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Fal l 2016

Guildwood News & Views

President’s Message ................. 3

GVCA Survey ............................. 3

The Village Fair .......................... 5

Sad State of Our Local Plaza ... 5

St. Boniface Catholic Church .. 5

GVCA Staying Strong Together . 7

St. Ursula School ...................... 9

Living Green .............................. 9

Chartwell Bazaar ...................... 11

Converge .................................. 11

Guildwood Presbyterian Church 11

Guildwood Library .................. 12

Candy Cane Hunt .................... 12

Sleeping Mats .......................... 13

Scouting ................................... 13

SBUC Concert Series .............. 13

TRCA Summer Maintenance .. 15

SBUC Christmas Bazaar ......... 15

GRACE Update ........................ 19

Paul Ainslie .............................. 20

Plans, Plaques and Priorities . 22

John McKay MP ....................... 23

Church of the Holy Trinity ...... 23

Cordelia’s Tree ......................... 25

Cdn. Fed. of University Women . 25

Canine Corner ............................... 27

Mitzie Hunter MPP ........................ 29

Poplar Road School ..................... 31

Bel Canto Concert ........................ 31

Listen to Your Body ...................... 32

Jack Miner School ........................ 33

Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI ..................... 35

Guildwood Jr PS ........................... 35

TRCA’s Guildwod Waterfront

Development Plan .............. 37

Elizabeth Simcoe School ........ 37

GVCA Email List ...................... 38

Draw the Lines to Redesign

Your Life .............................. 39

Around Guildwood .................. 40

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Executive Committee

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 [email protected]

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . James Gilchrist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Milovanovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Villeneuve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755

Coordinators and Members at LargeAdvertising Coordinator . . . . . Mike Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755

[email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755News & Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Baribeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 264 4527

[email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Macklin . . . . [email protected] at Large

Shelley Angus Andy Douglas Audrea DouglasLeslie Hetherington Julia Lakats Sherry MikelicJohn Mason Bob Taylor-Vaisey Timo PuhakkaBruce Villeneuve Kathleen Wolfe Reg Wolfe

Community Volunteers for Specific Activities Distribution Coordinator . Gerard Baribeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 264 4527Clean-up Day . . . . . . . . Lutchman SinghGuildwood Day . . . . . . . Mary Ellen ChaterMembership List . . . . . . Dave Wilmot

GVCA Website www.guildwood.on.ca

GVCA Infoline . . . . . . . 416 410 2755

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President’s Messageon traffic in the Village upon their com-

pletion. The GVCA Executive Commit-

tee is concerned with how all this change

will impact the daily lives of residents in

the Village.

Earlier this summer the GVCA’s

Community Affairs Committee released

a paper which was shared with our elect-

ed officials and our members through

our website and electronically through

our email list. The paper identified some

of the above challenges and recognized

resident concerns and proposals that we

have received and the need for proper

review and planning from our three

levels of government.

At our October 11 executive commit-

tee meeting, the executive will be con-

sidering a resolution to formally call for

a comprehensive coordinated traffic and

planning study that will take into

account existing and future develop-

ments in and around Guildwood Village.

If there was ever a convergence of activ-

ity that required proper review, planning

and study, leading to a coordinated plan

of action to address basic infrastructure

needs in our community, we believe the

time is certainly now.

GVCA Community Survey ‒VolunteerismPlease refer to a couple of important arti-

cles included in this edition of the News& Views. The first, found below, gives

you more information on the GVCA’s

community survey. We would really

appreciate hearing from our members

and residents by October 31.

The second article is on Page 7 and

speaks to the importance of volunteer

participation in our Association.

Town Hall Meeting PostponedEarlier this year we advised our members

of the Association’s intent to hold a Fall

Town Hall meeting with our elected offi-

cials. Unfortunately due to scheduling

and venue challenges, we are postponing

this event until sometime in 2017.

Dave ArnoldPresident, GVCA

Wasn’t that a summer? If you

like your summers hot, then

this indeed was a glorious

summer ‒ fair skies, warm breezes and

lots of sunshine blessed Guildwood

Village this summer and the many out-

door special events that took place here.

We hope all our members enjoyed the

great summer that was 2016 and let’s

hope the fair weather continues into the

Fall and coming Winter season.

If you Build it…they will comeWhile residents look forward to the

completion of the revitalization taking

place at Guild Park & Gardens, we are

also cognizant that these improvements

will attract more special event and spe-

cial occasion traffic to the park and our

community. In tandem with these activi-

ties, improved park facilities will also

draw more daily casual visitor traffic to

the park. Then there are also the future

plans of the TRCA in regards to

improvements of the Scarborough

waterfront to consider. In whatever plan

that is finalized, Guild Park will be one

of the main access hubs to the waterfront

trail, which in turn will also create

increased vehicular traffic flow on our

roadways and increased parking

demands within the park during the peak

use seasons.

Combine these developments with

future planned Metrolinx Lakeshore

East improvements and City of Toronto

plans for the construction of an LRT on

Kingston Road. There are further con-

cerns with regards to disruptions to nor-

mal traffic patterns during the multi-year

construction phase of these major transit

projects and also the long term impacts

Guildwood Village Community Survey ‒ 2016As the GVCA approaches its 60th Anniversary in 2018, members of the executive

committee felt that it was an appropriate time to reach out to the Association’s mem-

bers and residents in our community and ask for your input by completing a simple

and easy on-line survey.

The survey identifies four main themes or areas of interest; Arts, Culture &

Heritage, Nature & the Environment, People & Community Building, and

Community Advocacy. We would appreciate hearing from you about what you feel

are the most important priorities for the Guildwood community for you and

members of your family.

The survey not only gives you an opportunity to identify your priorities for the future

but also provides you an opportunity to identify how you may wish to get involved as

a volunteer with the Association and help to make your priorities a reality.

Please take a few minutes to complete the on-line survey located on the GVCA

homepage www.guildwood.on.ca and invite your family members to do the same.

We would appreciate receiving your response by October 31, 2016.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to the survey and to contribute to the

future and the wellbeing of Guildwood Village.

Sherry Mikelic


The Sad State Of

Our Local Plaza

The centre point of any small village, the

place where you run into your neigh-

bours and stop for a chat, is traditionally

where the local shops are located.

Has anyone noticed that over the last

few years the outdoor area of our plaza

on Guildwood Parkway has been sadly

neglected and is now looking very

shabby?

Cleaning up the existing planters, and

adding a few new plants to them, would

go a long way toward improving the

overall appearance of the area.

The addition of two or three benches

and a few smaller planters would

transform the whole plaza.

Many of our local merchants are also

feeling this frustration as they have

asked for improvements but nothing has

been done.

Guildwood Village is undergoing a

revitalization with the planting of so

many new trees, and of course the

rebirth of The Guild Inn.

Surely some improvement to our

shopping plaza could be made to reflect

the pride we feel on our community.

Catherine Cushing


Guildwood Village CommunityAssociationStaying Strong Together…

As President of the Guildwood

Village Community Association

for the past two years, I’m constantly

reminded about the excellent reputation

that our community, and the GVCA, has

earned throughout Scarborough and

across the city.

Whether it’s meeting with politicians,

government officials or my volunteer

colleagues from other community

associations, Guildwood Village is well-

known and respected.

Not only are we recognized for our

strong tradition of creating and facilitat-

ing fun community events and enjoying

a strong membership and volunteer base,

we are also acknowledged for our effec-

tive track record of advocacy on behalf

of our community and our members.

Our legacy is a long and proud one. In

2018 our Association will celebrate 60

years of serving our members and

Guildwood Village. It’s a legacy that’s

well worth celebrating – and one I’m

sure we all wish to preserve, enhance

and protect.

The GVCA’s legacy is reallyyour legacy. Like any not-for-profit community asso-

ciation, the GVCA exists for and

because of our members – people who

live in our community. Since 1958, resi-

dents of Guildwood Village have had a

strong and proud tradition of committing

some of their time and energy to the

GVCA. They understand that building a

strong community also means building a

strong community association.

The GVCA has benefited greatly from

the work of a virtual family of volun-

teers, many of whom have been active in

our association for decades. Now, some

of our “veteran” volunteers are looking

to pass the torch to other Guildwood

residents. Consequently, the GVCA is

looking to replenish our volunteer ranks.

We need some of our members to

step up and take an active role in

their Association.

By deciding to become involved in

the GVCA, you’ll find there are many

different ways to make positive con-

tributions right here in your own neigh-

bourhood… so Guildwood Village stays

a safe, stable and wonderful place to live.

If you’re interested, or know someone

in your family or circle of neighbours

who might be, I’d be pleased to follow

up personally. The easiest way is to

email me at [email protected].

Please include any questions about the

GVCA and a time when you’d like me to

follow up. I look forward to hearing

from you.

Your Guildwood Village neighbour,Dave Arnold

President, GVCA


LIVING GREENLIVING GREEN

Dear members of our Guildwood

community,

Compliments of the Fall season to

you and all your loved ones. I sin-

cerely hope that all is well with

you and all your loved ones, and I hope

that your summer was a very good one. It

is the beginning of another school year;

and here at St. Ursula, things have settled

into an almost normal routine for the par-

ents, students and staff members. Not an

easy thing to do getting back into the

groove of things after two months of

enjoying the summer holiday, but we are

definitely giving it a good go.

We have had new families join our

school this year and as always, we are

very happy and delighted to have them

become part of our community.

HospitalityIt bodes well that September is the

month in which we celebrate the virtue

of “Hospitality”. This virtue calls us to

show Hospitality when we welcome

guests ‒ including strangers and enemies

‒ into our lives with kindness.

Sometimes, hospitality requires that we

cross boundaries and reduce some of the

barriers established in our society to

keep “the other” out because we believe

in the ultimate dignity of every living

being. Here at St. Ursula, we will contin-

ue to strive to learn to be kind and

respectful of each other as we begin a

new school year.

Extra Curricular ActivitiesAll work and no play can be dull and

boring, so, it is with that notion in mind

that we encourage our students to take

part in extra-curricular activities. St.

Ursula has many clubs and athletic teams

that represent our school throughout the

school year. We have begun to practice

for the Cross Country event which is

scheduled to be held in October. We are

hoping that the weather on the day of the

event is clement and conducive for long

distance running.

Construction of New AdditionIt is also with excitement that we look

forward to the beginning of construction

on the new addition to our school. The

ground breaking ceremony is slated to

be held on October 6 at 9:00 a.m. in our

school gymnasium with construction set

to begin this Fall. I want to also use this

forum to crave your indulgence and

patience because as with all construction

work, there will be some increase in the

busyness of our Guildwood community.

I will continue to provide updates on the

development of the new addition as time

goes on through this forum.

All the very best and God’s blessing to

you all.

Sincerely,George Danfulani

Principal

St. Ursula School

The Rotten Reality

We know recycling can be a confusing business. But it’s worth the

effort when you realize how long it takes your rubbish to biodegrade:

Vegetables Tin can

5 days to 1 month 50 yearsPaper Plastic bottle

2 to 5 months 70 yearsCotton T-shirt Plastic bag

6 months 500 yearsCigarette Glass bottle

1 year 1,000,000 yearsWoollen socks

5 yearsIt’s so simple. Let’s do our bit to make the world a better place.

The above was taken from a British publication.

Kathleen Wolfe


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Christmas Services at Guildwood

Community Presbyterian Church

December 21

The Longest Night ‒

A service of prayer and healing, 7:30 p.m.December 24

Lessons and Carols 7:00 p.m.Late Night Communion 11:00 p.m.

140 Guildwood Parkway(at Livingston Road)

416 261 4037www.guildwoodhurch.ca

Converge is a group targeted for junior

and senior high school students.

The purpose of Converge is to gather

together young people to build life skills,

community involvement, care for the

environment, and most importantly,

build faith.

The following events are scheduled

on the dates listed at Church of the

Holy Trinity, 85 Livingston Road, at

7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

n Tuesday, October 11 – God Calls Us

to Community Service

n Tuesday, October 18 – What is Faith?

n Tuesday, October 25 – Harvest

Celebration

n Friday, November 4, – Service

Opportunity at Church

n Tuesday, November 8 – What is

God’s Purpose for Us?

n Tuesday, November 15 – How to

deal with chaos and crisis?

n Tuesday, November 22 – meeting?

n Saturday, November 26, 1-7 p.m. –

Christmas Family Fun Event

n Tuesday, November 29 – How can

we know what God is like?

n Tuesday, December 6 – Carolling

n Tuesday, December 13 – Advent and

why we celebrate it

n Tuesday, December 20 – Ugly

Sweater Christmas party

Derrick Zuber


Guildwood Library

416 396 8872

Tuesday 12:30 - 8:30

Wednesday 10:00 - 6:00

Thursday 12:30 - 8:30

Friday 10:00 - 6:00

Saturday 9:00 - 5:00

What’s On @ GuildwoodLibrary Fall 2016

ProgramsReady for Reading ‒ Baby TimeMusicAges – Newborn to 18 months

Children and their caregivers enjoystories, songs and rhymes. No Regis-tration required. Drop in only butlimited to 12 per session. EveryWednesday from September 14 toNovember 30 from 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Ready for Reading – Toddler TimeAges 19 – 36 Months

A drop-in program that willinvolve stories, songs, finger plays,rhymes and more for Toddlers and their caregivers. Limited to 12per session. Every Friday fromOctober 21 to November 25 from10:30- 11:00 a.m.

Guildwood Discussion GroupAges ‒ Adult

Come to the library to discuss cur-rent events. Every third Friday eachmonth from 2-3 p.m. Please contactthe branch to register. Space is limited.

Book a LibrarianGet free one-on-one expert help.

Book a free 30 to 60 minuteappointment with a staff memberwho can help you research any topicor help you:n Find great readsn Basic computer helpn Setting up your new tabletn Search for a jobn Browse and borrow library digitaldownload content (e-books, e-maga-zines, e-movies and e-music)n Start or build a businessn Find government sites and formsn Get citizenship and settlementinformation

Local Art on DisplayDrop in to see what local artwork isbeing decorated on our walls.

Recommended Books fromGuildwood Staffn Matthew recommends:The 14th Colony by Steve Berryn Grace recommends:The Unlikely Pilgrimage of HaroldFry by Rachel Joycen Cori recommends:Last Stop Sunnyside by Pat Capponin Sayema recommends:The Undomestic Goddess by SophieConsellan Yvonne recommends:Chicken Soup for the Soul – the Joyof Less by Amy Newmark

n Helen recommends:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by BettySmithn Carolyn recommends:Martha Stewart’s Cakes by MarthaStewart

Matthew Parish


Making Sleeping Mats from Milk Bags atScarborough Bluffs United Church

The history of plastic milk bag mats

started in 2001 at Peace Lutheran

Church in Windsor. The plastic

mats are shipped to Haiti, Guatemala,

Honduras, El Salvador and Rwanda.

We at Scarborough Bluffs have been

making the mats since January 2011. It

is a win-win project for us. We keep

garbage out of the landfill. We make use-

ful articles that are needed and enjoy

great fellowship while we are working.

Just the outer bag of the four litre milk

packaging is used. Our congregation,

other churches of all faiths, the Royal

Canadian Legion, Starbucks, friends and

family save the washed bags for us. The

milk bags are cut into strips to make

plarn for the crocheted mats and large

links for the woven mats. We make both

adult and child size mats. The adult mat

is 75” by 36” and takes approximately

250 milk bags; the childrens’ mat is 40”

by 36” and takes about 150 milk bags.

As well as being used for beds in

devastated regions, the mattresses are

used in hospitals both as table covers in

surgical operating rooms and floor

cushioning for the surgeons who have to

stand all day. The mats are washable;

parasites do not like the plastic and

won’t infest them.

The finished mats are passed through a

chain of churches to reach a shipping

depot. They are used as packing in the

shipping containers to protect food and

medicines. Air Canada flies these con-

tainers to the needy destinations at no

cost to us. This project costs us time only.

If you would care to join us in this

worthwhile endeavour please come on

Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. to

Scarborough Bluffs United Church,

3739 Kingston Road, Scarborough (at

the intersections of Eglinton Avenue

East, Kingston Road and Scarborough

Golf Club Road). Parking is at the south

side of the church. The group recessed

for the summer but resumed on

September 6. No talent is required. We

need people to cut the bags into plarn,

roll it into balls, and crochet or weave

the mats so there is a job for all.

Elsa Poitras

Scarborough Bluffs United Church 3739 Kingston Road (at Scarborough Golf Club Road)

Concert Series7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2016

Encore Performance ‒ Peterborough Pop Ensemble

This 16 voice choir is back by popular demand with their concert “Going Gospel”.

The choir will present an evening of great gospel songs that includes some audience

participation. So dust off your vocal chords and join us for another performance by

this talented group.

Tickets are $15 each and may be reserved through the church office (416 267

8265) or purchased at the door, space permitting. Phone orders not claimed at least

15 minutes prior to performance will be released for door sale. Wheelchair accessi-

ble, TTC routes Morningside 116 and Scarborough 86 stop at the door. Parking lot

access opposite 11 Crestwood Dr.

scarboroughbluffs.org

Scouting with 3rd

West HillCome join the world of Scouting with

3rd West Hill through:

n Beavers (ages 5-7)

n Cubs (ages 8-10)

n Scouts (ages 11-14)

All sections are built around a lively

variety of games, crafts, music, story-

telling, play acting, spiritual fellowship

and the outdoors. The outdoors is an

essential part of all of our programs.

Weekend events, picnics, hikes and

overnight camping opportunities round

out the Scouting experience. Devel-

oping an active, healthy lifestyle is the

prime goal.

n Beavers meet Wednesday evenings

from 6:30-7:45 p.m. in the gym at Jack

Miner Sr. P.S.

n Cubs meet Wednesday evenings from

6:30-8:00 in the gym at Jack Miner Sr. P.S.

n Scouts meet Wednesday evenings

from 7:00-8:45 p.m. at West Hill United

Church, 62 Orchard Park Drive.

Kids in Scouts have fun adventures,

discovering new things and experiences

they would not have elsewhere. Along

the way, they develop into capable, con-

fident and well-rounded individuals, bet-

ter prepared for success in the world.

Scouts is the start of something great.

Deirdre Walcot,Registrar, 3rd West Hill


TRCA Summer Maintenance Work Below the Guild InnHere are some photos provided by Jet Taylor of TRCA showing before and after

photos of work performed below the Guild Inn this past summer.

Before ‒ exposed rebar

Before ‒ eroding bank After ‒ capped rebar After ‒ stabilized bank

After ‒ buried rebar

Before ‒ exposed rebar Before ‒ exposed rebar

Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Road

Saturday, November 12, 2016 11:00 a.m.- 2:00p.m.

Home baking, preserves, jams and jellies, crafts, knitting, sewing, Christmas

Decorations, Granny’s attic, Country Store, Silent Auction, Quilt Raffle, Cheeses,

Frozen dinners, Encore Table (“regifted” goods), luncheon (last seating at 1:30),

and more. TTC 116 and 86 pass by. Handicapped accessible. Parking lot access

opp. 13 Crestwood.


Guildwood Refugee Action Committee UpdateFall 2016

It has been a year since GRACE was

formed and we started down the

road to sponsoring refugees with the

support of the Guildwood community.

The road that we have travelled in that

time has had many twists and turns

along the way. There is no such thing as

a straight line when it comes to refugees,

either for them, literally, as they navigate

roads to safety, or for those of us who are

trying to help them get to where they

want to be. Many of us naively thought

a year ago that all we had to do was to

get organized, raise some money, put in

our “order” for a refugee family and they

would be delivered to us, just the way

we are used to having things function in

our daily lives. It turned out that it’s not

that simple. Many outside influences,

including the increasingly complicated

situation in the Middle East, threw up

roadblocks to frustrate us.

As many Guildwood residents are

aware, Guildwood Refugee Action

Committee was matched with a young

man as well as an unrelated family of

four earlier this year. All of these people

are still stuck in Turkey, caught up in the

tense situation that still exists after the

failed coup in July. As soon as we have

any news about their status or arrival

dates, we will pass it on.

But there is some good news. Since

last May members of our group have

been helping settle a Syrian family who

arrived in April. This family received no

support, either financially or with settle-

ment, from their sponsor. Nobody from

that sponsorship group even met them at

the airport and this fact alone should

cause your blood to boil.

Over the past few months we have

come to know this lovely family of five

well. The family had been living in

Damascus until they fled to Lebanon

several years ago. The little girls are

aged 3 and 8; and the boy, who is physi-

cally disabled and in a wheelchair, is 11.

The two older children are enrolled in

school and the little one accompanies

her dad to ESL classes every day. The

boy is receiving physiotherapy and regu-

lar visits from a personal care worker.

All in all we think the family is adjusting

well to their new life here in

Scarborough. To protect their privacy

and to ensure the security of their rela-

tives who are still living in Syria, we

can’t share their names or pictures but

can tell you that they are immensely

grateful to be in Canada.

The family has managed to scrape by

for months relying on the food bank and

the kindness of strangers who have pro-

vided clothes, furniture and household

supplies. Over the summer we explored

all options for obtaining income, includ-

ing finding a job for the father, applying

for Ontario Works, and finding another

group to sponsor them but for various

reasons all of these paths led to dead

ends. The GRACE steering committee

agreed early in September that we would

like to take on the financial support of

the family. We then sought the necessary

approval from Immigration and AURA,

our Sponsorship Agreement Holder.

I am so delighted to be able to tell you

that with the agreement of all parties, the

sponsorship of this family has been

transferred from their original sponsor to

the welcoming arms of GRACE and our

volunteers. This is an unusual transac-

tion that happens only rarely in cases

where there has been a failure of a spon-

soring group. For GRACE, this means

that in addition to the settlement support

we have provided for months, we are

now also responsible for the financial

support of these five newcomers until

next April (the anniversary of their

arrival in Canada). We are also, of

course, still planning to sponsor the other

people we have been matched with.

As a result of taking on this new obli-

gation, we are embarking on another

fundraising campaign immediately and

we are confident that the community at

large will help us reach our goal of rais-

ing another $30,000 to top up our fund.

This will provide $2,500 per month in

income for the next eight months plus a

contingency reserve for expenses such

as dental work, job training and repay-

ment of the government travel loan (yes,

this is still being charged to refugees).

Your generosity over the winter and

spring of 2015/2016 helped us raise

enough money to support our original

five people, and we know that as a

community we can do it again to

support this family.

To kickstart the fall fundraising cam-

paign, we are planning a costume/dance

party on October 27 at the Olde Stone

Cottage Inn and you are all invited to

attend. Details will be published within

the next couple of weeks.

I look forward to seeing everyone there,

and thank you again for your continued

support of this wonderful cause.

Allison Murray, GRACE Project Leader

For information on GRACE and details on how to make a donation, please go to our website at

http://gracwebsite.wixsite.com/gracerefugeeproject/donate


Guild Park Shoreline CleanupSeptember 17

Saturday September 17, 2016, was

a great day for The Guild Park

shoreline cleanup. Students,

organizers, and residents went along the

shore line, picked up, and sorted

garbage, recycling, and sharps. The

Guild Park shoreline cleanup is an event

that occurs twice every year once in

September and the other in May. This is

a part of The Great Canadian Shoreline

Cleanup which is a national initiative.

This initiative is backed up by the World

Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the

Vancouver Aquarium since 1994.

The Guild Park shoreline is widely

used,and due to this a lot of garbage

builds up making the shoreline unap-

pealing, unsafe, and unhealthy through-

out the year. This problem also exists in

many of the shorelines nationwide; and

that is why shoreline cleanups like the

one held in Guild Park are key in keep-

ing shorelines clean, safe, and pleasant

for users. Every year over 10,000 people

participate in shoreline cleanups nation-

wide and together they have collected

nearly one million kilos of garbage off

our shorelines.

The Dirty Dozen: 12 items that are

found in the Guild Park Shoreline the

most this cleanup are ‒ small plastic

pieces, cigarette butts, paper, big plastic

pieces, small glass pieces, plastic bottle

caps, small foam pieces, food wrappers,

construction materials, cigar tips, straws

or stirrers, and plastic cutlery. By count,

these items account for about 80% of the

items found. Unusual items were also

found: a baby bottle, fire extinguisher,

car transmission, and a loonie. The total

weight of everything was 92 kilograms

which is over 200 pounds.

Like Mahatma Gandhi says, “Be the

change you want to see in the world.”

Well, great change was made at this

cleanup. Together over 50 people, with

the majority being students, made the

shoreline cleaner, safer, and healthier for

all the people that use and will use this

magnificent space.

A special thank you to Erin and her

robot Bowie from Robot Missions who

joined us this on this clean up. This was

Before…

…After

a field test for them and I was fortunate

enough to get to operate the robot. I can

confidently say that in the near future this

robot will be a key part in helping to

maintain and clean our shores. Thank you

again for joining us and I wish you the

best success on Bowie.

The Friends of Guild Park would like

to thank: Bullock’s Valu-Mart for

donating snacks and water for the par-

ticipants; the office of local City

Councillor Paul Ainslie for donating

gloves and garbage and recycling bags;

Guildwood Junior’s ECO-Team for the

loan of garden-

ing gloves; the

City of Toronto

Parks, Forestry,

& Recreation

D e p a r t m e n t ;

the Toronto and

Region Conser-

vation Author-

ity; Guildwood

Village Com-

munity Associ-

ation for their

support; Scar-

borough-Guild-

wood MP John

McKay who joined us; and the staff

and students from Sir Wilfrid Laurier

CI and their Volunteer Now club

who participated.

Malaravan BalachandranStudent At Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI

Bowiethe

Robot


From Paul Ainslie, Councillor, Ward 43

Dear Guildwood Neighbours,

With the return to school, our minds turn

to safety on our roads. At the start of the

summer I had asked Transportation

Services staff to conduct a traffic study

for the entire Guildwood community to

address the increased volume of vehi-

cles, excess speeding, traffic calming

measures, and the road safety of pedes-

trians including students at the local

community schools. The study area

reports will be made public and analyzed

to implement improvements.

School Crossing GuardsLast February I requested the approval

process for school crossing guards be

reviewed by the Toronto Police Services

(TPS) to understand why all of my

requests for placements are being

denied. TPS has forwarded the review to

the Transformational Task Force (TTF)

interim report released on June 16,

entitled The Way Forward: ModernizingCommunity Safety in Toronto. The report

recommends the placement of school

crossing guards be placed under

the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto.

I require your support. Please send

your comments to: [email protected] with a copy to me

[email protected].

Guild Inn Bickford UpdateConstruction of the new build and

renovation of the Bickford Residence is

on schedule. This summer saw the proj-

ect take shape through the steel framing

of the banquet hall and gazebo going up.

The Bickford residence will prominently

anchor the renewal. Wedding bookings

have already been scheduled for next

spring. City staff are continuing to work

with Dynamic Hospitality to ensure that

the project remains on schedule.

Stanley Barrack Gates UpdateThe tender for the work at the Stanley

Barracks Gates has closed. The gates

will be removed this year for conser-

vation and restoration work to be

reinstalled in 2017.

Guildwood to Pickering GOservice expansionPublic transportation is important to our

community. It is essential residents par-

ticipate to ensure plans meet our needs,

now and in the future. The Province of

Ontario through Metrolinx has held a

number of public consultations includ-

ing this past September on their propos-

al to expand the Lakeshore GO East Rail

Corridor. The City of Toronto’s Major

Capital Infrastructure Coordination

Office is reviewing Metrolinx plans as

they evolve.

Information on Metrolinx’s detailed

designs have not been finalized. I have

for example, concerns with the prelimi-

nary proposal on whether or not they

will be requesting the City of Toronto to

close Poplar Road. I will be holding a

public meeting when a submission is

formalized by Metrolinx and have

voiced them with Metrolinx.

My concerns with the suggested road

closures are due to Emergency Services

specifically Fire Service and their

response times in reaching all residents

including our senior buildings, Chartwell

senior residents and Extendicare

Guildwood in the community.

I have also written to Metrolinx on

more than one occasion on the imple-

menting of sound barriers to mitigate

noise levels as this also remains a

concern to the community at large. I

continue to attend the Public

Consultations and urge you to do the

same to ensure all questions are

answered and concerns addressed.

Metrolinx has advised that the

deadline for comments to be included in

the print version of the Environmental

Project Report is October 14, 2016.

Comments received afterwards will be

included in the digital version. Please

contact: Lakeshore East Rail Corridor

Expansion (Guildwood to Pickering)

c/o Georgina Collymore, Senior Advisor

– Environmental Assessment Communi-

cations & Community Relations

Tel: 416-202-4921 email: [email protected].

TRCA Removal of Rebar belowGuild Park and GardensThe Toronto Region Conservation

Authority has removed the rebar below

the Guild Park and Gardens area com-

pleting the construction phase of the

maintenance work. The area is now safe

to enjoy. With the heavy work complet-

ed there will no longer be any require-

ment for truck traffic or disturbances to

the access route to the base of the bluffs.

Traffic Study ReportsSpeed Limit Review: Guildwood

Parkway from Poplar Road to

Morningside Avenue

Transportation Services staff have com-

pleted a speed limit review on

Guildwood Parkway from Poplar Road

to Morningside Avenue to reduce the

speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

The results do not meet the criteria for a

reduction. I disagree and have placed the

request on the Scarborough Community

Council Agenda for October 13, 2016. If

you would like to send comments on

reducing the speed or would like to

speak, please contact my office.

Continued on Page 21


Community OfficeScarborough Civic Centre150 Borough Drive 2nd Fl.

416-396-7222www.paulainslie.com

E-mail: [email protected]: Councillor Paul Ainslie

Twitter: cllrainslie

Report from Paul AinslieContinued from Page 20

Greyabbey Trail Traffic Calming

Request

Traffic calming devices have been

requested to be installed on Greyabbey

Trail. Based on guidelines in the Traffic

Calming Warrant Criteria, a petition

with no less than 25 percent of the area

residents who would be affected by the

proposed speed bumps must be forward-

ed to my office to begin the process. If

you reside on Greyabbey Trail and

would like to initiate a petition for your

neighbours to sign, please contact my

office for assistance.

Prince Philip Boulevard Request to

Lower Speed Limit to 30 km/h

A review of the traffic volumes and

speeds on Prince Philip Boulevard and

the surrounding areas has taken place

through a request from an area resident

who also suggested the speed limit be

lowered to 30 km. This requires support

from 25 percent of area residents. I will

be hosting a meeting to discuss lowering

the speed limit to provide residents an

opportunity to discuss the traffic review

and determine if they support lowering

the speed limit on Prince Philip and the

surrounding streets.

Volunteers NeededThe Reading Partnership (TRP) will be

running literacy programs for families

with Pre-K and Kindergarten children at

Ontario Early Years Centre (4218

Lawrence Avenue East) from October 5

to November 30 at 5:30-7:15 p.m. every

Wednesday. If you would like to volun-

teer please email: [email protected].

Guildwood Lake OntarioShoreline Cleanup has BigImpact Organized by the Friends of Guild Park

& Gardens, the cleanup events have

been very successful. Reporting that

from September 2013 through to

August 31, 2016, 641 kg of litter have

been collected. I would like to applaud

the Friends Group and volunteers.

I welcome you to continue contacting

me at [email protected],

Tel: 416-396-7222 or visit my con-

stituency office located in the

Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough

Boulevard 2nd Floor.

City Councillor Paul AinslieWard 43 ‒ Scarborough East

City of Toronto


Plans, Plaques and Priorities Ahead at Guild Park

The summer of 2016 brought thou-

sands of visitors to Guild Park to

enjoy its 88 acres and unique

attractions, ranging from walking tours

to playing Pokémon Go. This fall, watch

for opportunities to have your say in

Guild Park’s future.

The ongoing construction of the $20-

million restaurant/event facility at Guild

Park is the first new addition to the site in

more than 30 years. The disruption to the

park this summer from all the work will

bring lasting benefits. The development,

called the Guild Inn Estate and operated

by Dynamic Hospitality, will combine a

modern 36,000 sq. ft. event centre with

the restored Guild Inn building.

The building is scheduled to open in

spring 2017 and become a popular

destination for weddings and meetings.

Plans for Guild ParkMeanwhile, more plans are ahead for

other parts of Guild Park. Various divi-

sions within the City of Toronto are look-

ing at ways to bring arts activities back.

Their goal is to find new uses for the four

structures remaining in the park – the

landmark Greek Theatre, the two log

cabins and the 6,400 sq. ft. low-rise built

in 1963 as an office and art repository.

Toronto’s Arts and Culture division

will be inviting people to review its initial

plans for these facilities. The GVCA and

the Friends of Guild Park are among the

four volunteer groups that have given

detailed input to city staff. An online copy

of the groups’ report is available at

http://www.guildpark.ca/page-1862575.

It recommends:

n upgrading the Greek Theatre as a

professional quality outdoor performance

area; and

n using the existing buildings as places

to welcome the public and professional

artists and encourage them to create and

enjoy art in the park.

Watch for upcoming meetings where

you can discuss the type of arts pro-

grams and facilities you’d like to see at

Guild Park. In the meantime, feel free to

share your ideas online at www.facebook.com/guildpark.

Toronto Heritage PlaqueA related, volunteer-led project is for

Guild Park to get its first official heritage

plaque. Friends of

Guild Park, sup-

ported by the

GVCA and the

Guild Renaissance

Group, is spear-

heading the appli-

cation for a

Heritage Toronto

plaque. This will

commemorate the

historic Guild of All Arts, the artists’

community founded on the Guild Park

site in 1932.

Surprisingly, all existing plaques at

Guild Park were installed privately and

aren’t recognized by any heritage

organization. A public fundraising drive

will be launched soon to help cover

the $6,500 cost of applying for and

erecting an official, and long-overdue,

heritage plaque.

Walking Trails in Guild ParkTwo nature-focused initiatives are also

underway. The City of Toronto’s Natural

Environment and Community Programs

has begun drafting plans for upgrading

the walking trails throughout Guild

Park. Many of the park’s existing paths

fail to meet recognized standards for

environmental protection and public

accessibility. Having public input on a

new trail system at Guild Park is wel-

come. This will help ensure the site can

be enjoyed safely by a wide range of

visitors – from seniors and dog-walkers,

to cyclists and bridal parties.

Scarborough WaterfrontProjectThe owner of Guild Park, Toronto and

Region Conservation Authority, contin-

ues its plans for the Scarborough

Waterfront Project. As part of this proj-

ect, Guild Park will be a major public

access point to the future waterfront

trail, linking the new Rouge National

Urban Park in the east to Bluffer’s Park

and points west.

Long-Term PrioritiesTo ensure Guild Park continues to be

enjoyed as a place where “art meets

nature”, Friends of Guild Park along

with our colleagues from other stake-

holder groups, is focusing on three

long-term priorities:

1. Advocate to have one integrated

plan for all of Guild Park. This brings

together all the separate park initiatives

so work gets done efficiently and

cost-effectively;

2. Set clear responsibilities and account-

ability for each park project; and

3. Recognize park users as valued partners

in Guild Park’s planning and operations.

These three priorities are recognized

best practices adopted at parks and pub-

lic spaces elsewhere in Toronto and

throughout the world. For details and

updates on the latest progress at Guild

Park, visit www.guildpark.ca.John P. Mason,

President, Friends of Guild Park

Adding a new level to a building is an idea to create space for artat Guild Park


Hon. John McKay, PC., MP(Scarborough-Guildwood)

Constituency Office: 3785 Kingston Road, Unit 10,

Scarborough ON M1J 3H4Phone: (416) 283-1226

Fax: (416) 283-7935 Email: [email protected]

Dear Friends,

It was a busy and

fun-filled summer

in Scarborough-

Guildwood. Here

is a quick look at some of the fantastic

events that took place throughout

the season.

On June 18, Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau and his family joined

Scarborough Members of Parliament at

Paddle the Rouge. The Prime Minister

took this opportunity to announce an

expansion and further protection of

Rouge National Urban Park. I hope you

take advantage of this unique backyard

treasure by going for a hike to enjoy the

changing fall colours.

The summer also allowed me to meet

with hundreds of local residents from

our wonderful community. On June 4, I

participated in the Guildwood Day

parade. Thank you to local organizers

who make this annual event a great

success. In August, Scarborough MPs

had a great turnout for the Federal

Consultation Town Hall on Innovation,

Climate Change, Veterans and Defense

at the Scarborough Civic Centre. I also

hosted an Electoral Reform Town Hall

on September 13. The interactive meet-

ing resulted in excellent dialogue and

formed the base of my report to the

Special Committee on Electoral Reform.

Finally, I was glad to host my annual

Scarborough-Guildwood Community Bar-

becue on Saturday, September 10, at

St. Margaret in-the-Pines. This year I had

the honour of recognizing volunteers nom-

inated by local community organizations.

Despite the rainy weather, the inflatable

bouncy castle – sponsored by the Toronto

Professional Firefighters Association – and

the ice cream truck were a huge hit. Thank

you to everyone who joined us for an

afternoon of fun and great food.

I have now returned to Ottawa for the

fall session of the House of Commons. Our

government will build on the new Canada

Child Benefit, increased post-secondary

Canada Student Grants and a strength-

ened Canada Pension Plan to make real

change for middle class Canadians.

As always my Constituency Office at

10-3785 Kingston Road is here to help

you with any questions or concerns

you have regarding federal govern-

ment programs. You can reach us

at [email protected] or

416-283-1226.

Sincerely,Hon. John McKay, P.C.

Member of Parliament forScarborough-Guildwood

Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministerof National Defence


Cordelia’s TreeFrom high atop my indoor cat tree in

Guildwood Village, this is Cordelia, a

calico cat.

I didn’t always own a tree. When my

human, Quentin, and I lived downtown,

I usually perched on a window sill in

our Victorian vintage house. But then

Quentin retired and said it was time for a

change. He

went out and

found a lovely

pet-fr iendly

building on

L i v i n g s t o n

Road in

Guildwood.

During and

after the move,

I kept meow-

ing all day and

all night. I’m

embarrassed to

mention this,

but I also peed outside my litter box a

couple of times. Quentin asked a veteri-

narian for advice. The vet recommended

a plug-in feline pherome diffuser.

Quentin also went to a reliable pet store

and got some safe holistic anti-anxiety

drops for cats. Soon I stopped the con-

stant meowing and other unfortunate

behaviour.

However, I missed being able to see

what was going on outside. There are

lots of windows in our new place, but no

sills. I was not doing much purring,

playing, or even eating.

One afternoon Quentin came in with

something interesting-looking. “This is

for you, Cordelia,” he said. It was an

indoor cat tree. It’s not the kind of tree

you see outdoors, but rather a neat con-

traption made up of a main pole, some

smaller poles, and perches with nice soft

covering. Quentin placed it next to a

window. I’ll admit, I was suspicious at

first. But I couldn’t resist for long.

I should mention that Quentin and I

live on the south side of the building.

When I looked outside from the top of

my tree for the very first time, I was

amazed to see hundreds of beautiful real

trees…birch, maple, ash (sadly, some of

the ash trees looked dead), oak, pine, and

other species. I had never seen anything

like this in our former place. Plus I could

see all sorts of birds back in the woods. I

wouldn’t have minded having a go or

two at the birds, but one of the reasons I

am an indoor cat is that Quentin loves

cats AND birds. Also, indoor cats tend to

be healthier and live much longer.

In the past few weeks, the trees (all

except for evergreens) have been turning

beautiful colours and losing their leaves.

Now I can see things previously hidden

by foliage. One day a little while ago, I

looked out and saw for the first time the

most amazing silvery sight. Quentin

explained to me it’s Lake Ontario.

Truly wondrous. I look forward to the

days and months ahead here in

Guildwood Village.

Cordelia, calico cat

Note: Calico cats are the traditional“patches” cats with tri-coloured coats.The coat is usually black and orangepatches on a white background.

Pamela Jones

CanadianFederation ofUniversity Women,ScarboroughBranchSince 1960 we have been actively

promoting women's rights and education

in Scarborough by holding fundraising

events for scholarships to the Univer-

sity of Toronto at Scarborough and

Centennial college.

As part of a national and international

organization, our purpose is to pursue

knowledge, promote education, improve

the status of women and human rights,

and to participate actively in public affairs.

We also enjoy the company of other

women by joining in small interest

groups such as books, gourmet lunch,

theatre, bridge, hiking, etc.

We welcome any women who share

the purpose of the organization. New

members welcome.

We meet monthly with business meet-

ing and guest speakers from September-

May on the third Monday at Knox

United Church, Education Building;

2569 Midland Avenue, Scarborough.

Next meeting is Monday, October 17,

2016, at 7.00. Guest Speaker: Craig

Simmons: Topic: Heart Research at Sick

Kids Hospital.

For further information contact Janet

Holt. Phone 416 293 8822.

Janet Holt

Doors Open visitors see the Greek Theatre in action. (Photo: Barry Scheffer)


Canine

Corner

Caring for Your Senior Dog

It can be hard to believe that the little

bundle of fur you once brought home is

getting grey around the muzzle. Most

dogs become “seniors” anywhere

between seven and ten years old (large

dogs generally age faster than

small dogs) and your old

friend may be feeling the

effects of age. There are lots

of ways to help keep your

older dog happy, healthy and

comfortable. Here are a few

suggestions.

A caring vet: As your dog

ages, more frequent and seri-

ous health problems are likely

to emerge. A good relation-

ship with a veterinarian you

trust will make it easier to

keep track of health concerns,

treatments, medications and

changes in your dog’s health.

Less food: Over time, your dog’s

metabolism will slow and he or she may

also become less active. This means that

your dog will need less food, or lower-

calorie food. Many brands offer “senior”

formulations that are nutritionally bal-

anced for older dogs and easier to digest.

Also, your dog may lose some teeth with

age. In this case, think about adding

some salt-free broth or water to soften

kibble before feeding, or switching to

softer food.

One other feeding trick to help dogs

with mobility issues is raising the food

bowl off the floor. Use a step stool or a

stand to raise the bowl to a comfortable

height so that your dog doesn’t have to

bend down to eat.

Gentle exercise: It can be tempting to

let your old pal lie around all day.

However, your dog needs to keep active

to stay healthy and mobile. Keep

walking your dog and playing with

your dog. The walks may get a bit slow-

er or shorter, but it’s important to keep

those four legs moving so that your dog

doesn’t lose muscle tone or get too stiff.

Step it up: If your dog has arthritis or

other mobility challenges, it can be

tough to do some of the things that used

to come easily, such as jumping up onto

the bed or couch or climbing into the car.

There are a variety of portable ramps

and stairs available to give your dog

easy access to his or her favourite places.

Get a grip: Older dogs can find it

very difficult to walk on slippery floors

or icy sidewalks. There are several ways

to help your dog walk confidently and

prevent injuries from slipping. First, you

can put down area rugs and hall runners

to cover your slippery floors in areas

where your dog frequently walks. Or, if

that doesn’t appeal, you can purchase

non-slip socks for your dog to wear

around the house. Another innovative

product is toe grips ‒ little rubber tubes

that slide over your dog’s toe nails to

help him or her grip the floor. These may

be an option if your dog won’t keep the

socks on. Outside on icy sidewalks,

non-slip booties can be helpful.

Better beds: Dogs with arthritis and

other health issues may start finding it

difficult to get a good night’s

sleep, or may wake up stiff

and sore. Orthopedic dog

beds are a good idea for dogs

that need a bit more support

to help those old joints stay

comfortable. This is espe-

cially important for large and

giant breeds.

Cozy coats: Older dogs can

get chilled more easily than

young dogs. Even if your dog

has never needed an extra

layer before, consider getting

a sweater or coat for your

older dog for those winter

walks. Extra blankets on your

dog’s bed might also be appreciated if

your home gets chilly at night.

Caring for an older dog can be

challenging and sometimes heartbreak-

ing. But with your support, your old

friend can spend those final years happy

and comfortable.

Michelle Waitzman

John Mason highlights details ofEmanuel Hahn’s art during walking tour.Photo: The Guildwoodian


Mitzie Hunter, MPPScarborough-GuildwoodDear Friends of Guildwood,Happy autumn. With students inScarborough-Guildwood back in schooland the weather cooling down, I hopeyou’re enjoying the beautiful autumncolours appearing across our com-munity. Thank you to everyone whoattended my annual Summer Fun Festand Community BBQ in August. It wasspectacular to see over 500 attendees and60 volunteers from across Scarborough-Guildwood. I truly believe that eventslike this bring our community togetherand will continue to organize themthroughout the year. With that said,please mark your calendars for my:

Speech from the ThroneOn September 12, our governmentdelivered a Speech from the Thronewhich outlines the next steps in its eco-nomic plan to build Ontario up anddeliver on its number-one priority togrow the economy and create jobs. Thefour-part plan includes helping morepeople get and create the jobs of thefuture by making post-secondary educa-tion more affordable. The plan is makingthe largest infrastructure investment inhospitals, schools, roads, bridges andtransit in Ontario’s history and is build-ing a low-carbon economy driven byinnovative, high-growth, export-orient-ed businesses. The plan is also helpingworking Ontarians achieve a moresecure retirement. I encourage you to

read the Throne Speech to find out moreabout these initiatives.

Free Shingles Vaccine forSeniorsI am pleased to announce that the shin-gles vaccine is now available across theprovince for seniors 65 to 70 years ofage. Ontario is the first jurisdiction inCanada to provide the shingles vaccinefree of charge, saving eligible seniorsapproximately $170 in out-of-pocketexpenses. The government is investing$68 million over three years in order topublicly fund the vaccine, which willreduce the likelihood of Ontario seniorsdeveloping the infection, and reduce vis-its to hospitals. Those who are eligibleshould contact their primary care doctoror nurse practitioner.

Ontario Prepares to Celebrate150th AnniversaryOntario will mark next year’s 150thanniversary of Confederation withOntario150, a year-long celebrationthat will honour the past and help charta course for the future. Ontario will support hundreds of community-basedprojects that will leave lasting socialand cultural legacies across theprovince and contribute to economicgrowth. Funding will include $25 mil-lion to renovate, repair and retrofitexisting community and cultural infra-structure; $7 million to help communi-ties celebrate this historic year; and $5million for partnership programs tohelp foster future Ontario leaders.

As always, my team and I are available to help you with any

provincial issues. Call, e-mail or visit us.

CONSTITUENCY OFFICE

P: 416-281-2787 | F: 416-281-2360 | @MitzieHunter

[email protected] |mitziehunter.onmpp.ca

Annual Winter Fun Fest!Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 2-5 pm

Centennial Recreation Centre – 1967 Ellesmere Road

There will be food (including halal and vegetarian options),public skating, fun and

festivities for all.To RSVP and to volunteer,

please contact 416-281-2787

Ontario Introducing Measuresto Reduce Electricity CostsDetails of the Ontario Rebate forElectricity Consumers Act, 2016 wasunveiled on September 15. Ontario isproposing measures that would savefamilies, farmers and small businesseseight per cent on their electricity bills.If passed, about five million consumersacross Ontario would further benefitfrom the legislation and additionalmeasures, as they would provide a permanent on-bill rebate for eight percent, equal to the provincial portion ofthe HST, resulting in average savings of about $130 annually or $11 eachmonth. Rural consumers would receivean additional benefit from decreasingrural delivery charges. Combined with the eight per cent rebate, thiswould mean average savings of $540 ayear or $45 each month for eligiblerural customers.u


PresentThe First Breath of Winter

Saturday, December 3, 2016

At 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Scarborough Bluffs United Church

3739 Kingston Road

Southeast corner of Kingston Rd. and Scarborough Golf Club Rd.

Linda Meyer, Music Director Jacqueline Mokrzewski, Accompanist

Tickets $20 at the door

Or by calling David at 416-286-8260

Please visit our website at belcantosingers.ca

Poplar Road School

Growing Together on the Road to Success

Another exciting school year is up

and running at Poplar Road. The

enthusiasm for learning could

immediately be felt in our hallways as

staff and students got going

right away with setting goals

for students and planning

special events for our entire

school community. As a

staff we talked a lot last

school year about a longer

term vision for Poplar Road

PS and as well, we remi-

nisced about the incredible

history of our community

school. Working with a

Scarborough historian we

learned more about our

school’s name. Of course,

our school was named after

the street which, in turn, was

named because of a row of

poplar trees which once sep-

arated the Young and Galloway family

farm properties and later lined the street.

Over this past summer we have

worked with an artist to create a new

school logo that highlights our special

tree. And, we are happy to announce that

our new school motto is “Growing

Together on the Road to Success”.

Please look for our logo and motto on

our new school t-shirts walking around

Guildwood in the months to come.

This is our first opportunity to send a

huge thank you to all who were able to

support and attend our 55th Annual

Strawberry Festival. As always, Poplar

Road’s incredible Parent Council and

many volunteers put together a spectac-

ular event. This year I was fortunate to

“work the gate” and was delighted to

hear the stories from the wider

Guildwood community about what the

Strawberry Festival has meant to them

over the years. The weather could not

have been more beautiful and the smiles

on the children’s faces lasted right

through to summer vacation. Poplar

Road will never be able to thank

Guildwood enough for all they con-

tribute to this event. The spirit of the

evening really is “Community” exempli-

fied by our Famous Clowns and Janet

Shepherd pictured here volunteering at

the Festival for 25 years. Amazing.

As we move into the fall, our commit-

ment to developing learning programs

that support student success

in the 21st Century continues

at Poplar Road. We are build-

ing a “Maker Space” in our

library area for students to

problem solve with technolo-

gy and we will be continuing

the amazing work begun

school-wide last year learn-

ing about Coding.

Planning has already

begun for more STEM nights

for families to come together

to explore this exciting new

way of learning at our school.

We are certain that this year

is going to be another great

one and I look forward to

updating everyone about the

wonderful things happening as we move

through the year.

Joanne SimmonsPrincipal


Listen to your body – Healthy HolidayHabits

The holidays are a squall of parties,

abundance ‒ or, often overabun-

dance. With parties and endless

temptations, it’s easy to let healthy

habits slide during the festive season and

to go overload with calories and con-

sumption. Temptations of delicious

pecan pie and dense sweet potatoes

topped with marshmallows make it seem

impossible to be disciplined, but the con-

sequence just might be the worst kind of

post-party food hangover.

Research shows that the average

holiday dinner accounts for 3,000 calo-

ries but when you add in all the other

meals throughout the day, the average

person ends up eating

about 4,500 calories.

That’s about two day’s

worth of calories which

adds to your weight.

Learn how to eat at hol-

iday dinners to save nearly 2,000 calo-

ries and still have fun. No, I am not

telling you to char your holiday dinner.

Arm yourself with some ideas to keep

calories in check and temptation under

control and jump-start your motivation

for a healthy and active holiday season ‒

one where you lose weight, not gain.

n Start with small portions and eat

slowly. Your brain needs 20 minutes to

realize you’re full. Fill half your plate

with vegetables and fruit. This is a great

way to balance out calorie-rich foods.

Choose fresh cut veggies, leafy green

salads, and fruit.

n Eat regular meals and snacks before

going to a party so you won’t arrive

starving and you’ll be less tempted to

overindulge. Skipping meals can lead to

ove rea t i ng .

Avoid skip-

ping meals.

Not eating

throughout

the day can

lead to over-

eating later in

the day. Low

blood sugar from

hunger increases

cortisol levels, which

leads to cravings for fatty,

salty, and sugary foods. Instead of

saving up for the big meal, nibble on

healthy snacks.

n Calories from drinks, alcoholic and

non-alcoholic, can add up quickly. If you

choose to drink alcohol, alternate alco-

holic drinks with lower calorie options

such as sparkling water, low-sodium

vegetable juice, and so on.

n Balance out extra holiday calories

with some activity. Get moving. Go for a

walk after your meal or lace up for a

fun skate.

n Holiday foods are full of “acid form-

ers” like sugar, alcohol, and meat, so

make sure you balance them with plenty

of “alkaline formers” like lemons and

organic greens.

n By eating “hyperpalatable” foods

regularly, we weaken the ability of our

taste buds to appreciate subtler flavors,

and we train them that a hit of

fat/salt/sugar is normal. You can reset

taste buds by cutting out processed

foods for just one week and

you will be able to appreciate

all the flavours and you may

even find that processed foods

you used to love don’t even

appeal anymore.

n Summer gets all the credit for tasty

fruits and veggies; but winter has its big

shots, too. Feast on gorgeous seasonal

fruits like pomegranates, oranges, grape-

fruit and more. They’re packed with

nutrients. Pistachios, walnuts and other

nuts also make special appearances

around the holidays, so feel free to eat a

handful before hitting the buffet. These

nuts are packed with satiating fiber and

healthy fats to help keep your appetite

from going rogue.

Niki Shah ‒Certified Menopause Practitioner

and a Smoking Cessation Consultant

“Create healthy holiday food traditions. This is a great

time for bonding, and the food skills your children learn

will stay with them for life.”


Jack Miner SchoolAbout our SchoolWelcome back to another fantastic year

at Jack Miner Senior Public School.

It has been a very busy summer in our

school with the renovation to our

gymnasium floor. We are looking for-

ward to our students and community

groups experiencing many years of

extra-curricular success and fun on our

new floors.

Our staff has also changed slightly

this year. Mrs. Srinivasan is on materni-

ty leave as her family welcomed a beau-

tiful new addition over the summer.

Please join me in welcoming Mr. Janev

and Mme Mason who will be teaching

Science and French respectively.

We will continue to establish high

expectations for student achievement

through a collaborative approach to

teaching and partnerships with our par-

ents and community partners. We will

continue on our journey toward the

implementation of STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math) and

Robotics programming as well as our

Character Development and Arts pro-

grams. Our goal is to prepare all students

to be successful in high school and post-

secondary education by providing a

rigorous academic program, diverse

extra-curricular activities; tools neces-

sary for college, university and career

readiness. Our academic program pro-

motes critical thinkers, articulate

communicators, global citizenship, cre-

ativity, and fosters positive emotional

and mental well-being of our students.

Extra-curricular Opportunities At Jack Miner we always pride our-

selves on the excellent extra-curricular

programs offered before school, at noon,

and after school. Our students are pro-

vided the opportunity to participate in a

variety of initiatives, teams, and clubs.

These additional opportunities are

offered at different times throughout the

year, thereby appealing to the diverse

interests of our students. We hope to

equal or surpass many of our accom-

plishments from last year including win-

ning the Canadian Scrabble Champion-

ships as well as the city championship

for girls’ softball.

Parents and CommunityPartnersWe are proud of our students and their

families. We believe that respectful and

frequent communication between the

home and school is imperative to ensure

student success. School and classroom

newsletters, phone calls, emails, elec-

tronic app alerts and meeting and greet-

ing parents within our building are ways

that we communicate with families. We

will endeavour to continue these open

lines of communication.

What can I say about our School

Council? Last year’s Council did an

extraordinary job of leading numerous

initiatives from fundraising to gradua-

tion. We are hopeful that this year’s

council will match or surpass those

accomplishments. The contributions of

our parents support our curricular and

extra-curricular opportunities for our

students. If you would like to volunteer,

please speak to us about the possibility.

Anything you can contribute will be

greatly appreciated and directly

improves student learning and engage-

ment. Thank you to our parent and

community partners.

Going Green ‒ SchoolRecyclingOur school is embarking on a recycling

program to educate on proper waste

reduction practices, and instill a sense of

leadership and responsibility in our stu-

dents. We realize that we have a unique

opportunity to shape the behaviors of

our student during this stage of their

development that they will adopt for

their lifetimes. Paper is the largest seg-

ment of a school system’s waste, fol-

lowed by organics. Implementing a

recycling program also supports lessons

on environmental awareness and global

citizenship. By implementing this recy-

cling program, we become a hands-on

learning environment where students

learn to practice the behaviours of

environmental citizenship by reducing

waste. Our students and staff members

share a strong desire to lessen our

carbon footprint.

Please come and visit us for a school

tour and learn more about our program-

ming and excellence in education.

Please call us at 416 396-6375 in

advance so that we can prepare for

your arrival.

Jim ClarkePrincipal


Dr. Bob Baggs76 Livingston Road

Creating Beautiful SmilesEarly mornings & Saturday

Appointments available

(416) 267 4935We Welcome New Patients

Family Dentistry in Guildwood


We have had a wonderful start to our 2016-17 school year. Things are already buzzing

with our extra-curricular activities as our dedicated Cross Country Team and coaches

(Mrs. Rule, Mrs. Bernasch, and Mrs. Andrews) practice every morning in preparation

for our upcoming meets. We experienced much success at the Annual Chine Drive

Invitational where we had 35 students compete and many top ten finishes across the

grades ‒ one first-place finish in the Grade 1 division (Yay, Claire). We are anticipat-

ing a great year ahead as we prepare for other extra-curricular activities including

Co-Ed Flag Football (coaches: Mr. Halen, Mr. Wigmore and Mr. Moutadayne), and

Slo-Pitch (coaches: Mr. Rule, Mr. Halen, Mr. Bhoolai, Mr. Wigmore). Wish us luck.

Terry Fox RunOur annual “Red & White Day” in honour of Terry Fox will take place on Friday,

September 30. We will also be wearing orange ribbons in honour of Orange Shirt Day

(acknowledgement of the Residential School System in Canada), care of

Ms. Mangalie-Soto. We are on our way to reaching our goal of raising $1,000 for the

Terry Fox Foundation to further cancer research and help to keep Terry’s dream alive.

Eco-Platinum AgainOnce again, we are proud to announce that Guildwood Jr. P.S. has attained the TDSB’s

ECO Platinum Certification for the 7th year in a row. Our Nature Study Area, which

was developed in partnership with Friends of the Rouge Watershed, continues to flour-

ish and provides an area where students can survey, monitor and document biology and

the environment. Our passion for teaching local and global ecological issues, while

striving to minimize and improve the efficiency of the school’s use of global resources,

remains strong. We are also proud to announce that Guildwood is hosting the area

Family of Schools ‒ EcoSchools Kick-off Workshop for teachers on November 4.

Follow us on Twitter (@Guildwood_TDSB): https://twitter.com/Guildwood_TDSBEckleton Richards Jr., Principal

Guildwood Jr. Public School

Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. and The Native LearningCentre-East 2016-17 School YearAnother year has begun at Sir Wilfrid

Laurier Collegiate Institute/Native

Learning Centre-East. Following one of

the hottest summers on record (that also

extended into the start of the school

year) we are back to the books. Students

and staff alike are looking forward to

another year of classroom excellence as

well as exciting co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities.

Moving On UpOn Wednesday, August 31, from 8:30

a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Laurier staff and

student leaders welcomed our incoming

grade 9 students. The grade 9’s regis-

tered, received their timetable and

agenda books, and participated in school

tours and team-building activities to help

them get better acquainted with the

school as well as with each other. This

annual event helps to ease the transition

to high school so that our students feel

safe, supported and involved from day

one. Thank you to Ms. Belozorovich and

her team of staff members for their work

organizing this event.

Character Education CampOnce again this year during the second

weekend of September, 110 Sir Wilfrid

Laurier C.I. students attended Character

Education Camp. There they engaged in

team-building activities and planned

Character Education initiatives for the

year ahead. Thank you to Ms. Magson

and her staff and student leadership team

for all of their hard work planning, organ-

izing and supervising this wonderful

annual event.

Terry Fox Run/WalkOur entire school, both staff and

students, will be participating in this

annual run/walk to raise funds for

cancer research. Thank you to Laurier

and NLC-E staff and students for

your support and donations to this

worthy cause.

Laurier Spirit Assembly andStadium Series FootballWe are looking forward to our Spirit

Assembly on October 5 to generate

school spirit, support our Athletics

Program and build up enthusiasm for the

Stadium Series senior boys football

game at Monarch Park Stadium. This

year’s game will begin at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets will be sold for $5.00 in advance

at the school and all students will be

given a permission form for parents to

sign. Students with permission will be

allowed to leave the school early during

last period on Thursday, October 6, to

travel to the game. Of course, staff and

parents are welcome to attend and cheer

on our team. Please let us know if you

wish to purchase a ticket. As always, our

talented Cheer Squad will be on hand to

lead the rooting section.

We look forward to another year of

academic, co-curricular and athletic

excellence.

Marios TenentesPrincipal


TRCA’s Guildwood WaterfrontDevelopment Plan

TRCA has officially proposed the option

to eliminate 1-1/2 kilometers of sandy

beaches from Guildwood Park to the

East Point bird sanctuary.

Toronto is blessed to be a waterfront

city built on the shoreline of Lake

Ontario. Our waterfront today is com-

posed of condos, roadways and a variety

of industrial usages.

The “Beaches” (Woodbine-Victoria

Park) is a very special asset because the

sandy beaches have been preserved, pro-

tected and maintained. Past, present and

future generations have and can continue

to enjoy the real waterfront experience

that only sandy beaches can offer.

The Scarborough Bluffs is a spectac-

ular part of Toronto’s eastern beach-

front. Most of the shoreline east of

Bluffers Park beach has been hardened

due to erosion control works by TRCA.

Our immediate concern is the rush to

build a permanent waterfront roadway

replacing the remaining sandy beach

trail from Guildwood to East Point Park

that hikers and pedestrians presently

enjoy. Wheeled vehicles that have

difficulty riding on soft sand should

have restricted usage in this fauna

sensitive habitat.

Several good scenic and safe

alternate tableland bike routes can and

should be used to save this precious

beach from unnecessary degradation.

To fully appreciate this unique

Pleistocene geological treasure, I recom-

mend that you walk this beachfront or

visit www.torontonaturalshorelines.ca to

view this pristine and healthy 12,000

year old remnant of the ice age.

Why isn’t TRCA following their own

conservation mandate and their own

2012 independent environmental report

and recommendations regarding East

Point Park and vicinity? i.e. “Shoreline

hardening for erosion protection should

be restricted to areas where it is

absolutely necessary. Natural shoreline

conditions and beach habitats should be

maintained…

1. Existing natural heritage habitats and

features be protected and enhanced

2. That public use be managed

3. Further assessment and monitoring

should be done”.

“The Scarborough shoreline has a

well-connected corridor creating excel-

lent opportunities for the passage of

migrant song birds and Monarch butter-

flies. Any future trail planning needs to

consider flora and fauna species of con-

cern and direct visitor pressure away

from these areas”.

TRCA should adhere to the recom-

mendations of their 2012 environmental

document and option to “Leave as is”.

As an informed Guildwood resident,

you could help save the spectacular

Scarborough Bluff’s sandy shoreline

trail for perpetuity. Your input

to [email protected] is

important as he is a TRCA board member.

Yours truly,

Roy WrightStakeholder resident

Elizabeth Simcoe SchoolWe at Elizabeth Simcoe hope everyone in the Guildwood village had a wonderful

summer and are enjoying the early days of Autumn we are now experiencing.

At Elizabeth Simcoe we began our year full of enthusiasm and a great deal of con-

fidence anticipating another wonderful year with our students, staff and family

community. Our Welcome Back Barbecue and Meet the Teacher evening on

September 22 was a tangible example of this enthusiasm; as the playground was full

of happily engaged students, their families and our staff, as our school family gathered

for a great community evening!

Our cross country team is up and running along with a Borden Ball Team, two

Softball teams, Junior choir, Primary choir, Kilometer club, Eco club, our student

Equity committee, and our Social Justice student committee to name a few extracur-

ricular activities. All of these amazing opportunities, along with many more over the

year, provided by our fantastic staff, will contribute authentically, to the holistic

development of all our students.

Our plans and hard work from last year for a brand new playground have been

approved. We are so happy that our project will be moving forward. The shovels should

hit the ground to begin work on a brand new playground for our students this

coming spring. We are very excited about this new initiative, that the school and our

school council worked diligently and productively on together, which will result in an

amazing upgrade for our school family.

We look forward to keeping our Guildwood community up to date on all the

exciting learning and initiatives this year.

Arlene KnightsPrincipal


GVCA Email List

One of the best ways to keep up with GVCA news isby joining our member email list, which we use pru-dently to issue important updates on timely issues/opportunities. You can sign up through a link on theMembership page of our website at

http://www.guildwood.on.ca


Draw the Lines to Redesign Your Life

Irecently read a sign by an unknown

author which read; “You are not

required to set yourself on fire to

keep others warm.” These words resonat-

ed with me because I often feel drained

by how much of my life is devoted to the

minutiae of tasks that make everyone else

around me happy. All of my yeses begin

with a good intention but it sometimes

becomes a slippery slope, which can

begin to feel like an avalanche. At what

point do all my yeses become too many

nos to my own life? Maintaining healthy

boundaries in all areas of life is an ongo-

ing challenge that many of us experience

within our families, workplace, and most

definitely, within our platonic and roman-

tic relationships. However, these imagi-

nary lines must be maintained if we are to

preserve some of our energy for our own

health, goals, and personal happiness. But

why is it so difficult to reinforce bound-

aries?

First off, it is important to understand

why we fail to set boundaries to begin

with. For many, pleasing others, refrain-

ing from saying no, and putting the

needs of others before our own, comes

from a desire to be loved and validated.

Some of us feel that setting boundaries

will tarnish a relationship or push people

away. In fact, when a relationship is

healthy, boundaries are respected and

needs are mutually valued.

From this perspective, setting bound-

aries is a great way to weed out the

people in our lives who love us condi-

tionally. It is a wonderful way to repel

those that love us, not for who we are,

but what we can do for them. Another

big reason why people avoid setting

boundaries is the popular misconcep-

tion that being assertive is a form of

aggression and inherently wrong.

The main difference between

assertiveness and aggression is that the

former does not come from a place of

hurting another person. Being assertive

is driven by self-respect and seeing one-

self as equal to others. When we are

direct with others regarding our needs,

we are not putting ourselves below that

person, by being passive, or above that

person, through aggression or overpow-

ering behaviours. Maintaining healthy

boundaries is a learned skill that is mod-

eled for us, or not, from a young age. If

our needs and boundaries were respect-

ed as children, we are more likely to

have the confidence and skills needed to

recreate these dynamics in our adult

relationships. Even if you did not learn

how to set healthy boundaries, it is never

too late to start practicing.

When you are ready to regain some

balance over your precious time and

energy stores, it helps to first clarify and

reassess priorities as well as your short

and long term goals. These goals can be

related to health, career, relationships,

and life dreams. When we become con-

nected to what we want to achieve and

recommit to realizing these goals, it

makes us less vulnerable to getting

swept up in the tide of what others will

from us.

Take some time to establish what

things in your life are non-negotiable

and where you can afford some flexibil-

ity. These boundaries will be defined by

your resources, values, needs, and

goals. Identify where in your life

boundaries are being breached or

ignored. In these situations we often

feel drained, over-extended, resentful,

and even manipulated. Who are the

people involved in these situations?

Then plan how you might respond the

next time you are in contact with this

person and a boundary situation arises.

Remember that you have rights. You

have a right to say no, to not be taken

advantage of, and to assert your needs.

When we think of these interactions in

terms of fairness and mutual respect we

can plan a response that is courteous

and calm yet firm and assertive. Setting

boundaries is not meant to hurt others

but to protect your own well-being and

this is a worthwhile cause.

When we enter into relationships with

others, we are writing a contract in

which we tell people how they may treat

us. We play an active role in crafting

unhealthy and imbalanced relationships

when we consistently allow people to

overstep our boundaries or go beyond

our comfort levels. We encourage others

to ignore our boundaries if we are often

saying yes when we want to say no, or

simply remaining silent when we should

be vocalizing our own needs. We have

one life, with limited time and resources.

It is a beautiful thing to give and share

with others, but not at the cost of your

own health, needs, and aspirations.

When we insist on healthy relationships

with others it is an act of self-love that is

crucial to true happiness.

Valeria Danieli

Setting boundaries is not

meant to hurt others but to

protect your own well-being

and this is a worthwhile cause.

AArroouunndd GGuuii llddwwoooodd


Construction progress at the Guild.

Lou Lou was the sunshine of my

life. She greeted each person she

met like a long lost friend. She was

small, but her heart was the size of

a Great Dane.

There is someone in the Village

who wishes to remain anonymous.

Words cannot express my grati-

tude to them and to the Guildwood

Animal Clinic, who left no stone

unturned to try to save Lou Lou.

Thank you. Thank you.

Lou Lou, I miss you every day

Darling.

Love, Mama

On July 22 Lou Lou Passed Away

Thank you, Ace’s,

for thinking of us.

On September 23 Metrolinx invited the community to a barbecue organized by its contractor Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.held in the North Parking Lot at the Guildwood GO Station.

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