Humber-Happenings-Magazine-Spring-2016

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
A BETTER PLACE
TO BE? BY DON HENDERSON
Humber Bay Shores is becoming an enviable lifestyle community for
home-owners and visitors alike with its large clean parks, waterfront,
multi-use trails and event-based attractions. This is a large
part of the reason condo owners who may outgrow their current lodgings
often decide to re-buy in the very same community. Added to this allure are
the expanding retail offerings making it easy to stay/shop local (markets,
grocers, restaurants, health services, etc.). As Harry Chapin once crooned:
where we love to hang out really becomes ‘a better place to be.’
As a cherished community, we
rely on quality infrastructure and
maintenance services that are, in
large part, provided by our own
condominium corporations and
the municipality. However, keeping
our local public park property clean
and tidy is an everyday custom that
we should all be part of. A great
community depends on volunteers.
I often see people picking up
refuse (wrappers, bags, cigarette
Humber Bay Shores resident Verena Unger
routinely picks up Park litter on her daily walks.
butts, coffee cups and even dog droppings). Our good neighbour, Verena
Unger is an inspirational example picking up garbage on our collective behalf
(see photo). Verena is a member of the “Friends of Humber Bay Park” group
and loves her daily walk along Marine Parade Drive armed with garbage bags
and a pick-up tool. She affirms, it’s against her aesthetic values to leave the
garbage people toss away uncaringly. She often fills as many as three large
bags during her walk. She wishes others would come and help and appeals
to HBS residents and visitors to pick up after themselves and toss refuse in
the 100 or so adjacent and well-spaced receptacles. To quote Verena, “We are
proud of our parkland and lake front and I feel privileged to call this area my
home. Let’s take care of it!”
Another wonderful anonymous
resident also posted a sign along the
trail (requesting dog owners to pickup)!
The Friends of Humber Bay Park
and HBSCA have asked the City for
more signage along the trail to remind
us all to keep our parks clean. For
condo owners, the amazing green
space is an extension of their living
space; a backyard they get to enjoy
A HBS resident, frustrated by dog litter, makes
a novel plea to un-cooperative dog-owners. and share with neighbours. Let’s take
care of it.
On May 28 th , HBSCA will host its 20 th Annual Parkland Clean-up and as
with prior years about 200 volunteers will help clean-up our waterfront parkland.
This one day is merely symbolic of our united need to pick up garbage
daily, or better still, avoid littering our parks with cigarette butts, refuse,
water bottles and dog droppings in the first place! This annual cleanup day
is also about paying homage to our volunteers over many years that understand
and value the beauty of our parks and waterfront. To all of our
volunteers, you are a beacon of respectful pride and altruism in our community.
Thank you! HH
Don Henderson has lived and volunteered in the HBS for nearly 20 years. He currently
serves as President of HBSCA.
SPRING 2016 VOLUME 20, ISSUE 2
ABOUT HBSCA: The Humber Bay Shores Condominium Association
(HBSCA) was established and incorporated in 1997. HBSCA is a volunteer-based,
not-for-profit corporation representing the interests
of the residents in the Humber Bay Shores community.
WHAT WE DO: We supply representation of the community to all
levels of government for the enactment, amendment, or repeal
of legislation dealing with, but not limited to, all aspects of condominium
ownership, real estate development, and usage of real
property in the area. In addition to the above we conduct
research and provide awareness and education to our community
on issues related to ownership, development, management,
financing, and promotion of real estate property in the area.
MISSION STATEMENT: Provide strong leadership for the development,
preservation and beautification of the vibrant, valued,
sustainable condominium community in which we live, work, and play.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT: Don Henderson, Bal Harbour
VICE-PRESIDENT: Jim Reekie, Palace Place
TREASURER: Tom Arkay, Palace Pier
SECRETARY: Laura Nash, Marina del Rey, Phase III
PAST-PRESIDENT: Jim Reekie, Palace Place
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE:
Jim Faichnie, Waterford
Kathryn Winter, Grand Harbour, Bldg A & B
Tim Owen, Grand Harbour, Bldg C
DIRECTORS:
Toni Lisi, Marina del Rey, Phase I
Horst Richter, Marina del Rey, Phase II | Nico Rogers, Waterford
Linda Dakin, Explorer at Waterview | Beth MacNab, Voyager 1 & 2
Beth MacNab, Voyager 2 | Mike Adamovich, Nautilus
Marion Crewe, Hearthstone by the Bay
Wayne Lakey, Grenadier Landing | Lida Preyma, Newport Beach
Mario DeSantis, South Beach, Green Tower
Irene Nordlander, South Beach, Blue Tower
David White, Beyond the Sea, Star Tower
Joyce Luesink, Beyond the Sea, Phase I
Sherali Najak, Waterscapes | Mike Kavanagh, Palace Place
Dina Godinko, Lakeside Place
CONTRIBUTORS
Don Henderson | Peter Milczyn | Jim Reekie | Martin Rumack
Darren Clark | Shayne Henderson | Irene Jardine
Friends of Humber Bay Park | Mark Grimes | Murray Johnson
Norma Jean Sittler | Dr. Farzad Ghazi
PRODUCTION
DESIGN: Markintosh Design | Mark Tzerelshtein
PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Fred Sanders
MANAGING EDITOR: Monique Charbonneau
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Laura Keeler-Lavin
ADVERTISING
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hbsca@rogers.com or call 416.792.4964
Humber Happenings Magazine is published 4 times a year by MJ
Rochester Publishing Inc. 2 St. Clair Ave East Suite 202, Toronto, ON.
All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in
any form without the consent of the HBSCA. The HBSCA, MJ
Rochester Publishing Inc. or any member of the production team is
not responsible for any errors, omissions, facts or representation in
editorials or advertisements in this publication.
OFFICE: 2240 Lake Shore Blvd West, Unit M-227,
Toronto, ON M8V 0G1 • Ph: 416-792-4964
CONTACT INFORMATION: email: hbsca@rogers.com
WEBSITE: www.humberbayshores.org
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