VOL. 37 NO. 6 June 2019

Your FREE Neighbourhood News from the Beach to the Rouge

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The Young Family ; of , as well as hundreds of other families enjoy the Victoria Day fireworks at Birchmount Park on Monday May 20th. Pyrotechnics in the Park By John Smee rains. Like it did this year and tions over to charity. And because sponsors so the church he attends thousand dollars, a few years ago; The spectacular fireworks everybody has to come back the food security is something that he (Fallingbrook Heights Baptist so no one has to be too close to the display put on last week at Birch - next night. But it was well worth cares about, Mathieu decided to Church at the Centre) said “that show. It also syncs the fireworks mount Park, for those of you who the wait. donate the funds to the Birch Cliff can’t happen, so they paid for to music. may not know, was because of the About 9 years ago (2010) Bluffs Food Bank. everything”. The church provided Yuill has his level one py - efforts of Birch Cliff resident Mathieu decided it would be nice Since 2017 the show has been $5000.00. A modest budget in the rotechnic certification - a basic Mathieu Yuill. to have a fireworks show for a few drawing about 500 neighbour - pyrotechnic world. safety and awareness course for “I love fireworks that’s my family friends. By 2012 his ex - hood residents. “That’s when it re - If you’ve ever ponied up, say, those lighting off consumer fire - main motivator, so if no one travaganza was drawing 100 peo - ally started to get attention” says $100.00 (or more) to buy a few works. Which is what Mathieu’s showed up, I’d still do it.” ple to the Birch Cliff Public Yuill. So much attention that the celebratory explosives you know show consisted of ... pyrotechnics Like most neighbourhood he - School yard. food bank entered into a sponsor - how quickly you can burn through that can be found in a shipping roes, Mathieu is quick to point out Around 2014 a new phenom - ship role with Yuill, as a result of your hard earned money. container in the Canadian Tire that the show could not go on enon caught him off guard. People the awareness and the revenue the Mathieu has learned a few parking lot or any store along without the help of approximately started handing over money as a show was generating for them. tricks of the trade over the years. Kingston Rd. 25 volunteers. People who set up way to show appreciation and say Up until that point he had Mostly from a “mentor” or “the In the end it’s his love of fire - the audio system, pick up the thank you. A little unsure what to covered the cost of the show, as guy I buy my fireworks from in works and contribution to his rental equipment, set up the screen do with the handfuls of change much as $3500.00, out of his own Richmond Hill”. community that burns brightly and the fireworks. These things that were coming his way some - pocket. He also purchased a Cobra within Mathieu Yuill. just don’t happen. And then it one suggested he turn the dona - In 2019 he couldn’t find any Remote Firing System, for several

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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 In by: June 18th For: July 2019 Issue Delivery: Tues. June. 25th August issue deadline: July 24th Delivered: July 30th Sept. issue deadline: August 20th Delivered: August 27 th PUBLISHER / EDITOR: John & Glenda Smee Editorial Asst: Mary McIntyre Rafter Production: [email protected] bluffs monitor photo: Ciaran Ganley And So It Begins; Reporters: Derek Pinder Those seeking the beach and the water have begun their annual migration to Bluffers Park. Photographers: John S mee, Barry Schef fer, Ciaran Ganley Writers: Hillary Butler , Jules Delorme, Heather Anne Hunter, Hedy Korbee, Nick If the world was more like South Scarborough... Kossovan, Anne Megahy, Jim Sanderson, By Bret Snider the Queen’s York Rangers – ’s high-end mansions were located, they Bret Snider, Chelsea Ward My family has been in North Amer - oldest Regiment. pronounced it “Jaaarvis”. Given the ADVERTISING: [email protected] ica for ten generations, eight generations When we got back home, one of abundance we have here, when people ACCOUNTS: [email protected] in and five generations in the our neighbour’s daughters came to the now ask me where I live the bubble over Circulation: Joyce Dolmer Beach. Before moving to Scarborough, door and asked if it was “okay” if she my head says “South Scaaarbrough”. ten years ago, I always thought of it as took the dogs for a walk. She was also Think of a place with the amount of sub-Beach – not quite up to par. How - the ring bearer at our wedding, her sister cultural diversity. Think of: the green SUBSCRIPTIONS $36 /yr. 416-691-4085 ever, I’ve changed my mind and have made the place sitting cards and her fa - spaces and the large canopy trees; the THANK YOU to over 200 Volunteers who deliver to come to realize how truly wonderful ther was my best man and... we wore Bluffs and the lake; a place where you residences throughout Birch Cliff, Birchmount Park, , Scarborough is and what it has to offer. kilts. can look in your back yard and see rab - , Cliffside, , Highland Creek, Oakridge, On Saturday April 27th five of us I made Lisa lunch and my parents bits, foxes and occasionally deer then and West Hill communities. hit Birchmount Park with garbage and called. They wanted to know if they look up and see a hawk or a big red recycling bags. In two hours, on a very could bring over homemade cookies and woodpecker; the libraries, Variety Vil - Publisher's Liability: No part of this publication may be reproduced or dupli - cated without written permission of the publisher. All cold day, we pulled out seven bags of dad had another of his paintings for our lage, the Community Centres; the arts rights reserved. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors waste and recyclable materials. Later house. facilities and the Guild; original settlers that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher's liability for other errors or omissions in connection with an advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the adver - that day, my wife Lisa and I went gro - In the late afternoon with the cat in homes and all of this... in an urban en - tisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for unacceptable reproduction if the copy submitted by the ad - cery shopping and donated two bags of her chair and the dogs beside us on the vironment. I could go on. vertisers does not correspond to our requirements as spelled out under “Mechanical Require - groceries to the food bank. The food couch, I thought about the day and con - Scarborough was so named by ments ”, or for errors in the printed ad after the customer has proofread and o.k.'d the camera ready ad. Liability for colour reproduction rests in the hands of an outside press, so it cannot bank donation box was full to the brim. cluded that this was a pretty wonderful Lady Simcoe, the wife of our first Lieu - Bluffs Monitor be guaranteed by . As we left the store I gave a toonie to an place. tenant Governor, John Graves Simcoe. Please Note: • All editorial material subject to change by the editors. Air Cadet. The day before, we dropped For a few years I owned a restau - She was given a tour of what became off several bags of clothing to a local rant on Jarvis Street. It was in a house our Scarborough by boat because they charity. Something we do a few times a built by the Gooderham family, of couldn’t get through the dense forests. year. Gooderham and Worts fame, so we When she saw the bluffs and the trees it After the groceries were put away called it the Gooderham House. During reminded her of a place in England with we went to Legion Branch 13 on that period I learned a lot about the his - the same features called Scarborough in to participate in one of tory of Jarvis street. One of the things I North Yorkshire in the region of York - the Legion’s draws to help raise funds. remembered was a lecture from a histo - shire and the Humber with a UK parlia - They were also giving out guide books rian about the pronunciation of the street mentary seat called Scarborough and on art, history and nature in Scarbor - name. He said that in Toronto’s early Whitby. I think if the rest of the world ough. The mural on the legion depicts days if you lived on the southern section was like South Scarborough, the world the Scarborough Rifle Company . The of the street it was pronounced “Jervis”, would be a much better place. We are all Company was headquartered in a school in the centre of the street they pro - custodians of this place. Let’s keep mak - building on Eglinton near Markham nounced the name “Jarvis”, but in the ing it better. Road in 1862 and became a company in northern part of the street, where the

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E-edition of Bluffs Monitor available. Send your e-mail address to [email protected] and get local news delivered to your in-box www.bluffsmonitor.com Page 3 - June 2019 Bluffers Park Journal High Water Threatens Lake Shores By Jim Sanderson cottage country began to damage which water is let out of the eastern Once again, spring water levels in East - shorelines and buildings in Brace - end of . Decisions about ern Canada are unusually high, affect - bridge, Muskoka, Haliburton, and how much water to allow into the St ing shorelines in every Great Lake and southern Georgian Bay, and now high Lawrence river involve multiple lev - particularly Lake Ontario, including water in Lake Ontario is threatening al - els of government in Canada and the Bluffer's Park. Land based activities in most every community and park at US, as well as upstream and down - the park are disrupted very little, but water's edge, Cherry, Woodbine, and stream stakeholders. Too much flow the boating community is a different Rouge Beaches all partially sub - creates a threat to cities and commu - story. Water is washing over the public merged. The Toronto Island commu - nities on both sides of the St launch ramps into the parking lot and nity had to endure discontinued Ferry Lawrence River, too little causes the docks beside them are submerged. service in 2017 because of flooding and Lake Ontario and other Great Lakes These ramps were closed by the Con - this caused problems for Residents to rise farther. servation Authority in 2017 because of who have no alternative but to cross the Recent high water levels also call similar levels, but as of publication, Bay for everyday items and services into question larger causes such as they remain open. like groceries and health care. The global warming. This debate has Most docks in the yacht clubs are also same situation now looms. flowed onto Facebook pages, some inundated, requiring members to wade Another unfortunate result of the contributors pointing to longer term along slippery boards under about 6 high water in almost all of these loca - causes, others citing political ele - inches of water to get to their boats. tions is the erosion of shorelines. ments controlling the outflow of The float home dock near the Marina The cause of recent increased lev - water. It seems that all these factors was one of the first to become sub - els appears to be a combination of fac - are involved in one way or another, merged, more than 2 weeks ago. As in tors. This year, an unusually late and but what is for sure is that high water 2017, an elevated walkway has been cold spring caused snowmelt runoff to levels in the Great Lakes in general constructed so residents can access happen faster than usual. Water levels are once again affecting activities in their homes without getting wet. The that were already high from 2017 and Bluffers Park. bluffs monitor photo: Ciaran Ganley mooring docks at the Marina and Scar - 2018 were impacted by this, and by wet ~ Jim Sanderson is the author of Dave Denton; borough Bluffs Sailing Club are less af - weather, more than 65 mm of rain 'Toronto Island Summers', and 'Life in of Scarborough, braves a washed- fected because they are on floats. falling on Toronto in March alone. In Balmy Beach' over dock to check on his sailboat at Cathedral Bluffs Early in the season, flooding in addition to these factors is the rate at Yacht Club earlier this month.

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JU A Will to Kill NE By Nick Kossovan When you and Steve are free, I’d like to sit (Glen Panama) – Part 15 down and go over what my investigation uncovered. You and Steve were lucky… By Nick Kossovan Join us on the Patio for very lucky.” Seeing a silver Lexus in the Grymski’s “I’d like that. Teresa explained how she driveway made Glen smile. Looks like FATHER’S DAY BBQ never did send the fruits, which I take it was Teresa listened to me, thought Glen as he poisoned.” parked his car in his driveway. Open 10 am Weekends Glen nodded. Seeing Glen, Wanda, who was just “Yes, with phenobarbital, a drug used walking onto her deck with a tray of glasses to treat epilepsy, which Steve, and Josh, for Caesars & Mimosas and a pitcher of what appeared to be san - would be familiar with since Praxis Pharma gria, yelled out, “Great timing Glen! Do you manufactures it. Did Teresa tell you that her “Best Irish Breakfast” have a minute to talk?” phone is missing, which is why she never “Of course,” shouted Glen. replied to your voicemails?” “Give me a minute, I’ll be right over.” Wanda stared at Glen as if reading his Glen watched as Wanda placed the tray face to see if he was joking. She could see on her patio table in front of Teresa. He he wasn’t. heard her instruct Teresa to help herself and “Yes, she said she lost her phone. Why that she needed to speak to Glen for a few would anyone want to poison Steve and ntree minutes. ne E ce LA me?” uy O r Pri “We’ve been lucky with the weather B gula “Let’s set a time when the three of us e Re one these days,” said Wanda as she walked up at th cond can talk and I’ll explain everything.” a se SCOGLIERA to Glen who was leaning against his car. Get off “Fair enough. In the meantime, I’d like 0% “A bit on the cool side for my liking, 5 Italian Cuisine it if you and Veronica joined Steve and me but it has been sunny. Isn’t this what is for dinner. Teresa is staying, and Josh will known as an Indian summer?” be dropping by soon. Steve’s gone to Metro 6 draught beers on tap • large wine “For Steve, this is what is known as to pick up a few shark steaks, which are per - selection • wifi • lounge area to perfect barbequing weather.” fect for grilling. I can text him to pick up a “What weather isn’t for him?” said accommodate a private few more. Athena is welcomed to join us Glen with a slight chuckle. party for up to 50 people too.” “True. Glen, I want to thank you for all “I appreciate the offer. How about you’ve done for Steve and me. Teresa told OPEN 9:30 A.M. MON. - FRI. Veronica and I stop by for dessert, say me you suggested she call me… as you can around seven? You and Teresa should catch 8:00 A.M. SAT. - SUN. see, she took your advice. We have a lot to up, and I’m sure Athena’s making dinner. talk about, air out things we’ve kept buried Instead of waiting a few days, I can fill you, BREAKFAST SPECIAL $5.99 Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-11am for much too long. We don’t have a perfect Steve, Teresa and Josh in on what has tran - 2 eggs, home fries, toast, fresh fruits and bacon or sausage friendship, but we’ve been friends for much spired. too long to throw it away. Teresa has a right 2277 Kingston Rd. W. of Midland at Ridgemoor Dr. to feel as she does, and I need to respect that.” 416-266-6767 416-266-5557 “Glad to have been of some service. www.lascogliera.ca [email protected]

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By Gary Crawford ways. I anticipate that these vation Authority has also posted a and details on activities and events electronic updates by visiting: Going, going, gone. The East - changes will have an overall benefit Notice of Caution due to the high in your local community, you may http://www.councillorcrawford.ca/ side Motel has been demolished, to the community and will ulti - risk of landslides and shoreline ero - wish to sign up for my monthly and an open house was hosted for mately encourage park visitors to sion. Erosion activity community members to tour the use the new bus service that was often creates washouts new home for the senior residents implemented last season. As well, I on the lakeside edge of who have now moved into the will keep you updated with a trails, compromising Scarborough Village Senior's Resi - progress report on the infrastructure the edges of the paths dence. The bright, cheery and changes coming to Brimley Rd. and posing a risk to highly functional facility is a wel - making passage for walkers and cy - users. Washouts are not come change for seniors who've clists going to Bluffers Park much always visible to trail had a tough go of it. safer. users. Thank you to the local resi - Another serious issue at the Thank you to dents who participated on the Com - Bluffs relates to visitors climbing those who celebrated munity Liaison panel, and who over fence barriers. Dozens of Victoria Day with us at worked closely with City Staff to times each summer, when fences Birchmount Park. Spe - ensure the transition was positive and warning signs are ignored, the cial thanks to Mathieu for everyone. The search for a suit - Fire Department is called upon to Yuill, Fallingbrook ABpir pchominotmunetn tCs Ca r e r ecommended to ensur e t ime wit h t he Council lor . able site took two years, and the rescue those who have attempted to Heights Baptist Church three year process from start to fin - hike down the Bluff face. This puts at the Centre, and all • – Lion’ s Den ish included community consulta - our fire fighters at risk, and takes the volunteers which 93 Bir chmount Rd. • CDon mMosmnt tguomneirty yCC D – r o p-in: tions, complex engineering them away from other emergencies. helped make our Victo - May 31 – 8:30 am to 11:30 am challenges and input from numer - Clearly, signs are not an ade - ria Day fireworks cele - th ous agencies who will work closely quate deterrent for some park visi - bration a tremendous Dance Studio with residents and site staff. tors and frankly we can only do success. Mathieu is a • 2 W4a6r 7d eEng lHinitloltno pA vCeC. E . There have been numerous in - such much about poor choices peo - true community leader June 7 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm quiries about the now vacant land ple make. Still, passing along the who partners with so th – The Multipurpose Room which was the East Side Motel. The cost of rescues could be considered, many to make all the B2i5r cMhmenoduenlst sCoChn St. site will be grassed over until such understanding this would be prece - difference when it June 14 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm time as the best future community dent setting, and a complex policy comes to hosting suc - • – Lion’ s Den use has been determined. amendment, as many different cessful events and do - 93 Bir chmount Rd. Efforts are underway to ad - types of accidents are caused by a nating to important st dress some issues related to our ma - lapse of good judgment. That being causes at the same EJunnev 2ir1 o –n 8:m30 aemn tot 1 D1:3a0 ay m jestic Bluffs which have received a said, I'll be reviewing all viable op - time. lot of attention for a variety of rea - tions including increased fines. Last To Scarborough Bir chmount Community Centr e sons. With the success of our parks year alone the city issued 475 tick - Southwest residents atop the Bluffs, there have also ets at $205 each to people who and those across the 93 Bir chmount Rd. been challenges, including traffic crossed over the fence at the top of City who are marking June 8 th – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and parking issues on nearby resi - the bluff. the closing of Ramadan dential streets. Recently I moved a Please stay tuned to Facebook in June, I wish you and City Hal l Of ce Const ituency Of ce motion to amend by-laws to pro - (Councillor Gary Crawford) for an your family Eid 311 hibit parking at certain times on a online poll regarding punitive Mubarak. collection of streets where residents measures for those ignoring warn - Local Updates for 100 Queen Str eet W . Scarbor ough Civic Centr e were sometimes blocked from get - ing signs at the Bluffs. your neighbourhood. Suite A11 150 Bor ough Drive, 2nd Floor ting in and out of their own drive - The Toronto Regional Conser - To receive information Tor onto, ON M5H 2N2 Scarbor ough, ON M1P 4N7

councillor_crawfor d@tor onto.ca • www .councillor crawfor d.ca • 416-392-4052 Page 6 - June 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com Birch Cliff Puzzlers By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff influential teacher I ever had ‘Here’s your math lesson, get News a chance to learn under and it done.’ If the kid wasn’t get - John Belcher, a beloved there are lessons from him ting it they would be in after former teacher who influ - that I still remember today,” school, a lot of them volun - enced a generation of Scar - Patterson said. tarily to get Mr. Belcher’s borough students, died on Jake Harding is another grad - focus to help them.” May 17 at the end of a coura - uate who said he still feels the In all of his years at geous journey with cancer. spirit of Mr. Belcher 15 years Birch Cliff, Sheppard said He was 69. after he left Birch Cliff PS. Belcher never once sent a stu - Belcher began teaching “I’ve only met a few dent to the principal’s office in 1973 and spent his entire people whose influence has for discipline. 41-year career at Scarbor - been strong enough to stay “He gave people value,” ough schools, including with me through the test of said Laura Calce, who took William G. Davis, Elizabeth time,” Harding said. “Thanks over teaching history shortly Simcoe, Charles Gordon, to him I have a thirst for his - after her friend and mentor Easy Hard Norman Cook and Birch tory, a thirst for reading, for retired in 2004. “No matter Cliff. writing, politics, language, who you were — teacher, A Petri dish hosts a colony of bacteria. Once every He arrived at Birch Cliff and a thirst for continuous student, new teacher, old minute every bacterium divides into two. The colony in 1989, where he taught learning. What other teacher teacher — he made every - started with a single cell at 2:00 pm. At exactly 2:25pm Grade 7 and 8 students with tells his students they can’t thing you said seem impor - the Petri dish was half full. At what time will the dish be warmth and friendship com - graduate if they can’t recite tant. He made everything you full? bined with an old school the opening line of A Tale of DID seem important.” ANSWERS Page 13 sense of structure and firm - Two Cities?” “He was the kind of person ness. “He’s just a great man. where students were running His unique teaching And when you take a great cross-country and could be in style and strength of charac - man and you make him into dead last and he would give For All of Our Readers Who Celebrate, ter made him a role model a teacher, good things hap - them their time in such a way and inspiration for thousands pen,” said Jim Sheppard, the that they were like, “Yes, I Bluffs Monitor Wishes You a Joyful Eid. of students, many of whom former Birch Cliff principal beat that time!” He made it turned to social media when who worked with Belcher. all important,” Calce said. they learned of his death. “Rest In Peace to the Sheppard was close Love of Sports greatest teacher to ever grace friends with Belcher for Birch Cliff’s classrooms – decades, along with former Belcher, with his trade - Mr. Belcher,” wrote David French teacher Greg Gourley. mark fedora and clipboard, Patterson on Facebook. Pat - “He knew those kids’ names was a familiar figure in the terson, who graduated in right off the bat,” Gourley playground and earned the 2002, said in an interview said. “He was big on posture, nickname of “Bear” Bryant that he wishes he had a big on paying attention, big from his colleagues. He was chance to say goodbye to a on eye contact, all without a huge Toronto Blue Jays fan teacher who impacted peo - making a production of it. In (seasons tickets since 1977) ple’s lives more than he will the classroom, the kids and ran a robust intramural ever know. “He was the most worked independently.

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Lear n mor e at varietyontario.ca/dance-able/ www.bluffsmonitor.com Page 7 - June 2019 Remembers John Belcher softball league at Birch Cliff, where relish. It’s been said that history Birch Cliff’s 75th anniversary and and tore the photo studio apart look - forms in white blood cells. His all the teams were named after the teachers at Birchmount Collegiate was on hand to dig it up at the cele - ing for Ray’s passport pictures. So prognosis was not good and Belcher Jays farm teams. In his final year of could always tell which of their stu - bration of the school’s 100th birth - began Belcher’s lifelong determina - volunteered for a clinical trial in - teaching, he guided the senior boys dents came from Birch Cliff. day in 2016. David Patterson said tion to discover the truth, a journey volving stem cells. He improved his to a TDSB pennant. And then there was the famous his - there was a lineup at the reunion to that in itself sounds like a spy novel odds and was able to live life to the Doug Whiteside, who gradu - tory project. talk to Belcher and shake his hand, and includes visits to the site of best of his ability for more than a ated from Birch Cliff in 1990, said Grade 7 and 8 students were re - and he was happy to be in it. Camp X, the WWII secret spy train - decade. Belcher was one of the few teachers quired to submit a massive Cana - “Big event, little event, it didn’t ing school in Whitby and Camp 30, In the end, he “continued being he’s met who made learning enjoy - dian history report with a very strict matter,” Calce said. “His enthusi - a Bowmanville POW camp for Ger - John,” said Gourley. He slowed able, particularly for boys. set of rules. It had to be handwritten asm was out there and everybody man soldiers. down, was accepting of his fate, but “He cared enough to delve into our in cursive script, fill an entire note - saw it. And I think he led by exam - The book was never finished never gave up. interests such as sports and history,” book, and include multiple draw - ple that way for the kids. You put but Sheppard and Gourley said Setting an example until he Whiteside wrote on Facebook. “He ings completed by hand, of which a your heart and soul into that and you American universities are interested could do so no longer. was also a numbers guy and made certain number needed to be maps. make it worth your while.” in acquiring Belcher’s research. Jake Harding summed up connections between math concepts The text had to be single-spaced and Belcher also put his heart and Belcher’s legacy this way: “I’ll and topics that kids could identify every single line had to finish at the soul into a book he spent much of Cancer diagnosis never forget Mr. Belcher, just like with. A great teacher in my opinion, right-hand side of the page. Belcher his life writing about the 1968 as - I’ll never forget the year of Confed - who helped to redirect a lot of boys told his students that this is a project sassination of Martin Luther King Shortly after his retirement, eration – “1867 1867 1867″. In the who easily could have gone the they would keep for the rest of their Jr. in Memphis Tennessee. He be - Belcher was diagnosed with multi - minds and hearts of his students, other way.” lives and many of them have. lieved that James Earl Ray, who was ple myeloma, a type of cancer that Mr. B. will never die.” Belcher was also renowned for “The kids lived for it,”, Calce said. convicted of the using old-time phrases that the stu - “I can picture him with his head murder, was inno - dents loved. “Run like the Dick - down and his eyes sort of looking cent. He was in ens!” he would exclaim during over the top of his glasses saying, good company – cross country. “Don’t let the cat out ‘Now this is very important prepa - King’s family and of the bag,” he would urge his stu - ration (for high school)”, Calce said. Rev. Jesse Jackson dents. Soon-to-be graduates were Under Belcher’s supervision, also think Ray was told, “We’re going to turn you loose Remembrance Day was not just a framed in a conspir - and you’re going to produce.” And solemn occasion, but an opportunity acy. perhaps most famous of all: “Stop, to learn about the sacrifice of Cana - According to look and listen before you cross the dian veterans by visiting them at Sheppard and Gour - street. Use your eyes, use your ears, Branch 13 of the Royal Canadian ley, Belcher became before you use your feet.” Legion. interested in the Not only did the students re - King assassination Extraordinary History search and write speeches and cre - after James Earl Teacher ate presentations, posters, and Ray fled Memphis poppies, Sheppard said Belcher for Toronto. One Belcher’s passion for history made them carry their chairs down day, when a was legendary and he taught it with the street to the Legion so their par - teenaged John his typical enthusiasm. Every time ents would have somewhere to sit. Belcher was getting he mentioned Confederation, stu - He was equally passionate about the his passport photo John Belcher; passed away May 17. A man who left his mark on the Birch Cliff dents were expected to shout “1867! school’s history. He buried a time taken, the FBI and community and influenced thousands of his students 1867! “1867!”, which they did with capsule as one of the organizers of RCMP barged in

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Paul Harris Scholarship Winners; Kevin Khuu (R.H. King Academy) Shuchita Das (Sir Wilfrid Laurier Thumbs Up; Cynthia and Brynlie Broughton give it the C.I.); Roofaidah Haque (SATEC @ W.A. Porter.); Malieka Shahid (Lester B. Pearson C.I.); Hannah OK at the Elizabeth Simcoe Jr. P.S. Fun Fair on May 24th Glowacki (Dr. Norman Bethune C.I.); Stephanie Masson (Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts) The Paul Harris Scholarships, awarded by the Rotary Clubs in Scarborough for the twenty-second year, were presented on May 22, 2019, to six exceptional students graduating from Scarborough High Schools. The students were each awarded $2500.00 towards their tuition fees.

A New Beginning; W Me And My Shadow; Elizabeth Inkpen from Fairmount From L Bobby, Voula (the new owner of Bluffers Resturant) Mayor John Tory, a P.S. flies through the air at the TDESAA East Track Meet at Francesca, & Paul Ainsley all enjoyed a wonderful evening for the Grand re-Opening on May 3rd. F on May 21st. bluffs monitor photo: Berry Scheffer

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100 Years Young; Helen Guspodarchuk celebrated her 100th birthday with a party for family and friends at Bluffers Restuarant on May 5th. bluffs monitor photo: Berry Scheffer

We Did It!; Dawn Crawford and her husband Geoff Murrin along with their daughters Avalon and Clover (foreground) raised over $1000.00 at their bake sale in support of the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada on the Victoria Day long weekend.

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The classic Canadian story of world-famous story of Anne of Heise also announced that visit www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca for atre, designed by noted Canadian ar - Anne of Green Gables arrives at Green Gables at the historic Greek Helen Juvonen and Tyler J. Seguin details.. chitect, Ron Thom. GFT’s past pre - Guild Park for the eighth season of Theatre this summer,” said GFT will direct “Anne.” Helen was born Advance tickets to “Anne” will sentations include Romeo & Juliet, live outdoor performances by the producer, Janet Heise. “The tale of and raised in Scarborough and has be available shortly through Pygmalion, The Importance of award-winning Guild Festival The - how this spunky, red-headed orphan been creating theatre for over 20 www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca. All Being Earnest and The Cherry Or - atre (GFT). captivates the hearts of everyone she years. Tyler most recently worked performances are weather permit - chard. GFT’s production of “Anne” is meets in Prince Edward Island is with the Stratford Festival. These ting. In case of cancellation, pre-pur - GFT is a nationally-registered based on the beloved novel, Anne of fabulous entertainment for the partners in life and theatre were also chased tickets can be used for any charitable organization and winner Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Mont - whole family.” involved with GFT productions in other performance during GFT’s of the Urban Hero Award for com - gomery. The book was adapted for “Anne” opens Thursday July 2012 and 2013. They are excited to 2019 season. munity contributions. It performs at the stage by Canadian playwright 18 at Guild Park, 201 Guildwood return to Guild Park’s unique marble Since its founding in 2009, Guild Park, 201 Guildwood Pkwy., Paul Ledoux and first performed in Pkwy., Scarborough. Open-air per - stage. GFT has revitalized Toronto’s his - Toronto. For information about GFT 1998 at Toronto's Young People’s formances will continue Wednesday Auditions for the eight-member toric Guild Park with popular open- and its 2019 season, visit Theatre. to Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm until cast of “Anne” start May 21. Per - air performances. Its productions www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca. “We’re thrilled to present the Saturday August 10. formers interested in auditioning can take place at the park’s Greek The -

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The more words you retrieve, Toronto residents from April 26 to May 17, pick up a registered or unregistered gun from tant that their demands don’t exceed the the more you will have at your command. 2019. their home for destruction for compensation owner’s capacity to care for them. Being creative is a way to boost mood Over the three-week Gun Buyback Pro - amounting to $200 for long guns and $350 Regular contact with people is important and self-esteem. It doesn’t matter if you gram, police collected over 1,900 long guns for handguns. Residents who turned over even if it is via the internet. Learning basic make a pie or a poem. You will get a surge and over 800 handguns for destruction. It is guns to police for destruction would not face computer skills will help you (re)connect of pleasure from the act, regardless of the re - the largest number of firearms collected charges for possessing or unsafely storing a with family and friends by email or on Face - sults. Retirement affords the time to explore through a gun buyback program in Toronto. firearm. book. Don’t miss out due to fear of technol - new or old interests. Volunteering gives you ogy. You don’t have to understand it to use a sense of usefulness and purpose, whether it. Your kids will gladly show off their skills making cookies for a bake sale or being a and help you, but they will likely race reading buddy at your local school. Helping through instructions which you will quickly others takes us outside of ourselves. Have forget, so write down the commands you more than doctors’ appointments on your cal - need to know. Checking if “you’ve got mail” endar. is something to look forward to, especially if Feeding the soul is as important as feed - you can’t get out. Just remember, no one’s ing the mind and body. Don’t think that life is as perfect as it looks on Facebook. everyone who goes to church is a model Take an interest in others. Listening can Christian or has unshakeable spiritual beliefs. be far more interesting than hearing yourself I can tell you personally, they don’t. talk. Illness is too often the focus of senior Churches are community hubs running reg - conversation, so bear in mind, no one wants ular weekday activities geared to seniors. to hear the ins and outs of a colonoscopy over Fund raisers for local and world causes are lunch. Tell your kids how you really are gratifying. Belonging to a church, temple or when they ask, but don’t be a total downer. mosque is to be involved with society. St. The young don’t want to hear about sickness. Paul’s United Church on McIntosh is a great It scares them to know what’s up ahead. If example of a vibrant church. Sunday morn - A memorial for slain teenager Brendon Bowler on a bench in the Guild you show interest in their lives, they are more ing services are upbeat, thought-provoking likely to spend time with you. Nostalgia can and entertaining. Members will be delighted On Monday, May 6, 2019, at 12:18 pronounced deceased in hospital. easily digress into complaining about society to see you and will even ask you to come p.m., police responded to a radio call for a The victim has been identified as Bren - today and giving unsolicited advice. Your back. How often does that happen? stabbing in the Livingston Road and Ear - don Bowler, 17, of Toronto. swick Drive area. On Monday, May 6, 2019, two men past is ancient history and irrelevant to your Old age may not be the proverbial Officers arrived to find a man suffering were arrested. Emmett Carew, 18, and grandchildren, in their words, “boring”. “golden years”, but, to use yet another cliché, life-threatening injuries from the stabbing. Cheddi Itwaroo, 20, of Toronto are each Too often, the older generation will look life is what you make it. 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Miscantus Sinensis was my first by my garden. me with the botanical term for the choice being the overbearing type that With this unexplainable phenomenon aforementioned plant family; tare’ . it is. This was followed by Dactylis with that is a horticulturist's nightmare, we My next step would be the choosing of its lovely pink shade that added a rosy sloshed through unending wetness be - my crop and the original names thereof. overall hue to the patch. cause we had no choice. The forecast Once I was comfortable throwing Miscantus Sinensis is a plant of a was rain unendingly. In the meantime, out a scientific word or two, I expected totally different genus. Chinese Silver the boulevard became a cesspool of even the boldest would back off. When Grass being its' common name, it is weed fertility. The very thought of trying anyone questioned why I was growing wonderfully unique as it is a flowering to outsmart them was ludicrous. Having dandelions, I patiently pointed out that grass. While it pretends to be friendly, it bought the best weed killer available, it it is, in fact Taraxacum, thank you very is not to be tampered with. became diluted on contact due to the on - much. Oh, and that lovely flower over Pink Kush is a favourite and must slaught of rain water surrounding the there with the white petals is a relative, be protected from greedy hands . There - aforementioned weeds. My costly solu - Bellis Pirennis. My prize Pteridium is fore, it deserves a border of a deterrent tion was literally down the drain. so lush as to attract untold attention and such as one or more of the Dactylis fam - Tauntingly, Robert Frost's ode to the queries as to where I buy my flowers. ily. 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