it," he said. "They had a lot of associate members. I got put off at it. I didn’t have much in common with the people there."

Associates and affiliates are the bane of many members looking to use the legion as a social club, but

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Irvine points out that members who haven’t served are essential as the legion has continued to evolve.

"Fifty years ago there were only past service members ... there was no other class," he said. "Over the years we invited family members as associates. Every associate was a family member of a person in the service. So as the service numbers declined in branches, the family

members pitched in. They started taking over the branch because there’s nobody else to fill the shoes. If it wasn’t for the associates, the legion would be dead now."

Sgt. Craig Hood is a reservist in the Queen’s Own Rifles, and he has no problem rubbing elbows with associate members - or anything with regards to the legion. It is, he notes, a "huge organization" which offers profound benefits for soldiers returning from sometimes traumatizing service.

The 44-year-old who has also served in Bosnia, Afghanistan and across Canada, has found plenty of people to talk to at his home branch in Ajax.

"My branch is fortunate - we have 200 veterans from World War 2 to the present day, a few Afghanistan veterans, a lot of British veterans that have served in operations I hadn’t even heard of," he said.

"There has been lots of opportunity to sit down at the table, talk and share stories, find common ground in those generational differences ... different kinds of service ... different operations. It’s healthy."

Capt. Maybee said that he has found that camaraderie in his regimental mess, and Hood says that the clubs have a lot to offer.

"But sometimes you want to talk to someone who’s not as connected to you as closely as regimental family is," he said.

And the legion, with its associate members, also offers something else: a connection between veterans and their communities said Sgt. Hood "We kind of lost our way over the years and decades and centuries of having that bond between the community and those warriors," he said. "The legion has those family members who are connected; they’re the ones most affected by our service. When we come home and are unpacking our emotional baggage, they’re the ones that have to put it away."

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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017 Archived photos offer glimpse into life on home front From wounded warriors and mourning mothers to curious kids and celebratory civilians, the First and Second World Wars touched the lives of all Canadian citizens - and Toronto residents were no exception.

This Remembrance Day, Metroland Media Toronto dug into the Toronto

Archives’ vast collection of First and Second World War-era photographs to select a handful of images that offer a glimpse into life on the wartime home front.

The photos chosen depict those among the scores of injured Canadian soldiers who recuperated from their battlefield

wounds within refuge of Toronto’s hospitals, as well as some of the families left behind by their less fortunate comrades.

They also showcase the innocence of youth against the backdrop of war overseas, and the jubilant celebrations upon war’s longawaited end – Cynthia Reason

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(Clockwise from top right) In this First-World War-era photo, General Sir Arthur William Currie - a Second World War commander of the Canadian Corps is pictured visiting with wounded soldiers at the Christie Street Veterans’ Hospital/Toronto Military Orthopaedic Hospital. Opened in 1919, the factory-turned-hospital treated the legions of veterans wounded in the war, as well as those injured in the Boer War and the Fenian Raids of 1866; Snapped during the V-E (Victory in Europe) Day celebrations on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, this photo from May 7, 1945 captures the jubilance experienced by the whole city upon the announcement that the war ended. Taken on June 26, 1941 at Toronto’s Sunnyside Beach, this photo depicts a pair of bren gun carriers from Borden Camp rolling past a flock of bathing-suited youth during the "Toronto Invasion" – an army training exercise in which troops had to "defend" Toronto from an enemy plot to seize the city.

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York Memorial Collegiate Institute teachers Dan Gerecht, (left) Farley Charles and Mark Harding talk about the history of the school’s stain glass windows. The school was built in 1929 in memory of the area’s youth who gave their lives for their community in the First World War.

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York Memorial CI rich with military history AARON D’ANDREA adandrea@metroland.com displayed outside the school’s auditorium in the main foyer, and are read aloud every year at YMCI’s Remembrance Day ceremony.

"We owe something to these dead people," said teacher Mark Harding. "Those who have passed away, I think we need to consider them to be present and to consider what they would want in their own memory and society in general given that they paid the ultimate sacrifice."

Just above the auditorium’s main entrance is artist John Hall’s Second World War mural that pays tribute to family life, community life and ordinary events that soldiers fought for.

"The resolution of the men to carry on under ridiculous conditions was really admirable," said teacher Farley Charles. "I mean, you really have to admire these guys."

Inside the auditorium are several stained glass windows,

four of which depict Canada’s industrial heritage, and the others reflect two key Canadian battles: the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759, and the Battle of Ypres in 1915.

Sally Metzger, who’s taught at YMCI for 33 years, called the windows her favourite feature in the school.

"If it wasn’t for this, it would just be, basically, another building," she said. "This is what makes it really special and it

should be honoured forever."

Gerecht said these things about the school are sometimes forgotten by the students.

"There’s subtle things where kids will walk down the halls every day and miss it nine out of 10 times," he said. "But it’s that 10th time where they stop for a second and see a picture of Thomas Russell or Joseph Seberras (soldiers) and know, ’Wow, that guy was four or five years older than I was and probably walked down this hall and didn’t make it home.’"

For Charles, YMCI’s military history is still being written as he said he’s taught several students who have joined the armed forces.

"That’s something that has always impressed me," he added.

YMCI’s demographics have changed over time, Gerecht said, and today’s students come from all over the world to live and study in Canada.

"The school is a symbol is everything that soldiers hoped to have for Canada," he said. "Having the kids who are here now are an embodiment of that success."

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he halls of York Memorial Collegiate Institute are filled with military history, and every year around Remembrance Day, students are reminded of it.

"The school is a memorial for the soldiers (York Memorial graduates) who fought in World War One," history teacher Dan Gerecht told the York Guardian.

"There are little things you can see, pretty much everywhere you go, that have significance to the soldiers."

It was built in 1929 in Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue West and Keele Street area.

Visitors entering the school from Eglinton walk up several steps before being interrupted by a landing, which separates those steps from 11 other that symbolize the end of the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918.

In total, 46 York Memorial Collegiate Institute (YMCI) students died serving in both World Wars and the Korean War, Gerecht said.

Their names and photos are

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Beautiful 4-Level Backsplit Located On Quiet, Child Friendly Court!!

Tastefully Updated! Lrg Liv/Din Rm, Eat-In Kit, Lrg Master Bdrm, Sept Fam Rm, Gorgeous Backyard Retreat And Much More! Great Location Close To GO Station.

Large 3+1 Bedroom Semi In Prime “York University Heights”! Many Recent Updates. Open Concept Living/Dining Area, Eat-In Kitchen, Basement Apartment With Separate Side Entrance. Steps To York University & New Subway!

Spacious open concept Townhome in high demand area. 3 bdrms, 4 wshrms, Fin Bsmnt, huge backyard, steps to transit, schools and all amenities, minutes to the future subway. Must be seen, Excellent opportunity.

Renovated 2 Storey At An Incredible Value! Huge Granite Kitchen. Updated Bath. Private Yard and Parking. Steps to Shops and Transit. Wonderful Opportunity, Must be Seen!

One of a kind showstopper. Open concept Living/Dining Room, huge sun filled kitchen with walk-out to private deck overlooking greenspace. Master bdrm with ensuite & custom made closet, Finished bsmt rec room. Many unique and custom designs throughout. A must see!

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Perfect Investment/Income Property Or Renovate To Suit. Separate Entrance To 2 Bedroom Basement Apartment & Parking for 4 Vehicles! Close To Schools, Parks And Amenities.

Luxury in the Heart of the City, Amenity-loaded building with fantastic layout, floor to ceiling windows with breathtaking views! Yonge and Dundas Square, Eaton Centre, subway, St. Michael’s Hospital, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Nathan Phillips Square, Massey Hall, Ryerson, U of T, George Brown! Perfect for a first time buyer/investor, walk score 100!

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Beautiful 4 Bedroom Ranch-Style Bungaloft Situated On A Gorgeous Lot!!

Large Eat-In Kitchen, Spacious Living/Dining Areas, Separate Family Room, Finished Walk-out Basement, Inground Pool, Pizza Oven & Much More!

Close To Highways, University & New Subway - Excellent Opportunity!

Beautiful 4 Bdrm, 2-Stry Home, Premium 58’ Lot In High-Demand ‘Parkwoods’!! Open Concept Liv/Din Rms, Gourmet Kit W/ Granite Counters, Lrg Master Bdrm W/ Ensuite, Fin Bsmnt, Amazing Backyard Retreat! Close To Top-Rated Schools, Transit & Highways!

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Jaw Dropping Master Ensuite. Full Basement Apt. Private Backyard Retreat with Pool, B/I BBQ and Patio.

Luxury Toronto 2 Stry 4 bdrm, loaded with amazing upgrades, heated flrs, LED lighting, Open Concept layout, Huge family rm, Gourmet Kitchen, granite counter, Brkfst Bar, S. S. Appl, Skylight, fin. Bsmnt, 2 tier deck, w/ hot tub.

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Double car garage + 7 car pkg! A must see!

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RESIDENCES OF LAWRENCE PARK! Rarely offered, beautiful and extremely quiet unit with over 1,500 sq ft. 2 Large w/o balconies, prime parking and locker. Huge master with 6 pc. Ensuite. Don’t hesitate, won’t last.

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Solid All Brick Bungalow On Large 40’ x 140’ Lot!!! Spacious Layout With Huge Potential To Renovate, Add-On Or Build. Separate Side Entrance, Garage & Ample Parking. In Demand ’North Park’ Location Close To Highways, Transit & New Hospital.

Unique 3+1 bdrm 2 wshrm bungalow. Open concept liv/din with high ceilings, skylight + w/o to yard. Renovated kitchen with breakfast bar, granite + stainless steel appliances. Separate entr. to fully finished basement In-law suite & storage in loft.

Stunning 4 Bdrm End Unit Renovated Top to Bottom. Over $100K in Upgrades. Gourmet Kitchen. Huge Master with Jacuzzi. Prof. Finished Bsmt. Steps to New Maple Park.

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Bright, Spacious & Beautifully Maintained Detached Home In Prime Location.

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Spacious 3-Bedroom Raised Bungalow On Large 75 x 200 Ft Ravine Lot! Open Concept Main Floor, Separate Entrance To Full In-Law Suite, Parking For 6 Cars. Private, Mature Lot. Future Development Opportunity!

Located Close To Transit (GO Station) & Hwy 404. Amazing Value.

Spotless,3 bdrm, 3 bath in the heart of downtown Woodbridge. Spacious, practical layout, finished basement, large eat-in kitchen, private yard with patio, steps to all amenities - Market Lane, shops, restaurants, groceries, transit, schools, close to major hwys. Simply move in and enjoy!

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9 CAR DRIVEWAY IN THE CITY!

Great Alderwood location has two garages with hydro. 135ft depth. Hardwood floors thru-out. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and walkout to back porch/yard. Open concept living/dining room. 3 bedrooms. Finished basement with bath.

Close to TTC, hwy, shopping, etc.

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Incredibly spacious end unit townhome close to York University.

Great for large family or investment. Granite in kitchen, 4 baths, New floors + fresh paint. Walk-out to fenced yard. 3 extra rooms in basement.

Beautiful Luxury Suite At New ‘Expo City’ Condos!! Spacious Layout, Open Concept Living/Dining Area With Breathtaking Floor To Ceiling Windows, Modern Kitchen With Granite Counters, Large Master With 4Pc Ensuite And Walk-In Closet. Includes Parking, Locker & Full Amenities.

Incredibly spacious 3 bedroom/2 bath corner unit. Huge open concept living/dining room, walk-out to large balcony. Large eat-in kitchen. Master with ensuite + walkin closet. 1pkg included + huge ensuite locker. Close to TTC, shopping, etc. Must Be Seen!

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HIGH PARK SUPER VALUE! Bloor West Village completely renovated studio across from High Park. Short walk to subway. Low maintenance includes taxes, utilities, cable, parking and locker. Fantastic opportunity to live in vibrant area with access to downtown.

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Which of These Costly Homeseller Mistakes Will You Make When You Sell Your Toronto Home?

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This industry report shows clearly how the traditional ways of selling homes have become increasingly less and less effective in today’s market. The fact of the matter is that fully three quarters of homesellers don’t get what they want for their homes and become disillusioned and - worse - financially disadvantaged when they put their homes on the market.

that cost them literally thousands of dollars. The good news is that each and every one of these mistakes is entirely preventable.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017

Commemorate Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is approaching and there are a number of ceremonies taking place in Toronto’s York community.

PROSPECT CEMETERY REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE ON NOV. 11: Join the Royal Canadian Legion Earlscourt Branch 65 for its 90th annual Sunrise Service at the Cross of Sacrifice in Prospect Cemetery, located at 1450 St Clair Ave. W. near Lansdowne Avenue.

Service will begin at 8 a.m. and will take place regardless of the weather conditions.

All are welcome.

YORK CIVIC CENTRE

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE ON NOV. 11: This service will take place inside the auditorium at York Memorial Collegiate Institute at 2690 Eglinton Ave. W., near Keele Street. The ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m.

WESTLAKE BROTHERS MEMORIAL SERVICE ON NOV. 11:

Read more about Canadians’ sacrifice and service here: Insidetoronto.com/ remembranceday toronto2017

The Mount Dennis Legion will gather at Westlake Memorial Park at 86 Jasper Ave., near Weston Road at 3 p.m. to remember the three Westlake brothers of Mount Dennis who died within days of each other during the D-Day invasions.

Royal Canadian Legion Zone D1 Branches would like to thank you for your continued support of our Poppy Campaign Your contributions during our 2016 Poppy Campaign resulted in donations be received as follows:

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Branch 31 – $35,531.99 Branch 101 – $40,391.15 Branch 266/46 - $64, 619.46 Branch 286 – $34,889.20 Branch 643 – $64,756.72 The funds collected allows the Royal Canadian Legion to assist Homeless Veterans, Veterans, their Dependents and Cadets. The Royal Canadian Legion also has a Remembrance Program that the Youth can participate in that is also sponsored by the Poppy Fund. If Students are interested in this program they can reach out to their local schools.

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Citizenship Education Circle WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 8:15 p.m WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1006 Assistance for landed immigrants, convention refugees, and live-in caregivers. Join weekly group for help with your Citizenship Test.

Registration required.

Justice League Day WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St., Toronto CONTACT: Kara, 416-394-1014 COST: Come dressed as your favourite superhero from the DC comics and celebrate the release of Justice League. Solve puzzles, play games, and more.

l Tuesday, November 14 Centro Esperanza for Spanish speaking older aldults WHEN: 8:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Road, Toronto CONTACT: 416-2454395 COST: $30 per year For adults (55+) to learn and improve English/computer skills

Jake’s Gift WHEN: 3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd, Toronto CONTACT: 416-767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: $20 The Canadian award-winning play Jake’s Gift performed on stage by author/actress Julia Mackey.

Suitable for ages 10 and up.

l Saturday, November 18 Lions Club Rummage Sale WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m WHERE: Fairbank United Church, 2746 Dufferin Street, Toronto

l Tuesday, November 21 MumNet Bits + Bites WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: 3030 Dundas West, 3030 Dundas St. W., Toronto

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CONTACT: tishmcin@gmail.com Jewelry, dishes, linens, home decor, Christmas decorations, special boutique table.

CONTACT: 416-797-7735 COST: $20 members, $25 non-members, $30 at door Evening speaker series aimed at providing moms with more opportunities to connect with other like-minded women. l Wed., November 22 Casino Rama Day Trip WHEN: 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m WHERE: RCL Mount Dennis Branch 31, 1050 Weston Road , Toronto CONTACT: 416-767-0231 COST: $5 Board bus in parking lot at 8:15 for 8:30 a.m. departure. Tickets include transportation to and from the casino and a $15 credit on players card. Photo ID required for first timers to receive a players card at the casino. l Saturday, November 25 Hippo Craft Fair WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Hippo School, 729 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto CONTACT: 416-651-6718 COST: Quality holiday gifts from crafters, face painting, children’s music program, lunch cafe, raffle, more.

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Members of Victory Community Credit Union Limited (the “Credit Union”)

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE CREDIT UNION TAKE NOTICE THAT a special meeting of the Members of the Credit Union will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday December 2nd, 2017 at 1901 Weston Road, Active Living Centre for the following purpose: To consider the ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE of Victory Community Credit Union Limited to Luminus Financial Services & Credit Union Limited

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l Monday, November 13 Poetry Saved Our Lives WHEN: 3:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St., Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1014 Hip-hop and spoken word artist Joshua Watkis leads the workshops for youth.

Victory Community Credit Union Limited

By Order of the Board of Directors

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Cash for Older: Coins, jewelry, Amber, lvory, Military, Watches, Toys, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Cups & Saucers, Silver, Gold, Records, Old Postcards/Photos, Guitars, Old Pens, Lighters & Old Advertising etc.

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~CARPET~ I have several 1000 yds. Of new Stainmaster and 100% nylon carpet.

Will do living room & hall for $389.

Includes carpet, pad & installation (25 sq. yards) Steve 289-809-8612

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