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Arson confirmed on Baldwin Street 

as Saturday goes up in smoke 

by Masha Buell 

Mario was working across the road at the Dias Fmit Market. He saw the smok~ and flames coming up 

from behind House of Spice at "around one." He ran across and told Carlos. Opening the back door 

of the store they encountered a raging fire. Buckets of water enabled them to shut the door and escape 

through the front of the store. Someone called 911. 

Cause of fire: arson. Inspector stores. 

worth of food in the stores 

Robbie Schnurr of the Ontario The age and nature of the 3 deemed unfit by the health 

Fire Marshall's Office stated that attached buildings certainly inspectors, that had to be thrown 

boxes stacked outside the back of contributed to the speed with away. 

the building at 182 Baldwin St. which the fire spread. And the But how do you put a price on 

(House of Spice) were ignited. first pumpers on the scene hard work wasted, of business 

The fire spread straight up the exhausted their own water supply 

while firefighters wrestled power went off for hours? And 

lost by all the stores whose 

back wall to the wooden eaves, 

roof, and through the attached with hydrants that were frozen what cost to a family-owned 

co~on attics of 180 and 178 or so stiff that. they took three business that has to pack up and 

Baldwin. The tar shingle which people to open them up. go because they lost everything 

covered the back of 182 Baldwin Damages: estimated at about a they had. There's no insurance 

is a petroleum based material -it half million dollars. 

for lost hopes and dreams. 

burns fast and furiously. The fire Anyone can see how quicl9y it 

ate its way down into the second all adds up. The buildings themselves, 

the . property of the 

floors of 182 and 180. There 

was also extensive smoke and people living in the apartments 

water damage to the main floor above, the thousands of dollars 

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And no future in ashes. 

Still under investigation 

The investigating officers at 14 

division could . only · say that the 

arson is under investigation. No 

further information was available. 

But the Fire Marshall's office 

commented that arson is probably 

the most frustrating crime 

in the criminal code. Many go 

unsolved. 

[Anyone who has information 

that might assist the investigation 

should contact 14 Division at 

324-1404.] 

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Page Two I February 1992 EDITORIAL/LETTERS Kensington Market DRUM 

Talking DRUM 

will return next issue. 

February 10 1992 

This morning (publication date) at 8.00 

am the following press release was faxed 

to uS' by Superintendent Clark Winter of 

Metro Police 14 division. 

Metropolitan Toronto Police 

NEWS RELEASE 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8th, 1992 

AS A RESULT OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM CITIZENS IN 

THE KENSINGTON AREA REGARDING ACTIVITJ.ES TAKING 

PLACE IN THE AFTER HOURS CLUB KNOWN -AS K.C. 'S. 

SITUATED AT 75/79 KENSINGTON AVE. AN INVESTIGATION 

WAS COMMENCED IN OCTOBER 1991. 

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT FOUR. 

· MONTHS DURING WHICH TIME THERE WERE SEIZURES OF 

COCAINE_ MARUUANA AND HASHISH WHICH WOULD HAVE 

YIELDED IN EXCESS OF $200,oo0.00 IN STREET SALES. 

SEARCH WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY. 

AT 3.00AM ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 1992. 

THE WARRANT INTO THE PREMISES AT 75/79 WAS 

EXEClrrED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT 

CLARK WINTER, INSPECTOR DOUGLAS ECKLUND, DET. ·soT 

AUBREY DOVE, DET. GUS SELEMIDiS AND DET, CONSTABLE 

JAMES LING OF 14 DIVISION .. 

THERE WERE ONE -HUNDRED AND THIRTY OFFICERS 

INVOLVED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE WARRANTS. ASSIS 

TANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE MORALITY BUREAU, NO. 1 

DISTRICT DRUG SQUAD, 11, 12, .13 AND 14 DIVISION MAJOR 

CRIME UNITS, 14 AND 52 DIVISION COMMUNITY FOOT, 

E.T.F. AND P.C. CARRlli GRANT AND HIS POLICE SERVICE 

DOG "MORGAN". 

SIXTY FIVE OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE EXECU 

TION OF THE WARRANT INTO 75/79 KENSINGTON A VENUE. 

SEIZED FROM THIS LOCATION WERE QUANTITIES OF HASH 

ISH, COCAINE AND MARUUANA {WHICH HAD BEEN CON 

CEALED IN SUCH PLACES AS POOL TABLES AND VENDING 

MACHINES). SIXTY ONE BOTTLES OF ALCOHOL, APPROX. 

$30,000 IN CASH AND A LOADED 22 CALIBRE REVOLVER. 

AMONG ITEMS SEIZED FROM THE EXECUTION OF OTHER 

WARRANTS WERE FIVE COMPUTERS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, 

DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1991 A 9MM SEMI 

AUTOMATIC HAND GUN AND A CLIP CONTAINING 15 

ROUNDS WAS SEIZED FROM A PERSON ARRESTED AT K.C'S. 

SEVEN PERSONS ARRESTED DURING THE EXECUTION OF 

THE SEARCH WARRANT AT K.C. 'S WERE RELEASED ON 

FORM NINES AT THE SCENE. 

THE PERSONs LISTED BELOW WERE ARRESTED AND HELD 

FOR SHOW CAUSE HEARING IN 115 COURT OLD CITY HALL 

ON SATURnAY FEBRUARY 8TH 1992. : 

T~ - qtOwN WILL BE ASKING FOR A REMAND DATE OF 

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH 1992, IN 115 COURT, OLD CITY 

HALL. - 

[The press release continues with the names of 31 individuals 

charged, and a list of the charges against them. The 

first individual on the list, Gordon Wardell Washington, is 

charged with most: 24 counts of trafficking in cocaine and 

with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, hashish and marijuana. 

All others on the list face single or multiple charges 

of trafficking, or conspiracy to traffic in hashish, marijuana 

or cocaine: The release, concludes with the statement: 

"WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF 

SEVERAL OTHER PARTIES." 

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LAST TIME 

WE REPORTED 

•That the Festival of Lights, 

KCAS solstice parade would be 

back Dec 21 after missing last 

year. 

See photos page 8-9. 

•That the city would collect 

"white junk" for recycling. 

Phone 392-7742 if you have 

stove, dishwasher,fridge, freezer, 

washer or dryer you're thinking of 

chucking out. 

•That a deal was very close on 

the longstanding Augusta gasmains 

dispute. 

The deal is done. See news roundup, 

page 4.) 

•That several people were still · 

insisting that a Spadina LRT 

•That a December 11 hospital/community 

workgroup 

meeting had been postponed to 

Jan 29 at the hospital's request. 

And Jan 29, the group was· dis:. 

banded. See Hospital cans development 

plan, page 4. 

•That the_re's too much car 

traffic in the market, . and a 

pitiful shortage of bicycle racks. 

Phone the City Cycling Committee 

at 392-7592for a bike rack application 

form. The City has hundreds 

of racks to instal. 

•That Scadding Court and 

Mixed Company's popular SCAT 

cabaret had returned. 

See page 10: The Cat Returns. 

•That there was a $250 prize for 

designing a new logo for the 

Toronto Disarmament Network. 

Deadline for submissions has been 

extended to Feb. 29. Phone 535- 

8005 for details. 

•That Greenpeace was warning 

of increased risks from ozone 

depletion. 

And now Canada's minister of the 

envirorunent, says keep your 

children out of the sun altogether 

because of increased ozone related 

risks. 

•That 169 Brunswick was the 

new home for St Stephen's adult· 

and senior programs. 

Several readers damned the move. 

Details in March. 

environmental hearing is necess- uuuuuu~v - '-\.1----=------- --- -..,- ----- 

. ary. I 

Feb 8 those people spent seven 

hours with a special advisor 

appointed by Envirorunent Minister 

Ruth Grier. See Simple streetcar, 

p. 4. 

•That there was widespread concern 

about the Hospital's incinerator. 

A local group has formed and the 

Board of health is involved: see 

Letter and Other People's Mail, 

p.3. 

•That a Kensington lawsuit (see 

Nov. 91 DRUM) against the city 

for recovery of taxes was temporarily 

shelved. 

No news is no news. . 

•That the TIC had decided to 

proceed full speed with a study 

of how to streetscape Spadina for bJ©l~dJWllll"D ~©lY'~ 

the LRT, not waiting for the 

.·•.\\:is \he. polk e. 

outcome of the environmental Ott l



Kensington Market DRUM EDITORIAL/LETTERS February 1992 I Page Three 

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Letters to DRUM 

Box 67590 

576 Dundas Street West 

Toronto M5T 3B8 

published. Unless stated here, letters are published in their entirety. 

Thanks 

Please thank on our behalf the 

following sponsors of the 

ALEXANDRA PARK HEALTHY 

LIFESTYLES DAY OF NOVEM 

BER 25, 1991 

European Meats, Baldwin Street 

Bakery, Global Cheese Store, 

Cbocky' s/Silversteins, 

Fortune Houseware, T.A.L. 

Moda, Margaret Dress Baldwin 

Ltd., Table Shoppe, Smart Wear, 

Caam United Hardware Ltd., 

Mala'ni International, A Wein's 

Dry Goods, Knob Hill Farms, 

Harry David Ltd., White Rose 

Nurseries. · 

Thanks also to Co-ordinating 

Committee Members: Alex -Park 

Residents, Toronto Mayor's Task 

Force on Drugs, the staff of 

M.T.H.A., Alex Park Community 

Health Centre, Scadding Court 

Recreation Centre and Church of 

St George the Martyr. 

Yours sincerely, 

Ragini Sharma 

DEEP CUTS 

Uear residents, parents and 

friends, 

Metro Council is facing some 

tough choices. The staff is proposing: 

- cutting back 700 childcare 

spaces; laying off 156 staff from 

homes for the aged; freezing community 

grants; ·decreasing TIC 

services, such as over night service; 

and/or increasing fares; not 

filling vacancies left ope1,1 by 

police officers. 

Even with these cuts, there will 

still be a 15% increase in Metro's 

portion of the property tax. (Rep- 

Hospital's 

health 

As someone who lives very close 

to the ho~ital, I was shocked 

when I read about the lead, mercury 

and dioxins that are spewing 

daily from the incinerator stack~ 

The harmful effects of those substances 

are well documented and it 

is clear that we MUST take some 

action to stop this dangerous contamination 

of our environment. A 

small group of people from the 

area has met and determined to try 

to deal with the problem. 

Initially, · they plan to meet with 

representatives of the hospital to 

let them know of the group's 

concern and their wishes for an 

immediate stop to the burning of 

the materials which cause the toxic 

emissions. They are hopeful that a 

solution can be worked out with 

the hospital. If any Drum readers 

share their concerns and would 

like to lend support to the group, 

please call 365-3184 or write 

Action on Hospital Incineration, 3 

Leonard Place, M5T 1K9. 

The irony of our local hospital 

being responsible for the poisoning 

of our air is just too ludicrous! 

Carol Branning 

Leonard Place 

resenting an increase of $3.75 for 

each $100 of property tax.) 

Are there any alternatives? 

Which department should bear the 

brunt of the cuts? As your Metro 

Council representative, what positions 

and actions should I take? 

Come to a discussion February' 

26, 1992, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 

Committee Room 6. 

Olivia Chow, 

Metropolitan Councillor 

for Downtown Toronto 

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I • ~EH'PEAc:e is currently hiring dedicated I 

~- activist for our door to door canvass. Must be ~ 

j committed to social change and available full time ~ 

~ from 2:PM till lO:PM. ~ 

I For details call Lisa S. 351-0430 I 

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Apartment For Rent: 2 

bedroom+. 

· $750, 1st and last. 

Call Bob 408-3335. 

we were substandard. No evidence 

bas been offered in this regard. 

I appreciate. your giving me the 

opportunity to . respond to these 

issues. 

Sincerely, 

Allan R. Hudson, 

FRCSC(C) 

President, 

The Toronto Hospital 

Ms. Marbeth Greer \ 

Administrator, Board of Health 

for the City of Toronto Health The Board of Health 

Unit 

City of Toronto Health Unit 

20 January 1992 

MB, 

c/o Marbeth Greer, Secretariat 

Division 

Thursday February 6, 1992 

Dear Ms. Greer: 

I very much appreciate your cour- Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: 

tesy in sending me three items 

with reference to your Thursday I write on behalf of Action on 

25 January 1992 meeting .. ; Hospital Incineration (Kensington) 

to object to the letter written to 

Item 21(b): 

you by Alan Hudson, the senior 

The stack at the Western Division administrator of the Toronto Hosof 

the Toronto Hospita'J meets all pita), (January 20,1992). We are 

current standards. It is my local residents who live with an 

understanding that some residents incinerator that burns biomedical 

in the area want to change the waste without any pollution constandards. 

It is clearly my respon- trois whatsoever. 

sibility to ensure that the Hospital We are shocked that Mr. 

functions within standards and I Hudson would write a letter so 

would be happy to address any totally dismissive in tone and 

problem which might suggest that content of our concerns. Mr. 

Dear Fairest ... 

Dear Fairest Hill 

I am twelve years old and I was 

. at the Drug Awareness Day at 

Alexandra Park Community 

Centre on November 24 1991 

where you sang and talked to us 

about drugs. The events I 

enjoyed the most were the 

speaker Dave Mann who was 

interesting and .I really enjoyed 

the rap group YBP and your 

singing. The other events I 

enjoyed were the MTHA Theatre 

group, Concern Children 

Puppetry, the Spanish Dance 

Group and the T-shirt painting. 

I really think that the guys in 

YBP are cute and I hope that 

you and YBP come back to the 

Alexandra Park Community 

Centre and Ryerson Public 

School because niy sister and I 

really enjoyed you and learned 

a lot. 

From Brandi Dewar 

Hudson knows that the Ministry of 

the.Environment, the City's Environmental 

Protection Office and 

the local residents are all concerned 

that current regulations· are 

out-dated; he also knows that 

current re~lations are about to 

change. Yet he waves us off with 

the thread-bare excuse that the 

incinerator meets current standards. 

He is hiding behind a bureaucratic 

veil that everyone else 

sees through and he looks foolish. 

This is not a position which indicates 

any public acknowledgement 

of the problem. 

Mr. Hudson was responding to a 

letter from Martin Smith which 

recount~d a shocking episode of 

burning eyes and skin from contact 

with the incinerator's sinoke when 

weather conditions drove it down 

to street level. Rather than responding 

to this shocking illustration 

of our problem in real human 

terms, Hudson the health professional 

doesn't even refer to it. 

We are asking the Board of Health 

to help in the following ways: 

1) Encourage the City's Environmental 

Protection Office to bring 

forward its policy statement and 

recommendations on Medical 

Waste Incineration, which are long 

overdue; 

2) Support us in trying to get the 

Ministries of Health and Environment 

to bring forward their complete 

consultants report (only the 

Summary Report has been released 

to the public) and a policy· statement 

on biomedical waste disposal 

in Ontario, also long overdue. 

Once this is on the record Mr 

Hudson cannot deny that we have 

a problem on our hands. 

Sincerely, 

John Wilbur, 

Action on Hospital Incineration, 

Kensington 

DRUM'S finest print: philibas terr's i n c it e c o I. 

This is a new column but don't expect lengthy introductions. 

I've only got five hundred words. 

What the ad really tells us is that there are a lot of clock- 

Topic in. general: T.R.O.N.N.O. 

watching employers out there, driving their employees to 

Topic in particular: • drugs or drink. The proud sponsors of the ad by the way are 

Newspapers vs. bus shelters. all listed at the bottom (I noticed because I was bent double) . 

. There're three daily ne~spapers here: Glob, Stun,. and They should think for a minute how the ad reflects on their 

Twinkler. (There's also a business rag the last post or some- own corporate mentality. 

thing, but it doesn't count.) ' ' The Twinkler / . . 

Three dailies is world-class according to 'the ·Twinkler. Where ·~as I? Oh yes, the Twinkler. The most pukable about 

Quantity-wise. 

the Twinkler in general is that they're the best. The most 

But there's many more than three bus-shelters and with pukable thing in particular is a thing they're running called 

only a few more bus shelters maybe we could get 'the dailies the Twinkler-Tonker show. 

down to two and save a couple of trees. 

The Tonker, also known as Chairman AI, is Metro's head 

Figure it: you can keep the rain off with a bus shelter even honch. He's done some arithmetic and figured that the best 

better than a newspaper. You can advertise in a bus-shelter. way to solve Metro's job loss crisis (78,000 jobs gone in the 

' There are more interesting people in bus-shelters than in past three years)' is to spend $300-$400 million on a Spadina 

newspapers. You-often find newspapers in bus-shelters, and subway extension and a Spadina LRT. That's 1200 two year 

how·many t,imes other than this have you found a bus-shelter · jobs. (All of which, for sure, will go to the people who've 

in a newspaper? 

lost their needle-trade jobs on Spadina.) By govt. standards 

Right now there's one bus-shelter and one newspaper that it's a good deal, only . $250,000 or so per job created. Just 

are identical--they both make me puke. The bus-shelter in think. Only $30 billion more tracks and tunnels and we'd 

question is at King and Spadin11; the newspaper is at One have the other 76,800 back at work, for two years anyway. 

Yonge. · · So anyway, the Twinkler is broadcasting the Tonker line: 

The puke-worthy thing about the bus shelter is the ad in it. "the only thing stopping the shoveis going into the ground is 

The ad. in the King-Spadina B.S... • "par~hial Spadina Ave residents and businesses squabbling _ 

You may have seen it elsewhere: 

about the width of 40 metres of sidewalk. • (No fact-checking 

"IT'S NINE A.M. AND. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR here.) 

EMPLOYEE_ IS?" it blares. . , And then to top it they quote the Tonker as saying he's 

And then 1t goes on'to say, well employees with drug and talked to the construction trades about it, and there's going to 

alcohol problems are jive times as likely to be late or absent. · be violen~e . 

Now there's · a bus-shelter that's more useful · than most · Oh well, boys will be boys. We pray that the Tonker's 

newspapers. . bark is worse than his overbite. And we'll forgive the ' 

The first useful thing the bus-shelter tells is that high-priced Twinkler if they do a piece on why they want the Harbouridiots 

who make such ads don't take traruiit. Or they'd know front LRT extended east to Number One Yonge. And why 

t~e employer they think they're tal_king to doesn~t . tal,e . transit . ·. t!Jey w~t the Spadina subway extension curling around the 

e1ther. . , . . top of the Downsview airforce base. 

Among the working people, genls, are those who are not Back to the point though, if bu&-shelter!l drive· one of the 

there at nine sharp because they look after cged parents, or . dailieli out o(business, which one should it be? We'll look at 

their children, or because they're puking in theKing·~ina ·. · · the : vt~ J1Clrt. ti~. theu the Stun, tben let you decide. 

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Page Four I February 1992 

NEWS AND VIEWS 

Kensington Market DRUM 

"Rooftop cottage" ·draws a crowd 

High hopes for market housing 

by Eva Winton, photos by Otis Marechaux 

On a cold sunny day in December, 

shopkeepers and pedestrians 

on Baldwin Street looked 

up in fascination at a two-storey 

wooden wall being raised into 

the vertical: the beginnings of a 

new house some 25 feet up in 

the air, on top of an existing 

building. For four bright winter 

days, this theatre of life continued--a 

crew of ten-odd with 

hammer, ropes, wooden poles. 

Appeal to the senses is a Market 

specialty, and the most 

sensational part of the construction 

process was the wall raising. 

The four two-storey high 

walls were built flat on the roof 

of the old building and raised to 

create the balloon-frame structure. 

Graduate architects, artist, 

free-lance anarchists and other 

friends and neighbours took part 

in this elevated barn-raising. 

Passers-by and inhabitants of 

Baldwin Street all stopped to 

watch and comment as the work 

took shape over the week. 

The building itself is the 

manifestation of an architectural 

thesis about the creation of 

urban dwelling places. At the 

top of the scaffolding, rising 

like a Tower of Babel over the 

linguistic labyrinth of the Market 

is 27 years Gregory Peacock. 

Educated in Architecture 

· and Environmental Studies at 

the University ofWaterloo, and 

a self-taught Jack-of-all-trades. 

Peacock is using his own first 

hou~e to explore and demonstrate 

his ideas about housing. 

The building looks out on the 

busy street from a large picture 

window at the living-room 

level. There are also two balconies 

which face East and 

West, and a roof deck which 

surveys the city. The neighbourhood 

looks back at the 

house, and Peacock is pleased 

by the interest shown. . Everybody 

offers an opinion - philosophical, 

political, technological, 

aesthetic. Various menfbers 

of the community have 

already named it. "The Kensington 

Tower", and Peacock 

hopes that it will be a beacon of 

confidence for the MarlCet. . 

Kensmgton . M ar k et IS 

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regarded as a desirable l,ocation 

by many home-seekers. For 

those who live in the area, there 

is a sense of community life and 

colourful urban fabric unparalleled 

in the city. Artists, musicians, 

writers and architects 

have made their homes (and 

studios) here. 

The greatest limitation - that 

of space - is seen as a chal- . 

lenge. "I specialize in difficult 

_sites," claims Peacock, whose 

friends describe him as an 

eccentric but determined individual. 

He moved to the· house 

just off Baldwin Street in 1990. 

Over the last hundred years the 

original brick building has been 

a garage, a kosher chicken 

slaughterhouse, an apartment 

building and an art gallery. 

Inspired by the lively character 

of its location, and interested 

in specializing in housing, Pea- 

, cock chose to make this small 

building the site of his architectural' 

thesis project. Over the 

course of a year he developed 

his ideas for the house - experimenting 

with designs, working 

strategically with constraints, 

and obtaining all the necessary 

approvals. 

Receiving apprqval from the 

City Planning Department was 

not difficult, says Peacock. 

They were enthusiastic about 

th~ project because it worked 

well with their intentions to 

encourage more people to live 

in the Market. They believe 

that having more residents near 

shopping streets will enhance 

the vitality of the streets, as 

well as increase public safety at 

night. 

Complying with building code 

requirements was not as simple, 

he says, because of the tight 

location of the site. Eventually, 

though, a solution was found 

which satisfied all. the regulations 

as well as allowing him to 

build the type of space that he 

had envisione,d. 

The house embodies his ideas 

about important qualities in 

living space. 

It evolved from an image of 

cottage-like dwelling units 

perched on under--utilized 

rooftop spaces. Peacock foresees 

the possibility of dozens of 

similar projects throughout the 

Market, which would revitalize 

it as a place for living as well as 

a shopping district. 

Gregory Peacock intends to 

live and work in his new home. 

He feels that it will work well 

as a prototype market-area 

house. The combined dwelling 

and working space recalls the 

medieval traditions of Europe, 

where business and entertainment 

would take place in the 

home. While this particular 

arrangement might not suit all 

households, he can also see a 

slightly more conventional 

arrangement of apartment 

above, commercial space below 

as a good housing type for 

families living in the Market. 

His designs and construction 

practice are geared toward 

creating architecturally designed 

units which are affordable and 

accessible to the general public. 

The "Kensington Tower" is a 

first example of such a project. 

The building already has a life 

of its own, and Peacock feels 

that he has contributed to Ken- 

- sington Market not only socially 

and economically but culturally 

and architecturally also. 

With luck the project should 

be completed by the Spring. In 

the meantime, however, curious 

neighbours are welcome to visit 

the construction site. 

Eve Winton is a graduate of the 

School of Architecture, University 

of Waterloo. 

Casa Kensington: lots of looks 

Hoisting a two storey wall 

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SIMPLE STREETCAR NEARER 

as opponents of LRT stick to their guns: 

How close are proponents and opponents of the Spadina LRT 

to agreement? Eleven resolvable points apart, if the outcome of 

a meeting last Sat. (Feb 8) is any proof. David Evans, a special 

advisor to the minister of the environment met with opponents 

of the line · for seven hours then undertook to advise the 

minister of eleven conditions the group wants imposed on 

approval of a Spadina streetcar line. (Top of the list: streetcars 

at street level, and no sidewalks slashed in favour of car lanes.) 

KC' s HIT HARD 

There's a big difference between this most recent police action 

against KCs after hours club and the two previous, according 

to Supt Clark Winter of Metro Police 14 Division. (See police 

news release, p.2.) 

As evidence he points to the kinds of charges laid this 

time compared to the two other major police actions against 

the club. The other times, the only charges laid were "same 

day", related to what was going on in the club at the time the 

police entered. 

This time, he points out, KCs was "the hub" of a four 

month investigation. At the same time as they went into KCs 

the police were also going into 26 other premises. So the 

charges laid reflect evidence accumulated over a four month 

period, and involve well over 1 00 separate instances of 

trafficking or conspiracy to traffic by 31 people. 

Among the differences this makes: KCs landlord will be 

apprised that there is reason to believe that rent being received 

is proceeds of crime and as such liable to be confiscated if the 

tenant Is convicted of that crime. 

HOSPITAL CANS 

DEVELOPMENT PLAN 

The Jan. 29 meeting of the Toronto Hospital planning advisory 

workgroup turned out, unexpectedly, to be its last. 

At the meeting Bill Louth, executive v.p. of the hospital 

rose to say that the hospital wouln ask the city to put their 

application on hold for at leas·, six months. , 

Recent developments at the provincial level (freezing of 

hospital budget increases at 1 %) have made any development 

an unc;ertain matter. And the recent decision of ministers of 

health across the country to try to reduce the number of 

medical students makes the future role of the Western as a 

teaching hospital even harder to predict. 

GAS MAINS DEAL DONE 

A letter has gone to the City from Consumer Gas confirming 

that the gas co. will relocate the mains on Augusta from under 

the sidewalk to under the street (thereby ending the gas co's 

objection to existing and new commercial canopies on Augusta. 

TASK FORCE TEETERING 

Feb 1 2 Neighbourhoods Committee of City Council is to hear 

what may amount to final arguments for continuing the Kensington 

Task Force as a committee of council. Budget cutting 

is uppermost on council's mind so they have the ideal excuse 

to can the KMA TF (along with all kinds of other agencies and 

subcommittees), because task forces cost staff time, and staff 

time is money. So if it does bite the city dllst, the task force 

will have the consolation of lots of company. 

ST ANDREWS WIDENING, 

GARAGE EXPANSION 

City services committee will look again at the proposal to 

widen St Andrew Street--the parking authority's condition for 

expanding the Kensington garage. The Parking Authority has a 

new study in hand which supports their argument that the 

garage is still useful to the market (some merchants say it has 

become a Spadinatown garage).




NEWS AND VIEWS 

\ 

February 1992 I Page Five 

Toronto Western HospitaL from Nassau and Bathurst. With the Bathurst North building demolished and building 

expansion delayed (see News Roundup), the hospital has 60+ new parking spaces on the n. w. corner. 

_ 

....., KENSINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL,..., .-- 

BLUE BOX 

by Martin Smith 

Recycling has been a great success 

at the collection end of it. 

On DRUM'S BEAT consumers 

are conscientiously using their 

. blue box, and a waste collection 

resource centre/ clearing house 

is getting started. Metro Works 

is expected to expand the list of 

recyclable materials as new 

separation strategies come on · 

board. Also Kensington Market 

is a prime candidate for a compostable 

material collection 

project... So why should big 

Blue be sad? 

What's troubling Blue is it 

wants to be green but it can't. 

Blue was born blue for business, 

and no matter how many 

holistic healers Blue visits, they 

can't cure the aching back-log 

of recycled materials collected, 

separated, stockpile.d, but not 

sold. Blue is bloated, painfully 

constipated, and immobilized. 

1 NUCLEAR INDUSTRY 

,, UPDATE 

• 

In ACT for Disarmament's brief 

to the House of Commons S.ub 

- Committee on arms exports, 

ACT has included Canada's 

CANDU reactor. 

ACT says CANDU sales must 

be considered to be military 

sales because the CANDU 

reactor produces large quantities 

of weapons-grade uranium. The 

possion of a CANDU reactor is 

said to be how India became a 

nuclear weapons state. 

The brief ask that CANDU 

technology be "subject to the 

same export controls as are 

sales of weapons." 

the 1986 guidlines on 

weapons sales would cancel the 

AECL sale of a CANDU reactor 

to South Korea and end 

Canada's participation in the 

construction of the CANDU 

reactor in Romania. 

1 ACT for Disarmament presented 

its brief to the House Subcommitte~ 

on February 6 . . 

SINGS THE 

THE SURGEONS ARGUE 

"Blue needs temporary 

relief, lets landfill the 

back-log, then Blue can 

recover." 

"No! Blue needs intensive 

financial injection 

therapy to create new 

markets, then Blue can 

grow and be strong. " 

BLUE'S NOT GREEN 

The reason Blue was not created 

green is because it was not 

shopper-driven needs that .. 

brought Blue into the world. 

When Jim Bradley was the 

Minister of the Environment in 

the Peterson Government, he 

pushed hard for legislation 

which would reduce shelf space 

in stores for beverages in 

aluminum cans or non-returnable 

bottles. The percentage of 

beverages in returnable, 

refillable glass bottles on store 

shelves was to increase accordingly. 

The beverage companies 

responded with $20 Million to 

begin OMMRI, ( Ontario Multi- 

NOT 

GARBAGE 

by Stan Mazur 

Finally got to another meeting 

of the It's Not Garbage' Com- · 

mittee at City Hall (Jan 23/92). 

Conflict of interest problem still 

exists. The necessity of an 

organization such as this to 

carefully screen companies 

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BLUES 

Material Recycling Incorporated). 

OMMRI was established 

to assist municipalities begiri 

blue box collection programs. 

The Ontario Government kicked 

in another $20 Million, and the 

municipalities are stuck with the 

continuing cost of blue box 

collection. 

It is up to shoppers to 

improve Blue's health. When 

we must pu"'chase a packaged 

item, let us think "reusable" 

first. Ask your merchants to 

keep products available in reusable 

packages well stocked. 

Select products . which aTe not ' 

packaged at all. Use your own 

reed basket or cloth shopping 

bag to carry your purchases 

home. Ask your grocer to 

deliver your groceries to your 

home, they can pack your purchases 

. in reusable cardboard 

cartons. 

You can help our friend Blue 

recover. Reduce your purchase 

of products which are packaged. 

Be creative! Reduce and reuse: 

to restore our environment. 

Talk of introducing simple 

wire mesh composters into 

parks for on-site leaf compostmg. 

Next meeting will cover the 

· issue of meeting the press. 

The problem of cloth versus 

disposable diapers was 

discussed. Statistics are cloudy 

at best. Better cloth and better 

cleaning services could help. 

Hospitals make a big difference 

in the markets. 

which contribute funds was 

highlighted again. If one accepts rr=====··.---··-- 

funds from a firm that has a Lost your blue box? 

subsidiary which could be pol- 

call 

luting it'ruins the image. 39~-7742 

Member of the Ontario and they II get a new 

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L . B d u · one to you. 1 

tquor oar mon was pres- ~~==:=:=:=::::=::=::~=~!... 

ent and spoke about way to r 

recycle the bottles from I 

L.C.B.O in conjunction with i 

other programs. ) 

National Junk Mail Return \ 

Day, March 13/92. For infor- 

. mation contact Junk Mail Inc., I 

428 Westvale Dr., Waterloo, 

·ON N2T 1T5. I 

Dreaming of a city free of 

cars? contact Transport Options, 

427 Bloor St. W., Suite 205, 

Toronto M5S · 1X7, fax 

( 416)960-0026. 

THE INCREDIBLE 

SHRINKING STORE 

AUG 27, 1991 

The two most important items 

on my shopping list: cat food 

and toilet paper (fulfils most 

needs, paper towels now a 

luxury) 

It was a cold and icy February 

in 1989 when I first moved 

into the heart of the market. No 

cats ... yet, but back problems 

made it necessary to find the 

nearest store for toilet paper 

and milk, if tea was on hand. 

That place was Rebelo's. 

Can't remember when I heard 

that Rebelo's had been sold .. 

I'd noticed it shrinking before I 

got the news. First the meat 

counter at the back disappear~;~d. 

Thl(n slowly counter after 

counter was emptied as products 

were bought, and not replaced. 

In the end only a few lonely 

items stood on the shelves - 

unwanted orphans. And now, I 

am in search of a place to buy 

toilet paper, cat food, milk, 

bread, 

. 

etc. 

. 

near home and 

mexpenstve. 

November- December 1991 

Having decided to write this 

piece I set out to do some 

research. Walked up Kensington 

past the fruit and vegetable 

stalls where Rebelo's used to 

be. Stopped in to chat with 

Bobby, local proprietor of a 

store which caters to West 

Indians, and those of us who are 

brave enough try their "stuff" 

(you don't know what you're 

missing if you've never eaten a 

traditional tropical meal). Bobby 

says his customers are from all 

over, Viet Nam. Asked him 

what he knew of the history of 

Rebelo's. He said "Paulie'll be 

by later, he comes every day, 

why doncha give me your number 

and you can come by bump 

into him • and · drain his 

brain." ... Bobby called. Within 

minutes I was there. 

"I don't miss the work, understand, 

..." Truth shines in 

Paulie's eyes. "But this was my 

life, these are my friends," His 

hands suggest a large area 

radiating out to at least the 

boundaries of Kensington Market 

..."The market's not the 

same," he says. Pointing to the 

newly sprouted stores across the 

street. "They'll be gone in a 

few months. "It's not worth 

coming here anymore" says the 

young Rebelo. (The new KEN 

SINGTON MALL which has 

replaced 

Rebelo's is having 

- -- -" 

difficulty renting the tiny little 

booths that have been con 

. structed within the space. Vegetable 

and fruit sta~ds fill the 

space in the front and on the 

sidewalk.) · 

Talking about sidewalks, have 

·you noticed the little_ sidewalk 

shops that have begun to sprout 

·up selling things from hair bows 

to brassieres. Interesting to find 

that the shoes come only in 

small sizes. Nice shoes but not 

for my feet. Average for most 

North American born people. 

"THEY don't care -for the 

people they serve. They just 

want to make money." Paulie 

shakes his head sadly. 

Norberto Rebelo came to 

Toronto from Portugal in the 

mid 60s. His wife followed two 

years later. Gaby (Gabrielle) 

was born two years after that. 

Her first memories . were of a 

big house on Adelaide with a 

backyard and many cousins , 

aunts and uncles. Her mother 

had 10 or 11 brothers and sisters. 

"My dad was the fust 

Portuguese to immigrate to 

Toronto." Most of the subsequent 

immigres went · first to 

Norberta's. "I never had a room 

of my own. The ·place was 

always filled with people ... I 

never felt poor. There was 

always plenty of food on the 

table." 

The first job N orberto had 

was with the railway. Drawn to 

the market becaQse it reminded 

him of home. The merchants at 

the time mostly Jewish, (it was 

widely known as "The Jew 

Market" back then), accepted 

him with open arms and a way 

to begin his first store on Kensington 

A venue. 

"They found him to be an 

honourable man, said Bobby. 

"He purchased the property 

where eventually Rebelo's 

would be. The store I knew. II 

Gaby lives happily in Mississauga 

with her children, the 

grandkids. Paulie is beginning 

a new and highly successful life 

somewhere in the Caribbean. 

Tony, the oldest son lives in 

Portugal as do Norbefto and his 

wife. Gaby cheerfully and with 

great love said, "I was so glad 

when they decided to sell. 

After Adelaide Street the only 

place for my mother to garden 

was on the balcony over the 

store ... plants and flowers everywhere 

. You could hardly 

move. At last she has a place to 

garden outside." 

Dizzying little changes. The 

beat goes on. 

Will Kate find her store? 

And what's in store for Kate? 

Tune in next time.



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St. Stephen's Xmas Dance 

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On December 20, 1991, at St. Stephen's Community 

House, the Young Women's Group form the 

Arcade hosted a Christmas Dance for youths 12 

and under. Santa came and the kids had fun. Santa 

had lots of treats for eve_ryone. We had a DJ and 

dance contests with prizes for everyone. We also 

had a lively round "of Simon Says" and musical 

chairs. The winning t-shirt logo was put on a t-shirt 

and given away free to everyone who came to the 

dance. There were not as many people at the dance 

as we had hoped but the kids who came really 

enjoyed themselves. 

Top left, Mr Ashley Nitkin. Two students from-his King Edward Public 

School concurrent art class, Amanda Bittner and Andrew Antonio, pictured 

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Next to the winners, their mothers. Also in the picture, Oliver Ma 

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Page Eight I February 1992 

COMMUNITY 


PAG~N WAY 

by Pamela A. Brown 

.The other day I was walking to work thinking about 

this column. I was feeling my way through my beliefs 

and the word "sister" popped into my mind. I am a sister 

to all women, I thought. No, all living things. Yeah, that's it. 

I strutted along happily contemplating the implications of this w~en 

something very poignant happened. I passed thr~e men w~rmmg 

themselves at a hot-air vent on University Avenue, and as I sa1led by 

I heard ori of them say, "sister?... shit!" 

When something like this happens constant need to learn, and the 

to me I am always immediately fact that wh~le evolving, most 

awed .. These are the daily lessons organisms on this planet seem to 

from life, I think. Listen well. learn. Or, in other words, while 

There is an energy, a force, learning, they evolve. Become 

and I have co~e to call it The more complex. Adapt to changes 

Greater Workings of All Things. in their environment. .. 

It refers to my undeniable sense of The cycles, patterns, and 

connection to all that I experience. interconnections of chaos provide 

My subjective awareness that at the means for learning/evolution. 

the same time, knows each other All that lives is a part of these 

subjective awareness in our cycles. The cycles are ever 

universe. All my life I have changing, ever spiralling so that 

searched for the common ground. within them new things develop 

It is blatant in birth and death, and old ones erode. · When I have 

which are both absolutes, but what a real 1 desire to learn about 

happens between these absolutes? something, I have faith that I will 

I think it is absolute freedom that be provided with what I need. 

happens. Chaos. 

Sometimes it's as simple as 

Chaos 

running into an old friend who 

My dictionary thinks chaos among knows the person who can show 

other things, means complete con- me a new resource. Othertimes it 

fusion, but I don't. To me there is the unexpected arrival of money 

are patterns,, cycles, orders and that enables me to buy what I 

interconnections within existence. need to complete a project.This is 

It is chaos because nothing exactly the privilege I have because of the 

the same ever occurs twice. Like society I live in; in a just world 

snowflakes. When I have an everyone would have them. 

experience like the one above I Wicca 

think it is part of these patterns When I first met someone who 

and cycles; part of the Greater knew something about wicca, I 

Workings of All Things. had already developed a lot of the 

Regardless of what motivated that philosophy I just did my best to 

man to say what he did, it had explain. What blew me away was 

significance to/for me, and I how wiccan thought embraces the 

learned something from it. relationship between people and 

Learning is my most favourite these cycles, patterns and 

thing. I read constantly. I love interconnections, and it refers to 

talking with people. I write down this, what I called The Greater 

my dreams . . Everywhere, all the Workings . of All Things, as 

time, learning· is available. Natural Law. 

Whenever I get into a "why are Magic is a part of Natural 

we here" conversation my answer Law. 

is: "to learn." . In the autumn I always feel 

. 

To me, the evident (and more t. tal 1 sense the passing 

1 h .d ) sen 1men . 

Important y t e not so ev1 ent of time, and there is a smell in the 

c y c I e s , p a t t e r n ·s a n d air that sparks the memory of old 

interconnections within chaos friends and places from the past. 

promote evolution. Usually evol- I feel a gathering within of all that 

ution is presented as something I am. This intrigued and 

that you can only recognize over a · disturbed me, I wrote poems about 

period of thousands or millions of it, compared notes with other 

years, but it is always happening. 

I think that learning is evolution, 

or that millions of years of 

learning results in what we refer 

to as evolution. 

In Michael Tobias' novel Voice 

of the Plq.net, Gaia explains that 

evolution is motivated by desire. 

I identified that idea with my own 

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satisfy my restlessness. 

Then, when I learned what 

Halloween is according to wiccans, 

I finally understood my 

feelings of restlessness. 

Halloween, or Samhain is _ the 

witch's new year. It is when 

everything involved in the seasonal 

cycle comes to a crashing, 

shivering, spiralling conclusion 

and immediately begins to prepare 

for the next year. It is when 

rebirth happens. It is said that at 

this time of the year the veil 

between life .and death is very 

thin. 

For me wicca wasn't something 

new, instead it is a key to 

ideas, theories, beliefs and values 

that I have always had. In my 

own life I can sometimes catch 

glimpses back down the path that 

lead me to where I sit now, 

calling myself a witch. Growing 

up I spent every .summer at my 

parent's cottage. One summer 

when I was about twelve. I had an 

experience of awareness that I 

now think was . my first real 

connection with the goddess and 

the god (at least, it is the earliest 

one I remember). I was 

walking along the shoreline, the 

sun was glittering on the water 

seeming to make stars that jumped 

across the waves. I had a 

favourite rock that was flat on top 

and always warm from the sun, 

and it was secluded by trees. I sat 

there, feeling very secure and 

content watching the river, and 

then something compelled me to 

take off my clothes. I remember 

feeling excited in a very sexual 

way, and it came from inside me. 

Now, looking back, I think the 

goddess within me awoke and 

opened herself to the sun, the god. 

I was simply initiated. I 

returned there several times to 

repeat the ritual that summer, it 

was a quiet happy secret that I 

treasured. I wouldn't be surprised 

if it was right around Midsummer 

(at the end of June) when it first 

happened because it was in the 

first week that I was there - right 

after school closed. 

There have been other experiences 

too, and these, along with 

my .massive consumption of 

fantasy and science fiction books, 

personal tendencies like laying 

naked in moonlight, and things 

learned from other people, that all 

"prepared" me for when I was 

first introduced to wicca about 

twenty months ago. More next 

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SO YOU FINALL V QUIT SMOKING? Now comes ... 

Staying Quit 

by ·Amina Miller 

CONGRATULATIONS. You have given yourself the best 

gift possible. You have also helped to make your 1992 

both healthier and wealthier. 

However, as many of you are finding out, stopping 

smoking is one thing, staying stopped is another. Nicotine 

is a very addictive drug and smoking is a well practised 

habit. There may be times when you feel you are going to 

"cave in" to the urge. 

There are several things you can do to cope with the 

craving. (You may need to do different things at different 

times.) Some of the techniques are: 

• Drink a glass of water by small noisy sips. This helps 

$atisfy the oral craving. 

• Chew gum. It also helps with oral craving and gives 

the mouth a definite flavour. 

• Keep your hands-- busy. Part of the pleasure of 

smoking is the holding and handling of cigarettes. Hold 

or handle something else. 

• Brush your teeth. Enjoy your nice fresh breath and 

cleaner teeth. 

• Avoid your old "cigarette break" situations, e.g. 

have coffee in a different place, or move the phone to 

a different spot. 

• Hang around with non-smokers and choose to sit in 

non-smoking areas whenever possible 

• Review the reasons you wanted toe quit in the first 

place ( or second or third ...). Expense, bad breath, 

dingy teeth, health, pressure from children. 

• Review the progress you have made: 

Count and gloat over the money you have not spent 

on cigarettes. Admire your whiter teeth and enjoy your 

better breath (others will). Your health will already 

have started to' improve, and you will soon start to 

notice that you are feeling better. Your children are 

relieved, their health will also improve and you are now 

being a good role-model for them. 

• Many research studies have show the value of 

nicotine gum and slow release skin patches etc. in 

reducing the craving and contributing to the person 

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However, research has also consistently shown that no 

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more likely to stay quit if you ALSO have the support 

from those who understand what you are going through. 

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Babies, pets can. mix 

by Jack Gewarter 

When I was a student I 

lived in a community where 

there seemed to be a 

vicious battle line drawn 

between the people who 

were ''pro-kids'' and the 

people who were 

''propets". 

Sandboxes required 

closable lids for fear of roving 

cats looking for the ultimate 

litter box; dogs unleashed would 

surely seek out unsuspecting 

toddlers to bowl over; "stoop & 

scoop" quickly became a matter 

of public health. 

What I did not realize at the 

time was that this conflict was 

actually a means of negotiating 

a happy and harmonious cohabitation 

between children and 

pets. 

While I have yet to hear of a 

documented case where a cat 

will enter a baby's pram, sit on 

a child's chest, and "suck its 

breath and life away," I am sure 

that many people have been 

raised on such feline-bashing 

folklore. Our very own young 

baby has thrived in the company . 

of four cats with whom he 

shares crib and bed, being 

practically raised and nurtured 

by one midwife of a cat who 

grooms his "fur" on a daily 

basis. 

Pets are wonderful playmates 

for children and will tolerate 

endless abuse as though they 

have an innate sense of a chl.ld's 

innocence and vulnerability. 

They also provide limitless 

entertainment· in a way that 

seems a lot more palatable than 

television. Often we will park 

our toodler in his high chair in 

front of our bird's cage and 

leave them to babble away at 

each other in an endless stream 

of baby-relief! 

The attachment people have 

for their pets is generally a very 

real and heartfelt one. These 

relationships are in many cases 

an emotional stepping stone to 

child rearing, where skills are _ 

developed in areas of responsibility 

to other living beings, 

loving and nurturing. Too often• 

I have been faced with an upset 

and pregnant client whose doctor 

has insisted she get rid of · 

her cat for fear of potential 

danger to the unborn child. 

True there are some risks such 

as toxoplasmosis, a protozoal 

disease carried by cats and 

rodents, but avoidance of the 

litterbox throughout pregnancy 

and good personal hygiene can 

easily prevent such disasters. 

Other horror stories· include 

those of dogs turning on 

children in their own house- · 

holds. Inevitably in such situations 

the problems lie in the 

poorly developed socialization 

of the pet within the family 

structure and not merely with 

the fact that kids and pets don't 

mix. 

Often animals become overlooked 

or neglected when a 

baby comes along and many 

behavioral problems arise, such 

as cats and dogs soiling or 

destroying the baby's clothes or 

toys. Our own dog, Lucy took 

to running away from home 

when our baby arrived, then 

started carrying around a little 

squeaky-toy everywhere she 

went as if to say, "Hey look, I 

have a baby of my own, too!" 

It is vital too include our pets 

in all our family activities, 

including the arrival of a new 

child, and to let them know they 

are all important members of 

the family. Our pets provide us 

with a rich source of discovery 

about the living world and 

children growing up with and 

observing these creatures can 

only benefit. Certainly there 

exist risks associated with transmissible 

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COMMUNITY/ARTS 


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Violence 

by Shelly Stringer 

As long as I can remember I've always had violence in my 

life. Both from my parents and people who picked on me 

because l'mr, short and of small build. Very rarely did I turn 

a fight down. The only time I did turn one down was to my 

real mother the main abuser in my life. 

But that wa a long time ago. Since I moved into my foster 

home my views ori viole11ce have changed. They mostly 

changea from Dec.28-31 /91 when my dad held a vigil at 

City Hall for 86 hours for all the Metro murders in '91. The 

vigil was to end violence, during that time I realized violence 

was not a way of solving problems. The best way to solve 

a problem is talking it out. My New Year's resolution was to 

never fight again for any reason. Not over a boy, not over 

words, not even if someone hits me first. Well to day was 

the hardest part of my resolution because today at school 

during lunch I want to a popular restaurant on Harbord St. (I 

go to Central Tech). I was there with a friend to buy a 

smoke when a girl I didn't get along with came in and 

started saying that I called her a bitch. $he also said that 

when I left the restaurant I would be beaten up. 

After I left they followed me and grabbed me. The one girl 

who was outside would not let me leave. Each time I tried 

she grabbed my jacket. She wanted me to hit her first but I 

·don't start fights. The last time I went to leave she grabbed 

my hair and kicked me in the stomach 6 times before she 

realized I would not fight. I warned her before if she; hit me 

I could charge her because I would not fight back. 

She believes the spectators would lie for her.l don't know 

if they will or not. But after she let me go the girl who came 

in the restaurant I was at said to me "If you tell anyone 

what happened that could fuck up X (tbe girl's name). She'll 

kill you. There will be a lot of people watching you and if 

you tell you will have a lot of people after you. n ' 

But because I know, I can tell people and they'll help me I 

told my foster dad and he said he would help · me press 

charges if I wanted to. ' , 

Well I am a person who grew up only knowing violence 

solves problems. In four short months my whole theory has 

changed because violence does not help anything. All it does 

is cause trouble and pain. While you can solve both by 

talking it out. 

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(all welcome, eall 363-DRUM) 

I Want to 

by Emma S. 

I want to run and hide 

Hide from the war and pollution 

Run from drugs and rape and 

racism 

But I can' t 

I'm stuck in it. 

St. Stephen's Community House 

YOUTH PROGRAM 

MANAGER 

Respo,nsible for: planning, supervision, evaluation, budgets,· 

grants and administration of Youth Programs. 

Qualifications: BSW or equivalent; min. 2 yrs. exper. in 

program/staff management in youth programming; 

· - 2nd language an asset. 

Salary: $25,032 to $30,505. 

Resumes to: Allen Flaming, 169 Brunswick Av.e. 

Toronto M5S 2M4 

By: February 14, 1992 

Scat's back 

by DRUM Staff 

Scat Cabaret is back for another 

season of fine alternative entertainment. 

· Started last year by 

Peter ***** Scat will be putting 

on free shows every Thursday 

evening. The-cabaret presents a 

mixed bag of entertainment ~ 

ranging from the topical humour 

of Mixed Company's weekly , 

review of major news stories to 

the incredible guitar picking of 

virtuoso Rick Fielding. And a 

portion of every evening is 

given over to the famous "Open 

Mike". Mike is one of the more 

interesting performers in 

Tqronto today. The line up for 

February inclu4es, on February 

6: Tim Bovaconti (singer), 

Anna Coutinho (singer), Nick 

Beat (poet) and Colin Puffer 

(singer/songwriter). 

February 13: Eileen O'Toole - , 

Ukulele Lady, Duk:e-Amors 

(country rock), Robert Kenter 

(poet), Cate Friesen (singer). 

February 20: Holy Smoke 

(music), Liz Defresne & the 

Girls (music), Elliot Nile 

(singer) 

February 27: Rick Fielding 

(bluegrass), Stephen Guilbeault 

(storytelling) 

More acts will be announced in 

the near future. And Scat can't 

. even guarantee those acts 

already announced will turn up. 

It's that kind of place. But even 

if there are last minute changes 

arts 

the matriphiles, play at 

the Silver Dollar every 

Thurs in November ' 

Bob Snider at The Drake 

Hotel, 1150 Queen St. - 

W., every Mon. in Feb., 

no cover, cheap beer 

Bob Snider at the Free I 

Times Fri. 14 and Sat. , 

15, and at The Cameron 

on Sun. 16, witfl Holy 

Smoke. 

Sara Craig at Ultrasound, 

Thur Feb 6. 

Larry Coryell, John 

. Renbourn and Stefan 

Grossman, The Spectrum, 

2714 Danforth 

Ave., Fri. 7. 

The Celtic Gales with 

Mad Love at The Jack 

Russell, 27 Wellesley St. 

E., Sat. 8 

- 

made to the bill (bill is another 

regular at Scat Cabaret) you can 

be assured of your money's 

worth. 

Free admission and free coffee. 

notes 

Andy Irvine at The Great 

Hall, Hart House, U ofT., 

Sat., Feb 15. 

. Scat Cabinet every 

Thursday - see article this 

page for performers. 

Norm Hacking hosts an 

open stage at the Silver 

Dollar every Sat. from 6- 

8:30p.m. 

Towards a New South 

Africa - an evening of 

dialogue and entertainment 

with Victor Moche, 

Jay Mason, Tisa Farrell, 

Thandie and 333 - the 

Bohemian Embassy, Feb 

11 

The Trial of Kicking Bear 

runs at the Factory Theatre 

Studio Cafe, 125 

Bathurst - Feb. 4 to 23 

To list here, call 363-DRUM 

Sara Craig, 

The Next Big Thing? 

by Colin Puffer Her sudden popularity is well ly to fill out the _sound with 

If you don't know Sara Craig 

then you haven't seen the recent 

edition of Drum's major competitor 

with Sara gracing the 

cover. NOW has called Sara the 

most exciting Toronto performer 

in years and . likened her to 

Mary Margaret O'Hara, Jane 

Siberry and The Pretenders 

Chrissie Hynde. Heady company. 

Interestingly enough, it 

was Sara that Mariposa hired 

for last years Festival to replace 

Siberry when Jane was unable 

to do a workshop. 

As well as keeping busy in 

the Toronto club scene, Sara 

was a featured performer at this 

year's Casby awards where she 

shared the stage with Barenaked 

Ladies arid the Dream Warriors. 

deserved. (Very few performers some tasteful chordmg. 

are comfortable with the idea of "sudden popularity" but there 

sudden popularity. There are are bands that at least 'seem' to 

just too many years of hard come out of nowhere- witness 

work to justify the expression the Barenaked Ladies.) 

Craig's most recent Toronto One of the few dud tunes of 

performance was at Ultrasound the evening was a cover of 

(another Drum Awards winner) James Brown's "Sex Machine". 

on Thursday, January 30. It was Normally a show stopper, it 

a strong outting. Craig has an somehow felt a bit flat Thursday 

astounding voice, an excellent evening. That wasn't the case 

vehicle for her songs. Her vocal with the original compositions. 

gymnastics do remind one of Craig writes extremely well, 

M.M. Ohara, .but her range is with b~th her lyrics and music 

more like that of Phoebe Snow serving as a means of showing 

(who?) and she occasionally hits off her voice. Like other advensome 

Minnie Rippertonesque turesome vocalists she some- 

(who??) highs. Her rhythm times slides off key or fracsection 

is bassi~t Timothy White tionally misses a note. A price 

and drummer Gary Orme who well worth paying when the 

ably handle complex rhythms musical benefits are so great. 

and ' tempo changes, while 

guitarist Kevin Vienrieau rarely 

breaks into solos, serving main- 

FREE TICKETS!!! 

MARIPOSA FOLK FOUNDA· 

TION PRESENTS 

ANDY IRVINE 

IN CONCERT, SATURDAY, 

FEBRUARY 15 AT THE GREAT 

HALL, HART HOUSE, U OF T. 

•a founding member of 

irish trad. supergroups 

planxty and patrick 

street; 

• first toronto appearance 

since last year's gig 

at the rivoli; 

• opening act jonathan 

lynn of tip splinter. 

The first 5 callers to the Ken· 

s/ngton Drum office, Bt 367- 

4017, will win t1 free pair of 

tickets to the show.



Kensingt9n Market DRUM ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT February 1992 I Page Eleven 

The Drum 1991 Music Awards 

by Drum Staff 

The spandex and black leather crowd turned out to a glittering, 

star-studded affair that marked the presentation of the first annual 

Drum Music Awards-. Held well after midnight at a venue which, 

for legal reasons must remain anonymous, the local music scene's 

brightest stars schmoozed and boozed and engaged in rounds- of 

mutual back-patting. 

Awards- fall into two categories: local and international - 

international awards going to those who live arid work outside the 

Kensington Drum's distribution area. 

Local A wards 

-Best Female Vocalist: Celina Carrol 

Best Male Vocalist: AI Cromwell 

Best Blues Band: Andy Carruthers and the· Others 

Best Country Act: Mallory and Derek 

Best Rock Band: the matriphiles 

Best Blues Artist: AI Cromwell 

Best Reggae Band: Revelation 

Best Bar/Club: The Greeks 

Best Booking Policy: The Silver Dollar 

Best World Beat: Diliza 

Best Folk/Roots Act: Ron Doug Parks 

Best !Jew Group: The Duke-Amors 

Best Busker: Bob Snider 

Best Jazz Act: Jim Heineman and John T. Davis. 

International A wards 

Best Female Vocalist: Sara Craig 

Best Male Vocalist: Tom St. Louis 

Best World Beat: Mother Tougue 

Best Booking Policy: Ultrasound 

Best Folk/Roots Act: Ani DiFranco 

Best Bar/Club: Ultrasouna 

Best Buskers: Lost Dakotas 

Best Reggae Band: The Sattalites 

Best Country Act: Lori Yates 

Best Blues Band: Amos Garrett and the Eh! Team 

Best Rock Band: The Rheostatics 

Best New Group: The Barenaked Ladies 

" 

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Greek-Heroes 

by Colin Puffer 

The Greeks was the hands-down 

winner .in the Best Local Barf 

Club category in Kensington 

Drum Music Awards. And for 

very good_ reasons. Perhaps the 

best reason for The Greeks 

having won in this department is 

owner/manager Johnny Kois .. 

There are very few live music 

venues in Toronto where less 

well known acts are booked and 

actually payed money. And 

Johnny pays fairly. He has 

created a place where music 

lovers can go and hear live 

music every night of the week 

and not have to pay a cover 

charge. 

The Music 

The music that is played at The 

Greeks is as diverse as the 

clientele. One night you'll get to 

savour the jazz stylings of Jim 

Heineman and John T. Davis. 

Another night it may be a screaming 

solo set from Ted "Bon 

Jovi" Rusk or the rootsy sounds 

of Bob Snider. There appears to 

-a policy of anything goes. If 

you turn up with an instrument 

there's a very good· chance 

you'll be invited up on stage to 

Jam. - 

Over the next couple of 

months The Drum will be focusing 

on some of the musicians 

who regularly play at The 

Greeks. We'll be looking at· AI 

Cromwell, The Virgins, Imagine, 

Bob Snider, Jim Heineman 

and John T. Davis, and The 

Duke·Amors as· well as others 

who occasionally drop by to 

play a few tunes or jam. 

The Boners 

Never heard of the Boners? 

Well, they used to call themselves 

Andy Carruthers and The 

Others. The band hopes that the 

name change will reflect the 

fact that they are really just a 

bunch of working stiffs. 

The ,band is comprised of: 

Andy Carruther's (who left a 

promising hockey c-areer with 

the Marlies to devote himself to 

music full time) on lead vocals 

and guitar; T. Bone White 

(another former Marlie who 

managed to finish his career 

"before the bruisers started 

coming up from the States") on 

bass; Hurricane Hayden on 

drums; and Mike Spyn on lead 

guitar. Andy claims that the 

music they play is "a little Jimi 

Hendrix, a little Jeff Beck, a 

. little Robert Johnson, and a bit 

of Ginger Baker - basically the 

boys just give of themselves". 

With this description of their 

music the reader might find it 

strange to have The Boner's 

(formerly Andy Carruthers and 

the Other's) winning · in the 

Blues category. But it's when 

the group rolls into a rocking 

Robert Johnson cover that they 

really come into their own. 

Although, following Greek 

law, just about anyone might sit 

in on a given night, one of the 

most frequent guests is Dangerous 

Dancing Deb (a Bonette?) 

on fiddle. You can often hear 

Deb husking Saturday afternoons 

at the St. Lawrence Market, 

the other . market - you 

know, the one that puts out 

those flash posters. 

The Boners play The Greeks 

every Thursday ·evening. It's 

worth the walk. 

CATERING FOR 

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specialty. $6.00 per piece 

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prepared for wee~end 

parties also. $3.00 per 

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requited. 5% deposit 

required. Please call: 416- 

781-2307. 

WANTED ONLY 5 

serious-minded business 

people to sell French 

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• fashion 

• fish 

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• house and home 

• services 

• community 

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• worship



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Razzmattazz is probably the 

wackiest looking shop in Kensington 

Market. Located between the 

Minske Synagogue and the large. 

parking garage on St Andrew St. 

this place which City Hall calls an 

eyesore is hard not to notice. The 

Runt characters painted all over the 

outside of the store surely help. 

This great artwork was the first 

outdoor art created by now famous 

Toronto artist King Runt. Runt art 

has enlivened the front of bars like 

Lee's Palace, the exterior of the 

Cameron, The Bamboo, the wall 

across from City TV on Queen 

Street. 'His art is now seen on 

moving animation as a back drop 

and in the closing scene for the 

Rap City program' on Much Music 

television. 

Runt art also covers the facade 

of Jaggs Vintage Clothing Shop on 

Kensington Avenue._ The artwork 

on Razzmattazz will be gone by 

spring and will be replaced with 

famous personages. · 

The Razzmattazz is constantly 

being photographed. Movie directors 

filming - around the market 

almost always try to get a shot in 

of this interesting spot. 

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51 Kensington 

595-5337 

Lunch: Mori-Sat 12-4pm 

Dinner: Mon-Thur 6-11 pm; 

Fri-Sat 6-11 :45pm 

Bohemian Embassy Coffee 

House 

318 Queen St. W. 

586-9911 

Live entertainment 7 days a 

vyeek Bach to Rock; 

Poetry readings 

Computer Parts Galore 

316 College 928-2161 

Retail computer products, 

systems and accessories 

Honson Computer Corp. 

289 College St. 

967-9333, 967-4608 (fax) 

Quality systems. See ad 

.12. 

New Kanora Restaurant 

392 Queen St. W. 363-7927 

"Famous Souvlaki" 

Breakfast & Lunch 6 days a 

week. 

OASIS 

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707 DUNDAS WEST 

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• A WORK/STUDY PROGRAM 

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for more information call 

393-9830 

Oxford Fruit 

71 Oxford, 363-1833 

24 hour call-in orders 

Vegetable, fruit, quality, 

wholesale, retail 

Portuguese Meat Market 

285 Augusta, 593-551 8 

Fresh meat, fruit & 

vegetaples - low price 

Seafood City 

172 Harbord, 962-4894 

Unbeatable quality & pricesee 

ad, pg 8-9 

T.A.t. Moda 

214 Augusta 593-9706 

Clothing for the whole family. 

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• Body & Soul 

Brew-Your-Own! 

168 McCaul, 977-2289 

Wine and Brewing Supplies. 

Beer from $55/imp. Juice. 

· Liquor Control Board of 

Ontario 

337 Spadina, 597-0145 

Fine wine, spirits and beer 

from around the world. 

• Community 

. Alexandra Park Community. 

Centre 105 Grange Court 

367-9603 Moms and tots 

drop-in. 

Toys! Clothing! 

Tues/Wed/Thurs 

1 Oam-noon. lnfo: Sandra 

Edwards. 

· Centre 276 

276 Augusta A ve 

966-4059, 966-4051 (fax) 

Crafts, music & more! Your 

Centre. Drop in! 

George Brown 

Quality Child Care 

High Quality Child Care 

Infants to 9 yr. olds 

Several downtown 

locations, 944-4545 

KYTES - Kensington Youth 

Theatre and Employment 

Skills 169A Augusta Ave. 

348-9943 

An unusual social program 

for youth. 

Newcomer's Business 

Self-Help Office 

George Brown College 

21 Nassau St., 867-2370 

lnfo and advice to new 

business 

Community, continued 

Sanderson Library 

327 Bathurst (at Dundas) 

Books, Information & Music 

For the whole family! 393- 

7653 

Scadding Court Community 

Centre, 707 Dundas ,St. 

W.,M5T 2W6, 

363-5329. The Centre 

offers a variety of 

soCial, recreational and 

educational p'rograms 

St. Stephens Co01munity . 

House - · 

91 Bellevue 

ESL, Daycare, Youth 

Recreation, 

925-21 03; 

Adult Services,. Conflict 

Resolution, 926-8221; 

Youth Employment Centre, 

531-4631; 

A.I.D.E.S. 323-1498; 

The Corner Drop-In, 

977-7223; 

The Drug Free Arcade, 

920-8980; 

King Edward Daycare, 

922-8705 

The Toronto Hospital 

Toronto Western 

399 Bathurst Street 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5T 2S8, 368-2581 

Toronto General 

200 Elizabeth Street 

Toronto, Ontario 

· M5G 2C4, 595-3111 

The Hospital offers 

a wide range of health 

care services. The 

Emergency Departments 

offer 24-hour service, 

7 days a week to serve 

the needs of the 

community. 

Community, continued 

University Settlement 

House 

23 Grange Rd., 598-3444 

Reaching for the future, 

rooted in the past. 

West Central Community 

Health Centres: Alexandra 

Park Medical and Dental 

Health Care Centre 

~4 Augusta 364-41 07 

(medical), 364-2998 

(dental). Serving our 

community for 21 years. 

•C9mputer Sales/Services 

Blue Mountain Consulting 

253 College #208 

235-9959 

IBM and clone computers, 

diagnostic 

software and repair 

Computer Parts Galore 

316 College. 928-2161' 

Retail computer products. 

Systems, components, 

accessories 

Honson Computer Corp. 

289 College St. 

967-9333, 967-4608 (fax) 

Quality systems. See ad 

p.12 . . 

Lazerline Desktop 

Publishing & Design Inc. 

317 College Street 

924-8726 Fax 924-3826 

• Fashion 

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Get it while it lasts 

Fashion, continues ... 

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Augusta · Fr~Jit Market 

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More! 14 St. Andrew Street fresh daily--groceries 

Vintage Sparkle, Pizzazz, 

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17 Kensingtol"), 599-9827 Lowest Prices. Best Essence Natural Foods 

New & Vintage;Exclusive Selection in Second Hand. 56D Kensington, 

designers; 597-2176 

Asia, Afri~a, Central T.A.l. Moda For gifts of health. 

America 214 Augusta 593-9706 

"Clothing for the whole 

Farmer Bob's Tropical 

Expose family." Trunks & luggage! Harvest 

39 Kensington, 971-8815 70 Kensington, 408-0791 

Vintage, Leather Jackets, Tom's Place The Market's I tal Shop 

and Pretty Eyelet Originals! 190 Baldwin, 596-0297 · Nice Spice 

Brand name clothes 

At Kensington Prices 

Fong On Foods 

Fairland 46 Kensington, 598-7828 

241 Augu'sta, 593-9750 Bean Cake, Soy Milk, 

• Fish Stores 

Kensington's Largest 

Fresh Rice Noodles, 

Quality Discount Clothing 

no preservatives 

Store 

Kensington Market Fish 

Company 

International Food Market 

Fashiontique 189 Baldwin, 593-9269 55 Kensington, 596-6637 

38 Kensington, 596-6490 "Come Experience Fresh Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 

Designer Resale, Vintage 

Fish" 

Antique and Collectibles 

Kensington Fruit Market 

People's Fish -Market 

34 St Andrew, 593-9530 

Get Dressed 198 Baldwin, 979-8365 Fruits, vegetables, aloes 

49 Kensington, 977-2930 If we don't have it, too!! Freshness, a family 

Fine and Refined Finds.' it doesn't swim. business 

Vintage and More. 

Seafood City 

Kensington Patty Palace 

Jaggs 172 Harbord, 962-4894 172 Baldwin Street 

16 Kensington A ve Unbeatable quality & price 596-6667 

Class Rags for Scallywags Open Sunday, see ad p. 6-7 Best Jamaican Beef Patty 

London, N.Y., Paris & 

Kensington Seven Seas Fish Market lusitania Grocery 

196 Baldwin Street 152 Augusta Avenue 

Fresh Food and Seafood 593-9495 

From Around the World 

Portuguese grocery store 

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Food stores, continued House & home, continued ; Restaurants & 

entertainment, continued 

Melo's Food Centre 

Reingewirtz Paint Stores 

151 Augusta, 596-8344 Ltd.107 Baldwin, 977-3502 , Le Uyen 

Portuguese Style Sausages Paints, varnishes and 56C Kensington, 598-3328 

,, 

Import and Export 

imported wallpapers. 

Authentic Vietnamese 

Food, LLBO, Major cards, 

Oxford Fruit 

Karaoke after 8pm 

71 Oxford, 363-1833 • Restaurants & 

Vegetables, fruits, quality 

Entertainment 

24-hour call in orders 

- 

Mars Food 

432 College St 

921-6332 

Perola's Supermarket 51 Kensington Out Of This World 

247 Augusta, 593-9728 Lunch Mo-Sat 12-4 Dinner 

All kinds of groceries from Mon-Thurs'6-11 PM Massimo's 

South and Central America Fri-Sat 6-11:45 595-6337 302 College, 967-0527 

Sit down, Pick-up, Delivery 

Portuguese Meat Mkt Pizza and Pasta Heaven 

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285 Augusta, 593-551 8 Amadeu's 

Fresh meat, fruit vegetables 182-4 Augusta, 591-1245 P.I.E. Tiffany's Garden Cafe 

Portuguese cuisine, seafood 256 Augusta 961-3696 

Sanci Tropical speciafists and catering Lunch.& Dinner 

66 Kensington, 593-9265 closed for renovation 

Freshest Herbs, Avocadoes, 

Mangoes, Exotica, Since Casa Abril em Portugal Spadina Cafe 

1914 159 Augusta Avenue, 401 Spadina, 340-6383 

593-0440 A Pleasant Change. A Little 

Tutti Frutti Fine Portuguese Dining of the Continent in 

64 Kensington 593-9281 Chinatown: "catering" 

Chinese and European 

Foods. Coffee, Chocolate, Chiu Yuen Dim Sutn 

Spadina Garden Restaurant 

Cheese Restaurant 116 Dundas W. 977- 

2A Kensington, 598-1573 3413/4 

Dim Sum and Cantonese 

Szechuan-Hunan & Peking 

Style Dinners 

Cuisine 

• House & Home 

Open 8am to 7pm. LLBO Fully licensed, LLBO 

Grossman's Tavern 

Spadina Garden Restaurant 

CAAM United Hardware 379 Spadina, 977-7000 416 Spadina, 598-2734 

Two Locations! Neighbourhood Bar. Szechuan-Hunan & Peking 

160 Augusta 598-8195 Nightly Entertainment Cuisine; Fully licensed, 

564 Dundas 596- 8098 LLBO 

Locksmith & Safemen Kwimgtung Dim Sum The Greeks (LLBO) 

38 Baldwin, 597-1212 Restaurant 197 1/2 Baldwin, 597- 

Builder's and Locksmith 10 Kensington Avenue 8771 

Hardware. Leading brands 977-5165 Greek and Canadian Food. 

Luncheon Special, LLBO 

The Origin'al Spe_cial Coffee 

Parkly Gardens Flo(ist 

28 St Andrew, 585-2159 . Last Temptation The Boat 

Fresh C\Jt flowers and 12 Kensington 158 Augusta, 593-9218 

plants for all occasions. 599-2551 International Cuisine 

Sinful Food, ·Tempting 

Specializing in Portuguese 

Times, Live Music. 

Food 

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Restaurants & 

entertainment, continued 

The Second Cup 

181 Baldwin, 597-8398 

Valentine special. Pastry, 

coffee beans, & the famous 

Bodum 

The Second Cup 

340 College, 323-3702 

Tired of the same old grind? 

Try ours. 

• Services 

Central Guaranty Trust 

343 College, 961-824 7 

Man closed. Tues- 

Thurs 1 0-5, Fri 1 0-7, Sat 

10-3. 

Century 21, 

First Realty Inc. 

377 Spadina, 340-8900 

Tonny Louie, broker 

Cine Cycle 

317 Spadina 

Films, Bicycles, espresso 

and other good things 

Front Row Video Centre 

400 College Street, 927- 

1702 

Kitchen Friends Editorial 

24 Bellevue A ve 

367-4017 

Help with any writing 

Samko Coin Laundry 

150 Augusta, 595-5277 

Clean and ,Friendly, 

7 days a week. Dry 

Cleaning Too! 

Spadina West Postal Outlet 

576/8 Dundas, 593-0612 

Full service retail postal 

outlet. · 

Services, continued 

Sun King Cleaners . 

.576-578 Dundas, 593- 

8885 . 

Quality Dry Cleaning, 

Repairs and Alterations - 

Fast! 

Sun One Hour Photo Lab 

31 0 Spadina, 591-9307 

One hr. processing, · 

cameras, accessories, 

passport photos. 

• Worship 

College Street United 

Church 

(corner College & Bathurst) 

929-3019 

A warm welcome awaits 

you. 

St Patrick's Church 

(Catholic) 

141 McCaul Street, 

598-3269 

St. Stephen-in-the-Fields 

(Anglican) 

103 Bellevue, 921-6450 

All are welcome. 

Drum's Kensington Market 

Three Hundred Stores--Not All Under One Roof!! 

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FARMER BOB'S MEET THE MERCHANTS 

CONTINUED FROM DIRECTORY PAGE TWO 

·The proprietor of RAZZMA TT AZZ 

is one of Kensington Market's 

dynamic personalities DEENIE 

FLANNERY, Ottawa-born of Irish 

Catholic parents. She grew up in 

the Don Mills area of Toronto. She 

studied broadcasting at Kitchener 

College and did a radio program 

there. She realized then that this 

was not what she wanted to do. 

Sometime later she sold buckles at 

various fairs and exhibitions. 

Deenie, who loves Kensington, 

moved here in 1983 and worked at 

"Choice of Champions" and the 

Rag Bone Vintage apparel shops 

while also working local bars like 

the old Ouoc Te' (Now Le Vyen) 

and the long gone Paramount (aka 

D M Z). 

She is a "Kensington Karnival 

Kid" and has actively participated 

in-its events and parades. She has 

a daughter who attends Kensington 

Community School. Deenie bought 

the business in 1 987 and changed 

Rag 'N Bone to RAZZMATTAZZ. 

. This store which opened in 81 182 

was one of the first three vintage 

apparel type shops in Kensington 

Market. 

She claims to sell the cheapest 

Levis in town, but her product line 

is a lot more interesting than jeans. 

Unique creations set this place . 

apart from others. 'She specializes 

in her own creations. Things like 

pirate shirts (what Errol Flynn 

would wear), sexy lycra lace 

dresses, web dresses, funky bell 

bottoms, unique tops, vests, tie 

dye shorts, leather hip pouches, 

crop top pai"ted corsets; all this 

and more she has designed and 

created herself. 

RAZZMA TT AZZ is the only store 

in Toronto selling B.F.G. (punk 

band) T. shirts, tapes and post 

cards (photo of old fort goof by 

Buzz Burza). A new B.F.G. CD/Tape 

will be available soon. (B.F.G. COl 

Tape release gig Feb. 7, 1150 

Queen St. W.) 

There is a selection of original 

jewellery from ·at least six artists 

and some which are Deenie' s own 

creations. 

I 

' 

Deenie Flannery was one of nine 

designers that put ·on a fashion 

show last December at the Empire 

Club. Six gals and three guys 

modeled Deenie's originals designs. 

The show was promoted as a show 

for alternative designers. 

People from all around are 

.attracte~ to this store which has 

become a tourist attraction. Suburban 

teens and their moms, movie 

theatre people, musicians and yes, 

tourists shop here too. 

Old man Zoltan Fekete Sr. who 

built this structure (which is actually 

a canopy) in the 1970's originally 

planned it as a fruit stand. lt ' 

·remained dormant for a year or so 

and then became a sub shop that 

sold curried hamburgers. Behind 

this his wife lrene ran a beauty 

salon which still existed during the 

early 80's when this place became 

a vintage clothing shop. Deenie 

recalls the days when women with 

Bubble Cut hairdo's would overlook 

the clothing shop from the rear 

which was the front of the beauty 

salon. 

Deenis is her own advertising and 

promoti-on. With hair which has 

been every colour under the rainbow, 

she is a model for much of 

what she sells. 

She is a member of the Virgins, a 

Rock band that plays 80% origin.al 

material. The band is now a duo. 

Deenie and boyfriend Chick are 

presently doing gigs at the Greeks 

on Baldwin Street every Saturday 

night. 

The original five piece band performed 

at the Silver Dollar Drum 

benefit back in 1991 . 

Deenie believes "hard work 

should equal success" and has no 

1 plans to slow down. She enjoys 

what she does. 

RAZZMA TT AZZ may expand in the 

future back into that beauty salon 

which once was. 

RAZZMA TTAZZ 

14 St. Andrew Street. 

Open Mon - Sat, 12-6 p.m.

#9201 - Feb 1992

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