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The provincial election on June 2 saw two NDP incumbents and a Liberal party candidate elected in the East Toronto ridings covered by Beach Metro Community News. Clockwise from top left: NDP incumbent Doly Begum was re-elected in Scarborough Southwest; NDP incumbent Peter Tabuns was re-elected in Toronto-Danforth; and Liberal candidate Mary-Margaret McMahon was elected the new MPP for Beaches-East York. An incumbent did not run in Beaches-East York. For more election coverage, please see Page 2.
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THE MESSAGE at St. Denis Catholic School’s first ever Pride Month celebration was loud and clear. “Love and inclusivity — that’s what today is all about,” said Anthony Pauk, the school’s principal. Around 2 p.m. on June 1, students, staff, and parents spilled out into the schoolyard to celebrate that message, as well as support members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and their allies. The Catholic elementary school’s inaugural Pride Month event featured a dance party with a DJ and MC, a live piano-and-vocal performance from music teacher Marie McBride, and the unfurling of a giant 25-foot-long rainbow flag. “We’re the first Catholic school that I know of to do this big of a celebration,” Pauk told Beach Metro Community News. The celebration comes a little over a year after the Toronto Catholic District School Board decided to fly pride flags outside all its schools each June, beginning in 2021. (Although St. Denis raised a flag last year, COVID-19 dashed any hopes of a party.) Before kicking off the after-
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noon’s festivities, which followed a morning assembly and lunchtime visit from an ice-cream truck serving rainbow-sprinkled treats, guest speakers took the mic to speak about inclusion. St. Denis French teacher Wendell Isidor shared his experience of telling his parents that he was gay. “My mom sat there, she looked at me, and said, ‘Child, I knew since you were five,” he recalled. “My mom loved me nonetheless — both my mom and my dad… and that was the true definition of support and the true definition of an ally,” Isidor added. Rima Berns-McGown, former Beaches-East York MPP, told of her youngest child’s experience coming out as gay at 14 and as a trans woman in university. “It was really, really tough for her, and I know that when I tell her about all this love, it’s going to heal her, and it’s going to make her heart so happy,” she said. And Elisa Moolecherry — a member of the Equity Circle parent group’s 2SLGBTQ+ subcommittee, which organized the event — spoke about how 2SLGBTQ+ allies need to persevere. “Doing the work means you have
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There will be food and entertainment, along with speeches from local dignitaries, at the celebration. For more information, please contact Community Centre 55’s Jade at 416-691-1113. The Leuty Lifeguard Station was built in 1920. While its location has moved around a little bit due to erosion, flooding and other issues, it is on the beach south of the Boardwalk at the foot of Leuty Avenue. Over the years it has faced a number of challenges and was saved from demolition by a community campaign in the 1990s.
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A COMMUNITY celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic Leuty Lifeguard Station in the Beach is set for the evening of Friday, June 24. Orginally planned to take place in the summer of 2020, which was the official 100th anniversary of the station, the celebration was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The beach party, though, is on for this year and everyone’s invited. Organized by local residents with the support of Community Centre 55, the celebrations on June 24 are set to begin at 7 p.m.
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to be brave,” she said. “It’s not going to be easy; it’s going to be uncomfortable. It’s OK to be uncomfortable.” The Pride Month celebration was the Equity Circle’s first in-person event, although since forming during the pandemic it has spearheaded multiple initiatives, including contributing diverse titles to the school library for Black History Month. “We want to create a circle for parents so we can share and inspire the community to create events, resources, [and] education — for everybody,” group co-founder Andrea Henry told Beach Metro Community News. “We’re not just doing race; we’re not just doing Pride — we’re doing everything,” she added, noting accessibility and wellness are also focuses and she hopes to inspire Continued on Page 3
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SCARBOROUGH SOUTHWEST DESPITE INITIAL polls indicating a tight race, NDP incumbent Doly Begum won her second straight term as MPP for the riding of Scarborough Southwest. Begum took the riding in the June 2 provincial election with 47.09 per cent of the vote. “It feels incredible,” said Begum. “We have worked so hard. It’s been an amazing, amazing four years as the MPP for this amazing riding with great people who have shown their love and sup-
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port. During the campaign we saw that love with the amount of people that came forward of all ages, all colours and all walks of life.” Finishing in second place in the riding was Bret Snider of the Progressive Conservative Party with 27.85 per cent of the vote, Begum said she will continue to be a presence in the Scarborough Southwest riding. “My first and foremost priority and the promise that I’ve always made to the community is that I will make sure that I represent the community, that I’m accessible and that I represent the community to the best of my abilities. That means standing up in Queen’s Park on behalf of the people of Scarborough Southwest so they have a voice. And to me, that’s very important.” Begum is already thinking of the issues that came up during the campaign that are important to her constituents, such as climate change, and how she plans to tackle them now the election is over. “When it comes to issues of climate change, we know how serious and immediate it is,” said Begum. “We’ve got an amazing plan. The Ontario NDP has the Green New Democratic Deal. Being in opposition, it’s going to be tougher, but we’re still going to fight for the platform and the policies that we have put together.” -- Ahmed Dirie TORONTO-DANFORTH PETER TABUNS of the
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NDP has been elected once again as the MPP for Toronto-Danforth in the provincial election. Tabuns, who was first elected as the riding’s MPP in 2006, won on Thursday with 22,890 votes (55 per cent of the vote). Second place on Thursday night went to Liberal Mary Fragedakis with 9,240 votes (for 22 per cent of the vote). Tabuns was first elected as Toronto-Danforth’s MPP in what was considered one of the province’s strongest NDP ridings in a byelection in 2006. Prior to that, the riding was held by the NDP’s Marilyn Churley. Under a number of different riding names, the area has been solidly NDP provincially since 1964. Tabuns feels good about the powerful response he received in his riding after running a “strong, clean” election, but is left frustrated about the re-election of Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives to a second majority. “This is not a government that should be running Ontario,” Tabuns said. Chief among his worries are the party’s “backwards” stance on issues such as the environment, equity, and workers’ rights. He also cites the party’s negligence in long-term care homes that he feels led to thousands of avoidable deaths. -- Alexandros Varoutas
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‘Inclusivity and love’ celebrated ‘St. Denis’ from Page 1 other schools to create their own parent-led equity cirlces. The afternoon was emotional for Julie Garcia Sjogrim, who took it in with her five-year-old daughter, Ella, who’s attending senior kindergarten at St. Denis. “The fact that they’re teaching inclusivity and love, and that everyone can be who they are, is such a great
message to share with the kids and brought a tear to my eye,” she said in an interview with Beach Metro Community News. “Honestly, to see all the kids cheering and chanting and being so inclusive it was just an amazing experience and something that I’ll never forget.” Asked what she learned during the day, Ella (after a prompt from her mom) brought up the Pride flag.
“The flag means you can be whoever you want, and you can be whoever you are.” Ringing in Pride Month at St. Denis was a “full-circle moment” to Isidor, who grew up in the Catholic school system and now teaches in it. “As I’m talking to the kids, I literally see myself back when I was in the 5th grade, sitting there, thinking at that time this could never ever happen.”
St. John school flag raising set for June 16 A PRIDE Flag raising ceremony will take place at St. John Catholic School on Kingston Road on June 16. Parents had sent notices to Beach Metro Community News last week expressing frustration at the delay in holding a flag raising ceremony at the school. Parents said they were also concerned and frustrated with the apparent lack of information from the school about what would be taking place to recognize Pride Month.
“Four parents affiliated with the school have been in contact with the school since June 1 and have not been given a clear reason why the flag raising didn’t happen on June 1,” said one of the notes sent by parents. According to spokesperson Elric Pereira of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), the delay in the flag raising was because the flag St. John used last year had been temporarily lent to neighbouring Notre Dame Catholic High
School. “The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) proudly celebrates Pride Month in solidarity with 2SLGBTQ+ students, staff and allies,” said Pereira. “The flag at St. John Catholic School was temporarily provided to Notre Dame High School for a flag raising ceremony as both schools share a campus. St. John Catholic School received a new flag which will be displayed during the school’s official Pride Month ceremony.”
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BEACH RESIDENT Paul Myers is being remembered as a force in the sport of rugby across Canada, a long-serving Toronto police officer and man who had a profound impact on the lives of many. Myers died on May 20 at the age of 60 from cancer. A member of the Balmy Beach Rugby Club since moving to the Beach in the 1990s, Myers was known for his love of both playing the sport and coaching and developing the skills of young players. He was also development co-ordinator of the Toronto Inner City Rugby Foundation which reached out to and helped create opportunities for young athletes in the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community who might not have otherwise seen themselves playing rugby. The foundation reduces economic, geographic and cultural barriers to participation in rugby. “Paul was larger than life. To many, he was a coach, a mentor, and a friend. He’s done so much for this game, community and even more for the young people who were fortunate to be in his orbit or under his leadership,” said the Toronto Inner City Rugby Foundation in a Facebook post about Myers. “Paul touched so many lives in such a joyously positive way.” Doug Underwood, who played and coached rugby with Myers at the Balmy Beach Club and at Malvern Collegiate, said Myers was a presence as a coach and a mentor to young players. “He’s coached with me since 2003 at Malvern and junior rugby at Balmy Beach, and Ontario Under-18 rugby. We became fast friends shortly after we met,” said Underwood.
“He took a lot of pride in his coaching. He was a larger-than-life presence. The kids really respected him and the kids were always responsive to what he said. He had a big presence with the kids.” Myers and Underwood also coached football at Malvern for many seasons. Underwood said one the highlights of coaching rugby at the school for Myers was when the team won the silver medal at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associaitons (OFSAA) championships in 2015. Myers’ son Mitchell was on that team which made it such a special moment for the family. Myers was well known in the rugby community across Canada and everybody liked and respected him, said Underwood. “We would go to rugby events together (including university championships) and everybody knew him. You could tell the appreciation they felt for him and all he did for them.” Much of that came from Myers work with the Toronto Inner City Rugby Foundation. “He got so many kids involved in rugby who would never have been involved without him. That was huge. He made the game available to them, and there are so many kids and players who knew him,” said Underwood. Among Toronto area rugby players who thrived through the support of Myers and the foundation are Canadian Under-7 National Team player Josiah Morra and Marcello Wainwright of the Toronto Arrows professional team. Julie Myers said her husband loved coaching, the team camaraderie and helping to develop peoples’ skills. He had the same approach to his career as a police officer in Toronto. This was especially true
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Paul Myers is remembered as a mentor to many young rugby players. when he served with the Emergency Task Force (ETF) tactical unit, the intelligence unit and in recruiting, she said. “He loved it so much,” said Julie of Myers’ time with those units as there were so many parallels to being part of a sports team. “You would learn about people and how they thought and worked, and you tried to figure out their next move. He also loved the work ethic and the physical requirements of the ETF and the training,” said Julie. “In recruiting he really felt it was his calling to identify good candidates to become police officers,” she said. He took that same approach in coaching and mentoring youth athletes. “He always did that.” Julie and Paul met in 1985, were married in 1993 and moved to the Beach from Oakville that same year. “I’ll be quite honest, we’d looked at a number of neighbourhoods in Toronto but what sold us was our real estate agent Jillinda Greene. She found us a place that we loved and really felt good about,” said Julie of their decision to call the Beach home. It didn’t hurt that the Balmy Beach Club, and its
famous rugby teams, were in the neighbourhood. “Paul was playing for the Oakville Crusaders at the time and he would have played against Balmy Beach. I’m sure he was a bit of a nemesis to them at that time,” she said. Shortly after moving to the Beach, Myers began to play rugby with Balmy Beach. And the rest was rugby and sports history in the Beach. Myers was born in October of 1961 in Birmingham, England. After a short time living in England, his mother Pearl Dee and brother Desmond moved to Porter’s Mountain, Jamaica and lived there until they moved to Canada and settled in the Streetsville area in Mississauga when Myers was nine years old. Myers attended Streetsville High School and then did some time with the Army Cadets before joining the then Metropolitan Toronto Police Force in 1982. He retired from the Toronto Police Service in 2014 after a more than 30-year career. Julie said that while many people know Myers as an athlete, coach and police officer, they may not have known how devoted a son he was to his mother Pearl. “He was brought up by his mother and she passed away a year ago. He was such a great son. He would go and visit her three or four times a week in Mississauga to help her with her appointments and make sure she was eating properly and looking after her,” said Julie Myers is survived by his son Mitchell, who is in university, his daughter Dayna, who is working as a lawyer in England, and wife Julie. A celebration of life for Paul Myers will take place at the Balmy Beach Club (360 Lake Front) on Sunday, July 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. “Everyone who knew him is welcome to drop by,” said Julie.
Queen Street East focus of historic walk set for Saturday, June 25 A WALK highlighting the history of the Queen Street East area between Woodbine Avenue and the Ashbridge Estate will be held on the afternoon of Saturday, June 25. The walk be led by local historian Gene Domagala and will begin at 1 p.m. Part
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Brian Kotoka is the owner of Thrive fitness studio on Queen Street East in the Beach. and leave his bullying days behind him. “I tried picking a school where I wouldn’t know anyone. I was tired of keeping up the appearance of the tough guy.” A few years into high school his family moved to Regent Park, said Brian. “I saw things I’d never seen before, gang violence and drug abuse. We were downtown and it was a big adjustment.” High school is one of many steps to figuring out who we are as young adults. Brian realized he was an independent thinker, which made falling into line with standard ways of thinking difficult. “In English class we had to read a book and give our thoughts on it. So, I gave my feedback and the teacher said I was wrong. I challenged her on it saying, ‘If these are my thoughts and what I took away from the book, how can you grade me as wrong?’ We had a back and forth, and when I left the classroom to go to my locker she told the class, ‘That’s someone who’s not going to make it.’” I asked Brian if the teacher was white and if he wondered if race played a role in her defensive response. He said, “Oh for sure. One hundred and ten per cent. I’ve always been conflicted here because I never want to use that as an excuse, but at the same time I’m not stupid.” This type of labelling is so common. It’s the work of the unconscious biases we as a society have been fed: Black people are “difficult,” “angry,” aggressive,” “unintelligent,” and this adds up to “dangerous” which, of course, has landed many of us dead, as though our lives are somehow worth less than anyone else’s. George Floyd will forever epitomize the true fear of being a Black man.
As a young man Brian saw a lot of death through his job at the chief coroner’s office. “I read a book about someone who worked at a morgue, and I was really interested. A teacher connected me with an internship at the coroner’s office doing data entry. They trusted me, so I got more responsibility over time. It was really eye opening and life changing,” he told me. “One of our family friends was murdered by her stepdad and I remember going to the funeral and thinking she didn’t get a chance to have a voice. I thought I could be a voice for the voiceless if I worked in this field (criminology). Being in that environment (the coroner’s office) I felt like I finally had a purpose and a way to serve the community. “So I did a year and a half of Criminology at UOIT (University of Ontario Institute of Technology) and kept in contact with the coroner’s office. But I realized the career path wouldn’t be as linear as I thought and I also anticipated there wasn’t any chance I would be let in because of where I grew up and what I’d seen.” And so he quit. Brian ended up working a multitude of different jobs, and around this time he started to exercise more seriously. He was gaining muscle and feeling confident, so he started a website documenting his progress. “I started going to the library and read about fitness for hours. The books were saying all different things, so I thought I should go to one resource and started looking at kinesiology programs. Being very introverted I didn’t want to work with people, I thought I would make my website and become a famous blogger. I enrolled in Continued on Page 15
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New Beaches-East York MPP ready for challenges to come Mary-Margaret McMahon MPP Beaches—East York
CHANGE BRINGS opportunity. As election night drew to a close on June 2, I was met with two emotions. First, an overwhelming sense of gratitude and elation for the vote of confidence you have placed in me by electing me as the next MPP for Beaches-East York. Then disappointment set in, as it became apparent that the Liberal Party of Ontario wouldn’t achieve official party status (12 seats are required currently), even though we won nearly a quarter of the popular vote province wide – the same percentage that gave the Ontario
NDP 31 seats and official opposition status. As the results from BeachesEast York came in and cheers rose around me from my volunteers, team members, family, and friends, the progressive platform that I helped shape, believed in, and championed at the door for the last 18 months slipped away. In that moment, I thought, what in the world have I gotten myself into? The answer came to me as quickly as the question. The reason I put my name on the ballot was to help make our community, province, country, and world, a better place. It was the same sense of purpose that drew me to the political arena over a decade ago, after years of community involvement and leadership; the same values that were instilled in me while growing up in a politically active family in Collin-
gwood during my formative years. My personal credo has always been that life doesn’t get better by chance. It only gets better by change. As your Toronto City Councillor from 2010 to 2018, I worked relentlessly to improve our neighbourhoods and city. As your newly elected MPP, I promise you that I will bring that same tireless work ethic and commitment to serve our community to Queen’s Park, on your behalf. As your MPP, I’ll do everything within my power to battle our climate emergency and create green jobs, find solutions to improve our economy, make life more affordable, revolutionize elder care, invest in better education and schools, and support small businesses. I will fight for better wages and worker benefits, advocate for
more mental health support and help to resolve systemic issues in healthcare. I will make housing affordability and availability a priority. I will do this for my children and yours. For our collective future and the bright future of BeachesEast York. Facing a majority Conservative government in Queen’s Park isn’t going to be easy but I’ll never shy away from a challenge. I never have and I never will. I will engage with our local groups, stakeholders, and residents. I will listen to, learn from, and work with everyone – and anyone – who’s willing to work toward creating and implementing solutions that move both our community and province forward. My energetic, hopeful, and positive attitude will translate into tenacious collaboration and dynamic action. Although our caucus will be
smaller than we had hoped, I am looking forward to working with a motivated group of united Liberal MPPs with strong values to hold Doug Ford’s government to account. To conclude, I want to thank everyone who not only voted for me but also those who voted for the other candidates who ran in this provincial election. To all friends, new and old, strangers, colleagues, and acquaintances, I am grateful and humbled. In these increasingly divisive and challenging times, when many are skeptical of both politics and politicians, voting makes democracy stronger. My message to all Beaches-East York constituents is that I am absolutely determined to make a difference in the Ontario Legislature, and I will proudly address the issues that matter to you day in and day out.
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Thank you to the community for strong support of Beach Metro News Mary Beth Denomy President, Beach Metro News Board of Directors
WE ASKED you to fight for your Beach Metro News – and you came out swinging! When your volunteer Beach Metro News Board of Directors launched the “Become a Supporter” campaign in March 2022, we did not know what to expect. For 50 years our community newspaper had been covering the stories and events that mattered most to our community. But like other local news outlets, we were (and still are) facing unprecedented financial challenges. Advertising alone will no longer solely support
operations. As we looked ahead to the next 50 years, we wondered if our community still cared? Did they still believe in local journalism and the need for local connections? We got our answer – loud and clear. Since the Supporter campaign launch in March 2022, almost 1,000 Beachers and east end residents and businesses have made an online contribution, hosted a fundraiser, mailed a cheque or walked through our front doors on Gerrard Street East and quietly dropped off a donation. We’ve received cards and letters of support. A handful of larger $1,000+ donors adamantly insisted on anonymity. Wow. Every dollar came together to a total of almost $70,000. More than half of the donations were for $50 or less which reinforced the depth
and breadth of community support. Thank you to each and every single donor who gave a dollar. And thank you to our valued advertisers, some of whom you see every single edition and online – and some who came forward to recognize our milestone anniversary. Thank you to local businesses like Fearless Meat and to Breakwall BBQ and Smokehouse who were hit hard by COVID-19 and still stepped up to raise money for Beach Metro News. Thank you to The Beach BIA who creatively organized a silent auction where dozens of local businesses generously donated auction items. (I won a gift card for the Beacher Café and the heartfelt letter enclosed thanked ME for participating in such an important event!) We are humbled.
Bottom line, your donations will help secure our future. A special shout out to recurring annual donors as your yearly contributions will help us greatly with a reliable source of funding. Because we are a non-profit, every dollar will be put back into serving our community and our readers, not a corporate owner. We plan to upgrade our technology and add new online services to expand our reach. We plan to evolve our offering including more local coverage with more diverse voices. We will recruit more journalists who will dig into the issues that affect our community. Many communities today have no local source of meaningful reporting. The pace of media closures is only accelerating. Once a local
news outlet is gone, it probably will not return. The health of local news should be a national concern to everyone. “A vibrant, responsive democracy requires enlightened citizens,” said a PEN 2019 Report on the Decimation of Local Journalism. But that’s a bigger subject and another column. Today, on behalf of the Beach Metro News community Board of Directors, our hard-working staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers who deliver the paper to your door every two weeks: a heartfelt, thank you. Thank you for trusting us and for believing in us and for investing in our next 50 years. Mary Beth Denomy is the President of the Beach Metro News Board of Directors.
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Letters to the Editor
Reader disappointed and shocked by decision to print hateful comments made by candidates Re: ‘Candidates answer our questions’, Beach Metro News, May 17. I am a distribution volunteer for Beach Metro News and a resident of BeachesEast York. I was deeply disappointed and frankly shocked to see the paper provide a platform for local New Blue Party candidates in the May 17 edition. Uncritically presenting their hateful ideas next to other candidates’ (a few of which I also vehemently dis-
agree with) is not a neutral choice. Choosing to allow people to speak hatefully of marginalized groups - the unhoused, the racialized, LGBT individuals - legitimizes and validates them. Your paper allowed electoral candidates to speak out against proven public health measures like masking, spreading dangerous misinformation; criticize gender identity, which is protected grounds under human rights; and suggest
evicting and segregating the unhoused and mentally ill outside cities. Under the guise of “free” speech, this type of airing of hateful rhetoric makes people in the community feel less safe. This sort of presentation has proven to embolden and galvanize those who hold such hateful views. I hope this editorial choice will be revisited and repaired in a future edition. Thank you. Gloria
Kids’ lemonade stand a sign that COVID madness may soon be ending We lost many things when the world went crazy with COVID-19. Our buses and streetcars were empty...baseball diamonds were vacant, and lemonade could only be found in grocery stores that made you line up (for justified reasons of safety), in forced masked anonymity. On a recent weekend however, like seeing the first rob-
in in spring, I saw a mom and two little cuties setting up a lemonade stand! As a habit I carry spare change for someone who needs it more than I do, but sometimes, there are minis selling lemonade! On that day, the deal was a cup of lemonade and a toy (of which there was a springcleaning a lot of!) for whatever amount you felt like pay-
ing. I loved it and laughed. Being served ice cold lemony goodness was refreshing in more ways than one that day. I passed on the toy but smiled, with a confidence that the madness is surely coming to an end. Love my Beaches!
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JUNE 15: Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society General Meeting and Free Presentation at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 7 p.m. “Design Inspirations” by Margaret Betts, accredited Floral Designer/Judge and member of The Garden Club of Toronto, followed by our annual judged Flower Show. Guests welcome. JUNE 18: “East of the Don Chorus”, formerly known as Beach Hill Choir (2014-2018), performs “A Beautiful Night In The Neighbourhood” at Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 Queen St. E., 6:30 and 8 p.m. Bake Sale between performances. Pay-What-You-Can tickets available at tinyurl.com/beautiful-night. This venue is wheelchair accessible. In alignment with TUMC’s policies, all performers and concert attendees must wear a well-fitting face mask. JUNE 22: AGM of Ward 9 Community News Inc., publisher of Beach Metro Community News, 7 p.m. Details are on Page 18 of the May 17 issue. This is a members-only meeting. Cut off date for purchase of $5.00 memberships is June 15 at 5 p.m., at the Beach Metro News office, 2196 Gerrard St. E. JUNE 24: Leuty Lifeguard Station 100th Anniversary Beach Party – Better Late Than Never! at the boathouse (just north of the Lifeguard Station), 7 p.m. Food and music. Welcome back! Info: Jade 416 691-1113 JUNE 25: Spring Festival at Stephenson Park, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Fun for the whole family! Children’s crafts, face painting, bouncy castle, parachute games, obstacle course, sports games, local vendors, music, raffle & barbeque. JUNE 25: Historic Walk with Gene Domagala, 1 p.m. Meet at the northeast corner of Woodbine and Queen, near the fire station, and continue along Queen Street East to the Ashbridge Estate. JUNE 26: Love Wins! Benefit Concert for Ukraine at the Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Building, 250 Front St. W., 3 p.m., featuring some of the fantastic talents nurtured at Beyond the Beat music studio and school, including singer/ songwriter Sam Casey. This is an all-ages event. Tickets $50 with all net proceeds from ticket sales and raffles to be donated to the Canadian Red Cross to support Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. If you cannot attend but would like to support this fundraising effort, please feel free to purchase tickets which we can then redistribute within our community. Email us at info@beoyndthebeat. ca to let us know how many seats you have donated. JUNE 26: Sunday Funday at RCL Branch 11, Clubroom, 9 Dawes Rd. 1-7 p.m. Entertainment: Joe Tucker and Rocky from THE ROCK 2-6 p.m., Dinner at 4 p.m. Dinner tickets $15 p/p (cut off date June 24) Menu: Chicken Pot Pie, Garden Salad (variety of salad dressings) Dinner Roll/Butter & Dessert. Tickets sold at the Bar 416699-1353 or Susan Squires 647-657-8817 after June 1st check with the Branch 416-699-1353 re: masks requirement. No cost for admission. Everyone welcome! JUNE 26: Monthly Music Service at Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Road (Warden and Kingston Rd), 10:30 a.m. Celebrate the return of summer as we share the joyous campfire songs of our youth. An entire service of fun singalong songs that will get your toes tapping and hands clapping. Info: www.bbuc.ca JUNE 29: Summer Art Show featuring work by David Barron & Ash Jetha at 82 Normandy Blvd., back garden, 5:30 p.m. Refreshments, wine and hors d’oeuvres. Info: david.barron@rogers.com, ash@ashjetha.com JULY 9: Prince Edward County Lavender Festival bus tour. Visit a lavender farm in Prince Edward County with live music performances and various kid-friendly, fun-filled activities. Lunch is on your own, with plenty of food vendors and stalls. Departs Main Street Subway Station 8:30 a.m., return 7 p.m. Rate: $75 per adults; $65 per child (below 12). Full vax proof, mask and temp. check required. Reservation at (647)351-6699 or eastyork@expediacruises.com. Deadline by Sat. June 4th. FRIDAYS: GRANTFUL FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Food Bank and Soup Kitchen, 2029 Gerrard St. E., is open from 3:30-6 p.m. Registration is required. Face mask is mandatory. Please respect social distancing. Info: 416-690-5169 BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCHES will resume in October. Info: 416-691-6869 FOOD BANK at Grace Pascoe Care Centre (GPCC), 72 Main St. (back doors off parking lot) has reopened. We welcome all in the community who need groceries and are proud to be an agency of the Daily Bread Food Bank. Opening Hours - Thursday evenings, from 6-9 pm. Clients will be asked to register as a Daily Bread user, and we kindly ask you bring your own bags and please wear a mask if you don’t have a health exemption. Info: 416-691-4721 BARD IN THE PARK presents “Love Sick”, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, at at Kew Gardens – June 13-18 at 7 p.m., June 18, 19 at 2 p.m. Info: www.bardinthepark.com SCARBOROUGH PLAYERS present Educating Rita at Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd., June 16, 17 at 8 p.m., June 18 at 2 p.m. Box office: 416-267-9292, www.theatrescarborough.com KEW BEACH LAWN BOWLING CLUB & Croquet welcomes new members. Right by the lake at the foot of Lee. Reasonable fees. Social or competitive enough to suit your style. All you need is running shoes. Play times suitable for all schedules. Info: facebook.com/KewBeachLawnBowlingClub, kewbeachlbcinfo@gmail.com, 416-694-4371 BEACH PHOTO CLUB. We invite all shutterbugs to check out our local photo club. We offer a range of activities including guest speakers, mentorship, opportunities to share your work, photo excursions, competitions, practical seminars and more! We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from September to June, 7-9:30 p.m. Normally we meet at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave (unless specified in program), but due to Covid, we are meeting on Zoom for the time being. Info: beachphotoclub.com or email beachphotoclub@gmail.com
BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. at Swanwick. Info: www.mentalwellness. help. Or join us most nights of the week on Zoom. Go to: https://www.meetup.com. Ask to join us: Mental Wellness Peer-to-Peer Support-Groups DANFORTH MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP. Join us most days for a free video support group run through ZOOM. Sign up and get details at https:// www.meetup.com/Mental-Wellness-Peer-to-PeerSupport-Groups/. Info: www.mentalwellness.help CHURCHES ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. East at Silver Birch Ave. Sunday Services: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Program at 10:30). Wednesdays: mid-week service 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave., invites you to share in worship with us each Sunday. To attend worship in person please register here: https:// www.eventbrite.ca/e/sunday-worship-at-beach-unitedonline-and-in-person-tickets-275719884597. Services are also livestreamed and recorded and available through our website: www.beachunitedchurch.com. These services will be led by our creative and passionate music director Steven Webb and minister Rev Greg Daly. BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. We are an inclusive and affirming congregation in the heart of the Beach. As of Ash Wednesday our church is now open for in person services every Sunday at 10am. All regulations and protocols regarding Covid-19 are followed. You can also join us remotely via Zoom or by phone. For a link to the service and more info please visit our website at http://www.beacheschurch.org or call 416699-5871. Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey. FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd, is available for in-person worship and ZOOM. Please join for our Worship Services on Sundays at 10:30 am with Rev. Angela J. Cluney. Join us for our Hobby Circle on June 27. Any hobby is welcome. For all details, ZOOM & phone links: email fboffice@rogers.com or call 416-699-3084. Website Including our Events Calendar for other activities and the Sermon Messages: http://www.fallingbrookpresbyterianchurch.com Everyone is Welcome! ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794 Kingston Rd. No registration required. Masks needed. Masses: Sat. Vigil at 4:30 pm, Sun. 9 & 11 am, Tue. - Fri. 8:15 am. Confessions 3:45 to 4:15 on Sat. Please contact church office: stjohnsto.archtoronto.org, 416-698-1105 WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. We invite you to join us either In-Person or On-Line for our Sunday Morning Worship Services (twitch.tv/waverleyroadbaptist or Instagram Live) beginning at 11:00 am. Go to waverleyroad.ca for more info! You can also reach us at (416) 694-3054 and info@ waverleyroadbaptist.ca. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram. And, let us know how we may pray for you, too! BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH, 33 East Rd. Sundays at 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse, open, and inclusive Christian community where you will find many possibilities for nurturing your own spirituality and enriching your life, as well as opportunities to serve others through acts of caring, compassion and justice. Our wonderful music program includes special monthly Musical Sunday Services (the last Sunday of each month.) Also home to the Bluffs Food Bank, Toby’s Place (a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ Youth) and Dorothy’s Place (serving LGBTQ+ seniors). Whatever you are wearing, whatever you feel about God, wherever you are on your spiritual journey - you will fit right in. Sunday school and nursery care available. Info: 416-694-4081, www.bbuc.ca GRANT AME CHURCH, 2029 Gerrard St. E., invites you to join our Sunday Worship Service with Pastor Kenesha Blake-Newell every Sunday at 11 a.m. in person or live-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Bible Study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Join our prayer line every Wednesday for prayer from 11 a.m.-12 noon. Links and info: www.grantame.com; email:grantamechurch@yahoo.ca; 416-690-5169 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST NORWAY Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave. Welcome to St. John the Baptist Norway! We are a growing community which enjoys the Anglican expression of the Christian faith. We gather to connect with one another and worship God on Sundays at 9 a.m on ZOOM and on our Livestream at 10:30 a.m. Info: stjohnsnorway.com, 416-691-4560 SCARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH, 1597 Kingston Rd. We invite you to join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. for Worship In-Person and on Zoom, and Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. on Zoom only. Info: www.scarboroughbaptist.ca, 416-698-1973 KIMBOURNE PARK UNITED CHURCH, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. All are welcome! Sunday Worship Service: 10:15am in-person & via Zoom. •Garden@Kimbourne: Every Wed 6-8pm/Sun: 12-2:30pm •July 9: Games Night, 5-10pm. Pizza/Pop for purchase. (2nd Sat of each month) •3rd Sunday Of Every Month: Free Community Meal, 11:30am12:30pm. Volunteers Needed! •Yoga in The Garden: June 19, 11am-12pm. •June 22: Messy Church, 5:30-7pm. Celebrate our faith through activities, story, music and a meal. •Artisan’s Market, July 12, 12-4pm: showcasing local goods, vendors wanted! July 12: Garden@Kimbourne’s Open House,12-4pm. Free summer fun, food, & activities. All Info & Event Links: https://www.kpuc.org/calendar. Info: 416-461-7200, office@kpuc.org, www.kpuc.org
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Artists team up to present show on June 29 EAST TORONTO residents David Barron and Ash Jetha will be hosting a Summer Art Show later this month. The show will take place at 82 Normandy Blvd., in the Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue area, on Wednesday, June 29, starting at 5:30 p.m. The plan is to hold the show in the back garden of the home, weather permitting. If raining, the show will take place inside. Both Barron and Jetha paint in oil, but there styles are different. This is the first time the two have teamed up to present a show, and the first public showing of her art that Jetha has been involved in. “I had done some private showings with friends, but this is my first public show,” she said. Barron has done previous public art shows, but this is the first time for one at 82 Normandy. “We’ve been trying to do this
show since 2020 (but were unable to do so due to COVID-19 restrictions),” he said. Barron describes his painting style as “some abstract and expressionism in oil.” He said it was a “looser abstract impressionist” style. Jetha paintings, also in oil, veer more towards realism and are almost photographic in their look and detail. Both painters said they love working in the medium of oil painting. “I love the feeling of the oil painting as you put it on the canvas,” said Barron. Jetha agreed. “It’s a very sensual experience as you put the oil on as it engages all the senses,” she said. Another reason she enjoys creating with oil paint is that the painting can be worked at “for hours, unlike acrylic.” Barron and Jetha tend to paint
landscapes and city scapes and paintings that reflect what they see in the world around them. Barron said some his artistic inspirations include the Group of Seven, Monet and Van Gogh. Jetha, who worked for years as a real estate agent, decided to encourage and grow her artistic skills about six years ago. “I decided to take my artsy side to the next level and started painting in acrylic because it was cheaper and easier, but I wanted to take it to the next level again with oils.” She said her paintings are very realistic in the look. “They are like a picture, photolike,” she said. For more information on the June 29 show hosted by Barron and Jetha, please contact them at david.barron@rogers.com or ash@ ashjetha.com. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served at the show.
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Beach Metro News Annual General Meeting set for June 22 THE ANNUAL General Meeting of Ward 9 Community News Inc (publisher of Beach Metro Community News) will take place on Wednesday, June 22 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the newspaper’s office at 2196 Gerrard St. E.. Current members of the newspaper are eligible to attend and vote for officers of the volunteer Board of Directors. Following are the bios for the candidates running for election on the Beach Metro Community News board of directors. DOUG BLACK has volunteered on the Board of Directors at Beach Metro Community News since 2013, serving as treasurer from 2015. He also volunteers at Beach Metro Community News as a route captain and carrier at the paper, and is a regular at Tuesday morning bundling sessions on publication days. Doug grew up in the West Island of Montreal and went to Carleton University. He is a retired architect and former Bell Canada employee. He has lived in the Beach since 1992, and appreciates relaxing (and renovating) at the cottage in Haliburton. Doug enjoyed six years as vol-
unteer treasurer for the St. John Catholic School Advisory Council (parent/teacher organization). He coached in the Beaches Community Soccer League for three years, as well as one year in the East Toronto Baseball Association.
DESMOND BROWN is a lifelong resident of the Beach area. He grew up in the Coxwell-Dundas area and attended Bowmore Road, Fairmount Park, and Monarch Park Collegiate Institute. He attended Ryerson’s School of Journalism and worked as a reporter for major news organizations such as the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Global News, and CTV News Toronto (CFTO). Desmond has sat on the volunteer boards of the Herb Carnegie Future Aces Foundation, the Ted Reeve Community Arena, and has served as president, past president and secretary of the Beach Metro Community News Board of Directors. Desmond is also on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. He is currently a real estate agent with RE/MAX Hallmark Re-
alty at Glen Manor and Queen.
KAREN CLEVELAND first moved to the Beach about 20 years ago. She is a strategist and marketer with two decades of experience. She has worked across categories including healthcare, not-forprofit and media. She understands media and journalism both as a marketer and writer. Karen has contributed to media organizations across North America including the New York Times and The Globe and Mail. She wrote the modern etiquette column for years for the Toronto Star and led the marketing team at St. Joseph’s Media, Canada’s largest magazine publisher. This year, Karen developed and led a pilot project that matched Beach businesses with students in the retail management project at Ted Rogers School of Management (Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also a member of the marketing committee of The Beach BIA. MARY BETH DENOMY has been a Beach resident since 2010 and is the current President of the BMN Board of Directors. She is the former Community
Director at the Balmy Beach Club and an active member, supporting initiatives like Community Centre 55 “Share a Christmas” program. Mary Beth is the co-founder of the East Toronto Pickleball Association and she was on the Toronto East 100 Women Who Care Steering Committee, a group that raises thousands of dollars for local charities. Mary Beth is an entrepreneur and an event industry veteran. She founded Proof Experiences, a leading marketing agency, voted one of “Canada’s fastest growing companies” by PROFIT magazine. She was repeatedly ranked and reached a high of #16 on Canada’s list of “Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs” as listed by PROFIT and Chatelaine magazines. Mary Beth is an award-winning marketer, a business mentor and, a former teacher at the George Brown College Centre for Business. She is a graduate of the Carleton University School of Journalism. Mary Beth has also been a freelance writer for the Beach Metro Community News.
DAVID MORROW is a more than 25 year resident of the Beach neighbourhood, where he lives with his
wife and two daughters. He is an executive with a technology leader in Toronto and has worked with many creative professionals in print, publishing, photo, video and audio markets. David has spent the last decade mentoring organizations to innovate and adapt to changing technology opportunities.
Agenda for AGM FOLLOWING IS the agenda for the Beach Metro Community News Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. on June 22 at 2196 Gerrard St. E. • Motion to Accept the Minutes of 2021 AGM (June 23-Virtual) • Recognition of 50th Anniversary of BMN - Mary Beth Denomy • President’s Remarks • Report from Treasurer / Approval of 2021 Financial Report (Motion). See report on Page 17. • Election of Board for 2022 / 2023 (Motion) • Motion to adjourn The meeting is for members of Ward 9 Community News Inc. For info, see our May 17 and 31 editions or contact alan@beachmetro.com. Deadline for memberships ($5) is 5 p.m. on June 15.
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R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in 1930s
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This archival photo of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant was captured sometime in the early 1930s. The photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
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Photographer Ricossa releases Shore Stories LOCAL RESIDENT Maria Ricossa has released her photography book Shore Stories. A professional actor, Ricossa said all but two of the photos in the book were taken in the Beach area along the shore of Lake Ontario. She has combined her love of water and beaches with her passion for photography to create Shore Stories. “I’ve always been drawn to water and sand since I was a child,” said Ricossa. “The changing nature of the lake. Everyday is a different story with the water and the wind and the sky.” She has lived in the Beach for 30 years, where she and her husband raised three kids, and spends many days walking along the Boardwalk looking for photography subjects. Ricossa said she takes “street photography” which are not staged shots but photos of people and things that capture her imagination. Those are the photos that make up Shore Stories. She said she creates “little dramas on what I see on the beach and what gets my attention.” Ricossa gave the example of a photo of a girl she spotted walking in off one of the piers while other people sit in the background.
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Shot on March 20, 2020, Maria Ricossa describes the photo above as “the wind blows the skies darken and the pandemic arrives.” “There’s a little girl with a mermaid bathing suit and a big smile on her face coming off the jetty with three families in the background. They could be connected or not,” she said. Ricossa said the subjects in her photos do not know they are being photographed at the time. The photos are not set up in advance. “Most of the time people don’t know that I’m taking a photo. I’m interested in what people are doing when they don’t know they’re being photographed. I’m looking at what makes people human and how they’re living their lives, especially on the beach,” she said. The COVID-19 pandemic was a factor in Ricossa’s creation of the book.
She said that many people were coming to the Beach area and the Boardwalk for walks and other activities during the pandemic since there was often little else to do. “It was an escape during COVID. People were creating their own reality on the sand,” said Ricossa. While the photos in Shore Stories cover a period of five years, many were taken during the pandemic. Along with the local photos, the cover of Shore Stories feature a shot from Mexico and there is also another photo from Miami Beach. The book was officially launched on June 1. Shore Stories can be ordered online through her website at http://mariaricossaphotography.com
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YOKA has moved from long time queen street location to beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. While somewhat new to NOTL, Yoka has actually been in business as a high-end fashion retailer since 2001. Owner Carla Kloosterhuis, a NOTL local since 2012, first opened Yoka (her mom’s name) as a cart in Oakville Place mall when she was 22. With a strong fashion retail background learned from a family store in the Netherlands, Carla sought to bring that same look and feel to Canada and find a way to work for herself. What started as a mall kiosk selling one size fits all imported fashion, soon became an institution for Euro fashion on Queen Street East in the Beaches area of Toronto, Carla’s ‘hood. Yoka became famous for its unique brands and the warm, welcoming vibe in the Beaches shop, keeping people from all over the GTA coming back for more. But Carla always knew that just being a retailer wasn’t enough and was striving to do and be more. At the mall, she
rented out the food court and put on catered fashion shows and events. At the Queen Street store, she had DJs spinning in the windows on Sunday afternoons and often hosted private shopping parties. Yoka’s collection always consisted of easy-to-wear fashion … with an edge. Her collections grew into more than just Dutch fashions, adding plenty of Canadian-made designs and footwear from Spain and Italy. In 2012, Carla decided to pursue another dream and moved to beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, shortly after starting a family of her own. She maintained her
Queen Street store and found a way to live both an urban and country lifestyle. It wasn’t easy, but nothing good ever is. When the pandemic started in 2020, Yoka faced the challenge many small businesses did – the first dreaded lockdown. All at once, 18 years of being dependent on foot traffic came to a halt and Carla knew it was time to build the one thing Yoka was missing: an e-commerce store. She wasted no time and brought her first U-Haul of inventory home from the Beaches to NOTL in March 2020, to rebuild the business from her basement. It didn’t take long before
Yoka’s website was up and running. She modelled all the fashions herself, with longtime friend and legendary photographer Michelle Quance, choosing locations all over Niagara region as backdrops. Carla decided not to return to Queen Street retail and make this new chapter of her life and business work, putting her young children’s needs first. That summer, Carla did over 1,000 in-person deliveries and over 20 pop-ups in her old beloved Beach neighbourhood with friend, Clair@LifeIsSweet. In April 2020, she tried her first Instagram Live
show, which to her surprise became a huge hit. Having a strong 18-year relationship with her followers, she was able to determine what styles and sizes her customers would need, modelling it all on Instagram herself. “Friday Night Live” sent her business from surviving to thriving and now reaches customers nationwide with a steady following tuning in every week. With a modelling background, Carla was a natural at presenting her hand-picked fashions and was not afraid of what might happen on a live show, often in front of as many as 200 viewers. The live shows became a way for friends and longtime Yoka customers to connect, often laughing and commenting to one another through the feed and having a lot of fun. It became a survival mechanism for many to get through the lockdown loneliness, which gave Carla a new purpose for her fashion empire. In August 2020, Yoka moved into her small space on Mary Street, NOTL, barely opening
for retail as capacity limits were hindering and the Friday Live action turned the space into a studio, and pack-and-ship zone. Now a month in at her newest location, Carla and staff are thrilled to welcome shoppers into a beautiful shopping space filled with all of Yoka’s favourite brands. Yoka also has its own private label and continues to import from her homeland the Netherlands brands that are exclusive to Yoka. Store hours are Wednesday to Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-5, with a Friday Instagram Live show almost every week. Check out the website at www.yokafashions.com or follow her on Instagram @yokafashions to stay up-to-date and tune into Friday Live shopping. Carla is truly grateful for all the beachers who have made the trip down to Niagara to see her and the new shop and is always eager to recommend her favourite local restaurants and wineries to make your Niagara day or overnight trip memorable!
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Brian Kotoka takes authentic path ‘Thrive’ from Page 5 the Fitness and Health Promotion Program at Humber College. Halfway through a gym manager came to give us a talk about careers. I spoke with him and he was really impressed with me and said I should come work at his studio. I decided to go and work at the Fitness Institute which was a private club.” After a nervous start, Brian started to train people and became one of their best trainers and made more money selling personal training than he had ever made in his life up to that point. “Going back to school after that summer was the hardest part. We had a basic sales test, and I wrote down exactly how I would do it and I failed the test. It was the same method that made me a lot of money at work. I was incensed. The independent thinker in me couldn’t take it. So I left school and went on a mission to become the best coach. I went back to the Fitness Institute working as a full-time coach. I started burning out and cancelling clients, so I decided to travel to learn from others and break the cycle. I invested a lot of money into education and courses trying to force my way better. I didn’t know my worth yet. When I was ready to leave the Fitness
Institute, they offered me more money but it was time to move on,” he said. “I knew I wanted to open up my own studio. I saw the semi-private model in California and I knew it would be coming here. I had plans to open in California but I wanted to test it here. I started consulting for other studios and implementing this model. The last gym I helped we doubled the membership, but I realized I was tired of another goodbye. It’s what made me think maybe it was time to really do this. My partner in California wasn’t feeling confident with us getting started so I started looking here in the Beach as I knew the neighbourhood,” said Brian. “I kept wavering but my business coach gave me the push I needed. When I got this space I only had enough money to get half the floor covered and six kettlebells.” They opened in June 2014 and haven’t looked back. Though they had their ups and downs learning how to run a business, it was satisfying to finally have chosen a path that felt authentic. “We had to figure out who we were and that we’re not like everyone else. We want to create meaningful impact on people’s lives. We empower and offer autonomy to our clients,” said Brian, and in this way he has fulfilled his desire to serve his com-
munity. It might not be in the way that he envisioned when he was younger, but Brian appreciates how his life could have turned out very differently based on how it started. He credits his parents for providing him and his three sisters a stable loving home. His parents were forthright with them and never shielded them from the world’s ugly truths, but they also showed him what was possible with love and determination. When I asked Brian if he was hopeful for the future of anti-racism he paused and said, “That’s hard. I’m not quite hopeful, but I’m optimistic. The world is so flawed. I feel like there was a spotlight (on racism), that the entire world was coming together and asking the tough questions and now I feel like we’re just moving on…” I feel what Brian is saying, too. I know it’s an issue that people want to care about but don’t always have the time or the headspace, but the truth of the matter is we need all of us to participate and speak up. We need the full force of our humanity, to make lasting change. Though we will never forget, we don’t want anymore anniversaries. Mimi Liliefeldt is a Beach resident and business owner. She can be reached at mimi@ missfit.ca
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY HEALTH DR. KARIN RUMMELL & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRISTS 1914 Queen St. E. (E. of Woodbine) Mon.- Sat. by appointment
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East York Canada Day Parade returns on July 1 THE EAST York Canada Day celebrations will be back this July 1 as in-person events including the parade, community festival and fireworks display. The upcoming celebrations will be the 65th annual version of the event in East York. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two years saw virtual and muted versions of Canada Day locally. For 2022, though, all the traditional pieces of the East York celebration are back in place. As usual, the day is kicked off by the East York Canada Day Community Parade which begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 1. The parade route goes from Dentonia Park (145 Cosburn Ave.) and finishes at Stand Wadlow Park (373 Cedarvale Ave.) at noon. The parade will see some 25 community groups marching, walking, cycling and riding. Participants will parade east on Cosburn Avenue from Dieppe Park, then head south on Coxwell Avenue to Sammon Avenue where they will continue east to Woodbine Avenue where they will turn north to Trenton Avenue, heading east for the final leg into Stan Wadlow Park. Opening ceremonies for the East York Canada Day Festival in Stan Wadlow Park are set for noon.
The festival features fun activities, games, a kids midway, food and entertainment. Slated to perform are bands such as The East York Blues Allstars, a magic show by Edward Swirsky, Trainwreck, Jeff Scott and The Rave Ons and Sugar Daddies. There
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11,882 245,474
10,467 264,953
257,356
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crown qualified the Black Knights for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associaitons (OFSAA) Trillium Cup girls’ lacrosse championships in Oshawa which took place at the beginning of June. Assistant coach Glen McKelvey said the Malvern girls put in an excellent showing at the Trillium Cup games they played on June 1 and 2. Heading into the OFSAA championships, the Black Knights were ranked sixth in the province but finished the tournament fifth overall. “Their only loss all season was to the team that won the gold medal. So super proud of what they accomplished,” said McKelvey in a note to Beach Metro Community
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ing about the game than the final score, but for the record Cosburn prevailed 58-40 on the strength of “good team bowling and fielding.” Top scorer in the match was Cosburn’s Jack McLaren with 23 runs. The players from both schools “loved it so much they want to play again,” said Stone. The two schools have now extended the cricket games to a three-match series. As of Beach Metro Community News press deadline last week, both teams had recorded a win. With the success of this cricket showcase, it is hoped more East Toronto elementary schools will take up the sport next season.
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Toronto Beaches Junior A Lacrosse set to host Peterborough on June 16 THE TORONTO Beaches Junior A Lacrosse team’s next home game is Thursday, June 16. Toronto Beaches will host the Peterborough Lakers starting at 8 p.m. at Ted Reeve Arena. The local team has been playing some solid lacrosse this season in the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League. As of June 9, Toronto Beaches had a record of six
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WG PAINTING Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
INTERIOR PAINTING
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate Experienced Handyman Available
416-322-7692
warren_gamey@yahoo.com (8r)
NEWBRIGHT PAINTING NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP INTERIOR • EXTERIOR FULLY INSURED, 30 YRS EXPERIENCE, BEACH RESIDENT
CALL SEAN FOR AN ESTIMATE
416-985-8639
newbrightpainting@gmail.com
(8r)
Roofers
•Sprinklers •Complete Renovations •Boilers Repairs •Radiators •Improve water service 24 Hr Service
LANIGAN’S
&
DRAINS •Heating & Mechanical
416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595
LICENSED
(5/23)
Electricians Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates
www.thegoodmoves.com Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
(11)
STUDIO 1
CARTAGE & STORAGE
CARL 647-787-5818
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
416-830-8183
GREENPRO PAINTING
(8..)
FULL SERVICE Local & long distance. Taking care of your possessions.
416-617-8548 All Season Movers
(13)
Painters
Renovations Family Owned Residential • Commercial Interior • Exterior 416-902-2646 (8.)
LEUTY BEACH PAINT Interiors Painting Service 10% Discount for Seniors Local Resident Fully Insured
Larry’s Painting & Repairs
705-740-3448 Julia@LeutyPaint.com
416-690-3890
Plumbers
Family owned & operated 26 years in business
sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca
(r)
PROWAY
PAINTING & DECORATING Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall Free Estimates & References Available
Beach resident with over 30 years exp Interior / Exterior Work Proper Drywall & Plaster Repairs No job too big or small Have the job done right the first time. Referrals & Free Estimates
(8r)
‘As Promised’ Painting *** Free Estimates *** We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more
Dianne 416 699 5070
(1/23)
WG PAINTING Local resident w/32 yrs. exp.
INTERIOR PAINTING
All work guaranteed Fully insured • Free estimate Experienced Handyman Available
416-322-7692
(8r)
MBX ELECTRIC Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314
Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations
Call Marc 416-910-1235
(8r)
(8.)
416-694-6673 ESA/ECRA #7002084
(9r)
LICENSED
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
BEACH PLUMBING Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations
Panel & sub panel upgrades Knob & tube & aluminum rewiring Free estimates LED light & pot light installations 100A & 200A service upgrades Electrical problem solving
Frank 647-889-5537 ECRA/ESA # 7010497
(r)
warren_gamey@yahoo.com (8r)
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING
Beach resident for 50 years. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 patrickj480@gmail.com (8..)
TOM DAY
Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622 24 hr. - lic# P1624
(8r)
MASTER PLUMBER
PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94
(8..)
(8r)
Gus:
416-910-8033
(r)
(8r)
Local • Reliable • Professional Servicing the beach for 18 years.
416 694 0906 torontoroofingindustries.com (8r)
CANADIAN CONTRACTORS
(8r)
Fences, Decks, Porches Flooring, Windows, Doors, Trim, Crown moulding, etc. Kitchens & Bath • Garage Restoration
Serving the Beach for 15 yrs.
Kevin 647 282 8375
(8r)
The Cliffside Carpenter
30 yrs experience in interior trim Custom Cabinet design. Hang doors, crown moulding and baseboards. cliffsidecarpenter.blogspot.ca gibsonpeterk@gmail.com Peter Gibson 416 578 3755 (20)
Doggy needs a fence? Hubby wants a deck? CELTIC RENO Text Mac: 647-832-1742
(8r)
JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457
Marc Text/Call 416-617-7205
Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.
647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca
(8r)
Cell 416 434-2762 Painting - Basement Renos Plaster & Stucco • Interior & Exterior Small Renovation Jobs & Indoor/ Outdoor Spray Painting 35 Yrs Exp • Refs upon request (12) Free Estimates
THE STONE PORCH MASONRY Brick • Block • Concrete Steel • Stone www.thestoneporch.com thestoneporch@gmail.com
WET BASEMENT ? Foundation Repair/Waterproofing
FAIRNEY & SONS LTD. Metro lic #B531 • All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates
416-659-7003
www.webuildit.ca (r)
Maximum General Contracting Inc. “Your basement lowering specialists”
Since 1998 (12r)
• brick restoration • arches, lintels & sills • openings & enclosures CHIMNEY SPECIALISTS
Cable & Telephone Wiring Telephone Systems Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates
(8r)
Lic. & Ins.
416.274.5929
(14r)
KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks
416 824-7901
(8.)
Above All Awnings
Local Trusted Family Business for 25 years
Retractable Awnings & Much More!
www.aboveallawnings.ca 416 698-3592 (14)
ALANO TILE & RENO • Expert Installation of Porcelain, Marble, Mosaic • Over 25 years experience • Total Kitchen & Bath Reno • Plus Tile Repairs (15)
FURNITURE REFINISHING + REPAIR 40 Years experience
416 759-8878
classicrestoration@outlook.com
(8)
Jack of all Trades HANDYMAN SERVICES
Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms Fences, Decks, Drywall, Carpentry No job too small. Free estimates. Serving the Beaches for 15 years.
416-278-5328
(9)
(8$)
BEACHES HANDY WORKS Dedicated precise worker. All your build and repairs. Indoor or outdoor: dry-wall, flooring, built-in, landscaping, interlocking, sheds, fences, decks, etc. at a reasonable price!
PRO A & R RENOVATION • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basement Renovations
416-662-4450
ar-renovation.com Best of Homestars
(8r)
JUST DRYWALL AND TAPING 416 876-4986
Kitchens & bath, basement apts, doors, trim, crown molding, shelving, paint, drywall repair, tile, hardwood, fences, decks, interlock and more.
Classic Restoration & Woodworking
Sam Capetanu
(r)
(8r)
BLANK SLATE RENOVATIONS
416-561-8713
Professional drywall and plaster work. Renovation and Repair. Very clean. No job too small.
Call Hamid at 647-300-2462
416 606 4719
Metro lic
(8r)
Call C.J. 647 222 5338
Heating cooling service & install Hvac ductwork Furnace, boiler, hydronics Large and small jobs
For all your reno needs, no job too small.
CJ DRYWALL & PAINTING (r)
(8)
www.beachmetro.com
15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins
Call Sergio 416 873 9936 (8)
•PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE BUILD & REPAIR •INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REPAIRS
Alan Burke 416-699-4350
(8$)
Chimneys, Concrete, and all masonry repairs
•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL
scotstonecontracting@gmail.com
Can Pro Mechanical
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING
S.A.C Masonry
Serving Your Community Since 1971
(8r)
HARDWOOD
Brick, Block, Stone,
SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
(8r)
SILVERBIRCH
Martin 416 579-6534
HANDYMAN
416-738-2119
Call Scott @ Scotstone 416.858.2452
Over 40 years in the east end. (8)
www.jdbuild.ca
Drywall, Plastering, Taping 18 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 Fax 647-341-6104
416 988-2589 danielmccaf@gmail.com
All types of Roofing
Restoration & Build
Masonry & brickwork. Experts at matching existing brick. New builds, tuckpointing, colour matching, parging. Stone & Block.
Beaches Brickworks
Eavestrough & Siding
• Brick / Foundation • Concrete / Stone • Chimney & Parging
BRICK SPECIALIST
MET# B16348
(8r)
JDB MASONRY
YOUR STUCCO
416-826-3918 John www.mgcunderpinning.com maximumgen@gmail.com
K. R. ROOFING
CARPENTRY
(r)
UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING
Met. Lic. B-16-964
Trades
by Kevin
Fully licensed local contractors
416-265-6674
Shingles • Flats Roof Repairs • Metal Work Eavestroughing & Siding Waterproofing • Since 1984
Beach Co Roofing Flat Roofing 647-309-8056
www.stonehengefoundations.com
JOHN CLARKE
TORONTO ROOFING INDUSTRIES LTD.
Steve 416-285-0440
Stonehenge Foundations 416 467 6735
SERVICES
Lic - Insured • Free Estimate
Carpenters
And any house repairs
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872
Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103
ELECTRICAL WORK
(9)
SERENITY PAINTING
Steve 647-853-6420
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872
Residential/Commercial
50 years in the Beach
proway.painting@gmail.com
Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706
100/200 AMP Service Upgrades • New Wiring New Homes/Additions Lighting Installations Troubleshooting
416 691-3555
416.797.6731
(r)
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
wrightpaintingtoronto@gmail.com
A.S.M. MOVERS
free estimates
UNDERPINNING & WATERPROOFING
HEY HANDYMAN
Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed
*Ask For Photo I.D.*
Interior & Exterior painting Drywall & Plaster repairs Free Estimates & Fair Rates Working locally in the Beaches Matthew 416-802-5980
THOSE ROOFERS
ROOFING & SIDING? SOLUTION!
Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades
2 Men + Truck $100/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries (8r)
(22/23)
ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069
WRIGHT PAINTING
(r)
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
CEJA ELECTRIC (12).
An honest family service in the heart of The Beaches
- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work
*SPRING PROMO*
ESA LIC# 7002668
Roofing & Aluminum
Don’t call them, call those roofers
GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC
Legion hosts Canada Day celebration THE ROYAL Canadian Legion Branch 11 on Dawes Road is inviting residents to a Canada Day celebration on Friday, July 1. The event goes from noon to 7 p.m. and will feature live music, a bouncy castle, games and a barbecue. Each person will receive one free hamburger or hot dog and one piece of birthday cake. Branch 11 is located at 9 Dawes Rd., just south of Danforth Avenue.
Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems
416-569-2181
LOCAL ELECTRICIAN
CELL 416-875-5781
(8.)
www.laniganscontracting.ca
“Always on Time and on Budget” Following COVID protocol
416-580-4290
ATLANTIS PLUMBING
DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183
• Small & Big Moves; Long Distance • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
Save the cost of replacing your sagging fence or deck. We rebuild existing fences and decks including rotting posts and boards for years of further service.
(8$)
BEACHCOMBERS Satisfaction guaranteed! Call Jeff today for free estimate. 416-910-6302 beachcombersgc.com info@beachcombersgc.com
Fence and Deck Repairs
Call Richard at U Can Do It
Movers
PAINTING
The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature a bouncy castle, games, musical entertainment, local vendors and a barbecue. Stephenson Park is located at 61 Stephenson Ave., which is southwest of Main Street and Danforth Avenue just north of the train tracks. For more information, please contact Jade at Community Centre 55 at 416-691-1113.
(8$)
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