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6’ x 10’ mural on display at the Etobicoke Civic Centre until November 2017 This patchwork mural is more than a colouring project; for local people it is a vibrant artistic expression of improvements coming soon to our community. “We have expectations that Six Points will be a hub of activity and civic pride and this is only the beginning with construction in the Westwood Theatre lands,” say Lola Macanowicz, Chair of the Village of Islington Business Improvement Area. Monica Wickeler, the artist behind the Six Points Community mural, is a trained visual artist experienced in the large scale painting in Toronto who has found a love of community and public art. Her work on community murals in playgrounds, on wading pools and in pedestrian laneways can be seen throughout the city. Wickeler’s inspiration comes from street/public art from around the world. During her design process, this artist strives to find a connection between the visual landscape and the images within the community. She sketches ideas then uploads mock ups to provide digital concepts to share with clients. Painting outdoors, Wickeler continues to be inspired by feedback from the people who watch her work. Wickeler-like the other mural artists in our area, John Kuna, Sarah Collard, Arts Etobicoke, and Creative Village-has created large scale paintings that encourage community identity and neighbourhood pride. The Village of Islington, known as Toronto’s village of murals, proudly welcomes artistic expression which tells our collective stories and delights visitors to our area.

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On May 11, 2017, community members came together at a public event to learn about the Six Points Interchange Reconfiguration, future Kipling Mobility Hub, and proposed new Etobicoke Civic Centre. The event included creation of a collaborative community artwork that will be displayed during construction.

The design was created in partnership with The PATCH Project, and artist Monica Wickeler, and included participation from community members and local organizations: Arts Etobicoke, Creative Village Studio, and the Village of Islington Business Improvement Area. The mural is comprised of 192 individual tiles, illustrating a Complete Street that is safe, accessible, and provides healthy and active travel choices for everyone.

Following more than 10 years of planning, consultation, engineering, and design, the City of Toronto began construction to reconfigure the Six Points intersection in March 2017. The reconfiguration supports development of Etobicoke Centre as a vibrant mixed-use transit-oriented community, with a new street network, cycling facilities, and improved pedestrian connections.www.toronto.ca/etobicokecentre

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We may share borders, speak English and celebrate many traditions like Americans, but Canadians have different way of celebrating Thanksgiving So, what’s the difference between American and Canadian Thanksgiving? Here are a few:Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, not November.Canadian Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October—October 9th this year. American Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November. Why? Probably because Canada is farther north and our harvest comes earlier, so we celebrate it earlier. Canadian Thanksgiving is not associated with shoppingIn America, Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) is legendary; American news reports show how some shoppers go straight from their Thanksgiving celebrations to the mall the moment it opens. That doesn’t happen for Canadian Thanksgiving. The holiday Monday means it’s a long weekend for us, but shopping isn’t an essential part of it. Many stores operate on more limited hours on Thanksgiving Sunday and Monday. Canadian Thanksgiving is more relaxedThanksgiving seems to be as significant a holiday as Christmas in the U.S. People fly across the country to visit family. In Canada people also travel to be with loved ones over the Thanksgiving weekend. However, fewer Canadians take time off work for long-distance travel. We stick closer to home on Thanksgiving than we do at the end of December—that’s when more people take extended time off for family visits. Happy Thanksgiving! A reminder to shop local for your special long weekend.

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Etobicoke Centennial Choir announces 2017-2018 season

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Coming off its landmark 50th anniversary season, the Etobicoke Centennial Choir (ECC) continues to enrich the cultural life of our community with high-calibre vocal music performances. The choir provides a musical home for men and women who share a common passion for the joy of ensemble singing and sharing the beauty and excitement of choral music with others. The ECC offers amateur singers the opportunity to work with professional musicians and perform a wide variety of music, ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary compositions and popular music. Season HighlightsThe season begins on Sunday, October 29 at 7:00 pm with a very special concert for the choir and the Etobicoke community. Etobicoke native and iconic Canadian guitarist Liona Boyd is bringing her current tour to her home town and home church, Humber Valley United Church. Featuring fellow guitarist Andrew Dolson and the Etobicoke Centennial Choir for a concert of Canadian-themed music as Liona’s tribute to Canada’s 150th birthday. Tickets are $40 and can be ordered through the ECC’s website or by calling (416)779-2258. On Saturday, December 2, 2017 with the annual ‘Sacred Traditions’ concert - a joyful celebration of the holiday season featuring Pergolesi’s “Magnificat” Holst’s “Christmas Day” and other seasonal repertoire. As always, carols and audience sing-alongs will help to kindle the holiday spirit. On April 7, 2018, ‘Gloria! - Joyous Music from Haydn to Poulenc’ will feature gorgeous music from the classical repertoire, including Haydn’s Te Deum Schubert’s German Mass, Brahms’ Vier Quartette and Poulenc’s Gloria. The season concludes on Saturday, June 8, 2018 with ‘Oh Canada!’, a concert that celebrates the music of talented composers and arrangers from our home and native land. With the exception of the Liona Boyd concert, individual concert tickets are $25, with a three-concert season subscription available for $60. Call (416)779-2258 or visit the choir’s website to order. The Etobicoke Centennial Choir seeks community partnerships to help support concert costs. Opportunities include donations, sponsorship of concert instrumentalists and vocal soloists and advertising in concert programs. For further information about the Etobicoke Centennial Choir, visit www.etobicokecentennialchoir.ca, call (416) 622-6923 or email info@etobicokecentennialchoir.ca.

With a new school year upon us, it is a good time to look at the many ways children benefit from listening to music and taking music lessons. Exposing children to music at an early age helps to develop the areas of the brain responsible for language and reasoning. A child’s creative thought process is enhanced through music, as is the ability to consider various solutions to a problem. Through music, children learn that there may more than one correct answer to a question. An example of this is when a child is asked how a piece of music makes him or her feel. Concentration skills are developed through music, and a child’s sense of coordination is improved by learning an instrument. Music also fosters the growth of character traits such as patience, perseverance, self-discipline and self-confidence, each of which contributes to one’s success in life. With older children, the benefits of music are apparent in other ways. Music encourages the development of spatial intelligence which enables people to see how things are put together and helps them solve difficult mathematical problems. Music teaches students that attention to detail is an important aspect of doing a good job. Music is also an example of an area where a mistake is a mistake. A note is either right or wrong and it is only through dedication to improving one’s skills that a successful outcome, and the rewards that come with it, is achieved. Through performance, music encourages people to do rather than watch which develops the ability to cope with anxiety and to take risks. Group performance teaches students the importance of working with others towards a common goal. Music also gives people a form of self-expression which is enjoyable, satisfying and relaxing. In a global sense, the universal language of music allows anyone to gain an understanding of other cultures which encourages the acceptance of different customs and traditions. So, with all that music has to offer, remember to go back to Bach as you go back to school. Ed Lettner owns The Music Studio located in the Islington Village Plaza which has offered music instruction since 1990. He is an honours graduate of the Humber College Institute of Technology music program. For information about the programs at The Music Studio, please call 416-234-9268, email: ed@themusicstudio.ca or visit www.themusicstudio.ca

Back to school and back to BachBy Ed Lettner

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Supplementation may be appropriate for older people, those who don’t get enough sun exposure, and for dark-skinned people who need longer periods of sun exposure to generate adequate amounts of Vitamin D.

Adults need up to 800 IU of Vitamin D per day; children need amounts that vary by age, ranging from 400 IU for newborns to 600 IU for pre-teens and adolescents .

Because Vitamin D is stored in body fat, it is possible to experience toxicity symptoms if large amounts are taken for extended periods of time. Symptoms include: weakness, fatigue, sleepiness, headache, loss of appetite, dry mouth, metallic taste, nausea, vomiting, among others.

People with kidney disease, atherosclerosis, sarcoidosis, histoplasmosis, hyperparathyroidism, and lymphoma should not take Vitamin D3 supplements without medical supervision. Be aware that Vitamin D3 can interact with medications such as:

• Aluminum antacids• Atorvastatin (Lipitor)• Calcipotriene (Dovonex)• Cimetidine (Tagamet)• Digoxin (Lanoxin)• Diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac)• Heparin , Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs), Lovenox, dalteparin (Fragmin), and tinzaparin (Innohep)• lovastatin (Mevacor), clarithromycin (Biaxin), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), diltiazem (Cardizem), estrogens, indinavir (Crixivan), triazolam (Halcion)• Verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan)• Thiazide diuretics including chlorothiazide (Diuril), hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL, Esidrix), indapamide (Lozol), metolazone (Zaroxolyn), and chlorthalidone (Hygroton)

If you are on any of these medications, consult your healthcare provider before taking Vitamin D3.

If your doctor recommends a vitamin D3 supplement, look for one that comes in an oil-filled gel cap, rather than tablets or drops, and take it with food to get the best absorption.

Dr. Janet McKenzie, MBA, ND is the Clinic Director of Etobicoke’s Summit Natural Health Centre where she helps people to feel their best with customized natural treatments. Janet is especially interested in diet, nutrition and orthomolecular medicine, and has taught at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.

September 22nd marks the fall equinox in Canada. The days are as long as the nights and will grow shorter for the rest of the year. For Canadians, the change in the amount of sunlight can result in a nutrient deficiency: not enough of the sunshine vitamin, cholecalciferol, more commonly known as vitamin D3.

Vitamin D exists in several forms known as isomers; the important forms that we get from food and supplements are D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol). Within our bodies, these forms undergo subsequent conversions . For the purposes of explaining the importance this vitamin has for health, I’m going to refer to it as vitamin D or vitamin D3 (from food or supplement).

Vitamin D plays important roles in the regulation of certain minerals (calcium, phosphorus), in the maintenance of bone, and in the regulation of mood, blood sugar, blood pressure, inflammation and immune system responses.

A fat-soluble vitamin, you’ll find small amounts of vitamin D in cold water fish such as shiitake mushrooms, eggs, salmon, sardines and tuna , and as an additive, in dairy products, juices, and cereals that are “fortified with vitamin D.” However, most of your intake of Vitamin D comes from skin exposure to sunlight, which is why the shorter daylight hours pose a potential health hazard for us.

The amount of sun exposure required to produce Vitamin D is small – about a quarter of the time it would take before experiencing a sunburn, although this will vary age, skin type, season, time of day, and so on. Your body stores the Vitamin D it makes in your fatty tissues and releases it during periods when your sun exposure is not sufficient to meet your Vitamin D needs.

Despite the efficiency of this system, Vitamin D deficiency is relatively common among Canadians because of reduced hours of sunlight, use of sunscreens and other sun-avoidance tactics. Older adults are at increased risk of Vitamin D deficiency because they have fewer skin receptors that convert sunlight to vitamin D , may not get vitamin D in their diet or have trouble absorbing it, or may have difficulty activating it because of reduced kidney function.

The Sunshine VitaminBy Dr. Janet McKenzie

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Islington Seniors’ Centre4968 Dundas Street West Etobicoke ON M9A 1B7416.231.3431, www.islingtonseniors.ca

Membership to the Centre is $20.00, from January 1 – December 31, for individuals 55+. Open Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 4 pmRegular activities include crafts, cards, movie matinee, snooker, table tennis, book club, computer & French classes, fitness programs & day-trips. Upcoming EventsFree Nordic Pole Walking DemonstrationMonday, October 2nd, 9:30 – 11:30 amJacqueline Murdoch, Certified Urban/Nordic Pole Walking Instructor, will conduct this fun and informative presentation. Learn the correct techniques to get the most health benefits from walking using Nordic Poles. Please bring poles if you have them. No charge but advanced registration required. Hands on ExoticsFriday, October 27th, 1 – 2 pmJoin us for this unique opportunity to meet exotic animals up close, take pictures and actually touch them! Tickets: $5.00 Caregiver Support GroupThursdays, 10 to 11:30 am, October 19th to November 9th Participants are encouraged to speak about issues of importance to them and to suggest topics for future discussion.Learning Objectives:• Provide a safe environment for caregivers to explore issues related to caring for someone with dementia.• Enhance caregiver’s knowledge of the illness, available supports and coping strategiesCost: This is a FREE eventRegister by calling 416-231-3431 or online at www.alz.to or contact Ekta Hattangady at 416-640-6322 or ehattangady@alz.to Minds in MotionMental and Physical Stimulation for People with Early Stage DementiaTuesdays, from 10 am to 12 noon, November 7th to December 19thamMinds in Motion® is a program that combines physical activity as well as mental and social stimulation for individuals living with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias and their care partners.The program runs two hours per week for seven weeks and offers a great environment to establish new friendships with others who are living the same experiences.Cost: No Charge.Register by calling 416-231-3431 or online at www.alz.to or contact Romina Oliverio at 416-640-6330 or roliverio@alzheimertoronto.org. Day TripsTHE SANDERSON CENTRE in BRANTFORD PRESENTSTHE WALTERS FAMILY: ‘A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS’Thursday, November 16th • 9:15 am to 9:30 pmCost: $104.00 per member ($2.00 more for non-member) PORT PERRY GETAWAYShopping … a Pub Lunch … The Great Blue Heron Casino…and White Feather Crafts and BakeryTuesday, November 7th 7:50 am to 6:45 pmCost: $79.00 per member ($2.00 more for non-member)

NIAGARA AT THE FESTIVE SEASON Featuring Dinner at the top of the Skylon TowerMonday, December 4th 10:20 am to 6:15 pm.Cost: $93.00 per member ($2.00 more for non-member)

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OctoberTea Time at the InnSundays, 1 to 4 pmChoice of sweet or savoury plate, with a seasonal feature. $7.00 plus HST. No reservation required. Montgomery’s Inn Farmers MarketEvery Wednesday from, 2 to 6 pmBuy direct form local farmers and food artisans. Free to attend Fret Not Ukulele NightThursday October 5, 6 to 9 pmOn the first Thursday of every month. Perfect for all skill levels. Bring your own ukulele, some spares available but they go fast! First hour is a chord workshop. $15.00.

Canadian Opera Company Scotiabank After School Opera ProgramOctober 2 – December 18, 4 to 6 pmRegistration opens September 5th, 10 am. $15 per participant for the term Art Exhibition in the Community RoomAn Exhibition of the Illustrations from: The Flying Adventure of the Google- Eyed Mole and Mr. Han River BirdDates: October 1st – 31st 2017Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 4th 2- 5pm Thirsty ThursdaysThursday October 26, 7 to 10 pmAdmission is pay what you can! Cash bar, $5.00 for a bowl of stew, while supplies last. Neapolitan Connection Concert SeriesSaturday October 28, 2 to 4 pmTours of the museum and refreshments are included in the ticket price. Tickets available at http://www.neapolitanconnection.com Shades of Old Islington: Graveyard & Tavern Tour by Lamp LightSaturday, October 28, 6 to 8 pm; 7:30 to 9:30 pmPre-registration required; $20.00 plus tax. (Not recommended for children under 12 yrs. of age). For tickets and event info http://ow.ly/H8nl30fcHkV NovemberTea Time at the InnSundays, 1 to 4 pmChoice of sweet or savoury plate, with a seasonal feature. $7.00 plus HST. No reservation required. Montgomery’s Inn Farmers MarketEvery Wednesday from, 2 to 6 pmBuy direct form local farmers and food artisans. Free to attend Fret Not Ukulele NightThursday November 5, 6 to 9 pmOn the first Thursday of every month. Perfect for all skill levels. Bring your own ukulele, some spares available but they go fast! First hour is a chord workshop. $15.00. Canada Cooks, Toronto EatsSaturday and Sunday November 4 and 5, 12 pm – 5pmCanada 150 Event culinary eventCome and celebrate Canada’s rich food cultures in this weekend-long exploration of Canadian identity and community through food across TOhistoricsites Bridge at the InnFriday November 10, 1 – 4.30 pm$17.70 per person plus tax (or $70.80 for a table). Pre-booking tables of four required; please bring your own deck of cards. Register at 416-394-8113. Stir Up SundaySunday November 19, 1 to 5 pmSamples while supplies last! Free with price of admission. Toussaint: Traditions of the Dark MonthsSunday, November 19, 5 to 9 pmPre-registration is strongly recommended. Please note: we advise that some of the stories may not be suitable for children under 12 years of age.Details at http://danceweavers.ca/toussaint.html or call 416-578-1031.

The Price of PoliticsTuesday November 21, 6 to 9 pmCanada 150 EventJoin us for the launch of an augmented reality experience which will use technology to bring to life political events from the years leading up to Confederation. Free. Etobicoke Historical Society Speaker Nights Thursday November 23, 7 pmJoin the Etobicoke Historical Society for a talk by TBD Thirsty ThursdaysThursday November 30, 7 to 10 pmAdmission is pay what you can! Cash bar, $5.00 for a bowl of stew, while supplies last. DecemberTea Time at the InnSundays, 1 to 4 pmChoice of sweet or savoury plate, with a seasonal feature. $7.00 plus HST. No reservation required. Montgomery’s Inn Farmers MarketEvery Wednesday from, 2 to 6 pmBuy direct form local farmers and food artisans. Free to attend Christmas Cookie DecoratingSaturday December 2, 2 to 4 pmMaster Baker Monika Paradi will prepare you for Christmas with this hands-on workshop. Pre-registration only $25 plus HST Carols in the TavernSaturday December 2, 7:30 pm$20 plus tax, savoury treats, mulled cider, cash bar for historic drinks. Pre-registration only. Gingerbread House WorkshopSaturday December 9, 11 am, 1 pm or 3 pmAll the supplies you need to create a classic gingerbread house will be provided. $30 per house plus HST, pre-registration only. Holiday Farmers’ Market & Gift SaleWednesday, December 6, 2 to 7 pmArtists & artisans join our regular farmers’ market vendors for a special holiday event. Fret Not Ukulele NightThursday December 7, 6 to 9 pmOn the first Thursday of every month. Perfect for all skill levels. Bring your own ukulele, some spares available but they go fast! First hour is a chord workshop. $15.00. Classical Music Series at Montgomery’s InnSaturday December 16, 2 to 4 pmTours of the museum and refreshments are included in the ticket price. Tickets available at http://www.neapolitanconnection.com

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COMMUNITY CORNERCongratulations to Lucy Tarasca - winner of the summer name the mural contest!Lucy has enjoyed living and working in this neighbourhood for the past 45 years. Her grown children are also raising their child in the same area and she is going to the same schools they attended. Her family loves this area because of its rich in history and culture. Lucy says, “The people here are small town friendly which is hard to find in a big city like Toronto.” The unique shops and restaurants provide international cuisines for something new or to enjoy an old favorite. Family outings with their granddaughter include spending time in local parks, attending activities, walking by the lake or eating ice cream. She enjoys working for Seeback Roofing & Sheet Metal Limited, a family owned commercial roofing company that has been in business since 1935 and goes above and beyond its motto of “it’s the workmanship that counts”. Attention Village of Islington Business and Property OwnersAnnual General Meeting Tuesday November 28, 2017Montgomery’s Inn Community Room 4709 Dundas St. W. - 6:30-9:00 PMCome hear about Plans for 2018! Network and enjoy the company of local business owners! Summer Mural ToursFriends Celebrate Canada 150Volunteer mural guide and retired teacher Joanne Jennings treated her friends to a Canada 150 celebratory tour. Causing a bit of a stir in the village, the ladies decked in red & white enjoyed the rich history of the area and the beautiful murals. Thank you Montgomery’s Inn staff for allowing BIA visitors to park in the Inn’s lot while on tour.

RatepayersIslington Ratepayers & Residents Community Meeting, Thursday, October 19th, 7:00 pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 3819 Bloor at Kipling. Be informed on developments occurring in and planned for your community. ‘LADIES’ NIGHT OUT’ featuring a FABULOUS FALL FASHION SHOWCalling all women! Celebrate the fall season at Humber Valley United Church,76 Anglesey Blvd. with a ‘Night Out’ just for the ladies in the crowd. On Wednesday, November 1st, starting at 6:00 pm enjoy an evening of food, fashion, fun and fellowship. Mix and mingle with friends new and old; sip a complimentary glass of wine and enjoy a light supper; browse through the Silent Auction and make purchases at the Bake Sale table. Highlight of the shopping experience will be the sale of favourite fashion accessories - ‘pre-loved’ scarves and costume jewellery. Feature attraction is a ‘Fabulous Fashion Show’ of fall attire presented by Zacks of Cloverdale Mall. Come with your daughters, mothers, friends and others for a fun evening! Tickets are only $25. Call 416-231-2263 ext. 39 Are you cleaning out your closets? Please donate gently used scarves and jewellery to the sale. Leave a message at 416-231-2263 ext. 39 or drop off at the church office. Proceeds support UCW charitable outreach.

Our My Place: My City My Six exhibition has 3 separate exhibition spaces. The primary exhibit is in our Storefront Gallery and showcases the stories from 14 community members, selected from over 200 submissions. The stories were collected through various workshops, programs and outreach events from May-August. Each story is exhibited next to a portrait of the author. The exhibition focuses on themes of travelling – from far distances, such as Palestine, Poland and Guatemala – and closer, but still often foreign feeling locations like the Saskatchewan prairies – and powerful experiences closer to home. The secondary exhibit is found in our Storefront Gallery Window, a highlighted version of one of our gathered stories. The third exhibit space is the large alley next to our office, across from our permanent Art Alley mural. The Alley showcases many of our favourite stories, some are funny, hopeful and endearing, while others are heartbreaking or bleak. We hope that with each trip down the alleyway, viewers will find new stories and interpret them differently with each visit. All three elements of the exhibition will run until October 28. Our Storefront Gallery hours are M-F 10:00am – 4:00pm and select Saturdays.

Master and Commander: a Weekend in Nelson’s NavySeptember 22-24, 2017 Historic Montgomery’s Inn 4709 Dundas West at Islington, Fort York National Historic Site, Campbell House Museum and aboard tall ship Playfair. Experience naval life of yore: tall ship cruise, writing with quill pens, hornpipes, knot-tying, cutlass drill! Sea shanties, historical food by firelight, merchants, games, workshops, and more. www.JaneAustenDancing.ca (416) 578-1031.

Etobicoke Philharmonic OrchestraThe first concert of the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra’s new season is Friday, October 20th, 8 p.m. at Martingrove Collegiate, 50 Winterton Drive, Etobicoke. Romantic Classics celebrates Dvorak and Beethoven with guest pianist Peter Longworth and Canadian composer John Weinzweig. Tickets: $30 adult; $25 seniors; $15 students. Call 416-239-5665, go to info@eporchestra.ca or http://www.eporchestra.ca/

Revitalization work at Montgomery’s InnToronto historic site Montgomery’s Inn, built in 1830, is undergoing two revitalization projects. The first project, scheduled to start this month and to be completed in 2018, will create a more welcoming and captivating visitor entrance. During the construction period, the museum will remain open and visitors can access it easily through two entrances. The second project to preserve the historic building of the Inn has already started and is also scheduled to be completed in 2018. During this time, there will be opportunities for visitors to learn more about the revitalization process. Both projects are vital to ensuring the historic site can be enjoyed by the public for years to come. The Inn’s weekly farmers market will continue to run during these projects.

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Each summer, the YMCA facilitates the Summer Work Student Exchange, a program where Canadian high school students ages sixteen and seventeen work, live, and learn in a different part of the country for six weeks.

The SWSE, which lasts from the beginning of July to mid-August, is an opportunity for students to earn money and experience at what may be their first summer job, meet people from all over the country, and learn their second official language—students coming from francophone Canada travel to anglophone Canada, and vice-versa.

There is a 100-dollar fee to enter the program, but all that and more is earned back at work. The work is non-profit, public sector, or community organized, and full-time for the duration of the exchange. The premise of living away from home with strangers may seem daunting at first, but different people from different backgrounds and different perspectives make the program interesting and enjoyable.

Learning French during the SWSE is an individual endeavour, as the coordinators stressed. We had to take initiative to speak and understand it and there were no lessons or rewards for learning it. However, as someone who partook in the exchange for the French, I can say that my grasp of the language improved. Along with that, I gained work experience, made money, and met a group of fantastic people from coast to coast that I am proud to call my friends.

If you graduated from high school before the Internet was a thing, you’ll likely remember having a World Famous canvas backpack, or Jansport nylon pack, stuffed to the gills with Calculus 101 or Modern Western Civilization. You may also remember how much it hurt your shoulders and back to carry that paper anvil around. Heavy backpacks aren’t just a problem for senior high school students, however, they are also increasingly becoming a problem for grade school students as well.

“Backpack loads are responsible for a significant amount of back pain in children, which in part, may be due to changes in lumbar disc height or curvature,” writes researcher Timothy B. Neuschwander, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, in Spine. “Over 92% of children in the United States carry backpacks that are typically loaded with 10% to 22% of their body weight. Thirty-seven percent of children aged 11 to 14 years report back pain, the majority of whom attribute the pain to wearing a school backpack.” (source: WebMD.com).

This strain and the back pain it causes can actually create a lifetime of chronic back pain and stiffness, which can mean bulging, herniated, or even ruptured discs, for adults as young as the late teens or early twenties. Unfortunately, back pain only tends to increase with age, so avoiding problems early on is essential to avoid a lifetime of suffering from back pain.

To understand how back pain can start so early, you need to understand the mechanics of backpacks, and how kids deal with all of this weight on their back. A heavy backpack will actually pull a child backward, forcing them to bend forward at the hips or arch their backs, and causing unnatural spinal compression. Girls, who are typically smaller and often less strong than boys, are particularly at risk, with heavy backpacks representing a larger proportion of their body weight.

While educators across the globe debate the value of homework to a student’s education, for the immediate future, most kids will continue to have to lug books home at the end of the day. Backpacks remain the best way to transport Riley’s copy of Volcanos of the Pacific and that bag of marbles she got from Sonia. It’s important, therefore, to make sure that your child’s backpack does as little damage as possible. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents look backpacks that are light weight, with wide padded straps, padded backs, a waist belt, and multiple compartments, in an effort to minimize the load and spread it evenly between the back, shoulders, and hips.

Rolling backpacks are also available, but they’re a pain in butt on stairs or rough terrain, and very few kids want to go to school looking like they’re on a layover from Denver.

Talk to your local store about the right backpack for your kid, and make sure they get the right fit to avoid making back to school more than just a pain in the butt.

The YMCA Summer Work Student ExchangeBy Iris Zachmann

Back to School More Than Just a Pain in the ButtBy Jarrod Stark

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Dennis Christopher O’Flynn, was born in Rathcormac, County Cork, in Ireland on December 17, 1923, and immigrated here with his family when he was two years of age. The family surname was changed to Flynn, and the future politician amended his first name to Dennis.

Dennis enlisted in the Toronto Scottish Regiment in 1938 when just 15 years of age. With the commencement of World War ll, he volunteered for overseas service, and in 1943 was transferred to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, and saw action in the D-Day landings, where he was wounded. After recovery he rejoined his regiment during the operation to cross the Rhine River in Germany. He was wounded again, and walked with a cane for the rest of his life.

After leaving the war effort, Dennis attended the University of Toronto, and then joined the City of Toronto Clerk’s Department. He was unsuccessful in his first attempt in 1969 to become Mayor of Etobicoke, but was elected three years later. He continued in that capacity until 1984, when he became the Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto. He lost in the election of 1988, but continued to represent Kingsway-Humber until 1997, when the Metro Council was abolished.

In his later years Dennis and his wife moved into Barclay Terrace, rather ironic because he had opposed the density of the building when it came before Etobicoke Council. In 2001 his opposition to the development came when asked by the Islington Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association to speak at an Ontario Municipal Board Meeting, in the Etobicoke Civic Centre, on the original St Andrew on the Green, two building development. He agreed, and when he approached the speaking table the Chairwomen, who actually resided in Pickering, asked him what occupation he had held in his working life – he responded, “I sat in the chair you are occupying for twelve years.” This resulted in loud laughter from the audience – the bashful Chairwomen commented, “I’m obviously the only person here who doesn’t know who you are.”

Dennis’s contribution undoubtedly was a factor in the O.M.B. decision to decline the application.

In 2001 he was awarded the Order of Ontario for his distinguished public service, and the following year was awarded the Queen Elizabeth ll Golden Jubilee medal.

Dennis continued his military connection as Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the Toronto Scottish Regiment. In 2003 while visiting the regiment at CFB Petawawa he suffered a heart attack and died.

A Tribute to Mayor Dennis FlynnWar Hero, University Graduate, Politician and Member of the Order of OntarioBy Terry Reardon

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7 Steps To Successful Business SuccessionBy Lola Macanowicz, CFP, CLU, CHS, CIP Certified Financial Planner & Insurance Advisor

How to succeed at succession planning

When you’ve poured long hours into building your business, planning how you’ll transfer ownership when the time comes may not be high on your to-do list. But there are many reasons it should be. While it can be challenging, these seven steps can help you build a solid plan to ensure the success of your business after you retire.

1. Start as early as possible.Maybe you’re still several years away from retirement or too busy to think about leaving. Because you’re responsible for your employees, your customers and your community, it’s never too soon to think about the future of your company and how it will continue. At minimum, experts suggest starting the process five years in advance. 2. Define your succession goals and the options.One of the first key steps is to decide how you want to transfer your business. This decision will determine your next steps. Some of the most common approaches are: > Pass it on to a successor. You may want leave your legacy to your children and maintain some influence in the future, but what if they have other plans? Identify your successors, mentor them so they have the right skills, and communicate your plan to the organization when they’re ready to take over.

> Arrange a manager or employee buyout. Making these arrangements ahead of time helps for a smooth transition with everyone who is already experienced in running the business. This may not be the case if these managers or employees don’t have the financing when you’re ready to leave. Consider setting up a buy-sell agreement with each partner and have him or her put a plan in place for funding the purchase.

> Sell it to a third party. You may issue an initial public offering (IPO), find an investor or sell it to another business. While selling may mean a clean break, finding a buyer can take time, and you’ll want to get the fairest price possible. There are many approaches for transferring your business. Whether you plan to pass it on to a successor, arrange a buyout or sell it to a third party, share this information and involve all of the stakeholders from the start. It is better to do this much in advance of when the time comes so you don’t have any surprises. These could include: Those you had in mind to transfer the business to may not be interested or have the financing.

• At the last minute, you may not get the best or fairest price under pressure. It is best to negotiate these ahead of time when time is on your side.

• You have a strong understanding of the process and your options. 3. Involve all stakeholders from the start.Your plan shouldn’t be a surprise to those involved. Make sure your successors know your intentions and are on board. If others are involved, including management and appropriate staff, let them know what to expect when the time comes. 4. Keep your plan flexible and update it regularly.The plan you set today may not work in 10 to 20 years. Regularly review the plan and its contingencies with everyone involved. It is important to do this to see if it still aligns with their own goals and expectations. When things change, such as a loss of players or a change in business direction, your plan should change, too. It’s easier to make adjustments as you go through. 5. Always know the true value of your business.You deserve the full value of your business when you pass it on to its next owner. Work with a professional valuator you can trust for an accurate, unbiased assessment of your business’ actual worth. Consult them regularly, so you’re always aware of the current market value. 6. Build and maintain the value of your business.Think beyond what your balance sheet tells you. In addition to keeping your earnings high and costs low, consider these value-adding steps: > Keep impeccable financial records to prove your diligence and transparency.> Invest in improvements to show your dedication to and belief in the future of the business.> Extend your strategic plan beyond the transfer to prove your business’ long-term potential.> Demonstrate and promote your competitive edge.> Build strong processes that ensure the business can continue without you.> Maintain an effective sales and marketing strategy that explores new markets.> Get rid of processes and assets that don’t help the growth or cost too much to maintain.> Build a strong foundation of goodwill and excellent business relationships, as well as loyal and talented employees.> Compare financial ratios to others within your industry to benchmark your results and successes.> Ensure you have factored in goodwill (your ‘intangible assets’) of employees within your business’ net worth (which often does not show up clearly on the balance sheet. 7. Set the stage for future success. Train your successors as if they’ll be expected to take the helm sooner than they thought. With the original owner as their mentor, they are more likely to maintain the success of your life’s work and to continue to help it flourish.

Lola Macanowicz Insurance & Financial Services – The Co-operatorshas provided insurance and financial planning advice in Etobicoke since 1985.For more information, please call 416-234-2777 lola_macanowicz@cooperators.ca. Visit us at 5048 Dundas St W, Etobicoke

I grew up in south Etobicoke. My parents owned a restaurant that was open seven days a week, 12 hours a day. They had two people on the payroll; my mom and my dad. My siblings and I grew up in that restaurant. We had our family functions there, we ate our meals there and completed our homework there. When my brother and I were old enough, we would help by loading the dishwasher or drying the cutlery. Eventually we were promoted to peeling potatoes and then serving customers. Serving customers lead to tips and tips lead to income. My brother and I would take our money and hit the Becker’s Variety store where we would buy popsicles, chips, pop and comic books. We would then make our way to Crosstown Variety store and feed the arcade machines the rest of our money. As we became older, we were expected to work weekends and summers during the breakfast hours. When we were old enough, my dad took us both to the TD Bank and helped us open our first savings account. He even put in

twenty dollars to help start us off. The very next week, after the breakfast rush slowed down and I was counting my tips eager to spend my earnings, he took me to the bank and taught me how to read and fill out a bank deposit slip. I deposited half of what I earned in the bank and the remainder was mine to spend. Eventually, I learned to do all my banking transactions independently. Not too long ago, my kids were counting money they had saved in their piggy banks. Just like my father, I took them to the TD Canada Trust Bank to make their first deposit. To my astonishment, my kids didn’t have the mathematical vocabulary needed to make their deposit. Unlike my childhood experiences, my kids rarely step into a bank. Like many parents, my wife and I have set up banking accounts, direct deposit transaction and everything else without our children’s involvement. As parents, we can support our children’s financial literacy understanding by taking more time to involve them in the banking process, much like what our parents did for us!

My 2 Cents - Sharing Financial Literacy IdeasBy George Liolis

What is Ontario Doing about Housing and Poverty Reduction?Backgrounder from Peter Milczyn, MPP edited by Linda Plater

Anyone living in the City of Toronto knows that housing is costly and poverty is a reality. Leadership to make this city and province livable for our most vulnerable is important; achieving results is difficult. Recently, Peter Milczyn MPP for Etobicoke- Lakeshore was appointed as Ontario’s Minister of Housing, and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy. Clearly, the Minister has challenges ahead but the province is making strides to alleviate some of the burden on those in need by working to break the cycle of poverty for children and youth, by increasing the Ontario Child Benefit and indexed it to the Consumer Price Index to keep pace with future increases in the cost of living. Investments in health, education and housing for the most vulnerable in society through Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy include the Local Poverty Reduction Fund, a $50 million investment to support innovative and sustainable community-driven initiatives that measurably improve the lives of those most affected by poverty and increased the minimum wage indexed to the CPI, and are proposing to raise it further to $15 an hour. Investment in the Affordable Housing Program is to ensure that more than $800 million is available to support the creation of new affordable rental housing units and repairs to existing affordable housing units, as well as rental and down payment assistance to thousands of families and individuals across Ontario. An Expert Advisory Panel on Homelessness is working on ways to end chronic homelessness. The purpose of the Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy (LTAHS) is to continue the transformation of Ontario’s housing and homelessness. In August $657 million was announced for a province-wide program to renovate and upgrade social housing high rise buildings. Toronto’s share of this fund is $343 million over five years. This represents $300 million in newly announced funding specifically for Toronto Community Housing.

Implementation of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Includes: • Continuing to break the cycle of poverty for children and youth.• Enabling persons to move toward employment and income security.• Working toward the goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2025 as part of the longer term goal of ending homelessness in Ontario.• Using evidence-based social policy and measuring success.• Continuing to call on the federal government to work collaboratively with Ontario to develop and implement solutions that meet the needs of Ontarians.• Working in partnership with the Minister of Community and Social Services on a Basic Income Pilot, building on the advice of the Special Advisor and broader public consultation.• Developing a food security strategy that addresses physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food, including in remote First Nations communities. Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy Commitments Include: • Consulting on and developing simplified rent-geared-to-income calculations to reduce paperwork for tenants and housing providers.• Developing a modernized framework for social housing aligned with the government’s focus on poverty reduction.• Developing an Indigenous Housing Strategy, with the support of the Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, to address the unique housing challenges and needs of First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples living off reserve.• Proposing legislative amendments to encourage small landlords to provide rental housing while ensuring tenants have appropriate protections. Minister Milczyn will be engaging with the Federal Government to promote Ontario’s housing interests, and with the Ministers of Housing of other Provincial/Territorial governments to ensure that a National Housing Strategy is implemented.

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My shock came from multiple places; the explosive sound of the impact, the immediate subluxion (partial dislocation) of my shoulder, and my forehead slamming into the steering wheel. On a sunny day in late July, we were on our way home from a lovely day at the park, when we were rear-ended by a distracted driver.

The next few seconds after the impact, before we really understood the extent of the injuries to our infant and toddler, or fully comprehended what had just happened, were the scariest of our lives. Thankfully, the car’s crumple zones and car seats both did their jobs, and after an ambulance ride to the hospital, both kids were found to have escaped injury. As the attending paramedics said, it could have been much, much worse.

After the crash, my wife and I found ourselves nursing sore necks, backs, and shoulders, sorting out replacement car seats, and profusely apologizing to my wife’s father-in-law for totaling his car, but we were not suffering in the ICU, or planning any funerals.

As I recounted this story to friends and family in the ensuing weeks, numerous people have suggested we sue the other driver, with some even going so far as to send us contact information for their preferred personal injury lawyers. “You must be so mad!” they would scowl, indignant by proxy. Truth be told, I am not. I’ve used my phone while driving, too. I’ve made calls, searched maps, found addresses, played music, and even sent short text messages. Exactly the kinds of things we all use our smart phones for, all the time. Distracted driving has become an epidemic, and now kills more people each year on Ontario roads than driving drunk.

Like most people, I’ve been very fortunate that my own distracted driving has never caused an accident or hurt anyone, but this is likely as much a product of dumb luck as it is my skills at multitasking. Now attending regular physio sessions, and with my shoulder pain a constant reminder of a car crash caused by someone else’s inattention, I find it much easier to adhere to the no-phone-zone rule while behind the wheel.

With the start of the school year in September, and the streets once again flooded with children, excited, and not always paying attention to their surroundings, it’s vital that we as drivers marshal all of our available attention to the task of driving. It takes much less time for an excited 6-year-old to run out from between two parked cars than it does for you to hit ‘reply’ and type ‘on my way.’

The danger is real, and the consequences are astronomical, so please, please, please, put down the phone.

The Perils of Distracted DrivingBy Jarrod Stark

What’s the City Doing About Safety?By Linda Plater

Like many people in our community, I love to walk and cycle as much as possible on errands, for work and just to get some exercise.

Sometimes this feels exhilarating and sometimes dangerous but these are the risks I take living in a metropolitan area. Anyone listening to Toronto news hears about unfortunate accidents that have taken lives of innocent people, young, and old in our city; this is very tragic and disconcerting. In 2016, there were 77 fatalities in Toronto, including 43 pedestrian deaths – up from 38 pedestrian fatalities in 2015.* And the numbers of accidents in 2017 are just as alarming.

Fortunately, city transportation services is taking public safety very seriously and is providing education and infrastructure to make our streets and sidewalks safer for everyone. Our city is far from perfect but we are pleased to learn about many of the new measures that the city is undertaking to safeguard our area.

In January the city announced 45 new initiatives to be introduced this year targeted at eliminating fatalities and reducing serious injuries with an emphasis on pedestrians, school children, older adults, cyclists, aggressive and distracted driving, and motorcyclists. These measures are part of the City’s $54 million in funding the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan and overall traffic safety. Information about these programs can be found at www.toronto.ca .

Traffic Safety is the number one concern expressed by residents in Ward 5. Councillor Justin Di Ciano supports traffic calming where appropriate and has been working with the Police 22 Division to increase enforcement.

Councillor Di Ciano has created a special “Slow Down, Kids at Play” lawn sign available exclusively for residents of Ward 5. These signs will be available for order by residents through PosterOne at $8.00 per sign. Signs are 18 x 24 in size, double sided with a t-stake that can be placed on your front lawn.

Photo by Jeremy Sale

EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION, DAYCARE, TUTORINGAcademy of Math & English 5101 Dundas W 416-242-9410Cirillo’s Culinary Academy 4894 Dundas W 647-430-8795Growing Tykes Learning Centre 5150 Dundas W 416-575-3044Learna-Islington Education Centre 4943 Dundas W 416-546-7664Star Business Coaching & Training 4953 Dundas W, #105 416-233-4189Sunburst Yoga 5128 Dundas W 647-544-3340Supperworks Meal Preparation 4868 Dundas W 416-354-2220The Music Studio 6 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-234-9268Trusted Instructors Driver Education Centre 5142 Dundas W 416-879-6445 IMMIGRATION SERVICESImmigration Partners International 4920 Dundas W, #206 416-232-9339 INSURANCEBrian McGowan Insurance Brokers Inc. 4894 Dundas W, #200 416-236-8282Horizon Insurance Brokers Ltd. 4941 Dundas W 416-239-2988The Co-Operators,Lola Macanowicz Insurance & Financial Services 5048 Dundas W 416-234-2777 LEGAL SERVICESD’Avella, Anthony – Barrister & Solicitor 4920 Dundas W, #306 416-234-2198Dhaliwal & Dhaliwal LLP - Barristers & Solicitors 4953 Dundas W, #106 647-928-8506Direct Action Legal Services 5142 Dundas W 416-503-9393Heakes Housley Law Office 5150 Dundas W 416-249-2237Kns Legal Services 4891 Dundas W 647-341-8666Medhekar, Archana – Barrister & Solicitor 4889 Dundas W, #2 416-977-4204Miroutenko, Oksana – Barrister & Solicitor 4920 Dundas W, #305 416-234-9555Pratt, Thomas W.G. – Barrister & Solicitor 4889A Dundas W, #4 416-239-6811Schneider, Manfred S. – Barrister & Solicitor 4920 Dundas W, #301 416-233-3232Sultan, Mak – Barrister & Solicitor 4891 Dundas W, #1 416-237-1984Tyron Crawford, Lawyer & Notary 4945 Dundas W 416-760-8118 PHOTOGRAPHYHelium Video 5048 Dundas W 416-460-9881MKG Photography 4953 Dundas W, #104 905-609-2030 PHOTOCOPIES, PRINTINGReprodux 5050A Dundas W 416-231-9203The Printing House 5120 Dundas W 416-231-3303 PRIVATE INVESTIGATORSVenturex Field Services 4891 Dundas W, #6 416-253-1713 PLUMBERSProserv Plumbing & Drain Service 5174 Dundas W 416-236-5373 REAL ESTATERoyal LePage West 5110 Dundas W 416-233-6276 RENTALS – COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIALEmimax Holdings Inc. 4879 - 4901 Dundas W 905-278-3998Islington Village Mall 4916 - 4946 Dundas W 647-710-2171Links Living Properties / Stan Collini 4912 Dundas W 416-503-4444Maxemum Property Management 4937 - 4959 Dundas W 905-278-3998Office Rentals 5150 Dundas W 416-575-3044Studio West 4889B Dundas W TAPESTRY, VILLAGE GATE WEST 15 Summerland Tce 416-777-2911The Kip District Condo Sales Office 5143 Dundas W 416-207-1919Village Gate West Rental Office 11 Dunbloor 416-239-0008Village of Islington Business Excellence Centre (VIBE) 5048 Dundas W 416-234-8423

BAKERIES, DELIS, MARKETS – FOOD & CONVENIENCE STORESA.F. Home Bakery 5168 Dundas W 647-430-3611Ali Baba's 4928 Dundas W 416-690-1026Dairy Milk Convenience Store 5066 Dundas W 416-239-9706Espresso Bakery & Deli 4980 Dundas W 416-236-3183European Patisserie – custom cakes & desserts 5072 Dundas W 416-783-9377Lucky Buck Plus – dollar convenience store 4909 Dundas W 416-236-2702Miss Natalie's Tropical Cuisine 5118 Dundas W 416-260-9444Medium Rare 10 Burnamthorpe Rd 416-231-1500Neighbours Fine Foods 4917 Dundas W 416-234-9146Rabba Fine Foods 4869 Dundas W 416-234-0609Tasty Market 4922 Dundas W 416-207-0001Traditional Korean Bakery 4992 Dundas W 416-233-8883 COFFEE SHOPS & TEA ROOMSEuropean Patisserie – custom cakes & desserts 5072 Dundas W 416-783-9377Joe’s Pastizzi Plus 5070 Dundas W 416-233-9063Montgomery’s Inn Tea Room 4709 Dundas W 416-394-8113

SALES & MARKETINGAldert Chemicals Ltd. 4889 Dundas W, #5 416-236-4222Heinemann Electric / D.T. Shaw Co. Ltd. 5150 Dundas W, #306 416-231-2706Mock Marketing & Sales 4953 Dundas W, #101 416-234-2790 SENIORS LIVINGTAPESTRY AT VILLAGE GATE WEST 15 Summerland Tce 416-777-2911The Seniors Store 4974 Dundas W 416-231-1300 SPORTSTrue North Hockey Canada – adult league 4920 Dundas W, #304 416-231-8642Sunburst Yoga 5128 Dundas W 647-544-3340 TAXIS, TRANSPORTEtobicoke Taxi 4891 Dundas W, #1A 416-252-7777 TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERSA2Z Translation and Interpretation Services Corp. 4945A Dundas W 416-847-0102The Interpreters’ Group Inc. 4946 Dundas W, #200 416-233-8280 TRAVELActive Journeys Inc. (backpacking & biking) 4891 Dundas W, #4 416-236-5011 VACUUM CLEANERS Etobicoke Service Centre – vacuum cleaners 5114 Dundas W 416-231-3056

CHURCHESAnglican: St. George’s on-the-Hill 4600 Dundas St. W 416-239-2341Catholic: Our Lady of Peace 3914 Bloor St. W 416-239-1259First Church of Christ, Scientist, Etobicoke 4480 Eglinton Ave W 416-236-4816Iglesia Ni Cristo 310 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-231-6006Islington Baptist Church 50 Royalavon Cr 416-236-8801Islington United Church 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-239-1131Jehovah’s Witnesses 423 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-622-6859Mount Sinai Presbyterian Church 50 Royalavon Cr 416-767-7985Olivet Church of the New Jerusalem 279 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-239-3054Presbyterian: St. Andrew’s Islington 3819 Bloor St. W 416-233-9800RC Parish of the Resurrection (Lithuanian) 1 Resurrection Rd 416-533-0621Toronto Light and Salt (Korean) Church 910 Islington Ave 647-272-0191 COMMUNITY GROUPS, CLUBS & SERVICESArts Etobicoke 4893A Dundas W 416-622-8731Creative Village Studio 4895 Dundas W 647-351-4362Etobicoke Historical Society 416-621-6006Etobicoke Horticultural Society Marta Krywonis 416-695-9514Etobicoke Humane Society 1500 Royal York Rd 416-249-6100Etobicoke Lawn Bowling 1313 Islington 416-239-5315Humber River Shakespeare Co 416-209-2026Islington Residents and Ratepayers Carolyn McGee 416-233-7468Islington Seniors’ Centre 4968 Dundas W 416-231-3431Mabelle Arts 5005 Dundas W 647-989-0807Montgomery’s Inn and Farmers’ Market 4709 Dundas W 416-394-8113Rotary Club of Toronto West 416-936-4680Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 4920 Dundas W, #203 416-924-7973Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #210 110 Jutland 416-231-2021

OSTEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERJ. Izzard, Bsc. – Osteopathic Practitioner 4891 Dundas W, #7 647-271-6908Royal York Massage Therapy & Osteopathy 4887 Dundas W 416-234-1707Wendy’s Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic 4920 Dundas W, #303 416-831-8028 PHARMACIESDunbloor Medical Pharmacy 5117 Dundas W 416-482-1980Pharma Plus 4890 Dundas W 416-239-4567Pharma-Docs 4972 Dundas W 416-233-0404Remedy’s Al-Shafa Pharmacy 4922 Dundas W 416-239-8127 PHYSIOTHERAPYDr. P. McRoberts 4891 Dundas W 416-207-0969Kaizen Physiotherapy Group 4955 Dundas W 416-207-0404 SHIATSU, CHINESE FOOT MASSAGE, AROMATHERAPYElite Health Spa 5178 Dundas W 416-207-9800TaiJi Health Centre 4864B Dundas W 416-231-3288 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTSEncouraging Expression 4947A Dundas W 416-239-2030 VISION Balance – for blind adults 4920 Dundas W, #302 416-236-1796

DELIS, SUBS & SANDWICHESAli Baba's 4928 Dundas W 416-690-1026Galata Cafe 5122 Dundas W 647-351-4888Espresso Bakery & Deli – eat-in, take-out 4980 Dundas W 416-236-3183Miss Natalie's Tropical Cuisine 5118 Dundas W 416-260-9444Subway 4927 Dundas W 647-344-8368 FINE DININGAnatolia – Turkish cuisine 5112 Dundas W 416-207-0596Cirillo’s Culinary Academy 4894 Dundas W 647-430-8795Mai Bistro 4906 Dundas W 647-343-3130Village Trattoria – Fine Italian cuisine 4903 Dundas W 416-236-2609 FISH & CHIPSJohn’s Fish ‘n’ Chips 5090 Dundas W 416-231-3474 PIZZA2-4-1 Pizza 4909 Dundas W 416-241-0241Mamma’s Pizza 4986 Dundas W 416-231-4545 PUB FAREBeer N Wings 5164 Dundas W 416-236-2627Fox and Fiddle, Precinct 4946 Dundas W 416-207-9990St. James Gate Irish Pub 5140 Dundas W 647-350-5140Tessie McDaids Irish Pub 5078 Dundas W 416-207-1111 SUSHI BARS / JAPANESE & KOREAN CUISINECho Dang Soon Tofu 5130B Dundas W 416-234-1161Gohyang Korean Restaurant 5096 Dundas W 416-231-6660I Love Sushi – all you can eat Japanese 4944 Dundas W 416-236-5400Insadong Korean Restaurant 4941 Dundas W 416-746-0777Hikari sushi 4925 Dundas W 647-343-7838Sushi Osaka 5084 Dundas W 416-233-2727Toji Sushi 5088 Dundas W 647-348-8654 TAKE-OUTAh So – “Sushi to go” at Rabba’s 4869 Dundas W 416-234-0609Ali Baba's 4928 Dundas W 416-690-1026Chinese Food Gallery 5138 Dundas W 416-236-3838Galata Cafe 5122 Dundas W 647-351-4888Ixiim – Mexican takeout & catering 4917 Dundas W 416-407-1374Medium Rare 10 Burnamthorpe Rd 416-231-1500Miss Natalie's Tropical Cuisine 5118 Dundas W 416-260-9444

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ANIMAL CAREEatonville Animal Hospital 4932 Dundas W 416-231-3167Nice Digzz Pet Daycare & Grooming 5094 Dundas W 647-867-3644 APPAREL AND ACCESSORIESThe Comeback – resale ladies clothing 4893 Dundas W 416-231-0381 ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS & BUILDERS’ HARDWAREArsenault Architect Inc. 5186A Dundas W 416-255-4378Edwards Builders Hardware 4988 Dundas W 416-231-3325Elias Brothers Construction Co. 4929 Dundas W 416-234-0144Moffet & Duncan Architects, Inc. 5052 Dundas W 416-239-2775R.H. Carter Architects, Inc. 5040 Dundas W 416-233-5583 ART & DESIGNArts Etobicoke 4893A Dundas W 416-622-8731Creative Village Studio 4895 Dundas W 647-351-4362Ixiim Mexican art gallery 4917 Dundas W 416-407-1374Mabelle Arts 5005 Dundas W 647-989-0807 BEAUTY & AESTHETICS: SALONS, SPAS & STUDIOS99 Nails 4942 Dundas W 647-348-5448Adagio Hair Design & Spa 15 Summerland Tce 416-233-3773Aesthetics by Ana, at Victor & Roberto 4883 Dundas W 416-239-5990Aesthetics by Linda 5128 Dundas W 416-234-8322Arany’s European Skin Care, at Caron 4937 Dundas W 416-237-9529BSO – Beauty Supply Outlet 4910 Dundas W 416-231-8880Caron Hair Salon 4937 Dundas W 416-231-3663Chameleon & Papillon Esthetics 4908 Dundas W 416-231-7589Dundas Hair Salon 5086 Dundas W 416-236-5086Euphoria Spa 4894 Dundas W, #204 416-231-8788 647-299-3863Fabutan 10A Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-234-8418First Nails 4879 Dundas W 416-231-6300Hair Unlimited 5144 Dundas W 416-233-4571Igli Salon and Spa 5092 Dundas W 416-354-2450Just Pur Wellness 4864 Dundas W 416-220-4885Lana’s Hair Design 4866 Dundas W 416-236-5535Luxury Body Work 4945 Dundas W 647-860-2639Nail Trendz & Psychic 5124 Dundas W 416-234-8989 647-532-5094Naturelax Spa 5100 Dundas W 416-207-1688Nu Look Medspa 4 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-234-8961Perfect Touch Nail & Spa 5116 Dundas W 416-207-0866Rosa Hair Salon & Barber Shop 5068A Dundas W 416-236-4163Sense Beauty Spa 5170 Dundas W 437-888-3759The Golden Comb – for men & women 4864 Dundas W 416-232-2943The Root of Skincare 4953 Dundas W, #107 647-220-7082The Village Salon 4924 Dundas W 416-234-1160Toronto Wax 4927A Dundas W 647-449-0880Twin Scissors Hair Salon 4976 Dundas W 416-653-6662Victor & Roberto Hair Design Salon 4883 Dundas W 416-239-5990VIB Studio 4959 Dundas W 416-857-5251 BOOK STORES Everywhere Maps and Books 5160 Dundas W 416-767-6277 BUSINESS SERVICES Circulation Solutions, Inc. – B2B tele-surveys 4920 Dundas W, #200 416-236-2459Helium Video 5048 Dundas W 416-460-9881Star Coaching and Training 4953 Dundas W, #105 416-233-4189 CELL PHONES, COMPUTERSJH Computer Services 5074 Dundas W 416-792-9132Mr. Cell Phone 5076A Dundas W 647-342-5102Chatr Mobile 4916 Dundas W 647-348-5055Freedom Mobile 4947 Dundas W 647-702-3722 CHILD CARE, EDUCATION & TUTORINGCanadian Council of Montessori Administrators 4953 Dundas W, #102 416-239-1166Growing Tykes Learning Centre 5150 Dundas W 416-207-9259Learna – tutoring 4943 Dundas W 416-546-7664Mavaacs Consultants – children’s counselling 4889A Dundas W, #2 416-222-4606Silkatsilco Care Intl Inc – live-in caregivers 4894 Dundas W, #206 416-239-8950The Music Studio 6 Burnhamthorpe 416-234-9268 CLEANERS, SHOE REPAIRSCoin Laundry 5082 Dundas W N/ARoyal Custom Cleaners 4994 Dundas W 416-231-4400Valentina Shoe Repair & Alterations 4901 Dundas W 416-231-6121 DÉCOR, HOME IMPROVEMENTS & ARTArts Etobicoke 4893A Dundas W 416-622-8731Edwards Builders Hardware 4988 Dundas W 416-231-3325Ixiim Mexican art gallery 4917 Dundas W 416-407-1374La Strada Fine Espresso Machines sale & repair 5176 Dundas W 416-792-6967Proserv Plumbing & Drain Service 5174 Dundas W 416-236-5373Smithwood Floors c/o 5090 Dundas W 416-410-4140Urban Cabinetry 5160 Dundas W 416-640-0120Village Paint – Benjamin Moore Paint, Hunter Douglas blinds 4949 Dundas W 416-231-2831 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIESAlfa Job Agency 4990 Dundas W 647-351-2532People Ready – for construction trades 5132 Dundas W 416-253-4434 FINANCIAL SERVICESACG Accounting Consultant Group 4889A Dundas W, #6 416-234-8383Assante Financial Management Ltd 4884 Dundas W, #200 416-236-1087Associated Accountants 4889A Dundas W, #3B 647-932-0905BN Accounting & Consulting Services 5140 Dundas W, #209B 416-857-3674BCO Wealth Management 4953 Dundas W, #106 416-233-5303CIBC 4914 Dundas W 416-231-2850Dominion Lending Centres – mortgages 5110 Dundas W 416-207-0699Edward Jones – investments 4889 Dundas W, #1A 416-239-0415

ACUPUNCTURE, ACUPRESSUREAcupuncture Clinic: Tak Lin Lai 5140 Dundas W, #208 416-234-5502Dr. Y. Zheng 4939A Dundas W 416-580-6580Lily’s Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 4894 Dundas W, #202 416-760-8688Summit Natural Health Centre 5133 Dundas W 416-236-7642Welcome Health – Dr. O. Makar 4889 Dundas W, #4 416-560-0291Wendy’s Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic 4920 Dundas W, #303 416 831-8028 CHIROPRACTIC AND MASSAGE THERAPYHands On Health Chiropractic & Massage Therapy 4939 Dundas W 416-237-0069Islington Village Health – Dr. S. Vicente and Dr. N. Larga 4920 Dundas W 647-343-3136Islington Wellness 4945B Dundas W 416-854-0596Luxury Body Work, C. Puebla - RMT 4945A Dundas W 647-860-2639Massage Therapy Clinic: – K. Breitkreuz - RMT 5150 Dundas W, #304 416-880-7819 – L. Majesky - RMT 5150 Dundas W, #304 416-826-5222Summit Natural Health Centre 5133 Dundas W 416-236-7642Welcome Health – J. Sviatlana - RMT 4889 Dundas W, #4 647-991-5139 – Dr. E. Noudga - chiropractor, acupuncture 4889 Dundas W, #4 416-916-4422 – Dr. M. Noudga - RMT 4889 Dundas W, #4 416-894-6492Wendy’s Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic 4920 Dundas W, #303 416-831-8028 COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY & PSYCHOLOGISTSKaizen Physiotherapy Group, K. Hoppler - RMT 4955 Dundas W 416-207-0404 416-239-7667Mavaacs Consultants – children’s counselling 4889A Dundas W, #2 416-222-4606Dr. P. McRoberts – psychologist 4891 Dundas W, #2A 416-207-0969Positive Changes – hypnosis, coaching 4895B Dundas W (at back) 416-695-7272Rostyslav Shemechko Registered Psychotherapist, Life Coach 4920 Dundas W 647-866-9061Sayu Healthy Living – Dr. Pilowsky 4905 Dundas W 647-748-7298Toronto Psychological Services & Allied Health 4920 Dundas W, #205 416-531-0727 DENTISTS, DENTAL SURGEONS, DENTURISTS AND DENTAL LABORATORYDr. Babak Radpour 16 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-551-3351Dentistry on Dundas – Dr. Guido & Associates 5080 Dundas W 416-239-4999Dr. R. Michou 5101 Dundas W #104 416-231-9595Dr. J. Kennedy 5020 Dundas W 416-239-9601Dr. B. Luk – Dental Surgeon 5130A Dundas W 416-233-7038Dr. M. A. Marcelo 5121 Dundas W 416-239-8300Islington Denture Centre – Dr. C. Iacob 5101 Dundas W, #102 416-233-7555The Dental Clinic – Dr. J. Sekoulidis 4869 Dundas W 416-233-9581Toronto West Oral Surgery Associates 5150 Dundas W, #302 416-233-3289Village Dental – Dr. R. Hassanein 4931 Dundas W 416-233-9638Zajacz Dental Care 4889 Dundas W, #1 416-231-8031 DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTRELassen Digestive Health Centre 4927A Dundas W 416-829-4449 DOCTORS: WALK-IN MEDICAL CENTRES Dunbloor Medical Pharmacy 5117 Dundas W 416-482-1980Islington Medical Centre & Walk-In Clinic – Dr. R. Mohan & Associates 4 Burnhamthorpe Rd 416-234-1987Pharma-Docs Medical Centre & Walk-In Clinic – Dr. Pardis & Associates 4972 Dundas W 416-236-7924 FOOTCARE AND ORTHOTICSWendy’s Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic 4920 Dundas W, #303 416-831-8028 HEARING SPECIALISTSBRAVO! Hearing Centre 4920 Dundas W, #204 416-207-9711 HERBALISTSDiane Kent, Medical Herbalist 4891 Dundas W, #3 647-296-4372Lily’s Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 4894 Dundas W, #202 416-760-8688Pain Free Clinic – Dr. Y. Zheng – Chinese herbs 4939A Dundas W 416-580-6580Wendy’s Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic 4920 Dundas W, #303 416-831-8028 HOMEOPATHYHealthy Garden & Homeopathy 4945B Dundas W 416-237-9269 HOME HEALTHCARE The Seniors Store Mobility Equipment 4974 Dundas W 416-231-1300 HYPNOTHERAPYPositive Changes 4895B Dundas W 416-695-7272 NATUROPATHSAcademy Health Centre – Dr. K. Caria and Dr. P. Gabryl 4984 Dundas W 416-234-1451Summit Natural Health Centre – Dr. J. McKenzie, Naturopath 5133 Dundas W 416-236-7642Welcome Health – Dr. L. Gerus, ND Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine 4889 Dundas W, #4 647-669-8047

Hendricks & Associates: Accounting, CA, Tax 4899 Dundas W 416-766-3941IC Savings 5300 Dundas W 416-251-4007Money Bankers Inc. 4889a Dundas W, #7a 416-236-1636RBC Royal Bank 4860 Dundas W 416-239-8175Rc Tax Financial Inc. 4889a Dundas W, #7 416-247-7233The Co-Operators, Lola Macanowicz Insurance & Financial Services 5048 Dundas W 416-234-2777 FLOWERS, PARTY SUPPLIESFlowers & Balloons 4917 Dundas W 416-234-9146Morning Flower 4934 Dundas W 416-239-0585 FUNERAL DIRECTORSTurner & Porter, Butler Chapel 4933 Dundas W 416-231-2283

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