Beach Metro News, February 3, 2026

Are the Queen Street East development guidelines now a relic from the past?

By Matthew Stephens

THE APPARENT dismissal of the Queen Street East Urban Development Guidelines (UDG) by the City of Toronto has raised concerns among some of the people who helped create the planning document for the Beach community more than a decade ago.

Discussion about new building regulations in the Beach, and questions about the relevance of the 2012 Queen Street East UDG, were raised at the Jan. 22 meeting of the city’s Planning and Housing Committee. (See our story on Page 2.)

“When we have individuals that come down and make deputations, it’s almost misleading like these guidelines from 14 years ago are the law – completely ignoring the planning paradigm and the provincial planning statutes the city is statutorily required to comply with,” said Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford at the Jan. 22 meeting.

Adopted by the city in 2012, the Queen Street East UDG was the result of a collaborative effort between local residents, including members of the Greater Beach Neighbourhood Association (GBNA), and current Beaches-East York MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon (who was Ward 32 Beaches-

East York city councillor from 2010 to 2018), and the city’s planning department. The guidelines limited building heights along Queen Street East in the Beach to six storeys between Coxwell and Neville Park avenues, and also set design standards to preserve the area’s character.

At the Jan. 22 Planning and Housing Committee meeting, members of the public and councillors discussed a development proposal at 1631 and 1641 Queen St. E. and a portion of 1080 and 1090 Eastern Ave., where an 18-storey residential building facing Eastern Avenue and a sevenstorey residential building facing Queen Street East have now been approved for consideration at Toronto Council.

Mark Richardson, a local resident and Technical-Lead of the HousingNowTO group (which is an affordable housing tracking and transparency project), said the Queen Street East UDG was from a “past” era at the Jan. 22 meeting.

“It’s important that we contextualize that the rules that were passed in the past are from the past, and that things like the Beaches (Queen Street East) Urban Design Guidelines are only guidelines. They are not the Beach bible, as some people refer to

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Crossword puzzle proving popular

THE CROSSWORD puzzle that we introduced in our last edition has proven extremely popular.

Both this week’s puzzle (Be Fuddled created by Barbara Olson of ClassiCanadian Crosswords) and the answers to our Jan. 20 puzzle will appear on Page 20 of today’s paper. Answers to this edition’s puzzle will be in our Feb. 17 paper.

We are continuing to ask readers whether they would prefer the answers be printed in the same edition and if you would also like to see the answers on our website a few days after publication.

Please let us know your preference by end of day on Feb. 10, by sending an email to editor@ beachmetro.com.

Embrace, designed by former Beach resident Will Cuthbert, is among the five art installations that will be set up along Woodbine Beach this month as part of the annual Winter Stations display. Winter Stations will officially open on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 16.

Winter Stations announces five winning entries to be set up on Woodbine Beach

WINTER STATIONS has announced the five winning entries whose designs will be displayed on Woodbine Beach in the 12th year of the outdoor art installation.

Winter Stations will open on Family Day weekend, with the official launch on Monday, Feb. 16, and continue until the end of March.

The winners of this year’s competition are Embrace (Canada); Crest (University of Waterloo); Specularia (United States); CHIMERA (Germany/Ukraine); and Glaciate (Toronto Metropolitan University).

“This year’s theme, Mirage, invited artists and designers from around the world to submit proposals for installations that play with the boundary of what is seen and what is real in the age of AI, and explore public art as infrastructure that gathers people in shared reality,” said a news release from Winter Stations.

Since 2015, Winter Stations has

been displaying outdoor art installations on Woodbine Beach and has become a launching pad for new ideas in public art. Winners receive full materials, fabrication labour, and a $2,000 honorarium to support what is often designers’ first public art installation.

Every year, numerous submissions are reviewed by a jury. This year’s jury was made up of Jason Thorne, Katriina Campitelli, Alana Mercury, Luisa Ji, and Janna Hiemstra. Winter Stations is made possible by RAW Design, kg&a, Northcrest Developments, City of Toronto, Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario, Ontario Association of Architects, MicroPro Sienna, Feeley Group, Sali Tabacchi Brand & Design, and Meevo Digital.

Here are the installations to be displayed along Woodbine Beach: Embrace (Will Cuthbert; Canada)

“Embrace is an invitation to behold and to be held. Change your

point of view. Gain a new perspective. A prismatic reflection of the warmth and light of the day,” said the news release.

Cuthbert, who grew up in the Beach, is now based in Saskatoon and previously was part of Winter Stations in 2022 for The Hive installation, designed with Beacher Kathleen Dogantzis. Both Cuthbert and Dogantzis attended Malvern Collegiate Institute.

Crest

(Clay te Bokkel, Isabella Ieraci, Matthew Lam, Sasha Rao, Simon Huang, Oskar Peng, and David Shen; University of Waterloo)

“Crest emerges from the sand and snow as a sweeping wave positioned moments before breaking. It envelops and invites visitors to gather, to pause and share a fleeting moment of reality like a wave crashing into the shore,” said the release.

The University of Waterloo is

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Committee backs plans for buildings at Queen/Eastern/Coxwell site

By Matthew Stephens

AFTER YEARS of controversy, a residential project just southeast of Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East received unanimous approval from the City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee at a meeting last month.

The committee heard deputations from three speakers, two of whom spoke in favour of the project.

site will include 328 new rental units, 20-30 per cent of which will be affordable. Its scale and potential impact on the neighbourhood have made the proposal a contentious topic among local residents for years.

building at 1080 Queen St. E. was not part of the development.

planning framework has changed, as has the city’s needs for more housing.

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“I live 350 metres north of the subject site. I am in favour of the proposal. I’ve been following the application since its announcement as part of Housing Now phase two, and I am encouraged to see it in front of the committee today,” said local resident James Gray during his deputation to the committee on Jan. 22.

The development proposal, which encompasses the area of 1631 and 1641 Queen St. E., and a portion of 1080 and 1090 Eastern Ave., calls for an 18-storey residential building facing Eastern Avenue at the south end of the site, and a sevenstorey residential building facing Queen Street East at the site’s north end. The

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During a consultation meeting held in October last year by CreateTO, an agency tasked with managing the city’s real estate assets, and City of Toronto staff, residents reiterated numerous concerns about the project since it was first announced back in 2020. Those concerns included building height, lack of “truly affordable housing,” and worries that the 18-storey building facing Eastern Avenue could compromise the “character” of Queen Street East.

Deputant Mark Richardson championed the project for taking the necessary time to acquire the adjacent Harvey’s restaurant at 1641 Queen St. E., and for adding to the city’s affordable housing stock.

Deputant Adam Smith expressed his disapproval of the proposal for its disregard of the Queen Street East Urban Design Guidelines (UDG), which were established in 2012 to limit building heights along Queen Street East in the Beach to six storeys between Coxwell and Neville Park avenues.

“It seems Toronto has completely discarded what used to be good planning principles,” said Smith. “While the Queen Street building only gets an extra storey, putting an 18-storey tower directly behind it completely negates the purpose of the guidelines in keeping building heights in line with the character of the neighbourhood.”

Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher questioned why the adjacent Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC)

City staff said they assessed the existing six-storey building and its “difficult number of residents” before determining that it “had a long life ahead of it” and would not be considered for any kind of rezoning or expansion.

Fletcher also said that she and Bradford had received letters from the chair of city-funded agency Applegrove Community Complex, questioning why considering them for relocation to the development once built had been revoked without any formal notice.

Applegrove Community Complex is located inside TDSB’s Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School at 60 Woodfield Rd.

Although they were not mentioned in the report headed for consideration at the next Toronto Council meeting, city staff confirmed the opportunity for the agency to be incorporated into the project still remains.

In his closing remarks, prior to the proposal’s unanimous vote of support from the committee, Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford said that the Queen Street East UDG no longer aligns with the current provincial planning framework to build new housing, or the city’s increased housing challenges.

“When we have individuals that come down and make deputations, it’s almost misleading like these guidelines from 14 years ago are the law – completely ignoring the planning paradigm and the provincial planning statutes the city is statutorily required to comply with,” said Bradford.

Bradford said it was important for municipal politicians to acknowledge how both the provincial

“How the context of the city has changed. How the challenges and the demands and the pressures that we’re facing have changed,” he said.

“References were made to the 2012 Queen Street East Urban Design Guidelines... Here’s what it is: it’s a document from 14 years ago that were just guidelines at the time. So, Adam Smith likes to come down here from time to time with good intentions, but I feel like whenever I listen to his deputations it’s always like opening up a time capsule. You know, we talk about the Lick’s development from so many years ago where there was a lot of ink spilled at the time about that, but I go down to Queen Street all the time, and I think it looks fabulous,” said Bradford.

“Whether we like it or not, we’re not living in 2012 anymore. I think that comes across as misinformed at best, or maybe even misleading at worst. And I don’t think that’s how we build cities, I don’t think that’s how we build community, and I don’t think it’s particularly helpful in the Beaches. So, a position like that would likely come at the expense of affordable units for families, for seniors, for workers that our community so desperately needs. A position like that would probably come at the expense of the enhanced childcare spaces from the work that we’re doing in the public realm.

“And again I remind folks, these positions and decisions that we make are difficult, but we have to consider all of the factors in front of us, try and come up with a balanced position, and one that moves this city forward, not one that’s handcuffed to a world that we were living in 15 years ago.”

Black History Month celebrations planned locally

FEBRUARY IS Black History Month and a number of events are being planned in East Toronto to celebrate.

The 31st annual celebration at Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre is slated to take place on Sunday, March 1.

As in past years, the event will feature

entertainment and fun activities.

The celebration will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. and it is a free event geared towards young people between the ages of 13 to 20.

Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre/BGC Eastview is located at 86 Blake St. in the Jones and Danforth avenues area.

Those planning on attending are asked to please register in advance by going to www. eastviewcentre.com/register

Please go to Eastview’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/EastviewNeighbourhoodCommunityCentre for more information.

A number of East Toronto public libraries also have Black History Month events planned for this month.

The Gerrard Ashdale Library will host the Discovering Sansa Kromah, A Journey Through Music and Storytelling event on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. The library branch is located at 1432 Gerrard St. E.

The Pape/Danforth Library hosts an Intercultural Creative Workshop with local artisan Stella Diebou on Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The library branch is located at 701 Pape Ave.

The S. Walter Stewart Library will host a Hip-Hop History event on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The event will explore the roots of Hip-Hop, tracing its origins to the Bronx, New York in the 1970s. The library branch is located at 170 Memorial Park Ave. in East York.

Beach Metro cartoonist Suddick at historical society

BEACH METRO Community News cartooonist Bill Suddick will be the guest speaker at The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society’s next event on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Suddick, who has been an editorial cartoonist with this newspaper for more than 40 years, will speak about his decades of covering the East Toronto community

through his cartoons and the characters in them.

His free presentation takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Beaches Sandbox, 2181 Queen St. E.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information on the presentation, please visit the historical society’s website at www.tbeths.com

In Memoriam: Brenda Dow 1932-2026

Author, volunteer and advertising manager Brenda Dow remembered

By Sheila Blinoff

IT IS with sadness that I tell you that my friend and colleague at this paper, Brenda Dow, died on Jan. 2. She was advertising manager from 1979 to 1994.

She came to Ward 9 Community News after many years as a homemaker raising three boys, and she liked to remind me of her interview where, she claimed, I “grilled” her intensely on her childcare plans if her youngest, then 12, were ever sick.

As well as ability, compatibility was a requirement. She would be joining Editor Joan Latimer and me in a small office at the old YMCA at 907 Kingston Rd., and facing constant interruptions and deadlines.

Being ad manager was no easy ride. The paper, in its ninth year, relied on ad revenue to cover all expenses, so there was an element of hustle to the job. Brenda sold and designed ads, and arranged them on mock-up pages (at first in pre-computer days). She helped with customers, proofread, worked the counter and phones, helped unload 30,000 newspapers from our delivery truck each issue, and prepare bundles of papers for the carriers.

Despite having this talented, calm and congenial newcomer in our midst, we still needed enthusiastic volunteers to pick up the slack. These included her husband, Brian, who assisted with newspaper delivery and handyman tasks around the office for all the years she worked at the paper, and drove her to and from work.

They both continued as volunteers for about 15 years after she retired. They used a special knot, known as Brian’s knot, for tying up the papers, which they taught to all helpers, and no bundles fell apart on their watch. (And they did watch to see that it was done correctly.) It is hard to think of one without the other.

station on Kingston Road.

Brenda was the poster girl for “Still waters run deep.” She was a listener more than a talker. She spoke softly. Her thoughts were weighed.

If I had an issue, other friends would give me pragmatic advice. Not Brenda. She asked the difficult questions. By the time she had finished, one’s soul had been through the wringer – twice, but it came out clean.

Cut and dried was not her style. So, I could never fathom how she could be so good at solving cryptic crosswords. She had cut her teeth on the Daily Telegraph ones in the U.K. Here, she completed the daily Globe and Mail cryptic in under 15 minutes while she was getting dressed for work. Sometimes she would save two “easy” clues for me, and I pondered them all day.

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Brenda was responsible for suggesting the name Beach Metro Community News when Ward 9 became Ward 10 and then Ward 32.

Not all readers liked the new name, and some thought that she be made to ride in the Easter Parade, sitting backwards on a donkey with her head bowed, wearing sackcloth and carrying a placard. That never happened.

Instead, she marched along Queen Street East in several parades, sometimes wearing a Big Bird costume. She also came up with the slogan for our first ever newspaper T-shirt, Word Power.

Brenda grew up in Norwich, a historic city in Norfolk, England, famous for its medieval architecture, and about 40 miles from the Sandringham Estate. Later she would set some of her historical mystery novels in her home town.

After high school she sat the civil service exams and her marks were among the highest in the U.K. for that year. She worked in social services for a short time, then continued in Norwich at the head office of the Norwich Union Insurance Company.

In her mid twenties she came to Toronto to help grow the Norwich Union in Canada. It is now part of BMO. She lived with five other young women in a converted coach house in downtown Toronto. Then she enrolled at a YMCA to learn bridge, played her cards right and married the teacher. With a twinkle in her eye, she liked to say, “I married a younger man!” but there were only three years between them.

Eventually they bought a house on Neville Park Boulevard, then at the foot of Blantyre Avenue, and finally at Rodeo Pathway next to the ambulance

To encourage people like me, she wrote a book Get It! A tool for learning how to solve cryptic crosswords. Beach Metro’s Bill Suddick did the cartoons. I was one of her guinea pigs along with some literal-minded patrons of The Feathers.

There are at least a dozen different types of obscure clues, and she explained each one and provided examples for the reader to solve. As I look at the pages of my 1996 copy, I see her sense of humour coming through, and the parts where I have erased my pencilled answers and tried again.

In the 1980s Brenda began taking credit courses towards a BA degree at the University of Toronto’s Woodsworth College’s evening classes. Although she was mostly studying Ancient Greek and Roman authors, she veered off into an English creative writing course. There were only 12 spots and almost 50 applicants, but she aced her audition.

Each week she showed me the next assignment, and I had plenty of ideas of how she should tackle it. Finally, she said, “Why don’t you just take the course yourself?” So, I did the next year.

This was no sinecure. Apart from creating prose, poetry, plays and onepage novellas, each week before the next class she had to read the work of the other 11 students and be ready to lead a 15-minute critique on any piece without knowing who wrote it. What-

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ever she said, the rest would aggressively disagree. And then her own work was discussed.

I often wondered how my gentle friend, who would never willingly hurt anyone, survived each night of the long knives.

She said she wanted to write the kind of books she liked to read. One of her favourite authors was Georgette Heyer who wrote about the Regency Period, (18111820) in England. (The Bridgerton era for you newcomers.) Brenda’s 2000 novel, Earl for a Season, is set in this period, and of course includes love, treachery, and intrigue.

Still writing of the Regency Era, she began her mystery trilogy. Quaker widow Ruth Bowen has a knack for solving mysteries, and for putting herself in danger. She runs afoul of an eccentric judge, and finds herself in the Norwich Castle prison on a charge of attempted murder. But, there was a small spark of awareness between these two protagonists, and an astute reader can sense which way the wind was blowing.

She let me read a section of the first draft, and when I reached the part where their hands touched as he helped her over a country stile, I asked if this was going to be an X-rated novel. She snatched the pages back and said “You’ll have to wait to read the book.”

Friends and Enemies was published in 2013 and Friend at Court in 2014. The books featured the sites of early Norwich, and used only the authentic language of the day.

She was more Jane Austen than newspaper style. Although Brenda worked at a newspaper, she had no yearning to see herself in print there.

She joined a painting and drawing class at St. Aidan’s church, and with practice became a member of the Beach Guild of Fine Arts, exhibiting at its shows and selling some of her watercolours and acrylics. Her walls at home were covered with her

Brian

work, and when I moved house she invited me to choose any painting for myself except the ones of her family.

With Brian, she joined a miniaturist club. He was skilled at carving and fine carpentry, and built a large doll’s house displayed in the family room.

Brenda made the furniture and furnishing from a range of periods, but she was most proud of her breadbox-sized Regency room that sat in the living room. Everything had to be perfectly to scale, another example of her attention to detail.

She retired in 1994. Although occupied with cryptics, writing, art and miniatures, she joined Brian and travelled to every continent except Antarctic.

Their cruises and land trips took them to the Three Gorges in China, European rivers, the Baltic, Asia, South America, Scandinavia, etc...

They were passionate about their global travelling and experiencing other cultures.

“And we’re spending our children’s inheritance,” they laughed.

Life treated them well until ill health caught up. Brenda had a stroke in 2016, and after 50 years they left the Beach to be closer to their family in Mississauga.

Brenda moved into a nursing home and Brian lived nearby in a senior’s residence. They were able to phone each other and visit back and forth, until his death in 2019.

On Jan. 31, family and friends were able to say goodbye to Brenda at a service and celebration of life at St. Nicholas Anglican Church, Birch Cliff, just across the road from where she had lived at Rodeo Pathway, and had formed a deep relationship with the church.

Some of her books and paintings were on display for those who had no idea just how deep those still waters ran.

Brenda is survived by her three sons: Bruce (Ann Fox), Gregory (Alla Linetsky), and Stephen (Trity Parsi), and by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Rest in Peace, Brenda. And you too, Brian.

Scarborough Arts The Neighbours Project

slated for next four Sundays

SCARBOROUGH ARTS is presenting a new collection of drop-in workshops called The Neighbours Project as a part of its ongoing series COMMUNITY+Connects.

Starting on Feb. 8, The workshops will take place on four consecutive Sunday afternoon, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre (313 Pharmacy Ave.).

Other workshop will be Feb. 22, March 8 and March 22.

The Neighbours Project aims to take a hands-on approach to art and community by allowing residents to become involved

in a variety of artistic mediums. Activities will include portrait print-making with a local artist, storytelling, karaoke, hand drumming, music lessons, and more.

The project is presented in partnership by Scarborough Arts, BGC West Scarborough Community Centre, UTSC (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus), SoundLife Scarborough and Choice Properties.

Attendees must register for the workshops and children under 16 years of age must have an adult with them. To register, please go to https://bit.ly/westscarbneighbours

Share in some ‘reality’ at Winter Stations 2026

ALAN SHACKLETON Beach Metro News Editor

As weather goes, last week was a rough one here in East Toronto and areas beyond.

However, what I see as a sure sign spring is getting closer in our corner of the world was last week’s announcement of the winning art installations for the annual Winter Stations displays along Woodbine Beach.

Since it started back in 2015, Winter Stations has been a great way for all of us to embrace the

elements and celebrate our climate. But, of course, we take part in that celebration understanding that it also means spring is getting closer.

As usual, Winter Stations opens on Family Day, which is on Monday, Feb. 16, and continues through until the end of March.

And do you know what’s happening at the end of March this year?

Why it is the Toronto Blue Jays home opener, set for Friday, March 27, against the Athletics. (The entire question of whether that team is the Oakland As, the Las Vegas Athletics or something in between is, thank goodness, not a story for Beach Metro Community News.)

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And baseball’s return is the surest sign of spring there is. Like a lot of Torontonians, and baseball fans across the country, I can’t wait for the first pitch.

But back to Winter Stations and the five winning installations for 2026. You can read more about the displays in our story that starts on Page 1.

The installations for this year are Embrace, Crest, Specularia, CHIMERA and Glaciate.

They look great on paper, and should be lots of fun once they are up on Woodbine Beach.

Though, given the deep freeze we’ve been going through and the amount of ice and snow on the beach right now, they might need flame throwers and hard-

rock drilling equipment to get the installations in place.

Here’s hoping for a February thaw in the coming days.

There’s also a bonus local angle to this year’s Winter Station with the installation Embrace designed by Malvern Collegiate grad Will Cuthbert.

This will be Cuthbert’s second time he has had a design on display at Winter Stations.

In 2022, he teamed up with fellow Malvern grad Katie Dogantzis for the installation THE HIVE. That design highlighted the resilience of honey bees and how important it was for the hive to work together to survive the cold winter months. Something we would all do well

to remember as we also try to get through this winter.

The theme for this year’s Winter Stations is Mirage. It asked the artists to submit designs “that play with the boundary of what is seen and what is real” in the age of Artificial Intelligence, deep fakes and everything else out there intent on confusing and/ or deceiving us. Winter Stations wanted the designers to come up with works that “explored public art as infrastructure that gathers people in shared reality.”

I think the key word is reality. What a concept - sharing common experiences that are real!

And Winter Stations on Woodbine Beach is a great opportunity to do just that.

must ensure arena board follows its mandate, reader writes

Re: ‘Ted Reeve Arena board votes to uphold decision to keep ice on main rink all year’, Beach Metro Community News, Jan. 20. Lacrosse, and other sports, are going to find it increasingly hard to survive if the city doesn’t have proper oversight of its boards.

As strain on government and taxpayers continues with competing priorities and scarce dollars, sport and recreation will continue to be put on the back burner or at the very least, slide down the list of priorities.

The public needs to know that the scarce resources that are available are being accessed and distributed fairly for everyone.

A recent decision by the Ted Reeve Community Arena Board of Management to keep ice in the arena all year long, resulting in the removal of the Toronto Beaches

Lacrosse Club from their home of over three decades has made it glaringly obvious that there are serious holes in the oversight and accountability given to public appointees and boards who are to act on behalf of the public’s interest. And it opens the door to put the interest of private, for-profit companies over the interests of the public and, most often, its nonprofit organizations.

Elected officials and appointed members of public boards are held to a higher standard of fiduciary duty because of the trust they have been given by the people. I would suggest that appointed board members even more so because with an election there is a clear path to removing someone from office. Recourse for appointed board members is not so clear.

A board’s fiduciary duty in-

cludes duty of loyalty to placing public interest above all else; acting in good faith; accountability for ensuring transparency and due process; responsibly managing funds; mitigating conflict of interest; and upholding a clear, open and meaningful process for public input.

Toronto Council has a duty to ensure its appointed, approved board members of city-owned facilities and organizations are acting under the mandates they have been given. The Relationship Framework Agreement between the City of Toronto and Arena Boards requires “to allocate use of the arena and other recreational facilities in a fair and equitable manner among neighbourhood citizens and organizations and arena user groups, with particular consideration given to addressing

the needs of the local community”.

The Ted Reeve Arena board decision to remove lacrosse, in my view, undermines the duties they are expected to uphold as appointed members of a public board. Transparency, regard for due process, and effective consultation with the local community are paramount.

Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford provided the board an opportunity to rescind the original decision and instead seek public opinion first, but this motion was also defeated.

As sports continue to grow in this country, including lacrosse — soccer, basketball, and pickleball to name a few, these groups will compete for their share of indoor and outdoor spaces now and in the future. So, we better be sure our public institutions not only

support non-profit organizations, but also ensure local communities are being treated fairly, consulted and heard.

To be clear, this issue is not about hockey versus lacrosse. Both organizations represent about 1,000 local kids. It’s an issue of governance, oversight and ensuring public interest and input in decision-making

Why is this so important? Because it’s precedent setting. If the city that oversees a board’s existence and local politicians representing their constituents don’t provide real democratic oversight at the local level, the big picture is grim.

Lacrosse, our national summer sport, will be squeezed out. And other sports organizations will find themselves in the same boat.

Liz McGregor

When it comes to proposals for new multi-story residential housing in the area, the coverage by Beach Metro Community News seems to reflect only one perspective: the voices of immediate neighbours concerned about things like building height, traffic congestion, disruption during construction, and change, in general.

The paper seems unwilling to seek out alternative narratives, such as the demand for housing in a market with too little supply; or the pressure on all levels of government to deal with

something called ‘the housing crisis’; or how about this one: where are our children going to live if we don’t build more housing?

The near-hysterical opposition to the Glen Stewart Ravine development was a recent case in point, with every conceivable reason NOT to build covered in forensic detail.

I don’t recall reading about why we might need more housing in the area.

In the Jan. 20 edition of Beach Metro Community News, we read about the prospect of an 11-storey

building near Main Street and Gerrard Street East. Again, not a word on why these 56 residential units might be needed, but lots of complaints from local small businesses on how the construction will be disruptive.

It’s not as though new building proposals arise out of thin air, in a political or economic vacuum, with no context to draw on in writing a news story.

It can’t be that difficult to provide such context, by finding a pro-housing advocate to interview (there must be a few in Toronto),

Glen Stewart Ravine a ‘jewel’ in city’s crown

My name is John Hillis and I grew up on Glen Manor Drive East, from 1967 to 1981 across from the park. I am entirely familiar with Glen Stewart Ravine, having played there as a Williamson Road Public School student and regularly traversing it on the way to/from Malvern Collegiate.

I am following with morbid fascination this all-to-familiar story of civic misappropriation and offer the following comments based on report omissions.

Environmental Health

Hydrology: The footprint of the proposed development is bisected by the historical headwaters of the Ames Creek watershed. This should necessitate an independent Riparian impact assessment by a qualified biologist and be included in the supporting documentation of the application.

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or even just relying on the well-chronicled housing crisis facts and figures on the websites of governments, think tanks and advocacy groups.

We can’t wring our hands about the lack of housing and then, in the next breath, find fault with every attempt to build in our own neighbourhood.

Michael Mouritsen

New Community Hub located at 1896 Danforth Avenue mmcmahon.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Community Calendar

FEB. 4: Investing 101 with Teri Courchene at Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E., 6-7 p.m. Whether you are starting out or learning more about your current investments, this seminar will help you make sense of the complex world of investing. Info: 416-393-7703

FEB. 5-28: Interwoven Exhibition – Bernadette Badali & Craig Beal, at Riverdale Hub Gallery, 1326 Gerrard St. E. Opening reception Feb. 7 from 2-4 p.m. Artist talk at 3 p.m.

persons can email at: info@stjohnsmission.org /attention Starotza Miroslava. A prompt reply is promised.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., Mondays, Feb. 23-April 27 (no session April 6). Beginning guided Meditation drop-in classes with Kim Dunlop, by donation. In-person donations go to Kingston Road United Church for the use of their space. Online donations go to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Foundation. All are welcome.

FEB. 7: Valentine’s Artisan Market at Riverdale Hub, 1326 Gerrard St. E., 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Info: www.riverdalehub.ca

FEB. 7: Big Band Jazz Happy Hour, part of the Jazz and Reflection Series, at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Featuring Sound Ideas Big Band. Dancing, cash bar, popcorn and snacks available. Tickets: Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $20.

FEB. 7: I Love To Sing! at Centre 55, 97 Main St., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Kids from 8 to 16 are welcome to this free program that is fun, empowering, and great music instruction from some of the top singing teachers in Canada. Come once or for every session – no experience or commitment necessary. Info: singtoronto.com/i-love-to-sing FEB. 11: The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society (TBETHS) presents Beach Metro News Cartoonist and Author Bill Suddick at The Beaches Sandbox, 2181 Queen St. E., 7-8:30 p.m. Suddick will share anecdotes and show examples of his work. Copies of Bill’s book will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is free. Info: www.tbeths.com

FEB. 14: Mark Battenberg Music presents A Love Song to the Moon; A Valentine’s Day Concert at Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Ave., 7:30 p.m. Music and Poetry of Love and Romance, by Beaches composer Mark Battenberg, with special guests, cellist Sybil Shannahan, violinist Alex Cheung, and shakuhachi flute master Debbie Danbrook. $20 at the door, or pay what you can.

FEB. 15, 16, 22: Model Railroad Club of Toronto February Shows at 11 Curity Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Watch as our steam and diesel trains operate just like the real thing. Tickets at door: cash, debit, credit card. Children $10, Seniors $12, Adults $15, Family rate (max. 5 people, max. 2 adults): $45. Info: info@modelrailroadclub. com, 416-536-8927, www.modelrailroadclub.com

FEB. 17: Pancake Supper at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 5-7 p.m. Pancakes, sausages, and beverages. $10 for adults, $5 for children. Live Music! Info: 416-261-4222, www.stpaulsscarborough.org

FEB. 17: St Nick’s Famous Pancake Supper at St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd., 5:30-7 p.m. Pancakes, sausages and REAL maple syrup! Don’t miss it. Info: 416-691-0449, www.stnicholasbirchcliff.com

FEB. 17: Pancake Supper at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 904 Coxwell Ave., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Come and join us for a delicious meal of pancakes with bacon or sausages and your choice of coffee, tea or juice. Free will offering. Give what you can. FEB. 21: Learn CPR for Free with the Heart and Stroke’s CardiacCrash Program at Bomb Fitness Beaches, 862 Kingston Rd., 11 a.m.-12 noon. This dramatic, interactive program from Heart & Stroke teaches participants hand-only CPR and AED use in less than an hour. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (CrashCard) from the Heart and Stroke. Space is limited. To register, visit heartandstroke.crowdchange.ca/128208

FEB. 21: Acoustic Harvest presents A Special InThe-Round Concert with Mary Kelly, John Sheard, Clela Errington and Doris Mason at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 8 p.m. Tickets $35 ($40 at door). Tickets and info: acousticharvest.ca

FEB. 22: A Senior Moment Luncheon at the Kingston House, 676 Kingston Rd. (at Main St.). The start of our fourth year! We are pleased to announce two Health Professionals will be joining us with helpful information. Text 647-8298042 to reserve a spot. Look forward to seeing you there.

FEB. 22: Vespers Service: Lent 1 at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., 7-8 p.m. Meditative service with special music. Info: www.stpaulsscarborough.org, 416-261-4222

FEB. 23: East York Garden Club presents ‘Horticulture at the Toronto Zoo’ at Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave., 7:30-9 p.m. Guest speaker is Shawn Murdy, a horticulturist, landscape consultant, invasive species professional and Horticulture Supervisor at the Toronto Zoo. FEB. 26: Soup Supreme Competition at Centre 55, 97 Main St., 5 p.m. Last year’s Silver Ladle winner, The Kingston House will defend their title against local chefs and restaurants while guests vote for their favourite soup. $5 cash admission. Limited seating so first-come, first-served! Info: www.centre55.com

THURSDAYS: GROUP MEDITATION. Join us for Group Meditation at the Church of St. Aidan, 2423 Queen St. E., 7:30-8:15 p.m. All ages and stages of experience welcome! Type of meditation will vary based on the instructor. Email: office@staidansinthebeach.com ST. JOHN THE COMPASSIONATE MISSION “Friendly Visitors Program” is welcoming new volunteers. FVP visit people who are shut in, referred either by agencies or individuals living in the east of Toronto. Interested

BEACH PHOTO CLUB offers 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., at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (unless specified in program). Info: beachphotoclub.com or email beachphotoclub@gmail.com

A A at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Saturdays 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Info: 416-691-1113

AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113

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 BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH FELLOWSHIP LUNCHES for adults in the community, 11 a.m. •Mondays at Corpus Christi Church (16 Lockwood Rd.). Closed Feb 15 and April 6 •Tuesdays – alternating locations: St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) Feb. 3, 17, March 3; St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (2423 Queen St. E.) Feb. 10, 24, March 10 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.). Closed April 1 and April 8 •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.). Lunch format may vary from site to site.

GERRARD ASHDALE LIBRARY, 1432 Gerrard St. E. •Feb 12: Cozy Corner Club, 2-4 p.m. Socialize with other adults in the neighbourhood on the 2nd Thursday of each month. This month we will be watching the film Maudie. Register by phone or on tpl.ca. •Feb 14 & 21: Chess Club, 1-4 p.m. For all ages and levels, drop-in. •Feb 15 & 22: Sunday Family Time, 2-2:30 p.m. Stories and songs for children age 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. Stay after to socialize or make a craft. Drop-in. Info: 416-393-7717 BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave., invites you to share in worship with us each week. We offer a combination of in-person and YouTube livestream opportunities on Sunday mornings at 10:30am. We are an inclusive, affirming congregation and our building is fully accessible. Rev. Dr. Ellen Redcliffe offers inspirational and thought-provoking reflections, supported by Music Director Dr. Steven Webb and the church choir, which welcomes new members at all times. Nathalie Zeta, our youth coordinator, offers programming for our younger members and guests during the Sunday service. All are welcome! Beach United Church offers a variety of inspirational music and educational programs open to the entire Beach community. Links and info: beachunitedchurch.com BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Drive. (S of Queen). We are an inclusive and affirming congregation in the heart of the Beach. BPC has strong commitments to community service and social justice issues. We provide non-perishable food for those in need through our Free Food Pantry. Every Wednesday we host a Coffee Outreach from 1-3 p.m., an opportunity for people in the neighbourhood to gather for coffee, snacks and fellowship. A full lunch is provided every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Links and info: www.beacheschurch.org, 416699-5871. Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey THE CHURCH OF ST. AIDAN (Anglican), 2423 Queen St. E., is an energetic, active faith community committed to following Jesus as we gather for meaningful worship, spiritual growth, and community engagement. We live this out through our vibrant children’s and youth programs, diverse sacred music offerings, and active community outreach and environmental stewardship ministries. Sundays, we welcome you to join us for worship at 8:30 a.m. (spoken service) and 10:30 a.m. (with music and children’s and youth programs). Wednesdays, Eucharist Service at 10:30 a.m. Weekly euchre on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. (enter from the northeast side door, $5 to play, all proceeds go to outreach). Busy Bees drop-in playgroup for ages 0-3 and caregivers features stories and crafts on Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. Please join us for worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Angela J. Cluney. All are welcome! Fallingbrook is an affirming congregation and is accessible by a lift. Please join us on Live Stream via Facebook or through our church website at 10:25 a.m. for our Prelude with our Music Director Nick Jessome. Weekly Worship services and Special Music selections are posted for viewing on our website. For more details about Bible Study, Book Club, Tea Time, Hobby Circle, Wee Folks, Choir and more: fboffice@rogers. com, 416-699-3084, fallingbrookpresbyterianchurch.com

Murphy’s Law development plan to be discussed at Feb. 19 meeting

By Matthew Stephens

A PROPOSAL for a 10-storey mixed-use residential building at the Murphy’s Law site in the Beach will be considered at a public meeting held by Toronto and East York Community Council on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 19.

The development site at 1684, 1689, 1700 and 1702 Queen St. E., northwest corner of Kingston Rd., is calling for a 10-storey building with 168 residential rental dwelling units, 56 vehicular parking spaces and 186 bicycle parking spaces.

Initially approved for six-storeys in 2022, developer Sud Group returned two years later with an updated proposal calling for an 11-storey mixed-use residential building with 216 units and 54 vehicular parking spaces and 240 bicycle parking spaces. That 2024 proposal received significant backlash from the community due to increased height and density, a drawn-out timeline since site acquisition, and lack of vehicle parking spaces.

Residents also expressed disappointment that the 11-storey proposal went against the 2012 Queen Street East Urban Design Guidelines, a city-approved regulation established to limit building heights along Queen Street East in the Beach to six storeys between Coxwell and Neville Park avenues.

During a virtual community meeting last October, Sud Group confirmed that the Murphy’s Law project was “unfeasible to build at six-storeys” due to market conditions between the years of 2022 and 2024.

Residents questioned the timing of the developer’s new proposal, which came less than a year after changes were made to the City of Toronto’s Mid-Rise Guidelines in

December 2024. The latest iteration of the city’s guidelines generally defines a mid-rise building as any building that is five to 14 storeys in height.

When asked in October if there was any prior knowledge about upcoming changes to the city’s building policies, David Morse, a representative of urban planning firm Bousfields Inc. who spoke on behalf of the developer, said they have been taking part in ongoing studies to update the city’s MidRise Guidelines since 2016.

Now, despite the city’s guidelines allowing more height than the recently proposed 11-storey building, Sud Group has submitted a slightly smaller proposal to community council at its Feb. 19 meeting, reducing the development by 48 units and one storey.

Beach Metro Community News reached out to City Planner Sean Guenther for information regarding the proposal’s decrease in height and density. In response, City of Toronto’s media relations team said a link to the full report will be published one week in advance of the Feb. 19 meeting. At the time of reporting, it remains unclear whether the report will provide any information as to why the proposal was changed.

The public meeting on Feb. 19 starts at 10 a.m. and will take place in Committee Room 1 at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W. To speak at the meeting, contact the city via email at teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033 no later than 12 p.m. on Feb. 18. After registration, city staff will make contact with instructions on how to participate.

At the meeting, community council will discuss the proposal and then make recommendations to Toronto Council for a final decision.

Neighbourhood Stops and Shops

TO Nails Station brings creativity, care, and community to Kingston Road Village

Long before there was a storefront, there were regulars. Students who returned month after month. Families who told their friends. Neighbours who checked in and cheered her on. TO Nails Station did not arrive in Kingston Road Village fully formed. It grew here, one client relationship at a time.

Before opening the salon, owner Rachel Hoang ran a small home-based nail studio nearby, working part-time while building trust with clients in the area. Those early relationships, especially with local families and students, became the foundation for what would eventually turn into a brickand-mortar business.

“Kingston Road Village has always felt warm and welcoming,” says Hoang.

“From the very beginning, people supported me, shared my business with friends, and reminded me that I was not alone on this journey.”

Her path to opening TO Nails Station was steady rather than rushed.

Hoang worked from home while taking on other jobs, learning and refining her skills along the way. Over time, client trust turned into confidence, and confidence into the courage to open her own space.

That care-first approach is immediately felt inside the salon.

The space is intentionally calm, with soft music, pleasant scents, and a clean, elegant design that feels relaxed rather than overwhelming. From the moment clients walk through the door, the goal is simple: to create a place where people can slow down and feel genuinely looked after.

Small details reinforce that sense of care. At the front of the salon, clients are invited to help themselves to little snacks like chips and chocolate bars, a thoughtful touch that makes the space feel friendly and unpretentious, more like visiting a familiar place than rushing through an appointment.

Creativity is at the core of every nail service. Each set is treated as a thoughtful, personal design, never rushed or copied. But for Hoang and her team, the experience matters just as much as the final result.

“For us, it’s not just about nails,” she says. “It’s about trust, comfort, and connection.”

Beyond nails, the salon also offers a growing range of beauty services, including hair removal, eyebrow shaping and tinting, and eyelash tinting and lifting.

The goal is to give clients access to multiple services in one welcoming space, without sacrificing quality or care.

One service Hoang is especially excited to share with the community is the salon’s elevated pedicure experience. Using oil candle massage, calming scents, soothing music, and comfortable massage chairs, the pedicure is designed to offer true relaxation rather than a quick in-and-out service.

“I want clients to leave feeling refreshed,” she says. “Not just finished.”

Opening the salon came with challenges, from navigating paperwork and renovations to learning new business systems in a new country. Language barriers added another layer, but support came from the people around her.

“Friends and loyal clients helped me find answers when things felt overwhelming,” she says, noting how small acts of kindness helped her keep moving forward.

Family support played a major role as well. Her parents encouraged her throughout the process, and her father, a retired engineer from Vietnam, traveled to Canada to help bring the salon to life. He spent two months working alongside her to design and complete the space, working through language barriers, winter weather, and unfamiliar conditions.

“To me, this salon reflects my family’s love and belief in me,” Hoang says.

“It is not just a business. It is a shared dream.”

Looking ahead, TO Nails Station aims to be a welcoming, everyday part of neighbourhood life. Student pricing makes creative nail designs more accessible, while family-friendly touches, like free nail polish for children under five when parents receive services, help ensure everyone feels included.

A year from now, Hoang hopes neighbours describe TO Nails Station as trustworthy, caring, and easy to recommend, a place where every visit is handled with genuine attention.

For Kingston Road Village residents looking for thoughtful service, creative design, and a salon that feels truly connected to the community, TO Nails Station is already earning its place.

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The shovel squad at the Glen Stewart Park rink got the ice ready after one of the city’s biggest snowfalls in years last week. Volunteers made quick work of the storm’s snow, and have delivered some nice and smooth ice for local skaters. Rink master and local realtor Thomas Neal has logged long hours keeping the rink in top shape — with plenty of help from neighbours, he said. From left: Eric DeBoer, Peter Harris, Don Bundock, Sterling DeBoer, Thomas Neal and Derek Rutherford. Why do they do it? Hear from the crew on Instagram @beachmetrobuzz

Weekend of music, and some silent movies, with Bruce Vogt set for Kingston Road United

THE KINGSTON Road Village Concert Series is inviting residents to enjoy a weekend of music on Feb. 21 and 22.

Performances by pianist Bruce Vogt are planned for both days at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.), but each of the concerts will be quite different experiences.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, Vogt will present Saturday Night at The Movies at which he will play the piano to accompany four classic short films. The films are by Charlie

Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

Saturday Night at The Movies starts at 7:30 p.m. And, yes, there will be popcorn!

On Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m., Vogt will present Songs of Consolation for our Distracted Times. The concert will feature works by Debussy, Schubert, Rameau and Chopin.

For ticket information on Vogt’s performances on Feb. 21 and 22, please go to www.kruc.ca/concert-series

Relevance of guidelines defended

them,” said Richardson. The comments by Richardson and Bradford drew a response from GBNA members who helped establish the Queen Street East guidelines in 2012.

“These guidelines should not be so easily dismissed. They’re not just guidelines, they were adopted by city council and created by the city planning department with considerable community input,” said Uwe Sehmrau, board director of GBNA.

Sehmrau said the comments at the meeting were “irresponsible” sentiments of “personal opinion” that could set a precedent for future developers in the Beach to disregard height and density constraints established by the 2012 guidelines. “It kind of implies to the development community that these guidelines are no longer valid. There’s every possibility to apply and get approval to build whatever you want. It’s creating this situation of the wild west of development again, where there are no guidelines,” he said.

Jeffrey Levitt, another member of the GBNA who worked on the guidelines, said the city’s ineffective communication of the building regulation changes has created confusion amongst residents with each new development proposal.

“There’s nothing posted on the city’s website to indicate that the guidelines have been superseded by other city and provincial policies, and should therefore not be relied upon by Beach residents,” said Levitt. “Otherwise, confusion reigns, which is one of the reasons why we’re still talk-

ing about this.”

During a community meeting about the proposed 11-storey (now 10-storey) residential building at the Murphy’s Law site in the Beach, City Planner Sean Guenther said developers now adhere to the city’s 2024 Mid-Rise Guidelines which define a mid-rise property as five to 14 storeys in height.

The Murphy’s Law site proposal, at Queen Street East and Kingston Road and firmly in the area covered by the Queen Street East UDG, will be discussed again at a public meeting at Toronto and East York Community Council on Feb. 19. (See our story on Page 9).

Sehmrau said building context and housing needs vary widely across the city, and that making site-specific exemptions would have been more effective than applying an all-encompassing Toronto-wide set of mid-rise guidelines to every project.

“It’s really something that could be dealt with as a site-specific amendment,” said Sehmrau, specifically referencing the Queen Street East and Eastern Avenue proposal that received unanimous approval from councillors at the Planning and Housing Committee meeting. “It didn’t have to require the dismissal of the (Queen Street East) guidelines for the entire area.”

For that specific proposal, which is expected to include “notable plusses” such as an expanded childcare centre and a “large affordable housing” component, Sehmrau said he believes residents would have been in favour of increased density and height if the project had been accepted as a

Residents benefit from ravine

‘Glen’ from Page 7 ticularly in the spring when groundwater levels are elevated. This appears to have been omitted from the 2022-23 supporting documentation and undisclosed in the amended 2025 proposal.

Stormwater Management: Boreholes used to monitor groundwater levels were only conducted during arguably the driest time of the year -- Sept. 6 to Nov. 1 of 2022 - and were confined to the development site and not downside in the ravine area. Stormwater collection and building perimeter drainage not returning subsurface to the ground and directed to the city sewer system should be expected to greatly impact the current surface water flows to Ames Creek.

Regardless, manufactured treatment of collected stormwater and groundwater is necessary to reduce total suspended solids [TSS] and contaminants prior to discharge. This information was omitted from the report.

Public Health

The determinants of public health are defined by the World Health Organization [WHO] as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

The Glen Stewart Ravine is regarded by many as a “jewel in the crown” of city amenities.

The recreational and spiritual health benefits afforded by the many who use the ravine in its current unadulterated state surely out-weigh the fiscal gain of the few (developer and Toronto tax collector).

John Hillis, from Vancouver Island

one-time exception to the Queen Street East UDG.

“I think this community would be quite accepting to the needs for the city to address housing issues,” said Sehmrau. “With justification of addressing these city needs, there wouldn’t be this community concern and fear that we’re entering a period where anybody can apply for anything.”

Levitt said a site-specific exception could have been “easily addressed,” given that the development will be built on city owned land.

McMahon, who also stressed the importance of building more affordable housing, said it should be “up to the community and municipal politician” to revisit building regulations in the Queen Street East area.

“If they want to revisit it, revisit it with everyone again. Bring everyone into the tent and do the proper due diligence and ensure everyone is at the table and their voices are heard,” said McMahon.

While some have pointed to the age of the guidelines, Sehmrau said the Queen Street East UDG was implemented to serve as a “guide” for future generations of residential development in the area. “Mark Richardson and Brad Bradford said that these things are in the past and that we live in the past. The tool was developed by the city planning department that would guide development into the future going forward,” said Sehmrau. “It’s not a relic that it exists only in 2012. It was created to guide the future; where we are now.”

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Opening ceremonies for 2026 Winter Stations set for Family Day

‘Winter’ from Page 1 SOUP. His piece is designed with MicroPro Sienna-treated lumber.

often represented during Winter Stations, and this year’s installation was designed to resemble, from afar, a pile of driftwood that reveals itself as a wave as people approach it.

Specularia (TORNADO SOUP: Andrew Clark; United States)

“Specularia houses five framed openings facing the lake, each revealing a blend of deception and reality. One of the openings depicts the truth, while the others show pieces of the surroundings, stripped of context, confusing distance and direction,” said the news release.

Clark is based in Portland, Maine, and creates designs under the name TORNADO

CHIMERA (Denys Horodnyak; Ukraine, and Enzo Zak Luz; Germany)

“CHIMERA is a reflection of the fragmentation of physical and digital realities. The viewer encounters a shifting constellation of selves, where the delicate imbalance between control and security becomes apparent,” said the Winter Stations news release.

Horodnyak and Lux share an emerging creative practice in Berlin.

Glaciate (Finn Ferrall, Nicholas Kisil, Marko Sikic, and faculty supervisor Vincent Hui; Toronto Metropolitan

University, Department of Architectural Science, in collaboration with Ming Chan University; Taiwan)

“As the lake water freezes and thaws, the panels cycle through phases of transparency, translucency, and full opacity. From outside, a red lifeguard stand is never wholly visible or wholly concealed. It appears through fragments, outlines, and momentary flashes of red. From within, the surrounding beach appears a mirage,” said the news release.

Ferrall, Kisil, Sikic, and Hui from TMU were all part of last year’s Winter Stations with their design Solair.

To learn more about this year’s Winter Stations at Woodbine Beach, please visit https://winterstations. com/

Valentine’s Tea treats to warm the heart

JAN MAIN

is an author, cooking instructor and caterer janmainskitchen@ gmail.com

Thank goodness for special occasions! They perk up otherwise dragging spirits and that special something puts a smile on our faces when all else looks drab and in this casefreezing and very white!

For that reason, last year I planned a Valentine’s afternoon for neighbours and this year, a Valentine’s Tea!

The recipes here can be adapted for school parties, romantic dinners or simply a treat.

Here for your enjoyment are some suggestions which may help chase away the winter doldrums and warm up your spirits!

Chocolate Mocha Cake

This delicious recipe makes a basic round layer and a square cake which can be easily transformed into a heart by cutting the round in half and placing each half curve side up against the outside adjoining sides of the square. Voilà — a heart!

Once frosted with a luscious chocolate ganache, it can be decorated simply with candy hearts or swirls of chocolate frosting.

The frosting covers all seams and uneven shapes. You have a cake suitable for a Valentine celebration!

Please note: If preferred,

cake batter makes excellent cupcakes or a 13x9-inch cake also ideal for decorating with a Valentine theme!

2 cups (250 mL) granulated sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup (125 mL) vegetable oil

2 tsp (10 mL) pure

vanilla

2 1/2 cups (625 mL) allpurpose flour

3/4 cup (175 mL) sifted

cocoa

2 tsp (10 mL) each, baking soda and baking powder

1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon

1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

1 1/2 cups (375 mL) hot strong co ee

Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C). Line one 9-inch square cake pan and one 9 -inch round cake pan with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer beat granulated sugar together with eggs and oil for 4 minutes or until light and frothy.

In separate mixing bowl, stir flour, sifted cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together. Using mixer beat in egg mixture alternately with hot coffee until well combined. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake about 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool on rack.

Ganache Frosting

This rich frosting can be used for the cake or substitute your favourite icing. However, this produces

a beautiful, rich, smooth frosting for both cake and cupcakes.

12 oz (375 g) semisweet OR 6 oz (175 g) Each, bittersweet and milk chocolate

2 cups (500 mL) whipping cream

Melt chocolate in a mixing bowl over simmering water. Remove and cool.

Meanwhile, using electric mixer beat whipping cream in a deep bowl (yogurt container works well) until stiff peaks are produced. (Whipped cream stays in container if container is turned upside down – yes, this works!)

Fold in cooled but not hardened chocolate into whipped cream until there are no streaks of chocolate and refrigerate chocolate ganache until ready to frost cake or cupcakes. (This will keep for several hours!)

Amaretti

For gluten-free people, these delightful almond- flavoured morsels tempt the sweet palate for both the gluten-free and the gluten tolerant.

2 cups (500 mL) almond flour

1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar

1 tsp (5 ml) almond extract

2 egg whites, lightly beaten

1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar

Preheat oven to 325 F (160)

C). In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and extract. In separate bowl, whisk egg whites until frothy. Stir in flour mixture until smoothly distributed and take about 1 tbsp of mixture and roll into a ball. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake about 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool.

Once cooled, roll balls in icing sugar until evenly coated. Makes about 12 amaretti cookies. Store in a covered container in refrigerator for a week or freeze for longer storage.

Cheddar Cheese Hearts

For those people who do not have a sweet tooth, these mouth-watering hearts make a tempting addition for the savory lover!

1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour

1 cup (250 mL) shredded old cheddar cheese

1/2 cup (125 mL) soft butter

Pinch cayenne pepper

Place flour, cheese, butter and cayenne pepper in bowl of food processor and process until mixture forms a ball. Alternatively, if you do not have a food processor, using an electric mixer in a deep bowl, beat butter until creamy; gradually beat in flour, cheddar cheese and cayenne until well blended and mixture can form a ball easily.

Dip ball into a small bowl of flour to coat outside ball with a light coating of flour. Place ball between 2 lay-

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Sweep for the East curling event to raise funds for Michael Garron Hospital

IF YOU’VE been watching the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championships recently and thought “That looks fun, I’d like to try it out!”, then the Michael Gar-

Be Fuddled

18 Person holding a chicken appy?

19 Type of bank acct.

21 What a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of, per Ogden Nash

22 Carry-___ (hand luggage)

23 Scott Joplin tune about happy puppies?

28 Hanoi's country

29 Admiral's rear

32 Rule-breaking, as some verbs: Abbr.

33 Folder for

36 Vancouver poet laureate Evelyn

37

41

45 Hands-on

48

50 Shania on the lam?

53 "The Lord of the Rings"

56 "Well, jeepers"

57 Suffix with

62 Armed Forces Sgt. and Cpl.

65 Got even with

"Keen!"

67 Keys not found on

68 Rulers before Lenin

69 Doesn't just wonder about

1 Org. for Lions and Tiger-Cats 2 Hotfoot it,

Rib prodders,

ron Hospital Foundation has the event for you.

Sweep for the East is a curling tournament set for Saturday, Feb. 7, at 6 pm at the Leaside Curling Club.

The hosts of the event are The Impact Council, a group of young professionals working to make a positive impact for the Coxwell Avenue hospital.

Curling teams consist of four members, and the council is looking for six more teams to complete the pool for Sweep for the East.

The organizers are asking that teams raise $1,000 in funds. Sponsorships are also still available at a cost of $2,500.

Each year, The Impact Council hosts events to fund programs and equipment at Michael Garron Hospital that might otherwise go unfunded.

This year, money is being raised for two high-fidelity mannequins for healthcare teams to use to safely practice responding to complex, high-

by Barbara Olson

stakes situations that involve infants and children.

Participants in Sweep for the East are welcome to wear a team uniform of their choosing, and the emphasis of the event will be on having fun.

Those taking part are invited to enjoy a fun eve-

ning of curling, friendly competition, drinks, prizes, and food, including Beavertails and poutine. The Leaside Curling Club is located at 1075 Millwood Rd. To register for Sweep for the East, please visit https:// mghf.akaraisin.com/ui/ SweepfortheEast2026

Valentine’s Day concert planned for Feb. 14

MARK BATTENBERG Music will present a Valentine’s Day concert on the night of Saturday, Feb. 14.

A Love Song to the Moon; A Valentine’s Day Concert will feature the music and poetry of love and romance.

The concert takes place at Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Ave., just east of Woodbine Avenue.

Audiences are invited to

join Beach composer and guitarist Battenberg, with special guests Cellist Sybil Shannahan, Violinist Alex Cheung, and Shakuhachi Flute master Debbie Danbrook, for the concert.

Start time is 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. Tickets are $20 at the door, or pay what you can. For more information, please go to www.markbattenbergcreations.com.

Sound Ideas Band at Beach United on Saturday

SOUND IDEAS Big Band will be performing at Beach United Church this Saturday.

The concert takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, and the church is located at 140 Wineva Ave.

Saturday’s concert is part of Beach United Church’s Jazz & Reflection Series.

The inspiration for the performance came from a

member of the church who had been at a previous Sound Ideas show.

Admission is pay-what-youcan, with a recommendation of around $20. There will also be a cash bar for drinks.

For more information on this Saturday’s performance, please go to https://beachunitedchurch.com or www.facebook.com/soundideasband

Cheddar Cheese Hearts

‘Valentine’s’ from Page 19 ers of parchment paper and roll away from you turning the parchment paper as you want to form a uniform circle about 1/8 inch high.

Lightly flour heart -shaped cookie cutter and cut out heart shapes placing them on parchment paper lined baking sheet leaving at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) space between each heart shape.

Cookies may be frozen at this point or baked. Cookies can bake from freeze but may take a few minutes longer to cook.

Arrange heart shapes on parchment lined baking sheet leaving space for expansion.

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Bake 8 to 10 minutes or cookies are a golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 24 small hearts. May be frozen for up to 6 months.

Streetcar memories on Queen Street East

By David Van Dyke

Lions to host Family Day Skate at Ted Reeve Arena

THE TORONTO Beaches Lions Club will be hosting a Free Family Day Skate on Monday, Feb. 16, at Ted Reeve Community Arena.

The skate takes place from 3 to 5 p.m., and participants will be welcome to enjoy hot chocolate and other treats.

Lions Club members will be at the arena collecting donations of non--perishable food (or cash donations) for local food banks. Donations of eyeglasses are also welcome.

Ted Reeve Community Arena is located at 175 Main St.

Obituaries

A space for remembrance and memory sharing.

Vincent Patrick Haughey

December 20, 1935 – January 6, 2026

Vincent Patrick Haughey, 90, of Toronto, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026.

Vince was born in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto on December 20, 1935. He was a lifelong resident in the neighbourhood save for a brief time in Ottawa when he opened a branch o ce for Canadian Patent Sca olding Company. Vince had a lifelong passion for many sports, including hockey, which he both played and coached.

He is survived by his loving wife of over fty years, Gillian; children, Brad (Karee) and Greg (Tanya); his beloved grandchildren, Jasmine, Charlotte, Cameron and Ben. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Catherine Haughey, his sister Teresa, and his brothers Joseph and George.

Vince lived for his family and friends and always had a ready smile. He had a long career beginning as a licensed plumber and then transitioning to sales at Canadian Patent Sca olding Company. In his later years he worked in construction supply sales at Jamac Sales.

Vince spent most of his life active in the Toronto Beach community. A devout Catholic at St. John’s Parish. Also a member at the Balmy Beach Club. We know that you are having a pint in heaven and reunited with your parents, brothers, sister and many of your best buddies.

A small family service was held after his passing on January 9th. Plans for a celebration of life later this year will be forthcoming.

Adored and loved by all who were lucky enough to know him. Ninety remarkable years of laughter, love and kindness. What a legacy you leave. We will miss you. Rest in peace.

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