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Official Publication of the Guildwood Village Community AssociationFebruary 1996

GUILD INN ADVISORY COMMITTEEUPDATE

A meeting of the Guild Inn AdvisoryCommittee was held recently at Metrohall during which the final report of the

building audit was tabled. This audit investigatedevery building on the site, and formed recommen-dations regarding each building's state of repair.

It was concluded, on the basis of photographsincluded in the audit report and a discussionwith the two consultants who were present, thata number of immediate safety measures had tobe taken. Since then, two of the cottages havebeen demolished, and two more cottages, alongwith the old barn are slated for demolition inApril. Estimated repairs were greater thanrebuilding costs for these structures and theywere considered to be of no historical signifi-cance.

In another development, Inn manager BrianHornyak has temporarily closed the bar becauseof a lack of business. (Where are you Guild-wood residents?).. It should re-open once thewarmer weather arrives.

Over the next few months, the Advisory Com-mittee will be devoting its time to developing along-term plan for the use of the 86 area site.Many recommendations were received from the

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GUILDWOOD VILLAGECOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Presentation offMetro Master Plan

for the Guild Inn andGuildwood Park

Election of the 1996 Executive

Please bring your membership card

Tuesday April 27:30 P.M. Sharp

Jack Miner Senior Public School405 Guildwood Parkway

Common Room

For more information call Fred Bate at410-2755

I N S I D EImportant Dates PageGVCA ExecutiveAt the LibraryWhata YearlWanted I (for Guildwood Day)Your Village, Your AssociationGood NeighboursChristmas Celebration ('95)Hallowe'en Dance-1995GVCA Award Winner

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GVCA executive and residents containing someexcellent ideas. These were tabled at an earliermeeting in December.

One area of concern that your executive has, isthe tendency of both Metro and the hotelmanagement to view each other's - and thecommunity's - activities in isolation. We believethat this lack of co-ordination does not serveanyone's interests. Therefore we will seek toensure that the site is considered in its entiretyas the final plan evolves.

Metro Councillor Brain Ashton will be presentat the GVGA's Annual Meeting on April 2nd todiscuss the plan outlining the future of theGuild Inn, so please plan to attend.

This is your chance to hear what is planned forthe Guild Inn, and to offer your opinions.

I IMPORTANT DATES II TO REMEMBER II IN 1996 I

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GVCA Annual General MeetingWednesday April 2

Guildwood Garage SaleSaturday May 11

Guildwood DaySaturday June 1

October DanceFriday October 25

Christmas CarollingSunday December 1

Executive Committee

Fred Bate, President 287-2497GVCA HotLine 410-2755

Sam Borgh, Past President 282-4786Mary Ellen Berwick, Vice-President 265-1326Gord Evans, Treasurer 269-0003Judith Bornico, Secretary 283-5406

Members at Large

Paula Bate 287-2497William Bonnell, News & Views 266-0294Keith Chapin 286-5130Fred Drewry 287-2444TedHuisman 265-1956Steve & Cathy Kevins 283-8701Donna Milovanovic, Guildwood DaySherry Ng 269-5610Norma Smyth 267-8511

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The Guildwood News & ViewsCompiled and Edited by

William BonnellComputer Layout by Bill Schachow

Distribution Co-ordinator,Keith Chapin

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The Guildwood News & Views is published fourtimes a year with occasional special editions.Submissions are welcome and must be receivedby the following dates:

Winter edition January 31Summer edition May 31Fall edition Sept. 15

Include a stamped, self-addressed envelopewith any submission item you wish returned.Mail to: Guildwood News & Views,

Box 11001,97 Guildwood Pkway,West Hill, ON, MIE 5G5

GUILDWOOD LIBRARY396-8872

Mon. & Thurs. 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Tues, Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday & Wednesday closed

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LIBRARY NEWSLATE JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1996

STORY HOURS RESUME

Registration for Story Hour was held on Thurs-day January 11,1996. There were still placesleft for the January - March session as of thiswriting. Story Hours start on Thursday, January18 at 2 p.m. and are for 3-5 year olds. Childrenmust be registered ahead of time.

Barker, PatBerton, PierreBradford, BarbaraCookson, CatherineDeighton, LenMichaels, Fern

Ghost Road (1995 Booker Prize winner)My TimesLove in Another TownA Ruthless NeedHopeCinders to Satin

Pilcher, RosamundSteele, DanielleTan, AmyWood, Stuart

Coming HomeFive Days in ParisA Thousand Secret SensesChoke

CULINARY MYSTERY WRITERS FOR THOSE WHO SAVOUR THEIR MYSTERIES

Davidson, Dianne MottLaurence, Janet PageHall, Katherine

Dying for Chocolate (Main character runs a catering business)Death at the TableThe Body in the Basement (Main character is married to aMinister in Vermont and is a caterer)

What a Year!

President's Report for 1995

Over the past year, all residents of Guildwood Village have been able to enjoy the

many community activities that have beensponsored and operated by your Association.

Most recently, the Christmas Celebration at theGuild Inn was another huge success thanks tothe work of Sherry Ng. Hundreds of peopleenjoyed singing carols, drinking hot chocolate,admiring the tree lights, and a visit from Santa.

The Halloween dance was another standout.The pictures posted at Mr. Grocer demon-strated how much fun this annual event is.Once again the costumes were spectacular.

Both Nina Borg and Corinne Chapin are to bethanked for their efforts.

As always, June's Guildwood Day was a terrificcelebration of our community. This is yourspecial day and all the hard work required toput it all together resulted in a fabulous day.Special thanks to Donna Milovanovic for over-all organization, and to Bob Taylor-Vaisey forthe evening BBQ.

Our All-Candidates meeting in May prior to theJune provincial election had a good turnout andsome lively debate.

I hope you recognize the efforts of the manyvolunteers in this brief review of activities in1995. You have supported them with your

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attendance and participation.

I would also like to say that the support of allthose on the Executive has made this yeareasier and enjoyable for me. I want to particu-larly thank Gord Evans who will be steppingdown as Treasurer. Gord has been a terrifichelp for years in many capacities, and hashelped me to make sense of the dollars andcents part.

Judith Bornico stepped forward last year asSecretary. Due to other time constraints, Judithwill be stepping down as Secretary. Fortu-nately, Judith will return to the Executive as aMember at Large so we will still have hervaluable assistance on the Committee.

However, there are a few members at largewho will not be returning. Betty Boonstraorganized last years successful membershipdrive, Ted Huisman has been active in thecommunity and the GVCA for many years,Nancy Jones has helped the Association formany years especially with Guildwood Day.

Thanks to everyone from myself, the Executiveand your community. To the new Executive, Ilook forward to working with you in 1996.

If you enjoy living in Guildwood Village, part of itis our sense of community spirit. If you are a longtime resident, or have just moved in recently, GetInvolved and support your Guildwood VillageCommunity Association! Call the GVCAHotLine - 410 2755 - to volunteer.

Wanted!

Local talent to perform at Guildwood Dayon

Saturday June 1.1996

Are you a Guildwood resident who is part of agroup that is looking for a way to show offthen* "hidden talent"...Guildwood Day is justthe place for you to do so!!! We are looking forperforming groups & acts for the entertainmentportion of Guildwood Day. If you would like toparticipate, please call Kelly Innes (266-5105),give her all the details of your "act" and yourname will be submitted to the Guildwood DayCommittee for consideration.

Vendors:

Anyone wishing to rent a display table to selltheir crafts, promote a business, or provideinformation on local happenings, we want to

hear from you. Call Susan Van Putten at 269-8591. Cost per table is $25.00.

Remember, mark your calendars

Guildwood Day: Saturday June 1,1996

Guildwood ResidentPlays At Carnegie Hall

In the July 1995 issue of the News & Views wereported that Ed Turgeon and his wife Annehad won first place in the Ninth AnnualSchubert Competition. We were pleased tohear from Ed's mother, Mrs. Joyce Turgeon,that they have since been invited to play atCarnegie Hall.

Congratulations Ed and Anne!

Your Village, Your AssociationYour Guildwood Village Community Associa-tion represents all residents in many venues allyear long.

We have been active in the struggle to preserveand promote the Guild Inn and surroundinggrounds. Your Executive is represented on theGuildwood Park Advisory Committee that isformulating a long term plan for the Park's use.The Guild Inn is an important part of ourcommunity and deserves our support to help itsucceed as a friendly gathering place and athriving business.

Discussions are still ongoing regarding the useof accumulated lands in the ScarboroughTransportation Corridor. Although the Scarbo-rough Expressway will not be built, there aremany other possible uses for that land and yourAssociation wants to ensure that these plansare compatible with our community.

As government budgets get cut in the lean'90's, it is important that your voice is heard.Your association maintains an active relation-ship with all levels of government, helping themmake decisions that affect our way of life.These decisions affect our quality of life inGuildwood Village.

But most important is that we have fun doingall this. You will find reports about our com-munity activities elsewhere in this issue of theNews and Views. These activities are puttogether by your neighbours. You can be partof this terrific Association too. It only takes anhour or two each month.

Our volunteers include at least one person onjust about every street in Guildwood. Yourneighbour may deliver the News and Views, orcollect your membership, or help at GuildwoodDay, or is part of the Executive Committee.

1996. We are looking for a Treasurer andSecretary. If you're not sure how you can helpout, there are Members at Large positions thathelp the Executive with their own viewpoint.All positions need to be filled at the AnnualGeneral Meeting on April 2.

Now is the time to give back to the associa-tion for the enjoyment you have received inliving in this great community.

Phone the GVCAHot Line 410-2755

to volunteer.

When we were planning our overseas tripfor May and June 1995 we had many concernsabout who cut the grass? Who would water theflowers and the garden? Who would takeproper and appropriate care of the junk mail?etc etc.

Well, we needn't have worried. Ourneighbours Ed & Norma Wheeldon and Johnand Maryann Webster volunteered to do allthese fun things while we were away.

We had a really good time and returnedto find that each one had done the job as if theywere being highly paid for it. What a greatending to a great trip. Our special thanks to allof you for your help and kindness.

Tom & Jean AbrahamCatalina Drive

There are positions open on the Executive for continued next page...

More Good Neigh-bours

Our family would like to thank the owners whotake the time & effort (and it must be a big one!)to decorate the huge Christmas tree on the comerof Catalina Dr. and Sir Raymond Dr. Every yearmy kids and I (who drive by, going to granny'shouse, at least 4 or 6 times a week) eagerly awaitthe lighting of this beautiful tree. To our family ithas become a sort of tradition—and it signals thatanother Christmas season is here! Each year wewonder if the tree will be lit again, we marvel atthe spirit which goes into making such an effort,& we talk about letting these people know howmuch we enjoy the tree, but we never seem to getaround to doing it! So this year we thought wewould let you know that we certainly appreciateyour lovely tree—and we in the red Tercel will bedriving by to admire it again next year! Until then,thanks,

Jaclyn & Patrick Mika (& Mum)

The roof of our storage shed at the back of the garage had beenleaking quite badly all year. When I finally decided to tackle thejob Cliff Proctor volunteered to help me. As it turned out he endedup doing most of the work and doing it better than I would have.Parts of the roof had to be replaced and then given triple coveragebecause of the low slope. It had been a major undertaking.Thank you Cliff.

Bill SchachowSonneck Square

On behalf of the entire Guildwood community,I would like to say a huge thank you to TonyMoraes of Bledlow Manor for his unselfishundertaking of organizing and raising muchneeded funds for an unfortunate Guildwoodfamily that lost their daughter in a tragic caraccident about a month before Christmas lastyear. As was expected, the community gavevery generously, but without Tony "taking thebull by the horns" we would never have had theopportunity to assist. Tony, we are lucky tohave you here in the Guild. Many thanks foryour hard work and organizing skills.

FredDrewryTivoli Court

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

On Sunday, December 3,1995, approximately 400 enthusiastic Guildwood resi-

dents attended the Sixth annual GVCA Christ-mas Celebration on the beautifully decoratedfront lawn of the Guild Inn.The weather had been cloudyand rainy during the day butthe evening turned out to beclear, crisp and dry, perfect forour Christmas carolling.

Pictures of the eventare posted on theGVCA Bulletin Boardat Mr. Grocer

West Hill Scout Troop and the 3rd East Scar-borough Scout Group prepared and serveddelicious hot chocolate to the thirsty and coldrevellers. The 3rd West Hill Venture Companypatrolled and guided drivers to parking spacesin the parking lot. At 7:00 p.m., Santa and 7

Pathfinder elves from the 497th• ™ "• "• ™ "^ Pathfinder Company arrived to

give out candy canes to thebright-eyed and eager children.Thank you all for a wonderfuland enjoyable evening.

Mrs. Shirley Knautz ably ^ — —• »• — •accompanied members of the ScarboroughVillage Singers who lead the crowd in singingfamiliar and beloved Christmas carols. The 3rd

— «• — — —i J Many individuals in the Guild-wood Community contributed their time andtalents to make this event a resounding success.Thank you to Susan Rightmeyer for designing

and updating the posters announcing theChristmas Celebration. Thank you to BillSchachow for preparing the flier and thank youto all the people who delivered the fliers. Thanksalso to all the generous families who donated non-perishable goods (about 2 shopping carts-full)which were taken to West Hill CommunityService the next day.

Many thanks also to the management and staffof the Guild Inn for their assistance in organiz-ing this successful event. A special thanks toMetro Parks and Property for allowing us tohost the Christmas Celebration on the Guildground and for also putting up the Christmaslights once again for the entire community to

enjoy. Thank you also to the Scouts and every-one who helped to clean up afterwards.

A heart-felt and special thank you to SantaClaus who took time out from his very sched-ule to greet the children. We hope that Santawill be able to come again this Christmas.Santa's chief elf also promises that there will bea lot more candy canes for the children toenjoy.

Thanks again to everyone who helped makethis annual event such a special evening. Wehope to see everyone again this year.

Sherry Ng

Hallowe'en Dance -1995

After many years with Karen Lambertsuccessfully organizing the Hallowe'en

Dance, it was my decision to take on the task,knowing that I could count on help from myfriends, and help they did. Many thanks to JanetShepherd, who knocked on doors getting allthose wonderful prizes awarded at the dance.Nancy Mills, Donna Milovanovic, and CorrineChapin for spending their Friday decorating thehall, and receiving guests. Many thanks toKeith Chapin, our Master of Ceremo-nies.

Thanks to Fred Bate, President of theGVCA, and Mary Ellen Berwick, Vice-President, for judging the costumes andawarding the prizes. Thanks also, toPaula Bate, our evening photographer.I hope you have all seen her photos atMr. Grocers.

The complimentary Hallowe'en signs were providedby Susan Rightmyer of SUSAN DID IT!

Once again Gord Evans has demonstrated hisflexibility in accommodating all of our many

requests and time constraints.The wonderful food and great bar service wasagain provided by Jeff from Sister's Eatery.

Mark your calendar now, the next Hallowe'enDance will be Friday October 25,1996 at WestRouge Community Centre. Please call ourhotline if you have any suggestions or wouldlike to help.

Nina Borgh.

Hallowe'en Prizes

The community spirit shown bysome of our local businesses indonating prizes for the Hallowe'endance was exemplary! Specialthanks go to the Hair Gallery(Morningside Mall), Pet Plus,Guildwood Fruit Market, K Mart,

Pizza Hut, Peter & The Fisherman, GuildwoodPizza, Video 99 (Guildwood), and the GVCAcommunity association for their willingness todonate in these times of added demands &economic instability!

Two area residents proved their civic-mindedness.Keith Chapin arranged for a donation of eight

Scarborough Philharmonic tickets, which wasgreatly appreciated. The Mills family donated fourdecorative pumpkins which were skilfully carvedby our own David Mills.

The grand prize of the evening was donated byformer GVCA president Fred Drewry. Fred,who has always been an energetic and activecommunity supporter, kindly gave a weekendfor two, with all the trimmings, to the ButternutInn in Coburg. The best costume winners,Carol and Bob Wood, have already thoroughlyenjoyed their weekend away!! Fred neverhesitates when called upon to contribute in anyway to the Guildwood community & we arecertainly grateful for his continued generosity.

Thanks to everyone involved with the donations!

Janet Shepherd

Grand Prize Winners Respond

To Fred Bate, President, GVCA

We just wanted to drop a line to thank theGVCA and especially Fred Drewry of RoyalLepage Real Estate for his generous donationof a wonderful weekend at the Butternut Inn inPort Hope.

We were pampered from the time wearrived. Our hosts, Bob and Bonnie Harrisonmade us feel very comfortable and at home intheir beautiful Inn. The rooms, each with aprivate bath were beautifully decorated, andevery bed had a big, fluffy duvet.

Our weekend package included a gour-met cooking class where we learned to make afabulous meal with everything from appetizersto a truly decadent dessert. This along with thewonderful breakfasts prepared by Bob andBonnie made for a truly gastronomicallymemorable weekend.

Once again, thanks to Fred Drewry andthe GVCA.Sincerely,Bob and Carol Wood4 Lyncroft Drive

GVCAAWARD

GUILDWOOD VILLAGE COMMUNITYASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER

The Guildwood Village Community Associa-tion Award for 1995 was given to Jeffrey Linfor his work with the Drug Information Stu-dents' program at Laurier Collegiate. Jeffreyhas now gradu-ated and is in hisfirst year atuniversity. Thefollowing is anexcerpt from theletter he wroteto Fred Bate,GVCA Presi-dent, upon receiving the award:

"I feel honoured to receive an award ofthis prestige. In my mind, I believe the DrugInformation Students' program is a very benefi-cial program for the younger children, in that,they become more aware of the different drugsout in today's society as well as making properdecisions in regards to these drugs. It is alsobeneficial for the older students in the D.I.S.program as they get a chance to interact withyounger children as well as sharpening theirknowledge of drugs and alcohol. For me, therecould not have been a better program to be-come involved in. To be able to give back tomy community that has been a perfect livingenvironment for 19 years and to help with thewell being of younger children gives me a senseof self satisfaction as well as a sense of happi-ness to work with these bright, keen and veryfriendly children I know the experience withthe D.I.S. program has had some influence onmy career decisions and I hope I will be able toreach my goals and become a paediatrician. Onceagain, let me thank you for the award and bestwishes to you and your family in the new year."

CONGRATULATIONS JEFFREY!

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