Good morning, Etobicoke! I’m Bri, and somehow October is down to its last two days. The rakes are out, the leaf bags are multiplying on every curb, and someone on your street has already blown their leaves onto someone else’s lawn. Let’s get into this week’s news.
In this week’s newsletter:
🕵️ Double Act: a fake detective, a fake judge and $200K gone in Mimico
🏛️ Re-Hired: all three Etobicoke councillors are heading back to City Hall
🎃 Treat Weekend: a sunny Halloween and an extra hour of sleep (allegedly)
Plus: lawn signs come down today, Sherway’s new Italian boutiques, last call for Pumpkinville and a Remembrance Day concert 🎻
THE DIGEST
🏛️ Etobicoke Re-Hires All Three Of Its Councillors 🏛️
Monday’s vote changed nothing at our end of the council table. Vincent Crisanti held Etobicoke North with 45.5% in a 10-person field, Stephen Holyday cruised in Etobicoke Centre with 57.7%, and Deputy Mayor Amber Morley beat former Conservative MP Ted Opitz in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, 48% to 37%. One plot twist: two of our three wards backed Brad Bradford for mayor, even as the city re-elected Chow.
🕵️ A Fake Detective And A Fake Judge 🕵️
Toronto police say a Mimico woman lost more than $200,000 in a scam with several layers. First, contractors allegedly misled her about needed repairs and blew past their quote. Then a man posing as a detective, “Philip Spring,” said those contractors were under investigation, and a fake judge, “Stephen Firestone,” told her to pay a large sum the court would supposedly refund. Police believe there may be more victims.
🎃 Sunny Halloween, Then An Extra Hour 🎃
For once, the forecast is a treat. Environment Canada calls for sun and a high of 14°C on Saturday, with a clear night dropping toward 1°C, so plan on a layer under the costume. Then the bonus: clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1. That’s an extra hour of sleep, in theory. Parents of small kids know better.
📌 Quick Hits
Lawn sign season is officially over. Election signs have to come down today, and homeowners are on the hook for anything on their own property. Pull the staples and separate the stakes, and the City’s drop-off depots will recycle them for free. Spot a straggler after today? Call 311 with the candidate’s name and the location. Over at CF Sherway Gardens, Intimissimi and Calzedonia opened October 16, their first stores in Canada, side by side in the old Kate Spade space. The Eaton Centre doesn’t get its Intimissimi until spring 2027. So yes, Etobicoke is the test market. Try not to let it go to your head.
Upcoming Events
Oct. 29 & 30 – Lantern Tours at Montgomery’s Inn: Beyond Mourning
Montgomery’s Inn | 4709 Dundas St. W.
Tonight and tomorrow are the last two nights. Tour the dimly lit 1830s inn and the Islington burial ground by lantern light, and learn how the Victorians did death. Recommended for ages 14 and up, and anyone under 17 needs an adult. 🕯️👻 🕕 6 to 7:45 p.m. or 8 to 9:45 p.m. | Tickets from the CityOct. 31 – Last Day: Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers Market
Etobicoke Civic Centre | 399 The West Mall
The final Saturday of the season. Last chance for local apples and squash until spring, so stock up like you mean it. 🍎🎃 🕗 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free entryOct. 31 – Pumpkinfest in The Kingsway
Green P Car Park 501 | 11 Grenview Blvd. N.
Face painting, a costume contest, arts and crafts, a vendor market, circus performers and trick-or-treating at Kingsway shops. A costume prize winner is picked every hour, so arrive in full character. 🎃🧛 🕙 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | FreeOct. 31 – Trick-or-Treat on Lake Promenade
220, 230 and 240 Lake Promenade and 31 Park Blvd.
These Long Branch apartment buildings are opening their doors to trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. Dozens of doors, zero porch steps, and nobody has to cross a lawn. 🍬🏢 🕠 Starting around 5:30 p.m. | FreeThrough Nov. 1 – Pumpkinville at Sherway Gardens
CF Sherway Gardens parking lot | 25 The West Mall
Final weekend for more than 1.5 million lights, midway rides and over 15,000 real pumpkins. Tickets are sold by date and time slot, and these last nights go fast. 🎃✨ 🕔 Fri. 5 p.m. to midnight, Sat. noon to midnight, Sun. noon to 11 p.m. | 🎟️ $21.99 adults, $16.99 kids, plus feesThrough Nov. 1 – Martino Manor Haunted House
7 McIntosh Ave., off The Queensway between Park Lawn and Royal York
Final weekend for Etobicoke’s homegrown haunted house and its Funeral Parlor room. Select nights from 7 p.m. Ages 14 and up. 👻 🎟️ $24.99 to $34.99 plus tax, cash only at the doorThrough Nov. 12 – 1001 Stories: Faith and Home
Cloverdale Common | Cloverdale Mall, 250 The East Mall
Arts Etobicoke’s Islamic Heritage Month exhibition is up for two more weeks. Painting, calligraphy, textiles and photography, all a short walk from your Cloverdale errands. 🎨🖼️ | FreeNov. 6 – In Flanders’ Fields: A Remembrance Day Concert
Humber Valley United Church | 76 Anglesey Blvd.
The Great Lakes Philharmonic and soprano Amélie Halary mark Remembrance Day with Britten, Rutter, Holst and Barber’s Adagio for Strings. About an hour, no intermission, and a fitting way to start Remembrance week. 🎻🕊️ 🕢 7:30 p.m. | 🎟️ $35Nov. 6-7 – Giant Rummage Sale
Islington United Church | 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd.
Housewares, clothing, books, toys, antiques and Christmas decor. Bring bags and a loose definition of “need.” 🛍️ 🕒 Fri. 3 to 8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to noon | Free entryNov. 8 – Rectory Recital Series: Classical Guitar
St. Philip’s Anglican Church | 25 St. Phillips Rd.
James Baker and Carmine Coccimiglio play an hour-long recital, followed by a glass of wine with the artists. Details here. 🎸🍷 🕓 4 p.m. | Admission by donation
Weather
Thu, Oct 29: High 22°C, Low 6°C 🌦️
Fri, Oct 30: High 14°C, Low 1°C 🌤️
Sat, Oct 31: High 14°C, Low 1°C ☀️
Sun, Nov 1: High 16°C, Low 8°C ☀️
Mon, Nov 2: High 15°C, Low 7°C 🌤️
Tue, Nov 3: High 14°C, Low TBD 🌦️
Wed, Nov 4: High 18°C, Low 12°C 🌥️
Fun & Games
🍬 This Or That: Halloween Haul Edition
Candy corn: treat or trick?
Chocolate or chewy?
Kit Kat or Coffee Crisp?
Trade away the raisins, or keep them as your “healthy option”?
➡️ Hit reply with your picks and we may share the favourites next week!
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Thanks for reading! See you next week for more of what’s happening in Etobicoke.
-Bri
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