Hailey Conroy entered Grade Six at D.A. Morrison Middle School on Gledhill Ave. Tuesday. This simple act carried out by hundreds of thousands of kids across Ontario represented a signal achievement for Hailey. She has finished nine months of intensive chemotherapy in her battle with leukemia and is now in a maintenance phase. The story of this courageous East York girl they call Haileybird is told today by Gary Webb-Proctor, editor of the East York Chronicle. To the right, TDSB Ward 13 Trustee Gerry Gershon has told The South Bayview Bulldog that she will retire from that post at the end of her present term. Gerri’s husband recently passed away and she wants “to put things in order and review my life. I loved being a trustee but it’s now time to seek another path.” Back on the left, house proud landscaping is underway at 111 Airdrie Rd. Interesting plants. Below, mark October 13 for the Holland Bloorview Leaside Block Party in Trace Manes Park. To the right, September 27 is the start of a series of seminars for local seniors who want to stay abreast of services for them. Then at the bottom, McKesson Corp., the new US owners of Rexall Pharma Plus (2016) have decided to simplify the name of their stores. Here we see the work being done at Sunnybrook Plaza and at 325 Moore Ave. plaza. The new name is simply Rexall Drugstore.
