N&V Summer 2014

Guildwood News & Views 

Summer 2014 

Inside 

President’s Message ................. 3 

2014 Membership Drive ............ 5 

GVCA is Financially Strong ...... 7 

Scarborough Bluffs UC Events ..7 

Illegal Signs ............................... 9 

Spring Shoreline Cleanup ...... 11 

Guildwood Day 

Feature Issue 

CPLC Update ........................... 13 

St. Ursula School .................... 13 

MPP Mitzie Hunter ................... 15 

Basketball for a Bursary ......... 15 

N&V Help Needed ...................... 15 

Guildwood Day Review ..... 17-21 

Enjoy Guild Park this Sumer .. 21 

Sheridan Nurseries Plant Event 23 

GVCA Discount at valu mart .. 23 

Living Green ............................ 24 

Hon. John McKay MP............... 25 

Alive with Culture .................... 27 

Guildwood Library .................. 29 

Book Review ............................ 31 

Scarborough Dragons 

Softball Team ...................... 31 

Elizabeth Simcoe School ........ 33 

Poplar Road School ................ 33 

The Timeless Ball .................... 35 

Around Guildwood .................. 36 

News & Views is available in 

colour on our website 

Please check the GVCA website 

www.guildwood.on.ca 

for information updates between 

newsletters. 

Paul Ambrose, Principal, Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI, 

was this year’s Parade Grand Marshall

2 – Summer 2014 Guildwood News & Views 

Executive Committee 

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna Milovanovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

president@guildwood.on.ca 

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

Past President . . . . . . . . . . . .Timo Puhakka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(vacant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

Coordinators and Members at Large 

Advertising Coordinator . . . . .Reg Wolfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

advertising@guildwood.on.ca 

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Audrea Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

News & Views . . . . . . . . . . . . .Judy Baribeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 264 4527 

newsandviews@guildwood.on.ca 

Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Macklin . . . . . .webmaster@guildwood.on.ca 

Members at Large 

Shelley Angus James Gilchrist Andy Douglas 

Audrea Douglas Leslie Hetherington Anne Marie Johnson 

John Mason Bruce Villeneuve Kathleen Wolfe 

Community Volunteers for Specific Activities 

Distribution Coordinator .Gerard Baribeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 264 4527 

Clean-up Day . . . . . . . .Lutchman Singh 

Guildwood Day . . . . . . .Mary Ellen Chater 

Membership List . . . . . .Dave Wilmot 

GVCA Website www.guildwood.on.ca 

GVCA Infoline . . . . . . . 416 410 2755 

The GVCA reserves the right to 

refrain from printing unsigned 

letters and/or those that contain 

defamatory statements or content 

that would otherwise be considered 

inappropriate in a community 

newsletter. 

2014 Advertising Deadlines 

(Advertising may be cut off earlier than 

deadline if advertising maximum is 

reached) 

Winter Edition – January 3 

Spring Edition – March 21 

Summer Edition – June 20 

Fall Edition – September 19 

Advertising Rates 

Half Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 

Quarter Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65 

Business Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35 

One Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 

Two Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175 

PLEASE PROVIDE CAMERA-READY COPY 

Guildwood News & Views is published 

four times a yea, with occasional 

special editions. Articles and advertising 

are welcome. Advertising must be 

received and paid by the advertising 

deadline date. Deadline dates for 2014 

articles are: 

Winter Edition – January 10 

Spring Edition – March 28 

Summer Edition – June 27 

Fall Edition – September 26 

Article submissions may be cut off 

earlier than deadline if maximum space 

has been allocated. 

Each article expresses the opinion of the 

author and does not necessarily reflect 

GVCA policy or practice. 

Mail to: 

Guildwood News & Views 

Box 11001 

105 Guildwood Parkway 

Scarborough, Ontario M1E 5G5 

Email to: 

newsandviews@guildwood.on.ca 

Did you know…that the 

Guildwood Village Community 

Association has its own infoline? 

If you have any questions or any 

issues you would like to bring to our 

attention, please call the following 

number and leave a message The 

messages are checked regularly. 

416 410 2755 

2014 Guildwood Village Community Association Membership Application 

Name 

Address 

Email 

Phone 

Would anyone in your household be interested in volunteering in any of the following ways? 

Canvassing for membership Distribution of News & Views Contributions to News & Views 

Help on Guildwood Day Become involved in the Executive Other: 

Memberships can be purchased at Maritime Travel, Guildwood Village Shopping Centre; Guildwood Physiotherapy, 

84 Dearham Wood; from Shelley Angus at Chartwell Guildwood Retirement Residence, 65 Livingston Road; or return your 

application along with payment of $15.00 to: Box 11001, 105 Guildwood Parkway, Scarborough, ON M1E 5G5.

Guildwood News & Views Summer 2014 – 3 

President’s Message 

Well, the warm weather has definitely 

arrived and summer is in 

full swing. Kids are at camp, 

families are on vacation, the days are 

longer, the grass and trees are green, the 

pace is slower ‒ the time to kick back and 

relax is here. The GVCA executive 

committee is ready to take a break as well. 

We had a very busy spring starting 

with our spring clean-up day in April. 

Many families and individuals showed 

up to pick up garbage and spruce up 

the neighbourhood. Many thanks to 

Lutchman Singh for organizing this 

event and all the people who helped out. 

The GVCA has wrapped up a very successful 

spring membership drive thanks 

to the hard work of Audrea Douglas and 

the membership committee as well as all 

the area coordinators and canvassers. 

Many canvassers did more than one 

route; but Andy Douglas did at least 10 

routes – wow, that is definitely above and 

beyond. We are so fortunate to have such 

a dedicated group of volunteers. 

The two plant sales at Sheridan 

Nurseries and Guildwood valu-mart 

were well attended and the gardens of 

Guildwood are a testament to the lovely 

plants and flowers purchased. Kudos 

and thanks to Audrea and Andy Douglas, 

The GVCA Executive Committee wishes everyone a safe and fun summer. 

and Reg and Kathleen Wolfe for 

organizing these events. 

On May 31 the community was 

bustling with people looking for treasures 

and bargains at our annual community 

garage sale. The weather was perfect 

for shopping and strolling around 

the neighbourhood. On the evening of 

the same day several GVCA executive 

committee members attended “The 

Timeless Ball” at Extendicare 

Guildwood. The GVCA partnered with 

Extendicare, Chartwell, and the 4Life 

Foundation to organize this event for the 

residents of both homes. We all had a 

wonderful time dancing to both live 

music and a DJ and enjoying the refreshments. 

We had a ball! Check out the article 

and pictures in this edition (page 35). 

Guildwood Day was glorious, green 

themed and grand. Mary Ellen Chater 

and the committee once again planned 

and implemented a fabulous fun-filled 

day for Guildwood families. This issue 

of News & Views has lots of pictures and 

reports about the day. On behalf of the 

community I would like to thank all the 

individuals who helped out during the 

day to make our annual event memorable 

and fun for all. As I have mentioned 

before, the $15 membership fee is 

a real bargain. 

The annual Tug of War took place at 

the evening barbecue, and this year the 

results were tied. The division line was 

Livingston Road. The east side teens and 

women and the west side children (5- 

11) and men were victorious. From 

where I was standing with the bull horn 

it sure looks like Guildwood residents 

take this competition very seriously. 

Our 12th Annual garden tour takes place 

in July as well as Guild Alive with Culture. 

If you are in town, consider attending these 

events. I hope all of you have a chance to 

rest and relax over the summer months and 

enjoy the warm weather. 

Donna Milovanovic 

President

4 – Summer 2014 Guildwood News & Views


2014 GVCA Membership Drive 

Thank You Guildwood Residents 

It was another great year for our membership 

drive. We sold 1,458 membership 

cards and welcomed 94 new families 

to our community with a free membership 

making this the most successful 

drive in the last thirteen years. These 

numbers translate into Guildwood 

Village having one of the strongest and 

most vibrant Associations in Canada. 

Thank you Guildwood residents for your 

support. 

I can’t coordinate a membership drive 

without the help and support from a 

great deal of hard-working volunteers. It 

starts at the beginning with Andrew 

Macklin who designed our membership 

card. I need to thank Elaine Binning, 

Judy Baribeau, Donna Milovanovic and 

Andy who helped to prepare and deliver 

the canvassers packages to our area 

coordinators. Big thanks go to Amanda, 

Sharon and Jennifer of Maritime Travel, 

Timo Puhakka and the staff of 

Guildwood Physiotherapy and Shelley 

Angus of Chartwell Guildwood who 

helped to sell our membership cards. I 

am grateful for their continued support. 

Many thanks to my good buddies Elaine 

Binning who gave her time to round up 

our area coordinators and canvassers and 

to Dave Wilmot who did a fantastic job 

with our membership database. 

The success of this drive is mainly 

due to our hard-working and dedicated 

area coordinators and canvassers. We 

had a few challenges this year. The 

weather certainly didn’t cooperate. 

Seems to me it was one of the coldest 

and dampest drives that I can remember. 

We also had some illnesses among 

our volunteers. You were missed and 

we hope to see you back with us next 

year. I want to thank the canvassers 

who stepped up and filled in. 

Area coordinators and canvassers; 

you are the folks that made this membership 

drive a success and it’s my pleasure 

to acknowledge and thank each and 

every one of you. 

Your 2014 Membership Drive 

Area Coordinators and 

Canvassers 

*two routes canvassed, **three routes 

canvassed, ***four routes canvassed, 

****five routes canvassed, 

*****ten routes canvassed 

Area 1 – Area Coordinator: Donna 

Tuttle 

Judy McAdam, *Donna Tuttle, Dave 

Orr, ****Judy Baribeau, *Don Willie, 

*Sam Ayson, Lynn Shuryn, Dave Arnold 

Area 2 – Area Coordinator: Patty 

Blake 

*****Andy Douglas, Anna Celejewski, 

Bruce Barr, Janet Tangness, Sam Borgh, 

**Donna Milovanovic, Ellen 

McCormick, Trinela Cane, *Carl Doose 

Area 3 – Area Coordinator: Donna 

Milovanovic 

Jeff Lind, Susan Briggs, *Andrea 

Leatherdale, Beth Markle, Carolyn 

Beard, Andy Douglas, Mark Logan, 

Linda Perkins, Roberta Douglas 

Area 4 – Area Coordinator: 

Elizabeth Miranda 

*Lina Konigstein, Jane Whitney, *Reg 

Wolfe, *Kathleen Wolfe, Shelley 

Bowden, Barry Patterson, Peter Alfonsi, 

Lisa Alfonsi, Adrian Forrin, *Allan 

Binning 

Area 5 – Area Coordinator: Shirley 

Chung 

***Bruce Villeneuve, Judy Baribeau, 

*Elaine Binning, Marion Morrish, 

*Cecile Eberts, *Shirley Chung, *Mike 

Chung 

Area 6 – Area Coordinator: Judy 

Baribeau 

Judy Baribeau, Andy Douglas, James 

Gilchrist, Thomas Haddrath, Brad 

Warren, *Grant Clazie, *Rose Mitchell- 

Spohn, *Heather Talbot 

Area 7 – Area Coordinator: Jean 

Witherspoon 

*Randy Holloway, Jill Scott, Freda 

Morgan, Sandra Cox, Carol Jones, Joe 

Schittone, Jean Witherspoon, Gabriela 

Vieira, *Dee Coggins, Jamie Stratford 

Area 8 – Area Coordinator: Rob 

Rhodes 

Andy Douglas, Elizabeth Brown, Grace 

Rogers, Prasad Thilakasena, *Rob 

Rhodes, *Colin Briggs, *John Mason, 

*Shelley Angus, *Doug Angus 

Area 9 – Area Coordinator: John 

Mitchell 

Donna Milovanovic, Ross Flint, Megan 

Badley, Andy Douglas, Audrea Douglas, 

Leslie Hetherington, *Brenda Vrdoljak, 

Richard Green, Chris Riehl, Angie 

Meecham, Betty Boonstra, John 

Mitchell 

Area 10 

Balmoral Estates (all 144 units) Lucile 

Muffty 

71 Guildwood Parkway (entire building) 

Jean Robertson 

55 Livingston Road (entire building) 

Anne Marie Johnson, Jan Eaton 

Audrea Douglas 

Membership Drive Coordinator



The GVCA is Financially Strong and Looking 

to Invest in Guildwood. Bring on the Ideas 

Those who attended the last GVCA 

Annual General Meeting heard 

me speak about the strong financial 

position that the GVCA has gained 

over the last couple of years. With the 

2014 Membership Drive revenues 

deposited and another fabulous 

Guildwood Day and barbecue paid for, I 

can report that 2014 is well on track to 

be another “profitable” year. Driven by 

near record levels of membership participation 

over the past three years, advertising 

revenues for the Guildwood News 

& Views that now exceed renegotiated 

printing costs and more sponsors stepping 

up in significant ways to support 

Guildwood Day, your GVCA is likely 

financially stronger that it has ever been. 

However, a big bank account isn’t the 

goal of the GVCA, ensuring that 

Guildwood continues to be a vital 

community is our mission. 

To that end in 2013 the GVCA 

Executive established a new fund to provide 

the financial resources needed to 

assist in guiding and building a new 

future for the Guild Inn buildings and 

Guild Park. With a solid financial footing 

in place, the GVCA Executive is 

now seeking your ideas for not for profit 

projects and investments that the 

GVCA could make in our community as 

a whole. The GVCA funds are membership 

funds that are community based, 

and we want to ensure there is good 

opportunity for member and community 

input on how they are utilized. 

Ideas should be relevant to the whole 

community or at least a significant portion 

of the population. We aren’t looking 

for fully developed plans with costs and 

implementation timelines, just ideas. We 

expect that ideas will tend to cluster 

around a few specific themes and understanding 

those themes will also provide 

some guidance on the areas of priority 

for the community. With insect and ice 

storm damage resulting in the tragic loss 

of so many trees in our parks and in our 

own yards, I have already heard good 

ideas about how we might bring the 

community together to achieve the common 

goal of renewing our tree canopy. 

This is a new process for the GVCA and 

so the Executive hasn’t worked through all 

the details yet. We will strive to respond to 

all those who provide input and may ask 

you to attend an Executive meeting to 

discuss an idea further. Depending on the 

costs and scale of the plans that ultimately 

emerge from this process, we may call on 

our membership and the community to 

validate a specific proposal or perhaps 

select between alternatives. 

But for today we are just looking to 

get the process started with ideas. We 

need your input, so please take a few 

minutes to write us a brief outline of 

your idea(s) and send them to us either 

by mail or email. Executive meetings 

will begin again in September and we 

will begin reviewing ideas as a group at 

that time. 

Mail should be addressed to: 

GVCA Executive – Community 

Investment Ideas 

Box 11001, 105 Guildwood Pkwy. 

Toronto, ON M1E 5G5 

By email, please use the subject 

“Community Investment Ideas” and 

send to the following addresses: 

treasurer@guildwood.on.ca, 

vicepresident@guildwood.on.ca, 

president@guildwood.on.ca 

We look forward to hearing from you, 

Jim Whitney, MBA, CMA, CPA 

GVCA Treasurer 

Giant Used Book Sale 

Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 

3739 Kingston Road 

(at Scarborough Golf Club Road) 

GIANT USED BOOK SALE September 20, 2014: 9:00-1:30 

p.m. Here’s your chance to stock up for an entire winter of literary 

enjoyment. You’ll find hard cover, soft cover, coffee 

table books, cookbooks, children’s, teens, romance, fiction, 

nonfiction, hobbies and crafts books, etc., as well as audiobooks, 

CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes. If you would like to clear 

your bookshelves and CD or DVD collections to make room 

for your new purchases, donations can be brought to the 

church until September 17 or call 416-267-8265 or email scarboroughbluffs@bellnet.ca 

for pick-up (please no textbooks). 

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle 

Our Fall Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, 

October 18, 2014, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. 

We’ve been doing it for years through our spring and fall 

rummage sales at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 

Kingston Rd/Scarborough Golf Club Rd. Our sales are of 

benefit to the whole community. If you would like to contribute 

any good quality, clean items particularly children’s 

clothing, footwear, bed linens, towels, purses and working 

small appliances, they may be dropped off at the church during 

October until Wednesday evening, October 15. For more 

information, please call the church office at 416-267-8265 or 

email scarboroughbluffs@bellnet.ca. 

Elsa Poitras


Family Dentistry in Guildwood 

Dr. Bob Baggs 

76 Livingston Road 

Creating Beautiful Smiles 

Early mornings & Saturday 

Appointments available 

(416) 267 4935 

We Welcome New Patients


Illegal Signs in Guildwood Village 

Illegal advertising signs for lawn cutting, contracting, pool cleaning and other companies keep popping up across Guildwood Village 

on hydro poles, stop signs and in numerous public spaces. The Guildwood Parkway median in front of valu-mart as well as the green 

space by the gates are under weekly “sign attacks”. In one instance someone even stapled a poster to the Welcome to Guildwood 

Village sign. The above photos are just a small sample of these signs. 

These signs are illegal and sometimes hazardous when they block your view on the road. They are ugly and do as much damage 

to our neighbourhood as vandalism, graffiti and trash. Putting up these signs is disrespectful; and based on a recent confrontation 

with one of these individuals, we can only assume they don’t care one bit about us or our unique neighbourhood. 

Many of us take down these signs as soon as we see them ‒ just like we pick up trash and clean graffiti off our fences ‒ but we 

can’t keep up and must ask for your help in keeping Guildwood Beautiful. 

Please report illegal signs to the City of Toronto to have them removed: 

Call: 311 ‒ E-mail: 311@toronto.ca ‒ Twitter: @311toronto 

Include sign location (address or crossroad) with description and picture (if possible). 

A Proud Guildwood Villager



Spring 2014 Shoreline Cleanup 

Before the cleanup 

Saturday, May 10, was met with 

sunshine and warm weather, a perfect 

day to be up and about. For 

the Friends of Guild Park & Gardens 

that meant getting down and dirty picking 

up litter off the shoreline. As part of 

a newly becoming tradition, members of 

the Guildwood community and student 

volunteers from Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI 

(Laurier) participated in the Great 

Canadian Shoreline Clean-up and spent 

their Saturday morning walking down 

the shoreline and picking up trash left by 

hikers and visitors. 

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, 

backed by the World Wildlife Fund 

(WWF) and Vancouver Aquarium Centre, 

is a project with a goal of trying to reduce 

the waste along the Canadian shorelines 

and deal with the serious environmental 

issues arising from shoreline litter. Since 

1994 this organization has mobilized over 

500,000 citizens and removed 1.1 million 

kg of trash from Canada's shores – a 

weight equivalent to 259 school buses. In 

2012, 139,036 kg of litter was removed 

from 3102 km of shoreline. 

Rose Mitchell-Spohn and her family, 

as they have in the past, coordinated the 

recent cleanup and with the help of the 

volunteers and the Guildwood community, 

the group managed to clear up 

41.94 kg garbage and 8.84 kg recyclables 

(about 111 pounds) over 2 km of 

road, forest path and shoreline. Each 

year, the Dirty Dozen list summarizes 

the highest number of collected litter 

items. Nationwide in 2012, key culprits 

were cigarettes/cigarette filters, food 

wrappers/containers, and plastic bags, 

which were all collected in great numbers. 

The Guild Team’s Dirty Dozen for 

Spring 2014 included tiny plastic pieces, 

tiny glass pieces, plastic bottle caps, tiny 

foam pieces, other plastic/foam, 

straws/stirrers, plastic beverage bottles, 

plastic cutlery, cigarette lighters, food 

wrappers, cigar tips, and toys. The most 

interesting item collected was a candle. 

As always, the event had a great 

showing from members of the community 

and students from Laurier but with 

little improvement from last year’s fall 

clean-up (which was hindered by the terrible 

weather). The group is encouraging 

the members of the Guildwood 

community to come out to the 

clean-ups and support the cause, 

but more important to be mindful 

of the waste they produce when 

going on walks in parks like the 

Guild. The Friends of Guildwood 

Park & Gardens invite everyone 

to join them on Saturday, 

September 20, for the Fall 2014 

Shoreline Cleanup. (Meet 9:30 

a.m. at the flagpole.) 

However, the event went smoothly 

with everyone smiling along the way. 

The Friends of Guild Park & Gardens 

would like to thank federal MP John 

McKay, provincial MPP Mitzie Hunter, 

and City Councillor Paul Ainslie who 

came out to participate in the cleanup as 

well as the group of students from 

Laurier. Furthermore they’d like to 

thank City of Toronto Parks, Forestry & 

Recreation Department, Toronto and 

Region Conservation Authority, 


Association, the office of Councillor 

Ainslie for their support, and Guildwood 

valu-mart for the donation of snacks for 

the volunteers. Most of all they’d like to 

thank all the participants; they make this 

event possible and as fun as it is. 

Jonathan JoJo Chu --- Grade 11 

Student, Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI 

After the cleanup


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Fresh baked daily breads, rolls, croissants, muffins 

Fresh meats and seafoods (custom cut meats) 

Large assortment of fresh produce 

Selection of gluten-free products 

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Community Police Liaison Committee Update 

The following is a collection of items 

raised at three CPLC meetings in April, 

May and June. 

n Increase in traffic collisions and traffic 

act enforcement is set by the patterns. 

Markham Road is again being patrolled by 

traffic units in response to the number of 

accidents and aggressive driving reported. 

n We are urged to be vigilant for 

strangers and vehicles which do not seem 

to belong and if in doubt call police and 

report, use 43 Division number 416 808 

4300 unless you observe a crime in 

progress in which case call 911. Call every 

time you observe suspicious persons. 

n Jewelry chain grabs continue in some 

areas (Markham and Eglinton being one 

of them) so be aware of your surroundings; 

and if you have reason to be concerned, 

go into a store for refuge. If you 

live in a building with elevators, do 

not enter one if there are strangers in 

there but wait for the next one. Call 

43 Division if concerned. 

n Trends: Phone calls from a male stating 

to be representing Bell Fibe service in 

your area and needing a few details to 

enable you to get a quote. Details asked 

for include personal information and once 

given a promise to call back is made but 

never happens; this is an identity theft 

issue. DO NOT GIVE OUT PERSONAL 

INFORMATION TO CALLERS. 

n Hot water heater sales people continue 

to be an issue especially for seniors 

who are pressured to sign up for new 

equipment, which they do get, and then 

are stuck with large bills for as long as 

15 years. 

n A new scam is people coming to 

homes and saying they are from the 

Province and are to check that the air conditioner 

is operating properly. They are 

suspected of practices similar to the water 

heater guys and you should see them off. 

n Always be vigilant for new scams. 

If something doesn’t seem right, it 

probably isn’t. 

n The Microsoft scam is rearing its 

head again; do not fall for it. The scam is 

the caller claims to be from Microsoft 

maintenance and have detected a problem 

with your computer and to fix it 

need access to it. If you do this they will 

clean out all personal info and passwords 

on your computer and identity 

theft is in your future along with the 

chance of having your bank account 

accessed. Just hang up. 

n After a year-long investigation police 

arrested 10 men who were running a 

prostitution ring. They had been targeting 

young girls, some as young as 14, 

who were vulnerable due to having left 

home or shelters and taking them for 

prostitution. While the particular investigation 

has ended, police remain vigilant 

and welcome public help in reporting 

any incidents where girls appear to be 

taken advantage of. 

GVCA 

St. Ursula Catholic School 

“We’ve Got the Spirit” 

Another amazing school year has come 

to an end at St. Ursula. There were 

many memories created this year 

involving sports, leadership and community 

activities. At the heart of all 

events, students demonstrated outstanding 

sportsmanship and camaraderie as 

they remembered to follow the Golden 

Rule depicted on our school quilt. 

Our dear secretary, Mrs. Crocco, will 

be retiring from St. Ursula this June and 

we wish her all the best. Staff, students 

and parents will miss her very much and 

we hope she will be back to visit us often. 

Our grade eight students had the 

unique opportunity of organizing and 

leading a three-day Camp Olympia 

Leadership experience for 350 

intermediate students from 

schools across the TCDSB. 

Fantastic school spirit! 

Our Student Council enjoyed 

many meaningful visits to 

Chartwell Livingston Lodge, 

continually strengthening the 

bonds they have developed with 

the residents. The school community 

participated in Santa’s 

Goodies and Gifts, Shrove 

Tuesday and Carnival. Our parents, students 

and staff enjoyed hosting a garage 

sale, and participating in the Guildwood 

Day Parade. 

We also joined with Guildwood 

Public School to attend a presentation 

Eagle Thunder: Sound of Hope. 

Enjoying our neighbours and being connected 

in Guildwood Village is 

important and rewarding for our school 

community. 

Ingrid McEachen 

Principal


l GRASS CUTTING / YARD CLEAN-UP 

l SODDING l TREE PRUNING 

l SHRUB/HEDGE TRIMMING 

l EAVESTROUGH CLEANING 

l GARBAGE REMOVAL 

l INTERLOCKING 

l TOP SOIL/TRIPLE MIX 

l SNOW REMOVAL l INSURED


Dear Friends, 

I want to express my sincere thanks to 

the residents of Scarborough-Guildwood 

for re-electing me as the Member of 

Provincial Parliament. I look forward to 

continuing to be a strong voice and represent 

the interests of our vibrant 

community at Queen’s Park. 

Over the course of the election campaign, 

I had the wonderful opportunity 

to meet and reconnect with thousands of 

residents, whether canvassing door to 

door or attending local community 

Message from 

MPP Mitzie Hunter 

events like Guildwood Day. It was a 

great chance to get to know our community 

and hear about the issues that are 

important to residents here. 

Now that the election is over, I am 

looking forward to building on the great 

work we’ve begun. 

As a government, we are rolling up 

our sleeves to move forward with the 

priorities we have set out. As a first step, 

we are reconvening the Legislature on 

July 2 to re-introduce our budget. This is 

a plan that builds on the priorities of 

Ontarians ‒ and specifically the priorities 

of residents in Scarborough- 

Guildwood. I’m proud of our plan and 

the investments we are making to build a 

thriving community and province. This 

will include investments in our infrastructure, 

including the extension of the 

Bloor-Danforth subway to Scarborough, 

investments in the skills and talents of 

our people, including raising the minimum 

wage to $11 an hour, and taking 

actions to ensure local businesses can 

thrive, and supporting our seniors. 

We will also begin work to design and 

implement one of our government’s central 

priorities: a made in Ontario 

Retirement Plan. I am extremely honoured 

to have been appointed by Premier 

Wynne to serve as the Associate 

Minister of Finance, responsible for the 

Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. We 

want to create a system that will ensure 

Ontarians have financial security when 

they retire. Right now, CPP does not 

meet the needs of our community and 

the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan 

will fill that gap. 

We’ve accomplished a lot in the past 

11 months and I look forward to 

strengthening these relationships and 

continuing to work together over the 

coming months and years. To ensure we 

continue to thrive, I know we need to 

work together. I want to hear from you. 

If you have any concerns, please visit 

my office at 4117 Lawrence Avenue East 

or call 416-281-2787. 

Warm regards, 

Mitzie Hunter, MPP 

Basketball for a Bursary Fundraiser 

43 Division Community Police 

Liaison Committee (CPLC) 

On April 4, students at Sir Wilfrid 

Laurier C.I. and on April 11, students at 

Jack Miner Sr. P.S. and with the assistance, 

leadership and upbeat DJ music 

by Joseph Khargie, Program Director of 

4LifeFoundation, teachers, students, 

43 Division officers and representatives 

from Morningside McD’s, Shoeless 

Joe’s, Good Life Fitness and 4Life 

Foundation held a very successful basketball 

game. The TD Bank at 

Morningside Crossing also made a 

donation, although they didn’t send a 

player. This 43 CPLC fundraiser for a 

student bursary raised $1,000. An 

admission fee was charged at each game, 

and this was split between the school 

and the 43 CPLC. Sir Wilfrid Laurier 

received $400 and Jack Miner received 

$300. Each business paid $25 per game 

to participate and to have their logo on 

the flyer. The players were not charged. 

Everyone played hard and had a great 

time. Students won one game and the 

teachers, officers and business members 

won the other game. Our thanks are 

extended to the staff and students at each 

school as well as to all of the officers and 

business participants and donors. 

Marilyn Hodge – Co-Chair, 

43 CPLC 

News & Views Help Needed 

in Greyabbey Area 

Our News & Views distribution coordinator, 

Joyce, has resigned from the 

excellent job she has done over the 

years. Would anyone who would to 

help, only four times a year, please let 

me know: gandjbaribeau@rogers.com 

or phone 416 264 4527. We also need 

to create the list of volunteers who 

helped Joyce deliver in east 

Guildwood. Please contact me so that 

we can recreate the distribution team. 

If you’d like to help deliver N&V, 

please contact me. We always need 

deliverers as our volunteers move on. 

And, yes students – community hours 

are available. 

Gerard Baribeau


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Guildwood Day 2014 in Review 

This year’s Guildwood Day definitely 

ranks right up there as one 

of the best ever. The weather was 

brilliant – sunny and warm throughout 

the day and into the evening for the 

entertainment and barbecue at the Guild 

Park. Maybe it was the weather, or perhaps 

Guildwood Day is now gaining 

interest from more members of our community; 

but this year more people came 

out to enjoy the activities than have participated 

in many years – possible ever – 

if hamburger and hotdog consumption at 

the barbecue is any measure of popularity. 

We ran out of food for the first time. 

The Guildwood Goes Green theme 

was embraced by many and was highlighted 

in the parade. The float constructed 

by Laurier students was a 

notable entry, bearing as it did, a message 

of environmental sustainability. 

There was a great turnout for the parade 

both as spectators and participants with 

many more children involved than in 

previous years which was good to see. 

Their attendance, together with new 

entries and those returning from last year 

made this year’s parade quite a show and 

the longest in a long time. 

The action quickly moved to the back 

of the school as well as inside, where 

there were plenty of activities and 

vendors to provide a festival atmosphere Another great Guildwood Day 

which was complemented by the presence 

of an ice cream truck and a candy without whose support it 

with many people to thank, 

floss vendor. Games, races, the bouncy would not have been possible 

castle and t-shirt tie-dying were all First, I would like to thank our generous 

enjoyed outdoors, while inside Traction sponsors: 

in Action was back again with its marvellous 

train display. They were joined this for his sponsorship of both the barbecue 

n Anthony Parry from Parry plumbing 

year by an animal rescue organization and the band 

that provided information about the care n Pizza Nova for their sponsorship of 

and feeding of dogs. And what event for the bouncy castle 

children is complete without a magician? n Gerry from Lawn Wizard Property 

This year’s Guildwood Day was definitely 

complete, with dazzling magic shows t-shirt tie-dying activity 

Maintenance for his sponsorship of the 

performed by Guildwood’s own very talented 

magician Stephen Kirkegaard who, arrangements that graced the stage of the 

n Sheridan Nurseries for their floral 

when not practicing magic, can be seen Greek Theatre. 

practicing theology at Church of the Holy However, a special ‘THANK YOU’ is 

Trinity in his real role as Rev. Stephen reserved for all those who participated 

Kirkegaard. 

and worked hard to make this year’s 

Also in keeping with the green theme, event an unqualified success. 

a walking tour of the Guild Park ground Specifically: 

was introduced this year by John Mason, n Dave Arnold – For getting the permits, 

arranging parade policing AND 

a founding member of the group Friends 

of Guild Park & Gardens. Approximately 

12 people enjoyed listening to year 

for acting as Parade Co-ordinator this 

Bob Kortright, Past President, Toronto n Guildwood NYAD (Not Your 

Field Naturalists, as he pointed out Average Daycare) – Mas Camp 

examples of the great diversity of plant, n Mohmedali (Moe) Bawa and James 

tree and bird species. Many were Gilchrist – Traffic Control 

relieved to see that the effects of the ice n Judy and Gerard Baribeau ‒ 

storm and emerald ash borer infestation Children’s entertainment and games 

were not as severe as initially thought. n Mike Rajaram (City of Toronto, 

The evening barbecue was a great Parks, Forestry and Recreation) ‒ 

success all around, and of course it Children’s field games/races 

helps to have such a beautiful setting as n Tom Caldwell – Draw prize procurer 

that provided by the Guild Park. The n Shirley Chung – Vendor coordinator 

Greek Theatre, decorated with flowers n Aly Hirji – Sir Wilfrid Laurier 

from Sheridan Nurseries was perfect. student volunteer coordinator 

The band ‒ Guildwood’s own Sonic n Reg and Kathleen Wolfe – 

Square – was excellent and for once Membership table 

they didn’t have to dodge rain and n Bruce Villeneuve and Scouts Canada 

perform under a canopy. Continued on Page 20


Guildwood News & Views Summer 2014 – 19


Guildwood Day 

Continued from Page 17 

n Donna Milovanovic – GVCA 

President and general resource 

Evening Barbecue 

n Audrea and Andy Douglas, 

Coordinators 

n Coordinators’ Special Helpers ‒ Reg 

and Kathleen Wolfe 

n Membership and Ticket Table ‒ 

Allan and Elaine Binning, Anne Marie 

Johnson, Shelley Angus 

n Pop and Food Servers ‒ Deb 

Cameron, Jeremy and Erika (Pathfinder 

leaders) and their team of Pathfinders 

n Setup and takedown crew ‒ Bruce 

Villeneuve and his team of Boy Scouts 

n Band ‒ Sonic Square 

n Tug of war leader ‒ Donna 

Milovanovic 

n Corporate companies ‒ Mark Turney 

and his team from M & M Meat Shops; 

Andrew Jinkinson (Store Manager) and 

Doug from Sheridan Nurseries who 

decorated the Greek Theatre 

n Staff of Parks and Recreation 

Without the innumerable skills, 

expertise and dedication that all of you 

bring to the planning and staging of this 

event, it would be greatly diminished, if 

it happened at all. Thank you all very 

much for your contribution to our 

community. You all did a great job. 

Mary Ellen Chater 

Guildwood Day Coordinator 

We thank the following 

businesses and persons for 

donating items for the prize 

draws 

A & A Mart Variety 

Ace’s Place 

Action Honda 

All Care Home Health Care 

Bank of Montreal 

CIBC 

Cliffside Hearth Bakery 

The Tug of War is always a highlight at the Barbecue 

Curves 

Guildwood Chiropractic & Wellness 

Centre) 

Guildwood Convenience 

Guildwood Dental Office 

Guildwood Drug Mart 

Guildwood Dry Cleaners 

Guildwood Physiotherapy 

Guildwood Tennis Club 

(Marina Pereira Tennis Instructor) 

Guildwood Village Dental Office 

(Dr. Atzemus) 

Hadfield Variety 

JC Auto Service 

Jug City 

Lawn Wizard 

Maritime Travel 

Nails For You 

Oil Changers 

Oxford Learning 

Phoenix Pan Asian Cuisine 

Pizza Nova 

Scarboro Golf Club 

Seraphia Inspired Cuisine 

Sharon Arnold (2 Prizes) 

Subway 

The Guildwood Tearoom & Café 

The Olde Stone Cottage Pub 

Tim Hortons Guildwood Plaza 

valu mart 

Wes The Handyman 

West Hill Wine Bar 

Tom Caldwell, Coordinator 

We thank the following photographers for their submissions to the Guildwood Day 

wrap-up issue: John Mitchell, Bill Sarkany and Judy Baribeau. 

Guildwood Day Vendors ‒ listed on Page 21


Guildwood Day Vendors 

Guildwood Day 2014 was one of the 

best in recent years, with the help of 

Mother Nature who gave us a gorgeous 

day and the participation of the following 

vendors. We hope to see them again 

next year. 

21st Century Leading Edge Realty Inc., 

agent Mersadies McCarthy 

Avon – representative: Rita Faber 

Bank of Montreal, Guildwood Branch 

Brookridge Publishing House 

Chartwell Guildwood Retirement 

Residence 

CIBC Guildwood Branch 

Curves for Women, Kingston Road 

Dennis Flatman raising funds for Ride 

for Cancer 

Doggy Delights 

Eaune Skin Care 

Epicure Selections, organic food 

Family Naturapathic Clinic, Kingston 

Road 

Guildwood Business Networking 

Group 

Guildwood Chiropractic Centre, 

Dr. Todd Baron 

Guild Renaissance Group 

Ken with the Candy portable store 

Mary Kay Cosmetics, Beryl 

Applebaum 

Medivent EMS 

Monarchs & Milkweed 

Moonpebbles Jewellery 

Mount Pleasant Group 

MP John McKay’s office 

Norma Riley (jewelry, zipper pulls) 

Organizing Committee of Sir Wilfrid 

Laurier HS 50th Anniversary 

Oxford Learning Centre, Guildwood 

Plaza 

Pan Am Games 

Poplar Road School’s Strawberry 

Festival Fund Raiser Committee 

Scarboro Golf Club 

Tennis Club of Guildwood 

Third West Hill Scouting 

Toronto Public Library 

Vickie Donal’s Arts & Crafts 

Warm Fuzzy Knit by Fran Branner 

Shirley Chung, Vendor Coordinator 

Enjoy Art, Nature and Fun at 

Guild Park this Summer 

Canadian historian Pierre Berton 

once wrote that a walk through 

Guild Park is like “a walk 

through history” thanks to the architecture 

and sculptures found throughout the 

park’s 88 acres. 

Already this year, thousands of visitors 

have come to the park for the popular 

Guildwood Day, Doors Open tours, 

and to see the outdoor art exhibit, 

Restless Precinct, the first display of 

contemporary art at Guild Park in over 

40 years. 

How Guild Park & Gardens operates 

in the future is the subject of the City of 

Toronto’s upcoming management plan 

for the site. At two public meetings this 

spring, Guildwood residents and other 

park users gave their ideas about the 

park’s trees and trails, sculptures and 

services, flowers and other features. This 

plan is expected to be released in July. 

Background about this report is available 

at the Friends of Guild Park website 

www.guildpark.ca. 

Meanwhile, be sure to attend the two 

major events at Guild Park this summer: 

n From July 17 to August 10. The 4th 

season of outdoor, professional theatre, 

with the Guild Festival Theatre presenting 

Oscar Wilde’s famous comedy, The 

Importance of Being Earnest. 

n Saturday, July 26 and Sunday 

July 27. The annual arts and music festival, 

Guild Alive With Culture, organized 

by City Councillor Paul Ainslie 

and the Guild Renaissance Group. On 

your visit, drop by the booth shared by 

the GVCA and Friends of Guild Park 

for an update on Guild Park issues and 

activities. 

Plus, there’s a series of park tours and 

activities at Guild Park that you won’t 

want to miss: 

n Saturday afternoon July 19 at 1:30. 

Heritage Toronto’s summer walking tour 

lets you explore the grounds and hear 

stories about the original Guild Of All 

Arts, its owners and the resident artists. 

Last year, more than 100 people from 

across the city and beyond took this 

popular tour. 

n Evening Walks ‒ Wednesdays and 

Thursdays at 6:30, starting July 23. 

Short guided strolls through the park 

before selected performances of The 

Importance of Being Earnest. Walks 

dates: July 23, 24, 30 and 31; August 6, 

7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28. 

n Toronto Field Naturalist Walk – 

Thursday, August 7, 10 a.m to noon. 

The public is welcome to join volunteer 

naturalists as they enjoy the unique 

wildlife and vegetation found in the 

forest of Guild Park. More details at 

416-593-2656. 

n Family Movie Night – Friday, 

August 22, at dusk. Disney’s Frozen is 

scheduled as the first outdoor movie at 

Guild Park presented in partnership with 

the City of Toronto’s Civic Employees 

Union, Local 416. 

n Cultural Hotspot Walking Tour – 

Sunday, September 14, at 2 p.m. A tour 

of Guild Park that’s part of Toronto’s 

2014 Cultural Hotspot initiative celebrating 

the arts, culture and community 

in Scarborough. 

John Mason 

Friends of Guild Park & Gardens 

www.guildpark.ca



Sheridan Nurseries Plant Event 

On May 14, Sheridan Nurseries 

(Ellesmere Road) together with the 

GVCA hosted the fourth annual spring 

plant event. Sheridan Nurseries provided 

a number of draw prizes and the GVCA 

volunteers provided coffee and cookies 

for those who attended. 

We received the following note from 

Guildwood residents: 

“Since moving to the Guildwood 

area a few years ago, my husband and I 

were excited to be part of a new community 

that was so rich in history and 

continuing to keep their presence alive 

and well. 

“We wanted to thank the GVCA again 

for fostering the ongoing relationship 

with Sheridan Nurseries for the residents 

of the Guild, fourth year in a row. 

“Despite the rainy weather that 

evening, it did not stop us from being 

part of this event and getting our selection 

of greenery for our garden. From a 

friendly greeting by one of the Sheridan 

Nurseries staff, seeing other neighbours 

purchasing their plants, to seeking out 

the GVCA booth to say ‘hello’ to the 

plant event volunteers, it made for a 

most enjoyable evening. 

“Thank you to all the volunteers who 

were there that evening. The assortment 

of baked goods and hot coffee set-up for 

the Guildwood residents gave such a 

nice warming feeling. 

“Audrea and Andy are one of the 

friendliest couples we know in the Guild 

and always have a smile for everyone. 

(BTW, Audrea’s amazing chocolate chip 

cookies are out of this world.) 

“My husband and I feel fortunate to 

be living in the Guild and will continue 

to support this ‘gem’ of a community. 

“We look forward to the upcoming 

community events, including 

Guildwood Day.” 

Gail and Peter Darrington” 

GVCA Discount at valu-mart 

On May 22, 175 GVCA members came to the plant sale at valu-mart and received a 

20% discount on their purchases. We thank Bill Sarkany, franchisee of Guildwood 

valu-mart for providing this evening and thank him for the photos of the event.


LIVING GREEN 

Guildwood 

Green 

Not only have our trees in Guildwood 

been hit by the Emerald Ash Borer, 

we were hit with a devastating ice 

storm that brought down branches 

and trees. It was a very sad sight the 

day after the storm when we realized 

the extent of the damage. 

We must be proactive in replacing 

the trees we lost, not only for ourselves 

but for future generations of 

villagers. 

Please give serious thought into 

replacing the trees we lost with new 

plantings. If you do not have a tree 

planted on your boulevard, consider 

contacting the city to ask that one is 

planted. 

Please also remember: 

n It takes about 35 medium-sized 

trees to offset the carbon emissions 

released into the atmosphere by the 

average SUV driving 15,000 miles 

each year. 

n Trees not only lower greenhouse 

gas emissions and provide habitats 

for wildlife, they can also lower 

home energy costs by providing 

shade from the afternoon sun. 

Keep Guildwood green; 

plant a tree. 

Kathleen Wolfe


Dear Friends, 

I had the pleasure 

of marching 

in the annual 

Guildwood 

Day Parade 

once again on Saturday, June 7. Every 

year, I look forward to Guildwood Day 

as our community comes together in the 

first weekend of June to celebrate one of 

our most important annual events. 

Joined by some of our closest friends 

and supporters with banners and 

Canadian flags, we joined hundreds of 

other participants in the march from Sir 

Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, 

along Guildwood Parkway to the 

Extendicare Guildwood retirement 

residence and back to Livingston Road. 

Led by the fine men and women of the 

Toronto Police Service, the parade featured 

representatives from several local 

schools, as well as scores of excited 

children on bikes, wagons, and scooters. 

After the parade, Guildwood Day 

2014 featured a number of other activities, 

including a barbecue, vendor tables, 

Community News from 

The Hon. John McKay, PC, MP 

Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood 

craft sales, games and music. My office 

had an information table set up at this 

year’s festival, and I was happy to meet 

with so many passionate and engaged 

members of the community. 

Considering the recent damage to our 

community’s tree canopy due to the 

Emerald Ash Borer and this winter’s ice 

storm, event organizers chose the theme 

of “Guildwood Goes Green” to encourage 

the Village to think and go green. 

I found this theme to be very fitting, 

given my role in Parliament as the 

Liberal Party’s Environment Critic. 

The people of Scarborough- 

Guildwood truly appreciate the value of 

our natural heritage, as we live in a beautiful 

area of tremendous ecological value 

– where the Highland Creek watershed 

meets Lake Ontario, only a short 

distance from the Rouge Park. 

Our community understands better 

than most that climate change is not 

some far-off issue that affects only the 

North or the West, but a very serious and 

costly problem that has already begun to 

affect our daily lives. 

Constituency Office: 3785 Kingston Road, Unit 10, Scarborough ON M1J 3H4 

Phone: (416) 283-1226 Fax: (416) 283-7935 Email: jmckay@johnmckaymp.on.ca 

We all know the importance of environmental 

preservation, because we can 

see its effects every day in our own 

backyard. 

Thank you to all of our green-thinking 

friends and neighbours for their 

conservation efforts. 

Also deserving of special thanks and 

congratulations are Mary Ellen Chater, 

Dave Arnold, Shirley Chung, and everyone 

else at the Guildwood Village 

Community Association (GVCA) for 

all of their hard work in organizing a 

fantastic Guildwood Day 2014. 

John McKay


Guildwood News & Views Summer 2014 – 27



What’s On – 

Guildwood Library Summer 2014 

Kids Summer Reading Fun 

Join the TD Summer Reading Club. 

Make the library a destination this 

summer. The Club helps to keep kids 

reading all summer long. 

This year’s theme is Eureka! and kids 

are encouraged to get outside and do 

and make things. Members get a club 

notebook, an activity booklet (for kids 

birth-5), or the new Club magazine (for 

ages 6-12), and stickers to keep track of 

their reading progress – all free at 

Guildwood Library. Remember to visit 

tdsummerreadingclub.ca for fun 

online, too. 

Programs 

The Spider Prince 

Prince Harry discovers Mizard the 

Wizard’s greediness for the king’s gold, 

then is transformed into a spider. It 

depends on Princess Margaret and the 

children in the audience to save him. 

This show is interactive and performed 

with four marionette (string) puppets 

and a few surprises. Suitable for ages 4 

-10 years. Tickets will be handed out 

at 1:30 p.m. to the first 60 children. 

Friday, July 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. 

The Planet Up Close 

Take a closer look at the world and 

discover the unexpected. Using magnifying 

glasses and jeweller’s loupes, 

examine exoskeletons, feathers, geodes, 

and petals. Create a balancing toy, 

make a paper flower bloom, and discover 

how a heat spiral works. Suitable 

for ages 5-10 years. Tickets will be 

handed out at 12:30 to the first 30 

children. 

Wednesday, August 13, at 1:00 p.m. 

T.D. Summer Reading Club 

Party 

Participants of the TD Summer 

Reading Club can attend a wrap-up 

party. Lots of games, prizes, songs 

and fun. 

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 2:00 

p.m. 

Get your child’s first library card 

after the program. Library cards are 

free to anyone who lives, works, or 

goes to school in Toronto. 

Guildwood Adult Book Club 

Members meet the first Friday of 

the month (except as indicated), from 

2-3 p.m. 

Guildwood Library 

416 396 8872 

Tuesday and Thursday 

12:30-8:30 

Wednesday and Friday 10-6 

Saturday 9-5 

Closed Sunday and Monday 

Our next book: My Sister’s Keeper 

by Judy Picoult 

(Book Club does not meet during 

July and August.) 

Local Art on Display 

Drop in to see what is decorating our 

reading lounge area. 

n For the month of July: the art of 

M. Bernice Harper 

n August: the art of Karin Hollesen 

Staff Recommendations 

n Sandra recommends Don’t Ever Get 

Old by Daniel Friedman 

n Frances recommends 419 by Will 

Ferguson. 

Frances Johnson



Book Review 

Bill Bonnell is a Guildwood writer and a member of a Guildwood book club. 

Field Gray 

If you haven’t read any of Philip Kerr’s 

work, you’ve been missing some very 

good detective novels. I recently finished 

Field Gray. It’s one of Kerr’s 

“Bernie Gunther” novels, Field Gray 

being the seventh in the series. In the 

1930s Bernie Gunther was a member of 

the Berlin Criminal Police (KRIPO) and 

in 1939 he was drafted into the RSHA, a 

security office created by the mergers of 

the KRIPO, the SD (the security service 

of the SS) and the Gestapo. However, 

Bernie is not a member of the Nazi party 

and manages to avoid participating in 

any acts of atrocity but he is captured by 

the Russians in 1944 and spends two 

years in one of their prison camps before 

escaping in 1946. 

Field Gray opens in Cuba in 1954 

with Bernie forestalling deportation to 

Vienna where he’s been framed for the 

murders of two women. He’s soon 

picked up by American police on suspicion 

of gun racketeering and is eventually 

transferred to Landsberg Prison in 

Germany where is he is interrogated on 

war crime charges by a series of 

American lawyers and finally by the 

C.I.A. At this point, Bernie is offered his 

freedom as well as a lot of money if he 

can help the Americans capture Erich 

Mielke, a man with whom Bernie had 

some interesting altercations in his early 

detective career. Mielke is a leading 

member of State Security in Communist 

held East Germany. 

Kerr shows great finesse in using the 

interrogations in the novel as a platform 

for creating a very fluent and fascinating 

delineation of Bernie’s life and character. 

I won’t betray Field Gray’s ending, 

but I will say that you won’t regret reading 

this novel. Then perhaps you will 

want to read his earlier Berlin Noir trilogy 

as well as the other five later Bernie 

Gunther stories. 

Phillip Kerr has won the RBA Prize 

for International Crime Writing as well 

as the British Crime Writer’s 

Association’s Ellis Peters Historic Crime 

Writers Award. 

Bill Bonnell 

Guildwood 

Spring 

Cleanup 

2014 

On behalf of the Guildwood Village 

Community Association we would like 

to say thank you to the many volunteers 

who took part in the Spring Cleanup on 

April 26. Your efforts made a considerable 

difference in our community. Next 

year we look forward to seeing many 

new and familiar faces (unfortunately 

the garbage will be back). 

Lutchman Singh 

The Scarborough Dragons Softball Team ‒ Sponsored by the GVCA 

We are celebrating our 50th anniversary 

on Saturday October 18, 2014, 

with an open house from 1:00 4:00 

p.m. at the school located at 215 

Livingston Road, in Guildwood 

Village. All present/former staff and 

students are urged to attend. For our 

displays, we would appreciate any photos, 

videos or memorabilia that you 

may have saved. Find us on Facebook 

at St. Ursula 50th Anniversary.


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Elizabeth Simcoe School Celebrates a 

Successful Year 

At the end of another extremely successful year at Elizabeth Simcoe, we can celebrate our student success and continued progress 

as a positive and productive school family. It was a year with many points of pride, none more spectacular than the celebration of 

our 50th anniversary, including the unveiling of our brand new library. We were very proud of our school and its rich history. 

Litterless/Boomerang Lunch 

Workshops 

On Friday, May 30, several of the Ecoteam 

members led brief Litterless/ 

Boomerang Lunch Workshops for the 

students of Simcoe. Throughout the day, 

kindergarten to grade 6 classes were 

shown a slide show about the school’s 

compost program, followed by a hands 

on “Sorting Circles” task where students 

sorted lunch and snack items into four 

hula hoops labelled School Compost, 

Recycling Bin, Garbage/Go Home and 

Reusable Containers. The Eco-team was 

very impressed with the knowledge and 

enthusiasm of the kindergarten classes. 

The Workshops were led by grade 4 

students Sharn, Cammy, Maya, and 

Hannah. The creators of the interactive 

slideshow were Ryan and Kavithan from 

grade 6. 

The Eco-team and 

Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Flagler 

Peter Pan Performance 

Peter Pan was a great experience for us. 

We were very excited when we first heard 

our names over the PA system. Little did 

we know there was much more excitement 

in store. There wasn’t a dull second 

between our first rehearsal and the show 

night. Not only was the cast amazing and 

respectful, but the play had excellent 

directors to put it all together. They gave 

up so much time to make sure the production 

was spot on. We enjoyed ourselves 

lots. Everything was organized and a great 

experience for everyone. We were 

amazed when we first heard how many 

people wanted to partake in the play. All 

of the cast and stage crew gave equal 

efforts during rehearsals and at home. 

When everyone walked in we knew not 

everyone was familiar with the story of 

Peter Pan. Now you could ask any of the 

cast to say all of the lines in the play and 

they wouldn’t miss a speck. We are sure 

that everyone has enjoyed themselves in 

the making of the play Peter Pan. 

Eric W. and Kavithan R. 

Poplar Road School News 

Year End Poplar Road News 

n Strawberry Festival – Poplar Road’s 

Strawberry Festival was held on Friday, 

June 13. There were tons of games and 

prizes, including our Grand Raffle – A 

Stay at the Fern Resort. It was great 

weather; we had a lot of guests and 

ended up raising a lot of money to 

support Poplar Road School. 

n Spring Sports – Our Girls’ Soccer 

team participated in a tournament. They 

ended up third overall. Way to go, girls! 

Our Co-Ed Volleyball Team also ended 

up third in their tournament. Track and 

Field was a busy time at Poplar. Sixtyfive 

children participated on May 23; 33 

Juniors participated on May 30, and 19 

Students represented Poplar Road at the 

City’s on June 10. That was the most 

we’ve ever had. Our Grade 4 Girls and 

Grade 5 Boys won the Championship 

banner. 

n Leavings – Poplar Road said Goodbye 

to Mr. Stanley and Mrs. Straub, who 

are retiring and Mrs. DeClute and 

Mrs. Morden who have left to go to new 

schools. We wish them well. We are 

looking forward having Mrs. Simmons 

as our new Principal. 

Have a Great Summer. 

From the Grade 4 class in Room 27 

Poplar Road Junior Pubic 

School Leadership Club News 

Over the past four years the Poplar Road 

Leadership Club has been fundraising 

for Free The Children. We have helped 

bring a clean water well to a village in 

Africa, helped with the Drought in 

Daadab, and now are raising money to 

support schools in developing communities 

around the world. In the words of 

Nicko and Raisa these are some of the 

awesome events that have been going on 

at Poplar Road to raise money for Free 

the Children. 

We’ve done a lot this year in the 

Leadership Club. We’ve done all sorts of 

fundraisers to raise money for schools 

all over the world. The things that we’ve 

done so far are: Pumpkin Grams, Food 

Drive, Talent Show, Valentine’s Day 

Fundraiser and Easter Bingo. We raise a 

ton of money for Free The Children, as 

well as giving food donations to our 

local charities. 

We learned that even smallest things 

can make a big change. We made a fair 

amount of money out of just a few 

fundraisers. Remember to BE THE 

CHANGE! 

Nicholas Davies-Hall, 

Raisa Rahman, Mrs. DeClute and 

The Leadership Students of 

Poplar Road.



The Timeless Ball ‒ An Affair to Remember 

Seniors Month kicked off in style 

on Saturday, May 31, as 

Guildwood Extendicare was 

transformed into an elegant, black-andwhite 

themed dance hall as part of the 

inaugural Timeless Ball. 

The special event was a collaboration 

between The 4Life Foundation, 

Extendicare, Chartwell Guildwood, and 


Association (GVCA). 

With sheer white drapes hanging from 

the walls, delicate black-and-white tissue 

flowers set on the tabletops, soft 

mood lighting, and a photo booth to capture 

guests’ portraits, the affair was as 

memorable as it was fun. 

Dressed to the nines, youth volunteers 

from 4Life were on hand to ask residents 

from Extendicare and guests from 

nearby Chartwell Guildwood 

Retirement Residence for a spin on the 

dance floor. The evening’s featured 

musical entertainment was provided by 

Chartwell resident Don Anco who, 

backed by pianist Margaret, captured the 

crowd’s attention with his 

melodious tone and arsenal of 

Elvis classics. 4Life’s Arif and 

Jermal, dubbed ‘The Senior 

Charmers’, treated the audience 

to a beautiful acoustic 

set. There were many moving 

moments during the evening 

including Don’s heartwarming 

serenade of “Let Me Call 

You Sweetheart” 

dedicated 

to his wife, Eleanor, 

who is in the later stages 

of dementia. 

The staff at 

Extendicare stocked the 

refreshment table with 

an assorted, delicious 

spread which sated the 

guests’ appetite. The 

chocolate fountain ‒ 

always an attraction at 

parties ‒ donated by the 

GVCA was a tremendous 

hit. Guests took 

turns dipping in marshmallows, fruits, 

and pretzels into the cascading milk 

chocolate. 

The success of the evening was evident 

by the smiles, laughter, and constant 

dancing throughout the night. As 

the wife of one resident noted, “We’re so 

grateful for the chance to have a good 

time”. This may have been the first 

Timeless Ball ‒ but all signs point to it 

not being the last one. 

Romina Oliverio, 

Dementia Consultant and 

SeeMeEffect Program Assistant 

(l-r) Joseph Khargie, Donna Milovanovic, Pat Every, Sandy 

Griffin, Don Anco, Romina Oliverio, Shelley Angus


Around Guildwood 

Mike Brennan found the emerald ash 

borer at work in Guild Park. 

Guildwood Village Softball Team ‒ 1999. Are you on the photo? 

Aileen Yokota, a Guildwood 

resident for 35 years, was 

recently honoured to receive 

the 2014 Ontario Volunteer 

Service Award in recognition 

of her 20 years volunteering for 

the Momiji Health Care 

Society. The award is given by 

the Government of Ontario. 

My name is Pearl Lamont. I live at 37 

Sir Raymond Drive. We have recently 

added a little free library to our community. 

The idea is that you may take 

a book, or leave a book. It is for all to 

use. It is currently stocked with adult 

reading, some teen lit, and children's 

books. We just wanted to get the info 

out to the community, and thought 

that perhaps the newsletter would be 

interested in featuring the library. 

Wild Turkeys spotted in Guildwood Village April 8, 2014. I think they were drawn to our backyard by the pool of water slowly evaporating, 

a remnant of the ice storm this winter. They worked over our yard, looking for food, then sunned themselves on our garden 

composter, and finally departed, leaving a good feeling that spring had finally arrived. Lee MacLeod, a proud ice storm survivor.

N&V Summer 2014

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