Beach Metro News November 28, 2017

Volume 46 No. 18

November 28, 2017

Support group ‘fills a void’ for victims of road violence aftermath of the crash, but there is another that just celebrated an BEACHER AND cycling advocate anniversary of its own.

Jess Spieker celebrates a unique The avid cyclist has found anniversary every year: May 20, support from advocacy group the day she was nearly killed in a Friends and Families for Safe cycling crash in 2015.

Streets, a support group for vic“I have a ‘crash-iversary’ party tims of road violence and anyone every year, and every year I go for grieving the death of a loved one a hundred kilometre [bike] ride, related to road violence. and I pay for it dearly the next day The group, a year old as of Ocbecause my back does not like tober, holds monthly meetings that and my knee does not like where attendees can share their that but [it’s] stories with othjust my way ers who have to hold up my had similar exmiddle finger periences. to the whole ex“That was perience,” said super helpful Spieker, a perto just connect sonal trainer. with other peoThe back and ple who underknee pain are stand and are lingering efgoing through fects from the it themselves,” collision she she said. “It’s says nearly really valuable,” claimed her life said Spieker, two years ago. who is advoShe had been cating for the biking northrecently tabled bound to work Bill 158, Protect– Jess Spieker when a motoring Vulnerable ist struck her at Road Users Act. Bathurst Street The NDPand Shallmar Boulevard, sending backed bill would amend the her flying and leaving her with Highway Traffic Act to include a broken spine, moderate trau- mandatory community service matic brain injury, and soft tissue and a driving instruction course damage. The latter would result for drivers found guilty of causin a blood clot passing through ing injury or death to pedestriher heart. ans and cyclists, among other “If the crash itself had hap- measures. pened to somebody who was less David Stark, the co-founder strong or to a senior citizen or to of Friends and Families for Safe any cyclist who doesn’t wear a Streets, knows intimately how a helmet ... [they’d be] dead,” she cycling crash can change lives said. “Dead.” forever.

Her annual ritual in May is one way she has coped with the Continued on Page 2

By Josh Sherman

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“If the crash had happened to ... a senior citizen or to any cyclist who doesn’t wear a helmet, [they’d be] dead.”

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‘Tis the season for Santa (and Hamper) The Beaches Santa Claus Parade marched across the community on Nov. 25, 2017, winding its way from Kingston Road and Victoria Park to Community Centre 55 at Main Street and Swanwick where there was a BBQ and visit with Santa, pictured above waving to onlookers along the parade route. The parade is a fundraiser for Centre 55’s annual Hamper’s Share a Christmas drive, which kicked off earlier this month. More on the donation drive on Page 6, and find more holiday events in our community calendar on Page 8.

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Ivan Forrest Gardens Police say four teenagers were walking through Ivan Forrest Gardens at 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 10 when they were allegedly robbed at knifepoint by four boys.

At 9:50 p.m. another alleged armed robbery of a teenaged group took place

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near Queen Street East and Wheeler Avenue. Three suspects were arrested in the same area about 30 minutes later, police said.

A 15-year old boy was charged with robbery with offensive weapon, two counts of robbery, possession of a weapon, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, disguise with intent, and two counts of fail to comply with recognizance.

Two 16-year-old boys were charged with robbery with offensive weapon, two counts of robbery, possession of a weapon, and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon.

All three were scheduled to appear at the courthouse at 311 Jarvis St. on Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. in room one.

Police subsequently executed a search warrant on Nov. 15 in the area of Pine Crescent and Glen Manor Drive and a fourth boy, 16, was arrested and charged with robbery with an offensive weapon, robbery, possession of a weapon, disguise with intent, and possession of property obtained by crime.

A court date was scheduled for 311 Jarvis St. on Nov. 22 at 10 a.m.

Toronto police Const. Jennifer Sidhu said police have responded recently to numerous calls about armed robberies in the area of Queen Street East from Waverly Avenue to Glenmore.

It is not yet clear whether these are connected to six calls Toronto police re-

ceived between Oct. 5 and 24, but Sidhu suggested investigators were looking into the possibility.

“They’ve (police) not linked it, but it’s the same [robbery] method, and that’ll be something that through more investigation they may be able to lay more charges,” she said.

At least two of four suspects wanted in connection with the October robberies were 15 years old, whereas only one of the suspects in the most recent series of arrests was 15, meaning even if the crimes are all connected, one or more of the current suspects was not previously wanted, Sidhu confirmed.

Area residents should “most definitely” exercise caution walking through parks after dark, Sidhu said. “If you see something suspicious or something doesn’t feel right, immediately take yourself to a well lit area,” Sidhu advised.

Sidhu recommended avoiding walking through Beach area parks altogether as it gets dark earlier.

“Take the longer route to get to where you are going. It is still an ongoing investigation, so always err on the side of caution, if possible,” she said.

If you suspect you are being followed or watched, Sidhu said to “take a good look at that person” because then “they know that you can easily identify them, and that might actually stop what their intent is.”

Group advocates for safer streets Continued from Page 1 “My wife was killed by a careless driver in November of 2014, and I had to deal with a lot of things,” he said. “I sought out support groups… but I thought there must be some group out there that caters to the needs of bereaved family members and survivors of traffic collisions, and there wasn’t one.”

Inspired by the New York-based Families for Safe Streets, Stark, Kasia Briegmann-Samson and Yu Li sought to meet that need in Toronto, partnering up with a number of advocacy groups including CycleTO, WalkTO, Kid Safe Canada, and Bike Law Canada to create Friends and Families for Safe Streets.

“The timing was right, and there is clearly a need there to establish a group that would be focused on advocating for better laws and street design to protect vulnerable road users and offering a monthly support group,” Stark, also the co-facilitator of the support group, said.

The group’s last meeting was Oct. 19 at Metro Hall. It meets the third Sunday of every month, but no activity is planned for December, and Stark said future gatherings will be posted to Facebook

PHOTO: JOSH SHERMAN

Jess Spieker holds up the bicycle she was riding when a motorist struck her on her way to work in 2015.

at www.facebook.com/ffsafestreets/.

Stark said organizers are currently scouting out a new meeting location that will be a more inviting environment for talks, which include moral support but also practical matters like legal advice and pointers for how to deal with insurance companies.

Co-founder BriegmannSamson, whose husband was killed in a hit-and-run incident five years ago, said “this group really fills a big void.”

“People who have had somebody killed in a crash need support, they really do, they shouldn’t be going through this alone.”

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Planning process explained at local meeting

A co-operative approach to housing

By Josh Sherman

WITH A newborn baby, the one-bedroom loft by Gerrard and Greenwood that Bob Sexton and Norine Williamson were renting in 2011 was suddenly too small for the growing family.

Upon meeting someone living in a nearby housing co-operative, the couple decided to apply to live in a unit from Innstead, a Toronto co-op with properties scattered across the east end—about two years later, the couple moved into a more spacious two-bedroom unit in a triplex.

“That’s the thing with co-ops… often there can be a long waiting list,” said Sexton. The waiting lists are sometimes lengthy, but the benefits of a coop, which is an arrangement in which residents pay housing charges rather than rent or a mortgage, can make up for it.

“For us, it’s made a huge difference in our lives, really, because it’s allowed us to stay in the Leslieville area and in Toronto and be able to, you know, afford a place and know we can kind of depend on safe and affordable housing,” said Sexton.

An affordable housing option like Sexton and Williamson’s will be an option for more people in the area in the coming years as city council approved in early November Innstead’s first new mid-rise housing co-op.

The six-storey building will rise where a faded strip mall currently stands and offer 33 units, as well as a small retail space and room for Innstead’s new headquarters.

Housing co-ops such as Innstead operate as a single corporation of which all residents are members, and rentlike housing charges go towards the upkeep of the property and, in some cases, a mortgage.

“It’s not an equity co-op,” said Paul Connolly, a development consultant for Innstead. “There’s more of an emphasis on stability and affordability,” he

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A rendering of Innstead’s recently approved six-storey co-op at Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street East.

explained.

Though Innstead has been around for 40 years, the forthcoming development at 355 and 363 Coxwell Ave. to the north of Gerrard Street East represents a new approach for the co-op. “[Instead] owns 52 properties in the east end and most of them are like single-family houses or duplexes and they all have stairs and stuff like that, and so they’re not very accessible right now,” said Connolly.

The mid-rise project, however, will allow Innstead to offer housing options in a building with an elevator and accessible washrooms. As existing co-op members age, they could move into the new, more accessible building to meet their needs, Connolly suggested.

“But we didn’t see it as exclusively a seniors building, we wanted to have

some small units as well so that if there are younger people leaving the family home [they] would have an affordable option in the neighbourhood,” he said.

Ward 32 Counc. Mary-Margaret McMahon recently voiced her support for co-ops in general and this project specifically.

“It’s a great model. We want to work towards more of that kind of co-operative housing,” she said.

Innstead expects to receive a demolition permit from the city in February, and about a year from now the co-op plans to start accepting applications for units in the new building.

Connolly said a list of all co-ops currently accepting applications can be found on the The Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto’s website at www.co-ophousingtoronto.coop.

Human rights at home Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith sat down with Amnesty International’s secretary general Alex Neve at Hope United Church on Nov. 14 for a town hall on human rights, the state of numerous international conflicts, and what we can do here at home. The most simple way to combat racist, divisive rhetoric? “Standing up against it when we see it, directly and indirectly,” said Neve. “Promote inclusion, diversity, tolerance, compassion.” The wide-ranging conversation can be viewed in full on the MP’s Facebook page.

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BY A show of hands early on, it was clear nearly all 25 attendees at the Talking About Planning panel at Hope United Church on Nov. 22 had been to a planning meeting and of them, several had been left scratching their heads.

“Perfect. You are in the right place tonight,” said Beach Metro editor Anna Killen, who was moderating the talk, which the hosting Danforth Village Community Association (DVCA) held to help locals take a more active role in the often jargon-heavy city planning process.

“The purpose, just to be clear, is that we’re going to talk about the process of planning, and terms, and all the things that we need to know in order to participate in planning discussions,” explained Gerry Dunn, founder of the community group, during opening remarks.

Attendees received a glossary of urban planning terms, and the four panelists added to the vernacular during the two-hour discussion and drilled down into terms such as as-of-right.

“As-of-right means that I can draw up some drawings and I can give them to the city and the city will give me a building permit and I can go ahead and build it and I don’t need to amend the zoning in any way,” said panelist Phil Rothen, a land-use planning lawyer.

Sean Galbraith, a land-use planner, explained the concept further. “You’re conforming with the zoning by-law,” he said.

“The city says, ‘This is what you can build and you don’t have to ask us permission for anything,’” he explained, adding, “Now, that’s extremely hard to do in a lot of cases.”

Because zoning by-laws have changed over the years, Toronto could not be rebuilt today as it stands, he said.

The panelists also explained how outdated zoning by-laws take the back seat to provincial policies in areas the Ontario government has identified as places for more development, such as transit hubs like Main and Danforth.

“Unfortunately, a lot of these developments are going to happen, so it’s more about collaborating,” said Alana Young, an architect with Design Workshop Architects Inc. She was addressing comments from an attendee who was concerned about an eight-storey development on a low-rise stretch of Kingston Road.

Instead of attempting to deter development in areas poised for growth, Young recommended residents focus on specific elements that they can have a meaningful impact in shaping, both architectural and otherwise.

“You can push harder about the green space, the landscape, the trees, or open space that they’re required to have… or the types of uses,” Young added.

The representative from the City of Toronto, Brad Bradford, explained how the planning department fits into the development approvals process.

“City planning, we make policies and we make recommendations. Council makes decisions,” said Bradford, stakeholder engagement and special projects with the Toronto chief planner’s office.

Galbraith unfurled another layer of the city planning approach. “As professional planners, our responsibility is to the public interest, but it’s worth it to keep in mind that there is more than one public and there is more than one interest,” he said. “The public interest is not only what the local community wants,” Galbraith added.

The planning department looks “at a broader picture,” including provincial policy, such as the Places to Grow Act, he added.

This was a shock to Ward 32 resident Diane Gordon, also a board member of DVCA. “I always thought that the public interest was about the public,” she said, noting that for her, the public has always meant the community in which a new development takes place. “I’d just like them (planners) to know that the public notices and the public assumes that their concern will be for the person, the public person.”

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HATE CRIME charges are rare, local police say, but ones the editor and the publisher of the controversial Your Ward News tabloid are now facing may be unprecedented.

James Nicholas Sears, the paper’s 54-year-old editor, and Your Ward News publisher, Lawrence (Leroy) St. Germaine, 76, were both charged on Nov. 15 with “wilful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, namely Jews,” and “wilful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, namely women,” according to Toronto Police Services.

A legal expert said one of those charges has never been laid before in Canada.

“I’ve never heard of any other charges [of that kind] so it’s my belief … that it’s the first time a person has been criminally charged for promoting hatred against women,” said Richard

Warman, an Ottawa-based human rights lawyer, in an email.

According to the Department of Justice, as part of the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, effective March 2015, sex was included in the Criminal Code’s definition of an “identifiable group” in subsection 318, which addresses the promotion of genocide.

“With the passage of that legislation in 2015 and the further passage of An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code in June 2017, the term ‘identifiable group’ for the hate propaganda offences now includes any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, gender identity or gender expression,” said Department of Justice spokesperson Ian McLeod in an email statement.

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The charges come as a result of a sweeping police investigation involving the TPS Intelligence Services Hate Crime Unit as well as York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police, Durham Regional Police, and Barrie Police Service.

“It’s been investigated to death. We’ve investigated it for a long time because we’ve been getting complaints about them for a long time,” said TPS Const. Craig Brister. He added the charges were “not very common.”

Between March 2015 and June 27 this year police forces received multiple complaints concerning Your Ward News’ content and distribution, according to the TPS. The complaints prompted investigations from TPS and police services in other jurisdictions.

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“Approval from the crown can be as simple as us calling the crown’s office and speaking to the head crown,” he explained.

In this case, police had “the ability to be able to do the background work on” the investigation, Brister added.

If convicted, St. Germaine and Sears could face up to two years in prison or a fine, according to the penalties outlined in the Criminal Code of Canada’s Section 319, which deals with hate speech.

Sears and St. Germaine were charged separately this June for uttering threats after a justice of the peace heard a criminal complaint from Lisa and Warren Kinsella. The Kinsellas supported these new, broader charges. In fact, Lisa brought concerns over misogynistic messages in Your Ward News to police.

“This further serves to validate the point that you can’t talk about women in this way,” said Lisa, who penned an article last year for the Huffington Post about the Kinsellas’ efforts “to keep a Neo-Nazi paper out of [the] neighbourhood” which included successfully lobbying the government to stop Canada Post from delivering the paper. A quasi-judicial federal review panel is considering an appeal from Your Ward News on that decision.

“What makes this case truly historic is not only are these charges unique, they’re unprecedented,” said Warren. “People are more sensitive to these issues, and recognize that women can be and often are the target of hatred and violence.”

In a statement to media, Sears said the charges are “politically motivated.”

More than one group advocating against anti-semitism welcomed news of the charges.

“We are pleased that criminal charges have finally been laid against the publishers of this hate-filled rag,” said Daniel Koren, a B’nai Brith Canada spokesperson, in a statement.

In a separate statement, the Legal Action Committee of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies lauded the police decision to lay charges.

“Unfortunately, white supremacists have been emboldened in recent months on university campuses and in small towns and cities,and these charges, we hope, will be a setback for those who peddle hate,” Benlolo said.

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The art of getting lost, one way or another Anna Killen Editor

DO YOU remember the first time you caught yourself “lost” in a book?

For me, it was Super Bowl Sunday and I must’ve been about seven years old. The book: a pink-covered paperback, part of Scholastic’s Sleepover Friends series, which was sort of a prequel to The Babysitter’s Club, pre-teen novels full of grade-school drama and age-appropriate morality.

That Sunday, I curled myself up on a chair beside my family in our living room, the television blaring with the sounds of American foot-

ball and advertisements, and read that book cover-to-cover. It felt like I didn’t look up once. I don’t even remember the game day snacks.

My mom loves to tell this story; she’s proud she raised a reader. She says I closed the book, looked at her with wide eyes, and said, “Wow. I forgot you guys were here!” It was a big moment of discovery for me, realizing I could open a book, shut out the chaos around me, and enter into another world all on my own – well, all on my own with the help of my parents’ library card.

I’m glad I still have the ability to get lost in a book, but I do have to remind myself to put away my phone and pick that book up. Increasingly – and this is not a new phenomenon, losing yourself in a

book seems to give way to losing yourself in social media.

Starting awake after a deep scroll of Twitter or Instagram, or a back-and-forth in the Facebook comments, can mimic that feeling I first felt at seven. “Wow. I forgot the real world was here!” But instead of a feeling enveloped in wonder, for many of us it is often steeped in something less joyful, less imaginative.

Local author Lisa de Nikolits (whose latest novel you can read about on Page 12, along with a number of other Beach Reads) recently revealed to me that she takes every December off from social media. No online activity at all! She’s an active and enthusiastic participant on many platforms, so you’d think she

would miss it. But in fact, she says it is “lovely.”

Google “social media detox” and you’ll see Lisa is not alone. Article upon article offers tips and tricks alongside reasons why taking a break from social media can help your physical and mental health.

Think: stress relief, improved focus, curbing the urge to compare, living more in the moment, even relief from neck tension – “text neck,” a spine ailment that comes from looking at our phones with our necks at a 45-degree angle, is a relatively new thing.

This is not to say that social media is only a vice – used responsibly, it can connect, inform and bring a lot of good into the world.

Heading into the holidays, many

of us are already thinking ahead to January resolutions – the Whole30 diet, a sober “Dry-uary”, a new yoga membership, a gratitude journal – but before we get to January, consider unsubscribing, deactivating, or taking a Hootsuite hiatus for a few weeks.

Just like how a physical or nutritional challenge offers a chance to reset, a social media detox gives our online habits a refresh, allows us to better take in the physical world around us, and helps us assess which of our online connections are beneficial and which might be causing us unneeded stress and strife.

And hey – at the very least, think about all of the time you’ll have to get lost in the wonder of a book.

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It’s Share a Christmas time Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas drive kicked off at the FreshCo at 2490 Gerrard St E by Victoria Park last week. Anyone interested in participating can drop off non-perishable food items and toys appropriate for kids 16 and under at the grocery store until Dec. 18. Above, volunteers Cameron Boyle, Catherine Baillie, FreshCo manager Jose DaSilva, Lois Young, Centre 55 event admin Jade Maitland, and Centre 55 executive director Debbie Visconti celebrate the drive’s launch.

ATTENTION ALL amateur and aspiring authors, working wordsmiths, and patrons of prose: ‘Tis the season for our annual winter writing contest.

This year Beach Metro News has partnered with Community Centre 55 and writing coach Patricia McCully, who leads a popular writing class at Centre 55.

The rules are simple: write something – fiction, non-fiction, micro-fiction, memoir, poetry, dream journal entries, a scene from a screenplay, a teleplay – less than 1,000 words using the below, holiday-inspired, prompt as a guide: “What’s the best gift that you’ve ever given or received?”

Be creative. Tell us a story. The contest is open to writers of all skill levels (amateurs or first-timers encouraged!) and the winner(s) will be published in an upcoming edition of Beach Metro News.

McCully will help judge the winning entries along with Beach Metro editorial staff and Evonne Hossack from Centre 55. There will be prizes.

Email entries to contests@beachmetro.com, or mail care of The Editor to: 2196 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, ON, M4E 2C7 by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. You can also drop off entries at the Beach Metro News office or Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. Enjoy the holiday and happy writing!

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This has been Atwood’s year. The Handmaid’s Tale won eight Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series.

In late October crews were once again at St. Aidan’s Church on Queen Street East and Silver Birch filming a second season (under the absurd alias “Rocket Woman”).

While The Handmaid’s Tale looks to a dystopian, future society where women have lost all their rights, Alias Grace takes us back to patriarchal, Victorian times when females had few rights, especially if they were a poor, immigrant girl.

The real Grace Marks emigrated from Ireland to Toronto in 1840 when she was 12 or 13. Her mother died on the sea voyage and her abusive father sent Grace out to toil as a housemaid.

In the summer of 1843, just before she turned 16, Grace went to work at Thomas Kinnear’s farm on Yonge Street near Richmond Hill. Within a few weeks, Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery were dead and Grace and farmhand James McDermott would be on trial for murder.

Making a Murderess “Murderess is a strong word to have attached to you.” –­ Grace Marks, played by Sarah Gadon Watch for award nominations for writer/producer Sarah Polley, director Mary Harron and, as the enigmatic Grace, the brilliant Sarah Gadon. The Toronto actress may well be up for a Golden Globe on Jan. 7.

Alias Grace was filmed at Kingston Penitentiary, as well as on sets at Revival 629 (formerly Toronto Film Studios). The Eastern Avenue location has been home to over 200 feature films, including Good Will Hunting (1997).

The series pays close attention to period details. Gadon spent a week of “pioneer re-enactment camp” at Black Creek Pioneer Village learning “how to do things properly” with all the skills needed as a domestic servant in colonial Upper Canada, including milking a cow and sewing a quilt. A number of Village buildings were used in filming.

Atwood herself plays a disapproving woman at the Fisherville Church (1856).

were wearing the clothes of their victims. They should have heeded the name of the wooden, side-wheeled ship… aptly called Chief Justice.

Justice was swift. On Nov. 3 a Toronto jury took only 10 minutes to convict the 20-year-old McDermott.

He protested that the murders were Grace’s idea, but he was soon hanged at the jail on Berkeley Street. Grace’s jury recommended mercy.

Her sentence was commuted to life

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The Half Way House on Kingston Road in 1912.

Some key scenes were filmed at the historic Half Way House Inn which was moved to Pioneer Village in 1966 after more than a century at Kingston Road and Midland Avenue. Mr. Kinnear (Paul Gross) visits the “Richmond Hill Arms”. In a later scene where Grace and James are fleeing to Toronto, the sign is changed and the Half Way House portrays the “York Lion Hotel” (actually City Hotel near St. Lawrence Market).

The Half Way House was built in 1847/1848 by Alexander Thompson and his wife Mary (nee McClure) who was the great-granddaughter of Sarah Ashbridge, who was one of the original settlers east of the Don River in 1794.

The land in Scarborough on which the inn stood was part of a Crown grant to the Ashbridge family in 1799. The heritage Jesse Ashbridge House (1854) still stands on Queen Street East.

Within two days of the July 29, 1843 murders, Grace Marks (alias Mary Whitney) and James McDermott were caught after taking a steamboat from Toronto to Lewiston, New York. Both

imprisonment and she was pardoned in 1872 after 29 years in prison.

Whatever became of Grace Marks?

No one knows. The warden at Kingston Penitentiary “obtained for her an excellent position in a wealthy family resident in the United States who were made acquainted with all the particulars of her story,” according to the Globe & Mail, Aug. 5, 1872.

Atwood wanted the question of Grace’s guilt or innocence to be left ambiguous. Her fate was always in the hands of men. At the end of her book the author wrote, “The true character of the historical Grace Marks remains an enigma.”

On leaving prison, the real Grace Marks was required to answer the question, “To what do you attribute your incarceration in this institution?”

Grace replied, “Having been employed in the same household as a villain.”

Most mystery buffs want answers.

The young housemaid was the only one left alive to tell the tale, but Grace took the truth with her to her grave, wherever that may be.

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Community Calendar NOV. 30: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Victoria and Abdul” at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m.

Presented by Rotary Club of Toronto Beach.

NOV. 30: Open House at Cobalt Gallery, SKAUT Design and The Beaches Bakeshop, 874-900 Kingston Rd., day or night.

We will offer entertaining ideas, decorating needs, and gift solutions. Come enjoy the experience! Anna, Inese & Annette DEC. 1: DeClute Light Up The Beach, 7 p.m.

Watch Santa magically illuminate the lights along the boardwalk, starting at the foot of Leuty Ave. This event is in support of addiction and mental health services. To make a donation: www.lightupthebeach.com DEC. 1: Local Free Concert Fundraiser for Lonny’s Smile at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 7 p.m. Featuring songs and stories by award-winning artists Barry Canning and Jory Nash. Silent auction with items from local businesses. Donations gratefully accepted at the event or in advance. Lonny’s Smile is a children’s charity that helps send kids with congenital heart disease to camp. Info, free tickets and/or to donate: http://bit.ly/2yVwQv9 DEC. 1: PA Day Holiday Peppermint Sugar Scrub Workshop at Girls Are, 145B Main St., 1-2:30 p.m. For kids ages 7+. $25 for 4 jars.

Please RSVP to angela@girls-are.com DEC. 1-3, 7-10, 14-16: Scarborough Players present ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 8pm (Dec. 3, 10 & 16 at 2pm). Tickets $24, Seniors/Students $19. Info: Box Office 416-267-9292, www.theatrescarborough.com DEC. 2: Christmas in the Park Tree Lighting at Kew Gardens (Queen St. E. & Lee Ave.), 5:306:30 p.m. Hosted by Toronto Beaches Lions.

DEC. 2: Breakfast with Hamper at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 8-10 a.m. Pancake breakfast (fresh fruit, coffee, tea juice), arts and crafts for children (write a letter to Santa) and a visit from Hamper the Reindeer. Suggested donation $3 per person.

DEC. 2: Beach Hill Choir presents ‘Musicals’ at Forward Baptist Church, 1891 Gerrard St. E., 7 p.m. Free concert featuring the local community choir singing Christmas favourites, followed by storytelling with experts from fabulous musicals.

Donations gratefully accepted for the local food bank. Info: facebook.com/beachhillchoir, twitter @BeachHillChoir, Instagram beachhillchoir DEC. 2: Visit with Santa at the Beach ValuMart (Queen St. E. & Silver Birch Ave.), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring your camera and take photos with Santa. Donate a non-perishable food item to Centre 55’s Share A Christmas program.

Prizes, prizes, and more prizes! Hosted by the Balmy Beach Residents Association.

DEC. 2: Hollyberry Fair at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. (at Cosburn), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Handmade quilt raffle, tea room, crafts, baking, books, Christmas items, attic treasures and much more. Info: 416-421-6878 x 21 DEC. 2: Bake Sale at Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations of baked goods welcome. Funds raised support Peruvian flood victims. Info: Gaby Jacob 416-392-0740, 416-371-1756 DEC. 2, 3: Beach Guild of Fine Art’s Christmas Gift & Art Show at The Gardener’s Cottage, Kew Gardens, 30 Lee Ave., Saturday noon-8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wonderful holiday gift giving items, cards and paintings for your favourite people! Info: www.beachguildoffineart.com DEC. 3: Breakfast with Santa at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd. (first floor), 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $5/person.

Pancakes, sausages & beverage. No age limit. Bring your letters for Santa. Activity table will be set up for your little ones.

DEC. 3: Scarborough Model Railroaders Train Show at 17 Jeavons Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Two floors of HO and N scale layouts – 1950s southern Ontario with authentic steam & diesel sound, and double-tracked mainline through mountain scenery. Adults $5, children $2, seniors $3, families $12. Info: www. scarborough-model-railroaders.org

Gerrard St. E.), 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Woodland pond, winter race, face painting, tattoos, pocket fairy, oracle, live entertainment, lunch cafe, and more.

Admission PWYC (sug. $2). Children free. Portion of proceeds will be donated to Glen Rhodes Food Bank. Info: winterfair@equinoxschool.ca DEC. 5: Beach & East Toronto Historical Society meeting at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 7-8:15 p.m. Author Muriel Lennox: ‘Rivers of Gold’, the old Woodbine Racetrack, and the history of horse racing.

DEC. 6, 7: Junior & Senior Concerts at Malvern Collegiate Auditorium, 55 Malvern Ave., 7 p.m.

Wednesday – Junior Concert featuring grade 9 & 10 choirs and bands; Thursday – Senior Concert featuring grade 11 & 12 choirs and bands.

DEC. 8: Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” at St. John the Baptist, Norway, 470 Woodbine Avenue (at Kingston Rd.), 7:30 p.m. An evening of readings and music; reception follows. Adults $20; children free. Suited for children 10 and older. Accessible building.

Info: 416-691-4560 www.stjohnsnorway.com DEC: 8-10: Karen Franzen and Friends Holiday Show, Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A December tradition in the Upper Beach Hill neighbourhood, this year the show has two locations. Studio 1: 3 Wembley Dr. featuring Karen Franzen, Berna Kilic, Helen d’Souza, and Fred Franzen. Studio 2: 43 Robbins Ave. featuring Karen Leslie Hall, Sandra Pim, and Kate MacMillan. Visit cozy home studios to find beautiful, one-of-a-kind gifts handmade by local artists and artisans. Info: Karen Franzen 416-465-7477, karen.franzen@sympatico.ca DEC. 8-10: Woodbine Heights Drama Club premieres Merry Little Christmas 4.0 at Woodbine Heights Church, 1171 Woodbine Ave. (at Sammon), Friday and Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. A new and original script by Dennis Hassell, entitled ‘In Search of The Real Santa.’ We are hosting a feast after each of the performances. Free admission. Info: 416-467-1462 DEC. 9: Messy Church Event at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 35 Wood Glen Rd., 5:30-7 p.m. New! An exciting interactive program involving games, crafts, story, song and supper.

Open to the community for kids 6-12 & parents.

Pre-register: 416 699-3084 or fboffice@rogers.com DEC. 9: The 8th of Its Kind Craft Show and Sale at R.C.L. Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 45 hand crafted and food vendors. First 300 visitors receive a free gift. Prizes, musical entertainment, refreshments. All proceeds to Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Services.

DEC. 9: Fun Night with Toronto Fire Calendar Models at R.C.L. Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave., 7 p.m. Women only! DJ, light buffet, calendar signing. Proceeds to Princess Margaret Hospital. Info: 416-465-0120 DEC. 9: Bake-O-Rama & Winter Fair at the Naval Club of Toronto, 1910 Gerrard St. E., 1-4 p.m. Baked goods, pickles, photo booth, handcrafted items, flea market, kids’ craft activity table. All proceeds to the Out of the Cold program. Info: Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association at bhnacontact@gmail.com DEC. 9: Holiday Bazaar at True Davidson Acres, 200 Dawes Rd., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Baked goods, tea room lunch, raffles, handmade crafts, lightly used goods for sale and much more! All proceeds go to support the work of the volunteers and benefit the residents. Info: 416-397-0400 DEC. 9: Holiday Market at St. Aidan’s in the Beach (Queen St. E. & Silver Birch), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. One-of-a-kind arts, ornaments, knits, crafts, preserves & jams, pottery, quilts, baking and more!

DEC. 9: Cookie Walk at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 10:30 a.m. Walk along and fill your box to the top! Select from dozens of trays of different homemade cookies. $10 a box. Info: 416-261-4222 DEC. 9: NDP General Membership meeting at Artisans At Work, 2071 Danforth Ave. (at Woodbine), 12:30 p.m. All welcome. Only NDP members can vote. Info: www.beyndp.ca

DEC. 3: Wafa & Jalila’s Free Family Movie Food Drive at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in support of Community Centre 55’s Share A Christmas program.

Film: Despicable Me 3. Free entry with nonperishable food donation(s). Reserved seating. RSVP: www.WeSellToronto.com/movie

DEC. 10: Toronto Beach Chorale presents G.F. Handel’s “Messiah” at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m.

Help celebrate our 10th anniversary season!

The TBC welcomes a professional orchestra and four guest soloists for a performance that will send your heart soaring! Tickets: General $25 ($30 at door – cash only), Youth 7-18 $12.50 ($15 at door – cash only), Children under 7 free.

Tickets and info: www.torontobeachchorale.com

DEC. 3: Winter Fair at Equinox Holistic Alternative School, 151 Hiawatha Rd. (north of

DEC. 10: Winter in Africa – Fundraising Mixer at Corks & Platters Wine Bar, 2220A Queen

St. E., noon-8 p.m. Featuring South African wine, cheese & chocolate, plus door prizes, in support of the Majengo Children’s Home and Big Life Foundation, supporting children and elephants at risk. Tickets $100 with limited seating and can be purchased through Eventbrite. Please contact kristapollet@yahoo.com or call 416.312.3269 to have the link sent.

DEC. 10: Photos with Santa at Kyokushinkai Karate Studio, 203 Kingston Rd. (at Rainsford Rd.), 2-4 p.m. Cookies, treats, hot cocoa and games. Donations of new hats, mitts, gloves and scarves or cash donations for Red Door Family Shelter gratefully accepted. Hosted by Welbanks Mortgage Group and Barrett Inward Group. RSVP: info@barrettinward.com DEC. 12: Carolling in the Park at Glen Stewart Park, Queen St. E. (at Glen Manor Drive), 7:30-8:30 p.m. Carol singing, hot chocolate and cider, Santa Claus, Salvation Army Band. Proceeds to Salvation Army Band.

Info: David Breech 416-759-9997 ext. 0 DEC. 13 & 16: New CC55 Daycare Site Open Houses at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Toddler (18 months) to preschool 4 years of age. Full daycare starting mid-January 2018. Info: 416 691-1113 DEC. 14: Carol Sing at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 7 p.m. All are Welcome to a good old fashioned evening of traditional carols, hot chocolate and cookies. Music led by the St. Paul’s Choir. No charge for this event, donations to the By The Bluffs Food Bank are welcome.

DEC. 16: Free Community Pancake Breakfast at Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd., 9:30-11 a.m. Hosted by the Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council. Please donate a non-perishable food item. Info: springsprint@hotmail.ca DEC. 16: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Songs & Stories of Joyful Christmas Homecomings at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. (Warden Ave. & Kingston Rd.), 7:30 p.m. Storytellers are Councillor Gary Crawford, Broadcaster Avis Favaro, Professor Don Gray, Rev. Christine Smaller. $10/adult $2/child. Funds raised support Bluffs Food Bank. Info: 416-694- 4081 DEC. 16: Winter Wonderland Open House at Expedia Cruiseshipcenters East York office, 2474 Danforth Ave., 2-5 p.m. Prizes, refreshments, beverage and so on. Info: 647-351-6699, www.cruiseshipcenters.com/eastyork DEC. 16: Bird-Friendly Tree Decorating Event, meet at Balsam Ave. entrance to ravine, 1:00-2:30 pm. Join the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine as we deck the trees with festive treats for our fine-feathered friends. Some materials provided, or bring your own all natural decorations and birdseed. Hot chocolate will be provided. Free event, all welcome. For more information, find us on Facebook.

DEC 17: ‘A Christmas Carol’ a dramatic reading of this favourite Christmas classic at Beaches Presbyterian Church, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen), 3:30 p.m. Readers include Tom Allen and Raina Douris from CBC’s Radio 2. Great music and delicious snacks are the icing on the cake for this wonderful event. Proceeds go to support BPC’s Refugee Fund. Tickets $25. Tickets and info: office@beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 DEC. 31: New Year’s Eve Dance Party at The Balmy Beach Club. Open to the public.

DJ ‘JJ’ spinning tunes from 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Party favours plus snack buffet at midnight.

Cost is $30 + HST. Tickets available at the bar Dec. 1. No minors. No refunds. 10 or more people – call and reserve a table.

DEC. 31: New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner and Dance at R.C.L. Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd. Doors open for cocktail hour at 6 p.m., dinner served at 7 p.m., entertainment 8 p.m.-1 a.m. $30 per person. Hats and noisemakers included. Purchase tickets early to reserve your seat/table.

JAN. 1: 38th Annual Hair of the Dog 9Km Fun Run/Walk at the Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beech Ave.). Registration open on line at balmybeachcanoe.com or at 10am the day of. $35/adult which includes an electronic timing chip and a hot lunch.

FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH (September to May): Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen at Grant AME Church, 2029 Gerrard St. E., 3-6 p.m. This program, supported by Second Harvest, provides a hot meal to those in need. Info: 416-690-5169 BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults in the community are invited for soup, sandwiches and fellowship. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16

Arthur Potts Potts Arthur MPP Beaches–East York MPP Beaches-East York Constituency Office 1821 Danforth Avenue Toronto M4C 1J2 416.690.1032 apotts.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org www.arthurpotts.onmpp.ca @apottsmpp

Lockwood Rd.) Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan. 8 •Tuesdays alternating at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) Dec. 5, 19, Jan. 2 and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) Nov. 28, Dec. 12, Jan. 9 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27 •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Info: 416-691-6869 MARKET 55 @ Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. (at Swanwick). Indoor farmers’ market featuring produce, meats, cheese, baked goods, fresh coffee beans, fermented foods and more!

Every Sunday 9am-1pm. (upcoming dates: Dec. 3, 10, Jan. 14). Info: market55to@gmail.com EAST END COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 1619 Queen St. E. •Coping with Holiday Stress, Fridays (Dec. 1-15), 2:30-4 p.m. Registration: 416-778-5805 x 218 •Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.), Tuesdays (Dec. 5-19), 2:30-4 p.m. Registration: 416-778-5805 x 222. Programs are free. Centre info: www.eastendchc.on.ca CHURCHES ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. Advent and Christmas Season •Dec. 9: Holiday Craft Market and Bake Sale in the Church, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. •Dec. 13: Zipline Community, 5:45 pm •Dec.17: Candlelight Christmas Carol Service, 4:30 p.m. •Christmas Eve, Dec. 24: Family Christmas Service with Pageant, 4:30 p.m.; Carols and Communion, 7:30 p.m.; Midnight Mass, 11 p.m. •Christmas Day, Dec. 25: Christmas Eucharist, 10:30 a.m.; Outreach Community Christmas Dinner, 1 p.m. •Regular 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 Eucharist, 10:30 a.m. •Thursdays: Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Info: Church Office 416-691-2222, or visit staidansinthebeach.com BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. All welcome! •Regular Sunday Worship Service held at 10:30 am. Nursery care & children’s activity time provided. •Jazz & Reflection, “A New Orleans Christmas” featuring X-centric Dixieland Band with special guest Bill MacLean, Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m. •Cadence Holiday Concert starring Toronto’s own award-winning a cappella quartet, Dec.9, 7:30 p.m. (doors/bar open at 6:30 p.m.) Tickets available for purchase at church office, online at Eventbrite, or at the door: $20 per adult, $10 for children under 10.

•Knitting Circle, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. •Christmas Cantata, Dec. 17, 10:30 a.m. Images of Adoration by Pepper Choplin. Info: 416-691-8082, www. beachunitedchurch.com. Find us on Facebook.

HOPE UNITED CHURCH, 2550 Danforth Ave. All are welcome! •Sunday Worship Service, 11 a.m. •Wednesday Line Dancing, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

•Thursday Yoga Classes, 10:30-11:30 a.m. •Dec. 6: Music @ 12:15 – Christmas Carol Sing-Along.

Refreshments. •Dec. 9: Christmas Jazz Vespers – 12 Songs for Christmas and CD launch of “Christmas Reflections” – Bill MacLean, Mike LaLonde, Brian Stevens •Dec. 17: Hope United Christmas Concert – Choir and Brass, 2-4 p.m. “They Came to Bethlehem” A Christmas Cantata with Vox Aeris Brass Trio. •Dec. 20: Christmas Messy Church – “Christmas Joy” – Crafts, activities, music, story and a turkey supper! Info: 416-691-9682, HopeUnited.ca BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a family-friendly, 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 Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). All are welcome to join us for Advent and Christmas services: Advent 1 – Dec. 3, 10:30 a.m., Advent 2 – Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m., a choral celebration, Advent 3 – Dec. 17, 10:30 a.m., Advent 4 – Dec. 24, 10:30 a.m. Bring a Friend Sunday; Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with lessons and carols, 7 p.m.; Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. a “Last Day of 2017” worship service. Dec. 9 is our 27th year Drive for Food, 9-11 a.m., and Messy Church 5:30-7 p.m. for kids, parents, grandparents & caregivers where Christmas crafts, games, songs, devotion and supper will be enjoyed. Info: www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com

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Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Carter uses his talents to give back

By Josh Sherman

EARLY ON, art instructor Danielle Ward noticed her son Carter’s talents with a paintbrush in hand.

Four years ago, she set out some paints to help Carter, then seven, while away a winter day that he was spending drawing his puppy Merle Haggard.

“What he painted on his drawing far surpassed the drawing underneath,” Danielle said. “Carter definitely has blossomed with his particular look.”

What began at home as a craft has already taken 11-year-old Carter places.

He’s shown his work twice in Bowmanville for the annual Picasso’s Picnic, a youth art fair at which he is a vendor, as well as at the Beach Wellness Centre on Queen Street East, where he has displayed his art multiple times.

Carter and Danielle were back at the clinic again on Tuesday, Nov. 21, shortly after his acrylic-on-canvas paintings had been set up in a window display, where they will remain through December.

From the colourful window display, it’s clear the Grade 6 Courcelette Public School student has a favourite subject.

His latest series portrays iconic Canadian animals in iconic Canadian fashion.

There is a beaver rakishly wearing a Hudson’s Bay toque and a Canada goose sporting a Canada Goose trapper hat.

“I pretty much do animals,” Carter, who won Beach Metro’s holiday drawing contest last year, explained.

“This is the only painting that I have that’s not an animal,” he said, holding up an impressionist landscape inspired by one of his influences, Bob Ross.

“I’ve had 20 days to make all of this,” he added.

Carter has spent hours watching Ross, the American painter and host of the popular art-instruction program The Joy of Painting. Few other artists

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Carter Ward on Queen Street East, in front of his holiday art display at Beaches Wellness Centre. get mention. “I’m not really fond of the history of the artists,” Carter said.

He is familiar with the big names, such as Pablo Picasso, but beyond Ross the only artist he counted as an influence was one he knows personally: his mother. She taught him basics, including painting from darkest to lightest. “I give him the fundamentals, but he has gone with it and has his own style, for sure,” said Danielle.

The master has become the protege in some ways. “I’ve actually learned more from him than he’s probably learned from me,” said Danielle. From Carter, she has learned not to sweat perfecting specific details in a piece, to take a more relaxed approach. “He’s got a style that is not at all like mine. It is very loose… and I’m more of a stickler for details.”

Half the proceeds from the art sales at Beach Wellness Centre will be donat-

ed to Second Harvest, an organization that seeks to save food from landfills by working with farmers and retailers to reduce waste. His previous display over Thanksgiving raised more than $600 for Soper Creek Wildlife Reserve.

“Carter’s just such a generous person he always donates half of it to a charity of his choice,” Danielle said.

She isn’t the only one who has noticed Carter’s charitable activity. On Nov. 30, he is set to receive Second Harvest’s Ian Lawson Von Toch Award for Youth Kindness.

“Don’t think about yourself and think about others who don’t have a lot,” said Carter.

Those interested in a Carter original can email carterward2006@gmail.com to commission a painting or visit the Beach Wellness Centre at 2130 Queen St. E. to view his latest works.

Man takes on 30-day challenge for charity

By Anna Killen

WHEN BEACH resident Matt Goff won his golf pool this past summer, he knew there were plenty of ways he could spend his $1,000 winnings.

But instead of pumping it into his mortgage or socking it away for a vacation, Goff decided to reinvest it in the community he’s called home for 16 years and drive more donations by entering into a friendly wager with himself.

Goff challenged himself to complete 30 days of spin class (an indoor cycling exercise class) this November as a way to raise awareness for autism spectrum disorder and leverage his winnings into a larger donation for the local non-profit, Aloha Toronto.

“An organization like Aloha relies on donations and volunteers,” he said, adding that he wanted to donate and raise awareness for a cause “right on my doorstep.”

He is also acquainted with Helen Hatzis, the founder of Aloha Toronto.

“Of all the causes that are out there, I thought, this is a local one, this is someone that I know who has experienced the ups and the downs of what it’s like,” he said. “With autism, the more I read about it, to try to learn more about the different circumstances, just how little we know about it. There is no cure, there’s a lot of missed early diagnosis that could make a difference to kids, and I think the more we do to raise awareness and potentially raise more public funding would be fantastic.”

Goff will complete the challenge Nov. 30 and is on track to have raised $3,000 for Aloha Toronto. He’s tapping into the support of his community in Toronto, back home in England, where he grew up, and his international network of friends

to triple the initial $1,000 donation. By documenting his story on Instagram, and tying dollars to “likes” he’s leveraging the power of social media.

Active in volleyball and squash at the Balmy Beach Club, the physical nature of the challenge hasn’t been “too bad” aside from some sore knees at the start. Goff Matt Goff chose spin over other exercises because he enjoys biking, has been nursing chronic tennis elbow, and “hates running.” The fitness gym he’s been attending on Lakeshore, Mayfair, is on his commute to work, and the instructors have been “all about it.” They’ve opened the class to Goff’s supporters for his final ride on the 30th.

For Goff, this is just the beginning. The experience has been a lesson in the importance of choosing to give back — something he wished he’d done more of earlier in life.

“On a personal level, we all get caught up in our own life and our own routine, and for most of us we are incredibly lucky,” he said. “We waste a lot of money on stuff we don’t need. I’m a culprit of that. If you think about that in terms of donations to a worthy cause, that money that we waste could be a big help to people. I want to do something each year that will galvanize me to do something in a volunteer capacity.

This is something that I wish I’d done in my younger man days.” Follow Goff’s journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/goffy74/.

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With a little help from the community, Santa fills a streetcar “There’s probably a thousand toys. And we’ve got food, too,” said Chris Perrin, surveying the donation pile inside one of the TTC’s new streetcars at the inaugural Santa’s Streetcar toy drive Nov. 25. The busy event took place at the streetcar loop at Kingston Road and Queen Street East, with visitors invited to come aboard and drop off gifts for those who need them. A streetcar operator and Beach local, Perrin and other TTC operators and officials organized the event as a way to give back to the community where they spend their days.

“At the end of the day it’s community service,” said Perrin. “It’s awesome... It was a real community event. All work and some actual love too.” At left, TTC manager Erin Wemyss, Perrin, Siubhan Perrin, who booked the 10 musical acts, and organizer Marcela Garcia.

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OVER THE past few months, the Beach Metro News office has seen the delivery of a number of books penned by local authors. Supporting local authors and bookshops (we are lucky to have a handful of quality bookstores in our area) is a great way to keep it local for the holidays. Here’s a look at a few books with a Beach connection.

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land’s obsession with arctic exploration by quoting the voices and records of those who had been cast aside. Aided by maps and historical drawings and portraits—and the real world experience of McGoogan, who spends his summers as a guide along the Northwest Passage, Dead Reckoning is an excellent step towards understanding the myths and realities of Arctic history, and will act as primer and context for many as Franklin’s ships are recovered in the coming years.

AN ADVOCATE for financial literacy, Beacher Sean Cooper recently made headlines for buying a house when he was 27 and paying it off in three years.

His book, Burn Your Mortgage, details tips and resources he has acquired on his journey to “financial freedom.”

With down-to-earth anecdotes, simple graphics and charts, and straightforward headings and chapters breaking up the text, Cooper shows that learning about money can be accessible, relatable, and dare we say, inspiring.

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trajectory from the sober student intent on journalistic integrity to the alienated, Adderall-popping graduate in search of home, not just a story. It works, and well.

Watch for more from Urquhart— whatever their next book’s topic, even if “it has already been done.”

Dirty Kids: Chasing Freedom with America’s Nomads Chris Urquhart 212 pages Greystone Books Reviewed by Josh Sherman

IN THE second half of Dirty Kids, the narrator—who happens to be the book’s author, Chris Urquhart—gets critiqued by a source. Kozmo, one among the scores of nomadic young people Urquhart chronicles in this debut non-fiction effort, asks, “Why are you doing this book?” Before Urquhart answers, Kozmo adds, “It has already been done.”

Fair enough. In laying bare about three years (2009-2012) in the lives of American vagabonds, Urquhart, a former Beach resident, is not charting unexplored territory. The book lends considerable narrative time to Burning Man, an annual festival in Nevada that attracts tens of thousands to the desert annually. It is part of mainstream culture.

But like with many other literary works, Dirty Kids’ strength comes not from the story but the telling of it. Lonesome traveller and On The Road author Jack Kerouac—who gets a nod in Dirty Kids—stood out not because he was the first to write about transients but because he did it in rambling, jazz-tinged prose. Similarly, Urquhart’s voice is one of Dirty Kids’ best qualities.

What starts out as a straight-laced account (academic references and all), develops into a first-person account of a mental health struggle on the road, jumping from communal punk houses to hippy-era gatherings. At first, the shift from traditional reportage to a meta, writing-a-book-about-writing-abook narrative comes across as symptomatic of a rookie author figuring out their voice. But it mirrors Urquhart’s

No Fury Like That Lisa de Nikolits 313 pages Inanna Publications Reviewed by Anna Killen

Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage Ken McGoogan 438 pages Harper Collins Reviewed by Anna Killen

THIS IS a book that is, at its core, about disappearance. Not only the disappearance of famed explorer Sir John Franklin and his ships, recently uncovered, but, more importantly, the near disappearance of an entire people from accepted historical narrative. The Inuit and First Peoples were at the heart and centre of the centuries-long push to discover and chart the northwest passage, but for over a century their role has been ignored, downplayed and, in some shameful instances (looking at you, Charles Dickens) recast as villainous.

In this terrific and accessible work of nonfiction, award-winning journalist, researcher and explorer Ken McGoogan methodically and compellingly sets the record straight about the unsung heroes and egos of Victorian Eng-

WHEN WE first meet the protagonist of local author Lisa de Nikolits’ latest novel, No Fury Like That, she’s groggy, uncomfortable, unkempt, and missing her husband in the middle of what appears to be a bustling, bizarre airport lounge. But things are not as they appear. As the world—Purgatory, as it turns out—reveals itself to Julia, so her character is revealed to the reader, a character which, for all of her sass, stubbornness and selfishness, is actually somewhat lovable. She grows even moreso as the page-turner drives along and we are wittingly bounced around the rich, twisted world, both in the afterlife and back on earth, de Nikolits has created. At once philosophical and sartorial (there’s a Satre pun there, but we’re not going to print it), de Nikolits says this book is about revenge, and while that’s certainly on the menu, that’s not all there is to eat.

The Nearly Girl writer wrote this book as a way to channel the anger she felt after she was fired from a job she’d held for six years—budget cuts—and the book is a testament to the idea that great things can grow from the ashes, if they are nurtured just so.

In the credits, de Nikolits thanks her writing groups, including the local group Mesdames of Mayhem, for their edits and support while writing this novel, and it’s easy to see the influence of female empowerment and encouragement in this refreshing read.

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A small space in Toronto history ANY TIME journalist and Greenwood and Gerrard resident Chris Bateman is in a new place, he can’t help but dig into its history.

It was no different when he moved to Toronto by way of England, where he studied broadcast journalism, in 2011.

“I was, I guess, interested in figuring out as much as I could about the city,” he said. “I like to know everything about a place.”

Bateman, who said he “accidentally became a historian,” plied his knowledge in Spacing magazine’s latest book, 25 Days That Changed Toronto, out last month. He was one of 10 writers and editors to explore pivotal moments in the city’s history, hopping from day to day.

The book, edited by Spacing senior editor Dylan Reid and publisher Matthew Blackett, is similar in structure to the urbanism quarterly’s previous effort, 50 Objects That Define Toronto. As with Objects, in 25 Days, an article-length writeup accompanies each item, from the first game at Maple Leaf Gardens to birth of the Toronto Islands.

“We just thought it would be a great way of exploring Toronto history in this sort of small-format book,” said Reid of the 136-page, pocket-sized book.

“Basically, the idea is that they changed Toronto, that Toronto wasn’t the same after that day, and… it’s something that can be to some extent captured in a single day, some more than others,” said Reid outlining what links the selected days.

To help choose the days, Spacing started by polling histori-

ans and urbanists. “We got an enormous list of days—I think we had, like, a hundred possibilities,” said Reid. Then, they got an expert group to pick out days of importance. From there, a vote was held to narrow it down further. Finally, another selection was done to ensure the days covered a broad range of Toronto history.

The Toronto Star and Globe & Mail archives via the Toronto Public Library website were a big help to Bateman, whose contributions include the section on Toronto’s first ever outdoor patio, which opened on March 13, 1956 at the now-defunct Sidewalk Cafe near College and Yonge Streets.

“Despite Toronto’s sultry summers, it took a long time for the people of the city to become extroverted enough to drink and dine outside,” Bateman writes in the book.

“The fact that we could sort of point to a restaurant and the day it opened as being, you know, the day the patio arrived in Toronto is kind of neat,” he added.

In researching the project, Reid also learned more about his city. “I had not known about the Hoggs Hollow disaster,” he said. “I think that was something that was really striking and a phase in Toronto’s history that’s the kind of thing that people really might not know much about but that really was significant in terms of changing the way we build the city and changing the way we treated immigrants,” he said.

The tunnelling tragedy that killed five will pop up again in Spacing’s next book, which will focus on “25 transit secrets,” Reid said, and is expected in the coming months.

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PART WESTERN, part fantasy, part pure badass heroine, V.S. McGrath’s The Devil’s Revolver doesn’t shy away from tough subjects, and won’t be pinned down genre-wise, much like the leader of the series, Hettie Alabama.

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ICONIC HOLIDAY classic It’s a Wonderful Life opens at the Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd., Dec. 1.

The Scarborough Players production of Frank Capra’s 1946 film, adapted by Doug Rand, is directed by Lorraine Kimsa. The stage adaptation stays true to the critically-acclaimed film which follows the love story of George and Mary Bailey during a moment of crisis for George on Christmas Eve. George is helped by a guardian angel, Clarence, who shows him the meaningful ways he’s helped his community of Bedford Falls.

This moving play is recommended for all ages. Show dates are Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 3, 10, 16 at 2 p.m. A wine and cheese reception follows the opening performance on Dec. 1 and the audience talk back takes place Dec. 14. Contact the box office at 416-267-9292 and online at www.theatrescarborough.com. Free parking, reserved seats, wheelchair accessible.

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A CHRISTMAS in New Orleans themed Jazz and Reflection takes place Dec. 2 from 4:40 to 5:25 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. with the Xcentric Jazz Band joined by a couple of familiar faces.

With a swinging smooth sound and sense of New Orleans style, the Xcentric Jazz Band plays traditional and Dixieland jazz throughout the Durham region. They have performed at the CNE, the Oshawa and Port Hope Jazz festivals, “Jazz for Jesus” concerts for several different United Churches in Oshawa and the Beach as well as many park concerts and garden parties.

Founded in 1996, the current ensemble features Ron Hamblin on clarinet, Kevin Cook on trombone, and Dave Hubbell on trumpet. Ron’s fondness of Dixieland shines through on both clarinet and tenor saxophone. Kevin is a freelance singer and trombone player, a music teacher and cruise ship musician. Dave confesses a lifelong obsession with jazz music. For more than 40 years he has played in concert, swing, and Dixieland bands.

They will be joined by Brian Stevens on piano and Bill MacLean on vocals. The musical offerings will include traditional carols and Christmas standards with a dash of New Orleans Spice to swing everyone into the Christmas spirit.

BEACH-RAISED SINGER-SONGWRITER Piper Hayes launches her new, full-length album, Piper and Carson, with two shows this December. Recorded with her partner – on stage and in love – Carson Ritcey-Thorpe at his family’s farm outside of Hamilton during the summer of 2017, Piper and Carson is produced by Chris Bartos. The album is decidedly more folk than Hayes’ previous releases, a welcome and not unexpected outcome considering her time spent touring and performing with various folk artists.

Catch the duo live, off the farm, in Hamilton at This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N at 9:00 p.m. on Dec. 7 or, closer to home, at the Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., for an early show on Dec. 8, doors at 6 p.m. More information at http://pipersings.com.

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ON SATURDAY, Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m., as part of the Christmas Jazz Vespers program at Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave., Bill MacLean (vocals), Mike Lalonde (bass), and Brian

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Stevens (piano) will present music from 12 Songs for Christmas. This concert will also feature the launch of Christmas Reflections, a collection of carols and original compositions with Stevens at the piano.

From a stark and soulful rendition of “There’s a Star in the East” to a joyful gospel, rock interpretation of “O Come All Ye Faithful”, the spirit of Christmas will be in full swing. Admission is by free will offering.

TORONTO BEACH Chorale, the East End’s auditioned concert choir of 65 impassioned voices, celebrates its 10th anniversary season with a series of three extraordinary performances beginning Sunday, Dec. 10.

Over the years, founding artistic director Mervin William Fick has, with the support of the community and choir, transformed TBC into an inspirational non-profit that presents a popular concert series while supporting community initiatives like the Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade and the Riverside tree lighting.

The concerts, each with a professional orchestra and guest soloists, showcase predominantly classical music, but have been known to venture into more modern territory.

The first performance of the season is G.F. Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. One of Handel’s best-known and most-performed works, it’s a perfect fit for the holiday season.

On Good Friday, March 30, the choir presents Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, and on April 29, take in Beethoven’s Fantasia for Piano, Choir and Orchestra.

All concerts are at the Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., with tickets available through www.torontobeachchorale.com, through a choir member or in cash at the door.

Crafts for a cause A NEW holiday craft show has a familiar tone.

The “8th of Its Kind Craft Show and Sale” builds on local volunteer Vicky Tsorlinis’ seven years organizing a holiday craft show and fundraiser for Malvern. Her children graduated, she’s no longer on the parent council, but she wanted to continue her fundraising work for students and other teenagers and families in the community in a broader capacity.

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The not-for-profit craft show will take place at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Its proceeds will go to Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Services, a local organization that provides longterm psychotherapy and counselling for high-risk, vulnerable youth and families in Toronto.

“I’m so excited that Blake Boultbee is going to be the recipient,” said Tsorlinis, who this year was awarded a 2017 Volunteer Legacy Award for her service to the community.

The craft show will feature 45 craft and food vendors, prizes, and live entertainment from local musician Brad Alexander.

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Beach Arts Scene THE BEACH Guild of Fine Arts hosts a Christmas Gift and Art Show on Saturday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Gardener’s Cottage at the foot of Lee Ave. Featuring locally-made gifts, cards, art and ornaments, the show is open during the Lions tree lighting festivities at Kew Gardens and is the first holiday-themed show at the Gardener’s Cottage for the guild.

Open Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CERAMIC ARTIST Karen Franzen’s holiday show is happening again this year -- but this time, visitors to the festive weekend show get two Karens for the price of one. That’s because artist and musician Karen Leslie Hall is also opening up her home for the show, set for Dec. 8 to 10 near Coxwell and Gerrard.

The two-stop studio tour features handmade gifts, ceramics, jewellery, fine art and fibre art.

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ost of us listen to and appreciate music in one way or another and thanks to music streaming, now is the easiest and most affordable time in history to enjoy music.

Tapes and CDs were the music medium of my childhood. Many readers came of age with records. The way we access, purchase, and listen to music has changed dramatically over the years.

The iPod and other MP3 players revolutionized the music world by driving listeners away from compact discs and allowing them to buy individual songs or full albums digitally.

Music streaming started to catch on with the launch of streaming services such as Spotify in 2011. But it’s really only over the past few years that it has entered the mainstream. Music streaming users access millions of songs instantly through their computer’s internet browser or an app on their phone or tablet.

I remember looking through all of the CDs at Sound City and HMV when I was a teenager -- I was not able to afford nearly as many albums as I wanted to hear.

Fast forward to 2017 and I can now search for and hear almost any popular song ever recorded, instantly. New releases are available immediately for listening (although sometimes an artist will decide to debut their album first, for a limited time, on a specific platform).

You can save artists and albums to your personal “Music Library” and browse through them, much like one can with a physical music collection. If you don’t know specific artists or just want some music to fit your mood, there are also endless playlists available that cater directly to activities like cleaning, exercising, or dinner parties.

Many streaming services also provide the option of listening to music from a specific genre, era, or year.

For some people, the $10 a month for services like Spotify, Apple Music, or Google Play Music may seem superfluous. With all the new technology costs like smartphone and internet plans, another monthly fee can sound excessive. There are many free music services, but they are almost all supported by advertising which will interrupt the music listening experience. In addition to having ads, these free services will often not allow the user to choose specific songs.

YouTube has an extensive library of music, but it rarely offers full albums and isn’t a good option for on the go.

You only need to listen to one new album per month (or the equivalent number of songs) to make any streaming service well worth the price.

For those with traditional stereo setups and their computers in a separate room, a standard audio cable is a quick fix to get audio from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop directly to your main stereo. A word of warning:

once you’re away from WiFi, music streaming will eat up your valuable monthly data.

Fortunately, there is the ability to “download” the music temporarily to your smartphone for listening away from WiFi without running up huge phone bills.

Alternatively, if you’re a music aficionado who listens to rare or local music, some of the services also offer the ability to upload your own music to your library so that it is available at any time via streaming. Google Music has the edge in this regard because there is no limit to how much music you can upload to your online music library.

On Apple Music, the uploaded files take up space in your iCloud, which can cost extra money depending on how much you intend to upload.

Spotify currently does not offer such a feature in the same convenient manner.

To those interested in easy access to music, I would definitely advise trying out the free trial period for one of the major music streaming services. Streaming takes a lot of the tedious organization of mp3s or CDs out of the picture and allows you to focus on the listening.

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BEACHES OPTOMETRY CLINIC Dr. Linda Chan, Optometrist Darra Salina, Optician

951 Kingston Rd. (West of Victoria Park)

416-691-1991

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

416-691-8555

www.balsamdental.com

DR. LINDA WINTER Psychologist

Consultations • Therapy Individuals • Couples Over 20 years experience.

Located at Queen & Wheeler

416-691-1071

Dr. Linda Iny Lempert Psychologist & Psychoanalyst

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

416-694-4380

www.drlempert.ca

360 EYECARE

&

CRYSTAL BEACH OPTICAL

2128 Queen St. E. (Hammersmith & Queen)

OPTOMETRIST & EYEWEAR Dr. Sam Baraam & Associates Ted Grzymski, Optician Accepting new patients

416 698 03937 • 360eyecare.ca

DR. A. LYNNE BEAL Psychologist

Reaching your achievement potential For children, adolescents & adults

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

416-433-9726

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST reg. CASLPO All ages: early language, speech, L.D., reading, accent reduction

LESLIE RENNIE 416-469-2722 leslierennie@gmail.com

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

“the basics of health and fitness” senior’s-certified in home personal training

david@basic-training.ca 416-723-7289

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

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

416-690-2112

Dogs, cats, pocket pets.

Housecalls available.

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

Dr. Barbara Houghton 647-221-5516

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Tara Shannon M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, RP

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

416 698-6960 tara@tarashannon.ca

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

Registered Psychotherapist Low Fee - High Value Therapy Danforth Avenue at Main Street

416-690-2417

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

Christina Connell

Jane Delamere, M.Sc.

Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario Individual, Couple, Family Counselling 22 Years Dedicated Experience

~Discovering A Better Way Together~ www.janedelamere.com Email: delamerej@gmail.com Phone/Text: 647-971-4739

Caroline Duetz

Jungian Analyst Registered Psychotherapist 29 years in Private Practice

duetz@rogers.com 416-469-2423

COUNSELLING

WELLNESS

missfit.ca in-home personal trainer 416 888 6465 michelle@missfit.ca

416-694-0232

www.energyawakening.com

Blue Lotus Art Therapy Nathania Rodman, Professionally Trained Art Therapist Person Centered - Humanistic Approach Individuals (all ages), Groups & Workshops

bluelotusarttherapy.ca

bluelotusarttherapy@gmail.com 416-855-5337

416-691-3700

Queen and Hammersmith

Emily C. Larimer

David Faed

CPA, CGA • Bookkeeping • Personal tax services • Accounting services for the self-employed

CRIMINAL LAWYER * Call for free advice *

Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com

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KATHRYN WRIGHT

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

Patrick Ruiz CPA, CA Partner, Campanella McDonald LLP

Specializing in accounting & tax planning for:

Small Business Owners Rental Property Investors Incorporated Professionals

647-300-4062 • patrick@cmllp.com

Chartered Accountant

INSURANCE Leane Besky Insurance Agency Inc. STATE FARM Auto, Home, Life, Critical Illness, Disability, Financial Services

2243 Queen St. E. 416-690-7900 www.leanebesky.com

LAWYERS/LEGAL Dashwood & Dashwood Barristers & Solicitors

Barrister & Solicitor

Family Law & Mediation 416-699-8848

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

Paul J. Cahill

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

Beaches Family Law and MEDIATION Linda Bronicheski, J.D.

47 Main Street (at Lyall) 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com

FAMILY LAW OFFICE Susan T. Dixon, B.A., M.S.W., LL.B. FAMILY LAW SOLUTIONS 577 Kingston Road, Suite 207 Tel: 416-693-2733 www.lawyerinthebeach.com

Shellyann Pereira

(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc.

Call for a Free 30 min. Consult

647-693-6221

579 Kingston Rd., #110, Toronto

Peter J. Salah Hills, Salah LLP We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.

416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com

Snider & DiGregorio

QUINN Family Law

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries.

978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9

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

O’Reilly, Moll & Mian

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public

DENISE BADLEY-CASTELLO

(at your home or office) Customized classes to meet your health & wellness goals/needs

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

Barrister, Solicitor, Notary

Shelley C. Quinn, LL.B., LL.M. (Family Law)

662 Broadview Ave. t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca

KAMRUL HAFIZ AHMED REAL ESTATE LAWYER 416 690 1855 [P 416 690 1866 [F 2972 DANFORTH AVE.

WILLS & ESTATES

Family • Wills & Estates Real Estate

Blake Chapman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D.

416-690-6195

House Calls

2069 Danforth Ave. (Woodbine) dbadleylaw@rogers.com

DC, FRCCSS (C) Chiropractor Sports Injury Specialist 2455A Queen St. East

416 690-6257

647-360-9519

blake@lifeplanninglaw.ca

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

Open Saturdays

416-698-3157

Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan

Jen Goddard, R.M.T.

416-698-5861

416-690-6257

Chiropractic • Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.

John H.

BJARNASON, D.C. Chiropractor

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

416-694-2868 DEGEN’S HEALTH GROUP Dr. Wade Whitten, D.C. Dr. Tanja Degen, D.C., CPT Dr. Christina Carreau N.D. 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park, next to Tim Hortons)

416-699-5320 • Free Parking Beaches Wellness Centre

Dr. Johanna Carlo Chiropractor

NEW LOCATION 2130 Queen Street East

Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

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

(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com

Member Ontario Association of Architects

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

416-261-9679

416-698-7070

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SE RVICES

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE

Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit

Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun, RMT Dr. Ceara Higgins

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

Chiropractic, Acupuncture, RMT

1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575 www.ashbridgeshealth.ca

Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan

OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS

Versatech

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

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

416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630

www.omegahealthandfitness.com

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Animal Chiropractor

contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process

647-317-6017

Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C.

Coxwell Chiropractic Centre 1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor

416-423-2289

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416.420.4544

Chiropractic Care for Two Legged and Four!

Next Deadline Dec. 4th

Family Law & Estate Planning

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

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

98 Scarboro Beach Blvd.

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries

Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate

Call 416-471-0337

Lindsay Keefe

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GARRY M. CASS

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

Glover & Associates

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

300 Main Street 416-690-3324

Private & Corporate Yoga

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

Melani Norman

ACCOUNTING Bert van Delft

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

416-690-6800

www.krienslarose.com

Geoffrey J. Dashwood

Life & Relationship Issues

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

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

Bookkeeping QuickBooks Accounting Income Taxes 647-267-9113

Registered Psychotherapist

Spiritual Counsellor since 1998

416-907-0103

• Accounting services for owner-managed businesses.

• Personal and corporation income tax preparation.

• Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations

Adults, Adolescents, Children 177 Danforth Avenue #301A 416-778-4242 www.christinaconnell.com

Catherine Allon, BSc, MEd

www.kewgardenshealth.com

Kriens LaRose, LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

Michael E. Sands, CPA

Massage Therapy • Physiotherapy Osteopathy • Naturopathic Medicine (at Lee)

Tel: (416) 962-2186

BA, Dipl. TCPP, RP

KEW GARDENS HEALTH GROUP 2181 Queen St. E., Suite 305

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

MASSAGE THERAPY

BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE Randy Groening, RMT Kathryn Dibe, RMT

2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)

416-690-5185

www.advanced approachesmassage.com Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC. 927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)

• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •

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FUNERAL SERVICES

eco Cremation & Burial Services Inc.

Life Celebrations. Done Differently.

In Service with St. John’s Norway Cemetery & Crematorium.

647.660.5056 www.ecofuneral.ca

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Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues.

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THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •

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The Main Menu

Appetizers for the festive season Jan Main is an author, cooking instructor and caterer janmainskitchen@gmail.com

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ecipes that can be used a number of ways are a great addition to your Christmas file – their versatility will stand you, as a host, in good stead.

These two recipes can be used three ways: as an appetizer – always popular and necessary during the season, especially if easy to prepare and doubly delicious as these are – but for lunches or brunches too! What a bonus. For best flavour, bake and serve the recipe the same day. Thank you Foodland Ontario for these holiday suggestions.

Zucchini Ribbon Tart In Christmas colours of red and green this festive tart can be cut into small squares for an appetizer and larger squares as a main course. The recipe can be served hot or at room temperature. For best flavour use quality butter puff pastry available at Loblaw’s and No Frills.

1 or 2 8-inch zucchini 1 sheet of frozen butter puff pastry, thawed and refrigerated 2-3 tbsp (45 mL) pesto 10 cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup (125 mL) coarsely shredded Gruyere cheese, more if desired Freshly ground black pepper

Slice and discard the ends of zucchini. Using wide vegetable peeler, peel strips of zucchini lengthwise to form ribbons. After slicing a few ribbons, turn zucchini and peel another side for better shaped ribbons. Place ribbons in measuring cup; you will need 2 cups (500 mL) for this recipe.

Unroll puff pastry and leave on parchment paper. Place on baking sheet. Using fork, leave 1/2 inch (1 cm) border around edge of pastry, prick pastry many times. Thinly spread pesto over pastry. Arrange zucchini ribbons over pesto, curling, overlapping and weaving strips; leaving border bare. Place cherry tomatoes, cut side up on zucchini and sprinkle with cheese.

Bake in preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until pastry is a deep golden brown. Sprinkle with pepper to taste. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 4-6 main course servings and 12 appetizer servings.

Leek, Apple and Brie Tart Impressive but simple to make and very tasty, this is the ideal holiday appetizer. For eye appeal use red skinned Cortlands, Spartans or Northern Spy apples.

2 tbsp (30 mL) butter 1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced leeks, white part only 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh thyme leaves (if possible) or 1/2 tsp dried

2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar 1 sheet (225 g) frozen butter puff pastry thawed and refrigerated 1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard 1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced and cored red-skinned apples 1/2 cup (125 mL) to 1 cup (250 mL) diced brie cheese Drizzle: 4 tsp (20 mL) honey 1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried 1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard In medium nonstick skillet, melt 1 tbsp (15 mL)butter over medium heat; cook leeks, covered, with 1 clove garlic, 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper stirring frequently until leeks are tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in thyme; cool about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile in saucepan melt remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter with 1 garlic clove minced; stir in vinegar and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper. Set aside.

Unroll puff pastry and leave on parchment paper. Place on baking sheet and with fork poke entire surface. Brush mustard over pastry leaving 1/2 inch (1 cm) border. Scatter leek mixture over pastry and arrange apples slices on top. Brush with butter mixture and scatter cheese over top.

Bake in 400 F (200 C); for 15 minutes or until pastry is golden.

Drizzle: In small bowl, combine, honey, thyme and mustard. Cut tart into pieces, small squares for appetizer or larger squares for main course and drizzle with honey mixture just before serving.

Makes 4 – 6 main course servings or 12 appetizer pieces.

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Homemade for the holidays The annual Christmas Marketplace rolled into Beach United Church on Nov. 18.

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Nutrition Matters

Nut milk is having a moment Sheila Ream, cnp is a certified nutritionist in the Beach beachnutritionto@gmail.com

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hen I was growing up we were told that milk – “Mother Nature’s perfect food” – was needed for optimum growth and overall health.

However, over the years the benefits of drinking milk have been challenged and today, many question the value of milk. This is reflected in the shrinking sales of this once popular beverage.

In fact, over the past 20 years, regular milk consumption has been in steady decline. According to Stats Canada, per capita, consumption of regular milk dropped 18 per cent between 1995 to 2014 and has been declining yearly since. Non-dairy milk beverages sales are on the rise.

Although our population is aging and therefore drinking less milk, there are many other persuasive viewpoints that may influence the sale of milk.

Things like the perceived environmental impact of cows, increased veganism, nutritional controversies (a topic deserving of its own article), an increase in taste preference for alternatives, or substitutions with milk products such as yogurts or cheeses.

Furthermore, an even larger concern remains that some individuals just cannot tolerate milk due to an allergy or more often, an intolerance to the milk

Edward Finstein Wine writer, author, TV and radio host, educator, judge winedoctor.ca thewinedoctor.blogspot.com @DrWineKnow facebook.com/EdwardDocFinstein

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Easy Cheesy No Milk Cheese Sauce 3/4 cup non-dairy milk of choice or more to taste 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 cup of raw unsalted cashews, soaked in hot water for 4 hours or overnight 1/2 tsp onion powder-optional 1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste 2 tsp lemon juice 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard (optional) 1 medium potato, cooked 1/2 cup carrot, cooked Directions: pour hot water over cashews and let sit for at least 4 hours.

Peel and chop up a potato and carrot into small chunks. Add them to boiling water and cook until soft. Drain and once cooled, place in a food processor.

Strain cashews and add to processor.

Add milk, yeast, onion powder, salt, lemon juice. Add more liquid such as water or milk to adjust consistency.

Spice to taste.

Once smooth pour into a jar and store in the fridge until needed – up to 4 days. Sauce will thicken in the fridge.

To reheat, add some liquid and warm in a pot on the stove.

Pass the passito, please

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yummies.com/how-to-make-nut-milk/ Whether milk is on your menu or not, a nutritious non-dairy cheese sauce is a great way to sample a dairy alternative. It can be used as a sauce replacement in a macaroni and cheese dish or on steamed vegetables. Enjoy!

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sugar lactose.

Various studies, including one from the US National library of Medicine, show that approximately 65 per cent of the population (past infancy) live with the reduced ability to digest lactose.

And while some lucky individuals may feel no symptoms at all, others may have gassiness, bloating, nausea, heartburn and a general feeling of malaise after consuming milk.

Due to these various factors, nondairy milks have grown in popularity.

Now, there are many alternative beverages widely available at grocery stores processed from nuts and seeds such as coconut, cashew, rice, hemp, soy or the top selling – almond.

While nut milk alternatives are often fortified with calcium, Vitamin D and A, similar to milk, it is important to note that they are not naturally a good source of protein. In fact, most nut and seed milks generally only contain 1 gram of protein per cup versus approximately 8 grams per cup for cow or soy milk.

In addition, nut milks may also contain additives such as sodium, stabilizers and sometimes sugars. It is always prudent to check the label.

And, as with milk, the less ingredients the better. Unsweetened is always the healthiest choice.

To eliminate all additives and increase the vitamin content of a nut milk, it can easily be made at home. All you need is a high speed blender and a nut bag or mesh filter of some sort. For detailed instructions log onto tasty-

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taly is one of, if not, the largest producer of wine in the world and makes some incredible offerings that are popular around the globe. One of my favourite styles of wines she creates is “passito”. “Passito” is an Italian word for wines, both red and white, created by the “appassimento” process. This is an ancient procedure that was practised by the Romans, Greeks and even the Arabs around the Mediterranean. Here grapes are partially dried on mats, often straw, in airy rooms with lots of windows or fans, until they become like raisins. This concentrates the sugars, acids and flavours. Then the semi-dried grapes are pressed and the juice fermented until the desired sweetness and alcohol is achieved. They may spend some time in oak barrels to add complexity and additional time in bottle before hitting the market for sale. The wines are generally long-lived and expensive, but once tasted, the price tag seems negligible for the quality. Different versions exist. Here are several.

Perhaps the most noted is “Recioto della Valpolicella” from the Veneto region of northeast Italy. This is basically a sweet Amarone. Made predominantly from the red Corvina,

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Rondinella and Molinara grapes that go into Valpolicella and Amarone, this intensely-red, unctuous offering, smacking of dried plums, mocha, figs, raisins, sweet dried cherry, and spicy oak, is full, rich and smoothly tannined. Phenomenal on its own after a meal or paired with desserts such as fruit tarts, cakes, cookies or aggressive, aromatic cheeses like Stilton or Asiago, it is to die for. Let breathe a good hour or two before serving. Unfortunately, there is not a lot to be found in North America.

Also from the Veneto comes a scrumptious sweet, white.

“Recioto di Soave”, that is even scarcer as many producers don’t bother producing it. The Soave region sits just east of Verona and the wines made from mostly Garganega and, to a lesser degree Trebbiano. Once again the “appassimento” process yields wines that are golden yellow with incredible aromatics of honey, brown sugar, candied/dried fruit and vanilla from oak aging. Rich and voluptuous, they’re great straight up or meshed with stinky cheese, nuts, fruits, patés, medium-sweet desserts (biscotti, shortbread, etc.) and panettone. Serve slightly chilled.

“Vin Santo” is produced in various parts of Italy, but best noted in Tuscany. Although mostly sweet, this historic, “holy wine” that has been around for centuries and can actually vary in sugar content (depending on when fermentation stops) and aging time (depending on where it is made).

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Environment Views

It’s easy to be green in the East End Katie Fullerton is an environmental communicator k_fullerton@sympatico.ca

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his article marks my debut as the environmental columnist for this paper and I am excited for the opportunity. In these columns I will explore environmental issues with an emphasis on local relevance. To me, it is important to build awareness and interest in our local green projects as well as tell the stories of the dedicated volunteers who are working to make the East End a greener, healthier and more sustainable place to live.

I’ll start by introducing you to some community green groups in the East End. These people are doing great work – Friends of Parks, the Suzuki Foundation’s Butterfly Way Rangers and Greening Ward 32. In later articles I will talk about trees, local food (community gardens, markets, businesses) the sharing economy, energy and cycling – all from a local point of view and with an emphasis on events and opportunities for participation. (Please let me know if you have a green story or event that you would like covered.)

Friends of Parks When we think of our neighbourhood parks there is often the assumption that the city is responsible for all aspects of our green spaces. But over the past 10 years there has been a marked change through increased community stewardship. In Ward 32 alone over 15 different community park groups have been transforming our green spaces. What kind of work are they doing?

Cherie Daly, of “Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine” provided some examples of Friends of Parks (FoP) work: “In our ravine we have twice yearly cleanups, invasive plant removal, tree banding, nature walks and talks, meetings with residents and with park staff,“ she said. They also maintain an active Facebook site that is a great resource and attend relevant workshops and seminars. Depending on the project, they get out anywhere from eight to 30 volunteers at a time. Additional FoP projects include planting pollinator gardens, planting trees, running adopta-tree programs, creating community gardens and hosting farmers’ markets.

How did these groups get started? In the rest of Toronto, many of the FoPs have been supported by the award-

PHOTO: JOHN CAMERON

Dahnalda Bettinson with her sons Wilder, River and Archer help the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine with this year’s fall clean-up. winning group Park People. However, in Ward 32, the proliferation of park groups is thanks, in part, to the inspiration and support of local councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, who gave herself a mandate to have an FoP in every park in Ward 32 before the end of her term (Fall 2018). Ward 32 now has the largest number of FoPs in the City.

The Butterfly Way Project If you were in Kew Gardens Park on Sept. 16 you might have spied a colourful butterfly parade and eco fair – a celebration of the Suzuki Foundation’s Butterfly Way Project. Twelve Ward 32 volunteer rangers were recruited by the foundation to promote and plant pollinator gardens throughout the neighbourhood. Ginetta Peters, one of the rangers, told me that “we had to plant a network of 12 sites to get recognized as an official Butterfly Way.” In the end, thanks to many volunteers including school groups, summer camps, Girl Guides, private gardeners and more, over 40 pollinator patches were planted! In addition, volunteers grew 1,000 milkweed plants to give out, raised Monarch larvae for release and attended fairs to spread the word about butterfly habitats. Is it any wonder we experienced Monarch Mania in our area this year?

The Butterfly Way was a specific project aimed at creating a network of new pollinator plantings – but East Enders have been creating a pollinator paradise in our area on an ongoing basic. Personal plantings, school yard plantings, church plantings, park

plantings and guerilla (secret) plantings are helping to create a habitat corridor for wildlife.

Greening Ward 32 Over the last seven years, Greening Ward 32 has been involved in multiple projects, including planting and maintaining three large pollinator plantings along Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue, an Eco Fair, the Woodbine Park Project and transportation. Greening Ward 32 will be holding meetings in the New Year to look at new projects.

All of the projects that I mentioned above would not have happened without the support of a tremendous number of dedicated volunteers. I salute you volunteers and I look forward to telling your stories in future articles.

If you have a project or issue you would like covered then please let me know.

And remember, if you are looking for a New Year’s resolution – please say “I will volunteer” – your local community group would be delighted to have your help and it is a great way to make new friends and support your community.

Katie Fullerton has lived in the Upper Beach for over 20 years. Through her work as a Live Green Toronto Community Animator she learned the importance of community support in greening up Toronto. She is a past member of East Toronto Climate Action Group and is a member of Greening Ward 32 . Katie is also a member of Toronto Urban Growers and coordinates the annual Scarborough Seedy Saturday and Green Fair.

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n an intimate gathering at the Church of St. Aidan in the Beach earlier this month, I asked the audience this question: Have you ever been to a heartwarming endof-life ceremony, one that you fondly remember, for the right reasons?

As a Life-Cycle Celebrant, I help people create end-of-life ceremonies and officiate the event. I often tell people that a really good funeral is one you might actually enjoy as it unfolds (even though there may be some tears); it is one you remember fondly and talk about with people who may not have known the deceased. It may be an occasion that you discuss at future family events, remembering stories exchanged and sharing even more memories that come to mind as a result of the ceremony. A really good ceremony lives on in the hearts and minds of those who attend.

End-of-life ceremonies can be meaningful and memorable as they gently begin the journey of healing from a loss. Certain parts of the St. Aidan’s session focused on the options that are available to families who may prefer a non-religious ceremony. Rev. Lucy Reid shared her insights on how clergy can involve family members in designing a service, and can work with parishioners on planning their own funerals.

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St. Aidan’s recently hosted a talk about end-of-life ceremonies.

hosting ceremonies. I shared a historical view of how the current status quo for traditional funerals has emerged.

Then I conveyed some of the reasons our expectations have changed, before we explored a broad range of alternatives that are now available. The importance of having a ceremony that “fits” is the priority.

A thread that wove through the evening was the concern about the increasing incidence of “no funeral” requests and how difficult this can be for loved ones. In my experience, there are many reasons for people to request that there not be a funeral. Some do not want their body to be viewed by family and friends. Sometimes they do not want their family members to endure a somber event. It can also be that expenses are a concern, especially if the deceased sees no value in a tradi-

tional approach. It is often with a poor funeral experience in mind that these requests are made, hoping to make things easier for the family.

The reality is that the ceremony does not have to be costly, and it is not meant for the deceased. The ceremony is about the deceased but it truly is for those who experience the loss. It can be helpful to pay tribute in order to begin the transition to the loss of a loved one’s physical presence.

Celebrating the life of a loved one is not always easy but it can bring some joyful moments when the ceremony is genuine. It can be both simple and meaningful.

Attendees described the session as being inspiring and informative.

All proceeds from this session were donated to St. Aidan’s, to support its provision of groceries for those in need.

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