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a non-profit community resource since 1972 funded by our advertisers distributed free by your neighbours volume 40 no 22 february 21 2012 skatepark expansion will have funding by jon muldoon while skateboarders across the city prepared for a mass rally at city hall steve jarrett from the beaches skatepark association formerly the southeast toronto skateboard association and long-time skatepark supporter steve kotsopoulos met with ward 32 councillor mary-margaret mcmahon on feb 9 by the end of the meeting mcmahon had been brought up to speed on the decadelong history of the skatepark at coxwell and lakeshore built after many years of lobbying from ward 32 skateboarders and their parents mcmahon seems to have had a change of heart as she pledged to have funding in place for the second phase of the park in coming weeks we re happy to follow through with phase two of the park with different funding she said we re very hopeful it s not going to be delayed in the next couple weeks we ll have sorted funding out and then it ll be put out to tender the $300,000 in section 37 money from the ttc s future ashbridges bay streetcar facility will still be set aside for a project to be determined after extensive community consultation said mcmahon funds for the second phase of the skatepark which will consist of a bowl or pool feature will come from elsewhere the ward s going to have to deal with this boondoggle of a storage yard so the money should be really allocated to something for the whole community she said the bonus today is that we found out about different pots of funding that we didn t know about mcmahon learned more about the history of the skatepark during meetings including the extensive grassroots community support that initiated the project a group of skaters has also taken over maintenance of the facility that s great because our big thing is to get a friends of group for every park in the ward she said mcmahon said funding ­ including some of the ttc money if need be ­ should be arranged within a few weeks to put the contract out to tender with an estimated three and a half month construction schedule the bowl should be completed before the end of 2012 photo phil lameira it was all smiles for gretta and allan elliot as they danced the evening away love was certainly in the air at the royal canadian legion branch 11 on feb 12 as many dined and danced to the music of par 3 show band at a valentine s dance foulitis bad guy or fall guy inside by phil lameira there seems to be no end to the drama that surrounds the boardwalk restaurant ­ or is it pub or café regardless of what the name is it seems to be a political mess planted right here in the beach for the long haul the most recent chapter in this ongoing power struggle had george foulidis owner of tuggs inc which runs the restaurant ask the city to refund all or part of the development fees he paid in september of 2011 when he acquired a permit for the renovations and expansion of the restaurant foulidis lawyers argued that since their client doesn t actually own the land or the premises he should be exempt from paying the development charge of $52,312.61 and the education development charge of $3,548.49 such exemption is outlined in the city s development charge by-law which applies to land that is owned by and used for the purposes of the city a staff report from the city of toronto admits that the city could arguably be considered a beneficial owner under the developments charges by-law where the real argument arises is whether or not the restaurant is used for the purpose of the city as in servicing the users of the park foulidis is quick to point to a clause in the lease agreement which states that tuggs is to complete its capital improvements in a timely manner in order that the tenant can provide service to the general public this in foulidis opinion implies that his establishment is indeed being used for the purpose of the city city staff on the other hand have concluded that it does not the report states that the mere fact that patrons of the restaurant may also be users of the surrounding parkland does not change the fact that this is a commercial relationship in which the tenant operates a private business enterprise for profit and for the benefit of the tenant and not the city the complaint was brought forth to the city s executive committee on feb 12 and was quickly dismissed by all members mayor rob ford did not vote claiming an interest in the matter due to an ongoing litigation with foulidis ward 32 coucillor mary-margaret mcmahon spoke at the meeting and expressed how disappointed she was that foulidis was fighting the charges i am in disbelief said mcmahon of the complaint i ve inherited this and i m trying to make the best of a bad situation we have extended the olive branch to mr foulidis in the past year now the twigs are being snapped off foulidis in an exclusive interview with beach metro news said he doesn t understand why the local councillor got involved it s not a political issue it s a business issue between me and the city it has nothing to do with mary-margaret he said as part of the process his lawyers asked the city where they found the provisions to charge him the fees i m simply protecting my rights what is it that i should do write another cheque every time they ask me to pay mcmahon sees it differently and says that foulidis is being adversarial she expressed disappointment particularly since she helped organize an open-house event at the boardwalk restaurant late last year to inform the public of the renovation plans i m really not happy with what he s doing she insisted cont d on page 26 the wild cats of neville park see pages 18-19 plus police beat 4 deja views 7 community calendar 10 bmn s neighbourhood 11 food and wine 12 money life and law 13 write on health 13 guest opinions 14 beach memories 15 reel beach 16 entertainment beat 17 beach art scene 17 wild side 35

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·02 feb 21 2012 2/16/12 4:47 pm page 1 2 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 www.akidasushi.com celebrating our 10th year anniversary dine-in regular menu only good until april 30 2012 reservation 416-691-2788 1911 queen st e fire on the beach · screens · tool sets · cleaners · wood · gas · electric saxaphonists micah norris and jake norris above and guitarist ian thut top right of the band crazynorse play during monarch park collegiate institute s battle of the bands on feb 9 tigana linton edward ordillas and andrew dunyo right also took part in the local talent competition five bands participated in the event with proceeds going to the free the children s brick by brick program at the end of the night crazynorse was declared winner by the judges 25 off 2 blocks west of woodbine 2 blocks west of woodbine proudly canadian www.classicfireplace.ca www.classicfireplace.ca 416-698-3473 k s ing to nr oa d queen st woodbine ave 1828 queen street east photos phil lameira www.beachmetro.com and join us on facebook and twitter contact us about our new on line advertising at 416-698-1164 x 26 check out photos phil lameira rebecca moen 10 left francesca sestito 11 and lila mackay 10 share a toque students at st john s catholic school once again participated in the annual toque tuesday on feb 7 st john s has raised more than $22,000 in the last 10 years through the sale of raising the roof toques st john s was given the golden toque award in 2003 2004 and 2005.

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tuesday february 21 2012 beach metro news 3 planning for woodbine park by jon muldoon a meeting to discuss the possibilities in woodbine park attracted an impressive 50 local residents on feb 9 hosted by the greening ward 32 group at a nearby condo building residents heard from several guest speakers before committing their own ideas to paper for consideration by the city s parks department martina rowley the greening ward 32 member who organized the meeting has already worked with a couple other local residents to get hundreds of shrubs plants and flowers planted for next spring however the group at the meeting was asked to let their imaginations run wild when considering the possibilities for the park which runs between queen street east and lakeshore boulevard the section in question is the open field-like section between northern dancer boulevard to the east and the bandshell and parking lot for the teletheatre to the west before brainstorming the crowd heard from david harvey executive director of park people toronto he spoke about his group which is working for better parks across the city he said community involvement is the key to a successful park there s a great opportunity for the community to get involved he said the number of people that showed up for the woodbine park meeting was a strong indicator for the future of the park this is really inspiring said harvey it s limitless what you can do also speaking to the group was the friends of trinity bellwoods park s michelle maclean who runs that group s adopt-a-tree program the program matches volunteers with particular trees which they take responsibility for watering parks are frankly a brutal environment they re not like a forest she said her program was born out of necessity since the city just didn t have the staffing capacity to ensure the health of all the trees in the park she said she didn t have any interest in getting involved in the politics of city staffing but i do care if our lovely trees die ward 32 councillor mary-margaret mcmahon mentioned her goal of having a friendsof group for every park in the ward although woodbine park isn t quite at that stage yet she and rowley are hoping some in the crowd will be willing to quite literally dig in and get their hands dirty rowley said after the meeting the turnout was better than she had hoped for i was very excited about that she said i like the energy that was there taking stock of suggestions from the crowd many realistic items made the list benches and seating areas fixing drainage issues and more garbage cans were popular requests other ideas were a bit more lofty but not entirely unrealistic there s quite a few people that would like to be able to skate on the pond which is not currently permitted she said there were also suggestions for a community garden or orchard and many many requests for trees and more trees especially evergreens there were mentions of local art events or installations and maybe some sort of lantern festival specific requests were also made for what isn t wanted at the park commercial vendors more big festivals and off-leash dog areas topped that list rowley has met with parks staff to discuss the wish list put together from input at the meeting and another meeting will be set up in late march she believes there will be a solid group of people ready to volunteer their time and effort to make the dream of a better woodbine park a reality i think there s enough interest i m positive there will be enough people she said window coverings inside out factory direct · factory pricing · blinds your music store in the beach s lst to o u br m fro factory showroom · repairs ars m m h no ar s 32 mobile drive commercial residential since 1985 416 694-0060 free measure we teach it all open monday thru friday noon until 9:00 pm and saturday 9:30 until 5 pm scarboro music 1051 kingston road at victoria park 416.699.8333 email scarboromusic@sympatico.ca fast and friendly service for most musical instruments for private hangings daphne from the sewing basket giving you the same attention to your interior decorating needs · curtains · roman blinds · duvet covers to arrange appointment 416-698-1231 covenant house 20 gerrard street east toronto · m5b 2p3 416-598-4898 www.covenanthouse.ca please help neglected abandoned and homeless kids who ve been victimized help us provide them with food photo martina rowley clothing shelter and hope attendees at a meeting to create a plan for woodbine park write down their ideas on feb 9 nassau accent chair comes in brown or grey fabric this chair would compliment a den 295 family room or living room 1974 queen st east 416-690-5224 in the beaches 7 days a week www.seagullclassics.com

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·04 feb 21 2012 2/16/12 4:41 pm page 1 4 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 sheila blinoff s police beat a canada post employee who had been under surveillance by canada post security was seen stealing mail that contained gift cards geraldine hollick 64 has been charged with various offences anyone with information is asked to contact dc christopher hutchings at 416-808-5500 or the crime stopper sites listed at right the site superintendent at a residential construction project is alleged to have tried to bribe a city building inspector to overlook a required fire safety device inside the home andriy donchenko 27 has been charged with giving benefit to an official a male reports that he was at main and danforth on feb.13 at 8:30 p.m when he was approached by two male suspects who grabbed and struck him and removed his iphone a driver for swiss chalet at 3400 dan forth ave was making a delivery in the warden and st clair area on feb 20 at 11 p.m when he was accosted by two men one hit the driver around the head before grabbing the food order both suspects fled the scene in the delivery car police at 55 division have arrested a woman who was wanted in an aggravated sexual assault investigation it is alleged that on dec 24 she had sexual relations with a man without first disclosing that she is hiv positive priscilla hogan 38 is white 4 11 with blond or light-brown hair and has a tattoo of a gun and flag on her left arm she is also known as priscilla mambassi or priscilla mampassi police are concerned there may be more victims anyone with any information should call 416-808-5552 crime stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 online at www.222tips.com text tor and your message to crimes 274637 or leave a tip on facebook get your dog barking up the right tree 3198 danforth avenue danforth pharmacy want to learn how to communicate with your dog pet dog obedience training class or private new classes starting every month call for scheduling and pricing priscilla hogan family fun agility behaviour modification counseling pet first aid courses gift certificates available call now 416-690-2793 www.doggoneright.ca info@doggoneright.ca helping people and their dogs since 2003 self storage your neighbourhood storage centre 4500 chesswood dr north york on 6 dawes rd toronto on 416-739-0000 416-690-8585 www.centronstorage.com east toronto s only coin operated car wash pet wash at quarry beach your partners in grime 2 dog wash stations car wash only $2 7 dog wash only $5 self serve car wash bays victoria park ave mcdonalds danforth ave cl quarry plaza shampoo and conditioner included warden ave mo on always spray the foam brush with the power spray wash gun for 5 seconds before using reason this will eliminate the grime and dirt on the foam brush from the last customer quarry car wash tip r re d x gerrard st e 150 clonmore drive 150 clonmore dr quarrycarwash@bell.net photos phil lameira on feb 7 a group of dancers at pegasus dance studio performed two shows for east end schools top after each show the dancers taught students including dylan legrand-smith 10 above centre along with schoolmates from holy name catholic school and students from crescent town school some dance moves the performances and workshops were put on as part of the studio s dances of offering their 10th annual benefit concert which raised funds for toronto east general hospital.

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·05 feb 21 2012 2/17/12 11:40 am page 1 tuesday february 21 2012 beach metro news 5 beachers ride to conquer cancer by jon muldoon a husband and wife team of beachers is training for the ride to conquer cancer in june jasmit bhandal and dr girish kulkarni were looking for a challenge they could share after completing a half marathon last year and decided to try the two-day bicycle ride from toronto to niagara falls it s nice to find something that we can do together said bhandal we both found we really enjoyed the half marathon and we want that feeling with this too although neither have cycled competitively in the past ­ in fact they re just now shopping for bikes ­ the ride just felt like a perfect fit i haven t done anything competitive but i ve always loved biking said kulkarni even more fitting is the fact that kulkami is a uro-oncologic surgeon at princess margaret hospital specializing in cancers of the genitourinary organs he is also a researcher who has looked at prostate and bladder cancer treatments and their effectiveness i ll be riding with my wife but also with some of my patients he said it will certainly help break down some of the perceived barriers between patients and doctors kulkarni said he has seen a marked improvement in chemotherapy drugs over the last 10 years with far fewer and less harsh side effects compared to drug treatments used not that long ago that s not possible without funds that are raised through events like this he said kulkarni and bhandal have been training indoors and cross training but are hoping to get outside preparing for the event will involve some 80km training rides closer to the date of the actual ride and the pair are hoping to be in great shape when they hit that point possibly more difficult than the training is the fundraising between the two of them they hope to raise at least $5,000 while bhandal has raised almost half of her goal of $2,500 kulkarni is only about a quarter of the way to his matching goal however they don t doubt they will reach the $5,000 mark before the ride to sponsor bhandal or kulkarni or check up on their progress visit www.conquercancer.ca/goto/jasmit or www.conquercancer.ca/goto/girish advertisement which of these costly homeseller mistakes will you make when you sell your home toronto a new report has just been released which reveals 7 costly mistakes that most homeowners make when selling their home and a 9 step system that can help you sell your home fast and for the most amount of money this industry report shows clearly how the traditional ways of selling homes have become increasingly less and less effective in today s market the fact of the matter is that fully three quarters of homesellers don t get what they want for their home and become disillusioned and ­ worse ­ financially disadvantaged when they put their home on the market as this report uncovers most homesellers make 7 deadly mistakes that cost them literally thousands of dollars the good news is that each and every one of these mistakes is entirely preventable in answer to this issue industry insiders have prepared a free special report entitled the 9 step system to get your home sold fast and for top dollar to hear a brief recorded message about how to order your free copy of this report call 1-800-694-7010 and enter id 1000 you can call anytime 24 hours a day 7 days a week call now to find out how you can get the most money for your home courtesy of henry bliss sales rep re/max hallmark realty ltd brokerage not intended to solicit properties listed for sale photo jon muldoon le papillon on the park head chef lukas vyhnal stirs a pot of 2,000 l of traditional french onion soup during a `souperbowl sunday fundraiser for the leslieville farmers market a steady lineup of soup lovers brought containers for the pay-what-you-can event toronto beach 2060 queen st east · 416-694-2121 1-888-694-2060 www.carlsonwagonlit.net tico#50014362 ginger festival o marks spencer ginger snaps o milk or dark chocolate covered ginger o crystallized ginger great with cheese o milk dark chocolate ginger biscuits o australian ginger bon bons o marks spencer ginger bread men o old jamaican ginger beer o ginger jam winter special until the end of february buy pints any flavour of our homemade ice cream or gelato normally $7.25 for h ealth b enefits of g inger natural stomach remedy aids in digestion natural sweet treat tastes great 20-40 off all ginger products feb 21 to mar 5 2012 fri sat 9 a.m to 8 p.m · 6.25 for one pint · 11.50 for two pints and you can also use your loyalty card available at both our beach and leslieville locations get them while they re on sale we re west of beech avenue and half a block west of the fox theatre the nutty chocolatier 2179 queen street east toronto on 416-698-5548 sun to thurs 10:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m nuttychocolatier@hotmail.com if it s not homemade it s not ed s

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·06 feb 21 2012 2/17/12 12:05 pm page 1 6 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 in my opinion dealing with budgets bullying and overcrowding by now you have read or heard the drummond recommendations for the provincial budget i expect you are sick to death of listening to kvetching about budgets ­ provincial city and now education as am i however you need to know that this year to paraphrase queen elizabeth it is `budget horribilis this will be the first time since amalgamation that teacher layoffs may happen and support staff will be threatened as well we will be sending out more information shortly this is just to give you a little hint that not-good news is coming no one will be happy stay tuned · i want to talk briefly about one of my pet peeves ­ bullying my opinion may be very different from the usual line on the topic i am tired of listening to people talking about how we need to stop child bullies excuse me sheila cary-meaghar look around you everywhere people are being bullies and i am ward 16 trustee not talking about the children toronto district school board the children are following the example played out before them daily especially on tv virtually every thing will change with the children kind of programming has a bully when the adults set such terrible excomponent dinner wars storage amples wars love it or list it battle of the children are bullied everyday by fill in the blank cartoons dramas some adult in their life advertising everything it is rare to there is a song in the musical find a program that does not contain south pacific that sums it up for me bullying of some sort you have to be carefully taught to there is a constant barrage of hate just change the last word to nasty negative belittling contrived `bully and you have the crux of the deliberately scripted personal at problem tacks and rudeness between adults until we adults set a good examusually they are pointless and sup ple nothing will change no matter posedly amusing put-downs how much we punish the children so we how have a provincial policy that tells our rather canny chil· dren to not do as i do but do as i say surely no one believes anyduring the next four months due to the over-crowding at crescent town school we will be reviewing the facilities of all of the schools north of the danforth we need to accommodate the all-day kindergarten programs and to allow schools who wish to become a k to 8 program the time to consider that choice the crescent town overcrowding has a domino effect for all the schools west of them the review will be divided into two sections ­ those above the taylor creek ravine presteign selwyn g.a brown victoria park and george webster and those below secord d.a morrison gledhill earl beatty and parkside we will be having public meetings to discuss the possibilities and develop final recommendations these meetings will take place between the end of february and the end of may with the final decisions going to the june board meeting for approval this is a herculean task but we feel it is best to do the whole job in one piece it is important to see the community as a whole and not a lot of unconnected parts any decision about a school has an impact on the whole neighbourhood and the schools nearby there will be more information coming out to you in the near future stay tuned · finally on march 29 our director of education will be coming to the ward 16 parent council to discuss parent engagement we will be meeting at east york collegiate at 7:00 pm and will have coffee tea and cookies daycare will be provided and parking is not too difficult please come beach metro community news published by ward 9 community news inc is a non-profit non-partisan community newspaper founded in 1972 and published 22 times a year it is distributed free by volunteers in east toronto and west scarborough and paid for by our advertisers general manager sheila blinoff ext 24 admin@beachmetro.com editor jon muldoon ext 23 editor@beachmetro.com advertising manager dianne marquardt ext 26 ads@beachmetro.com editorial assistant and ad rep bill maclean ext 22 arts@beachmetro.com reporter/photographer phil lameira ext 25 photo@beachmetro.com classifieds webmaster melinda drake ext 27 classifieds@beachmetro.com accounting assistant judy doucette ext 21 accounts@beachmetro.com office 2196 gerrard st e toronto m4e 2c7 phone 416 698-1164 fax 416 698-1253 website www.beachmetro.com next issue march 6 advertising deadline february 27 at 8 p.m circulation 30,000 executive brian mercer president mike howarth vice president julie digregorio secretary kelvin francis treasurer paul m babich past-president and christina blizzard and david windrim advisors this newspaper accepts advertising in good faith but does not endorse advertisers or advertisements all submitted editorial material is subject to editing issn #0838-2956 letters to the editor graffiti vandals not likely to be punished skateboarding community relieved paul mcarthur should be congratulated for his citizen s arrest of a graffiti vandal but warned to avoid disappointment about the possibility that absolutely nothing may happen with respect to the consequences the vandal will receive for damaging property i have caught two graffiti vandals at separate times putting unwanted paint to property as far as evidence needed for some kind of conviction i had a collection of eye witnesses digital security recordings and police at the scene removing the vandals in handcuffs i gave statements wanted to go to court and offered a program of restorative justice through community centre 55 which would have returned the vandals to the community to clean-up graffiti as a punishment each time absolutely nothing happened in fact it was rather embarrassing given the fact that the vandals already knew that nothing would happen to them at one point i had to argue with an officer to take the evidence as far as i know the courts deal with graffiti vandalism as mischief and no one seems to track graffiti vandalism so it is difficult to determine how many arrests are made and what the formal court dispositions are the police seem to do their best and officers have expressed to me from time to time their frustration with the courts it would help however if the police would keep those who are trying to deal with these vandals informed otherwise people who try to make a difference in their community like paul mcarthur may assume the issue has been lost or forgotten about in my opinion victims of graffiti vandals should sue the parents of the vandals when that happens well things at home may change community centre 55 has a summertime graffiti removal program grip and they may accept graffiti vandals to remove vandalism but only during the summer in the meantime get out your graffiti remover bob murdoch many thanks to councillor mcmahon and her fine associates working for ward 32 this afternoon feb 9 councillor mcmahon s office issued a statement promising to shepherd the phase 2 bowl project through to completion this year they heard the phone calls read multiple e-mails noted facebook comments and letters to the editor they received the leader of the ashbridges bay skate park project steve jarrett who spearheaded the initial lobbying effort to get the park built and kept this project going forward steve took one of the stalwarts of the initial lobbying effort steve kotsopoulos with him today to city hall steve and steve made a calm rational and compelling case that there had indeed been community consultation and widespread support to get the very successful ashbridges bay skatepark built they received fair hearing from councillor mcmahon with a promise from her to see to it that the bowl be completed this year so mary-margaret you ve experienced the outpouring of emotion and affection for our skatepark and again we thank you for listening ms mcmahon i have no doubt that you ll make certain to keep advancing the skate park file and give us regular progress reports with a timeline to having the bowl completed in a timely manner in 2012 this project has taken an extraordinary amount of time to get this far but we re almost there i know you ll see it through to completion bravo to the skate community both in the ward across the gta and across canada democracy works when we do byron yankou gainsborough road

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·07 feb 21 2012 2/17/12 11:00 am page 1 tuesday february 21 2012 beach metro news 7 david van dyke deja views this winter view of beech avenue was taken in 1933 the passage of time is marked solely by the growth of trees and foliage do you have an old photo of the beach you d like to share please call me at 416-691-4774 matthew kellway m.p beaches­east york 155 main street toronto on m4e 2v9 t 416-467-0860 f 416-467-0905 email matthew.kellway@parl.gc.ca office hours · monday 10am-5pm · tuesday 1-8pm · wednesday closed · thursday 10am-5pm · friday 10am-4:30pm ymca we build strong kids strong families strong communities east city ymca nursery school program 2 years to 4 years ymca playing to learn curriculum indoor and outdoor activities nutritious snacks mornings 9:00 a.m 12:00 p.m afternoons 1:00 p.m 4:00 p.m call for appointment and more details east city ymca 907 kingston road 416-694-1159 photo cta series 372 it1256 homesellers find out what your home is worth in today s real estate market ­ free quick over-the-net evaluation www.quickoverthenetevaluation.com re/max hallmark realty ltd brokerage constituency office 1821 danforth avenue toronto on m4c 1j2 tel 416-690-1032 fax 416-690-8420 web www.michaelprue.com e-mail mprue-co@ndp.on.ca ttc service changes take effect by jon muldoon during the city budget process a surprise vote by council to reverse a number of proposed cuts included a motion to restore roughly $5 million in funding to avoid cutting service to a number of ttc surface routes we allocated that $5 million specifically so that service didn t have to be cut said ward 32 councillor mary-margaret mcmahon the ttc commission however opted to use the money for wheel-trans and dialysis patients leaving in place the planned service cuts changes were announced last week and have already taken effect in the east end the changes that will likely be felt the most are those to the 501 queen streetcar on weekdays a minute has been added to the time between streetcars east of the humber loop during midday 9 a.m to 3 p.m and early evening 7 to 10 p.m time slots saturday morning and afternoon service has been decreased by a bit over half a minute and a minute for the evenings sunday and holiday morning service has almost two minutes added between departures with half a minute added between afternoon service on the positive side weekday afternoon rush service should see some improvements as streetcars are increasing in frequency by about half a minute calls to the ttc inquiring whether the number of short turns would increase or decrease were not returned the 506 carlton gerrard street east streetcars are running 20 seconds further apart on midday weekdays and a bit over half a minute further apart on saturdays sundays and holidays will see a minute more between streetcars in the morning and 50 seconds in the afternoon the 31 greenwood and 22 coxwell buses are taking a hit with greenwood s weekday morning peak service now at every 12 minutes instead of every eight minutes the afternoon peak service on coxwell has increased from every six minutes to every eight minutes early risers using the 300 bloor-danforth night bus will be pleased as service between 4:30 and 6 a.m has increased from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes on weekdays late nights on dawes road are also improved with service increasing from every half hour to every 15 minutes other bus routes in the greater beach area remain unaffected.

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tuesday february 21 2012 beachmetronews 9 professio na ldirecto ry self-governing health professions health holistic therapies wellness psychotherapy abina murphy r.i.h.r spiritual psychotherapist past life regression reiki master lawyers glover associates barristers solicitors notaries real estate family litigation wills estates corporate chiropractors ashbridge s health centre dr emily howell jackie leesun chiropractic acupuncture orthotics registered massage therapy massage therapy registered massage therapists dr karin rummell associates optometrists 1914 queen st e e of woodbine mon sat by appointment personal training private fully-equipped studio achieve your fitness goals today andrew walmsley b.p.e leslieville personal training 20 leslie st free parking qualified and experienced dragonfly therapeutics intuitive reiki treatments workshops sharon madsen hsc rmt woodbine gerrard call 416-737-7717 registered massage therapy 416-691-5757 beaches optometry clinic www.leslievillefitness.com 416-709-6654 416-693-5611 416-691-3700 queen and woodbine 1522 queen st e 416-465-5575 dr linda chan 951 kingston rd west of victoria park missfit.ca in-home personal trainer 416 888 6465 michelle@missfit.ca nancy christie m.t.c mindfullness psychotherapy · depression · trauma · anxiety · relationship · creativity · free initial consultation 416-691-3768 david faed dr tyrrell ashcroft dr thien dang-tan omega health fitness art acupuncture chiropractic graston 1089 kingston rd at victoria park www.omegahealthandfitness.com optometrist criminal lawyer megan conway rmt crhp associates queen hammersmith open 6 days/wk therapy lounge 690-0000 bestcriminallawyer.ca barrister solicitor massage therapy · reflexology 2245 queen st east · 2nd floor evening weekend appointments available 416-691-1991 647-317-6017 www.mindfullnesstraumatherapy.ca 416-916-7122 dr david jeong dentist 2107 danforth ave at woodbine subway new patients welcome open saturdays kew beach health clinic naturopathy · homeopathy · clinical nutrition · · matrix energetics · · bowen therapy · catherine allon bsc med psychotherapist personal coach kathryn wright family law mediation 2239 queen street east www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com dr scott dunham kew gardens health group 2181 queen st east suite 305 at lee chiropractor urban calm therapeutics stephanie gage rmt cami rahman rmt caitlin mcaulay rmt 1842 queen st east #102 416-690-6168 awaken to your soul s journey and a more meaningful fulfilling life 416-699-8848 416-907-0103 www.kewgardenshealth.com 416-696-1800 416-694-0232 turner catherine associates men s issues anger addictions insurance coverage nigel turner 416-690-3684 individuals and couples nishe catherine 416-698-0370 416-693-8121 dr d caplan family dentistry open 6 days a week new patients always welcome 2200 queen st east at balsam 416-691-8555 www.balsamdental.com balsam dental · stress reduction · psychotherapy · tai chi gentle approaches to change 416-264-8669 www.shirleyruss.com shirley russ bsc ma paul j cahill personal injury lawyer car accidents slips and falls disability claims 220 bay street suite 1400 animal chiropractic dr mark t garbutt d.c certified animal chiropractor jen goddard r.m.t neville park health group 2455a queen st east 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca 1004 coxwell ave o connor 416-423-2289 416-690-6257 pregnancy massage · trish lavers rmt · nicole meades rmt open evenings and sundays 1114 queen st east 416-469-2100 www.livingwaterstherapies.ca · easy booking online · veterinarians john littlejohn d.v.m and associates judy gould ph.d experienced psychotherapist relationship difficulties · anxiety depression · body image concerns physical illness · free consultation dr linda winter psychologist consultations · therapy individuals · couples over 20 years experience located at queen wheeler linda bronicheski lawyer beaches family law effective resolution of family law matters counselling relationships couples finding your strengths peg earle m.a m.div registered marriage family therapist woodbine animal clinic 1905 danforth ave between woodbine coxwell 816 pape ave at danforth 647-991-4225 www.judygould.com 47 main street toronto 416-763-6884 linda@beachesfamilylaw.com insurance covered 416-691-1071 dr linda iny lempert psychologist · psychologue individuals and couples services disponibles en français 47 main street at lyall 416-699-1175 christine kato b sc d.v.m lawyers dashwood dashwood barristers solicitors 416-698-9027 peg@pegearle.com the law office of shaunna kelly criminal lawyer shaunnakelly.com phone 647-340-6651 fax 416-203-2332 shaunnakelly@gmail.com architecture/design stephen g king architect b arch oaa mraic serving the beach since 1987 residential restorations home inspections commercial interiors landscapes complete project services from design through construction kato animal hospital 2830 danforth ave east of dawes rd 416-690-2112 dogs cats pocket pets housecalls available geoffrey j dashwood 961 kingston rd tel 416-690-7222 toronto m4e 1s8 fax 416-690-8738 child adolescent and family therapy trauma bullying and addictions youth in conflict with the law sports performance counselling for youth child and adolescent counselling siegi a schuler ph.d candidate rsw 416-362-7472 siegischuler@aol.com 416-694-4380 dr lynn wells psychologist practice restricted to the identification of giftedness and to learning problems and disorders in all ages houghton veterinary housecall services vaccines examinations diagnostics palliative care and home euthanasia provided for your pets in the comfort of your own home family law lawyer susan t dixon life management corporate coaching www.stephenkingarchitect.com member ontario association of architects 416 694-8181 snider digregorio barristers solicitors notaries 978 kingston road toronto ont m4e 1s9 dr barbara houghton 647-221-5516 416-693-2733 www.dixonslaw.ca barrister solicitor notary wills ­ real estate business ­ environmental elders ­ consent capacity 2120 queen street east hammersmith adr-mediation mpsquared coaching merrill pierce cca icf 416.824.2626 merrill@mpsquaredcoaching.com w morris design architectural and interior design consultants design concepts and permit drawings wesley morris arido idc aato 416-690-1236 accounting chartered accountant bert van delft complete financial services for the business owner manager entrepreneur self-employed corporate and personal income tax services tel 416-699-0424 fax 416-699-0285 email info@sdlegal.ca a.h macskimming do you think differently gifted/adhd support coaching school/workplace performance children/adults mary lynn trotter msw rsw 416-875-9474 marylynntrotter@rogers.com www.adhdtreatmenttoronto.com ask about insurance coverage 416-261-9679 dr jody levenbach psychologist children and young adolescents assessment · cbt social skills · parent coaching www.tokidservices.com 647-891-2603 barristers solicitors notaries public 300 main street o reilly moll forrest post architects · building permits · zoning advice · construction services will hudson oaa 647-966-6218 bus 416-270-9898 98 scarboro beach blvd 416-690-3324 denise m f badleycostello family real estate wills business immigration small claims court 2069 danforth ave woodbine chiropractors dr janet d arcy chiropractor www.postarchitecture.com ph 416 694 2566 massage therapy registered massage therapists east toronto orthopaedic sports injury clinic david evans r.p.t f.c.a.m.t danny kuzmich b sc f.c.a.m.t and associates 1577 danforth unit 4 at coxwell 416-691-3943 chartered accountant · corporate personal tax · specializing in small to medium business · financial advice 21 st clair avenue east suite 502 william f deneault taylor design architectural and structural design drawings for building permit applications residential commercial and light industrial renovations additions new buildings and tenant works barrister solicitor notary advanced therapeutics since 1989 neville park health group 2455a queen st east kevin oates r.m.t assoc tel 416 962-2186 chartered accountants 416-690-6195 416-690-6257 open saturdays now magazine 1398 queen st e east of greenwood ave voted best massage therapist michael taylor p eng · 416-316-3248 insured and bcin fully qualified www.taylordesignservices.ca physiotherapy beaches health group® yvette sedgewick 2212 queen st e kriens larose www.advancedtherapeutics.ca 416-469-3879 open 7 days · financial services for owner-managed businesses · personal and corporation tax preparation · located in the heart of the beach carl a brand barrister solicitor notary 961 kingston rd toronto canada m4e 1s8 tel 416-699-5100 fax 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca dr kelly robazza dr william chan chiropractic acupuncture a.r.t laser 2212 queen st e professional engineering services renovations additions structural design · building permit intuitive touch therapies aveda spa massage therapy total urban body therapies signature aveda facials 1912 queen st e 416-690-7082 www.intuitivetouchtherapies.com 416-690-2076 kew gardens health group massage therapy · physiotherapy osteopathy · naturopathic medicine · 416-690-6800 · kriens@krienslarose.com www.krienslarose.com local · affordable 416-200-6300 www.wintaco.com 416-698-5861 john h bjarnason d.c chiropractor 1906 queen st e 1 block east of woodbine melani norman certified management accountant b math cma accounting issues and systems bookkeeping personal and corporate taxes finance/insurance instant tax refund personal corporation tax · bookkeeping gst/payroll 2481 kingston rd suite 207 timothy i.w patrick barrister solicitor 2181 queen st e suite 305 real estate law · p 416-690-0765 · f 416-690-5861 email timothypatrick@bellnet.ca beaches massage centre zabiullah khaliqi rmt 2212 queen st e at spruce hill 416-907-0103 www.kewgardenshealth.com at lee call 416-471-0337 certified general accountant an accountant with an affinity for those in the arts and entertainment industry call 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com local in the beach 416-694-2868 beaches wellness centre emily c larimer 416-690-5185 manoj@actfinance.ca 416-269-2744 physiotherapy at home physiotherapy and rehabilitation services provided in the comfort of your own home treatment covered by most extended health plans bryan r dale barrister solicitor real estate · corporate wills estates dr johanna carlo chiropractor 2277 queen street east at glen manor 2234 queen st east 2nd floor infolaw@bdale.com www.bdale.com 416-707-2298 www.yourhomephysio.com 416-686-4699 dolores wootton r.m.t marlene gascer c.s.t john barnet r.m.t trish lavers r.m.t 1986 queen st east suite 206 · essence · please call ben djuric your trusted insurance agent free quotes fast service auto home insurance 416-556-6832 mediation separation divorce custody access property support 416-698-7070 degen s health group dr wade whitten d.c dr tanja degen d.c cpt dr christina carreau n.d 1092 kingston rd 416-694-4090 occupational therapy services www.wisekids.ca kathryn@wisekids.ca 647-282-1704 wisekids family mediation susan bellan 416-999-1727 susanbellanmediator@gmail.com fair agreements · affordable rates 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 garry m cass www.advanced approachesmassage.com su willson b.mus r.m.t assoc resource one specializing in small business since 1980 corporate/sole proprietor tax returns bookkeeping services · tax planning financial loan strategies 927 kingston rd w of vic pk now magazine · hours incl evenings saturdays · at victoria park beside manchester arms voted best massage therapist 416-699-5320 · free parking 416-694-6767 roland 416-698-7976 digibiz2007@yahoo.ca

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·10 feb 21 2012 cal 2/16/12 2:45 pm page 1 10 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 community calendar 1853 feb 21 shrove tuesday pancake supper at st aidan s memorial hall silver birch ave and queen st e 5:30-7:30 p.m enjoy pancakes sausages dessert and beverage while supporting our outreach programs for the community adults $6 children $3 everyone in the community is most welcome 22 feb 22 youth advisory meeting at beacheseast york mp matthew kellway s constituency office 155 main st 4-5:30 p.m come express your views for positive change meetings held monthly info elaine at matthew.kellway.c1a@parl.gc.ca 416-4670860 facebook youth advisory beacheseast york 22 feb 24 self-defence workshop for women at st john catholic school 780 kingston rd 4-6 p.m with dragonz martial artz owner marvin prashad supported by danforth east community association deca pay what you can with proceeds to hope4help a non-profit organization supporting the tumani community orphan school in kenya 22 feb 25 queen street east segment study walk 10-11:30 a.m join councillor marymargaret mcmahon on an interactive walk from herbert ave meet in front of the fire station to lee ave and discuss development opportunities info councillor_mcmahon@toronto.ca 416-392-1376 22 feb 25 scarborough philharmonic orchestra and toronto choral society present brahms german requiem and schubert s unfinished symphony at birchmount park c.i 3663 danforth ave 8 p.m pre-concert chat 7:15 p.m tickets $30 adults $25 seniors $15 students with id free to children 10 and under tickets 416-429-0007 spo@spo.ca or at door free parking wheelchair accessible info www.spo.ca 22 feb 25 mom to mom sale at bowmore public school senior school gym 80 bowmore rd 9 a.m 1 p.m gently used baby and children s items from local families bikes strollers toys clothing and more 22 feb 26 march 4 scarborough model railroaders train show at 17 jeavons ave birchmount rd danforth rd 11 a.m 4 p.m two floors of operating model railroads 1,500 sq ft ho scale layout and 1,000 sq ft n scale layout snack bar lucky draw prizes good family fun adults $5 children $2 seniors $3 family rate $12 info www.scarborough-model-railroaders.org 22 feb 27 osteoporosis support group at scarborough village recreation centre 3600 kingston rd at markham rd 10 a.m.noon topic medications and treatments admission and parking free info 416-3964051 22 feb 27 free tax seminar at community centre 55 97 main st 11:15 a.m questions and answers about how to prepare for your taxes deductions common items you may miss when doing your taxes and more presented by liberty tax service and cc55 info evonne 416-691-1113 ext 222 22 march 1 meet the candidates for the toronto-danforth by-election at applegrove community centre 60 woodfield rd 7-9 p.m hear their platforms and ask questions childcare available for children aged 2-10 by pre-registration at 416-461-8143 before feb 27 22 march 1 pyramid of hope demonstration on parliament hill ottawa in support of frontiers foundation operation beaver and all affordable housing initiatives bus will depart from project amik 419 coxwell ave at 7 a.m info www.frontiersfoundation.ca march 1-30 `two boys art exhibition at ida s art studio 21 madelaine ave victoria pk danforth featuring paintings and clay sculptures by kevin vu tran and jawaa chen info 416-686-7384 www.idatong.com march 2 world day of prayer ecumenical service at glen rhodes united church 1470 gerrard st e 1 block west of coxwell 2 p.m service `let justice prevail written by women of malaysia 22 march 2 world day of prayer ecumenical service at st saviour s church 43 kimberley ave at swanwick 7-8 p.m theme let justice prevail service written by the women of malaysia all welcome refreshments info 416-699-6512 22 march 3 malvern collegiate s annual winter blues dinner/dance at r.c.l branch 73 2 robinston ave danforth danforth 7 p.m midnight featuring malvern s jazz bands and jazz choir wine raffle and silent auction tickets $35 each with all proceeds to the school s music department info 416393-1480 ext 20102 22 march 3 live country band `mahogany ridge at royal canadian legion baron byng br 1/42 243 coxwell ave 8 p.m info 416465-0120 march 5-may 14 the letter to the hebrews a riddle 10 ecumencial bible studies at st john the baptist norway anglican church 470 woodbine ave mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m led by the honourable mr justice wright llm and master of theology discussion and questions $30 info and registration 416-6945969 21 march 24 cantemus singers present viva italia at a new venue st aidan s anglican church queen st e at silver birch 7:30 p.m directed by michael erdman the concert features renaissance madrigals motets and allegri s famous miserere tickets $20 adults $15 seniors/students available at the 2 door info 416-578-6602 march 26 annual meeting of applegrove community complex at 56 woodfield rd 6:30 p.m light supper followed by business meeting nominating new board members volunteer awards and recognition to vote membership must be obtained by feb 25 to confirm attendance contact susan fletcher executive director at 416-461-8143 before march 21 info www.applegrovecc.ca 2 march 26 spring fashion show at st thomas more parish hall 2234 ellesmere rd east of markham 7:30 p.m fashions by felicia s collection boutique refreshments and music sponsored by the canadian federation of university women ticket proceeds to centennial college student awards and scarborough women s centre raffle proceeds to the stephen lewis foundation for aids grannies tickets $20 at 416-2616753 416-281-9966 21 march 31 25th annual spring sprint organized by the beaches recreation centre advisory council volunteers needed before and on the day of the event please send contact info to springsprint@hotmail.ca 2 tuesdays live jazz band at royal canadian legion baron byng beaches branch 1/42 243 coxwell ave 1-3 p.m enjoy a hot lunch for $5 on the first tuesday of every month info 416-465-0120 fr tuesdays above the beach free playtime drop-in at forward baptist church 1891 gerrard st e at woodbine 9:30-11:30 a.m for children 0-5 years and their caregivers info r www.abovethebeach.ca second tuesday of every month east york chapter schizophrenia society of ontario general meeting at toronto east general hospital 825 coxwell ave 7 p.m info 416-691-1740 fr wednesdays free facial cosmetic acupuncture demonstrations this hourlong treatment will show good results immediately please call marlene or heather at 416-694-4090 essence therapeutics for living to book for yourself or a small group wednesdays french conversation group for adults 7-9 p.m this is a group of about 10 people at the intermediate level and above if you are highly motivated and interested in joining please call leave your number if the answering machine responds 416-699-4681 fridays friendly french conversation group at calvary baptist church 74 main st rear entrance lower level 9:30-11:30 a.m all levels welcome don t use it you ll lose it info diana 416-698-6537 fr beach interfaith outreach lunch and fellowship for adults is held monday through friday from 11 a.m 1 p.m beginning thanksgiving monday oct 10 and finishing friday may 18 mondays at corpus christi catholic church tuesdays at st john s norway anglican church hosted by st john s and st nicholas anglican church wednesdays at beaches hebrew institute thursdays at st aidan s anglican church hosted by beach united church and fridays at kingston road united church co-hosted with st aidan s anglican church info 416-6916869 r calvary grace pascoe care centre in conjunction with daily bread food is open tuesday and thursday mornings 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m for distribution of food and clothing to clients residing between woodbine and victoria park and danforth to the lake donations of food and clean clothing accepted on those days enter from parking lot at rear of calvary baptist church main and benlamond info kathie or susan 416-6912899 e/o alcoholics anonymous aa is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience strength of hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism info www.aatoronto.org 416-487-5591 east toronto climate action group are citizens who are concerned about smog climate change and other environmental issues as they impact the city and particularly east toronto we meet monthly and welcome your involvement and support info www.etcag.org fr family service toronto offers educational workshops for those caring for aging relatives parents or friends sessions include coping with change and loss healthy caregiving and advocating for your relative info and registration lynne gallagher 416595-9618 fr beaches library 2161 queen st e ·wednesdays 2 p.m at the movies contemporary and classic films free drop-in ·feb 22 celebrate black history month 2 p.m special screening of nfb documentary mighty jerome followed by q&a with director charles officer info 416-393-7703 22 taylor memorial library 1440 kingston rd ·feb 28 learn how to use e-books services 2-3:30 p.m ·march 1 book club 7 p.m ·march 6 book clubs 2 p.m 7 p.m call 416-396-8940 for more information ·march 7 21 knitting drop-in for knitters of all levels ·march 13 afternoon movie water for elephants 1:30 p.m ·march 14 puppet show 10:30 a.m ·march 16 movie dolphin tale 2 p.m ·march 20 author visit linda hutsell manning 2 p.m info 416-396-8939 relaxation workshops relax your jaw relax your arms monthly stress-busting holistic solutions for tmj or rsi repetitive strain issues workshops and weekly classes to learn to find dynamic support from the whole skeleton to support inter-related movements of the jaw neck shoulders hands arms attending to how you move effort comfort direction ease helps improve your action whatever it is learn to address stress strain fatigued over-use with feldenkrais® movement sequences that are easy to remember so you can do them at home www.yourbodytellsthetruth.ca register marlene kennedy 416-406-0054 r income tax clinic at woodgreen community services 815 danforth ave march 1april 28 tuesdays wednesdays thursdays 1:30-4 p.m saturdays 2-4 p.m free income tax preparation for low-income individuals and families to book an appointment call 416-645-6000 ext 1186 or email volunteer@woodgreen.org 3 free low income tax clinics at community centre 55 97 main st wednesdays from feb 29-march 28 by appointment only info evonne 416-691-1113 fr chess club in the beach looking to start a family-style chess club in the area contact terrymcnamara@rogers.com if interested 22 beach photo club meetings are held every 1st and 3rd thursday of each month from september to june at st aidan s 70 silver birch ave 7:30 p.m everyone from the novice to the experienced is welcome the only requisite is an interest in learning about r/fr the photographic arts st john s norway cemetery and crematorium 256 kingston rd at woodbine visit our office for assistance in pre-planning cemetery services monday to friday 9:30 a.m to 4 p.m saturday 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m now available west columbarium wall niches or call us at 416-691-2965 malvern collegiate s annual winter blues dinner dance wine raffle silent auction saturday march 3 7-12 featuring malvern s jazz bands and jazz choir tickets $35 each royal canadian legion 2 robinson st danforth danforth all proceeds to malvern s music department call malvern 416-393-1480 ext 20102 a sensitive way to teach art off 0 birds 1 y r earl summe or amp f c for children adults seniors special needs are welcome www.idatong.com 416-686-7384 21 madelaine avenue victoria pk danforth ave check out beach metro news webstie at www.beachmetro.com march break march 12 to march 16 2012 have some fun with your children 2012 baseball registration at community centre 55 97 main street east toronto baseball association thursday february 23 6-8:30 p.m saturday february 25 10 a.m 12 noon tee ball ages 4 to midget ages 18 house league select for forms fees and information go to www.etba.net david breech 416-759-9997 community centre 55 97 main street toronto on m4e 2v6 annual meeting of applegrove community complex at 6:30 p.m on monday march 26 in the s.h armstrong recreation centre 56 woodfield road after a light supper a short business meeting will include nominating new board members awards and recognition of outstanding volunteers bring the whole family to vote membership be obtained by february 25 interested in volunteering for the board visit www.applegrovecc.ca for info to confirm attendance please contact susan fletcher the executive director at 416-461-8143 before march 21 maple syrup festival will be held at percy centennial public school county rd 29 northumberland county on saturday march 10 from 9 a.m 5 p.m and sunday march 11 from 10 a.m 4:30 p.m admission $2.50 under 14 free with adult info www.waybacktimes.com/showcalendar 705-696-2327 1 weight loss challenge at community centre 55 97 main st tuesdays 7 p.m it is not too late to join our weight loss challenge and start your new year resolution just $40 for the program info 647-500-6349 www.shapeuptoronto.com 1 st john s catholic church choir welcomes new members we practise thursdays 7:30-9 p.m and perform sundays at 11 a.m at 794 kingston rd 3 blocks east of main st you don t have to have musical training to sing with us but you do have to like singing and want to be with others to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts we are friendly and welcoming and our leader is a wonderful music teacher info paul williams 416-699-2518 r st aidan s church queen st e at silver birch ave sunday services are at 8:30 10:30 a.m church school nursery at 10:30 mid-week service wednesdays at 22 10:30 a.m all welcome 416-691-2222 beach united church the heart of the beach located in st aidan s church 70 silver birch rd all are welcome to worship nursery care sundays 10:30 a.m ·feb 26 taize music with reflections 4 p.m ·march 3 jazz vespers with malvern dance band 4:30 p.m 416-691-8082 22 beaches presbyterian church 65 glen manor dr s of queen in the heart of the beach worship in a family-friendly relaxed environment sunday school and nursery coffee and new friendships are free lgtb friendly sundays 10:30 a.m minister rev matt mckay info www.beacheschurch.org 416-699-5871 r kingston road united church 975 kingston rd 3 blocks w of victoria pk ave join us each sunday for worship church school and nursery 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 r st john s catholic church 794 kingston rd 3 blocks e of main st ·masses saturday 4:30 p.m contemporary music sunday 9 a.m children s liturgy 11 a.m choir ·weekday masses monday-saturday 8:15 a.m holidays 9 a.m ·reconciliation saturday 3:45-4:15 p.m ·pray the rosary each morning mon sat 20 min before mass all welcome info 416-698-1105 www.stjohnsrc.ca r fallingbrook presbyterian church 35 wood glen road corner of kingston road and wood glen join us sundays at 10:30 a.m for a spiritual service accompanied by an inspiring and joyous music program families always welcome and we offer a sunday school program info www.fallingbrookpresbyterian.com r warkworth antiques nostalgia show sale in conjunction with the warkworth neighbourhood unitarian universalist congregation 79 hiawatha st s of ger rard w of coxwell our sunday services 10:30 a.m with a separate children s program are for setting aside time and space for reflection and inspiration searching for wisdom and inspiration wherever it may be found sharing what is common between us ­ the human condition listening for the unique truths of each individual visitors and inquirers always welcome in addition to sunday services we offer meditation music nights small groups spiritual cinema workshops dances of universal peace and more info 22 www.nuuc.ca 416-686-6809 corpus christi church 16 lockwood rd ·masses tuesday-friday 9 a.m saturday vigil 5 p.m sunday 9:30 a.m 11 a.m with children s liturgy info 416-694-0382 corr puschristi@bellnet.ca st saviour s anglican church 43 kimberley ave at swanwick ·feb 21 pancake supper 6-8 p.m ·feb 22 ash wednesday service 7:30 p.m all welcome info 416-6996512 22

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·11 feb 21 2012 2/17/12 9:48 am page 1 tuesday february 21 2012 neighbourhood melinda drake s news in brief the friends of glen davis ravine are holding a fundraising darts tournament on thursday feb 23 at the naval club 1910 gerrard st e from 7 to 10 p.m the friends are a community organization which made an unsuccessful bid to oppose the construction of a condominium building at the glen davis ravine in the main and kingston road neighbourhood they re still paying off legal fees from their ontario municipal board challenge for more information visit www.friendsofglendavisravine.ca · community centre 55 is offering a free tax seminar on monday feb 27 experts from liberty tax service will show you how to prepare for your taxes explain what deductions you may be eligible for and point out some of the common items you may miss when doing your own taxes bring your questions to 97 main st at 11:15 a.m for more information call evonne at 416-691-1113 ext 222 · woodgreen community services is holding an income tax clinic from thursday march 1 until saturday april 28 this free service is available to families and individuals who meet low-income criteria singles must earn less than $25,000 per year and families less than $30,000 annually the clinic will be held tuesdays wednesdays and thursdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m and saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m the volunteers at woodgreen will attempt to offer this program in as many languages as possible call them at 416-645-6000 ext 1186 or email volunfor teer@woodgreen.org more information or to set up an appointment woodgreen community services is located at 815 danforth ave · it s time again to hop on board for the scarborough model railroaders train show on sunday feb 26 and sunday march 4 there are two floors full of both ho and n scale train layouts at 17 jeavons ave in the birchmount road and danforth avenue neighbourhood on one floor there are 1500 square feet of 1950s era ho passenger and freight train layouts set in southern ontario with authentic steam and diesel sound the n scale layout features almost 30 scale miles of double-track mainline through mountain around beach metro s 11 everyone has a story to tell barber looks back on half a century of hair by bill maclean when joe figliomeni sets down his comb and scissors and unplugs his clippers at the end of the month it will mark the end of a tradition on the danforth joe 75 has been cutting hair since he arrived in canada in 1955 i think it s time joe said after 57 years joe was a teenager in his native calabria italy when he learned the barbering trade he said that he managed to get his certificate translated into english and that helped him get his licence here in canada he arrived in toronto july of 1955 i had always heard that canada was such a cold place joe recalled but when i got here the weather here was beautiful just like home a friend immediately set joe up with a barber who ran a shop in the junction area of toronto this was before the bloor-danforth subway was built and joe took the streetcar every day from greenwood and danforth where he was living with his sister i couldn t speak a word of english and couldn t ask for directions he said there was a gas station at the corner of greenwood and danforth back then when i saw that big texaco sign i knew i had to get off the streetcar i thought to myself if that texaco station ever closed i d be lost a couple of years later he took a job at nasello s cigar store and barber shop at linsmore and danforth and stayed there for 15 years that was also where joe met his wife i couldn t marry the boss daughter he said she was only 10 years old so i married the boss niece the couple were married for 48 years until she passed away from cancer a year and a half ago in 1963 joe ended up at his present location at 2881 danforth in a shop owned by an austrian i walked in and asked the fellow if he was interested in selling his business joe recalled a week later i owned the shop and i ve been here 41 years those 41 years have seen a lot of customers fill the chairs while i was there mike came in and joe explained that mike was one of his first customers now mike s son also drops by for a trim every so often other customers come from far scenery entry fares are $5 for adults $2 for children $3 for seniors or the whole family can get in for $12 the show runs from 11 a.m until 4 p.m for more information or if you d like to find out how to become a member of the group visit www.scarborough-model-railroaders.org new members are always welcome · applegrove community complex will hold a meet the candidates night on thursday march 1 from 7 to 9 p.m for candidates running in the riding of toronto-danforth a successor to the late jack layton will be determined in a by-election on monday march 19 the applegrove event will give you an opportunity to talk with each candidate ask them questions and hear their platforms childcare will be provided for children aged two to 10 years but you must pre-register by feb 27 to do that or to get more information call 416-461-8143 applegrove c.c is located at 60 woodfield rd · toronto intergenerational partnerships tigp will hold its annual fundraising gala on thursday march 22 at danforth collegiate technical institute 800 greenwood ave this year s event called temptations 2012 features a light dinner a live band door prizes and silent and live auctions with beaches-east york mpp michael prue serving as auctioneer tickets are $10 and are only available in advance call sue mcmahon at 416-531-8447 or email sue@tigp.org tigp has been fostering caring relationships between youth and seniors since 1983 · photo phil lameira joe figliomeni is retiring after 57 years as a barber here he cuts the hair of sam rose one of his original customers who used to pay him 75 cents for a haircut and wide to have joe tend to their hair i have customers from port perry lindsay oshawa midland a father and son from trenton joe said proudly and then recounted a humourous story about one of his long-standing out-oftown clients who as joe said was always a bit of a jokster he was sitting at the back with another customer of mine who had brought along his father visiting from peru he turned to me and said holy cow joe i thought i came from far away to get my hair cut this guy comes from peru it s been an emotional time for joe s many friends and clients since he an nounced his retirement people have been coming in hugging me and taking photos it s like leaving a big family he said joe plans to travel back to calabria later this summer to visit his home town for the first time since he left in 1955 i thought this might be the time to ask if he was one of those wealthy barbers i had read about joe chuckled put his scissors and comb down and rummaged around near his cash register he turned to me and proudly displayed a copy of the wealthy barber by david chilton i ve got the book he said i m just not the guy in the book bill maclean s 5 minutes ­ 5 questions for this edition of 5 minutes ­ 5 questions it was suggested that i ring up susan truong head librarian main street public library 137 main st she was delighted to take five minutes out of her busy day for this 1 your favourite place in the beach ­ i would have to say kew gardens there s not a lot more to say about it it s just nice and peaceful there 2 what the last movie you ve seen drive with ryan gosling it s one of my favourites so far gosling is such a good actor i m surprised he s been passed over for an oscar it s a bit violent but still very good 3 beer wine or whiskey ­ i like whiskey single malts not one favourite though 4 what are you currently reading ­ i m really waiting for the hunger game by suzanne collins it s catalogued here as a children s book but it s definitely not it s really more of an adult s book it s part of a trilogy and the movie is coming out in march it s huge on our waiting list 5 cat or dog ­ dog for sure although i don t have a dog of my own now i look after cookie a friend s bichon frise he s an awesome little dog 6 heels or flats ­ heels for sure especially in the summer why not then in keeping with the intellectual level of this issue s column i managed to get through to a very busy line pinard the principal of malvern collegiate 1 your favourite place in the beach ­ i think it s the boardwalk the people i see down there seem to be really getting away from everything we are so lucky as a community to have such a wonderful place in such an urban area we have the lake right at our doorstep 2 what is the last movie you ve seen ­ the adventures of tin tin in 3d i followed the series as a child i should also mention that the dog s name in the original series is milou and that s what i ve named my dog i think steven spielberg got it right 3 beer wine or whiskey ­ wine absolutely i like a nice dry red 4 what are you currently reading ­ i have several books by my bedside one is sarah s key by tatiana de rosnay it s about a young jewish girl in nazi-occupied france her family is rounded up by the police except sarah s younger brother whom sarah has locked in a closet 5 cat or dog ­ definitely my little dog milou a bichon frise lot s of fun 6 heels or flats ­ at 5 2 you would think heels would be a necessity but as principal of a school that has three floors ­ and no elevator ­ i need flats let s say heels would be the dream flats the reality the small patch of land off william hancox avenue in the ted reeve residential development is currently without a name but beacheseast york councillor marymargaret mcmahon would like to change that she is asking for suggestions to name `no name park email your entries to ward32@toronto.ca or call 416-392-1376 the deadline is june 1.

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12 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 the main menu lunch sandwich special with soup or salad monday to friday 11 am 3 pm except holidays flapjacks ou les crepes pancakes are my ultimate comfort food the memory of that warm sweet jan main smell from childhood haunts me still is an author and brings back the vision of a plateful cooking instructor smothered in home-made brown sugar and caterer sauce flavoured with vanilla a substi416-265-8445 tute for maple syrup or corn syrup which was far too sweet and syrupy for me of course the best topping was real maple syrup and for a special treat added berries yum now that was pancake heaven because my mother was english she preferred the european crepe served with a sprinkling of sugar and squeezes of fresh lemon juice she was happy to make these but found the canadian pancake far too much probably all the carbohydrates and sweetness however it was the `too much which appealed to me i could not get enough of them as a result i mastered pancake cookery at an early age as i developed a more sophisticated palate i realized the pancake was a versatile recipe which could be used for countless sweet and savoury recipes today many of you will be celebrating shrove tuesday with the classic pancake and maple syrup but don t forget pancakes are good any day of the week breakfast lunch or dinner in mixing bowl stir together flour and salt in separate measuring cup whisk together eggs milk and oil gradually whisk liquid ingredients into dry ingredients until smooth cover and refrigerate one hour or overnight when ready to make crepes heat teflon coated pan sprayed with baking spray over medium high heat pour about 1/4 cup 50 ml batter into centre of pan and quickly swirl pan to lightly coat the bottom with batter cook for one minute or until the bottom is golden carefully turn the crepe i do this with my fingers and quickly flip to the other side turn and cook another 30 seconds repeat with remaining batter crepes may be stacked separated by pieces of waxed paper and refrigerated for up to three days for longer storage wrap well and freeze for up to one month basic pancake only $7.95 10 discount for seniors and their family on monday nights from 3 pm to 9 pm excluding alcohol and holidays daily lunch dinner specials weekend brunch all day breakfast 2560 gerrard st east east of victoria park dine-in take-out catering · 416.690.2098 mon-sat 7 am 9 pm · sunday 8 am 5 pm michelle rogers catering services 647-501-5016 www.michellerogerscatering.com complimentary hors d oeuvre for new clients serving the beach gta and beyond for 10 years specializing in hors d oeuvres and party platters cooking left unattended is the most common type of cooking fire watch what you heat always stay in the kitchen while you re cooking many pancakes call for all purpose flour but for a tender moist pancake i prefer cake and pastry flour for blueberry pancakes add 1 cup 250 ml fresh blueberries and 1 tsp 5 ml grated lemon zest to the batter at the end of course these may be served with the traditional maple syrup but try a spread of orange or ginger marmalade ­ really the possibilities are endless basic crepe 2 cups 500 ml cake and pastry flour crepe batter is best whisked up the night before covered 2 tbsp 25 ml granulated sugar and stored in the refrigerator overnight this way the flour 1 tbsp 15 ml baking powder absorbs the liquid in the batter and it makes a smoother 1/2 tsp 2 ml salt stronger crepe for ease use a teflon coated pan seven to 1 1/2 cups 375 ml milk nine inches in diameter separate each cooked crepe with a 1 egg piece of waxed paper as you are stacking them any leftover 2 tbsp 25 ml vegetable oil crepes freeze well if stored separated by the waxed paper in a mixing bowl stir together flour sugar baking powder you can serve these as my mother did with a sprinkle of sug and salt in separate measuring cup whisk together milk egg ar and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice then served rolled up or and oil gradually stir the liquid into the dry ingredients just folded into quarters however do not limit yourself to this until moistened batter will be a bit lumpy spray teflon coatflavour experiment with chicken and mushrooms asparagus ed pan or griddle with baking spray heat pan over medium and cheese or strawberries and whipped cream ­ the combi high heat pour about 1/4 cup 50 ml batter onto preheated nations are endless it is also a great way pan and cook until underside is brown to use up bits and pieces of leftovers appearing top sursign up now for cooking classes and bubbles arecook for 30 on theseconds to 60 1 cup 250 ml all purpose flour face turn and for more information call 1/2 tsp 2 ml salt longer or until golden brown repeat with 3 eggs remaining batter cooked pancakes may 416-265-8445 1 1/2 cups 375 ml milk be kept warm in a 300°f 160°c oven janmainskitchen@yahoo.ca 2 tbsp 25 ml vegetable oil while cooking the remaining pancakes march break march 12 to march 16 2012 have some fun with your children bottoms up judging wine in florida i just got back from tampa bay florida but not for the reason you might think i was there judging the florida state fair international wine competition from feb 9 to 11 admittedly the lure of warm weather compared to our canadian winter even though it s not been bad here certainly aided in my decision to judge the competition sponsored by the florida grape growers association and the florida state fair authority celebrated its 24th anniversary this year it took place in the florida living building at the florida state fair grounds in tampa bay right in the middle of the fair with folks constantly walking by watching the judging in action a great opportunity for the consumer to see how it s done this year 24 well-respected judges mostly from the u.s and yours truly evaluated some 1067 wines over the course of the three days judges were divided up into three-person panels awards were given on a merit basis scored out of 20 points double gold award 18-20 by each member of a panel gold 18-20 silver 15-17 and bronze 12-14 after all the medals had been awarded the best of show evaluation took place this aspect of the competition chose the overall best wine from all the double gold medal winners in each category in other words the `best of the best of the entire competition there is an amateur side to this competition as well an additional 188 wines and awards are given out to ac edward finstein a.k.a the wine doctor wine writer educator judge consultant 416-269-7963 winedoctor@sympatico.ca www.winedoctor.ca buy with zero down discover how to buy with no money down and obtain free computerized listings with pictures of all available homes www.buywithzerodown.info re/max hallmark realty ltd brokerage r ting ou elebra iversary c th n 25 an 31 2012 h marc register at the beaches recreation centre 6 williamson road march 20 21 22 26 27 28 7:00 ­ 9:00 p.m $25 per person cash or cheque knowledge achievements in amateur winemaking the wines this year hailed from 34 states including florida and 10 countries argentina australia bulgaria canada chile france germany italy lebanon new zealand portugal south africa and spain the results of the commercial competition are as follows 62 double gold medals were awarded 162 gold 348 silver and 308 bronze best white wine of the show went to miletta vista winery from nebraska for the non-vintaged edelweiss best sparkling wine of the show was awarded to the laetitia vineyard winery estate from california for their nonvintaged brut cuvée the klinker brick winery from california took home the best red of the show for their 2009 farrah syrah the best of show fruit wine was scooped up by ackerman winery from iowa for the fabulous non-vintaged red raspberry the 2010 chalet gift certificates are always available private and corporate tastings available upon request debonne vineyards from ohio obtained the best dessert wine for their vidal icewine and the best grape juice unfermented award went to navarro vineyards of california for their 2011 gewurztraminer for those of you really surprised that florida makes wine 12 wineries submitted numerous samples to be judged here are the winners of the best of florida in the commercial competition best white wine went to henscratch farms inc non-vintaged country wine best red wine to chautauqua vineyards winery non-vintage noble and best fruit wine to florida orange groves inc non-vintaged mango mama so if you re down in the `sunshine state you may want to look for these best amateur show white went to florida s alatorre winery s 2011 muscat and the best show red was taken by florida s live oak estates 2011 noble after the judging and award presentation a sale of the wines was set up on site and consumers could purchase any of the wines from the competition at 50 per cent off the retail price kudos to bonniejean paulish co-ordinator of the competition who did a fabulous job of putting it all together she along with mary studt the head judge invited organized and coordinated the judges and an army of volunteers they were also responsible for receiving categorizing documenting and preparing all the wines for evaluation as well as setting up the wine sale afterwards a monumental task indeed!

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·13 feb 21 2012 food 2/16/12 2:56 pm page 1 tuesday february 21 2012 beach metro news 13 money life and law spring comes early to beach real estate market n case you haven t realized it s the middle of february i know the robin i saw the other day didn t realize it no this isn t your typical winter well at least not yet i guess but we re not out of the woods yet as we could still get whacked by mother nature and old man winter given that they seem content in keeping us on our toes as to what we wear outside these days we are creeping ever closer to march and the days are getting longer as such the beach real estate market typically begins to stir right about now stretching out toward the early spring market of the month of march and into the typically busy spring market months of april and may this `soft winter has made the months of december january and february feel a lot like march in many respects and has been somewhat responsible for the early start to the spring beach real estate market so i thought this might be a good time to bring you up-to-date on what s been happening `beachwise and just where beach real estate may go in the coming months buyers laced up their open house shoes instead of their winter boots in january and have hit the open houses en masse these last few weeks just like they would i more typically in march when winter is diminishing y may ou thomas neal have heard through agents and is a well-known and the media that there wasn t much respected local beach of a listing inventory for buyers to agent choose from actually there were real estate more listings this january than beach wise was the case in january 2011 there s just more buyers out looking earlier this year perhaps because weekends aren t filled with winter activities that involve snow shopping in january and the reor shovelling snow and driving has sulting bidding wars on some propbeen a breeze erties reflected this in january 2011 in the toronto of course the continuing hisreal estate board market area of toric low interest rates and some e02 that encompasses most but terrific incentives by major finannot all of the beach neighbourcial institutions just pushed more hood there were 27 sales of the 57 buyers through doors earlier than properties of all types on the marusual ket with a median price of $564,000 this february that trend has this january that inventory incontinued with more buyers shopcreased to 60 listings with 45 of ping like its an early spring marthose properties selling with an in ket but finding out that there s oncrease in the median price to ly the inventory of a typical febru$582,000 the average price this ary to greet their enthusiasm aljanuary actually declined because though there are more properties of the increase in sale units to for sale in a typical february than $594,198 compared to the january in a typical january inventories 2011 average price of $629,559 of this february haven t been able to course in taking such a small samkeep pace with the amount of buypling of sales within only the ers who are thinking they re getbeach just one or two high-value ting the jump on the market that sales can skew the average but will soon begin to change and buyyou can see that without the usual ers sense this many of the buyers winter weather or weekend snowi ve spoken with will jump at a storms and their cleanups to deal property now if it pushes many of with this winter buyers were out the buttons on their list but they re also being a little more prudent too they know that there will be an increase in listings just around the corner when the early spring market hits they know that there s more than a few sellers pushing up their listing timetable hoping to catch the heat of this winter s market and beat other sellers to the buyer s table and this is reflected in the sale prices in bidding wars with the exception of a few more than generous offers on homes in competition in the e02 beach area i ve noticed that there seems to be some level of sanity creeping into buyers minds there have been some recent sales that have left many of us shaking our heads because of the sale price but there have also been sales these past few weeks in the beach area that didn t go to heights that indicate a market going crazy more than a few buyers are drawing that line in the sand perhaps not willing to pony up the cash for the sake of getting the property at any cost knowing or hoping that another similar property is going to hit the market when the typical early spring and spring markets roll around there s also no pressure to buy right now because of mortgage rates increasing drastically any time soon the affordability factor will knock down the competition between some buyers as well especially in the beach entry-level homes as some buyers just can t keep up with this market some will take to the sidelines and wait or turn to alternatives such as condos in the short term i believe we ll see an increase in beach listing inventory through to the spring market especially in the $600,000 to $900,000 price ranges and eager buyers for those properties and with that there will be a moderate increase in prices but not in percentages we ve witnessed in the past few years as well because many beach sellers in those price ranges do like and tend to stay within the beach neighbourhood we ll see an increase in unit sales of the upper end of the beach market in the $1,500,000 plus range especially with properties in choice locations and on preferred streets all in all in the short term don t look for a slowing beach real estate market but perhaps one with more balance and sanity if you have any questions or comments about this article or about beach real estate in general feel free to email me at tneal@trebnet.com or call my office at 416690-5100 take care write on health obesity a leading cause of health problems for pets besity in pets both cats and dogs continues to be probably the number one contributor to illness and decreased quality of life obesity in pets has many of the same correlations to the development of disease that are seen in people overweight pets are much more likely to develop diabetes heart disease and chronic constipation to name a few illnesses but the most significant impact we see is the effect of excess pounds on the joints the effect on the onset and severity of arthritis bought about by being overweight is profound this is not just a major blow to a pets quality of life it is literally life threatening many pets are euthanized each year because the pain of arthritis and the loss of mobility it causes become unmanageable we are also now realizing that arthritis is as big a problem in cats as it is in dogs recent studies have shown that the typical senior cat that sleeps most of the day is probably doing so because it hurts to move around rather then look at ideals in terms of weight it makes more sense to consider body condition as a rule your pet should have a discernible waist i.e the part of the body between the last rib and the hips should be visibly narrower than the chest when viewed from above and should tuck up slightly being higher from the ground the breastbone you should also be able to feel the ribs with only light pressure as with us all the key to body condition management is diet and exercise or more accurately the relationship between the two the input of calories needs to correlate to activity level more often than the problem being a lack of activity the issue is diet here we typically encounter two problems overfeeding or feeding the wrong type of food for your pet o dr nigel skinner www.kewbeachvets.com many pet owners will not consider the impact of the extras a typical cat requires around 200 ­ 250 calories a day total anyone who has ever watched calories themselves will know that depending on the source this can be a very small volume of food it s very easy for a few extra treats or a couple of extra spoons of a tasty food to add 40 ­ 50 extra calories 50 extra calories above a normal daily requirement of 200 is like a person adding an entire extra meal to their day most of us would gain weight if we kept our activity level constant and suddenly started having an extra lunch at 3 pm this fact is also problematic when food is not measured accurately the difference between a level cup and a heaped one could easily add 10 to your daily caloric intake dietary protein and carbohydrate levels are also a significant factor in weight control just like humans a high carbohydrate low protein diet favors weight gain this is particularly important in cats who as true carnivores have a high protein requirement the better weight management and maintenance diets take this into consideration this does not mean that all high protein diets are good for weight control in fact some of the most popular high protein diets available today are among the worst culprits for weight gain many of the newer very nutrient dense high protein diets are labeled as suitable for all life stages the requirement for this claim is that they are high enough in calories for a growing pet the problem here is that the difference in caloric requirements for a growing pet and an adult pet are considerable a growing large breed dog for instance might need 2000 plus calories a day this will drop to around 1400 once they are adult and neutered in many dogs it can be very difficult with these diets to be as restrictive with the volume offered as we need to be and very easy therefore to overfeed your typical lab is not going to let you get away with dropping from 5 cups a day to 3 with out a fight the key message here is that obesity is very common in our pets it is a very significant contributor to illness and unnecessary suffering and it is more often than not related to diet your vet will be able to provide you with an accurate assessment of your pets body condition and advise you on types and quantities of foods based on nutrient and caloric requirements the rest is up to us as pet owners realizing that a little can go a long way and that those heaped cups and extra treats can literally be killing your pet with kindness.

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·14 feb 21 2012 child 2/16/12 3:02 pm page 1 14 beach metro news tuesday february 21 2012 french montessori school · broadview and mortimer 416-467-1618 · kingston road and fallingbrook 416-690-9305 part time and full time programs available planting the seed for the future broad view 18 month-old to 5 1/2 year old in my opinion why the beach needs a subway by david toushek 2012 enrollment saturday march 3 2012 from 11:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m 18 mo 2.5 years old ­ tues thurs am 2.5-3.5 years old ­ mon wed fri am 975 kingston road 3.5-5 years old ­ mon wed fri pm kingston road united church www.beachescoopplayschool.ca for september open house w become a part of your child s preschool journey 416-690-9935 www.easttorontovillage.com e heard it over and over again in the last municipal election we need to expand our transit system to get people home from work faster while this may be true it is shortsighted and leads to the ongoing transit mediocrity we have been mired in for decades we don t need a transit system that gets people home from work faster what we need is a transit system that efficiently gets people where they need to go ­ to destinations when you focus just on getting people home you end up with the sheppard line which despite being called a `failure is actually quite full at least at rush hour when you focus on destinations on the other hand and start with high density areas where people actually like taking the subway you end up with a transit system that works it works in several ways it reduces the need to even own a car and it makes our large city feel more connected which adds to our enjoyment and the enjoyment of tourists it is more economically sustainable since ridership increases and not just at rush hour it adds to local economies and yes it even helps get people home faster from work many people say our biggest strength as a city is our diversity it makes living here a pleasure but unfortunately many tourists don t quite get to experience what we do since many of these diverse neighborhoods are not accessible enough via public transit if you ve ever been to new york city or london you know that one of the greatest things about being a tourist there is how easy it is to explore those cities due to their comprehensive subway systems contrast that with toronto there are too many great neighborhoods and attractions that aren t easily accessible via public transit and it s to all of our detriment take the beach for example here we have a destination which draws more than a million people per year yet how accessible is it via transit people who live on the west side of downtown ­ liberty village let s say ­ would never think of trying to get here riding transit so either they don t come or they bring their car and take up parking spots many tourists don t even bother trying and how does our local beach economy fare with year after year of stores struggling to survive that s how i know many people in the beach are opposed to change and development they try desperately to cling to the past and to preserve the small town feel of the beach but the truth is change is inevitable we re a core part of this city and it s better that we embrace it and move forward in a way that adds to our quality of life imagine you could jump on a subway at queen and woodbine that whisked you to one of the other destination neighborhoods in our city you d be there within 15 minutes and wouldn t have to worry about parking little italy the distillery st lawrence market the cne ontario place the gerrard street india bazaar leslieville sunnyside beach ­ these are all very central locations that are under-served by public transit there are so many more destinations in this city that are disconnected from the core the zoo the science centre canada s wonderland north of the city but if we focus on building from the core out and focus on building subways where people would actually use them in greater frequency we can be on our way to building a transit system that works david toushek is a beacher passionate about toronto transit register now for spring in my opinion medicalert always on call 1·866·848·3259 www.medicalert.ca politically co-opted reflections by candice leung alvern collegiate institute offers senior students in grade 11 and 12 the opportunity to participate in a coop program in my experience this is an eye-opening course that gives student a reality check on society s working world as a proud participant of the program i would like to share my experience working alongside the ward 32 city councillor for beaches east/york mary-margaret mcmahon late last school year i met with mary-margret and her staff ­ ciara laurie and jane ­ to discuss what would be expected of me i realized that a co-op placement involved a serious commitment they explained that i would be working in the office alongside councillor mcmahon and her staff members depending on what is going on at beaches suzuki school of music the internationally successful suzuki method allows children to experience the joy of music making in a caring environment we offer m piano violin cello new toddler and parent class please contact ines pagliari director 416-726-5729 musically enriching lives in the beach since 1994 my school i may be at city hall two or three times a week however i always start my shift by 9 a.m and leave by 11:30 this gives me just enough time to get back to school for my afternoon classes i will be continuing this throughout the rest of the school year to obtain my two credits there was a slight fear that ran through my mind as i stepped into city hall on my first day i was lost and stressed but once i found my office i felt at peace i was treated as an equal and within a couple of weeks i was answering emails and phone calls just like everyone else my work ethic is nothing compared to the professionals but they are kind enough to help me when dealing with certain issues since there can be many things going on at once meetings phone calls visitors i have learned that it is important that we all work together as a team to benefit our community as often as not councillor mcma hon will be rushing in and out of the office collecting information for the meetings she must attend i find it astonishing that she is able to address so many issues in one day her work ethic is something that can t be taught in classes at city hall i am able to learn things that i wouldn t be taught in the curriculum in my school recently councillor mcmahon took me to a budget committee meeting that she was attending councillors were gathered in a large room and were discussing and listening to citizens opinions this has been my favourite part of the co-op program so far because i can learn about councillor mcmahon s opinions on different issues along with those of other councillors co-op students do not get paid but the experience i have gained so far at my placement is priceless for more information on the toronto district school board s co-op program visit www.tdsb.on.ca march break camp ­ full day $200 · half day $100

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·15 feb 21 2012 child 2/16/12 4:46 pm page 1 tuesday february 21 2012 beach metro news 15 beach memories greenwood avenue s history of bricks e have in the east end a numter his death his wife became the prober of exceptional streets that prietor of the puritan hotel the are known for a variety of greenwood family is buried in st reasons one of these is greenwood avjohn norway berkley cemetery gene domagala enue greenwood in those days only went greenwood is located almost in the as far as the danforth and didn t conmiddle between leslie street and tinue north until much later on both coxwell avenue greenwood is unique sides of the street there were at least in that it probably had more brickyards than any other 10 brickyards that produced hundreds of thousands of street in the city of toronto and surrounding area bricks annually we look now at the old don valley brickworks that was on the east side you had john price brick maker at 99 at one time the largest brickyard in the area and now is a greenwood further north were morley ashbridge brick historic site the greenwood avenue brickyards gave the manufacturers and ashbridge brick co at 193 greenwood don valley brickworks quite a run for its money in the proashbridge was one of the oldest pioneers in the area morduction of bricks from the 1860s to the 1920s ley also was one of the early settlers both areas because of the type of soil that was in the up the street we had taylor brickyard then logan brickground were ideal for making bricks and these two areas yards on the west side was john price brickyards joseph provided bricks for quite a number of houses thousands of russel brick yards was one of the largest mr russell ran homes were built from bricks in these two areas that is not for public office and the russell streetcar barns are named to say that there wasn t any other place that made bricks after him we also had wagstaff brick yards isaac price there were other brickyards in different localities brickyards and more greenwood avenue was the brick in the late 19th century brickyards were one of the main capital and employed hundreds of workers sources of employment along with market gardens in the there was a downside however all of the new homes east end of the city greenwood avenue was originally that were built put their laundry on clotheslines the brickcalled greenwood s lane and was named after a local resiyards blasting created large clouds of earth that dirtied the dent ­ mr greenwood ­ who lived on the northwest corner laundry although the ladies complained to no avail of the then kingston road and greenwood s lane which where greenwood park is now between dundas and later became queen street east and greenwood avenue gerrard was also a brickyard just prior to the first world when kingston road was renamed queen street in the war an entrepreneur put in a motor-dome a race track for 1880s car racers at times there would be 3,000 people watching mr greenwood was the proprietor of the greenwood hothese car races tel which was the centre for the population of the area later it was sold and became a public park known as dances wedding receptions etc were held at this popular greenwood on the west side was a great sports palace hotel mr greenwood was also a painter and a wagon-makbuilt called ulster stadium where football baseball and er who had his wagon making business in the barn in the rugby were played thousands came to see the spectacle back of the hotel this sports palace was active for many years and is rein those days whiskey and drinking were a way of life for membered by a street named athletes avenue the hard-working pioneers hotel hours were not too strinone feature for history buffs is a butcher and meat shop gent but there were certain rules that had to be observed called stricklands butcher shop this shop was located at mr greenwood was popular but he did have enemies and different locations on the danforth and other places for some of these tried to `do him in close to 80 years the current shop on greenwood avenue is on one occasion mr greenwood sold some `spirits to an still run by two jovial strickland brothers who also happen informer at a time when he wasn t supposed to this into carry the beach metro news in their store former went to the local judge who decided that mr greenlater on greenwood became the home of the large marwood was guilty of selling spirits at an illegal time mr shaling yards for the ttc to store subway cars when not in greenwood was so incensed that he changed the name of use north of the danforth danforth technical school was his hotel to the `puritan with a picture of the whiskey inopened several churches are now found on greenwood formant with a noose around his neck and a caricature of there was also a theatre on greenwood at one time the judge greenwood avenue is a most historic street due to the this sign remained until the death of mr greenwood afbrickyards it is still steeped in history more to 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foods karen o brian vera cozy café and bakery s jennifer murray and dana kerbel from the gull firkin the contestants cover the beach from queen up to the danforth the centre used to host a french onion soup day for 200 in the dead of winter said culver and this is just a fun way to revive a soup day in february for $5 soup lovers can sample all four and vote for a favourite there will be at least one vegetarian option available at 6:30 the silver ladle trophy as well as bragging rights for the year will be awarded to the soup maker with the most votes the competition is going to be stiff they re cranking out some of their mothers recipes said culver stop by the centre 97 main st from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m on march 1 and cast a vote for the best soup proceeds will go towards programming at centre 55 healthy earth visit us at www.healthyearthschool.com respect · resourcefulness · responsibility 416.690.5969 k thanu yo e-mail healthyearthschool@rogers.com open house accepting registration for 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