South Bayview Bulldog Admin

Short pants postie looks cool on South Bayview

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 17, 2011

According to the Weather Channel it was a chilly minus 2 Friday morning as this short pants postie did his rounds on South Bayview. Today (Saturday) it’s forecast to be as low as minus 5 (feel like minus 11). Guess it’s a good thing that this brave postie doesn’t have to do his mail walk on Saturday too.

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 16, 2011

The following post appeared in March 2011 and has had much positive response. We repeat it here with updates regarding the extended grace period: The pestilence of parking tickets seems to be with us for good, but there are rules. The Toronto Police Service has established a few directives for parking officers. In regular legal hours (i.e not rush hour) officers are supposed to permit a five minute grace period. If anyone gets a ticket within less than ten minutes after the expiry time, call the TPS. We’re told the ticket will be annulled. The number is (416) 808-2222. On July 11, 2011 during its last meeting of the summer, City Council voted to implement the ten minute grace for all time-restricted parking offences, excluding major arterial routes during rush hour periods (rush hour periods are defined from Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. It continues to be true that unless the parking officer has actually slapped the ticket on your windshield, or handed it to you, no proper service has occurred. In other words, if you can drive away before the ticket is served, you will not be responsible for it. Shockingly, certain anti-due process types at City Hall under the old regime wanted to eliminate this right in law and declare you guilty regardless.

TTC tokens jump to $2.60 New Year’s Day

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 16, 2011

TTC fares will go up by 10 cents on New Year’s Day, but it remains Toronto City Council’s call as to whether the commission will move forward with controversial plans to dramatically cut back its service.

Cash fares will remain stable at $3 for adults and $2 for students and seniors, but tokens will increase from $2.50 to $2.60, and Metropasses will increase by $5 per month.The commission also agreed in principle to usher in 10 cent increases in 2013, 2014 and 2015. “We need to bring in some predictability … and get out of this annual cycle of how we are going to make ends meet,” said TTC chair Karen Stintz.

2011 animals in review

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 15, 2011

A highlight of this You Tube video linked here is a chimp who has been trained to bottle feed a tiger cub.

The First Christmas service at Leaside United.

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 15, 2011

Next Tuesday, December 20, Leaside United Church will hold a service called The First Christmas. It will be a service for those facing Christmas without their loved ones, some for the very first time. The church asks that if you know of someone who has experienced loss this year (or in recent years) to please invite them to this service. It will be low-key, healing, and gentle. The church’s website notes that all members and friends of the congregation are welcome to attend this service. Start time is 7.30 pm.

Daylight mugging of three boys, 14

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 15, 2011

Toronto Police Service report: Three 14 year old males, report that on December 14, 2011 at approximately 1130 hours, they were in the area of Eglinton Avenue and Roehampton Avenue when seven male suspects approached them from behind. One of the suspects removed a school student card, keys and Metropass from one of the victims’ backpack. The same suspect approached the second victim and removed a cellular telephone from his pocket. The suspect searched the third victim and no property was obtained. The other suspects stood watch. The suspects then fled the scene westbound on Roehampton Avenue. No injuries were sustained by the victims. Police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the following described persons in connection with this offence. Description of Suspect #1: Male, black, 14 to17 years, 5’0” to 5’2”, 99 to 130 pounds, brown eyes, thin build. Suspects #2 to #7: Male. NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE.

Flatiron Building sold for $15 million dollars

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 15, 2011

The Flatiron building at Wellington and Front Sts. has been sold for $15.29 million to a real estate company,The Commercial Realty Group, led by Clayton Smith. The new owners specialize in heritage buildings and will go about offering space to potential tenants in the 120-year-old landmark. Toronto Star.

Closing and opening on South Bayview

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 14, 2011

Days of change on South Bayview as the space belonging to Bayview Photo, the long-standing photo service in the Behar building, is up for lease. You can see the Kodak sign that hung for years in the centre shot. At the right, an opening, as the spartan Bell mobile store opens at 1517 Bayview. The sign is yet to come.

Minister tours Leaside transformer station

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 14, 2011

A rather sad story of a province that’s broke, worrying about how it’s going to provide power. Further, Ontario keeps cancelling generating stations that local people don’t want. The solution apparently is for the Energy Minister to have a public tour with pictures at an 80-year-old facility like Leaside. Or are we being too tough on them? Toronto Star.

Can Superman save this Leaside relic?

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 13, 2011

An observant reader has noted the lingering presence on Malcolm Rd. at Millwood Rd. of an actual phone booth. It’s not just a public phone. They can still be seen in the odd public building, mobiles notwithstanding. This is a real four-walled deal right beside the Husky station. Superman used them for change rooms all the time but that was then. These days he probably puts on his tights in a Starbucks WC. Suffice to say, he is not likely to save the Malcolm Rd. phone booth. According to data, there are only four booths lefts in all Manhattan And these are still around through a human quirk stranger than the Man of Steel himself. It appears that neighborhood activists in upper Manhattan have successfully lobbied Verizon to keep them in place, hoping to preserve the look of the neighborhood. Verizon says it’ll keep them on streets as long as they last, but if they’re hit by a car and accidentally destroyed, that’s it.

Gov’t pushes through electoral reform act

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • December 13, 2011

National Post: The benches of the House of Commons are going to get a little more cramped in four years. On Tuesday evening, the federal government pushed through legislation adding 30 MPs to Parliament Hill, increasing the number of MPs to 338 from 308 and bringing with them millions of dollars in costs to taxpayers. By a vote of 154 to 131, the Conservatives pushed through the increase, inscribed in the Fair Representation Act, that will give Ontario, B.C., Alberta and Quebec more elected voices in the House of Commons. The bill now heads to the Senate for approval.