Beach Metro News January 8, 2019

Agnes Macphail Award nominees sought

Volume 47 No. 20

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THE EAST York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Agnes Macphail Award.

Each nominee must be a resident of the former Borough of East York and an outstanding volunteer leader in community life in areas including, but not limited to: women’s rights, fairness to seniors, criminal justice and penal reform, international peace and disarmament and to adequate housing, health care and education.

Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890 – 1954) was the first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921) and the first seated in the Ontario Legislature (1943). During her years in office, Agnes Macphail focussed on issues of equality rights and social justice.

Nomination forms are available in public buildings in East York, at library branches in East York and at www.toronto.ca/macphail_ award. The deadline for nominations is midnight, Thursday, Feb. 7.

Contributions to the award can be made through The East York Foundation, c/o G. Piercey, 55 Merritt Road, East York M4B 3K6.

The Award will be presented on the anniversary of Agnes Macphail’s birth, March 24, 2019 at a public ceremony at the East York Civic Centre, starting at 2 p.m.

For more info or a copy of the 2019 Nomination Package, please contact Committee Chair, Lorna Krawchuk at LTKrawchuk8@aol. com, or call 416-425-4431.

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On the run at Balmy Beach They’re off and running for the start of the Hair Of The Dog run hosted by the Balmy Beach Club on New Year’s Day. The 39th annual event drew a large crowd of runners for both of its runs on the first day of 2019.

Final plans for Danforth Garage site taking shape

By Nina Rafeek

THE THIRD and final Danforth Garage Community meeting took place at Monarch Park Collegiate recently and residents were presented with the preferred Master Plan design for the site, located at Coxwell and Danforth avenues.

In the second meeting, residents who attended were given a choice between three potential options (A, B and C) for the future redesign of the site.

According to the community feedback gathered by CreateTO, the City of Toronto agency responsible for facilitating the creation of the Master Plan, resident feedback in the second meeting was a strong preference for the Toronto Public Library to serve as the frontage of the property, a concern about the absence of visitor parking, universal accessibility, continuous engagement during construction with

residents of the Tobias House and a collective interest in affordable and accessible residential development on the site.

Architect Megan Torza of DTAH revealed community preference was ultimately a mixture of options A and C, which revolved primarily around having the Toronto Public Library facing Danforth Avenue, a range of architectural expression throughout the space, a continuous driveway to connect all users to the southern edge of the garage and new underground parking spots on the site.

“The local community was purposeful and thoughtful with their comments,” said Gabriella Sicheri of CreateTO at the third consultation meeting held on Thursday, Dec. 13.

“Constructive and collective feedback made for a better final product,” she added.

The preferred Master Plan is

divided into three zones. Zone 1, facing Danforth Avenue, Zone 2, the central portion of the site and Zones 3a and 3b, which make up the south portion.

The southern zone will house the TTC administration office and the new Toronto Police Service’s 55 Division headquarters.

Plans for pedestrian-friendly green spaces are to be constructed on outskirts and throughout the redesigned site.

Also, adaptive re-use of the Danforth barns will “ensure that the integrity of the site’s cultural heritage value and attributes will be retained,” according to the Master Plan report.

Once the community feedback from the third meeting is collected, the next phase will involve consultations with community leaders, stakeholders and environmental Continued on Page 4

Shooting incidents on local streets leave three men injured A PAIR of recent shootings have left three men injured, one in lifethreatening condition.

The most recent shooting took place Sunday afternoon at Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue.

Shots were fired at two men in a car at a gas station at the busy intersection at approximately 2:30 p.m. The car then drove to Queen and Woodbine, where the two victims were found and treated by emergency responders.

Both men were shot, but their injuries are not considered life threatening, Toronto police said.

Sunday’s shooting brought a massive police response to the area, and two male suspects were quickly taken into custody. Police also said they recovered three firearms from the area.

At least one of the males was in custody in the back of a police car on Queen Street, just west of Wood-

bine. The police car was parked beside a dark-coloured Audi that had a bullet hole in the driver’s side window.

A police officer was heard telling the man inside the police car that he was being charged with attempted murder. Heavily-armed Emergency Task Force officers were surrounding the police car that had the man inside.

Police closed a wide area around the shooting scene at Queen and Woodbine as part of the investigation. The intersection remained closed until about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police also had a vehicle marked off with police tape at the shooting scene at the gas station parking lot at Woodbine and Kingston.

In another shooting, which took place early Friday morning in the Walpole Avenue area near GreeContinued on Page 7

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Landlord, tenant give their sides of why The Yard restaurant closed its doors

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IT’S THE morning of Monday, Dec. 10, and Dino Magnatta, landlord of 1961 Queen St. E., is preparing to lock the doors of The Yard restaurant. Magnatta said that it has been abandoned since the beginning of November because his tenant and owner of Hogtown Smoke nextdoor, Scott Fraser, has left.

Magnatta said that Fraser approached him to lease the building because they wanted to expand their business. The expansion would result in a new restaurant called The Yard that opened in April, serving the same smoked meats as Hogtown, but with a “farm-to-table” concept. Magnatta is not the landlord of the property the Hogtown is located in.

Magnatta said he loaned Fraser $125,000 to renovate the property, which included installing ceiling to floor windows on either side of the restaurant.

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Magnatta also allowed them a six-month deferral for payment of the chattels, which included restaurant equipment such as tables, chairs and kitchen equipment, and the first and last month’s security deposit.

“I really wanted to help them get started for the summer,” said Magnatta.

Within two months, Magnatta said that Fraser started having problems with paying the rent for The Yard and it continued throughout the summer.

In the beginning of November, Magnatta said he met with Fraser to propose a different payment schedule, which included extending the six-month deferment period.

Shortly after that meeting, Magnatta said that he came to the property only to find that it had been abandoned.

“I went next door to Hogtown and one of the employees informed me that they had moved out.”

Magnatta said he was later told they started moving out

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Landlord Dino Magnatta stands in the kitchen of now closed The Yard restaurant at 1961 Queen St. E. on Nov. 11, but he didn’t first find out until the week after, when he saw the place had been abandoned.

“After they moved out, they left the building unattended for 10 days,” Magnatta said. “After that, the pipes froze, it burst in more than one area, flooded basement.”

Shortly after, Magnatta put a post on Facebook, saying in part, “They posted a sign on the window stating that they moved ‘due to building infrastructure deficiencies’ which is a lie! They curled back into their original space next door as though nothing ever happened yet they cut major openings in two walls which now I’m left to deal with!”

In an email forwarded to Beach Metro News, Magnatta’s tenants above the property are complaining about an overflowing commercial sized garbage bin left outside The Yard.

Along with the garbage, some of Fraser’s restaurant equipment was removed and is now stored outside, beside the restaurant, housed in a tent.

Magnatta said Fraser told him that he is getting someone to take over the lease, but hasn’t heard from him since then.

Now, the former Whit-

locks property owner says that he is out $200,000, which includes the unpaid loan, security deposit and having to pay the cost of cleaning up and restoring the property to the way it was before the renovations.

Fraser told Beach Metro News that he tried a farmto-table concept with the new The Yard addition, but he just wasn’t getting the response.

‘Series of problems’ Furthermore, he said, “The infrastructure fell apart”.

“It’s nobody’s fault,” said Fraser. “I leased the building knowing the building is old, it was our mistake.”

Fraser said that the drains going into city property needed repair and were causing floods in the bathroom.

There were air conditioning issues in the summer and heating issues into fall and the exhaust in the kitchen broke down, he explained.

The “series of problems” forced them to close the restaurant frequently and Fraser said that he couldn’t afford to stay there because it was going to cost too much money to maintain the build-

ing.

“We didn’t know how bad it was and we had to make the decision to walk away,” he said.

Fraser explained that he realizes that he is still on the hook for the lease and is trying to find a new tenant to take it over. He said that he can’t, however, find someone to take it over with the condition that the property is in.

Magnatta said that in the 27 years he has been operating the property, no one has ever mentioned infrastructure damage to him.

Initially, Magnatta said he fronted Fraser the cash for The Yard because he saw that Hogtown was a busy restaurant that always had customers inside.

He also noted that they have a successful Hogtown Smoke location on Colborne Street. “I believed that they would have been good and steady tenants,” he said.

“Generally, landlords are looked on as the bad guy,” he said of when a business closes down.

“So, the misconception is that landlords are the big bad wolf and that’s why I posted that thing on Facebook because I wanted people to get another side to the story.”

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Glen Ames robotics team back at provincial’s

By Alan Shackleton FOR THE ninth year in a row, students at Glen Ames Senior Public School in the Beach are heading to the Ontario robotics championships.

The team of 10 Grade 8 students is hoping to build on past successes which has seen Glen Ames not only earn provincial and national honours, but also qualify for international competition in California at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League championships in the past two years.

The FLL (FIRST Lego League) is an international alliance between Lego and FIRST. It challenges teams of students from around the world to come up with solutions to real world problems using robotics and technology. The teams taking part must design, build and program their robot using Lego Mindstorms technology and compete on a table-top playing field.

The challenge for the 2018-19 FLL season was Into Orbit, and it asked students to think like engineers and scientists facing an issue in outer space that needed a solution.

This year’s Glen Ames team has given itself the name Guardians of the Galaxsee, and the project they have taken on is to help astronauts deal with loneliness in space.

The Guardians’ project is called Home Away From Home and it uses a robot with a 360-degree camera that records video memories in

the astronaut’s home which can be viewed in virtual reality. The camera on the robot brings images of familiar faces and places right to the astronaut.

Supporting astronauts’ mental wellbeing, as opposed to just their physical health, is becoming increasingly important for agencies such as NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) as space missions are becoming longer.

“NASA has focussed on physical health, but mental health can’t always be seen and it has a huge impact. If astronauts don’t have the right state of mind to complete the mission, things could go wrong” explained Grace, one of the co-captains of the Guardians.

The Guardians’ team members are excited about the upcoming provincial championships on Jan. 12 at Durham College in Oshawa, and are putting in lots of hours in advance of the competition. The students are in about 7:30 a.m. every day, work on the project during their lunch hour and after school as well.

The FLL puts an emphasis not only on the technology developed by the students, but how well they work together as a team to solve problems and how well they present their project.

These are FLL’s core values, explained Guardians co-captain Finn, and it was a key part of how the Glen Ames students came up their 360 Home Away From Home con-

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The members of the Glen Ames Senior Public School robotics team, known as Guardians Of The Galaxsee, are Grace, Robin, Finn, Sasha, Shane, Ben, Ethan, Adam, Tommy and Thomas. Teachers are Ms. Buckley and Mr. Martin (who is not in this photo). cept.

“First we had a team meeting and did research and presented video power points, and then we all voted and commented on everybody’s ideas and that’s how we came up with 360 Home Away From Home,” he said.

The team is led by teachers Luke Martin and Barb Buckley.

In past years, Glen Ames teams

have enjoyed huge success. Last year, the team travelled to Legoland in California and earned a perfect project score for their work on reducing lead in drinking water.

They did the same the year before that as well.

And the success has led to the team being enormously popular, and tryouts are necessary to be selected to the squad. The members

of the Guardians do admit to being aware of past successes of teams that came before them.

“There’s a little bit of pressure,” said Finn.

Grace agreed with that, but added, “We want the season to go as long as it possibly can, but it’s the experience we get out of it at the end of the day that’s most important.”

The Cube’s Team No Signal is ready to compete THE CUBE Design and Technology School’s Team No Signal of the FIRST Lego League (FLL) is heading to the provincial championships.

The Cube is located at 2195 Gerrard St. E. and it offers students a number of after-school and extracurricular technology programs.

The students taking part in the FLL are elementary school age, and they are putting the skills they are learning at The Cube to the test at the highest level as they will be taking their robotics project to the Ontario championships on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Durham College in Oshawa.

The FLL is an international alliance between Lego and FIRST, which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

The FLL challenges teams of students from around the world to come up with solutions to real world problems using robotics and technology.

The teams taking part must design, build and program their robot using Lego Mindstorms technology and compete on a table-top playing field.

The challenge for the 2018-19 FLL season was Into Orbit, and it asked students to think like engineers and scientists facing an issue in outer space that needed a solution.

The students come up with a team name and work together to take on the challenge The students at The Cube, who named themselves Team No Signal,

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The members of the The Cube Design and Technology’s Team No Signal are Jasmine, Zora, Ava, Charlotte, Cole, Liam T., Rowan, Liam S., Matteo and Madeline. learned that astronauts in space don’t get enough nutrients on their journey and often face homesickness.

So, they decided to tackle that problem and engineer a solution.

The solution they came up with was the Tower of Peasa (T.O.P.) which can grow large amounts of plants in space without the use of sunlight or gravity.

There is a Smart System that coordinates with the T.O.P. to control the mechanical functions according to the needs and data of each plant.

The Tower of Peasa is basically a smart garden. The plants give

the necessary nutrients to the astronauts as well as giving them a sense of home.

“We all researched, experimented and programmed an app as a team. We realized that the most effective way to improve your mood was through gardening. An astronaut could get the most nutrients from the veggies and in the process enhance his or her frame of mind as well. So, we knew that we were going to grow leafy greens in space to help the astronauts,” said Grade 7 student Zora Sabharwal Lakhera of Team No Signal.

“Also, being away from earth for so long, astronauts start to miss

where they came from. Plants will give them a piece of home.”

There are two tiers in the T.O.P., one for the plants and the other for all the tech.

The LED lights are placed under the tech tiers shining on the plants.

They act as the sun for the plants; the real sun is not needed.

Unfortunately, if the LED lights are too close to plants, the plants could die. So, as the plant grows, Team No Signal developed a method whereby the space between the plant and LED light also increases.

This process happens with the help of motors, axles, and Lego pieces that push the tech to up-

per tiers. Since there is no gravity in space, with the help of an electric water pump, water is directed through pipes to reach the roots of the plants. The soil and roots absorb the water, keeping the plants healthy.

To make the T.O.P. be even more efficient, there is a motor that rotates the T.O.P so the astronaut can keep an eye on all the plants.

Everything in the Tower of Peasa is enclosed and compact.

It is designed this way so, in case of a leak or dysfunction, all of the problems would remain inside the Tower of Peasa. In consultation with Taryn Tomlinson, chief of staff at the Canadian Space Agency, one important aspect of the T.O.P. was to consider an easy fix in case it breaks “So, there is a water reservoir that the tower sits on, that’s where the electric water pump is. To get the water in that reservoir there is a pipe that transfers the water from a larger reservoir. It’s a very simple design,” said Grade 7 student Jasmine Sheikh Deeb The vision for the Tower of Peasa is that all plants grown inside of it will grow faster and easier than normal. “Our design is not only for space but can also be beneficial on earth. The vertical farming style of the T.O.P. can reduce space used for agriculture. Also, the tower can grow plants in harsh climates because it can adapt to temperatures.

This can help people on earth,” explained Grade 6 student Charlotte Kiel.

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The plan for the redesign of the Danforth Garage site at Coxwell and Danforth avenues will see the area separated in three zones – including library space fronting Danforth Avenue and new headquarters for Toronto police’s 55 Division.

Site plans in final stage Continued from Page 1 and transportation services before CreateTO presents the Master Plan Final Report to Toronto Council in March of 2019.

If approved, residents should expect to see construction begin next year with the police and TTC offices being built first and expected to be completed by 2022.

Construction of multi-use buildings are expected to follow.

Newly constructed and re-used buildings will house new business tenants.

So far, interested tenants for the future site range from members of the arts community, educational services, municipal buildings, health and wellness services, local breweries, and farmers’ markets, Sicheri said.

New tenants will be selected with the goal of returning the site as more of a use for the community, said Daniel Woolfson, Senior Planner at City of Toronto.

Future tenants of the property have not yet been chosen.

For more information on the development plans for the Danforth Garage site, please visit www.danforthgarage.com

MPPs host open house, New Year’s Levee

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Dogs’ day on the Beach Resident Jennifer Scott sent us in this photo of two “Beach regulars” by the names of Stevie and Ari in a tug of war in front of the Leuty Lifeguard Station recently.

TWO LOCAL MPPs will be meeting and greeting with their constituents this weekend.

Beaches-East York MPP Rima Burns-McGown hosts a grand opening and open house at her community office on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1821 Danforth Ave., near Roseheath Avenue, from 1 to

3 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, please email RBerns-McGown-CO@ndp.on.ca or call 416-690-1032.

Also, on Sunday, Jan. 13, Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum invites everyone to her New Year’s

Levee from 2 to 4 p.m.

The levee takes place at the West Scarborough Community Centre, 313 Pharmacy Ave. There will be live music and luncheon provided.

For more information, please call 416-261-9525 or email DBegum-CO@ndp. on.ca

Obituary

Len Stanley remembered for dedication to Kew Gardens

By Alan Shackleton

LEN STANLEY, the longtime Head Gardener and Resident Superintendent at Kew Gardens in the Beach, is being remembered as a man who loved his family, his friends and gardening.

Stanley died on Dec. 20 at the age of 83 from complications relating to kidney failure.

Born in Toronto in 1935, Stanley began his career working with the city’s works department and then moved over to parks and recreation, said his son Len Stanley Jr. “He worked his way up through the system and became superintendent at Kew Gardens. One of his relatives was a gardener in Bath, England where his mother’s family was from so it was in the family,” said Len of his father’s love of gardening.

Along with working hard, Stanley also took a number of gardening courses including ones at Guelph University to improve his knowledge.

Being superintendent at Kew Gardens also came with the right

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Len Stanley was Head Gardener and Resident Superintendent for Kew Gardens from 1981 to 1995. to live in the Gardener’s (Kew Williams) Cottage on Lee Avenue.

Stanley and his wife Margaret lived in the cottage from 1981-1995, when he retired.

In the 2005 Gardener’s Cottage Dream Tour magazine, Stanley shared his first memories of mov-

ing into the cottage. “It was October of 1980 when Herb Perk, who was the Commissioner of Parks and Rec, and John Kimmell, Director of Parks, first approached me about moving into the Gardener’s Cottage after the head gardener Frank Rosenberger retired. My wife Margaret and I gave it quite a long thought and decided we couldn’t pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in an historical home. We’d be surrounded by 92 acres of waterfront parkland.”

In the magazine article, Stanley also shared his meetings with a number of celebrities who were filming in and around the cottage over the years including Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro (for the movie Stanley and Iris), Anne Murray and Lynn Redgrave.

Len also lived briefly at the house with his parents, and has wonderful memories of it.

“It was so beautiful down there.

You could sit out on the porch with a cup of tea and be looking at hundreds of tulips.”

Stanley felt the same way, saying in the magazine article that “My

family and I spent many wonderful hours both in the cottage and on the verandah, watching the beauty with the many people who visit the park, sharing the work of nature’s paint brush that adorns the east end of Toronto.”

Stanley was passionate about Kew Gardens, and also very proud of its appearance, said his son.

“He had a real love for it. Often people would stop and take photos of the house, and if he was able he would snip off a rose for the ladies.

He really took pride in the gardens and he was a great ambassador for them.”

As well as working hard as superintendent to keep Kew Gardens looking great, Len said his father also had the full support of those who worked for him and also shared his passion for the park.

“His staff loved him, and the park looked just great when he was there; it was a beautiful place.”

After retirement, Stanley became involved as a judge for the international competition Communities in Bloom.

“He would go across Canada and

the States, to Europe and England as a judge. He was doing TV interviews in the different places they would visit, and he made a lot of friends all around the world.”

After he retired, Stanley and Margaret lived in the Guildwood area of Scarborough, and along with his Communities in Bloom judging he also enjoyed socializing with his many friends, said Len of his father.

“He had lots of good friends and they’d like to meet at the pub. They were always having a good time and always joking with each other.

Up until a few years ago, he was really active and had lots of friends.”

In the last couple of years, Stanley’s health began to decline and he lived his last 10 months at the McCowan Retirement Residence.

Stanley is survived by his wife of 65 years Margaret, son Len Stanley Jr. (wife Irene), and grandchildren Zoe and Olivia.

His funeral was held Jan. 3 at the McDougall and Brown Funeral Home Scarborough Chapel.

Donations in his memory can be made to The Kidney Foundation of Canada.

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Above, the winning team from St. Bruno - St. Raymond at the Toronto Catholic District School Board Cardboard Boat Races competition held last month at St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School. Below left, second place team from Holy Name and below right, third place team from St. Pius X.

Cardboard Boat racing teaches students leadership, teamwork and technology TWENTY TEAMS from TCDSB elementary schools participated in the annual Cardboard Boat race that was held at St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School, 49 Felstead Ave., on Thursday, Dec. 6.

Teams of four kids had from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. to construct their boats out of only cardboard and one roll of duct

tape in the school’s gymnasium. They raced and did weight challenges with the boats from 12 p.m. to 3 p .m.

The event itself is hosted to encourage and teach students leadership, decision making, teamwork, math, and technology.

The cardboard for the boats was donated by Atlantic Packaging Group in

Scarborough.

The winning teams were St. Bruno St. Raymond in first place, Holy Name in second place, and St. Pius X in third place.

These teams will now go on to represent the school board at the upcoming regional events hosted by Skills Ontario.

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Editor’s Notebook

Violent and frightening start to 2019 raises concerns Alan Shackleton Beach Metro News Editor

I

had been planning to use today’s column to wish all of our Beach Metro Community News readers a Happy New Year, but circumstances this weekend changed that plan.

Of course, I still do wish everyone a good 2019. But, sadly, this year has gotten off to a very disturbing start locally.

A pair of shootings, one very early Friday morning and the

other late Sunday afternoon, have started 2019 off on a violent and scary note.

Three people were shot in the two incidents.

The shooting Friday morning on Walpole Avenue, near Greenwood and Gerrard, saw a man suffer lifethreatening injuries. As our paper goes to press on Monday morning, he is still in hospital.

The injuries of the two shooting victims in Sunday’s incident at approximately 2:30 p.m. are not considered life threatening. But, honestly, it probably wasn’t for lack of trying on the part of the people who shot them that they were not killed.

So what are we supposed to do about it?

It’s the question that so often gets asked after acts of random violence, especially in communities where such incidents are not a regular occurrence.

Some people try to shrug these things off, and say they are isolated or the people involved don’t live in our neighbourhood.

That does’t make it acceptable.

In both of the shootings, it appears shots were fired from vehicles. On Walpole, people in two vehicles were shooting at a man on the street who had fired at them and then fled.

What struck me when I was

on Walpole later that morning taking photos is how much worse it could have been. A number of cars parked in front of houses had bullet holes in them, and police evidence markers were all over the street. The fact many of the houses on the north side of Walpole are elevated and have to be walked up a few steps to get to probably meant that bullets hit curbs, stairs and porches, rather than flying through windows.

Same with Sunday’s shooting where it appears shots were fired at a car at Kingston and Woodbine.

That vehicle then made it down to Queen and Woodbine before it stopped.

At this point I don’t know many details about Sunday’s shooting, but somebody seemed to think it was a good idea to fire shots at somebody else in an intersection as busy as Kingston and Woodbine in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. Again, this could have been much worse than it was.

It’s the complete disregard for the lives of others in both of these incidents that is so shocking.

Solutions to this are far from simple; they are complex and costly but they must be done. All of us should be outraged and demand that politicians and political parties at all levels make stopping this gun violence a top priority.

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Letters to the Editor

A small step to reduce climate change in our neighbourhoods THIS IS the first time I’ve written to a newspaper about an issue. I have become inspired by the actions taken by other cities and communities that I feel has been overlooked in our community, one that is directly relevant to our MP, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s recent call to action in the Nov. 13 issue of the Beach Metro News to reduce climate change.

As someone with breathing difficulties, I have become acutely aware of the numerous residents in our neighbourhood who are burning wood in their fireplaces most fall/winter evenings.

Though wood burning has typically not been signaled out as an environmental problem, scientific

studies have shown that the particulate matter from wood burning is highly damaging to the lungs and in some communities exceeds particulate emissions from vehicles and industry.

In Montreal several years ago, wood burning was the main cause of “winter smog” and winter air quality in Toronto has also been seriously affected by this practice. In addition, wood burning is a source of carbon emissions, both in the combustion process and the cutting down of trees that take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Refraining from burning wood is a simple way for us to improve the air that we breathe, and to reduce our carbon footprint through an in-

dividual act.

The City of Montreal passed a bylaw that came into force on Oct. 1, 2018 to ban wood burning without proper filtering installations in fireplaces to meet stricter emission standards in order to improve air quality. Toronto needs to do the same.

For people who suffer from asthma and COPD, wood burning can seriously impact their quality of life.

Let’s do the right thing and take up the call to reduce climate change in our own fireplaces. It’s the least we can do for our community and for our planet.

Susan Hutchison

Councillor happy to keep East York traditions going IT WAS a magical night at the annual East York Civic Centre Tree Lighting on Dec. 6, 2018.

I was happy to be able to host this community event and carry on the tradition this year.

As the City Councillor for the new Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, I am now also representing the former Ward 29.

I am excited to be a part of East York and it was so wonderful to be in the community and light the tree together with residents.

We were joined at the celebration by the fabulous singer-songwriter Tringa Rexhepi who sang holiday classics, and also by Santa Claus who took photos with all the kids who were there.

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Councillor Paula Fletcher was joined by Santa and many local residents at the East York Civic Centre Tree Lighting.

Dieppe Park next holiday season as well.

Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher

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Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this red Nissan Altima sedan in connection with the shooting on Walpole Avenue on Friday morning. The car was caught on security camera video.

Police seek info on vehicle after shooting on Walpole Continued from Page 1 wood Avenue and Gerrard Street, a man suffered lifethreatening injuries.

Police were called to Walpole, between Redwood and Glenside avenues, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Friday for reports of multiple gunshots having been fired.

According to police, two vehicles with a number of occupants inside each of them were parked in the area when a man approached on foot and began shooting at them.

Occupants in both vehicles began shooting back, according to police.

The man fled on foot and was followed by the vehicles from which the occupants

continued to fire at him, police said.

One of the vehicle’s occupants received a gunshot wound and made his own way to hospital, police said.

The shooting victim’s injuries are considered life threatening.

The man on foot did not appear to have been injured, police said.

When police arrived on Walpole in response to calls of shots being fired, they found a number of vehicles parked in front of homes on the street that had been hit by bullets.

Police were on the scene Friday morning investigating, and Walpole was closed between Redwood and Glenside with numerous yellow

markers along the street identifying evidence from the shooting. There were at least 25 such markers along the road.

On Saturday morning police released a security camera image of a four-door, red Nissan Altima believed to have been involved in the shooting.

Police are hoping anyone with information on that vehicle will contact them.

Also, anyone with more information on Sunday’s shooting is also asked to contact police.

Those with information on either Friday’s or Sunday’s shootings can call Toronto police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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Police begin their investigation at the shooting scene at Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Two men were injured in that shooting which took place at approximately 2:30 p.m. Two men were quickly taken into custody on Sunday afternoon in connection with the incident.

Danforth Mental Wellness group to meet A NEW free mental wellness group will start meetings later this month on Danforth Avenue.

The peer-to-peer support group, Danforth Mental Wellness, will begin holding meetings starting on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m.

The one-hour meetings will be held at Neighbourhood Link Support Services, 3036 Danforth Ave., just west of Victoria Park Avenue.

The Danforth group is an extension of the Beaches Mental Wellness group, and

will run in the same fashion.

The Beaches group meets Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.

It is a peer-to-peer support group for those who have, or support someone, with a mental wellness challenge.

Each week the group will meet to allow people to share with other like-minded people what is troubling them, to hear what solutions have worked well for others, and to understand that they are not alone.

Both the Danforth group and the Beaches group op-

erate at no cost to members through the generosity of donated meeting spaces.

The Beaches group meets at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., and the Danforth group at the Neighbourhood Link location.

Peer facilitators ensure the groups meet on a weekly basis. Those facilitators are members who have dealt with, and are still dealing with, their own mental wellness issues.

For more info, contact admin@mentalwellness.help

1821 Danforth Ave.

GET IN TOUCH! Office Hours: Mon, Tues: 11 a.m — 4 p.m.

Wed: closed • Thurs: 1 — 7 p.m.

Fri: 11 a.m — 3 p.m.

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Community Calendar JAN. 9: Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society General Meeting and Free Presentation “Historic Gardens of Spadina House” by Wendy Woodworth, Historic Horticulturist at the Gardens, at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 7 p.m. Guests welcome. Refreshments included.

JAN. 9-19: Crazy Clear Out Sale at Studio 888, 2359 Queen St. E. (just west of Beech Ave.). Paintings, linoprints, ceramics, Hummel figures and much more! Hours for this show: Tuesday to Sunday 12:30 - 4:30 / Thursday to 7:30 and also by chance (open lots) & appointment. Info: 416-200-5551, studio888art@gmail.com, studio888.ca JAN. 9-27: The Drawing Show at Gerrard Art Space, 1475 Gerrard St. E. Drawings by Gayle Carter. Reception – Saturday, Jan. 12, 3-6 p.m. Info: 416-778-0923, www.facebook.com/events/698962290466233/ JAN. 10: Beach Photo Club at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7-9:30 p.m. Topic: “Body to Body” with Steve Kean. Club meets first and third Thursday of every month (September to May). Info: www. beachphotoclub.com, beachphotoclub@gmail.com JAN. 12: Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown’s Grand Opening and Open House at 1821 Danforth Ave., 1-3 p.m. Info: 416-690-1032, rberns-mcgown-co@ndp.on.ca JAN. 13: Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum’s New Year’s Levee at West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, 313 Pharmacy Ave. (S of St. Clair), 2-4 p.m. Info: 416-261-9525, dbegum-co@ndp.on.ca JAN. 15: Beach & East Toronto Historical Society present Joanne Doucette – The Kingston Road Tramway 1872-1885 Ben Lamond to the Don River, at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. Admission free. All welcome. Info: www.tbeths.com JAN. 17: Join Our Team Pop-up Session at Expedia Cruiseshipcenters East York, 2474 Danforth Ave., 2-3:30 p.m. How to become a full-time or part-time vacation consultant. Info: Charlotte 647-351-6699 JAN. 19: Acoustic Harvest and Winterfolk XVII Blues & Roots Festival present Winterfolk XVII Preview and Benefit Concert at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 8 p.m. Featuring Cassie & Maggie, Donné Roberts, Ori Dagan, Shake the Bellows, Ken Yoshioka, and Alana & Leigh Cline. Festival wristbands only $10 at the preview! Tickets $25 at door, $22 advance at www. acousticharvest.ca. More info: www.winterfolk.com JAN. 19: SoundWave Café at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 2:30-4:30 p.m. Featuring contemporary folk singer/songwriter/guitarist Claire Coupland “Her warm, funny, and engaging stage manner, on top of her heart wrenching songs, ornate finger picking, and velvety smooth voice are sure to stay with her audience long after the show is over.” Freewill offering. Complimentary coffee and tea.

JAN. 24: Join Our Team Info Session at Expedia Cruiseshipcenters East York, 2474 Danforth Ave., 7-8:30 p.m. How to become a full-time or part-time vacation consultant. Info: Charlotte 647-351-6699 JAN. 26: Robbie Burns Roast Beef Dinner and Ceiliah at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 31 Wood Glen Rd., 5:30 p.m. Dinner, songs, readings, Scottish Country Dancers and Highland Dancer. $35.

Sell-out event. Tickets and info: 416-699-3084 JAN. 26: Concert of Hope at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7:30 p.m. Welcoming award-winning singer/ songwriter Abby Zotz directing the Shout Sister Choir in the first half of the concert, and then performing her own songs accompanied by guitarists Chris and Joel Saunders in the second half of the concert. Musical styles of blues, folk, jazz and gospel will be featured. Doors/bar open at 6:45 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 (adults), $10 (kids under 10) available at Beach United church office 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays, online at Eventbrite.ca or at the door the evening of the performance.

JAN. 28: Osteoporosis Support & Information Group Meeting at Scarborough Villlage Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.),10 a.m.noon. Julian Rawlins, Osteoporosis Canada, will speak about living healthily with Osteoporosis.

FEB. 2: Jazz & Reflection at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 4:30 p.m. Featuring jazz artists Nebyu Yohannes, trombone and vocals, with Yunjin Claire Lee on piano and Eric West on drums. Vancouver-bred, Nebyu Yohannes took his trombone across the country to pursue a career in Toronto. Nebyu found himself playing alongside local and international acts, performing across Canada and the US, and releasing his first studio recorded EP. Nebyu is presently working on new music that is self-definitive, tying together his cultural Ethiopian heritage with what it means to be a first-generation Canadian. Touching on influences such as John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Fiona Apple, and Frank Ocean, Nebyu presents music examining friendship, love, and self-discovery. Freewill offering.

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 MONDAYS-FRIDAYS: O.S.P.C.A. THRIFT SHOP, 2232 Kingston Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Good bargains in clothes, shoes, household items, etc., Donations welcome. Pickup arranged (416-694-4853).

Help support the animals. Info: 416-266-7716 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.mentalwellness.help TUESDAYS: THE BARONS BAND at Baron Byng Legion, 243 Coxwell Ave., 1:30 -3 p.m. Hot swinging jazz you can dance to! Info: Paul Hallam 416-444-1956 TUESDAYS: DANCING WITH PARKINSON’S at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 1:15-2:15 p.m.

A Toronto-based dance class where those with Parkinson’s Disease can explore the potential of their own movement through choreography and improvisation. Caregivers/spouses welcome. Claire Wootten, Instructor. Contact: clairefwootten@gmail.com WEDNESDAYS: BASIC BEGINNER BRIDGE LESSONS at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 9-Feb. 27. $65. Info and registration: 416-691-1113 THURSDAYS: DANFORTH MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP at Neighbourhood Link, 3036 Danforth Ave. (at Vic Pk), 6-7 p.m. (starting Jan. 17).

Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.mentalwellness.help 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 CALVARY “GRACE PASCOE” CARE CENTRE in conjunction with Daily Bread Food is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for distribution of food to clients residing between Woodbine and Victoria Park, and Danforth to the lake.

Donations of food accepted on those days. Enter from parking lot at rear of Calvary Baptist Church, Main and Benlamond. Info: Kathie or Ann 416-691-2899 AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues.

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 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 Nancy L’Estrange 416-686-2906 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 416-690-3324. Info: www.beacheslions.com BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults in the community are invited for soup, sandwiches and fellowship. •Mondays, to May 13 (no lunch Feb. 18) at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.) •Tuesdays alternating at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) – Jan. 8, 22, Feb. 5, 19 and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) – Jan. 15, 29, Feb. 12, 26 •Wednesdays, to May 15 (no lunch April 17 & 24) at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) •Thursdays, to May 16 at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays, to May 17 at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) Info: 416-691-6869 THE PSYCHIC IS IN! at Juice & Java Café, 2102 Queen St. E., first and third Sundays of every month, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.-ish. Great food, great shops to walk-about.

Kid-friendly. Text or vx 647-449-5920, email thepsychicinn@gmail.com, www.thepsychicinn.com EAST END COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 1619 Queen St. E. •Jan. 10: Focus Group for Young Adults, 12 noon-1:30 p.m. We are looking for young adults aged 18-35 to participate in a discussion group on feeling isolated, forming new supports and connections. Help us by sharing your needs, challenges and beliefs related to mental health. This program is free. Registration: Shirley 416-778-5805 x 216 •Mondays, starting Jan. 21: Strong and Steady, 12:30-2 p.m. A 9 week physiotherapy led exercise program aimed at making you stronger, improve your balance, and prevent you from falling. If you have fallen in the past, or are afraid of

falling, this program is especially for you! This program is free. Registration: Daysha at 416-778-5805 x 206 •Mondays: Money Matters – 30-Day Challenge, 11 a.m.-noon. Join us to participate in the 30-day challenge. A few tips and simple practices can help you keep track of your money, tidy up your finances and start a life of less worry. This is an interactive program best suited for individuals living on a fixed income or social assistance. This program is free. Info: Jackie at 416-778-5805 x 220 •Mondays and Wednesdays: GLA:D™ Program, 12:45-1:45 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. The GLA:D™ Canada program is an education and exercise program to help people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Participate in neuromuscular exercise sessions twice a week for six weeks to improve muscle control and stability of the joint.

A rapid assessment clinic referral is required, please speak to your Primary Health Care Provider. Registration is required. This program is free. Registration: Julieth at 416-778-5805 x 225. Centre info: www.eastendchc.on.ca YASODHARA YOGA TORONTO CENTRE OFFERINGS •Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, Tuesdays 7-8:15 p.m.

(Jan. 8, 15) •Hatha Yoga, Thursdays 1:15-2:15 p.m. (Jan. 10, 17) •Gentle Hatha Yoga, Thursdays 2:45-3:30 p.m. (Jan. 10, 17) •A Time for Quiet, Jan. 12. Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. All offerings are drop in and pay as you choose.

Info: www.yasodharayoga.org/toronto, 416-566-7510 SCARBOROUGH PLAYERS present ‘Doubt, A Parable’ by John Patrick Shanley at Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), Jan. 11, 12, 17-19, 24, 25 at 8 p.m., Jan. 13, 20 and 26 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $24 (discounts for seniors and students). Free parking. Reserved seats. Wheelchair accessible. Box office: 416-267-9292, www.theatrescarborough.com CHURCHES WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. (just north of Queen St.). Bring your friends and family as you join us for our neighbourhood Sunday Morning Worship Service beginning at 11 a.m. Childcare and Kids Program available during the Service. •Jan 13 “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” •Jan 20 “Sirens’ Call” •Jan 25-27 - Jr. High Students’ Retreat •Jan 27 “Just Say, ‘No!’” Info: 416-694-3054, www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. (Kingston Rd. & Warden Ave.), Sundays at 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse, open, and inclusive Christian community where you will find many possibilities for nurturing your own spirituality and enriching your life, as well as opportunities to serve others through acts of caring, compassion and justice. Our wonderful music program includes special monthly Musical Sunday Services (the last Sunday of each month). Also home to the Bluffs Food Bank, Toby’s Place (a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ Youth) and Dorothy’s Place (serving LGBTQ+ seniors). Whatever you are wearing, whatever you feel about God, wherever you are on your spiritual journey – you will fit right in. Sunday school and nursery care available. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. Widening the Welcome! Working together to nurture inclusive communities. •Regular Sunday Worship at 10:30 am. Nursery care & children’s activity time provided.

•Jan. 6 – Epiphany & Communion •Jan. 13 – “Disability and Inclusion” with guest speaker Nicole Tanti, community engagement coordinator •Jan. 20 – “Gender Identity” with guest speaker Leslie Kirsh, Families in Transition Central Toronto Youth Services •Jan. 27 – “Refugees” with presenters “Beach Cares”, a Syrian Refugee sponsorship group. Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com. Find us on Facebook and Instagram.

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 a.m. Info: www.beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. (corner of Kingston Rd. and Wood Glen Rd.) Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Easy access from the TTC. A welcoming atmosphere for all. Services are interactive with the congregation, choir and minister. Sunday School and Nursery room is provided. The services are relevant to world issues with a focus on care and justice for God’s people, community and earth.

Friendly atmosphere with fellowship to follow at our FB Café. Minister: Rev. Angela J. Cluney. Find us: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com or fboffice@rogers.com ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Wednesdays: Drop-in Playgroup 9:30 a.m., Mid-week Service 10:30 a.m. •Thursdays: Euchre 7 p.m., Bible Study 7:30 p.m. All welcome.

Info: Church Office 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com

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Share A Christmas campaign helped hundreds of families COMMUNITY CENTRE 55 wrapped up its massive Share A Christmas campaign on Saturday, Dec. 22 by delivering hampers to close a 1,000 area families in need this holiday season.

Volunteers and staff put in a huge amount of effort to get the hampers, which include fresh and non-perishable food items along with gifts and toys for families, delivered to those in need.

This was the 37th year for the Share A Christmas campaign at Community Centre 55.

Debbie Visconti, executive director of Community Centre 55, told Beach Metro News in an interview that

without the work and dedication of the volunteers, the campaign would not be able to help the hundreds of families that it does every Christmas.

“We would not be able to do this without the volunteers,” she said.

“We have hundreds of volunteers helping and we are moving literally tens of thousands of pounds of food.”

Lots of volunteers were at the centre, at 97 Main St., on the week of Dec. 17, working on the massive job of sorting and packing donations.

That work culminated in the Saturday, Dec. 22 deliveries of the hampers.

The morning was spent

packing and sorting of perishable food items such as turkeys, hams, bread, milk and cakes, and the loading of delivery vehicles. Deliveries were then made from 1 p.m. on.

Without those deliveries, many area families would not have been able to enjoy Christmas. Also, there was enough food in the hampers to help carry families in need through into the new year as well, making them especially important for those who receive them.

For more information on Community Centre 55 and the Share A Christmas, please visit www.centre55. com

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The parking lot at Community Centre 55 on Main Street was full of food items including turkeys and hams just prior to delivery to families in need on Saturday, Dec. 22. The Saturday deliveries were the culmination of the massive Share A Christmas campaign by Community Centre 55.

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Volunteers help sort non-perishable food items Tuesday, Dec. 18, night at Community Centre 55 as part of the Share A Christmas campaign.

West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre: 313 Pharmacy Ave. (South of St. Clair Ave.)

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Toronto Fire Services and First Alert were at Community Centre 55 to donate 500 smoke alarms to the Share A Christmas hamper campaign. The smoke alarms were distributed to local families in need as part of the holiday hampers delivered by Community Centre 55 volunteers just prior to Christmas Day. “Smoke alarms are every family’s most important line of defence against fire tragedies,” said Chief Matthew Pegg of Toronto Fire Services in a release announcing the donation.

Jan. 11 - 12, 17 - 19, 24 - 25 at 8pm Jan. 13, 20 and 26 at 2pm directed by Joseph van Veen

Tickets $24 discounts for Students & Seniors

Box Office: 416-267-9292 or www.theatrescarborough.com Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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I remember shooting this most populated intersection in the Beach back in 1999.

What is common between both images (and disturbs me) is that there is no beautiful mural wrapping the east side of Foodland.

It says something about our society if we can’t have public art displayed without it being constantly being defaced and tagged with moronic tags.

If you have an old photo of the Beach you’d like to share with our readership, please contact me: gdvandyke61@gmail.com

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Are you, or someone you know, affected by a Mental Wellness challenge?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

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The response to the donation bag program in support of Centre 55’s Share a Christmas campaign was AMAZING! With your help, we generated over 225lbs of non-perishable food items for inclusion in the hampers delivered to over 700 families in our community.

Your support is greatly appreciated!

Next year’s goal is 500lbs!

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DESIGNS FROM around the world have been selected as the winners of the Winter Stations Design Competition which will be displayed along the Beach this winter.

This is the fifth year for Winter Stations, and the theme for the 2019 installations was Migration. The works of art will be placed at the sites of the lifeguard stations along the waterfront between Ashbridges Bay and Balmy Beach from Feb. 18 to April 1.

Hundreds of submissions were received from around the world for this year’s competition, and the Winter Stations design jury team selected the four winners.

They are Above the Wall, by Joshua Carel and Adelle York of Boston; Mind Station, by Tomas Piotrowski and Lukasz Chaberka, of Warsaw, Poland; The Forest of Butterflies, by Luis Enrique Hernandez of Xalapa, Mexico; and Cavalcade, by John Nguyen, Victor PerezAmado, Anton Skorishchenko, Abubaker Bajaman and Stephen Seungwon Baik of Toronto.

Those four works will be joined along the waterfront by two student installations – Ground2 from Humber College, and Intuit from Sheridan College.

Each winning submission celebrates Toronto’s winter waterfront landscape and aims to draw people outside to interact with installations, the winter and each other, said a press release by Winter Stations founders RAW Design, Ferris and Associates, and Curio.

Working with the theme Migration, designers were asked to explore all facets of migration, including the complex social issues that surround humanity’s shaping of our global society, the flight of animals and the exchange of ideas.

“It brings our team immense pride that Winter Stations is heading into it’s fifth year,” said Winter Stations cofounder, Roland Rom Colthoff, of RAW

Above, Mind Station by Tomas Piotrowski and Lukasz Chaberka of Wars Sheridan College. Above right, The Forest of Butterflies by Luis Enrique three of this year’s Winter Stations installations. Winter Stations will be p guard stations between Ashbridges Bay and Balmy Beach.

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“It’s a testament to the appetite for design in this city, as well as to the efforts of our sponsors who step up each year to fund the exhibition. We wanted this year’s theme to continue exploring global events while bringing design and spectacle to the water’s edge. Winter Stations has always been about bringing joy, warmth and conversation to the long, cold Canadian winter landscape.”

In its fifth year, Winter Stations has evolved to include sister exhibition, Ice Breakers presented by Ports Toronto.

Ice Breakers is now in its third year

and runs from Jan. 19 – Feb. 24, along Queen’s Quay.

Here’s more info on each of this year’s Winter Stations installations: Above the Wall positions humans, physically and symbolically, above a barrier constructed around the lifeguard stand at Woodbine Beach. In the current global political climate, the idea of a wall as a literal physical boundary between countries is reemerging as a nationalist tool to prevent migration.

Above left, Ground2 by Humber College. Above right, Cavalcade by John Nguyen, Victor Perez-Amado, Anton Skorishchenko, Abubaker Bajaman, and Stephen Seungwon Baik of Toronto. These are two of the works for this year’s Winter Stations.

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saw, Poland. Top right, Intuit from Hernandez of Xalapa, Mexico are placed along the waterfront at life-

This installation contests the wall as a productive assertion of sovereignty.

As visitors walk between installations, they are encouraged to ascend the staircase along their walk and engage with others that have approached from the opposite side. This unifying experience can help us overcome the physical thing that is meant to divide us.

Mind Station – Nowadays everything is fast paced! People’s thoughts are spreading across the globe as fast as our Internet connection. This pavilion, like the network, allows users to lose their physical dimension. People are able to concentrate further on value of thought migration and emotions related with it. Mind Station connects strangers and provides opportunity to break cognitive barriers.

The Forest of Butterflies represents the forests of Michocan, Mexico, where year-after-year the insect with the longest migration in the world is received, the Monarch butterfly. The installation represents a bouquet of butterflies that lived in the forests of Michoacan upon receiving the Canadian migrant, where the spectators can play, run, dance, chase and hide from the millions of butterflies that paint the forest with orange tones during the Mexican winter.

Cavalcade is an installation that

reflects the collective spirit of human movement and transversal, not just in the contemporary political sense of global migration, but in the consensus that the human quest for a better life is one that is timeless and universal.

Cavalcade depicts people migrating towards something better. The spectator is placed in the midst of this movement as their reflection off a mirror at the centre of the installation reaffirms this collective connection.

Ground2 is an experiential journey of migration that beckons the user to participate in the ever-shifting human and environmental landscape. Built with contemporary materials, the temporary, scattered structures form a new artificial ground mediating between the linear, safe boardwalk and the fluctuating, undefined boundaries of water.

This dispersed plateau reflects on the near future of the world’s dissolving glacial landscapes that will propel im-

minent environmental refugee crises.

With a natural flow of degradation and designed to reach varying heights, Ground2 prompts users to assess their reformed surroundings as they walk, climb, and traverse the destabilized path before them.

Intuit reimagines the lifeguard tower as a migratory species. The proportions of the original tower have been stretched, shrunk and distorted to create a pleasing array of characters within the species. The placement of the chairs in turn suggests a pattern of migration that is at once familiar and satisfying. Constructed of wood with the concern for the public’s safety uppermost, the team wants the viewer to add a playful narrative and the opportunity to engage and rekindle their own memories and stories.

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The Two Fours (from left to right) Wally Hucker, bass; Karen Gold, guitar; Susan Litchen, flute and guitar; Paul Brennan drums; Corey Cousineau, lead guitar. The band plays The Black Swan Tavern on Saturday, Jan. 12.

The Two Fours to play Black Swan LOCAL BAND The Two Fours will play The Black Swan Tavern on Saturday, Jan. 12.

Based in the Beaches neighbourhood, The Two Fours, according to co-founder and bassist Wally Hucker, are “world famous all over several east Toronto neighbourhoods, and parts of Scarborough, Etobicoke, and Durham County.”

Other members of what they call “the core four” up front are Karen Gold, guitar; Susan Litchen, flute and guitar; and co-founder Corey Cousineau, on lead guitar. All the core four sing lead and harmony vocals.

The five, with drummer Paul Brennan, first played together last June at Saulter Street Brewery during the Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest. Subsequently, they have played together at Balmy Beach Club, Taste of the Woods, the Wheels On The Danforth festival, Kew Gardens, Gastro Pub, Leslieville Farmers’ Market, Tara Inn, and many other venues.

The Black Swan Tavern is on Danforth Avenue just east of Broadview Avenue. The Two Fours are set to take the stage at 10 p.m. and play until closing time.

Acoustic Harvest hosts Winterfolk preview

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Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the music starts at 8 p.m. and continues until 10 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the door for $25 or in advance for $22 at www.acousticharvest.ca.

The event is another one of Toronto’s Winterfolk XVII festival preview performances to showcase some of the musical talent Toronto has, and to show audiences what this year’s festival has to offer.

Festival-goers have the chance to see a sneak preview of what will be shown at the 17th annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival in February with many different performances.

Folks will also be able to purchase festival weekend (Feb. 22-24) wristbands for half price, only $10, at the Acoustic Harvest show.

Winterfolk was formed to entertain, educate, enlighten, engage, and encourage the community about various folk music styles including roots, blues, folk, and more that’s available in Toronto.

Founded by Festival Director Brian Gladstone, it is run as a division of The Association of Artists for a Better World, a registered non-profit organization in Ontario, www.abetterworld.ca.

Acoustic Harvest is a huge supporter and presenter for the festival and continues its tradition of featuring the best, local, national, and international acoustics roots talent, all in a cozy setting that fosters the building of friendships, community spirit, and love of music and the arts.

Hosted by Acoustic Harvest Artistic Director Lillian Wauthier, artists will perform two sets in the round on Jan. 19.

This includes Nova Scotian sisters, now based in Toronto, Cassie and Maggie with their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic sound, www.cassieandmaggie.com. More traditional Celtic magic from father-daughter duo Alana & Leigh Cline, www.leighcline.com/alanaleigh.html, will also be presented.

New-on-the-scene, accordion-driven trio Shake the Bellows brings Celtic tunes, French waltzes, Cajun songs, and more, www.facebook.com/ShakeTheBellows.

Also, there will be Donne Roberts who performs mainly in

Malagasy, his mother tongue from his birthplace of Madagascar, www.donneroberts.com.

On the Acoustic Harvest bill as well will be blues harpist and guitarist Ken Yoshioka, www.reverbnation.com/kenyoshioka, and award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and recording artist Ori Dagan, www.oridagan.com.

For more information and updates on the upcoming Winterfolk XVII Blues & Roots Festival, please visit www.winterfolk.com.

Noir/Chroma exhibition at Connections Gallery CONNECTIONS GALLERY is hosting a Noir/Chroma exhibition until Feb. 28.

There will be an opening reception celebration on Jan. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the gallery, which is located at 1840 Danforth Ave., between Woodbine and Coxwell avenues.

Noir/Chroma explores the colour and black/white aspects of art through a variety of subject matters.

The exhibition will feature works by a number of artists including international award-winning Canadian photographer Peter Dusek, a minimalist Zen-inspired landscape artist.

Also, there will be works by award-winning thematic Canadian artist and sculptor Marlene Hilton Moore, a recipient of many public art commissions including the prestigious Valliant’s Memorial, Ottawa.

Many other artist’s works including those of Alan Dunlop, Susan Kerr, Kerry Hayes, and Leah Oates will be displayed at the exhibition as well.

For more information on the Noir/Chroma exhibition, please visit www.alternativephotoservices.com or call at 416668-2006.

The Drawing Show set for Gerrard Art Space THE GERRARD Art Space (GAS) is hosting The Drawing Show this month.

The show runs from Jan. 9 until Jan. 27 at the Gerrard Art Space which is located at 1475 Gerrard St. E., just west of Coxwell Avenue.

The show will feature drawings and sketches on display on the walls of the member-driven, multi-disciplinary art space.

Opening reception for the show is set for Saturday, Jan. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.gerrardartspace. com or call 416-778-0923.

Scarborough Players stage Doubt, A Parable THE SCARBOROUGH Players will be staging the dramatic play Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley this month.

All performances take place at the Scarborough Village Theatre, which is located at 3600 Kingston Rd., at Markham Road.

Show times are scheduled for Jan. 11-12, Jan. 17-19, and Jan. 24-25 at 8 p.m. Matinees starting at 2 p.m. are slated for Sunday, Jan. 13 and 20 and Saturday, Jan. 26.

Set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, Doubt, A Parable examines the perils of moral certainty.

Doubt, A Parable was the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in the same year.

Tickets for the show are $24, with discounts for students and seniors.

For more ticket information or to order, please call the box office at 416-267-9292 or visit www.theatrescarborough.com

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Photographers give holiday gift of portraits at AccessPoint event

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TIS’ THE season to be jolly … and there was one incredible experience that put smiles on the faces of more than 80 families this holiday season called the Help-Portrait.

This one-day event is sponsored every year by CAPIC (the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators / www.capic.org) and it took place at the AccessPoint Alliance Community Centre at 3079 Danforth Ave., just east of Victoria Park Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 1.

It involved 10 professional photographers, along with 10 photographers’ assistants and a make-up artist, two producers, three tech support for printing,

a social media producer, a special event photographer, plus five support staff from the community centre, all giving of their time to create free portraits for families who cannot afford to have their portraits taken, definitely a Christmas gift that will be remembered and last forever.

The professional photographers who took part were Michael Cooper, Peter Roberts, Jeff Buchanan, Peter Stranks, Meghan Hall, Christopher Dew, Bryon Johnson, Ken Remark, Henry Feather and Michael LaFond.

The photographers’ assistants were Bobby Singh, Katie Doyle, Kevin Ho, Rachel Andrade, Nima Latifpour, Elsie Nisonen, Gabriela Parada, Viola Luo, Tamar Afifi, Anne Hanrahan, and Di-

ane Pelenur.

The make-up artist was Mirasol Ambai, and printer work and reception was taken care of by Heather, Katie and Elizabeth Lobban.

Special Event Photographer was Calvin Lee. The Social Media and General Manager for CAPIC is Sasha Sobrino.

Photographers Malcolm Lobban and Struan Campbell-Smith were the organizers and producers of Help-Portrait.

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WHENEVER LINDA Pelley would go out to deliver the Beach Metro Community News in her neighbourhood, she would always be accompanied by her loyal four-legged helper who would be by her side at all times.

For the past nine years, Pelley has used the job as a way to train her black Labrador mix, Luca.

It was her work trainer who originally suggested that she should teach Luca to follow her lead and walk up the stairs behind her while on the job.

“I had so many stairs to walk up and down,” she said. “It worked out really well, and she actually learned how to be a good dog. She’s an incredible dog now. She was pretty slow to pick up new rules, let’s say. But she picked it up so fast; how to walk up and down the stairs behind me.”

Pelley adopted Luca from Petfinder, a popular dog-adoption organization based in the United States. Luca was a puppy when she was rescued off the street by volunteers. Her previous dog had passed away after being part of her life for more than 16 years. After a short period Pelley decided she wanted a new dog to be part of her family.

“Honestly, I lasted two months and I ended up looking again, because I have always had a dog in my life,” she said.

“I looked on Petfinder and I saw Luca, who at the time was named Angel. I really liked the look of her, adopted her, and decided to change her name.”

Luca had just turned one when Pelley began covering her route for the Beach Metro News. She was a dog with lots of energy. The job would wear Luca out by forcing her to walk all day long to burn off all the energy she had. It also helped to give Pelley a break from Luca’s hyper personality at night.

“Now, at the age of 10, she’s just a fat, lazy Lab,” she joked.

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Linda Pelley and her Labrador mix, Luca, happily delivered Beach Metro News to the community for more than nine years.

will be giving up the job because she is moving away from the East YorkBeaches area.

What she will miss the most is the strong sense of community and talking to all the friends she made along the way.

“I would bring my dog with me doorto-door with everybody’s papers,” she said. “I know everybody and I talk to everybody, so I could typically do it in 10 to 15 minutes, but it normally takes me

30 to 40 minutes, because I love catching up with everybody.”

During her time delivering papers, Pelley would donate $50 out of each month’s paycheque in Luca’s name, to organizations that helped rescue dogs.

“One of the first times they gave me a bonus, they gave me $50 as a reward,” she said. “I just put it back into dog shelters as a donation. I kept doing this constantly. It was ultimately Luca’s paper route, not mine.”

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East of Eliza continuing to keep east Toronto green and beautiful

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EAST OF Eliza a well-known flower shop located at 1960 Gerrard St. E. is owned by Reed Russell—self-taught florist who loves all things natural.

She said her “skills and ancestral memory stem from a long line of gardeners and artists.”

Russell described her grandmother’s garden “like an Eden for my mother and I.” Growing up in Richmond Hill until the age of eight, Reed moved to Toronto and watched her father work as a television producer for CBC. Influenced by the worlds of art and nature, Russell currently works on the Murdoch Mysteries set, and has provided props for hit movies such as How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and The Time Traveler’s Wife.

As a child, Russell’s favourite place was to be outside in nature.

She recalled her mother asking what colour she would like her bed-

room walls painted, and she replied, “I would like them to be moss.” Her mother initially thought of the colour moss green, and Reed replied, “No Mom, I’d like them to be covered in moss.”

“There’s a term I’ve used that encompasses my relationship with the planet— it’s called ‘Belly Botany’” Russell said. “I’ve practised the idea as a child, it’s basically lying on the floor of a meadow or forest to really connect with nature.”

Eliza Doolittle was the original incarnation of Russell’s shop, opening in 1975 on Queen Street. Former owner Heidi Lamperstorfer, a native of Germany who now lives on the west coast, was also “self taught and had a woodsy-based natural practice. This approach was a new style of floristry being practised in Canada at the time” Russell remembered.

Lamperstorfer hired Russell on Feb. 13, 1986 – just in time for the busiest day of the floral year. “It was

trial by fire and seemingly meant to be” Russell said. Two and a half years later she would wind up owning the company herself.

The two florists developed a close friendship working together, and they had a connection immediately.

“The original store was magical.

Heidi initially opened it as a studio and people in the Beaches would come to stare at the window displays. Eventually she opened the doors to everyone,” Russell said.

Russell is in the process of transitioning her role in the company to focus more on the growing and gardening side of things, and she will continue to provide beautiful greenery to the community from her Gerrard Street East store.

East of Eliza hours are Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Karate is so much more than kicking and punching

By Fiona Bramzell

WHILE MANY of us think of karate as a sport that focuses on punching, kicking and one-on-one combat, it is, as Sensei Wilfred Seerattan is eager to point out, so much more than that.

As the owner of Toronto JKA Karate, located on Danforth Avenue at Warden Avenue, Sensei Seerattan teaches his students all aspects of karate such as the basics of form, focus, and fighting but, more than that, he instructs them on understanding how to fight in a way that is always respectful to the opponent, a key component of this ancient martial art.

Unlike many of the students who attend his classes, Sensei Seerattan didn’t begin studying karate until the age of 17, back in his homeland of Trinidad.

Although he wasn’t encouraged by his parents, he knew that this was something he needed to do after having made a conscious decision a few years earlier to live his life in a way that would be an example to others.

The path of studying karate made perfect sense to him both on a physical and cerebral level and it is a decision he has never looked back on.

Between working and going to school, Seerattan trained relentlessly, achieving his first degree black belt at age 21.

During this time he had moved to Toronto where his aunt was living and continued his studies at the Toronto Shotokan Karate Dojo, a school that he had felt drawn to when searching the many listings in the Yellow Pages.

This small, unassuming

school that shared many of Seerattan’s own philosophies turned out to be a wise choice and Seerattan eventually became head instructor before branching out to open a school of his own.

The move from student to teacher was a natural progression for Seerattan, a man who takes great pleasure in sharing his knowledge with others.

The Shotokan style of karate Seerattan teaches has been described as karate in its purest form, developed from the teachings of Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) the first Supreme Master of the JKA (Japan Karate Association) which provides the basis of Seerattan’s classes.

Working with students ranging in age from four to more than 60, Seerattan takes a different approach to many other karate schools.

“My main goal is to teach my students how to become good people in all aspects of life,” Seerattan explained.

“While the physical aspects of karate are obvious, I try to teach the importance of being open to learning, gaining inner peace as well as outer strength and realising that everything in life is a choice.”

For the younger students in his classes in particular, having fun is a big part of what keeps them coming back week after week and Seerattan is more than willing to show them that hard work and enjoyment can go hand in hand.

“I believe the environment in the dojo should always be positive and I treat all my students equally, telling them stories, encouraging them to do their best and providing the incentive to

PHOTO: FIONA BRAMZELL

Sensei Wilfred Seerattan, centre, surrounded by a number of young students from the Toronto JKA Karate school during a recent class held at Kingston Road United Church. learn. It’s a two-way street and I gain just as much from them as they do from me.”

The respect the students have for Sensei Serrattan is reflected in the fact that many of them have been studying under him for years and continue to support and grow with the school. Seerattan also said that sometimes parents of young students will see the positive effect karate has and sign up for his adult classes.

As a man who has overcome some serious health conditions in his youth and continues to deal with tendonitis, Seerattan is a picture of good health, looking far younger than his 52 years.

While this is in part due to his clean lifestyle choices and physical training, it is clear that meditation and a

positive attitude also play a role in his ageless appearance and peaceful demeanor.

Now, as a fifth degree black belt, Seerattan continues to compete at tournaments around the world and takes every opportunity to train with some of the biggest names in the JKA. “My dream is to continue in karate for as long as I can,” he said.

“I believe that the black belt is the beginning of learning and that it is a lifelong process. While there are ten degrees of black belt, the tenth degree is perfection, something that no-one can truly achieve in their lifetime.”

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Sports

East York and Danforth Collegiate square off in basketball action

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Left, Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute player Raheem (13) takes to the air as he drives the net against East York Collegiate Institute player Alexander Bielajac during high school basketball action recently. East York won the game 67-47. Above, Danforth’s Andre Dayes (15) takes a shot as East York’s Bielajac and Tahjai McDonald look on.

Paracanoeist Culjak loves individuality of sport

By Chelsea Ortiz Luiz

AN ATHLETE is defined as someone who participates in a sport that involves physical strength, speed, and endurance.

For Draga Culjak, of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club, this description fits perfectly.

Culjak, a professional kayaker who competed in the Canoe Sprint World Championships with the Canadian team in 2013, started falling in love with paracanoeing because she felt it was different from any other sport.

“It’s a very huge outdoor sport, so that’s mainly why I love it,” Culjak said.

“Also, team sports like soccer or basketball are different. I find that people sit on the benches a lot. In individual sports like paracanoe, it’s all up to you.”

Falling in love with paracanoeing isn’t effortless, though. Culjak said the sport is complicated.

She said that paracanoe is a sport that looks easy, but once you get in the boat and on the water, it’s all about maintaining balance, which is a difficult task to perform.

“You have to be balanced on both sides,” Culjak said.

“Your hips have to be stable. If you do any sudden movements, you’re in the water in no time so it’s all about balance and practice.”

World Championships After only needing one summer to adjust to the challenges of paracanoeing, it’s clear why Culjak was chosen to compete in the Canoe Sprint World Championship Team in 2013 in Duisburg, Germany.

“It was my biggest world competition,” Culjak said.

“It was a big experience for me because I started paracanoeing only two years before I competed in Germany. Also, as a kid, I always used to watch sports events on TV and now I was actually part of an event.

“For me, it was the closest thing to the Olympic or Paralympic Games. It was an amazing experience.”

Every successful athlete always needs an encouraging supporter throughout his or her ath-

letic career.

For Culjak, she said she actually had two fantastic supports who were constantly by her side.

“My son and my coach were my biggest supporters,” Culjak said.

“My son loves what I do and he always supports me. My coach, Mary Ellery, did everything she can to help me improve and do better in my career. She did her best to help me do my best.”

In the process of becoming the athlete she is today, Culjak said she wishes to change only one thing about her entire career. In order to describe her wish, she reflects on the past.

“I really wish I started everything earlier. I started back in 2000. I played sports back when I lived in Yugoslavia, but when I moved to Canada, I was only a 25-year-old who didn’t really know how to speak English and I didn’t have any money. I also had my son who was only five years old at the time.”

Culjak said that she moved to Canada because her country was suffering from a civil war.

When she arrived in Canada,

her athleticism was never a priority.

Instead, as a mother who was living in a brand new country, her first and only main concern was caring for her son as he grew up.

“I had no choice but to move to a different country. My first priorities coming into Canada were finding a job to get money and to learn English,” Culjak said.

Focus on sport “I wanted my son to have a better life here in Canada, which is a free country. No war, no fear of being killed; there’s freedom of speech unlike my other country.”

Culjak said Canada gave her and her son the freedom they never really had.

When her son grew up beautifully, that’s when she started focusing on sports.

Now with a 30-year-old son, she is a successful Canoe Sprint World Championships competitor who dreams of someday becoming a participant in the Olympic or Paralympic Games.

PHOTO: CHELSEA ORTIZ LUIZ

Balmy Beach Canoe Club member Draga Culjak has competed internationally as a paracanoeist.

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BEACH METRO NEWS

Clean Energy Heroes

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Leslieville’s Bill Pollock, a Delivery Experience Specialist at Tesla Canada in the Toronto showroom.

Leslieville expert dispels electric vehicle myths B.F. Nagy Beach resident and author of The Clean Energy Age

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lectric vehicle sales have exploded in North America. In 2018 we bought about 400,000 in Canada and the USA. For a couple of years sales were growing by more than 25 per cent, then in 2017 and 2018 they blew past 100 per cent annual growth.

The people who sell modern-day cars seem different. They no longer wear wide ties, talk fast, or engage in elabourate negotiations. Bill Pollock, a Delivery Experience Specialist at Tesla Canada is also a technologist, an inventor, actor, musician, and former director for an online ethical startup company.

He and his wife Susan live in Leslieville with their dog Molly. Mild mannered and more like a professor, Bill educates people about all different brands of electric cars (EVs).

Tesla doesn’t call its facilities, like the one on Lawrence Avenue near the DVP, ‘dealers.’ They call them stores. People go there for test drives, but staff are less likely to pressure you to buy, because they’re not on commission.

Most people place their actual order online. You can also buy one from inventory on the lot and get it within days. Custom orders are now down to 12-16 weeks in Toronto.

MYTH - ELECTRIC CAR COST Because some provinces offer incentives (now scrapped in Ontario), most people don’t realize that even without them, electric cars are competitively priced.

A 2019 Nissan Leaf starts at about $36k and will take you more than 350 km on a single charge (2019 model). Tesla Model 3 and Chevy Bolt are perhaps higher quality, with similar range, and they start at about $45k.

But you shouldn’t compare the purchase price of an electric to a gas car, without comparing operating costs. “If you charge at home during off hours 60 kWh costs about $3.60. That will take you about 300 km,” said Pollock.

This saves most drivers 75- 80 per cent on

fuel. “And you will also save about 80 per cent on maintenance,” he said.

Teslas have the best safety rating of any car. “Most EVs are safer because there is a mass of metal laying low in the car, mitigating impact and virtually eliminating rollovers.” said Pollock.

Despite this, at the moment, insurance companies still charge about the same for electric and gas cars.

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But he acknowledges that extreme weather sometimes leads to drivers using climate controls more, reducing singlecharge range. He added that, “Judicious use of heated seats and steering wheels can mitigate this.”

THOUSANDS OF PLACES TO CHARGE UP Although 90 per cent of charging takes place at home, people still worry about long trips.

As of September 2018, there were about 22,000 public fast charging stations in the United States and Canada (100-130 km in 20 mins). Thousands more are being added quickly now by governments on highways, and by private companies in parking lots.

NO-EMISSION DRIVING “Climate change may be the most important thing that not enough people in power are thinking about,” said Pollock.

“Our customers like saving money on fuel and maintenance, and lately they’ve been volunteering how happy they are to not be contributing to greenhouse gas.”

B.F. Nagy is a long time Beach resident and author of The Clean Energy Age. He has interviewed more than 700 experts and written 150 articles on clean energy. The Clean Energy Age is available online, from your favourite bookseller or bfnagy.com. It contains solutions, priorities, success stories and a dozen top 10 lists of climate actions for homeowners, business managers, and others.

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Specializing in removal of RATS, MICE, COCKROACHES AND BED BUGS.

416-698-9000

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Cleaning Services

WILLIAM PEST CONTROL Lic. & Ins.

Call Kevin 647 282 8375

416 389 9234

(20.)

Experienced Cleaning Lady looking for work.

Piano Tuning 416-699-3772

(r)

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We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care.

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FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

I provide excellent cleaning services for residential homes and condos.

Contact Martha @ Cell: 647-206-1415 Home: 416-449-0171

BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

CLEANING SERVICE

Music Lessons piano, guitar, voice violin, drums and more

TRUCK ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SMALL PICKUP & DELIVERY

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SUPER EUROPEAN

416-699-8333

416-691-6893

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (20)

Kingston Rd/Vic Park

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

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

Scarboro Music

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK 416-820-1527

- Property Cleaning - Lawn Cutting - Aeration/Overseeding /Fertilizing/Mulching 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca (20r)

We teach it all!

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

TAX ACCOUNTANT

BEACHES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work.

Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com

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PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

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MR. FIX-IT

Pest Control

ONE MORE TIME 50 CD JUKEBOX $7900 NEGOTIABLE Professionally Reconditioned

Handmade Soy Candles

416-265-7979

Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves.

Fast, friendly service.

Good rates.

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SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION

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

416-694-6241

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

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

RUBBISH REMOVAL

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

Wurlitzer

416-690-1791

Computer Services

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On rims (4”).

Lots of tread. $150 firm, cash

Call 647.869.7990

Books wanted: art, photography, literature, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc.

Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-9355 or 416-878-4319 (7r) inno.dubelaar@gmail.com

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding

4 WINTER TIRES

416-691-8621

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Beach

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Call Maggie 416-757-1888

For Sale

Construction labourer/Carpenter’s helper/Painter/Mover/Landscaper/ Cleaning, etc. PT/Ft. Brad, own tools.

416-466-1649 (20)

416-917-9025

Quiet street with separate entrance suitable for one person.

Incl. new washer/dryer, new stove, all utilities, high speed internet, cable and a/c. $1200/ month

416 691-0843

PART TIME CLEANER

416-690-2880

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Harding & King

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A.S.M. MOVERS FULL SERVICE Local & long distance. Taking care of your possessions.

416-690-1356 All Season Movers

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STUDIO 1

2 Men + Truck $59/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries (23r)

Moving at the Speed of Life I am your local mover with over 25 years experience.

647-308-0695

(2)

Painters

Family owned & operated 26 years in business

416-690-3890

(r)

PROWAY

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

416.797.6731

proway.painting@gmail.com Free Estimates & References Available

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FRANZ’S PAINTING

Experienced. Reliable.

Professional Work Guaranteed.

Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates.

Beach Resident.

(20r)

SERENITY PAINTING Beach resident with over 30 years exp Interior / Exterior Work Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs No job too big or small Have the job done right the first time.

Referrals & Free Estimates

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WG PAINTING

*** Free Estimates *** We stand by our contracts, big or small.

Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more (20.)

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs (20.)

INTERIOR PAINTING

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

BEACH HILL

PAINTING

INTERIOR, EXTERIOR QUALITY PAINTING; KITCHEN CABINET REFINISHING & CUSTOM PAINT; STAINING & WATERPROOFING, DECKS & FENCES

25 years • Free estimates

dave@beachhillpainting.com (1r)

mapmtoronto@gmail.com

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Mark The Plumber Master Plumber • Lic. & Ins.

Complete Bathrooms Small Repairs Renovations 416-456-9999 Follow on Facebook

(22r)

NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident

(2)

newbrightpainting@gmail.com

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PAINTER GIRLS Interior/Exterior

ESA LIC# 7002668

(17/19)

CEJA ELECTRIC Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades free estimates

CARL 647-787-5818

Call now for free quote 416-833-5874

CLAYTON ELECTRIC

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

When you want the job done right, call a girl! (23)

ALL - CITY

PAINTING & RENOS Family owned Call today for your free estimate 10% Senior Discount (20)

CUSTOM PRO PAINTERS

(r)

Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507

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

416-690-1630

(r)

MURPHY

ELECTRIC ECRA/ESA#7004508

Knob & tube • No job too small Cell 416-529-5426

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(1)

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Plumbers

416-833-3006

Big or small we do them all

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

(2)

Lic: 7006786

690-8533 Lic. #P-15099

(r)

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured.

ECRA/ESA #7008706

George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (5r)

MBX ELECTRIC Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

416 691-3555

50 years in the Beach

(r)

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

LTD

Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations

Call Marc 416-910-1235

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik

Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537

416-569-2181

(r)

(21r)

Carpenters

Beach resident for 50 years.

Discount for seniors and single parent.

Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 patrickj480@gmail.com (7)

TOM DAY

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work.

Smallest leak - complete bath reno.

Internal & external drain excavating.

Call the professionals 416-480-0622

(1r)

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

Fully licensed.

Contact us at 416 602 2128 (20r)

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

Call Rex 416-889-1963 rexn@rogers.com (19/19)

CUSTOM CARPENTRY in the Beach

Basement Lowering www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999

(r)

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

(r)

Shingles • Flats • Cedar Free Estimates Residential & Commercial Tel: 416-752-6453 Cell: 416-788-9020

(22)

416-910-8033

(5)

Jack of All Trades Handyman Services Decks, Fences, Carpentry Drywall, Bathrooms Kitchens, Basements No Job too small

(2r)

TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD. Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 15 years.

KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING

Roofing • Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more Serving the Beach 25 years (20....)

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

HARDWOOD

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

GENERAL CONTRACTING

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Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks

Hardwood Flooring

For all your reno needs, no job too small.

416-375-5191

JUST DRYWALL + TAPING

Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations.

Quality workmanship for excellent rates.

by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate (20.)

CHIMNEY REPAIRS • TUCKPOINTING BRICKWORK • PARGING CONCRETE • INTERLOCKING PLS Masonry offers over 20 years home repairs experience in the GTA

CARPENTRY

FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR Classic Restoration & Woodworking 38 Years experience

416 759-8878

classicrestoration@outlook.com

Call today for free estimate

416-999-2333

(20r)

Restoration Brick • Block • Chimneys Parging • Brick Replacement and more

HEY HANDYMAN 15 yrs exp No job too small!

Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins

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

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

(22r)

JDB MASONRY • Brick / Foundation • Concrete / Stone • Chimney & Parging

416-738-2119

Met. Lic. B-16-964

(1/19)

416-691-7166

MAYFAIR HEATING & COOLING INDOOR AIR QUALITY mayfairHEATINGandcooling.com (20.)

(22r)

416-606-4719

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS (r)

CASCADE COMPANY

Keep your basement dry.

Interior & exterior waterproofing.

We offer low rates.

Free estimates.

Contact Paul 416 602 2128 (20r)

JASON THE MASON

Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean.

No job too small.

Call C.J. 647 222 5338

WATERPROOFING

(20r)

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

(20..)

TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS WATERPROOFING REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell

GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.

•

NEX dea T dlin e:

Fences, Decks, Porches Flooring, Windows, Doors, Trim, Crown moulding, etc.

Kitchens & Bath • Garage Restoration

Serving the Beach for 15 yrs.

(20)

Jan .

ED GODFREY

(r)

Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

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FAIRNEY & SONS LTD.

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Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

416-659-7003

www.webuildit.ca Serving Your Community Since 1971

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Maurice (Cell) 647.638.8441 (Bus) 647.344.4557

Air Conditioning & Heating Experts HVAC / Repair / Maintain / Install Residential / Commercial Rental programs now available www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

HANDYMAN

(20 )

MASONRY

www.jdbuild.ca

WET BASEMENT ?

by Kevin

(20....)

Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

CANPRO MECHANICAL

416-264-8517

416 824-7901

Call 416 876-4986 Sam Capetano (20...)

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

416 660 4721

Metro lic

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

Mario 416-690-1315 www.friedrichbuilds.com (20.)

(22)

KEW BEACH

Restoration & Build

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

Marc Text/Call 416-617-7205

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

416 903 4120

SERVICES

torontoroofingindustries.com (20r)

(20.)

Call Chris

SILVERBIRCH

Give your floors a new beginning!!!

(21) Free Estimates

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

Steve 416-285-0440

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (20) Free Estimates

Creative Construction

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

J. BROW ROOFING

Lic# B16393

Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems Drywall, Plastering, Taping 18 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104

Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

416-824-7901

JOHN CLARKE

Jack 416-278-5328

YOUR STUCCO

416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (20.)

Metro Lic

(r)

Marc 416 419 4281

marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com (21 r)

Free estimates!

CITY WIDE ROOFING

Gus:

MARCANGELO INTERIORS

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

FINE CARPENTRY, INTERIORS BATHROOMS, KITCHENS GENERAL, PLUMBING DECKS • FENCES

Kevin 647 282 8375

416 467 6735

stonehengefoundations.com (r)

“Reclaim Your Basement”

Trades

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

(r)

Underpinning Specialists

(r)

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

Alan Burke 416-699-4350

ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

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

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Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting

Don’t call them, call those roofers

416 694 0906

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

www.laniganscontracting.ca

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

416-690-0173

INT./EXT.

An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches

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

Straight Painting/Faux Finishes Venetial Plaster/Plaster Repairs Wallpaper/Staining

DEPENDABILITY•AFFORDABILITY QUALITY•ATTENTION TO DETAIL

Roofing & Aluminum

COXWELL ROOFING

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates

Fully Licensed Contractors Guaranteed

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

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

Telephone Systems

WATERPROOFING/ REPAIR UNDERPINNING

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183

Cable & Telephone Wiring

FOUNDATION

Roofers

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

Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates CELL 416-875-5781

(2)

THOSE ROOFERS

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

NEW BRIGHT PAINTING

24 hr. - lic# P1624

Dave 905 260 5584

LANIGAN’S

Electricians

Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

‘As Promised’ Painting

Dave 416 694 4369

(20 .)

Johnny: 437-777-0104 Steve: 647-966-4658

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

647 401 7970

beachcombersgc.com

info@beachcombersgc.com

416-270-0879

Larry’s Painting & Repairs

Dianne 416 699 5070

BEACHCOMBERS PAINTING

INTERIOR - EXTERIOR

Innercitymoving.ca

Steve 647-853-6420

(20)

SEAN AT 416-985-8639

CARTAGE & STORAGE

Call Franz 416-690-8722

416-826-3269

416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca

(5r)

No job too small 20 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692

416-910-6302

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

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

- BASEMENTS - REC ROOMS -ADDITIONS - CUSTOM HOMES

PLUMBING SERVICES

Call Jeff today for free estimate.

“Always on Time and on Budget”

DMSR FRAMING CARPENTER

MARTIN PETROV

PAINTING

Movers

Call

(22r)

clean reliable work reasonable rates drywall repairs 10 years experience friendly service • local resident

***SNOW CONTRACTS***

647 679 3282

All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate

416-322-7692 warren@wgpainting.ca

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured.

Lic #T94

INTERIOR PAINTING

WAYNE’S

BEACHES SNOW REMOVAL

416-830-8183

MASTER PLUMBER

WG PAINTING

BRICK & WOOD

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