VOL. 37 NO. 8 August 2019

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bluffs monitor photo: Barry Scheffer It’s Summertime!! Paragliders fill the sky off of East Point Park on Monday July 8th. They mostly fly at the bottom of Beechgrove Drive off an elevated hill next to the park. Despite not using an engine, paraglider flights can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometres, though flights of 10 kms and one to two hours are more the norm. Yes, Yes and Yes Committee of Adjustment gives the go ahead to Thunder Women Healing Lodge By Trevon Smith other concerns. Judy Chamberlain, neighbourhood is a myth, the docu - asked why Scarborough was chosen “It’s ludicrous,” Peggy said, Council chambers lit up Thurs - also a Cliffside resident, spoke ment says, and the future residents instead of a property downtown, “that we still have to fight to get a day afternoon when the Committee briefly before the committee’s deci - of the lodge are already living in the where native and indigenous serv - little piece of land to experience of Adjustment voted yes to a minor sion on the lack of parking spaces neighbourhood. ices have traditionally been located. healing for our people.” variance application by Thunder before voicing her thoughts on the As well, the document clarifies Ward 20, according to Council - Women Healing Lodge (TWHL). safety of the community. Judy and that the lodge Terri-Lyne was in was lor Gary While those opposing the decision her husband moved to Cliffside as an “alternative correctional facility” Crawford’s stormed out, some staying to shout part of the revitalization of Kingston operated by Corrections . FAQ, has their concerns at committee mem - rd. “We do not consider the proposal The lodge at 2217 Kingston the highest bers - supporters of TWHL were in of ex-offenders or offenders waiting Rd. will be a residential building population thunderous applause. to be prosecuted as a good fit for the that provides programs and support indigenous “[These] victories are very revitalization,” she said. for indigenous women. It will fea - population small for our people,” Peggy “We will not feel safe.” ture a commercial space, likely an in . Pitawanakwat said smiling, a resi - Community concerns were art gallery or cafe, as heard in 18 other dent of the Cliffside neighbourhood likely heightened by the 2009 mur - Thursday’s meeting, where resi - properties and supporter of the lodge. “To be der of Tori Stafford by Terri-Lyne dents of the lodge can learn valuable across the able to see it and be part of it is so McClintic, who was a resident of work skills. city were important.” the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Other issues that were raised consid - Thursday’s session was meant southern Saskatchewan. TWHL, include: the size of the property, its ered, but to discuss the healing lodge’s vari - however, have released a myths and proximity to schools in the area and were too ant designs that did not meet city facts document to help clarify ru - that the noise of Kingston Rd. expensive Paul Chamberlain; voices his displeasure to the com - zoning bylaws. However, opposing mours and qualms. The lodge bring - would be insufficient for the healing for TWHL. mittee of adjustment for their decision to approve the speakers were quick to stray into ing criminals into the process. As well, the opposition minor variance application for TWHL in Cliffside.

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A publicly-accessible, privately- on Kingston Road and the difficulty of [email protected] / [email protected] deep site and including 411 residential owned space of 750 square metres is getting parking at the Scarborough Go- or to VOLUNTEER for DELIVERY units, it will be the biggest development planned at the east property boundary, Train station. of its type since the current mushroom - but the City has indicated that it would We feel that this building fits well 416-691-4085 ing of condos along Kingston Road prefer this space to be a City-owned with the redevelopment and revitalisa - UPCOMING DEADLINES began. An unusual feature of the site is park. tion of Kingston Road provided the traf - that there are no single-family dwellings Greg Hobson-Garcia, Planner with fic issues can be resolved. Furthermore, In by: August 20th on its perimeter which should make for the City of Toronto, said that the plan - this development is typical of others in For: September 2019 Issue fewer objections from neighbours. Nev - ning application requests a zoning that it pushes height limitations. City ertheless, many of some 60 people who amendment because the site is currently Council is all too ready to allow over- Delivery: Tues. August 27th turned out for a community consultation zoned Highway Commercial which height structures in return for Section 37 October issue deadline: Sept 17th Delivered: Sept 24 th meeting on June 26th had concerns to does not allow residential use. Community Benefits which often trans - air. When the meeting was opened to late into quite minor community im - PUBLISHER / EDITOR: John & Glenda Smee Sean McGaffey, Urban Designer & questions from the floor, a diversity of provements. 16 storeys will dominate Editorial Asst: Mary McIntyre Rafter Planner with WND Associates, ex - concerns was raised including the height the neighbourhood and we should be in Production: Greg Gillis plained that two buildings are planned; of the building, the adequacy of existing no rush to sell our community ambience Reporters: Derek Pinder one being 13 storeys and one 16 storeys. utilities and changes to the character of for a new splash pad. Each building will have a six-storey the community. The biggest concern by Planner Hobson-Garcia assured the Photographers: John S mee, Barry Schef fer, podium and the higher floors will be set far was traffic. The need for eastbound meeting that all comments and concerns Wendy Hooker, Erin Rivet back from this podium. There will be traffic to perform a U-turn to access the would be considered by City staff and Writers: Cathy Austin, Corey Cameron, 222 one-bedroom units, 148 two-bed - entrance was considered to be dangerous that there will be a second public meet - Hillary Butler, Mike Ellis, Nadia Hyed, Anne room and 41 three-bedroom. Vehicles and the increased volume of traffic on ing in due course. Megahy, Jim Sanderson, Trevon Smith, Chelsea Ward ADVERTISING: [email protected] The Robbie Kicks it Again ACCOUNTS: [email protected] By Mike Ellis The previous weekend featured the had been removed and disposed of a few Circulation: Joyce Dolmer The Robbie, first played in 1967 to Robbie Festival Presented by Toronto FC years ago. This holds significance be - promote soccer and to give back to com - for boys and girls teams aged 7 through cause the name on that sign is the last line SUBSCRIPTIONS $36 /yr. 416-691-4085 munity, welcomed 420 teams over two 12 with 270 teams participating. Wexford of One Week by the Barenaked Ladies. It weekends in June and donated $70,000 and Ashtonbee Parks were set up with 11 was viewed often by members of the THANK YOU to over 200 Volunteers who deliver to to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. fields and were a bee hive of activity on band while participating in soccer and residences throughout , Birchmount Park, , Girls and boys teams from across June 22nd and 23rd. Again, this year, Tim track at the Stadium. , Cliffside, Guildwood, Highland Creek, Oakridge, as well as from Quebec, Alberta Horton’s supplied gift cards for the vol - Friday June 28 was the annual kick- and West Hill communities. and even three from Barbados, 150 in all, unteer referees and convenors that make off event at the Delta Toronto East hotel competed in the 53rd Robbie Interna - the Robbie a very unique sporting event. emceed by CBC Sports Nigel Reed and Publisher's Liability: No part of this publication may be reproduced or dupli - cated without written permission of the publisher. All tional Soccer Tournament on Canada One of this year’s highlights was the featured a short speech by Mia Gaudenzi, rights reserved. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher's liability for other errors or Day weekend in under 13 to 18 age divi - re-installation of the sign “Birchmount age 12, sharing her story of how she lives omissions in connection with an advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the adver - sions. Stadium, Home of the Robbie” which with cystic fibrosis 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 - vertisers does not correspond to our requirements as spelled out under “Mechanical Require - 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 Help ing c hild ren be guaranteed by Bluffs Monitor . believe t hey c an YOUR Please Note: • All editorial material subject to change by the editors. LO CA L ST AGECOAC H do a nything

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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 - August 2019 Bluffers Park Journal - Holiday Traffic Maxes Out in 2019 By Jim Sanderson and bottlenecks on main arteries and issues, restricting traffic access to all, congestion and traffic in the A whole new transportation Now the summer of 2019 side streets in the surrounding area. Brimley Road south to one east - neighbourhood has only become corridor to increase access, and is in full swing, weekend traffic in Even though the Number 175 bound lane off Kingston Road. this acute in the last few years. hopefully, parking in and around the Bluffer's Park is heavier than it has bus was added just last year to run They have also posted 'No Standing As for alternate parking strate - Park is in the works. According to ever been in the past. Every Satur - from Kennedy Station to the beach, On Summer Weekends and Holi - gies, a satellite lot was set up at R.H. Councillor Gary Crawford's office, day, Sunday and Holiday thousands many private vehicles still hope to days' signs in the nearby neighbour - King Academy just across Kingston public consultations and tendering of vehicles enter, or try to enter the find a spot in the park or the neigh - hood. These are intended to Road from the Park entrance in of contracts and will take place park on a single day, an increase at - bourhood nearby. First to fill up, of prevent visitor cars from lining both 2018, but for some reason that through 2019 and in 2020. Bluffs tributable to the growing size of the course, is the lot right beside sides of streets like Larwood, arrangement is no longer in place, visitors and residents alike are hop - city, the attractiveness of a free hol - Bluffer's beach, followed by the Thatcher, St. Quentin and Gradwell so weekend issues this year have ing this new artery will alleviate at iday at the water's edge, and in - two lots at the bottom of the Brim - Drive, which makes access difficult continued to increase: bumper to least some of the pressure on the creased exposure through word of ley hill. When these are at capacity, for Fire or Ambulance vehicles in bumper traffic on Kingston Road current roadway which was con - mouth and social media. These in - usually by 10:00 or 11:00 AM on a emergencies. and south to the circle at the top of structed years ago without much centives draw thousands of Toron - sunny day, visitors park near the top As is often the case when new the hill where floating home resi - consideration of the thousands of tonians and Tourists to the Bluffer's of the hill, which can cause prob - traffic and parking rules are posted, dents, marina and yacht club users travellers who use it today. shores, an area that is able to handle lems for local residents. the Toronto Police Service appear to can be identified and admitted, ~ Jim Sanderson is the Author of just a fraction of that number when Toronto Parks, Toronto Police be taking a go-slow approach in the streams of pedestrians walking up 'Toronto Island Summers', and 'Life it comes to traffic and parking. This Service and Toronto Traffic have enforcement of some of these rules, and down the steep shoulders of in Balmy Beach - Growing up in increased pressure results in jams been working to address these a plan that seems reasonable. After Brimley road. Toronto'

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Social The in terior and e xterior demolition is about 80% according to the Centre for Disease con - ally distraught environment. We typi - media gives us all a platform and a complet e. P repar ation f or the slab on g rade has also trol veterinarians are considerably more cally have very poor work-life balance voice, but we need to use it responsibly. star ted along with the installa tion of main w ater line f or likely to die by suicide than the general and are not the best at practicing self- If you have an issue with your veterinar - fir e h ydr an t and sprink ler sy st ems . As f or the public ar t, population (female veterinarians 3.5x as care. ian I implore you to speak to them di - the r est or ed R avenna sculptur e w as r einstalled on its likely, male veterinarians 2.1x). 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It’s @T he Tor on toZ oo - fac ebook .c om/T he Tor on toZ oo 2000, is becoming staggering, and often reality or as perceived by a client, we only one piece of a big puzzle, but it’s Fun a t the Tor on to P ublic Libr ar y hits close to home. You’d be hard take it very personally. We internalize an important piece. pressed to find a clinician these days these emotions. Sadly it is only too If you, or anyone you know, veteri - August and All Year : www .tpl .c a who doesn’t know someone – a class - common to find reports of veterinarians nary or otherwise is having difficulty @t or on tolibr ar y - fac ebook .c om/t or on topubliclibr ar y mate, or colleague – who hasn’t been taking their own life after being trolled please reach out to anyone, anytime. Email: c ouncillor_ainslie@t or on to.ca Constituenc y O ffic e touched by this issue. It always affects online, often for things out of their con - Crisis support is always available at 1- Websit e: w ww.paulainslie .c om Scarbor ough Civic C en tr e you, no matter how many degrees of trol. Due to confidentiality reasons we 833-456-4566. Veterinarians can get FB: War d 24 S carbor ough- Guildw ood 150 B or ough Driv e separation you may have. We all grieve cannot speak up for ourselves if negative specific support at Not One More Vet Twitt er: @ Ainslie_w ar d24 Scarbor ough, ON M1P 4N7 Tel: 416-396-7222 for them, because we can all understand reviews or articles are published about https://www.nomv.org/. EGLINTON HEALTH CARE CENTRE Accepting New Patients WALK - IN / Family Physician / Urgent Care / Cardiologist / / Extended Cardiac Diagnostic Services/ Dr. Damiano Serio Dr.J.K.Singh Karolina G. MD, CCFP (cardiologist ) Nurse Practioner Pharmacy open soon 2950 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough. 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Generational Smiles; Shiyannie Waran(L) and her Grandmother Seetha Ramanathan enjoyed all the fun and festivities at MP John McKay’s Com - munity BBQ and Volunteer Appreciation at St. Margaret's Parkette.

Cliffside Village Improvement; Jannine Saarinen from Jay9 Dance Centre provides at little summer relief to the flowers recently planted along the Kingston Rd. median in Cliff - side. The local businesses providing funds for individual planters are; Tara Inn, Rod & Joe's No Frills, Victorian Monkey, Bluffs Chiropractic, Massage Addict, Cliffside, Tony & Jen - nifer Mauro Real Estate, Bibbcon Landscape Construction Inc., Keller Williams Realty, Three Star Pet Sitting Services, Stella & Dot Independant Stylist, All Angles Renovations Ltd., Action Locksmiths, Community Association. Let’s not forget those taking on the responsibility of watering the plants along with Janine; Tanya McFarlane at Massage Addict, Carpetman, Chef Henri at Aiolio, Stephanie Annis-Bazso, Kristy Gar - Bustin’ a Move; Variety Village Ambassador Kathleen was one of over diner at Kristy's Mutt Cutts, Anita and Jen at Victorian Monkey (2), Troy at Cliffside Phar - 550 people that came out on Tuesday June 25th for the 3rd Annual Dance - macy, La Scogliera Italian Cuisine, Habib at Humble AutoHaus, Gerard Arbor at Bluffs Able event to show off their best dance moves at the accessible and inclusive Chiropractic, and Anne Carey, resident of Haven on The Bluffs(2!). dance party at Cabana Pool Bar! bluffs monitor photo: Erin Rivet

Derek Zuber; performs at Miller Lash House on July 4th. The Thursday night celebration of live music, fantastic food set outside in the Highland Creek Valley continues through August.

A Taste Of The Woods; The 12th Annual event was held Just A Walk In The Park; The Guild Park was one of 10 parks across Toronto Saturday July 20th at Warden Woods Community Centre. chosen to host 8 walks this summer. Hosted by John Mason, the walk consists of Jackie and Maria, the Tropicanna Queens, pose with 1.4 km of trail through the grounds. Inset, Susan Ackerman and Mary Hawkins pose Hyacinth Olbino the community development co-ordinator at on the Scarborough sign after taking part in the walk. If you wish to take part the walks the centre are every Monday at 9:30 meeting in front of the Sculpters’ Cabin. bluffs monitor photo: Wendy Hooker www.bluffsmonitor.com Page 7 - August 2019

Members of St. Mark’s United Church; (LtoR) Rajko Bacchus, Vera McLeod, Carolyn Mykusz, Karen Boniface, Sharyn Banks, Brian MacFarlane, Bart Boniface & John Banks (who donated the canoe) built a Butterfly garden out of a canoe. In spring 2017, the David Suzuki Foundation launched the Butterflyway Project. It’s purpose is to establish citizen-led pollinator patches across Canada. And members of St Mark’s certainly rose to the challenge.

Port Union Summerfest; Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, PC Kurt Papadopoulos and Edith and Naomi enjoying the day sponsored by Harvest Call Ministries & Grace Presbyterian Church

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Not getting Delivery? Why not volunteer on your own street? We currently have an opening for Queensgrove Rd. Please call us at: 416-691-4085 Page 8 - August 2019 www.bluffsmonitor.com Ribfest, Just Around the Corner

The annual the summer Scarbor - calendar! ough The Rotary Ribfest is Club’s 18 years of only a few experience is plain days away to see. There is and this event, presented by the Rotary ample parking , Club of Scarborough, just keeps getting controlled by en - better and better. In addition to platter thusiastic young - upon platter of unbelievably tasty ribs sters, volunteers there will be a broad selection of alter - offering advice and native foods, karaoke competitions, guidance and there live bands and of course, the midway are even helpers at rides. the recycling cen - The fun begins for the community tre to ensure that Friday morning Aug 2nd at 11am. with garbage is dropped opening ceremonies scheduled for Fri - into the right bin. day at 5:00 pm Hats off to the Ro - And there will be plenty of fun to tarians who organ - be had. An international field of ribbers ise a spectacularly Come And Get It; There is no cost of admission for will be competing for the best ribs , best delicious event that Scarborough Ribfest. Rotarians simply request a $2.00 sauce , best chicken , and people's will provide fi - donation which goes toward helping Scarborough. Katharine Pimenoff Mahon choice awards. Although Ribfest is a nancing for so ARCT Voice & Piano, ORMTA meat-lover’s paradise, there will be a much good work in the community. Leadership and Citizenship programs plentiful selection of complementary And speaking of the community, it among many other initiatives. To learn Piano Teacher treats to chose from as well. is Rotary’s mandate that money raised more about the Rotary Club of Scarbor - Private & Class Lessons The event has become an annual at Ribfest is used to help the community ough, please visit their website at community favourite over the August as well as people around the world. In http://rotaryclubscarborough.com RCM Exam Prep long weekend and is enjoying an 18 addition to Scarborough Ribfest, The This year’s Ribfest will run for year track record of success. From Rotary Club of Scarborough's commu - four days from Friday August 2nd 416-533-6179 small beginnings to what it has become nity involvement reaches out to Food through Monday August 5th at Thom - [email protected] today, 's largest commu - Bank Drives, Family assistance at son Memorial Park and the daily sched - nity event continues to grow and be - Christmas, Scarborough Community ules can be found at come a must attend celebration of Renewal Organization (SCRO), Schol - www.scarboroughribfest.com . family fun, food and entertainment on arships for High School students, Youth Hon . @johnmckaym p @Joh nM cKayLib

@ho njohnmc ka ym p P.C.,M.P . Scarborough | Guildwo od Canadian Summertime Reads By Cathy Austin has a similar theme to opioids but with the newest book, Call of the Wraith , JOH N Nothing beats an ice cold beverage a bizarre twist and unusual plot. Banks Sands presents a few story lines that Constituency Office M378 5 CKin gsKton RA oa dY, Unit 10 and a good book on a hot summer’s day! and his team pursue different leads that converge to a bang up ending. Along the Scarbor oug h, Ont M1J 3H4 (416) 2 83 1226 Choose one from this short list of end up all over a certain radius in North way there are ghosts, wraiths, pirates, fab new books from our country’s pop - Yorkshire. Another surprise ending. Al - witches and missing children. No dull ular authors: ways satisfying time spent with a book moments. Teamwork, friendship, family Lightfoot , need I say more? Excellent in this series. enduring topics and values. Sands han - bio of our best known and long loved For the younger crowd, try the sec - dles them deftly. troubadours, sure to amaze those new to ond book in the Chase series. Escape by Ingrid and the Wolf by Andre Alexis is a Gordie’s songwriting skills or voice, and Linwood Barclay loses none of the ap - thoughtful tale that will interest the girls refresh those who’ve known this singer peal of the first, in fact, more wild ad - but the topic and themes will appeal to for eons. Author Nicholas Jennings has venture, fast pacing, more evil doings boys, too. What’s it like to be a princess? penned a stellar read. that have Jeff and his spy dog Chipper Our heroine in this short powerful story Louise Penny gets better with each on the run, still, from the ‘Institute’. must navigate an underground maze book in the Gamache series. Kingdom of There’s a great reunion with folks dear and best the wolf at the end. If she lives, the Blind is just superb, a few neat to Jeff and some good deeds done by he is to serve her above ground. Morals, twists, pacing, characters and setting fa - adult baddie characters that surprise you. family, friendship and love set the pace. miliar enough with a couple new char - Teamwork and friendship rule in this As I wrap this list up, my current acters and plot ripped from today’s outing! read is Ian Hamilton’s newest Ava Lee opioid headlines. Thrilling mystery with Kevin Sands has me hooked on his called the Goddess of Yantai , a gripping a surprise ending. series featuring a teen apothecary and page turner. Careless Love by Peter Robinson his two pals in England circa 1650's. In Enjoy your summertime reads!

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Centennial Rd. & Charles Tupper Dr. Fri. June 28th 12:00 hrs

Clonmore Dr. & Cornell Ave. Fri. June 28th 23:00 hrs

Danforth Ave. & Lucy Ave. Sat. June 29th 22:00 hrs

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Conference Blvd. & Cockburn Dr. Thurs. July 4th 07:00 hrs bluffs monitor photo illustration John Smee Danforth Ave. & Warden Ave. Sat. July 6th 15:00 hrs Catherine Mele; in her sewing centre in Highland Creek Village Anndale Rd. & Lynndale Cres. Tues. July 16th 14:00 hrs By Chelsea Ward Classes are offered in basic sewing, ad - In our last issue, Bluffs Monitor was able vanced sewing, embroidery and quilting. Marengo Ave. & Fitzgibbon Ave. Tues. July 16th 15:00 hrs to speak with a budding fashion designer from These class run over the course of eight Scarborough, Diana Von Grüning, creator of weeks, during which participants of all expe - the ‘Von Grüning’ label. This month, we were rience levels are taught how to pick a pattern Merrian Rd. & Saugeen Cres. Fri. July 19th 04:00 hrs able to speak with the woman who Diana has and create it from scratch. quoted as a “huge inspiration” for her as both “There is no set curriculum,” says Mele. Kennedy Rd. & Landseer Rd. Fri. July 19th 8:00 hrs a seamstress and female entrepreneur. Her “We help our students realize their own name is Catherine Mele, and she is the creator sewing goals and help them achieve it.” Eglinton Ave. & Rosemount Dr. Tues. July 23rd 14:00 hrs and owner of Sew Here Sew Now Sewing It was in one of these classes where she Centre in Highland Creek. met Diana Von Grüning, a time that she re - Mele began sewing at the tender age of calls fondly. On Friday, July 19th, 43 Division offi - and jumped right into the water without hes - seven, after her parents thought it would im - “Diana came in with her mother and cers and Public Safety Response Team mem - itation.” prove her coordination and focus. “I couldn’t picked out the most expensive sewing ma - bers saved the lives of two men found Constable Marc Joseph pulled the men tell my left from my right,” she lightheartedly chine that we had,” Mele says with a chuckle. floating and unresponsive in a Scarborough from the water. “I commenced CPR right explained. However, a bigger problem was “And that night she went home and sneakily hotel pool. away,” he said. “They were in bad shape and hidden in plain sight. asked her father for it, to which he said ‘yes’ “As we walked into the pool area, we they are lucky to have a pulse. Paramedics “Back then, nobody knew what dyslexia while still half-asleep.” The rest is history. could see the males lying there,” Constable were able to get some water out of their lungs was,” Mele says. “And I didn’t know it myself In this increasingly digital age, Mele is Nathalie Urbas said. “I didn’t get a chance to before rushing them to hospital to get them until I was older.” happy to say that she still sees other young take off my vest, but I took off the gun belt back.” After years of getting in trouble at school people like Diana coming into her store to for writing backwards on the chalkboard, learn how to sew. While she admits the skill Mele finally realized that something was isn’t as essential and widespread as it once wrong in her young adulthood. While driving was, it’s one with a use that is still evolving. one day, she realized she couldn’t read the “Sewing is certainly a skill that has ambulance sign on the ambulance in her rear- faded,” says Mele. But it isn’t going any - view mirror. Not being able to make sense of where. Mele believes that millennials are the word startled her into finally getting a di - more environmentally aware than their pred - agnosis. ecessors and are increasingly concerned with “There is no cure to dyslexia,” Mele says. the dangerous effects that fast fashion markets “But there are coping skills.” have on our planet. And for her, sewing is one of her most ef - Second to oil, the clothing and textile in - fective ones. When she needs time to focus, dustry is the largest polluter in the world. Mele says that sitting down at her sewing ma - Consumers throw away shoes and clothing on chine can help her work out her problems. average of 70 pounds per person, annually. Of “And even if I don’t find a solution for these, up to 95% of the textiles that are land my problem, I end up with finished product,” filled each year could be recycled but were Mele explains. Two birds, one sewing ma - not. This is why many designers, Von Grüning Quick Thinking Heroes; chine. included, are choosing to make their collec - Consts. Randall Arsenault, Marleen Conley, and Nathalie Urbas. Mele’s love of sewing led her to open the tions out of recycled materials. Sew Here Sew Now Sewing Centre on Au - If you are interested in trying your hand gust 16, 2007 after her retirement. Her sewing at sewing, or refining your pre-existing skills, centre specializes in selling high quality ma - go to www.sewheresewnow.com for more chines, as well as machine repair and training information on their services and sewing St. Paul’s United Church Upcoming Events! services. lessons. 200 McIntosh Street 416-261-4222

SUMMER MOVIES! Friday, August 9 Sister Act 2 at 3 p.m., Ferngully at 6 p.m. Friday, August 23 Monty Python’s Life of Brian at 3 p.m., Brother Bear at 6 p.m.

I’m available to help with; ST. JACOB’S BUS TOUR Outings, Appointments, Saturday, August 10th, pick up 7 a.m., drop off 5 p.m. Tour Includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, shopping time Companionship. at the Farmer’s Market, Jacob’s Village & Picard’s Peanuts, compli - Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM mentary treats on the bus, lunch at “Crossroads Restaurant” Elmira, Saturday & Sunday upon request Tripon tour director, taxes and meal tip, Cost: $99.00 per person. Call 416-261-4222 .

DROP IN EVENTS Craft Group – Saturdays at 10 a.m. (not Aug 10th) Evening Meditation – Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Afternoon Meditation – Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. www.friendsforseniors.ca Page 10 - August 2019 TRADES & SERVICES Community Calendar DIRECTORY Written for the Community, by the Community, and seen by 40,000 in the community. Send us your Community Calendar Listings $14.25 for up to 20 words (add’l words are 58¢ each) CONTACT US: Phone: 416-691-4085 OR EMAIL: [email protected] Or Send your Ad(s) with cheque payable to ‘Bluffs Monitor’ by mail to: 9 Whitecap Blvd. Scarborough, M1M 2Y5 Priceless Paint Jobs and Home Enhancements Painting • Rem odelling • T rimwork • Afforda ble Workmanship

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Have you experienced the death of a spouse/partner, sibling, Meaningful volunteer role for compassionate, mature & child or parent? Do you know the journey of grief? dedicated life-long learners. Live or work in Scarborough Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) with some daytime availability? SCHC’s Hospice Home professionally trains compassionate, kind and committed vol - Visiting Volunteers promote quality of life by providing unteers to provide peer bereavement support, both individual emotional, social and spiritual support to people living with a and mutual support groups, for people who are grieving the life-limiting illness and their caregivers/family of choice. death of someone close to them. We are also seeking volunteers Friendly Visiting Volunteers provide much needed social with a lived experience of caring for someone to the end of life connection to isolated seniors in our community. All our to co-facilitate caregiver support groups. Online training can volunteers are professionally trained and supported in their be accessed immediately and additional in person sessions roles. A weekly 2 to 4 hours commitment for one year. Daytime start September 2019 on Thursday evenings. and evening training begins September 2019 . Apply to Betty Ann Rutledge: Apply to Betty Ann Rutledge: 416-642-9445 ext. 4418 or [email protected]. 416-642-9445 ext. 4418 or [email protected]. First Scarborough Steeplechase Scavenger Hunt On Saturday, September 21st from 10am to 6pm, Anglican churches in York-Scarborough are hosting the first ever Scar - borough Steeplechase scavenger hunt and inviting members of the community to participate.Teams will begin the fun, interac - tive event at Church of the Holy Trinity, Guildwood and travel to 10 churches, before reaching Grace Church for an awards ceremony reception. 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