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LOOKING BACK: Edna Tilley, a member of the Scarborough Collegiate class of 1947, looks at a yearbook during the class’ 65th reunion at The School restaurant in Markham. For more on the reunion, please see page 5.
Naturalgardenallowedto stayMIKE ADLER [email protected]
Scarborough councillors accepted a Cockburn Drive woman can keep her “natural” home garden, though some said neighbourhood landscap-ing “standards” should be protected too.
Annemarie Leepel said her free-dom of expression includes the right not to have grass, and though her garden is called “unruly,” it’s no threat to people’s health.
In fact, her garden with goldenrod and other flowering plants is less unfriendly to health than most lawns, Leepel told Scarborough Community Council on Wednesday.
Neighbours complaiNed
“Grass is the main cause of hay fever,” she said, but allowed that neighbours who complained about her garden to the city “have a dif-ferent taste.”
Leepel’s bid for natural garden status – an exemption to the city bylaw requiring long grass and wild plants in yards be cut – appeared to be in trouble last month.
An inspector from the city’s Municipal Licensing and Standards department delivered a violation notice to Leebel and recommended to the community councillors her application be refused.
Pa t r i c i a L a n d r y, a Pa r k s Department employee, found the garden was growing over the side-walk and contained the invasive weeds thistle, prickly lettuce, pig-
>>>BEAUTY, page 8
ScARboRough coLLEgIAtE’S cLASS of ‘47 REunItES
A neighbourhood in northeast Scarborough is helping fill a need this month with its unique Fall Food Drive – one that makes house calls.
Rather than rely on drop-off locations, the Rosewood Taxpayers’
Association is canvassing its neigh-bourhood in person each week-end.
“As much as I believe that a soci-ety should not require food banks and food drives, the reality is that some Torontonians go hungry and
taxpayers’ associations and similar organizations are institutionally situated to make a significant dif-ference,” Courtney Fisher, RTA’s president, said this week.
To make that difference, though, groups have to be willing to redefine
their roles and collect, he said.Judging by “impressive results”
during the drive’s first weekend, Fisher said the association should be able to gather 1,000 items for the Agincourt Community Services
Food drive goes to neighbourhood doors
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Beach Fairway Golf Range, at 411 Victoria Park Ave. at Gerrard Street has been a land-mark in the area and held its final day of play on Thanksgiving Monday. The 3.2 hect-are parcel of land was once home to the Toronto Brick Company in the 1930s where the company quarried on the land. The land was then used as a landfill site. Beach Fairway Golf Range is set to be razed and transformed into a development site. Brian Jacobsen and Kim Holman have owned and operated the range since 1999. Build Toronto has proposed developent including mixed retail, residential and park lands. At this time, no development leases or transactions have been completed. Visit the photo gal-lery online at www.zuza.com/photogal-lery/1312130
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Georgia Jacobsen tries to keep her ball on the green.
A lone golfer drives the ball as the sun sets.
Camryn Jacobsen, right, coaxes her ball on to the green.
Conner Chadwick sends some golf balls to be washed for the last time.
Anthony Rossit, 14, fills his bucket card.
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Transit. Transit. Transit.The news has been filled with transit stories of
late: funding options for Toronto transit, a transit union public awareness campaign, and earlier this week the advocacy group Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance asked residents ‘What would you do with 32’ extra minutes each day, if the province’s $50-billion Big Move transportation plan is completed?
CivicAction’s Wednesday campaign launch goes beyond Toronto’s borders to include the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). It not only asks residents to participate in the campaign, but it demands a real transportation vision for the entire region.
Alas, nothing is free in this world and $50 billion is a lot of money to not just spend, but more importantly find in the Province of Ontario’s ever-shrinking coffers.
Granted, it amounts to only $2 billion a year for 25 years. Seems possible, but it would take the conviction of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s government – already facing a significant budget shortfall – to put up mean-ingful funding. And that’s a challenge.
CivicAction estimates the average commute for residents in the GTHA, if the Big Move were not com-pleted, would increase from 77 to 109 minutes – a loss of 32 minutes to one’s day.
Thankfully, the 32 Minutes campaign isn’t about advocating one type of transit solution over the other, but simply asks a very real question: “What we are will-ing to do to make sure new transit gets built,” said the group’s chair, John Tory, after the launch.
Closer to home and added to the Big Move, Toronto itself is faced with the challenge of funding a transit system that needs to significantly expand to meet the needs of the city.
As our Oct. 4 editorial – ‘Toronto will get the transit it pays for’ – stated succinctly: taxpayers across the GTHA will have to face the reality that what you pay for – or don’t – is what you get.
We encourage everyone to tell us how you would spend 32 extra minutes in your day and participate in the CivicAction campaign by visiting www.your32.com
It’s important this conversation be kept alive. The idea of having people reflect on those extra 32 minutes a day should engage comment, along with highlighting the very real toll congestion is taking on our lives. If we fail to act, the problems of today’s commuters will get much worse in the future.
How would you spend an extra 32 minutes?
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on what is being destroyed by Build Toronto beside the Quarry Lands on Victoria Park Avenue at Gerrard Street.
Not only is a huge chunk of land going to be rede-veloped with high-density housing, but for some reason they feel they need to also destroy the driving range and mini putt facility that is there.
The Thanksgiving week-end was the last before that facility is shut down for good and turned into high-density housing and retail stores.
The business that is there now is the perfect thing for that property because of the busy rail corridor it borders.
Trains rumble by every 10 minutes or less because it is the main east/west line for GO trains, Via trains and freight.
I guess it will be a “buyer beware” situation for the new homes that line the railway track.
Jane White
To the editor:Re: ‘Decision on Jarvis
bike lanes a step backwards,’ Guest column, Oct. 4.
I learned a lot from Joe Cooper’s column in support of bike lanes.
Mainly, if you want to distract folks from the ele-phant in the room, include a bunch of historical facts that have little to do with reality in the 21st century.
The elephant is this: for decades, Jarvis Street has been a successful five-lane major artery that links midtown and the north end of the city to the downtown core.
Based on a number of studies, it moves around 28,000 cars in and out of the downtown core during rush hour each day.
When ex-mayor David Miller and his lefty bud-dies on council arbitrarily decided to screw up this major artery by exchang-ing the centre lane for bike
lanes, Miller stated this would add only a couple of minutes to the drive time for those who use the artery daily.
It is important to under-stand that this extra two minutes is not “drive” time, it is actually idling time, due to the added conges-tion caused by taking away the centre lane.
Any good environmen-talist knows that the worst type of pollution belch-ing from the tailpipes of vehicles occurs when they are idling, not when they are moving.
Based on Miller’s own estimate, this means that 28,000 vehicles are stuck idling an extra two minutes daily during their drive into and out of the downtown core.
That adds up to 1,800 hours of additional vehicle idling time on Jarvis every day of the work week. Not very environmentally
friendly, now is it?“But the bike lanes will
make driving on Jarvis (and other routes) so miserable for car drivers it will force them all onto bicycles or the TTC,” one might argue.
Sure, bike lanes might convince a few dozen or maybe even a few hundred car drivers who live close to work to leave their cars at home during the warm, dry months, but the majority are not going to be talked out of their vehicles so easily.
Consider this: if the outrageous cost of gasoline and insurance have done little to nothing to get people out of their vehicles, an extra two minutes idling down Jarvis certainly isn’t going to.
Another glaring issue with bike lanes is how they are used, or actually not used, during the winter months.
During the winter, those
bike lanes become snow storage lanes. Prior to the addition of bike lanes, the city was forced to clear snow off the roads in a timely manner.
Not any more, not with unused bike lanes available to park that snow. I expe-rienced this first-hand on Pharmacy Avenue during the past couple of winters.
Cooper ends his article “blaming” the Mayor Rob Ford administration for spending money to return Jarvis back to its original role as a major artery, but the fact is, Miller should have left Jarvis alone to begin with.
Bike lanes absolutely do have a place on the streets of this great city.
However, their location must be planned out with care, to ensure no major vehicle arteries in and out of the city are impacted.
Dave Bottoms
There’s a right place for bike lanes in Toronto
Why close driving range?
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Blanche Shmidt, left, and Jean Hoult, members of the Scarborough Collegiate class of 1947, look at yearbooks during the class’ 65th annual reunion at The School restaurant in Markham.
ANGELINE MAIR [email protected]
Every October a group of “girls” get together to celebrate their gradua-tion year, which was 65 years ago this month.
The graduating class of 1947 from Scarborough Collegiate Institute met Wednesday at The School restaurant in Markham to remember days gone past and celebrate the sisterhood that was fused decades ago.
What was late 1940s high school like in Scarborough? “I guess it is like every other teenager growing up. We certainly had lots of fun at school,” said class graduate Jean Hoult.
The 82 year old remembers fondly her whole class skipping school one afternoon and going to see Gone with the Wind downtown. “And everyone of us was called to the principal’s office the next day.”
She could not remember what the punishment was, but said it was most likely a talking to.
It wasn’t easy attending what was the only high school in Scarborough at the time, either, she said.
“I was bused in from Pharmacy and Danforth area to Scarborough Collegiate. I had to take the bus there and the bus home. It came across the
Danforth out to the school.”She said there were about four
girls who got on the bus in her area “where we went from there I don’t remember —— but it was a full bus by the time we got to school.”
What keeps these seniors coming back each year? The wise words of a their high school home room teacher Miss Alice Carnaghar’s, Hoult said.
The teacher felt that the group should always get together because, Hoult said, “we got along so great
and always had so much fun together that we should keep doing it every year. And we have”.
Carnaghar attended the annual events until she passed away in 1983.
There were only 800 students at Scarborough Collegiate and Hoult’s class totaled 22 students. “We did get 12 yesterday (Wednesday) – antici-pated getting 14 – but only 12 came and that’s a pretty good number, considering 22 were the graduating number.”
Scarborough ‘girls’ still get togetherScarborough Collegiate’s class of 1947 holds 65th reunion
Staff photo/NICK PERRYMembers of the Scarborough Collegiate class of 1947 met Wednesday for their 65th annual reunion.
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A woman wanted in connection with the murder of aspiring hip-hop artist Anthony Spencer has turned herself in to police.
Police had alleged the woman was “in the company of the two accused at the time of the murder.”
Spencer, 23, was gunned down while record-ing music with friends in a basement studio at 799 Brimley Rd. in the early hours of Jan. 21.
He was driven to The Scarborough Hospital’s General campus where he was pronounced dead. Spencer, also known as Tony Trapz, lived in Scarborough and had several rap videos posted on YouTube.
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the Toronto West Detention Centre. He faces charges, including first-degree murder, robbery while armed with a firearm and two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance.
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Wijetunga show set for Cedar RidgeCedar Ridge Creative Centre and Gallery pres-ents the stunningly vibrant works of artist Laurette Wijetunga from Oct. 20 to 25.
Wijetunga is a visual artist with an extensive background in drawing and painting. Her use of colour is described as a fusion of her Asian cultural heritage and Western art disciplines. She spent her career working as an editorial and graphic designer with a publishing firm in Toronto.
A graduate of England’s Royal Academy of Art and The Byam Shaw School of Painting, Wijetunga is presently an instructor at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre.
A member of the Art Guild of Scarborough, she has won several awards for her paint-ings.
She is an active member of the Markham Art Group, Toronto Watercolour Society and the Markham Arts Council.
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n Day care celebration slatedSt. Crispin’s Day Care is back and wants to celebrate with the community.
The non-profit facility, established by mem-bers of the Craiglee Drive church in 1977, was homeless for a few months this year after Toronto’s Anglican diocese put the church up for sale.
St. Crispin’s re-opened in May, however, and hosts a community fall festival at its new loca-tion in Highway Gospel Church, 530 Midland Ave., tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The festival features bake and rummage sales, games and crafts for children and a pumpkin carving contest for youths.
Proceeds will go to the day care’s new toddler room and the church’s “Zoom Kidz” program.
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weed, garlic mustard and Manitoba maple.
These would have to be removed and the garden pruned and main-tained before it could qualify, she wrote in a report. “Ongoing mainte-nance and upkeep is essential.”
On Wednesday, though, came word the noxious weeds were gone, the plants were trimmed, and Landry had approved Leepel’s “natural garden” exemption.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but some of Leepel’s neighbours had been concerned, said Ron Moeser, the local council-lor, who saw the property earlier this month before the trimming.
Moeser concluded he wouldn’t want to live next door, adding though councillors appeared to have no choice about the matter, exemp-tion standards for Toronto’s natural gardens seemed “subjective.”
The issue may gain more promi-nence next month, when a city com-mittee gets a report on revising the bylaw.
Mike Del Grande, representing Agincourt, said he’d like staff to include the “right to conform to a neighbourhood standard” in that report.
People tend to conform to behav-iour around them, such as expecting grass to be cut, he said.
If there are no standards, argued Del Grande, people can start asking for more exemptions, saying, “What’s the big deal about one chicken?”
Neighbours on either side of Leepel must be “livid,” he said.
“I would be totally unhappy living next door. You’ve just discounted their property values.”
Leepel later said she gradually turned her lawns natural after moving into her home near Port Union Road 19 years ago.
Grubs killed much of her grass, she said, and “the raccoons helped to remove the rest.”
Instead of replanting grass, she planted flowers, including cosmos and Chinese lantern. Leepel said she knows her garden plants, which don’t need watering, have to be trimmed back two or three times a year.
A hip replacement last year and this summer’s heat limited her time working in the garden, she admitted, but also said her neighbourhood isn’t a gated community which can dictate gardening standards.
Another councillor, Glenn De Baeremaeker, called Leepel’s garden “wild and wonderful and chaotic” but suggested some neighbours may worry legitimately about pests emerging from there. If it’s kept trimmed back and organized, maybe neighbours won’t complain, he said, adding natural gardens “are not a blank cheque.”
Association Food Bank.He said other neighbour-
hood groups can follow the same model.
Canvassers, including teenagers earning community service credits, will meet Saturdays and Sundays at
Alexmuir Public School on Alexmuir Boulevard at 3 p.m.
The association says they will be supervised at all times by adults, wear identification badges, travel in pairs, and are instructed not to knock on doors with “no soliciting” messages.
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Beauty in eye of beholderas garden allowed to stay
‘I would be totally unhappy living next door.
You’ve just discounted their property values.’
Scarborough-Agincourt Councillor Mike Del Grande
Canvassers meet at school
Call for Chartwelltraffic lights approvedScarborough Community Council has approved new traffic signals on the west and east sides of the expanding Chartwell Shopping Centre as part of an arrangement with the mall’s developer.
New signals will be placed on Brimley Road south of Huntingwood Drive, where a shopping centre entrance faces a private driveway and a public trail along East Highland Creek through North Agincourt Park, community councillors decided on Wednesday.
TTC bus stops on Brimley are just south of the trail and driveway.
Signals will also be installed at Huntingwood and Commander Boulevard, though a pedestrian
crossover at Dibgate Boulevard and Huntingwood will be removed because it is too close to the new set of lights.
All the improvements were judged necessary and are being paid for by the developer “to improve public safety while mitigating development impacts,” a report said.
Toronto Council, which must also approve the signals, rejected an application by First Capital Asset Management in 2009 to reconstruct part of the shopping centre and expand it into industrial building space on Commander, but the Ontario Municipal Board allowed the plans to proceed.
– Mike Adler
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From time to time a report comes from Toronto City Hall on an issue that cries for solution. To respect the
complexity of a problem, council sets up a task force, and provides enough time and resources to examine the options.
In return, the public and council expect solid recommendations. But after the fanfare and media availability, when the details are examined, comes the realization that the final report does little.
Unfortunately council’s attempt to respond to the maintenance backlog in our public housing in the report “Putting
People First” falls into this category. It will probably gather dust rather than spur action.
Which is too bad, because we Torontonians have a problem.
Not only are we a landlord to around 164,000 residents in 2,200 buildings, but we also own a backlog of repairs that stands at about $750 million, that is growing by at least $90 million per year.
So far, about 400 units are unfit for habitation. As the unfunded repair backlog balloons, there is a very real risk that more of our public housing stock will be less safe,
less rentable and certainly more undesir-able.
In response, the Toronto Community Housing board recommended selling about 700 higher value single-family houses to generate “at least $222 million” for repairs.
A firestorm of protest greeted the pro-posal. Critics said the sale would reduce the housing portfolio, increase income polarization, ruin tenants’ lives, and take the pressure from the federal and provin-cial governments.
Without either side able to take control or draft a compromise, council deferred the problem to a working group.
Aware that council was indecisive, the working group could do little other than recycle cliches. Finally, it selected ideas based on pain avoidance rather than effec-tiveness.
In response to the key issue of selling 619 single family houses, the report recom-mended selling less than 10 per cent of
those units. In addition came a suggestion to offer perhaps another 15 per cent of those homes to tenants. The rest of the report was filled with the usual recommen-dations to issue more debt, to again look at creative financing and intensification, plus it took up the municipal mantra for more federal and provincial money.
Like most reports, this one skirted uncomfortable realities.
For example, a review of “the full range of public private partnerships,” that might have included contracting out or privatiz-ing was watered down to “pursuing invest-ment opportunities.”
As well, the report could have made explicit the unpleasant truth that the majority of our public housing stock is in good enough condition so that strong medicine can be pushed off.
Even on smaller issues the report chose to steer away from decisions that could seriously reduce the problem.
If the goal of the report was to hide an embarrassing climb down, and defer dif-ficult decisions, then the report was a suc-cess.
But if the goal was to address the issue of how to turn-around the increasingly poor state of Toronto’s public housing stock, the report could have been much better.
n David Soknacki is a former City of Toronto councillor and budget chief. Contact him at www.soknacki.com
Toronto public housing report avoids making tough decisions
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Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage
416-321-3536416-460-4823
SUE LAKRASales Representative
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16 Provincetown Rd. Welcome to this Stunning Freehold Townhome inRouge Landing. Totally upgraded and finished and shows like a model home.Nothing to do just move in and enjoy. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, ens. soaker tub.Open concept living/dining room/kitchen with upgraded beautiful hardwoodfloors. Professionally finished basement with laminate floors, pot lights anda 4th bedroom or office. 2-3 car pkg., garage, shed and laneway accessto garage. Manicured backyard. Walk to Beach, Go Stn., TTC, all schools,stores, parks, rec centre and library. Visit www.torontohomes-online.comfor virtual tour and more pictures.
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8 ROSEBANK DRIVE. Great value 2 bedroom, 1 bath 783 sq ft of style and graceplus 2 parking spots, 1 locker. Floor to ceiling windows and a walkout to balcony!Upgrades include granite counters, stainless steel appliances. Concierge,exercise, media and party room! Near all conveniences, TTC, 401, schools,shops and more! Great buy at $229,000! *Seller will consider paying.
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3+1 BEDROOM SPACIOUS TOWNHOME BACKING ONTO PARK>2 BATHROOMS>3 APPLIANCES>62 INCH TV>ALL BEDROOMS HAVENEWER LAMINATE FLOORING (2010)>FAMILY SIZED KITCHEN>OPEN CONCEPT LIVING ROOM WITH W/OUT TO DECK (2011) ANDFULLY FENCED YARD AND PARK!>ALL THIS PLUS EASY ACCESSTO REC. CENTRE, SCHOOLS, TOWN CENTRE AND LIBRARY>RUN,DON’T WALK TO THIS SUPERB VALUE HOME!
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100 BOBMAR RD. (ELLESMERE/MILITARY TR.)Totally Renovated, 3 bdrm bung. With separateentrance to TWO basmt Apts. 3 Kitchens, 3 bathrms,50’x150’ Lot, TTC at Door step, 10 Minutes walk toUniversity of Toronto. $589,000 MLS# E2473941
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Open concept 2 bdrm. Penthouse unit. Bright, eat-in kitchenhas been redone. Living RmW/O to ceramic tiled balcony. 4Pc.Replaced tile, ceramic flr, counter. Ensuite Lau., Locker space,U/G parking. Beautiful Panoramic S.W.View! JacquelynnTanner @ 905-619-9500 www.jacquelynntanner.com
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28 LIVINGSTON RD.#52
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1869 ROCKWOOD DR, PICKERINGStart Packing, Your Executive FourBedroom Home Finished from Top toBottom Awaits you! Enjoy overlookingyour Salt Water Pool as it’s an“Entertainers Delight”.
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Wonderful 2 storey located in a beautifullytreed setting steps to the Lake, schools, parks,shopping, TTC, Go! 3 bdrms, 3 baths, strikingstone fireplace, updated kit., unique raisedsundeck, shed with work shop, separate sideentrance! Come and experience!
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SPECTACULAR UPGRADED EXECUTIVE HOMEHigh Demand Crt with fully finished Walk-out. Lower Level complete w/Kitchen, Bath, Fam Room, Living Rm/Bdrm. Ideal set up for In-Law/NannySuite. Stunning new Kitchen with Granite Counters, Built In Appliances,Huge Centre Island with Glass Ceramic Cooktop,. “Dream Master SpaRetreat complete with Jetted Corner Tub, Oversized Seamless Glass Showerwith Multiple Body Sprays and Rainhead Shower, Twin Granite Vanities.Extensive Hardwood thruout”, Crown Mouldings, Marley Roof, French DoorsNew Upgraded Modern Gas Fireplace surround, Wood Burning Fireplace etcStunning Landscaping and Interlocking Driveway awaits you.
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CHARMING HUNT CLUB HOME!Hurry! Just listed and in very high demand area! Tastefullyappointed interior with hardwood flrs + new windows, kitw granite counter and brkfst bar, gas fplace in fin bsmt recroom, 2+1 bdrms, 2 bths. Beautiful front and back gardensw very private back yard. Come see - you’ll love it! $599,900
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Overlooking Albert Campbell Square atScarborough Civic Centre! Split Two Bedroom- Two Full Washrooms! Granite Breakfast Bar -Ceramic Floor & Backsplash! Balcony - Locker- First Level Parking! Available Immediately!
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SOLDUpdated Four Level Sidesplit in Cliffcrest Village! Roomy Family Kitchen walks out to Deck overlooking Pool! Main Floor Laundry/MudRoom walks out to Private Backyard! Spacious Formal Rooms with Fireplace! Three Bedrooms plus a Den! Waiting for Your ModernTouches! Extra Large Above Grade Windows & Extra High Ceilings make the Lower Level Family Room with Fireplace & Wet Bar VeryAppealing! Faimount Elementary School across the street & St. Agatha’s Catholic School around the corner!
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PRESTIGIOUS GLEN ABBEY IN OAKVILLE! OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 P.M.
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Beautiful 4 Bedroom 3000+ s.f. Executive Home on a Quiet Crescent! Gorgeous Renovations Throughout! Quality Materials & Finishings! Tasteful Décor! Huge Stunning Kitchen with Granite Counters, SSAppliances, Trendy Brick Backsplash, opens to Deck with Cozy Cabana, overlooking Lovely Private Back Garden! Hardwood Floors throughout the main level with Separate Living & Dining Rooms, FamilyRoom & Fireplace, Office/Den, plus Laundry/Mud Room with Direct GarageAccess! Garage Doors, Front Entrance Door andWindows recently Upgraded! Spacious Master Suite with DressingArea and 5 PieceBath! Three more Good-sized Bedrooms! Oak Stairs lead to a Finished Lower Landing and Large Games Room. Basement Washroom Roughed-in. 1280 Roseberry Crescent. (Pilgrims &Windrush) Oakville
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20 MINUTES NORTH OF SCARBOROUGH This property has all thecharm of yesteryear with the functionality for today. 2.5 acres ofsplendour. Gorgeous from all viewpoints. Great layout. Big rooms.Modern kitchen. 5 bedrooms, master on the main floor. Multi-leveldecking overlooks the inground pool. Rustic barn for the artisan orcontractor. Classic home waiting for a new owner looking for thatunique, one of a kind property.
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#710 SOUTH AJAX Beautifully Reno’d & Great Location!New Gourmet Kitchen w/ Granite Countertops and Trendy Cafe Bar.New Quality Laminate, 2 Good-Sized Bdrms, 2 Gorgeous Bthrmsand Private Balcony w/ Quiet View. Great Amenities, U/G Pkg andall Utilities (incl Cable!) incl in Condo Fees! Don’t Miss This One!MLS E2471696
$219,9
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66 FALBY CT.
BRADLEY TAYLOR 416 321-2228Sales Representative
REMAX Vision RealtyInc., Brokerage
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Real estateReal estate
These days, many first time home buyers are learn-ing to bite their tongue as they look for help with fi-nances real estate agents agree that young couples and adult children looking to purchase property are receiving more help from their parents – both financial and otherwise – than ever before.
And since both parties have a say in the purchase,
real estate agents are working harder to ensure properties appeal to varying age groups. As more parents accompany their adult children to view-ings, homes must be strategically staged to please everyone involved. This boils all the way down to the paint colour on the walls.
When it comes down to it, winning this war is
easier than imagined for the new home buyers, says W Network's My House Your Money real estate agent, Helene Baguley.
“In the past, parents have always tried to help their kids, if financially capable. Now, it seems the parents are expected to ‘help’ – more like ‘finance’ – their children’s dream homes. The rationale for chil-
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Plant Show and ExhangeWHEN: 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Elsa Uy, 416-493-3333 ext. 227, www.splc.ca, [email protected] COST: FreeParticipate in the plant show. Rule: Bring a plant of your choice. Plant competi-tion, option to exchange plants.
Introduction to ComputersWHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Sivanesan Muthiah, 416-493-3333 x 288, www.splc.ca, [email protected] COST: $50 for 4 lessonsLearn basic computer operating skills, and receive hands-on experience: In-ternet, personal email account, use the keyboard and create documents. Tips on buying the right computer.
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n Saturday, Oct. 13Rummage/Garage SaleWHEN: 9 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: 416-267-8265, scarboroughbluffs.org COST: FreeMen’s and ladies tops: $1; pants $2; children’s clothing 50 cents. Wheelchair accessible. TTC 116 and 86 to the door.Parking lot access from Crestwood.
OPG Biodiversity Walks in Rouge ParkWHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Rouge Park Trails, 1749 Meadowvale Rd. CONTACT: Diana Smyth, www.rougepark.com/hike, [email protected] COST: FreeWildlife, trees or flowers. Want a family/kid friendly walk or a fitness hike. Walk Wednesdays and weekends, year round, rain, shine or snow. Visit web site for monthly schedules, meeting point and driving details and tips on getting ready for the trail.
n Monday, Oct. 15Breaking Barriers to Post-Secondary Education WorkshopWHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Women’s Centre, 2100 Ellesmere Rd., Suite 245 CONTACT:
Tracy Lytle, 416-439-7111, COST: $5 suggested, or donate what you canPrograms and services available whether you’re thinking about going back as a mature student, or making plans for after high school. Registration required.No walk-ins.
Scarborough Arts Annual General MeetingWHEN: 6 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. CONTACT: 416-698-7322, [email protected], www.scarbor-ougharts.com COST: FreeMeet staff and board, view SA videos and enjoy refreshments.
CFUW Scarborough General MeetingWHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Knox United Church, 2569 Midland Ave. CON-TACT: Lenora Fleming, [email protected] COST: FreeAll are welcome to our regular meeting. Bonnie Buxton and Brian Philcox will give a talk on Damaged Angels FAS World Canada.
Effecting Parenting WorkshopWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Women’s Centre, 2100 Ellesmere Rd., Suite 245 CONTACT: Tracy Lytle, 416-439-7111, COST: $15 suggested, or donate what you canOpportunity for moms to explore positive approaches to alleviating daily parenting pressures. Course runs for three Mondays. Registration required.
n Tuesday, Oct. 16Seniors Health SeminarWHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s Unit-ed Church, 200 McIntosh St. CONTACT: St. Paul’s United church, 416-261-4222, COST: FreeOct. 16: Toronto Police - identity theft and fraud prevention. Free with registra-tion and includes refreshments.
n Wednesday, Oct. 17Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) DayWHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. WHERE: The Scarborough Hospital, 3050 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Foundation office, 416-438-2911 COST: FreePlastic Surgery Reconstruction Team will be offering presentations on breast re-construction in English, Cantonese and Tamil. Presentations will be 15 minutes.
Scarborough Chorus (Sweet Ade-lines)WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Church, 3333 Finch Ave. E., CONTACT: Jessie, 416-431-1403, www.scarboroughchorus.com COST: FreeFour-part harmony chorus is always looking for new members. Rehearsals are Wednesday nights.
n Thursday, Oct. 18Ladies Afternoon BowlingWHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Parkway Bowl, 67 Ellesmere Rd. CONTACT: Janis, 416-391-2280 COST: $14.50 per weekLady bowlers needed for Thursday five-pin league. No experience required.
Belly Dance Classes - Bring Women Together Community GroupWHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Stephen Leacock Community Resource Centre, 2500 Birchmount Rd. CONTACT: Audry Braganca, 416-627-0607, www.bwtwist.org, [email protected] COST: $20Thursdays until Nov. 29. Class is open to all ages and all levels.
Swing Dance ClassesWHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 614, 100 Salome Dr., 100 Salome Drive CON-TACT: Carolyn Cross, 416-447-9774 COST: $35 per sessionFirst class free, session of five classes $35.
n Friday, Oct. 19Malvern Family Resource Centre- Scarborough Rouge River Early Years Centre 10th Birthday CelebrationWHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Malvern Family Resource Centre-Scarborough Rouge River OEYC, 2041 McCowan Rd. CONTACT: Anusha Nar-endran, 416-291-7745 COST: FreeGames, magic show and more.
Diva NightWHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: St. Dunstan of Canterbury Anglican Church, 56 Lawson Road CONTACT: Laurie, 416 283 1844 COST: $40.00Half of the proceeds will go to Pan-creatic Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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Fall isn't just a great time to reconnect with family and friends after the summer, it's the perfect opportunity to support a great cause like the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF), especially in October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
With Cook for the Cure, presented by KitchenAid, you can combine entertaining with fundraising. Whether it's an intimate dinner or full-� edged family a� air, you can turn your fall gathering into a Cook for the Cure party by asking your guests to make a donation to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in place of traditional hostess
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Pumpkins: Nothing says fall like a pumpkin pie straight from the oven, but there is more to pumpkins than just pie. Why not try pumpkin soup, which makes a delicious appetizer and can be pre-pared in advance and heated up when needed. As an added bonus, pumpkins are also great for you, since they contain carotenoids that help reduce the risk of cancer.
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For those who are interested in self-ex-ams, here is the proper way to do so.� Begin with a visual inspection of the
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breasts can be seen at all angles. Make a note of your breasts’ appearance. Pay special attention to any dimpling, puck-ering or oddness in the appearance of the skin. Check to see if there is any change in symmetry or size.
� Continue the examination with hands placed by the hips and then again with your hands elevated overhead with your palms pressed together.
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Can breast cancer be prevented?Oftentimes, individuals diagnosed with some form of cancer ask themselves and their physicians, “Could I have done something to prevent this?”
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There is no exact cause of breast cancer, but many experts agree that certain lifestyle choices as well as genetics can increase an individual’s risk.
A woman’s risk also increases as she ages. When a woman is in her 30s, her risk of developing breast cancer is roughly 4 out of 1,000.
By the time she reaches her 60s, that risk has increased to 37 out of 1,000. Though women can’t reverse the ag-ing process, they can gain a greater understanding of additional risk factors for breast cancer and follow medical guidelines concerning breast cancer screenings.� Family history: Having a sister,
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� Inheritance of genetic mutations: Individuals with mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are much more likely to get breast cancer, says the Na-tional Cancer Insti-tute. The risk also increases for colon or ovar-ian cancer. In normal cells, BRCA1 and B R C A 2 help en-sure the stability of the cell’s genetic ma-terial and help prevent uncontrolled cell growth. Mutation of these genes has been linked to the development of hereditary breast and ovarian can-cer. A simple blood test and a ge-n e t i c work-up c a n point o u t m u -t a -t i o n s in these i m -p o r t a n t genes.
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Toronto and East York Community Council heard from more than 40 people on the pros and cons of allowing a casino resort to locate in the downtown area Wednesday night.
And for the most part at the public hearing held in council chambers at Toronto City Hall, they focussed on the cons.
“When I talk to my constituents in my riding, it’s very clear they reject the idea of a casino out of hand,” said New Democrat MPP Peter Tabuns, who kicked off the marathon public hearing by telling councillors he estimates 70 per cent of the riding want nothing to do with a casino resort in the city.
Meeting’s legality questioned
Tabuns and others whose deputa-tions were particularly concerned with the idea of locating a casino in the port lands — one of several downtown locations that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is said to be contemplating.
Community council members held the consultation to the con-sternation of other city councillors
in favour of bringing a casino in to Toronto.
York West Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti arrived at the consul-tation early, to tell reporters he believed the meeting was “illegal,” in that the Toronto and East York Community Council would not in the end be the one making a deci-sion on the location of a casino in its boundaries.
The local planning committee, he said, would be superceded by Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee and Toronto Council.
But the meeting continued. Community councillors heard
from a handful of deputations in favour of casinos — including several unions representing gaming indus-try and hospitality workers — and
the Canadian Gaming Association’s Chief Executive Officer Bill Rutsey, who had that afternoon launched a new website for his organization, www.torontocasinofacts.ca
Rutsey said the committee needed to “get the facts,” and agreed with OLG numbers suggesting a casino resort would bring 12,000 jobs into the city, paying on average $50,000 a year.
And he said the predictions “of blight” from casinos in a city don’t come to pass.
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“Reliable research shows that the development of casinos have no effect or positive effect on surround-ing businesses,” he said. “Review all the facts and make a reasoned decision. You’ll find the fears that have been raised do not come to pass.”
Most other deputants weren’t so sure.
Lakefront resident Margaret van Dijk, quipped, “the jobs they’re most likely to bring is crime.”
Jason Applebaum, a self-con-fessed compulsive gambler, said casinos proximate to a major popu-lation centre like Toronto will be a dangerous lure for problem gam-
blers like himself.In the end, councillors voted to
ask for more reports on issues such as transportation, and the impact the casino would have on the horser-acing industry.
Trinity-Spadina Councillor Adam Vaughan questioned the statistics being used to pitch a casino.
“There used to be a saying in the newsrooms I worked in: when you’ve got round numbers, you’ve got hollow arguments,” he said.
“Until we have those numbers in real time, it’s just corporate por-nography.”
Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis said the city shouldn’t rely on a casino to solve its problems.
“I’m not sure we need to gamble on a casino,” she said. “I think we’re better to devote our resources to build on our strengths.”
Only Davenport Councillor Ana Bailao appeared open to the pos-sibility of a casino in the downtown core.
“We’ve got to keep an open mind,” she said.
“It bothers me when we say a casino is taking money from our most vulnerable people. We’ve got to have a reasonable conversation here.”
Councillors hear pros and cons of casino plan‘Review all the facts and
make a reasoned decision. You’ll find the fears that have been raised do not
come to pass.’Bill Rutsey, CEO of Canadian
Gaming Association
Following a summer of gun vio-lence “that shook our communities,” Toronto will be getting 20 new youth outreach workers, Children and Youth Services Minister Eric Hoskins announced yesterday.
The provincial government is adding 35 new youth workers in nine communities in Ontario, more than half of them in Toronto, he said at the Jane Street Hub. The move is in response to several high-profile violent incidents, including a fatal shooting at a barbecue on Danzig Street in July that left 14-year-old Shyanne Charles and 23-year-old Joshua Yasay dead and 24 others injured, Hoskins said.
Youth outreach workers act as mentors to young people. Likwa Nkala with East Metro Youth Services in Scarborough, applauded the addi-tion of new youth workers. “We need dynamic people to do whatever it takes ti get (youth) connected to services. For us, we’re really excited, especially for hard-to-engage youth who are at risk of getting killed in gangs.”
More youthoutreachworkers forcity announced
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