Toronto Life articles from May 2003

Toronto Life archives from May 2003

Fear factor. (This City).(Severe acute respiratory syndrome)
May 1, 2003... Hospitals have closed their doors, thousands are under quarantine, parents are pulling their kids out of school, and stores are selling out of industrial-strength masks. Recalling history's most horrific outbreaks--typhoid, cholera and the...

Iconographer.(painter Joanne Tod profiled)(Interview)
May 1, 2003... "It's going to be a great painting," says Joanne Tod of the empty white eight-by-five canvas propped against the wall of her small studio in Parkdale. On this sunny day in February, the artist, whose clever green eyes and buoyant step give her...

Boyd toy. (Telling Tales).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Leggy fashionista and comely Flare editrix Suzanne Boyd--the perennial queen of the Toronto Star's annual best-dressed list--has lately been leaving her signature luxe look at home. While she was once known to sashay open-toed in mid-winter...

Sign of the times. (Telling Tales).(restaurant named Bordello made to remove sign after neighbors' concerns)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... When the racy theme resto Bordello (formerly True Grits) opened in December, some neighbours were its coy whiff of hooker chic. The Mirvish Village haunt, on an otherwise pristine Victorian block, boasts red walls, burgundy velvet curtains,...

The Falcon has landed. (Telling Tales).(Mark Valentine selling personal assets to finance defence)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Deposed stock market dynamo Mark Valentine is selling off prized assets to finance his defence. Included in his opulent kingdom is a $6.9-million Forest Hill homestead originally designed for Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris. The latest...

Slaight of hand. (Telling Tales).(brief on businessman Allan Slaight's friendship with novelist Donna Tartt )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Eccentric best-selling novelist Donna Tartt opens the acknowledgements of The Little Friend--a follow-up to the runaway hit The Secret History--with a thank-you to radio tycoon and magician Allan Slaight. The odd couple's friendship first...

Victorian secret. (Telling Tales).(Yorkville region of Toronto being used for TV miniseries)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Regularly posing for such American cities as Boston, New York and (most recently) Chicago, Toronto is now standing in for itself. CTV and Capri Films' miniseries Lives of the Saints--an adaptation of Nino Ricci's immigrant family trilogy,...

Urban decoder. (This City).
May 1, 2003... Dear Urban Decoder: There are a number of strange little houses across town that look abandoned and have industrial-strength steel front doors with electrical hazard signs drilled into them. My husband jokes they're KGB safe houses. What's...

Camera. (This City).(Casey House celebrates 15th-anniversary as mayoralty candidates make most of campaign opportunity)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Trannie spotting With all the liberation theology of Pride Day but nary a spark of its debauchery, quests at Casey House's 15th-anniversary gala--rainmakers, politicos, bankers and 400-odd well-mannered carousers--exuded the feel of a gay...

The list. (This City).(computer leasing scandal involving MFP and Toronto's city council considered)
May 1, 2003... What's that smell? Toronto city council consummated a deal with the Mississauga-based computer leasing company MFP in July 1999 and ended up paying over $100 million for $43 million worth of equipment. After two years of stonewalling and...

Found. (This City).(Restaurant in old Eaton's store reopens)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Age of innocence Intended as the crowning glory of Eaton's College Street store, the suite of rooms on the seventh floor--its foyer, restaurant and auditorium--set a new standard for sophistication in Toronto when it was completed in 1931. An...

This issue.
May 1, 2003... MONEY TALKS, SO THE SAYING GOES, AND OF COURSE IT'S true. Money is power. It makes things happen. But you could also say--and you'd be equally correct--that money doesn't talk. As we discovered in 1995, when we published our first salary survey...

Demolition man. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I agree with Gary Salewicz that the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower and the Royal Trust Tower are tall, dark and handsome [Icons, March]. His dismissal of the demolition of the wonderfully ornate neo-classical Bank of Toronto at King and Bay is...

Cover your tracks. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... John van Nostrand and Calvin Brook's ideas about the Gardiner are refreshing [Politics, March]. Why not make it more attractive and give people reason to shop, work or even live there? But here's another alternative: why not cover the Gardiner?...

Strictly business. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... How could you, the editor of Toronto Life, be opposed to having a downtown airport [This Issue, February]? You say that neither London nor Bonn nor Tokyo nor New York has downtown airports. Ever heard of the London City Airport, which serves...

Heart attack. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... While I congratulate Dr. West for her pioneering research into infant transplants ["Matters of the Heart," February], I worry about Mark Witten's comment that heart transplants are the "much better" route for children with severe congenital...

Oops! (Letters).(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2003... An error appeared in the Getaways and Day Trips Guide. The correct phone number for Le Traversin is 514-597-1546. In "Arrivals" [March], we incorrectly identified Uri Hazan as Gaston Saada.

Theatre. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Aida. Disney decided to ditch Verdi's sublime opera libretto and hold on to the story. The complicated plot can be boiled down to this: the eponymous heroine, a Nubian princess, is enslaved by an Egyptian soldier; captor and captive fall in...

Sentimental journey. (This Month).(brief consideration of evolution of lyricist Tim Rice's work)
May 1, 2003... Opportunity came knocking on Tim Rice's door in the late '60s, when the London record company exec received a visit from a teenager named Andrew Lloyd Webber. The ambitious young composer was looking for a lyricist; Impressed, Rice tendered his...

Classical music. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... ORCHESTRAL Sinfonia Toronto. The composers Rachmaninov, Schnittke, Borodin and Glazunov fill this concert with Russian music spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Stepan Arman is the guest violinist for the Schnittke Sonata for Violin and...

Character building. (This Month).(John Alleyne creates Tristan and Isolde specifically for the National Ballet of Canada)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... With his black-rimmed glasses, battered briefcase and elevated language, John Alleyne seems more like a university professor than the artistic director of Ballet British Columbia. But the acclaimed dancesmith's non-artsy appearance is in...

Dance. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... [??]Arte Flamenco! Artistic director Elena La Comadre's bold works embrace styles from theatrical flamenco storytelling to traditional flamenco puro. This program shows off her company's range with such works as Guajiras and Alegrias, Caminante...

The quintet. (This Month).(legendary jazz concert at Massey Hall recalled)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The feeble promotion--mostly word of mouth--was futile against the same-night championship bout between Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano. So it was only the true believers (we occupied fewer than a third of the seats) who watched as Dizzy...

Art. (This Month).
May 1, 2003... May is the month of photography. The annual Contact festival unfurls 140 photo-art exhibitions across the city. Check www.contactphoto.com for complete listings. [FREE] Bettina Hoffmann twists common social situations into new...

Nightlife. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Junior Watson once said of his music, "It's like a train running off the tracks." The former Canned Heat guitarist has brilliantly backed up many of the greats--Big Mama Thornton, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Rogers--making him a cult hero among...

Jazz and standards. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Benny Goodman Tribute. Peter Appleyard is an ideal candidate to lead a big band in tribute to Goodman. The ebullient vibraphonist toured with the King of Swing in the 1970s, and he possesses some of Goodman's own qualities: consummate...

The birth of cool. (This Month).(exhibition of Jamel Shabazz's photographs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... In 1975, Jamel Shabazz was struck with an irresistible urge to document the emerging hip hop culture. The 15-year-old grabbed his mother's Kodak Instamatic and took to the streets of Brooklyn on what would become a decade-long guest. Street...

Kids' events. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Cinderella. Canadian Opera Company divas lend their voices to a tale with a happy ending, for a change, and in the process foster appreciation for their art among a younger audience. Kids needn't sweat trying to read the surtitles: the libretto...

Diversions. (This Month).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Bell Bottom Bash. Hip socialites get down and funky at this disco party in support of brain tumour research and patient care at Princess Margaret Hospital. Last year, it raised almost $750,000. Nicholas Pinney, ex of Holt's, does the decor....

Feverish pitch. (This Month).(Beckham and the Battle With Argentina )(Movie Review)
May 1, 2003... It all started innocently enough: two teams jogged onto the field at Wembley Stadium for a game of footie. But the 1966 World Cup final between two nations that live and die for soccer ignited what is perhaps the most bitter rivalry in...

Inside track: the battle over the Union Station redevelopment pitted a Toronto restaurateur against some of the city's wealthiest citizens and their political friends. A tale of million-dollar deals, shredded documents, secret meetings and broken dreams. (Politics).
May 1, 2003... LAST SEPTEMBER, JOHN SEWELL, THE FORMER mayor and gadfly about town, hosted a meeting at the Church of the Holy Trinity, where various speakers heaped scorn on the Union Station redevelopment deal. Architect Jack Diamond was there, as was...

Out of this world: it's not just the $10-million prize. Or the fame. Or the chance to pioneer the space tourism industry. Brian Feeney has spent seven years trying to build a rocket from scratch because he can't wait to blast himself out of Earth's atmosphere. (Science).(rocket race called the X Prize aims to make commercial space travel a reality)(Interview)
May 1, 2003... ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE was a little boy called Brian who lived in Toronto. One day, he was watching TV when he saw a rocket blast off. Brian was amazed. "That's cool!" he said to his mom. "I want to do that." His mom smiled and returned to her...

The private life of Bill Graham.(Biography)
May 1, 2003... He was raised in one of Canada's richest families, but as Bill Graham transformed himself from Bay Street lawyer to international tycoon to university professor and finally to foreign affairs minister, he carried with him the knowledge that...

Two solitudes. (Icons).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A tour of Spadina House begins with a video in which the manor tells its own story, in a twee Irish accent, and ends in the gift shop with rock candy and lace doilies. But hidden beneath its creamy exterior and the interior's bric-a-brac--the...

Who gives what: at long last, Toronto is developing a millionaire class that cares about the arts. The selfless act of giving, paradoxically, begins with the selfish act of acquiring essay by Robert Fulford, profiles by Sarah Scott.
May 1, 2003... IF EVERYTHING FALLS INTO PLACE, Toronto will soon find itself living through a historic moment: the transformation of the major local showcases for high culture. The Royal Ontario Museum, having been miserably neglected for decades by both...

Eat your cart out. (Rituals).(No Frills)
May 1, 2003... I happen into a grocery store at least once a day. It's a habit due in part to an embarrassing inability to plan dinner until the hour arrives. I know where the pine nuts are kept in a dozen of the city's supermarkets, and I know the quirks of...

The $120-million bargain: when David Thomson paid a record price for a masterpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, critics were quick to question the authenticity of the painting and to suggest that he had vastly overpaid. As it turns out, The Massacre of the Innocents is unquestionably the work of the master, and the purchase will likely prove to be a shrewd investment.
May 1, 2003... "Buy Old Masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses." --Advice of art dealer Sam Fogg to client David Thomson, according to rogue Amsterdam art sleuth Michel van Rijn THE EVENING OF JULY 10, 2002, was an ordinary one on...

Slide and go seek. (Paint killer and a shoe-in).(babouche (slippers) at TNT Blu)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... In Morocco, the babouche (Arabic for "slipper") whispers through every mosaic courtyard and sunburnt souk. While men sport plain colours (yellow for everyday, white for the mosque), women's are festively beaded and brilliantly dyed. These...

Wood if you could. (Paint killer and a shoe-in).(Colin Schleeh vase at Hollace Cluny)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Tight lipped and cardboard-thin, this mahogany vase makes its banal glass relatives seem intolerably ordinary. Montreal designer Colin Schleeh champions the unadorned, coaxing shapely Japanese-style forms from seemingly unyielding materials,...

On the chrome front. (Paint killer and a shoe-in).(new laptop-sized Bose audio equipment)(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Dr. Amar Bose, a former MIT prof and design engineer, has devised a petite alternative to the boxy machismo of the classic audio system. The audiophile's answer to the Mini Cooper, the svelte Lifestyle 35 from Bose favours soft curves and a...

The bright side. (Paint killer and a shoe-in).(description of fashion designer Anne Hung's boutique)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ebullient local fashion designer Anne Hung's two-storey boutique--squeezed into Queen West West's killer retail conga line--is a candyland for the colour junkie. Fit for the flip-flop-sporting flaneuse, Hung's palette takes its cue from the...

Shady situation. (Paint killer and a shoe-in).(where to buy Sennelier's pastel paints in Toronto)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The best companion to a sunny day in the park, Sennelier's pastels--soft, clay-free and handmade of pure pigment--feature 520 luminous shades yummy enough to morph the fustiest banker into a plein-air artiste. Their origins stretch back to...

Carte blanche: from the street, Scot Laughton's Parkdale house looks fairly typical. But the award-winning furniture designer has transformed the interior into a cool slice of minimalism. (Design).
May 1, 2003... SUDDENLY, SCOT LAUGHTON IS EVERYWHERE. The 40-year-old with matinee idol looks and irresistibly modest manners was named designer of the year at the 2003 Interior Design Show in Toronto. His pared-down but lyrical furniture--the Jim stool...

Northwest passage: tantalizing rumours of exceptional Italian cooking beyond the city limits suggested it was high time to hop in the car and head out on Highway 7. But in the end, was it worth the drive to Woodbridge? (Food).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... BULLDOZERS ROAR IN THE RAIN, LURCHING over the mud, cranes rearing up, diggers gouging, a line of cement trucks panting impatiently on the road; together, they seem like a single enormous machine, sucking in landscape at one end, excreting...

Calendar. (Toronto Life).(Advertisement)
May 1, 2003... Get the inside scoop on this month hottest events and promotions from the following advertisers: GOOD FOOD FESTIVAL & MARKET Yum! Come sample it all at the 11th Annual Good Food Festival & Market. Five non-stop cooking stages, hundreds...

Tasting notes. (Drink).
May 1, 2003... Tiny bubbles For those of us with a taste for champagne but not the budget, other countries offer bubblies made in the traditional bottle-fermented method, at a fraction of the price. Spain exports more of the fermented fizz than France, but...

Canoe. (A La Mode).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... **** On a clear night, the view from the 54th floor may encompass distant Niagara. Inside, all is suave and airy, and an engaged, attentive staff keeps energy levels high. The shape of the menu has been established for a while: a page of...

Centro. (A La Mode).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 While the grandeur of the room turns dinner into an occasion, savvy, friendly servers prevent any sense of stiffness, and live music from the downstairs bar gives the midtown veteran a youthful pulse. Garlic hummus dip is made for...

Decades from now, the last night of February may be a sacred date for everyone in Toronto who cares about what they eat. (Tidbits).(Toronto Slow Food convivium)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Decades from now, the last night of February may be a sacred date for everyone in Toronto who cares about what they eat, for that was the night when the Toronto Slow Food convivium was inaugurated at JK ROM, amid speeches, good food and wine....

"It was like the prophet coming down from the mountain to meet his flock. (Tidbits).(French chef Paul Bocuse enjoys several fine Toronto restaurants)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... "It was like the prophet coming down from the mountain to meet his flock," muses John Higgins, thinking back to the February visit of iconic French chef Paul Bocuse. As roving ambassador for the Cuisinart kitchenware company, the great man was...

The Bocuse extravaganza was just one of the projects recently devised by Higgins. (Tidbits).(George Brown College creates Canadian Institute for Advanced Culinary Arts under direction of chef John Higgins)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Bocuse extravaganza was just one of the projects recently devised by Higgins. With Charles Grieco, president of the Ontario Hostelry Institute, and John Walker, dean of George Brown's faculty of hospitality and tourism, he has created the...

This year's Ontario Hostelry Institute gold awards were handed out on April 15. (Tidbits).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This year's Ontario Hostelry Institute gold awards were handed out on April 15. Among others, John Maxwell of Allen's won as best independent restaurateur and Henry Wu as best hotelier; Avalon's Chris McDonald was chef of the year; and Alison...

Nigel Didcock, executive chef at Sutton Place since 1993. (Tidbits).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nigel Didcock, executive chef at Sutton Place since 1993, has sought out new pastures, taking over the kitchens at the Granite Club. David "Sam" Mathison, recently executive sous-chef at the Four Seasons Yorkville, has moved to Sutton Place....

Mistura. (A La Mode).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... *** The opulent decor adds to the fun of an evening at this popular spot. Handsome wooden booths lend a spurious privacy in certain sections; angular sculptures of metal and frosted glass double as candle holders. Smooth servers are swift...

Studio Cafe. (American).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 This snazzy spot appeals to Four Seasons guests and Yorkville shoppers alike. Diners passing through the towering glass doors find a long rectangular room divided into pleasant alcoves by white display cases housing brilliant glass...

Shopping with chefs. (Restaurants).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... Manuel Vilela of Chiado, 864 College St., 416-538-1910 Manuel Vilela's childhood memories could serve as the first chapter of a Cervantes epic-one of lonely, dust-veiled journeys and dream-lit quests. Raised on a farm in northern Portugal,...

Epicure Cafe. (Bistro).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** Familiarity breeds comfort in this slightly worn-at-the-edges neighbourhood eatery; faithful regulars, drawn by the easy ambience, choose it over more stylish spots nearby. The menu is stuck in the early '80s, hence lots of Cajun and...

Rosedale Diner. (Bistro).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 Space is at a premium in this kitschy, ever popular neighbourhood spot. While the front window booth offers a view of the infamous Summerhill clock tower, it can be a little drafty on cool nights. When the temperature drops, it may...

Cha Liu. (Chinese).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] ** 1/2 With "little plates" colonizing the menus of so many restaurants, why shouldn't the Chinese get in on the act? Uptown and upstairs, Cha Liu serves dim sum noon and night to the Yonge-Eglinton crowd. Halogen lighting,...

Chow mein. (Restaurants).
May 1, 2003... The great-grandmother of Asian fried noodle dishes, chow mein is often considered an American invention but most likely evolved from a Mandarin Chinese recipe introduced to 1850s San Francisco by immigrant railroad workers. Whatever its...

Bouchon. (French).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] *** Sound travels in this tight basement spot, where tiny tables and intimate seating make for close quarters, ensuring conversations will be overheard. Cheaply hung light fixtures are mildly disconcerting, while quaint rose...

Celestin. (French).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] *** 1/2 In a heart-stopping decor that somehow manages to integrate minimalism with a benevolent warmth (the relaxed, engaging staff certainly helps), chef Pascal Ribreau (ex-Provence) has created an important new gastronomic...

Pan. (Greek).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 A warm welcome awaits on even the coldest nights; funnel-shaped chandeliers and a host of candelabra cast romantic light against bold and bright oil paintings. The single-page wine list focuses on value (barely approaching the $50...

The New Raj Nagar. (Indian).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 At dinnertime, an empty buffet sits gleaming in a corner, like the hull of a ship yet to be launched. It rolls into action at the lunch hour, when lines of office types from the towers at Yonge and Bloor descend for their daily...

Courtyard Cafe. (International).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... *** Positively Brobdingnagian in scale, everything from the massive ring-shaped chandeliers to the lamppost-sized wall sconces is oversized and awesome. The wine list is plus-sized, too, favouring France's classic regions; prices start at...

Le Continental. (International).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 This used to be one of the city's holdouts, with a deliberately anachronistic menu (circa 1970 even in the early '90s) and setting. What a change. The new dining room is smart and unfussy; wraparound windows look out over a treed...

Sushi Kaji. (Japanese).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... **** Wooden lattices partition the small, flatteringly lit space and screen the entrances to two private rooms; some might choose such semi-seclusion, but most are here for the action at Mitsuhiro Kaji's eight-seat sushi bar. The omakase...

Chiado. (Latin).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... **** Alongside the restaurant, owner Albino Silva's new tapas bar has a modern look, as does the wine cellar beneath it (a fine den for private dinners), both spaces part of an expansion that has given chef Manuel Vilela twice the kitchen...

La Pecherie. (Seafood).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 You can't call it a room--it's more a split-level basement with too many corners, and with half its ceiling gouged out so you can gawp at the bottom halves of other customers descending the stairs. Prints and sculptures of...

Hy's. (Steak).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** Pry open the colossal front door, and behold a room that appears to stretch to the horizon, the distant ceiling sparkling with its own chandeliered firmament. Off to the right, Bay Street bigwigs gad about in tailored suits and loosened...

36 on Wellington. (Steak).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 Large front windows surround the two most private tables in this dark, Gothically styled room. Walnut chairs of classical design join richly coloured brocade banquettes in flanking wrought .iron tables set with white linen and...

The Church. (Out Of Town).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... *** Stratford's veteran makes the most of its location: a spacious Victorian church complete with stained glass Gothic windows set into apricot-coloured walls, and wine bins clambering up toward the organ pipes. Formally accoutred tables...

La Cantina. (Out Of Town).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] ** 1/2 A Steeltown fixture for many years, La C. offers two choices for dining. As one enters, Vicolo 54--an intimate, candlelit dining room--is to the left. To the right is La Spiga, in which an attractive, winding bar leads...

Wellington Court. (Out Of Town).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ** 1/2 Sitting pretty, steps from the main thoroughfare, the brick dwelling houses a trio of candlelit rooms with comfortably spaced tables and many mirrors; quiet jazz standards soothe, as does exemplary work on the part of a solitary...

Uptown Posticino. ($25 Gourmet).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] Like an Italian grandmother, the owners want to make sure you're stuffed--with complimentary bruschetta and bread on arrival, later with generously apportioned entrees (they do draw the line at second helpings of pasta). Quantities...

Spadina Garden. ($25 Gourmet).(Restaurant Review)
May 1, 2003... [NEW] From General Tso prawns ($11.95) to crispy duck ($12.95), this Dundas eatery offers all the popular Szechuan mainstays--but with an Indian accent. The owners--Hakka Chinese from Calcutta--speak fluent Hindi, which makes this...

Winter from hell: November 2002-April 2003. (The End).(Toronto weather)
May 1, 2003... It's spring--a dirty old Toronto spring, to be sure, but, even so, a time to forgive and forget what went on here over the past six months. This year, however, I'm not sure I can do it. The truth is, what has always been a troubled...

Course work. (2003 Toronto Life Golf Guide).(describes what is in the golf guide and how golf courses are rated)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... There are two seasons in Toronto: winter and golf. To make the most of the latter, we've assembled everything you need to book a perfect round, including course stats, previews of layouts, reservation policies and, most important, star ratings....

Scarlett Woods Golf Course. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... * 1/2 (1) 18 holes, 3,749 yards, par 62 Metro Parks hired Howard Watson--the same architect who laid out the Don Valley Golf Course (see page 12)--to design Scarlett Woods back in the 19703. At the southwest corner of Jane Street and...

Lakeview Golf Course. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... *** (2) 18 holes, 6,309 yards, par 71 For golf traditionalists, Lakeview is hallowed ground: it hosted the Canadian Open in 1923 and 1934, and at 105 years, it's one of the oldest clubs in the city. Today the course is owned and operated by...

Royal Woodbine Golf Club. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... **** (3) 18 holes, 6,446 yards, par 71 On this immaculately maintained layout, which hugs the Mimico Creek valley, you'll find a stiff exercise in course management: the tactician will get the better of the long-baller every time. Course...

Humber Valley Golf Course. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... *** (4) 18 holes, 5,446 yards, par 70 Among the oldest of Toronto's public courses, Humber Valley opened for play in 1958, the city acquiring it from Summerlea Golf Club. A $1.25-million overhaul in 1992 saw new tees built, fairways...

Don Valley Golf Course. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... *** (5) 18 holes, 6,109 yards, par 71 The finest of the city's courses, Don Valley is also one of the most accessible. It's just a five-minute walk from York Mills station, one light south of the 401. Designed by Howard Watson, a protege...

Flemingdon Park Golf Club. (Central).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ** (6) 9 holes, 2,600 yards, par 35 Most holes on this course--laid out around the Don River, just a minute's drive south of Eglinton Avenue East--ask for nothing more than straight-ahead golf: tee the ball and lash it as far as you can. On...