Thieves broke the glass side door on Laird Drive to enter the Starbucks at 878 Eglinton East overnight causing the store to open late Saturday. The cash drawer was forced open and an unknown amount of money taken. It would not be much. Who pays for coffee with cash anymore?
Ontario Superior Court Judge Sean Dunphy has found that the corporation known as the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries is a trust and charity under the auspices of the Public Guardian and Trustee of Ontario. His decision seems to mean that the decades-long transformation of the large burial ground into a privately-run commercial system both of cemeteries and funeral homes must now be undone. As per the governing statutes, Dunphy said, the land held by the trust is to be used “exclusively” for the burial of the dead. Therefore the visitation centres and funeral home business that MPGC has funded exceed the terms of the trust. Judge Dunphy declared that the Act of 1849 governing the succession of trustees is still valid. As none of the current “directors” have been appointed in compliance with this act, there are currently no validly appointed trustees. Judge Dunphy has ordered that the seven most senior directors of MPGC shall be appointed by the court as trustees, and that notice of their appointment will be placed in the Ontario Gazette. The public may then call a public meeting in accordance with the provisions of the 1849 Act and elect one or more “inhabitant householders of the City of Toronto” in replacement of one or more of the seven trustees. The decision raises questions about the future of the visitation centre built on cemetery property on Moore Avenue during the McGuinty-Wynne years and which gave rise to the neighbours’ movement which ultimately led to Judge Dunphy’s decision. Five premiers mere spectators to mutation of Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Changing #careers is exciting but also frightening – there is no right answer but @MeridianCU's @dilysdcruz has points for us to think about Sunday at Noon on @1059TheRegion: https://t.co/nCbBmOZl4A #BestOfWSS pic.twitter.com/vhsh4tOQHp
— What She Said! (@WhatSheSaidTalk) January 5, 2019
Christine Bentley and Kate Wheeler talk to Dilys D’Cruz of Meridian Credit Union about changing careers when you’re nudged out. They’re heard Sunday at noon on 105.9 The Region.
No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on January 11 will be approximately $18 million
A break-in overnight closed the Starbucks at Eglinton East and Laird Drive for several hours Saturday. The store re-opened about 10.30 a.m. after police finished their investigation.
Specialty retailer J. Crew will close its CF Eaton Centre store, a move that follows other Canadian closings including Fairview Mall and Markville Mall. The Yorkdale store, selling only women’s wear, remains open. Some may read meaning into the ownership of the three malls in question. They are all part of the Cadillac Fairview chain. CF is known as a fair but fairly uncompromising landlord. Two stores have closed in Alberta, one at the CF Chinook Centre and one at the Triple Five owned West Edmonton Mall. J. Crew was created in 1947 selling women’s, men’s and children’s apparel and accessories, including swimwear, outerwear, lounge-wear, wedding, bags, sweaters, denim, dresses, suiting, jewelry, and shoes. How J. Crew, IBM And Other At-Risk Brands Can Regain Footing In 2019
Let’s shine some light on the improving length of days now that January is here. Mud Creek will remain its timeless self but by January 31 those of us who live nearby will have gained 45 minutes of daylight since December 21. Centre left, a modest drama unfolds Friday as workmen install the sign for Toronto Med Spa on Bayview Ave. Welcome all. At the right, owners accept their due for having decorated appealing Christmas windows as judged by the Bayview Leaside BIA. More on that at the BIA Facebook page. At the bottom, are homes nearing completion in south Leaside. Can you guess which one is built by Ivy Glen Homes? The one on the right is the Ivy Glen home.
Canada, Canada, we stand guardedly with an eye on you. First up (at left) is Balfour Der, one of several Alberta lawyers, who objects to federal government plans to eliminate peremptory challenges at jury selection to ensure more Indigenous jurors. It is quite hard to recruit them. Der and colleagues say this will just mean the first 12 candidates to show up will form the jury. At centre is Kayla Hounsell of the CBC in the Maritimes. She takes a run with a local cop to see how new legislation permitting arbitrary breath tests will work. Finally, Nick Troller of Winnipeg is still trying to get the Manitoba highway authority to return his personalized license plates ASIMIL8 (assimilate). He says it’s just a play on a Star Trek series but the NDP Indigenous complainant says he’s expunging her culture.
First draw coming to an end for the @CurlON_ qualifiers – lots of guests! Kitchen is open, bar will open in an hour 😉 pic.twitter.com/ko5vP5rlYk
— Leaside Curling Club (@LeasideCurling) January 4, 2019
Sounds like a fun afternoon is in store at the Leaside Curling Club Friday. It’s at 1075 Millwood in the Leaside Arena. An official tweet (above) notes that the bar and kitchen are open. Curl On gang.
North American markets were having an intra-day high Friday after Thursday’s doomsday performance. Of course, the markets have shown no capacity to hold such highs between noon and the close. But Toronto had posted a gain of 186 and the Dow was up by 660.
Carl Hantske of 680 News recounts wild shooting spree on Walpole Ave early Friday in the Greenwood Ave and Gerrard St. area.
Suddenly no one likes Apple Inc., and even its CEO Tim cook was reducing projected profit and admitting that Chinese buyers, for whatever reason, are losing interest in the iPhone. There are endless reasons flying for the sagging demand. Some say Apple has missed the bus on artificial intelligence. The stock markets collapsed again Thursday with the Dow off more than 650 points. Toronto was down 134. The extended loss of confidence heading into 2019 is fuelling fear of a world recession with all the implications that holds for business, income and pensions.
