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Vol.
43 No. 1
January 2006 Markland
Homes Association presents Election
2006 All
Candidates Meeting/Debate (Etobicoke-Centre
Riding ) Tuesday,
January 10, 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Silverthorn
Collegiate Institute Cyndi
Cameron - New Democratic Party Axel
Kuhn - Conservative Party John
Vanderheyden - Green Party Borys
Wrzesnewskyj - Liberal Party Also: A
Markland Homes Association Special Meeting Vandalism
and Safety in our Community Tuesday
January 17 at 7:00 p.m. Etobicoke
Civic Centre Board Room Who
should attend this meeting? Anyone
who cares about Vandalism and Safety in Markland Wood (and beyond). Purpose
of this meeting? To
describe the current status of Vandalism and Safety in our community, followed
by a discussion by those in attendance, looking to find solutions to this
growing problem in our neighbourhood. Outcome
of this meeting? We
hope to shortlist the ideas proposed during the meeting and to strike a task
force of people from the community to develop these selected ideas.
Visit our new website at: www.marklandwood.org Airport
Noise complaints: 416-247-7682 President’s
Update Happy
New Year!
The Christmas
Caravan was a great success and set another record this year. Thanks to all of
you who participated. [See the
report by Marty Ross below.] The New Year
begins with a federal election on the 23rd of January. The Markland
Homes Association (MHA) will again play host to an All Candidates Night on Tuesday, January 10th, at
Silverthorne Collegiate. All of the major candidates for the Etobicoke
Centre riding have confirmed their attendance. The evening will consist of the
candidates answering questions from a panel and from the audience. The MHA
will also be asking a question(s) and we would like to hear from you if you
have a particular question you would like answered by the candidates. Send in
your question(s) to the Markland Wood Website, www.marklandwood.org,
where we will select the most popular question(s) raised. If you are unable to
access the website, drop off your question in the mailbox of any one of the
MHA Directors. We look forward to your attendance and to an informative
evening for all, prior to this election. As some of
you are aware from personal experience, the Markland area has had its share of
various acts of vandalism, including a couple of assaults over the past year.
This issue was also raised at the Annual General Meeting this past June. When
you add in the number of additional phone calls of concern received by us, the
MHA Board made the topic of Vandalism and Community Safety a mandate to be
worked on this year. For all who
have called or expressed their concern or are interested in helping find
solutions to this growing problem, the MHA will host a special meeting on
Tuesday January 17th, at 7:00 pm in the Etobicoke Civic Centre
Board Room. At this meeting I will provide an overview of the “events”
which have occurred over the past year of which we know or have been reported
to us. We will then ask those in attendance to put forth their ideas and
discuss, as a group, the feasibility of these ideas. Finally, we will
shortlist the ideas and strike a task force of people from the community to
develop the selected ideas, put forth. For example, there was a Neighbourhood
Watch Program in existence a few years ago. This might be one of a few
programs to work on. This is your
chance to get informed and become involved. It is our guess that many
residents are not aware of some of the things that have been going on in the neighbourhood
over the past year. This will be a neighbourhood task force. It will not be an
MHA- controlled task force. The MHA however will help facilitate this and all
other future meetings. It is up to concerned residents to come forward and
take the initiative at this time. I look forward to meeting you, and to your
participation on Tuesday evening, January 17th. Early in
December, our new Markland Sign on Bloor Street was vandalized, late on a
Monday night, by a group of young men. Most of you probably did not even
notice the damage to the sign, thanks to the quick, but temporary, repair by
one of our directors. Due to the vigilance of residents and to a quick
response by the Toronto Police, two members of the group were apprehended and
are being charged. I am waiting to hear from them and/or their parents, prior
to their court date, so that the matter can be quietly resolved. We believe
this to be an isolated incident by a bunch of guys who obviously were not
thinking straight. I want to thank the residents who alerted the police
immediately. I have also sent a letter to 22 Division Toronto Police, thanking
them for their quick response. On behalf of
all your directors, I wish each of you and your families all the best for the
New Year, 2006. Patrick
Clifford President Markland
Homes Association 2005-2006
Board of Directors EXECUTIVE: PRESIDENT: Patrick Clifford VICE-PRESIDENT: Greg Rohn SECRETARY: Anna Schaefer TREASURER: Gerard Betsch DIRECTORS Richard Boehnke Brian Brennand Paul Cavanagh Bob Cooke Bev Evans Michael Georgopoulos Bo Lawrentiw Graham Maguire Paul Marano Don Matheson Diane McLeod Tom Napier Peter Sgro
Romeo Sinopoli Associate Directors Stephen Blimkie, Helen Boehnke, Paul Cavanagh, Tamara Greene, Mary
Lordan, Ian Sillars, Irene Sillars, Donna Sokic, MP (Pierina) Stokes,
Anne-Marie Stoneburgh and Patti Thorne.
2005
Christmas Caravan Update Once again,
Marklanders have captured the true spirit of the holiday season. This year’s
Caravan started out like so many others, with cheery smiles and enthusiasm
from a large group of eager Caravaners ready to kick off our annual community
tradition. We left the plaza shortly after 9:00 am and began our steady pace,
making sure we didn’t miss any houses, knocking on the doors along the way. The
sound truck made our presence known as it heralded Christmas carols. These
could b heard near and far throughout the streets of Markland Wood. This
year’s Caravan consisted of two Police escorts, a tractor trailer for food
transportation, a straight truck for clothing collection, a bright red fire
truck, dozens of helpful elves and, of course, Santa Claus. It was so
great to see the number of houses with donations ready at the door and
friendly faces outside to greet us. About an hour into our day we reached
Silverthorne Bush and Markland Drive, where our spirits were really lifted as
we were greeted by the residents of Fairview Towers and their large donation.
It’s truly great when all of Markland Wood pitches in to make our
event a success. Halfway
through our morning route we stopped in the parking lot of Silverthorn
Collegiate for a well-deserved, mid-morning break.
A quick check of the donations collected so far looked promising. The packers
in the transport truck were kept busy throughout the day organizing hundreds
of bags and boxes of donations. When the day’ collecting was over and the
truck unloaded, we were awestruck with the amount of food stacked neatly in
piles. Through the generous
donations of our community, we greatly surpassed all previous year’s
donations, with over 572 boxes or approx. 17,000 pounds of food and $475 in
cash! Well done Markland Wood! The next
morning, all the charities had picked up their share, leaving my garage empty
and our hearts full, knowing that we had helped so many this holiday season. Everyone
involved with this year’s event is to be congratulated and sincerely thanked
for their hard work and tireless efforts.
Many families and charities will benefit from your time and generosity. Our Christmas
Caravan owes its success to many people and companies. For many years they
have generously contributed without question.
We would like to specifically thank the following for their special
contributions: Atlantic
Packaging
- cardboard boxes for food donations Bloordale
United Church
- lunch stop Bruno’s
Fine Foods
- meat and cheese trays Cardinal
Meats
- hamburgers for lunch break Collins and
Greig Cartage -
transport truck for food collection Enbridge Gas
- BBQ’s and tents for morning and lunch breaks Markland Golf
Course
- golf/utility carts Marilyn
MacGregor
-donation of 700 hand-decorated Gingerbread men. Topps Canada
- candy treats for Santa Claus Toronto Fire
- fire trucks Toronto
Police
- police officers and cruisers Caravan Elves
- donation collectors/volunteers Thank you
again to the residents of Markland Wood who made donations and to all those
who came out and helped make this year’s Caravan such a huge success. Sincerely
yours, Martin Ross Christmas Caravan Chair Markland
Wood Tree Audit MHA
Webmaster’s Report Happy New Year Markland
Wood! In the past
few reports I have repeated myself, so this month I am just going to suggest
that you look at the front page of your Markland Wood website (http://www.marklandwood.org).
There are two sections that might help you save money. Over the past
few months, I have been received hundreds of fraudulent emails, sent both to
my personal and webmaster in-boxes. Some are very easy to spot, such as the “I
am from a foreign country with millions of dollars” and the “you
have just won millions” types
of emails and should be reported to the internet service provider hosting the
sender’s account. Please don’t be fooled by these “get something for
nothing” schemes. However, there are more elaborate fraudulent emails that,
for example, suggest “there is a problem with your internet banking account” or “please
resubmit your eBay account information”. These last two examples are
clearly fraudulent emails with the perpetrators trying to hijack your
identity. Identity theft is a huge problem today, both in cyber space and on
the street. Please remember that no
company or financial institution will ever ask you to give out your personal
identity profile (eg. Personal Identification Number, or account information)
over a non-secured medium. There is a lot of information available on this
subject, so please research this matter and protect yourself. You can also
visit http://www.snopes.com for
definitions of fraudulent email. A less
invasive, but still aggravating issue related to the email subject is Spam.
Advertising for software, drugs, charities, chain-email, etc. are part of the
“In-Box” collection we receive everyday. Have you ever received a fun or
important topic email that you think others would like to read? Many people
just click on the forward button and paste their send list into the “Send
To” field. This is quick, easy and everyone will appreciate your email,
right? This actually causes two problems; one, the spammers have potentially
just been given a new supply of current email addresses and two, the email
addresses could be a starting point for hackers. Please, if you are sending
email to anyone other than people or a group that will not forward to others,
use the BCC (blind carbon copy) field. If you have received email with other
email addresses in the body of the message field, please delete those as well. Cheers, MHA Webmaster Church News BLOORDALE UNITED CHURCH 4258 Bloor St. West. Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 1Z7 621-1710 Morning services at 10:30
a.m. Sun, Jan 8: Theme: “Beginning Anew” Sun, Jan 15: Theme: “Running Away”
Sun, Jan 22: Guest Minister Fri, Jan 27: ITALIAN NIGHT —
6:30 p.m. Sun, Jan 29: Theme: “The Fear of God” Sunday School / Youth Group Snow Day Check out our
NEW website: www.bloordale.ca
ST. CLEMENT
CHURCH Daily
Masses:
Mon, Wed,
Fri: 8:15 a.m. Tues, Thurs:
7:00 p.m. Sat: 9:00
a.m. Sunday
Masses: Sat
afternoon: 4:45 p.m. Sun: 8:30
a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Confession Saturday:
9:30-10:00 a.m., 3:30-4:30 p.m. The St.
Vincent de Paul Society wishes to thank the St. Clement School and Parish
Community for their incredibly generous response to our Christmas Food and
Gift Drive. Your kindness is much
appreciated by all. Warmest
thanks also to those who sponsored the “Advent Giving Tree” to support the
“Out of the Cold – St. Matthews and Our Lady of Peace Churches” and
“Sistering” programmes. Your generosity has been overwhelming. February
25:
Annual
“Sharelife” Dinner Dance - Tickets will be available for sale after all
Masses during the last week of January and early February. Renforth
Baptist Church PASTOR - Rev. Godfrey Green St. James United Church 400 Burnhamthorpe Road. Just east of Hwy 427 at The East Mall. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m. with
inspirational music by award-winning choirs. Challenging sermons, children's stories and
hymns. Nursery care available. The Church of Christ the
King 475 Rathburn Road,
Etobicoke. 621-3630 Just West of Hwy. 427 Regular service times: Sunday:
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Wednesday:
10:30 a.m. Also CHECK US OUT ON OUR
WEB SITE http://netcomsolutions-ont.com/Christ_King Rehoboth
Fellowship Christian Reformed Church 800 Burnhamthorpe Road (just east of Mill Rd.) Etobicoke
622-9647 Reverend John Tenyenhuis St.
Matthew’s Anglican Church 3962 Bloor
St. W. Etobicoke St.
Philip’s Lutheran Church 61 West Deane
Park Drive, Etobicoke www.stphilipslutherantoronto.com
416-622-5577 Sunday
Services 10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Age 2 –
Grade 7 People and
Places 401st.
Scout Group We would like
to thank the community again this year for their continued support to the
401st. Scout group. Our Christmas
trees sold out again very early. The trees arrived on December 2nd and were
all set up ready to sell the very next morning. Within a period of 2½ weeks
they were all sold. What a response from everyone. Thank you very much. Our Scouting
group has been sponsored by Bloordale United Church since 1958 and has been
strong ever since. This year we have over 70 youth registered, both male and
female. The sections
are broken down into the following age/section groups; Beavers:
5-7 years (Tues.6:30-7:30) Cubs:
8-10 years (Tues.7-8:30) Scouts:
11-14 years (Thurs.7-9) Venturers:
15-17 years (Thurs.7-9) Rovers:
18-26 years (Thurs.7-9) Due to the
large number of youth, we are very fortunate to have a dedicated group of
volunteer leaders that provide a well rounded and exciting program. We always
welcome new youth to join our group, as well as any adults who would like to
volunteer. Maybe you have a special interest or knowledge that you could share
with an age-appropriate group. If you know anyone that would be interested,
please contact us. All sections
will be starting up again after the holidays and look forward to welcoming
everyone back. Yours in
Scouting, Martin Ross,
Group Commissioner 401st. Scout
Group, 621-6931 PARENT
EDUCATION NETWORK The
Parent Education Network is a non-profit, registered charitable organization. Our
parent facilitators have developed a full range of parenting programs that are
held at a variety of accessible locations. How To Talk So Kids Will Listen For parents
with children ages 2 to 10 years Learn
effective methods of communication with your children. Wednesdays,
begins January 18 for four weeks Wellness
Institute, 954 Royal York Road at Bloor Street. 7-9
p.m. $70 per person or $105 per
couple POSITIVE
DISCIPLINE WITH TEENS Understand
how to help your teen develop internal motivation and resilience while keeping
the lines of communication open. Mondays,
begins January 23 for six weeks Runnymede
Baptist Church, 60 Colbeck Street 7-9 p.m.
$100 per person or $160 per couple SIBLINGS
WITHOUT RIVALRY Simple, but
effective techniques to promote cooperation instead of competition and reduce
teasing, tattling and battling – without yelling, punishing and pleading. Thursdays,
begins January 26 for four weeks St. Marcellus
Community School, 15 Denfield Street (Kipling and Eglinton) 7-9 p.m. $70
per person or $105 per couple PRESENTATION
ON SOCIAL PATTERNS OF HARMFUL BEHAVIOUR Anyone in
your kids’ school taking drugs, bullying, being bullied, eating disordered,
cutting, or suicidal? Are you sure? Parents often don’t know
until it’s too late. Your kids, even “normal” kids, are at
risk for “catching” these viruses. Find out how to help our kids before
the unthinkable happens. Wed, January
25 Humber Valley
United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd. at Islington Avenue 7:30-9 p.m.
$20 for PEN Members and $25 for Non-Members EASY TO LOVE, HARD TO DISCIPLINE Build
respectful relationships with yourself, your partner and your children. Thursdays,
begins February 2 for four weeks Humbervale
Montessori, 1447 Royal York Road above Eglinton 7-9 p.m. $70
per person or $105 per couple TOP
TEN STRESS SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS How can
parents find the balance, be resilient and thrive under stress? We’ll
do a stress-assessment quiz and identify 10 surprisingly simple things that we
can start doing right now to lower our stress levels. Bring your friends! Tuesday,
February 7 Discovery
Private School, 21 Ascot Avenue, 3rd Floor 7-8:30 p.m.
$20 for PEN Members and $25 for Non-Members EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE FOR KIDS Everyone is
born with a unique temperament. How do we help our kids make the best of
what they’ve got? Can parents increase their own emotional
intelligence or is it too late for us? Join us for a fascinating
discussion. Wednesday,
February 8 Oxford
Learning Centre – High Park, 2100 Bloor St. W., Ste. 102A (at Clendenan
Ave.) 7-8:30 p.m.
$20 for PEN Members and $25 for Non-Members To
Register for any of these courses,
call 416 255-8969. VISA is
welcomed for phone registrations. Judy
Cieslik, Executive
Director PARENT
EDUCATION NETWORK 605 Royal
York Rd, Ste 108, Toronto, ON M8Y 4G5 (416)
255-8969. FAX:
(416) 255-4162 The Etobicoke
Newcomers’ Club for Women Are you new to the area? Interested in making new friendships? Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Kingsway Lambton United Church, 85 The Kingsway. For further information call Nicole at (416) 231-8168. Parenting and Family
Literacy Centre The
Parenting and Family Literacy Centre at Eatonville School is runs from Mondays
– Thursdays, 8:45 - 1:45. We are a drop in centre where you stay and play
with your child. It is a free service run by the Toronto District School
Board. Come and play, paint, dress-up, read books and participate in our story
and music time! We are open when the school is open. (unfortunately not March
break or summer). Parent and Tot Coffee Time continues on alternate Tuesday mornings at
9:30-11:15 a.m. in Room 13, Bloordale United Church. Next dates: January
17 and 31, February 14 and 28. Parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers are invited to join in for
casual conversation and a chance to meet new friends. Coffee is provided, but
please bring a snack for your child. The Neilson Park Creative Centre 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke ON M9C 1V7 In the Main
Gallery: January 4-22 Hungarian
Visual Artists of Canada Painting,
drawing, mixed media and sculpture Artists’
Reception: Sunday, January 8 from 1-3 p.m. In the Main
Gallery: January 24 to February 12 T.G.I.F. Paintings of
members of Steve Rose’s Friday Morning Class In
the Hall Gallery: January 24 to February 12 Portraits and
Self Portraits An
exhibition of the creative challenges of portraits by the members of the
Etobicoke Art Group Information: 622-5294 Open:
Mon-Sat, 9-3 p.m. Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Wheelchair accessible. Free admission and
parking. www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com Email: info@neilsonparkcreativecentre.com MARKLANDER
STAFF President:
Patrick Clifford 621-7695 Editor: Graham
Maguire 620-4398 Advertising: Brian
Brennand 622-8011 Photographer: Tom Napier
622-9630 Distribution: Richard
Boehnke 621-5089 Setup Spalding Creative 255-9033 Printing
Stu McNair 621-5272 Anna’s Recipes I
hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
I’m sure you have all had enough of food by now and we are all
starting our New Year’s diets. For
this reason, I have included a simple winter soup for this month’s recipe. Sweet
Pea Soup 1½
tsp olive oil ¾
cup chopped onion 1
tsp crushed garlic 1
carrot, chopped ¼
lb mushrooms, sliced 3
cups chicken stock 1
med potato, peeled and chopped 350
g frozen sweet peas ½
cup frozen corn Heat
oil, sauté onion, garlic, carrot and mushrooms until softened. Add stock and
potato, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potato is tender. Puree soup in food processor until creamy and smooth. Return to pot and add peas and corn. Heat through and serve. |
