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MDCA Update

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Vee's Vegan reopens, and more ..................

A few days ago, Golden Crisp ( click here for details )  seemed to be the only hot food option other than Domino's and Pizza Tazza.  Two good restaurants have just reopened, so MDCA surveyed everyone and found out that most are now open for take-out.

Great food available, but Vee's ( instagram ) has added a special offering for our front line workers.  Call them at (416) 249-1221 as they are offering specially prepared meals for front line workers as well as call ahead for regular diners.  Vee's is now open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 til 7

supercoffee  ( more info here ) also takes phone orders, (416) 551-8421 , open 8 to 6 Mon - Fr and  8 to 5 Sat & Sun

Canvas Cannabis opens on Friday, ( so it says on the website! )   at 1285 Weston Road.  If over 19, visit their site at https://www.canvascannabis.ca/  


Business Support

MDCA will be reporting on which businesses are open, and any other information they provide.  So we invite operators of businesses in Mount Dennis  to email us,  business@mountdennis.ca

This list is available at mountdennis.ca
 

What Stores are Open in Mount Dennis?
(as of April 27, 2020)
Variety & Convenience Stores -
Kim Grocery	874 Weston Rd	Daily 10 am - 8 pm	416-766-6924
World Variety	1081 Weston Rd	Daily 10:30 am – 8:30 pm    -if closed call:	416-763-0141
M&M Variety & Grocery	1184 Weston Rd	Daily 9 or 10 am - 11 pm	416.243.0213
Henry (OK) Convenience	1207 Weston Rd	Daily 2 pm – 9 pm	416-241-4323
A&M Lifestyle Variety	1233 Weston Rd	Daily - no fixed hours	416-243-0770
October Convenience	1339 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri  7:30 am-10 pm/Sat-Sun 9 am-9 pm	416-241-7171
T & K Variety	1385 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 8 am-10 pm / Sat-Sun 9 am-9 pm	416-916-6940
7-Eleven	1390 Jane St. @ Weston	ALWAYS open 24-7	416-248-6743
Lambton Daily Mart	102 Lambton Ave	Daily 8 am - 10 pm	647-352-3988
Lambton Convenience	113 Lambton Ave	Daily  … hours may vary; call	416-767-2118
Lambton Grocery	150 Lambton Ave	Daily 8:30 am  8 pm -may vary/ pick-up @ door	647-831-8811
Corner Store	201 Lambton Ave	Daily 8 am – 10 pm	416-760-8198
Emmett Covenience	55 Emmett Av. (Basem't)	Mon-Fri 8 am-10 pm /Sat 9 am-10 pm/Sun ???	416-248-6555
Other Grocery Stores
Sam & Nancy’s No Frills                                  ...	Photography Dr                                               ...	Daily 8 am-8 pm ; (drug store 10 am-5 pm);  priority given to seniors & those w disabilities: 8-9 am
Newport Fish (fresh fish & groceries including Portuguese cheeses, meats)	370 Alliance Ave                                               …	Mon & Sat 8 am-5 pm / Tue & Wed 8 am-6 pm /Thur & Fri 8 am-7 pm / closed Sun	416-537-1278
Food Banks
Salvation Army - York Com'ty Church	1100 Weston Rd.	Call for information	416-766-1361
North York Harvest Food Bank	116 Industry St.	Call for information	416-635-7771
Restaurants – All open only for take-out	and/or delivery
Pizza Tazza	878 Weston Rd.	Daily noon-10pm, Fri-Sat till midnight	416-763-5500
I.D. Love Restaurant & Club	925 Weston Rd.	Pick up only  Tue-Sat, 2 pm  9 pm	416-242-9679
Beiramar Restaurant	995 Weston Rd	Mon-Sat, 11:30 am – 6 pm	416-767-1433
Dragon House Chinese Food	1015 Weston Rd	Pick-up only / call to check hours	416-762-1271
supercoffee	1148 Weston @ Eglinton	Mon-Fri 8 am-6 pm/Sat-Sun 8 am-5 pm	416-551-8421
244 Pizza & Wings	1166 Weston Rd	Mon-Wed 11 am-12:30 am/Thur til 1 am/Fri-Sat til 2 am/Sun noon-12:30 am	416-244-7777 ...…
CalaBar & Grill	1178 Weston Rd	Tue-Sun  1 pm – 7 pm	416-249-9100
Meechies BBQ & Jerk	1189 Weston Rd	Tue-Thur 10 am-10 pm/Fri-Sat 10 am-11 pm/ Sun. & Mon closed	647-344-7939     ….
Domino's Pizza	1200 Weston Rd	Daily 11 am – 1 am	416-649-4445
V's Vegan Vegetarian Restaurant	1221 Weston Rd.	Tues-Sat 10 am - 7 pm	416-249-1221
Weston Pizza & Wings	1239 Weston Rd	Daily noon -midnight	416-244-7777
African Player	1297 Weston Rd	Pick-up only / must call ahead / hrs. vary	647-855-3220
Kentucky Fried Chicken	1300 Weston Rd	Mon-Sat: noon-9 pm/Sun noon-8 pm	416-243-0433
Golden Crisp Fish & Chips	1354 Weston Rd	Mon-Sat 11 am-7 pm (to 8 pm Fri)/closed Sun.	416-245-8839
Jerk Jerks Seafood Grill	1166 Weston Rd	Mon-Thur 10 am-11 pm/ Fri-Sat 10 am-2 am/ Sun noon-11pm	416-241-5375
Pho Asia Noodle Shop	1391 Weston @ Jane	Mon-Tue & Thur 10 am-9 pm/Fri-Sat 10 am-10 pm pm/Sun 10 am – 1pm/closed Wed.	416- 645-0304
Asian Hot & Spicy	1391 Weston @ Jane	Daily 9 am-9 pm	416-248-1100
Westwood Burger	1391 Weston @ Jane	Daily 11 am – midnight (may close 2 pm-4 pm)	416-244-7713
Automotive Services
SK Automotive	931 Weston Rd	Mon-Sat, 10:30am – 8 pm	416-900-3956
Tint City	971 Weston Rd	By appointment only	416-240-7000
Jutt Motors	1000 Weston Rd	Mon-Sat 8 am – 6 pm	416-531-4200
Autofix	1001 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri’ 8 am-6 pm / Sat: 8 am – 2.pm	647-748-2920
C Auto Collision	1140 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 10 am – 10 pm / Sat 9 am  12 noon.	416-704-6362
Viele Bros. Autobody	82 Lambton Ave	Mon-Sat  9 am 6 pm (hrs. vary) -call	416-763-5645
Laundromats & Cleaners
Ideal Coin Laundry	995 Weston Rd	7 am – 11 pm daily
Pasodaje Washouse Laundromat	1217 Weston Rd	5am – 11pm daily	416-519-9347
Loyal Custom Cleaners	1304 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 8 am-7 pm /Sat 8 am - 6pm	416-249-3000
Friendly Coin Laundry + dryclean	1357 Weston Rd	5 am-11 pm daily; call re alter’ns	416-949-8585
Soap Opera Laundromat	1366 Weston Rd	6 am-11 pm daily	416-457-1751
Lambton Coin Laundry	110 Lambton Ave	ALWAYS open 24-7	416 243-3223
Toronto Coin Laundry	965 Jane @ Lambton	6 am – 11 pm	647-984-0090
Pharmacies & Medical Services
Pharmasave	1181 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 8 am-8 pm /Sat 8 am-4 pm/ Sun 8 am-noon	647-351-3371
Weston-Jane Pharmacy	1292 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm / Sat 9 am-12 noon	647-344-9111
Janedal Pharmacy	965 Jane @ Lambton	Mon-Fri 9:30 am-6 pm / Sat 10am-4 pm	416-604-8888
Crosstown Family Health	1286 Weston Rd	Daily, but you must call first	416-242-2850
Medical Clinic	1292 Weston Rd.	open by appointment only	416-243-0700
Specialty Businesses & Services
CMA aquatics	876 Weston Rd.	Delivery and curbside pickup only  - Wednesday to Friday  1PM to 5PM Saturday & Sunday  12PM to 5PM.	416-901-9777
Western Gate Martial Arts	1036 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 5 – 8 pm/Sat noon -3 pm   On-line free instruction.  Call to schedule classes	416-760-7500
Scotiabank	1151 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 10 am – 2 pm	416 240-7667
Klotz Law Firm	1177 Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 10 am- 2:30 pm	416-243-2222
Scott Funeral Home	1273 Weston Rd.	Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm (max 9 visitors on site).     Call first	416-243-0202
Canvas Cannabis	1285 Weston Rd.	11 am - 7 pm from May 1st	416-778 8270
Dollarland $ transfers & top-ups	1373B Weston Rd	Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm/Sat 9 am-2 pm	647-430-5615
Can-Am Accountants	1275 Jane St	Mon-Fri 9-6/Sat 9-2/Sun 10-2  COVID limits customer on site - call ahead	416-243-2912

Toronto Library for All
The branch may be closed, but our librarian, Nora Lay, is still working for us!  She advises that anyone with a Toronto phone number (area codes 416, 647, and 437) can apply for Digital Library Services.  If you do not have a library card but would like to access OverDrive, all you need is a Toronto phone number.

Register at  https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/digital-services/2020/04/digital-library-card-tpl2020.html
 

Parks?
With instructions to avoid loitering in parks, perhaps a good time to review the Park People website and get involved in supporting our local parks.
https://parkpeople.ca/

 
Liberate your Lawn

Liberating Lawns is a yard sharing project of Sundance Harvest seeking to match prospective food growers with landholders so that their lawns can be liberated! This is neighborhood-focused, and York-South Weston is one of the 10 wards included in this project. If you live in Mount Dennis, this is a wonderful way to either grow food or give space to someone who needs it. 

‘Yard Sharing’ is a popular way across Canada to help people who want to grow fresh, local produce but don’t have access to gardening space; overall, it helps increase local food security and builds resilient communities. Here is the link for those interested in growing food and those who are able to share their land to grow food on

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