A New Year’s week break-in on Sunnydene Crescent off Bayvew Ave. just south of Blythwood Rd. offers evidence again of the importance of solid outside doors and secure locks. A door was forced at this address between 1 p.m. January 1, 2014 and 8 p.m. on January 4, 2014. An amount of jewellery was stolen.
Olivia Chow denies PM offered job as Ontario LG
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Reporter Steve Paikin says he put it to Olivia Chow directly. Had the Prime Minister offered to make her the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario? Her answer made Paikin write in his blog that the prospect of such an appointment was alive. All Ms. Chow did, by way of response, was to laugh and change the subject. But now that the idea is down in black and white, the NDP MP from Toronto is denying it. “It seems the rumor mill is in full force this morning. Let me be crystal clear, the reports of an LG [lieutenant-governor] offer are completely false,” Chow tweeted. Such a move by Mr. Harper, if accepted by Ms.Chow, would be seen as a kind of reprieve for those who think she is almost a certainty to be elected mayor of Toronto in the present municipal context
PM jokes about protest
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Harper was targeted by protesters who say that “hundreds of millions of people” are dying because of climate change around the world. The apparent connection with this concern is the government’s determination to build pipelines and sell Canadian oil abroad. Harper noted the presence of demonstrators on the stage within inches of him by saying after they were taken out that “It wouldn’t be B.C. without it.” The protesters had merely walked into the Vancouver venue and were not questioned by security. Harper repeated his view that the Keystone pipeline will be built some day and said President Obama had “punted” the decision.
Sharon, Lois and Bram honour “certain to pass”
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As readers of the The South Bayview Bulldog will recall, Josh Matlow (Ward 22) is the force behind a move to honour the popular children’s musical trio Sharon, Lois and Bram, Mr Matlow proposed re-naming the playground in June Rowland Park to this end. Previous post. That effort will come to fruition January 15, 2013, at the regular meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council where the motion will be be put to a vote. It seems certain to pass. There was a curious detour to reach this happy destination because Toronto policy prevented city facilities from being named after living persons. All three of the memorable trio — Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstien and Bram Morrison — are still alive. An amendment to the policy was recently enacted to permit the naming. Sharon, Lois and Bram were a wholesome part of the childhood of millions of Canadian kids during the 1980s and 90s through their CBC program The Elephant Show, which also appeared Nickelodeon in the U.S.
House prices and sales keep climbing in Toronto
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Who ever thought we would hoard road salt?
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Take it easy friends and remember that you have faced worse than this. For those hunting bags of road salt, Canadian Tire has been promising some early in the week. We suspect that Christmas ice storm caused some people to grab bags by the dozen. Who knew we would ever hoard hoard salt? Can the Premier arrange free salt centres? Just joshing. The City at least has lots. The linked page should update through the night and morning hours CP24
More buses assigned to 11 Bayview route
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The 11 Bayview bus route is one of 32 TTC routes that will be given more buses because of crowding. The changes were made beginning today (Sunday, December 5, 2013) to routes that include the 504 King (streetcar) and the 41 Keele. Four bus routes will be changed to accommodate LRT construction on Eglinton and increase service reliability, the TTC said in a release. The 72 Pape bus will be split into two routes. The 72 will run from Pape Station to Commissioners and Cherry streets then connect with a new route, the resurrected 172 Cherry Street, which will operate from St Andrew and King stations. The 97 Yonge will split into north and south sections. The northern section will run between Steeles Avenue and Lawrence Station. The southern section will run from York Mills Station to Davisville Station, with peak period service to Queens Quay
