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Fifteen
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for youth
A giant step. towards
cleaning up the M~rket
environment!
BY DAVID PeRLMAN
"Just as long as we don t clean
A Kensington people's paper
February 18 1999
Virtue out of necessity: January's big snow brought out the snowshovels: it also brought out
it up too much tha_~ we cant
afford to be here! says South . . . - . . ,
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·and everyone laughs (butnot too sculpted along the Augusta Avenue s1dewa/k m .front ojh1s restaurant, Car/os Pepper. PHoTo: PAUL OsERsT
much). ·
It's the regular Monday
evening meeting of the KMAC
Waste Managetnent Committee.
Members are taking the time out
from a huge agenda to offer
thoughts to DRUM about the
upcoming environmental waste
management project.
(The project will provide jobs
for 15 people between the ages
of 16 and 30. It will be run by
SASIC (South African Support
and Information Centre), in
partnership with KMAC
(Kensington Market Action
Committee). Successful applicants
will receive $250 per week
for 26 weeks.)
So what do you think the
community get out of the
project? I ask.
"I see three things" say Bill
Shane, Nassau Street resident
and craftsman. "First is a
breakthrough iri diverting a lot of
so-called waste from landfill.
Second we have youth learning
skills about what to do with
useful materials that before they
thought of as garbage, and
passing those skills along. Three,
there is the marketing skills we
will learn figuring out what to
do with this useful product,
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Kensington's History, part 3:
Jazz drummer Archie Alleyne
Editorial: Kensington Lofts~
impact on the Market
Spadina LRT: small victory
Page2
So what's happening with ...
· Letters
Kensington environ,!llental
Park plans; progress report
Page3
Strictly local (unclassifieds)
The Year of the Rabbit
The Winter Blues
In Winter, the effects of reduced
sunshine, cold days and nights
affects us all in subtle ways.
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(Co"mite de Ac~ao do
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Kensington Market DRUM
Vol 9 #3 Feb. 18 1999
60 Bellevue Avenue
Toronto M5T 2N4
(416) 603-DRUM (phone)
(416) 603-378-7 (fax)
dr'umkm@web.net (e-mail)
Editor:
David Perlman
Advertising:
Pat McKendry
Layout/Design:
Mike Busija
.Editorial Assistant:
Bernard Martin
Next DRUM: March 17 1999
Ad Deadline: March 3 1999
Kensington
Lofts
The cloud .. .'and
the silver Uning
It's no secret that the Kensington
Lofts development on the
George Brown site has stirred
up a real hornets' nest in the
Market.
Merchants tend to like the
idea of 140 new home owners
in the area. Residents, particularly
die-hard market tenant-_
types, tend to worry that it's
the cutting edge of market
gentrification.
And going beyond concerns
about the Lofts itself,
there's been an even bigger
brouhaha about the process by
which it was approved in July
1997.
There has been more
mudslinging and name-calling
over this issue than anytime in
the past ten years.
And it's been taking place
between people who up till
then used to find themselves
working together, more often
than not, in the Market
interest.
So maybe it's just wishful
thinking. But it seemed like a
good omen, Wednesday Feb·.
10 at the TIC meeting about
Baldwin Street, to see the
Kensington resident who has
fought the Lofts development
harder than anyone stand up
to defend Baldwin Street. And
then to see him followed
immediately by the Lofts
project manager, to do the
very same thing.
Combined, their presentations
were a very neat one, two
punch, in defence of the
Market.
Maybe, just maybe, the
cloud is starting to lift.
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Kensington's History Part 3:
We'd like to feature the story of
well-known jazz drummer Archie
Alleyne in this issue of the Drum.
Archie grew up in the market,
drawing on its energy and diversity
in his personal and professional
career .... Here are a few excerpts
of a long conversation with Archie
Alleyne, tape recorded. by Mike
Lipowski as part of the ongoing
Kensington Listening Post oral
history project. To read the whole
transcript, contact Mike Lipowski .
The conversation started with Mike
asking Archie what his connection
to Kensington was.
Actually I was born next door to
the Cameron House that is west of
Spadina on Queen St., and from ·
there I moved up to College St.,
315 College St., which was just in
between Spadina and Augusta. I
lived there more a number of years,
most of my life, as a matter of fact.
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Spent a lot time in Kensington
Market because it was in the
neighbourhood. At that time pretty
much the minorities of Toronto
lived in that area, especially the
Jews, Blacks, Polish, Ukrainian.
· We were all in the boundaries
of McCaul over to Bathurst
and Front up to Harbord St and
that whole section of the city,
minorities lived in that area. A lot
of Blacks lived in Kensington, on
Augusta Ave. mainly, and off •.
Spadina which was basically our
area. We had our own little, the
Paramount Hotel which is where
the blacks frequented and there
they have their draft beer and all
. that, and at this time when they
had the ladies room and the men's
room you know women couldn't go
in the mens room, but the men
could go in the ladies room.
The most enjoyable part and
greatest experience about living
Spadina LRT small ·victories
Baldwin Street to stay open ... for now;
TTC orders Market -wide traffic study
Baby bike lanes ordered
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It looked like the Wednesday Feb 10 meeting
was going to be "mission accomplished" for
TIC staff. Ever since the LRT line opened
two swnmers ago, they have been pushing to
stick a fence around the streetcar tracks
everywhere except at signalized intersections.
In the fall they won their first victory-­
getting permission from the politicians to put
their fence everywhere, except nine locations:
Last Wednesday th~y came back to arsue that
even the last nine should go--at Oxford,
Cecil, Baldwin, Willison, Grange, Phoebe,
Bulwer, Camden and Wellington.
Well, they got 8 out of 9. Baldwin stays
open, for now. A strong Kensington contingent,
led by Gus Fisher, went down to city
hall to argue the case. The TIC commission
voted (4-3) to leave Baldwin open until there
has been a city traffic study of the area. It's
our chance to look at.the-whole traffic picture,
not just one intersection.
So if you have any market traffic concerns,
now's your chance! Wednesday
March 3 at 1 pm, at King's Cafe, 192
Augusta Avenue, the Market streetscaping
committee will meet with city officials to
plan the study. Call Zenon Mandziuk at
593-9808, or just ·be there.
LRT BIKE LANES
Also making· an unexpectedly strong
showing at the City is the case for a'bike
lane on Spadina. After swearing up hill
and down dale that there was no room for
any bike lane, the City is now grudgingly
conceding that in fact there is room at
least for a "substandard width" lane.
"Better than nothing" say some.
But the only thing getting in the way of a
full-width lane is the ridiculously wide
lanes for through traffic--as wide as the
lanes on the 4.0 I ! Does that tell you
anything·about someone out there's_ real ·
plans for Spadina??
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through the market ~d through the
whole area is that everyone got
along so well, it was just so lovely,
the Jews, the Ukrainians, the .
Blacks we all got along, it was our
community, you know we worked
together. I had never gone (to) the
YMCA it never even existed, I
went to the YMHA which is the
Young Mans Hebrew Association
so I used to go there all the time
because most of my friends·were
either Black or Jew,ish, you know
we spent a lot of. time together.
But I used to spend a lot of
time in the market, especially on
Saturday mornings I would get up
early and I would go through the
market. Because of the Jewish
religion they couldn't turn or their
lights or light their stoves, so I
would go down there early in the
morning and someone would call ­
me in to either turn on the light or
light the stove. And of course I
Archie Alleyne
would make a nickel or a dime for
doing that so that was my Saturday
routine to make enough money to
get to the Bellevue theatre which
was on Bellevue and College, go to
the matinee with the boys."
... .I went to Lansdowne Public
School. which is now called Lord
Lansdowne on Spadina Cre~ent I
never completed Public School. I
hated school. ... After I learned to
read and write and spell and all
that I had to get out into the world
.... Mind you, I went to Central
Tech to take a cabinet making
course, so I ended up making a pair
of drumsticks instead!
Lend us your ears and your stories -
the Listening Post needs your help!
Help us return Kensington s stories to
'c the community. Do you have stories
about your life in the Market that you
would like to share, or help us record
others? Call Mike Lipowski at 392-
6827 extension 235 to find out how.
The Baldwin-Spadina
intersection looking
south from the northbound
Nassau Street
LRTstop.
The Kensington
· Globe-on-Post
sculpture at the
corner was placed
there by the TTC in
recognition of
Baldwin Streets
special historical
significance as the
most important
gateway to the
market.
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•• February 18 1999: PAGE 2
So
I
what's
happening with
Stories we're continuing
to follow in the DRUM.
•the proposed Doctors Hospital
Kensington Health Centre
A January public meeting led to formation of a
citizen's committee, chaired by Sussex-Ulster
resident George Stephenson. The committee has
been meeting weekly with Doctors Hospital
Corp, CEO Brian McFarlane and staff from
area Councillor Olivia Chow's office. Next
step: a second public meeting Feb 18 (our
publication date) at St. St~phen's Community
House. Agenda for the meeting was to include
presentation of site draewings by architects
Shaw Tilbe Irwin and Partners.
• Plans for a rent free community
storefront at the Lofts
Planning continues, with hopes of a detailed
plan to present to community by March. Next
meeting of th·e "Space Group" is Tuesday
February 23 7.30-9pm. Call Pat Maltby at 926-
9883; or Michele Woulfe at 977-0293.
•Plans for unveiling of a
Historical Kensington plaque
It's being discussed in petail at meetings of the
KMAC Listening Post (St. Stephen-in-the-Fields
Church at Bellevue and College, Thursday
evenings. Talk is leaning towards a summer
solstice (June 21) unveiling.
• School closings &/or cutbacks
Latest kick in the teeth for communities like
ours appears to be getting rid of International
Language programs as part of the school day.
Ryerson, Kensington and,'Lord Lansdowne
would all suffer. There's a meeting for parents
Monday March 1 at 7pm in the School Board
Cafeteria 155 College Street. Contact your
school office for details.
•The search for locations for
affordable housing in the Market
KMAC housing committee is in discussions
with the Parking Authority about a possible
joint venture on the site of the Bellevue
Parking lot--combining housing and parking. A
group meets Saturday Feb 20 from 12-4 to plan
a community c.onsultation pro.cess if.the idea
goes ahead. Call Greg Peacock at 351-7279.
• Filming in the market
Twitch City CBCs Kensington cult classic is
back for another season, and in general filming
is picking up slowly. A meeting was held with
city film liaison personnel Monday Feb 8. On a
recommendation to the meeting by Bob Wilson
of the Business Association,. money formerly
being donated by films directly to the Business
association will now be held in trust. Councillor
Chow will call meeting iof businesses before
year end to decide what to do with any money
collected for the business community this way.
Tom's
Ptace
Men's and Ladies' Clothing
by top-name designers
Super
Discount
Prices
Disco~nts range from
4 0% to 80% off
596-0297 190 Baldwin Street .
Heart of the Market
Tom's Place: since 1958!
Letters to DRUM
fax to 603-3787; deliver or mail to 60 ~Uevue Ave MST 2N4;
e-mail to drumkm@web.net
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Big thanks from Kensington Carnival
Thank-you Kensington!
The Production Team of the 1998 Festival ·
of Lights wish to honour and thank the
Foundations, Merchants and Residents
who funded, donated ·space, time and and/
or goods to make the Festival not only
possible, but a great celebration of culture
and·community! ·
The Kensington Market Festival
Committee; The Kensington_ Market
Action Committee; The K\!nsington Health
Ceptre (Doctor's Hospital); The Kensington
Market Drum; St. Stephen's Community
House; C+A Context Developments
Inc. (The Kensington Lofts); The Kensington
. Working Group; Heritage· Toronto Listening
Post; Tom's Place; Courage My Love; Caam
Hardware; King's Cafe; Cheese Magic & My
Market Bakery; lberica Bakery; Sodhexo
Marriot at Trinity College; Bikes on Wheels;
The Spirit of Kensington; Eye Weekly; Members
of the Church of St. Step hen in the Fields; Greg
Peacock; David Melville; Eza Wear; Oxford
Fruits; Who's Emma; Carlos' Pepper; The
Japanese Paper Place; Zimmerman's Inc:;
MoonBean Cafe; Funchal A Noite; Cafe Kim.
We look forward to the next ten years !
Andy Moro Gabriella Caruso
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KENSINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL
Pat:k plan update
A letter from the City, announced at a Feb
17 park committee meeting stated that the
$20,000 for the playground fence has been
approved. No new decisions were taken at
the meeting except to have a public
meeting in March, and to work away
quietly at discussing and addressing issues
in areas of concern raised at the last public
meeting (November).
· Wood reeyding feasibility study
At its February meeting KMAC approved
spending $4500 to call for proposals for a
consultant's report Ol) the feasibility of
se~ting up a wood crafts community
business in the market, based on wood
recovered from the local waste stream.
Anyone qualified and interested in
submitting a proposal to do the study
should contact Barb Matthews at 392-0880.
Proposals are"due Feb 26.
Blue and grey
the easy way
Your blue and grey boxes tend to up and
walk on garbage day? Market pegple can
arrange to get one through the Waste
management Committee. Phone 966-4059.
Benches and bike rings
The City has come up with $30,000 for
public benches for the Market, enough for
close to 30 benches. So far more than half
have found businesses weilling to have
them .out front. But it's not too late to
speak out for one. Contact KMAC (see ad
next page).
Regarding 'bike rings. There are
17 new ones in the Market this year alone.
And more to come.
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Continued from cover
whether it be crafts. from wood or compost or
whatever."
"When I see.what SLUG (San Francisco
League of Urban Gardeners) has done, it's
inspiring" says Ron Peters ofBellewe Ave.
. "They're producing and selling herbs and
spices, honey, all sorts of things. And it's citywide.
They've been going for 25 years. This
project gets us past square one."
SASIC's Charles Udo sees creating
awareness among merchants about waste
management as the project's biggest plus.
"There are huge economic benefits from a
cleaner environment, more vibrant" he says.
"That's the community aspect."
"And where better to start than with our
youth?" says Debby." I believe strongly we
waste way too much. But face it, a lot of older
people are set in their ways. With youth
involved we are starting in the right direction."
Each member ofthe group brings a
differ:ent perspectiv.e to the discussion, as it . _
moves round the table. Dawn Eagle is chair of
the waste management committee and an
active member of KMACs streetscaping and
park committee as well. Encouraging street
planters, urban wildflower gardening, and
community composting are among her special
interests."KMAC partnering with SASIC on
this is huge" she says. "For KMAC to get
merchants participating they need to realize all
the actions that can benefit the market This is
the quickest way for them to see that."
"And the youth involved will benefit
directly from working with business people"
adds Barb Matthews, KMAC coordinator.
"Yes" says Maisela Kekana, SASIC director.
'1t's a golden opportunity to earn, to learn, to
beautifY the environment, help the market look
good, and the local economy." ·
People wanting-to apply should look at the
Employment Opportunity ad on page 3. The
project is being funded by the f ederal government
through YES (Youth Employment Strategy),
a program of HRDC (Human Resources
Development Canada ..
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Dealing
Despite bouts of depression, tha1
general unease~ these long cold :
tunities to draw inward a.nd refit
It's a time for reflection, long, le
herbal tea and writing letters, re
and relaxation. New beginnings
of opportunity for new beginninJ
February is a good time to relax,
feel better, rest, stay warm and g
ration for Spring.
When asked,."How do y ou deal ·
way of handling this phenomeil.c
Susete, proprietor of Poison Ivy
Hair Salon on St. Andrew
Street, has a novel approach.
"I pretend it's summer," she
says, "and I surround myself at
work with bright colours,
flowers and greenery, plenty of
smiles and happy faces. I listen
to upbeat, pleasant music and
encourage a positive outlook. I
take some of that warmth home
with me every night."
With her constant companions,
Chi-Chi the rabbit; ToJo the
cat and love birds Zoro and
loso, Chiquitta Lea, unofficial
Ambassador of Goodwill for
Kensington Market, brings joy
to children and the curious all
i year round. "I spend the long
winter days dabbling in arts
and crafts. I love to sing and
dance and meet new people."

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and the often unaccountable
offer extraordinary opporbaths,
evenings spent sipping
and enjoying periods of stillness
by welcome sunshine. The seeds
await renewal.
care of yourself, to find ways to
and spiritual strength in prepablues",
everyone has their own
A source of wisdom and
humour to stranger and
friend alike, entrepreneur,
Dan McQue, is a loving
fixture in the Market. ,
When asked about the
"winter blues", Dan quipped
"I drink Blue all year round,
but I didn't know they made a
"winter Blue".
Frank Grosso finds plenty to
do to keep busy and happy : If
he's not repairing and painting
something around the
house, you'll find him taking
long walks through the
community. He'll often be seen
giving his son, Sam some
advice on how to run Graffiti's
on Baldwin Street.
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me. It's a sort of splendid
trick which I've got to hold
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want to make it burn as
brightly as possible."
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TEL: (416) 392-0335 FAX: (416) 392-0340
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$2.99
hrun or bacon or wieners
two eggs I toast I fries
coffee or tea or juice
147 Baldwin St .
813-0888
Scaddirig Court
is now offering individual
allotment garden patches to
the community. We have a
limited number of spaces so please
'h caiLbefore March 5, 1999.
¥
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(If response too large,
a lottery will be held)
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We also offer workshops on
Garden Techniques
Learning to Work in a Greenhouse
Worm Composting
Growing Herbs with the Community Garden Group
Making Herbal Remedies
(echinacea and a variety of skin care products)
Canning and .Preserving
(tomatoes, vegetables, oils & vinegar, jams & chutneys)
. ~ Call Jackie at 392.()335 ext. 223 ~
... for more information about the garden
- ... for a list of workshop topics and dates
Employment
Opportunity
The. South African Support and Information
Centre (SASIC) in partnership with the Kensington
Market Action Committee (KMAC) is looking
for fifteen (15-) youths from the age of 16 to 30
years old to participate in an Environmental
Waste Management Project in the Kensington
Market area.
This is a six (6) month employment opportunity
for youth to earn a living, while learning the ·
basic principles of environmental conservation
and· waste management.
· Participants will receive a stipend of $250 per
week for 26 weeks. All interested participants
must submit a· resume and/or a brief prc5file of
themselves by Friday March 5 1999. Drop off or
mail your resume and/or profile to:
SASIC:-276 Augusta Avenue
Toronto ONT M5T 2L9.
For more information, please call (416) 966-
4059.
The South Africa Support and
· Information Centre is an equal
opportunity employer. • -
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res!3ources humaines Canada
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Kensington Market DRUM is .distributed
door-to-door in the area Bathurst,
Coll.ege, Spadina, Dundas, and is -
available also from area businesses,
libraries and community centres.
DRUM publishes 10 times a year: i,e,
monthly, except for January and July.
Publication dates
#1. November 22 1998
#2. December 16 1998
#3 February 18 1999
#4 March 17 1999
#5 April 14 1999
#6 May 14 1999
#7 June 16 1999
#8 August 4 1999
#9 September 15 1999·
#1 0 October 13 1999
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Ideas Can Become Reality
Want things to happen! Share ideas with
your friends and neighbours in an effort to
benefit Kensington's economic, social,
cultural and environmental viability.
You're invited to participate in the several
task groups which ate taking responsibility
for local issues.
•streetscaping focuses on our
streets/parks and safety.
•Waste Management
aims to reduce/reuse waste.
•Marketing works to strengthen •
and grow businesses.
•Housing plans to build and renovate
housing.
•KMAC Web Weavers
are designing a 'wow' Website.
•The Kensington Listening Post
finds expressive ways to celebrate the
Kensington stories through
theatre, art and cultural events.
Contact Barb Matthews, Coordinator to
find out where your i<;teas can be heard.
Tel: 392-0880- Fax: 392-1330
Email-kmac@web.net
As part of the richness at diversity
of the Spadina Community,
· Cecil Community Centre is your local
neighbourhood centre.
Re13ular Pro13rams & Services
Recreational & Social Drop-ins for all ages,
Youth Program, Toy Library, Book Library,
Community Kitchen and Garden Groups,
ESL/Citizenship Classes, Children's Craft &
Reading Program, Seniors' Classes, ESL
Tutoring, workshops! and more .....
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Re13ister for one of our EveniniJ Courses
* Yoga $25.00 for 10 weeks
Tuesday Fel7. 23- April 27, 8:00-9:00 pm
* Wen-do Free!
Thursday, Feb. 25- April1, 6:30-9:00 pm
Special Events - Feb/March:
Heart Health promotion and Heart Disease
prevention activities and events include
healthy cooking demos, an exhibit titled ·
"The Heart of the Matter", strategies for
heart smart living, and more ...
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9 am-10 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 10 am-5 pm
'~ - -
56'-cecil Street
Toronto M5T 1N6
Phone: 392-1090
Cecil Community Ceittre

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