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Harding Parkette 2 0 17 VOL. 36 NO. 12 JANURy 2018 www.bluffsmonitor.com At thUe agNe of 8D6, PuEb - hRope t hatN you Etoo,W will weMather aAnd bNad enAabled GEMENT lisher Lee Graves feels support them in their en - the local news to be avail - the need to put her feet up deavour to continue the able with perfect timing and take it easy from now Bluffs Monitor as a val - each month. Without them on.“I gave it all I had for ued community newspa - this newspaper would not 33 years and now its time per for another 33 years! have been possible. to enjoy my “golden I would like to thank the Circulation, phone num - years” and pass the torch advertisers who supported ber and all other forms of to new blood, who can this venture so faithfully communication will con - take it into the future”. through-out all that time. tinue without change. The new owners, Also my thanks go out to My thanks to all in the Glenda, who has worked all our volunteers who de - Scarborough Bluffs com - in the office for almost 2 liver to homes throughout muities for a fantastic years, and John Smee, our circulation area. Their 33 years. Lee, doing what she did best - working the phones have my full support. I dedication, through good in the old Bluffs Monitor offices at Kingston Rd. and Warden. THE SPIRIT OF GIVING Special to the Bluffs women at the Homes First scarves for the homeless. warm. Mr. Ojjo asked our looms to knit the scarves. cry. There were so many Monitor shelter on Kennedy Road. We began knitting scarfs teacher to ask our class if It took us about 2 months cameras there that we Grade 1 students in Their story follows written when Mr. Ojjo asked us they would like to help as to knit all of the scarves! were kind of nervous. Sanjay Ojjo’s class at in their own words. for help. It was exciting well and four of us signed It was an amazing ex - The experience was great Corvette Public School for us because we wanted up to help him. We visited perience when we deliv - and we learned so much. By Athena Syms, Anastasia wanted to reach out to those to help the less fortunate his class during recess and ered the scarves. It felt We learned how Syms and Kennedy Sutton, in need this holiday sea - who may not have winter helped guide the grade 1 good because we were important it is to give and Grade 6 students. son.They knitted and then clothing like we do. Mak - students to knit the helping the less fortunate. how touching it is for them We got involved when donated over 100 scarves ing the scarves was our scarves. We used 2 differ - Some people were happy to know that we care about we heard that Mr. Ojjo's and neck warmers to way to help others keep ent types of children's and some people started to them. grade 1 class was knitting Left to R ; Jeff, Karra, Tina, Athena, Rosa proudly display some of the scarves they made along with their classmates to donate to Homes First Shelter Below L. Keshvaav and Ieash work on a scarf; and Below R. another bright smile from Catharine - a recipient. Smiles all around; It’s hard to tell who’s happier - Hilary who received a lovely scarf or Lyric who knitted scarves for the Homes First Womens Shelter on Kennedy Rd. All Photos - John Smee Bluffs Monitor Page 2 – Bluffs Monitor - January 2018 www.bluffsmonitor.com STAYING IN TOUCH Happy New Year and my make the event so two centimetres. High vol - as a result of Parks, Forestry, /birchcliffe-cliffsideoutdoor - about Toronto's snow clear - very best to the Ward 36 successful. ume sidewalks are adjacent and Transportation invest - fitnessequipment/ ing service you may call community in 2018! Cold weather didn't stop to arterial roads, transit ments as well as additional We've already had many 311. Nice to see so many of residents from lacing up routes, school zones and also Development fees, thereby winter storm days and along If you have any further you in the Ward at our 8th their skates and joining around accessibility loca - contributing to the beautifi - with that the roads and side - questions related to manag - Annual Community Tree Mayor Tory and me on De - tions. This service may take cation of our neighbourhood walks can be slippery. Please ing snow clearing or other Lighting. It was a frosty cember 9th at the opening of up to 72 hours to complete avenues and parks. One ex - take extra caution when you issues please contact me or night, and yet good spirits the outdoor rink at Mc - and does not include drive - ample is the Harding Par - are out and remember to any of my team members: shone on stage with local Cowan District Park. Many ways or approaches. kette Fitness Pod, on which clear and salt in front of your Gail Ross; Tamara Her - schools and community expressed how pleased they At this time of year we are the community gave their homes and businesses. Resi - mann; William Burtch; choirs performing. A special were that we found a solu - also well underway with the input. There were varied dents and business owners Kirstin Campbell or Priya treat this year was our first tion to save the 2017/2018 City's budget process. The opinions so I extended the are asked to clear snow from Kanagalingam at ever Marching Band from skating season. With that City Manager presented a consultation for the commu - sidewalks adjacent to their 416-392-4052. R.H. King which surprised being said, the rink operation balanced budget in Decem - nity to have online input as properties within 12 hours of the audience as it marched in is weather dependent. There ber and the Budget Commit - well. To have your say, a snowfall, making their area full formation around the will be times when it may be tee, City Councillors and the please visit: https://city - safer for everyone. If you onlookers and about-faced to too warm or when snow public will now all have an oftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s have any further questions the enthusiastic crowd. storms delay the clearing of opportunity to participate. Thank you to all of our com - our outdoor rinks. When This year public deputations LENDING A HELPING HAND munity partners who made there is a snow event, out - will be held on January 8th the evening possible: Variety door community rinks are to 10th in locations across Village; M.C.s Alan generally closed until the City. On January 8th Hardiman and Catherine cleared. The Parks depart - there will be public deputa - Bacque; Keyboard Accom - ment first clears Community tions at the Scarborough panist Stanley Farrow; Scar - Centres, then rinks, and fi - Civic Centre from 3 p.m. to borough Central Lions Club; nally pedestrian areas in 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. on - The Royal Canadian Legion parks. The operational status wards. I look forward to Branch 13; The Kingston for the McCowan Rink can hearing your input at this Social House; the 6th be checked at very important part of the Toronto Scout Group; R.H. https://www.toronto.ca/data/ budget process. The Budget King Academy; Fairmount parks/prd/facilities/com - Committee and the Mayor P.S.; St. Agatha C.S.; H.A. plex/1500/index.html continue their commitment Halbert P.S.; Birchcliff P.S.; A reminder from the City to invest in key priorities St. Paul's United Church that residential sidewalks such as transit, poverty re - choir; EMS with their vin - will be cleared of snow once duction and building infra - tage Pontiac Ambulance; the snow has stopped and the structure at the City and in and Toronto Fire, ushering in accumulation has reached the Ward. Water main work, Santa on a vintage Fire eight centimetres. High road resurfacing, sidewalk Truck. Heartfelt thanks to pedestrian volume sidewalks repairs and installations can our very special guest will be cleared when the be seen across the Ward. Thomas Neal and all of the snow has stopped and the Other ward streetscape im - Councillor Crawford helps Maya and her mum Erica who were making decorations volunteer elves who helped accumulation has reached provements are taking place at the Variety Village Christmas Party on December 3rd. ROTARY FUNDING FOR NUIT TRAVEL HACKS YOU BOOK REVIEW INDIGENOUS CHILDREN’S BLANCHE SHOULD KNOW By Cathy Austin 1. When you travel use an old sunglasses case to store Cosy up to a good book! PROJECT We were thrilled to hear January is always the per - that Scarborough will charging cables for your phone and other electronic devices. fect month to curl up with hold their very own Nuit a good book. Blanche event in 2018. 2. Put plastic wrap over the top of bottles (shampoo etc.) before you screw on the lid to keep them from Maybe you got one in your The festivities will be Christmas stocking or held on September 29 at leaking. 3. Travel web sites monitor your visits and will picked one up at the library the Scarborough Civic over the holidays. Centre and will coincide increase fares with each visit. Clear your cookies. 4. Take a photo of your car’s location in the airport Could I suggest one of with Toronto's event at these fabulous reads by Nathan Phillips Square parking lot to make it easier to find when you return.
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