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theBLOORDALEpressHttp://www.thebloordalepress.comAUGUST 2012 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 7

Community News from Ward 18

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BY JUSTIN [email protected]

On July 21 and 22 Bloor St. from Dufferin St. to Lansdowne Ave. was barricaded by a cluster of tents and hundreds of festive To-rontonians.

The Big on Bloor festival settled in Bloordale for the sixth time and while the festival has always been a celebration for people living in the neighbourhood, a large focus for this year’s event was to reach

people outside the community.“We talked about it being a com-

munity and city building festival, I think it started out being for the people in the neighbouhood and we very much wanted that, but we also recognized that Toronto needs help itself to reinvest To-ronto with a kind of energy that brings people out on the street,” said festival organizer and Bloor-dale Business Improvement Area Committee member, Dyan Marie.

Over 200 vendors took to the street creating a trail of exotic

foods and crafts (most of which handmade) available for sale. Sev-eral performance stages were also set up where live music took place including a lengthy set from Fed-eral MP Andrew Cash.

Cash, who has been involved in the music industry for over 20 years played a handful of songs, one of which was created less than 24 hours prior to his performance.

“That’s the first time I’ve ever done something like that,” said Cash.

The song, he said, was a reflec-

tion of the work the festival orga-nizers did to make Big on Bloor possible.

The event that vows to celebrate arts, culture and small businesses was deemed a huge success by Marie who has seen the event grow since its inception in 2006.

“Every year it gets better, more people know about it, they come out; they are doing more interest-ing projects,” she said.

For more information, visit http://www.bigonbloor.com/fes-tival

see SAFER ROADS page 2

I N S I D EDUFFERIN STATION EXPANSION UPDATE

The completion date has been extended to 2014 by the TTC

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THE COMMON OPENS UP SECOND LOCATION

Longtime coffee shop makes its mark on Bloor St.

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RK GALLERY HOLDS ANNIVERSARY SHOW

Gallery owner celebrates one year in Bloordale

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COMMUNITY LOBBIES FOR

SAFER ROADSDeath at Sterling and Dundas intersection prompts discussion

BY AMBER [email protected]

Ward 18 community members recently came together to discuss proposed changes to make the intersection of Sterling Rd. and Dundas St. W. safer for cyclists.

The meeting, held on July 31, comes just months after a tragic accident at the same intersec-tion in which a mother on a bike was killed after being pinned be-tween a truck and the curb. The particular corner is known for being a dangerous one, as trucks from Sterling Rd. frequently make right-hand turns onto Dundas, and are unable to leave room for cyclists beside them without go-ing into oncoming traffic.

Councillor Ana Bailão has been very active in attempting to put safer infrastructure into place for the great number of cyclists her ward sees - either residents or commuters passing through.

“Out of all of the cyclist infra-structure in the city this is my

BIG ON BLOORSee page 7 for gallery

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The Bloordale Press AUGUST 2012

BY SAMANTHA [email protected]

Dufferin Station is currently undergoing construction both

at underground and street level.Dagmar Wertheim, a TTC

Project Manager, says that dur-ing the first phases of the proj-ect the completion date was set

for 2013. According to Wert-heim the official project com-pletion date has now been set for the summer of 2014.

“We do not currently foresee

any more delays in the comple-tion of this project,” says Wert-heim.

Wertheim also stated in an email that it should be noted

that the Dufferin Station Modernization Project is being constructed in a fully-operational envi-ronment which means the station will be open for use during the length of the project.

“We can’t shut a station down to do the construc-tion and as such we need to work in stages, which invariably slows things down,” she said.

The Dufferin Station Modernization Project was approved for funding in 2009 and construction began just a year later.

According to http://ww.ttc.ca the project in-cludes canopies at both entrances, improvements to both entrances and fare concourses, new eleva-tors, a new entrance on Russett Ave., upgrades to existing signage and a new public art installa-tion.

For information about the project, visit http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Con-struct ion/Duf fer in_Stat ion_Modernization.jsp

DUFFERIN STATION EXPANSION PROJECT TO BE FINNISHED IN 2014

...priority, just because it’s not safe,” she said. “You speak to any cy-clist in the west end and they’ll tell you this is the most horrible inter-section to go through.”

Members of the City’s Trans-portation Services, as well as Cycle Toronto and avid cyclists from the community attended the meeting, where posters were put up showcas-ing long- and short-term plans for the intersection. Councillor Bailão said she hopes to bring the commu-nity’s concerns up at the next com-munity council meeting, so short term plans such as painting lines on the street for pedestrian crossings and putting in a traffic signal, as well as a no-right-on-red sign, can start right away.

“I consider this a matter of life or death and I don’t want to have another incident happening in this ward,” she said.

Ellen Rengers is an avid cyclist in the city, as well as a resident of Ward 18. She said the proposed plans

will probably make her feel safer, though she is still very much aware of the dangers involved in biking in the area.

“It’s not an ideal situation, but it’s the only option we saw,” she said.

She is more excited about the long-term developments, which include a bi-directional bike bridge running along Sterling Rd. all the way from Dundas to College. They also include an off-street bicycle connection cutting through the city land at the corner of Sterling and Dundas, as well as specified bike crossings beside pedestrian cross-ings at the intersection.

“I think when we get good cycling infrastructure more people will be on bicycles, less people in cars, so the people that are in cars will actu-ally have more space,” Rengers said.

Input from the meeting will be looked over by Councillor Bailão before she takes the plans to other council members. If all goes well, changes will start being made in the near future.

SAFER ROADS from page 1

Christina Bouchard from Toronto’s transportation services explains the current situation atDundas and Sterling to community members. Photo by Amber Daugherty

After originally setting the completion date for next year, TCC officials reveal the project won’t actually be completed until the summer of 2014

A TTC worker stands beside the construction site outside of Dufferin Station. Photo by Samantha Emann

The Common – a cozy little café on College St. just east of Dufferin – has been serving hot beverages since the mid-2000s and has prov-en itself as a popular choice among the coffee community. Now busi-ness owners, Anna Mackay and Edward Lau are hoping to find that same success on Bloor St..

“I live at Brock [Ave.] and Bloor [St.], this is my neighbouhood and we were just kind of taking a cue from our customers who were moving up here [on Bloor St.],” said Lau.

Open for about a month, The Common’s second spot (located at 1028 Bloor St. W.) is considerably larger than the first, but it carries the same charm and coziness that has made the College St. location so popular. Lau said even familiar customers on College St. are mak-ing the trek up to Bloor St. to check out the new spot.

“We are actually seeing a lot peo-ple that we had years ago,” he said.

The Common can now be added to a long list of new businesses who call Bloor St. W. their home and

Lau and Mackay both believe that can only be a testament to the posi-tive growth in the neighbourhood.

“It exciting that the neighbour-hoods in Toronto expand and get bigger and to see more small busi-nesses doing well,” said Mackay.

The origins of the café’s name

came about seven years ago when Lau took the first plunge into the coffee business. “The Common” his said was meant to embody a common space in which every-one is welcome and everyone can enjoy. At first, Lau and Mackay weren’t sold on calling their sec-

ond location after the first one, but after some thought – and perhaps some encouragement from friends – they decided to stick with what worked.

“I’ve heard [customers] say ‘I heard this place is supposed to be good’ and if that is a result of

branding then I feel that has been beneficial to us,” said Lau.

The Common serves an assort-ment of teas, espressos, coffees, cappuccinos and virtually anything your caffeine heart desires and if you’re feeling up for a challenge, a foosball table is open for use.

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COFFEE SHOP OWNERS HOPE LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN BLOORDALE

The Common’s second location in Bloordale is serving hot beverages just east of Dufferin on Bloor St.. Photo by Justin Millerson

The Common has been serving coffee on College St. for almost a decade, now owners Edward Lau and Anna Mackay look to make their mark on Bloor St.


BY GURPREET [email protected]

While walking past the intersection of Brock Ave. and Bloor St., you may smell some fresh almond tea or catch a whiff of a fresh espresso. You may look up and try to locate the origin of these aromas, but if you don’t look carefully ― you may miss it altogether.

Haven Espresso is practically no more than a hole in the wall with an espresso machine in it, but as Helen Acraman, one of the “Haven-ites” said, “we’re going for something very small in square footage and very large in heart.”

Located just North of Bloor at 615A Brock Avenue, Haven Espresso is a mere 117 square feet (132 if you include the bathroom) and used to serve as a storage space. Jason Raabe has owned it for a few years, but it was only recently turned into a cafe.

He and Acraman, who both live in the immediate neighbourhood, want-

ed to create a hub for people of the surrounding streets to get together.

Acraman, who was one of the founding members of The Friends of Susan Tibaldi Parkette, which is located across the street, said she and Raabe got involved heavily with the community over the past few years and had visions of com-plementing that community with a welcoming meeting space.

Haven’s menu includes espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, mochaccinos, americanos, hot chocolate, loose-leaf teas, lemonade and various glu-ten-free and vegan-friendly snacks. Prices range from $1.75 for a tea to $5.00 for a large mochaccino.

Since Haven opened on June 28, Raabe said the spot has been get-ting a lot of traffic from within the ward.

Plans are in place to complement this new cafe with a spot offering a larger menu two doors down, where Silva Video now sits.

THE HOLE IN THE WALL WITH AN ESPRESSO MACHINE IN IT

(left to right) Owner Jason Raabe and Havenites Helen Acraman, Jess Lewis and Zane Francois in front of Haven Cafe. Photo by Gurpreet Ghag

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It took roughly two years, but Kris Nesbitt and her son Ty have successfully brought the tradition of authentic Neapolitan pizza to the corner of Dovercourt Rd. and Dupont St. The restaurant is called Picea.

The property has been in the Nesbitts’ hands for a while, with the building serving as an insur-ance office for Kris’ mother, Ty’s grandmother. The site was origi-nally built as a Standard Bank of Canada in 1910 and remnants of the vault amongst other objects were included in the new site de-signs and can still be seen in the restaurant.

After inheriting the building, Kris and her son believed that there was not much in terms of food options near their intersec-

tion at the northwest corner of the ward and decided that pizza was the way to go.

“Who doesn’t like pizza?” she asked, sitting in a restaurant that was near capacity only a month after its doors opened.

Construction began in 2010 and the centerpiece (and also at the centre of their authenticity) was a ten thousand pound stone pizza oven that was flown in from Naples, Italy and put together by ovenmaster Stefano Ferrara.

The stone oven can reach some-where up to a thousand degrees and can cook one of Picea’s ten and a half inch pizzas in 90 sec-onds.

Ferrara also trained the Picea team on how to make pizzas the way they do in his native land.

On June 26, with the staff trained and the final tiles put in place, Picea 997 open its doors and started dishing out pizzas.

Currently the menu has five different ten and a half inch per-sonal pizzas to choose from. Pric-es range from $11 to $17. It also features two appetizers and three salads that range from $7 to $9.

Picea also carries a range of Mill Street beers on tap and is of-fering a $5 pint promotion (regu-larly $6.50) for the month of Au-gust.

Picea is open Tuesdays to Fri-

days from 5 to 10:30 p.m. and Sat-urdays and Sundays from 2 until 11 p.m.

For more information you can visit www.picea997.com or call 416-538-4897.

FROM NAPLES PICEA ARRIVES WITH LOVE

Kris Nesbitt pulls a margherita pizza from the oven. Photo by Gurpreet Ghag

BY GURPREET [email protected]

BY SAMANTHA [email protected]

Bloordale pet lovers now have a new way to show off and care for their furry family members.

Sara Hines, 29, owns and runs Where We’re Going, a new dog-walking and pet-photography ser-vice in Bloordale. The business is based out of her on St. Helens Ave. home near Lansdowne and College.

“Dog walking is the predominant business activity at the moment, but my passion is for photography and just animals in general.”

Hines said she and her family are new to Bloordale but love the area’s sense of community.

“I am actually pretty new to this neighbourhood. My husband and I moved here from Parkdale a couple weeks ago. Not too far but definite-ly a new neighbourhood. We are

looking to get involved in this com-munity. “

Hines said their lab-shepherd mix Harlow, and their experience raising her in the city, was part of the inspiration for starting Where We’re Going. Photography has been a hobby since she was a kid. Hines has also taken photography classes and has a degree in Communica-tions.

“I officially became a registered

business a few months ago but have been doing this informally for a couple of years now,” said Hines.

Where We’re Going is centred around pet ownership in an urban environment. Hines said that she hopes the unique mix of services will help her grow her clientele within the community.

“Torontonians love their pets and that’s abundantly clear. People want their dogs to be cared for when they

can’t, when they are at work. My husband and I had a dog walker when we got our dog so we know how valuable it is. I hope it’s a ser-vice that people will find useful.”

According to the company web-site, Hines offers puppy training consults and boarding, dog walking and pet photography sessions. Her portfolio, services and prices can be viewed at http://www.wherewere-going.com.

DOG WALKING AND PET PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE OPENS ON ST HELENS

MPP JONAH SCHEIN416-535-3158

As many of you know, this is a critical time in our campaign to run clean electric trains on the new rail link to the airport. Most ev-eryone, (except the McGuinty Government), agrees that we should start with electric trains, as they are better than diesel powered trains not just for our health, and for the health of our planet, but could also allow for more stops along the air-rail link, and let this line serve as a Downtown Relief Line for people in our communities.

My Private Member’s Bill, Bill 83, is com-ing up for debate on September 20th. This bill would ensure that no diesel trains would run on the ARL, spewing pollutants through

our neighbourhoods. We have a real chance to win clean, electric trains in our neighbourhoods, and the next im-portant step is to win on September 20.

Communities along the tracks have been voicing their concerns for years, but so far, the McGuinty Govern-ment has not met with our community and has refused to listen to us. We’ve been working hard to raise awareness about this issue and to build support for electrification. The medical com-munity, including the World Health Organization, has warned that diesel exhaust is a known carcinogen, and political leaders in west Toronto and the overwhelming majority of Toronto City Council support electrification. Recently, the Clean Train Coalition, a group of concerned community mem-bers, has announced their plans for le-gal action against the government. I’d prefer that the government just do the right thing and commit to immediate electrification. On September 20, the Ontario Government will finally have to explain and defend their position in the Legislature.

We’re working non-stop on this issue, and we need your help. We need you to talk to your neighbours about this issue; sign our petition and encourage your friends and fam-ily to sign too; show your support by tak-ing a Clean Trains Now lawn sign; ‘like’ the Facebook page and Tweet using #CleanTrain; and call Dalton McGuinty at 416-325-1941 to share your views! And join me and your MP, Andrew Cash for a free family-friendly con-cert and community rally for clean trains at the Lula Lounge, on September 8. Call my of-fice for details at 416-535-3158.

I know that many of you have been fighting for clean trains for years, and thanks to your work we’re at an important juncture. Let’s make sure our voices are heard!

COUNCILLOR ANA BAILÃO 416-392-7012

Hello Neighbours,Dundas, College,

Bloor and Dufferin are great main streets that move Ward 18 resi-dents throughout our neighbourhood and across the city every day. These streets not only transport us, they also host many other activities which are im-portant for urban life. Along our area’s main streets thousands of people go to work or purchase daily neces-sities in our thriving shops, or they eat and drink in our lively bars

and restaurants. I believe that it takes a community to build

a great main street and everybody plays a role. BIAs play an especially important role to en-hance our commercial main streets by work-ing with the City and guiding investment dur-ing street reconstruction. These hyper-local governing bodies pool together and help al-locate resources to parkettes, trees, benches, additional lighting and other important street design elements. BIAs work closely with their local Councillor and City staff in the months leading up to planned reconstruction by mak-ing design decisions, applying for city grants and ensuring proper coordination.

Recently the City carried out road resurfac-ing on Dundas Street West. City Staff and I worked alongside the Dundas West and Little Portugal BIA to add new parkettes with bench-es, green space, benches and, artistic bike rings, and decorative bronze lettering at the intersec-tion at Dundas and Dufferin. In addition, new bumpouts were built along Dundas in order to calm traffic and emphasize the one way nature

of these connecting residential streets. Improvements along Dundas provide a taste

of exciting things to come as we are presently working towards improvements along both Bloor and Dufferin. My office has been work-ing very closely with the Bloorcourt and Bloor-dale BIAs to ensure the construction process on Bloor is well-coordinated and efficiently ex-ecuted in 2013. The roadway will be resurfaced and most sidewalks will be reconstructed on Bloor Street, between Bathurst and Lansd-owne. There will be an opportunity for prop-erty owners to replace old led water services. In addition, better tree pits will be built in or-der to trees to grow bigger and live longer. In 2013 Dufferin Street will also be reconstructed from Peel Avenue to Dundas Street. The Dun-das West BIA will taking this opportunity to add additional trees at the southeast corner of Dufferin and Dundas.

I am very excited for streetscape improve-ments in 2013 and look forward to the pos-sibility of working with other BIAs on future streetscape projects in 2014 and beyond.

MP ANDREW CASH 416-654-8048

This past July our Davenport community came together again for the annual BIG on Bloor Festival. The event was a huge suc-cess and really show-cased our neighbour-hood, its diversity and the amazing talent and creativity of its resi-dents.

Over the course of the festival, countless Davenport residents stopped by the booth I shared with our MPP Jonah Schein, and Jo-nah and I were thrilled to be able to talk to you all. It’s clear that folks in our neighbourhood are very concerned about a number of important issues – the electrifica-tion of the Air Rail Link

between Union Station and Pearson Airport, the challenges faced by self-em-ployed, freelance, and contract workers who have little or no benefits, the sud-den and shocking closure of our local Service Canada centre in Dufferin Mall, and the increasing difficulty of people in our community, especially seniors and young families, to make ends meet – just to name a few. Jonah and I, along with all our NDP colleagues, will continue to stand up for the Davenport com-munity and fight for the issues you care about.

I also had the great honour of presenting a number of BIG on Bloor awards to local organizations and individuals. The unsung heroes who received these awards do amazing work in our community and make Davenport a great place to live, work and be. Thank you and congratulations to all the recipients!

Finally, I’d like to thank all the organizers and volunteers who worked so hard to make this year’s BIG on Bloor Festival such a great success. The Fes-tival is true to the roots of our community and highlights the amazing artists, vendors and folks who call Davenport home. I am deeply proud to represent this community!

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BY KHRISTOPHER [email protected]

The Robert Kananaj Gallery (1267 Bloor St. W.) puts something a little more interest-ing on display than most other art galleries.

The small space has been tucked firmly away in the Bloordale area for a year now and on the eve of its first anniversary it cel-ebrated with a special exhibition.

“I wanted to open a space for outsider art-ists and make it home for almost exotic art,” said Robert Kananaj, founder of the gallery. “The gallery has actually gathered steam in-nocently from the start as an outsider kind of project gallery. Starting with a few artists and maintaining that low-key approach. It’s not to convince the establishment or the formal in the art scene, it’s to embrace the outsider in art.”

What’s obvious about the space is its ren-egade feel. There’s a sense that it wants to shrug off art convention and redefine it.

Kananaj seemed especially proud of snag-ging Jordan Seal, a young up-and-comer who has a very playful artistic style. Seal creates worlds that aim to get the viewer to experience more as they view them.

“I’m creating worlds and creating bits of existence that stretch out the mind. These abstract worlds are part of my individuality I would say,” says Seal. “I want to touch down deep inside them and give them a real sense of awe and rawness, to stretch out their con-sciousness by touching them with some-thing that they are not familiar with and in doing so show them new possibilities.”

“Really trying to break the mundane and break whatever the mundane is and create purity; purity and weirdness maybe.”

The young, wide-eyed creator was very much at ease with his sprawling work, which seems to shoot out in segments from the core. Seal paid attention to every detail in each one.

“My work is about hidden details, hidden items. Overwhelming the viewer with places they can go. I work from minutia and work from things that might not be noticed and I put my nose to the paper and I work on details in an abstract system,” he says.

Seal wasn’t the only artist on display.Napoleon Brousseau, 62, had discovered

art at a young age. He says he first under-stood the power of art in the way he could usurp his art teacher’s control through comical drawings. But he didn’t really begin in earnest as an artist until the age of 14, when he started painting.

At the Kananaj gallery anniversary ex-hibition he was presenting two works that took him years to carefully craft.

“The paintings in the exhibition, there’s two paintings there and they took like many many years to do. One of them took three years to make because the technique I use is based on randomness. I don’t know where I’m going when I begin and I don’t know when it’s completed,” says Brousseau. “It’s like an object in motion and it just finally comes to arrest at some point and that’s how the paintings come into being.”

He says he likes to present at an art gal-lery like Kananaj because it’s humbling for him to be among his younger compatriots. He says he wants to encourage them to fol-low through with the work they are doing and not be dissuaded by naysayers. He is encouraging the unique voices at Kananaj Gallery to strike out on their own and shut out the inner critic.

One of the presenters, Matthew Green, doesn’t even really consider himself an art-ist. The theology major just one day decided to start making small paper crafts and even-tually it turned into a full scale paper model of Samus Aran, titular character from the video game Metroid, which now hangs in the art gallery’s window.

“I honestly have no idea where it came

from. I somehow stumbled onto it on the internet someplace. I looked at it and I thought ‘that can’t be incredibly difficult,’” says Green.“I managed to get a hold of the actual models from one of the games and

was curious, can you actually make this life sized? The software worked and I thought ‘well isn’t that silly’ and I just found myself printing things out and starting to build and I have no idea why.”

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(left) The gallery is filled with artists conversing about their work with the Bloordale public. (right) The Jordan Project also displayed some of Jordan Seal’s poetry to accompany his artwork. Photos by Khristopher Reardon

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When you walk into the Inter-galactic Travel Authority (1165 Bloor St. W.) you are actually taking a trip into the future, and while you’re there be sure to grab a cup of coffee.

Bloordale’s one and only travel authority carries a setting set be-yond the year 2025 where “black hole coffee” is served and “official space travel merchandise” is sold. The purpose of this future set café is to raise funds as well as aware-ness for Story Planet, a Toronto based youth literacy intuitive settled in the back portion of the shop.

“We wanted to provide a social enterprise component to the ser-vices we provide as well as create a gateway to the community so people are aware of us,” said Ka-

leigh Wisman, manager of the new storefront café.

Story Planet – helping youth since 2009 – is a non-profit orga-nization that provides a number of free workshops for youth between the ages of 6-18. The workshops focus on helping with inspired communication through creative writing and a range of other art projects.

These workshops take place just feet away from the travel author-ity’s coffee bar just past what Wis-man calls a portal door that leads into Story Planet.

The idea of marrying a youth literacy centre and a social enter-prise location was inspired by an American organization called 826 Valencia. 826 Valencia is placed in San Francisco, California and carries a similar goal in helping children and young adult devel-op writing skills. Just like Story

Planet a shop is connected where the tutoring takes place. This shop is called the Pirate Supply Store which sells an assortment of pirate supplies.

“We really wanted to take that model, we are not an 826 cen-tre ourselves, but they mentored us through the whole process in opening this space and have been really helpful and involved,” said Wisman.

Wisman who works alongside Liz Haines, Alien Chieftess of Sto-ry Planet, said it was important to maintain a space-like theme in the shop portion of the space.

“[The idea] was to create a de-parture lounge, but going to differ-ent parts in the galaxy, so there is a departure board at the entrance so you can check your flight, get your coffee and your reading material, everything you need for your long journey,” she said.

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THE INTERGALATIC TRAVEL AUTHORITY TAKES FLIGHT IN BLOORDALE

Store manager, Kaleigh Wisman and Story Planet alien chieftess, Liz Haines stand outside “the portal”. Photo by Justin Millerson

The Intergalactic Travel Authority opens up in hopes of creating awareness for Story Planet, a Toronto based youth programming centre


BY DR. JENNIFER [email protected]

With record temperatures abounding this summer, staying hydrated is key! So, how much water do you need?

Water is the primary component of our body fluids: aiding diges-tion, lubricating joints, protecting organs, maintaining temperature, circulating nutrients and oxygen, and eliminating waste and toxins.

The body loses 6 – 12 cups of flu-id per day, which must be replaced by water, herbal teas, or unsalted soups or broths to prevent dehy-dration. Avoid sweetened juices, sodas or beverages high in sugar, artificial sweeteners, sodium, caf-

feine, additives and preservatives. Some fluid replacement comes from watery foods, like non-starchy fruits and vegetables - a key component of any healthy diet!

Guideline: body weight (in pounds) divided by 2 times 75 per cent = number of ounces of fluid you require. Divide by 8 to get the number of 8 oz (1 cup/250 ml) servings of water you need daily.

Caffeine acts as a diuretic, so for every caffeinated beverage you have, add an extra serving of water. Likewise, for every 15 – 30 min-utes of vigorous exercise (enough to make you sweat), add an extra serving.

While you’re at it … put down the plastic! BPA, a chemical com-pound found in many plastics, is a

known carcinogen and hormone disruptor that leaches into food and beverages stored in plastic bags, bottles, and containers. Opt for glass, ceramic or stainless steel vessels.

Finally, take note that a signifi-cant change in your level of thirst may be an indicator of an under-lying health issue such as diabetes. Speak to your ND or MD about your concerns.

This month’s recipe features a watery vegetable: the cucumber!

Cucumber Gazpacho with Cu-cumber-Mango Salsa (4 servings)

2 English cucumbers1 cup mango, finely diced1 tbsp shallot, finely diced1/3 cup lime juice1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped1/2 cup fat-free Greek yoghurt1/4 cup mint leaves1 tbsp olive oilsea saltblack pepperSalsa: Wash and dice 1/3 of one

cucumber. Combine diced cu-cumber with mango, shallot, 1/4 cup of cilantro, 2 tbsp lime juice, sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper. Set aside.

Wash, peel and cut remaining cucumber into rough chunks. In

a food processor (or blender on low setting) pulse the remaining cucumber, 1/2 cup yoghurt, mint, and remaining lime juice and ci-lantro to purée. Season generously with freshly-ground black pepper and sea salt, then set to blend un-til smooth while drizzling olive oil through the top of the food proces-sor. Serve chilled. Top with salsa and a dollop of yoghurt.

Nutrition (per 1 cup gazpacho + 2 tbsp salsa): 96 Calories, 4.5 g fat,

18 g carbohydrate, 1.5 g fibre, 7.1 g sugar, 3.5 g protein

Jennifer Baer, is your local Na-turopathic Doctor, trained chef and Registered Holistic Nutrition-ist. She enthusiastically promotes wellness and prevention through a nutritious diet, positive attitude and active lifestyle. For more reci-pes and information about her training, programs and services, please visit: http://www.drjen-niferbaer.com

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Art Gallery Guide

10 The Bloordale Press AUGUST 2012

The Daniel Faria Gallery is proud to present “New Medita-tions”. This exhibition brings together four artists who, through contemporary inves-tigations, seek to con-tinue the conversation Russian avant-garde painter Kazimir Mal-

evich began, and mini-malist artists such as Josef Albers and Sol LeWitt developed fur-ther.

The artists featured in the two month long exhibition are: Jose Davila, Jessica Eaton, Derek Liddington and Elizabeth Zvonar.

Hapax LegomenaIsabelle Cornaro, Julien Crépieux, Aurélien Fro-

ment, Mark Geffriaud, Cyrille Maillot, Benoît Maire, Benoît-Marie Moriceau, Bruno Persat, Chloé Que-num, Raphaël Zarka

Curated by Yoann Gourmel and Élodie RoyerHapax Legomena gathers the work of ten artists

of the same generation together for the first time in Canada. The exhibition draws its starting point from the process and narrative proposed by the artist and theoretician Hollis Frampton in his most celebrated film Hapax Legomena 1: (nostalgia). In the film, Frampton proposes a re-reading of his own work within an analytical framework that mixes reminis-cences, scripted narration and iconographic exercis-es. Similarly, this exhibition will be inscribed within

the continuity of a theoretical and practical discussion initiated in 2006 amongst the curators and a constel-lation of artist peers. Their collabora-tions to date have taken the form of exhibitions, publications, conferences and performances.

This exhibition will gather frag-ments of these past collaborations, traces and souvenirs of past exhibi-tions along with new productions. Hapax Legomena — designating a form occurring only once — will trace the index of this continued collabora-tion, balancing between past history and future possibilities.

Featuring artists Jor-dan Seal and Sibylle Schwarz, along with Clara Bacou, Stephan Berg, Claude Breeze, Gon Bregu, Napoleon Brousseau, Matthew Green, Karen Gros-man, Robert Kananaj, Ivana Kalezic, Lula Mo-tra, Juan Carlos Noria, Mike Parsons, David Van Drunen, Luca Reffo, Mikel Temo, Ste-fan Thompson, Szonja

Vucsetics, and Wing Yee Tong.

The Robert Kananaj Gallery is proud to cel-ebrate its one-year an-niversary with an ex-hibition featuring an exciting range of work from both new artists and those represented by the gallery. This exhibit promotes the diverse scope of the gallery and its fusion of Canadian and International artists.

p|m Gallery is pleased to present two new bodies of work from two fantas-tic painters.

Anda KubisIn her newest body of

work Kubis merges syn-thetic brushstrokes with real, full-bodied, paint-erly mark making. The source of either is no longer readily apparent. The digital and hand-made become symbi-otic where the process of making shifts through various scales and the ac-tual painting attempts to capture the luminosity of

the screen. Kubis employs strong colour, coaxing the viewer to slow down and contemplate perceptual relationships.

Meghan McKnightMcKnight’s paintings

lure the viewer into their teeming sculptural layers, offering inviting depth and movement. Elaborate sculptural tangles of the surfaces elicit intimate exploration. Their styl-ized tactile vocabulary builds tension between control and turmoil, the familiar and the undis-covered.

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