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VOL. 37 NO. 3 March 2019 Your FREE Neighbourhood News from the Beach to the Rouge bluffs monitor photo illustration stefan steen & john smee It was a bitterly cold January day; we had featured in the July edition of other than Bluffs Monitor contributing So on page 3 is your chance to meet a Bluffs Monitor when I noticed a young man standing in . His father was with him writer Jim Sanderson pulled up, with tools handfull of the dedicated volunteers that a parkette flooding an ice rink. I got out and we started talking. Galen’s father no less, to see if he could help. And this is are responsible for this valuable commu - of the car and went over to introduce my - Keith told me about the hours that go into how I discovered the team of volunteers nity resource. And to those rinks and vol - self and ask how he was doing. It turned the rink. They were having trouble with that go into building and maintaining the unteers I didn’t get to...I’ll see you next out to be Galen Richardson, a young man the water supply freezing when none natural ice rinks that dot our community. year. Traffic Safety Gains Little Traction By Derek Pinder There were some interesting juxtapositions. There is no community in the Bluffs where there Marko Oinonen, manager of traffic operations, said is more citizen involvement in local affairs than Birch that Vision Zero must be a balance between safety, en - Cliff. It was therefore quite a surprise that a mere 25 vironment and cost, and yet an original Vision Zero or so people turned up for a discussion on traffic core principle is “life and health can never be ex - safety at the Birch Cliff Public School, organised by changed for other benefits within the society”. A Councillor Gary Crawford, on January 29th Citizens speaker from the floor opined that it was through-traf - were almost outnumbered by representatives from the fic, not neighbourhood traffic that is to blame for un - City of Toronto, the police and the school itself. safe driving, and yet the police stated that speeders on Those who didn’t turn out didn’t miss much! Kingston Road are mostly from the neighbourhood. We learned that the lower speed limits on Terms such as “evidence-based decision making” Kingston Road have had little effect. Appeals to par - were tossed around and yet it was acknowledged that ents to behave responsibly when dropping off their there is no monitoring of the effectiveness of safety children at the school have had no impact. A pilot measures taken and, furthermore, evidence-based rec - project has seen the installation of photo radar at five ommendations from city staff are sometimes over - schools across the city but a decision to take the pilot turned. project forward could be two years away. The Vision As was pointed out, Birch Cliff PS was built over Zero Plan calls for the creation of “School Safety one hundred years ago when today’s traffic concerns Zones” but there is no plan to implement such a zone didn’t exist. We need to develop an overall neigh - Birch Cliff PS Principal Ted Vine speaks to the specific concerns surround - at Birch Cliff. The Birch Cliff facility is due to be ex - bourhood plan rather than the present approach which ing school traffic issues while TDSB Trustee Parthi Kandavel listens. panded but, again, no plans have been developed for often seems to be to pursue any ill-considered idea safety during construction. Not very encouraging! that comes to mind. LAB ON SITE see page 5 D) (M a R Guildcres t yed TO Walk-In & Family Practice . S OC r. U E D D AL PHARMACY FEM GUILD WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE SENIOR DISCOUNT NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS 20% EVERYDAY! FREE PRESCRIPTION 3775 Kingston Rd, Scarborough ON M1J3H4 Tel: 416-238-8135 DELIVERY Page 2 - March 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com 60 Years of STG When Harry Francis immigrated to tional English musical comedy where nity Centre. After concerns of budget - WEBSITE: www.bluffsmonitor.com Canada in 1951 he had already partici - the lead male and lead’s love interest ing constraints and a redesigned con - CIRCULATION: 20,000 pated in a little theatre group in Birm - are played by females and “the Dame” cept, community centre was approved ingham, England called the Wolseley by a male. The general public attended for construction in the fall of 1980. The AD SALES / EDITORIAL Operatic & Dramatic Society. There he en-masse, resulting in a yearly tradition Playhouse 66 groups agreed to donate [email protected] / [email protected] learned many of the skills needed to of performing pantomimes over the $50,000 worth of seating, carpeting and or to VOLUNTEER for DELIVERY create a successful theatre production. next eight seasons. lighting and sound equipment for the On arrival in Toronto, he started work - Eventually, their storage and work - theatre. 416-691-4085 ing for Lucas-Rotax where he formed shop space became less available. With A steering committee comprised of a small theatre group. the help of Scarborough Parks and Scarborough Theatre Guild, Scarbor - UPCOMING DEADLINES By 1956 there were a number of Recreation, the Guild was able make ough Music Theatre and The Scarbor - In by: March. 19th small theatre groups operating in the their headquarters out of an old farm ough Players negotiated with the City Scarborough area, all struggling to house at Midland and Ellesmere. It was to lease the new theatre for five years, For: April 2019 Issue meet production costs while competing in two old chicken houses that most of from 1982 to 1987. After that, the lease Delivery: Tues. March. 26th for patrons. It became obvious to their set building took place. The group was renewed annually. Harry and founding members of other began to flourish in this time, having By their third year at the Scarbor - May issue deadline: April 23 th Delivered: April 30th groups that there were not enough pa - grown from three small theatre groups ough Village Theatre, STG was enjoy - June issue deadline: May 21st Delivered: May 28th trons to go around. into one of the most respected amateur ing near-capacity houses with A meeting was called and attended theatre organizations in Ontario. approximately 2,000 tickets sold per PUBLISHER / EDITOR: John & Glenda Smee by reps from four local groups. Lead - By 1968, it became obvious that production. Editorial Asst: Mary McIntyre Rafter ers from three of the four groups de - they needed a theatre and home of its The Scarborough Theatre Guild cided on amalgamation—Lucas-Rotax own. When the Wanstead United acknowledges that their history has not Production: [email protected] Theatre Guild, the Scarborough Little Church became vacant, it was donated always been a bed of roses. During the Reporters: Derek Pinder Theatre, and the Ellesmere Players. to Scarborough Theatre Guild and the years there have been production flops, Photographers: John S mee, Barry Schef fer, Agreeing to work together to pool re - Light Opera Scarborough Company seasons halted to theatre renovations, sources, the three groups still produced (now known as Scarborough Music drops in audience attendance, disagree - Web Master: Lloyd Gray their own plays under their own group Theatre). The Church was remodeled ments among passionate people and the Contributing Writers: Cathy Austin, Hilary name. In 1958, these groups decided to into a theatre and renamed as Play - loss of some beloved members. Butler, Corey Cameron, Jules Delorme, Katie work under one name – The Scarbor - house 66, named for its address at 66 See page 9 for info on their next ough Theatre Guild (STG). Denton Avenue. production; “ The Mousetrap ” Fullerton, Tom Gehrels, Nonnie Griffen, Partnering with the Scarborough After a year of Heather Hunter, Nick Kossovan, Jim Sander - Parks and Recreation Department and extensive renovations, son, Sakeina Seid, Bret Snider, Chelsea Ward the Scarborough Board of Education, Playhouse 66 made its ADVERTISING: [email protected] the newly-formed STG was permitted grand opening with to use various community complexes “Waltz of the Tore - ACCOUNTS: [email protected] for workshops and rehearsals. The adors” on October 22, Circulation: Joyce Dolmer workshops that were held for the public 1969. At this time, the were integral to increasing member - Guild had over 100 SUBSCRIPTIONS $36 /yr. ship, which would help as they moved group members and 416-691-4085 forward to launching their first season about 500 subscribers of plays. to their productions. THANK YOU to over 200 Volunteers who deliver to residences throughout Birch Cliff, Birchmount Park, Clairlea, One of the most popular produc - In 1977, the Scar - Cliffcrest, Cliffside, Guildwood, Highland Creek, Oakridge, tions in their early seasons was “The borough Borough Princess and the Swineherd”. The play Council formulated Scarborough Village and West Hill communities. introduced many children to the crazy plans for the Scarbor - No part of this publication may be reproduced or Publisher's Liability: antics of pantomime theatre; a tradi - ough Village Commu - duplicated without written permission of the pub - lisher. All rights reserved. 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