Vol. 40 No. 7
September 2003
2003
Markland Wood Champagne Social Friday,
September 26th Markland Wood Golf Club, 245 Markland
Drive Tickets go on sale Monday, September 15th
at 6:00 p.m. Ticket
price:
$35.00
Dress: “Cocktail
Attire” Start Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets
sell out very quickly on the first day of ticket sales, so don’t be
disappointed. Ticket sales are
limited to the first 170 people in line. Hot
and cold hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the evening followed by
coffee and a sweet table with dancing continuing until “Last Call”. Come
out and join your neighbours for this fun-filled evening. Airport Noise Complaints: (416) 247-7682 President's Update Become informed on the issues and the candidates and make your vote
count. 2003-2004
Board of Directors EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT: Patrick Clifford, 8 The Green Pines 621-7695 VICE-PRESIDENT:
Tom Napier, 1 Markland Dr. 622-9630 SECRETARY:
Don Matheson, 30 Markwood Cr. 621-4291 TREASURER: Gerard Betsch, 14 Winsdale Road 620-4896 DIRECTORS Richard Boehnke, 67 Markland Dr. 621-5089 Brian Brennand, 2 Markland Dr.
622-8011 Bev Evans, 8 Winsdale Rd. 621-2153 Bo Lawrentiw, 110 Mill Rd, 622-9522 Graham Maguire, 2
Broadfield Dr. 620-4398 Diane Mcleod, 15 Aymarn Crt. 622-2183 Associate Directors Stephen Blimkie, Helen Boehnke, Ian Sillars, Irene Sillars and Patti
Thorne, OUR
ADVERTISERS -- THE VITAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY -- We are entering the 37th year of continuous publication of
our MARKLANDER newsletter, possibly the finest community newspaper in
the entire Toronto area.
It is important to keep in mind that the printing and distribution of
the MARKLANDER is possible only with the ongoing support of our
advertisers, and without their continuing commitment, our monthly news
bulletin would cease to exist. As I am sure you all recognize, they represent a wide cross-section of
quality products and services, which we as homeowners require and seek out
from time to time, as needs arise. My purpose in writing is to highlight the very important contribution
made by these businesses to our community, when they choose the MARKLANDER
in which to promote their various products and services. With this in mind, I
would ask that, as each of you find yourselves in the position of choosing a
company with which to do business, you give consideration to an appropriate MARKLANDER
advertiser. By doing so you create a win-win situation. You, as a homeowner,
benefit from selecting a recognized professional, who has a reputation to
uphold in our community, while the advertiser perceives a financial benefit
from choosing our publication in which to promote his business, and an
incentive to continue supporting this relationship. Our advertising partners are of course interested in knowing that their
exposure in the MARKLANDER is directly resulting in additional
business. To this end, we can assist in providing this important feedback to
them by mentioning that we are using their products or services as a result of
seeing their advertisement in our newsletter.
Brian Brennand Director of Advertising From Tom’s Desk Well, I think the summer of 2003 will be one to remember for quite some
time. We had the second outbreak of SARS in June. The Toronto SARS relief
concert with the Rolling Stones, Guess Who and Black Sabbath, with over
450,000 fans in attendance, ended very peacefully and orderly. We had the
largest blackout ever (even larger than the 1965 blackout), affecting 50
million people. Bob Hope died. There is talk of an upcoming Ontario provincial
election. The Toronto municipal election (mayoralty race) is starting to
become interesting. The West Nile virus is still a big concern. I even had a
chance to speak with many of my Markland neighbours during the summer about a
couple of interesting issues. However, I was asked to
write about another very important local issue, that being dog faeces. During
the months of June, July and August 2003, there was a noticeable increase in
dog droppings in Markland Wood. I see many responsible dog owners picking up
after their pets. Unfortunately, there seems to be a few dog owners that just
allow their canine to poop on their neighbour’s lawn and continue on their
way. This is a practice happening within both Markland Wood and Renforth Creek
Park. Please remember (and I hope you are not eating when you are reading this
article), the fly that lands on your dog’s droppings can also land on
someone’s food. Disease-spreading insects can infect many people from just
one dog’s droppings. The fine for not following the “Stoop and Scoop”
Toronto bylaw is up to $1,000. It is the responsibility of all dog owners to
pick up after their pets. Please have respect for your Markland Wood
neighbours and ‘Stoop and Scoop! Its collection time again. Please treat the Markland Wood collection
volunteers nicely again this year. During the next few months, we will be
knocking on your doors to ask for your annual Markland membership fee. Without
your contribution, we cannot continue to keep this association and this
newsletter running. Come out to your directors’ meeting, usually held on the
first Monday of each month at the Etobocoke Civic Hall on the West Mall. You
might be interested in our discussions. Even better, you might want to
participate. FYI, the red and green spray dots on the roadside grates are markers
from the Toronto Board of Health to show where they have placed Mosquito
larvicide into the catch basins to help prevent West Nile Virus from
spreading. I hope to see you at the Markland Wood Champagne Social. The next MHA
meeting will be on September 8th. Thanks, Tom Napier VP-MHA One Markland Drive 416-622-9630 Important Contact Information: Councillor Doug Holyday, Ward 2, 392-4002, Email: councillor_holyday@city.toronto.on.ca Hon. Chris Stockwell, MPP Etobicoke Centre, 695-1220, Email: chris_stockwellco@ontla.ola.org Hon Allen Rock, MP Etobicoke Centre, 231 2301, Email: Rock.A@parl.gc.ca Street Lighting - 395-4448 Roads & Sidewalks - 394-8615 Traffic - 416-394-8453 Emergency Medical Services - 392-9833 Police - 808-2200 911 – For Real Emergencies! Toronto Department Web Site: http://www.toronto.ca/departments/ Down to Earth (and back again) It’s been almost 10 weeks since the first day of the kids’ holidays
and, at that time, I remember thinking how the summer holidays were always far
too long. As I write this, those 10 weeks have barely any life left in them
and I’m wondering where, Oh where did all those weeks go! Lessons learned in the garden this year: A garden needs water, lots of water, and time, lots of your time. Don’t be too hasty to clean up come springtime. I discovered that the
trailing Petunia “Wave”, which is such a wonderful plant for the hanging
basket, seeds itself. This resulted in a number of free plants that produced
the most beautiful, deep pink flowers. I’m also the recipient of a large
number of thyme plants and snapdragons, all gratis. Clematis grown over a spruce tree produces a wonderful display of
colour. Unfortunately, in doing so, it tends to kill the foliage underneath
and there’s no way to replace this lost greenery.
Next idea please…..
You can’t have too much leaf mulch. Last autumn, I put aside 12 large
black garbage bags full of shredded leaves. They’re all gone now, spread on
the garden, of course, and I could use another 36 bags. This advice is
particularly timely, since it won’t be long before we’re up to our knees
in the things. A while ago, the city stopped taking grass for composting, stating that
the smell of rotting grass was too disturbing to people living near the
composting sites. Late in summer, I cut the grass (an relatively rare
occurrence for me) and, because it contained so many weed seeds, decided to
bag it, rather than mulch it. I mixed some of the grass into my own compost
piles. However, there is one large container (well-sealed) full of grass and I
don’t know what to do with it. If anyone has any ideas (legal, of course)
could they let me know? I’m too frightened to open the container. At least
we’re heading into the cold season. I’ll worry about it later! I’ve decided to abandon plants in the garden that require too much
water. I read that the garden hose ejects water at the rate of about 1000
gallons/hr. This seemed a little high, so I tried filling my 60-gallon water
barrel from the tap. It took less than 5 mins to fill, so that’s just about
right. I have no problem letting the grass go brown, knowing it will come back
as soon as the rain returns. But, it’s a shame for the other plants,
especially the roses. We seem to be experiencing more and more of these dry conditions and I
have a number of especially susceptible plants. One is Astilbe, not surprising
since it is happiest on a riverbank. Also, the foxtail lily, which has large
leaves and produces high spires of yellow flowers just about now. It wilts at
the first sign of dryness and as such acts as a good “indicator” plant. It
looks really pathetic now and I’m afraid will have to go. These lants were
simply not good choices for our soil and climate. Now is a good time plant
perennials, so pick from the following list of water-efficient plants. Many
are our native plants: Artemisia, Bearded Iris, Black-eyed Susan, Blanket flower, Catmint,
Coreopsis, Creeping phlox, Daylily, Dianthus, Poppies, Purple and white
coneflower, Salvia, Scabiosa, Sea holly, Sedum, Snow in summer (invasive),
Thyme and Yarrow.
Happy planting. P.S. The Markland Homes Association has been going for some 40 years.
It’s a new year for the Association and we could use some new blood. Like
any organization, especially one dependent on volunteers, we expect and need
to plan for the inevitable turnover in directors. This is not such a bad
thing, since with new blood comes renewed enthusiasm and fresh ideas. Speaking
of which, any of you wishing to contribute to the Marklander are encouraged to
do so. Whether you have a story of local interest, comments, ideas for a new
direction, or recipes to replace Rose’s Recipe column, feel free to contact
me. The Editor School News ST CLEMENT’S FALL FAIR It’s that time of year again To come to the Fair and spend and spend Lots of fun to be had by all At the annual St. Clement School Fair of the Fall From 10:00 until 2pm The 27th of September Is the time of the Fair It’s easy to remember There’ll be popcorn and candy floss And games of chance To lighten the load of Change in your pants Don’t forget the silent auction Donuts and coffee, too The Haunted House will be waiting To really scare you I think this is enough Of trying to rhyme We would like you all to come And have a really GREAT TIME!! from "The St. Clement Fall Fair Committee". Silverthorn Collegiate Institute September – back to school for teachers and students! My older sister Heather was your Marklander reporter last year, but she has moved on to the University of Western Ontario in London, where she will study Political Science. I am in grade 12, my last year at SCI, where I am co-head of the Prefects and an avid volleyball player. We welcome two important staff members at SCI this fall. The new principal Ms. Gordy Stefulic comes to us from her previous position as principal at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate and Adult Learning Centre. Our new vice-principal is Ms. Beth Butcher, formerly vice-principal at Richview C.I. We bid farewell in June to Ms. Barb McKenzie, who has left the TDSB to take up her new position as Principal at the Canadian International School in Hong Kong. Mrs. Pat Campbell retired in June. Mr. Siddiq remains as our other vice-principal. The Prefects organization is a service club of over 60 members, who assist at many events during the year. We were happy to help the SAC welcome the grade 9 students at their special orientation day and pizza lunch. The SAC for 2003/2004 was chosen last spring by election: President: Samantha Hicks Vice-Presidents: Philip Graham and Shantelle Malawski Publicity Co-ordinator: Tina Knezevic Treasurer: Cailey Ross Social Convenor: Charlotte Bemrose A reminder for all grade 12 students that the Ontario Universities Fair will be held September 25th-27th at the Metro Convention Centre. The College Information Fair will be held October 20th. Our computer department is again linking students and seniors this fall. This innovative programme pairs students with seniors, to teach them how to use computers and how to surf the Internet. This programme allows seniors to learn a useful skill and students to participate in a worthwhile activity towards the 40 hours of community service needed to graduate. Any interested seniors may call Ms. Nieuweboer at 416-394-7010 to see if there’s room for you! Valerie Foulkes Church News Bloordale United Church 4258 Bloor St. West. Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 1Z7 621-1710 Bloordale United Church in
charge. Sunday, September 7 -
Worship Service returns to 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Jesse Doyon. Sunday School
commences. Congregational Meeting to follow. Sunday, September 14 -
Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Jesse Doyon. This is Rev. Doyon's last
Sunday at Bloordale and there will be a Farewell Celebration Luncheon &
Presentation after Church. Sunday, September 21 -
Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Robert Trimble Sunday, September 28 -
Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Robert Trimble St. James United Church 400 Burnhamthorpe Road, Etobicoke (Just west of 427 on the south side of Burnhamthorpe Road.) 622-4113 Normal Sunday service time of 10:30 a.m. returns on September 7, first Sunday after Labour Day. The Church of Christ the
King 475 Rathburn Road,
Etobicoke Just West of the 427 621-3630 PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND
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
People and Places BASEBALL IS BACK ON THE MAP IN ETOBICOKE ! This is the first year for
Etobicoke to enter a team at the AAA level, drawing players from Bloordale,
Martingrove, Rexdale and Royal York. In their inaugural season, the Rookieball team
of eight and nine year old boys won their first three tournaments this summer
in Mississauga, Martingrove and Vaughan and placed second in London. Head Coach Ernie Coetzee is thrilled with the discipline and focus exhibited by this team. "I am so happy to be coaching twelve young ballplayers who are not only committed to learning the game, but are also having fun and improving their skill level on a game by game basis." Four of the boys on this successful
team live in Markland Woods and are coached by their fathers. Congratulations
to Caleb and Chris Champagne, Jake and Ernie Coetzee, Michael and Mike Graham
and Sawyer and Paul Herron. Assistant Coach Ryan Marshall is also a
Marklander. The team is close to realizing their goal of competing for the
provincial championship at the end of August in Windsor. Special thanks to Markland artist Louise
Whalen for her commemorative print celebrating the inaugural season of the
Etobicoke Titans. GO TITANS GO !!! The
Etobicoke Newcomers Club for Women Are you new to the area? Interested
in meeting other newcomers? Join
us on the first Tuesday of each month at Kingsway Lambton United Church, 85
The Kingsway. Next meeting is on
Sept 9th at 7:30 .pm. Call
Vi at 416- 237-0961 for more information. Parent and Tot Coffee Time On alternate Tuesday
mornings at Bloordale United Church. Rm 13. Coffee is provided, but bring a
snack for your little one. Make a friend, bring a
friend, be a friend. For more information, call
Sylvia at 626-2424. GENE DINOVI JAZZ CONCERT
AT ISLINGTON UNITED CHURCH On Friday, September 26th
at 8:00 p.m., Islington United Church is proud to present An Evening With Gene
DiNovi, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Gershwin, as
part of our ongoing celebration of the 160th year of the existence of our
church in Etobicoke. People who love good music
will be sure to enjoy the music of Gene DiNovi, jazz pianist extraordinaire,
and his accompanist, bass player Neil Swainson. Gene, a native of Brooklyn,
has spent his entire life studying and playing jazz piano, beginning as a
fifteen year old on New York’s 52nd Street in 1945. He has played with Dizzy
Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett and Lena Horne. He was
Lena’s personal accompanist for several years. In addition, Gene has
collaborated with some great songwriters of that era, such as Harold Arlen,
Jimmy Van Husen, Jimmy Warren and Johnny Mercer. His music has been recorded
by the likes of Doris Day, Dinah Shore and Maurice Chevalier, among others. Gene has been living in
Toronto since the 1970’s and is well established as a performer in the local
club scene as well as on CBC radio and television and TVO. He has also been
recognized as a jazz historian by The Smithsonian Institute. He was
interviewed for 2 days with respect to his knowledge of jazz. When he is not recording
or performing here and in Japan and Europe, Gene spends a lot of time
teaching at various universities and continues to write music. Bass player Neil Swainson
is a native of Victoria, British Columbia who has been playing with great
distinction in the Toronto area since 1977. He has played with many of
Toronto’s jazz greats such as Moe Koffman, Ed Bickert and Rob McConnell. In
addition, he has accompanied visiting artists such as Jay McShann, Woody Shaw
and James Moody. In 1986, he began to work
with George Shearing and continues to do so to this day. With George, he has
accompanied Mel Torme, Joe Williams and Diana Krall, among others. He has made
a number of recordings, including 2 with Gene DiNovi and has performed
internationally in Japan, America and Europe. Please join us for an
evening of wonderful music in the sanctuary at Islington United Church, 25
Burnamthorpe Road, Etobicoke. Tickets are reasonably
priced at $20.00 per person and can be reserved by calling Bill or Rosemary
Drinnan at 416-621-2897, by email at either bill@drinnansfreelance.com. or
rosemary.drinnan@sympatico.ca or drop by the house at 205 Mill Road. CENTENNIAL PARK SKATING
CLUB Hope the Markland Wood
Community has had a well-deserved summer vacation, with lots of sun, water and
beach injected for good fun. This coming season the Centennial Park Skating
Club will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with lots of activities planned
for the year. In addition to our regular theme days, we will have an OPEN
HOUSE and a 30th Anniversary Show with lights, props and curtains, with our
skaters in professionally made costumes. Why not join us for a year of fun
while you learn to skate? Our Pre-Canskate, Canskate
and Adult skating days and times are as follows: Mondays: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays: 6:10 to 7:10
p.m. Thursdays: 5:45 to 6:45
p.m. Saturdays: 2:10 to 3:10
p.m. Parents can learn to skate
at the same time that their children are in a lesson. All classes are held at
Centennial Arena, East Rink located at Rathburn and Renforth. We also have training for
our level skaters, Junior to Senior. Our coach repertoire includes 3 men, who
have competed at both the National and World level. They are trained to
partner dances up to and including Diamond Level. Our other coaches are
female, with experience in “Holiday on Ice” in Europe and the Far East,
European National Champion, Special Needs, and expert in pairs. Registration dates:
September 15, 17 and 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. Our organization is non-profit, under
the auspices of Skate Canada. Many Marklanders are already part of our
organization, so why not give us a try? Pilates Plus To Markland Wood Motorcycle Enthusiasts Are there any motorcycle enthusiasts in the Markland Wood neighborhood,
who are interested in getting together for some riding, tall tales, bike
posing and working on your bikes? This would not be a club, but an ad-hoc
group, who could get together periodically. We could use e-mail or a telephone
list of motorcycle riders in the area to organize meets. This could be for all
types of bikes, cruisers, sport bikes, etc. I will start it off; you can reach
Tony at tsokic@amtca.com or
416-993-8586. I look forward to hearing from you. Centennial Park Power
& Sail Squadron Boating Course (Canadian Coast Guard
Approved) Learn the essentials of
operating all types of power and sail craft and obtain the CCG approved Pleasure Craft Operator Card 13 weekly sessions cover
more than 20 topics, including rules of the waterway, mandatory and optional
safety equipment, magnetic compass, handling boats under power and sail,
collision regulations, lights and buoys, navigation, anchoring and weather. 26 hours of instruction,
examination, all texts, charts and reference documents included. Fee $175.00 ($275.00
family special). Classes start September 16th
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Etobicoke Collegiate
Institute (Montgomery road, north of
Bloor). To register in advance,
call Tanyss Burt at 416-233-9115 http://centennialpark.cps-ecp.org Arts Etobicoke is a not for profit community arts council
representing 65 Toronto West-based Arts and Cultural Organizations in all
disciplines. Established in 1973, Arts Etobicoke's broad mandate is to enrich
community life through the arts. Arts Etobicoke provides our members and
residents of the community with a wide range of programmes and services. Parenting
Presentations & Workshops Homework
Strategies: Getting It Together at Home and At School Parenting
with Positive Discipline Attention Cat Lovers:
The Neilson Park Creative Centre 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke ON M9C 1V7 NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE SEEKS
NEW MEMBERS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NPCC is an amazing arts facility,
located nearby at 56 Neilson Drive. For 10 years the Centre has provided a
permanent home for 6 art organisations with, collectively, over 600 members.
Throughout the year a variety of programmes and activities are available While this not-for-profit Centre
operates under the direction of an administrator and a support staff, a
volunteer Board of Directors is its governing body, involved in Contact Indra-Kiesners Durnan at
416-251-0257 or email: ikiesners.durnan@rogers.com Fall Art Exhibitions |