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BLOOD MOON

The UPDATE news-letter is published by YCC 510 (Harbour-Side) Corporation 55-65 Harbour Square Toronto, ON M5J 2L1

October 2015

HARBOURSIDE

IN THIS ISSUE:

Goodbye to Don Cooper 2Manager’s report 3Glen’s wine column 4Letters to the editor 5Rick’s Fitness column 6Restaurant review 7Our new Board 8Waterfront photos 9Board room glimpse 10Our Vertical Village 11Security Committee 12YQNA report 13How to reach Union Stn. 14Neighbourhood activities 15Successful Nuit Blanche 16

UPDATE

Photo of PanAm fireworks by Jack Gilbert, HarbourSide resident

“There was a group of us on the 7th floor terrace watching out for the eclipsed supermoon. Cloud cover only allowed brief glimpses and pictures were nigh impossible. But I did get the supermoon illuminating the harbour, as well as a clear shot of it. As it rose above Cherry street it showed only partial views.”

Caption and photo by Hendrik Hart, HarbourSide resident

HarbourSide UPDATE Page 2

OCTOBER 2015

FAREWELL TO DON

This Month’s Masthead

Photo copyright © 2006 Leonard G, licensed under the Creative Commons Share Alike 1.0 license.If you have an image of the waterfront viewed from Toronto Island that we can use for the masthead, send an email to: [email protected]

HarbourSide UPDATE is published ten times a year by the Communications Committee. Content - including articles and photos - is contributed by Committee members and others. Original photos are typically credited. Stock photos and clip art are provided free of charge courtesy Google Images. UPDATE is printed on-site at HarbourSide. We welcome your comments and suggestions; send an email to: [email protected].

Rosemary Clark, ChairUlla ColgrassAli CunliffeGord FultonRick MyersAbigail WrenJames Russell

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55 Front Desk: 416-362-265565 Front Desk: 416-362-2065Mgmt. Office: 416-362-1174Mgmtoffice.ycc510@[email protected]

DON COOPER

Don Cooper has been the President of our condo Board of Directors for the past 9 years, in addition to serving for 6 years in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. We have been truly lucky.Don has overseen many projects including the 55 entrance beautification, the renova-tion of the Tiffany Room and lounge, and of course the ongoing upkeep needed to maintain our home. While there have been three long-serving property managers dur-ing this time, the single constant has been our engineering firm (Halsall, now named WSP). Halsall staff know every inch and crack in our building, and have continued to maintain (see next page) the great initial quality of construction that has served us so well.

Don has some interesting anecdotes. For example, at midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, when the world feared that computer doomsday (dubbed Y2K) would cause electricity black-outs, every staff member was pressed into service, some to watch over garage doors, some prepared to fire up the diesel generators etc. Instead, at 12:15 a.m. after nothing happened, they had a great party!

Of course, being the humble man that he is, Don speaks not of his own professional background, but of the fine and professional quality of residents he has come to know so well from the dozens of daily and weekly interactions he has with us. As Don’s wife Phyllis has remarked: “This is the kind of place where you can live and be alone but you never have to be lonely.”

Whether he is receiving compliments to pass on to the Board and our dedicated staff, or hearing complaints, Don knows that all of the comments come from people who care about our building and the people in it (even if their solutions may vary widely). And what are the most frequent concerns? Pool temperatures, water pressure in shower heads, and someone stealing sections of the newspapers from the lounge.

Continued on pg. 10

Longo’s

With the temporary closure for renovations to Sobey’s many residents are inquiring about bus service to Longo’s.

Residents can utilize the bus service to Longo’s between 7:00 am to 8:40 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

The “Union Station” run buses will stop daily during the above hours from Monday to Friday.

Bus Route Clarification

The bus schedule reinstating pick-ups at the 55 entrance have been going very well and the response has been very positive!

One minor clarification that the residents of 55 should be made aware of which was not included on the distributed schedule is that on the return run of the 3:00 pm & 3:30 pm buses (Monday to Friday) and the Saturday 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm runs, the buses cannot drop off passengers at the 55 entrance. This is because the schedule changes after these runs with short route service leaving via York Street immediately thereafter.

Pick-ups at 55 remain as indicated on the schedule. We apologize for any confusion that may have

resulted. Revised schedules are available at the concierge desks and the management office should anyone need a copy.

Garage Cleaning

Our semi-annual garage cleaning is scheduled for October 16 – 23, 2015. Residents will be receiving notices soon for the specific date their vehicle will need to be relocated.

Please remember that parking spaces are for a single motorized vehicle only (tandem spaces permit two). The storage of other items is not permitted and we request that all extraneous items be permanently removed prior to our garage cleaning.

Daily Bread Thanksgiving Food Drive

Our donation box for non-perishable food items has been placed in each lobby for the next couple of weeks for the fall season food drive.

Every year thousands of people across Toronto rely on food banks. Daily Bread serves these people through neighbourhood food banks and meal programs in over 170 member agencies.

Please give generously if you can


OCTOBER 2015

PROPERTY MANAGER’S REPORT

REMEMBER OUR CONDO WEBSITE IS: www.harboursidecondos.ca

Written by Glen Siegel, ISG

A Fall Drive

It’s definitely fall and the fall colours are starting to show in Niagara. This is a great time of year to visit the area to see the colours, buy some crisp, tree fresh apples, some squash and other fall vegetables and to visit a few new wineries. There are a number of new wineries in Niagara and I recently vis-ited three of them.

Kew Vineyards Estate Winery is locat-ed on King Street just east of Beams-ville in an old farmhouse on a 160 year old estate which has some of the oldest Vinifera grape vines in Canada. Their Riesling was planted by Her-man Weis using cuttings he brought with him from Germany in 1975. There are a number of very interest-ing wines made by winemaker Philip Dowell including the Old Vines Ries-ling, the (very rare in Ontario) Mar-sanne and the four different sparkling wines including a Blanc de Blanc made from barrel aged Chardonnay. I tried all four of the sparkling wines and brought home the Blanc de Noir for Christmas Eve. Although Kew is fairly small, several of their wines are listed in the LCBO. You can also pur-chase them from their website.

Just down King Street from Kew is Moray Tawse’ new venture, Redstone Winery. Tawse was fascinated by the intensely red clay and stoney soil that was markedly different from the vineyards soils at Tawse Vineyards so he purchased the 38 acre property in 2009. He planted Pinot Gris, Mer-lot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvi-gnon and Syrah on the site which is at the base of the escarpment making it a great site for the heat-loving reds. He also acquired another vineyard on the Twenty Mile Bench called the Limestone Vineyard where he grows Riesling, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The new building has two beautiful tasting bars and a spectacu-lar restaurant overlooking the vines. Again, many of the wines are listed in the LCBO or are available from the website.

The other winery I recently visited is Di Profio Wines which is located just north of Jordan on Nineteenth Line. Fred Di Profio is the wine maker both here and at PondView Winery in Ni-agara on the Lake. The building is a completely unexpected Burgundy coloured cube. All of the wines are made using gravity (to avoid bruising the wine by pumping it) to move the wines from one stage of production to another so they need a two store build-ing to provide the height and give them more production space. The day I was there, the tasting bar was staffed by the winemaker’s parents who are ob-viously and justifiably proud of their son and his wines. They also run a bed and breakfast on the site so you can sleep right beside the vineyard. You can get details on the winery website.

Kew Vineyards Blanc de Noir 2011 - VQA Niagara Peninsula - $29.95

This wonderful sparkler is made in the traditional method which means that the Pinot Noir grapes (a little weight-ier on the palate) were harvested and crushed and the juice was separated from the skins as quickly as possible to ensure that the juice stayed white. After fermenting into a dry wine, the base wine was put into bottles with a little bit of sugar and yeast. After a year or so, the yeast had fermented the sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The CO2, having no way to escape the bottle, dissolved into the wine and provides us with the lovely bubbles when we pop the cork!

The time sent in the bottle with the yeast working away provides this wine with fresh fruit aromas with un-derlying aromas of fresh bread. The finish is quite long with citrus and mineral notes that are quite refreshing.

Redstone Winery Riesling Lime-stone South 2012 - VQA Twenty Mile Bench - $18.95This wine is the first release from the south block of fourteen year old vines from the Limestone Vineyard. Hand harvested grapes were gently pressed to give the freshest, cleanest possible juice which was then fermented in stainless steel tanks to give this spec-tacular wine. Aromas of lime, honey-suckle, mandarin orange spill from the glass before you taste the lime, green apple and tangerine wine with a defi-nite spine of minerals. The long, long finish reminds me of the lime rickey sodas I drank when they were made

....Continued on pg. 14


OCTOBER 2015

GLEN’S WINE COLUMN


OCTOBER 2015

HARBOURSIDE VIEWS

The Communications Committee thanks residents for their interest in writing to us. No matter what your view are, UPDATE welcomes your questions, comments or suggestions. You can reach us at: [email protected] or leave a note at the Management Office for the Communications Committee, and we will follow up.

Hi Harboursiders:

For all who are having trouble adjusting to using the green bin for disposal of food products, I’ve got a tip for you:

Canadian Tire’s little gray and green bin that sits on the kitchen floor, ready to receive all your food scraps and garbage in the plastic bag you place in the bin. You can buy the bags at Cdn Tire or use bags you get from the grocery store. Glad bags are great because they fit the size of the bin. When the bag is full you tie it up and take it to the green bin for disposal and, ultimately, composting - easy, peasy, no fuss, no mess, makes food disposal very convenient.

Here are a few more details about the bin:

Colour - bright green base and lid; medium gray tub/bucket for holding the garbage.Lid - snaps shut, opens with a push of the open/close buttonCost - in June of this year it was: $29.95 plus tax, worth every cent.

Katie Gare65 Harbour Square

Editor’s note: This bin comes with bio-degradable bags. Please don’t use them. The City of Toronto composting technology is designed for regular plastic bags - loosely tied at the top.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a Fitness series by Harbourside resident and Communications Commit-tee member Rick Myers, whose many skills include being a certified coach, ski instructor, Olympic sailor and adventure racer.

As HarbourSide residents, we are very fortunate to enjoy a truly exceptional fitness facility.

Personally, I have many years of experience in nu-merous fitness facilities and ours is truly great! Sure you can belong to a Country Club or other pay-for fitness gyms, but ours is here and is included.

The dedicated space locat-ed on the 7thand 8th floors include one of the largest indoor swimming pools of any condo in Canada. A squash court, separate fit-ness areas for mat work on the 7th and the 8th floors, cardio room, free weight area, compliment clean changing facilities, com-plete with showers, saunas and a newly refurbished “family room.” A “pneu-matic” fitness equipment room, ideal for all demo-graphics, especially resi-dents not particularly com-fortable with free weights, compliments a great facil-ity we should all be proud of and enjoy.

There are classes available for all residents of vary-ing demographics ranging from “Aqua-Fit” to “Boot Camp.” Individual activity is available for just about every muscle group and cardio work-out. Other group activities include yoga, stretch and weights, and other floor fitness classes directed by profes-sional trainers.

Let’s not forget Billiards. What has that got do with fitness? Eye, Hand and mind - need I say more.

Harbour side truly offers our residents a great place to stay fit!


OCTOBER 2015

RICK’S HARBOURSIDE FITNESS

Rick’s “Fit-Bit”Correct athletic foot wear that fits and supports your feet, actually supports your entire body and will reduce the risk of lower body, muscle and joint injury. This foot wear will also assist with grip and functionality for our various pieces of equipment. Flip flops and sandals are asking for injury - wear them on the deck and beach.

Photo by Gord FultonCommunications Committe

Waterfront Toronto is hosting a community meeting about the new street configuration and feedback they have re-ceived from the public.

This issue is of great concern to many Harbourside Resi-dents.

Wednesday, October 14, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West


OCTOBER 2015

RESTAURANT REVIEW: RBC FOOD COURT

Editor’s note: This month instead of an individual restaurant review it was decided to try four of the new, mainly lunch time spots across the street in the Royal Bank Building.

Each of us were allotted $10 and in-structed to try something different i.e. not A&W.

David Williams chose Szechuan Ex-press. “Most lunch combos are un-der $10 and offer good size portions. It’s a build your own plate idea, # of choices according to price. Food was all good and not too spicy and the veggies were fresh and crunchy. I give it an 8 out of 10 for both qual-ity and value and I will return.”

Rick Myers went for Piazza Manna “ For $8.50 I received a small focac-cia sandwich. Did I mention it was small, with very little on the inside? No value, no taste and I won’t be go-ing back. Thumbs down!”

Steve Craine opted for Jimmy The Greek: Had the Shrimp salad. Let-tuce was cold and fresh and the dressing was tasty but I would as-sume my cholesterol level took a beating. The half dozen shrimp were cooked but seemed like they had been sitting under the heat lamp for a while. Service was quick and the servers were very pleasant. Overall, certainly an edible lunch for $10.00. I would rate this a 7 out of 10.

I chose Shanghai 360 where I have been before and had a two-choice meal over rice for $9.34. My meal was stir fried broccoli and the most

tender flavourful pieces of chicken I may have ever tasted. I give it a 9 out of 10 for both value and price and I will return for more of the same.

Dinner tip: at about 4:00 p.m. I have visited the Szechuan Express and for $7 returned home with a box of food enough for 2 persons. The food court is only open Monday to Friday by the way as the main customers are the people from the office buildings in the area.

Photo and article by Gord FultonCommunications Committee

PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT QUEENS QUAY

Photo by Gord FultonCommunications Commitee


OCTOBER 2015

OUR NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Back row, l-r - Sarah Coulson, Shelly Swanlund, Rosemary ClarkFront row, l-r - Ram Krishna, Wanda Matuskiewicz, Harvey Beresford (new President)

absent - Peter YeungNote: See Adrienne’s Vertical Village column (pg. 11) for more info about the Board and last month’s AGM)

Be safe and walk to a stoplight - Don’t follow this example!... Photo by Gord Fulton

Laurel J. Vanderburgh in Wash-ington, DC - More proof that our UPDATE is read around the world!


OCTOBER 2015

AROUND OUR WATERFRONT

Harbourside resident Michael Colgrass with the Singing Ambassadors who sang his new “T.O. the Waterfront” song, dedicated to John Campbell at his farewell party. See them on YouTube, and read about the party on page13.

Photo by Neal Colgrass

Some of the fish outside Pier 6 have returned

Photo by Gord FultonCommunications Committee

A solution to the traffic problems on Queens Quay?.... Photo by Ara Chalvardjian

Laundry Room

Those who use our laundry room will be happy to know that new ma-chines will be installed in early No-vember under a new agreement with Coinamatic, and that the current prices of $2.25 per wash and $1.75 per dry will not increase.

Elevator Machine Room Guarding

New Ministry of Labour regulations have mandated that all elevator ma-chine rooms must have new guards installed to protect workers from potentially being pinched by the rotating equipment. The work was tendered and three bids obtained un-der our regular practice, with Otis Elevator winning the contract.

The installation will cost $48,400 and will be paid out of the Reserve Fund.

Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park Preliminary De-sign Input

A committee of Board members and Property Managers from 55/65, 33

and 77/99 Harbour Square has met several times to collect data and de-velop common positions to take to protect our ring road, the tunnel, our property, parking and our privacy be-fore any detailed design work is done.

For example, fob entries into our parking garage total 44,000 per month, which means 88,000 month-ly car trips for residents alone. A productive meeting was held with Waterfront Toronto staff to share our concerns. An actual park design is still months in the future.

Bereavement Notices

In the event of a death, the resident’s family (or close friend if a former resident) is invited to prepare a no-tice and take it to the security staff for posting on the community notice board. Notices will normally remain posted for a week, although this may be adjusted depending on funeral times etc.

New Software for Staff and Residents

Beta testing is now underway for the

new Building Link software pack-age which will eventually allow resi-dents to update their records, request maintenance work orders, book a facility, get email notices etc. More information will be issued soon.

Some AGM Issues

At the AGM, concerns were raised about the ongoing dangers of jay-walking across Queens Quay now that we have lost our traffic light. A draft letter which you can send to Waterfront Toronto or our Council-lor Pam McConnell will be available soon in the office, and a public meet-ing is planned by Waterfront Toronto.

Also, resident Dianne Mauro has been kind enough to provide num-bers for bath tub refinishing services: Sam Tub Reglazing 437-772-3726 and Mayfair Plating 416-461-4435.

Wrtitten by Rosemary ClarkCommunications Committee and Board Member


OCTOBER 2015

A GLIMPSE INTO THE BOARDROOM

Don and Phyllis (our library fairy godmother) aren’t going anywhere, although they may spend a bit more time at their other home near Collin-gwood. Don will continue to be involved with some ongoing and exciting projects facing our Prop-erty Committee, for example. He feels positive about the future for

our building, but (as in his sailboat racing career), he acknowledges that the time has come for someone else to take the helm. I am sure that Don will still be happy to talk to any and all of us in the elevators, the halls or on the buses, although he jokes that Phyllis may gain weight now that she doesn’t have to bend over to

pick up all the notes that are shoved under their door every day.

Thanks, Don, for being a great Pres-ident for so many years. We are in your debt.

Written by Rosemary ClarkCommunications Committee

GOODBYE TO DON: continued


OCTOBER 2015

OUR VERTICAL VILLAGE

Democracy Lives in our Vertical Vil-lage! It was good to see that the quo-rum for our Annual General Meeting on September 29th was exceeded by over 100. That’s what makes Har-bour Square such a great place to live.Don Cooper (photo) is stepping down as President of the Board of Direc-tors after ten years of exceptionally effective, focussed service. He will continue, however, on the Property Committee. Shelly Swanlund brings her experience of serving on Financial, Energy and Property Committees to her successful election as the new Di-rector, joining Wanda Matuskiewicz and Ram Krishna who were reelected to their posts.

Again this year, Parker, Garber & Chesney, the auditors of our Finan-cial Statement prefaced our report with congratulations. They are re-sponsible for auditing about 500 condominium corporations, and YCC510 rates in the top FIVE. That doesn’t happen by accident. We can thank our dedicated Board members and building staff - all of whom have worked tirelessy to achieve this ex-cellence, year after year. It was re-assuring to hear that with each $7 of condo fees paid, $1.50 goes directly into our reserve fund. Major repairs and replacements required? They will be covered by that reserve fund, without resorting to special assess-ments of units.

Committee Chairs gave concise and informative reports on the year’s ac-tivities.

Wanda Matuskiewicz presented the Energy Committee’s report, with an impassioned plea for owners to consider and sign up for the new 3L water-efficient toilets. They fit the “footprint” of our current water-gobbling units, and are available in white only at a cost of $418.10. Several owners who have already in-stalled them have had tubs and basins painted white successfully.

Ram Krishna, of the Security Com-mittee, assured us that concierge and security staff have all been trained on the new software which has been installed throughout the building. A serious problem persists, with the tossing of various articles, including cigarette butts from some units onto the heavily-used 7th floor patio.

Harvey Beresford, Property Com-mittee Chair, prefaced his remarks with a special tribute for Don Coo-per’s decade of service as our very approachable Board President. The report stressed the fact that YCC510 has experienced a significant demo-graphic change, requiring consider-ation for the needs of younger folks. Treadmills will be replaced. Our four treadmills have logged a total of

262,000 km in the past seven years. Bicycle spots have been increased and policed, reducing the waiting list from 140 to a mere 20.

Looking ahead, our corridor carpets will have a planned replacement, as required by the Reserve Fund Study. The project will be carried out over two fiscal years, starting first with “55”, then “65”.

Matters raised in a closing question period included:

• Free WIFI...Rosemary Clark re-minded us that WIFI is free in the Lounge and the Library, and further informs us that the pass-words are Lounge5565 and Tif-fany5565.

• Suggestions for cost-cutting in condo operations, such as limit-ing Lounge hours, making Up-date available online rather than printing and delivering it, and cleaning corridor carpets rather than replacing them

• Treacherous traffic conditions on Queen’s Quay, with no pedes-trian crossing light at the 55 en-trance. See the information about a public meeting and about letter writing elsewhere in this issue.

Welcome back to the brass fish rep-licas which used to swim along Queen’s Quay in front of the old Sec-ond Cup! More about that in the next issue.

Written by Adrienne Pollak,Harbourside resident


OCTOBER 2015

SECURITY COMMITTEE REPORT

Condominium living is community living. To ensure the community is safe and healthy requires all of the residents assisting each other and those who have been entrusted to keep the community as pristine and safe as possible.

Elevator Deliveries – Moves - Renovations

These activities occur nearly every day of the week and require co-operation with our Concierge and Management office. Keeping our elevators in good operating condi-tion requires building staff to insist that HarbourSide’s rules & regula-tions be followed. The Concierge tries very hard to accommodate de-liveries and other elevator requests, but must deny elevator use when a move is underway or elevator use is requested beyond 4:30 pm.

Deliveries are not permitted on Sundays and Holidays. Deliveries are permitted Monday to Saturday between 9 am and 4:30 pm. Moves

cannot be allowed on Saturdays or Sundays.

To ensure use of service elevator residents must make a request 24-48 hours in advance. This includes those suites under renovation.

When we all assist one another with the daily operation of a large com-plex such as ours, it enhances the community living experience.

Parking Spaces & Locker-Room

The use of parking spaces is listed within the HarbourSide’s declaration and the rules & regulations. Parking spaces are to have one licence plated motorized vehicle per space unless the space has been designated a tan-dem space in the declaration.

No other items are to be stored in the space. This includes, but is not limited to, motorized/electric cycles, bicycles, tires, boxes, trailers or a secondary vehicle.

Extension cords are not permitted in the garage. Those extension cords found plugged into a common area receptacle will be removed.

Locker-rooms are equally required to be kept free of debris, and unob-structed. Personal belongs must be kept within the assigned locker. All lockers must be locked; those with-out a lock will be secured by Har-bourSide management until the user is identified.

The cooperation of all our residents in keeping our garage levels and locker rooms clean, organized and safe is greatly appreciated.

Written by the Security Committee

The Bible Class is held twice a month on Thursdays in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. We begin with a Bible reading, then the lesson is discussed with the aid of print-ed material. Relating present life experiences to Bible events in a social atmosphere is enjoyed by all. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are provided.

The first meeting for this season will be on Oct. 22, 2015.

Contact: HarbourSide resident Adele Slavik, 416-361-0506

BIBLE CLASS


OCTOBER 2015

YQNA REPORT

Farewell to John Campbell

A festive Waterfront crowd threw a farewell party for John Campbell, who is resigning as CEO for Waterfront Toronto (WT) after 12 years of navigat-ing the choppy waters of North America’s largest urban renewal project. His tenure was remarkable by his popularity among the great variety of people he worked with — politicians, developers, planners, busi-nesses and residents along the Waterfront. York Quay Neighbourhood Associa-tion (YQNA) invited five other neighbourhood as-sociations and the Water-front BIA to host the party on Sept. 11. Radisson Ho-tel donated the beautiful pool deck, rolled out ex-cellent hors d’oeuvres and drinks on this perfect late-summer evening.

When YQNA first met John, he invited us to meet and vet the competing de-signers for Queens Quay. He also wanted us on com-mittees and promised to spread every detail about the Waterfront revitaliza-tion through public meet-ings and the WT website — a surprising and un-usual gesture. John later admitted that other people

dealing with mega-proj-ects thought is was a crazy idea, but he set the tone for a public consultation process that turned out to benefit everybody.

It is known in urban plan-ning that people resist change. The Waterfront plans were not minor changes, but went beyond anything ever seen on To-ronto’s Waterfront or in-deed in the entire city. So John was right to share and collaborate with ev-erybody, using informa-tion as a means to engage people — at first a few, but soon a growing and well-informed citizenry. Today we are sharing Queens Quay with people from all over the GTA, who appear to love it. As tributes to John at the farewell party made clear, the develop-ments along the Waterfront were only possible thanks to John’s level business head and diplomatic skills.

A group of Harbour Square residents created a leather-bound one-of-a-kind book of images of the Water-front from the past decade. The content was contribut-ed by residents, WT files, newspapers, prize winners

of the WBIA’s photo con-tests, and several beautiful photos came from Har-bourside resident Jack Gil-bert. Composer Michael Colgrass wrote the music for a new song dedicated to John, called “T.O. the Waterfront”, with lyrics by Anna Prodanou from the Islands. The WBIA’s Sing-ing Ambassadors, who roamed the Waterfront all summer, sang it to the surprised guest of honour. You can see and hear it on the Waterfront BIA’s You-Tube page:

Written by Ulla ColgrassYQNA

John Campbell (right) and his wife Margaret enjoyed the entertainment at his farewell party. Many city builders, politicians and residents came, including Robert Fung (left) who was John’s predecessor at Waterfront Toronto. Photo by Neal Colgrass of the party crowd, all wishing John a happy semi-retire-ment before he zoomed off into the future on his Harley Davidson.


OCTOBER 2015

WHICH IS THE BETTER WAY NOW?In November of 2014 Update tested three different methods of getting from the front door of #55 to the doors of the Union Subway station.

Route #1 – The PATH

Our writer Abi Wren took 18 min-utes and 30 seconds using this route last year. To start off, because she was travelling with children and a stroller she insisted on walking safely to the RBC building via the Bay or York street intersection. Unfortunately, the elevator at the ACC end of the PATH was not functioning at that time.

This year, our writer (no children) jaywalked cautiously across Queens Quay, took the escalator at the RBC end of the route and the elevator at the ACC end, and completed the trip in 12 minutes and 20 seconds. You could add 3- 4 minutes to that time if you properly crossed only at the lights. This route is the nicest option in bad weather. It has the added bonus of in-door shopping in the RBC building (Rexall/food court) and at Longos/TD Bank/LCBO via the side pathway and escalator near the ACC end.

Route #2: Is the TTC the better way?

Last year, taking the streetcar took 14 minutes and 35 seconds. To get the 509 or 510 streetcar to Union Sta-tion, last year I walked over to the eastbound stop near Simcoe Street be-cause I had always gotten on at York Street (now not an option). Now, our closest place to get on the streetcar to go to Union Station is actually at Bay Street. This year, walking over to Bay Street and down the stairs/elevator on the northwest corner to the platform, being sure to get my proof of purchase in advance, and waiting only 3 min-utes for a streetcar to arrive meant that the trip was really fast. In total, this option took only 8 minutes and 30 sec-onds, and had the advantage of getting me right to the northbound subway platform. If a streetcar comes quickly, the TTC is absolutely the better way.

Route #3: Well, how about walking?

Last year Update employed the il-legal but speedy option of jaywalk-ing across both Queens Quay to the diagonal path through the park op-posite #55, up York and then jaywalk-ing again across Bremner Blvd beside the Air Canada Centre, this option took only 10 minutes and 10 seconds! If you don’t mind the outdoor walk, or you are travelling at a time of day when streetcars run infrequently, then this is a sure and speedy route. This year, for a more careful walk, I pro-ceeded east to Bay Street, and straight up Bay past the construction at the GO Station, and down the stairs to the sub-way entrance. This took 11 minutes and 30 seconds – still fast, but still outdoors.

In conclusion, if you are travelling in rush hour, take the streetcar. If you prefer to walk, the outdoor route is quicker but the PATH is better for bad weather or shopping trips.

Written by Rosemary Clark Communications Committee

for you at the soda bar. I’ll by buying lots of these.

Di Profio Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2013-VQA Niagara Peninsula - $18Wow - what a great nose!!! More for-ward than many Ontario Sauvignon

Blancs, the nose has gooseberry, grassy, canned peas and overt grape-fruit and other citrus aromas and you are not disappointed on the palate. While not as “in your face” as many New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs, this is certainly one of Ontario’s best! Buy

this one before they are all gone!!! The last two winters have been very hard on the Sauvignon Blanc and the Merlot all over Niagara and many wineries are not making Sauvignon Blanc or Merlot this year.

GLEN’S WINE COLUMN: continued

In Concert

Brace for pedestrian jams around Air Canada Centre Oct. 5 and 6. Madon-na, billed as the bestselling female artist of all time, will be on stage. If your kids want to go, Papa Don’t Preach about tickets that run as high as $382.25. It’s Shania Twain’s turn Oct. 11th.

Free Photo Display

We denizens of Harbour Square may think we see much more talent with the photo contest winners on display in our own elevators, but let’s not be too hard on the Waterfront Outdoor Photo Exhibit. The project of the Waterfront Business Improvement Area opened in September and runs through much of next year. On display are a hun-dred contest-winning photos of our yard, Toronto’s waterfront, printed on vinyl banners hanging mostly on Queen’s Quay hydro poles stretching from Yonge St. to Bathurst.

Magna Carta

Don’t know about you, but I get the historical shivers thinking of another display, farther along the waterfront at Fort York. This year marks the eight-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which inspired freedoms protected in docu-ments ranging from the U.S. Bill of Rights to Canada’s own Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The fort plays host to one of the original medieval documents, signed by King John of England, the dastardly royal who re-belled against Richard the Lionheart while that brave soul was on Crusade. $10 to $20. Details in the bowels of www.toronto.ca

Haunted Walks

Haunted Walks’ special Hallowe’en season tours start Oct. 9 and run until Trick or Treat evening. Starting points include the Hockey Hall of Fame for the walking guided tours of Toronto’s ghosts, graveyards, hangings, and haunts. Kids under ten go free; adults, $18.75. http://hauntedwalk.com/to-ronto-tours/.

After Dark Film Festival

Starting Oct. 15, if you dare, it’s nine nights of horror, sci-fi, action, and cult movies. Expect about fifty new fea-ture films and shorts at the Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond St. W. The limited-edition all-inclusive pass may be sold out, but individual tickets run $11 to $13, with discounts for two or more shows. Adults only, eighteen or older. More at torontoafterdark.com.

Toronto Fashion Week

Canadian fashion designers strut their stuff Oct. 19 to 24 at David Pecaut Square, King and John Sts. Ticket prices vary. Some shows will be streamed on Youtube. Find out all about it at worldmastercardfashion-week.com.

International Festival of Authors

Closer to home, catch the celebrations of the written word Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 at Harbourfront Centre. Events in-clude readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, public book signings, and such special events as the Governor General’s Literary Award and Rogers Writers’ Trust Fic-tion Prize finalists, and the awarding of the Harbourfront Festival Prize.

Tickets to most events are $18, or free to students and youth under twenty-five. More at ifo.org.

National Women’s Show

Ladies, try not to hyperventilate if you catch the special appearance by Christian Le Blanc, aka Michael Baldwin on The Young & the Rest-less, at the National Women’s Show Oct. 16 to 18 at the Metro Convention Centre. Tickets are $15 for events that also include celebrity guest speakers, fashion shows, free makeovers, and cooking demonstrations. Chart your course at nationalwomenshow.com.

Art Toronto

Also at the Metro Convention Centre, Art Toronto’s international fair for modern and contemporary art runs Oct. 22 to 26. Preview galas on the Thursday benefit the Art Gallery of Ontario. Details at arttoronto.ca.

HarbourKIDS Rites

Don’t you love the word free? And on Thanksgiving Day, no less. Take the kids to Harbourfront Centre Oct. 12 for a program that includes seed paper mask making, story telling, and short films from the National Film Board. More at harbourfrontcentre.com/har-bourkids.

Compiled by Ali Cunliffe Commu-nications Committee


OCTOBER 2015

NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITIES


OCTOBER 2015

NUIT BLANCHE: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Top left: Frio Estudio del Desastre, 2005 by Los Carpinteros - a reconstructed image of an exploding wall at the Harbour Castle hotel.Bottom left: Glaciology, by the Anandam Dance Theatre - a performance installation depicting a human glacier at the Redpath factory.Bottom right: People lined up to enter Harbourfront CentreTop right:Wind Play Variation by Meryl McMaster - at Har-bourfront Centre (not part of Nuit Blanche but well worth a look).

Toronto’s Nuit Blanche, a 12 hour spectaular of art and magic, was a resounding success with thou-sands of Torontonians and out-of-towners taking to the streets from dusk Saturday well into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Waterfront installations included Sugar Beaches’s Lava Field, by Robert Wysocki and The Work of Wind, by Christine Shaw.

Photos and captions by Rosemary Clark, Communications Committee

Documents

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