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World Literacy of Canada (non profit
organization promoting literacy
worldwide) – Studio 236
volume 6
number 4
That was some party! On Wednesday June 9, 1999, over
three hundred guests crowded into the new courtyard,
daycare and café to celebrate the opening of Studio 123
and the centenary of 401 Richmond Street West
West. The
halls were packed with people excitedly bidding on items at the Silent
Auction, a fundraiser for Studio 123 bringing close to $15,000 for the new
childcare facility. Television celebrities Melissa DiMarco (Riverdale) and Peter
Stebbings (Traders) hosted the magical event, and renowned singer/stage actor
Michael Burgess dropped by to support the cause. The weather was perfect; the
food, catered by Loftus
Lloyd Café
Café, delicious; and
the music, courtesy of
Donald Quan (Studio B106)
and friends, superb. Artist
Jenny Soden supervised
young and old in the
creation of a colourful
Wishing Tree. Special
thanks to Erin MacKeen
MacKeen,
Sherri Jordan and countless
volunteers who made it a
truly memorable evening.
Catherine Lash Photography
T E N A N T
P r o f i l e
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L t d .
Thousands Raised for
Children’s Centre
in side
Studio
Steve
Hilditch o f
R i c h m o n d
More photos on Page 6
Invitation to all tenants to
drop by our studio on World
Literacy Day - September 8th!
Ellie Rubin (author) – Studio 261
Heather Dubbeldam (photographer)
& Lexi Kolt-Wagner (architect) –
Studio 258
Kaivalya Yoga (hatha & ashtanga
vinyasa yoga/meditation classes)
– Studio 389
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Rose
Couchie
A delicious
aroma and
tranquil
atmosphere
pervades
Loftus Lloyd
Café these
days.
It comes
courtesy of
new
manager,
Rose Couchie - an oasis of calm
and chef extraordinaire. Rose credits her mother for having
influenced her career. “She was easygoing and never got
ruffled. She was also a great cook.” The youngest of seven
children born to Ojibway/British parents, Rose remembers
helping her mother in the kitchen from an early age.
volunteered
at Trinity
Bellwoods
Home Hospice
assisting patients challenged by AIDS.
The offer to run Loftus Lloyd came at just the right time. “I
was looking for a change,” she explains. “Right away I felt
great energy from the building. So positive and creative. I
knew this was where I wanted to be.” Rose particularly likes
that the café is also a little art gallery, a place where people
can relax and soak up some culture.
The menu at the café, now bustling with business, is also
terrific. Rose has introduced a popular $6 soup & salad
special, delicious salads like cucumber/dill, black bean/
mango, teriyaki/tofu, and a highly-addictive toffee pecan
brownie that causes “customers to go into withdrawal when
it’s not available.”
It’s a comfort to know that someone with a penchant for food
By 17 she was an apprentice at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s
is running the show. “I love the art of cooking, the pleasure of
renowned Oban Inn where she picked up basic cooking skills. watching people enjoy their meal, and, of course, I like eating
In 1993 she moved to Toronto to work at the Bedford
myself. It’s pretty high on the scale.”
Ballroom. Soon Rose was helping owner Richard Perrot
expand his business to Ballroom on the Danforth and the chic
Ideas? Suggestions? A favourite food?
Bedford Academy - trouble-shooting at all three locations.
Rose would love to hear from you.
Café Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:50 pm.
The five year stint gave her invaluable experience in opening a
Open Saturdays beginning September 1999. Fully licensed.
kitchen, menu development and party planning.
On a personal note, Rose made the decision in 1994 to return
to school while working full-time. She attended George Brown
College, specializing in health & palliative care. “Someone
very close to me died of cancer, and I wanted to be help
others die with dignity and respect. Unfortunately hospitals
are not in touch with the emotional side of care.” Rose
Catering available. Call: 416-596-7100.
Rent the Courtyard!
If you are having a special occasion,
why not hold it in the stunning new courtyard
– green, quiet and filled with atmosphere.
Contact Rose at 416-596-7100.
What’s on at the café
Casey McGlynn
#s to pattern 1998
mixed media/canvas 60”x60”
Want to catch a glimpse of some young smart art? Drop by Loftus Lloyd Café
during August to experience Casey McGlynn
McGlynn’s “impulsive, expressive drawing
and painting”. According to McGlynn, his the artwork is deeply personal,
“[a]esthetically, I am drawn to the types of marks made with the intention of
expressing an emotion, moods, events, time, people and places. Creating is a
form of therapy for me and I need it to function”. There’s a prehistoric quality to
McGlynn’s work, like primitive ruminations or ancient scrawls of words, numbers
and figures on canvas. “The paintings become an emotional record, diary or
history,” he explains. “I often find that when I look over a piece from the past it
makes more sense than at the time of creation, i.e., the random scribbles of
words and the juxtaposition of characters reflect what was happening in my life
at the time, but I was too close to be able to interpret them.” McGlynn attended
the Ontario College of Art & Design, graduating in 1997. An award-winning artist
with several group and solo shows to his credit by age 29, he is currently
represented by Bau-XI Gallery.
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Studio 139
If you’re looking for an architect with a social conscience,
you’ve found one in Steve Hilditch
Hilditch. A member of the Ontario
Association of Architects and graduate of University of Toronto
(1979), he is soft-spoken, kind, trustworthy and
knowledgeable. He’s also head of Hilditch Architect
Architect, a
Toronto-based firm founded in 1985, carrying an impressive
list of socially-relevant projects: low-cost housing, community/
recreation
facilities and
health/drop-in
centres.
restructure the entire facility and change the way
programming is delivered. A long-term solution was sought,
one that would assist residents in reentering society rather
than have a building function merely as a human warehouse.
The firm consulted with 600 residents and 180 staff in the
design development of the full-service facility, expected to be
complete by Fall 2000.
Another inspiring prototype,
one for congregate living, is
30 St. Lawrence Street
Street.
Initiated in 1989, this
It wasn’t always
redevelopment, along with
this way. Before
300 other social housing
establishing his
projects, was shelved when
own practice,
Mike Harris’ conservative
Hilditch worked
government took over.
for the wealthy
Through the admirable
set, renovating
efforts of Hilditch’s firm
tony homes for
working together with Dixon
the likes of Galen
Neighbourhood Homes (an
Weston and the
affiliate of Dixon Hall, an
Left to right: Steve Hilditch, Maurice Mok, Jennifer
Eaton family. But
inner city social agency),
Hilditch, Wayne Rosberg, Charles Rosenberg
times change and
30 St. Lawrence St. was
his company, comprised of Charles Rosenberg (also U of T
eventually resurrected. The City of Toronto stepped forward to
’79), Jennifer Hilditch (his sister), Wayne Rosberg and
provide a capital grant and the land for a nominal fee. United
Maurice Mok, has accrued an eclectic portfolio of long-term
Way has also helped by donating $150,000 towards cost of
corporate, institutional, commercial and residential clients in
the building.
addition to many non-profit agencies. “We always try to keep
In a neighbourhood originally named
a diversity of work – it’s one of our strengths.”
Manstown for its profusion of male
labourers during the Depression,
the $1.5 million 30 St.
Lawrence St. project is
now receiving
considerable media
30 St. Lawrence Street facade
attention. CBC Evening
News
aired a special
It’s the social projects, however, which bring the most
on
Toronto’s
housing
meaning. “Our heart is in non-profit work,” admits Steve.
crisis,
citing
the
facility
“More than a corporate client or developer, a non-profit
as
one
of
the
few
requires support through the process and has a greater sense
current efforts to
of appreciation for what we do.” For Hilditch, collaborating
Jarvis Historic Houses (1993)
every step of the way with the project’s stakeholders (staff and address the problem.
permanent housing for former
When
complete,
the
end-users) is key.
Seaton House residents
homes will shelter 40 men
renovated by Hilditch.
Hilditch credits his alma mater for influencing his sociallyand women in ten attractive
sensitive outlook. “During the early 70’s, the prevailing
townhouses (accommodation for four each). Residents can
architectural philosophy at U of T was humanist. I’ve tried to
assert independence and maintain privacy by having their
hold onto that ideal,” he says. From his perspective,
own room, but will also receive social support through shared
architecture can be an agent of social change. “In some way living/dining room and kitchen facilities as well as staff
we can contribute to and influence society by what we do.”
assistance.
A fine example of a collaborative venture is Seaton House
House,
One of Hilditch’s most rewarding assignments (which answers
Canada’s largest men’s hostel. Here the challenge was to
CBC’s question as to why they
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We
You...
Saw
Much to our delight,
we discovered that
Cinecycle
Cinecycle, a 401
tenant situated at
the Coach House
to the rear of the
building, is listed
on the City of
Toronto map.
Now there’s large-scale marketing.
Pretty terrific. Kilim Crafts
(Studio 130) secured almost a
full page article in The Toronto
Star (May 30, 1999) in
connection with Himalaya!
Rugs and Robes From Tibet
and Bhutan on exhibit at
Toronto’s Museum for Textiles
until October 14, 1999. Oliga
and Vatché are touted as
experts on kilims (flat woven
rugs).
Oliga & Vatché Kouyoumjian
We heard you!
Erika Ritter of
CBC Radio’s
Here & Now
(99.1 FM)
interviewed
Building
Manager and
resident
gardener Mike
Moody on the
value of rooftop
gardens recently.
“It’s for people’s
Mike Moody & pal Ernie
mental health
really,” Mike said. He’s been cultivating flowers
and bushes for three summers, and this year
added vegetables to the repertoire. Bravo Mike!
Once again 401 Richmond is
participating in the Canadian
Art Foundation’s annual Gallery
Hop on Saturday, September
25, 1999 (11 am – 6 pm).
Information kiosks for the
event will be situated across
Toronto, including one at the
front of our building! “Meet
some of Canada’ most
renowned artists, curators
and dealers at more than 50
galleries. You might even
find a piece of art you can’t
live without!”
Call the Hop
Hotline 416-3688854 ext 389.
Wow. New tenant Ellie Rubin (Studio 261) recently topped
The Globe & Mail’s
bestseller list with her
publication, Bulldog:
Spirit of the New
Entrepreneur. The
book, “a blend of one
woman’s story, her
hard-won
insights
and
entrepreneurial
wisdom,” is
available at
bookstores
throughout
Toronto.
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V tape
(Studio 452)
scored big with a
three page interview
in the Independent, a
New York-based film &
video magazine (July 1999).
We
Cuppa Coffee Animation
(Studio 104) has a full line up
for the fall. Clever Trevor, a
series for the Cartoon Network, Crashbox, a series for
HBO, a seven minute pilot for
Nickleodeon and, whew, a
Christmas special for CBS.
You...
Saw
Gwendolyne Hats (Studio 433) and artist
Marian Wihak (Studio 278) participated in
the 38th annual Toronto Outdoor Art
Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square in
July. Thanks to the efforts of organizer
Jennifer Rudder (Studio 264), the annual
artfair was the best yet. Gwendolyne
Hats also helped outfit the cast of CTV’s
Traders on the season finale in May. You
can catch their amazing millinery at
the Cabbagetown Art & Crafts
Sale on Sept 11th & 12th at
Riverdale Park West.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Congratulations
to printmaker Jeannie Thib (Studio 362). The National
Gallery of Canada in Ottawa purchased three works of her
works from the Manual series. These are paired paper gloves which are
screen-printed with images and text, then cut, stitched and turned as cloth
garments would be. Manual references artifact, body and book, with the printed
palms and oiled kozo paper suggesting parchment membrane and page. Manual
was also chosen for the Great Canadian Print Competition ($3000 Purchase
Prize Award) sponsored by Ernst & Young and the Canadian Art Foundation.
Jeannie is part of The Hand, an international multi-media exhibit on view
June 26th – September 6th at Harbourfront’s Power Plant
Contemporary Art Gallery.
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Hilditch Architect continued from Page 3
take on such “thankless jobs”) was Women in Transition Shelter - Reclaiming Dignity Project
Project. The firm was first approached to
renovate an existing facility, however, the site “was beneath dignity, not fit for human habitation.” By arranging to provide
significant renovations to a nearby vacant City property, Hilditch Architect helped negotiate a 10 year rent-free lease in return
for complete refurbishment of the building. All supplies and materials were donated, and, once funding from Employment &
Immigration Canada was secured, students from George Brown Community
College (Women in Trades & Technology) handled most of the renovations.
“If you have a really good idea the rest will
flow,” says Charles Rosenberg, who led the
project.
What’s ahead for this thriving firm? A lot of
work it seems. Hilditch’s expertise with nonprofit and profit-making clients makes them
indispensable to both sides. “The political and
economic climate of the past 15 years required
us to collaborate with a cross-section of
clients,” says Steve. “Much of our time was
Other Hilditch projects include Aurora
spent creating bridges and acting as a goCommunity Centre and ...
between for public and private sectors. We
have even linked non profits to each other and helped them share resources and knowledge.”
Despite claims by those who see the future as rife with competition, Steve remains optimistic:
“There are opportunities in the face of all the adversity, and we’ll be there to help our clients
through it as best we can.”
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Perfect Party Pics
DiMarco and
Hosts Melissa
s
Peter Stebbing
Volunteers Linda Ballantine, Sherri
Jordan, Scott Findlay of The Talent
Group (Studio 401), Mark Marcon
Ron Korb’s fa
bulous flute
h Miller
mihiro, Elizabet
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and Anita Bacic
Akash
Ondaatje
and friend
Carolyn
Jack
Janice Walker of Canuck
Creations (Studio 111)
with son Malcolm
Dorothy McKinnon of
The Founders’ Network
(Studio 281) bids on prize
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Music & song from Rick Lazar, Leah
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Salomaa and Donald Quan (Studio B106)
Thanks to Catherine Lash (former tenant) for donating photography services.
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