Heartfelt concerns about their homes and living conditions were expressed at a meeting September 24, 2012 by residents of Krawchuk Lane. As reported in the Town Crier residents declared the seven storey condominium proposal an abomination and a “cruise ship in Leaside.” “Please be mindful this building would be dreadful in front of our homes,” Brenda Berge, a resident of Krawchuk Lane told the meeting as reported by the Town Crier. “The current plans would have my house facing a 15-foot wall and the garbage.” Story.
308 Rose Park a rare Moore Park listing
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Residents of north Moore Park will find the listing of 308 Rose Park Drive of interest. The asking price of this 1920s architect-designed home is $2,495,000. It sits in the quietest part of this street between Welland Street and Hudson Drive. There aren’t too many homes for sale in Moore Park and stakeholders are normally keen to see what’s being offered. It’s a Bosley listing. Not mentioned in the listing are the rare, newly repaired 1920s freestanding streetlamps which appear on possibly three or four streets in Toronto.
We get two frozen yogurt grand openings
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Hard on the heels of the Grand Opening of Yeh! Frozen Yogurt at 1617 South Bayview last Thursday (September 27, 2012) comes the Grand Opening of Yogurty’s Frozen Yogurt in the Sunnybrook Plaza this very day even though they have been open since January 13, 2012. This afternoon between 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. there will be complementary yogurt, a DJ and other entertainment. Looks like we have duelling frozen yogurt events.
Battle of Eglinton — TTC regains control of LRT
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The proclaimed takeover of the yet to be built LRT lines by the Ontario planning agency known as Metrolinx has lasted barely a week. Today at TTC headquarters Ontario Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli and TTC chairman Karen Stintz met to announce the reversal of the Metrolinx decision. TTC officials expressed outrage when it was announced that a private company would be hired to run the four light rail transit (LRT) lines. But under the plan unveiled today the TTC will operate all the lines and Metrolinx will find someone else to maintain them. So your Eginton LRT — love it or fear it — will be a TTC system just like the rest of the transit services in Toronto. It would be rich to know what kind of ambition, revenge or just plain pig-headed pride was driving all this. There is plenty of these qualities on both sides. Did the Premier have to make the decision to reverse Metrolinx in its tracks? We may never know.
Manor Road United Fair October 27, 2012
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Manor Road United Church’s Fall Fair will take place Saturday Oct.27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Susan J. kindly write to say that this year the Fair will feature a used clothing boutique
Transgendered kids can use any school washroom
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Kids have the right to use any school washroom they wish — as long as the choice corresponds with their view of whether they’re a boy or a girl, according to the Toronto District School Board. The board released guidelines Wednesday for transgendered kids which address the issue of whether students should use washrooms designated for boys or girls. Toronto Sun
Plastic bag ban goes ahead despite oppposition
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Motion to re-open debate defeated 27 to 18. CBC.ca
Clarke Pulford Field to be dedicated at NSS
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Northern Secondary School principal Ron Felsen will officiate at a ceremony on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 11 am to mark the completion of Clarke Pulford Field. The school’s sports field has been re-made to include a turf surface and a professional running track in a $500,000 project. It is named after long-time coach and math teacher Clarke Pulford who served almost his entire career at Northern before retiring. The re-dedication ceremony will recognize the many people and organizations which made the new field possible. The ceremony will be followed by the traditional homecoming regular season NSS Jr/Sr Football games. Coach Pulford and his wife Joan will be present.
Council returns fifth lane for cars to Jarvis Street
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City Council is back at work. This summary describes the return of the fifth lane for cars on Jarivs Street, approval of the sale of a company called Enwave for a nice $168 million return and a decision to review the hastily-decided ban on plastics bags. CBC.ca
Bulldog is on Canadian Tire re-opening watch
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Last week’s fire at the Canadian Tire Store in the RioCan Leaside Centre has left the normally busy store in a sad state. But the company is sparing no expense to get the location open again. The burned out Garden Centre has been removed and inventory that was damaged has been replaced. Today crews were busy using high-power hoses to clean the sidewalk outside the store’s front door. What does this mean? There are a lot of opinions. A well-placed security guard on the scene said he felt sure the company was trying to get open within days. Another person, a clerk in the store, said that it might be November. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later.
K-Pop Gangnam Style sweeps in from Korea
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We will have to see whether the hot new campus song/dance Gangnam Style catches on at the Ballroom on Bayview, but it is absolutely sweeping the world. It is a bona fide “K-Pop” you know. You mean you didn’t hear that the Korean rapper named PSY has created this spoofish song and dance? And then sent it like a viral rocket around the world? Well he has. Gangnam appears to refer to one of Seoul’s most exclusive neighborhoods. PSY says he didn’t want to offend the folks there but many are miffed about all the hoo-haw. Now on college campuses around the world, Gangnam Style is what’s happening. As the Washington Post observed, Call Me Maybe is so last semester.Washington Post Telegraph U-K
Extreme makeover: Toronto’s density challenge
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Globe and Mail article reviewing the skyscraper mania sweeping Toronto Extreme makeover: Toronto’s density challenge