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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. 5. Keep your jewellery in a pill container and your Canadian authors, all in downtown Toronto. enjoyed immensely this Nuit Blanche which hairpins in a Tic Tac case. 6. Never tip in Japan - it’s considered an offensive past year: means " sleepless night " Fire by C.C. Humphreys. will be exactly that, and display of wealth and pity. 7. Print and share itinerary, hotel, flight and other He never disappoints with run from sunset to sun - his fast action packed rise and will feature confirmations and make photos of your passport and visa and email them to yourself. historical fiction. some of Scarborough's A Shimmer of Humming - MORE TRAVEL INFO IN THE FEBRUARY amazing talent, includ - birds by Steve Burrows. A EDITION OF BLUFFS MONITOR Back Row: Dhamay Kan - clubs donations so that a ing musicians, artists, birding mystery series that than - president Scarborough cheque for $10,000 was writers and many local is quite clever. Twilight Rotary; Joan Bar - presented on December 13 arts and cultural groups. Parting Shot by Linwood rett - vice president Scarbor - to the Native Child and The 2018 theme is " Barclay. Simply an excit - ough Rotary; Khamini Family centre. This Program You are here ". the City ing crime writer, this book Shanna - NCaF - SoT-SB; give children ages 6 to 12 of Toronto's director of is stellar. Chris Musselman - president years access to Cultural arts and culture, Patrick Tides of Honour by Scarborough Rotary; Teachings, Arts and Crafts, Tobin, says the theme Genevieve Graham. Cana - Richard McGowan - and Traditional Foods, plus was chosen to reflect the president Uxbridge Rotary; Sharing Circles, Traditional dian historical fiction set demographic shift and on our east coast. (Toronto East and Agincourt Ceremonies and Rites of shifting character of the Rotary Clubs were unable to Passage. If these aspects of Promises to Keep, also by city. Nuit Blanche was Graham. Another terrific attend) their culture are not taught to established in 2006, and Front row: a few of the the children, there is a historical fiction book. the event has been a Undertow by R. M. Green - children who will benefit danger that they will be lost huge tourist attraction from the Bimose-Makwa to future generations. The away. Intense crime tale. for Toronto. We are hop - (Walking Bear) after school Rotary Clubs of I’m thinking of Ending ing for the same success program. Scarborough, Agincourt, Things by Iain Reid. Five Rotary Clubs in District Scarborough Twilight, in Scarborough. The city Quirky. Not what you think 7070 collaborated to donate Toronto East, and Uxbridge has made a commitment going in. funds to Native Child and contributed to this very of two years for the Scar - These will get you started Family Services of Toronto - worthwhile project. The borough event. This is an on a snowy day when the Scarborough branch (NCaF - children will develop pride opportunity to support kids are at school or you SoT-SB) for their Bimose- in their identity, and become and showcase our tal - find yourself with an hour Makwa (Walking Bear) after more confident and secure in ented arts and cultural or two to indulge in a book school program. A Rotary their heritage. community. Mark the Happy reading! District Grant added to the date on your calendar. www.bluffsmonitor.com Page 3 – Bluffs Monitor January 2018 SCARBOROUG H LRT TAKE S SHAPE

By Derek Pindar underground, to the plan and at this Crosstown LRT thus provid - early stage many During the months of No - ing a single ride right across of the ques - vember and December, the the City. The three-car vehi - tions from the City of Toronto held three cles will travel along Eglin - floor could not Community Meetings to ton Avenue, turn east onto be answered. provide an update and get Kingston Road and north feedback on the proposed The benefits onto Morningside Avenue. Eglinton East Light Rail that will accrue At its terminus, the new line Transit (LRT) system. The from the build - will provide service to the Bluffs Monitor attended the ing of this tran - University of Toronto Scar - meeting at St. Martin de Por - sit link are borough Campus, Centen - res Catholic School on No - enormous and nial College Morningside vember 30th to find out we welcome it; Campus and the Pan Am what’s going on. just as we wel - Aquatic Centre. An exten - come the early The basis of the LRT project sion to Malvern is being opportunity for is the Scarborough Malvern studied. The LRT vehicles citizen engage - LRT which was approved by will travel down the centre ment. The line Toronto City Council in of the roadway on dedicated itself will di - 2009. Construction was due tracks. On Eglinton and rectly impact to begin in 2014 but it was Kingston there will be just only a small cancelled by Rob Ford in one lane in each direction for corner of our 2010. A “Concept Refine - other vehicles and left turns readership area ment” is now underway will be prohibited. leave their cars at home and leave their cars at the City Let’s get involved to ensure but its indirect impacts will which will advance design to use public transit. If they’re perimeter and transfer to that this project is not just a Although this project has affect most of us. We in the a minimum of 5% comple - wrong, the traffic, which is public transit. The answer good thing for the Bluffs been planned for close to a Bluffs neighbourhoods must tion. A more detailed as - bad enough now, is going to was that parking was not community but a great thing. decade, the glacial pace at get involved. There will be sessment of specific sections be horrible. The upcoming within the scope of the de - Andy Byford, outgoing TTC which things happen in our further public meetings and of the line will be carried out traffic studies must be real - sign team! Zounds!. Some - CEO, has said in recent city means that its comple - comments can be made and the impact of changes, istic and the highway design body had better be looking at weeks that the Scarborough tion is still a long way off. It through the project website such as a tie-in to the must reflect that realism. this. And then there’s the subway should be revisited is expected that the present at www.eglintoneastlrt.ca. Crosstown LRT, which is One member of the audience five-year construction pe - if costs continue to soar, so phase will be complete in currently under construction, Common to most, if not all, observed that a significant riod. Driving will be miser - the Scarborough LRT just 2018 and a request for fund - and the use of longer vehi - developments in our area are proportion of the traffic able, perhaps even hellish as could happen sooner than ing will be made in 2019. cles, will be studied. the two issues of traffic and using Kingston and Eglinton one member of the audience anticipated. Predictions beyond that parking. The thinking at the came from outside the City predicted, unless we learn The Eglinton East LRT will would be wild speculation City seems to be that the and asked what parking pro - from the mess along the start at the Kennedy subway but it was said that this meet - LRT will be so successful visions were being planned Crosstown route and man - station where it will connect, ing was part of a 15-year that many motorists will so that these drivers could age the traffic better. HOSPITAL OPENS NEW BEDS 5 WAYS TO BEAT THE FLU Scarborough and Rouge December. The increased bed capacity 1 . Get your flu shot for at least 15 seconds. for the next few month. Hospital, Ontario’s third “We are grateful for the is also expected to decrease 2. Wash your hands 3. Cough and sneeze into 4. Get plenty of rest. largest community hospital, provincial government’s fi - wait times in the hospital’s with soap and water or your sleeve or carry 5. Eat healthy food and opened new beds ahead of nancial support for these three Emergency Depart - alcohol-based hand rub plenty of tissue with you exercise regularly. the 2017-18 flu season. The beds” said Elizabeth Buller, ments. beds will increase the President and CEO, Scarbor - “As we approach flu season, hospital’s ability to care for ough and Rouge Hospital. we would like to remind patients throughout the “Opening these beds will everybody about the impor - season. dramatically increase our ca - tance of getting your flu shot Eighteen beds opened Dec. pacity this flu season to pro - to stop the spread of the 5, twelve beds at the hospi - vide exceptional care for virus,” notes Ms. Buller. tal’s General site and six at Scarborough residents.” “Working together, we can its Birchmount site. A further The new beds will help en - help make Scarborough a ten beds – including six at sure that patients are being healthier community for our the hospital’s Centenary site cared for in the most appro - patients and families.” – are slated to open later in priate unit for their needs. THE CHRISTMAS STOVE Hap py N ew Y e 201 8 ! By Anne Megahy burning throughout the want to overdo it. nights so that even the late It became my project and Most people decorate their nighters passing by from the my mind went into overtime. Community Dr op-in: homes for the holidays. corner pub might relieve me Plan B was developing. Inside and out. Sometimes to of it. Stationed front and I would attach an attractive Scarbor ough V il lage Recr eat ion Centr e extremes but creative, centre, I made sure that it attention getter to the sub - nonetheless. showed well. ject. A suitable title is, of I generally string lights As Christmas neared, I was course, the selling point of • across the front exterior, getting antsy as it was not any product and The Stove 3600 Kingstth on Road - Y outh nLd ounge attach a festive wreath to the likely to be gone any time was just not catchy enough. front door and install a red soon and the question arose. I played around with words: January 19 and February 2 Bir chmount Community Centr e bulb in the outdoor socket How do you decorate a The Range? The Cookster? 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. that gives a wonderful wel - kitchen stove? Uh uh. Something cool like coming glow to the house. There are 'how to' magazines Stoverino? Francaise • nd Not so this year. I displayed out there on every topic maybe? Le Poele Mag - a used kitchen stove. imaginable except how to nifique. Le Poele blanc. 93 Bir chmothunt Rd., 2 Floor th– Lion’ s Den Not by design mind you, accessorize a used stove. So, Tres Chic. January 26 and February 9 even though it was an attrac - it was up to me to create a Le Stove was not 'scooped' tive piece of equipment. first in decorating. up by anyone seeing a good 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The appliance was sched - Leaning towards pine cones deal but it did gain attention uled to be removed before and red velvet ribbon and a with some viewers coming Appointments r ecommended. the holidays but circum - string or two of varied col - closer to enjoy the display, Please call 416-392-4052 stances prevailed that left it ored blinking lights, I toyed have a chuckle and, hope - council lor_crawfor d@tor onto.ca where it stood - on the front with the idea of adding fully, going away happier Cityo Hr ael l mOf acie l Const ituency Of ce 311 verandah. I hoped it would Christmassy music in the than before. toronto at your service attract attention and get background but hesitated as stolen. As an extra entice - it was already a one of in 100 Queen Str eet W . 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councillor_crawfor d@tor onto.ca • www .councillor crawfor d.ca • 416-392-4052 Page 4 – Bluffs Monitor - January 2018 www.bluffsmonitor.com CITY OF TORONTO LAUNCHES DDr. oAlrlasn eJetf frDiese ntal www.dorsetdental.com [email protected] 2018 TAX SUPPORTED BUDGETS On November 30th, the City to meet the demands of a which is budgeted to raise The 10-year plan proposes Family Dentistry of Toronto's Budget Com - growing and aging city," said $808 million dollars in 2018, $1.1 billion in additional New Patients Welcome mittee began the process to Gary Crawford (Ward 36 the uploading of social serv - capital spending for the Emergencies seen Immediately review the Preliminary Tax Scarborough Southwest), ices and court security costs George Street revitalization, Implant & Moderate Sedation Supported Operating and Chair of the City's Budget to the provincial govern - legislated accessibility meas - Services Available Capital Budgets for 2018. Committee. "We're continu - ment, TTC ridership growth, ures and funding to begin The budgets will be ing to manage the budget in assessment growth and rev - transformation projects that Dorset Dental Is Proud to Welcome reviewed and a fiscally responsible way enue from a potential new support city building such as Dr. Kasia Dymerska to our practice. debated by Budget and that ensures we can make hotel and lodging tax. studies for Rail Deck Park, believes in a gentle approach to dentistry. She Executive Committees these necessary investments future uses for Old City Hall Dr. Kasia Dymerska DDS , The 2018-2027 Preliminary enjoys all aspects of general dentistry and is a strong advocate of preventative before being finalized and while keeping property tax and relocation of the Etobi - dental care. She graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Dentistry, Schulich Capital Budget and Plan is approved by City Council at increases to the rate of infla - coke Civic Centre. School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. She went on to pursue a $25.7 billion, of which 52 General Practice Residency at the London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Dymerska its meeting on February tion." per cent is allocated to main - "The launch of the 2018 prides herself on communication and being multi-lingual (Polish and French) helps 12 and 13, 2018. maintain her commitment to providing individualized care to keep her patients smil - The budget proposes an taining and investing in the budget is the first step in the ing. The 2018 Preliminary Tax overall tax increase of 1.47 City's state of good repair. City's budget review 119 Dorset Road 416-261-2946 Supported Operating Budget per cent after assessment The capital budget and plan process," said Josie La Vita, Located on Kingston Rd., just West of McCowan Rd. is $10.97 billion and focuses growth with a 2.1 per cent continues to fund the City's Executive Director of Finan - on finding sustainable increase for residential prop - two largest transit invest - cial Planning. "Residents savings across City divisions erties, 1 per cent increase for ments – SmartTrack and the should get involved in the Bruce D. Hotrum and agencies while provid - commercial properties and Scarborough Subway Exten - process as the budget is dis - Financial Advisor ing high quality and afford - 0.70 per cent for industrial sion. cussed and debated." able services that respond to properties in support of "Toronto has benefited from Members of the public can the needs of the city's com - Council's tax policy to 3019 Kingston Road the new share of the provin - share their views with the munities. The budget enhance the City's business Cliffcrest Plaza cial gas tax which is esti - Budget Committee at the includes $14.7 million in climate. There will be no Scarborough, ON M1M 1P1 mated to bring in up to $170 public presentations which new and enhanced services increase for multi-residen - Bus.: 416-265-5264 million a year when fully are scheduled to take place Toll Free Fax: 1-877-630-7717 which will support capital tial/apartment buildings as phased in," said Acting on January 8, 9 and 10. More [email protected] project delivery and improve per provincial legislation and Chief Financial Officer Joe information about how to www.edwardjones.com service delivery. no TTC fare increase. Farag. "This new funding make a public deputation is Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund "Toronto's 2018 budget In addition to ongoing ex - has freed up additional debt availableat makes important invest - pense management, a num - capacity and will allow the http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis. ments in our city – in transit ber of balancing strategies City to address some critical More information about the and transportation to keep have been applied to elimi - state of good repair and City's budget and the budget our city moving, in housing nate the budget pressure. high-needs social infrastruc - process is available at and anti-poverty measures to This includes additional rev - ture." http://www.toronto.ca/ make sure no one is left enue from the Municipal budget2018. behind and in infrastructure Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) PICKERING NUCLEAR: ARE WE PREPARED FOR AN ACCIDENT

By Derek Pinder km zone around Chernobyl. fied evacuation sites, no risk management, the risk to The Russian government planning for traffic control the Bluffs community of sig - Many of us living in the tried to keep this disaster and no assessment of the nificant radioactive emis - Bluffs community are quiet but the International impact on the availability of sions from Pickering would complacent about the risks Nuclear Safety Advisory drinking water if Lake be considered low probabil - associated with the Picker - Group later stated that “the Ontario became polluted. ity but high impact. The best ing Nuclear Generating developers of the reactor A Greenpeace spokesman way to avoid such a risk is to Station. Can we afford to plant considered this combi - related that evacuation from eliminate the source of the be? Consider this: the nation of events to be the area of the Fukushima risk. Elimination, i.e. the Ontario Clean Air Alliance impossible”. site was pandemonium and closure of the Pickering Sta - (OCAA) believes that every - Husqvarna traffic jams lasted for days. tion, is within our grasp. Singer PFAFF brother body living within 30 km of In 1979, there was a volun - In fact, the Provincial Emer - Hydro-electric power from Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Serging the Station are in a high-risk tary evacuation from a 30- gency Management Office Quebec is available at a SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS • LESSONS • NOTIONS zone. 2.2 million people live km zone around Three Mile does have a Response Plan lower price than the cost within this zone which Island. Prior to this accident, for Nuclear Emergencies but from Pickering. includes everybody in the many experts had said that it hasn’t been updated since distribution area of the nuclear meltdowns were al - The Pickering Nuclear Gen - 2009. There are municipal Bluffs Monitor. 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Harding Parkette is a tranquil spot in Birch Cliff measuring about one third of a Again, opinion was divided into those who felt that the Jane Jacobs maxim "eyes on the

hectare. It is on Kingsbury Crescent, overlooks Lake Ontario and is much loved street" would bring improvement and those who felt that upgraded facilities would only

by local residents. Some members of the community feel that the parkette would attract the unruly element.

benefit from some upgrades and, when Councillor Crawford heard of this, he iden - Councillor Crawford said that parkette enhancements were just an idea and if they are not tified it as a potential candidate for Section 42 funds. Section 42 refers to funds wanted by the community they will not be implemented. An on-line poll will be available for park lands that are generated through development fees. soon. One meeting attendee advised that a petition against the enhancements was currently On November 21st, Councillor Crawford held a community consultation at the being circulated. Birchmount Community Centre. The small but attentive audience listened to a

proposal from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department for the addition of In the context of the Greater Toronto Area, this might seem a trivial matter, but the spirit of

exercise facilities, planting of native species and protection of existing trees. Some the communities that constitute the GTA depends on citizens feeling they have some control

attendees were in favour of the proposal while others preferred that the parkette be over their neighbourhoods.

left in its natural state.

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eVeNtS • eVeNtS • eVeNtS • eVeNtS • eVeNtS • eVeNtS On at Cliffcrest Library Memoir Writing Interested in mem - will facilitate a course to help understand why you pay taxes oir writing? Come and join a group of seniors to share, discuss & how taxes are used. Learn how to complete a simple tax re - & write every other Tuesday from 1:00pm - 3:00pm(Jan 2, 16, turn. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6:30pm-8:00pm. 30). Crochet and Knitting Club Everyone is welcome to learn Scarborough Osteoporosis Support & Information Group how to crochet & knit. Share your skills or learn a few new Join us Jan. 8th, from 10am-12noon, at Scarborough Village tricks, every Tuesday starting Jan. 09, 6:30pm-7:30pm. recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Road (at Markham Rd.), for On at Port Union Library Author Talks Doug Hoyes CA, our January Meeting with Julian Rawlings speaking about the CPA discusses his new book: Straight Talk on Your Money, 22 “Latest Updates on Osteoporosis”. Admission & Parking are of the financial myths that, when followed, lead to financial free. 416-396-4051. disaster. Feb. 06 at 6:30pm -7:30pm. Scarborough Garden Society Come to our free General meet - On at Cedarbrae Library Stress Relief Through Meditation ing and presentation of “your Pane is their Pain” - preventing Join an instructor from Meditation Toronto for easy stress re - bird collisions with windows, Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 7:30pm, Crawford lieving & relaxing meditiation sessions on Saturday, Jan. 6 & at Scarborough Village CC, 3600 Kingston Road (at Markham Mayor Tory and Coucillor Feb. 03, 10:30am-11:30am. Registration required, 416-396- Rd.), presented by Paloma Plant co-founder/project coordinator 8850 Cedarbrae Careers Teens, age 13 - 19, meet professional for FLAP. Refreshments included. Guests welcome. people working in your dream job and get tips for success! Converge Youth Group, Alpha Program Join us to freely ex - Wednesday, Jan. 10, 3:30pm-7:00pm. (In partnership with East plore the basics of Christian life, faith, and meaning. No pres - Metro Youth Services) sure. No follow up. No charge. Every Tuesday starting Jan. 9th On at Taylor Memorial Library Afterschool Drop-in Pro - for 12 weeks. 7:00pm, at Trinity in Guildwood, 85 Livingston gram Something to do after school, for ages 6-12. Build with Road. 416-261-9503 LEGO, play board games, do crafts, hear stories & more. 4pm- Spirited Enjoy spiritual conversation and friendship with good 5pm Wednesday, Jan.15.from 4:00pm-5:00pm, no registration food & drink for body & soul. Tuesday, Jan. 30th, 7:30pm at required. How to file a simple Tax Return with Canada Revenue Ace’s Restaurant, Guildwood Plaza. 416-261-9503. Agency A representative from the Canada Revenuee Agency

VOLUNteeR • VOLUNteeR • VOLUNteeR • VOLUNteeR • VOLUNteeR Churches By The Bluffs Food Bank often needs volunteers for specific learn English. You’ll assist parents to read, write and practice conversational positions. For more information about our agency and to make an appli - English they need to access resources, educational programs and employ - cation, please go to our web site: www.bluffsfoodbank.com ment opportunities. To volunteer please contact Roseanna Wirt at Highland Creek Lions Enjoy good feelings from helping others. Realize 416-489-2500 x4327 or email [email protected]. personal growth. Explore networking opportunities. And have fun building Volunteer Tutors Needed for the TDSB's Adult Literacy Program new friendships. 416-616-9370. Help us reach farther. Please contact your Volunteers will tutor in reading, writing and math for 2 hours each week. local Lions Club for more information. Call (416) 396-5904 or email [email protected] Need Help with Reading, Writing and Math for work and everyday Volunteers Needed Urgently for Warden Woods Community Centre’s life? The Toronto District School Board offers free tutoring for adults. Call “Meals on Wheels” program. Positions are: 1) Runners to deliver meals to (416) 396 - 5904 for information ! seniors and other qualified adults in the Meals on Wheels Program. Must Not getting home delivery? Bluffs Monitor always welcomes volunteers be over 18 years of age. 2) Drivers to drive the runners in the program. to deliver the newspaper on their own street or one close by, approximately A G-license is required. Both positions require a minimum 3 month a half hour per month. Students can receive Community Service Hours. commitment. Please contact Stella Joy, at [email protected] For more info call 416-691-4085. or 416-694-1138 ext 153. Reporter Desperately Needed! Available on an on-call, volunteer basis Hospice is about Living . Scarborough Centre for Healthy to cover a variety of stories throughout the Bluffs Communities. Requires Communities seeks mature, reliable volunteers with daytimeavailability to excellent writing and journalistic skill. Photography skill is an asset. Perfect provide social/emotional/spiritual support to people living with a life-lim - for a Student of Journalism or a retiree. Call Bluffs Monitor 416-691-4085. iting illness at home or in our Day Hospice (Brimley/Eglinton). Extensive Volunteers needed for Seniors Housing Charity Small volunteer led professional training & support provided to volunteers. 3-5 hours per week, group at Birchmount & Kingston Road is seeking local volunteer Book - one year commitment. Apply to Betty Ann Rutledge, 416-642-9445 ext keeper, Maintenance “hands on guy”, Friendly Visitors. Ideal for retired 4418 or [email protected]. person. Interested? Call 416-895-9877 and leave your name and number. Group Facilitators needed for Hospice Caregiver and Peer Bereavement We will contact you with details. Support groups. SCHC professionally trains compassionate, kind and com - VHA Home HealthCare Community Support Programs is currently mitted volunteers to provide peer brereavement support, both individual seeking volunteers in Scarborough: to visit the family’s home weekly for and mutual support groups for people who are greiving the death of some - 3 hours. You will provide support to mom and involve the children in ac - one close to them. We are also seeking volunteers with a lived experience tivities that lead to healthy development. Most of our moms are at risk for of caring for someone to the end of life to co-facilitate caregiver support pos-partum depression or have been diagnosed with it. They are isolated, groups. Apply to Betty Ann Rutledge, 416-642-9445 ext 4418 or have little or no support and face many challenges. You will also help new - [email protected]. comer parents - who can’t access ESL classes because of child care needs

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NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS - BLUFFS MONITOR SOLUTIONS CLIFFSIDE EATS ELI 1. Start a budget and get 3. Meet new people - try 5. Exercise more. Walk, run available. We have CertifiMed Angus Beef & M&enno niDte raised Chickens your finances in order. The new experiences - attend a or HITT the gym “welcomed” a few new ones We have store made: Lasagna, Cabbage Rolls, number 1 thing most people community event. recently. Steak & Kidney Pies, Acadian Meat Pies procrastinate about. St. Paul’s United Church Also: Scotch pies, Cornish Pasty, Beef Sausage Bruce D. Hotrum 200 McIntosh St. (W. of Midland Ave, N. of Kingston Rd) 8. Explore somewhere new. Financial Advisor Robbie Burns Lunch Rolls and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies 3019 Kingston Road Saturday, January 27th, noon Have you ever been to Cliffcrest Plaza HOURS : TUES , W ED , S AT 9AM -6 PM Scarborough, ON M1M 1P1 Lunch and traditional honouring of Burns Rosetta McClain Garden 2476 Kingston Rd. including Music, Dancers, and Haggis THURS & F RI 9AM -7 PM Bus.: 416-265-5264 UNDAY AM PM (West of Midland Ave.) Toll Free Fax: 1-877-630-7717 Tickets $25 (no ticket sales at the door) or Taylor Creek Park? S 10 -4 [email protected] CLOSED MONDAY 416-901-3149 www.edwardjones.com For Tickets & Information CALL 416-261-4222 6. Take time for self-care - Attend www.cliffsidemeat.com Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund to your aches and pains, make 9. Do a small act of kindness 4. Learn a new skill. Learn that that dentist appoinment Daily: give your grocery 2. Spend more time out - to sew... Master your you’ve been putting off. cart to someone – with the doors and less time watch - computer... The possibilites PROFESSIONA L F OOTCARE Foot, heel & ankle pain quarter in it! ing TV. Take your dog for a are endless. Nails, corns, callus, warts Paedi - VOLUNTEER walk more often. It will atric/Diabetic care Custom-made Orthotics Singer Husqvarna PFAFF brother make both of you happier Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Serging Sports Injuries Community Over 25 Years’ and healthier. SERVICE • REPAIRS • LESSONS • NOTIONS Anne Solowey, B.Sc, D.Ch Experience 4129 Lawrence Avenue East Call Today 416-282-2884 Calendar www.sewheresewnow.com WEBSITE: www.bluffsmonitor.com 7. Try new foods. Check

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416-691-4085 Burns as he is also called, Lament", "To A Mouse" and the "Address to a Haggis (by Burns, various toasts and a (Voicemail: please leave BRIEF message & number) was a Scottish poet and lyri - "A Man's a Man for A' Robert Burns) is performed recitation of many of "The cist, regarded worldwide as That". At this time of year, and everyone toasts the hag - Bards" works. At the end of the national poet of Scot - he is best known for his gis which is usually served the night, everyone stands UPCOMING DEADLINES: land. He was born in Ayr - song, "Auld Lang Syne" with tatties (potatoes) and and sings "Auld Lang Syne". shire, Scotland on January which is sung at midnight of neeps (turnips). After the In by: Wed. JAN. 17th (5:30 p.m.) 25th, 1759 to a poor, tenant the last day of the year or, as For: Feb. Issue farmer who saw to it that, the Scots refer to it, Delivery: Jan. 30th 2017 despite Robert also having Hogmanay. Mar issue deadline: Feb. 14tth Delivered Feb. 27th. to farm the land, was also Robert died on July 23rd, educated. He began to com - 1796 at the age of 37. Five April. issue deadline: April. 11th Delivered: April. 24th pose while he worked. It is years later, in 1801, on the May issue deadline: May 16th Delivered: May 29th said he spoke for all the peo - anniversary of his death, the ple of Scotland, especially first Robert Burns dinner PUBLISHeR / eDItOR: Lee Graves the honest, hard-working was celebrated by nine of PRODUCtION ASSIStANt : John Smee and poor, and his hope for a Burns' close friends. The RePORteRS: Derek Pinder, better world of equality. next year it was held on his Photographers Barry Scheffer, John Smee In 1787, "Poems, Chiefly birthday and was the begin - in the Scottish dialect" by ning of the tradition that is CONtRIBUtING WRIteR S: Anne Megahy, Robert Burns, was published celebrated in many countries Robert McDermott, Cathy Austin and met with immediate suc - to this day. AD RePS : cess. He was soon well A Burns Supper usually ACiCrcCuOlaUtiNotn:S :JGoylecned Da oSlmmeer e known and well received by starts with the host welcom - many critics throughout ing his guests and the And all the volunteers that make Bluffs Monitor possible Scotland and, in time, "Selkirk Grace" is said. throughout the world. A haggis (a mix of sheep "The Bard of Ayrshire" or heart, liver, and lungs, SUBSCRIPTIONS $35 /yr. (Tax 416-691-4085 "Ploughman Poet", two of minced onion, oatmeal, suet Incl’d) the many names he is known and spices baked in the ani - by, wrote many poems and mal's stomach or a sausage Thank YOu to over 200 Volunteers who songs, such as "A Red, Red casing) is piped in by bag - deliver to residences throughout Birch Cliff, Birchmount Park, Clairlea, Cliffcrest, Cliffside, St. Paul’s United Church For EAST Guildwood, highland Creek, Oakridge, Dogs 200 McIntosh St. (W. of Midland Ave, N. of Kingston Rd) SIDE Scarboro Village and West hill communities. & The publishers reserve the right to refuse any and all advertising. Robbie Burns Lunch Cats ANIMAL HOSPITAL No part of this publication may be reproduced or duplicated without written T T T T T T permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Saturday, January 27th, noon T Performance or quality of goods and services of Advertisers or digital/e-mailed Lunch and traditional honouring of Burns reproductions in this publication are not guaranteed by Bluffs Monitor. Opinions including Music, Dancers, and Haggis BR&T0SMMPKSFPRK?TT59?,@:@2.110:<4?);>73 NC@GJH= expressed in this issue are not necessarily those of the publisher. SFT0SMMPKSFPRK? 59?,@:@+04-1:<4?);>73 NC@GJH= Not responsible for typographical errors, mistakes, misprints or non-insertions. Tickets $25 (no ticket sales at the door) >/SE?TND@GJH=@/@BI2RLE? N5J7NCH!,-
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A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT BIRCHCLIFF BLUFFS UNITED CHURCH

“Rotten” Ronnie McGrath presents Santa with a cheque for

$3768.00 at the Variety Village “World’s Greatest Christmas Party” December 3rd. The cheque represents the proceeds from McGraths annual “Halloween Haunt” that he says over 1800

children attended this year. It takes him over 3 months to prepare the spooky spectacular.

CTV's National Medical/Health Correspondent Avis Favaro

reads from “Dave Cooks theTurkey” by Stuart McLean to the amusement of all who attended the BBUC’s annual fund raiser in support of the Bluffs Foodbank on Saturday Dec. 16.

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Thank You to the volunteers who get their papers into the hands of their neighbours as soon as it is off the press! They especially appreciate being able to make Sales and Events on time! Volunteers February Issue Delivery Date is: January 30th 2018 Please advise the office now, if you cannot deliver for that issue due to vacation arrangements! Thank you. Have a good, safe holiday season!

Our Thanks to Decembers’ Volunteer of the Month,

who delivers 36 papers on Manderly Ave. And receives a Certificate to use at his choice of any one of the businesses advertising in this newspaper. A special welcome to our newest volunteer Femma who will be delivering papers on Harding Ave. South of Kingston Rd.

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