South Bayview Bulldog Admin

Leaside HS students will join province-wide walkout Friday

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The Bulldog has been contacted by four grade eleven students from Leaside High School to let us know that they have teamed up to organize a school walkout on Friday, September 21st, at 1 p.m. on the back field of Leaside High School (Howard Talbot Park, 635 Eglinton Ave E). It is the same time and day over 40 schools across Ontario are participating in their own individual walkouts. This walkout is to protest the reverting of the newly updated sex-ed curriculum (2015) to the one taught in 1998. In the 1998 curriculum, students were not taught about modern sex ed topics such as LGBTQ+ issues within sexual education, consent and safe sexting. The walkout will also protest the lack of priority given to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which will halt the effort to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and teachings in Ontario classrooms. Finally, the walkout will address the $100 million budget cut to school repair funds that Doug Ford issued under his government rule for Ontario public schools.

Bayview outage fixed by supper, a few out in Summerhill

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The Toronto Hydro outage that lay across Davisville Village and South Leaside was repaired by dinnertime Monday as shown on the firm’s blackout map online. There remains at posting time a small outage which seems to be centred in the west side of Summerhill off Macpherson Ave. and Roxborough St. West.

LIVE: #AppleEvent 2018 at the Steve Jobs Theater

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iPhones, Apple Watches, Apple announcements — Apple’s big fall hardware event showing off phones, smartwatches, accessories, and software updates for its suite of products. More on The Verge

Ford will appeal court bid to “shut down” elected gov’t

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will use the notwithstanding clause to override a judge’s decision on slashing the size of Toronto City Council. Ford cited the constitutional provision dating from Confederation which makes municipalities the creatures of the provinces. Toronto, he said, is a creation of the Legislature. He said legal experts of all parties agreed that Bill 5 was “completely constitutional.” He said he found today’s decision by Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba “deeply concerning” in law. CBC

One car flipped, after 3 collide at Mt. Pleasant and Merton

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Three vehicles collide at Mt. Pleasant and Merton
This driver walked away
Traffic blocked at Belsize, St. Clair
Someone misjudged traffic lights

Three vehicles collided at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Merton St. Thursday injuring at least one driver and snarling traffic in the neighborhood. It was widely believed at the scene that a southbound car and a car heading east on Merton hit each other. It seems somebody misjudged or ignored traffic lights. The southbound car, a Ford, then struck a northbound pickup truck and flipped onto its side. Witnesses said the driver of the car on Merton was being treated in the ambulance seen in photos above. The driver of the flipped car, once out, walked into the residential building on the southwest corner and rested courtesy of someone there. Traffic was diverted on Mt. Pleasant at Belsize and St. Clair. The knock-on effect of this, as it always is, was very heavy traffic on Welland, Moore and Bayview Aves. as drivers looked for another route.

Traffic action at the quiet corner of Health St. E. and Welland Ave.

Loss to Belgium puts England against Colombia in last 16

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England will face Colombia in the World Cup last 16 after a 1-0 loss to Belgium meant they finished second in Group G. Adnan Januzaj scored the winner with a brilliantly curled effort in the second half, with both sides fielding much-changed XIs from their previous games — BBC

BBC’s MATCH FACTS

  • England are unbeaten in their previous two matches against Belgium at the World Cup.
  • They drew 4-4 in 1954 and won 1-0 in the second round in 1990 courtesy of a volley from David Platt in extra time.
  • They are unbeaten in the last 11 meetings with Belgium, most recently winning a friendly in June 2012.

The most impactful news during this World Cup, may just be the C02 shortage burdening pubs in Europe. Oh my.

Flyby over Leaside Pub Saturday to mark first air mail flight

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The 100th anniversary of Canada’s first air mail flight was Sunday and local enthusiasts have planned a flyby over the Leaside Pub at McRae Drive and Laird Drive for Saturday (June 30) at about 3 p.m. It is part of a celebration called Wings Over Leaside which includes a display of old photos at the pub. The Leaside Aerodrome was key to air mail in those days. The exhibit at the pub is up and the orgnaizers say there is a rumour that a propeller from an actual Curtiss JN-4 Canuck from Camp Leaside might make an appearance on June 30. Sounds like fun. Air Mail. We forget how important it was. Below is mid-century air mail pop culture.




McDonald’s winks at Seinfeld, adds muffin top to US menu

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Elaine Benes, the “Seinfeld” character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus hashed out the idea in a Seinfeld episode back on May 8, 1997. Everyone agreed that the muffin top is the only valuable part of the breakfast staple. Her quandary was what to do with the boring part of the muffin below the glorious top, she named the “stump”. McDonald’s has taken on the challenge and has been trying out the muffin top idea in parts of the US since last year.




Bayview’s new banners encourage shoppers to “Get It On”

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Coming July 14

The new banners lining South Bayview, installed by the Bayview Leaside BIA, are encouraging shoppers to “Get It On”.  We can’t help think about what T. Rex once said, “Get it on, bang the gong, get it ooooon…”  On another note, don’t forget the street’s Sidewalk Sensation event is coming up next month. Bayview Avenue, between Davisville and Soudan, will be host to live music and family entertainment from 10am-5pm on July 14th, 2018.

Severe thunderstorm warning for TO plus torrential rains

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https://twitter.com/thomasschenck/status/1008752491981344768

Thunderstorms moving through Ontario leave some in dark

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Police Constables pay a visit to Grilltime on Laird Drive

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Don’t worry, it was a friendly visit!  TPS PC Clint Stibbe and PC Caroline De Kloet are seen here in an Instagram photo posing with Andy Elder, proprietor of Grilltime Meat Shop on Laird Drive, in Leaside.