There will be a meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 to provide information and answer questions about the development proposed for lands now designated as 939 Eglinton Ave. E. Most people will know this  as the  Dawsco Plaza on Brentcliffe Rd. but there are other parts included in the proposal. It is set out by the City as a mixed use development proposing 1,500 residential units, 2,950 square metres of retail space, 9,690 square metres of office space, 1,639 parking spaces in 4 levels of underground parking, a 0.22 ha public park and a new public road. The proposal comprises three development blocks. The north block is proposed to be developed with two residential towers with heights of 19 and 24 storeys connected by an 8-storey mixed-use mid rise building along the Eglinton Avenue East frontage. The central block is proposed to be developed with two residential towers with heights of 31 and 34 storeys connected by an 8-storey mid-rise building along the north side of the proposed public road. The south block is proposed to be developed with a 6-storey commercial building at the northwest corner of Brentcliffe Road and Vanderhoof Avenue and a new park to the west. The meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the William Lea Room at Leaside Arena. Pdf City Planning 

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Parents will reflect sadly on the Premier’s earnest assertion that she is frustrated by the continuing elementary school conflict.  No doubt she is, but people also know she is the leader of a political party. The Premier is well aware that if the government were to order the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) back to work the Liberals would face the wrath of this enormous province-wide union at the next election. The ETFO and its high school counterpart are not what politicians expected when they granted teachers the right to strike. The 1960s saw a well-intentioned spirit of fairness towards teachers  In return the province now deals with unions that hold the school system hostage from the Lakehead to Niagara Falls. The teachers unions wield more power more disruptively than any union since the postal workers were put out of business by email. Sam Hammond, the head of the ETFO, is perhaps the most consistently belligerent union president in the history of Ontario public school education. His politics are about power too. He wants to keep his union in shape to beat up anyone who gets in its way. Many teachers dislike the union but they are intimidated into silence.

A New York area man is among a number of people to complain about the exploding iPhone 6.

Eugenie Bouchard has filed a lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association claiming she slipped and fell in a locker room flor which had been coated with a  “slippery, foreign and dangerous substance” about which she should have been warned. The liquid has been further described as a cleaner intended to be left on the floor overnight. Bouchard says she suffered a severe head injury, which caused her to withdraw from the tournament. She also dropped out of a tournament in China. Her suit claims the USTA, tennis’ national governing body, was negligent. It seeks unspecified damages. Bouchard says her world ranking has dropped 13 spots since the incident and she believes it is likely to continue to drop. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier says the organization does not comment on on-going litigation.

 

 

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Andy Elder’s renowned meat shop Grilltime will mark seven years in business at Laird Drive and Kenrae Road with a seven-week series of must-attend tastings offered by local manufacturers. What could be better? Just drop in and snack. It begins this Saturday, October 17, 2015, when the owner of Jaswant’s Kitchen will prepare Punjabi treats at Grilltime for the public between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The story of Jaswant’s Kitchen is charmingly told in the Globe and Mail video below by the lady herself.  Jessie (Jaswant) Kular unfolds an engaging story of her success in Canada and often amusing times she and her family have had with her terrific success. Next week, Carlos and Sandra will be at Grilltime blending heat and flavour (#Leasidelikesithot) and October 21 Micheal of the Farmer’s Pantry will offer ready-to-serve all natural soups and dips. After that it’s Christine Manning, David’s Condiments, Black Knight Sausage  and Peter Neal of Neal Brothers. More to come on all of this as we get closer.

Five years ago, Randy Guijarro purchased an old photograph for $2 at a junk shop in Fresno, California.. Now, he could sell it for $5 million. That’s because the photo shows infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang playing croquet in 1878, according to Kagin’s, the company that verified the image. There is only one other portrait of Billy the Kid known to exist, which was purchased in 2012 for $2.3 million.

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 A toxic mix of old fridges, stoves and other appliances is burning at in a Gormley scrapyard on Woodbine Ave. between Stouffville Road and 19th Avenue. Firefighters are letting it burn down until they can deal with it more effectively.