May 2019

[email protected] No. 06 Buy local. Live local. Alderwood residents are outraged by speeding motorists Irate Alder- thing done to stop the motorists pole-mounted speed warn- comes a dangerous area from mo- wood residents racing through their quiet streets. ing signs, speed humps, torists where kids cannot play or say they’ve More than 100 families packed school and community safe- walk” during rush hours. had enough of the St. Ambrose Catholic School, ty zones, cycling corridor Kristen Vecchio, who lives on motorists on Coules Ct., last month to de- enhancements, curb radii Gair Dr., said she has started a mand answers from Councillor reductions, more sidewalk petition with the names of more speeding Mark Grimes, Mark Hargot, a su- inspections and hundreds of than 50-residents who want the through their pervisor of Traffic Operations and additional red light cameras. speeders rerouted. many side Toronto Police Const. James “This is a bold pledge to “My kids knew the young girl streets to Karpik, of 22 Division Traffic improve safety across our who was hit by a car,” she stress- avoid traffic office. city using a data-driven and es. “I don’t want this to happen to and are asking Grimes spoke about a Vision targeted approach, focusing my children or any other children Toronto Police Zero Road Safety Plan, a study on the locations where im- in the community.” and City offi- running from 2017 to 2021 provements are most need- Jessica Isaac said the injury to the cials to step on the brakes to focused on reducing traffic- ed,” Grimes said. teen “was the last straw for her.” curb the flow. related fatalities and serious KRISTEN VECCHIO AND HER young family Some residents told officials “I don’t want to see this happen that they or their children again in our community,” Isaac Residents are saddened that a 12- watch in horror as a vehicle races by injuries on Toronto’s streets. It registering 74 on a mobile speed have almost been hit or had vows. “Something has to be done year-old girl was struck by a mo- proposes more than 50 safety measuring device on Gair Dr. Photo by to run for cover to escape before something even worst hap- torist while on her way to school measures to protect pedestri- Tom Godfrey. motorists. pens next time.” in March. The “well-liked” teen ans, school kids, older adults One Rimilton Ave. man Some 39 pedestrians are killed suffered minor injuries and com- and cyclists. Proposals include more signage, complained that his street “be- by motorists in Toronto yearly. munity members now want some- ‘Boutique’ Beer Store to return late next year to The Queensway

Some angry residents are saddened by the Area residents say they have to travel fur- The development will be “anchored by a “We have 12 stores loss of their favourite Beer Store, at 784 ther to pick up their favourite brew or re- boutique Beer Store at the east end, conve- in Toronto that are The Queensway, which has been flattened turn empties. The Queensway Beer Store niently complementing the LCBO a short closed, or about to to make way for a new eight-storey condo has been in the same location for more than walk to the west,” according to plans. close, right now for development called Queensway Village. 30-years. site redevelop- Area politicians warn that there Beer Store spokesman Bill Walker said his ments in which the were public meetings held to notify officials are aware of customer concerns. Beer Store location residents of the massive project and “The Beer Store is aware of some recent will be incorporat- impending multi-year construction. customer concerns about the convenience ed back into the The developers Urban Capital Prop- of locations to return empties, as well as new site,” Walker erty Group and Rosewater Capital questions about the status of certain stores,” says adding the closures will result in more Group have promised a ‘boutique’ Walker said in an email. modernized stores for customers. Beer Store will return. A new Beer The Beer Store is in the process of sell- The new condos, which will sell for up to Store may not be ready to serve the ing property, updating or renovating a $1 million, will have private garden plots A NEW BEER STORE IS slated to return to Queensway community until the end of 2020. number of its outlets. and is next door to Queensway Park, a pub- Village, at 784 The Queensway, when completed. lic 7.6-acre green space. Courtesy photo.

Mystery of New T.O. Library bell … Page 6 2 The South Etobicoke News May 2019 Quick-thinking King cops award for saving man’s life Quick-thinking Zario King says he was just doing “If it was not for his attentiveness and quick ac- his job when he saved the life of a man who had tions the male would not have survived the drug collapsed and lost consciousness due to an early- overdose,” fellow awardees were told. morning drug overdose. King plans to work with those suffering from King, 27, on April 12 was awarded a Community drugs and other addiction issues. Members Award at a ceremony at Toronto Police “I am very happy to be honoured,” he says. “I Headquarters. He was among 38 Toronto citizens am pleased that I was able to do something to recognized for their “admirable contributions” to help that man recover.” the community. Also being honoured were five security officers The event was attended by Chief Mark Saunders and who work at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, who Ken Jeffers, of the Toronto Police Services Board. were credited for acting quickly in the face of “I didn’t expect all this attention,” King says. “I was danger during a shooting at the mall last year. just doing what anyone else would have done that Security guards Nigel Penny, Shane Palmer, Lu- day.” ca Aiello and Jordell Wolseley were recognized for their bravery. Officer Marco Rotondo was He was on his way to work at LAMP, at 185 Fifth A PROUD CHIEF Mark Saunders with community life-saver St., last February, when police in a submission said, Zario King. Courtesy photo. recognized for his initiative while operating the “he noticed a man who appeared unconscious laying mall's video surveillance system. face-up with a needle laying on the ground beside back outside to the man and administered the Narcan The incident occurred last August when a police offi- him.” nasal spray. cer on paid duty at the mall noticed shoppers panick- “Zario approached the male to make sure he was “The male began breathing however he remained un- ing, running out of the large building and shouting okay and attempted to wake him,” according to po- conscious,” officers said. “Emergency services attend- about gunfire inside the sprawling mall. lice. “He could not wake him.” ed and the unconscious male was transported to Additional Toronto police officers arrived and the King ran inside LAMP and retrieved a Narcan kit hospital, where he was treated and he regained con- four guards helped the officers to search and clear and called 911, police said, adding that he dashed sciousness.” stores to make sure employees and shoppers were safe. Fun and medals had by all as Special Olympics end

More than 2,500 student ath- This year marked the 50th anni- This year athletes aged 13 to 21 won gold in both the 100-metre letes from around the world versary of the Special Olympics both with and without an intel- and 200-metre sprints. had fun in Toronto where movement that also brought to- lectual disability competed Shah is hoping to qualify for the they were hosted by the To- gether 500 coaches, and hun- against each other in athletics, Special Olympics Canada Winter ronto Police Service while dreds of family members, from basketball, bocce, floor hockey Games in Thunder Bay 2020. competing in the 2019 Spe- around the globe. and soccer. The sports were broken down cial Olympics Ontario Invita- The successful May 14 to May Special Olympics Ontario’s Mo- into multiple ability to those of tional Youth Games. nique Shah was inducted into the similar ability levels. MONIQUE SHAH of SPECIAL OLYMPICS 17 Games for the first time saw Ontario was inducted into the Toronto Most of the students had a high school-aged athletes with an Toronto Sport Hall of Honour. Some 1,000 volunteers, includ- Sport Hall of Honour. She represented great time sightseeing, intellectual disability being given She represented Team Canada at ing police, gave their time to Canada at the 2011 World Games. meeting new friends and a chance to compete in an inter- the 2011 World Summer Games help out. competing in their sports. national sports competition. in Athens, Greece, where she Police Open House and BBQ this month

Here is an opportunity to meet the offi- fingerprint station, police station tours, cers who make our community a safer live entertainment and lots more. place to live. The event takes place rain or shine and Members of 22 Division and the Com- all is welcome. Organizers are asking munity Police Liaison Committee those attending to leave their pets at (CPLC) invite you to the annual 22 Di- home. vision Open House & Free BBQ on Police said some free parking is avail- May 25. able off-site and would like to thank The Open House takes place at 22 Divi- The Rotary Club of Etobicoke for their sion, at 3699 Bloor St. W., just west of support. Islington Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Service also hosted a recruitment Featured this year will be crime preven- drive on May 4 at the North York Civic tion exhibits, bicycle registration, kids Centre, for those seeking jobs.

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1396 Eglinton Ave. West Toronto, Ontario www.wolfkimelman.com The South Etobicoke News May 2019 3 Famed pizza-maker Dino feeds the community Renowned pizza-maker Dino Ari has the pie lovers. “I will never forget that urday to the needy and home- built a successful pizzeria on The this community supported me when I less attending Haven. Queensway but is spending more started and my business was not doing "It's such a lovely gesture for time in the community these days too well.” Dino to make for the home- making sure the homeless and less- That same Easter weekend Ari and less and those in need in our fortunate are well fed. some helpers travelled to downtown community,” says Heather The owner of Dino’s Wood Burning Toronto to feed at-risk men at the Sal- Fullerton, Haven’s Director of Pizza, at 820 The Queensway, spent vation Army before making the Development. ”It takes a big parts of his Easter weekend giving rounds to womens’ shelters. heart to care for strangers and away more than 250-slices of his pies He shows photos of him, with MPP a simple gift of pizza can lift Christine Hogarth, and staff taking spirits and fill tummies at the to residents using the nearby Haven GOOD-HEARTED PIZZA MAKER DINO ARI is constantly on The Queensway, which helps feed pizzas to feed Haven users. same time.” giving back to the community by helping to feed the and clothe those in need. Ari, in a video posted to his website, He also volunteered to cook homeless and hungry with his pies. Courtesy photos. “These are good people,” Ari says of is seen carrying pizzas on a cold day meals for Children's Breakfast when he and his workers are sur- Club, a non-profit that pro- rounded by homeless men and women vides nutritious meals to 4,000 kids separate occasions to make pizza for who were treated to free slices of pep- each week across the GTA. hundreds of orphaned children, many peroni and other flavours of pizza. Ari does not forget his humble roots. who had never had the food before. He is of Kurdish descent and arrived They loved it. “It was a very touching sight,” one in Canada from Turkey as an immi- Ari has given a lot of time, pizza and man recalls. “These people would grant in 2000 seeking a better life. effort to charity and in doing so has de- have remained hungry if Dino and Like many others, he became a citizen veloped a fiercely loyal customer base his workers didn’t show up with piz- and worked for many years to grow in south Etobicoke. zas.” his business. Customers who love his pies, toppings and crusts, have stood by him since he RAHUL SINGH of GLOBAL MEDICS with Ari at Ari, family members and employees, Among his highlights were returning started more than 15-years ago. a recent event in which free pizzas were last year delivered pizzas every Sat- to his hometown in Turkey, on two donated to help feed volunteers. Grier earned respect by working for residents

Retired politician Ruth Grier is still She and husband, Terry, a former MP She was the only female on coun- well-loved and respected by residents and President of Ryerson University, cil. of our community. still live in the same family home “Things have improved a lot for The long-time area resident and volun- where they raised their three children. women since,” Grier reflects. teer is pleased with the many improve- “This area has changed a lot over the “Back then they (men) held their ments she’s made so south Etobicoke years,” Grier says. “There is a lot more vote in the men’s washroom at can remain a great place for genera- new people moving in but the sense of City Hall.” tions to come. community is still there and it exists.” She ran a successful campaign for Grier, who is 83, loves the community, Grier is best remembered for her work provincial politics by blasting the its people and Long Branch where she as an alderman from 1969 to 1985 and ruling Liberal government for resettled after moving from Dublin, then as the Minister of Environment being lax on the environment and Ireland, in 1956. and Minister of Health from 1985 to closing the Lakeshore Psychiatric FORMER MP RUTH GRIER faced tough questions as 1995, when she was a high-profile Hospital in 1979. Minister of Environment and then Minister of MPP serving under former NDP Pre- Grier was re-elected in 1987 and Health under Bob Rae’s NDP government. mier Bob Rae. in 1989 sponsored a private mem- Grier managed to defeat the late law- ber's bill that proposed to ban the sale Rights that allowed residents to sue yer Gordon Rush in 1969 by 31 votes of irradiated foods in Ontario. polluters. to capture an alderman’s seat in Mimi- She was returned to victory after the She was made the Minister of Health co. She worked on many issues in the NDP won a majority government in in 1993, and supported the listing of community and held the position for 1990. She was appointed the Minister generic drugs, introduced midwifery 16-years. of Environment that year and promptly as a profession, targeted resources to She recalls at one time Mimico council cancelled plans to ship Toronto’s gar- community health centres and created held a meeting in the men’s washroom bage to a site in Durham. She also in- a Cancer Prevention Task Force. GRIER AS THE FORMER Minister of Environment in the early 1990s. to exclude her from voting on a bill. troduced an Environmental Bill of The NDP were defeated in 1995. 4 Our Community The South Etobicoke News May 2019 Marley relives the happy days of New Toronto She loves talking about her younger days growing up in “Those were high-paying jobs at the time,” the mom of New Toronto, when it cost 10-cents to purchase a ticket two adult children insists. “Things got very bad in the for the cinema, which gave out free dishes to female 1930s though when the Great Depression hit.” customers. During the heady days there were many businesses lining “The streetcars in those days had a stove that the con- the Lake Shore strip, where everything from new cars, ductor would throw in bits of coals to try and keep the insurance, fur coats, jewellery, liquor and beer could be passengers warm in the winter,” Marley recalls. purchased. Those were happy day since most residents were em- “Back then the merchants gladly ployed by U.S. giants as Anaconda American Brass, gave the residents credit because Continental Can, Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company, people were working,” says Mar- Gilbey’s Distillery, Campbell’s Soup and others. ley. Marley followed her dad, Jack Lerette, a well-known Her dad Jack worked at Goodyear trade unionist, to Anaconda, where she worked for 13- for 27-years and was active in the years as a stenographer. United Rubber Workers, where he “That was a great company to work for,” she beams. was an international field represen- “The company was good to its workers and there were tative and Canadian Director of DOROTHY MARLEY WAS BORN RIGHT HERE 98-years-ago and hundreds of us working there.” Research and Education. DAD Lerette remembers when coal was placed in a stove by conductors to keep passengers warm on the streetcar. Photo by Tom At the time Anaconda made U.S. military supplies and He was later elected President of Godfrey. employed more than 1,400 workers. the United Senior Citizens of Ontario (USCO) in 1963 “Most of the people in the community were working and helped to improve the quality of life for seniors by An energetic Dorothy Marley was born in New Toronto for these companies,” Marley says. “There was a bowling promoting better housing, health, safety, increased pen- 98-years-ago and has lived in the same well-kept and alley at Goodyear for the employees and the company sions and lower taxes. comfortable home for almost eight decades. held regular dances with live bands.” Lerette had two buildings named in his honour. One is a Marley is sharp, very active, looks after her own home She recalls most of the young people in the area would seniors residence at 250 Twelfth St., and the Jack Lerette and is involved in volunteer work. attend the Goodyear dances. Building, at 3303 Lake Shore Blvd. W., home of USCO.

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CONDUCTOR JOHN EDWARD LIDDLE with members at the Etobicoke Community Concert Band’s March show “Dance Like No One’s Watching.” Liddle received The Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Award for his talent with a trumpet and his passion and influence as a conductor. The band’s next show is May 24 at Etobicoke Collegiate. Photo by Bruce Barton.

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bell belonged to last steam train serving area SONIA AIMY A NIGERIAN- ITALIAN-CANADIAN The history of a large steam bell that has been the contents of SINGER and songwriter sitting proudly in front of the New Toronto Pub- which remain a se- known as the ‘velvety voice of Africa’ sang at a fundraiser lic library for 25-years has returned to life cret,” the records on April 26 to help St. thanks to library officials. state. Margarets’ New Toronto The steam train was The well-travelled and beautifully-crafted bell Church, at 156 Sixth St. The among the last in belongs to the last steam locomotive that trav- church feeds hundreds of use in New Toronto, elled into the New Toronto Railway station residents in its dinner which is historically many decades ago, historians say. STEAM BELL FROM LAST programs. Promotional photo. “When the station closed, the bell was presented a railway communi- TRAIN has been sitting to the citizens of New Toronto and housed at the, ty, where much of outside the New Toronto Library for decades. then, Town Hall,” according to a Community His- the housing develop- Helpers honoured at Lakeshore Lodge tory summary prepared by the Toronto Public Li- ment was designed brary. for railway employees. ceremony to mark National Volunteer Week It said when ‘New Toronto became part of the The last steam train owned by the City of Toron- Politicians and other dignitaries and is a time to honour and and City of Etobicoke (in 1967), the bell was given to to, known fondly as “Canadian National No. were invited to a Lakeshore Lodge thank Canada’s 12.7 million volun- the library and rested awhile in the children’s de- 6213,” was retired from active duty in 1959. The engine, which was built in 1942, now rests at Ex- Appreciation Dinner on April 11 to teers. partment.’ celebrate National Volunteer Week. Kimberly Penton, Coordinator of “It found a permanent home atop a sculpture at hibition Park, in Toronto. The locomotive, which was built by Montreal Lo- More than 55 volunteers were hon- Volunteer Services for the Lodge, the front of the rebuilt New Toronto Branch, at oured at the Lake Shore Blvd. W. said last year some 213 volunteers 110 Eleventh St., which opened in 1994,” accord- comotive Works, pulled both passenger and freight for more than a million miles during its and Kipling Ave., lodge in a cere- contributed 10,000 hours of service ing to library records. mony that was attended by MP to the home to ‘enhance the lives of The records reveal that 17-year career in which it travelled from coast to coast. James Maloney and an official our residents.’ the bell’s structure con- from MPP Christine Hogarth’s of- Penton said ‘lifting communities is It was purchased from an order of 35 identical tains items inside a time fice. the Volunteer Canada theme’ and locomotives built for the Canadian National Rail- capsule. Certificates were presented to the “our volunteers lift our spirits all ways during WW11. “The curious should volunteers for all their hard work year long,” is their home’s theme. The restored locomotive is described as “as a U-2 note that the sculpture, and time. “Volunteers help with fundraising, class Northern-type steam locomotive with a 4-8- the winner of a Public National Volunteer Week is cele- meal assistance, arts and crafts and 4 wheel arrangement used to haul both passenger IMAGE OF STEAM TRAIN Art Competition, also brated from April 7 to 13 annually more,” she says. from mural on Fifth St. houses a time capsule, and freight.”

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Serving our community since 1971 The South Etobicoke News May 2019 7 Have a happy BBQ and cook your meats safe and with care BBQ season has arrived so it is im- An investigation revealed that the parent company had Don't portant to remember the risks of been warned by local health departments and its own cross- E.coli contamination in ground beef employees that its hamburgers were being undercooked contam- and other products to keep your but the company had decided that cooking the burgers inate friends and family safe this summer. to the required 71˚C degrees made them too tough. food Outbreaks of E.coli have been asso- It is never safe to eat hamburger meat when it is pink prepara- ciated with eating undercooked and checking to see if the juices run clear may not be tion ar- safe enough either. eas and THERRIEN hamburgers, raw sprouts or basical- ly anything grown in contaminated Cook hamburgers made from ground beef fully to a wash minimum internal temperature of 71˚C. Poultry left hands, MAKE SURE YOUR BBQ is clean and ready for water or soils. use before sparking it up. Courtesy photo. overs and mixed products should reach 74˚C. coun- In January 1993 there was an uncommonly high inci- Reduce the risk of E.coli infections wash hands fre- ters, dence of food poisoning among Seattle-area children. quently especially after using the restroom or changing cutting boards, and utensils after they touch raw meat. The source traced back to E.coli O157: H7 bacteria that diapers smoking or handling money touching your face Wash fruits and vegetables before eating even pre- had contaminated hamburger patties sold at a Jack in or hair before and after preparing or eating food after washed and do not drink raw milk, which is illegal in the Box restaurants. contact with animals or their food. Canada. In the following weeks Idaho, California and Nevada De-frost foods safely in the fridge between 0-4˚C never Avoid unpasteurized dairy products and do not prepare reported numerous cases of E.coli infection among resi- defrost at room temperature or in hot or warm water use food or drink for others when you are sick. dents that had eaten at the restaurants. The scope of the a microwave if you need to defrost quickly or cook outbreak widened to 73 different restaurant locations from frozen. and sickened more than 700 people in four U.S. states. Laura-Lee Therrien is a Food Safety Educator. Her Cook foods thoroughly use a food thermometer to It led to 171 hospitalizations and four deaths. company, Canadian Food Safety Training, has been check temperatures. educating Food Handlers for more 10-years. Find Things to do and keeping busy in our community Friends of Humber Bay Park, open fashion show from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. for and vote for your favourites. daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Studio the breast cancer dragon boat team, Sponsored by Lakeshore Village BIA Connect, 62 Marine Parade Dr., Unit Dragons Abreast, which was founded in support of LAMP. 5. in 1997 and paddles out of Sunnyside MAY 16 CHOICES Careers in Legal and Pavillion. Dragons’ members to Law Enforcement fields for young model. Call 416-451-6815. women 11 to 17-years-old at the Jean MAY 25 10th ANNUAL SPRING BIRD Augustine Centre, 101 Portland St., FESTIVAL at Col. Samuel Smith Park, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meet police, at Lake Shore Blvd. W., and Kipling probation, lawyers and others in the Ave., taking place hourly at 10 a.m., MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD of field. Call 416-253-9797 to register. 11 a.m., 12 and 1 p.m. Walks start Canada, join other film unions, and their families, to clean up Marie Curtis, and ADULT DAY PROGRAM at Storefront from the Registration Tent, just south other Etobicoke parks during Toronto’s Humber, 2445 Lake Shore Blvd. W., of the parking lot. annual Spring Clean Up last month. Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 PHOTOGRAPHER SANDRA HAWKINS took p.m. is a supervised program for MAY 28 THE MIMICO TULIP FESTIVAL this shot in February of a White-breasted those who are frail, cognitively presented by the Mimico Village BIA Nuthatch, which is ‘commonly found’ at Col. Samuel Smith Park “my favourite impaired or physically disable. Call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Royal York EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY free Lake Shore park due to its diversity of 416-259-4207. Rd., south of Evans Ave. to money management workshops starts birds and wildlife habitat.” Newcastle St. There will be a at 6:30 p.m.by well-known tax MAY 17 COMMUNITY DINNER at St. Margarets’ Church, at 156 Sixth St., vendor’s market, face painting, preparer Rattan Gandhi at Quick from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Donations Bollywood dancing and a charity BBQ Refund Tax, 133 Sixth St. Call 647- accepted and volunteers always to benefit Cornerstone Christian 340-2627 to reserve a seat. LAMP COMMUNITY HEALTH Centre required. Call 416-259-2659 if you are Fellowship. seeking new members to join its FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH free interested in sponsoring a community Board of Directors. Members must hot dinner served at The Branch JUNE 1 PORCH VIEW DANCES MIMICO dinner. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 22 Stanley commit from 8 to 10 hours monthly, Church, at 85 First St., from 4:30 p.m. Ave., is a community dance event including meetings.Send resume to to 6 p.m. All is welcome. EVERY FRIDAY MORNING the Long Branch Baptist Church, at 3381 Lake with real people dancing in real [email protected]. Deadline is MAY 1 to JUNE 22 LAKESHORE YOUTH IN Shore Blvd. W., offers a free clothing spaces. Audience members travel May 30. FOCUS at Lakeshore Arts’ Community outlet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. for from house to house to see local BOSTON PIZZA at 1602 THE QUEENSWAY Project Space, 2422 Lake Shore Blvd. those in need of clothing for families performing dances on their is raising funds through a charity box W. Opening reception May 9 from 4 themselves or their families. You can porches or front yards. for “Nalinas Hope,” to go to the p.m. to 6 p.m. Features self-portraits also donate gently used clothes that paediatric brain tumour foundation. and poetry of Grade 8 participants of others can use. Contact 416-251- Contributing guests will receive a 15% Lakeshore Arts’ in-school educational JUNE 8 GRILLED CHEESE FESTIVAL at 1525. Islington Ave. and Lake Shore Blvd. discount, which can be used until the program, Shazaam! In Focus. MAY 23 FUNDRAISER BY SOLACE is W., from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Come eat end of June. For more info contact MAY 4 to 17 WILDLIFE OASIS A Photo Comfort introduces a Joseph Ribkoff the best Grilled Cheese in Toronto 416-201-9555. Exhibit featuring Humber Bay Park by The South Etobicoke News May 2019 8 Players sought for Etobicoke Aussie Kangaroos Football club Lund is Etobicoke Hall of Fame Athlete of the Month By Margot Wheeler volunteer organization driven by Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame (ESHOF) Special O’s team song, which contains the line Erica Lund is 17-years-old and was born, ambassador parents, Kathy and Greg Flager. ‘Good old Etobcioke, we're champi- raised and still resides in Etobicoke. Erica is a Erica has also for many years participated in ons you'll agree.’ multi- rhythmic gymnastics with the Silhouettes The club was started in 2003 and sport Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. She has attended have been Premiers in the men’s di- athlete Ontario-wide competitions, specifically in the vision in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2015. com- Level One Ball discipline. They were runners up in 2003, 2007 peting Over the last 10-years, Erica has learned to and 2009. in bas- ski. She has developed into a confident skier The women’s team started in 2011 ketball who can negotiate blue runs with and have been Division Premiers and enthusiasm. This is an incredible accomplish- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. They were rhyth- ment for Erica given the fact that at six ECSTATIC FEMALE MEMBERS of the Etobicoke runners up in 2011. months of age, doctors could not confidently Kangaroos Australian Football Club. Team mic photo. “Many of our players both men and gym- answer the question, “Will she ever walk”? women have gone on to play for nastics. Male and female players are still sought Canada internationally and played in the She Erica also loves to swim. She has taken many by the hard-hitting and fun-loving Etobi- International Cup,” Everett says, adding also swimming lessons and will spend hours in the coke Kangaroos Australian Football the World Cup is held every three years enjoys pool or lake, especially with her dad, David. Club, who play at Col. Samuel Smith in Australia. other Erica has a three-wheel adult trike which al- Park on Friday and Saturdays. At the 2017 International cup we had sports lows her to be the pace-bunny for her mom, Training for men and women takes place Mike Aspell, Amanda Irwin, Lara Hilmi recre- Heather while she is out running. Erica also on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 and Nicola Kirwan represent our club ational- enjoys battling it out with her three brothers; p.m. to 8 p.m. starting on May 14 at Col. with Nicola and Lara selected to the MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE ERICA LUND Harry, Mitchell and Charlie, who have intro- with Joanne Noble, of the Etobicoke ly, such Samuel Smith Park, behind Humber 2017 International Cup Women’s World Sports Hall of Fame, after she was as ski- duced her to numerous driveway sports. College at Lake Shore Blvd. W., and Ki- Team, he says. selected Athlete of the Month. ing, “You can certainly see that Erica is a very de- pling Ave. Team Canada women were International biking termined young woman. I admire her tenacity, Club Founder Greg Everett says their Cup winners in 2014 and Runners up and swimming. Erica is presently attending enthusiasm and love of sport” says Joanne season starts on May 25 and runs until 2011 and 2017. Michael Power. Noble, President of the Etobicoke Sports Hall the Grand Final on September 21. Nine He says Kirwan is close to being drafted She plays on the Etobicoke Stingers Basket- of Fame. of their 12 games are played at Col. to the professional women’s competition ball Team and has for several years. You The Athlete of the Month is sponsored by The Samuel Smith and takes place on Friday in Australia. She was the only Canadian could have seen Erica and the rest of the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame, Humber College, night at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. player selected to go the draft combine Stingers organization showcase their talent at Canadian Tire-The Queensway, and The Etobicoke The games are a lot of fun with excellent last September. their annual tournament held at Michael Pow- Guardian. Promoting, Supporting and Developing spurts of actions. They also have a nice er last April 13. Coincidentally, the team is a Sport in Etobicoke.