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Beach family flies high in birdathon By Andrew Hudson

HOW DO you warm up for a birdathon? Just wing it. At least, that’s one approach recommended by Beach birder Andrew Macdonald, whose family is currently ranked third in the Great Canadian Birdathon. “Grab a pair of binoculars and some snacks, and just go to the Leslie Spit on the weekend,” said Macdonald. “There’s so much going on.” Held each year during the spring migration, the Great Canadian Birdathon supports conservation efforts by Bird Studies Canada. Even in the eight years since he started volunteering as a bird bander at the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station and joined the birdathon, Macdonald has seen more birds benefit from the park’s ongoing wetlands restoration. And with his five yearold son and seven year-old daughter joining in, Macdonald said the birdathon is great chance to learn. Jokes aside, good ways to prep for the birdathon – the day the Macdonald family will try to spot 100 different species of birds – is to visit the bird research station at Tommy Thompson Park on the day of a guided walk, or when volunteers are bringing in netted birds to band. “Our daughter was only three, but she still remembers the first time they put a bird in her hand,” said Macdonald. It was a bright yellow warbler. “That’s a great way for a child, anyone really, to see a bird up close,” he said. “Often they’re way up in the trees, they’re hidden by leaves, they fly away one second after you say, ‘Hey look, there’s a ---!” So far, Macdonald said his family has 50 supporters and $4,160 in pledges, which supporters can make via birdscanada.kintera.org. Birdathon participants can direct three-quarters of the funds they raise to a cause of their choosing, and Macdonald already has his picked out – the Tommy Thompson Park bird research station in the Beach’s backyard.

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Old school video game sounds from Malvern drumline Decked out like Super Mario and Luigi with spinning Tetris blocks on their drums, Malvern Collegiate’s drumline performs ‘The Games We Play,’ a medley of early Nintendo game music, during the Spring Fling arts and tech fair on May 14.

Crescent Town Club to reopen By Andrew Hudson

GUSHING SPOUTS of water were filling the pool at Crescent Town Club last Thursday. It’s a welcome sound. Closed for nearly 11 months after a fire destroyed its electrical system, the club is finally getting set to reopen on June 1. All but six of the club’s 40 part-time workers are returning. “I can’t wait to be open,” says Kristal Arseneau, who coordinates fitness and community programs at the non-profit club. “I can’t wait to see all our members, all our staff.” Most of Crescent Town Club’s 5,000 members live in the surrounding high-rises owned by Pinedale Properties or the YCC 76 condo corporation, which have included a club membership since they opened in 1971. But ever since the electrical fire last July 9, the once lively Crescent Town Club has been unusually empty and dark. Until three weeks ago, the only lighting in the club came from a string of bare light bulbs hanging from the hallway ceilings. It felt “like you were in a coal mine or something,” said Tom Kilburn, the facilities manager. Reconnecting the club to the

city’s main power grid took far longer than anyone expected. First, the club’s electrical system uses an uncommon voltage, which made it hard to find parts. “The whole thing had to be custom-made,” said Kilburn. Second, the fire spread up the club’s underground power lines, which happened to run under the squash courts.

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Rather than dig up the courts or the concrete slab below, engineers decided to reroute new lines through the building — a move that took months to design and approve. In the meantime, with most of the club’s temporary power going to the upstairs daycare and reception area, Kilburn said there was little power left for smaller repairs.

But all that changed May 2, when the club finally got its power restored. “It was strange, I’ll tell you, walking around different areas and suddenly it was all lit up,” said Kilburn. “It was a real positive feeling.” Arseneau said lots of parents have already signed up their kids for the club’s summer day camp. Even after the fire last summer, the camp kept by renting classes at George Webster Elementary and the swimming pool at West Scarborough Community Centre. But Arseneau said she is thrilled to be back at home base, and with so many of her old staff returning to work as counsellors, lifeguards and swim instructors. When they walk in the door, she will have a stack of new T-shirts waiting that say, I Heart The Club. “They’re committed,” she said, noting that some of her counsellors grew up as campers, and they took a leaders-in-training course at the club that teaches all the skills needed to make the jump. Anil Narayan, the club’s general manager, said there is still lots of work to do before the June 1 opening, but the end is in sight. That day will come on Saturday, June 13, when Crescent Town Club hosts a grand reopening party with

games, prizes, a flea market, and program demos that range from the Karate Club to seniors’ Tai Chi, yoga to fitness classes using kettle balls or Indian Clubs. For more information on the programs or club memberships, visit crescenttownclub.com.

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Roller derby season rolls out G-sTARs jammer CaThump! leaps around Forest City Derby Girls Timber Roller None Ya Biz during the GTA Rollergirls season home opener on May 9 at Ted Reeve Community Arena. Both teams skated hard, but the Timber Rollers came out with the win, taking the match 179-89. Toronto’s Derby Debutantes host the Orangeville Roller Girls’ Fox Force Five at Ted Reeve on Saturday, May 30. PHOTO: JON MULDOON

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A PACKED community meeting called to “Imagine the Danforth” took place on May 11, giving members of the community a chance to hear some fresh ideas for future planning in their area. The Danforth East Community Association hosted the event, which heard from Paul Bedford, Toronto’s former Chief Planner and professor at University of Toronto. Last year his students spent four months focused on the East Danforth area and he took the top 10 ideas from his class and presented them at the meeting. The meeting was standing room only, including every politician that represents the area and community members of all ages. Architecture science students presented their vision for development of the Danforth East streetcar yard, which includes a community garden as well as shops and an inviting walkway area. Their ideas aim to protect the historic site and provide services for locals. Bedford presented slides that encouraged the community to look at how other places in the city and around the world

had adapted to change when looking at how to plan and build for the future. Many of them demonstrated ways to bring more jobs, business and affordable housing to this area of the Danforth. Some of the ideas helped to make the street better aesthetically but also more viable in the future as we see Toronto grow in development and population. Some ideas addressed how to make the walkway to the Coxwell subway station feel safer with plants, lighting and murals. Among other ideas were ways to give the Main to Greenwood stretch of the Danforth its own identity. Newcomer Catherine Friis-Gallagher just moved to the area last December and said she found this meeting brilliant. “Being proactive about a community regenerating and revitalizing the area around them is really special. I think it’s awesome that so many people turned out and there are already so many great ideas,” she said. “I have just had a child so being a part of where my child is going to grow up is really important to me.” Pop-up shops were a topic of discus-

sion at the meeting. The temporary stores occupy empty storefronts and help to increase foot traffic in the community. Gay Stephenson is the community economic coordinator at WoodGreen Community Services and helps to organize pop-up shops in the area. “This meeting was fantastic. It’s more than I had hoped for. It was filled to capacity, we had every single politician in the neighbourhood even though there are six of them. The presentations and ideas from students were so innovative, inspiring and thoughtful and it just makes me excited about what the future holds for our neighbourhood,” Stephenson said. Stephenson added that people should take home the idea that residents can bring change to their neighbourhood. “I’d like them to want to feel like they can really make a difference. I think that is the message that really came through from a former city planner like Paul Bedford, that residents can really make a positive difference in their community,” she said. The city has initiated a planning study of the Danforth, set to begin in 2016.

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Buddy Walk on the boardwalk Hundreds of walkers lined almost a kilometre of the boardwalk on May 9 for the third annual Buddy Walk, put on by the Down Syndrome Association of Toronto. Organizers said they hoped to raise $100,000 at this year’s walk. PHOTO: JON MULDOON

Consolidation of streetcar stops coming; Sunday stops axed By Andrew Hudson

LESS STOP, more go. That is one goal behind a review of Toronto streetcar stops that will remove all Sunday-only stops in June, and combine several close-together stops next spring. Starting June 1, the 506 streetcar will quit making Sundays-only stops near the churches at Hiawatha Road, Rhodes Avenue, and Glenmore Road. Likewise, the 502 and 503 streetcars will no longer stop outside St. John’s Church on Sundays.

Marked by bright yellow signs, the Sundays-only stops were intended to serve churchgoers. But a review approved by the TTC board last May found most Sunday stops are too close to regular ones. Noting that Toronto’s commuting times rank “among the worst in North America,” the review suggested re-spacing the city’s 550 mixed-traffic streetcar stops so that no two stops are less than 200 metres apart. Besides removing Sunday stops and a few dozen regular stops deemed too close together, the same review suggested moving

another 20 stops so they are next to traffic lights or pedestrian crossings. That suggestion is part of an effort to discourage jaywalking and make it easier for drivers to see when streetcars are stopping. In the Beach, the eastbound Sunday stop at Queen and Glen Manor Drive proved an exception to the rule. It will stay on as a regular stop because it is next to a traffic light. By the spring of 2016, the same plan calls for of the Beach’s close-together stops to be combined. Rather than stopping at Lee Avenue and again at Waverley Road, the plan would see

the 501 streetcar make one stop in between, at Bellefair Avenue. Similarly, the plan calls for the 501 to stop at Queen and Woodfield Road, rather than making stops at both Connaught Avenue and Kent Road/Woodward Avenue. City councillors have yet to make a final decision on whether to remove the 506 streetcar stops at Gerrard Street and Ashdale Avenue. While the Ashdale stops are close to others, councillors are concerned because they serve students at the nearby Roden Public/ Equinox Holistic Alternative School.

Beach teen earns Duke of Edinburgh silver award By Jon Muldoon

SARA UPSHUR has raised funds for a Central American orphanage, learned new art skills, taken up running, and participated in a camping trip on the Toronto islands to achieve her goals. On May 23, Upshur will join other ambitious youth at the police college in Etobicoke to be rewarded for those achievements with the Duke of Edinburgh silver award, to be presented by Ontario LieutenantGovernor Elizabeth Dowdeswell. The Duke of Edinburgh Award is open to youth interested in achieving personal goals in community service, skills, fitness, and adventure. The requirements are laid out in a guidebook and sample activities are suggested for each facet of the process, though participants are welcome to write in with alternate suggestions. Upshur, a Grade 11 Rosedale High School of the Arts student, has been working on the award for about a year, after previously earning the bronze level. Those seeking the silver award must complete achievements related to four components: volunteer

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work, developing a new interest, physical fitness, and an adventurous journey. For her volunteer work, Upshur raised funds and toiletries for the El Hogar orphanage in Honduras through a bake sale, going door to door, and by collecting Shoppers Drug Mart points from members at her church. She had previously travelled to volunteer for a week at the orphanage, helping out with a friend on a church-organized trip. The physical fitness component was no major challenge for Upshur, a former competitive gymnast.

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“Then I retired, so I had to find something else to fill in,” she said. So she took up running, something that may lack the excitement of gymnastics, but still requires dedication. For her new interest, Upshur chose art. She created a flag for her street’s annual Christmas time fundraising campaign Daily Flags for Daily Bread. Her flag featured three manga characters representing wisdom, honesty, and peace. Her new focus on art also overlapped with the adventurous journey component, an Outward Bound-led canoe and camping trip from the Inner Harbour to the Toronto Islands. “It was a new approach to getting wilderness in the city,” she said. “I incorporated my graphics and photography into the Duke of Edinburgh by creating a stop-motion movie.” While she has not yet received the silver award, Upshur is already working on achieving the gold level, which she hopes to finish in time for college applications next year. She’s working toward 60 hours of volunteer service (which thankfully overlap with high school’s re-

And what about that gold award? Upshur knows that the top level of the Duke of Edinburgh award is often handed out by special guests. Some lucky recipients have received theirs from Prince Andrew and Prince Edward in past years. Though the Queen won’t likely be here next spring, Upshur is holding out hope for other prominent British visitors. “I hope I get someone cool, like Kate Middleton,” she said. “Or maybe baby Charlotte.”

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Traditional film photography is one of the skills Sara Upshur learned to earn her Duke of Edinburgh silver award. This photo is part of a series of hands she is working on.

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quired 40 hours per school year). A cycling trip in the Niagara area is already in the planning stages as well. “My family is big on the outdoors,” said Upshur. “My family and I are going to take the adventurous journey together.” As for new skills, she’s been taking black and white photographs with a circa-1950s film camera (Rosedale is one of the last schools with a functioning darkroom), as well as voice acting lessons.

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From left, Emma Fletcher, Deb Fletcher, and Lori Jamula were out on May 9 selling their own and donated goods for the annual Garage Sale for Shelter, a fundraiser organized by the Royal Lepage Shelter Foundation. The event raises funds for local women’s shelters and violence prevention programs across Canada. The three had pulled in about $600 mid-sale, with the dozen sales organized by the local Royal Lepage office expected to raise around $10,000.

Police Beat POLICE HAVE arrested a 20 year-old man on several dozen charges related to storage locker thefts in local apartment buildings. Kieron Tierney, 20, was arrested by local 55 Division police on May 7. Tierney faces 42 charges, including two counts of theft over $5,000, one count of possessing breakin tools, five counts of break-and-enter, Grey Greenwell Shiminique Harry six counts of failing to comply with probation, and 16 counts of suspect, who appears to be between 25 and 30 years old, entering the condo in the early mischief. Police said their investigation of the stor- morning hours of Tuesday, May 5. age-locker thefts ran from April 15 to May 1. Police say the burglar made his way to the basement, where he stole items from storage 41 DIVISION police are seeking the public’s lockers. help after another man broke into storage The suspect is described as having long lockers in a condo near Danforth and War- black hair, a receding hairline and a beard. den Avenues. Anyone with information is asked to call 41 Video from a security camera shows the Division police at 416-808-4100, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be sent using the Crime Stoppers website at 222tips.com, the Toronto Police Facebook page, by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637), or using the Crime Stoppers smartphone app.

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A MAN facing several theft charges is one of the latest ‘Wanted Wednesdays’ of local 55 Division police. Grey Greenwell, 19, is wanted on four counts of theft under $5,000 and four counts of possessing property obtained by crime. Greenwell is described as 6’ tall and 160 lbs. with brown hair and hazel eyes. A woman facing assault and weapon charges is also targeted in the ‘Wanted Wednesday’ program. Shiminique Harry, 28, is described as 5’5” and 110 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. Harry is wanted on one count each of assault, possessing dangerous weapons, and failing to comply with an undertaking, as well as four counts of failing to comply with a recognizance order. Anyone with information is asked to phone 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or contact Crime Stoppers using the information above.

Correction In the May 5 issue, winners of the Notre Dame Dance Off were named incorrectly. St. Mary’s ILLectrified placed first, while Mary Ward’s Adrenalyn placed third. The dances were choreographed by students, not by teachers.

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Doors Open in the East End By Melinda Drake

WELCOME MATS are ready to roll out across the city for the 16th annual Doors Open, taking place Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24. The event offers free access to buildings with architectural, historical, cultural or social significance. The theme this year is ‘Sports, Recreation and Leisure’ and there are four East End locations participating. The RC Harris Water Treatment Plant, a perennial favourite, was built in the 1930s in the Art Deco style, and is designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Site. A selfguided tour leads visitors throughout the grounds and into the pump house and filter building. 2701 Queen St. E. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The iconic clock tower standing tall above Fire Station 227 at Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue is often considered the landmark that designates the western entrance to the Beach neighbourhood. The fire hall was built in 1905 and has undergone extensive interior and exterior renovations over the years. It features Dutch, Flemish and English architectural styles. Non-sched-

uled tours will be held throughout the day. 1904 Queen St. E. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fool’s Paradise, the lakeside home of artist Doris McCarthy, is a 12 acre property perched atop the Scarborough Bluffs. McCarthy fell in love with and bought the property in 1939, but her mother saw it as an extravagant purchase at the time, calling it “that fool’s paradise of yours.” McCarthy would make it her home and studio until her death in 2010. Guided tours, led by Ontario Heritage Trust staff, will take visitors through the interior of the house and studio. 1 Meadowcliffe Drive. Open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monarch Park Stadium is a state-of-theart athletic facility located at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute. It was built in 2013 and features the longest indoor running track in the city, an NFL-sized football field, a fitness training centre, a winter dome and a modern clubhouse. 1 Parkmount Rd. Open Saturday, with special events planned, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, with regular pre-scheduled programs operating, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit toronto.ca and search ‘Doors Open’ for photography and accessibility information.

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ON APRIL 15 crossing guards across Toronto were honoured by Toronto Police for their service to the community at a ceremony at city hall. For Lois Young, the crossing guard at the corner of Swanwick Avenue and Main Street, the occasion marked a big milestone, as she was awarded for completing 15 years of service at that crosswalk. Most of us get to know our local crossing guards by name, share greetings and pleasantries, and even learn from them what the weather update is! This, says Lois, is one of the reasons she likes her job immensely. “I like seeing the people every day, and knowing that I’m helping them.” One local resident said “It makes a big difference in your walk to school to be met by someone friendly and reassuring across the busy road. I really value the peace of mind it gives me.” Apart from her crosswalk duties, Lois sees herself as an extra pair of eyes for safety to the kids at the schools around her. “If I know of anything that might pose a danger or be an obstruction to the school kids, I inform the school,” she said. Lois admits that you need to be, as she put it, ‘thick-skinned’ to do the job. “I don’t like it when I see infractions of the Highway Act. I sometimes see people crossing the road between cars, being distracted

by their phones while crossing, and drivers who are more interested in speed and personal convenience, and all of that can lead to accidents.” When she lets them know, sometimes peoples’ responses can be rude and unkind. As for hurtful comments, “I just let ‘em roll-off my back,” she said with a smile. That same attitude of not complaining and just ‘getting on with it’ is what makes her able to do her job in all weather. Wind, rain, sun or hail, Lois is there. “I just check the weather report, and layer up,” she said. At the award ceremony, the crossing guards were thanked for their commitment. TPSB Chair Alok Mukherjee said their role is “indispensable,” and Chief Mark Saunders said “You are the guardian angels of our most precious gift, which is our children.” The commemorative pin awarded to Lois Young for 15 years’ service is her third, after pins for five and 10 years’ service. One quick photo for us and it was back into the shadowbox she keeps of the 30-plus commemorative pins she’s earned over years of work in the community, including with Meals on Wheels. “It’s a way for me to be able to look back on what I’ve done in my life – and to look forward too!”

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Kindly acts may be putting Woodbine Park swans at risk WHILE WE all enjoy our family of swans in Woodbine Park, we may be making them sick by feeding them bread. It is great fun feeding them, so make sure you give them the clover that grows in the grass, or lettuce. Or just leave them alone, because they have a great food source all around them. Anne Radonicich Queen Street East

New paving not wanted on Glen Stewart Crescent WE ARE heartened by the fact that our neighbours here on Glen Stewart Crescent near unanimously signed a last-minute petition to stop unnecessary cosmetic repaving, while glaring potholes and cavitations remain undone on Main

Street just around the corner. We are not nimbies! We’d rather see those precious tax dollars misspent here applied to fixing gaping road damage elsewhere. While we couldn’t prevent this work being sprung on us over this May Day weekend, a number of pertinent questions have been posed to Mayor Tory, councillor McMahon, and the city inspector in charge. We remain puzzled why only the scenic ravine side of our street is being repaved when in 2013 trenches for sidewalk repairs were cut on both sides, and why the one minor crack in our road surface on the north side is still not being repaired. Following eastbound in the traces left by the scraping dinosaur, we were surprised just how selectively this “mill and pave” work is being applied, given that all the neighbouring streets underwent the same water and gas service renewal within the last five years.

Just around the corner on Southwood the exclusive double frontage is being scraped while the washboard at the bus stop isn’t. A web of cracks on Cavendish and Glen Stewart Avenue and Winthorpe remain while upscale Glen Manor “On the Park” is being redone. Most incriminating is the fact that ritzy Balsam Road – the priciest cul-de-sac on the ravine – is included while mid-scale Balsam Avenue is not. We have come to the conclusion that only the fanciest pockets in our ward are accorded this special and largely cosmetic resurfacing treatment. Highest assessments rather than actual road conditions seem to be determining the priority! Our appeal to city hall: “Repave first where potholes are worst,” and not where assessments are highest! M. Acosta, J. Barlow, E. Lemster, H. Modlich Glen Stewart Crescent

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Hundreds raised for Nepal at Beach Rec bake sale

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Children from the Beaches Recreation Centre after-school program and others in the community came together in kitchens and sold baked goods at the centre on May 9 to raise money for earthquake victims in Nepal. By 10:30 a.m. they had already sold around $800, including 37 cakes. The goal was $1,000. Organizer Gaby Jacob said she was proud of the kids for spending their Saturday morning dedicated to helping strangers. “I want to show them that it’s fun to do something good,” she said. “I’ve been in earthquakes, and it’s not fun.”

THE BEACH Village BIA invites volunteers of all ages to help out with some of its upcoming community events. If you are outgoing, enjoy interacting with young children and families, are comfortable speaking in public and encouraging people to participate in events, consider helping out with the Beach Village Spring Fling (May 23 and 24), the Beaches Jazz Festival (July 11 and 12, July 18 and 19, July 25 and 26), and Movie Nights in the Beach Village, held Wednesday evenings during July and August. There is also an opportunity to help out around the BIA office. Along with administrative tasks, opportunities exist to update a website or apply for city permits. High school students will be credited for community service hours. For more information, contact The Beach Village BIA at 416693-2242 or email office@thebeachvillage.com.

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SING! THE Toronto Vocal Arts Festival returns to the city from May 27 to 31, with a mix of concerts, workshops, mentoring sessions, and an interactive musical art installation. Co-managed by Beacher Pat Silver, the festival, in its fourth year, will showcase the best in a capella music at several venues. More than 50 performances and workshops are scheduled for this year’s festival. Highlights include Grammy-winning gospel sextet Take 6; O Canada: Our Nation’s Greatest Hits, including collaborations between David Clayton-Thomas and Quartette (featuring Sylvia Tyson) and Toronto a cappella groups Cadence and Countermeasure, both featuring Beach members; Finnish ensemble Rajaton; Estonian National Male Choir R.A.M. Koor; and Jubilate Deo, four of Toronto’s finest church choirs singing sacred choral music. There will also be free outdoor shows in the Distillery District on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31. Tickets for wristbands start at $40, and are available at singtoronto.com or ticketpro.ca. For more information and a full schedule, see singtoronto.com. •

BEACH SINGER-SONGWRITER and well-known guitar teacher Davidson Yeager’s EP Hey Mary Hey is out at the end of the month, and to celebrate, Yeager will hold a CD release show at Kingston Road United Church on May 29. Yeager has spent a lifetime in music, beginning with singing with his mother and learning drum skills from his grandfather. That led to piano lessons and, in his teenage years, guitar and bands. He entered the jazz program at Humber College and played everything from solo jazz guitar gigs to covers to original rock in downtown clubs. Yeager’s five-song disc features his earnest singing and layered harmonies, atop solid pop backing tracks and garnished with his skilled, but restrained guitar playing. He handles all the instruments except drums. The album is dedicated to, and features cover art by, Yeager’s wife Mary. The album release show for Hey Mary Hey takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Tickets are $15 or $25 for two at the door, or $12 for singles and $20 for pairs in advance. Order tickets or preview tracks at davidsonyeager.com. •

MALVERN COLLEGIATE Institute presents its dramatic production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Under the guidance of teacher Erich Leh-

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rer, the student production tells the classic story, written by Ken Kesey and made famous by Jack Nicholson’s legendary performance in the 1975 film. A group of about 30 students are involved in putting on the play. The Malvern production is directed by Grade 12 student Maxim Bortnowski, and stars fellow seniors Braden Ream-Neal as R.P. McMurphy, Hannah Rushton as Nurse Ratched, and Will McLean as Chief Bromden. Grade 12 students Austin Lepper-Walker and Annie Brennand are the producers. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest runs Friday, May 29 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is $7 and the public is invited to come out and take in the show.

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BEACHER TREVOR Jablonowski is producing the Canadian premiere of Neil LaBute’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. (Readers may recall Jablonowski from his involvement with the Shakespeare at Play iPad app.) The Tony and Olivier Award-winning LaBute takes Strindberg’s Miss Julie from late 19th century Sweden and transplants the story to a wealthy Long Island estate on the night of Labour Day in 1929, just before the stock market crash and ensuing depression. The story is one of “social mobility and personal ambitions, set in a time of optimism and financial uncertainty.” Tim Chisholm directs, with Rafaela Lewis as Julie, Dan Mousseau as John, and Jade O’Keeffe as Kristine. The show is coproduced by Lewis and Jablonowski. Miss Julie runs from May 20 to 24, with seven performances scheduled, at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79 St. George St. Tickets are $20, available at martharoseproductions.com. • ONGOING: Jazzy Sundays at Morgans on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave., just east of the Greenwood subway station. On Sunday, May 24, hear Laura Hubert, Brendan Davis and Reg Schwager. Lisa Particelli’s ‘Girls Night Out’ jazz jam – where gentlemen are welcome too – returns on Sunday, May 31. Jazzy Sundays run from 2 to 5 p.m. with no cover charge. Live at the Salty Dog Bar & Grill, 1980 Queen St. E., jazz drummer Greg Pilo brings together a different quartet every Tuesday night from 7 to 10 p.m. with no cover charge. Tonight, Tuesday, May 19, Pilo will be joined by Alison Young on saxophone, Stacie McGregor on piano, and Neil Swainson on bass. On Tuesday, May 26, Shawn Nyquist will play saxophone, with Eric Boucher on piano and Ross MacIntyre on bass.

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Lemurs like these would be the beneficiaries of an educational film Beacher Travis Steffens is hoping to use to curb wildfires in Madagascar.

Torontonian wants to see on their vacation,” explained Steffens. But the animals are a key component of the forest ecosystem, which is in turn important to the freshwater supply in Madagascar. “Lemurs are the big dispersers of seeds in the forest, so without lemurs, there is no forest,” Steffens said. That leads to the two competing sides to the story. On the Planet Madagascar indiegogo.com site, organizers write that lemurs are the most endangered mammals in the world: 94 per cent of lemur species are threatened with extinction, largely due to lost habitat. On the other hand, they write, “it’s complicated: 92% of the people in Madagascar live on less than $2 a day and their survival is intrinsically linked to the exploitation of natural resources … Our broader goal is to find ways of helping people improve their livelihoods while saving lemurs and their habitat.” Steffens hopes that presenting the film through the voice of a primatologist born and raised in rural Madagascar will help encourage people to listen to what he has to say. Mamy Razafitsalama is the host and the face of the Planet Madagascar organization on the ground. After growing up in a tiny village on the east coast of the island, he finished his education as a primatologist and now runs Planet Madagascar’s education programs. The film would be another tool for Razafitsalama to spread the word about habitat preservation and the danger of over-exploiting the environment. Steffens says once the film is ready, a projector and generator will be hauled from village to village on an ox cart, in order to spread the word to every corner of the country. Director Chris Scarffe is an experienced environmental filmmaker familiar with Madagascar, and the $15,000 Steffens is hoping to raise will go toward covering filming and editing costs. Scarffe could possibly expand

the footage into a documentary for outsiders after the educational film is finished as well. Steffens first travelled to Madagascar alongside his now wife, Keriann McGoogan, to study fauna. He fell in love with the country, and he’s spent nearly three of the last ten years there in separate trips. “In 2007 we went to Madagascar, a place I’ve wanted to go since I was a boy,” said Steffens. “It’s an incredible place, everything there is unique.” “You go to Madagascar because of the lemurs, and the fossa, and all these strange animals that you never know about out in this part of the world, but you end up going back because of the people.” To find out how to help, find Planet Madagascar online at planetmadagascar.com, at facebook.com/PlanetMadagascar, or on Twitter @PlanetMada. The crowdfunding campaign is at igg.me/at/planetmadagascar.

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Help Beach Metro find its new look BEACH METRO Community News is getting a facelift, and we want your help. We are looking to our talented readers for ideas for a redesign of our logo and masthead. The current logo was unveiled in March 2003. It has served our paper well, but it is time for a fresh look. We are looking for a design that is Beach themed and reflects the culture and lifestyles of its residents. Design elements The following elements must be included: • Our name: Beach Metro Community News • Tagline: A non-profit community resource since 1972 • Coverage area: Serving the Beach, Upper Beach, Beach Hill, Crescent Town, East Danforth, Gerrard India Bazaar, Birch Cliff, and Cliffside

From the first issue in 1972 as Ward 9 Community News, to the present logo, at bottom, is a timeline of Beach Metro News visual identity.

BMN AGM approaching The annual general meeting of Ward 9 Community News Inc., publisher of Beach Metro Community News, will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23 at 2196 Gerrard St. E. Officers for 2015-2016 will be elected. Officers act as unpaid trustees for the community, overseeing the newspaper’s general operation but are not involved in daily activities, news coverage or production. All positions for officers may be contested, though current board members are eligible to continue at the newspaper’s helm. Nominations for officers must be received in writing, addressed to the newspaper’s secretary, Doug Black, at least 14 days before the annual meeting (by June 9). Nominations should include a description of the nominee’s background with the organization and the general community, as well as signatures of the nominee and nominator. Names and bios of those seeking office will be published in the June 16 issue. A membership is required to attend the AGM. Any resident in the distribution area who supports the aims and objectives of the organization can buy a membership for $2. Members in good standing can vote at the AGM. No memberships are sold within seven days of the AGM (after June 15). All members of the distribution team with at least six months service are given an automatic membership for the current year. (Minors’ memberships are in the name of the parent or guardian, and only one free membership is given per family.) Email Beach Metro News general manager Phil Lameira at phil@beachmetro.com with any questions.

Specifications Colour: keep it simple, two or three solid colours work best. Fonts: no more than two fonts should be used. Indicate fonts used. Masthead size: 10 6/16” x 2 ¼” (10.375” x 2.25”) Resolution: Line art is preferred, as it needs to be sized for larger applications (newspaper boxes, storefront sign, etc.) You may also use our current logo and create a variation of it with the same elements and/or font, keeping continuity in the design. Everyone is welcome to submit ideas including students and art classes. Submit your designs to logodesign@beachmetro.com in PDF format. Deadline: June 18, 2015 at midnight.

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Community Calendar MAY 19: Beach Community Edible Garden Consultation at the Balmy Beach Club, foot of Beech Ave., 7 p.m. Hosted by Friends of the Beach Parks. All welcome. (6) MAY 19: Beach and East Toronto Historical Society meeting at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. Historian and author Richard Hazzard will talk about the history of Riverdale Collegiate. All welcome. Free admission. (6) MAY 20: Queen Street Revival – Making Change Happen at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7 p.m. Presentation and workshops with The Beach Village BIA and Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon for residents and business owners in the Beach. Info: 416-693-2242 (6) MAY 20: Division 55 Police Week Community Fair at Woodbine Park, Kingston Rd. & Queen St. E., 4-8 p.m. rain or shine. Children’s activities, seniors’ bingo, barbecue, music, prizes. (6) MAY 20, 27: Pop Up Garden Shop at Fairmount Park, 1725 Gerrard St. E. (southwest corner), 3-7 p.m. rain or shine. Presented by Fairmount Park Farm Market. Seeds, seedlings, soil, mulch, planters, organic fertilizers, pollinating plants, and farmfresh food. Info: fairmountmarket.ca (6) MAY 21: Community Environment Day at Ted Reeve Arena parking lot (Gerrard St. E. & Ted Reeve Dr.), 4-8 p.m. New this year: shredding truck for bills/private documents, and rain barrels for sale for $50. You may pre-order online. Info: 416-392-1376 (6) MAY 22, 23, 24: Small Paintings for Small Spaces at the historic Gardener’s Cottage, in Kew Gardens at the foot of Lee Ave., Friday 3-8 p.m., Saturday/ Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Beach Guild of Fine Art’s spring show and sale features paintings by over 40 Guild artists. Original small paintings (none over $350), note cards. Free admission. Gift basket lucky draw. Info: www.BeachGuildOfFineArt.com or 416-699-8739 (6) MAY 23: Lawn Sale and Open House at Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club, foot of Lee Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Have fun this summer. Enjoy a game of lawn bowls or croquet. Info: Fay 416-466-6598 MAY 23: Springfest at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd./Warden), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Baked goods, books, CDs, toys, gently used household items and clothing. Enjoy a delicious breakfast sandwich or BBQ lunch. Knife and blade sharpening available. Collectible cars on display. (6) MAY 23: Spring Fling at True Davidson Acres, 200 Dawes Rd., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Something for everyone! BBQ lunch/ snacks, tea room, giftware sale, craft sale, prize raffle, homemade baked goods, gently used goods and lots more. (6) MAY 23: Spring Bazaar at Faith Presbyterian Community Church, 140 Dawes Rd., 10 a.m.-noon. Famous Filipino food, bake table, trinkets, white elephant table, toys, household items and so much more! Venue is wheelchair accessible. (5) MAY 23, 24: The Beach Village Spring Fling on Queen St. and at Ivan Forrest Gardens (Queen & Glen Manor). Sidewalk sales, entertainment and activities - break dancing, hula hoops, comedy & juggling, splatter paint crafts, face painting, music, karaoke and more! Info: www. thebeachvillage.com, 416-693-2242 (6) MAY 23, 24: Doors Open Toronto, an annual event offering free access to architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings. This year’s theme is Sports, Recreation and Leisure. To find local venues, visit toronto.ca and search ‘doors open’. (6) MAY 24: Bike Fest to kick off the opening of the Dixon Avenue contra-flow bike lanes, 1-3 p.m. Hosted by Beach Triangle Residents Association and co-sponsored by Police Division 55, Spokes 32 and Cycle Solutions. (6) MAY 24: Free Concert of Sacred Music for Pentecost at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. & Silver Birch, 5 p.m. Com-

poser Stuart Beaudoin presents ‘Sacred Fire’ with orchestra and choir. (6) MAY 25: Bike to Work Day, celebrating the start of Bike Month. Local start points are: Danforth & Woodbine, 7 a.m.; Kew Gardens 7:15 a.m.; Dundas St. E. near Kingston Road 7:30 a.m. Rides end at Nathan Phillips Square for pancake breakfast. Info: www.bikemonth.ca/events (6) MAY 27-SEPT. 23: Flow in the Park – Summer Yoga in Kew Gardens (around the bandstand), Wednesdays 6:15-7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Bring your own mat and water bottle. Children welcome. Sponsored by Afterglow Studio. Free or by donation to Friends of the Beach Parks. Info: info@afterglowstudio.ca (6) MAY 28: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Age of Adaline” at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m. Presented by Rotary Club of Toronto Beach. (6) MAY 29: Davidson Yeager in Concert “Hypnotic Alt Rock for Mystics & Dreamers” at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7 p.m. C’mon out and get energized, entertained and renewed! $15 at the door. Advanced tickets $12 available at www.davidsonyeager.com. (6) MAY 29, JUNE 24: Pegasus Community Project — Makers’ Meet-up, at 929 Kingston Rd., 2nd floor, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. A drop-in for all makers and creators of handmade things, and all who are interested in Pegasus and the Pegasus Store. Find out how you can meet new people and create together in support of persons with disabilities. Come see our new community space and help Pegasus to move into its next 20 years in our community. (8) MAY 30: Parking Lot Sale at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. (at Cosburn), 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tables still available at $25. To book call 416-421-6878 ext 22 (5) MAY 30: Beaches Artists’ & Artisans’ Spring Market at Beaches Presbyterian Church, 65 Glen Manor Dr., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Spring fashions for you and your home. Unique gifts created by local artists. Final day of this annual event. (6) MAY 30: Slobberfest at Leuty Pavillion on the boardwalk, foot of Lee Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by Community Centre 55. Contests, vendors, products and services. Join the pack parade at 9 a.m. for a chance to be crowned 2015 Slobber King or Queen! For info on being a vendor plus more, call 416691-1113 ext 223, lainey@centre55.com (6) MAY 30: Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association’s Spring Fling, 2:30-7:30 p.m. rain or shine. Help plant hundreds of annuals along Gerrard Street (meet at corner of City Jug Milk, 2:30 p.m.), then join the Social at the Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St., 5 p.m., for food and drinks. All welcome – members and non-members. Info: www.beachhill.org (6) MAY 31: Spring High Tea at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, 65 Curzon St., 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Homemade baked goods and sandwiches, Spring Bonnet contest, and lots more! $12 adults, $5 children under 10. All proceeds to church projects. Tickets available at church or call 416-463-8638. (6) MAY 31: Church Bells Ring at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, Queen St. E. (at Silver Birch), 12 noon, to mark completion of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The bells will honour the survivors of the residential schools, and mark a commitment to continuing the work of reconciliation among all Canadians. (6) JUNE 2: Community Centre 55 Annual General Meeting at CC55, 97 Main St., 7 p.m. Agenda: to approve financial statements for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2014; to receive Program report; to fill two vacancies on the Board of Management. Info: Debbie Visconti, Executive Director, 416-691-1113 ext 225 (7) JUNE 3: Grand Opening of Fairmount Park Farm Market at Fairmount Park, Gerrard St. E. between Coxwell and Woodbine, 3-7 p.m. Market is held Wednesdays, 3-7 p.m. Info: www.fairmountmarket.ca (7)

Member of Parliament BEACHES-EAST YORK 155 Main St. T: 416.467.0860 E: matthew.kellway@parl.gc.ca Office Hours: Mon/Thurs 10-5 & Tues 1-8 Wed CLOSED | Fri 10am-4pm

JUNE 4, 5: Hamlet in Norwood Park, 7 p.m. Presented by Bard in the Park. JUNE 6: Balmy Beach Residents Association host an information table at the Silver Birch Boathouse, at the boardwalk, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Information about the association and its relationship to the community will be available. Info: balmybeachra.org (7) JUNE 6: 100 in 1 Day, a global festival of civic engagement and urban interventions with an aim to creating stronger communities and neighbourhoods. Various times and locations. Info: toronto.100in1day.ca (7) JUNE 9: Deadline for submitting nominations for officers of Ward 9 Community News Inc., publisher of Beach Metro Community News. For information see page 9. JUNE 11: Annual Choir Concert at St. John’s Catholic Church, 794 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy sacred and popular music including a guest performance by soprano Monica Parisi and a selection from Beauty and the Beast. Complimentary light refreshments afterwards. Freewill offering for Choir music fund gratefully accepted. Info: 416-699-2518 (7) JUNE 12: “Draw The Circle Wide” – a unique concert experience featuring “The Common Cup Company” at St. Aidan’s Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. A talented group of musicians who has produced five albums of original music (www.commoncup.com). Some of their best known songs appear in the newer Canadian Hymn Books in the United, Anglican and Presbyterian churches. Tickets $20 available at church office, by phone at 416-691-2222 or email staidan@ eol.ca. Info: staidansinthebeach.com (7) JUNE 13: Open House at Beaches Co-operative Playschool, 975 Kingston Rd. (entrance on Scarborough Rd.), 3-5:30 p.m. Registration open for 2015-2016, programs offered for children aged 18 months to 5 years, plus afternoon kindergarten curriculum. Info: www.beachescoopplayschool.ca or e-mail Ashley bcpregistrar@gmail.com (6) JUNE 16: Beach Garden Society Meeting & Flower Show at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., 7:15-9 p.m. ‘Gardening to Attract Birds’ with Paul Oliver. New members and guests welcome. Light refreshments served. Info: beachgs. ca@gmail.com, www.beachgs.ca (7) ONGOING EVENTS MONDAYS: FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP for adults, 7-9 p.m. This is a group of about 10 people at the intermediate level and above. If you are highly motivated and interested in joining, please call (leave your number if the answering machine responds) 416-699-4681 (r) TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS Group at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: Amnesty International, in the Beach, meets at St. John’s Norway Church (Woodbine Ave. at Kingston Rd.), 7 p.m., to support Amnesty’s Human Rights work, through letter-writing actions and through organized public events to generate awareness of Human Rights actions worldwide. New members are most welcome. Info: beachamnesty@gmail.com (fr) FRIDAYS: FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION Group at Calvary Baptist Church, 74 Main St. (rear entrance, lower level), 9:30-11:30 a.m. All levels welcome. Don’t use it you’ll lose it. Info: Diana 416-698-6537 (fr) BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2 p.m. May 20: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014); May 27: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) •May 27: The eh List Author Series, 7 p.m. Meet Kim Thuy, whose first book ‘Ru’ won a Giller nomination and the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Her latest novel, ‘Man’, is a surprising tale of love, food and travel. Info: 416-393-7703 (6)

DANFORTH/COXWELL LIBRARY, 1675 Danforth Ave. •May 20: Canadian Journalists & Coverage of the Gaza War, 6:30-8 p.m., with veteran investigative reporter Andrew Mitrovica. Drop-in. Space is limited. •May 27: Five Things You Don’t Know About Terry Fox, 6:30-8 p.m. Jenny Ellison explores how Canadians were inspired by Fox in ways you might not expect. Drop in. Space is limited. Info: 416-393-7783 (5) GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •May 21: Your Body on ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ – Cancer Recognition by the Immune System, 7-8 p.m. An educational seminar presented by SciChat Immunology graduate students from the University of Toronto. All welcome. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail. ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible. (6) ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club. For information please visit www.torontobeachrotary. org or call Judy Orr 416-690-2123 (r) BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-6903324. Info: www.beacheslions.com (r) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us Sundays 10:30 a.m. for a dynamic, spiritually relevant service accompanied by excellent music. Families are always welcome and we offer a Sunday school program. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (r) BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10:30 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services are 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Church School & Nursery at 10:30). •Mid-week service - Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (6) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. •Sunday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •Choir practice, Thursdays 7:30 p.m. •Crafts, Thursdays 9:30-11:30 a.m. •May 30: So You Are Dead, A Funeral Planning Workshop, 9:30 a.m.noon. Sponsored by St. John’s Norway Church, Basic Funerals and Beach United Church. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (6) BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.). •Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. •May 24: Pentecost & Welcoming of New Members •May 31, June 7, 14, 21: Sunday Worship Service •May 23: Springfest, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: www.birchcliffbluffsuc.org (6) NEIGHBOURHOOD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION, 79 Hiawatha Rd. (S of Gerrard, W of Coxwell). Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Special children’s programs. Spirited choir. Are you searching for a community where people honour each other’s beliefs? Let us have the honour of supporting you on your spiritual path as you discover Unitarian Universalism. We are an open-minded inclusive congregation. •May 24: NUUC Concert Series presents Jubilate Singers, 2 p.m. A mixed voice chamber choir. Tickets $15. Info: www.nuuc.ca, 416-686-6809 (6)

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

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NEI GHBOURHOOD Everyone has a Story to Tell

Model volunteer retires By Melinda Drake

SHORTLY AFTER giving birth to her first child in 1975, Linda Livingstone signed on with the relatively newborn Beach Metro Community News to make deliveries of a different kind. For the past 40 years Livingstone has been dropping off issues of the paper to the porches and mailboxes of residents on her Beach street, making her one of Beach Metro’s longest-serving volunteers. The May 5 issue was her last delivery, however, as she looks forward to having some extra free time for travelling, hobbies and family commitments. “I just had my sixth grandchild and I love spending time with them,” she said. “My family is getting bigger and I love to be with them. I still have my mom. She’ll be 90 this year. So it’s really a family time for me.” Livingstone’s involvement with Beach Metro grew from a desire to meet and get to know her neighbours. She was already an avid reader of the paper, so when a call went out for a carrier in her neighbourhood, she quickly applied. From that point on she showed an unwavering commitment, rarely missing a delivery, even during the pregnancies and births of three more children. “I had home births and I would literally give birth and then deliver my bundle,” she said. She fondly recalls neighbours, over the years, inviting her back for a glass of wine after finishing her route, or sending her the occasional little thank you card, gestures that proved her initial objective of making friends of neighbours had been fulfilled. “The kids would be out front on their bicycles, and the moms would be sitting on the porch and you could say ‘Watch the kids while I check my potatoes.’ That kind of thing.” Livingstone, who was born at Toronto East General Hospital 66 years ago and has spent her whole life in the Beach area, is not just a familiar face to the people on her paper route. After being a stay-athome mom for many years, the statuesque Livingstone was propelled into the modelling world at the age of 40 when she was discovered while taking a self-improvement course through a modelling agency. “This gentleman came over to me and said ‘Are you studying to be a model? And I said ‘No, I’m a mom and I’m very happy.’ And he said ‘would you like to model?’ and

News Briefs THE BEACH Hill Neighbourhood Association is holding its annual Spring Fling flower-planting event on Saturday, May 30, in the Gerrard Street East and Woodbine Avenue community. Help brighten the streetscape by planting colourful annuals around 22 trees along Gerrard. Afterward, stop in at the Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St. E., for a drink, fresh food samplings from Fairmount Farm Market, and an evening of socializing. Pennies for Pegasus and food bank donations are welcome. For more information visit beachhill.org. A POP-UP Garden Shop, organized by the Fairmount Park Farm Market folks, will set up in the park, 1725 Gerrard St. E., on Wednesday, May 20 and the following Wednesday, May 27, rain or shine, from 3 to 7 p.m. Everything needed for the spring garden will be for sale – seeds, seedlings, soil, mulch, planters, organic fertilizers and pollinating plants. To find out more visit fairmountmarket.ca.

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Model Linda Livingstone delivered Beach Metro News to readers on her street for 40 years. I said ‘No, thank you.’ and he said ‘Would you ask your family?” This instructor’s perseverance motivated Livingstone to ask her family that very night and their response was an enthusiastic “Go for it!” The next thing she knew she was in a Yorkville hair salon getting her waist-length hair cut. Soon after she was whisked off on a flight to Montreal and onto the runways of major fashion shows. She retired six years ago but for 20 years Livingstone spent lots of time doing runway work in Europe as well as here at home, and graced the pages of popular magazines such as Chatelaine, Canadian Living, and Zoomer as well as Sears and The Bay publications. She appeared frequently on Citytv’s Cityline and did background work in movies and television, something she really enjoyed. “I found background work was lots of fun, being regularly with other people and the crews that you got to know so well and the movie stars that were just so lovely,” said Livingstone. Her decision to let her hair grey naturally has been an inspirational choice for many women of a similar decision-making age. And when, several years ago, she

cropped her silver locks into a pixie style, she often received compliments. “So many women stopped me and said ‘I’ve been dying my hair and when I saw your short hair I just cut all the dye off and let it grow in and it’s the best thing I ever did,” she said. “As our faces age, that’s almost nature’s way of softening the frame around our face. I think it’s beautiful.” With her retirement from Beach Metro delivery duties, Livingstone will have more time to devote to another passion: quilting. She recently returned from a week-long trip to Kentucky and Indiana, seeing quilts from around the world and buying fabric for her own creations. She will also have more time to just read the paper, a paper no doubt dropped off on her porch by her successor. “I think that our newspaper is such a vital link to our community. I think that people should go through it with their pen and circle the activities, read the names of all the children and all the people that are featured, because it’s just so wonderful. I would shudder to think that people would put that in their recycling without having read it.”

CITY COUNCILLORS have voted in favour of installing speed bumps on Kingswood Road between Kingston Road and Gerrard Street East, and reducing the speed limit to 30 km/h from 40 km/h. Paramedics and firefighters opposed the plan, as did city staff after a traffic study showed most drivers travel less than 10 km/h above the current 40 km/h limit on Kingswood, and no speeding collisions have been reported there in three years. To get final approval, the traffic calming measures require 60 per cent of residents to vote in favour in a street-wide poll. CITY COUNCIL has given park staff a green light to negotiate a lease of Pantry Park to Kew Beach Public School during school hours. In exchange, the Toronto District School Board will give up its option to either build a new school on a parcel of land at nearby Woodbine Park, or transfer that option to another board. Residents raised several concerns about the lease negotiations before the issue came to a council vote on May 5. Before it passed, the motion was changed to remove the 999year term of the prospective lease, to protect backyard gates used by some neighbouring residents, to prevent the TDSB from building any fencing, and to require the TDSB to charge after-school park users the same fees they had previously paid the city’s parks department. COMMUNITY CENTRE 55 is offering its Muralist in Training program this summer to aspiring artists aged 14 to 18. Participants are taught the basics of mural administration, project management, how

to interact with shareholders, budgeting, installation, painting techniques, and mural maintenance. To qualify, candidates must apply by June 1 and submit two samples of artwork. For more information contact Evonne Hossack, program director, at evonne@centre55.com or call 416-691-1113.

PUT PEDAL power to work on Monday, May 25. It’s Bike to Work Day, marking the beginning of Bike Month, and there are number of starting points in the East End. At 7 a.m., set off from the corner of Danforth and Woodbine Avenues. On Queen Street, the journey begins at Kew Gardens at 7:15 a.m. A third ride will leave from Dundas Street East and Kingston Road at 7:30 a.m. All rides end at Nathan Phillips Square for a pancake breakfast. For more info visit bikemonth.ca. KIM THUY, winner of last year’s Canada Reads contest, will speak at the Beaches branch of the Toronto Public Library as part of The eh List Author Series. Thuy’s debut, Ru, won a Governor General’s award for fiction in French and a Giller nomination for the English translation. Her new book, Mãn, is a tale of love, food, and travel. The talk runs from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. TO CELEBRATE its 60th anniversary, the Balmy Beach Rugby Club will host five back-to-back games at Birchmount Stadium on Saturday, May 23. Game one kicks off at 10:30 a.m., with others following every 90 minutes until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. THE BELLS at the Church of St. Aidan will ring out on Sunday, May 31, to mark the release of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliaton Commission of Canada in the days leading up to National Aboriginal Day, June 21. The bells will chime for about 10 minutes following the Sunday morning service. The TRC has been gathering testimonies from survivors of residential schools as part of the settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the government and churches for abuses that took place in those schools between the 1870s and 1996. More than 150,000 First Nations, Metis, and Inuit children were moved away from their families and into government-funded, church-run schools. Reverend Lucy Reid, incumbent priest of St. Aidan’s, said this symbolic act is a way of saying ‘We care about this.’ “I thought the bell ringing was a way to say to the community ‘Hey wake up, pay attention, this is something significant.’ Church bells have been rung for all kinds of reasons for centuries as a signal to the community,” she said.

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Sports Rugby up and rucking Malvern Collegiate’s Dylan Silver powers ahead against Leaside High School on the way to a 55-0 finish in a senior boys’ rugby game at Leaside on May 7. Supporting Silver from left to right are Matt Spanton, Nick McComb, and Ethan Quance. Malvern went on to defeat Northern Secondary 22-5 on May 14, securing the TDSB’s South Region title and a berth in the city championships.

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New blood for Beaches Jr ‘A’ lacrosse By Andrew Hudson

JACK KELLY grew up watching the Toronto Beaches. Today, he’s scoring for them. At 17, Kelly is among the youngest rookies to join the local Junior A box lacrosse team, which has players up to 21. “It’s so much faster,” says Kelly, a Grade 11 student in the athletics program at Birchmount Collegiate. “Everyone’s bigger, better, smarter.” But when Kelly scored during the Beaches’ 13-6 season opener against the Mimico Mountaineers on May 9, he wasn’t the only rookie on the board. Draft picks Bryce Keats and Tristan HanPHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON na also scored two and three goals each. Rookie Jack Kelly takes a shot on veteran Toronto Beaches goaltender Michael Speaking at a practice before the win Lalani during a May 6 practice in Ted Reeve Arena. The local junior A lacrosse over Mimico, head coach Glenn Clark said team bested the Mimico Mountaineers in their first season game 13-6, and face the Whitby Warriors at their home-opener in Ted Reeve Arena on Friday, May young players can have a tough time step22, starting at 8 p.m. ping into the five-year league, but all the Beaches’ draft picks are off to a strong start. “It bodes well for the future,” he said. played for the Junior As before going onto the Toronto Rock Along with first-year forwards Kelly, Keats and Hanna, the for four years and two championship victories. team picked up defenders Brodie McLean, Michael Harris As coaches, Clark said the big task now is to see the Beaches climb up the standings in the 11-team league – no easy feat and goaltender Brayden Bell. Coach Clark is another new addition to the team, though with such strong contenders in Six Nations, Whitby, Brampton, Orangeville, and Peterborough. he brings a lot of experience on and off the floor. “It’s not a one-off,” said Clark. “It’s not a light switch you A former Junior A all-star who went on to win three Mann Cups, Clark is best known for winning five championships turn on, and we’re winning the Minto Cup.” “You want to win right away, but you also want to develop a with the Toronto Rock as a defender before becoming coach foundation that’s going to have some legs to it.” of the NLL team. Clem D’Orazio, the Beaches’ new general manager, is also Less well known are Clark’s ties to Beaches lacrosse. He coached a minor-league team here at the beginning of looking to build team momentum, and not only by acquiring his pro career in the 1990s, even played the odd outdoor game seasoned players such as Joel Tinney and Zach McCulligh, who both came to the Beaches this summer after years with as a Junior A in the box at Kew Gardens. One of his assistant coaches, Carter Livingstone, learned the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves. D’Orazio is also spearheading a new billeting program, so lacrosse in the Beaches minor league from age four, and more out-of-town players have a place to stay for the three- to four-month season. Alongside Beach players like Jack Kelly, the team has upand-comers from as far away as Ottawa, Sarnia, and Owen Sound. “We go 401 to 401,” said D’Orazio, so having Beach families offer to billet players can make a big difference. for 2015 “We’ve had people from the community reach out already Kindergarten & Nursery School Registration and say, ‘I got to do this when I was playing in Junior,’” he for September 2015 said. “It helps create a hometown environment.” Bilingual Nursery School Enriched Kindergarten When he’s not on the floor playing, Jack Kelly aims to do starting age 2.5 yrs old Now accepting registrations. the same thing. For years, Kelly has joined his dad in welcom• Individual Guided reading program • Small teacher/child ratio ing new players to the Beaches minor league, and recruiting • Highly skilled teachers • Writing skills • Math friends to the team at Birchmount Collegiate. • Arts and Crafts • Science • Global awareness • Cognitive • Music • Theatre and music “His heart’s in the right place,” said Clark. “He wants this • Drama • French • (Back by popular demand) Tutoring to do well for the community.” • Global Awareness from kindergarten to Grade 3 The Toronto Beaches play their first home game at 8 p.m. this Friday, May 22 at Ted Reeve Arena. For more game times Proudly serving The Beach since 1992 and team news, visit torontobeachesjrlacrosse.com.

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SOMETIMES WHEN you lose, you win. Local tennis pro Karl Hale discovered that after playing two tough sets against Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli in Jamaica last month. The benefit match raised over $20,000 for Hale’s Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, which will build five new schools for kindergarten-age students across the island this summer. Bartoli, who won the 2013 singles title at Wimbledon, is famous for her twohanded, take-no-prisoners play. “She’s a unique player, and a unique personality,” said Hale, who, as tournament director for the Rogers Cup, has known Bartoli for years. “She doesn’t like to rally – she likes to finish points quickly.” True to form, Bartoli took the first set 6-3. The match was called after she and Hale tied 2-2 in the second. For Jamaican tennis fans watching on live TV or from the stands in Montego Bay, the match was a rare chance to see Bartoli play – the French star retired shortly after her big win at Wimbledon. Bartoli did play a little tennis while touring Jamaica with Hale last year. It was just a friendly rally, but Bartoli faced a lightning-fast opponent: Usain Bolt. “Usain doesn’t play tennis, but as you can imagine, he’s a tremendous athlete, so his aptitude for it was pretty good,” said Hale, who arranged the match. “Those top athletes, they just love to learn from each other.” Big-name athletes like Bartoli also like to support Helping Hands, a charity co-founded by Hale 10 years ago. By the end of the year, the organiza-

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Marion Bartoli, winner of the 2013 women’s singles title at Wimbledon, congratulates local tennis pro Karl Hale after a benefit match in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which raised US $20,000 last month for the Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation.

tion will have built a dozen new schools across Jamaica. Each school has its own kitchen, and separate classrooms that make learning a lot easier than in older, singleroom schools. “It has a huge impact, not only for the school, but for the community,” said Hale, who was born in Jamaica and played for 10 years on the country’s Davis Cup team. Helping Hands also organizes trips for people who want to do some of the school-building work themselves. Recent volunteers include Kardinal Offishall, a Juno-winning rapper and

record executive who was born to Jamaican parents in Scarborough. It’s life-changing, said Hale, both for the families who use the schools, and for volunteers. “There’s a special bond created when you’re doing something so good for a community,” he said. On June 14, Helping Hands will organize its largest fundraiser of the year – a 5 km benefit walk along the beaches boardwalk to a Jamaican-themed lunch at the Balmy Beach Club. To join the walk or learn more about Helping Hands, visit helpinghandsjamaica.com.

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AT THE Pegasus thrift store, Chris and Rose smile as a customer zips out to pay for her parking spot on Kingston Road. “That happens a lot,” says Rose. People sneak into the shop for a quick peek, see something they like, and forget all about their unpaid parking. Parking fines might be a stretch, but if people need anything else in the Pegasus store, Chris is ready. He sorts donated CDs and DVDs, tags the new spring clothes coming in, and rings up the cash register. “I like helping the customers,” he said. It’s one big reason why he started working at the store three years ago, with help from Rose. And the other one? “It helps me be independent,” he says, smiling. At 21, the Pegasus Community Project is coming of age. When it all began, with five people sitting at Marie Perrotta’s dining room table in 1994, the idea was to create a small day program for adults with developmental disabilities – one where participants could get involved in the neighbourhood. Today, in important ways, Pegasus keeps things small. But it also outgrew Perrotta’s dining room table a long, long time ago. “It just took off,” said Perrotta, speaking in the Pegasus office just above the thrift store. “Families loved it from day one.” One of those families was Perrotta’s own. When she led that now-famous meeting in the dining room, Perrotta’s son Andrew, who has significant physical and intellectual disabilities, was near-

ing his 21st birthday. That meant Andrew would soon be done school – a supportive environment where he thrived and had friends. Afterwards, it seemed there was nothing to take its place, not without a very long wait-list. Perrotta had actually tried to start something like Pegasus in 1993, but she found it a tough sell, even for parents who faced the same dilemma. “It just looked so un-doable, really,” she said. A big turning point came when the city’s parks department told Perrotta it could offer space for a special-needs program at the Matty Eckler Recreation Centre. “Parks and Rec allowed us to take that first step, which is to be in a public spot with everybody else,” said Perrotta. Especially in urban areas, Perrotta said a lot of programs like Pegasus are held in basements or industrial malls, where it’s hard to have meaningful links with the community. A rec centre, on the other hand, was a perfect fit. Having the space at Matty Eckler gave new confidence to the famous five who founded Pegasus in 1994: Perrotta, parent Margaret Ewing, teacher Allison Masters, occupational therapist Sally Grieve, and daycare administrator Janice Murphy. The group was quickly joined by a nursing instructor, Barbara Johnson. In fact, even before Andrew’s upcoming graduation brought things to a head, Perrotta remembers that for years she would notice the accessible lift inside the Beaches Rec Centre and think, “Well, they must want people here, but nobody’s ever in it.” Even though it was empty, the lift suggested just what Pegasus ended up

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bringing first to Matty Eckler, and later to the Beaches Rec Centre, the S.H. Armstrong Community Centre, and Community Centre 55 – a complete picture. Now, along with seniors, kids, and gym regulars, the centres have specialneeds regulars, too. “The community, in 20 years, has changed so much in their openness towards disabilities, and their willingness to hear that other story,” Perrotta said. “I think in some ways, the community was always ready, we just weren’t

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there.” Rabiya Wasif is one of the 20 people who now work for Pegasus full-time, along with 10 part-timers. In fact, when she started 12 years ago, it was her first permanent, full-time job after moving to Canada. “It’s been great,” said Wasif, who supervises the program at Matty Eckler. “I think we’ve come a long way.” Wasif is also Pegasus’ unofficial fieldtrip planner in chief. Recently, she organized GO train trips to the botanical gardens in Hamilton. A few weeks ago, her group went to the Four Seasons Centre for a noonhour show. It’s another thing Pegasus does more and more – get around town. “Twenty years ago, we couldn’t take a bus, we couldn’t take a subway,” Perrotta said. Many barriers remain, but Perrotta said the city does a much better job consulting people with disabilities. And people with disabilities are also speaking up, she said, whether it’s on city transit or park design, or on larger issues, such as healthcare. Perrotta said Pegasus worked hard to be able to have Ryerson nursing students do their placements at Pegasus. “If they don’t actually meet someone with a significant disability who has a life, when those people go to the hos-

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Still, what Perrotta and others did imagine – a small day program, in the heart of the community – has carried all the way through. “For a lot of places, if they’re expanding, it would be a lot more convenient, wouldn’t it, to just make the group sizes bigger,” said Patsy Robinson, whose daughter Sarah joined Pegasus 15 years ago. “But Marie hasn’t,” said Robinson. “She’s committed to what’s best for the participants, to keep the same small, personal atmosphere, but just to have more of them.” For Sarah, whose autism makes it difficult to manage large groups, Robinson said anything else would not have worked. Even with Pegasus, it took years before Sarah was comfortable leaving home. “They just never gave up on her,” she said. “They sent someone to the home, and they would spend the extra time helping her.” Standing by Chris in the Pegasus thrift store, Rose Leask said what support staff like her share with Pegasus participants goes both ways. “It changed my path,” she said. “It’s inspiring to work with them, and it motivates you to change the world a little bit, to make it more accessible, more welcoming.”

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hose eyes! That voice! Can you guess who played the nasty villain (photo above) in the 1978 thriller, The Silent Partner, with scenes at Kew Beach? Hints: He is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award. His greatgrandfather was a Canadian Prime Minister. His father lived in the Beach for more than 30 years and wrote a history of St. Aidan’s Church. The renowned stage and screen actor Christopher Plummer is best known for his role as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. At 84 he shows no signs of slowing down, starring in Atom Egoyan’s new film Remember (Fall 2015). The talented Plummer has won two Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and finally an Oscar in 2012 for the film Beginners, the story of a father and son relationship. Ironically, Plummer barely knew his father in real life. I have always wondered why Christopher Plummer was born in Toronto. All the online bios say the same thing: “Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born December 13, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, the only child of Isabella Mary (nee Abbott) and John Orme Plummer, a secretary to the Dean of Sciences at McGill University.” Wrong! It was his mother who worked at McGill and was also secretary/treasurer of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild. John Plummer never lived in Montreal! John Plummer is barely mentioned in Christopher’s entertaining memoir In Spite of Myself (2008). The actor writes

fondly about his mother’s wealthy and cultured Quebec family. His greatgrandfather was Sir John Abbott, the first Canadian-born Prime Minister. Christopher’s parents divorced shortly after his birth and the son did not meet his father until he was 17. I set out to answer the question: Who was John Plummer? John Orme Plummer (1894-1977) spent most of his life in our fair city, including three decades in the Beach. He came from a family of mining pioneers and business executives. His uncle was the prominent patent attorney F.B. Fetherstonhaugh, who designed and owned the very first “horseless carriage” in Toronto, an all-electric car, in the 1890s. His father, Frank Plummer, ran a shipping company. John attended Upper Canada College from 1906 until 1913, then Trinity College at U of T. His schooling was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. He served more than five years as a lieutenant on the front lines. During the terrible Battle of the Somme in 1916 he was briefly invalided out of France because of trench fever caused by lice bites. “Lousy” doesn’t begin to describe the miserable conditions in the trenches. One of the volunteer nurses in France was Isabella Mary Abbott (1890-1955). Whether or not nurse and lieutenant actually met is the stuff of a Hemingway novel (A Farewell to Arms). After the Great War, Isabella returned to a life of privilege near Montreal and exhibited her landscape paintings alongside the Group of

Seven. John studied law and arts at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. His parents and two younger sisters moved to London, England for business, but John was “deeply rooted in Toronto” where he returned to sell stocks and securities. It was the “Roaring Twenties” – what could go wrong? John and Isabella married at Quebec City in February 1929. Alas, the course of true love never did run smooth. My guess is there was a shipboard romance that hit the rocks on land. Isabella was a strong-willed, independent woman of 38. With a baby on the way, she went from mansions and yachts to a city she didn’t know. In late October 1929 the stock market crashed and fortunes were lost. Panic seized the stock exchanges. Rough seas, a perfect storm – what an unlucky time for Christopher to be born on Friday the 13th of December. It must have been a bittersweet day for his parents, already separated. Isabella soon returned to Quebec with her little boy. John must have been a restless man, moving constantly in the Depression era. After serving in the Second World War, he worked for the Department of Veteran Affairs and settled down in the Beach, living in apartments along Queen Street East and finally in the 1970s on Silver Birch Avenue, right across from St. Aidan’s Church. He was a church warden in 1946 and wrote a history of St. Aidan’s for its 50th anniversary in 1957. John took a keen interest in local history, writing about the church’s humble origins in a tent. Cont’d. on Page 22

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s far as I know, no dog has ever mastered the classic silver screen kiss. Too much tongue. Too much slobber. But that’s a dog for you. I’m inclined to believe the more grateful the dog, the messier it gets. On Saturday, May 30, we will be celebrating the slobber at Slobberfest. The dedication to drool started in 2007 when Slobberfest made its debut in Kew Gardens. Hosted by the friendly, dog-loving team at Community Centre 55, the furry festival has become our neighbourhood’s kick-off to the dog days of summer. This year, the event will be held right along Kew Beach at the Leuty Pavilion. The fun starts at 9 a.m., with the annual Pack Parade (headed by a bagpiper), followed by the highly anticipated crowning of this year’s Slobber King and Queen. But that’s only the beginning. Vendors will sell their wares and contests will lure our dogs, including a canine hot dog eating competition. (Our beagles will want to

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them, they wound up in a shelter. Now in the care of this well-established rescue, these two smoochy poochies have an entire team working for them to find the perfect kissworthy adopters.

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Speaking of Dogs Rescue (speakingofdogs.com) has been attending Slobberfest from the beginning. The phenomenal allbreed rescue headed by Lorraine Houston always has an inspirational tale to tell. Daisy, the young beagle mix pictured here, is sure to give you plenty reason to drop by their booth and support their good work. Daisy was a stray taken in by a local shelter, but is in dire need of specialized care. It’s hard to believe from her picture that she was once so frightened by the world around her she could barely move. It didn’t take long in her foster home to learn how to smile. Now, all it will take for this little spring flower to stay in full bloom is a loving forever home – perhaps right here in the Beach.

If there was a dance competition at Slobberfest, Cha Cha would win paws down, for her great name if nothing else. As you can see from this picture of the sleepy pitbull terrier taking an afternoon nap on the people bed, there’s no real indication Cha Cha has any cool dance moves up her furry sleeve. But her rescuers at Bullies In Need (bulliesinneed.ca) insist she’s a dancing queen with only one thing missing in her life – a permanent partner to do the Cha Cha with for the rest of her dancing days.

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Her name is Lola … speaking of the Cha Cha. But she’s not a showgirl. She’s a 20 pound, three-years-young Boston Terrier looking for a love that will last forever. If she had an online dating page, it would read: “I’m a good listener thanks to my adorable bat ears. I also have pretty eyes complete with a charming ‘pirate’s patch’ over one. My favourite treats are carrots, chicken and cheese – not necessarily in that order. I also LOVE to give kisses so Slobberfest makes the perfect venue for our first date. You’ll find me at the Boston Terrier Rescue Canada (bostonterrierrescuecanada.com) booth.” Cont’d. on Page 22

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to use the hose: We dig in the dirt, we make a mud pie, we make rivers, we make dams.” Exploring This comes naturally to kids, Steven says. Good places to look in the garden are under rocks, up a tree (lucky you, if you have one that kids can climb) and down on the ground. Emma loves to find out facts by exploring, she told us in a talk she and Steven gave to a group of parents and kids. “There are millions of bacteria in a handful of soil,” she told the group enthusiastically. In the book, she also advises looking farther afield – Allan Gardens, for example. “Dad takes us to places so we can discover new things. We can’t discover everything in our backyard.” Collecting Yes, kids can collect toy cars, glittery rainbow ponies or princesses from movies made by those mouse people. But why not simply encourage them to find cool things to collect in nature? (Gardens are a form of nature too, you know.)

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ave you ever heard of a 999-year lease of a public park to a school in the City of Toronto before? Apparently nobody has. That is one reason many residents wrote to Mayor Tory and city councillors before the May 5 council meeting asking that the motion to lease Pantry Park to the Toronto District School Board for 999 years be deferred. While the matter had been in negotiation between the TDSB and the city since at least June 2014, residents found about it secondhand in April, 2015 from the adjoining Kew Beach Public School that borders Pantry Park. The deal – as it came to light – was actually part of a swap of land. The TDSB was trading its option in Woodbine Park to purchase and build a school on 4.3 acres of land, in exchange for a 999-year lease of 3.6 acres of Pantry Park for the daytime use of Kew Beach Public School. Mystery followed mystery: why did the ward councillors in 1999 recommend a renewed option for the TDSB on Woodbine Park with no time restrictions and with nothing in return for the city after the original five-year option terminated? Was this a real exchange as set out in the Official Plan? The city already owns both properties, Woodbine Park and Pantry Park. Removing an option on one property for a 999-year lease on another hardly seems an “exchange” of properties. And where is the actual option-amending agreement? Residents have requested copies since April 28, but to date it has not been produced. Concerned residents have searched the minutes of the TDSB to find out when and how the lease was approved, but all indications are the entire matter was done in camera (behind closed doors). At a hastily convened public meeting on April 28 at Kew Beach PS, residents were told that the swap was a win-win. The meeting was sponsored by the school – not the school trustee (who attended), nor the city councillor, who was not there. We learned that Kew Beach is over capacity – kids are having accidents. It needs Pantry Park for more playground. With the exchange, Woodbine Park would remain green space for the community. What could go wrong? Some of the residents asked four core questions: Why a 999-year lease? Why will there be no public process for the community to weigh in? Why will the lease be negotiated behind closed doors? And why does the motion authorize the city solicitor to both negotiate and execute the lease without public review or input? In other words, why

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can’t the community see the lease before it is signed? After all, it is not a private negotiation, it is a negotiation between two public bodies. Why the secrecy? The Greater Beach Neighbourhood Association – which represents seven neighbourhood associations – wrote the mayor and councillors asking for the item to be deferred, noting there has been inadequate time for community consultation. Many residents that border, use, or live close to Pantry Park asked for deferment as well. They have raised additional issues since April 28. What about fencing, public access during non-school hours, jogging, dog restrictions, sports events, house values, signs, use? How will their concerns be addressed if there is no public process and no transparency? Councillor McMahon did not defer the motion as requested. It was passed on May 5 with minor amendments. A further issue needs attention. Once the lease is signed, the reality is the TDSB may have surplus land to sell off – particularly the land that borders the north side of the school yard on Queen Street East, which is prime development land. According to the Toronto Star, the TDSB has already struck behind-the-scenes deals with developers for cash. Councillor Joe Cressy called the actions of the TDSB in his ward deeply shameful and councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam said it left a horrible taste in her mouth in a recent article. Another prominent Toronto developer recently paid the TDSB $1 million over a school shadow issue. Many have called it hush money for the TDSB. The TDSB is making its own quiet deals for much needed cash. What prevents the TDSB from declaring the valuable prime land on Queen Street East as surplus and selling it to the highest bidder? As with the Glen Davis Ravine and Beach park lands, we may once again see open space move from the public interest to the private interest behind the scenes. That is why, among other reasons, an open, transparent community process is needed. It would help rebuild public confidence after the Boardwalk Café lease. Why not full transparency? What could go wrong?

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This 1964 scene at Queen Street East and Willow Avenue looks largely the same today as it did several decades ago, though the styles and store owners have changed. Thank you to John Chuckman for providing this photo. Do you have a photo you’d like to share? Call me at 647-531-6116.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and lemon zest. Taste; correct seasoning with salt and pepper. Spoon aioli into a serving bowl; cover and refrigerate until serving time. Keeps refrigerated for up to two days. Makes 1 cup (250 mL). Lentil salad with asparagus and Feta

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Pet of the Month, cont’d. from Page 18

Mickey Malarkey

Last but not least, I give you Mickey Malarkey – our latest rescue case here at Big on Beagles (BOB) Rescue. He went from the cold concrete confines of an outdoor pen in February to the lap of luxury in May – quite liter-

ally, as proven in this picture of him enjoying the view at lap level courtesy of my doting step-daughter. Each of these dogs has a bright future ahead thanks to the committed rescue groups that saved them. But remember – they couldn’t do all they do without you … and that’s no malarkey. We’re excited to host our second Annual Beagle Wiggle Walkathon at Slobberfest this year, and we invite you to wiggle along with us in support of whichever animal rescue group paws at your heart. We’ll be starting our walk at 10 a.m. and plan to wiggle our way over to Global Pet Foods in the Beach, where our walkers will be treated with goody bags. Speaking of goodies, local author Elizabeth Abbott just published her latest book, Dogs and Underdogs:

Finding Happiness at Both Ends of the Leash. We’re honoured to have her join our booth at Slobberfest to sell copies with proceeds going to our homeless howlers. American poet Sylvia Plath once wrote “Kiss me and you will see how important I am.” She probably didn’t mean kissing a dog, but if anybody can prove how important they are with a kiss, it’s a dog that will never master the art of showing his gratitude without leaving a trace all over your face. Kick off the summer at Slobberfest on Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Leuty Pavilion on the boardwalk at the foot of Lee Avenue. And bring a towel – you might luck out on a slobbery kiss from a grateful rescue dog.

“In those early days Raymond Massey (East living conditions at Balmy of Eden), a schoolmate of Beach – annexed to the City John’s at Upper Canada of Toronto in 1909 – were College: pretty rugged. For a long “I have often secretly time there was no electricity thought of Ray as the likeliest candidate to play the or inside plumbing.” real-life father I never really John was never part of knew.” Christopher’s upbringing, but he was very proud of his son. Attending a performance of Henry V at Stratford in 1956, John felt, “It was a thrilling experience for me all around.” Maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Father and son enjoyed wine, women and song, but mellowed later in life. Christopher regrets that he “neglected” his own daughter Amanda: “I was a lousy husband and an even worse father … I J.O. Plummer, photo from Upper was never there.” Canada College’s War Book of UCC We all carry within us a part of “He was a nice guy really our family and cultural history. Through chance and – I was beginning to quite circumstance the world was like him – another time – ah given a great actor in 1929. well – it was too late and Remember Father’s Day on we both knew it. Our paths June 21. would cross once or twice The last words go to the again in our lifetimes and star, Christopher Plummer, then no more …” (from who was close friends with In Spite of Myself)

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• Do I need a funeral? • What should my family do if I die at home? • What your family needs to know from the moment you die

If you plan to die, this workshop is for you!

SATURDAY MAY 30th

Registration & Refreshments: 9:30 am Workshop: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave. Toronto ON 416.691.8082

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

BEACH METRO NEWS

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY HEALTH

WELLNESS

DR. KARIN RUMMELL & ASSOCIATES

Personal Training

OPTOMETRISTS

Achieve your fitness goals today! Andrew Walmsley B.P.E. Leslieville Personal Fitness

1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine) Mon.- Sat. by appointment

Private fully-equipped studio Qualified and experienced

20 Leslie St. (free parking)

416-691-5757

416-709-6654 www.leslievillefitness.com

BEACHES OPTOMETRY CLINIC Dr. Linda Chan

missfit.ca in-home

Optometrist

951 Kingston Rd. (West of Victoria Park)

416-691-1991

Evening & weekend appointments available

DR. DAVID JEONG DENTIST 2107 Danforth Ave. (at Woodbine Subway) New patients welcome. Open Saturdays.

416-696-1800

BALSAM DENTAL Family Dentistry * Open 6 days a week * * Evening hours available * New patients always welcome 2200 Queen St. East (at Balsam)

416-691-8555

www.balsamdental.com

personal trainer 416 888 6465 michelle@missfit.ca

Norm Spence Personal Trainer & Pilates Instructor

intelligent exercise ~ profound results®

416 716 2367 normspence@bell.net www.NormSpence.ca

Studio at Victoria Park & Kingston Rd.

The Healing Boat Guided Meditation and Kundalini Yoga

Intimate Classes on a bamboo boat navigating Toronto Islands

www.thehealingboat.com

DR. LINDA WINTER

416-691-1071

Dr. Linda Iny Lempert Psychologist & Psychoanalyst

VETERINARIANS CHRISTINE KATO, B.Sc., D.V.M.

KATO ANIMAL HOSPITAL 2830 Danforth Ave. (East of Dawes Rd.)

416-690-2112

Individuals & Couples Services disponibles en français Insurance Coverage 47 Main Street (at Lyall Ave)

Dogs, cats, pocket pets. Housecalls available.

416-694-4380

www.drlempert.ca

HOUGHTON VETERINARY HOUSECALL SERVICES

Dr. Jody Levenbach

Vaccines, examinations, diagnostics, palliative care, and home euthanasia provided for your pets in the comfort of your own home.

Psychologist

Children and Young Adolescents Assessment • CBT Social Skills • Parent Coaching

jdlevenbach@gmail.com 647-891-2603

BEACH EYE CARE CENTRE

2128 Queen St. E. (Hammersmith & Queen)

OPTOMETRIST

Dr. Neil Carvalho, OD Accepting new patients Friday, Saturday

Dr. Barbara Houghton 647-221-5516

VET ON WHEELS Gerrard Mobile Veterinary Services

Dr. Ahmad Badri, DVM 416-284-4610 abadri@rogers.com

Dr. Andrea Snider

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Children and Adolescents Assessment~CBT~Parent Consults evening and weekend appointments

Abina Murphy, R.I.H.R.

416-737-4325

DR. A. LYNNE BEAL Psychologist

Reaching your achievement potential For children, adolescents & adults

9 Fernwood Park Ave. www.dr-a-lynne-beal.ca

416-433-9726

Spiritual Psychotherapist Past Life Regression Reiki Master

416-693-5611

Nancy Christie, M.T.C. Mindfullness Psychotherapy • depression • trauma • anxiety • relationship • creativity • free initial consultation

416-691-3768

PHYSIOTHERAPY PHYSIOTHERAPY @ Beaches Health Group® Yvette Sedgewick 2212 Queen St. E. 416-690-2076

KEW GARDENS HEALTH GROUP Massage Therapy • Physiotherapy Osteopathy • Naturopathic Medicine

2181 Queen St. E., Suite 305 (at Lee)

416-907-0103 www.kewgardenshealth.com

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Beatriz Mendez B.A. B.Ed. M.A. DipTIRP

Psychotherapist

Clinical Member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists

Low Fee - High Value Therapy Danforth Avenue at Main Street

416-690-2417

www.East-Toronto-Therapy.com mendez.smith@sympatico.ca

Pauline Coogan, MEd Psychotherapist

Women’s Emotional Health & Well-Being 32 Berwick Avenue, 2nd Floor (Yonge & Eglinton)

416-721-5928 pauline@paulinecoogan.com www.paulinecoogan.com

Catherine Allon, BSc, MEd Psychotherapist, since 1998 Heart Centered Coaching Life & Relationship Issues

416-694-0232

www.energyawakening.com

Judy Gould, Ph.D. Experienced Psychotherapist

Relationship Difficulties • Anxiety Depression • Body Image Concerns Physical Illness • Free Consultation 816 Pape Ave. (near Pape/Danforth)

416-465-4225 www.judygould.com

Carol Henderson, MA Psychotherapy for indidviduals and couples. Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management Insurance clients welcome. Evening and weekend sessions avail.

carolannehenderson@gmail.com 416.219.2671

DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)

416-690-6195

CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

Tel: 416-699-5100 Fax: 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca

GARRY M. CASS

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls

416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca

Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.

www.advanced approachesmassage.com

Chiropractor

Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC.

1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)

• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •

416-694-2868 DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1092 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park beside Manchester Arms)

416-699-5320 • Free Parking Beaches Wellness Centre

Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate

NEW LOCATION

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

Queen and Hammersmith

416-691-3700

416-698-7070

Bert van Delft

CRIMINAL LAWYER

William F. Deneault

bestcriminallawyer.ca

Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502

Tel: (416) 962-2186

Kriens LaRose, LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants • Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations

www.krienslarose.com

416-690-6800

Melani Norman

CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes

Call 416-471-0337 Emily C. Larimer

David Faed

690-0000

KATHRYN WRIGHT Barrister & Solicitor

Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848

2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com

Paul J. Cahill

Personal Injury Lawyer Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca

Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com

• Bookkeeping • Personal and corporate tax services • Accounting services for small businesses and t he self-employed Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com

Family Law Lawyer

ABSTAX

www.dixonslaw.ca

ACCOUNTANTS & TAX CONSULTANTS HOME CALLS & PICK UP SERVICES AVAIL E-FILE PERSONAL & BUSINESS TAXES SPECIALISTS IN CDN & US TAXES CASH REFUNDS 416 699 6641 abstax_2000@yahoo.com 161 Main St., Toronto, ON, M4E 2V9 Serving the Community for Over 30 Years

Susan T. Dixon 2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)

416-693-2733

Shellyann Pereira

LAWYERS/LEGAL Barristers & Solicitors

Geoffrey J. Dashwood 961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738

Snider & DiGregorio Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9

Tel: 416-699-0424 Fax: 416-699-0285 Email: info@sdlegal.ca

O’Reilly, Moll & Mian

We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.

416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Orthotics Registered Massage Therapy

1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575

Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan

Shelley C. Quinn LL.B. 1749 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J1 t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca

CHIROPRACTORS

ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)

416-698-3157

Jen Goddard, R.M.T. Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-690-6257

Dr. Scott Dunham

Stephen G. King, Architect

Chiropractor

Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)

416-907-0103

B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION

(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com

www.kewgardenshealth.com

Member Ontario Association of Architects

Dr. Kristin Varik

W. MORRIS DESIGN

Certified Animal Chiropractor Varikanimalchiro.com Drvarik@gmail.com 416-970-6212

COUNSELLING Do you think differently? Gifted/ADHD Support & Coaching School/Workplace Performance Children/Adults Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW 416-875-9474 marylynntrotter@rogers.com www.adhdtreatmenttoronto.com Ask about insurance coverage

Professional Life Coach & Facilitator Live a more balance & fulfilling life!

• Life Coaching for individuals & small groups • Vision Board Workshops For a 30 minute complimentary consultation:

Nancy Leach, M. Sc., BMCP

ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO

416-261-9679

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit

Local • Affordable 416-200-6300 www.WINTACO.com

Versatech

Drafting + Design Architectural Design Permit Drawings Project Management Commercial, Residential

416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630

Tonia Vuolo Interior Designer

416-522-5903

The Body Means Well

toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG

647-838-1849

studio tangent architects

from the author of

Support for chronic or life-threatening illness through Counselling, Body Therapy, and Meditation

MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)

contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process www.studiotangentarchitects.com info@studiotangentarchitects.com

416.420.4544

Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc. Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine

1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)

416-469-3879 (open 7 days) www.advancedtherapeutics.ca

416-690-6257 Open Saturdays

416-916-7122

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN

2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)

300 Main Street 416-690-3324

www.therapylounge.ca

647-317-6017

BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public

Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •

www.omegahealthandfitness.com

Dr. Janet D’Arcy

Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates

OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS

www.mindfulwayconsulting.com

QUINN Family Law

THERAPY LOUNGE

Stephanie Gage, RMT Cami Rahman, RMT Caitlin McAulay, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6

Call: 416-819-5311 Students welcome kendallcoachingandconsulting.com

Family Law & Estate Planning

Dashwood & Dashwood

416-694-6767

2130 Queen Street East

579 Kingston Rd., #110, Toronto

Hills, Salah LLP

Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor

URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS

Gail Kendall ACPC ACC

Peter J. Salah

927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)

Chiropractor

(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc. Call for a Free 30 min. Consult

647-693-6221

2455A Queen St. E. (e. of Silver Birch)

John H.

BJARNASON, D.C.

ACCOUNTING

Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898

Book online at essencetherapy.com

416-694-4090

Dr. Johanna Carlo

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries

• Essence • Dolores Wootton, R.M.T. John Barnet, R.M.T., D.O.M.P.

416-698-5861

Glover & Associates

www.mindfullnesstraumatherapy.ca

Counselling Psych.

All listings may

416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca

CPA, CGA

416 698 0054 crystalbeachoptical.com

Psychologist

Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main), Suite 118

98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.

Psychologist

Consultations • Therapy Individuals • Couples Over 20 years experience. Located at Queen & Wheeler

Tara Shannon

M.Ed. Counselling Psychology

Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT 416-690-5185

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Up Down In Out It’s In The Fit!

• Expert Alterations/Repairs • Refresh old Favourites • Re-line Coats, Jackets • Roman Blinds, Small Draperies, Cushions, etc.

YOUR FABRIC DREAM BROUGHT TO LIFE!

Call Gail 416-686-6828

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SKYMARK TRAVEL

Offering Culinary/Winery Tours & Travel Around The Globe

416-792-8016

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Experienced House Manager/ Nanny required immediately. Duties: light housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, childcare Hours: part-time, must work Wed. 4-8 p.m. Location: East Toronto, close to TTC

Contact: xwpxwp@gmail.com Kim 416-988-7491 (6)

Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS

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416-698-1164 x24 admin@beachmetro.com

$22 per tape Call Eugene at 647-922-0686 eugene@homevideo2dvd.ca (12)

Also RENTAL facilities available (r)

Personal Care (near Coxwell)

Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm

416-466-3766

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The

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BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING Men’s Haircuts $13 • Children & Senior $10 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.)

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Employment Opportunities Casual/Supply staff required for Child Care Centre in the Beach. Interest in teaching and/or experience working with children 2.5 to 12 years an asset. Various hours and on call.

Send cover letter & Resume to the Hiring Committee at balmybeachcomday@bellnet.ca (6)

Rain date: Sunday, May 24th

Spacious One Bedroom Bsmt Apt

Available now New renovations to kitchen & bathroom, freshly painted. Partially furnished. Sep. entrance, steps to TTC and a park, 10 min walk to the beach. $1,000/mo incl heat, hydro, basic cable. References required.

416-686-3761

UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants

416-690-2880

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Fully equipped woodworking shop to share 1730 sq ft Warden & Comstock Call Vince Shop 416-285-9895 Cell 416-399-2342 (6)

416 691 6440

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Apartment/ Home for Rent LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call

Harding & King

R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable. Call now 416-699-9714

x8 www.hardingandking.com

FURNISHED

2-br + den for short term rental

Great while renovating or for visiting family. Min 30 day rental, NS, NP, parking, laundry, internet & utilities incl. Danforth & Woodbine

christianlove59@yahoo.ca myurbanoasis.ca

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Suite Lovat

urban loft with full ensuite TV, wireless, kitchenette, parking $85 nightly 416-575-6113 www.bbcanada.com/suite lovat (r)

Out-of-Town www.neilsplaceincostarica.com Serene Tropical Getaway - spacious holiday home near Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. Pool, wi-fi, exotic. Safe, friendly, (7) owner on site.

For Sale Largest Books, Records, Movies & Music Store CLOSING OUT SALE 50-80% OFF!

Many other domestic items & electronics

2442 Danforth Ave. 647-889-4114 • Open 6 Days, 12-7

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Accordion For Sale

New 48 Bass, Sonata, Italian Perfect for stand-up gigs for Celtic/folk or rock, complete with gig bag. Call Frank @ Scarboro Music 416-699-8333 (6)

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Affordable & Friendly Home & Business IT Support Proudly serving the beach for 10 years

Hambly Ave

www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (9)

Rain date: Sunday May 31st

Financial Services

YARD SALE Sat., May 30, 2015 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 25 Hillingdon Ave. Rain date: Sunday, May 31 Pots, Books, CD’s, Dishes, Small table, Colour T.V. with working remote, golf clubs. Come one, come all!

SIDEWALK SALE

WHEN: Saturday, May 30th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Rain date: Sunday, May 31 WHERE: 205 Willow Ave. WHAT: Kitchen stuff (samples of aprons, t-towels, gadgets, etc.)... Annual Northview Avenue Street Sale! Plenty of great children’s items, furniture, clothing and more! This Saturday, (6) May 23rd, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Wanted We buy! - We pay cash!

Single items or complete estates Wanted: Old furniture, china, silverware, pictures, lamps, figurines, glass, curiosities, etc. Fair market prices guaranteed! Call Terence: 416 466 1404 (r)

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BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE Experienced, eclectic Beach resident offering a variety of affordable, flexible and practical support services to entrepreneurs and small business. QuickBooks training also available short or long term.

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Books wanted: art, photography, literature, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-1329 or 416-878-4319 inno.dubelaar@gmail.com

Garage Sale

Office Services

YARD SALE 159 & 161 Courcelette Rd Saturday, May 23

THE PRINTING HOUSE

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EXACT TAX SERVICES TIM O’MEARA TAX ACCOUNTANT

416-691-7556

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (8)

INCOME TAX $50

Basic ONLY - Others Extra E-File today & get your FULL refund in 2 weeks!

Guerin Bookkeeping 416-465-6249

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LAWN CARE

- property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week

Kevin 416-691-8503

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BUDGET APPLIANCE REPAIR SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Free estimates. No service charges.

416-690-8673

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HOME ORGANIZING Need more space and less stress? Space Logix Residential Organizing will help you sort through your stuff to rediscover your time, space and freedom in an organized home.

647-546-3555 spacelogixca@gmail.com

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CERTIFIED

CHIMNEY SWEEP

• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (11)

Home Decor

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BLIND AMBITION Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc. (r)

Fabrications

by finn Custom Blinds - Drapery 416-465-6292 finn.ellen@gmail.com (6.)

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS & Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113

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FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR Classic Restoration & Woodworking 35 Years experience

416 759-8878

www.classicrestoration.ca (6)

REG’S APPLIANCE

WAYNE&SON

www.regsappliance.com

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

416-691-6893

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416-463-6330

RUBBISH REMOVAL 416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

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HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET

OVER 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE PROMPT & COURTEOUS

416-759-2219

BEACH

General Services

ROSS APPLIANCE SERVICE

g o o d o n p a per

1537 O’Connor Drive

Household Services

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

Kevin Lundbohm, Manager

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For estimate call

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified

We m a k e yo u look

416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca

647-899-9074

416-546-7674 hotwax100@yahoo.com

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding

416-698-9000

Hudson’s Bookkeeping Services: Bookkeeping, GST/PST, Payroll & Year End. Contact Daphne at 416-616-4593 or (7) www.hudsonsbookkeeping.com

Private collector pays top dollar for old vinyl LPs. Rock, Soul, Jazz, Folk, etc.

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(w. of Midland)

OLD RECORDS

GET CASH FOR YOUR

Call 416-648-4410

2358 Kingston Rd.

416-694-6241

Debra 416-693-6111

Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates.

Vienna Upholstery

Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting HELLARRA SERVICES INC. 1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3

Expert Bookkeeping, Small business specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable (8r) rates. Antonella 416-464-2766

Bike: Men’s Schwinn Hydra. Paid $300+ last summer. Used twice. $100 (6) 416-690-4471

18 ft inflatable pool with motor/ ladder; sports gear; toys; clothes & much more. (6)

HOME COMPUTER CARE

ORIOTECH SOLUTIONS INC. 416-450-9626 info@oriotech.com (14)

Sat., May 30th 9 am - 2 pm

Bed & Breakfast

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416-757-8757

www.StopPayingRentProgram.com

Beach, South of Queen. 1 BR apt plus bright sunroom, steps to boardwalk, 1st floor duplex, private parking, yard with many mature trees, large inground fountain pool, spacious eat-in kitchen, lots of cabinet space. Lease, non-smoker, no dog. $1,200 (6) mthly plus hydro. 416-528-1172

needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com

Home office & Small business Hardware and software support networking, servers, PC & Mac Proudly serving the Beach community

Meeting Room, 1st Floor Bake Sale. Silent Auction. BBQ Lunch.

Stop Paying Your Landlord’s Mortgage. Free Report reveals How Easy it is to Buy Your Own Home

Free recorded message 1-800-270-1577 ID# 1001

PC/MAC SUPPORT

647.281.3084

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Rain date: May 24th Something for everyone. Multiple households.

RENTERS

Jim D’Altroy sales rep RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. (6)

?NEED HELP?

(South of Queen)

416-267-2265

McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.

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Saturday, May 23rd • 9 a.m.

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OFFICE SPACE

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

416-357-1467

2701 St. Clair Ave. E. at O’Connor Dr. (6)

In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available

http://homecomputercare.ca

(6)

Upper Beaches - Furnished

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

Toronto’s Top Level In-home Computer Support & Service Freeware, Testimonials, Honesty. Home Consultations $30

Annual Street Sale WINEVA AVENUE

rienced cleaning technicians. Email:

Main & Gerrard area W. 10’2” (3.1m), L. 18’8” (5.49 m) Garage door: W. 7’8” (2.34 m) H. 6’2” (1.88 m) $175/month • Available June 1st First & last month’s rent + deposit for automatic door opener required.

1562 Queen St. E.

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$550 + Hydro + 20% Water

GARAGE FOR RENT

Chalet Beauty Bar

416-712-2077

cepting resumes for part-time, expe-

INDUSTRIAL SPACE TO SHARE

We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing

Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

KLEEN WINDOWS

416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)

Springbank - Birchmount Rd. STREET SALE Sat. May 23rd • 9 a.m.

St. Clair O’Connor Community

1785 sq. ft. main floor and separate 170 sq. ft. Stunning new reno. Excellent visibility. Ideal for professional or other office use. TTC. 416-763-6884 or TheLyallGroup@gmail.com (r)

R.C. Legion Br. 11 9 Dawes Rd 416-699-1353

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Self-contained

BEACHES OFFICE SPACE

Social/Events

416-267-2265

BASEMENT BACHELOR APT.

paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)

Convert VIDEO to DVD

Main St. north of Lumsden Ave. Rain date: Sun May 24

NeatFreak Cleaning Services now ac-

Paul McArthur 416-821-3910

Photo/Art

Sat. May 23 8 am - 2 pm

KIMBERLEY AVENUE (Main & Kingston Road) Laneway between #2 and #4 Quality household items, wicker furniture Rain date May 24

4 appls, parking $1,195 + Hydro + 40% Water First & last, lease, references required.

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Computer Services

ANNUAL MAIN ST. SALE

YARD SALE SAT. MAY 23 • 10 AM - 2 PM

Commercial Space for Rent

Sales -- Repairs -- Toners

LANEWAY SALE Saturday, May 23, 9 to 1

485 Kingston Rd.

Beaches property manager needs part-time gardener/janitor handy-person. Contract work pays $15/hr. Live-in option negotiable, bachelor suite for rent $775/mo. Smoke-free building, No pets. Contact hmodl@rogers.com (6)

Rain date: Sunday, May 24th

LARGE 2 BDRM

Luxurious Beach Suites

Part-Time Help Wanted

b.neat@rocketmail.com

Volunteers

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Upper Beaches

* include self-addressed envelope for receipt * classified ads also appear on our website at beachmetro.com

Announcements

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650 Woodbine

(includes HST)

Sat., May 23 , 2015 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Beach Suites

Great Prices Dominion Business Machines 416-364-2978

Magnificent

(1.5” wide by 1” deep)

(includes HST) For 20 words or less 35¢ each extra word

-printers, fax, copiers, typewriters

Lots of fun stuff for everyone.

New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.

Block ad

Word ad

OFFICE EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING?

GLEN OAK DR. Street Sale

@ 191 Kenilworth

CALL MARY OR JOHN

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416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION SPECIALISTS Fast, Friendly, Reliable Service MOE licensed, Fully Insured WSIB certificates avail. upon request 4-40 yrd Roll-off container service 11 yd pick-up truck service Excavation & Bobcat Service

416-265-7979

(r)

MR. FIX-IT

Veterinary Technician with 20 yrs experience provides excellent care - Home visits - Boarding in my home - Experienced in giving oral, I.V. and sub-Q medications - Nail trims, grooming matted fur - References

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com

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CLEVER DISPOSAL &

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available FULLY INSURED

416-624-3837

by Zak’s Mom Cat or dog visits or sitting Dog boarding 416 691-8222 pet_minding@yahoo.ca references

“Always on Time and on Budget” • Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country

d.cleans@yahoo.ca (11)

- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured

www.beachpuppylove.com

416 389 9234

Marley’s Dog Walking Services in the Beach Private walks available

416-820-1527

416 930 1448

(6)

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL 24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service

647-235-6690

ULTRA

(6)

B&W DISPOSAL Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates

Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137

Flooring, Tile, Carpentry & all types of small & large renos Call Rob & Steve at:

647-967-7366

(6)

BEACH WINDOW CLEANING

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

Call 416-783-3434

*Bonded*

(15)

DEMOLITION EXPERTS Demolition & Removal of Garages, Porches, Fences, Concrete.

For free estimate, call Jeff

416-910-6302

(6.)

GALBRAITH CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.

EXCAVATION: BOBCAT, MINI EXCAVATOR SERVICE DISPOSAL BINS: 6 YARDS - 40 YARDS FOR CLEAN FILL, GARBAGE & BLOCK WATERPROOFING

Experienced, over 35 years in business CALL 416-984-5054 416-265-0200 (9)

‘TO DO LIST’

OUT OF CONTROL?

Need someone to do shopping, run errands, for computer assistance or wait for the cable guy? CallGina4Help.com 416.917.1482 (6.)

Pet Services PAWS SIT STAY

Walks Tailored To Your Dog’s Needs 5 Star Boarding w/pick-up/drop off Pet Visits/Sitting/Medications Exemplary Loving Caring Service Insured and References Available

Music

Bach to ROCK 416-699-8333

(r)

PIANO TEACHER

416 421-5758

(r)

-Spring Property Clean-ups -Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (6)

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (9)

HOUSECLEANING WHO HAS TIME ANYMORE? 647 886 8303

(11)

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Rehearse Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. (then adjourn to the pub) Men especially needed. sheilaruthbrand@gmail.com (6)

PIANO TUNING REPAIRS

Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (11)

NEAT FREAK Cleaning Services

Simply the best! 416 - 824 - 5269

(6)

TUTORING

OCT certified teacher, over 20 years experience, highly qualified (former dept head in a Senior highschool for Fr. Imm.)

All Welcome

Contact: Marion @ 647-406-4681 or: marionklein@hotmail.ca (8)

Head Start Tutors

One on One Tutoring Conveniently located in Vic Park South Rehab Clinic/Henley Gardens Victoria Pk and Kingston Rd

AND

(19)

Adults & Children Welcome torontomusicteachers.com ruthfinlay@gmail.com singyoursoulsongworkshop.com It’s time to live your dream... (9)

Guitar Lessons

(8)

LeRoux Froebel Bilingual School

•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St.

Tree & Shrub: shaping, thinning, pruning, planting Deadwood or Complete Removal Storm Damage, Dangerous Limbs

Toronto: 416-434-3209 London: 519-636-9222 cdntreecare@hotmail.com

(6.)

CARE-ADVICE-COACHING Specialist in low maintenance, eco friendly & native gardens consultation - cleanups pruning - planting - containers maintenance - readied for sale Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca (9)

LAWN CARE

- property clean ups - weekly/biweekly cut, trim, blow - starting at $15/week

Kevin 416-691-8503

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BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care. Info. or to register

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DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

(6)

Broadview & Queen Rent by the Month Whole Nights available: Tuesday, Friday 6 - 12 pm Saturday, available Equipped or store your gear Secure

Call 416-698-0750

(r)

EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 28 years. w w w. E a s t To ro n to V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! (r)

• PLAYROOM • CHILDCARE REGISTRY • • LIBRARY • DROP-IN BABY TIME IS TUES & THURS AT 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS EVERY 2ND THURSDAY

184 MAIN ST. across from Ted Reeve Arena

416-690-0102

(r)

Welcome to my Home!

Experienced loving mom who enjoys teaching children through music, has ONE OPENING AVAILABLE. Our days include age appropriate learning activities, circle/story times, introduction to French, monthly learning themes, crafts, outdoor play and cuddles. Healthy organic meals, CPR certified and great references. NUMBER CORRECTION (8)

Peek-A-Bears Childcare We have a beautiful space located just east of Gerrard and Woodbine. Excellent programming and organic lunches are served! Servicing children from toddler to 5 yrs. For more information please call

Eloise at 416.691.5799

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Before - After School Care from Balmy Beach School in my home. 20 years experience, great references, receipts. (11) Adrianne 647-289-7776

(6)

647 766 7875 John

(7)

Karen for the Garden Garden clean-ups, planting, pruning, weeding and ongoing maintenance. Call Karen or Lisa 416 691 5978

karenforthegarden@primus.ca

(7)

BUTTERFLY GARDENS, MONARCH MILKWEED. ECO-FRIENDLY. (6.)

HARVEY’S LAWN

Cut & trim weekly or bi-weekly $25 most lawns No contracts Call for a free estimate

HARVEY 416-690-9561

Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours. Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.

(6)

Neighborhood Gardening Unbelievably Affordable

Contact: Tim Conway

647-828-2468

(8)

647-210-LAWN (5296)

(17)

ABBEY ROAD LANDSCAPING 416-690-2476 “Rocking the Beach for over 15 years” (10)

10 yrs serving the Beach and Leslieville. Complete outdoor property maintenance taking on a limited number of new contracts this season.

416-690-8846 paul.kinney@rogers.com

(8)

416-288-1499

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25 yrs experience

Interlocking Stone • Planters Retaining Walls • Steps • Fences Decks • Sodding

416-821-4065

rickscape@hotmail.com

(10)

Design Installation

FOR YOUR GARDEN Maintenance Call Deanna at 416-931-8222 deannaforyourgarden@gmail.com

(11)

Fresh Green Property Maintenance LOCAL, PROFESSIONAL ON TIME

Shane Kinney 647 606 0970

freshgreenlawncare@gmail.com

(7)

IDEAL 416-439-6639

(17)

(9)

Movers “Always on Time and on Budget”

Green Apple Landscaping

• Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal

Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499 www.greenapple.ca

STONESCAPE

647-999-8617

Award Winning Design & Build

25 years Experience High Quality • On Schedule One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces www.greenapple.ca

www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (9)

Have your garden transformed from ordinary to stunning by two certified garden designers.

Green Apple Landscaping

(r)

STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

www.thegoodmoves.com 899-3980 (7)

Call Hakan: 416

A.S.M. MOVERS REASONABLE RATES

416-467-6059

Local. Taking care of your possessions.

www.stonehengedesignbuild.com

416-690-1356

(r)

All Season Movers

KIM PRICE

MAN WITH CARGO VAN

Landscape Design

416-993-5143 Creating Award Winning Gardens

GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES

(19)

HARRY

416-699-8575

(6)

- will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items

Call Andre 416-422-4864

(11)

WE MOVE FOR LESS!

Serving the Beach For 20 Years! • Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc. (6)

• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding

Ideas Designs Results

BEACH PROPERTY

info@blpm.ca

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS

Gardens

Landscapers

Garden & Tree

416-414-5883

(6)

LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPLETE LANDSCAPING • CLEANUPS SPRING & FALL • FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED • DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

• Design and Construction •

-Lawn Cutting/Aeration/ Overseeding/Fertilization -Spring Property Clean-ups -Hedge Trimming -Eavestrough Cleaning

(416) 414-5883 info@blpm.ca

LANDSCAPING

Seasonal yard cleanup, Planting, pruning, fertilizing Woodland garden design Any reasonable request Security Approved

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

MAINTENANCE

*(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time visits available)

Landscaping solutions to customize your space.

CUTTING SERVICE

Marlene 416-698-5668

LAWN CUTTING

Scotstone

Hedge Trimming Clean Up Mulch, Sod, etc.

Greg 416-693-8678 www.carbontip-toe.com

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Traditional stone walls, steps, interlocking paths, patios & decks.

Pruning, planting, invasive removal, lawn seeding, mowing, yard clean-ups, interlock levelling & basic carpentry repairs (decks, fences).

416-698-1923 www.lerouxfroebel.com

LAWN IN ORDER

BEACH

ALL LAWN AND GARDEN

Call/text Judy 416-550-4412

• Pro Instructor 20+ years • Learning guitar is fun • All levels & styles • Beginners & Adults welcome

Next Deadline May 25th

Call Peter 647-472-1942

FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

by Ruth Finlay

John 416-898-4589

Elementary, Secondary, University Teaching Experience

B I R T H TO S I X Y E A R S

Piano & Voice Instruction

416-690-5321

Serving the Beach for over 15 years (7)

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

APPRAISALS

416-699-3772

headstarttutors@rogers.com

See our ad on page 15

Prime Rehearsal Studio for Rent

BOOTHY’S

French / German / Spanish

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

Join a jazz choir NOW!

www.neatfreakcleaning.com (5/16)

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RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects. Jennifer Wilson B.Ed. (19) Kim Rauch B.Ed.

Child Care Available

416-690-2289

MAINTENANCE

DRIVEWAY SEALING

Serving for 20 years Houses • Apts • Condos Moving in • Moving out

sjkohlhepp@gmail.com

BEACH PROPERTY (7)

NEIGHBOURHOOD CLEANER

416-729-2077 cell

rileyswindowcleaning.com

Call Howard

416 565 8569

(8)

Susan Kohlhepp

A family business since 1956

416-691-8503

THE STUDY STUDIO

CANADIAN TREE CARE

Math Gr 4 to 12, Social Studies, Essays, Study Skills, University Preparation. Successful Experience with Learning and Behaviour Challenges. Your home or mine.

(21/16)

Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (13)

(6)

Call Gary 647-829-5965

EAVES CLEANING

Kingston Rd/Vic Park

THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY

info@blpm.ca

Victoria Gardening

Scarboro Music

EUROPEAN CLEAN

416-414-5883

WINDOWS CLEANING

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We teach it all!

*Insured*

• final exam catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •

LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and one time visits available)

Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT

(9)

• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!

call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for

beachlawncare@hotmail.com (7)

TO SERVE AND RESPECT 416-567-3205

HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH

416-272-9589

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED

WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (7r)

& EAVESTROUGHS

416-405-8301

Free Estimate

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

*60+ years Experience*

Extra-ordinary & exceptional Weekly and biweekly $15/hr Call Sherry at

Barbara 416 389-8120 416 690-0433

HEALTHY HOME

(6)

TrustworthyRenovations.com

Cleaning Services

(6)

Cleaning Lady

(7)

STEAM CLEANING LTD.

Best Prices/Free Estimates

Personalized Residential Housekeeping 30 yrs. experience. References

(8)

Living in and serving the Beach since 2001 - extensive experience Reasonable Rates on Boarding & Walking Everybody knows Donna!

(23)

THE CLEANING SERVICES OF STEVEN PICTON

647 980 4973

MAINTENANCE

Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 12 years

Have you seen your floors lately?

(7)

Donna the Dogwalker

For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max

(7r)

416 931 8222

(7)

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

Contact Irena

Houses, Apartments, Offices

marleydogwalkers@hotmail.com or call 416-432-9551 for rates

Call Hakan: 416 899-3980

Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient

416-825-9705

BEACH PROPERTY

Tutoring

DEANNA CLEANS

BEACH PUPPY LOVE

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EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY

(7)

Pet Minding

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM

CAT CARE SERVICE

BEACH METRO NEWS

(9)

Accurate work & reasonable rates

416-999-MOVE (6683) Watch our videos at

www.BestWayToMove.com (11r)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

BEACH METRO NEWS

HUGO’S PAINTING

STUDIO 1

20 years experience Real painting Clean, no mess Excellent quality Residential, interior & exterior Free estimates

CARTAGE & STORAGE 2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries 416-830-8183 Licensed & Insured

*MOVE MEN* $29 / hr. & up + 1 hr. One,Two, or Three Men 7 Days a Week Call Delivery Dan 647-763-5257

Call 416 824-2957

(7)

HILLSIDE PAINTING & RENOVATIONS 437-344-3687

(6r)

Family Owned 10% Discount for Seniors Residential - Commercial Free Estimates (6.)

MASTERPIECE PAINTING

Painters

Classic skills, contemporary results Interior/Exterior Fussy Jobs, A+ prep work Expert team, competitive pricing Stain, Plaster, Repairs Call Joseph for a free quote

Larry’s Painting & Repairs Family owned & operated 26 years in business

647 998 2302

larryspainting@gmail.com www.larryspaintingtoronto.com

(r)

PROWAY

PAINTING & DECORATING Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall

INSTALLATION RESTORATION INVISIBLE REPAIRS Rod 416-766-4066 see roderickdunn.com

416.797.6731

INTERIOR • EXTERIOR WORK For strength, durability and finish, it’s all about the prep. Have it done right, the first time. References, free estimates. Beach Resident

Cell# 647-853-6420

*** Free Estimates ***

The

50 years in the Beach

Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

(6r)

Call John (416) 698-2302 or (416) 670-2639 fraser_j@bell.net

(r)

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

FUSSY! Painter

(9)

The Passionate Painter

20% Discount off any competitor’s written quotation. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 (8)

TOM DAY

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622 24 hr. - lic# P1624

(16)

Cascade Plumbing GTA Waterproofing Specialist

Specializing in residential painting. Minor drywall/plaster repairs. 416-997-8908 www.thepassionatepainter.com

All Plumbing, camera inspection, power washing, snake drain cleaning, sump pumps, drainage systems, and back water valve installations. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.

(7)

NEW BRIGHT PAINTING NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident SEAN AT 416-985-8639

newbrightpainting@gmail.com

(22/16)

BEACH HILL

PAINTING It’s Spring. Time for a new coat INTERIOR, EXTERIOR QUALITY PAINTING over 20 years. 100% guarantee

Dave 416 294 3379

dave@beachhillpainting.com (17)

HARM’S PAINTING No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (11)

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ATLANTIS PLUMBING &

(23/16)

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

(12)

MARTIN PETROV PLUMBING SERVICES

No job too small 15 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692 martin@mapm.ca (7!)

MASTER PLUMBER

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (8)

LANIGAN’S

(9)

Electrical

COMPANY

PANEL & SERVICE UPGRADE TROUBLESHOOTING & WIRING ANY KIND OF SMALL OR BIG JOB. REASONABLE PRICE

Call: 416.939.7833 Lic# 7009221

(8)

N.D. TREEN ELECTRIC ECRA/ESA Lic#7001629

Free Estimates Work performed by Master Electrician Panel Changes • Pot Lights Interconnected Smoke Detectors Knob & Tube Replacement Dale Treen 416-882-6701 daletreen@yahoo.com (9)

MBX ELECTRIC LTD.

Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations Call Marc 416-910-1235

(8)

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706

(8)

Carpenters

THOSE ROOFERS Don’t call them, call those roofers

Flat Roofs and Shingles Aluminum Siding • Fascia Soffit Sky Lights • Eavestrough Over Twenty-five Years in the Beach

416-694-7402

(9)

THE ROOF WHISPERER

(r)

Bill Watson 647-283-0095

ED GODFREY

(r)

BEACH RENOVATIONS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, PAINT PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, TILE Licensed & Insured 30 YRS LOCAL EXPERIENCE ON TIME/BUDGET www.beachrenovations.com

416-691-8241

(r)

WET BASEMENT ? Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

(r)

Steve 416-285-0440

Gord Walker 416-694-2119

Handy Dan

35 years in the Beaches Marty 416 579 6534 Roger 416 579 6548 KingstonRoadRoofing.ca

(6.)

by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate (9)

WOODY’S

General repair • Painting, Electrical • Plumbing 10 yrs plus experience References Available handymanwoody@hotmail.com

416-699-0958

(11)

Coleman Contracting & Company

One stop shopping for all your Home Improvement needs Repairs to Renovations From Roof to Basement & everything in between • Lic & Insured (r)

CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

Call today for free estimate

416-999-2333

www.handydan.ws

(10r)

Alan Burke 416-699-4350

(22/16)

SMART HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING • Furnace cleaning & inspection • Service, maintenance, repair • New equipment installation • Oil to gas conversions • Licensed & Insured

(416) 871-4608

(r)

416-467-6735

www.stonehengefoundations.com

www.smartgta.com

(6)

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

(8)

(r)

Underpinning Specialists

For all your roofing needs

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA

www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999

KINGSTON RD ROOFING

WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (6)

416 858 0253

(r)

Basement Lowering

(8)

Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

HANDYMAN SERVICES

TOTAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Specializing in: Kitchen Design • Bathrooms Carpentry • Drywall • Floorings Basement Apartments Decks & Fences Met. Lic. Gord Walker B-8357 416-694-2119 (r)

Dan 416-699-2728

WET BASEMENT EXPERTS

416 660 4721

Serving Your Community Since 1971

Met. Lic. B-8357

Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations. Quality workmanship for excellent rates.

416-375-5191

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

416-264-8517

(11)

Give your floors a new beginning!!! (6) Free Estimates

FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING

647-206-3376 Andrew, the Roofer

Met. Lic. B-16-964

Built-in-Cabinets

Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios

ROOFING REPAIRS STONEHENGE Call/Text:

HARDWOOD

Hardwood Flooring

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Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates

Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

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Marc 416-617-7205

Telephone Systems

Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More

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JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

Cable & Telephone Wiring

Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984

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SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

Drywall, Painting, Carpentry Masonry, Flooring Reliable - Quality work

COXWELL ROOFING

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Repair - Reno - Restore

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416-694-2488

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

the handyman

Your Neighborhood Roofer Metro Licensed, Insured, WSIB No subcontracting, specialized in flat roofs and skylights Warranties on any Roof Repair www.theroofwhisperer.ca

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

with attention to detail

HANDYMAN

All Types: Ceramics • Natural Stones Vinyl • Cork Hardwoods • Laminates Floating and Plank

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Total renovations, basements, trim, doors, porches, wall units, closets. Electrical, plumbing, paint, drywall.

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Flooring Installer

KEW BEACH ROOFING GENERAL CONTRACTING

Architectural Design-Build

SILVERBIRCH

416-691-8693

Innerspace

416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (19)

Lic. & Ins.

Mark Denington

416-659-7003

For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED

TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.

Drywall, Plastering, Taping 15 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104

• CARPENTRY / TRIM • DRYWALL PATCHING • SMALL JOB SPECIALIST “Serving the Beach Since 1980”

www.webuildit.ca

CITY WIDE ROOFING

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Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

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416-752-1585

YOUR STUCCO

Trades

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.

“Oftentimes, a repair is all you really need”

ROBINSON CARPENTRY For quality craftsmanship

•home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units

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416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872

• ON TIME / ON BUDGET •

Tel. 416-569-2181

647-979-5652

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Call Clyde Robinson 691-8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com Licensed with 30 years experience

-Flat Roofs-Shingles-Eavestrough Toronto Fire/Police References An Honest Family Service

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

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Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103

416-833-3006

DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs

Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

•Shingle Roofs •Flat Roofs •Siding •Roof Repairs •Eavestroughing Insured • Met. Lic. B15515 For a Free Estimate ask for Lawrence

- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work

Lic: 7006786

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GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

Electric

Trained, Licensed, Insured

•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE REPAIR •MINOR REPAIRS

CONTRACTING CO.

ECRA/ESA#7004508

POWER

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Queen St. Roofing 416-698-2613

Big or small we do them all

MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik

Colouring the Beach Since 1996!, Interior & Exterior. First Rate Team Works Cleanly, Quickly and on Budget Special Attention to Prep, Repairs, Help with Colour, No Job Too Small, Written Quotes.

416-694-2470

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MURPHY

Cell 416-529-5426

FINE INTERIOR - EXTERIOR CARPENTRY • PLUMBING GENERAL REPAIRS DECKS + FENCES

Roofers

Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring

ACE

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

647 401 7970

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades

416-690-0173

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MARIO 416-690-1315

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

Knob & tube • No job too small

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PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

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www.tradeprocontractors.com

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GNOMEWORKS

CUSTOM CARPENTRY

Lic. #P-15099

416 691-3555

PAINTING

Call Vince Shop 416-285-9895 Cell 416-399-2342 www.galaxywood.ca

ELECTRIC

We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more

- Free Estimates - Interior/Exterior Painting, Staining, Metallic Surfaces - Fully Trained/Insured - 3 Year Written Guarantee - Committed to the Beaches 416-888-1647 Ref Available Check us out on HomeStars!

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

BEACH PLUMBING

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Kitchens • Built-Ins Shelving • Wall Units

Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates

416-910-8033

BARE NAKED ROOFER

Electricians

416-690-1630

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Glenn 416 837 9298

Gus:

TRADEPRO GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC ADDITIONS KITCHEN & BATHROOMS 42 Years Established in the GTA / Beach

ROOF REPAIR IN TORONTO BEACHES BARE Bones Pricing NAKED Honest Quotes 9.9 Rating Best Contractor 2014 @ Homestars.ca Call Victor 647-241-1647 http://alinecontracting.com

GALAXY

FREE ESTIMATES 15% less best price guaranteed Work done by Andrew Clayton

690-8533

G. LOCKE

Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507

Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

RYLAN HARVEY

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CLAYTON ELECTRIC

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

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PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES

CARL 647-787-5818

Plumbers

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‘As Promised’ Painting

Licensed & Insured

Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com

Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed

INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES

647-781-2417

free estimates

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ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

CABINETRY, BUILT-INS

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

Barry Reed

STEVE’S PAINTING & REPAIRS

Backwater Valves, Repairs, Waterproofing, Water services Ask about City rebates for backwater valves

CEJA ELECTRIC (10)

416-917-2592

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DRAIN SOLUTIONS

ESA LIC# 7002668

Painting

Experienced. Reliable. Professional Work Guaranteed. Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates. Beach Resident.

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CELL 416-875-5781

FRANZ’S PAINTING

416-999-3594

Call:

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

Master of Carpentry specializing in interior & exterior finishing, decks, stairs, windows, doors, railings, book shelving, feature walls and much more. Putting quality first.

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

Wallpapering

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$25 OFF ANY SERVICE

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183

42 yrs

PROFESSIONAL

Free Estimates & References Available

Call Franz 416-690-8722

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WALLPAPER

416-690-3890

Dianne 416 699 5070

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PLUMBING PROBLEMS ??

“Reclaim Your Basement”

MASONRY CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW

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BRICK, BLOCK, STONE WORK TUCKPOINTING, COLOUR MATCHING CONCRETE WORK - REPAIRS OR NEW BASEMENT WALKOUTS 416-463-9331 (r)

TILE + STONE

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647-967-7366

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DESIGN-BUILD-RESTORE

Quality Work by experienced home renovator

Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements Flooring • Tile and Mosaic

Fully insured, municipal license & WSIB reg’d Free Quotations • Excellent references

Garth 647-248-4952 or garth.jerome@yahoo.ca

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JOHN CLARKE

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (7) Free Estimates

ABBEY ROAD

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Scotstone

Repairing & matching existing brick, Tuckpointing or new builds. Natural stone. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Foundations

www.scotstonecontracting.com scotstonecontracting@gmail.com Licensed masonry contractor

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• Heritage Brickwork • Natural Stonework • Foundation Restoration • Chimney Rebuild/Repair • Tuckpointing

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JDBuild.ca 416-738-2119

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25 yrs experience • Free estimates Finished basements Kitchens • Bathrooms • Plumbing Tiles • Taping • Painting Open Concepts (Engineering, Architect drawings)

647-667-5645

Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.

No Job too BIG or small For free estimate, call Jeff

647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca

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One Guy Does It All

Quality Stone Masonry & Brickwork

Call Scott 416.858.2452

Patrick 416-819-8703

JB RENO’S, UPGRADES, REPAIRS

JD MASONRY

FANTASTIC DECKS + FENCES

647-235-6690

Lawn Mowers • Outboard Motors Chain Saws • Trimmers Trade-Ins Welcome

We will beat any quote by up to 20%

BEACHCOMBERS CONTRACTING

15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins

Sales & Service All Models

416-690-2476

COMPLETE BATHROOMS Custom Bathroom renovations Design & Build Licensed & Insured 647 505-6156 completebathroom.homestars.com

SMALL ENGINE REPAIR

If we were any Cheaper we’d be Free Masons

SERVICES

HEY HANDYMAN

FOX

MASONRY

Professional Brick Repairs That Complement The Appearance Of Your Home. Seamless Brick & Mortar Matching 20 years • References • Insured Call Martin for a free estimate

416-435-2946

TILE GUY

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A DUNN TUCK POINTING

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BEACH METRO NEWS

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CONCRETE WORK L B owering

FACELIFT CONTRACTING Cosmetic surgery for your home All work guaranteed References available Small to large projects 25 years in the Beach (6.)

Call 416 876-4986 Sam Capetano

asement

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Contact William

@ 416-579-0131

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JASON THE MASON

JUST DRYWALL + TAPING (9)

TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS • WATERPROOFING & REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (1/16)

Creative Construction

iPlaster

Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

416-917-5990

416-910-6302

PARGING SPECIALISTS Call for free quotes 647 771 4585 (13)

We can handle all your renovation needs. Additions, Basements, Painting, Plumbing, Flooring, Electrical, Etc. Call Chris

416 - 903 4120

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Beach Arts Scene By Jon Muldoon

PHOTOGRAPHER LEN van Bruggen is selling limited edition photographs to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross relief fund for the earthquake in Nepal. Van Bruggen and his wife spent six weeks in Nepal several years ago and fell in love with the people and the landscape, and is selling signed, resin-coated photographs taken on that trip. Prices range from $110 to $300, and each piece is limited to an edition of five. Proceeds will go directly to the Canadian Red Cross. Van Bruggen’s studio and gal-

Len van Bruggen

lery, Lenswork, is at 1600 Gerrard St. E., just west of Coxwell. For more information on the sale and van Bruggen see lenswork.ca. •

AN INSTALLATION named Call to the Elements is up now at Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation, also home of Neighbourhood Gallery, which recently opened two new shows. Gallery curator Lauren McKinley Renzetti created Elements to represent both the traditional four elements, as well as the principles and philosophy of NUUC’s beliefs. The Tree of Stewardship is on the left of the sacred space at the congregation’s Hiawatha Road building. The carved plywood and acrylic piece represents both the earth element and the Unitarian Universalist belief that people are stewards of the planet. The Solar Egg, on the right, is acrylic on plexiglass and repre-

sents the fire element in the form of an egg-shaped sun, with spirals representing the seven guiding Unitarian Universalist principles. The Blue Elementals is the largest of the three pieces, representing air and water elements. The 10 foot by 21 foot quilt was created with the help of most of the congregation. More than 50 panels make up the piece, which was created and assembled over the course of months. Neighbourhood Unitarian Uni-

Call to the Elements

versalist Congregation is at 79 Hiawatha Rd. See nuuc.ca to find out how to view Call to the Elements and the shows at Neighbourhood Gallery. For more on the artist see laurenmckinleyrenzetti.ca.

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BEACH METRO NEWS

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

CEDAR! CEDAR! CEDAR!

LOCAL AND FAMILY OWNED

Danforth Lumber is the

Beaches’ #1 choice

for all things cedar. From 1x2 to 2x12, we carry a full selection of Western Red Cedar. We also carry 20’ stock for those projects needing that extra bit of length. To kick off the season we are pleased to announce the

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We also carry a full selection of Pressure-treated Composite and Exotic Decking!

West coast modern overlooking Lake Ontario, architects own home is minimalist modern yet warm and inviting, floor to ceiling, wall to wall glass provides spectacular lake views from almost every room. Large terrace and deck overlook the lake, two story atrium connects main floor to lower level, wall to wall lakeview windows in the lower level adds another floor of bright above grade living space, generous table land with bonfire pit.

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kengrieve@royallepage.ca

Sales Representative 29 Years Experience

2014

Always here for you!

Meet the Team! | Kalle Ludig "What home will make you happy?" The answer is different for everybody and is rarely just about square footage and list price. Selling real estate may be a transaction, but finding the right home for the right people isn't. I have spent over 25 years in the business world, working to find the human connection between the things we buy and the things we really care about. My focus on creating meaningful connections between people and properties is valuable to both home buyers and people looking to sell theirs. From the excitement of buying a property to the joy of making a home, I want to help you find the space that will be so much more than a roof over your head. If you are planning to sell, I provide a marketing strategy to generate the largest pool of buyers and bring the best price for your home. All with honesty, integrity and the least amount of stress for you!

Direct: 416.606.4663 | Email: mail@cristina.ca

New Listing!

$599,000 Cliffside 3 bedroom bungalow, attached garage,

private drive, sun room addition, finished basement, 2 bathrooms. South of Kingston Rd., steps from the lake, dog park, tennis courts. Quiet street, ravine trails, family neighbourhood.

You're invited! Free Seminar

Mark your calendars for May 28th complimentary informational seminar covering the current Fire Code Retrofit requirements. We will have 2 guest speakers, a fire code retrofit expert and a Real Estate Lawyer, who will make short presentations and answer all your questions. Refreshments and snacks will be served. When: May 28 at 6 pm at our office 1052 Kingston Road Please call me if you require additional information or to reserve your seat. It will be great to see you!

Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage 1052 Kingston Road • 416.690.2181 www.cristina.ca

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