VOL. 37 NO. 5 May 2019

Your FREE Neighbourhood News from the Beach to the Rouge

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Not With A Bang But With A Wimper, there is not much left now, of the Eastside Motel, but graffiti covered walls and piles of demolition rubble littering the parking lot. On April 15th, right next door, men from the the Birchmount Shelter and from Seaton House, started occupying the Scarborough Village shelter - formerly the Comfort Inn - at 3306 Kingston Rd (pictures overlayed). The idea of a transitional shelter for senior men was not well received by local residents in November 2015 when plans were first made known to the neighbourhood. At the shelter’s former location, local residents actually tried to save it when closing the aging facility was first proposed.

Eglinton Townhouses are a Good Fit with the Neighbourhood By Derek Pinder borough was his home for a time blocks. The four blocks will pro- availability of parking was not tention must be given to pedes- Conn Smythe was a larger-than- and, after his death in 1980, a vide a total of 76 residential raised since the development pro- trian safety. life Canadian hero. He served in street, Conn Smythe Drive, north dwelling units. One block will vides no visitor parking. The Biddington proposal is a good the front lines during both world of Eglinton Avenue and west of contain 10 three-bedroom units The audience was generally recep- fit with the two city priorities of wars and was awarded the Mili- Markham Road, was named in his and will be transferred to Habitat tive to the development, although densification and affordable hous- tary Cross. He was the principal honour. for Humanity to provide afford- the point was made that the new ing. It makes use of an abandoned owner and builder of the Maple At a community meeting on able housing. The remaining four roadways will provide a shortcut parcel of land, is compatible with Leaf Gardens. As the owner of a March 20th, the Biddington Group blocks will contain 66 two-bed- for motorists between Eglinton the neighbourhood and is close to horse-racing stable, he won the unveiled their plan to extend Conn room units. Parking will be pro- and Markham, leading to an in- schools, shops and transit, includ- Queen’s Plate twice. He helped Smythe Drive to the west to ac- vided beneath the buildings and crease in local traffic. Since this ing the proposed Eglinton East organise the financing and con- commodate the construction of there will be one parking space per shortcut will pass Scarborough LRT. All in all, a welcome addi- struction of Variety Village. Scar- five, 4-storey stacked-townhouse unit. It was surprising that the Village Public School, special at- tion to our neighbourhhood.

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WEBSITE: www.bluffsmonitor.com CIRCULATION: 20,000 AD SALES / EDITORIAL [email protected] / [email protected] or to VOLUNTEER for DELIVERY 416-691-4085 UPCOMING DEADLINES Bluffer's Park Journal: In by: May 22nd The Park Prepares for Summer For: June 2019 Issue By Jim Sanderson westerly direction and clog the channels cilities cleaned, and the offices in the Delivery: Tues. May. 28th Now that spring is here, Bluffer's in the park. Two workers from the Gal- same building opened for business, as is Park is waking up after a long, stubborn con Marine crew explained where the the hamburger counter over at the Ma- July issue deadline: June 18th Delivered: June 25th winter and being prepared for summer. sand goes, they just drive it over to rina. August issue deadline: July 24th Delivered: July 30th There are several aspects to this Bluffers Beach and spread it over low- At the yacht clubs, boats were lifted transformation, most of them aimed at lying areas. To measure the depth of the off their cradles and launched on the PUBLISHER / EDITOR: John & Glenda Smee the increased numbers of visitors ex- dredging, Conservation workers use weekend of April 27th. Editorial Asst: Mary McIntyre Rafter pected in the warmer months and holi- computer assisted sounding equipment On the natural side of things, ani- Production: [email protected] day weekends. Toronto Parks to ensure the channel is deep enough for mals all along the Bluffs are back in Department, Conservation Authority, larger boats in the yacht clubs and ma- business after the cold weather. Eagles, Reporters: Derek Pinder and private sector workers are already rina. hawks, vultures and heron appear over- Photographers: John Smee, Barry Scheffer, hard at work. I caught up with TRCA Technicians head, and songbirds start calling, the dis- Writers: Cathy Austin, Catherine Bacque, According to Andrew Gothard, Park Tim Weller and Sasha Bobojchov as they tinctive tweets of the redwing blackbirds Hillary Butler, Luna Cardenas-Ibarra,Lee Ellis, Supervisor in the Brimley Yard, his staff were about to launch their aluminum ringing through the cattails along doubles at this time of year to keep up workboat at Scarborough Bluffs Sailing Bluffers Road. And no, they are not Heather Anne Hunter, Nafia Hossain, Nick with the increased demand for services. Club, the only ice free ramp in the basin using Twitter. As all these activities Kossovan, Anne Marie Males, Jim Sanderson, In the last week of March, visitors to the on March 29th. They will return in the begin and the days grow warmer and Andrew Scarry, Bret Snider, Ada Spanjaard, park may have noticed heavy machinery fall to monitor changes in depth. longer, Bluffs residents, visitors and an- Chelsea Ward out on the Lighthouse channel: a back- Other opening activities in the park imals alike look forward to summer that hoe on a barge scooping sand from un- involve the boaters and beachgoers ex- is soon to arrive. ADVERTISING: [email protected] derwater and dumping it into trucks on pected in record numbers this year. At ~ Jim Sanderson is the author ACCOUNTS: [email protected] the shore. Prevailing currents in Lake the eastern Beach, the outdoor shower or 'Life in Balmy Beach' and Circulation: Joyce Dolmer Ontario carry silt from the bluffs in a and foot washer are tested, the public fa- 'Toronto Island Summers'

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By Lee Ellis common grackles, brown-headed identify the birds to a point but I Gardens every spring. moved on, things tend to get quiet, When I started birding, it was cowbirds and of course, American find that every spring, I have to Once things calm down and and it’s time to enjoy watching the during fall migration and I looked robins. Many people see the ar- study the names, descriptions and most of the migrating birds have nesting birds raise their young. forward to it so much the first few rival of robins as the first sign of colours. For birders and photogra- years, I overlooked spring migra- spring, but many of them over-win- phers, the first 3 weeks of May are tion. In the fall, while we see small ter here. For me, spring starts like Christmas! Every morning, birds, it’s the bigger birds, espe- when I hear my first male red- people who generally aren’t morn- cially birds of prey that are the stars winged blackbird. They arrive be- ing people have been known to get of the show. Not only do we see fore the females and I’m sure up at the crack of dawn to see the smaller birds less frequently, everyone is familiar with their which migrating birds have arrived the males are no longer as colour- unique call. If you haven’t heard that morning. Flocks of blue jays ful and are difficult to identify. it, check https://www.allabout- come through in large, continuous Spring? That’s another matter. birds.org/ (you can search for any numbers while warblers arrive in Those of us who live in the bird on this site, and calls are in- sequence. We tend to see yellow- area around the Bluffs are so lucky, cluded). rumped warblers in large numbers and most probably don’t even After these birds have been as well as yellow warblers early on, know it. We have an amazing mi- here for a while, it’s time to look but occasionally a more rare bird gration route and between the end forward to warblers. Male war- such as the Canada warbler or of March till the end of May, many blers are generally quite bright blue-winged warbler will be seen. varieties of birds start making the while females usually look similar Ruby-throated hummingbirds and trek north; some will stay in the but a bit subdued. I get a kick out Baltimore Orioles also arrive and area to nest while others go further of the names because they are very luckily for us, they nest in the north. practical: Chestnut-sided, black- Bluffs area. We have had the It starts in March with birds throated blue, black-and-white, pleasure of seeing families of Bal- Baltimore Oriole photographed by Lee Ellis such as red-winged blackbirds, yellow, etc. These names help timore Orioles at Rosetta McClain

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By Derek Pinder has increased alarmingly over recent nities have been the most active in taking In this fifth part of our series on years. preventive action. With strong support Road Safety in the Bluffs, we’re taking Toronto’s Vision Zero Road Safety from Councillor Gary Crawford, there a look at pedestrians. Plan has now been in effect for two has been a cloud burst of reduced speed There is probably no group of road years. The Plan devotes more words to limits, upgraded pavement markings, re- users who attract more public sympathy, pedestrians than any other road user. vised traffic light timings and the like. and for good reason: there are very few The proposed pedestrian safety measures The question is, why haven’t all of us who are not pedestrians and pedes- are largely micro management and in- these efforts borne fruit? A number of trians are among the most vulnerable clude such things as lower speed limits, people have said that things won’t im- road users. The general opinion is that improved pavement markings and better prove until people adjust their behaviour pedestrian injuries and deaths are soaring street lighting. Vision Zero claims to be and that this takes time. Although that in the City of Toronto but with the diffi- data driven so we must assume that the might be true and although we are sup- culty of finding reliable, recent and con- proposed measures are based on accident portive of the work that has been done sistent statistics, is that really true? data. In spite of pouring more and more by the Bluffs community, we believe that Toronto Police Services statistics on money into it, it seems to have been in- this micro management, which might be pedestrian deaths and serious injuries effective so far. We say “seems” be- the best we can do at a local community show an overall downward trend from cause, amazingly enough, there is no level, will continue to be an uphill battle 2014 to 2017. However, if we look at fa- ongoing collection of statistics to verify until we make serious progress on reduc- talities alone, the same source shows a the effectiveness of measures taken. ing the use of motorised vehicles steady increase between 2011 and 2017. In our area, the Bluffs, 38% of throughout the city. This is a topic we Other sources show this upward trend pedestrian fatalities happened on will return to in future articles. continuing into 2018 with Scarborough Kingston Road. The community with As always, we welcome your com- contributing over 40% of fatalities. If we the highest number of fatalities is Birch- ments and suggestions. narrow our focus still further, we find cliff-Cliffside. It is appropriate, then, that the number of fatalities in the Bluffs that the Birchcliff and Cliffside commu-

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By Chelsea Ward “The Mayor has talked it could mean dealing with larger responsibly. And with new daily routine. “It’s an unknown Ontario’s recent budget plan favourably about this idea in the crowds of inebriated people. cannabis legalization laws which thing but I’m not sure that I’m revealed a host of new alcohol-re- past,” says the Mayor’s Press Sec- This has some locals con- allow weed to be smoked wherever ready to say that the sky is falling.” lated laws, including an announce- retary, Lawvin Hadisi. “In his cerned about how the Toronto Po- cigarettes are allowed, perhaps it Back in the sixties, before Bluffer’s ment that municipal governments budget reaction speech, he did wel- lice Service would respond to what isn’t so different to enjoy a drink Park became what it is today, will soon be allowed to make their come the move to give municipal- could be a new demand for super- while out on the town as well. Sanderson and his friends would own decisions about whether peo- ities greater latitude when it comes vision in parks. When reached for It certainly is a divisive debate drive out to the beach to drink ple can drink in public parks. Some to alcohol service but noted that it comment about how they might within the community right now, beers around a campfire. These Torontonians are intoxicated by the will need to be balanced with com- handle the change, the Toronto Po- but some residents have decided memories are fond ones, and they idea while others are sobered in the munity safety.” lice didn’t have an official state- that they’ll need more information remind him that legalization may face of what this could mean for For residents near Bluffer’s ment to make at the time. before they decide how they feel. not be such a bad thing if people our city. Park, safety has been a notable Doug Ford has said that the “I’m a bit on the fence,” says Jim drink responsibly. It’s an idea that Mayor John concern when speaking about pub- Progressive Conservative govern- Sanderson, a resident of the Bluffs “It’s all up to speculation,” Tory has supported in the past, lic drinking. Bluffer’s Park be- ment is “treating adults like adults” community. says Sanderson. “I’m hoping for meaning our local government comes a crowded hotspot in the and perhaps this is true. Whether Sanderson’s home overlooks the best.” could make the move to legalize it summer months and, with the po- drinking in public becomes legal or Bluffer’s Park. He spends every in the near future. tential for more alcohol in the mix, not, everyone is expected to drink morning in the park as a part of his Mother’s Day Mansions or Monsters By Heather Anne Hunter There is one basic style, stone front with of their properties admiring the spectac- In the 1950’s, Scarborough bur- faux gabled roof, unless the “architect” ular view? Will they one day be looking geoned with new subdivisions. It was a opted for the modern, office building at gargantuan wind turbines that the time when middle class people could af- look in stucco, a cheap material which province has threatened to install on the $42.95+HST Adults 1/2 Price Children (2-12) ford three bedroom bungalows on one starts looking shabby in a few years. sandbars along the shore? And just Seating 10am salary. Kids ran the streets until the What matters most is that the new house imagine the carnage when the first thing Sunday May 12th lights came on at dusk. 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Luxury homes the tide” and when they do sell to devel- els, bull dozers, cement trucks and are status symbols. opers, their home values will have risen cranes, along with workers’ trucks, cars Who can afford the multi-million due to the “gentrification” of the neigh- and vans converge and line the streets. dollar price tag? Not the average family. bourhood. But, do the small houses The Residential Tenancies Act states In some areas, the traditional lot size can wedged between the big ones really be- Alex Webster COACH & TECH SUPPORT B.A., B.F.A. that: “Quiet enjoyment is a right to the accommodate two identical houses come more valuable as mere tear- Does your computer or phone puzzle you?? Professional IT Technician and undisturbed use and peaceful enjoyment standing side by side like book ends. downs? COCOMPUTI o er friendlyMPUT private lessons, technicalER support Photographer of property by tenant or landowner”. 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Variances allow homes to cover everything today. The bigger, the better. iOS, Apple Android, & backs up, there is a sharp, beep-beeping more and more of the land, blanking out “Less is more” is a forgotten concept. Of Windows sound to warn pedestrians to stay clear. the view and sunlight from their neigh- course, the downside is properties be- supported Neighbours walking dogs or children bours. They tower incongruously over come more expensive for buyers creat- www.thecomputercoach.ca clasp them nervously, skirting around the bungalows, more than twice their ing a city where homes are unaffordable the upheaval to avoid dangerous ma- height and extending to within a few feet for the middle class. [email protected] 416-550-7873 chinery and mud-caked roads. Warning of the lot lines. I suspect the old adage, Developers are obviously making a signs are posted: “Danger – Excavation” “Money talks” has a lot to do with deci- profit or they wouldn’t be rushing in to and “Danger – Loud Noise” to absolve sion-making and permits. City tax rev- snap up properties, outbidding bona fide the contractors of responsibility and lia- enues increase proportionately with buyers who actually want a place to live bility. home values. The GTA is experiencing and raise a family. Land is at a premium Neighbours claim their homes often a condo boom and small homes are in the GTA, so it makes economic sense shake and new cracks appear in their being replaced with multi-million dollar for builders to erect large homes for the ceilings and basements. As soon as one ones, so there is no need to continue greatest return on their investment. project is completed and they breathe a threatening home owners with tax hikes. Older homes in disrepair or in need of sigh of relief, another begins. The air is Along the Bluffs, mammoth houses updating, once a bargain for a handy- thick with dust and diesel fumes, drifting are being built on tumbling lots. New man, cost more to renovate than demol- in clouds onto and into their homes. Too owners must be oblivious of the rate of ish and rebuild in a throw-away society. often, lots are razed for easy access. Bull erosion which will reduce their not so Some buyers, Canadian and for- dozers bowl over mature trees and large backyards each year. Will the eign, are speculators who purchase bushes along with the houses, making a homes be stable in the decades to come? houses as investment properties. They Northern Karate Schools mockery of the city’s tree protection by- Have purchasers been warned by real- have no intention of paying off the huge now open in Scarborough! laws. Roads and curbs are cracked and tors who stand to make hefty commis- low interest mortgages before the prop- Leaders in the field of martial arts education and personal development for more than four decades neighbouring lawns dug up to install gas sions? Some bluffs homes have erties are flipped at substantial profit and water lines to the already been condemned, de- with the ever-rising prices. Nothing the n e w molished and turned into par- government has done so far has changed BEGINNERS’ CLASSES houses. kettes with new high fencing the situation; the market slowed and FORMING NOW! several meters back from the dropped a few percentage points. The Call us at 416 294 7535 or email at cliffs, anticipating the imminent bubble leaked; it did not burst. Politi- [email protected] and inevitable ero- cians give lip service to helping the first sion. Graphic warn- time buyer even as starter homes are Northern Karate Schools has been Voted #1 by City Parent, News4Kids, The Globe and Mail, ing signs are placed being torn down and replaced with ones Toronto Life, Toronto Sun and toronto.com! on the fences to stop triple the price. Should young couples sight-seers from give up the Canadian dream of home going onto the eroded ownership? ledges, which can Do distraught home owners have plummet at any mo- any recourse as the mayhem in their ment to the rocky neighbourhoods continues unabated? shore hundreds of Should they suck it up or cash in and get meters below. Will out while the going is good, before peo- the new owners drop ple come to their senses? Northern Karate Schools Scarborough from sight one day as 2969 Kingston Road – at Cliffcrest Plaza - they stand at the end Page 8 - May 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com Our Community

With Appreciation; Bryan Stanish, president Guild Festival Theatre; Bryan Moore, owner Moore valu-mart Janet Heise, producer and secretary-treasurer GFT; Shelley Angus, board member GF GFT presents a certificate of thanks to Bryan for his support of Guild Festival Theatre during 2018. addition to advertising in the playbill for the 2018 production of ‘Pygmalion’, Bryan Moore allowe GFT to sell tickets to last year’s fundraiser on two separate occasions inside Moore’s valu-mart, and su plied crushed ice free of charge and water at cost for our cast, crew and audiences from July to mid-A gust. Both Bryan Moore and Moore’s valu-mart are an integral part of the Guildwood community. H generous support is provided for many community efforts, and GFT wanted to express their gratitude

Momiji Community Bazaar; This annual tradition was back Saturday, March 30th. Proceeds from the Bazaar are used to support Momiji programs and services. Hundreds of seniors benefit each year from the funds this event generates. Frances Turnbull (2 years) and Kenzo Smith, however, found the Koi pond more to their liking.

Bellisima Ballerina; Taryn Fernandes won first place for the best drawing “Stop or I’ll Plant”; George Rajendran was selling a rather unique in the Art Guild of Scarborough’s Spring Art Show held on March 30th & Mitzie H 31st at the Centennial Recreation Centre. AGS strives to foster an under- garden tool designed to make planting annuals less back-breaking standing and appreciation of visual arts in the community while promoting at Seedy Saturday held Sat. March 30th at Blessed Cardinal New- Services a and encouraging promising artists. man Catholic High School The event

They’re Off; kids of all ages had a fantastic time at SBCA Easter Egg Hunt at the Birchmount Community Centre on Saturday April 13th.

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4 Page 10 - May 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com Backpack Monitors Each month we ask local high school students for their input on the issues and stories that affect them the most. This month’s piece is about the student walk-out protesting the Ford Governments cuts to education

By Nafia Hossain & Luna Maybe it’s because we’re seen as the second time we’d had to walk a student body in a timely fashion in “Holy cow is this really happening.” Cardenas-Ibarra the “goody-two-shoes” who would out to protest the Ford government’s order to have the best turnout pos- Despite our strong social media RH King Academy, a school never skip a class in our life. So education policy. Earlier this year sible. It wasn’t only numbers that presence, and our confidence in the known for its uniform policy and when over 400 RH King Academy we had walked out to protest the sex we were after, we wanted to ensure student body there was only so academic excellence among other students walked out on April 4th, education program. This second that every student walking out knew much that could be done on our be- things, but social activism never we left the intersection of St. Clair time we were protesting class size the reasons why. half. The movement’s success seems to be a word associated with Avenue East and Kingston in a def- increase, teacher job cuts, autism For our school, and I’m sure rested not on the shoulders of us or- it. Maybe it’s because people think inite shock under the multitude of program funding cuts, mandatory e- many others, social media is what ganizers but on the shoulders of that our students prioritize getting black uniform shoes stamping in learning, OSAP changes, the list brought everyone together, students every single bobbing head that had straight 90’s over the political unison. goes on and on. For this reason we from grade nine to twelve alike. decided to walk out on the windy movements happening in our midst. For the student body this was made sure to mobilize ourselves as Even before officially registering evening of April, 4th. our school we had made an insta- The afternoon of the walkout gram page weeks prior. Our follow- was truly vibrant and lively. The ing grew and with that more crowd was filled with colourful participants but also leaders who signs, students chanting and vehi- wanted to step up and help in the or- cles honking as they passed by. A ganization of the event itself! Our petition was also filled out by the organizer team grew from two peo- students, and all the pages were ple to a total of seven individuals filled with hundreds upon hundreds from all grades. It is thanks to this of signatures. Safe to say the walk- amazing team that we were able to out was a success on a huge scale invite two guest speakers including for RH King Academy, and on an trustee Parthi Kandavel, and even bigger scale for the whole of Stephane Hamade (on behalf of Canada. It was an honour to be a MPP Doly Begum). Both of whom part of a student mobilized move- spoke on the day of and their pres- ment which included over 100,000 ence highlighted the importance of other youth from across the the cause. province! I have a vivid recollection of It is moments like this that re- standing at the meeting point and store my faith in the younger gener- just watching the endless flow of ations, because we carry within students walking out the main doors us a quality that is often underesti- to our school. It came to a point mated by society; raw hungry pas- where us seven organizers were just sion. This generation has so much staring dumbfounded at each other. power and can definitely change bluffs monitor photo: alan burt In our heads we were all thinking, Canada, if not the world.

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By Gary Crawford biggest transit expansion in recent history Thank you to all residents who helped residents. People want transit built. My commit- and impacts Ward 20 on Eglinton Ave to with Toronto's Annual Spring Clean-up. Local Updates for your neighbour- ment has always been and always will be, Kennedy Road. On April 25th, I along with On the weekend of April 27th and 28th I had hood. To receive information and details on improving transit across the City, in Scarbor- Councillor Thompson, hosted a meeting the pleasure of meeting up with numerous activities and events in your local commu- ough and in our new Ward 20. Scarborough with business owners affected by this proj- community groups across the Ward to help nity, you may wish to sign up for my Southwest, Ward 20 has better transit options ect. This section of Eglinton is an important tidy-up our parks and public spaces. We are monthly electronic updates by visiting: than other areas of Scarborough as it in- employment area for Ward 20 and I wanted indeed fortunate to have so many engaged http://www.councillorcrawford.ca/ cludes three subway stops (Vic Pk, Warden to hear from businesses to better understand Councillor Crawford and City of Toronto and Kennedy), two GO Train stops (Eglinton how construction is affecting their bottom and Scarborough), the Eglinton Crosstown line. The City's Economic Development LRT to Kennedy Station and now a continu- Team also joined me and shared information ous bus on Kingston Road, and more needs outlining the City's initiatives for maintain- to be done. ing and promoting a healthy customer and Transit will not get built unless all three client presence during these important transit Saturday, June 8, 2019 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. levels of government participate. Council improvements. Birchmount Community Centre | 93 Birchmount Rd. did support and allocate the almost $5B in The 175 Bluffers Park bus began Federal PTIF funding. (Public Transit Infra- weekend service on March 31st. The highly structure Fund) to important transit priorities successful Bluffers Park TTC transit initia- like the Relief Line, the Scarborough Sub- tive from last summer far surpassed ridership Reuse, Recycle and Safely Dispose of unwanted way extension and Smartrack. Though I was expectations. This now permanent service Safely Dispose: items at a Community Environment Day! encouraged to hear the recent Provincial an- makes a day at the park accessible for every- nouncement of over $11B for transit there one. are still a number of important questions that Ward 20 Safety Initiatives passed at need to be answered before I and Council Scarborough Community Council. After di- Cell phones & small Household Paints, solvents, glue Unused medications Batteries can endorse the proposed plan, notwith- recting the City's Transportation Department electronics hazardous waste standing the considerable influence the to investigate safety improvements for the provincial government holds on any plans. high volume pedestrian intersection at Birch- It's important to keep all levels of govern- mount Road and Hollis Avenue, I success- E-cigarettes Propane tanks Pesticides & Fluorescent bulbs Used cooking oil ment working together as significant transit fully tabled a report to Community Council fertilizers improvements can be better accomplished approving the installation of an All-Way Pick up for free: , while supplies last with all partners at the table. Stop at this location. • Leaf compost: *New for 2019 - compost will come I have always supported the Line 2 sub- New Traffic Control Signals at the in- in 15 kg bags (limit of two bags per household Donate items in good condition ) way extension to the Scarborough Town tersection of St. Clair Ave East and North for reuse: Bring it, Toronto! Products available: Centre and do support the three stop Provin- •Sporting goods Woodrow Blvd. will replace the Pedestrian •Kitchen Container ($5 each) cial proposal. The Relief Line is a vital com- Refuge Island, as it no longer meets safety •Arts and crafts supplies ponent in the City's overall transit priorities •Books (excluding textbooks) Visit the Toronto Water info tent to learn more and technical regulations. The installation of • Cameras, CDs and cases about programs that will help you use water and I see positive merits to the new Ontario these signalized traffic lights will greatly im- •Dress-up clothing and costume jewelry wisely in and around your home! Line proposal but again, many questions do prove pedestrian and traffic safety. • Clothing, linens, etc. need to be answered. Though specific fund- Vision Zero safety initiatives will soon • Small household items ink cartridges or toner, •Musical instruments, board games coPleasnstructe doion not waste bri, airng: conditioners, garbage, wood, ing has not been allocated, I will continue to be undertaken along Danforth Road at War- •Eyeglasses, walking aids, hearing aids, etc. cassette and videotapes, commercial/industrial hazardous waste and scrap metal. support the preliminary design and engineer- den Avenue, Birchmount Road, Kennedy •Non-perishable foods In partnership with: ing phase of the Line 5, Eglinton East LRT Road and St. Clair Ave. Improvements to the For more information on waste disposal, download Project which is an important link for im- configuration of right hand turning lanes at the TOwaste app at toronto.ca/wasteapp proved transit in Scarborough. these intersections will ensure a higher de- The Eglinton Crosstown project is the gree of safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

toronto.c a/environment_days Page 12 - May 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com Toronto East Bridge Club is launched in The Beach.

ShowandSaleby18Local By Ada Spanjaard light for the Toronto East Bridge Club to open arms. The basement has the advan- ArtistsandArtisans It is a fact: the ACBL (American be launched. The date is set for Monday, tage of being half above ground level, FRIMAY36PM-9PM Contract Bridge League) has granted the April 29th. allowing for daylight to enter the bright SATMAY410AM-6PM sanction to start a brand-new duplicate Bridge is not a dying pastime. On and spacious hall. There is ample free SUNMAY511AM-6PM bridge club in the Beaches; the Toronto the contrary, recent tournaments and parking and it is easily accessed using Homeiswheretheartis! WWWBEACHSTUDIOTOURCA East Bridge Club, serving the Beaches bridge drives show that bridge is making TTC. The TEBC committee expects that and surrounding communities. You may a remarkable come-back and is alive and the club will add to be thinking: “Do we need another bridge well where you least expect it. TEBC the vibrancy of the club?” The answer is: Yes! Even though manager Mark Pearson says he is opti- Beach area. And as there are many successful bridge groups mistic that a bridge club at this location the committee volun- at work in community centres, sports will be very successful. The TEBC is teers almost all have a halls and church basements, there is a aiming to cater to players of all levels – background in different Spirits painful absence of a sanctioned dupli beginning, intermediate and expert, al- professions, there may in the Bluffs cate bridge club in the East end of though the survey conducted by the be some initial make wine boutique Toronto. The TEBC expects to fill that TEBC shows that most interested play- glitches to be fixed. void and offer a place where experi- ers are at the intermediate level. Efforts However, they all from $109 enced players can earn Master Points will be made to match up solo players. share a passion for dupli- per batch = appx. 30 btls and where novices can find a warm wel- Once successful, the club intends to add cate bridge and work 416-264-2837 come and a learning environment. Du- instruction and supervised play to their hard at ironing out po- 2364 Kingston Rd. 2 blocks west of Midland Ave. plicate bridge players in our area are roster. tential pitfalls. You can [email protected] applauding the addition of an East end The not-for-profit Toronto East find additional informa- sanctioned bridge club. Bridge Club intends to be a welcome ad- tion on their website A dedicated group of volunteers has dition to the Beach Community. It will www.torontoeast- invested countless hours in the founding be located in the newly renovated base- bridgeclub.ca of the Toronto East Bridge Club. The ment of Corpus Christi Church on Let the playing sanction from the ACBL was obtained Queen Street, just East of Kingston begin!! in early March. This meant the green Road, where they are welcomed with Certified Angus Beef & Mennonite raised Chickens IT’S BBQ SEASON !! We also have store made: Lasagna, Cabbage Rolls, Connecting the Dots continued from I wasn’t alone though, and so I nod- unattractive at all, but aged beyond her Steak & Kidney Pies, Acadian Meat Pies page 5 ded briefly at the thin petite lady who years from sadness. She had short, salt And: Scotch pies, Cornish Pasty, Beef Sausage Rolls In true hitch-hike mode, the con- stood at the handrails, and made a note and pepper hair, not unlike mine now, and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies cept of paying for a ride seemed wrong, to strike up a chat if I saw her twice. I and a thin, etched face with pleasant fea- HOURS: TUES, WED, SAT 9AM-6PM 2476 Kingston Rd. THURS & FRI 9AM-7PM and there was a decision, which on hind- walked the length of the deck, looking tures. She was perhaps in her thirties, SUNDAY 10AM-4PM (West of Midland Ave.) sight, one could ask about. I asked my- up into the black sky with silvered but sorrow and loss had drawn away the CLOSED MONDAY 416-901-3149 www.cliffsidemeat.com self not too long afterward, “What was clouds and bright moon, and down onto life from her, and her eyes were hollow, I thinking?” to have expected to get on the crested waters as we sliced through absent of life and intent. a ferry and be transported internationally them in a efflorescent wake of turbu- Eventually, she became agitated, when I had the money to buy a ticket? I lence at our wake. perhaps only because I had never men- said at the time I needed the money for At the stern of the ferry, I saw a guy tioned her being on the outside of the in the Guild food and lodging, and as a hitchhiker, around my own age, nodded, but didn’t handrail or asked about her intentions. the rule was to ride for free! think to strike up a conversation if I met So, she made them clear, and our con- “High Standards and Experience Equals Quality” A moving van came into view. him again. Let’s say, I was particular versation became serious and had con- 25 Years in Business Rescue Cats Boldly, I went across to the driver and about whom I spoke with... sequences. We negotiated for her to his partner to ask whether I could hitch Feeling the chill, and being em- come inside to the safety of the ferry and Expert licensed and Nutritional expertise a ride with them as I was going to Lon- boldened to brave the chance of getting newfound friendship. Perhaps she saw Certified Groomers don. They agreed, and we agreed that it asked for a ticket inside compared to no safety in either, or both, because she Dog, Cat, Small Animal, Specializing in meal plans was possible to ‘stow away’ in the back freezing on the outside of the ferry, I would not come in. Domestic Bird, Tropical Fish for dietary restrictions of the cabin under the blankets to avoid turned back. As I approached the point She pushed off, her hands let go the and Reptile products. paying a fare. There was another deci- I started, there was the same lady, but rails – and I grabbed her, feeling awk- 123 Guildwood Parkway 416-724-1637 www.muddypawsintheguild.ca sion one could ask about. something was very different about her, ward, the way my beloved four year old And so, under the cover of wool, I or more precisely, about her situation. grabs me and hugs me at the knees, the lay in the truck that rumbled and lurched She stood against the handrails as two worst places from which to try and Galbraith Construction from a standstill to drive up and into the before, but this time, they were against hug your precious daughter back, by the Disposal & Concrete belly of the Dublin to Holyhead ferry to her back. Nothing completely wrong way. So I tried desperately to hang onto cross the Irish Sea. Like the scene from with that except that her back was her as she struggled to be free of me, and an Indiana Jones movie, I had no plan, I pressed against the outside of the of life. • Excavation & Haul Away Fill was making it up as I went, and so what handrails as she perched on the slim That guy from the back was ap- • For Additions, New Homes to do when the ferry was underway, I ledge and faced oblivion. And so, the proaching, and I forgot about my inten- • 4, 6, 14, 20, 40Yard Bins for Rubbish, Blocks, Concrete trusted, would be evident. questions about my decisions became all tions and yelled at him, “HELP! Hurry 4, 6, 14, 20 Dirt Bins for Rubbish, Blocks, Concrete After perhaps 10 minutes parked the more meaningful. up, come here HELP!” It seemed to take • Commercial and Residential and alone in the truck, I thought it was Whenever faced with death, death him ages to respond, and while I strug- • Double Back Swing Doors for Easy Walk in the right time to hop out and venture into of self or death of an other, I’m amazed gled to hold the woman in my grasp, I • 41 Years in business the passenger areas of the ferry. With a at the seeming speed at which things could feel her working her way free. Fi- strange feeling of not quite belonging, I happen. Instantly, my mind grasped nally, the guy came up to us and I said, 52 Raleigh Ave 416-265-0200 decided to venture away from the other what my eyes and thoughts weren’t “She’s trying to jump, help me pull her (Birchmount & Kingston Rd.) 7am - 8pm passengers and uniformed staff on the quite believing – that a woman was in.” ferry to head out onto the deck, exposed about to jump from the ferry. So I sim- He responded in an accent I recog- as it was to the freezing, damp February ply approached, and as per my note, I nised, and with his help, by four hands air and mist of the Irish Sea in winter. struck up a conversation. Things were and two wills we prevailed against her The deck was an area extending going exactly as planned, but my note and her will to be gone. With her pulled Answers from about midway along the ferry was woefully short on the rest of the sit- in and sat down against the wall on the around the back and to the other side, uation. bench that was there near the door, the What with about 10 feet of covered walkway I approached as slowly and inno- other guy and I talked about what we’d o b j e c t and firm steel handrails painted white cently as I could, I began by saying just seen and done, and I urged him to was cut? topped with a polished wooden handrail. “Hi”, as if we were both at the school go indoors and get help. He apologised I didn’t notice at the time it had a bit of dance and knew each other from class. to mention he thought we were having a An elastic a ledge beyond the line of the handrails. So, we talked, ignoring the situation and lovers quarrel so didn’t want to get in- band It was perhaps 60 feet down, to the Irish our relative positions compared to the volved. Sea. handrail and each other. We talked for a She sat facing me, and I stood fac- It was freezing, and the breeze was good while before the conversation ing her, with the handrail and the Irish amplified by the engines of the ferry moved to address her decision to stand Sea behind me, no doubt, with the which pushed it through the dark, cold where she was. voices of sirens beckoning her to come waters to create a strong, steady pene- She told the story of a heartbroken, to them again. And I faced her and lis- trating wind. It wasn’t the time or con- and broken person who lost her family, tened to her apologise and tell me she ditions for anyone to be outside instead and her child to a breakup. I could see wouldn’t do that again. It was over, and of with the comfort of things and of peo- from her physique that she was older she was safe. ple inside. Yet, here I was. Another de- than me and had the look of someone Or so I thought... cision one could ask about. whom life had etched hardship on, not www.bluffsmonitor.com Page 13 - May 2019 Wild Apples on the Bluffs By Catherine Bacque the worms from getting started.” Perhaps The apple tree in my backyard grows on this was one of the ways early settlers like the lot line along the fence. Its origins are un- the Cornells and McCowans managed their known, and many attempts to prune, trim, orchards and raised livestock at the same even cut down this tree have been futile. It time. thrives, and sometimes produces a bumper Apples were an important food source crop of crisp, sweet/tart red apples, depend- for families farming and living in the Bluffs, ing on the year (and on how many squirrels and in hard times, like the Great Depression, and raccoons have enjoyed them first). Over apples were used to barter. "Patrick Ryan's the years, I have come to know the locations parents operated both a general store and a of many wild, ‘feral’ trees like this one: ‘vol- tinsmithing shop next door to the Half Way unteering’ in yards, boulevards, ravines, House, the old hotel at the northwest corner parks, and on the Bluffs. of Kingston Road and Midland Avenue… I know of several large apple trees down The barter system was used extensively in the ‘closed’ path from Bellehaven/Hill Cres- Scarborough during the Depression. Patrick cents to Sylvan Park below. These may be Ryan recalls his father frequently being paid related to an apple and cherry orchard estab- in kind for his tinsmithing services: ‘My fa- lished by the Cornell family, later rented by ther did a lot of metal work for farmers and SCRO AGM; From left, Harry Hakomaki, Mimi Lau, Larry Whatmore, Christina the McCowans from 1839 to about 1855. others throughout the township and often ac- Arayata, Sitharsana Srithas, John Stapleton, Marg Middleton, Gerard Baribeau Other trees line the walking/biking path run- cepted payment in barrels of apples, sacks of ning south of the railroad tracks between potatoes, carrots and onions, farm butchered On Saturday April 13th, the Scarbor- At the meeting, SCRO President, Brimley and Bellamy; and dozens more dot meats, and many kinds of equipment.’ ough Community Renewal Organization Sitharsana Srithas, presented the annual the Cliffside, Cliffcrest, and Guildwood ‘Farmers at least had food, if they could get (SCRO) had their Annual General Meet- report of events and advocacy efforts communities, and beyond to West Hill and a crop in,’ says Arnold Canning. ‘A bushel ing at the Toronto Zoo’s Event Centre, taken by the organization, such as the call Highland Creek. of apples or potatoes could be used as barter where they presented initiatives under- for an East Ends Training Centre, fairer The tree in my Cliffcrest yard grows a for a haircut or some other service.” * taken in the last year, discussed future distribution of Section 37 funds and the lovely medium sized red apple that resem- The Bluffs area enjoys the moderating plans, and elected the Board of Directors much needed Eglinton East LRT to bles an old time variety, the “Baldwin”. This influence of Lake Ontario, which makes it for the 2019-2020 term. Malvern, among others. heirloom variety is rarely found nowadays, ideal for growing apples, among other tree SCRO is a multi-stakeholder group Looking into the future, the organi- but was a common sight in New England or- fruits. There were also orchards on the prop- of community volunteers committed to zation hopes to continue its strong advo- chards of the 1700-1800’s. The possibility erties of the St. Augustine Seminary and the creating and realizing bold visions to cacy efforts by engaging with residents that this tree is a descendant of a settler’s or- Sisters of St. Joseph on the Lake, now the renew Scarborough. SCRO launched in and community associations through a chard led me to explore the history of apple site of Fairmount Public School. Many lo- February 2016 with a mandate to con- series of events and continue to build orchards that once flourished on the Bluffs. cals who grew up in the Cliffcrest area in the tinue the efforts of the Scarborough Re- partnerships with associations, businesses Scarborough township population mid-20th century remember the open mead- newal Campaign initiated by and anchor institutions. records from March 1801 show that William ows, farm and orchards on the St. Joseph Scarborough Rotary. This includes sup- “SCRO has made great strides in the Cornell had just arrived with his family of property. Today there remain many apple porting the implementation of the recom- past year and we hope to continue build- four. Cornell was a United Empire Loyalist trees on, and south of the seminary property mendations and identifying new actions ing on the positive work moving for- descended from English ancestors who had west of Brimley Road atop the Bluffs, and at and areas of focus to Renew Scarbor- ward”, said Srithas. settled in Rhode Island, New York. The his- the easternmost end of Cathedral Bluffs ough. toric Cornell House on Kingston Road at Park. Markham stands to this day, and Cornell is In all likelihood, the ones from my credited by some with establishing the first yard are probably not ‘Baldwin’, but because apple orchard in the area the very next year, this variety is one of the few that grows 1802. Local residents know of feral apple ‘true’ from seed, it is possible. Regardless, I EET EOPLE OF CTION trees on what was the Cornell property east like to think that the apple jelly, sauce and M P A ISCOVER OTARY S UMANITARIAN FFORTS of Markham Road, south from Eglinton to pies made from my apples have the unique D R ’ H E the lake. These may be related to an apple flavour of the Bluffs, where apples have pro- and cherry orchard established on table lands vided vital sustenance for survival to the res- We would like to invite you to lunch at at the bluffs edge by the Cornell family, later idents, people and animals alike, for over the Scarboro Golf and Country Club rented by the McCowans from 1839 to about 200 years. Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. 1855. Cornell may have brought grafts of Know about a local feral apple tree? May is Rotary – Youth Service Month heirloom apple varieties with him from New Catherine is interested in your Bluffs apple The programs covering youth of all ages. England, possibly including the ‘Baldwin’. stories and sightings. Interact (High school students) Other records show that ‘Northern Spy’ ap- Please respond to her survey at: ples were the variety of choice, given their https://forms.gle/s4WiN45uzrwzXWfZ7 Camp Enterprise – business students hardiness, long storage life and multipurpose Many thanks to Bruce and Nancy Mc- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards qualities in the kitchen. Cowan for their memories and photos used Orchards were also established by the to research this article. Rotary Youth Exchange McCowan, Stobo, and Baird families, *Pp 41-42 Mryvold, B. Fahey C. ed The among others. D. Bruce McCowan, who People of Scarborough: A History. © The Adventure in Citizenship spent his childhood on the family property City of Scarborough Public Library Board. Paul Harris High School Scholarships near what is now McCowan and Kingston 1997. If you’d like to be involved in our Rotary programs and in helping others Rd., recalls many apple trees. “The ‘Baxter’ through our community and internati onal projects, consider joining tree was a very old tree. It had big apples but The Rotary Club of Scarborough. lots of suckers ... there was a snow ‘Wolf For information – www.rotaryclubscarborough.org. River’ and there was a ‘MacIntosh’. Those or Marcy Tomassani: 416-567-2318; [email protected] were the old trees. They would have been a hundred years old in the 60’s.’ The south or- New Patients chard of the McCowan farm, planted in the 1930’s, stretched south from what is now Welcome H.A. Halbert School to Kingston Road, and the north orchard was north of the school on the east side of McCowan. Now Open “There is still a ‘Duchess’ tree on my uncle Bob’s property on McCowan Road, but it’s falling down now. We had a ‘Melba’ tree between the barn and the Esso station… more of an ornamental tree. They were very early.” McCowan also recalls that the Baird family orchard would have been on the east side of Brimley Road south of the railroad tracks, where many apple trees can now be found along the walking/biking path. One of them still produces pale yellow apples! Bruce also remembers his father Bill telling him about the natural pest control and fertil- izer provided by cows in the ‘old orchard’. 416-901-0910 • 3110 Kingston Road “Dad said that his father and uncle used the Massey Harris orchard sprayer to spray the [email protected] new orchard. They did not have to spray the old orchard because the cows pastured there bluffs monitor photo: catherine bacque www.eastsidefamilydental.ca and ate the fallen apples, which prevented Page 14 - May 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com

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