Beach Metro News September 20, 2016

Climate town hall well attended

By Anna Killen

Volume 45 No. 13

September 20, 2016

IF YOU walked past the Beach United Church around 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday night, you were likely handed a flyer by one of several East End groups shoring up support for their various causes.

The Keep Hydro Public contingent was energized, standing side-by-side with people who want to close the Pickering nuclear station, those looking to shut down Enbridge’s Line 9, and others who want stricter idling laws.

By 7 p.m., the groups had settled in upstairs inside the church – joining animal rights activists, those

against Nestle and the price the company pays for Ontario water, and other engaged citizens – for a climate change town hall. About 200 people attended the meeting.

Organized by Beaches-East York politicians and moderated by MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the event’s intention was to gather forward-thinking ideas and spread information about what government, business, and individuals can do to tackle climate change – together.

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Running for cancer research Participants start the race at the annual Terry Fox Run at Woodbine Beach on September 18. This year’s event raised over $100,000 for cancer research and continues to be one of the largest Terry Fox runs in the city.

Public input sought on potential Beach boundary changes

By Anna Killen

THERE IS still time to provide feedback on proposed changes to Toronto’s ward system ­ – and Beachers might want to take note, as one of the options splits Ward 32 (Beaches-East York) in half.

Toronto’s ward system has been under review since 2014 – in part to keep up with projected population growth and account for changes to wards since the system was last redrawn in 2000 – with a final report presented to the city executive committee in May of this year.

That final report provided council with five options for changing the boundaries – some increasing the number of wards and decreasing the size of the wards, some increasing the size of the wards and decreasing the number of wards.

But the ultimate recommendation of the report, put together by an independent consulting team, was the option which makes minimal changes to the current ward boundaries.

In this option, there will be 47 wards – there are currently 44 – with an average population of 61,000 – that’s the same average as today – with boundaries refined, but similar to what they are now.

If this were adopted, the area north of Queen East to Gerrard and east of Greenwood to Coxwell would be removed ­from BeachesEast York and become part of Toronto-Danforth.

While the report recommends this option, the public is now being asked for feedback on two alternative options, following a city executive committee directive at

its May 24 meeting. Feedback on these options will be included as a supplementary report when the final report is submitted to council later this fall.

The first alternative is a 44 ward option with considered feedback from consultation sessions, and the second is a 26 ward option that is mostly aligned with the provincial and federal ridings.

The 44 wards option would see the Beaches-East York ward divided at Main and Lee, with the western ward encompassing the area east of the Don Valley Parkway and north to Gerrard from the waterfront. The area south of Queen at Lee to the RC Harris Water Treatment Plant would be included in this ward, too.

The eastern ward would run from the lakefront north to Eg-

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A map of one proposed ward boundary change option.

lington, via boundaries along the Danforth and Victoria Park then south at Birchmount and along the Danforth east until it merges with Kingston Road.

The report notes that the Beach is one of several communities of interest.

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Beach ward boundaries could change Continued from Page 1 The team attempted to keep those communities together by using different boundaries “but it has not been possible to keep these communities together in one ward because of issues with voter parity.”

This ward change would achieve voter parity – meaning the number of people in each ward is similar so that each vote can have equal weight – but comes with “significant challenges”, reads the report. “Although the number of wards (44), is the same as what there is currently, the configuration is significantly different. Some existing geographic communities of interest are divided and most of the current ward boundaries have changed.”

The 26 ward option would see the boundaries become the same – or as similar as possible – as the provincial and federal ridings.

“Using federal / provincial riding boundaries as potential ward boundaries is grounded in the assumption that it is administratively easier for staff and more transparent for residents to have these boundaries coincide. Some people feel that having the same boundaries for all three levels of government makes it easier for constituents to know who to contact to resolve their concerns,” reads the report.

There are currently 25 federal ridings, and 22 provincial ridings, with the report noting that all indications point to the province adopting the federal riding boundaries before the next provincial election.

The boundary review team adopted 26 ridings – one new riding in the downtown core – to address several ridings with high populations. The average riding population would be 112,500. The report notes challenges in achieving voter parity in Etobicoke and says that attempts to correct the imbalance require changing ward boundaries. “The amount of adjustment negates the use of federal riding boundaries as ward boundaries.”

The public is now being asked to provide feedback on these two options, with a survey that can be completed until September 23, and a final public meeting tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Etobicoke Civic Centre. That feedback will be included as supplementary material when the final report, which recommended the 47 ward option, is submitted to the executive committee in October.

City council is expected to make a decision on the ward boundaries by the end of this year in order for them to be incorporated by the end of 2017 in time for the 2018 election.

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Tuggs Incorporated, which holds an exclusive lease to the city’s Eastern Beaches properties, wants to transfer the lease to Cara Operations Inc., a large chain restaurant corporation.

Cara runs Carter’s Landing, the restaurant which opened at the Lakeshore Boulevard café earlier this summer.

Tuggs would then lease back the majority of the property from Cara.

The application was considered by the committee September 6, with Ward 32 councillor Mary Margaret McMahon, who is not on the committee, attending the meeting to move a motion in camera in order to receive legal advice.

The committee “met in closed session to consider this item as it relates to the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, litigation or potential litigation and the security of the City’s or a local board’s property,” reads the minutes of the meeting.

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St. Aidan’s looks to lead conversations on mental health

By Anna Killen

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arlier this year during a spring church service at St. Aidan’s, clergy Matt Adams noticed parishioner Virginia Wilson in the pews. She looked like she was in pain.

Concerned, he approached her and said as much, to which she replied, “It’s depression.”

“Wait for me after the service,” he said.

Wilson did, grateful that she had someone to talk to about what had been going in her life, mental health-wise, over the last few months. This wasn’t the first time she’d experienced depression – she was diagnosed in her late-20’s – but this recent bout had her in hospital and, like times before, was affecting every aspect of her being.

“I had a sense it might be depression because I was diagnosed with bipolar when I was 20,” said Adams, who has been a priest at St. Aidan’s since 2014. “So I said stick around, and we talked, and I shared a bit of my story. I was able to give her some solace, start a relationship.”

“I was so grateful,” said Wilson.

Through sharing their stories and growing their relationship, it became apparent that this type of frank discussion about mental health could benefit not only the church community, but the Beach community at large.

Adams mentioned to St. Aidan’s head priest Lucy Reid that the church could develop programming to help alleviate the stigma around mental health and provide a community forum for resources and support. She believed in the idea, wholeheartedly.

“I’ve been here for five years, and I’m aware of families in the church who have a family member who struggles with mental illness, and it’s very much a private thing,” said Reid. “People don’t necessarily know.

Not that we want to ‘out’ them – but just to try to make it more normal to talk about this, and to be a resource in the community.

If its true for some of the families in our congregation, it’s got to be true for some of the thousands of families in the Beach.”

October 1, St. Aidan’s is hosting the first portion of its Paths to Wellness project, a half-day community mental health forum featuring speakers from the Canadian Mental Health Association supplemented with Adams and Wilson’s stories.

Adams is going to tell his story – after a traumatic manic episode when he was younger, he has worked hard to keep his mental health in check through university, grad school, and becoming ordained. He likens mental health to other illnesses, like diabetes, which you need to check in with and monitor on a daily basis.

While Adams is proud of his accomplishments, he isn’t used to broadcasting them.

But talking about mental health, particularly in the workplace, will go a long way towards breaking down barriers, he said.

Wilson is going to tell her story, too.

Diagnosed in the early ‘80s, before effective medication was widely available, she spent years in and out of hospital before Prozac was introduced. She said she will probably be on medication her whole life, “and that’s OK. You do what you have to do. It doesn’t bother me that people know I’m on medication for depression – that’s my way of fighting the stigma, by trying to be upfront about it.”

Wilson, who is from Britain, says North America is ahead of her home country when it comes to acceptance about talking about mental health.

“There’s still this clouded feeling, like, ‘We really don’t want to hear it,’” she said.

But hearing it – and being able to talk about it – is important, she said.

“When you suffer from mental illness, you

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St. Aidan’s clergy Lucy Reid, Matt Adams, and parishioner Virginia Wilson are looking to help end the stigma with regards to talking about mental health.

feel terribly isolated. Partly it’s the illness itself, it makes you feel isolated, but also I think our society can make you feel isolated because of this not wanting to talk about it, not wanting to treat it as a regular illness, like there is something special about it,” she said. “And that makes it so much harder for people to admit it in the first place, harder to go for help in the first place, and harder to get support when they’ve been diagnosed.”

The October 1 session is just the beginning. The group wants to take the conversa-

tions that begin that day and parlay them to further sessions, tailored to the group’s interests with at least one focused on the impact on the family.

“We are hoping that families who have somebody with mental illness will come,” said Reid. “Not just people suffering with mental illness, but those who love them and maybe are baffled and don’t know how to support them.”

“Part of it is trying to provide hope for people,” added Adams.

PHOTO: ANNA KILLEN

Singing in the rain This year’s Beach Citizen of the Year, John Ellis, unveils his ceremonial plaque at Millennium Gardens September 17. The soggy, but sunny at heart, ceremony began with a procession, led by Ellis, of past citizens of the year and area officials. Gene Domagala led attendees in a rendition of O Canada, before Carole Stimmell spoke of Ellis’s accomplishments as a neighbourhood leader.

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Heaps, who keeps an eye on the corporate approach to climate change, noted that the source of human greenhouse gas emissions could be summed up with three C’s: coal, cars, and cows.

He said that corporate approach to climate change can be likened to a saying about Wayne Gretzky: “A good business will skate to where the puck is going to be.”

Cows and industrial meat processing received a lot of attention at the meeting, with Erskine-Smith noting that on the federal govern-

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A large crowd turned out to the Beach United Church September 14 for a town hall on climate change.

ment’s website, it fails to mention that eating less meat is a viable way for an individual to contribute to climate change reduction.

The line of the evening, in terms of audience reaction, went to Langer from the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, who opened her remarks by

saying, first of all, as humans and government, “we have to stop doing stupid things.”

Conservation is cheaper and more effective, she said, noting that the leadership and commitment to good climate policy appears to be there, “we just have to bear down.”

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Mike Dion, left, and his Riverdale athletes have been making a name for themselves at East End running races.

Riverdale Athletics makes it official

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“TRAIN HARD, win easy.”

That’s the motto at Riverdale Athletics, a new training group that has seen a fair amount of success in its short career.

Riverdale athletes placed fifth and 11th at the Waterfront 10 km and first at the Durham quarter marathon.

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Beach community should be proud of summer events Suzanne Beard Chair Beach Village BIA

IN A summer that has reached record high temperatures, the Beach Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) has had a busy time.

Beautiful flowers and uniquely decorative painted planter boxes have added a bright splash of co-

lour and interest along our retail strip.

Some new and returning retail businesses are adding some unique flavour to our retail mix and replacing some of the empty storefronts along Queen Street.

In an effort to showcase local talent, the Beach Village BIA introduced a new event this past July: Music, Dance & All that Jazz, which featured ‘Beaches Got Talent’, a local event that coincided with the

Annual Beaches International Jazz Festival. This event proved to be a real hit with the locals! Lots of participation and eager talent was enjoyed by festival-goers and plans are to continue, and to expand this home grown event next year.

To the movie-goers on Wednesday nights, thanks for your amazing turnout each week. Your input gave us the perfect selection of movies for the season from kid and family friendly to date night selec-

tions. We can’t wait to see what next year has to offer.

And in a truly united show of solidarity and enthusiasm, the residents of the Beach, the Beach Village BIA, and the East Danforth came together and became a sea of 8,000 people all wearing red and white to welcome home the athletes of the Canadian Olympic team, making it an unforgettable day for us all. This grassroots initiative came together because of

powerful community support and national pride.

Congratulations everybody. We proved what an amazing community we are as a small village within a huge city.

Let’s keep the momentum going!

As we enter an autumn that continues to bring fantastic weather, remember that the businesses of the Beach Village BIA need your neighbourhood support to remain viable and longstanding.

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Letters to the Editor

Boardwalk pianist inspires a lovely Beach scene LAST NIGHT, September 13, on the Boardwalk this pianist (photo, at right) was playing Hallelujah and other songs on his piano – as he regularly does –when a little girl came along with her dad.

She started collecting money from the spectators for him -- it was quite the lovely Beach scene! I am not sure how the pianist wheeled the piano down there.

M. L. Smith Beach Resident

Editor’s note: The boardwalk pianist is a local musician named James Levac.

Read our profile of him online at www.beachmetro. com/2013/10/22/sun-musepower-source/

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Civil services Andrew Butash gives blood at the Canadian Blood Services donor clinic at the Beach United Church on September 14. The regular event is always busy, with organizers noting that the East End has a steady supply of people willing to donate regularly – one volunteer, who gives plasma, said he is up to his 300th donation.

Butash, however, still has a while before he reaches 300. He said he’s given blood three times so far and will have to wait 56 days before he can donate again – that’s how long it takes for red blood cells to replenish.

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istorically, 9/11 is an integral part of history and the lives lost that day in 2001 deserve to be remembered.

To that end, the Beach hosts a ceremony at Millennium Gardens, located at the southeast corner of Eastern and Coxwell Avenues each year. But how and why did this event get started and how has it changed throughout the years?

First, let’s start with the history of Millennium Gardens, where the ceremony is held each year.

The gardens were a project implemented for the millennium year 2000, focused on peace for the youth of the world and the people of the Beach area.

Glenn Cochrane, Pat Foster, Bob Murdoch, Ivor Vavasour, and myself – representing Community Centre 55, The Beaches Lions Club, and the City of Toronto – worked on the project. The group found a spot at the corner of Eastern and Coxwell

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Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, Chris O’Brien, and MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith were in attendance at the 15th annual September 11 memorial, hosted

by Community Centre 55 at the Millennium Garden in Woodbine Park.

Avenues, and financed the gardens by asking people in the Beach to donate – in return, they would have their names inscribed on a four- by three-foot granite monument at the site.

On top of the monument is an inscription by prominent Beacher George Sloan: “To the youth of the city, Sept. 9, 2000-2001 Here was nurtured the garden of dreams, respect and excellence we call Canada Tend it well, enjoy its bounty Pass it on more beautiful than when first you came”

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Under this inscription are the names of all the people who donated to this worthwhile cause.

A flagpole with flags representing Canada, Ontario, Toronto, and Community Centre 55 is at the site, along with a little garden and several places for people to sit down.

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darity with the people who died in the attacks.

In the following years, an idea was formulated by Community Centre 55 and community leaders to use the gardens as a way to remember the 9/11 events in a ceremony each year – we wanted to make sure our country and the world would remember in a most dignified manner.

At the first ceremony, Bob Murdoch gave the welcome, I said the introduction, Amy Gaudar sang the American and Canadian anthems, and Sarah Severn performed the prayer “Amazing Grace”.

Over the years, we weren’t always sure if we should continue – many other cities and areas stopped their ceremonies -- but the Beach persevered with the help of different organizations and the city, as well as law enforcement and first responders.

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In the middle we have the Millennium Solar Clock – which actually shows the correct time – donated to the people of the Beach by the Leistner family, a long-time charitable Beach family.

But after the garden was built, what to do with it?

We wanted to pay tribute to people who helped the Beach and East Toronto area through good work and charity. The Beach Citizen of the Year ceremony was the first event held at the gardens, and continues to this day.

Then, in the year 2001 on Tuesday, Sept. 11, the world as we knew it changed.

Millions of people watched with horror as four planes smashed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon, and a lonely road. This was a tragedy that shook the entire world.

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Community Calendar SEPT. 19-23: Legion Week at RCL Br. 11, 9 Dawes Rd. Open to the public MonThurs 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Memorabilia of veterans past and present. Uniforms to try on and veterans on hand to talk to. For a special tour of an everlasting learning experience, contact Helen Pearce 416-690-6388, youth-ed@ rcl11.com. Info: 416-699-1353, rcl11.com SEPT. 20: Beach Garden Society Meeting and Flower Show at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave., refreshments 7:15 p.m., meeting 7:30 p.m., Fall Flower Show 9 p.m. featuring 40 horticultural and design categories. Guest speaker: Paul Laporte – Building Biodiversity with Native Woodland Species.

Learn about the role native plants play in the life cycle of insects/pollinators.

SEPT. 23, 24, 25: Beach Guild of Fine Art Fall Show and Sale “Art in the Beach” at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (north of Queen St.), Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Acrylic, oil and watercolour painting, mixed media and hand-pulled prints, note cards and small works of art under $200.

Community art raffle will honour longtime Guild member Jennifer Cline. Free admission. Info: BeachGuildOfFineArt. com, facebook.com/BeachGuildofFineArt SEPT. 24: Folk & Rock Concert with RPR (formerly Tanglefoot) at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m. These versatile performers create a memorable experience with their music, stories, laughter and reminiscences. $20, kids 12 and under free. Info: 416-699-6091, www.kruc.ca SEPT. 24: Smiling Blue Skies Walk to End Canine Cancer, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

On-leash walk from Kew Beach to Ashbridges and back, raising funds for the Ontario Vet College Pet Trust. Info: facebook.com/EndCanineCancer SEPT. 24: Police Seniors Safety Expo at Riverdale Collegiate Institute, 1094 Gerrard St. E., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Information lectures on fraud prevention, fire protection, pedestrian street safety, and community safety. Support services include seniors’ heath, recreation programs, public guardian info, housing and supportive services, and more. Presented by 55 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) SEPT. 24-DEC. 10: Ten Ecumenical Bible Study Sessions at St. John the Baptist Norway Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave., Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. Topic: the scriptural texts and music that inspired Handel’s ‘Messiah.’ The workshops, led by Sister Anne Norman from the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine, feature discussion and questions. Fee is $30 and covers all sessions. Late registrants welcome. Ample parking. Info and registration: 416-694-5969 SEPT. 26: Scarborough Osteoporosis Support and Information Group at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd), 10 a.m.-noon. Topic: the most recent findings on osteoporosis. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 SEPT. 26-OCT. 1: Community Health and Wellbeing Week at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E. All welcome. No registration required.

•Sept. 26: Raising sexually healthy children, 6-7 p.m. •Sept. 27: Understanding food labels, 4-5 p.m.; Cooking on a budget, 5-6 p.m.; Yoga, 6-7 p.m. •Sept. 28: Gentle Fit, 3-4 p.m. & 4-5 p.m.; Benefits for people on social assistance, 6-7 p.m. •Sept. 29: Smoking cessation, 6-7 p.m. •Sept. 30: Align your spine, 4-5 p.m. •Oct. 1: Brain Booster, 1:30-3 p.m. Info: 416-778-5805 SEPT. 29: Ann Elizabeth Carson and The Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement present ‘Poetry and Dance’ at 6 Noble St. (Queen St. W. & Brock), 7 p.m. Free. Info & RSVP: 416533-3706, info@piaboumanschool.org SEPT. 29: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Bad Moms” starring Mila Kunis, 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.

OCT. 1: Historical Walk with Gene

Domagala, 1 p.m., exploring Kingston Road Village. Meet at St. John’s Catholic Church, 794 Kingston Rd. OCT. 1: Kingston Road Village Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. rain or shine. Children’s activities, bake sales, fun activities, special promos, great food, live music and more!

OCT. 2: Toronto Beach Chorale celebrates Canada Culture Days with a Free Open Rehearsal at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. (2 blocks west of Victoria Park Ave.), 3-5 p.m. Love to sing? Want to sing? Sing with the TBC and participate in Canada’s Culture Days celebration. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how choral music is rehearsed and practise a few vocal techniques as a member of the audience, guided by conductor Mervin William Fick. Info: email torontobeachchorale@gmail.com or visit www.torontobeachchorale.com or www.culturedays.ca OCT. 6, 7, 8, 9: Open House at Prana Yoga, 2245 Queen St. E., lower level.

Official re-opening Thursday, Oct. 6, from 6-8 p.m. Meet our experienced teachers at our freshly-created space.

Great giveaways, free yoga classes, performing musical artists and more.

Complimentary snacks and beverages provided by local business owners.

OCT. 12: Electoral Reform Town Hall with Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at St. Brigid’s Church, 50 Woodmount Ave., 7-9 p.m. Do you think a change to our electoral system requires a referendum? Info and RSVP: facebook.com/events/178379679241552/ OCT. 23: Waverley Road Baptist Church celebrates 125 years in the Beach. Worship Service 11 a.m. followed by a BBQ lunch, music, lots of activities for the kids and a Comedy Show at 7 p.m. with a former local comedian, Timmy Boyle.

Info: www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca OCT. 30: Royal Canadian Legion Br. 73 90th Anniversary at 2 Robinson Ave., noon7 p.m., hot lunch 1 p.m. Prizes, refreshments, Terry Chisholm “Elvis” impersonator. $10 per person. Info: 416-691-4763 (15) TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) WEDNESDAYS: MINDFULNESS MEDITATION GROUP, 7:15 p.m. Free.

Info: eastendmindfulness@gmail.com THURSDAYS: WALKING GROUP at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., 10-11 a.m. Want to get moving and improve your health? Come join the East End Walking Group for a stroll around the neighbourhood, followed by some light stretching. For more programs, check the Centre’s program calendar at www.eastendchc.on.ca. To participate in the walking group, call Zari 416-778-5805 ext. 222 LIBRARIES BEACHES LIBRARY, 2161 Queen St. E. •Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies, 2-4 p.m. Cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films and documentaries. Sept.

21 – Green For Danger (1947); Sept. 28 – Winter’s Bone (2010); Oct. 5 – The Desk Set (1957); Oct. 12 – Only Angels Have Wings (1939); Oct. 19 – Bridge of Spies (2015); Oct. 26 – This Gun For Hire (1942) •Oct. 1: Have Fun with Poetry, 2-4 p.m., an interactive workshop with poet/singer/ songwriter Honey Novick. •Oct. 4: Senior Scams – If It Sounds Too Good to be True, It Probably Is!, 2-3 p.m., presented by 55 Division police. •Oct. 4: Beaches Historical Society presents ‘Architecture in the Beaches Community’ with Gene Domagala and Barbara Myrvold •Oct. 5: The Art of the Short Story – Russell Wangersky and Laura Trunkey, 7-8 p.m. An ‘eh List Author Series’ event. Info: 416-393-7703 GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Sept. 10: Chess Club, 1-2:30 p.m. •Sept. 22: Science Experiment, 4-5 p.m., for ages 8-12. Learn about electric circuits and make a mini flashlight. Registration required. •Sept. 29: Experiment with Science, 4-5 p.m., for ages 5-8. Make a salt painting, ice sculpture and DIY lava lamp.

Registration required. •Mondays: Lunch Club, noon-12:45 p.m. Students drop in and play board games, cards, chess or work with Snap Circuits. Info: 416-393-7717, ashdaleevents@gmail.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Library is wheelchair accessible.

AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m.

Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 (fr) AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. (fr) ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club.

For information please visit www. torontobeachrotary.org or call Nancy L’Estrange 416- 686-2906 (r) BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-690-3324.

Info: www.beacheslions.com (r) THE KIWANIS CLUB OF RIVERDALE meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Chester Village, 3555 Danforth Ave. (at Warden Ave.), 12:15-1:30 p.m., from September until June. Contact Barbara Sneyd at 416-690-0147 or go to www.riverdalekiwanis.com. New members welcomed.

BEACH PHOTO CLUB meets at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. Everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome. The only requisite is an interest in learning about the photographic arts.

•Sept. 8: Creating Riveting Slideshows.

Info: www.beachphotoclub.com (r) FARMERS’ MARKETS •Leslieville Market (Jonathan Ashbridge Park, Queen St. E./Coxwell), Sundays 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

•East York Farmers’ Market (East York Civic Centre park, 850 Coxwell Ave.), Tuesdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. •Fairmount Park Farmers’ Market (Fairmount Park, 1725 Gerrard St. E.), Wednesdays 3-7 p.m.

•East Lynn Market (East Lynn Park, Danforth/Woodbine), Thursdays 3-7 p.m.

THE PSYCHIC IS IN! Toni “Wolfheart” Johns at Juice & Java Café, 2102 Queen St. E. in Toronto Beaches. By appointment only. Johns is a Psychic Astrologer with 40 years experience. Call/text Toni at 647-449-5920, email ThePsychicInn@ gmail.com. Info: www.ThePsychicInn.com. Psychic consultations are for entertainment purposes only.

PEGASUS THRIFT SHOP, 931 Kingston Rd. Last Blast of Summer Sale. All summer clothes and shoes are 1 item for $5, 2 for $7 and 3 for $10. Sale on Brentleigh vases, your choice. Small vases for $5, large vases for $10. Thank you for your continued support of Pegasus Day Programs for disabled adults.

SEPTEMBER AT STUDIO 888, 2359 Queen Street East (south side just east of Balsam). Queen Bees & Trees on exhibit until Oct. 2. Fridays 2-6 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays noon-4 p.m. and also by chance (open lots) & by appointment. Info: 416-2005551, studio888art@gmail.com, studio888.ca BRIDGE, DUPLICATE at Beaches Recreation Centre, 4 Williamson Rd., Fridays 10.30 a.m. Players of all levels are welcome. Starts Oct. 7. Info: agatha131@hotmail.com (13) NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 75TH Anniversary •Oct. 14: Open House at 12 Malvern Ave., 5-10 p.m. •Oct. 15: Eucharistic Celebration at Good Shepherd Church, 21 Simonston Blvd, Markham, 2 p.m. Mass; Banquet at Le Parc Banquet, 8432 Leslie St., 4:30 p.m. Tickets $75. Info: notredamealumnae.com, 416-419-4055 ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR welcomes new members. We practise Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m. and perform Sundays at 11 a.m. at 794 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks east of Main St.). You don’t have to have musical training to sing with us, but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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We are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher. Info: Paul Williams 416-699-2518 (r) KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship and Church School, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 BEACH UNITED CHURCH. Come and join us at 140 Wineva Ave. All are welcome!

•Regular Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Nursery care & children’s activity time provided. •Enjoy singing? Join the Sunday Singers rehearsal from 9:30-10 a.m. prior to the service. •Beach Guild of Fine Arts Show: 6- 9 p.m. Fri. Sept. 23, 9-5 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 24 & Sun. Sept. 25 •Beach Jazz & Reflection: Theme “Love” with Michael Lalonde Trio, Dylan Bell and Bill McBirnie, 4:30 p.m., Sat. Oct. 1 (freewill offering) •Interfaith Lunch Program begins Thursday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and continues every Thursday until spring, providing food and fellowship to all who come. •Knitting for Shivering Children Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m.

•Music for the Soul Concert Series: Lora Bidner & The Visit, 2:30 p.m., Sat. Oct. 15 (freewill offering). Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on Facebook and Twitter @NewBeachUnited HOPE UNITED CHURCH, 2550 Danforth Ave. All are welcome! Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m. •Sept. 21: Messy Church - Theme is Love, 5:30-7 p.m. Join us for a fun evening with Family & friends. Music, arts & crafts & a healthy meal will be served. •Sept. 24: Jazz Vespers, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Michael LaLonde, bass, and Dylan Bell, piano, play a unique interpretation of jazz standards. Free will offering. •Sept.

25: War Time Radio Show auditions, 2-5 p.m. Re-create a 1944 radio show for the Remembrance Day production on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. There are a variety of small/large roles for all ages, as well as music and comedy. To book an audition time, contact Brian Stevens at 416-6919682. Info: 416-691-9682, HopeUnited.ca ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. • Sunday Services are at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

(Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Mid-week service, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Info: 416691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (between Gerrard & Kingston). Know you are welcome at our neighbourhood church. Visit with us to worship and experience our caring, extended family Sundays 10:30 a.m.

BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us Sundays 10:30 a.m. for a dynamic, spiritually relevant service accompanied by excellent music. Families are always welcome and we offer a Sunday school program.

Info: www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com TORONTO UNITED MENNONITE CHURCH, 1774 Queen St. E. We warmly welcome you to join us for our worship service each Sunday with Christian education and nursery, 10 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Info: 416-699-6631, www.tumc.ca SALVATION ARMY EAST TORONTO, 107 Cedarvale Ave. •Sunday Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Info: 416-467-7416

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A bookstore unique to the Beach

By Anna Killen

IT PROBABLY comes as no surprise to those who live here that compared to all of the Book City stores in Toronto, the Beach location has always been a bit different.

Consider, for example, the store’s children’s section.

“In some neighbourhoods... you have a whole bunch of new parents and the store kind of grows with the kids,” explains Book City owner Ian Donker. “You have to have a really big baby section for five years and then it moves to picture books, and then it moves to early chapter books, and then it goes to a larger selection of young adult just because there’s the big cohort that has aged with the store.”

The Beach is “unique,” he said, in that its readers have always had an interest in all types of children’s books.

And that continuous, wide-ranging interest spans beyond the children’s section to the rest of the store.

“We have a lot of visitors to the Beach, especially in the summer, so we sell a lot of books on Toronto, on the neighbourhood, that type of thing,” he said.

“Of all of our locations it has a very broad range of readership – from your beach-read fiction to your super heavy science and history readers, and everything in between.

It’s always really fun to buy for this store because you get a little bit of everything, which is great. It makes the store interesting, it makes selling interesting, it makes buying interesting.”

Donker’s parents opened Book City when he was two years old, and he grew up reading Tin Tin on the floor of the children’s section at the Annex location. By the time he was a teenager, he knew he wanted to one day run the stores, and eventually took over from his parents, who continued to be involved until a few years ago.

Book City celebrates its 40th anniversary October 1, and Donker couldn’t be more proud of the fact that the stores have not only survived, but thrived, in an age when many believe the book business is dying.

“Forty years, I think, is an important long life for any store, and maybe even a little more so for books. Because for every diehard super loyal customer that we have, I’m sure that there are a few that sit there and scratch their heads and think, ‘How can there be a bookstore here in this day and age?’,” he said.

How can there still be a bookstore here?

For one, Donker said the company’s several locations – at its height there were six,

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Book City celebrates its 40th anniversary October 1.

now there are four, and he hopes to expand again in the future – helped keep the company afloat.

“The book industry has seen a ton of change over the years, but we’ve always kept our feet moving and been able to stay alive and stay around ... We’ve been lucky enough to have multiple stores, so what that has meant is that when one is struggling the

“” “Forty years, I think, is an important long life for any store, and maybe even a little more so for books…”

– Ian Donker

others have been able to keep things going until the other one is able to fix itself or the lease runs up and we move,” he said. “That ability to be able to open and close stores has allowed us to survive, in part.”

The company has made a point of tapping into the diversity of those neighbourhoods.

“We tailor our staff and our store to the

neighbourhood because each neighbourhood is different,” he said. “They might buy a core group of titles, however, the demographics and the interests of each neighbourhood are very different.”

But he said the most important aspect of the company’s success is Book City’s loyal customer base.

“We have incredibly loyal customers in the neighbourhoods we are in,” he said. “We have four incredibly strong neighbourhoods that we’re in, and they just support us like crazy, which we’re very fortunate for.”

Book City is thanking its customers for their decades of loyalty with a celebration on October 1. There will be giveaways, a sale, raffles and cake, with Donker waiting to confirm any authors who might be in attendance and a “festive” mood at all of the locations.

It’s an opportunity for book-lovers to take stock of and support an industry many perceive to be threatened – although Donker is optimistic.

“The industry has changed a lot with ebooks, and online sales, and big box stores coming in in the early ‘90s and that type of stuff,” he said. “But there are plenty of examples that have been around for not even 40 years, but five or 10 years – that opened up when everybody was saying the book is dead, and they’ve opened up and are doing well, too.

“It’s a good way to say yes, we’re alive and we’re doing well.”

TORONTO POLICE Services 55 Division and the 55 Division Community Police Liaison Committee are hosting a senior’s safety symposium on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverdale Collegiate, located at the northeast corner of Jones and Gerrard at 1094 Gerrard Street East.

THIS OCTOBER, the Beaches public library is celebrating its centennial with several special events. One of four Toronto public library branches turning 100, the Beach branch will see a panel discussion on short stories, both verbal and illustrated histories of the building’s architecture, and an open house.

First, join Beach historians Gene Domagala and Barbara Myrvold on October 4 at 7 p.m., at the Beaches branch. The pair will talk about the history of the library, its long time involvement with the neighbourhood, and about the building itself, an artistic landmark as one of Toronto’s Carnegie libraries.

The Art of the Short Story, a panel discussion with award-winning author Russell Wangersky, novelist Nadia Bozak, and writer Laura Trunkey celebrating short stories will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., Phillip H. Carter, the architect behind the 2004 renovation of the Beaches Branch presents an illustrated history of the library’s transition from the original Carnegie building of 1916 to present day.

And on Saturday, Oct. 22 beginning at 9 a.m. the branch opens its doors to the public – even more than usual – for open house festivities. There will be a photo booth, opportunities to learn about the history of the branch, a special children’s storytime, and more. The Toronto Public Library Beaches Branch is located at 2161 Queen Street East.

MICHAEL GARRON hospital is hosting a lunch and learn series for seniors.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 21, the session is “Advance Care Planning: My health, my wishes” with speakers Lorrie Hamilton, a clinical ethicist and Dr. Nadia Incardona.

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, learn how to quit smoking with “Butt out today! You’re never too old to quit”, featuring Dr. John Abrahamson and nurse practitioner Laura Istanboulian. November’s session on the 16th, “I have trouble remembering things, do I have dementia?” features two nurses, Nicole Spira and Kathleen Dineley.

All sessions take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Michael Garron Hospital, 852 Coxwell Avenue, G2 Conference Room, G-wing 2nd Floor. A light lunch will be provided. For more information, call (416) 469-6580 x 3205.

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The Nearly Girl

By Lisa de Nikolits 315 pages Inanna Publications Reviewed by Anna Killen

a novel by LISA DE NIKOLITS

IT’S FAIR to say your reviewer was in a romantic mood while reading The Nearly Girl – on a flight back to Toronto after a weekend wedding in Vancouver, full of salty Pacific Ocean air, nostalgia, and maybe a glass of white wine. But that doesn’t change the fact that the novel’s author, Lisa de Nikolits, knows how to capture that spark we call “love at first sight”. And not just love at first sight between lovers – although there are several tingly moments of that sort of connection – but the lesser examined spark that is instant comfort between family members and friends.

Not that love, or love at first sight, even,

is the central theme to this novel, which is most of all an exploration of several peculiar and compelling characters and the increasingly frantic – and funny – situations they find themselves in.

These characters – a barefoot beatnik poet dad, a bodybuilding mom, a terrifying Trump-esque therapist, and a quirky, unconventional heroine, among many – twist and turn their way through therapy and life, taking the reader on a welcome journey into madness and self-reflection.

Fast-paced and difficult to pin down, genre-wise, De Nikolits’s sixth novel is as charming and eclectic as her cast of characters, and would make for a fun fall read.

EAST END author Cordelia Strube’s novel On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light is one of five finalists for the 2016 Toronto

Book Award, which honours authors of books of merit that are evocative of Toronto.

Here’s what the judges said about Strube’s work: “Driven by the wry and wrenching voice of eleven-year-old Harriet, Cordelia Strube’s On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light, pitches us full-tilt into the heart of human relationships. In spite of hapless adults failing her on every front, Harriet charts her own course with the materials at hand.

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9/11 vigil matters to all Continued from Page 8 Representatives from the American consulate and various places of worship also participated over the years, honouring those who had fallen. It wasn’t just Americans who perished – many people from different countries, including Canada, were victims of the attacks.

The 15th annual Sept. 11 service began last Sunday at 4 p.m. sharp.

As I watched the ceremony, I was taken aback with feelings of great respect watching

the different people who were laying flowers as a tribute – particularly as I watched the young police service constables, standing up smartly and saluting in memory of their counterparts. I was very proud of these young men and women and others who represented all that is good in this world. Let us not forget – maybe one day there will be peace in our time and in our world.

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Prepare your pets for the holidays Dr. Nigel Skinner kewbeachvets.com

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t’s mid-September and already, not only are all the usual stores displaying their Halloween wears, but I have seen a few with the Christmas decorations out also! It’s a little hard to believe when we are still enjoying temperatures in the high twenties. As this will likely be the last column I get to write before the holiday season, I thought it might be worthwhile to repeat a column I wrote around this time in 2011. I know there are many pet owners in the area who will have added a new furry companion since then, and everything here is well worth repeating. For those of us in the pet heath care profession, these issues continue to show up every year, unfortunately, without fail.

Certainly the number one threat to our canine companions at holiday time has to be chocolate. Most people know that chocolate can be deadly for pets. What you may not know is that there is a very significant degree of variability between types of chocolate in the amount of the toxic components, theo-bromine and caffeine. These two compounds are related and known as methylxanthines which are central nervous stimulants that in our pets can cause increases in heart rate, changes in heart rhythm, seizures and death.

Most chocolates that we purchase off the shelf are milk chocolate, whereas chocolate used in baking is generally less sweet but contains much higher levels of methylxanthines. In fact, unsweetened baking chocolate contains levels roughly seven times those seen in regular milk chocolate.

Since there are many variables to consider, if your pet accidentally ingests chocolate call your vet or local emergency clinic right away. Your vet will be able to advise you based on the weight of your pet and the amount and type of chocolate ingested what action you need to take.

Not only is chocolate dangerous to our pets because it contains these toxic stimulants, like many of the edible offerings tempting us at this time of year, it is also very high in fat. Many rich and high fat foods can also be very dangerous to certain sensitive canines. Before the New Year flyers offering gym memberships for three cents a month start arriving, stop and think about where the extra leftovers and scraps might go. Many of us tend to over-indulge over the holiday season, try not to drag your ever vigilant tableside pooch down with you.

Leftovers at any time should really not make up any part of your dog’s diet, but “special treats” at this time of year could be killing

them with kindness.

The next holiday hazard worth mention is not a toxic threat but a physical one, and pertains more to our feline friends. Tinsel and ribbon are a very prominent part of our decorating but both can present an especially hazardous temptation to cats. For whatever reason many cats find these things irresistible. The trouble is, they can also get them into a very unique and dangerous situation.

Once swallowed these can become what vets call linear foreign bodies, which are generally considered the most dangerous type of intestinal obstruction we encounter.

Not only do they cause a blockage, as a stuck rubber ball or toy mouse might, they have a tendency to do severe damage to large portions of the intestines they encounter.

If you have cats it’s usually best to keep them away from the Christmas tree tinsel and the ribbons on the gifts underneath. If you have a cat that you know to be attracted to these things, it may be best to avoid them all together.

What about the good old poinsettia? Do an internet search on this very popular holiday plant and you’re likely to find at least a few sites that warn of its lethal toxicity to pets. This is not true and perhaps a case of mistaken identity. It is related to some toxic plants, but the holiday poinsettia, if ingested, is at most an irritant to the mouth and stomach. It may cause some drooling and perhaps even vomiting, but it is not poisonous to your pet.

On the other hand, holly can cause severe gastrointestinal upset if consumed in sufficient quantity and mistletoe is known to be potentially toxic to the heart.

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THE BEACH has been harbouring artistic talent for a long time. Authors, actors, musicians, painters, artisans, some just passing through, some here for the long term, but all of them adding to the life of the neighborhood.

The list of notable individuals includes, for instance, pianist Glenn Gould and filmmaker Norman Jewison. Writer, editor, journalist Robert Fulford, whose memories of the Beach are less than happy, was a neighborhood friend of Gould’s. Painter Doris McCarthy grew up at Balsam and Pine then left for the Scarborough Bluffs. Later, painter William Kurelek lived a few doors up on Balsam, and around the corner on Beech was author, ornithologist, journalist Fred Bodsworth. His 1955 book, The Last of the Curlews was reprinted in 1995 at the urging of environmentalists in the United States. It has sold three million copies and been turned into an animated film. Muriel Lennox has had international attention for her biography of horseman E.P. Taylor and a book on his champion, Northern Dancer.

There have been community arts groups nurtured in the neighbourhood from the early 1900s by the Beaches Library, 100 years old this year, and by the venerable Beach churches.

In the 1920s, there was a Beaches Library Drama League that specialized in Canadian writers, and that scored a second place regional award in a Dominion Drama Festival. The library held regular music hours with the Beaches Branch of the Toronto Conservatory and mounted exhibits by local artists.

For 45 years Kew Beach United Church was home to the Kew Beach Players and there were annual variety shows put on by the Couples Club. St. John Norway and St Aidan’s had stages that were the sites of plays and music, including operettas.

Currently, theatre is represented by Bard in the Park which mounted Love’s Labour’s Lost in June, its 12th annual production in Kew Gardens. Artistic director Melissa Beveridge describes it as a small repertory company that produces a Shakespeare play every year, with a core of talented Beachers augmented by auditioned actors.

The company was founded by Anne Butler, an accomplished actor and director who had worked at the Shaw Festival, the Neptune in Halifax, Toronto’s Canadian Stage and on television. With some administrative help and the loan of rehearsal space from Centre 55, she established a company that has extended its audience since she retired. Bard in the Park now performs in nearby Norwood and Thinn Parks as well as Kew Gardens.

Two thriving fine and applied arts groups, the Beach Guild of Fine Arts and the Studio Tour both started with a handful of artists in the early ‘90s.

Shirley Jones, one of the Guild’s founding members, says the original eight all knew one another and their first idea was to promote art and artists, and to support each other. Then, she recalled, “there were a lot of people who thought, ‘Boy, this is a good idea.’”

The membership grew to 39 painters, the former Ward 9 News helped with publicity, the politicians were coaxed on board, and the Guild’s first show and sale was held in 1994. There are now about 50 artists involved, and it is a twice a year event that has moved from the Lions’ club house to Kew Cottage to the Beach United Church.

The Studio Tours originators started in much the same way, about eight people meeting over lunch looking for mutual support and a way to introduce themselves and build the market for their work. Lucille Crighton, a weaver and fabric designer who was at the first lunch says they all had experience with open houses and craft shows, and wanted a better way.

She says the idea, in part, was to let visitors see where artists live and work, and the – Shirley Jones Studio Tour was born.

The group scouted the Beach for artists and artisans and the first tour, in 1994, featured 20 of them including potters, wood workers, clothing and fabric designers, a faux painter, jewellers, a basket weaver and Andy Donato, painter and cartoonist for the Toronto Sun. The group now has about 23 members and tours happen twice a year heralded by the bright yellow bicycles posted along Queen Street offering guides to the studios.

The youngest of the Beach arts organizations is the Beach Chorale, started nine years ago by another group around a kitchen table. When the Bellefair Church choir no longer existed, says artistic director Verena von Stritzky, “we really thought the Beach needed a musical presence. People enjoy making a wonderful choral sound.”

David Garde, recruiter and developer, says, “there was no other nonchurch singing group at that time, and we thought it was time for a proper concert choir.” The auditioned membership is large – between 55 to 70 singers – and except that he would like to have a few more men’s voices, Garde says he believes the choir has grown not only in numbers, but in ability. They perform classical work under the direction of Mervin Fick. Their next two performances will be in December and on Good Friday at Kingston Road United Church.

Perhaps a tie that binds all these artists plus activists, the history minded and the curious is the Beach and East Toronto Historical Society which has been telling stories about the neighbourhood since 1973. Mary Campbell, one of its founders says the idea was originally inspired by library staff.

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historian and co-author with Barbara Myrvold of two books on Beach history, and both of them are members of the society.

For most of the year the society offers talks open to everyone at the library. Guest speakers, many of them knowledgeable Beachers, talk about local history and people, about their own work, about historical research, and offer history-related information on, for instance, the waterfront, along with show and tell evenings.

On October 4 at 7 p.m., at the Beaches branch, Beach historians Gene Domagala and Myrvold will talk about the history of the library, its long time involvement with the neighbourhood, and about the building itself, an artistic landmark as one of Toronto’s Carnegie libraries.

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THE BEACH Guild of Fine Art hosts its annual fall show and sale Art in the Beach September 23 to 25 at the Beach United Church.

Now in its 23rd year, the show features all original artwork by local artists. Acrylic, oil and watercolour paintings, mixed media, and hand-pulled prints will be available for purchase, with the gift boutique offering note cards and small works of art under $200.

One of the artists whose work will be displayed is the newest member of the Guild, painter Sheila Frost.

Frost, who has lived in the Beach since 2004, has long been a supporter of the Beach Guild and its seasonal shows.

A painter, she draws inspiration from her children and the scenes her family encounters in the neighbourhood.

“I don’t leave home without my camera,” she said, lightheartedly, on the phone from her home earlier this month.

Frost has recently taken her artist practice to the next level, joining the Guild and making plans to set up an attic studio at her home so she can be a part of next year’s annual studio tour. She was considering further study – but says she learns so much from her fellow artists, it’s akin to being in a master class.

Admission is free throughout the weekend, with refreshments at the opening reception Friday, Sept. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The community art raffle will honour the Beach Guild’s longterm member, the late Jennifer Cline.

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‘White on White’, by Sheila Frost, pictured at right

at 140 Wineva Avenue. The show’s hours are Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, visit www.beachguildoffineart.com or www.facebook. com/beachguildoffineart.

THE GREAT Escape Book Store Annex on Kingston Road is hosting an exhibition of images by two Beach area pho-

tographers, Deborah Ryan and Selby Shanly, from September 24 through October 2. The show features a variety of colour and black and white images from the Beaches and Beyond through the eyes of these award-winning photographers.

Framed and unframed matted prints will be on display, along with artists’ cards and unique Beaches Christmas cards.

Both photographers have shown at the Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills. Shanly’s work is also currently on display at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery at the Columbus Centre.

The Great Escape Book Store Annex is located at 957 Kingston Rd. Receptions will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All are invited to have a coffee and enjoy the exhibition.

THE GERRARD East Fall Art Fair takes place at Lens Work September 24 and 25.

Featuring art from over 15 visual artists, including Mark Gleberzon, Diane Walton, Johanna Granados, and Rudeen Gibson, the weekend is an inclusive show that encourages attendees to explore the historic neighbourhood and support its growing creative community.

Lens Work is located at 1600 Gerrard St. East at Rhodes (just west of Coxwell) – look for the colourful mural wrapping the exterior of the building. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.lenswork.ca/fallart-fair.

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Thin Scrims/Meanwhile Everything runs through September 25 at Gerrard Art Space, located at 1475 Gerrard Street East, across from Rhodes United Church. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more, visit www.gerrardartspace.com.

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BASSIST MICHAEL Lalonde will be joined by pianist/vocalist Dylan Bell for a Jazz Vespers at Main and Danforth on Saturday, Sept. 24. These two celebrated musicians will bring their unique sounds together in a splendid acoustic setting, Hope United Church.

The event is a new Jazz Vespers series, which takes place on the last Saturday of each month.

Lalonde, a long standing member of the Toronto music scene, is a bassist, jazz vocalist, band leader and composer, with over 1200 shows and musical performances to his credit. On his latest album Ana, Michael and his quartet deliver masterful performances in this collection of classic and original songs.

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You can check out the album at www. michaellalondemusic.com Dylan Bell is also a sought after musician, not only as a pianist and singer but also as a jazz vocal arranger. One of Dylan’s most recent and notable projects is that of vocal arranger for The Nylons’ latest Juno nominated album from 2011, Skintight.

Bell is an accomplished musician in many musical genres including pop and jazz and brings unique interpretations to every song.

The concert begins at 4:30 p.m. at Hope United Church. Admission is free.

And on October 1, Lalonde and Bell will be joined by Bill McBirnie on flute for the church’s first Jazz and Reflection concert of the season.

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he strongest alcoholic drinks in the world tend to be spirits because they are distilled. The concept of distillation is simple. A liquid is heated until it becomes steam, and then cooled so it condenses back into a liquid leaving behind a more potent alcoholic product.

Wine and beer cannot reach the alcoholic strength of spirits because they are either fermented or brewed. The average alcohol by volume (ABV) in spirits that we see commercially available here is around 40 per cent. Imported spirits and the products you may purchase when abroad might show the

content in “Proof”, which is roughly twice the percentage by volume (40 per cent ABV equals 80 Proof) and many are “over-proof” containing more than the average.

Topping the list of the world’s strongest alcohol would probably be vodka and/or “grain spirits”. These are clear, neutral spirits, mostly made from grain. The most alcoholic spirit available in the world today is Spirytus Polish Vodka clocking in at 96 per cent ABV or 192 Proof. Made from premium ethyl alcohol with a grain base, it is said to smell gentle and taste mild, and can be included in herbal liqueurs, preparing fruit and desserts. Having tasted it once myself, I would say use this powerhouse purely for medicinal purposes only or perhaps fueling a rocket. A U.S. distiller by the name of Everclear out of St. Louis Missouri produces several grain spirits (Golden Grain and Everclear Grain) that weigh in at 95 per cent ABV or 190 Proof each. At almost 100 per cent alcohol, there’s not a lot of taste to these.

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In fact, they’re so potent that they come with warnings on the label saying to keep it away from heat and open flames, it might ignite or explode and is not meant for consumption straight up and should be mixed with non-alcoholic beverages. No wonder it was banned in North America for many years before being legalized again. Then there’s triple distilled Balkan Vodka at 88 per cent ABV or 176 Proof. This product sports 13 health warnings on the side of the bottle and claims that if you consume it straight up, you’ll probably end up hospitalized.

Scotch lovers note Bruichladdich X4 Quadrupled Whiskey.

This quadruple-distilled dynamite, single malt whiskey from the isle of Islay contains 92 per cent ABV or 184 Proof. The locals say “one sip and you live forever; two sips and you go blind; three sips and you expire on the spot”.

Liqueur aficionados might dig Absinthe. Distilled from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia Absinthium, it is often used as a digestif, but at around 89.5 per cent ABV or 179 Proof, it will surely cure what ails you.

If you travel to the Caribbean, then you are well familiar with over-proof Rum. John Crow Batty Rum at around 80 per cent ABV or 160 Proof is a white rum so potent, it’s like moonshine. Bacardi out of Bermuda makes a 151 Proof or 75.5 per cent ABV version “that is very inflammable and so comes with a steel flame arrester built in to the bottle neck”.

Tequila is no slouch either in the alcohol department. Sierra Silver at 75 per cent ABV or 150 Proof is full and fruity with nuances of chili, vanilla, pineapple, herbs and caramel.

Finally, there’s Grappa, the Italian spirit made from wine fermentation leftovers such as seeds, grape skin and grape stems, many containing 60 per cent ABV or 120 Proof.

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THE BEACH Hill Neighbourhood Association is hosting its own ode to Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s popular public art event, October 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event marks the arrival of the neighbourhood’s new street furniture – colourful benches placed along the sidewalks from Fairmount Park Community Centre all the way east to Devon Road.

There are 24 benches along Upper Gerrard for visitors to enjoy, at all times, and the Nuit Blanche event will feature a beer tasting garden on the southeast corner of Glenmore Road and Gerrard Street East, dancers, music makers, and “surprises”.

The bench project is a joint venture between the City of Toronto, with assistance from city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon and funding from the developer of Beach Hill Residences.

BEACHER BEN Reid-Howells wants to spread the notion of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which means “the whole world is one family”. And he’s doing so by biking from Scotland to India beginning this December.

“The Vasudhaiva Kutumabakam Ride is quite the undertaking, and it is at heart a community-building project: connecting local communities, such as my own, the Beach, with the global community of people passionate about peace, social justice and sustainability,” said Reid-Howells in an e-mail earlier this month.

“This is through and through a project of community engagement and thus community building, both locally and globally, for dialogue and to change narratives of terrorism and xenophobia.”

He’s hoping to get the Beach community engaged and involved, and as such, is hosting an event October 1 at St. Aidan’s church.

“While Prashant (Kumar) – my co-rider – and I have had a launch event in India where our project-team is, this event on October 1st is the first launch in Canada,” he said.

The ride will take approximately one year, with the pair travelling 20,000 km across 22 countries.

St. Aidan’s church is located at 70 Silver Birch Avenue. Entry through the side door. The event runs from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature Beach musician Michael Keith.

For more information about the initiative, watch the pair’s YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t6-9Q0_ kRQ or visit the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook. com/events/1086885674725935/

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The Main Menu

Season’s bounty brings special meals Jan Main is an author, cooking instructor and caterer janmainskitchen@yahoo.ca

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njoy the harvest with these Cuban style recipes from Foodland Ontario; they make the most of the season’s bounty and are ideal make-ahead fare, so necessary when returning to busy fall schedules.

Arroz con Pollo

This make ahead Cuban favourite, chicken with rice, serves well as a week night meal (with enough leftovers for lunch or another dinner – what a bonus!) or special enough, to wow your guests when entertaining.

“Sofrito” a classic combination of sautéed onions, garlic, tomatoes and peppers flavours this dish together with olives, cumin and saffron.

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2 1/2 cups (625 mL) chicken broth 1 tsp (5 mL) saffron 1/4 cup (50 mL) olive oil 10-12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (2 1/2 lbs/ 1.25 kg) 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 tsp (5 mL) oregano 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cumin 1 bay leaf 1 cup (250 mL) dry white wine or chicken stock, divided 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lime rind 2 tbsp (25 mL) orange juice and fresh lime or lemon juice 1 3/4 cup (425 mL) long grain par-boiled rice 1 cup (250 mL) fresh or frozen peas blanched in boiling water.

In small saucepan over medium-high heat, heat chicken broth with saffron until hot. Season with salt and pepper to taste; set aside.

In large Dutch oven over mediumhigh heat, heat half of oil; cut thighs in half and brown in batches. Transfer

chicken to a plate.

Add remaining oil, onion and red pepper to Dutch oven and cook stirring occasionally until vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, tomato, oregano and cumin; cook 3 minutes stirring often. Stir in bay- leaf, wine and reserved hot chicken stock and bring to boil. Return chicken to Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Stir in orange, grated lime rind, lime juice and rice; cover and cook for 20 minutes. Stir in peas, olives and capers. Cover and cook until rice is tender about 5 minutes adding more broth if mixture is too dry.

Serve immediately or spoon into 2 13x9 inch/3 L baking dishes sprayed with baking spray. Cover and refrigerate until ready to re-heat at 350 (180C) for 30-35 minutes or until hot. Dish may be made a day ahead. Makes 8 -10 servings.

Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C). Line 9 inch (23 cm) spring-form pan or round cake pan or square pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

In large bowl place apples. Using wooden spoon and stirring after each addition Add eggs, oil, brown sugar and rum.

In separate bowl sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Stir flour mixture into apple mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into prepared baking pan; smooth top.

Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top then sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let cool in pan on cooling rack for 10 minutes then remove from pan.

Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar; cut into 8 wedges to serve with yogurt or Ice-cream. Makes 8 servings.

Roasted Cabbage Salad

Spicy Apple Almond Cake This one bowl cake is fragrant with spices and loaded with chopped apples.

Serve warm from the oven with a dusting of icing sugar and a scoopful of frozen yogurt or ice-cream. It may be made a day ahead of serving – simply warm in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 F (180 C) before serving. The cake freezes well. Defrost over-night in the refrigerator then warm as stated in the directions above.

4 cups (1 L) peeled, chopped apples such as Cortland, McIntosh or Empire 2 eggs 1/4 cup (50 mL) vegetable oil 3/4 cup (175 mL) dark brown sugar 1 tbsp (15 mL) dark or amber rum (optional) 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour 1 tsp (5 mL0 ground cinnamon 1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp (1 mL0 salt 1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced almonds 1 tsp (5mL) granulated sugar Icing sugar

Roasting the local vegetables: cabbage, tomatoes and red peppers gives a sweetness to the salad which does not happen if the vegetables are raw.

1/2 cabbage (about 8 cups/2 L) 1 onion, chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 1 large tomato, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup (50 mL) olive oil 2 tbsp (25 mL) apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar Dash of hot sauce 1/2 tsp (2 ml) each, salt, pepper, and dried oregano In a large bowl, combine cabbage, onion, red pepper, tomato and garlic. In small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar and hot sauce. Pour over vegetables and toss to mix well.

Sprinkle vegetables on large baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.

Bake about 45 minutes stirring vegetables every 15 or 20 minutes. Place in serving bowl; serve warm, cold or at room temperature.

Makes 8 servings.

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This year, though, there’s something new and fun for Canadian gardeners to indulge in. It’s the Canada 150 tulip, chosen by the federal National Capital Commission in Ottawa to mark Canada’s 150th birthday. (“Sesquicentennial” is the formal, tongue-tangling term.)

The sesqui tulip happens to be my favourite kind, a “flamed” bicolour flower. It’s mostly white, with jagged red streaks that run from the base of the petals to the tip. Red and white… the colours of our flag… nice, eh?

But look down into the cup of this pretty blossom for a surprise. The flames join together to form the shapes of elongated red maple leaves. With a little imagination, you can see maple leaves all around the outside of the cup, too.

Side note: Tulips with this streaked “flamed” colouring are also often called Rembrandt tulips, because they appear frequently in the Dutch master’s paintings.

They come in all kinds of colours – red-and-yellow and white-and-purple are common combos.

A part of Canadian history Everyone probably knows the story of Canada’s ties with the Netherlands and tulips, but just in case, here’s a short version. During World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded Holland, the younger members of the Royal Family fled to safety in Canada. During their exile, their daughter, Princess Margriet, was born in Ottawa. A hospital maternity ward there was temporarily declared to be Dutch territory so the baby could, technically, be born in her home country.

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The Canada 100 tulip hides a red maple leaf in is cup. Plant these special tulips now to honour Canada’s 150th year in 2017.

occupation at the closing of the war.

In thanks, the Netherlands’ Queen Wilhelmina sent Canada 100,000 tulip bulbs that were planted in Ottawa.

Each year, that friendship is marked by an additional 20,000 tulip bulbs sent here by the Dutch Royal Family and the Dutch Growers Association. An annual Tulip Festival is held in Ottawa, when the capital goes berserk with flowers, fireworks and festivities (May 12–22 in 2017). This year’s festival will see 300,000 Canada 150 tulips added throughout the Capital Region.

Where to buy the bulbs You can have your own Canada 150 celebration next spring. Home Hardware has been chosen as the sole supplier of this named variety, available in boxes of 25 or 100. As I write this, many Toronto stores have already sold out.

“People were pre-ordering when the tulips were first announced,” said Trish Owen at Home Hardware’s head office in St. Jacob’s, ON. “There’s been a great deal of interest, and many community groups are interested in them for local projects.” In such situations, she added, bulk shipments of 500 bulbs can be ordered through local retailers.

Last I heard, our neighbourhood

store at 2305 Queen St. East and MacLean had a good supply, but that may have changed by the time you read this. Owen assured me that more bulbs are on the way. Shipments are expected to arrive in late September or early October. “I encourage everyone to stay in touch with your local store to find out the time of arrival,” she added.

Of course, if you miss out, there are plenty of red and white tulips that you can plant. You can even find red-andwhite flamed tulips in catalogs and garden centres. Are they the same flower?

I don’t know, but if you want the official sesqui tulip, it’s only sold under the red HH sign.

New to tulips?

Tulips are easy to grow. Next spring’s flower is already packed inside the bulb with everything it needs to bloom. Just dig a hole that’s at least three times as deep as the bulb is tall – at least 8 inches/20 cm for squirrel protection. Plant the bulb pointed end up and make sure to water the area through any autumn dry spells.

In smaller gardens, plant five bulbs spaced about 3 inches/8cm apart in each hole to get lush, full clumps of flowers.

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rcher may share his name with “the world’s most dangerous spy” from that naughty animated series on FX, but that’s where the similarities end. He’d be more of a gentlemen’s spy – if he were a spy at all – a “007” type. (He likes his water poured, not stirred.) I’m also guessing he’d much rather be flirting with a pretty lady than pursuing bad guys.

You see, Archer is a bit of a skirt chaser…quite literally, in fact. Any port in a storm! Besides thunder and lightning sending him running for cover, there’s also his shadow and whatever lies beyond his shadow. At least that’s the case for the time-being, so a career in espionage may need to be put on hold.

While he might not be spy material just yet, Archer is definitely a man of mystery.

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emotional sensitivity to stress and change. Winding up in a shelter was beyond terrifying for him. Imagine a porcelain statue frozen in fear, except for those footloose and fancy-free times spent in the exercise yard with an equally mysterious lady. She was a princess masquerading as a Shih-Tzu who’d been found dumped in a composter. You know how sharing a traumatic experience can bring strangers together? Archer and the princess were inseparable.

So when Carol from Happy Tails Rescue (“HTR”) came to fetch the Shih-Tzu after the staff called about her, they simply had to mention her new best friend. “Put him in my car,” she sighed.

It could have been worse.

The last time she recalls saying anything like that, she went home with nine Chihuahuas.

When the would-be secret agent and his girlfriend arrived at their new foster home with Carol, adventure and intrigue surprisingly pulled them in different directions. It was like the first day of school. By the end of the day, they had picked new BFFs. Our little princess chose her social circle wisely, while Archer took a walk on the wild side.

Perhaps he was still hoping to live up to the image of a dangerous spy. His minions of mischief include Bubba, a permanent foster boy with a long list of misdemeanors despite a bad heart, and an open-to-anything-againstthe-law puppy named Bruce.

Bubba and Bruce are doing all they can to convince Archer to stay on the dark side for all eternity no matter how much he fears shadows. What could be more exhilarating than re-arranging Carol’s shoe closet on a daily basis, decorating the house with shredded paper from the waste basket, or rolling dog bowls down the stairs? For now, Archer is merely taking notes. He might just be too refined for such shenanigans but, being a Greyhound, he’s never

Archer opposed to running laps around the backyard at breakneck speed with the ever-ready battery that is Bruce. And while Bruce may be trying to teach him the joys of barking ­­– even if his own first-grader bark sounds more like a burp – Archer is once again far too sophisticated for the primitive activities of the common canine. Although he did scream during that thunderstorm I mentioned earlier wherein he ended up under Carol’s skirt, but he doesn’t talk about that.

Even if he occasionally fantasizes about it, sweet gentle Archer could never be as boorish as Bubba and Bruce. He’s a Royal, through and through, and Carol intends to accentuate the positive! Social excursions are a must to get him more comfortable around us lowly peasants. So far, they’ve been to the Aberfoyle Antique Market together and recently they took a jaunt to the Garden Centre to pick out plants for the fall. Carol says she feels classy in his company as he has a habit of drawing in the crowds with his regal mannerisms and graceful form. Slowly but surely, he’s warming up to the idea of being adored by an ever-growing fan base.

During our interview, Archer stuck to Carol’s lap for plentiful bum rubs and regular assurances the stranger with the camera wouldn’t touch and therefore contaminate him.

I got the judgmental stare initially but over time, he relaxed and even decided I was worthy of his best pose for picturetaking. Of course, he refuses to show his teeth when smiling.

There are only two left after 42 rotten ones needed to be removed. It’s a fairly common issue with Italian Greyhounds unfortunately, no matter the degree of effort to keep them tartar-free. Regardless of his practically toothless grin, there is no denying his classic beauty.

Sitting across from the prince who would be king, the ideal career path for little Sir Archer suddenly came to mind. An international spy is way below his pay grade. But with a little time and patience, Ruler of your Heart would suit him perfectly.

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

O’Reilly, Moll & Mian

Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public 300 Main Street 416-690-3324

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

416-690-6195

CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY

961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8

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

GARRY M. CASS

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

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

416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com

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

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

Nicole S. Bucher

Barrister and Solicitor

Providing commercial and personal legal solutions.

674 Kingston Rd., Suite 212 416-557-5130 www.bucherlaw.ca (nicole@)

Free consultation by appointment.

CHIROPRACTORS

Dr. Janet D’Arcy

Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-690-6257 Open Saturdays

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

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

Chiropractor

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN

2130 Queen Street East

Stephen G. King, Architect

NEW LOCATION 416-698-7070

ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun, RMT Dr. Ceara Higgins

Chiropractic, Acupuncture, RMT

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

Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan

OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)

647-317-6017

www.omegahealthandfitness.com

Sophia da Silva Chiropractor

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

416-907-0103

www.kewgardenshealth.com

Animal Chiropractor Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C.

Coxwell Chiropractic Centre 1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor

416-423-2289

Chiropractic Care for Two Legged and Four!

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

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit

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

Versatech

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

416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630

Tonia Vuolo Interior Designer

COUNSELLING JOB STRESS? CAREER COUNSELLING

Martha Dove M.S.W. RSW

www.marthadove.com 416-691-4901 martha.dove@sympatico.ca

MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)

Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc.

Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine

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

416-469-3879 (open 7 days)

416-522-5903 toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG

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

416.420.4544

Graphic Design in the Beach Packaging, Corporate, Brochures, Leaflets, Web Design, Info-graphics.

Whatever your Graphic Design needs, please call:

NORTH DESIGN STUDIO 647 972 7630 www.northdesignstudio.com

www.advancedtherapeutics.ca

BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT Randy Groening, RMT

2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)

architecture for growing families www.ngray.ca 416.778.4333

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 •

Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor

416-694-6767

THERAPY LOUNGE

Gregory Patterson Architect BES, B. Arch, OAA

Architectural Design, Permits, & Project Management for Commercial & Residential Projects Practical, elegant, responsive design

416-886-2050

gregorypattersonarchitect@gmail.com

Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates

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

PLEASE NOTE: The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first insertion. Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues. Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.

www.therapylounge.ca

416-916-7122

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

John H.

Jen Goddard, R.M.T.

Chiropractor

Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East

416-694-2868

647-352-3348 www.thetherapystudio.ca

Beaches Wellness Centre

416-698-3157

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

Registered Massage Therapists Louise Abbott, RMT & Associates 138 Main St. (south of Gerrard) Open 7 days a week Free Parking • Accessible Book online

Dr. Johanna Carlo

416-698-5861

BJARNASON, D.C.

THE THERAPY STUDIO

416-690-6257

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BEACH METRO NEWS

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Upper Beach - Bright, large open concept two bedroom apartment located in the basement of a detached home. Stunning mature tree lined street. Completely renovated space with friendly neighbors. New bathroom, new hardwood floors, freshly painted wood burning fireplace, several above grade windows, private entrance, large rear patio deck.

Laundry facilities. Close to all beach amenities. TTC. No smoking. $1200/ mo, all inclusive. Available November 1, 2016. Contact Paul 416-890-4644 (14)

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(includes HST)

Ads must be paid for at time of placement classifieds@beachmetro.com * 416-698-1164 x 22 2196 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, ON, M4E 2C7 * include self-addressed envelope for receipt * classified ads also appear on our website at www.beachmetro.com The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first insertion. Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues. Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.

Deadline for October 4th issue is September 26th

Announcement After 34 years, Dr. Cathy Andrew wishes to announce the closing of her family medical practice, as of September 2016.

Cosmetic and vein patients may continue to see Dr. Andrew at

Beaches Health Group 416-698-5861

(13)

Volunteers

Resume and cover letter to balmybeachcomday@bellnet.ca

(13)

Commercial Space for Rent

OFFICE SPACE

Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS

Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS or

RECE required for a growing School Age program in a local Day Care Centre. Minimum hours 3–6, Monday to Friday with additional hours to be discussed.

416-698-1164 x 24 admin@beachmetro.com

Social/Events KARAOKE DANCE!

HUGE song list!

Friendly, professional host!

Wed., Sept. 28, Oct. 12 & 26 continuing every alternate Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at Peppery Cat 1953 Queen St. E. (13)

Party Services Rent Tables, Chairs, Tents, Tablecloths and more!

Call 416 400 9303 today for more information.

PartyRentalsInToronto.com (15r)

Personal Care

McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth.

577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.

Paul McArthur 416-821-3910 pmcarthur577@gmail.com www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com

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416-690-2880

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STORE FRONT FOR LEASE

Apartment/ Home for Rent LANDLORDS For Peace of Mind Call

Harding & King

R.E. Services Inc. Brokerage We make owning real estate & being a Landlord painless, easy & profitable.

(r)

Magnificent

Beach Suites Dazzling, completely renovated suites.

Kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Modern washrooms, dark-stained hardwood floors, beautiful window treatment. MUST BE SEEN!

416-827-8095

(r)

Facials, Reiki Indian Head Massage Botox & fillers AWT Cellulite Treatments

Luxurious Beach Suites

138 Main St. (South of Gerrard)

Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.

485 Kingston Rd.

647-352-3348

Book online • Free Parking • Accessible

www.thetherapystudio.ca

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Massage Promo: $30 1/2 hour • $50 full hour. Relaxing or deep tissue. 294 Main St., Suite 207 (Main Subway Station at Danforth) 416-691(13) 8717

Employment Opportunities RECE required for Preschool in a local Day Care Centre.

Minimum hours 3-6, Monday to Friday, with additional hours to be discussed.

Resume & cover letter to Hiring Committee at balmybeachcomday@bellnet.ca (13)

416-699-7110 Vlad

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Spacious 3 Bedroom House Queen/Silver Birch Shared backyard, parking. Laundry ensuite. Steps away from Queen St. E., boardwal k. Easy access to Gardiner & Lakeshore Blvd. $2,595 + utils

Randy 416-689-7366 www.viewit.ca\81545

(13)

Heart of the Beach

BASEMENT STUDIO APT Quiet street with separate entrance suitable for one person.

No parking provided.

Incl. new washer/dryer, new stove, all utils, high speed internet, cable & a/c

$1150/mo, avail Nov. 15th Call Maggie 416-757-1888

(13)

WAYNE’S

RUBBISH REMOVAL (14)

Computer Services

Quilters!

HOME OFFICE: Computer repair In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available

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

KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)

CALL GLEN www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (14r) Computer Services - Home office & small business. Hardware & software support. Network and security setup.

PC/Mac support, Web site design. 416438-6360. www.atlasnetwork.ca (13)

Financial Services

(15r)

Household Services 416-691-6893

•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified

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Buying Sports Collectibles and Memorabilia. Hockey, Baseball, Football, Basketball, cards, programs, magazines, tickets, pucks, jerseys, posters and oddball items.

Please call Grant after 5 p.m. at 647-403-0297 or email at bretsky@rogers.com (19)

MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK

(r)

Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation

416 421-5758

rileyswindowcleaning.com

(15)

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

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

BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

LAWN CUTTING *(weekly, bi-weekly, and one time visits available) 416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca

(13)

offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (16)

EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient

Contact Irena

416-825-9705

(r)

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

All Day Cleaning Special for first-time clients.

For your home/condo/office.

Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning service.

WINDOW CLEANING Windows - Eaves Painting and more...

Call 647-829-5965

(r)

SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS

Are you too busy or tired to clean your house, apt or condo? Well, let me be your elf. I’ll have your place in ship shape.

www.beachmetro.com

(13)

Music

Bach to ROCK We teach it all!

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

(14)

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

www.beachpuppylove.com (16r)

- Vacations - Overnight - Weekends - My home or yours Call Pat at 416-463-0364

Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park

416-699-8333

(r)

PIANO TUNING REPAIRS AND

APPRAISALS

416-699-3772

(19)

FUN PIANO LESSONS

in the Beaches Learn from a highly experienced teacher and professional entertainer!

Brad Alexander www.alexandermusic.ca 416 219-1271 (16)

PIANO LESSONS

(13)

Cleaning Services ULTRA

Teacher with European and Canadian experience. Individualized program or RCM approach.

Over 15 years in the Beach.

416-699-5560

(16)

8 To The Bar...in our 6th year!

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING

“Come Rain or Come Shine”, “Lean on Me”, “Light of a Clear Blue Mountain”

BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED

COME SING WITH US!

416-567-3205

sheilabb@rogers.com

TO SERVE AND RESPECT

(16r)

(13)

HEALTHY HOME

VIOLIN LESSONS

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

Andrea de Boer A.R.C.T., B.M. Berklee College of Music

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

(r)

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STEAM CLEANING LTD.

For estimate call

(14r)

Pls call 647 554 7673

Pet Services

416 389 9234

(14r)

EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES

Free quotes

24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service

647-235-6690

Call 416-783-3434

(r)

DELUXE

DOG or CAT SITTING

(w. of Midland)

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

A family business since 1956

416.233.6462 or 647-550-4043 cleancomfortservices.com (14r)

BEACH PUPPY LOVE

Home Decor

647-899-9074

416-729-2077 cell

For more info, call Beata at

416-820-1527

Call Candy at 416 691-3170

Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding

416-698-9000

Single items or complete estates Wanted: old silverware, china, glass, furniture, pottery, jewellery, watches, pictures, artworks, coins, curiosities etc.

Call Terence: 416 466 1404

(r)

CAT CARE SERVICE

2358 Kingston Rd.

We buy! - We pay cash!

Fair market prices guaranteed!

(r)

KLEEN WINDOWS

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

Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

Best Prices/Free Estimates

www.regsappliance.com

Vienna Upholstery

Wanted

(12r)

EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL

REG’S APPLIANCE

Call 416-648-4410

(13)

PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS

416-624-3837

416-691-7556

Household items (new & used).

Everything from furniture to art, from books to collectables.

Rain date: Sun., Sept. 25th

STREET SALE

MR. FIX-IT

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

MOVING SALE

Saturday, September 24th 9 a.m. till 2 p.m.

2 Moberly Ave. Woodbine & Gerrard area (13)

(r)

FULLY INSURED

TAX ACCOUNTANT

Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves.

Fast, friendly service.

Good rates.

FUNKY MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE

416-265-7979

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

JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

(13)

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

(r)

Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers

THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY

RUBBISH REMOVAL

A la carte services. Affordable rates. An-

Garage Sale

416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)

&

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

Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”.

Scooter: 3 wheel scooter for sale.

New batteries.

416-686-8248 (13)

WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET. ASK ABOUT OUR LOAD IT YOURSELF POLICY. SAVE MONEY.

CLEVER DISPOSAL

specialists, Strong on QuickBooks,

(14)

WASTE REMOVAL

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

Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com

*Insured*

EUROPEAN CLEAN

RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING (13)

SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION

Expert Bookkeeping, Small business

Rails, mattress, tall boy, 2 dresser nightstands, one dresser with mirror. 3 yrs old. Willing to sell separately. Sleigh Bed. Asking $3500 for 5 pcs Barb 519-266-7416 BarbMckennan@rogers.com (13)

Nursewood Road Oct. 1, 2016 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

(r)

*Bonded*

WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (13r)

CALL MARY OR JOHN

Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs

tonella 416-464-2766

- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS

416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019

Personal • Small Business Corporate • Back Filing (14)

201-205 Willow Ave. Sat., Sept. 24th • 9-3

416-856-4774

for new car - year round.

(Queen-Balsam area) Please contact Ron at: cell 416-268-6733 pager 416-381-3339

TIM O’MEARA (r)

THREE NEIGHBOURS

New professionally installed kitchens.

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

PARKING NEEDED

EXACT TAX SERVICES

5 Pc Bedroom set, king size.

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General Services

416-694-6241

416 995 8494

1 Bdrm $1,325

The Therapy Studio

Large one bedroom, shared bath with one woman, light breakfast. $85/night, parking available.

Photos available.

992 Kingston Rd. 1400 sq. ft. - 16 ft ceilings

650 Woodbine

SPA SERVICES at

Suite Lovat B&B

Oct. 14th & 15th • 10 - 12 34 Leuty Ave.

@ 191 Kenilworth

(14)

www.cozysuites.com (16r)

Excellent selection of fabric, books, notions & patterns.

1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.

FOR RENT with some clients $125 per week Call 647-349-4015

416-420-8696

Fill a bag $10 or $20

Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s are welcome We do all types of hair

BARBER CHAIR

Best accomodations in the Beach * kitchen * fireplace * parking * wi/fi 5 Star reviews *(3 night minimum!)*

For Sale

BEST IN THE BEACH

(r)

COZY SUITES INN

Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants

1562 Queen St. E.

416-466-3766

Bed & Breakfast

lovatfraserc@gmail.com 416-575-6113

x8 www.hardingandking.com

(near Coxwell)

Beaches, south of Queen. Lovely, large 1 bed, no parking. No parking between shops and lake. Suitable for working couple. $1200 inclusive.

(13) Available Oct. 1. 416-757-6501

UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE

Call now 416-699-9714

Chalet Beauty Bar

Upper Beach Large 1 bedroom apartment in a semi detached home.

2 levels of living space, eat in kitchen, full size living and dining room.

Large sun filled enclosed porch, backyard, laundry facilities. Very quiet and friendly residential street. Storage . Minutes walking distance to all amenities. No smoking. Available October 1, 2016. $1350/month, all (16) inclusive. Paul @ 416-890-4644

INDOOR

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15 yrs teaching experience Classical, Jazz, Fiddle, Rock, Improv Beginners welcome Piano and voice also available

416-737-2654

(15)

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for • new term catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •

- Spring & Fall Clean-ups - Lawn Cutting - Fertilizing - Seeding - Sodding - Aeration

416 822 6309

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

THE STUDY STUDIO Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 15 years

1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects.

Andrew English B.Ed. (14r)

Head Start Tutors

One on One Tutoring Grades 3-12 Conveniently located in the Vic Park South Physiotherapy Clinic/Henley Gardens www.headstarttutors-ca.com headstarttutors@rogers.com 416-272-9589 Proudly serving the Beach for over twenty years.

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

(13r)

(15)

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

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

TUTORING

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

All Welcome

Contact: Marion @ 647-406-4681 or: marionklein@hotmail.ca (16)

MATH SPECIALIST

• In-home tutoring in HS math/physics • Focussing on long-term success • Experience in all grades/core courses

Hire a tutor with in-depth knowledge, practical experience & a real passion for math.

(15)

Math Tutor in East York/Beaches area.

Effective math tutoring for all grades with use of math software. Call/text (14) 647-608-4225

Child Care Available

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Victoria Gardening

Bilingual School

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

416-698-1923

Hilly Bee

(r)

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

Info. or to register

Marlene 416-698-5668

DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE

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

(13)

Gardening - Clean Up - Trimming - Seeding, planting, etc.

(13)

GARDEN CARE & ADVICE cleanup - pruning - planting readied for sale - vacation care maintenance - consultation Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca

Call 416-698-0750 daycareconnection.net

(r)

EAST TORONTO VILLAGE

CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 31 years. w w w. E a s t To r o n t o V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS! S e e o u r ad o n p a g e 13

Landscapers

(r)

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN

Green Apple Landscaping

184 MAIN ST. across from Ted Reeve Arena

416-690-0102

(r)

Home Daycare Loving, caring, reliable, close to Library, Parks - Drop-in centre, Beach Rec Centre, daily outings, reading, crafts.

Over 20 years experience.

Excellent references.

416-693-5272 (14)

Garden & Tree

(15)

“Always on Time and on Budget”

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

www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980 (15)

A.S.M. MOVERS REASONABLE RATES

Local. Taking care of your possessions.

416-690-1356 All Season Movers

(18)

MAN WITH CARGO VAN - will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items (19)

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

www.BestWayToMove.com (18r)

Green Apple Landscaping

STUDIO 1

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

CARTAGE & STORAGE (r)

STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD

416-467-6059 www.stonehengedesignbuild.com (r)

2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries

416-830-8183

(17r)

Working Man’s Prices!

ABBA MOVING & STORAGE FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED OVER 49 YRS. 416-858-6683

Serving the Beach For 20 Years!

• Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc. HARRY

416-699-8575

(13)

Family owned & operated 26 years in business

416-690-3890

sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca

(r)

PROWAY

416-414-5883

proway.painting@gmail.com

Seasonal yard cleanup, Planting, pruning, fertilizing Woodland garden design Any reasonable request Security Approved Contact: Tim Conway 647-828-2468

-Lawn Cutting / Care -Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Hedge Trimming info@blpm.ca

Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall

416.797.6731

(14r)

FRANZ’S PAINTING

EXCLUSIVE LAWN & LANDSCAPE - Decks - Fences - Retaining Walls - Repairs - All Stone Work

(17)

416 822 6309

Free Estimates & References Available (19)

Experienced. Reliable.

Professional Work Guaranteed.

Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates.

Beach Resident.

(15)

Call Franz 416-690-8722

(17r)

Toilets • Faucets Leaks • Drains Very affordable All work guaranteed 416-558-8453

CABINETRY, BUILT-INS INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES

Glenn 416 837 9298

No job too small 15 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692 martin@mapm.ca (21/17)

(13...)

Paulo’s Painting: Interior/exterior; quality painting; custom house painting; stain finishes.

10 years experience. Free estimates. Call Paulo at 416-854-4360 info@paulospainting.com www.paulospainting.com (22)

Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates

(r)

BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations

(r)

Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations

416-698-2613

CARL 647-787-5818

(r)

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

(r)

Beach resident for 50 years.

Discount for seniors and single parent.

Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 www.neighbourhoodplumbing.ca (7/17)

TOM DAY

Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work.

Smallest leak - complete bath reno.

Internal & external drain excavating.

Call the professionals 416-480-0622

416-690-1630

(r)

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

Fully licensed.

Contact us at 416 602 2128 (13r)

LANIGAN’S CONTRACTING CO.

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

THOSE ROOFERS Don’t call them, call those roofers ALL TYPES OF ROOFS

MURPHY

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

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

(1/17)

Lic - Insured • Free Estimate

(r)

CITY WIDE ROOFING

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

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

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

Big or small we do them all

KEW BEACH

416-833-3006

VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS

(15)

Lic: 7006786

Fully licensed & insured.

ECRA/ESA #7008706

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

MBX ELECTRIC LTD. Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314

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

Call Marc 416-910-1235

POWER

Electrical

COMPANY

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

Call: 416.939.7833

(3)

Carpenters ROBINSON CARPENTRY Quality Craftsmanship with Attention to Detail Local Carpenter Serving

The Beach For 35 Yrs. Clyde Robinson 416 691 8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com

Roofing Flats • Shingles Siding • Fascia Soffit Eavestrough • Skylights & much more Serving the Beach 25 years Metro Lic 416-694-7402

(15)

COXWELL ROOFING

Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416

(r)

ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!

(17r)

Lic# 7009221

GENERAL CONTRACTING

416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245

(6/17)

Cascade Plumbing GTA

(13r)

Tel. 416-569-2181

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

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

(13r)

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

Queen St. Roofing

free estimates

*Ask For Photo I.D.*

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

50 years in the Beach

(14)

• Shingle and Flat Roofing Repairs • Install Downpipes • Eavestrough cleaning For a Free Estimate ask for Lawrence

ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

416 691-3555

Call Vince: workshop 416-285-9895 cell 416-399-2342

Roofers

(14)

ESA LIC# 7002668

Cell 416-529-5426

690-8533

24 hr. - lic# P1624

CELL 416-875-5781

416-690-0173

(13..)

GALAXY

GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC

Knob & tube • No job too small

Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation

416-690-1315

www.galaxywood.ca

ECRA/ESA#7004508

MIKE PARKER PLUMBING

DESIGN • BUILD LANDSCAPE SERVICES DRAWING AVAILABLE

KITCHENS BUILT-INS WALL UNITS - BOOK CASES

ELECTRIC

Plumbers

DECKS•FENCES

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades

416-910-6302

(16)

(15r)

BEACHCOMBERS Call for free estimate.

(19)

G. LOCKE

CEJA ELECTRIC

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING

GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES

NEED A PLUMBER

Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp

Dave 416 694 4369

PAINTING PROMO • FALL SPECIAL •

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

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

dave@beachhillpainting.com (19)

25 years • Free estimates

(17)

REX NORMAN CARPENTRY

(13r)

DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183

Larry’s Painting & Repairs

(19)

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

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

www.ontariowaterplumbing.com

416-414-5883

Unbelievably Affordable

BEACH HILL

PAINTING

Painters

PAINTING & DECORATING

Neighborhood Gardening Services

(2/17)

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

www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com

MASTER PLUMBER

PLUMBER CONTRACTOR

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN

• Design and Construction •

Creating Award Winning Gardens

Bill Watson 647-283-0095

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

(13..)

Electricians

www.abbamovers.ca

MAINTENANCE

(14r)

WALLPAPER

Landscape Design 647-545-5143

(7/17)

416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595

& DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED

PLUMBING SERVICES

No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (20)

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

Built-in-Cabinets

MARTIN PETROV

LTD

BEACH PROPERTY

info@blpm.ca

HARM’S PAINTING

ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING

BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Lawn Cutting / Care -Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Hedge Trimming

(13)

Lic. #P-15099

HOMES•OFFICES~LICENSED•INSURED YOUR VAN LINE ALTERNATIVE VISA•MC•AMEX•DISCOVER

KIM PRICE

647 401 7970

42 yrs

Movers

Accurate work & reasonable rates

(r)

Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs

416-694-2470

WE MOVE FOR LESS!

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

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

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

Natural Stone Specialists

Call Andre 416-422-4864

www.greenapple.ca

Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours.

Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.

dave@writteninstonelandscapes.com 647-545-9561 (15)

ALL LAWN AND GARDEN Excellent pruning of hedges, shrubs & small trees. Lawn seeding, reel mowing, planting, weeding, butterfly gardens. Interlock relevelling.

Basic carpentry. Raised beds, organic soil. Downspout disconnecting.

Energetic & environmentally friendly!

(9/17)

25

ATLANTIS PLUMBING

Fully licensed & insured.

Lic #T94

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

“Rocking the Beach for over 15 years” (r)

(15)

(18)

416-690-2476

647-222-4277 hillybeeug@gmail.com

416-288-1499

• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •

416-439-6639

LANDSCAPING

Award Winning Design & Build

(r)

Dianne 416 699 5070

ABBEY ROAD

Design. Installation.

Maintenance. Clean Up.

Steve 647-853-6420

We stand by our contracts, big or small.

Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more

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

Retaining Walls • Planting

(13)

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

Referrals & Free Estimates

*** Free Estimates ***

Interlocking & Natural Stone Repair

647 766 7875 John

SERENITY PAINTING

‘As Promised’ Painting

Driveways • Patios • Steps

Hedge Trimming Clean Up Mulch, Sod, etc.

(17)

www.lerouxfroebel.com

IDEAL

WRITTEN IN STONE

437-345-9858

LeRoux Froebel

• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding (16) 647-210-LAWN (5296)

LANDSCAPING

Urban Gardens

French / German

416-875-1883 math.avopticom.ca

IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS

EXCLUSIVE LAWN & LANDSCAPE

Tutoring

BEACH METRO NEWS

Licensed/Insured On Time/On Budget (r)

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

416-910-8033

(17r)

ROOFING SYSTEMS PLUS

SHINGLES • REPAIRS FLATS roofingsystemsplus.ca 416-857-0730 Free estimate (15)

BERGERON ROOFING

Shingle & Flat Specializing in Flat Roofs All Work Guaranteed 35 yrs. experience

416-466-9025

(15)

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

BEACH METRO NEWS

CANADIAN CONTRACTORS

YOUR STUCCO Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems

Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984 Met. Lic. B-16-964

Steve 416-285-0440

(16)

Drywall, Plastering, Taping 15 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104

J. BROW ROOFING Shingles • Flats • Cedar Free Estimates Residential & Commercial Tel: 416-752-6453 Cell: 416-788-9020 Lic# B16393

JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457

Trades

416 660 4721

Mark Denington

(r)

HANDYMAN

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

SERVICES “No Job Too Small”

Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed

Call today for free estimate

•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL

416-999-2333

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

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

• Waterproofed showers & saunas • Tile leveling system (floors & walls) • Counters, islands & vanities • All work done custom on-site!

647-967-7366

•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948

ED GODFREY

(r)

Foundation Repair/Waterproofing

15 yrs exp No job too small!

Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins

FAIRNEY & SONS LTD. Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

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

416-659-7003

www.webuildit.ca (r)

Innerspace

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

Flooring Installer All Types: Ceramics • Natural Stones Vinyl • Cork Hardwoods • Laminates Floating and Plank Met. Lic. B-8357

Gord Walker 416-694-2119

(r)

Cable & Telephone Wiring Telephone Systems

Alan Burke 416-699-4350

STONEHENGE FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING

Flooring, Tile, Carpentry, drywall, paint, mud & tape. all types of small & large renos (13.)

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

(r)

TILE INSTALLATION

porcelain. marble . limestone . glass . ceramics All work guaranteed.

25 years experience Free estimates

416-558-8453

(r)

MR.

HARDWOOD FLOORS

All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981

MANUEL 416-727-1900

“Reclaim Your Basement”

(14r)

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

TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC. Architectural Design-Build

416-694-2488 www.totalrenovations.com

(r)

Call Dave 647-781-1493

416 917 5990

(r)

SMART HEATING

(up to 40 words)

(19)

Call 416-698-1164 x 22

TUCKPOINTING • CHIMNEYS CONCRETE WORK WINDOW CUTOUTS • WATERPROOFING & REGISTERED & INSURED 416-580-4126 cell (1/17)

Creative Construction

(16)

$17.50

for 1 column x 1” box

Free estimate; competitive pricing

JASON THE MASON

• Basement - Garage • Kitchen - Bathroom • Fences - Decks - Windows • Painting - Drywall • Plumbing, back flows

OR

or email classifieds@beachmetro.com

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

416 - 903 4120

(15)

(15)

MARCANGELO INTERIORS Drywall, Taping Trim, Tiles, Painting

Marc 416 419 4281

marcangelointeriors@hotmail.com

(13r)

No Job Too Small Carpentry / Drywall Painting, specializing in decks & fences

416-278-5328

(14)

JOHN CLARKE

Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (15) Free Estimates

Property-Plus

Construction/Renovation Experts Maximizing Potential Kyle McKeever 647 880 0958

PropertyPlus416@gmail.com Stress Free Estimates (13.)

owner/operator

CASCADE COMPANY

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

Restoration & Build www.jdbuild.ca

416-738-2119

- Brick replacement - Tuckpointing colour matching - Chimneys - Parging

WATERPROOFING

JDB MASONRY

MASONRY CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW

(15)

SACHS CONTRACTING MASONRY

(15r)

Underpinning Specialists (r)

extra words 35¢ each

(15)

Handyman Services

416-917-5990

416-467-6735

$11.50 for 20 words

JACK OF ALL TRADES

CONCRETE WORK L B

www.stonehengefoundations.com

416 694-7402

(416) 871-4608

*60+ years Experience*

(r)

Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks For all your reno needs, no job too small.

www.smartgta.com

owering asement Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains

Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates

beachmetro.com

& AIR CONDITIONING • AC cleaning & start up • Service, maintenance, repair • New equipment installation • Ductless AC installation • Licensed & Insured

Next Deadline September 26th

647-967-7366

GENERAL CONTRACTING

Call C.J. 647 222 5338 (14r)

MASONRY

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

No job too small.

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

(13..)

ABBEY ROAD

Natural Stone Specialists

CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING

HEY HANDYMAN SERVICES

WET BASEMENT ?

Serving Your Community Since 1971

(13.)

416-690-0726

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

We will beat any quote by up to 20%

RENOVATIONS

TILE + STONE

(r)

GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.

(18r)

30 yrs experience

416-690-2476

KEW BEACH

Metro lic

Roofing • Siding Eavestrough repair + cleaning Drywall • Fences • Decks + more

Repairs + Restorations

416-662-4450 Free estimate

(19)

(13).

Basement finishing Bathroom & Kitchen remodelling Homestar top rated www.ar-renovation.com

(13.)

416-278-4022

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A & R RENOVATION

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

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

WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (13.)

Sam Capetano

• EXCAVATION • WATERPROOFING • BLOCK WORK • CONCRETE WORK • MASONRY REPAIRS WWW.NTLCONTRACTING.COM

Get ready for fall!

Call 416 876-4986

Give your floors a new beginning!!!

(14) Free Estimates

BASEMENT UNDERPINNING

REPAIRS

JUST DRYWALL + TAPING

QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS

GNOMEWORKS

416-264-8517

(11/17)

416-375-5191

(13..)

(14r)

Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair

Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations.

Quality workmanship for excellent rates.

No Job too big or small 30 yrs experience; licensed & insured

www.canpromechanicalgroup.com

WET BASEMENT EXPERTS

SILVERBIRCH

Hardwood Flooring

ALL TYPES OF ROOFING SHINGLES + FLATS EAVESTROUGH + SIDING BATHROOM + KITCHEN RENO’S FENCES + DECKS

Marc 416-617-7205

416-606-4719 (19)

HARDWOOD

(15)

416-691-8693

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

FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING

BALMY BEACH CONTRACTING

647-712-7663

CANPRO MECHANICAL

Keep your basement dry.

Interior & exterior waterproofing.

We offer low rates.

Free estimates.

Contact Paul 416 602 2128 (13)

(13.)

HOME STRUCTURE SPECIALIST

INTERIOR DESIGN & RENO SOLUTIONS

• FOUNDATIONS • LOAD-BEARING WALL REMOVALS • BASEMENT LOWERING - UNDERPINNING • ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

www.trevorfernandez.zenfolio.com

416-200-6300

Reno Coaching, Interior Design, Landscape Design (14)

www.WINTACO.com

(19)

416 686 9305

PHOTO: JESSICA DYBENKO

Smiles for Miles Meighan and Jonathan Miles with their daughter, Rachel at the Miles for Smiles bike-a-thon September 10 at Duke of Connaught Public School. The event is in support of The Noah Winston Miles foundation, a legacy to honour the life of Noah, who died suddenly earlier this year. The foundation raises money to support anti-bullying initiatives.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

In Photos Photos by Edwin Luk

The Parkinson SuperWalk is Canada’s largest fundraising event benefiting the more than 100,000 people living with Parkinson’s disease. The Toronto East walk took place for the first time at Ashbridges Bay Park September 10.

Clockwise, from right: Iniya Thivaharan, 6, and her brother Saanron, 4, check out Tobey, team mascot of Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc.; The walk was on rain or shine; The Marton and Schoep family enjoy their cotton candy; People walked in support of friends and loved ones, like Team Bob; “National Hero” Blake Bell with Jon Collins of Parkinson Canada.

BEACH METRO NEWS

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Country Kittens Needing Beaches Love

My partner and I own some acreage north of Huntsville, not far from Algonquin Park. We live on a long, quiet country road, very few houses, lots of bush and wildlife. The kind of road that is perfect for throwing a little cat out of a car.

Strays are occasionally shot up there. Any lucky enough to avoid a bullet either starve or get eaten by wolves. Or by "fishers" (wildly misnamed) - vicious carnivores that feast on small mammals; the only predator that can kill and eat a porcupine.

What is the matter with some people? Who would abandon a pet to this fate?

Fortunately, little Coco (who’s no more than nine months old) eventually found herself a couple of miles down the road near some friends of ours. They decided to adopt her.

Problem solved! Except there's a glitch. Coco arrived on their doorstep pregnant.

Now, she's had six kittens and they are scrumptiously cute.

These kittens are the real deal, not like the kittens you're used to seeing. The clean country air fills their tiny lungs and feeds their curiosity. Coco is a sweetie, very affectionate with people and a fantastic mom.

There are three boys and three girls. For reasons I don't want to think deeply about, all three males were quickly claimed and no one appears to want the females - even though they already appear to be smarter and more adventurous than their brothers.

The three kittens have "working titles": Tulip, Lilac and Bluebell. If you are interested, I will email you pictures and will personally deliver a kitten to a good home. You can contact me at valedwards@sympatico.ca

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BEACH METRO NEWS

Get FLOORED This Fall!

3/4x5� RED OAK

LOCAL AND FAMILY OWNED

reg. $6.29 sq ft

.............Now only $3.69 sq ft

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This One Has It All! A turreted Beach beauty with high quality renovations to fit with charming architectural features. 2 master suites among 4 bedrooms and still room for an in-law apartment! Open concept kitchen and family room walkout from the formal main floor to a big gorgeous garden. The best part is, it's on

*Sale pricing valid until October 14 or while supplies last*

DANFORTH LUMBER Victoria Park Ave.

Dawes

Main St.

Rd .

www.DanforthLumberHBC.com Danforth Ave.

DANFORTH LUMBER

Gerrard St. E.

25 DAWES RD.

Leuty Avenue!

(416)

699-9393

$2,388,000 Mid-Town Condo

Port Union Exclusive

Contemporary Stunner

Yonge and Davisville's best kept secret!

This 1 bedroom plus den condo in the heart of mid-town is a short stroll to all that the Yonge-Eglinton/Yonge Davisville corridor has to offer! Call us now to book a showing!

In the coveted Port Union Village, this 3 storey 5 bedroom detached family home backs on to Bill Hancox Park and features a separate entrance to nanny or in-law suite, plus great access to Highway 401 and Rouge Hilll GO Station.

Excellent craftsmanship, 9 foot ceilings, oversized windows for natural light. Huge master with spa ensuite. Italian Muti built-in cabinetry in kitchen and bathrooms. Heated floors, gas fireplace. Garage with ample parking and large backyard with shed.

$458,800

$799,000

$1,499,999

KEN GRIEVE

BEACH EXECUTIVE TOWNHOUSE Urban Living at its Best

3 Storey, 2 Baths, Hardwood Floors, Fireplace, Parking

Meet The Team! Carrie Skidmore

KenGrieve@royallepage.ca Royal LePage Estate Realty

Carrie Skidmore epitomizes integrity, energy, hard work, and passion in everything she does. Spending more than a decade in the entertainment industry as an accomplished marketing specialist Carrie's ability to tap into her creativity and strong negotiation skills will work to service you with all your future real estate transactions. Carrie has grown up in Toronto's East End communities she knows the neighbourhood insideout and can help you select the best one for your family's needs. Carrie is passionate about educational and professional development, she attended Ryerson University earning a certificate in Project Management and furthering her studies in Strategic Marketing. Carrie is a hard worker and dedicated to always striving to be the best in her industry.

1052 Kingston Rd.

416-587-7522

2014

WANTED!

Always here for you!

Direct: 416.606.4663 | Email: mail@cristina.ca

Up to $1,500,000 A spacious 4 bedroom traditional Beach style home in the prime beach with at least one car parking. This established Beach family is ready to sell their gorgeous renovated semi with a detached garage once we find them their next home.

Up to $1,600,000

Up to $1,900,000

A renovated 3 bedroom home, prefer detached however would consider a semi, in the Beach or Upper Beach with one car parking. This family is down sizing from a large & stunning newer construction four bedroom home as soon as they find a great alternative.

A spacious 4 bedroom home needing little renovating is just fine two car parking is preferred and it must be detached. This Beach family will sell their totally renovated brick semi detached as soon as we find them their dream home.

CALL 416.686.9618