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NEW PLAN FOR 284 APARTMENTS ON LAIRD DR. By WILL ASHWORTH A rezoning application for two buildings with a total of 284 apartments on the west side of 146-150 Laird Dr., between McRae Dr. and Markham Ave., has been submitted to the city. City planner Guy Matthew says the application was filed by of Bousfields Inc., a Torontobased land-use planning firm, on behalf of Viva Retirement ComNEW, Page 9
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Northlea Junior Choir (grades 5 and 6) with conductor and music teacher Mitch Bondy perform one of their many annual concerts at Northlea United Church.
Making beautiful music together for 30 years By BETH PARKER He has been called “one of the greatest music educators of our time” by Jean Ashworth Bartle, founder and conductor laureate of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, one of several high profile supporters nominating him for an Order of Ontario. In his 30 years at Northlea Mitch Bondy has continually won awards for the elementary and middle school’s choirs.
Unfortunately this is the last school year for Bondy at Northlea. He is retiring. (See Page 34) “Literally thousands of children have been given an appreciation of music they otherwise might not have experienced,” says Leaside resident Earl Barnsley. One of them, he says, was Matt Selby, son of NHL hockey player Brit Selby, a Leaside resident. The younger Selby turned to a career in MUSIC, Page 3
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WWI — what did your grandmother do? By GEOFF KETTEL
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Toronto’s Museums and Heritage Services wants to know what your grandma or great grandma did in World War I. Maybe she worked in the Leaside Munitions plant. Or maybe you have a great grandparent or great uncle or aunt who also worked for Leaside Munitions, a branch of Canada Wire and Cable. Leaside was newly established as a municipality and the Canadian Northern Railway was in trouble with the advent of World War I in 1914. Canada Wire and Cable (which was incorporated in 1911), through Leaside Munitions, became the largest manufacturer of ammunition in North America. Leaside was an important industrial contributor to the Allied war effort. The War to End All Wars began a century ago, on August 4, 1914, when Britain declared war on Germany. Today we live in a global city and residents, who come from all over the world, may have family who served countries of the British Empire, or the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, or Germany or Russia…. Their families
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may have lived in war torn areas, or like most Canadians on the home front were lucky enough to support the war efforts from afar. Long-time Leaside residents are being asked to check their cupboards and storerooms for any keepsake items of that time, scarce for an area of our community that meant so much. Toronto Museums and Heritage Services wants the information to be part of an Oct. 5 event slated for Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, kind of an Attic Treasures Road Show for East York, Leaside, Thorncliffe Park and Bennington. They want to meet you, document your stories and keepsakes and share them with other Torontonians and Canadians on a special World War I section of the Canadian Encyclopedia website. This project is a partnership of the City of Toronto, Historica Canada, and York University. Full details will be available after Labour Day. In the meantime, here is contact information: Sandra Shaul, 6 Kendal Ave., Toronto M5R 1L6, 416-923-5809, cell 416-949-5809, sandra.shaul@sympatico.ca /. â–
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musical theatre because of his time at Northlea. “He attributes all of his interest in music to Mitch,” says Barnsley, a member of various performing arts boards and volunteer groups, including the National Ballet. “We just have so much admiration for what he’s done for the kids, the parents and grandparents at Northlea. “I don’t know what the magic is, but Mitch Bondy has always known how to get children interested, especially the boys. I’ve never known anyone with such an innate ability to bring out such an honest sound from young voices.” He has watched that happen to his own two kids, and more recently, granddaughter Carlee Deemoe. “Our granddaughter simply adored him,” says his wife Liz. For years Northlea choirs have been winning festivals at major Toronto venues such as Roy Thomson Hall, Massey Hall, and the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. The Junior Choir (grades 5 & 6) has consistently won the William B.
Bondy is a scholarship graduate of the University of Western Ontario, the Banff School of Fine Arts and the Royal College of Music in London, England. He holds a Master of Edu- 3 cation degree from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Western Ontario. In addition to his work at Northlea, he has also been director of the East York Youth Choir, assistant conductor of the Toronto Children's Chorus, and conductor of the Choirs Ontario Children's Choir Camp. Where he goes now is unsure, but Bondy knows that it will most likely continue to involve choirs and, of course, music. ■
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Rothwell Trophy for best overall elementary school choral singing at Toronto’s annual Kiwanis Music Festival. The choir has been twice awarded the $2,000 Ed Bolsby School Showcase Award for Elementary Schools, the Elmer Iseler Best Choir Award and in 2008, first prize from the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals. Beyond competition, Bondy says he views music as key to community and emotional wellbeing. “In our age of individualism,” he says, “music gives children the sense that the whole is greater than the individual, that being in community is huge. Great music also captures emotion and teaches how to be fully in touch with what you’re feeling.” Displayed outside his door is a poster that reads: “The fact that children make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music makes children beautiful." Bondy says he is also particularly thankful for the Leaside community: “I’ve always felt a very special bond with Northlea parents, who have always been so incredibly supportive. They would say, ‘Tell us what we need to do to help you,’ whether it was providing an accompanist, supervising a trip, financing an event.”
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CORRECTION Sorry, wrong number: Our story last month about The Residences of 1525 Bayview was wrong – the right number was The Residences 1425 Bayview. But the residents got it right: They raised $400 in their second annual Paws for the Cause at St. Cuthbert’s church on Bayview last month. The pet photography fundraiser was for Canada Dog Guides.
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By BETH 100 years young. A big happy birthday to Bertha Armstrong, who turned 100 this May. Mrs. Armstrong still lives in her house on Randolph Rd. (she’s the original owner) where she and her husband raised two children, Jim and Judy. Judy, who lives on Mallory, tells us that her mother loves to attend to her garden and care for her cats, Emily and Ebony. Happy Birthday! Prominent Canadian poet and Leaside resident Anne Michaels was one of three writers short-listed for the 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize. Awarded June 4 in front of 1,000 attendees, the prize is the world’s richest “for a first edition single collection of poetry” in terms of amount ($75,000). Although fellow Torontowriter Anne Carson won, congratulations to Michaels for being a top nominee for her poetry collection, Correspondences. She is also known for her internationally bestselling novel, Fugitive Pieces. Grade 3 students at Bessborough, Northlea and St. Anselm, 165 of them, get their hands good and dirty each year planting gardens at 10 community sites, including Trace Manes, Leaside Library, and Father Caulfield Park. The effort is part of the Junior Gardeners Program run by the Leaside Garden Society. The City of Toronto provides the plants, the kids do the planting as part of their science class, and LGS volunteers make sure the plants get in the right holes. Cirque Du Rolph on June 11 raised money for Rolph Road Elementary School with a ton of fun fair activities that included a dunk tank, jumping castle, inflatable slide, silent auction and great gift baskets. Congratulations to organizers Carolyn Armstrong and Lori Heller.
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A fundraiser for Doctors without Borders at All Canadian Self Storage this June was just one of six scheduled charity fundraisers planned this year by the Leaside business. The event raised almost $5,000. Company president Hal Spradling provided his famous appetizers as well as plums, apparently infused with alcohol for four years! Two local sponsors, Amsterdam Brewing and valu-mart generously donated food and drinks. Three Leaside100 commemorative trees were planted this spring, a red oak and tulip tree in Trace Manes park and a Freeman maple in Leaside Park in Thorncliffe. The trees came from the city's tree donation program with funds donated by East York Foundation out of a surplus contributed by Leaside 100 events. Wondering about the gravel around the new trees on Bayview? The new porous coverings from last fall had to be re-installed. The stones will soon be replaced by a smooth coating that lets the water in and protects the tree roots. Might your front lawn be a Gardens of Distinction? A green thumb committee from the Leaside Garden Society is walking the streets of Leaside this June in search of such gardens for six new community awards. Gardens that might catch their eyes include those that are well groomed, make effective use of colour, have an eye-catching focal point, have an unusual variety or arrangement of plants, etc. The awards will be given in early July. Owners will be asked to display a sign in their front garden identifying it as a Garden of Distinction. It is hoped that the signs will stay in place until Labour Day weekend and addresses will be published so we all can walk by and ask, “Why doesn’t my garden look like that?â€? Local artists and artists from Leaside/Bayview/Mt. Pleasant/Eglinton communities, take note. The 14th annual Bayview Art Tour takes place the weekend of Oct. 4 and 5. If you’d like to participate, contact www.bayviewarttourandsale.com. For those who want to pick up that perfect one-ofa-kind piece, save the date. â–
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The following is an exchange of letters about seeking heritage designation for South Leaside: I am pleased that steps have been taken to protect South Leaside as a heritage designation district but I am very concerned that no equal steps have been taken to protect North Leaside. Our original homes are essentially the same as those in South Leaside, but we are even more at risk because our lots are bigger and can hold a more gigantic mini chateau. Why was North Leaside not included? Alison Baxter, Tanager Ave. The choice was made by the Leaside Property Owners’ Association and accordingly you might want to direct your enquiry to them. Speaking strictly for myself, having lived in Leaside both north of Eglinton and south of Eglinton, I can admit to having a strong personal attachment to both areas. As for my role in the present application, I was happy to endorse
LETTERS leasidelife@gmail.com Letters may be edited for length. it without amendment largely because: 1. I believe the application filed by the LPOA has merit, and I hope to see it succeed. 2. No applicant has brought forward an application on behalf of the area north of Eglinton. 3. Having endorsed the existing application, I am reluctant to file an application of my own that would give the appearance of competing with it. 4. Choosing too large an area is a guarantee of failure. I have been in regular contact with Heritage Services staff, and it has become clear to me that even just one of the two segments of Leaside is ambitious enough, given the resources available. The customary HCD (Heritage Conservation District) application
involves just a few blocks or one stretch of a streetscape. We can expect the target area to be whittled back in the review process, if the application is chosen for consideration at all. Amending the LPOA application to take in a larger area would not likely be helpful. John Parker, Ward 26 Councillor We appreciate your support for the Leaside HCD. Councillor Parker has correctly described the situation regarding area. From an LPOA perspective we would have been pleased to include North Leaside, but we have been encouraged to reduce the area. However the area nominated is already larger than many other HCD nominations. It is anticipated that a public meeting will be arranged (we do not have a date) and there will be an opportunity to raise this and other issues. At that meeting we will be looking for good solid community support to proceed with an HCD study. Geoff Kettel LPOA co-president
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Yes, this is appreciated. The LPOA continues to oppose so called "minor variances" that are excessive. We recently (in March) opposed one on Tanager (I am not sure of the result but likely it was approved). It is clear that we need a new strategy. One of the issues right now is the "integrated garage dominated house" where the whole house sits over the garage. We have expressed our concerns with the zoning and building folks. Thanks for your comments. The LPOA meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Trace Manes and you
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I do understand that it is necessary to pick our battles and I have nothing against new houses being built. Some of them are an improvement. Unfortunately on our very short street of Tanager Ave. we have a brand new castle that seems to have been designed by the Medici, one old house that is now an open pit and another one that has a date with the wrecking ball, so we are all feeling a bit antsy about the future appearance of our neighbourhood on this side of Eglinton as well. Good luck with the application. You certainly have our support. Alison Baxter
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Leaside sales by street 2013 vs. 2014 year to date (end May)
By JETHRO SEYMOUR There are a couple of negative figures in the latest MLS real estate numbers, but they haven’t stopped prices in Leaside and Bennington Heights from showing strong upward strength. During May this year 32 houses sold, compared to 42 last year, a drop of almost 24 percent, but the average dollar value went up by 22.2 percent to $1,443,566. And figures for the first five months this year, compared to the same time last year, show a small 1.2 percent drop in average dollar value for detached homes, to $1,494,435. But the value of semi-detached homes saved the day with a 4.5 percent increase. As a result the average dollar value for the past 12 months, end of April 2013 to the end of this May, was up 3.5 percent for all homes compared to the same previous 12month period. Detached home sales were up 7.1 percent and semi-detached home sales up 6.5 percent. The number of sales in each 12month period was the same: 204 homes. Two interesting figures: The highest sale so far in 2014 through MLS was for $3.2 million on Moorehill in Bennington Heights. The lowest was $675,000 for a two-bedroom semiAVERAGE, Page 10
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munities, a Canadian-owned and operated company with five locations currently open and a sixth on the way. Its application calls for two midrise buildings with almost 24,000 square metres of gross floor area. The first to be built would be an eight-storey rental retirement facility with 175 units including some assisted living on the more southerly portion of the property. The second phase would see a seven-storey seniors’ condominium with 109 units at the northern end of the property where Golden Griddle is currently located. The two would be connected by a three-storey atrium. The existing two-storey building at 150 Laird is a heritage property built in 1928 to house the offices of Durant Motors Limited. Viva plans to retain a portion of the existing structure. The building at 146 Laird, although similar in appearance, is not listed in the city’s heritage directory. Its fate is unknown. The rezoning application is under review. ■
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Sarah Jordan, of Sarah’s Food Drive, is one of three young Canadians nominated for Canadian Living magazine’s Me to We Awards in the Youth in Action category (under 12). Internet voting ended early June and the winner will be announced this fall. --Leaside has been included in the Canadian tour of the worldhopping Chapel Choir from Christ’s College in Cambridge, England. The concert starts 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 18, at St. Cuthbert’s Church, 1399 Bayview. Tickets are $20, or $15 for seniors and youth, available at the church office. The 21-member undergraduate choir is one of the finest mixed-voice ensembles in Cambridge with a repertoire spanning many centuries. --The attempt to restart a Lions club in Leaside is off to a slow start. Only six people showed up at organizational meeting called for June 11, said Rollie dela Cruz, one of the organizers. Twenty are needed. The group is still looking for possible members. ■
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FLASH, a 10-year-old Golden Retriever, listens attentively to what her students tell her at St. Anselm school. Handler Andrea Villiers, centre, brings Flash every Wednesday to help teacher Marisa DeNicolais, second from right.
Students go to the dog for best lessons By LORNA KRAWCHUK If there were a contest at St. Anselm Catholic School among the six students in the special education class to pick the best teacher, Flash would probably win, paws down. Flash is a 10-year-old Golden Retriever who helps Marisa DeNicolais teach reading, math and how to be a good host. Before Flash shows up every Wednesday afternoon with her handler, Andrea Villiers, Kenrae Rd., the students have already visited the library for each to pick a book to read to her, which is different from reading to a teacher. They go at their own pace because Flash doesn’t rush them or correct their pronunciation. There is no feeling of judgment. Sometimes, a child will describe the pictures in the book. Flash takes it all in, as she sits by the reading chair that’s in the corner of the room. As for math, it’s surprising how much adding and subtracting of money you can accomplish with very little money in a dollar store trying to buy dog cookies as a Christmas gift. Generosity is involved too. Other
dogs connected to the school share the goodies, including Doug, owned by school principal Richard Walo. This is the first time a dog has regularly visited the Millwood Rd. school. The St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog program, started in Peterborough in 1992, got her in the door. Her positive interactions with the students have kept her there. Each week, she arrives wearing the red and white scarf that identifies her as a therapy dog. The children are excited to tell her about what has happened in their lives since she was last here, and Villiers shares what Flash has been doing in the neighbourhood. The students even clean up the classroom before she arrives, acting as good hosts. None of the children have dogs at home, and some were timid when they first saw 77-pound Flash. Now everyone surrounds her when she arrives. They are proud that Flash is visiting their class, and they can answer all sorts of questions about her. At one point, they prepared a PowerPoint presentation that they took on the “road” to show other classes in the school.
DeNicolais, who has been at St. Anselm for the past three years teaching this class, says Flash has improved the social skills of the students, taught them responsibility and compassion to animals and given less verbal children an incentive to talk. DeNicolais will be on maternity leave next year but, says Walo, Flash’s and Villiers’ weekly visits will continue to be an important part of school life for this class. ■
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The Dominion supermarkert at Eglinton and Bayview, now a Metro store, was voted by industry experts the top performer in North America with Tom Sanders as manager.
Sudden death sent strong emotions throughout Leaside By PATRICIA PHENIX Many of the customers who came into the Metro supermarket at Bayview and Eglinton on the morning of May 23 expected to find the genial manager Tom Sanders at the front counter, where he usually held court. Instead they found a notice inside the main doors that made many of them break into tears. “It was pretty bad,” says Nikki Georgiou, a deli employee of 18 years. The notice announced that Sanders had died suddenly the night before at the age of 67. As the news quickly spread through Leaside it caused an unusual amount of emotion. Within a few days following his death a second condolence book was added to the first, in which customers, supervisors, managers and staff documented their affection for the charismatic manager. Flowers filled the store. Hundreds of customers and employees, even junior part-time staff members of less than four months, attended his celebration of life on May 26 at the Pine Hills Cemetery & Visitation Centre in Scarborough. “It was packed,” says loyal store customer John Kellett, of Bennington Heights. “It was almost impossible to find an empty spot in the parking lot, and all the rooms inside were full.” Kellett, who used to engage Sanders in animated political debates, says, “The truth is, I had a man crush on him. My wife always knew where we were in the store because
she could hear us laughing. “He had a really pleasing demeanor, absolutely larger than life,” he adds. The reaction from the community was due in great part to his generosity to the community, be it the Rotary Club corn roast, Northlea United Church community barbecue, or buying cookies from Girl Guides who came to the store. “Tom, when approached to contribute donations to our church barbecue at Northlea United, would always say, What do you need and how much? It was always ready the promised day for pick up free of charge,” said Becky White, Glenvale Blvd. “I learned that Tom Sanders had worked for Metro for over 40 years. When I told other people in the Leaside community about his death many told me how nice he was to them in the store or with giving donations to their school or churches.” While under Sanders’ stewardship, the supermarket, originally known as Dominion, was voted by industry experts as the top performer in North America. It’s not hard to understand why. Sanders really cared about people. “He was one of the best guys I ever worked with,” says senior assistant manager Norm Simoncini, his voice filled with emotion. “The message he relayed was ‘Take care of the customers, first and foremost.’” If a product was not on the shelves that someone wanted, Sanders made sure staff members ordered it. He remembered his cus-
tomers by name, and even more often by the products they used, once teasingly referring to Leaside real estate agent Charlene Kalia as Hot Sauce because of her love of the product. He was especially kind and respectful to elderly customers, often steering them to the back of the store to get a better cut of meat, or to listen to their opinions on products. He also had a reputation for supporting and encouraging his staff. “He was my mentor and second father,” says Georgiou. “He was there for me, and guided me. I could confide in him. He was a great boss, and very fair.” Georgiou called the over six-feet-tall Sanders a loveable teddy bear. Chris Valentini, the husband of Sanders’ daughter Amanda, who started his career as a bakery supervisor in one of Tom’s stores, said, “My father-in-law cared less about how much training you had for a job than whether you were prepared to work hard. He’d say to me, ‘Chris, I know you’re new at this, but trust your instincts, and remember the customer is always right and you’ll never go wrong.’” At the conclusion of the celebration of life service on May 26, when John Kellett and his wife returned to their car, they discovered a flyer with Sanders face on it lying on one of the seats. “As soon as we got home, we put it on our bulletin board,” says Kellett, underscoring the uniqueness of the action: “We don’t even do that with family members.” ■ Page 14
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By PETER NEAL I first met Tom 22 year ago, the early years when my brother Chris and I were just starting our business. Tom had asked to stock our original tortillas, in a clear bag with a simple sticker, in his top-performing Dominion store. That was a big deal for us because we were not listed with head office at the time and we couldn’t afford the listing fees. Here we were being invited into the #1 Dominion store in Canada. Not only that but he called two other store managers and told them they needed to stock our items as well. Tom was like that. He did what he wanted in HIS store. If his customers wanted a product and it was not listed he would find a way to make it available. He did this for my wife several times. In one case I know that he drove over to a competitor’s store, purchased the item and had it available. He did this out of service to his customers not only because it made
Peter Neal wrote this as a eulogy. good business sense but also because of the pride he took in his incredible dedication to customer service. It was also a testament to a huge heart.
That huge heart sadly stopped and I will miss him forever. He always agreed to support my many charitable requests. He supported hundreds of charitable events in the community. He watched my girls grow up and they loved their Big Tommy. They also loved their frequent Kit Kats from him. Tom ran a tight ship, the best store in the chain for years. He managed his staff well. They worked hard and loved him. He chose to smile and embrace the good in life and people every day. I loved that in him. He called me the Mayor of Leaside. I called him the Colonel. We always shared jokes. He always took time to chat or joke with my wife and always asked if she had found everything she needed. My wife and I got to know Ulla, Amanda and Jennifer on a trip to the Dominican Republic for John Derringer’s wedding. NEAL, Page 16
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I want to tell you a funny story about that trip. On the first day I sat down next to Tom under a pool-side cabana. He was wearing a Hawaiianstyle shirt, drinking a tall cocktail with an umbrella in it. We clinked glasses and he said; “Neal, it doesn’t get better than this. I said, “It sure does Tom. Look over at 2 o’clock – tall brunette in a yellow bikini! Without turning his head to look he said ,“Neal, one more comment about either one of my daughters this trip and I will kick you out of my stores.” As I was about to laugh, assuming he was kidding, this beautiful girl addressed him as Dad! Thousands of neighbours within several kilometres of Bayview and Eglinton loved Tom. My wife and daughters loved him and we will miss him dearly. His amazing staff will miss their beloved Mr. Sanders, or The Boss. It is especially painful for his beloved Ulla, two daughters and three grandchildren. He was extremely proud of his family and often talked about them with a big smile and huge pride. Rest in peace Tommy. I will see you one day in that big grocery store in the sky. I’ll make sure I have some new jokes. ■ Peter Neal, Ryckert Cres., is a founding partner of Neal Brothers Food Inc.
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We experienced cruel autocracy of the OMB Saving old Leaside posed variances will be excessive, will negatively impact both adjacent neighbours and contribute to the erosion of the Leaside’s heritage and architectural character. “This application is not minor and not in keeping with the provisions and intent of the existing zoning by-laws and Official Plan which were created to preserve the character and guide the built form of our residential neighbourhood.” The Committee of Adjustment evidently agreed, because it rejected the application. However, the owner appealed to the OMB and the neighbours met with the owner in an effort to reach agreement and avoid an OMB hearing. This did not go well and so everyone trooped down to 355 Bay St. on March 20. The conduct of the OMB board member in this case made for one tough day for the neighbours, and for the LPOA. First, it appeared to us that the board member favoured the appellant right from the start, ac-
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What the OMB said when approving the plans By PATRICIA PHENIX In its final order issued on May 28, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allowed applicant Kevin Hall to successfully appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment (COA) to deny minor variances for his property located at 28 Rumsey Rd. The decision paves the way for Hall to demolish an existing house at the location and to replace it with a new two-storey home. Stephen Chamberlain and Nicole Brasseur, residents of abutting property 22 Rumsey Rd., were concerned that the new development was “too large” and “too close” to their home, and might create a feeling of being “walled-in.” The couple, who were granted party status at the OMB hearing on
March 20, as well as members of the Leaside Property Owners’ Association (LPOA), who were granted participant status, worried that 12 variances Hall had originally sought would create a structure that blocked views and sunlight, diminished property values, as well as failed to conform to Leaside’s heritage and architectural character. In a meeting with Chamberlain and Brasseur prior to the hearing, Hall agreed to eliminate four variances, including those involving roof eaves projections, building height, and parking space dimensions, as well as to revise four others, including the south side yard setback, floor space indexes, and maximum lot coverage dimensions. Maher Rahim, a Full Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Ontario Professional Plan-
ners Institute, provided both oral and documentary evidence in support of the application. In his opinion the proposal met the requirements of the Planning Act, respected the physical character of Leaside, as well as conformed to recent renovations and/or rebuilds in the area that obtained COA and OMB approvals. In arriving at its final decision, the OMB not only accepted but adopted the uncontested planning and expert opinion evidence of Rahim. The board further stipulated that it was satisfied that the variances, both individually and accumulatively, “did not result in the creation of adverse impacts to adjacent properties of the neighbourhood as a whole, and are therefore, minor in nature.” ■
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cepting almost all of the appellant’s submissions and objections, and consistently challenging the lawyer representing a participant (a neighbour), and our participants group throughout the day. Second, she refused to allow officers of the LPOA, an incorporated residents’ association in the area of the subject property, to be recognized as representing the association. This is particularly odd since LPOA has appeared as a party or given evidence in other OMB proceedings. In addition, the board member refused to accept a letter from the LPOA that confirmed our legal right to represent the association, and she accused us personally of “gameplaying tactics”. Third, because the LPOA was not provided party status, we were prevented from providing evidence including, but not limited to, the community’s efforts to protect the neighborhood character and the LPOA’s application for a Heritage Conservation District which would cover the subject property. This was clearly relevant evidence. We have attended several OMB hearings over more than a decade
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Learning life skills in the church kitchen 20 Robbie carefully measures out the spinach so that he gets the portions correct. Debbie studies the salad dressing recipe. Sandy and Kerrie help with dessert. “We cook, we learn things, we sing,” says Sandy. They are members of the Community Kitchen assembled in the basement at Leaside United Church and have come from as close as North Leaside and as far away as Finch and Sheppard. “I cook for myself now,” says Robbie. Debbie adds, “I don’t eat out as much. That saves money and I know it is healthier.” Community Kitchen members are adult students associated with the literacy program at Frontier College, which operates a variety of literacy programs, including an Independent Studies Program in Toronto for people with cognitive or developmental challenges. Once a month the group gathers over dinner to learn life skills related to cooking and nutrition. An equally important outcome is their interaction with each other and volunteers. The program was started by Bonnie Mills of Hanna Rd., a volunteer tutor for 15 years who noticed that most of her students were often alone or isolated from the community, particularly once they graduated. She and her husband John talked with Angela Bisby, program coordinator at Frontier College, and six years ago set up the one-of-a kind program. Volunteers were recruited from the community. Community Kitchen night has now become equally special for the volunteers, who mostly live in Leaside. “We learn far more from our time with the group than we ever teach them,” says Airdrie Rd. volunteer Pat Lute. “There is absolutely no ego in the group, no one complains, everyone accepts each other; they are just happy to be together.” Joan Bell, who assists with shopping and often brings poetry or music to the group, echoes those sentiments: “I initially got involved in the Community Kitchen because I’ve always believed it was important to help others. But I have received much more than I have given. We have become a family.” On the last meeting before the summer break last month volunteer
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Sandy enjoys a dessert John Clark led the group through a review of the past year’s activities. “What did we like doing last year?” he asks. The list is long and includes cooking, measuring ingredients, learning what to do in a crisis (i.e. the ice storm). Robert recalls the presentation on how to shop for groceries and
how many stores put the more tempting items in the first aisle so you buy them first. “Now I always start my shopping in the last aisle,” he says proudly. The close-knit group of eight members and 10 volunteers enthusiastically recognizes birthdays and special events, such as Miriam’s participation this summer when she will be bowling at the Special Olympics. Her friend in the group, Robbie, plans to attend to cheer her on. “We also remember when Edward died” last winter says one member. “We all came to the funeral and will always remember him.” The program is limited in numbers for safety reasons and the size of the kitchen. Anxiety issues faced by some attendees means that the program is kept low key, without much publicity or outside attention. Most people don’t even know it takes place even though it has made a tremendous impact with those who faithfully attend each month. Mills is thrilled at how it has developed over the years. She is insistent that everyone should be credited for its success. “While the Community Kitchen at first may have been the idea of one or two people,” she says, “it quickly became a group project where all members contribute in their own way to the life, work and fun of the program.” ■
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The LPOA has $25,000 waiting for a BIA If you’ve read some of my columns in recent months you’ll have noticed most discuss one specific subject — the business of Bayview. I’ve been on a mission since February 2013 pushing for a livelier, more entertaining, customerfriendly shopping strip. It hasn’t been easy to get local businesses to think bigger picture but as we enter the second-half of 2014 people like Trae Zammitt, Grant Allardyce, Raymond Gork, Sal and Dom Badali, and so many others (including Councillors Parker and Matlow and their respective staffers) have pulled together like never before to ensure that Bayview finally gets a business improvement area, otherwise known as a BIA. Two meetings have already been held, this past April and May, to educate landlords and shopowners. The next is scheduled for July 3 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at St. Cuthbert’s church. At that meeting a secret vote will be held to determine whether the necessary 60-day balloting process, under Chapter 19 (BIAs) of the Toronto Municipal Code, can begin. The July 3 vote requires the approval of 50 percent plus one vote of those in attendance. If successful, the business community would then enter the process that will see approximately 250 ballots sent out to landlords and shopowners. To enact a by-law creating a new BIA the city requires that at least 75 ballots (based on 250) be returned with 38 (again based on 250) voting in the affirmative, which works out to just 15 percent of the 250 eligible votes. There’s a fair bit of misinformation circulating among merchants about the ultimate cost of a BIA.
Leaside Life would like to play a part in this discussion by asking you to forward your ideas, thoughts, concerns or anything else that tickles your fancy about shopping on Bayview. Simply send an email to leasidelife@gmail.com remembering to include the words Bayview Suggestion
Will Ashworth The business of Leaside While that’s understandable it’s relatively easy to ballpark a cost per member. In 2014 the 76 active BIAs in Toronto require $26.2 million in levies to fund their operating budgets for the year. With over 35,000 members you’re talking about $750 each. However, 49 percent of the $26.2 million is eaten up by six large and established BIAs, all in the heart of downtown Toronto, with the exception being the Emery Village BIA along Wilson Ave. If you back out the figures for the six BIAs the average drops to approximately $550 per member. With an estimated 250 ballots on Bayview the annual levies might total $136,000, possibly running a little higher depending on the board of management’s proposed budget. The LPOA as part of its $110,000 settlement with SmartCentres has pigeon-holed $25,000 to help a prospective Bayview BIA get off to a strong start. It’s an extremely generous gesture that any BIA, new or old, would gladly welcome. Failure to create a BIA at this stage of the game could affect how the $25,000 is allocated to Bayview businesses. The BIA’s existence ensures everyone benefits. It goes without saying that all landlords and shopowners supporting the BIA should send in their yes ballots immediately upon receiving them.
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Although the BIA will never fly without the cooperation of both landlords and shopowners, Leaside residents should let their favourite stores know they support anything (including the establishment of a BIA) that makes shopping on Bayview a more pleasurable experience. Whether you pick up the phone, drop by in person or send a note by email, you will be making businesses on the street understand just how important Bayview is to our quality of life. While Bayview is good, we all know it could be better, and that doesn’t happen without the entire community — landlords, shopowners and residents — carrying out an honest and frank discussion moving forward about the things that are working, the things that aren’t and the things that would be nice to have but are currently missing on the street. At the end of the day I don’t expect a BIA to replace competent business management. Individual shopowners are the people best qualified to make decisions regarding their businesses because no one knows them more intimately. I’m simply suggesting that a BIA in combination with passionate landlords and shopowners who are engaging their customers at every turn can only be viewed as something positive. On July 3 those of you with a vote have an opportunity to begin a process that with hard work and dedication can lead to a Bayview shopping strip that thrives like never before. Get out to St. Cuthbert’s. Say yes to a better Bayview! ■
Box in the subject heading. We will then forward the comments to the BIA (we hope) which can use the information (we will not supply any personal information without your expressed permission) to assist its members in better meeting the needs of Leaside residents.
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Do you know who these people are? Are you in this 1960 photo, or know who is? The Rolph Road school’s 75th anniversary organizers would like to know who and where they are, as well as their contact information and of anyone else who was a Rolph Road student, or a parent or staff. It’s for a big party Friday, Oct. 24 at the When I was a child fathers worked 9-5 and read the Globe and Mail, mothers worked in the home making everything we needed appear like magic, and children spent summers at the cottage or at camp. On the last day of the year at Rolph Road Elementary School we sweltered in classrooms not built for summer use and watched the clock. At recess autograph books were signed (I made you look, I made you stare, I made the barber cut your hair) and addresses were exchanged with promises to write. The bell rang and I was free! After an endless wait of an hour father was home, the car was stuffed with necessities and we headed north. Leaside became a far away land as radio and television reception was limited to CKLY Lindsay featuring the noon obituaries and snowy Barrie CKVR TV.
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Father left each Sunday evening for home and returned on Friday night with the Loblaws items on mother’s shopping list. Fresh food in farm country was rare. Rolph Road friendships carried on by mail at five cents a letter. Missives travelled between Muskoka, Severn River, Lake Simcoe and the Kawarthas. We discovered each other beyond the restraints of school. As a gravel road lakefront cottager I marvelled reading about Lake Simcoe cottages built in rows on paved streets. The only bell I heard all summer was the fire bell the night the resident drunk burned down his cottage. Shirts and shorts that were a bit big in June soon became too small and the annual cousin-to-cousin hand– me–downs began. I could read for hours without FRASER, Page 33
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Wondering whether to get rid of Best Buy By WILL ASHWORTH As I write this half way through June the S&P 500 on a daily basis seems to be setting all-time record highs and is up almost 7 percent through the first half of 2014. Yet one of the U.S. stocks in the Leaside Stock Index — Best Buy (BBY) — continues its bumbling ways, down 25.2 percent year-to-date. While its recent performance holds promise, at some point you have to cut your losses. In the June edition of the paper I wondered whether Walmart (WMT) would make a better holding for the LSI given the sorry state of Best Buy’s business. However, since Walmart won’t be eligible until late next year I concluded that since a lot can happen in 18 months I wasn’t going to make any rash moves altering the portfolio. It’s one month later and I’ve changed my mind. Although I still might leave things doing well enough alone it doesn’t hurt to consider
some alternatives. There’s a handful of possibilities that could do the trick. Unfortunately, some of the more obvious candidates are Canadian stocks — Second Cup (SCU.TO) and Pizza Pizza (PZA.TO) — and we’re in need of a U.S. stock. No matter. I’ve put my thinking cap on and come up with three possibilities: 1. TJX Companies (TJX) is a multi-concept discount retailer based in Columbus, Ohio, that operates Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls here in Leaside. Turning its inventories 12 times a year provides it with significant operating cash while keeping customers coming back to see what’s new on the racks throughout the store. CEO Carol Meyrowitz is one of the best executives in retail. A $10,000 investment in TJX 10 years ago is worth $46,450 today compared to $15,410 for Walmart. 2. RPM International (RPM) is the parent company of Tremco, a
LEASIDE STOCK INDEX 2014 YTD Performance through May 30, 2014 Total % Return YTD Leaside Stock Index American Stocks (including currency) Canadian Stocks ETF Benchmarks SPDR S&P 500 ETF - including currency - excluding currency S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Fund
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3. Imperial Oil (IMO.TO) is a bit of an asterisk. Although Calgarybased and trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, it is 70 percent owned by Exxon Mobil (XOM), the world’s largest oil and gas company. Imperial Oil owns 25 percent of the Syncrude joint-venture at the Athabasca Tar Sands in Alberta which produces approximately 100 million barrels of oil annually. Although great for the Alberta economy it certainly does a number to the landscape. Of the three stocks XOM would be my least favorite. So, should Best Buy be sent packing for one of these other stocks? While I’d love to substitute TJX, which is also down in 2014, Best Buy has shown enough in the past month to stay in the game. As long as it doesn’t drop too far from where it is now I think it makes sense to remain patient. Stocks are somewhat expensive at the moment providing investors with few value plays. Best Buy’s June 10 announcement that it was increasing its quarterly dividend for the first time in two years is a good indication its turnaround is working. No, Best Buy shouldn’t be sent packing — just yet. ■
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It is not your imagination. Leaside's airspace has gotten busier and our skies have gotten noisier. How come? Working with our local federal MP, John Carmichael, I have done some research and learned a bit about an industry I never would have guessed I would come across as a city councillor. Jet planes flying into Toronto today land at privately owned Toronto Pearson Airport, having been guided in by navigational systems operated by privately owned Nav Canada, following international flight management protocols determined largely by international air travel industry convention. A plane approaching Toronto Pearson Airport from the south typically hones directly in on the airport until it comes under the control of the airport tower. Once the tower takes control, the plane is sent eastward on a loop-type excursion from which the tower eventually summons the plane to make two rightangle turns and complete a westbound approach onto the runway. They call the loop a trombone.
John Parker Councillor, Toronto Ward 26 Don Valley West
The length of the loop is determined by the control tower. By controlling the length of the loop (like a trombone) flown by each approaching airplane, the tower governs the landing intervals. That's pretty much the only locally managed variable. The width of the loop - the distance between the outbound leg and the inbound leg - is determined by international convention and is the same throughout the world. In early 2012 Nav Canada responded to a directive from the International Civil Aviation Organization - of course you have all heard of them - to increase the width of the loop from 4.2 nautical miles to 5.2 nautical miles. That one change is what has put all those planes directly above your rooftop. And the number of flights is increasing. In 2010 there were about 419,000 aircraft movements per day
at Pearson. By 2013 that figure had grown to more than 431,000. It shows no sign of decreasing. There is a myth that flights are banned after midnight. The hours between 12:30 and 6:30 a.m. are "restricted" but not forbidden. On average, about 35 flights are permitted during that period each night of the week. Can we ask the planes to fly higher up to reduce the noise levels on the ground? Not really. I am told that the local flight altitude is a product of the desired approach angle, which in turn is determined primarily with safety in mind. The available range of altitudes over Leaside is roughly 2,400 to 3,900 feet. Can we ask for a less intrusive flight path? How about one that tracks the space directly over the Don Valley and the 401? Or how about shifting the position of the loop for each flight, so that the noise on the ground is shared by more than one neighbourhood? The short answer: Not just now. But we can push for change in future. ď ľ
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being asked if my homework was done. I could develop and test my standards for myself and not worry about failing someone else’s. I believe most cottage kids, if asked what they were like at a particular age, would flash back to a cottage memory. Mention of the CNE signaled that the end was near. The first day back at Rolph, tanned and taller, we wore new proper and practical school wardrobes. Except for Myra Nicholson, whose mother gave her a clothing budget to buy what she wanted. Even for Myra it was skirts only. Our clothes immediately altered the way we moved and sat. We lined up, kept quiet, sat in rows and folded our hands on the desk. Much has changed. With two career parents, my youngest cottage cousins only come up on weekends and spend the weekdays at a series of camps that reflect expectations as much as talent (hockey, riding, soccer). At the cottage they are watched by nannies. My hard Rolph desk plus the skirt and leather shoes felt inflexible and restrictive. Was it the garments or was it the awareness that another year of tight rules, era values and expectations had started? In the words of fellow cottage kid Neil Young, There is a town in north Ontario, With dream comfort memory to spare, And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there. ■
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When overhead jets drown out your conversation, register your experience with the Toronto Pearson Noise Management Office at 416247-7682, or at torontopearson.com/ en/noisecomplaint/#. While you are at it, copy Transport Canada at 800305-2059 or services@tc.gc.ca. You might also want to attend a meeting of the GTAA Community Environment & Noise Advisory Committee (CENAC) or get involved with the Toronto Aviation Noise Group (TANG), a local organization. I am told that international standards come up for review at fouryear intervals. Comments from enough affected residents might just encourage the air travel authorities to include ground noise concerns in their policy criteria next time round. ■
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Pausing several times to collect his emotions, and his voice, Mitch Bondy accepted the accolades of friends, parents, students, and colleagues at his retirement party at Northlea school on June 17. Over 250 people filled the gymnasium to watch a video retrospective of Bondy's life, sign farewell banners, and to honour the beloved choir master of 30 years. As a tribute to Bondy. a bursary has been established in his name with the Kiwanis Music Festival. Performing at the retirement party to enthusiastic applause was the Alumni Choir composed of present and past students of Bondy's. After singing for the former choir master, students embraced him with genuine respect and affection, not to mention, tears. Mitch Bo n years, Ma dy with his accom he achiev rilyn Broughton, w panist of 20 h ed with k ids was "r o says what emarkab le".
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This could have been very bad news: on reading the agenda for the June 10 City Council meeting, my LPOA co-president Geoff Kettel noted an important motion which would have significantly affected how groups like the LPOA interact with our elected municipal representatives. The motion, Requirement to Register with the Lobbyist Registrar’s Office, was proposed by Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly and seconded by our councillor, John Parker. It would have required “nonprofit organizations, unions and all community organizations designed to target specific city-wide issues resulting in financial impacts‌ and‌ all grass roots campaigns, regardless of who started themâ€? to register as lobbyists. It read very much like an attempt to make it much more difficult for ratepayer groups (like LPOA) to meet or communicate with their councillors. Not only are ratepayer groups non-profits, we are made up entirely of volunteers. We are voters and taxpayers, not lobbyists trying to gain some personal or business financial interest or benefit. Where does a constituent’s conversation with their councillor end and lobbying begin? Should every voter who is in a ratepayer group be reduced to the same status as a paid lobbyist or developer? Would ratepayer representatives have to fill out paperwork with the Lobbyist Registrar’s Office whenever contacting our councillor? We had received no prior warning that a lobbyists’ registry of this description would be proposed at City Council, nor were ratepayer groups such as LPOA consulted as interested stakeholders. ď ľ
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Whatever happened to the principle of unfettered access to one’s elected representatives? This motion was a dangerous step down a very slippery slope, which would have reduced the voices of residents like you on issues that matter to you. LPOA contacted John Parker and every other city councillor to urge that ratepayer groups be clearly exempted from this onerous measure. Fortunately, the motion was withdrawn by Deputy Mayor Kelly on the second day of the council meeting. No reason was given for the withdrawal. Perhaps the mover and seconder were encouraged to reconsider the wisdom of such a motion? It is not scheduled to come back to council at a later date, although it still could be reintroduced in a new or amended form. We’ll be watching. Meanwhile, on another front, some GOOD news. LPOA is scheduled to receive our financial settlement from SmartCentres by Canada Day, which will enable us to swing into action on several fronts: traffic planning, heritage, and assisting Bayview merchants to improve the Bayview shopping district. Our traffic planner will take into account the impact-to-come of LRT construction along Eglinton Ave. Our consultant is in the process of designing and suggesting ways of protecting residential Leaside’s streets from traffic diverting off Eglinton. More on that when we have more details. There are also funds to help define, support and eventually create a Heritage Conservation District within Leaside. There have been several articles in Leaside Life by Geoff Kettel on this subject and more information will be coming as we proceed. A statutory meeting of residents will also be held by the city, date thus far unscheduled. As for the Bayview shopping district, we have promised to do what we can to support the merchants as they face competition from big-box store areas, which offer free parking. In comparison, Bayview’s insufficient parking spaces, costly parking rates and over-zealous enforcement are a major problem. If a Bayview BIA (Business Improvement Area) is set up, our funds will be directed in that way. By the time most people are back from their summer holidays we should have news for you on all these fronts. The directors of the LPOA wish you all a happy and safe summer. â–
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Nepal with no financial recognition for their services. During the time of the Canadian trust, over $3 million was raised from members of the Royal Canadian Military Institute and the Royal Canadian Legion, often matched with funds from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). In all, Canadian funds provided for 23 welfare centres with medical facilities, a residential school for blind children, water projects, suspension bridges and classrooms in Nepal. Two of the welfare centres are named in honour of the chairman of the Appeal, The Honorable Robert C. Rutherford, and Major Burke: Rutherford House and Burke House. Col. Rutherford is close to our neighbourhood too, living now in the veterans residence at Sunnybrook Hospital. A further honour for Burke was being awarded an MBE in 1983. After Burke’s death in 2004, new
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trustees were appointed with the approval of the Public Guardian and Trustee. The Leaside connection continues. The new chairman is Michael Stevenson, who served 20 years with the British Army and a subsequent 20 years with the Queen’s York Rangers in the reserves in Canada. He lives on MacNaughton Rd. Burke’s widow, Carol, is now the secretary, and a further local member is Arthur Manvell, who lives on Broadway Ave., and is also the honorary librarian at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. The decision was made to distribute the remaining funds, approximately $220,000, to the over 7,000 remaining Gurkha veterans and their families. This distribution is being completed now under the direction of the Gurkha Welfare Trust in England. As Michael Stevenson says, “A noble cause and good works, finally comes to a close.” Well, not completely. The archives are being moved from Tanager to York University for study and safekeeping. ■
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