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That Car-Free wd. be carefree,
Kensington Aug. 7 and 8;
Such fun. Next year, how about
every Sunday from May Day to
Labour Day?
Regarding the Doctors Hospital:
that the District Health Council
committee reviewing the
Hospital's rebuilding plans was
"one meeting away from
iormu\ating recommendations to
present to the District Health
Council:
August 30 is the date for that .
final meeting. We 'II try for a full
report in the Sept. 30 DRUM.
Regarding the Toronto Hospital
incinerator: that their Board of
Trustees had agreed to a
community request for a joint
hospital/neighbourhood workgroup
to explore alternatives to
incineration:
According to David Allen, hospital
v.p., the committee will get going
in early September. Membership
will likely be two hospital
trustees, two hospital staff, two
members of the hospital
Community Advisory Committee,
and two members of Action on
Hospital Incineration (AHI)
Kensington. Its task? "To look at
the incinerator" says Allen. "Part
of the dissatisfaction has been
having to deal with this one issue
as part of other agendas. •
That what happens to the George
Brown College site will be crucial
to Kensington's future
Contrary to what we were told by
George Brown in March, the
Province does not have to buy
back the land from George Brown
(although they will have a 90-day
option to do so, for $ 7). In these
times lots of people will expect
the Province's Management Board
(Minister Brian Charlton) to make
a "hard-nosed business decision •
on what to do. The community
work group will have to work hard
to have its voice heard; See
Neighbourhood News, page 2.
Continued on page two
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August 7 and 8 Kensington closed its streets to cars; 237 people
drummed and hundreds more participated in weaving together a
community patrolled, 'sun-soaked community event (raising over
$2000 for the Kensington fire relief fund in the process).
Photos and related stories: page 8, 11, 12.
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BoTTOM: Tangled circumstances:
Sunday July 25, fire in the Market for the fifth
time in two months. Conspiracy? No, worse.
Full report, page 3.
Related items_: DIGGING, page 6;
MARKET BURNING oage 7.
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with Dr. J
new! page 10
Library
forgives fines
for food
story page 5
Street festival:
lots of thank yous
pu.gc 11
Seventy five
years young:
Settlement Music school
-the more it changes ...
page 16
City Home
hydro battle
Lee Zaslofsky reports,
page 5
Smoke detectors:
Kate wonders
why not? page 7
If the truth hurts,
vote it out?
Schwam on the social
contract page 7
Bookstores
vs. Libraries
competition
or what? page 13
Sunshine stars
at reborn Mariposa
and Kensington
music scene
w. Gary 17, page 15
-and many more
and regularly:
STREETS: HARBORD
BY NANCY SMITH LEA/4
CAROLIN T ARON'S
HEALING W A YS/8
PAGAN WAY
BY PAMELA BROWN/8
ONE CLOUDI8
VISUAL ARTS WITH
VIRGINIA MACDONNELU 12
10 SILVER SCREENS . . ./14
INCONSISTENT VIDEO CRITIC/14
DATES TO WATCH,
MUSIC NOTES/1 6
DIRECfORY/18, 19
BRICKS/20
363-3786 (phone or fax) "A Kensington People's Paper" (phone or fax) 363-DRUM
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Page Two/ August 26 1993 NEWS ROUNDUP The DRUM
LAST TIME
WE
REPORTED
... continuedfrom page.one
•That any place with 15 or more DRUM
can get a stand (keeps them tidy):
The stands are still offered, offer still
stands! University to Dovercourt Front
to Dupont. Call 363-DRUM for details.
•that barter has new life in LETS:
For a mini-directory of downtown LETS
members see page 1 7.
•That a Harbord Street group has
options to improve Harbord ·for cyclists:
Not just for cyclists. See STREETS WE CAN
LIVE WITH, page 4. .
•That Lee Monaco (PC), Tony lannou
(LIBI and Winnie Ng (NDPI are declared
candidates for the federal election:
Oct. 25 is election day, we hear; also
Oct. 18 and Oct. 211 Meanwhile
Monaco has set up shop next to the
Sticky Wicket at 720 Spadina (920-
4010), and Ng is in the former Quality
Bakery 372 College Street (947-9262).
lannou, where are you?
•That Parks 'n Rec said Sussex Ulster
residents could add flowers to the City's
tree planter boxes:
With lovely results. See, page 2.
•That you could support Spadina bike
lanes by riding in parade noon August 8:
July 1 next year, we hear, there could
be a completely car-free day on Spadina.
Stay tuned.
•That Mariposa was moving back (to the
Toronto Island) and forward (to Queen):
Reports on page 15.
•That the monthly Kensington work
group meetings were gathering steam:
And letting some off, too. At the August
25 meeting, a report on area fire
hydrants lit some little fires of its own.
See HYDRANT Row, page 3.
•That residents concerned about the
speed and volume of traffic through our
neighbourhoods had attended a meeting
on traffic calming at Clinton St. public·
school on May 31
The traffic calming idea is catching on.
There will be a slide show presentation
on the subject (organized by the
Kensington traffic committee) Sept 8
7pm at George Brown.
•That the new maze in the south half of
Sussex-Ulster will need fine tuning:
Check out the light at Borden and
College for an example of unplanned
obsolescence!
•That a general meeting of the Sussex
Ulster Residents is planned for early
October:
Keep us informed.
•That people worried about, or being
terrorized by a dog can call Animal
Control at 392-6767:
Killer cats, too.
•That Caribana comes our way once
again July 29-Aug. 1 and is much more
fun from the inside looking out!
More than ever this year with solid
barricades all down the route. When the
parade leaves the Ex for Lakeshore Blvd
it's almost as if the crowd is being
ordered to disperse in orderly fashion!
•That aArt, a Kensington Market
Collective, will be exhibitina art once
again in Sonya's Park (Oxford and
Augusta):
Each Saturday till September 4. Catch
them while you can.
•That Dan Heap said "Eugene Debbs
was a US postal clerk who ran for
president against Teddy Roosevelt,
saying 'I'd rather vote for what I want
and not get it, than vote for what I don't
want and get it'":
Dan Heap didn't say Debbs was a postal
worker, DRUM's lousy notes said Dan
said it. Debbs was a railway worker. Oh
and Dan said he ran for president in
1916 which means against Woodrow
Wilson (second term) not Roosevelt.
•That the attitude of Trinity-Spadina
voters to our would-be political
representatives is "to thine own self be
true, but on your own time. We don't
begrudge you your ide11ls or your
intellect so long liS they don't interfere
with the job":
Too cynical we've been told by several
individuals. Lots of people round here
vote for people because of what they
believe in, not in spite of it.
•That Carolin Taron had discovered
Around the World in Eight Days:
More from this unique little cookbook on
page 9.
•That bookstores compete but alongside
competition, there is co-operation--often
unintentional:
How about bookstores and libraries? See
page 13.
•That St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church,
built in 1858, hosts a Arts Worship
service on Sunday afternoons from mid
September until mid May:
And an International Dinner October 2.
See CONNIE HOOD PRIZE, page 5.
•That the Sanderson branch of the
Toronto Public Library has a typewriter
for public use and a room for listening to
language tapes:
And forgiveness for library fines Sept 7-
11. See AMNESTY, page 5, ad page 13.
That the To. Regional Architectural
Conservancy has arranged a historical
walking tour of Bellevue Avenue:
Sun. Sept. 26. Call 947-1066 for info.
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
•t!·n• ROUNDUP 1 3;~~ 0
Alexandra Park Picnic
We are all invited to the 2nd
Annual Community Picnic at
Alexandra Park (s. of Dundas, e. of
Bathurst) Sunday, September 19, 1993,
noon to 2:00pm. Games, Food, Music and
Fun for all ages! (in Scadding Court at
Bathurst and Dundas if it rains). Free
Admission. Sponsored by Rosario
Marchese MPP, and a number of local
community organizations.
Annex Fall Fair
The Annex information line 975-4055
says circle your calendar. The Annex fall
fair is corning September 18. They need
stuff: books, records, tapes, CDs, men's
and women's clothing , kids'stuff--toys,
clothes, furniture, pickles, preserves,
baking--and most of all, they need you! To
volunteer any of the above, call 975-4055.
m$£&
Bathurst/King West
Condo application
The City has received an application to
rezone 70(t King West (w. of Bathurst)
from "light industrial" to residential. Sable
Holdings, the developer, wants 215 condo
units on the site.
There have been public meetings, and
the matter comes before the City's land
use committee in late September. 700 King
West is in City Ward 4 (Councillor
Martin Silva, 392-7910).
For information from a King West ·
resident who is following the matter,
phone David Howard at 60-1-9058.
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Kensington workgroup working
The monthly workgroup meetings are
steaming along, drawing 30+ to each.
Held at George Brown College last
Wednesday of every month at 7 .30pm,
next meeting is Wed. September 29.
The discussions are wide-ranging, and
so far very constructive. Discussion at the
last meeting included: concerns relating to
last month's fire (see Hydrant row
brewing, page 3); planning a community
cleanup day; discussion about re-forming
the residents associat~on; tenants rights;
traffic, parking and safety concerns;
putting in place community planning
guidelines to discourage development or
redevelopment which does not enhance
exiisting chan~cter of the market; how to
increase participation in the meetings by
local Chinese and Portuguese residents,
and putting pressure on the Province's
Mananagement Board to give the
community a say in what happens to the
George Brown site. "Well worth while"
said one resident attending for the first
time August 25 . Pass the word.
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Sussex-Ulster
Mrs. Tasia Kokoros· (above) of Ulster
Street has created a flourishing Mini
Garden in the concrete "Maze Box"
planter, on the west side of
Brunswick.(Mrs. Lynn Lawrence
maintains the one on the east side.)
Contains cosmos, marigolds and various
foliage. Mrs. Kokoros has lived on Ulster
since 1969. _Dr. J. has some advice (page
10) on planting bulbs now for the
spring!
Grange
In Celebration of Autumn - University
Settlement Recreation Centre will be
hosting a Mid-autwnn Festiv_al
Celebration on Friday October 1, 1993
beginning at 6:00pm
Metro area residents of all ages are
invited tQ join US for a community potluck
dinner, followed by musical entertainment,
storytelling, games, karaoke, refreshments
and lucky draw.
Registration is required for the
community potluck dinner. For
information, please call
--
Julia at 598-3444.
Queen Street
Toronto's annual celebration of literacy
and the printed word returns this fall. The
Word On The Street book and magazine
fair takes place Sunday September 26,
11am-6pm on Queen W. from McCaul
to Spadina. The fair this year features the
announcement of the winner(s) of The City
of Toronto Book Awards (2oth
anniversary). The Awards honour authors
of excellent books evocative of Toronto.
Other new events this year: Mini-Golf
For Literacy and The Launching Pad.
Mini-Golf for Literacy? Ask Peter
Gzowski. The Launching Pad? publishers
get to launch new fall titles (readings and a
ohruooe to m<el authon<). 0
PITTER-PATTER OF 26,000 FEET?
11th annual TORONTO WALKS THE UNITED
WAY WALKATHON! Sunday, September
12 at 2pm in Nathan Phillips Square. Get
your family or workplace together to
stroll, jog or wheel the 4km. Pick up a
pledge form at any Toronto Bank of
Montreal branch or at United Way offices,
26 Wellington Street East, 11th Floor,
Toronto, or call the Walkathon hotline at
(416) 777-2001.
METRO REPORT
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by Metro Councillor Olivia Chow \~ ~~
•Budget Cuts 1953 · 0
In these dnys of fiscal hardship, Metro is not
immune. Recently, Metro made significant
cuts to this year's budget and set even larger
targets for next year. But the types of cuts
being made are neither fair nor economically
sound. Community Services, for instance, is
being cut 7.5% this year and an additional
11 .8% next year. This will mean serious
reductions in social assistance services and
the loss of up to 2, 700 daycare spaces. At
the same time, the police are being cut only
1.8% this year and have a target of 7.5%
next year.
I think we need to recognize that daycare
and support services are economically
essential because they often allow people to
stay in the labour force. It is time we focus
our cuts on the administrative component of
government and on areas that don't affect
the most disadvantaged.
There is a large public meeting to hear from
the community on Tuesday Oct. 5th at 6:30
pm, Metro Hall Council Chambers. Everyone
should come and express your concerns!
•Sidew(!lk signs
M9ny stores have had small A-frame signs
outside their shops for years, But recently
Metro's Transportation department has been
confiscating them in blitzes of streets like
Yonge, Spadina and Bloor. For many
businesses on the second floor this is their
only signage.
I think we need a more reasonable
approach, and to work out a solution rather
than to simply impose punishment. We need
guidelines to allow appropriate and safe
displaying of signs.
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Garbage removal from businesses
At the last meeting of Council, a proposal
was put forward which would result in
commercial waste removal costing the user
about $2,400 a year, or could ultimately put
an end to municipal garbage collection for
commercial properties. We were able to
defer the issue, insisting that a move like this
needs to have input from the community and
all the thousands of small businesses which
will be greatly affected by its financial
imposition. There will be a Works Committee
meeting on the issue on Wed. Sept. 22nd at
9:30am at Metro Hall.
FOURTEEN TIMES
Starting in this issue of DRUM, the members
of the Metropolitan Toronto Police will be
column in each issue of DRUM.
Boundaries
of #14 Division
publishing t his
The boundaries of 14 Division are Spadina Av. to the east,
Lansdowne-Jameson to the west, Bloor St. to the North and Lake
~ ontario tQ the south.
Our address is 150 Harrison St.
of Dundas St. West. Our phone
EMERGENCY information and calls.
which is Dovercourt Rd. north
number is 324-1400 for NON-
Issues
In the months to come, the members of the Community Relations
office will be bringing you informaticin on present issues.
Items such as ~orne & Business ~ecurity, Personal Safety and
Street proofing children are just some items.
Two Fires
July 19th there was 'a case of arson at · 54 Nassau St. (n.e.
corner of Nassau and Augusta).
We are looking for a sus pect tha t was seen by s e veral people ,
fleeing this location. This person could also hay e some
injuries caused by the explosion. The suspect is described as
Malejwhite, with short dark hair, 6 feet tail with a medium
build, 19 years of age, wearing a black sweatshi rt with a h ood
(Kangaroo Jacket type) and jeans.
Any information about this sus pect would be greatl y
appreciated. You can f o r war d t his information to t he 14
Division De t e ctive office at 324- 1404 or Crime Stoppers a t 222-
TIPS.
The second fire we want to mention was Sunday July· 25 at
Kensington and St. Andrew. The Fire Marshal's report is not yet
in but "probable arson" has been identified as a cause.
Thanks
We want to thank the pe ople o f the Kensington Mar~et
for all of
their assistance given to the e me rgency s e rvice s personne l J uly
19 and particularly july 25. Without the assistance o f the
people , this f ire could h a ve b e en worse .
Crime prevention, community relations
If we can be of any assistance about any of the above info
please contact your Crime Prevention Officers, who are PC Ed
Przybyla and PC Jim Hamilton or your Community Relat i o n s
off i cers PC Jim McFedrie s or PC Arthur De an. We can be r e a c he d
a t 324-1408 dur ing bus iness hour s.
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The DRUM
NEWS
August 26 1993/Page Three
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Conspiracy? no,
circumstances
A personal view of the Kensington fires
by David Perlman and Masha Buell
In the aftermath of the five recent requests to "fix things up" will
fires, some people are scared, lead to increased rent or eviction.
some angry, some have given up "I could rent this place out to
and left the neighbourhood, and someone else tomorrow," is the
some are starting to work for threat. ,
change.
So we have homes and stores
RUMOURS
in decline with no sprinklers, no
Fires behind 15 Kensingt~m, at smoke detectors, faulty electrical
66 Nassau, 68 Nassau, 189 wiring, several tenants' worth of
Baldwin, and now devastatingly accumulated grease on kitchens
at47-51 Kensington have some that are eventually uncleanable
people looking deep dark plots - except with putty knives and
"an anti-vegetarian, anti-anti- hazardous solvent.
racist, indeterminately middle Tenants wanting to be here
eastern gun-running developer surrender their right to safety and
looking for insurance money to certain property owners get away
fuel his/her drug habit" is how with (almost) murder.
one resident satirically described HIGH TURNOVER: Kensington is
the "composite rumour." for shoestring new ventures,
ARSON CONFIRMED flickering dreams that soar or
Arson has been confirmed as the crash. But tenant businesses,
cause of at least two of the fires even the well-rooted ones are
(47-51 Kensington, and 66 largely unrepresented by the
Nassau). But the fire marshall's Kensington Market Business
office stresses that arson covers a Association.
wide range of crimes, from So what is stopping
children's dangerous pranks, to unrepresented businesses from
impulsive, deranged acts, to getting organized? Course of
revenge, to the calculated attempt action: a lot of people (businesses
to profit from destroying insured and residents) at the July working
property.
group meeting signed up for a
Chances are high that the two tenant rights committee. Maybe
confirmed arson fires may be the something will start there.
work of different, unconnected OLD STRUCTURES, SIMPLE
arsonists. And the grim reality is SOLUTIONS: We all know the
that arson is a crime which often buildings are old--and some
goes unsolved, so it may be that weren't much to begin with. But
no-one is ever charged in there is much that can be done to
connection with any of these old buildings to make them safer.
fires.
We have many common attics,
DANGEROUS
for example, without fireproof
CIRCUMSTANCES
So it is important that we take a
barriers between properties. We
have much tar-paper siding. On
hard look at the circumstances of back exterior walls, it goes up
all these fires. How can the risk like candlewick. And there are
of fire be reduced? and how, no compulsory smoke detectors
once one starts, can it be in stores (see Kensington Place
contained? Here are some of the page 7). Sure renovations cost
things we think need to be looked money, but so do fires. Is there
at.
any way, as a community we can
FIRE HYDRANTS: look at the come up with incentives for
letter on p.7 (OTHER PEOPLE'S property owners to take care of
MAIL), from the city fire our homes and businesses? Does
department to ward 5 councillor someone have to die before
Amer, responding to community change starts to happen?
concern about inadequate hydrant WASTE MANAGEMENT: garbage
behind buildings, particularly
stores is a constant hazard.
Garbage doesn't light up itself,
but it needs very little help.
pressure.
The letter was read out at the
August 25 Kensington work
group meeting at George Brown
College. Reaction to the part
about the water pressure was
anger and disbelief. "We heard
fire fighters at the scene saying
they had trouble with 'Water
pressure" one person at the
meeting said.
One action suggested at the
rneeting: take the City and the
Fire department to Small Claims
court arguing that inadequate
water pressure allowed the fire to
spread further than it should. "It
will be like a mini-commission of
inquiry" was the idea.
ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS:
some property owners in the
Market moved out years ago but
still care for their piece of the
Market. But too many paid off '
their mortgages years ago and no
longer work or live here.
Because there are always people
wanting to live or try to start a ·
. business here, tenants don't feel
as if they have much bargaining
power with landlords. Suggested·
first step: find out the individual
property owners and make them
aware of the problem.
The way things are, business
and residential tenants remain
silent a.nd unhopeful, afraid that
- Cardboard is a prime culprit.
Suggested at the last
community workgroup meeting: a
community cleanup day could be 1
an encore to the street festival.
Clean up all the laneways, then
party.
KNOWING THE MARKET: face it,
our local fire fighters are not
local. The person driving the
firetruck from Bellevue/College
to Dundas/Kensington may need
a map to find the way. The
fireball is in the neighbourhood,
but it's not the neighbourhood -
fireball. There's lots of talk these
days about community policing.
Same for the firefighters? ·
LACK OF INFORMATION: tenant's
insurance doesn't prevent fires,
but it sure can ease the pain. And
it's relatively inexpensive. If a
place burns down, the personal
belongings of a residential tenant
are not covered by the property
owner's insurance.
LACK OF FINANCIAL POWER:
How about a community fund
that would le9d money so people
can insure new businesses into
which they sink every penny? Or
would fund work projects to
make our old buildings safer?
Rosario
Marchese
Member of Provincial Parliament
Fort York
• government policies
• advocacy
SURE YOU'RE INSURED?
Better double check
BY SN BIANCA
AJM MEATS sits three doors up
Kensington A venue from the 6
businesses burned out July 25.
So they were lucky, right?
Wrong. In some ways they'd
have been better off burning
down than being in the situation
they're in. Problem was, when
fire hit and tra.QSformers started
popping, the hydro got turned
off. Before it came on again,
the meat in their cooler had
gotten too warm to safely sell.
Inconvenient, but not
catastrophic, they thought.
George Manso knew he had
insurance. "All risks" his broker
had told him when the price
went up last May. So•he and
daughter Liz contacted the
insurance adjuster to come and
verify the damage. (This was
the Monday. The adjuster came
on Thursday, so another 4 days
went down the drain.)
Now they hear that the
insurance company may not
accept their claim. Yes they are
covered for fire and other risks.
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But not for the consequences of
somebody else's fire! That's
called coincidental risk. "All
risk" doesn't mean all risks.
"What hurts" says Liz "is we
paid--two thousand dollars a
year. And now jt's as if we
might as well not have for all
the good it's doing us."
They're not sure who to
blame (or even if blame is the
point). All they know is that
$12,000 went to pay for meat
that had to be thrown away.
Worst, suppliers have to be paid ·
to keep the meat coming.
"Pushed to the edge" Liz says.
"We just want other people to
know you may think you're
covered, but with insurance
companies you better be sure."
"Because if they can find a
loophole, they will. Whatever it
costs to get a lawyer to read
over your policy to know what
you're getting, do it. The $50
or $100 will be nothing
compared to the nothing you'll
get if you think you're covered
but at:en't."
John Campey and Joan Doiron
Downtown Trustees
Toronto Board of Education
155 College Street, TorontoM5T 1P6
397-3060
• community issues
Constituency Office: 854 Dundas St. W, Toronto, M6J 1V5 • (363-9664)
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Page Four/August 26 1993 STREETS WE CAN LIVE WITH The DRUM
irits Our Streets: with Davenport down, Harbord hopes soar by Nancy smith Lea
PHOTO:
A Harbord Street Planning Group has joined the struggle
to reclaim the streets for people. Formed primarily by
cyclists, the group has come up with a preliminary plan
to make Harbord Street safer and more pleasant for
cyclists, pedestrians and public transit users. Scientists
have.called the 1990s a critical decade for reducing carrelated
damage to the environment. Improving Harbord
Street is one small step in the process of making this a
turnaround decade. ·
Most Toronto cyclists want bike lanes. Bike lanes
give a visual cue to all road users that the bike deserves
. space on the road. Most people who would like to ride a
bike but don't say that they do not feel it is safe to ride
on Toronto streets. ·
Harbord was one of the earliest st~eets chosen by the
Toronto City Cycling Committee (TCCC) as an ideal ·
cycling route. Green signs with the white outline of a
bike can be seen on Harbord meaning that the right-hand
lane is considered wide enough to share safely between a
car and a bike. But even though it is popular with
cyclists, the speed and volume of traffic make it unsafe
and unpleasant. And in places where the street narrows,
signs merely inform motorists and cyclists that the bike
route has ended, leaving it up to all road users to figure
out what this means.
The intersection of St. George and Harbord, right bike lane petition with over 27,000 names! This is the
in the heart of the University of Toronto, is a biggest petition, quite interestingly, since the Stop the
particularly dangerous intersection. After many Spadina Expressway Campaign. And onJune 22 a few
calls from people who had witnessed collisions key streets for bike lanes recommended by the TCCC
between bikes and cars at that comer, signs were were unanimously approved by City Council. They are:
erected on August 4/92 with the message:
Beverley-St. George, College-Carlton and Davenport.
"Motorists Yield to Cyclists."
The Beverley-St. George route comes first, around
Unfortunately·, not all examples on the street mid-August, followed by the College-Carlton route about
are so positive. Recently signs at a construction three weeks later and,· last but not least, the
site near Clinton on Harbord informed cyclists to Bay-Davenport route.
dismount. Despite many calls to Public Works The TCCC wants to develop a network of bike lanes
from cyclists concerned about the dangerous across the City of Toronto.and these streets are
implications of this signage, some of the signs hopefully just the start .
. were not removed until completion of Merc~ant concerns
construction.
Of interest in discussing Harbord Street,. the only people
These signs were the contractor's initiative, who spoke against the implementation of these bike lanes
not a Public Works directive, but they reflect the were merchant's in the Davenport area. And they were
pervasive thinking that the car is a natural hazard. not opposed to bike lanes but rather concerned about the
Like a tornado, there is no hope of taming or removal of parking. Interestingly, merchants and cyclists
controlling it, so we need to stay out of its way or agreed it would be better to remove a traffic lane than
wear helmets if we get too close to it.
lose parking. Reducing the speed and volume of car
People often don't realize that traffic moves traffic and encouraging cyclists could aid Davenport in
quickly or at high volume by design, not by becoming more of a community street instead of the
chance. Most of our streets have been planned to strictly commuter access route it has become.
accommodate lots of fast-moving cars. We have Discouraging car traffic·is a very smart move for
forgotten that we change that. We can determine businesses. Especially in the downtown core, most
how much traffic there should be, of what type, shopping trips are made by cyclists, pedestrians and
and at what pace it should move.
public transit users while many car drivers zip by the
So signs informing cyclists to dismount are local businesses without stopping.
confusing for motorists and for cyclists--a mixed Council was expected to defer a decion on the
signal about whether cyclists are part of traffic or not. A Davenport route because of merchant concerns. Instead
sign informing cyclists that their right to the a stretch of they made a smaJl breakthrough, adopting a modified
road is less than that of a motorist is very difficult to design for the road. It maintains parking on both sides of
accept. Most cyclists will not dismount as requested (and the road, an~ meets the City's minimum design
rightly so) and so will be at greater risk from motorists widths--1. 8m wide parking stalls, 1. 8m wide bike lanes
who, having seen the sign, will regard any cyclist on adjacent to the parking stalls, and 2.95m wide traffic
that stretch of roadway as disobeying the law. (As it is, lanes.
most drivers think it is acceptable to attempt to squeeze City staff and the TCCC will monitor how well the
by a cyclist in a lane too narrow to share.) For bicycle lanes work and adjustments will be made if necessary.
users, these are the type of situations that end up
Because all widths are at the bare minimum, we· will
determining which streets they use, or if they should ride have to see if the bike lanes are adequate to provide a
at all.
"comfort zone" for cyclists. Otherwise, the purpose for
On an ideal street, such as those prevalent in Europe implementing the bike lanes will be negated.
and China, cars are given the lowest priority while more These new bike lanes will be the first tried on
environmentally and economically sound modes such as downtown Toronto arterials along with curbside parking.
bikes, public transit and pedestrians are given top You can help in their evaluation by giving the TCCC
priority. The advantages for the life of the street are feedback on your experience in the new lanes. (You can
immeasurable. ln the meantime, bike lanes are a good also receive a free subscription of the Cyclometer by
intermediary solution. Bike lanes on Harbord are an sending your name and address to: Toronto City Cycling
obvious next step for the growth of the bike lane
Committee, 20E, City Hall, Toronto M5H 2N2, Fax:
network. 392-0071, Tel: 392-7592.)
Progress on Bike Lanes in Toronto
At the City Services Committee meeting on June 4th, the
Toronto City Cycling Committee (TCCC) presented a
A health tip
~rom
The Doctor~
Ho~pital
YOUR BABY NeeDS TO Be LOVCD, COMFORTCD, Adult and Continuing Education '93
TALKW TO AND HeLD. NEW BABIES CAN'T BE
SPOILED. PARENTS WORRY THAT IF THEY PICK THE
BABY UP TOO OFTEN, BABY WILL GET SPOILED. YET
BABIES FROM CULTURES WHERE BABIES ARE CARRIED,
AND GIVEN LOTS OF LOVE E ATTENTION, ARE MORE
CONTENTED AND CRY LESS THAN BABIES WHO SPEND
A LOr OF TIME ALONE IN A CRIB. SPOILING HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH LOVING. SPOILING IS WHEN
PARENTS DON'T SET REASONABLE LIMITS WITH THEIR
CHILDREN, AND ARE UNABLE TO SAY .'NO'.
free Parent's Support Croup Starts September
Life With Baby, a new parents support group,
welcomes parents and babies. Nurses answer questions, and talk about
caring for your baby, yourself and your family. New mothers have a
chance to share information about the things that help most.
life With Baby is offered by The Doctors Hospital Pre/Post
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September 1st, October 13th and November 24th.
~ Call963-5251 or 392-7426 COMMUNITY HE ALTH CAMPUS
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AMNESTY
AT THE
LIBRARY
pay no fines
sept 7 to 11
by SN Bianca
At any one time, about 150,000
library items are overdue at the
Toronto Public Library. Currently,
98,000 of those items are more than
three months overdue. The Library
wants its gooks back, and to
encourage their return, it will
charge no fines for any overdue
library materials returned to any of
its 33 branches during the week of
September 7 to 11.
Instead, library customers are
being asked to support the library's
Food for Books campaign and to
bring donations of non-perishable
food for the Daily Bread Food
Bank.
This is the first time in 13 years
that the Toronto Public Library has
offered its borrowers an across-theboard
break from their fines. It
expects this effort will see the
return of a significant amount of
lost material.
Making sure these items are
returned is of increasing concern to
the library, due to the impact of
current public spending restraints
on library collections.
During its Food for Books week
the library hopes all library
customers will take the opportunity
to return any and all outstanding
library materials.
It also hopes all library
cust()mers will be generous in
supporting the Daily Bread Food
Bank, an organization that meets an
important need in our community.
Toronto Public Library decided to
sponsor this food drive when it
learned that the food bank's annual
spring drive had fallen some
600,000 pounds short of its 2
million pound goal.
Both overdue returns and food
donations can be_ make at any
branch of the Toronto Public
Library.
NEW & VIEWS
Unfair Hydro costs at ·Cityho01e:
City ·and Province ~ to act?
Rain,
by Lee Zaslofsky
Community Heallh Worker,
Wesl Cenlral Community Heallh
Cenlres
How would you feel if you
had to pay $200 for
something that your next
door neighbour gets for only
$100?
You'd probably feel that
you were being treated very
unfairly. Most likely you
would not purchase that item.
But if the item were an
essential, like heat in winter,
you'd have to buy it at any
price. And the unfairness
would make you fighting
mad.
That's how many tenants
. of City of Toronto Non-Profit
Housing (Cityhome) are
feeling these days.
Cityhome owns about
7500 housing units across the
city. The tenants in about
5000 of those units are on
"bulk billing"--they pay for
heat as part of their rent.
But there are .2500 units
that are individually billed
and electrically heated. That
means that each tenant must
pay for the electricity that she
or he and the family use.
For most units, that works
fairly well. If the residents
use more electricity, the bill
is higher. If they conserve,
the bill is lower.
But for hundreds of other
units, this neat system just .
hasn't worked.
Apartments at the comer
of a building can have hydro
bills in winter that go as high
as $150 or more a month-
enough to heat a small house
-while their neighbours in the
centre of the building pay
less than half that amount.
Townhouse apartments
can cost $150 a month or
more to heat, and their
ground floor will be freezing,
while the heat upstairs makes
sleep impossible.
People will tum off their
heat and appliances before
leaving for a holiday, and
come back to find an
enormous hydro bill for that
period.
The problem has many
causes: faulty wiring and bad
construction among them.
But it has become clear that
what many thought was the
cause of the problem-
irresponsible tenants wasting
energy--is in fact not
happening except in rare
cases.
The problem has been
around for years. Tenants
who complained to Cityhome
were told to conserve energy
(even if they were freezing in
their apartments) or told to
talk to Hydro. Hydro told
tenants to pay their bills or
else. Governments shuffled
the problem on to each other,
with nobody actually doing
anything.
Many tenants, forced to
choose between food and
paying their hydro bills,
started,going to food banks.
Others gave up and moved
out of Cityhome. Still others,
frustrated by the lack of
action, refused to join other
tenants who were working
for a solution.
But a few persistent
tenants kept working to find a
fair solution to the problem,
some of them as members of
the Coalition of Cityhome .
Tenants, some as activists in
their buildings.
Their efforts have brought
some good news and some
bad news.
The bad news is that,
after years of effort and
dozens for meetings in
individual buildings, at City
Hall and Queen's Park, the
problem remains. Many
tenants are still being gouged
by unfair hydro bills.
The good news is that at
last there is some government
action.
At the provincial level,
Housing Minister Evelyn
August 26 1993/Page Five
Above.- What now, condos? Harsh truth is, if a developer stays within the zoning there's nothing to stop
them. But if variances from zof,ling are needed, then the community has some say. Here are relevant
excerpts from Community_ Development Guidelines being developed by the Kensington working group:
THAT THE EXISTING MIXED CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY BE RETAINED AND STRENGTHENED; THAT DEVELOPMENT
ENHANCE THE BEST VISUAL FEATURES; THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGE LOCAL EMPLOYM ENT AND ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY; THAT THE EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET BE MAINTAINED AND STRENGTHENED; THAT
HOUSING BE BUILT ABOVE STORES IN THE MARKET ... FOR RENTS BELOW PRICES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOODS.
Below: Leslie Spit Tree-o in front of the mural at the Last Temptation
during the Lionheart benefit for Kensington's fire victims. Other
performers included The Blazin Bluenotes, Gary 17, Eileen O'Toole,
Lee Shropshire, Ernest Lee, The Nationals, Graeme Kirkland, Colin
Puffer, Kate Burt McNeil, Smear, Groove Pock(!t, Lavarius, Kula
Heavy Sex Vibe, Pleasure Seekers, Look People, and Andrew
Cash.
Gigantes has announced a
$26,000,000 program to
begin converting apartments
from hydro to gas heating.
The program, one of the first
in North America,m is
designed to pay for
conversion in a wide variety
of building types, to provide
experience on which to build
a larger program to come
later.
Some of the buildings that
are to be converted are in
Downtown Toronto: a row of
townhouses on Wales
A venue, several buildings in
Bathurst Quay, and Ill
Chestnut.
Many buildings with
unfair hydro costs have not
yet been scheduled for
conversion. Among them are
248 Simcoe and 22 McCaul,
where tenants have worked to
For them, and for q~any
other tenants, the Province's
conversion program will not
be available for a long time
yet. They will still face
unfair hydro bills.
Those who have been
working on the problem are
urging the·Province and the
City to get together and
develop a subsidy program
that will help tenants faced
with excessive bills.
Remember, the excessive
bills are being paid now--by
tenants, often tenants who
can't afford to pay. Tbe
subsidies would mean that
each of us chips in a small
amount to help people caught
in an unfair situation. That
seems to be the fairest
interim solution while we
wait for conversion to gas
heating throughout Cityhome.
get a fair solution.
PHOTO: CARLOS TEXEIRA .
CONNIE HOOD PRIZE
·NOMINATION CAll
The Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields
Anglican solicits nominations for its annual
Connie Hood Prize. The prize, worth $500.00, is
given to the individual or group deemed to have
contributed most significantly in the past year to
so.cial justice or the promotion of humane values.'
The winner is to reside or. work in the parish of
St. Stephen's, i.e. from Queen's Park on the east
to Bathurst St. on the west, Harbord St. on the
north, to Dundas St. on the south.
Last year's prize was awarded to St. Stephen's
Community House for their involvement in the
housing development at 88 Bellevue Ave.
The prize is named tor the late Connie Hood, a
member of St. Stephen's parish fro the late
1920's until her death in 1990. For many years
she was a parish worker, caring for the destitute
and needy. She was also a director of Morelands
Camp of the Downtown Ghurchworkers
Association, a facility dedicated to providing
quality camping experiences for inner citY youth.
Further information may be had from Fr. Kevin
Flynn at St. Stephen 's. Nominations should be
sent to the church, 103 Bellevue A venue,
Toronto M5T 2N8, by September 20, 1993.
The prize will be given at the chuo;:h:s an!lual
International Dinner, held this year
at the church on October 2.
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DIRECTORY
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(fall 1993)
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She lte rs a nd Street Se rvices,
Crisis Centres. Tenant and
Legal Services. Be Included!
We need your he lp to
complete a Directory ot'
Affordable Housing a nd
Relate d Services
(City of Toronto locations) .
To list your service please call
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DIGGING DEEP
Kensington is in the process of rallying round
the people who lost homes or livelihood in a
recent fire here. Turning our street festival
into a fire relief fund-raiser is one example.
The benefit concert organized by Lionheart Studio
the previous weekend is another. Together those
events raised close to $3700--not much when
placed beside people's losses, but not nothing
either, enough to put $300 emergency money into
the hands of all the people who "signed up" as
being affected by the fire.
The dollar amount is only part of the story,
though. Take for instance the $2,288.96 raised at
the street festival. There's another way of
looking at that $2,288.96 though. During the
drumming, festival, auction, raffle and benefit
concert people came up with
1 X $50
23 X $20
18 X $10
103 X $5
233 X $2
386 loonies
617 quarters
518 dimes
479 nickels
196 pennies.
These were friends and neighbours giving to
friends and neighbours.
The effort continues. Another benefit event is
planned for the ElMocambo on September 26 (see
page 16 for details) and St Stephen's Community
House has undertaken to remain trustee for the
Kensington Fire Relief Fund. The short-term goa~
is emergency relief for individuals affected by
the blaze.
In the medium term, perhaps something like this
fire relief fund can help affected individuals
and businesses to remain or re-establish
themselves within the community.
But we need to look beyond fire relief to
reality. "A miracle that no-one d.ied" is what
lots of people said after the July 26 blaze. "If
it had been 3 in the morning instead of 3 in the
afternoon ... " - .
In faci, no-one has died in the five or six
fires which have happened in the market over the
past 15 months.
We'd be well advised as a community to take the
attitude that our luck may just have run out, and
to start pinpointin~ (and changing) some of the
things which make f1re such a threat here.
Lots of good will, energy and hard work went
into making this fire relief fund a reality.
In the longer term we need to put that kind of
work into rebuilding the commun1ty from within.
After all, the simplest way, bureaucratically,
of fireproofing Kensington would be to get rid of
us. And put in stores and condos which are "up to
code."
People wanting to make donations to the Kensington Fire
Relief Fund may do so by conta~ting Alice Heap or Wyn
Chivers cjo St. Stephens Community 'House, 91 Bellevue
Avenue (925-2103) · ·
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KYTES FLYING AGAIN; NEW HOME FROM SEPT 1
Dear DRUM:
KYTES (Kensington Youth Theatre and Employment Skills) is proud
to announce that despite the total funding cut from Employment
& Immigration Canada, our next five month training program to
assist severely diadvantaged youth will commence intake on
September 13 1993. ·
A massive thank you to everyone who helped make KYTES'
survival possible--bands, artists, volunteers and audience at
"Cut this--a defiant celebration; the many ex-:troupe members
who lobbied and rallied-tirelessly, the many organizations and
individuals who wrote letters of protest to employment &
immigration;the media who wrote good articles about us;
everyone who signed the support petition, or made
donations .... and so many more. (Special thanks to the Theatre
Centre for housing us over the summer, and volunteers Andy,
Mona, Jeannie and Kurt for helping organize a benefit night at
Clintons--August 16.
Funding and in-kind donations for the new intake co~e from:
City of Toronto Board of Health, City of Toronto General Fund,
Toronto Arts Council, The Kiwanis Club of Casa Lorna, Ministry
of Education and Training (Futures), Oasis Alternative School,
TransCanada Pipelines, various individuals, and proceeds from
benefits, events and rentals of space.
The daring decision to stage "Romeo and Juliet under the
Bathurst Street Bridge August 6-21 paid off resulting in
massive publicity and sold-out houses. All this augurs well for
KYTES' long-term future, provided we can maintain the thing
that got us here--namely grass-roots support.
September 1 KYTES is moving to its new home: 457 Richmond
Street West, basement. Our new phone number will be 504-0597.
We will need help with the move and people with plumbing,
electrical and carpentry skills to help with the exciting work
of renovating the new space.
To get involved, call Ned or Sarah at 536-4451 (before Sept
1) or 504--0597 after Sept 1.
Ned Dickens, Sarah Harvey
-Business is as business does
Quick! Canada needs help! Stop
wasting time with "party"
politics and leadership
d.isJ?ut-es and get down to
bus~nessl ·
The time has come for
government to start "minding
its own business" p.nd conduct
itself as though it desired to
be a profitable and efficient
business enterprise and not a
faltering almost bankrupt
entity.
Now there's a woman at the
helm, be it temporary or not.
Let's hope she has what it
·takes to get rid- of the "dead
wood" and put the house in
order. - Somehow, it seems
fitting that a woman do the
"housekeeping."
-- A. Warman
OTHER PEOPLE'S MAIL: One view of the hydrants
FROM: FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY ijALL, 100 QUEEN STREET WEST
To: COUNCILLOR ELIZABETH AMER, WARD 5, NEW CITY HALL
DATE: 1993 AUGUST 19
DEAR COUNCILLOR AMER:
IN REPLY TO YOUR LETTER DATED 1993, JULY 29 REGARDING THE
FIRE AT THE CORNER OF KENSINGTON AVENUE AND ST. ANDREW
STREET, I HAVE INTERVIEWED PLATOON CHIEF R. PERRIER AND
DISTRICT CHIEF D. CUNNINGHAM.
THE FIRST THREE APPARATUS TO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE HAD NO
PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAFFIC BUT APPARATUS ARRIVING ON THE ·
SECOND AND THIRD ALARM HAD DIFFICULTY AS NUMEROUS CARS AND
TRUCKS FOLLOWED THE FIRST ARRIVING CREWS DOWN THE STREET
FORCING INCOMING CREWS TO CARRY EQUIPMENT TO THE SCENE. THE
WATER SUPpLY TO OUR PUMPERS AND AERIALS WAS SUFFICIENT.
TWO FIRE HYDRANTS WERE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE FIRST
ARRIVING PUMPERS , ONE BEING A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ONE
FIRE HYDRANT AND PRODUCE STACKED I N FRONT OF THE OTHER. THE
ONLY REMEDIES I WOULD SUGGEST WOULD BE TO INFORM ALL SHOP
KEEPERS TO KEEP ALL FIRE HYDRANTS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SIAMESE
CONNECTIONS CLEAR AT ALL TIMES.
VEHICLES THAT IMPEDE THROUGH TRAFFIC OR PARKED I N FRONT OF
FIRE HYDRANTS SHOULD BE TAGGED AND TOWED.
R. MCDONALD, ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF
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Kate Burt McNeil's
MARKET BURNING
Sunday 27 June, 3 AM I sit on the step in the doorway
of the store across the street from the fish store over
which I live and watch fierce fire eat up under my
entrance steps. Vishnu the cockateel in his cage and a
box of three kittens sit with me. When I see a wisp of
smoke curl out of the very top of the house on the third
floor where I should have been sleeping, I see in my
mind everything lost. ,Forty or so years of this and that,
pictures, volumes of writing, an irreplaceable library of
books, computers, and two important pieces of
Mother's antique furniture now mine or rather mine no
longer.
The fire trucks arrive. They cut the Hydro before
much of Kensington Market loses electricity. Crash
bang of wood glass and bricks being bashed.
In the end the house doesn't bum down. When I see the
limits to the damage, was when the numbness starts to
go away. The fire started in the electric panel of the
store. There were no alarms to alert us above. Only
because my computer addicted roomie was up. at three
in the momi11g of June Sunoay 27 to discover the smoke
\
MATTERS OF ®PINI@N
was curling under the door at the top of the stairs ~as
he able to scream to me "Get out" Serious. FIRE and I
grabbed the animals and ran in my bare feet down the
hot HOT stairs.
Four Sundays later July 25. At my kitchen sink in the
south end of the house, I turned my head to see a
'frightening large black pall of s~oke rise over the trees
from the direction of my former address. I screamed
August 26 1993/Page Seven
me. These people lost their everything, whatever it was.
Do you know that it is not mandatory for a store built
before a certain year to have -any fire detection
equipment? It seems stupid to protect tenants above and
below stores that have the latest and safest electric etc.
while those old old stores with their old old guts need
none?
__ There's a fire. In my green socks I ran through the The ironic thing about all this is that if we HAD lost
house down the stairs along Baldwin.
Down Kensington Avenue. From that point I saw the
fire was deeply involved on the south east comer of St.
Andrews and Kensington. My old stomping ground.
When I reached St. Andrews there was a ball of fire
billowing over the Donutshop. There were no fire
trucks in sight. There were only a few people on the
scene. I had no camera, cleverly I'd left myself
filmless. Therefore I could only look. Soon those of us
directly in front of the fire were herded back up the
street to allow access for the fire trucks which were
·manoeuvring into the Sunday afternoon streets.
Have you noticed how mo~e and more open the
market is on Sundays? Moving slowly and with my
back pressed against the walls trying to not impede. I
watched the fire to its end from the vantage that allowed
me to see the amazing work of the firemen on the roofs
at the back of the houses. When I first saw our space
after the fire I discovered that Mother's piece of
Chippendale and all it's knick knacks had been carefully
moved from the wall behind which roared the fire in to
the bathroom. Don't ever bad mouth a fireman in my
presence. All I could think of was that could have been
everything on June 27th, we would not still be living in
unacceptable circumstances, over a fish store which has
been completely renovated, while we wait for someone
to attend to our needs as tenants.
In my quest to find out "What's wrong with this
picture?" with Liz Amer's help I have found out that the
Fire Marshall's office is now working to adjust the rult
that says "only buildings with two units are required to
have smoke detectors." They want it to read "buildings
with only one unit over or under a store are required to
have smoke detectors as well."
That's swell. Now how about all those just plain
stores out there in the market that are still not required
to have smoke detectors? If my roomie had heard an
alarm from downstairs he'd have called in 911
immediately and with easy access at three in the
morning they'd have had it out before any significant
damage had occurred. There is a group out there .
forming to address this and other issues. 1 suggest you
tum up when they are scheduled. Lend your support
otherwise sometime in the not too distant future there
will be a new song written, "Market's burning.
Market's burning."
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"No Gain
Without Pain"
The motto on the wall of the
Toronto Western Hospital
physiotherapy clinic is "No Pain,
No Gain." I interpreted that to
mean that recovery from illness
almost always involves physical
pain, and that without that pain,
there can be no recovery.
This summer has seen a lot of
pain for the government of NDP
leader Bob Rae, mainly because
of the intense howls raised by
union leaders, especially those in
the public sector, over the issue
of "the social contract. "
It seemed to be the contention
of the unionists that by enacting
this legislation, the Government
had betrayed, debased, despised,
downtrodden, humiliated and
otherwise rendered harm to their
membership, if not to-_the
country as a whole. _
They in turn have threatened
vengeance, ruin, pestilence and
destruction to the Government, if
not to the country as a whole.
MISSING from this particular
anti-government attack have been
the more usual chorus of stock -
marketeers, lawyers, apprentices,
imd right-wing fans.
You remember them. Only a
year or so ago, they were
organizing protest marches at
Queen's Park, complete with
picket signs, hand painted
banners and folk singers
bewailing the destruction of the
Ontario economy, if not all
civilization.
These were the people who
used to blast the NDP in
opposition because any criticism
of the government of the day
was bound to lead to a decline in
foreign investment, corporate
confidence and the fa11 of the
dollar.
With the election of the NDP,
there they were in Queen's Park
screaming that Ontar[o was
ruined and advising all and
sundry to take all their money
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out of town and hide it in upstate
New York, if not further.
Maybe they realized that
fouling one's own nest is not
good public policy. Maybe, with
corporate profits high and with
the stock market booming, they
were too busy making money.
Ontario Premier Bob Rae has
taken a pounding these past two
years such as has been meted out
to no Provincial leader in my
memory, and that goes back to
circa 1950.
The upside of this for Bob
Rae and his embattled caucus
may be that in the next two
years, when an election will
again be due, the NDP, whether
you like them or not, will be the
only party in Ontario with the
battle experience and the
toughness to be worth voting for.
No pain, no gain.
A SIGN that the Government
may be on the upswing can be
read into "Bill 40" a law that
will be passing the Ontario
House this' fall.
This Bill, called the
"Community Economic
Development Act (of) 1993"
could be of significance for out
Kensington community and for
communities right across the
Province.
I will try and explain it in my
own way, although my
background reasoning may not
be that of the Government.
In May of 1991, a report
issued by the Treasurer of the -
City of Toronto to the then
functioning "Kensington Area
Task Force" made it clear that -
hardly a penny of our money
(transferred to the City of
Toronto from the Province of
Ontario either from per capita
tax grants or from grants for
Provincial properties located in
Kensington) rea,ches this _
community.
All such funds are simply
used in ways that seem
appropriate to City politicians
with little reference to public
accountability, local consultation
or even needs assessment.
In Bill 40, the Province is
saying to communities across the
Province, "Tell us what your
needs are directly and we'll try
and help you. Better still, we'll
try and help you to help
yourself." No need to depend so
heavily on bureaucrats or
municipal politicians, (although
the help of the latter would be
useful, if they could ever get
their act together.)
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,
the imminent departure of the
George Brown College from its
Kensington campus prompted the
formation of a community
'Working Group' to examine the
consequences and the potentials
in such a major move.
Since that time, the original
Committee has grown much
larger and is tackling many
issues beyond the question of the
future of the College site.
One of the goals under active
consideration is to apply under
_ Bill 40, and under other
legislation, for projects ·and
funding that could make a big
difference in promoting the
prosperity and the livability of
our vital downtown community.
I might add that progress at
this quick pace could never have
be been made without the active
participation of our local MPP,
Rosario Marchese, and his staff.
It's only a beginning, and
success is not assured. But it is a
hopeful sign that maybe things
are turning around for the
Provincial government, and more
importantly, for all of us.
Readers of this column who
want to participate in the
Working Committee can simply
c;all Mr. Marchese 's
Constituency Office at 363-9664
and be informed of general
meetings, as well as involving
themselves in the detail work of
the sub-committees now
fUnctioning.
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Healing Ways by carolin Taron
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One summer evening not long ago, I was
meandering along a neighbourhood street and
enjoying the breeze. Birds and children usually
abundant and active on this street were at rest. In
this moment of quiet, the gentle sound of the trees
rustling in the wind was comforting. After a day of
rushing about, my body heaved a sigh of relief.
In a split second, my peace of mind was slit
open with a canon of decibel NOISE so loud and
distorted that my body momentarily shook before I
was immediately on guard again. The source of this
intrusion has sped through the intersection before I
collected myself.
Did this driver of a hulk of metal (a biased
description of a '91 camaro) ever consider how his
actions were invading not only my personal territory
but anyone within earshot?
The experience I just described is unfortunately
not uncommqn. Our senses are continually assaulted
in our urban environme~t: sounds of sirens, engines,
jackhamq~ers, stereos, horns, machinery and the like
bombard us daily.
A frequent response to loud noise is to create
more noise. Sometimes I wonder if there is a noise
competition on. But is louder better?
Unfortunately, hearing can be permanently
damaged by loudness. Loud noise also has the effect
of overexerting our nervous system and raising our
· is not the column I thought I was
going to write. Because of the
thunder dance in Kensington I have
something else I need to write (the
original one will have to wait).
Thank you to all those who came
and organized.
Once, not so long ago, a wise old
tattoo artist on Vancouver Island
told me the ancient people of south
america had a mystic and vast
calendar that mapped passages of
time, and space.
He said, while inking a dragon
into my best friend, "these ancient
people noted the time in space that
our earth would spin into a
psychically charged sector of the
universe." Then he told me that
time is now.
It seems natural to me that our
universe has different moods made
from winding springs of aura and
light speed spirals of yin-yang
motion. I enjoy the image of our
galaxy spinning into a new mood of
the universe. I have always believed
transition is good for wisdom.
Good sources tell me events are
being reported that indicate an
increase in electro-magnetic energy
around stone circles and pyramids. I
think it's because of where we are
in the universe. Our planet is
responding to a cosmic current.
I am listening to my ancestor's faint
chant: Telling me it is impossible
LIVING
blood pressure.
Amidst the noise of urban living, moments of
quiet can be very restorative. Silence enables us to
hear our own thoughts and listen to one another.
Periodic moments' of quiet can benefit our nervous
systems and aid relaxation.
Seeking quiet
- I love the stillness of the f-Orest and the country.
When I've been camping in Northern Ontario, or
once when I stayed in a log cabin in British
Columbia, I was amazed ~t first by the silence
around me and the absence of city sirens and trucks
and diesel. Yet as I attuned to the silence I could
· hear so much more. The movement of insects
became audible and lwas sure I could hear the trees
whispering to one another.
Quiet· places in the city
I have,some favourite quiet places in the city: Ward
island during the week, a corner in Bellwoods Park,
the Beaches boardwalk in the winter, Moore Park
Ravine, Riverdale Park, the Beltlirie trail through
the city, the Japanese gardens in High Park and
church steps at night, to mention a few. Gardens
for life to survive on earth much
longer. Teaching me to feel this
grim global destiny change, but
each time I lose the feeling as
everything shifts out of focus again.
This frustrates me. I want to learn
in a new language. One that I think
is also very old. A language for
healing. A language without
limitations and words.
When I dance/drum with people
together our bodies experience a
synchronicity with/o.f rhythm. The
lan~ge of our bodies becomes so
provide a sanctuary for me as well, even when there
is noise around. The stories of the earth draw me in.
Quiet places and sanctuaries can be created.
Seeking quiet is the first step.
Carolin Taron is a registered massage
therapist/bodyworker and practices in the
Kensington market area. She is presently seeking
quiet in the wilds of Temagami.
Making a product out of what was
ours in the first place. We look at
good beautiful strong healthy well
supported freedom safety hero
justice objective participating people
all very clean, healthy and living in
California (not Bosnia) and we
purchase their language. It comes
in sprays, powders, liquids, role
ons, push~button, four-door, 12
wide, two-storey, disposable or with
I believe our potential to really
communicate and acknowledge one
audible and understandable. And so another is numb. Our rhythm's lost.
empowerful.
Our cycles are stretched and
But every day on the side walks twisted. I can never be in sync
subways driving stairs buildings with the media illusion world. I
starving lines bodies all
can only be in sync with other
ignore/judge each other. No humans. The ones I see touch
contact. No touch. No rhythm. smell taste and feel every day.
B!irely speak. Avoid eyes. Hide. I guess we are being
And if someone dances they are -manipulated. Ignoring our own
called crazy.
communities/cultures/spirit because
Instead of seeing each other, we we think we are part of the pseudosee
around us on the streets community projected into our lives
subways buildings stores signs tv through the mainstream media. I am
people's bodies being warm and trying to recognize my own
friendly to each otl).er. Inviting us to . community. My own family. I don't
join. There's nothing halfway about want to avoid their eyes any more.
it, the pepsi generation looks a lot I know our global denial of the
more fun than being homeless. physical connection betweem our
All our dreams and self-esteem ·health as a species and. our planet's
wrapped up in the self-poison of hea.Ith can be faced. I 1magme .
non-information and a non-existent seemg clearly out of all the eyes m
social construct. Perfect fleshy !he world (even t?e. b!ind ones) for
materialistic two-dimensional JUSt one second: It It JUSt h~rts hurts
images we follow and read and
~urts too too much to see and( or be
think and worry and talk about, 1t all and see the war. and farmne
make time to watch pay for and
emulate. ' '
and houseless and pam and loss and
violence and total and absolute
I need to say that it is so much ~s~less ~estruction of s~ many
more important to be a part of y/our hvmg thmgs every ~c~I.ng day. and
community than to be a part of actually take respon~1b1hty fo~ It as
something that isn't real. The a me~be.r of humamty and still .
majority of tv, billboards, signs, remam s1lent and not ssssscrearmng.
shelters, full page ads, are windows If we drum together and invite
into a non-existent paradigm. A EVEllYONE. Dance together and
beautiful, seductive, well ordered invite EVERYONE. We will
and easy to believe in fantasy.
I see visual media using our own
scream together and be silent no
more.
bodies' language to manipulate us.
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Brothers are suppose to . be bounp by a magical
understanding, loyalty, and a trust to die for. I grew up
with two younger brothers and no sisters. Our
relationships are not idyllic. I dominated my brothers
consistently from a position of elder privilege. We
~ competed fiercely over everytqing. I won more t~an my
r:::; lion's share of praise from my father. My brothers and
~ I are not close friends. Our relationships are the
c5 product of the brotherhood myth.
~ Global brotherhood, is patriarchy's promise that
0 men can form interdependent groups to compete more
t; effectively, more safely, or more deadly, with other
g: . groups of men. How else could religious orders, labour
unions, white supremacist, bh1ck separatist, and crack
military units all be organized under the banner
brotherhood, pledged to the same exclusive loyalty?
Brotherhood excludes sisters, it places all women in ·
an auxiliary position to men. We need a n~ew word to
express the larger human family, the community, the
world community which is friendly, and in which
people treat one another with trust and even extend
love. Many of the groups of peoples who lived on this
continent during pre-columbian times called themselves
names which translate into the English language, "The
People. " Other groups of people in different parts of
the world named themselves similarly.
A good english word to express such a group is clan
or tribe. Our tribe is the women, children and men who
we share everything with, (as siblings do). The people
we see every day 'cause they live and/ or work in the
·same neighbourhood we do. The people we know. The
ones who even if we don't like them, we trust, sort of
love, care about their well being.
A couple of weekends ago I went to the Kensington
festival. It was a celebration, a pitch in and help the
fire victim gathering and a thunder dance. The feeling
from drumming and dancing with such a large group of
friends was strangely ecstatic. Afterward I tried to
figure out why I felt so great. Why was the drumming
so electric, so intoxicating, what happened that was so
special? I felt so connected to the drummers and
dancers that the word friends wasn't explanatory
enough. I felt too close to these people, it was too
spiritual.
At the Thunder Dance I discovered the people of
Kensington are my big family, my tribe.
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Saltfish are nice
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• Yellow plantains, 2, sliced
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•Yams, 2lb. of3-5 kinds
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Boil them in water.
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Serve fish with yams and plantains.
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·August 26 1993/Page Eleven
THE KENSINGTON
STREET FESTIVAL
COMMITTEE
GRATEFULLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THE
ASSISTANCE OF:
THE FONTSHOP' STYLUS,
Roo McDoNALD,
LONG AND McQUADE,
THE TORONTO
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
THE KENSINGTON AREA
RESIDENTs' AssociATION,
THE KENSINGTON MARKET
BUSINESSMAN'S AssOCIATION,
- ADCOM PRESENTATIONS,
METRO POLICE - 14 DIVISION.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
KENSINGTON PATTY'
BALDWIN STREET BAKERY,
CARIBBEAN CORNER,
THE SECOND CUP
ON BALDWIN, TROPICAL
HARVEST, PIZZABILITIES,
ALTERNATIVES, CAAM
HARDWARE, PINEAPPLE
ROOM, LILLITH'S GARDEN,
DANCING DAYS, SHAKTI,
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INTERNATIONAL DONUT,
SPIRIT OF SPADINA
COALITION, SOUTH AFRICAN
SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
CENTRE, J EFF SPRANG,
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THANKS ALSO TO:
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SANTOS AT ST. STEPHEN's
CoMMUNITY HousE,
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THE DocToRs HosPITAL,
OLIVIA CHOW'
CECILIA FROM
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FROM LIZ AMER'S OFFICE,
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HAUL EQUIPMENT, WATCH
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DIRECT TRAFFIC, GREET
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ART OF THE MARKET
A Review
by Virginia MacDonnell
The weekend of August 7-8 saw the Kensington •
Drum Festival. The emphasis was on fun and
fund raising but visual arts (in the broadest of
terms) were also well represented.
First of all thanks to all the folks who wore -
great hats. Some had flowers and some had bells.
They were made of velvet and they were made of
straw. There were colours and patterns galore.
Hats-off (so-to-speak) to you alL~
There were also many artists displaying their
wares at this event. There was jewellery - wild
earrings and great necklaces, paintings - done on
canvas and leather - abstract, traditional .and
surreal. Some had collages and some had
photography on display. There were also booths
displaying beautiful fabrics and clothing.
One display offered face painting for the kids
by special effects technicians. In no time at all
previously lovely children were transformed into
the most gruesome of creatures. It was fun to
watch and no doubt more fun to take part in.
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The gypsy corroborated me-
she verified all.
We shall be happy ... prosperous.
I was and I am . sure
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that the gypsy is right
though I claim no powers
of precognition
other than the will to love --
and to make love happen.
Remember that time we slept
on two facing armchairs?
It was enough to tell me
but, nevertheless, it is good
to seek a second opinion.
So do you think this tomato
is ripe enough?
see the city rise -
the more you wander
the more the world grows wide
but stay at home
and the city streets you know
also grow--they grow
until they swell in your hands
ART•SEE
Next to the burned out building on Kensington
was a bright, colourful web. Everyone could
contribute and peopl~ were encouraged to take
part and tie a knot. It was an optimistic and
lively cavalcade of colour in contrast to the
wrecked building behind it.
And, although not strictly within the realm of
visual arts, Dave Booth- magician supreme. His
work is very visual involving slight of hand using
coins and cards mostly. No matter how hard you
tried though you couldn't see how the trick was
done. There's the magic and the fun. He was
also a very funny entertainer who obviously
enjoyed his work. His tricks and banter kept all
the crowd entertained. My 8 month old son
Zachary laughed and watched Dave's every
move, as did my 35 year old husband Nick.
To all of you folks who came out for the
festival - thanks! And to all of you who
participated in creating the weekend's visual
cornucopia - well done!!
The DRUM
'-'Earthly Paradise" made fan of me
by Virginia MacDonnell
I wasn't a real fan of Pre-Raphaelite art - at least I wasn't until
viewing "The Earthly Paradise: Arts and Crafts by William
Morris and his Circle from Canadian Collection" (on display at
the Art Gallery of Ontario until September 6th.) I had previously
regarded the Pre-Raphaelite art forms as being pretty and
decorative but lacking in substance. In this case it was a real
pleasure to be proven wrong. Make no mistake about it, the art
on display is incredibly beautiful, but the exhibit shows that Pre
Raphaelite art consists of more then pretty pictures.
In the first section of the exhibit one is given a brief overview
of the main personalities of the group and an outline of their
primary artistic objectives. Morris, D.G. Rossetti, Edward Burne
Jones and William de Morgan believed in producing art which
would enrich (to quote the catalogue) "the aesthetic quality of
everyday life and rebel against the unsightly products of the
Jndustrial Revolution." To do so they emulated the art of the
middle ages - its style, colours and subjects.
Morris and his co-artist were interested in more than just a
~ stylistic recreation of medieval art however. They also wanted to
~ recreate the skills and craftsmanship of the medieval artisans'
~ methodology. For the Pre-Raphaelites the method of producing art
(g was as important as the content. They continually worked for a
;l quality and sense excellence in all aspects of their work. They
0 also broke down the hierarchy between craft and "high" art.
0 Painting, ceramics, textiles and furniture design were all pursued
b with the same regard for excellence in style and technique.
iE The exhibit is divided up subjectively - one goes first into the
introductory section, then proceeds througlLecclesiastical,
ceramic, textiles and wallpaper, a mock shop, "living" rooms and
book sections. This design makes for a coherent and easily
enjoyable show. The viewer gets a real sense of the range of the
Pre-Raphaelites artistic activities and abilities.
As well, the viewer is told about the various personal
proclivities of the artists - affairs, rivalry, aspirations and
disappointments. One gets a sense of the real people behind the
art. They aspired to the great and cerebral but, like most of us,
they were restrained by "earthly" considerations. Regardless they
coQtinued to try to produce their earthly paradise through their
artworks. The fact that only the very wealthy could afford their
work was a continual source of conflict for them. Their art was
intended to beautify everyone's life and not just the rich. Morris
even sold his large rare book collection and gave the proceeds to
the burgeoning socialist movement in an attempt to correct (at
least a bit of) this inequality.
So here one has an opportunity to view a top~ notch show. All the
works on display come from Canadian collections.
You shouldn't miss the chance to see this first-rate exhibition.
Here I found artists whose work I admired, craftsmen whose skill
I was awed by and idealist whose beliefs I respected. I think you
· will too.
4 BY GIOVANNI MALITO "Earthly Paradise" will be on view at the AGO until September
6th. It will then travel to Ottawa, Quebec City and Winnipeg. See
it while you can!
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BOOK WALK:
Co-Operation
revisited
In last issue's article Co-Operation,
Competition and Biology, there were
some ideas I had no space to
develop. I will follow up one of them
here.
Bookstore vs. Library?
One of the bookstore's apparent
competitors is the library--mainly
because it offers the privilege of
reading gratis. How many books have
I bought which, had I read them first
in a library, I wouldn ;t have wanted
to own? The ones to buy·are those to
read more than once, or gone through
slowly over several months.
In bookstore as in library, you
usually have all the time you want to
browse. (This is not the case with all
bookstores; it is with most, since the
owners are smart enough to want
repeat business. The store
atmosphere, though, is more relaxed
and informal than the library, which
is for study and research as much as
pleasure.
Then again, in one way, the
library atmosphere is more relaxed. I
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BOOK TALK
have almost never seen a bookdealer
pressure someone into buying; the
exceptions almost always occurred
when the browser was being a
nuisance, both to staff and to
customers. However, the staff always
hopes to see a reader tum into a
buyer; some people may feel more
relaxed in a library, because the staff
there have no such expectation.
Part of the reason for the
easygoing· attitude of most
bookdealers is the nature of the
printed word. If you put words on
paper, you lose the immediacy of the
voice; in exchange, you get the
chance to move at your own pace,
reflect on passages you want to give
special attention to, and return to
them at will.
Book dealers know this. They also
know that people who take their
books seriously do not make up their
minds in a hurry about liking
something--and that this slowness to
decide goes with a certain loyalty, a
tendency. to return to the place of
delight. When Old Favourites moved,
I was a bit sad (though in their place,
I'd do likewise: better to be out of
easy reach, than die of MVA).
Back to the issue of competition:
Libraries exact no fees, except for
overdue fines, and the initial charge
for the card; they may be said for
this reason to compete unfairly with
bookstores, which can not give their
wares away. On the other hand,
libraries do encourage reading, and
thus help to maintain or increase
demand. How many books have I
discovered in llbraries, which I later
bought (usually from a second-hand
dealer)?
Book dealers know this, too; I
August 26 1993/Page Thirteen
imagine most of them learnt their
attitude toward books at least partly
in libraries. I have yet to hear anyone
in the book trade badmouth libraries
in the same way that; say, some
cabbies berate the TIC. (For that
matter, book dealers do not usually
say nasty things about each other, the
way a lot of restaurateur_s do--l think,
because as I said in the last issue,
they need each other and know it.)
The first library I ever used was a
bookmobile that stopped at my
grandmother's place when I was
about six. I was accustomed to books
around the house: everyone in the
family was a reader, including people
who never finished grade school.
What amazed me was not the books
as such, but the fact that they
travelled in a special truck fitted out
for that sole purpose.
As I grew older, I came in
frequent contact with the
technophobia of self-styled
intellectuals and literati. What may
have inured me to this malady, was
the wonder of a motor vehicle
bringing hundreds of books into the
countryside, so that people who
couldn't afford a day away from the
farm could enjoy a half hour reading
j n the evening.
In the long view, bookstore and
library complement each other. ·There
are many arguments about who
should run· libraries, what material
they should carry, and how best to
maintain quality of service when
budgets are tight. People who are
diametrically opposed on these issues,
agree that there is something in a
library which is important enough to
argue about.
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Inquire at branch.
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I. 0.: This is I. 0. Silver and 1 'm with the
program administrator Noah Cowan for
the FESTIVAL OF FESTWALS. What
surprises and special events do you have
in store for the public this year?
Noah Cowan: well there are a numher of
interesting films, particularly in the gala
and special presentations sections, which
I think will be of interest to all those
who have attended the festival previously
and all those who plan to make this their
first year. Big stars and big movies this
year include the opening night film M. ·
Butterfly made by David Cronenberg
starring Jeremy Irons as well as A Bronx
Tale starring Robert DeNiro in his
directorial debut, just to name two of the
key films we are going to be showing. In
special presentations, both Palme d'Or
winners from Cannes, The Piano, Jane
Campion's new film starring Holly
Hunter and Harvey Keitel -- actually
that's going to appear as a gala -
Farewell my Concubine the great Asian
Epic which is already touted as the Art
Film sensation of the year. And in terms
of massive star presence the film that I
think everyone is going to be interested
in is A Dangerous Woman, Debra
Winger's return, which also features
Gabrial Burn, Barbara_ Hershey, and
director Steven Gillenhall here in
Toronto in September. Also for the
cinephile we will see the restored 70mm
print of El Cid the classic 50s epic. And
a special outdoors screening in Nathan
Phillips Square of Serga a French film
set in Africa ~hich is a huge screen epic
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CHARACTER INTEREST DULL FILMS VISION.
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FROM OVERSEAS SEEM MOST ENJOY ABLE.
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involving animals in the jungle.
I. 0. :from your point of view are there
any major changes to the way that the
festival will be run this. year?
Noah.': Well there is going to be one
massive change, I think, 'for the public
and that's the ticketing system. I know
that there has been some discussion
about this and a lot of people are very
nervous about how this is going to pan
out. We think that it will aid people in
their decision making for the festival
because they will be able to do it in one
great leap and not have to be insecure .
about'getting into films. Essentially the
procedure will be that you will buy your
passes, as iri past years, and then on
Labour Day weekend Sept. 2nd, when
the program book and schedule will be
released, you go to the box office or
phone Ticket Master and order your
tickets over' the phone as opposed to
having to line up at the Cinemas for
tokens an hour before. Once you get
your ticket you will be guaranteed
admittance which is a very important
thing especially for working people.
I . 0. : Why are some features shown at
the festival and never ever seen again?
Noah: In an ideal world every film that
we loved enough to bring to the festival
would get released theatrically but film
distributors in Canada and the United
States make their own decisions based on
the financial viability of films and
sometimes the films we show they feel
just wouldn't make for an interesting
cinematic release and that's their
decision.
I. 0. : What is the Canadian content tliis
year?
Noah: As in past years Canadian Cinema
with Perspective Canada is in full flight
with films ranging from John Grayson's
madcap musical about AIDS Zero
Patience to the Cannes Film Festival
Director's Fortnight entry I love a Man
in Uniform which got many accolades
. and was a Very exciting film featuring
our city Toronto with a helicopter
landing right in th~ middle of University
A venue. And as usual there will be
Canadian galas. First and foremost will
be Denys Arcand'sLove and Human
Remains based on' Brad Fraser's
Unidentified Humt.ln Remains and the
True Nature of Love, a famous play
which was very controversial and
sparked a lot of debate over sexual
violence and relationships.
l. 0. ~ Will the foreign films be well
represented this year?
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Noah: Well as always our specialty is the
fabulous programming staff who go
around the world seeing new films and
getting the best of world cinema to
Toronto so yes there will be an
extraordinary array of films from every
country which has a reasonably working
film industry you'd be safe to say,
everywhere from Burkina Faso to
Taiwan.
I. 0.: Amazing. What celebrities or stars
will grace Canadian soil, just name some
by names.
Noel: Well I've already said DeNiro
I. 0. : Robert D.eNiro
Noah: He's a confirn:ied guest to the
festival at this time; sometimes it's
difficult to confirm them, but I think .
Robert DeNiro, Debra Winger,Jeremy
Irons and Morgan Freeman.
I. 0.: That's excellent. Well you've
answered most of my questions. How
long have you been associated with the
Festival of Festival's and what have been
the most significant changes in that time?
Noah: I've actually been associated with
the Festival for about 10 years. I started
working in the box office when I was in
college and over that time the Festival
first of all has grown in size -- the
nu~ber of films shown and the number
of theatres that the screenings take place
in. The reason the size has increased is
the quality of films just gets better and
better. As the Festival gets more and
more established internationally films,
fabulous films, just simply drop into our
laps. It's an embarrassment of riches,
it's an embarrassment fortunately we can
share with the people of Toronto.
I. 0. : What areas will it be in mostly?
Noah: We·are using exactly the same
theatres as last year so it's the Varsity,
the Cumberland, the three Uptowns, the
Uptown Backstage, and the Bloor.
- I. 0.: How convenient
Noah: Oh the Elgin of course for galas
I. 0: And my last question, personally
what are you looking forward to mostly
in this year's festival?
Noah: Well there are going to be a lot of
wonderful moments but I think to have
one of Canada's great products, David
Cronenberg, back to open the Festival
for the second time, and to have him on
stage, the proud Canadian, and what is
considered to be one of the great films of
the year is going to be a wonderful
moment for us all.
I. 0.: Thank you, very .very much, much
success. This is I. 0. and I hope to see
all of my readers at the F. of F. from
September 9 to 18 199-3.
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MARIPOSA 93: THREE VIEWS AND A POSTSCRIPf
I. SUITS ME
by Eric Layman
My plan was to catch soi:ne club acts Friday
evening, and most of Olympic Island Saturday and
Sunday. What I actually got to was Olympic Island,
3 to 8 Sunday afternoon--enough to regret missing
the rest.
But those five hours I spent well. Some highlights:
•On the Solar Powered Stage, Evans & Doherty's
hilarious sendup of Mel Gibson's "Hamlet, Hamlet,"
without altering one detail of the plot; in more
sombre tones, their song about the mutual slaughter
of Protestants and Catholics on the Ryan Road in
Belfast had a sadness deeper than moralizing, not
"murder is evil" but "each life is irreplaceable."
•Michel Faubert's Quebec folk-rock group, on the
Festival Stage: a gritty grimly humorous
melancholy, contemporary in tone and
instrumentation but also integrating traditional
elements. I'll mention two of their sorigs: "La Mort
en Camion", a ghost story told by a dead trucker to
his family--and a traditional piece about young men
and women going into a room with a fiddler and
dancing till they died. The room itself was not
described, but something in the mesh of words and
music gave "ils sont entres dans une chambre" a
sinister cast.
•On the Olympic Stage, TIP Splinter's
Irish/Newfoundland sound. More a synthesis that a
mix--after all, the earliest Europeans to found stillexisting
settlements on Newfoundland's south shore
were Irish.
It is said that the French worship their language;
the Celts treat English like a household god or a
saint that you trust enough to dispense with
formality. Poets, take a leaf from their book: you
might have audiences instead of (vanishing)
subsidies.
•On the Workshop Stage, Jane Siberry's lovesong
called "Punkinhead," at once weird and moving;
Washboard Hank's fine parody of gospel with "Are
you Scrubbed on the Washboard of the Lord?" and
Bob Snider's usual mix of absurdity and careful
wordcraft, in a song whose name I missed, about an
extended family of "just plain crazy folks."
There were other fine things--one at the start of
my five hours, two throughout, and one at the end:
•A couple just inside the entrance selling cool, fresh
fruit juice at the microscopic price of one dollar.
After the bike_ ride down, on a sticky day, "for this
relief, much thanks." I hope they made lots of
money.
•The weather. Forecast as· "Sunny with some cloudy
periods, and a chance of a shower early in the
evening" most of the clouds, and all the rain, held
off till the Festival was over; luck was with us. But
the luck of the weather would have meant nothing
without many happy folks to enjoy it; it's a while
since I've seen so many people together having just
plain fun. "Crowd" is the wrong word: I don't know
how many were there; but at no point did I see
people actually crowded, in the .sense of being
bunched together with too little room to move.
•The final touch, just as I was getting ready to
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and had to stop and turn; and there they were: four
or five people with banjos and mandolins, 1
improvising bluegrass. I almost hadn't heard them:
electronics make acoustics sound "small," unless you
,take a moment to retune your ears: I did--and
flopped down on the grass to listen, for about fifteen
minutes.
That quarter hour said it all. I don't know who
they were . What counted was that, without being on
stage, they were playing, talking a little between
songs, trading ideas--in other words, making music
for the lo've of it.
Isn't that what it's all about?
II. WASHBOARD HANK: A
MARIPOSA REVIEW
by Sophia Perlman -
DING dong crash honk! washboard Hank and his
washboard? That's right it has horns it has bells he
even has a HAT with a bell (you know the kind that
you ring for service at stores) and a cymbal. he
plays it with a glove with thimbles on each finger
and the thumb only on_one hand. he was up with
fiddler john. he said thathe hadn't got any sleep and
sang: "go to sleep BANG BANG go to sleep BANG
BANG go to sleep my little baby!". i'm a washboard
Hank fan and i see him a lot but i laugh every time,
for instance he has a tuba made of a kitchen sink
and a drain pipe or two and whenever he finishes he
says "i'm feeling ,DRAINED!" he also said "
wherever you are that's where you are so you might
as well be happy"
i say that if you haven't seen him you should. two'
thumbs up and three cheers for
WASHBOARD HANK!!!
III. SIBERRY SOARS
by SN Bianca
Highlight of the three days on Olympic Island for
me was a "harmony workshop" --
Mariposese for a quirky mix of talent on one stage
together for an hour or so. This particular workshop
was on the Sunday. Main ingredients: Colleen
Peterson, Roy Forbes (aka "Him") and band, the
Bird Sisters, Sylvia Tyson, Robert Atyeo--an
interesting enough mix in its own right. And then,
the magic catalyst --Jane Siberry doing a gravitydefying
high wire act half way between mayhem and
high seriousness.
Each artist in turn took the lead and apportioned
parts to the others. All joined in with a will. All was
mellow and sweet under the warm August sun--till
Siberry's turn. "Two bars in G" she told them "like
this" (demonstrating). "Choose your own melo~y."
And then gave words to all of them. Simple phrases
Kiss me, and who stole my guitar were two. "Just go
till you can tell when to stop," she instructed. "Then
start again when it's your turn. To Sylvia Tyson
looking very suspicious "Yours is the strong part.
Say touch them or fuck you or whatever."
From shyness througli silliness to soaring
symphony, from laughing till we all ached to
wondering if it would have to stop--and you could
see that the performers themselves knew that this
was special. 1
Special is what this Mariposa was. Not perfect but
special. After the concrete chill of Ontario Place, the
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NEVER A COVER CHARGE
197 1/2 BALDWIN
in Kensington Market
597-8771
7:30AM-1:30AM
Washboard Hank and the Honkers
NEW STUFF
by Colin Puffer
Anyone who strolled down Kensington on Saturday afternoon
during the performances in front of European Meats might
have run into a group of buskers at the corner of Kensington
and St. Andrew. This was the core of a fine young band
called Boldface. The full blown Boldface consists of Aly
Boltman vocals, Johanna Reynolds vocals, guitar and
Mandolin, Zachary Kellum guitar and vocals, Paul Shone on
percussion, and Mike Khoo on bass. Boldface is concentrating
on producing their first tape so they aren't doing much live
performance at present. Check them out though. This is a
group with a future.
,_Eyes Never Lie ·
This is the title of the new indie CD from Ana Coutinho. Ana
is one of the most intense and delightful musicians working in
Toronto today. As a regular performer at C'est What, Ana has
built a strong and loyal following. Her CD should help
introduce her to the larger audience that she deserves. The
song writing on this recording is, very strong and each tune is
delivered with a passion and sincerity that makes it
completely believable.
Backed by a complement of fine musicians - Ray Montford
guitars, John Switzer bass and programming, Rob Greenway
percussion, Glen Dias tenor recorder, and Dave Allen violin,
Coutinho has come out with some really memorable tunes. If
the DRUM used a rating system this one would get five stars.
Changes
Anyone who caught Meryn Cadell's performance at the
Mariposa kickoff show at Nathan Phillips on August 12 would
have noticed ex-matriphi/e Jennifer Gi/mor playing bass with
Meryn. The matriphiles were a great band and though its sad
that they are no longer together its great to know that
someone as fine as Ms. Cadell has snapped up Jennifer to
tour with her this summer.
IN THE CLUBS OF KENSINGTON
by Gary 17
The Kensington area's club scene has been dynamic over the
-past mol')th, with three new venues opening, one closing for
good and one of the neighbourhoods favourite watering holes
closing for an extended vacation. With all this activity,
September looks to be an exciting month for those who
participate in or, appreciate live music.
First the bad news: The Silver Shack is gone, apparently for
good. Though we've note been able to track down owner
Nick Da Silva, word on the grapevine is that the club had a
licensing problem, which, combined with fiscal woes, spelled
the end at the beginning of August. Unfortunately, too few
locals ever got round to checking the room out, which is a
shame because it was comfy and there were some good
nights there with local bands. Hopefully someone will pick up
the space and run with it -- the potential's certainly there.
Meanwhile, on Baldwin St., in the heart of the Market, the
redoubtable Greeks was also closed for most of August.
Though there are at least five rumours making the rounds
about why, we've tracked down the truth: the club vyas
forced to close for a short period due to a liquor license
violation, but owner John Kois, whose doctor has been trying
to get him to take some rest and relaxation for some time,
decided he might as well do just that at the same time. He's
reopening August 29. ·
At first area musicians were in a bit of a daze -- without the
Greeks they felt homeless. Then into the breach stepped Kim
and Diane of Cafe Kim at 40 Kensington. Starting with
offering The Nationals two nights a week (Mondays and
Thursdays,) they've built up a schedule of local entertainment
that now covers 7 days a week featuring such people as
Ernest Lee hosting a jam Sunday nights, Kate Burt McNeil
doing a jazz show Sunday afternoons, AI Cromwell hosting a
Wednesday open stage and a variety of acts including The
Foggy Mountain Deadboys on Tuesdays and weekends. The
club is comfortable and friendly, and at' $2.75 a bottle, the
beer is nearly as cheap as on Baldwin. When Johnny gets
back he's going to find he's got some real competition!
Up on College Street, meanwhile, two new venues have
recently opened. Mark and Wendy's Acoustic Coffee House
offers top names in a concert-like setting, with superb sound
and great coffee, tea~, and eats. AI Cromwell, Ernest Lee, and
The Nationals are all featured, as are people like Jack DeKyzer
(Sept. 9), Norm Hacking (Sept. 11 I and Paul James, Jerome
Godboo and Danny Marks (August 27) -- doing· acoustic sets!
Because the establishment isn't licensed, it's an entirely
different atmosphere from local bars and well worth spending
the money on an admission charge instead of suds to catch
this kind of talent in this setting. Call 924-4941 for show
times & lineups or drop in for a coffee and pick up a calendar.
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Gary 17' s Clubs of Kensington,
continued from previous page
Down the road, Lola's opened in July and has begun to offer
music on an occasional weekend basis. Across the road, Sneaky
Dee's continues to offer on of the city's most eclectic events
Monda¥S, when songwriter/playwright/author/actress Eileen
O'Toole hosts an open mike night that includes a wide variety of
performance pieces, ranging from guitarists through story
tellers, dancers, skits and stand up comedy.
Grossman's, meanwhile, has been a hive of activity with the
success of its Monday and Tuesday night jams hostedby Pat
Rush and the Blues Sharks, which will continue through
September and special events such as the Mike McDonald Live
at Grossman's CD taping project. His Wednesday night jams
there is now a year old and going strong. Coming up in
September watch for another engagement by Jerome Godboo of
Phantoms fame (Sept. 2-4), Melwood Cutlery (Sept 9-11 l and
Crisco Brown and the lncontinentals hosting the Sept. 5 Sunday
night jam. The Sunday afternoon jams with Blue Sneakers are
also worth always a look-see, and for New Orleans jazz fans the
Saturday afternoon gig with Kid Bastien and the Happy Pals is a
must date.
With all the opportunities for hearing great music in the area,
making a choice some nights isn't easy, but no matter what
night or nights you do go out in the neighbourhood, there';s
bound to be some great stuff happening.
Gary 17 is publisher of T.O.NITE Magazine and a local mu:jician
and would-be impresario. ·
music notes: August 27-September 30
Music Notes
Sept.2,3,4 Deep Down
featuring Jerome Godbo·
·and members of the
Dice, Swingin' Bluejeans
and the Phantoms at
Grossmans Tavern
Every Monday 9:30,
open stage at West Side
Johnny's hosted by ·
Micheal Keith Blues
Band
Tamas on keyboard,
every sunday, Sweet Art
Coffee House
Nathan Phillips Square
Square in Motion
September 1 Quartetto
Gelato (String Quartet)
September 8 Bando Sur
(Candombe)
September 15 Swing
Pigs (Jazz)
September 22 Fathead
(Blues)
September 29 Luke
Gibson (Country)
October 6 Harbord Trio
(Celtic)
Toronto Kids Tuesdays
(Nathan Phillips Square)
Free performances,
II :OOam to 1 :OOpm
August 31 Lil(music),
Eric Nagler (Music)
Sat. September 25
KENSINGTON
FIRE RELIEF
FUND BENEFIT
(ALL AGES
EVENT)
at the El Mocambo
(Upstairs)
(Proceeds in trust
St. Stephen's
Community House)
Free Brunch
with $5.00 Admission;
John Headley Lennon
Music presents
Wallen Roberts in
concert Thur. Sept. 2 at
Lee's Palace, Special
Guest Austin • Stixs •
Garrick 9:30pm -
Sun. Sept. 12, 8:00pm
Ilede afro-cuban
percussion: Flying Cloud
Folk Club, The
TRANZAC Club
Doors Open I 2:30pm; , La Plume Bistro 557
Showtime 1:OOpm; Parliament, Friday,
Art Auction 7-8:00pm Saturday & Sunday
LINEUP evenings 8:00 to 1:00pm
1:OOpm Chris The Michael Kleniec Trio
Bottomley's Brain Fudge (Jazz Guitarist)
2:00pm Full
3:00pm The Blundermen The Queen's Bedroom
4:00pm Los Gobtynz 583 Markham, (QB
5:00pm Screamin Sam Hotline 536-9830)
6:00pm The Templars Sat Aug. 28-QB regular
7:00pm AUCTION Theresa Tova; Sun.
8:00pm. 2drunk2read Aug. 29-Variety Night;
9:00pm Hev's Duties Aug 30-Sept 1- The
!O:OOpm Maiden Stone Love Lounge, Thur. Fri.
11 :OOpm Armed & Sept. 2-3-from Les
Hammered Miserables, singer
!2:00pm 13 engines Wendy Lands
presented by Black
Scorpion Promotions, To LIST FREE JN MUSIC
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INFO: 424-9758
PHONE OR FAX
515-1845
363-DRUM BY
SEPTEMBER 25.
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Always the Same, Always Different
The DRUM
by Annette Sanger
and sitar. Likewise our group programs have
Did you know that there has been a Music diversified considerably to include creative
School at University Settlement, on Grange Road drama for children/teens, creative dance for 5 to
just south of the AGO, for the past seventy two 12 year olds, African Drumming and Dancing
years? Ever since its inception it has fu~ctioned for children/teens/adults, Chinese music
in the belief that the perfonriing arts are an ensemble for teens/adults, and a Choir for
essential part of education and community life, teens/adults.
and that lessons should be available to everyone So, as the free and easy days of summer come
regardless of age, ethnic origin, perceived talent, to an end, and the time approaches for getting
or ability to pay. We have always offered back into old work routines, school, and cooler
subsidies to students from low-income families; weather why not take this opportunity to give
regular free concerts by our students, teachers, yourself or your children a new and richlyand
guests; and free practice studios (with rewarding interest through music, dance or
pianos) for students who cannot practise at drama classes. Our concerts too are great
home.
musical and social events.
We are "always the same" because we If you'd like to join a program, please come
continue to do all these things. But we also don't along and register before term begins on Monday
believe in being dull and static. We consider it September 13. And if you're anxious about
impo~t to keep the Settlement Music School whether you'll be good enough, please don't
tradition dynamic and vibrant, and in particular worry. We are an open house ofleaming where
to respond to the changing needs of the
anyone with commitment and enthusiasm is most
downtown community which we serve.
welcome.
This is why we have developed programs in This fall, by enriching the habitual routines of
some very new and exciting areas. During the your life with music you too can be like the
past year we have extended our range of Settlement School: "always the same, always
individual lessons to include clarinet, saxophone, different".
jazz piano, cello, double bass, oboe, hom, Annette Sanger is Director of the
trumpet, Chinese singing, Chinese instruments University Settlement Music School
University Settlement Music School
MAKE US YOURS THIS FALL!
For information please call in to see us, or telephone 598-3444.
If I am not available the receptionist at the front desk will be happy to help you.
Annette Sanger, Music Director
Individual Lessons:
Guitar, Piano (classical, jazz,
popular), Voice, Violin/Viola,
Cello, Double Bass, Flute,
Recorder, Clarinet, Saxophone,
Oboe, Hom, Trumpet, Chinese
singing/Opera, Chinese
Instruments (various),
North Indian Sitar
Community Event. Announcement
The Toronto Records & Music
Collectibles Show Sept. 12, 1993,
Knights of Columbus Hall 19 Sable
St (east on Densley Ave. from
Keele St.) south of Lawrence Ave.
off Keele street. Over 50 music
vendors selling new/used CO's,
records, posters, t-shirts, 45's,
buttons, audios, videos, Elvis and
Beatles collectibles, air brushed
shirts, magazine~, photos, imports,
and more. Show starts at !0:30am.
Food/beverage available. Door
Admission is onlv $3.00
Monthly rent:
_ ... .. _ Negotiabl¢
BecOfTII! part of a bustling/diverse .
. community centre ·•
.·•.· · .· Contact: ·•
· ·Linda &ldwin or Terri Hope
363-5392
Group classes:
Theory/Harmony, Pre-School Music (3-5 years),
Orff/Creative Music (8-12 years), African Drumming
(teens/adults), Music Theatre (7-15), Kathak Dance
(children/teens/adults), Caribbean Steel Band (8 to 13
years), Cantonese Opera (teens/adults), Madrigal Group
(teens/adults), Chinese Music Appreciation (teens/'adults),
Creative Dance (5-10 years), Chinese Music Ensemble
Workshop (teens/adults), Creative Drama (8-15)
TO LIST FREE IN DATES TO
WATCH FOR OCTOBER, PHONE
OR FAX 363-DRUM
BY SEPT 25
Symptom Hall
160 Claremont
(w. of Bathurst, s. of Dundas}
Check it out:
Upcoming events
•Every sunday llam-1:30pm,
contacr improv wl John Oswald and
Pam Johnson *pwyc*
•tues sept 7 RUN FOR YOUR
WIFE (play) (runs till Sept 18)
arts week '93 events
•thur-sat sept 23,24,25 - shakewell
perjomuJnce art 9pm
•wed sept 29- "we are many" 7pm
•thurs sept 30-sat Oct 2 shaved
monkey presents seat by Justin
Roddy (a_multidisciplined event)
also
•sun sept 26 - body movement
workshop with tari ho 3-7 pm
$18.00 info: 977-1347
SYMPTOM HALL is open for
rehearsals, workshops, shows etc.
For infonnation call~ 865-1678.
• (( Ill J ~I
Canadian
Voice of Women for Peace
presents Beyond Violence 1993
Speaker's Series
•Anne Ammett and Elizabeth
Davies, NAFT A: More Than
Trade; Less Than Free Sat Sept
11 Metro Hall, Room 308 (l-4pm);
PWYC. Info 537-9343
FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR
. ···• Coalition for a
Green Economic Recovery
.·· Thursday .Sept. 23. The coalition
promotes greenjobs and business
t~reduce our impact on the
environment, reduce soda! costs
and creatework~ Contact Susan
Brandunn at 536-67l7for time and
• alld ohti:e ()fmeetinl!i
Lee Monaco the Progressive
Conservative candidate for
TRINITY-SPADINA riding is
pleased to announce her campaign
office is open. The office is located
at 720 SpadinaAvenue, Suite 102
(Bloor and Spadina area beside the
Beer Store and Sticky Wickets) .
The phone number is 920-4010.
yARD SALE
SEPT. 25 9:00A.M.
CORNER OF COLLEGE &
BA TIIURST STREETS
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But it's simply not true. "LETS offers people the chance
to be valued and appreciated for their imagination and
creativity," says Sat. "Even if you can't get out of bed,
you could run a phone wake-up service." Recent
"Wanted" postings in the noticeboard have
included: large envelopes, new or used; help with
gardening; storage space; even "someone to help .
remove a family of twelve mice, and relocate them 1n a
comfortable park."
How LETS works
So let's say you helped relocate the family of mice. Your
LETSystem computer account is credited with the
agreed amount in "green dollars" and the mouseless
LETS member's account is debited by the same amount.
"A third and better path" These credits and ,debits are imaginary dollars that are
L I .E 1 · t & never printed. They only exist on your computer
OCa mp 0ymen account. But you can use this "green" money to
Trading System
purchase whatever you would like from any member of
the system.
OfferS ·help and hope !nk~~~:~t~r:b~f LETS is that you don't have to .
by Janet Creery
accumulate any "green" before you start to spend. I JUSt
As you sit and contemplate the equally bleak prospects started using services, building up a negative green
of employment and unemploymeN, do you ever pause dollar balance. "A debt" I'd have called it. But in LETS
to imagine a third and. better path? A way to do what it's not debt, stresses Sat. "Since everyone starts with a
you like, get what you like in return?
balance of zero, if everyone waited to accumulate
The Local Employment and Trading System (LETS) money before they spent any, no one would ever trade."
offers that elusive third path. "When there's a shortage So in LETS a negative balance is a commitment to give
of money in the community the simplest solution is to back a good or service to the LETSystem community:
issue your own," says Sat Khalsa, who co-founded an? "The world doesn't need any more debt, but every good
now administers the LETSystem. "After all, a commun1ty idea needs commitment in order to work," says Sat.
can no more be short of money than a carpenter can be And remember, unlike debt incurred in the "real"
short of inches," he adds.
world there is no interest on green collar
In other words, even when we don't have money, we "com~itment."
still have goods and services, time and talents t~at we The LETS system co-exists peacefully with t.he ·existing
can use to help each other. LETS helps make th1s financial structure--a little self-reliant commumty, nestled
sharing happen with an ingenious computerized system right in the heart (or the lack of heart) of what politicians
of accounts and a monthly noticeboard of peoples' like to call "the increasingly competitive global
needs and abilities.
economy."
A first .look at the LETS noticeboard can be a shock LETS in Paradise?
(there's a sample of downtown .listings from t~e
Systems like LETS are being taken seriously worldwid~.
notice board at the bottom of th1s page)· A typ1cal There are over 300 systems, including about a dozen 1n
reaction--is this for real? why didn't I know about this Canada. There is even a LETSystem in Paradise--
before? All these goods and services are available in Paradise Newfoundland, that is.
LETS, the "green money" system. You may pay a . Some LETSystems even have government funding. The
percentage in cash for some of them, but others. are New Zealand government invested $50,000 in 50 local
available on a purely green dollar or "barter" basis. trade systems, now generating $3 million in trade per
Valuing Ourselves . . · year. Australia and New Zealand have _funded fe.asibility
You may protest- oh, I have nothmg to offer In retur~. ' studies and paid for start-up manuals and matenals.
Actually, almost everyone joining LETS says that at f1rst . And in the U.S. several state governments have given
barter networks legislative approval and funding. Florida
spent $50,000 to set up a barter network in Miami that
now provides over 8,000 hours of labour per month to
""disadvantaged groups.
Says Sat: "Governments are having to admit that they
can't take care of us. They don't have any answers. So
they will support ways in which people can take care of
themselves."
The New Zealand Department of Social Welfare
recognizes this.:
"[We] support the usefulness of Green Dollars for the
unemployed. It keeps many participants work ready,
.. .it allows individuals to develop skills and abilities,
.. .it affords individuals wanting to test the viability of a
business idea an avenue to modify and pilot a good or
service before starting a business."
People are beginning to see that barter systems can
limit the vertigo of our roller coaster North American
economic system. Barter can also be an important step
towards the emergence of a more humane and
responsible economic system.
WHETHER YOU ARE OR AREN'T A MEMBER OF THE LETSYSTEM, FEEL FREE T<) PHONE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISERS.
LETS MEMBERS ARE OPEN TO TRADING IN CASH, BARTER OR "GREEN DOLLARS" (OUR OWN INTERNAL CURRENCY). LETS GET OUR COMMUNITY IN ACTION!
WANTED
Back issues of WordPerfect
Magazine, PC Magazine,
Compute, etc. To borrow or
buy (for Green $~ Deborah
588-8390 until 10 p.m.
Space for band to practice in
regularly a few hours a week
in evenings or oil weekend.
We are not ridiculously loud.
Federal & Gr $ Chris 978-
6895 (w) or 588-8390 (h)
(until 10 p.m.)
Labour help for gardening
368-0407
Small downtown office space.
4 worthy cause 920-5034 AX
Responsible couple looking
for a small 2-3 bdrm. det.
house to rent for mostly Fed. $
+ some Gr $. Deborah CJ67-
2600 ex, 394 or Chris 978-
6895 or either of us at 588-
8390
Bike rack; rtew or used, to
buy or build 363-3786 KE
Dehumidifier. 515-9527 AX
Our toaster, blender & CD
player won't work. Can you
fix it? 533-9159 AX
Double futon wanted 533-
9159 AX
Basic car mechanic
information, such as how a
car works, how to do a tune
up, and how to do easy
repairs. 100% Gr please 533-
3653 AX
OFFERED
HEALTH &HEALTH CARE
Total Health Concepts
specializes in vitamins &
nutritional counselling; also
able to counsel on other forms
of alternative health care. Call
Jay at 925-1260
Integrated Healing Work
based on traditional Chinese
medicine: acupuncture, deeptissue
bodywork, Chinese
herbalism, -moxibustion &
Transformative Counselling.
Paul Pei, Lie. Acup. 50% Gr.
533-4106 AX
COUNSELLING
Annex Counselling Services:
specializing in addictions, -
sexual/relational issues, anger
managment. free consultation.
961-5990 AX
Therapy/Counselling: Shortterm
crisis intervention,
addictions, relationships,
employment issues,
empowerment- 50% Gr. 964-
7919 AX
Client-center-ed counselling by
therapist with MSW $40 Gr &
$10 fed per 1 hour session
533-3653 AX
SHIATSU
Deepened-relaxation,
balanced energy, Shiatsu in
professional clinic 50% Gr
534-1149 AX
Intuitive healing massage for
women only Carolin Taron
RMT 50% Gr. 967-9195 AX
PET CARE ·
I would love to walk ir dog
for you 100% Gr 533-9159
AX
CONSTRUCTION &
TRADES
Able body to help you with
your move. Lots of
experience. (I don't drive)
Chris 588-8390 until 10 p.m.
Professional Calligraphy by
hand (not by machine) for
exceptional appearance.
Choose from many styels to fit
your needs. Free consultation.
50% Gr. 787-3999 AX
Chair repair, the Wood Doctor:
25% Gr. 921-9132 AX
Carpentry, painting,
landscaping, cleanup, etc. 75%
Gr. 963-8730 AX
CHILDCARE
I love children! I'll babysit at
your. house or take your
children out on excursions
(movies, CNE, parks, zoo)
100% Gr 533-9159 AX
CLOTHING
Second hand clothing 405 Gr
588-2869 AX
Clothing alterations and hand
mending or short-term use of
sewing machine 533-9159 AX
Want to knit, but need a
personal helper? I will help
you get motivated, get started
and solve crises along the way.
100% Gr 533-3653 AX
0RGANIZA TIONS
PROUT: The Progressive
Utilization Theory. A
practical alternative to both
capitalism and communism.
Free introductory lectures.
920-5034 AX·
BICYCLES
Bicycle professional offers:
Mechanical services, new &
used bikes, as well as
knowledgeable consultation.
David 203-2589 AX
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
Will duplicate VHS videos &
cassette tapes. Alternative
music CD collection to tape
from. You provide tapes &
100% Gr AX
Black and white
photography. Will develop
film & make prints or
enlargements. Also teach
darkroom skills using
equipment at community center
533-3653 AX
--------- · BUY, SELL, TRADE ETC.
MUSIC, ART, THEATRE For sale: new stock of
Custom picture framing by a backpacks, gym and duffel
pro 25% Gr., 75% Fed. 963- bags, briefcases imd purses.
8730 AX Leather & other materials.
Piano lessons for young Also Hollywood and Santana
children 588-2869 AX jeans 60% Gr. 929-1351 AX
Beginner drum or guitar Outdoor store sign for sale.
lessons: $15 + 10 Gr per hr Backlit, $200 new, going for
515-9527 AX $900 100% Gr 929-1351 AX
Piano lessons which respect
Elec~ric typewrit~r needs
the learning process of the ~epam. You fix 1t, you keep
student. Sliding scale. 588- 1t. 100% Gr. 533-9159
2869 AX Small electric kettle. Works
Quilting Consultant services. perfectly. $7 Gr. 588-8390
I'll help you design a quilt, Magazine junkie offers back
choose fabric, learn to quilt by issues of magazines (usually
hand, and see you through less than a year old) to anyone
from start to finish . 100% Gr who'll come get them.
533-3653 AX Deborah 588-8390
on. portraits painted from
photos 50% Gr Call anytime, BREW YOUR OWN
leave message 920-5613 DT
Learn to brew your own wine
Hand-painted note cards and in only 4 weeks. I offer
collage postcards for any expertise on wine making from
occasion 100% Gr 533-9159 a concentrate. Excellent
AX
quality! Free samples. must
Original, surreal collages.
Illustrations. Chris 588-8390,
be willing to invest $100 Fed.
in equipment and supplies for
first 25 bottles. 533-3653 AX
ACCOMMODATION
Meeting room rentals - 20%
Gr. 964-7919 AX
JEWELLERY
Beads & beading supplies,
books, findings, jewellery
making supplies, charms,
milagros, looms & patterns
Katherine 534-2011
fURNITURE
Totally non-utilitarian but
beautiful handmade tassels for
draperies, home decor,
clothing or jewellery.
Satisfying all your tassel
needs! 534-2011
Offers you can't refuse:
Colour TV $200 Gold Frost
Free Fridge $300, Stove $300,
Dark wood table & chairs
$400, Black metal halogen
floor lamp $50, Aquarium with
everything even fish $200, 2
classy sets of dishes 25%
cash/neg. 777-9942
Credenza, good condition,
brown wood grain finish. $50
Gr U haul $25 cash & 25 Gr
we haul 537-5787
TAROT
In depth Tarot readings: $20
Fed/$20 Gr. 787-3999
EDUCATION/TUTORING/
TRANSLATION
Spanish/French Conversation
$15 Gr per hr 588-2869 AX
Greek/English oral or written
translation. 100% Gr. 533-
9159 AX
Math tutor: El/Hi, $15 &
$10 Gr per hr 515-9597
COMMERCIAL,
PROFESSIONAL &
BUSINESS 'SERVICES
More than just copies ... Your
choice of 3 vibrant, petroleumfree
ink colours; 100%
recycled, post-consumer,
heavyweight bond papers in a
variety of colours. Ask about
our chemical-free process!
Make the Right Environmental
Choice Today! The Friendly
Chameleon, 585-2580!
Computerized tax returns.
Call me evenings. 537-5787
Expert computer repairs for
home & business. Fast &
economical. Bradley 537-7282
AX
Need a temporary address?
We'll receive your mail for
you and hold it till you pick it
up 100% Gr 533~9159 AX
WRITING/EDITING/
RESEARCH
TJtorough research in any
subject area by librarian (with
Master's degree in Library
Science) Also quick &
efficient computer database
searches. Katherine 534-2011
Writing, editing, all
applications 50% Gr 658-1541
Substantive and/or copy
editing, proofreading, writing,
personalized assistance. Any
document, from classified ad
to thesis, from the arcane to
the mundane. Need assistance
writing a love letter, or a letter
of complaint that will get
results? Simple advice over
the phone, quick questions
free! Fee negot. to 100% Gr.
Deborah 588-8390 til 10 p.m.
Willing to type and print
documents or resumes in WP
5 .. 1. Willing to teach WP 5.1 ,
LOTUS, and Super Calc.
100% Gr 533-9159 AX
Research any library. Esp.
related to environment, Latin
America, and indigenou~
people. Member of WEB
Electronic NetWork. Willing to
share info. 533-9159 AX
Careers for a Better World:
Personalized career counselling
and resume service for people
interested in environmentally
and socially responsible
employment possibilities. Up
to 40% Gr 972-0838 AX
Experienced freelance
editor/former executive search
flii11 employee available for
help with resumes. Simple
advice over the phone. Quick
questions free! Fee negot. to
100% Gr. Deborah 588-8390
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ADVICE
EUROPEAN PSYCHIC
516-1323
Reader and advisor. Palm and iarot
cards. Solve all life's problems. Call
for an appointment.
ARTS &
LETTERS
ART IMPERIAL
GALLERY
130 Mccaul,
596-1064
Beautiful original Canadian works
of art. Large collection of Native
An & soap stone carvings.
CHECKERBOARD
GALLERY
204A Baldwin,
979-7254
Peter Matyas. Market Artist,
Kensington Arrn•ear
COLLEGE BOOKS
321 College,
975-0849
A new bookstore serving
university and community
PARENTBOOKS
201 Harbord,
531-8334
(just e. of Bathurst). Books on
family issues for parents and
professionals
PORTUGUESE
BOOK STORE
86 Nassau, 364-7954
Jomais, Revistas, Livros, Discos;
Ponuguese Cook Books in English
TERN II ART
SUPPLIES
363 Spadina Ave.
596-6543, 596-8513
(fax)
Anist supplies for students &
professionals
JAPANESE PAPER
· PLACE
887 Queen Street
w., 369-0089
Risen from lhe flames, we are in
business again!
THE MUSIC BOOK
STORE
203 Harbord St.
588-9415
Books, songbooks & instructionals.
Solely devoted to music.
WONDER WORKS
79A Harbord St.
323-3131
Books & tapes on alternative
healing, spirituality, and ecology.
Also crystals,jewellery; natural
skincare products,'herbals and
col/on mentrual products.
BAKERIES
BALDWIN STREET
BAKERY
191 Baldwin,
598-3701
Breads, Pastries. and Boiled Bagels
Baked Fresh Daily
CLARENCE'S BAKERY
184 Baldwin Street,
595-7326
Fine Canadian Baking, Baked with
Love! Open Sundays
IBERICA BAKERY
209 Augusta,
593-9321
Custard Tarts, Sponge Cake, Bolo
De Arroz, Ice Cream
KENSINGTON' PATTY
172 Baldwin Street,
596-6667
Best Jamaican Beif Patty
MICAELENSE HOME
BAKERY
319 Augusta,
923-6266
Specializing in wedding cakes
BODY & SOUL
LIQUOR CONTROL
BOARD OF ONTARIO
337 Spadina,
597-0145
Fine wine, spirits and beer.
Mon-Wed 9:30-6:00; Tha-Fri
9:30-9:00; Sat 9:30-6:00.
COl\1MUNITY
ALEXANDRA PARK
COMMUNITY CENTRE
105 Grange Court
367-9603
Playgroup Drop-in, Toys, Crafts,
Gym, Library visits & young
children's clothing. Parent reliif for
regulars. Info. Sandra Edwards or
Judy Lam (Cantonese, Mandarin).
Tues/Wed/7hur/Fril lOam-noon.
CENTRE 276
276 Augusta Ave
966-4059, 966-4051
(fax) · -
· Southern' Africa suppon and
information. Crafts, music & more!
Your Centre. Drop in!
· GEORGE BROWN
QUALITY CHILD CARE
944-4545
High Quality Child Care. Infants to
9 yr. olds. Several downtown
locations.
KYTES - · KENSINGTON
YOUTH THEATRE &
EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
348-9933
An unusual social program for
youth. Watch for our new location
this fall.
NATIVE ART
IMPERIAL MUSEUM
_130 McCaul,
596-1064 .
Canada's finest collection of Native
Artists. The museum Is open to the
public from 1pm to 6pm Monday
through Friday.
,NEWCOMER'S BUSINES:
SELF-HELP OFFICE
GEORGE BROWN
COLLEGE
21 Nassau st.,
867-2370
Info and advice to new business
OASIS ALTERNATIVE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
707 Dundas West
• Full-time academic program (grade
9and 10)
• A work/study program (grade 9 to
12)
• Park adult program (grade 9 and
10)
For more information call 393-9830.
PALMERSTON
COMMUNITY DAYCARE
734 Palmerston
Ave., 533-9526
Parent managed daycare for school
age, pre-school & nursery children.
Space available for the fall.
SCADDING COURT
CO~ITY CENTRE
707 Dundas St. W.,
M5T 2W6, 363-5392.
The Centre offers a variety of
social, recreational and educational
programs
SISTERING
ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE
181 Bathurst Street
861-,1954
Sistering offers services for women
only. Our drop-in is open 7 days a
week (366-0493). Our outreach
program operates Monday through
Friday (588-3939). Please call us
for more info.
ST. STEPHENS
COMMUNITY HOUSE
91 Bellevue
• ESL, Daycare, Youth Recreation,
925-2103;
• Adult Services, Conflict Resolution,
926-8221; .
• Youth Employment Centre,
531-4631;
• A.l.D.E.S. 323-1498;
• The Comer Drop-In, 964-8747;
• The Drug Free Arcade, 920-8980;
• King Edward Daycare, 922-8705
TORONTO PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
SANDERSON BRANCH
327 Bathurst (at
Dundas) ·
Books, Information & Music For the
wholefa;;.ily! 393-7653
TORONTO PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
BOYS & GIRLS HOUSE
60 st. George
Street,. 393-7746
Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 9-5. Books,
materials and activities for children,
books in Chinese for adults and
children
ESTIIETICS
·R & S ELECTROLYSIS
344 Bloor Street
West, Suite 502,
921-2030
• Permanent hair removal
•W¢ng
• Aromatherapy massage
• Foot reflexology
URBAN PRIMITIVE
DESIGN STUDIO
110 Spadina Ave.
2nd fl. 777-1145
Toronto'sfirst &foremost
professional studio. Specializing in:
permanent body design, branding,
piercing, cutting, ritual, &
permanent make-up.
FASIDON
ALTER!{ATIVES
30 St Andrew
Street, 593-6891
Hordes of people have shopped at
AlterNatives. Have You? --Alii/a
the Hun, 1993
ASYLUM I EXILE
42 Kensil\gton
595-7199
.34 St. Andrew
596-0827
Levis. Vintage 50's & 60's. More!
CHADA IMPORT
GALLERY
25 Baldwin St.
596-8135
New shipment just in from Thailand
& Bali. Carvings, clothing, jewelry,
gifts.
BRA VA
483 Queen St. w.,
362-8742
Low-priced, high quality, Vintage
clothing.
CHOICE OF
CHAMPIONS
44 Kensington Ave
Vintage Clothing. That's it.
COURAGE MY LOVE
14 Kensing.ton
Avenue
979-1992
DANCING DAYS
17 Kensington;
599-9827
New & Vintage; Exclusive
designers; Asia, ,ifrica, Central
America
DI$COUNT TEXTILES
291 Augusta Avenue
Wlw/esale & retail, custom tailoring
& repair. ALL KINDS OF
ALTERATIONS.
EXPOSE
39 Kensington,
971-8815
Vintage, Leather Jackets, and Pretty
Eyelet Originals!
FAIRLAND
241 Augusta,
593-9750
Kensington's Largest Quality
Discount aothing Store
TORONTO PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
GET DRESSED
COLLEGE/SHAW BRANCH 49 Kensington
766 College Street, Avenue
3 9 3 -76 6 8 Vintage and more! Under new
Mon-Thars 12-8:30, Fri 12-6, Sat 9-
5. Books and much more in English,
Ponuguese and Chinese.
TORONTO PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
PALMERSTON BRANCH
560 Palmerston
Avenue, 393-7680
Mon & Thars 10-8:30, Tues. Wed &
Fri 10-6, Sat 9-5. Books info &
more for the whole family in
Englisli!Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese/
Spanish.
UNIVERSITY
SETTLEMENT HOUSE
23 Grange Rd.
598-3444
Music school, recreation, daycare,
and more, in the service of our
community. Make US yours.
management.
GRINGOS
Southwest stuff
559~ Queen St. w.,
601-9534
Affordable accessories featuring
tex-mex, santafe, cowboy kitsch &
new country fashion.
IGO I LIBIDO
9 Kensington
596-8282
753 Queen St.
367-8600
Retrolre-cycled clothing at
post-modem prices.
JAGGS
16 Kensington Ave
Class Rags for Scallywags. London,
N.Y .• Paris & Kensington
JESSIEU FASHION
437 Queen St. w.,
351-9015
·Fashionable and affordable!• Open
Sundays.
LILITH'S GARDEN
15 Kensington Ave.,
591-6800
New designs, imports, sunglasses,
jewellery, recycled and restructured
clothing.
LOWON-POPE
71 Nassau St., 585
King St. W. 598-
3238
New designs for special occasions.
MORNINGSTAR TORONTO
701 Queen St.
365-0772
Mon. Tue, We & Sat 10-6; 17ulr.&
Fri.10-7. Great Oothes, Low
Prices, Try Us!
388 Roncesvalles
537-0771
Mon. Tue, We & Sat10-6; Thar.&
Fri. 10-8. For your fall,
Morningstar styles and prices!
680 Yonqe
Mon.-Fri. 1/Xim- 9pm. Sat. 10am-
7pm.
NOISE
47 Kensington,
971-6479
Still here, friends.
RAz ZMATTAZ Z
14 St. Andrew
Street
Vintage Sparkle, Pizzazz. Jazz.
Wear It! Share It!
SHAKTI
4 Kensington
Avenue, 591-3764
phone or fax
All new silver, textiles and
accessories. Now open. Be here. Be
now.
SHONEY'S RECYCLED
CLOTHING
222 Augusta,
979-0700
Lowest Prices. Best Selection in
Second Hand.
THE MAD HATTER
352 Queen St. West,
596-7115
Women's men's & children's hats.
Custom millinery by Vicky Sather.
TOM'S PLACE
190 Baldwin,
596-0297
Brand name clothes at Kensington
Prices
FISH
STORES
CARIBBEAN SEA .
FISH MARKET
175 Baldwin St.
591-1439
Freshness comes first. Customers
come next!!
KENSINGTON MARKET
FISH COMPANY
189 Baldwin,
593-9269
·come Experience Fresh Fish •
PEOPLE, s FISH
MARKET
198 Baldwin,
979-8365
If we don't have it, it doesn't s"im.
SEVEN SEAS FISH
MARKET
196 Baldwin Street
Fresh Food and Seafood From
Around the World
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
L&A INSURANcE
BROKERS LTD
260 Spadina Ave.,
Suite #405
593-9929 - Contact
Maria
Providing complete insurance
service.
LOCAL -EMPLOYMENT &
TRADING SYSTEM
974-9555
Baner! An old idea gets a new life.
MONEY MART
689 Queen St. W.,
362-1600
Free money order when you cash a
cheque at Money Man till the end of
September.
UNICOLL CREDIT
UNION
245 College,
978-5505
Your foil service banking alternative
FLORISTS
LITTLE SHOP OF
FLOWERS
587 Markham Street
588-7213 (24 hour
orders)
Florist with a difference. Unique
floral arrangements, gifi ideas for
all occasions. Tuesday-Sunday
llam-7pm.
PARKLY GARDENS
FLORIST
28 St Andrew,
585-2159
Fresh cut flowers and plants for all
occasions.
FOOD STORES
APPLE TREE NATURAL
FOOD CENTRE
752 Queen West (at
Niagara)
777-9677
Great Prices! Wide Selection of
Natural & Organic F<;<>ds.
AUGUSTA FRUIT
MARKET
255 Augusta,
593-9754
Fruit and vegetables, fresh daily.
Groceries.
DRUM is Pleased to Welcome
New Directory Members
• Fido' s Diner (see Pets and Ve.ts)
·Aaron Harnett (see Legal)
·Baird Energy Consultants Ltd
(see House and Home)
•Sacred Shiatsu
(see Health Services)
·Urban Primitive (see Esthetics)
DRUM Directory: it doesn't cost
much, but it sure says a lot!
DRUM Directory • .• the place to be
in September.
Call 363-DRUM
for rates and information
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CARIBBEAN CORNER
67 Kensington
593-0008
Fresh Tropical Foods Select
Imported Groceries
CHEESE MAGIC
149 Baldwin,
593-9531
The Neighbourhood's Favourite
Cheese Shop
FARMER BOB'S
TROPICAL HARVEST
70 Kensington,
408-0791
The Market's /tal Shop
FONG ON FOODS
46 Kensington,
598-7828 '
Bean Cake, Soy Milk, Fresh Rice
Noodles, no preservatives
HARVEST MOON
NATURAL FOOD
EMPORIUM
446 Queen St. W.,
861-0976
Experienced caring staff. Full time
nurritionist. Tasty vegetarian fare &
juice bar. Fresh organic produce.
Over 100 bulk items.
KENSINGTON FRUIT
MARKET
34 St Andrew,
593-9530
Fruits, vegetables, aloes too!!
Freshness, a family business
KENSINGTON MALL
60 Kensington
Avenue
Groceries, vegetables, clothing,
restaurants, gift items. Units
available for rent. Come by and·see.
KENSINGTON PATTY
172 Baldwin Street,
596-6667
Best Jamaican Beef Patty
MELO'S FOOD CENTRE
151 Augusta,
596-8344
Portuguese Style Sausages, Import
and Export
OXFORD FRUIT
71 Oxford, · 363-1833
Vegetables, .fruits, quality. 24-hour
call in orders.
PEROLA'S
SUPERMARKET
247 Augusta,
593-9728
All kinds of groceries from Sourh
and Central America -
QUEEN STREET
MARKET
238 Queen Street
West
• Heidi's Butcher Shop
• Hillebrand Wines
• M olisana Bakery
• Vinetta Foods
• Juice for Life
• T.D. Fastcash Machine
SANCI TROPICAL
66 Kensington,
593-9265
Freshest Herbs, Avocadoes,
Mangoes, Exotica, Since 1914
TASTE OF NATURE
380 Bloor W.,
925-8102
A wide selection ofnaruralfoods,
vitamins, & bulk grains. Discount
for seniors & students.
TUTTI FRUTTI
64 Kensington
593-9281
Coffee Beans, Cold Cuts, Jams,
Olive Oil, Cooking Spices & Sauce,
Chocolate
HEALTH
SERVICES
ALEXANDRA PARK
MEDICAL & DENTAL
HEALTH CARE CENTRE
64 Augusta,
364-4107 (medical),
364-2998 (dental )
West Central Community Health
Centres: serving our community for
21 years.
COMMUNITY
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
93 Harbord St.,
961-2225
Full range of chiropractic services
and therapeutic massage.
THE DOCTORS
HOSPITAL COMMUNITY
HEALTH CAMPUS
45 Brun·swick Ave.,
923-5411
. Health care services for a
multicultural community: Women's
and children's health. Mental
health, medicine, surgery &
rehabilitation, and The Woman's
Own Detoxification· Centre.
Emergency care 24 hours . .
HEALTH FOCUS:
UNIQUE CONCEPT
· CLINIC
355A Colleqe Street
Holistic wellbeing; cliiropractic,
therapeutic massage, shiatsu,
Feldenkrals, Movement Analysis and
more, 922-4909
NIAGARA
NEIGHBOURHOOD
HEALTH CENTRE
6 7 4 .Queen Street
West, 363-2021
West Central Community Health
Centres: serving our community for
21 years.
OPTOMETRISTS
DRS ARCHIE GHUNG & '
LINDA TSE
51 Baldwin St.
979-1113
Eye examinations. Glasses &
contact lenses.
PAUL PEI 1
DR. OF TRADITIONAL
CHINESE MEDICINE
717 Bloor West,
533-4106
Integrated healing: acupuncture,
herbalism, deep tissue work,
transformative counselling. By
appointment only.
SACRED SHIATSU
MARLA FREEDHOFF 1
CERTIFIED SHIATSU
THERAPIST
516-3343
Integrated bodywork to nourish the
soul. Women only.
THE TORONTO
HOSPITAL:
TORONTO WESTERN
399 Bathurst
Street, Toronto,
Ontario, MST 2S8,
368-2581
TORONTO GENERAL
200 Elizabeth
Street, Toronto,
Ontario, MSG 2C4,
595-3111
The Hospital offers a wide range of
health care services. The Emergency
DepartmenLv offer 24-hour service,
7 days a week to serve the needs of
the community.
HOUSE
AND HOME
BAIRD ENERGY
CONSULTANTS LTD.
742 Euclid Ave.
516-0063
Save Energy and Money by having a
Home Energy Tune-Up. Call for a
free estimate.
CAAM
UNITED HARDWARE
160 Augusta,
598-8195
Ten years in the community. Open
Sunday
EXCLUSIVE PAINTS
LTD
284 College, 921-
5751, 921-6123
Make your world beautifUl! Quality
Paints, P&L, SICO. Call Joe
Shiewitz. ·we're EXCLUSIVE, not
expensive.·
LOCKSMITH &
SAFEMEN
38 Baldwin,
597-1212
Builder's and Locksmith Hardware.
Leading brands
REINGEWIRTZ
Paint stores
Ltd.
107 Baldwin,
977-3502
Paints, varnishes and imported
wallpapers.
LEGAL
AARON B. HARNETT 1
CRIMINAL LAWYER
75 Lowther Avenue
(at St. George)
960-3676 (monitored
24 hrs)
You do have rights, but you need
someone to help you fight for them.
Free first consultation. Legal Aid
welcome.
KENSINGTON-BELLWOOD
S COMMUNITY LEGAL
SERVICES
489 College Street
#205, 924-4244 .
Free legal advice for tenants' rights,
immigration, welfare, U.I., CPP &
Workers Comp.
PETS & VETS
ANNEX ANIMAL
CLINIC
716 Bathurst St.
537-3128
Medical, diagnostic, surgical and
dental facilities. Parking
ANNEX PET SUPPLIES
718 Bathurst St.
588-1925
Specializing in pet nutrition.
FIDO'S DINER
797 Queen St. W.
603-8874
Specializing in narural diets for dogs
& cats at reasonable prices.
Delivery available.
PET VALU
339 College (at
Augusta)
Discount pet food and supplies. For
information, call Anny
944-0314.
RESTAURANTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
51 KENSINGTON
595-5337
To all our friends, thanks for your
support.
AMADEU's
182-4 Augusta,
591-1245
Portuguese cuisine, seafood
specialists and catering
BRASIL -RESTAURANT
83 Nassau Street,
591-6476
Authentic Portuguese & Brazilian
Food
CAFE LA GAFFE
24 Baldwin Street,
596-2397
Kitchen open Sunday II -4 & 6-10.
Mon-Sat12-4 & 6-II.
CASA ABRIL EM
PORTUGAL
159 Augusta Avenue,
593-0440
Fine Portuguese Dining
CHIU YUEN DIM SUM
RESTAURANT
2A Kensington,
598-1573
Dim Sum and Cantonese Style Open
Bam to 7pm. LLBO
EPICURE CAFE
512 Queen St. West,
363-8942
Open 7 Days II :30 am 'til I :00 am
GALLERY GARDENS
326 Dundas St. W.,
340-7747
Select pastas ... secluded back patio!
GROSSMAN'S TAVERN
379 Spadina,
977-7000
Neighbourhood Bar. Nightly
Entertainment
JOHN 1 S CLASSIC
ITALIAN PIZZA, &
CAFE
591 College Street,
53.7-0598
The best pizza in town.
JUICE FOR LIFE
Veg'n Cafe
(in the Queen St.
Mkt), 408-3581;
96 Spadina Ave.,
867-9206 '
Juice Bar and Well-Being
Emporium. Fresh vegetarian foods.
JUMBO EMPANADA
251 Augusta Ave,
929-0353
Humitas Pastel De Choclo
Vegetarian
KENSINGTON KITCHEN
122-24 Harbord St.
961-3404
Mediterranean specialties. Enjoy
our patio under the tree this
summer! Open 7 days for lunch &
dinner.
KORINTHEAN DINER
79 Kensington Ave.
593-2537
Newly opened restaurant! All home
made meals. Brealifast-lunch-dinner,
eat in or take out.
_KOWLOON DIM SUM
RESTAURANT
5 Baldwin St.
977-3773
Speciaiizing in Dim-Sum, B.B.Q. &
seafood. LLBO
KWANGTUNG DIM SUM
RESTAURANT
10 Kensington
Avenue, 977-5165
Luncheon Special, LLBO
LAST TEMPTATION
12 Kensington,
599-2551
Sinfol Food, Tempting Times, Live
Music.
MARs FOOD
432 College St,
921-6332 '
Out Of This World
MASSIMO'S
302 College,
967-0527
Sit do·wn, Pick-up, Delivery. Pizza
and Pasta Heaven
OFFICERS 1893
Marine Museum,
Exhibition Place,
868-6077
Celebrate a memorable evening of
Canadian food and history.
Information and tickets are available
at any TicketMaster.
PIZZABILITIES
69 Kensington Av.,
971-,5521
The Pizzabilities are endless!! Veal
sandwiches, steak sandwiches, &
the new taste of Italian Pizza.
PERSIMMONS
73 Kensington Cafe,
598-2740
Seasonal .flavours of market cuisine,
to IIpm.
PHO LINH
RESTAURANT
440 Spadina (s. of
College) 9q8-6113 &
1156 College
College (at
Dufferin) 516-3691
Specializing in Chinese, Thai, &
and Vietnamese dishes.
PRAGUE DELI
' 638 Quee n St. W,
364-1787
Daily fresh meals. Eat in & take
out. Cold cuts, cheese, pastries, &
party trays.
SPADINA GARDEN
RESTAURANT
416 -spadina,
598-2734
Szechuan-Hunan & Peking Cuisine.
Fully licensed, LLBO
SWEET ART COFFEE
HOUSE
130 McCaul, 596-
1064
All you can eat buffet $6. 75.
Cappuccino, espresso, vienna
coffees & continental desserts.
Lunch, noon to 2, Dinner 5-8.
THE GALLERY BISTRO
126 McCaul,
597-1175 (across
from the A.G.O.)
Homemade Italian & continental
cuisine. "Great. "
THE GREEKS ( LLBO)
197~ Baldwin,
597-8771
Greek and Canadian Food. The
Original Special Coffee
THE BOAT
158 Augusta,
593-9218
International Cuisine. Specializing
in Portuguese Food
THE SECOND CUP
181 Baldwin,
597-8398
Pastry, coffee beans & the famous
Bodum
THE SECOND CUP
34.0 College,
323-3702
Tired of the same old grind? Try
ours.
VIENNA HOME BAKERY
& CAFE
626 Queen St. w.
366-1278
Fresh .fruit pie. Vegetarian soup.
Weekend brunch. Patio. Thurs. Fri.
Sat. I 0-6, Sun. II -4
SERVICES
CENTURY 21 1
FIRST REALTY INC.
377 Spadina,
340-8900
Tonny Louie, broker
LAZERLINE
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
& DESIGN INC.
317 College Street,
924-8726, fax
924-3826 -
Your one-stop Mac desktop
LIONHEART STUDIO
26a Oxford St. 2nd
fl west.
(1 block s. of
College, W. of
Spadina), 515-1845
l?ehearsal, 8 track record_ing. Live
& midi song demos. Special events!
SAMKO COIN LAUNDRY
150 Augusta,
595-5277
Gean and Friendly, 7 days a week.
Dry Geaning Too!
SPADINA WEST
POSTAL OUTLET
576-578 Dundas,
593-0612
Full service retail postal outlet. Fax
and photocopying.
SUN KING CLEANERS
576-578 Dundas,
593-8885
Quality Dry Geaning, Repairs and
Alterations -Fast!
SUN ONE HOUR
PHOTO LAB
310 Spadina,
591-9307
One hr. processing, cameras,
accessories, passport pliotos.
WRINGLING
ELECTRONICS
SERVICES
555 Queen St.
West., 364-5738
DAVE ••• FIX MY
BIKE
139 Robert St. ,
944-BIKE
(just n. of
Harbord)
Full service shop open 7 days a
week. Outdoor location for sameday
service at SW comer of Bloor &
Spadina.
Grove Cycle
· 335 College,
923-9633
Quality Bicycles. Quality Service.
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TRAVEL CUTS
TORONTO
The Budget Travel Specialist Going
Your Way!
187 College Street.
979-2406
49 Front St. East
365-0545
2 McCaul Street
348-8739
WORSHIP
COLLEGE STREET
UNITED CHURCH
(corner College &
Bathurst), 929-3019
A wann welcome awaits you.
ST. MATTHIAS 1
ANGLICAN CHURCH
45 Bellwoods Ave.,
(6 blocks west of
Bathurst, 1 block
north of Queen) ,
366-6720
Serving Trinity-Bel/woods and
Niagara since I 873.
ST. GEORGE THE
MARTYR CHURCH
197 John Street,
598-4366
Sundays 9:30 am and II :00 am.
Loving our neighbourhoods
ALEXANDRA PARK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
105 Grange Avenue,
598-4366
The Alexandra Park Community
Centre, Sundays 6:00pm. Caring
for the Community
ST PATRICK'S
CHURCH (CATHOLIC)
141 McCaul Street,
598-3269 .
A caring CaLhalic community
ST. STEPHEN
-IN-THE-FIELDS
(ANGLICAN)
103 Bellevue,
921-6350
All are welcome.
Recycle by Repairing! Radio and Hi ~~-----------·
Fi. VCR and video. New & Antique.
Sales and service.
SPORTS &
RECREATION
CINECYCLE
317 Spadina Ave.
(REAR) 596-7125
We service all bicycles most repairs
within 24 hours. Great selection of
accessories
INDEX
•ADVICE
•ARTS & LETTERS
- •BAKERIES
·BODY & SOUL
•COMMUNITY
•ESTHETICS
•FASHION
•FISH STORES
•FINANCIAL
SERVICES
•FLORISTS
•FOOD STORES
•HEALTH SERVICES
•HOUSE & HOME
•LEGAL
•PETS & VETS
·RESTAURANTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
•SERVICES
• SPORTS &.
RECREATION
• TRAVEL
•WORSHIP
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The DRUM
BRICKS for Green
LETS members pay 100%
green for DRUM bricks.
$10 for 35 words.
Bob the Waiter,
Together alone, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY love Ange
& (All I really wanna
doooo is baby be friends
with you) - Nevin
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you are 8 and this is
late! Swims like a fish,
won't eat every· dish,
' reads real well, he is
swell, Happy B.day
Mogly Tadpole love
mummmmm & bob &
sophia
Mariposa Notes,_
continued from page 15
Molson park exile, it feels as if Mariposa is home again. The
six stages were perhaps one too many (but maybe not) and the
range of talent was superb and surprising.
Don't know if they got quite the numbers they hoped for, but
it must have been close. From the perspective of a happy
1 camper it was perfect--no long lineups for anything.
So, next year should be easy. Just do it again. Same venues.
Same brilliant programming. Same weather. Just watch out for
success, because if each person there this year tells one friend,
you'll have double the crowd.
'
PS. Mariposa" Nights
learning to walk before you cnawl
One of the more interesting concepts of this ·year's Mariposa
Festival was the addition of Mariposa Nights. One single pass
allowed audience members into 8 different venues. However
with the strength of the lineups in most of the clubs many
people felt little need to crawl. Blues aficionados, for example,
were naturally drawn to the Elmo show on Friday which
featured AI Cromwell, Colin Linden and Jackson Delta while
Newf music fans were checking out the Jlynes Brothers, Evans
and Doherty and the Irish Descendants at the Shoe.
Wanted for green $:
LETSystem member
wants bike basket &
wrench, stereo &
answering machine
repairs, pants (waist size
34), size<I0-11 boots, can
opener, butcher knife,
serrated edge knife,
computer monitor filter.
Call Eric 598-1273.
Stereo, IIi Fi & Video
service: repair rather than
replace. Call the experts at,
Wringling Electronics
Services. 364-5738
Best buys on Goat Meat,
Lamb, Beef & Poultry
A J M MEAT MARKET
596-7911
If you need a job call
466-9533
If you need a job done
call 466-3853 (over
1000 workers
registered).
l
l
Moving. With a Van.
In Metro Toronto. $25
per hour with one man,
$40 with two. Andrew
465-1578.
_ , Stan
Videotape your special -''=~ """" """""'do
events. Professionally
Small van for delivery
(people &/or goods),
disposal, you-name-it.
$20 per hour (up to 50%
green) Phone 272-8990,
Bikes: The
Cabbagetown Bike
Club presents a one day
Women's Bike
Maintenance Clinic.
Taught by a qualified
woman instructor, 'h
Sundays-Sept. 12, Sept
Bike repairs and recycled
bikes at reasonable prices.
923-4684 (Iv message).
Walker's Wheels,
filmed, edited and
Prompt, expert repair of 26 and Oct. 17. Renovations, Painting,
soundtrack. Great
personal computers;
Time: 10am-4pm Tiling, Drywall. '
Prices! Lets members- Professional _
$15.00. To Register Reasonable rates.
50% green. Free software/hardware advice. call: 363-4234 Andrew 465-1578]·
Estimates. Also, have
Specializing in businesses
your home movies t: and home offices. Part of
.w~"*
edited into a film! 469- the LETSystem. Bradley
5925. g. Foster@ 537-7282. ~ kl
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$2.00 bill! $
John's Classic. Italian Pizza ~"' Cafe
591 College Street • Tel.: 537-0598
14" 16"
Basic Pizza Medium Large
18"
Extra Large
Tomato & Cheese 8.00 I 10.00
13.00
Pesto & Cheese 9.00_ 11.00 14.00
Extra Cheese 1.50 2.00 2.50
Each Topping .75 1.0Q 1.25
Premium Toppings 1.50 2.00 2.50
Extra Tomato Sauce
Fresh Tomatoes
Green Olives
Black Olives
Green Peppers
Hot Peppers
Parmesan Cheese
Pepperoni
Italian Sausage
Cappicollo
All Pizza are made on Durum Semolina Crust rolled in corn meal
Bacon
Pineapple
Onions
Mushrooms
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Egg Plant
Zucchini
Red Peppers
Spinach
Jalapenos
PREMIUM TOPPINGS:
• Dried Tomatoes
• Gorgonzola Cheese
• Ricotta
• Goats Cheese
• Bocconcini
Criminal Lawyer.
Whether it's a minor
scrape or major charge,
I will fight for your
189 1h Baldwin Street. · rights. Bail Hearings,
In the heart of the Market. Domestic Assaults,
w
Drugs,: ... and a 24 hour
response to your
• Feta Cheese
• Prosciutto
• Smoked Salmon
• Capers
• Extra Pesta
• Artichoke Hearts
• Roasted Red Peppers
·Anchovies
P.S. T. & G.S. T. Noflncluf}ad
With this coupon, $2. 00 off any order over $10. 00
Give to driver, or present at counter.
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emergencies. Aaron B.
Harnett 960-3676
Couch for sale.
a Regularly $1500. Will
sell for $339. Andrew
465-1578
• Poetry workshops! Aspire
• , -perspire--inspire. Learn the \
: craft- find your voice. Don't·
follow tradition: use it.
Curious? Call Eric Layman
598- 1273. $15/hour for +
individuals (green
• negotiable); group rates•
• reduced . .. ~
~ A Unique Meeting
i , Place steps from the
• subway THE CENTRE
316 Dupont Street at ~
Spadina Comfortable
Rooms for Seminars, ,
.Workshops & Business
Consultations. Office 1
and Fax Services '
Available 20% Green.
For rates and
information, call 964-
7919. ~
r
Piano lessons. Qualified
and experienced music
teacher now accepting new
students. Beginner to
advanced. All ages
welcomed. Many styles
including classical, jazz,
country, rock. Lessons in
the privacy of your home.
Phone Peter Tavani 766-
1917.
RCA PRO-EDIT VIIS
CAMCORDER for
sale, under warranty,
great deal! AC Adaptor,
battery pack, night light,
telephoto lens-New
$1500, Asking $850.00
O.B.O.
469-59.~~
Action on Hospital
Incineration (Alii)
Kensington T-Shirts now
availahle in Kensington:
!GO, 9 Kensington Ave,
LIBIDO 753 Queen Street
West or ph. (AHI) 368-
0407.
Lost But Found. Lower
part of hand powered
. grape crusher machine.
Taken from in front of
70 Kensington Avenue
(Tropical Harvest Food
Market). Sunday August
22 some time before
noon. Please return it to
the same address for a
REWARD!!! or you can
purchase the top part
from me . . + ..
HONEST ED'S: U ofT
grad student would like
to hear your memories
of shopping at the store.
Call or write: K. Scharf
516-3818 c/o Dept. of
History, University of
Toronto
Toronto, Ont. M5S lAI
$$ Work at Home $$.
Earn $$ A Full Time
Income Working Part
Time $$ $$ Much More
Working Full-Time$$ •
•Full Training • Health ~
and Nutrition. Cory 631-
5437
'
WANTED: 56
PEOPLE It's "NO
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used an incredible 21st
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20 lbs in 30 days. It's
all Natural, Effective
and gave me loads of
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Fully guaranteed,
nothing to lose but
weight! Safe, clinically
tested. This really
works. Call Sue at 631-
5437 (about $2.50/day).
Earn $$ as you lose.
Ask us how!
Kensington Karnival
Arts Society Needs
Volunteers! Technicians
and Actors required for
the exciting,
environmental adaptation
of "FAUST", inspired
by the Legend of Doctor
Faustus. Rehearsals
begin mid-September.
Experience spectacle
theatre in the making!!!
Call 598-2829 for
details!
Ryerson Drop-in
Attention all parents/care
givers wilh children
Ryerson Drop-in Centre is
open Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday from 9:00-12:00
& 12:30-3:30and Tuesday
9:00-12:00. Enjoy songs,
stories, films, snacks,
games and a safe place to
play. This service is free.
For more information call
Letitia Mancini at 393-1340.
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707 Dupdas Street West, Toronto, Ontario MST 2W6
Scadding Court offers
children the opportunity to
develop their creativitY while
learning new skills, and
having fun.
Disabilities?
Not a problem. Each week
many people who are
physically or developmentally
disabled come to our Swim
and Social program for a ·
swim, refreshments and
social hour.
There, are a variety of
athletic programs
available. Learn to
swim, shoot some
hoops, or try your
hand at lifting
weights. Whether
you're a beginner or
advanced, there's
something
here for
every
one!
Newcomers are welcome!
We have E.S.L., literacy, '
one-to-one tutoring, and more.
Tai-Chi Sword and
Brush Painting are just
two examples of our
highly successful Asian
Outreach Programs.
Special events for special
people! Hundreds of people
come to the Centre to enjoy
our parties, picnics, and
celebrations. Do you?
Our busy, lively Day Care Centre provides low cost, short
term and emergency care for children from birth to five
years of age.
Teen moms can bring
their children to the
Day Care program
and earn some extra
money assisting with
the children.
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Scadding Court
Community Centre ANNUAL REPORT, 1992 Community Centre
Overview of ,'92
One of the most common reactions of people·who are given a tour of Scadding
Court, is amazement at the large number of programs and services which are
available here. "I had no idea how much you do here" is not at all an uncommon
reaction. Staff are so busy designing and running programs, that they have no time
left to prepare the newsletters and other promotional materials which would let you
know more about us. ·
Preparing this report has been a wonderful opportunity to fill you in on the many
programs, services and special events at the Centre, and to focus on the best of
1992.
In 1992, our Child Care Department expanded its hours· an.d remained open two
evenings per week. The Young Mothers' Employment program expanded, so that
we were able to offer work placements to four young moms at any one time. This
year, the very popular "indoor playground" was launched. Our own children, as well
as those from the Alexandra Park Community Centre and the general
neighbourhood,enjoyed riding tricycles, climbing, playing ball, rocking on "horses",
listening to music, and playing on pieces of equipment which are usually only
available outdoors. This program allows parents to take their babies and
preschoolers to the "park", even during the winter. .
Also available for ouryoungest participants were a swim program, free dental clinic,
trips, arts and crafts and a reading cirele.
A special addition in 1992 was our Young Mothers' Employment and Outreach
program. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ministry of Community and Social
Services, and the cooperation of the Dept. of Public Health and the West Central
Community Health Centres, we recruited several groups of young mothers, offered
training in child development, legal rights, anti-racism, parenting and more. Those
women that completed the training were hired as peer counsellors, to provide
support and information to other, more isolated young moms.
Our older kids (6 to 12 years) continued to enjoy a choice of 14 after school and
Saturday programs, among them cooking, crafts, movies and computers. These
programs are operated in conjunction with the Alexandra Park Community Centre
and Ryerson Public School. The Children's Services Department also ran a
successful March Break program, Halloween and Christmas parties for over 300
kids, and full summer day camp programs.
There are approximately 35 sports and recreational programs to choose. from at
Scadding Court , so its very likely there's one for you. In addition to basketball,
swimming, volleyball, badminton, gymnastics, and weight training, Scadding offers. the
popular "Swim and Social" program for people with disabilities. Volunteers assist
members to prepare for the· swim, and later for the social activity of the evening
(bingos, movies and more). SportS highlights thiS year, were a baseball barbecue,
a Christmas party, several athletic tournaments, and a few programs designed
especially for girls and women.
The new Youth lnitiatives Project was launched in 1992, offering leadership training
and part-time work to local youth:
Our Asian neighbours saw a great increase in the number of programs and services
available at the Centre in 1992. At the time of this writing, children, adults and
seniors can sign up for Tai Chi Sword, Tai Chi, Chinese Brush Painting, teen and
senior social groups, trips, cooking and more. Local children can improve their
English and learn more about life in Canada in the after school NIKES program,
and people of all ages can obtain information in Cantonese, Mandarin and
Vietnamese. Over 500 people came out for the 2nd Annual Lunar New Year
Celebration eatly in 1992. (Look for notices advertising the 4th celebration e;trly in
1994).1n cooperation with the West Central Community Health Centre, our
Outreach Worker in the Asian Community began a community composting training
program. Other community endeavours included assisting the street vendors,
providing information about AIDS awareness, Neighbourhood Watch and more.
E.S.L. and Literacy classes are also available at Scadding Court. If you or someone
you know, would like to improve your English, learn to read, or improve reading and
math skills, there are numerous classes to join at Scadding. If you'd prefer to work
alone, uust you and a teacher), we have volunteers who can help.
Have you been to SCAT Cabaret? In 1992, on Thursday evenings, our lobby was
transformed into a night club, with live theatre, comedy, music, singing, and poetry
reading. This program was especially created for people who have had very few
opportunities to attend theatre and concerts. The Centre has now created "Scat on
the Prowl", which takes the program directly to organizations where socially isolated
people visit each day.
New in '92 were our involvement in the Member of Provincial Parliaments'
Community Picnic, and a free flu shot clinic. Once again we joined with other
organizations to host a New Year's Day Party for socially isolated and homeless
people, contributed to the Festival of Liglits celebration, and co-sponsored, with the
Sanderson Library, a National Book Festival event.
Thank you for taking the time to read all about Scadding Court. You now have a
much better idea of the wide range of programs and services available at the Centre,
but believe it or not, there is more!! We're always adding new programs and
adapting the old ones.
We encourage you to stop in. Register for a program. Become a member. Think
about volunteering. Tell us what you'd like to do here. This is your community
centre. We hope to see you soon.
Thanks To Our Supporters
Canada Council
Canada Employment & Immigration
City of Toronto
Metropolitan Toronto
Ontario Ministry of Community & Social Services
Ontario Office For Disability Issues
Theatre Ontario ·
Toronto Arts Council
Toronto Board of Education
Toronto Department of Parks & Recreation
Toronto Star Fresh Air
Manulife
Citizens Foundation-Proaction
Chum Charitable Foundation
McLean Foundation
Linda Baldwin
Maria Brum
Lenore Cabral
Marl Creal
Lina DeSousa
Herman Ellis Jr.
Nelia Furtado
Donna Harrow
Gita Hashemi
Terri Hope
Leon Lau
Linda Lutes
Alisa Pietens
Randi Reynolds
Sandra Camara
tl Doug Cleverley
Peter Collins
Steve Delorme
George Ferreira
Luis Garcia
Kypton Harness
Andrew Heap >
Heather Hugginson
1 Loretta Jacques
Marcia King
PhuongLy
Gregory Misia~
Kim Nguyen
Teresita Quiogue
Len Wong
1992 Staff
Full Time
Facility Manager
Child Care Worker
Volun,teers Co-<>rdinator
Program Director '
Receptionist
Athletic Co-<>rdinator
Child Care Worker
Liaison, Board of Education
Program Assistant
Executive Director
Community Outreach
Child Care Co-<>rdinator
Financial Maqager
Interim Child Care
Co-<>rdinator
Part Time
Child Care Assistant
Scat Cabaret Co-<>rdinator
Pool Monitor
Receptionist
Rentals
Pool Monitor
Security
Pool Monitor
Swim Instructor
Bookkeeper
Receptionist
Pool Monitor
Security
Child Care Worker
Clerk!fypist
Children's Program
Co-<>rdinator
BOARDS AND COMMITIEES
Elected October 1991,
for the 1991-92term.
Elected Members
Sunny Labrosse, Chair
Pat Dale, Treasurer
Mario Silva
Chris Bolton
Alice LeBlanc
William Graham*
Sonny Atkinson*
Pat Finlay
John Gault
Maureen Lynn
Julie Gibson
Lee Zaslofsky
Bob Ellis** .
Margaret Haig**
*resigned during term
**appointed during term
Appointed Members
Martin Silva, City Councillor, Ward 4
· Elizabeth Amer, City Councillor, Ward 5
Joan Doiron, Trustee, .
Toronto Board of Ed.ucation, Ward 5
Barrie Gray, Toronto Public Library.
Committees of the Board
Personnel, Finance, Program,
Nominations, Anti-Discrimination
STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENDITURE 1992
(unaudited)
REVENUE
City of Toronto .....•.......... $423,726.
Grants:
Government of Canada ....... .
Government of Ontario ...... . .
Metro Toronto . . . ........... .
City of toronto ........... . .. .
Toronto Board of Education .... .
Rentals ..................... .
Memberships & Program Fees .... .
Donations, Foundations & Other
TOTAL REVENUE
EXPENDITURES
4,828.
174,337.
41,F2.
63,727.
18,528.
73,31~ .
33,878.
20,661.
$854,170.
Salaries & Wages ........ . ..... $620,054.
Employee Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,183.
Materials & Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,188.
Furniture & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 4,649.
Purchese of Service . ... , . . . . . . . 51 , 138.
TOTAL EXPENDITURE $826,2)2.
* SURPLUS/(DEFICIT.) $ 27,958.
* This planned surplus of $27,958. is intended for
expenditure in 1993.
Message from the Executive Director
and the Board of Management.
Normally this "overview" is a recap of all the major programs and
services that Scadding Court has undertaken during the past year.
In this report, though, we've asked Program Director Marl Creal
to report on programs, so that we could focus instead on the
reality that hung over everything we did in 1992: the recession.
Scadding Court Community Centre derives the majority of its funds
from government --municipal, provincial, and federal. Our primary
funders are the City of Toronto, and the provincial Ministry of
CommuniW and Social Services.
Because ofthe recession, the revenues government depends upon
t<;> fund services like Scadding Court have fallen sharply. And
because of the recession, people's need for the kinds of services
we provide at Scadding Court have grown. If the recession does
not tum around soon, Scadding Court, like governments, may be
faced with some difficult choices.
When confronted with funding cuts, our choice has been to stretch
our resources further -- make that basketball work for another
season; hold off another year in replacirlg that old desk. We
believe we serve our community better by doing this than we '
would if we cut programs or laid off staff.
Thus in 1992, in large part because of the staff's resourcefulness
an~ creativity, we did not have to take any drastic measures in
order to maintain Scadding Court's high level of services and
standards.
But the recession of the past few years has not yet come to an
end. In some ways it has just gotten worse. - As the Province
attempts to reduce its deficit and the City streamlines it operations,
we have found it harder to obtain program funds, and have seen
cutbacks in funding already obtained.
The Board and staff at Scadding Court must face the pOssibility of
even more bad news in the coming year. As we do so, we hope
that you,the people we serve in our community, will join with us in
ensuring that the Centre's programs and services remain excellent,
and are in line with your needs and goals.
We hope you will let us know which services may be out of touch
with changing needs in our community. Taking your ideas into
account, we will be looking at our programs and services, and
making changes where they are needed. ·
We know that our programs and the staff who provide them ~e
important parts of our community. We will consider cuts in worth
while programs and layoffs of staff only as a last resort. And we
will work hard, with your sup:pOrt, to develop new sources of
funding for our programs.
Scadding Court continues to be a wonderful place to learn skills,
study English, play basketball, volunteer your services, meet
friends, have a swim, or simply watch the world go by over a cup
of coffee. We hope you'll continue to visit us. And if you aren't
yet familiar with your community centre, please drop by and get
to know us.
fJ'erri :}{ope & Lee ZasfojsRg
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SCADDING COURT'S FALL SCHEDULE
Programs: September_27- December 12, 1993
I
*Early Morning Swim Mon,Wed,Fri
7:00-8:30am. $40 fee. Starts Sept. 8th.
*Noon Swim, Mon,Tue,Thurs,Fri 11:30am- 1:00pm,
Wed 12:00-1:00ptn. $40 fee. Starts Sept. 7th.
*Basketball I, Mon 7:00-9:30pm. $20 fee.
· Starts Sept 13th.
*Swim & Social for People with Disabilities,
Mon Swim--6:00-B:OOpm, Social--6:00-9:00pm.
,1 *Weight Training I, Mori,Wed,Fri Thurs integrated swim.
6:00-7:00pm. $35 fee. ADULT ATHLETIC 6:00-B:OOpm.
Starts Sept. 8th. 8l SWIM. PROGRAMS *Basketball II, Thurs 7:00-9:00pm.
*Weight Training II, Mon,Wed,Fri '" ,_ $20 fee. Starts Sept. 13th.
7:00-8;00pm. $35 fee. Starts Sept 8th.
Minimum registration of 12 people required.
*Table Tennis, Mon 6:00-8:00pm.
*Drug Awareness Project,
Mon,Wed 4:00-5:30pm.
*Lunch Time Sports, Mon,Tue,Wed,Fri
noon-1:00pm.
*Teen Ball Hockey, Tue 7:30-9:30pm.
*Young Adult Ball Hockey,_)'% __ 3!!JD
Wed 5:30-7:30pm. '
*Basketball Skills,
Thurs 4:00-6:00pm.
*Badminton, Fri 3:30-5:15pm.
Starts Oct. 8th.
*Teen Basketball, Sat 2:00-4:00pm.
Short Term & Occasional Child Care,
Mon 12:00-4:30pm,
Tue-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm,
Sat 11:00am-2:00pm.
Parent-Child Drop-in,
Wed,Fri 10:15-11:30am.
*Indoor Park, Thurs 10:00am :. 3:00pm.
*Pre-School Swim, Wed 11:30-noon.
*Toddler Social, Sat 10:00-11:00am.
*@Multi-level ESUfull-time,
Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm. Starts Sept. 7th.
*Advanced ESL,
Mon,Wed,Fri
6:00-9:00pm.
Starts Sept. 8th.
*Beginners ESL, Mon,Wed,Fri 6:00-9:00pm.
Starts Sept. 8th. -
*@Multi-level ESUpart-time, Tue,Wed,Thurs
9:30am-noon. Starts Sept. 7th.
*@Literacy and ESL Literacy Tutoring,
Tue,Thurs 6:00-9:00pm. Starts-Sept. 7th.
*@Intermediate/Advanced ESL,
Tue,Thurs 6:00-9:00pm. Starts Sept. 7th.
*@Job Search ESL, Tue,~hurs 6:00-9:00pm.
Starts Sept. 7th.
*Advanced ESL, Sat 10:00am-1:00pm.
Starts Sept. 11th.
*English Conversation, Sat 10:00am-1:00pm.
Starts Sept. 11th.
*Portuguese Citizenship, Sat 1:00-3:00pm.
Starts Sept. 25th.
*ESL_ Tutoring, times and days are
/ fle~ble. Starts Sept. 7th.
* program requires membership
@ child care is available
Please Note: Parks 8l Recreation
offer a variety of swim programs
at Scadding Court. Pool Schedules
are available at the reception desk.
*Early Morning Tai Chi for Semors, Mon-Fri
8:30-9:30am, Sat 9:00-10:00am.
Starts Sept. 7th.
*Portuguese .Men's Card Club,
Mon-Fri noon-3:00pm. Starts Sept 7th.
*Multi-lingual Access, Mon-Fri 9:30am -4:00pm.
Starts Sept. 7th.
*Chinese Senior Social, Mon 9:30-11:00am.
*Chinese Senior Dance Group, Mon 3:00-S:OOpm.
*Tai Chi Sword Class, Mon,Wed 9:45-10:45am,
Fri 9:30-10:30am. (Friday class at Cecil Centre.)
*Brush Painting for Seniors, Tue 1:00-4_:00pm.
Starts Sept. 21st.
*Community Kitchen, Wed 10:00-noon. -Starts Oct. 6th.
*West Central AIDS Awareness Project, Wed 4:00-J:OOpm.
Starts Sept. 8th.
Children's Mter School Programs begin week of Oct. 4th
*Creative ~Arts, Mon 3:30-5:30pm.
. , .. _ *Kids' Rollerblading,
Mon 4:00-6:00pm
*NIKES-New Immigrant Kids' Education
& Social Project, ages 8-13
(at Ryerson P.S.) Tue,Thurs 3:45-4:45pm.
*Variety Sports, Tue 4:00-S:OOpm.
*Badminton, Wed 3:30-5:15.
*Cooking, Wed 3:45.,.5:45pm.
*Recreation Gymnastics, (at Ryerson P.S.) Fri 4:00-6:00pm.
*Arts and Crafts~/
Sat 10:00-noon.
~Open Gym, ·
Sat 11:00-noon.
*Reading Circle, Sat 11:00am-noon.
*Video Club, Sat noon-2:00pm.
*Kids' Ball Hockey, 6-12 year olds,
' Sat noon-2:00pm.
Community Picnic, Sunday, September 19, 1993, from noon-
2:00pm, in Alexandra Park (Scadding Court if it is raining).
Lots of food, games, music and fun for people of all ages.
SPE~~~~>S~~o;~21,1993,
Scadding Court Annual General Meeting (AGM), Friday,
October 22, 1993, 3:00-6:00pm.
All Candidat• Meeting, for candidates running in Trinity
Spadina riding. a chance to hear the candidates speak, and
an opportunity for you to ask questions on issues important
to you. Date and time to be deteiminect.
ChiJdran•s Hallowean Party, Saturday October 30, 1993, .
noon-2:00pm for children ages 2-12. Lots of games, fun and
food. The highlight is the annual costume contest. A very
scary party!
Children•• Christmas Party, Saturday, December 11, 1993,
noon-2:00pm for children ages 5-12. Lots of ' activities,
games and fun.
Volunteer" Training Sessions, For information contact Lenore
Cabral.
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You are invited 'tO the
Scadding Court
Community Centre
A~~UAL
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Friday, October 22, f993
3:00 Reception & Refreshments
4:00 Special Presentation T.B.A.
4:30 Annual General Meeting
5:00 Refreshments
Agenda
* Approval of 1992 AGM Minutes
* Report from the Board Chair
* Treasurer's Report
* Approval of Audited
Statement & 1992
·. Annual Report
* Nominations for 93/94 Board
* Election oL Officers
-
* Adjournment '-
Mission Statement
The Mission of Scadding Court Commuriity
Centre is to support and foster the wellbeing
of individuals, families, and community
groups, by providing and encouraging
socially responsible opportunities for
recreation, education, athletics, community
participation, and social interaction.
Anti-discrimination
Statement Of Principles
Scadding Court Community Centre adheres
to a -policy and principle, which forbids
discriminatory practices. The Centre actively
strives to assure that there be no barriers to
building acc~ss, program participation nor
employment potential based upon race,
creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, level
of ability, country of origin, or religion. The
Centre will actively support and advocate on
behalf of any individual or group who is the
victim of discrimination in· the Scadding
Court Community Centre.
1992 RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
Over the past thirteen years, we have
worked together as a team with our
program, resident, and community
groups to provide services and
opportunities for self-enrichment,
in a welcoming and safe surrounding.
We wish to thank our program, resident,
and community groups as well as the
many individuals who have supported
the Centre.
Tungurahua Organization of Toronto
Sudanese Canadian F.A.
Bibak Organization of Metro Tgronto
Manta Sporting Club
National Council of Barbadian Assoc.
Grupo Cultural Izalco
Club Atletico Ecuador
EKC Productions
International Pentecostal City Mission
Little Temple Church
Catalina Club
I.U.B.A. Church
San Antonio R.C. Veteranos
Thomas Cook Group
The Association of Bahamians in Canada
Hubian Club of Canada
The Harbinger Theatre
The Circles
The Corner Drop-in Centre
Fil-Toronto Club
How To Become
A Volunteer
at Scadding Court
Telephone for an appointment with our
Volunteers Coordinator (363-5392).
OR
Drop by Scadding Court to fill out a
volunteer application form. The
Volunteers Co-ordinator, or other
appropriate staff, will discuss your
interests and skills, as well as the ,.
available volunteer opportunities at the
Centre.
You will be given the information, orientation
and training you need, so that both you and the
Centre's members will benefit.
ANNPAC!RACA
Bangkok Paradise Restaurant
CRCf Bloor-Spadina Club
Solidaridad
Hollywood Beauty Salon
Body of Christ
Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre
AL T Co-operative
Society for the Preservation of
Asociacion Hondurena
Wild Culture
LLI Canadian Social Club
Amistad Latina
The Pauper Company
Philippine Canadian Women's Assoc.
Bioregional Networking
African Traditional Religion
Thunder Productions
Toronto Church of Christ
Dhillon/WaJter Research
Association of Peruvian Canadian
Women of Courage
African Oracle Support Group of Ont. ·
The Add Company Theatre
Service Employees Int'l Union L204
Salvaide
Goodnews Prophetic Church of God
Jobs Ontario Youth
Gondar Dev. and Co-operation Org.
Club Chile 79
Explorations Theatre Group
Sistering
Mayfair Nursing Personnel Ltd.
Mimico Addiction Education
Adhika Philippine Development Concerns
Women's Press
Trinity-Spadina Yes Committee
Toronto Hydro
Racial Equity Fund L.I.F.T.
Thai Buddhism
Mission Christiana Elim
University of Chile S.C.
lsabela Organization of Ontario
Air Up There Productions
Oriental Elegance
Canadian Artists Group
The Learning Gap
Alpha Alternative P.S.
Central Toronto Youth Services
CUPE Local #1744
Laughing Stock Theatre Company
Goals For Youth
Aquarian Life Centre
J.W.C.E.O.
Ontario Nurses Association Local155
Mothers on Trial
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Works
The Toronto Board of Education
The Toronto Hospital
Oasis School
Sun's Basketball
Chinese Opera Group
Toronto Badmi.J:tton Group
Sunday Drummers
San Fernando Int'l Caravan
Sanderson Library
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