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About 25 households from Eagle Manor located by Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue had to move to hotels or stay with family and friends for about a week due to the damage mostly contained to two apartments – one on the 10th floor where the fire started and on the 11th floor in the unit directly above.

“There’s some people that lost all their possessions,” said Ellie Carlson, outreach worker for Weston King Neighbourhood Centre (WKNC).

The power outage and flooding due to the rainstorm didn’t help matters, she added, with many local organizations including WKNC having experienced flood damage as well. >>>donations, page 2

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PERFORMANCE ART: A member of the Maboyia Dance Troupe of Commonwealth of Dominica performs Saturday afternoon during the West Won Festival on Weston Road. For more photos from the event, see page 3.

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Stabbing at Salsa sends two to hospital Two men were sent to hospital following a stabbing at Salsa on St. Clair Saturday, July 13.

Both victims, in their 20s, underwent surgery after a fight in the early evening left them with serious stab wounds, including one to the torso.

The incident happened near St. Clair and Greensides avenues as the festival was underway.

No suspects had been arrested as of yesterday.

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Police are looking for a suspect following a shooting in the Jane Street and Trethewey Drive area early Sunday.

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>>>from page 1 “It was really difficult to have an immediate response,” she said.

But TCH spokesperson Sinead Canavan said agencies got involved quickly to offer support for the tenants including WKNC with programs at its dropin space.

The Red Cross came on site and to the hotel to meet with residents and hand out food vouchers.

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She indicated all the residents moved back into the building on Saturday, but two residents are temporarily placed in another unit with repairs to their apartment units ongoing.

A candle left unattended during the power outage is expected to have been the cause of the fire.

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Community pride in weston HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Clockwise from far right: Leanna Wright cools off with a snow cone Saturday afternoon during the West Won Festival on Weston Road; MP Mike Sullivan tries a hula hoop. Singer Dudley Patrick (a.k.a. D-Luv) performs Photos/Peter C. McCusker

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York Jets soccer club dealt another challenge CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com The York Jets Soccer Club is facing another challenge in running its league, which marks its 30th anniversary this year.

“It’s one to remember,” said Wayne Butler, president of the York Jets Soccer Club.

First, the construction site of the Eglinton LRT tunnel at

Keelesdale Park resulted in the local soccer club losing the use of two soccer fields out of five.

Then last Monday, the heavy rainstorm that caused power outages and flooding across the city, damaged the club’s office in Chris Tonks’ Arena and the fields they use at Keelesdale Park.

“Our clubhouse was fully gutted. We lost everything,” Butler said. “There was over

four, five feet of water in the arena itself.”

They had to throw out everything from computers and printers to the refrigerator and chairs, Butler added.

“We’re just repainting and picking up some of the tiles,” he said.

Calls have already come in from parents about the house league games, which have been cancelled since

last week as city crews continue to clear debris from its outdoor sports fields.

Rob Andrusevich, city spokesperson, confirmed that fields at Keelesdale Park were reopened for use Tuesday, July 16.

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uesday marked the one-year anniversary of the worst mass shooting in Toronto’s history. The incident at a community barbecue on Danzig Street in Scarborough took the lives of 14-year-old Shyanne Charles and 23-year-old Joshua Yasay, and left 24 people injured. Among the wounded was a 22-month-old baby.

Much has happened since the shooting that shocked Toronto, including the arrest of two men and a 17-year-old boy in connection with the shooting.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, then-Premier Dalton McGuinty and Mayor Rob Ford all came to the area shortly after the shooting to pledge support in fighting crime and promoting community safety.

Mayor Ford called for “a war” on gangs the city. And while there our view has notinbeen an actual war, police presence in Danzig and other Residents play communities has increased, as has interaction officers are having critical role in the with residents. community McGuinty pledged funding to tackle the root causes of some of the crime and gang issues in the city. Through the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, 20 extra youth outreach workers were funded for Toronto and more than half are working in the city’s east side.

Federally, Harper also promised help and just last week Scarborough Centre MP Roxanne James announced the extension of the GangBusters program, which helps keep young people away from gangs.

That’s all good. It would have been a disgrace if the follow up to Danzig had been nothing, but empty political promises.

This month’s five provincial byelection campaigns, including the Scarborough-Guildwood riding in which Danzig is located, are the time to hold candidates and parties accountable on crime and community safety.

What will not change is the critical role residents must play in making their own neighbourhoods safer.

Earlier this month Danzig had local children playing baseball, meeting at a townhouse set aside as community space, and taking care and control of their neighbourhood.

Residents across the city should do the same. That needs to be the lasting legacy of what was a horrible day in Toronto’s history, a commitment that we will never let such a thing happen again.

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Dancing in the street takes on new meaning

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iven my lack of prowess on the dance floor – even though the Salsa on St. Clair is just around the corner from my place – I’ve been a no-show since its inception.

But I am proud to announce that I finally worked up the courage to go last weekend and both my face and feet were in abundant display.

So how did I finally get over my insecurity? Not in the usual way, it turns out.

I didn’t sign up for dance lessons, for example.

Nor did I purchase a how-to DVD. I didn’t buy a copy of Dancing for Dummies, either.

They say necessity is the mother of invention, well, it appears necessity is the mother of dance moves, too. I learned how to dance because I had no choice.

You have to learn some nifty moves in order to navigate your way down the street these days in between all those black and orange

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY safety pylons.

Those cones are everywhere it seems. I’ve never seen so many of them.

Some are there for road repairs, some are there for sidewalks being rebuilt, some are for condos under construction and some are there for all the fallen trees and flooded homes and buildings courtesy of the recent rainstorms.

So what’s a person supposed to do when the average street looks like an obstacle course and you have to have the athleticism and dexterity of a seasoned professional dancer just to get around?

Alas, there’s no rule of thumb. Each street presents its own unique dancing challenge. So you have to figure it out as you go along.

If you don’t know where to begin, I’ll take you through the approach that worked for me.

I started off with the Bolero on Briar Hill.

It was just what I needed to get my feet wet. I couldn’t believe how well things turned out. Wet nothing – they were soaking by the time I was done.

I was so inspired by that effort something told me to try the Rumba on Ridelle. That something knew what it was talking about. I did the Rumba till the cows came home. I did the Rumba with the cows for awhile after and then moved on.

Now, brimming with confidence, I did the Escondido on Elm Ridge. It just seemed like the thing to do and boy was it.

I was on such a roll I decided to set the bar even higher.

Ready or not it was time for the Cha-Cha-Cha on Cha-Cha-Chaplin.

Oh, I was ready alright.

In fact, I was more than ready. I was moving better here than at all the others combined.

Next up was the Merengue on Montclair, which was followed by the Tango on Tweedsmuir, the Two-step on Tichester and I wrapped things up with the Lambada on Lonsmount.

I was pumped. My training was complete. It was Salsa time, baby.

So I scurried down Bathurst and when I made the turn west on St. Clair and neared Arlington I could hear the music blaring in the distance.

“Music?” I screamed.

“You get music, too? You’ve got to be joking.”

I’d been doing my dancing all over the city these past few weeks without music.

And to think I’ve been afraid to come here all these years. This Salsa on St. Clair is gonna be a piece of cake.

Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist who takes writing very seriously. The topics?

Not so much. His column appears every Tuesday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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Super Salsa ST. CLAIR COMES ALIVE: From top to bottom: Brent Dmitruk wears a Colombian Flag and a mohawk made of feathers with the word Peru at the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday.

The two day festival took place on St. Clair Avenue West between Winona and Christie; Lucero Velandia serves up empanadas and plantains at her booth selling typical Colombian food; Harry Anderson, left dances with his wife Ernestine.

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Resident has suggestion for off-leash location Re: Local ward looking for off-leash dog park locations, News, July 11 To the Editor: I was very happy to read that Francis Nunziata and her staff are pushing hard to have a dog park in our ward.

I realize that Crawford Jones Park is in the river valley, but the thick wooded area between the river and the green area should stop

debris from was coming too far. It is quite a slope up to the houses so they would not be disturbed.

The park is large and the enclosure could be on the east side. It is not near a school, but is very accessible to a large population in the community of old Weston. There is also the bonus of a parking lot for those who live a little farther away.

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I recently visited two parks along the lakeshore.

One was right on the beach and the other was by the ball diamonds close to the Exhibition. Is our shore along Lake Ontario a flood plain?

We have many neighbors with dogs and no matter which park we walk in, there are always a lot of dogs.

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Building Connections: Friendship, Fun and Learning WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: North York Women’s Centre, 416781-0479, www.nywc.org, info@ nywc.org COST: Free Every Tuesday.

Just Plant It! Grow a Mini Herb Garden WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free It’s time to get leafy and downright dirty. Plant the herbs you find in your everyday meals.

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WEEKLY BBQ WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd CONTACT: Branch, 416-767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Food for reasonable prices.

Join us at our weekly BBQ from 6 till 7:30 p.m. Enjoy food at reasonable prices. Meet some new friends. Find out what Legion Membership is all about. All 19+ years are welcome!

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Summer Outdoor Art Workshop WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Walter Saunders Memorial Park, 426 Hopewell Ave. CONTACT: Isabel Mazzotta, 416 781-8670, indi@total.net COST: Free Learn to draw the beauty of nature and all the things that go with it with community artist Isabel Mazzotta.

Calling all Writers! Publish Your Story Online with Wattpad WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000, COST: Free Wattpad is a free online social platform that allows you to share written fiction, non-fiction and poetry. In this session we will create an account, learn how to upload a story, add/create a book cover, and learn about your copyright choices.

An email account is required. Call to register.

Casino Rama Day Trip WHEN: 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Branch, 416767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: $20 Board bus in the legion’s parking lot at 8:15 a.m. for an 8:30 a.m. departure to the casino. The ticket includes transportation and a $15 credit on a Rama Players card. For first timers, these cards are issued upon arrival at the casino. Purchase ticket by July 22. All those 19 years and older are welcome.

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Weston Farmers’ Market WHEN: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Weston Farmer’s Market (Weston GO station parking lot), 14 John St. CONTACT: 416-249-0691, admin@ westonvillagebia.com COST: Free Runs weekly until Oct. 26.

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Panman Pat: Master of the Steelpan WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Solo performance of traditional Caribana songs by Panman Pat. Join organizers for a discussion on this instrument and interactive and engaging activities. Call to register.

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

To them, painting is a time of joy and a time to share stories with their peers. Together they re-discover nature and the meaning of things by painting flowers, landscapes, animals, fruits and so on. More than 40 pieces will be on display. Light refreshments.

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Art Show Featuring Spanish Seniors WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: St. Clair West Services for Seniors, 2562 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Laura McGill, 416-787-2114, lauram@servicesforseniors.ca COST: Free A group of enthusiastic female painters get together every Thursday morning to create a variety of themes with the art of oil painting.

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here’s nothing certain in love, war or politics – but it’s a fair bet when the dust settles in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore byelection, there’s a good chance Mayor Rob Ford will have a new deputy at his side.

His current Deputy Mayor, Doug Holyday, is of course the Progressive Conservatives’ great hope to win a Toronto riding. He’s currently nipping at the heels of fellow councillor and Liberal candidate Peter Milczyn, but the polls are close enough to make it a possibility that on Aug. 2, Milczyn will be coming back to city hall and Holyday will be off.

And if that happens, Ford will be looking to a new deputy, Scarborough Centre Councillor Norm Kelly, for the rest of the term.

I predict Kelly will do a good job. Throughout his career, he’s always been a dutiful team player, of the dance-with-the-one-thatbrung-you variety. But he won’t provide the unique

david nickle the city qualities that Holyday provided for Ford. It’s fair to say that only Ford’s own late father, Doug Ford Sr., has been as much of a mentor in retail conservatism to our mayor as Holyday has.

Both men have made careers of eschewing the perqs of a councillor’s office, and criticizing those who indulge. Ford’s insistence on holding down and voting against stop signs and traffic calming installed against staff’s recommendation was learned at Holyday’s foot. I remember when Ford came to City Hall for the first time, right before he was first elected, I met him and his brother Doug Ford in Holyday’s office.

All of this has combined to make Doug Holyday an excellent deputy mayor. He’s a trusted enough member of Ford’s inner circle to take the lead on some of Ford’s biggest files, and also to be able

to get away with applying necessary public pressure when the mayor’s handling of his personal issues have threatened to derail the city’s government.

Can Kelly do the same?

The short answer is no.

Through his long career as a city councillor, Kelly has often seen nothing wrong with taking expensive trips on the public’s dime. And his dutiful loyalty to his mayor is undercut by the fact that Kelly was an equally loyal lieutenant to Mayor Ford’s predecessor, left-of-centre magistrate David Miller.

Can Kelly do a good enough job, though? The short answer there is sure.

After all, just as Deputy Mayor Holyday is campaigning hard for a new job now, Mayor Rob Ford is already campaigning hard for his old job back. And that will make for lighter lifting in the deputy mayor’s job – whoever it is that ends up doing it.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

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PanAm 2015: counting down from two years MICHELE MCLEAN active@insidetoronto.com They’re less than two years away.

To mark the two-year countdown to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the Games organizing committee (TO2015) planned celebrations in 10 locations in the Golden Horseshoe including downtown Toronto’s Commerce Court last week.

The opening ceremony for the Pan Am/Parapan Games will be happening on July 10, 2015.

Along with demonstrations of BMX jumping and a trampoline routine by Etobicoke’s Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett, a ceremony was held with various speakers including wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy.

“In 2015 I plan to be right here competing for gold,” said Cassidy, who won both the 2012 Boston Marathon and 2010 London Marathon.

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I’m competing in my hometown of Toronto,” he said.

Roger Garland, TO2015 chairman of the board, welcomed the crowd gathered in the court.

“Let’s celebrate because there is a lot to celebrate,” he said. “This is a special day for Toronto. Today is just a preview of the spirit and excitement that the games will ignite. Let’s get excited Toronto. The games are coming.”

Bal Gosal, Minister of State (sport) and MP for BramaleaGore-Malton, spoke to the crowd.

“The countdown has begun,” he said. “We will be hosting one of the largest international multicultural sports events in Canadian history.”

He added the facilities being built for the games will be used long after the games are over.

“The excitement is growing,” he said. “The Golden Horseshoe will be the place to be in 2015.”

Ontario’s Minister for Tourism and Culture Michael Chan said his government has kept pace in the building of the facilities needed for the Games.

“Our government is proud to bring the games to the country,” he said.

Marcel Aubut, president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, told the crowd he saw the pride of Canadians at the Vancouver Olympic Games.

“In Toronto 2015 we will see that pride again,” he said.

“Our goal is we want to finish in the top two nations. I prefer the top one.”

Mayor Rob Ford officially declared the day to be Pan Am/Parapan Am Day in celebration of the two-year countdown.

“I am very proud to proclaim Pan Am/Parapan Am Day in our great city,” Ford said. “Hosting the 2015 Games will strengthen Toronto’s international reputation, further increase economic develop-

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Jason Burnett, Olympic silver medallist in trampoline, demonstrates his routine at the two-year countdown to the Pan Am Games in 2015 last Wednesday at Commerce Court.

ment opportunities across the city and create a sport and infrastructure legacy while showcasing Toronto as a dynamic and diverse city.”

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An open letter to Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario Dear Premier Wynne, Re. Public Transit in Toronto – Government waste on the UP Express worse than the cancelled Gas Plants I am writing you as a concerned federal politician about current Ontario decisions and plans for public transit, in particular in Toronto. I have a particular interest in my riding of York South-Weston in plans for the Air-Rail Link, now dubbed the UP Express. But I also have concerns about much of the planning for transit in general and the political nature of some of the decision making. As we know from the gas plant debacle, politics and planning don’t mix well. I have asked for a meeting with your Minister of Transport & Infrastructure on these matters but have been refused thus far.

The Air-Rail Link had its genesis in a request from the City of Toronto for federal help to create a subway to the airport, to replace the Eglinton line abandoned by the provincial Conservative government of Mike Harris. The federal Liberals morphed the project into a dedicated private sector ‘business class only’ diesel service, with the

proviso that ‘not one nickel’ of taxpayers money would be spent on it. However the public was quickly on the hook for GO rail expansion to accommodate the link, and when the province took over the project from SNC Lavalin, the costs soared from $300 million to $2.5 billion. For that much we could have built a subway to the airport! Ironically, the GO service will NOT be the promised all-day two way service, as UP Express will eat up too much of the expanded line.

How do I arrive at $2.5 billion? Metrolinx has admitted, in its conversation kit on The Big Move, that the GO rail expansion will cost $1.2 billion.

In the same kit, the UP Express is costed at $456 million. According to the kit, electrification of this corridor will add $900 million more - $400 million for a 4th track made necessary by the decision to run diesel first and later switch to electric, and $470 million to electrify the service. The total is in the order of $2.5 billion.

If it were built as a subway as originally requested, it would have cost about the same, and it would provide the western leg of the ‘downtown relief line’ now pegged to cost a staggering

Mike Sullivan

$7.4 billion. It would have permitted single seat service to the airport from downtown, Scarborough, and many points in between. It would be much more useful transit than a single-purpose business-class train.

The subsidy required to provide this service is staggering. Even at a conservative 4% interest rate, and ignoring the future cost to electrify, the interest alone on the $1.6 billion is $64 million per year. The targeted ridership is 1.2 million per year.

That means each ride will be subsidized by $53 before operating costs are factored in, and before any capital is actually paid off. Add in electrification and the subsidy grows to $83 per ride.

How can we fix this? First, let’s make this an electric system, like every other airport-city connection in the world. And do it before putting the line in service, to save $400 million. Next, make this investment useful public transit for the people of Toronto. The money is now spent. There’s no going back. The community wasn’t listened to, so we won’t be getting a connected subway. But there is room for 180 passengers on each train between downtown and the airport. The Metrolinx

plan is to have an average of 24 per train. That’s what the demand is between Pearson Airport and Union Station. In order to pay for operating costs with so few passengers, the fare will likely be $30 to $40 a trip. There’s already a pent-up demand for public transit all along that corridor. By adding a few more stops, and making the fare equivalent to a TTC fare, those trains would be full. All day.

Yes, the business elite the train is designed to serve would have to rub shoulders with ordinary citizens going to work, but that should be a small price to pay for efficiency, and provide a better return for the taxpayers’ investment.

So, three simple steps: (1) Make it electric from the start. (2) Make it stop in a few more places.

And (3) make it a reasonable fare. It will still be a quick trip to downtown for airport patrons, but it will be a much better and more useful part of the transit system for residents in Toronto.

I sincerely urge your government to revise the UP Express project to incorporate the features I have mentioned above. I would be happy to discuss this further with you and your officials.

Mike Sullivan, MP York South-Weston

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The Noise Wall Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Bloor Street West to St. Clair Avenue West meets regularly with Metrolinx officials, design consultants, elected officials and others to provide feedback on proposed designs for the fivemetre high walls, which are expected to be completed in time for the 2015 debut of the Union

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But despite engaging in constructive discussions with Metrolinx, Dobson said the first designs unveiled for St. Clair, Dundas Street West and the West Toronto Railpath don’t adequately address the committee’s concerns.

In particular, he is disappointed the designs are not more environmentally friendly and will physically obstruct the existing streetscape.

“I don’t think the Metrolinx designs are the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but I don’t think they are as green or open to the community as they could be,” he said last Tuesday.

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Not considered viable for the areas is a “green willow wall” because the city of Toronto, which is responsible for maintenance doesn’t have the necessary resources to maintain it.

Metrolinx spokesperson Vanessa Thompson said the designs – which are not final – were based on feedback from all eight CACs. “It is important to remember that each respective CAC will be presented with different options based on the feedback received from each CAC,” she stated in an email July 8.

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The TTC was beset with problems caused by the major thunderstorm Monday, July 8, which caused the shuttering of almost all of the subway system for an entire night due to power outages and flooding.

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Whether you’re a student, return to work parent, retiree, or already have experience in the hospitality industry - come to Richtree Natural Market Restaurants - a restaurant concept like no other where you will find yourself doing something different every day!

FT & PT Outdoors Spring / Summer Work

jobs.richtreenaturalmarket.com

General Help

Please visit our website for more details and to apply:

Guys'n gals, aged 16 years + PropertyStarsJobs.com

Building Equipment/ Materials

TRUE PSYCHICS For Answers CALL NOW 24/7 Toll FREE 1-877-342-3032 Mobile: #4486 www.truepsychics.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteel buildings.ca

Articles for Sale

Automotive Services

Astrology/Psychics

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper HOT TUB (SPA) Covers Best Price, Best Quality.

All shapes & Colours Available.

C a l l 1-866-652-6837. w w w. t h e c o v e r guy.com/sale

AIR CONDITIONING Specialists. Inspect hoses, belts, A/C compressor etc.

ASE Certified Master Mechanic, 3459 Dundas, West. East of Jane (416)769-0605, 416-562-3837

Stuff to get rid of?

Call (416)

798-7284

Home Renovations

Home Renovations

BUILDER/ GENERAL CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL. Finished basements.

Painting.

Bathrooms. Ceramic tiles.

Flat roofs. Leaking basements. Brick/chimney repairs. House additions 9 0 5 - 7 6 4 - 6 6 6 7 , 416-823-5120

SUPERHANDYMAN FINISH and rough carpentry, dry walling, painting, electricity, plumbing, tiling, kitchens, bathroom, decks. Serving 20 years in Bloor West. Call Chris 416-654-2439

CEILINGS repaired.

Spray textures, plaster designs, stucco, drywall, paint. We fix them all! www.mrstucco.ca 416-242-8863 STUMPO CONTRACTING. General Contractor.

Renovations, basements, bathrooms, kitchens, additions. Plumbing, Electrical.

Decks, fencing, concrete. All Flooring.

Seniors Discount.

Licensed/ Insured. Free estimates.

Call Gino 416-524-2168

Waste Removal ALWAYS CHEAPEST!

All Garbage Removal! Home/ Business.

Fast Sameday!

Free Estimates!

Seniors Discounts.

We do all Loading & Clean-ups!

Lowest Prices.

Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days

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Waste Removal

Plumbing

PETER’S DEPENDABLE JUNK REMOVAL From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste.

Quick & careful!

EMERGENCY?

416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!

HAENLTEPD W

Call (416) 798-7284 to plan your advertising campaign.

Clogged drain, camera inspection Leaky pipes Reasonable price, 25 years experience Licensed/ Insured credit card accepted

Free estimate James Chen

647-519-9506 Handy Person HANDYMAN. GENERAL repairs.

Window screens installed, windows washed, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, eavestroughs.

Reasonable prices.

Cell: 647-831-5679 or 647-344-7214 Howie

Technical/ Skilled Trades

Technical/ Skilled Trades

Class A Elevator Mechanic

required for new construction and modernization.

Competitive salary $45-$50/hr, vehicle and benefits.

Please send resumes to admin@meii.ca Visit our website at www.modernelevator.com

Decks & Fences 0 ALL DECKS built in 1 day. Highest quality. Lowest Prices! Free design and estimates. Call Mike 416-738-7752 www.griffindecks.ca

Masonry & Concrete BRICK, BLOCK & NATURAL STONEWORK Chimneys, Tuck Pointing, Brick, Concrete Windowsills and Much More!

For Free Estimate Call Peter: 647-333-0384 www. stardustconstruction .com

Masonry & Concrete Brick, blocks, stonework, chimney’s, tusk pointing, porches, flagstone, window sills.

All masonry work.

For free estimates call Roman 416-684-4324 www.fadom constructioninc. com

Painting & Decorating FOR AN excellent, clean paint job and minor repairs.

Please call 416-726-8943 for a FREE ESTIMATE!

GARAGE SALES UPPER FOREST HILL HOME CONTENTS SALE

11 Hilltop Rd.

(Eglington/ Bathurst)

Saturday, July 20th 9am- 3pm

Designer clothes, handbags & accessories.

Monique Lhuillier & Ines DiSanto wedding dresses, furniture, garden, housewares, china, linens, & more.

Visit www.sellmytreasures.ca to view pictures.

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Articles for Sale (Misc.)

HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory

USED OFFICE FURNITURE We have approx. 50 good used office desks available FOR SALE $50 each. Two colours available: Brown with tan top or Blue with blonde tops Plus: some chairs and other odds and ends.

Desks are $50 Chairs are $5 Sale is Saturday, July 20 • 8am to12 noon 50 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill We also have approx. 20 Automotive Yellow Storage carts available.

27.5” Deep X 42’ wide X 61” high (all carts on wheels) $200 each

Repaired and rebuilt Bricks + mortar colour match House-front, pillars, bricks repaired or replaced

Tuckpointing Chris Jemmett Masonry 416-686-8095

EAVESTROUGHS 416-878-4731 EAVESTROUGH BY DESIGN We Accept Intallment Payments Professional Installation Seniors Discount EAVESTROUGH • SIDING

DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION WWW.CANATASK.COM FREE ADVICE AND ESTIMATE

BONDED AND INSURED

Flooring & Carpeting

XPRESS MOVERS$45/hr. 2, 3, or 4 men available with any size truck. Short notice ok.

Free storage available.

416-845-4279

HARDWOOD FLOOR sanding. Specializing in stain/ refinishing. Call for Free Estimate!

Reasonable rates.

Paul 416-330-1340 pager.

Flooring & Carpeting

NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.19/ sq.ft.

Hardwood, laminate at low prices.

27 yrs experience.

Free Estimates.

Best Price!

647-400-8198

Professional Repairs of all brands of: Refrigeration, Stoves, Dishwashers, Washers, Dryers, Air Conditioning, & Heating.

Free Estimates.

Warranty, Credit cards accepted.

Seniors discount.

416-616-0388

ELECTRICAL ALL TECH ELECTRIC Contact: Jason Sa Master Electrician

(416) 723-1169

Specializing in removal of Knob & Tube & Electrical upgrades.

ECRA/ESA Lic.#7006706

YOUR WEEKLY CROSSWORD

REPAIRS

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Since 1990

LOW COST REPAIRS EAVESTROUGH CLEANING ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS

• ANIMAL DAMAGE • ANIMAL PROOFING • GUTTER GUARD • TUCK POINTING • CHIMNEYS • SKYLIGHTS • FLAT ROOFS • VALLEY REPAIRS • ALL VENTING WORK • EAVESTROUGH REPAIRS • SHINGLES • SOFFIT & FACIA • WINDOW CAULKING • DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION • LICENSED AND INSURED

SAME DAY SERVICE

SENIORS

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BEST PRICE ROOF REPAIRS • Emergency Repairs • Eavestrough Repairs • Shingles • Chimneys • Animal Removal

• Ventilation • Skylights • And much more

$35

EAVESTROUGH FROM CLEANING FREE SENIORS DISCOUNTS ESTIMATES SAME DAY SERVICE LICENCED AND INSURED

NO JOB TOO SMALL

• SIDING/FASCIA • EAVESTROUGH 24 HOURS • TUCKPOINTING EMERGENCY REPAIRS • VENTING • GUTTER GUARDS • ANIMAL REMOVAL

• SHINGLES • FLAT ROOFS • SKY LIGHTS • CHIMNEY’S • VALLEY’S • ANIMAL PROOFING 15% Senior’s Discount

ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS 647-857-5656

CANADIAN

ROOF

MASTERS

• Shingles • Flat Roofs • Skylights • Chimneys • Eavestroughs • Repairs • Free Estimates

Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358

Fully Licensed & Insured

416-626-0777

www.canadianroofmasters.com

GEO ROOFING

• Shingles • Flat • Eaves

• Skylight • Chimney • Repair

416-878-7667

www.georoofing.ca

CALL 416-820-3634 Call us at:

Delivery questions?

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Photos/Peter C. McCusker

SPORTING SUNDAY: Clockwise from above: Darius McIntosh attempts some special moves with a soccer ball during the Spice Isle Association’s Community Sports and Fun Day activities held recently at York Memorial Collegiate field; Toronto Police Const. Jim Lambe tries his hand at bowling to cricket batsman Jani Charles; Brian Hypolite displays his cricket bowling skills; the ball gets by batswoman Sonya Messam. The event was held in conjunction with Toronto Police 12 Division.

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