Loblaws fights Longo’s with decadent cookies

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In supermarket war, anything goes. With the new Longo’s store all the rage in the media, the Loblaws at 321 Moore Ave has been giving away free bags of the President’s Choice Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies on transactions over $50. Just to be clear, this promotion was going on a couple of days ago and may be over now. Longo’s has done a laudable and smart thing getting placed in the Leaside Village Centre at 85 Laird Drive (at Esandar Drive). Nonetheless, Loblaws continues to be sitting pretty for location at the Moore and Bayview store. Time will tell how competition changes things. No doubt Sobey’s in the SmartCentre is cooking up something. The largest question mark, in some peoples minds, hangs over the Loblaws Super Centre store on Redway Drive.  

Thanks to readers for correction on Rockport

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Many thanks to a number of readers who corrected us with regard to the location of Rockport Group’s Wicksteed Business Park. Among others, Realtor Patrick Rocca has pointed out that the development  is in the industrial park east of Home Depot. Faithful correspondent Rudy L notes this site is at Wicksteed Ave and Leslie Street at the location of the 2007 fire at a cold storage plant. To everyone our thanks for getting the Bulldog oriented. Sorry about the mistake. The information about the  Rockport Group which is contained in the  Daily Commercial News is accurate. 

Do you recognize this cyclist leaving the Summerhill scene?

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thief-5Video obtained from an office building CCTV on Yonge near Summerhill provides a look at two suspects in the theft of a black Marin Inverness bicycle belonging to Simon Bradley. Left, the man (head apparently shaved) pulls up on a red bicycle and leans it against a column. He disappears to the left but re-appears moments later (picture second left) taking a good look at the bicycles locked up in the stands. He vanishes to the right and a few moments later returns with a female associate. Right, he rides off on a black Marin Inverness bike and his associate rides off on his bike.

Vietnam airline fined for sarong beauty pageant

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HO CHI MINH CITY — State-owned newspaper Tuoi Tre reported that VietJetAir was fined just over 20 million dong (£611) following the incident, which was captured by passengers using mobile phones and subsequently uploaded to YouTube. Five women, each of whom were contestants in a recent Vietnamese beauty contest, performed a three-minute dance in the aisle, according to the report. The stunt, which took place last week, was organised by the airline to celebrate its maiden flight between Ho Chi Minh City and the popular beach town of Nha Trang. Nguyen Trong Thang, chief inspector of the country’s civil aviation body, said the airline “had violated the local aviation regulations by organising unapproved show on a plane”. He added that mobile phones used during the show were in flight mode, so did not present a threat to safety —  Telegraph, London

Leaside town hall for sale for $4,430,000

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As many in the neighborhood will have noticed, the former Town of Leaside building at 235 McRae Drive (at Randolph Rd) is up for sale. It’s designated a commercial condo and does not include the attached fire department, Hall 321. The listed price for this attractive building is $4,430,000 and the seller, 235 McRae Developments, says the property, which has heritage status, may be suitable for “potential residential medium density development”. Done right, it would be an interesting play for this part of Leaside. A historical note, the front door of the building is flanked by the original Town of Leaside (1913-1967) coat of arms which translates from the Latin (Itineris Stabilits Sanitas) to something like A Journey of Stability and Wisdom.  Scholars will correct us no doubt.