The Bulldog

Etobicoke bakery fire a spectacle for neighbours, no injuries

Fire has destroyed Del’s Bakery at 344 Bering Ave in Etobicoke Tuesday evening. The spectacular blaze created a shocking spectacle for high-rise dwellers nearby as seen below. The fire started in an oven. No one was injured.

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Grad cake shock (yum) plus local things you want to know

It seems that Leaside’s Christina Hotton makes the most astounding cakes including a graduation stunner that impressed this young lady. See the video on Facebook. Upper right, Conspiracy Pizza is open at the former Shoeless Joe’s location at 856 Eglinton East. These poetic pizza makers say that like sunflowers, pepperoni follows the sun as it travels through the sky. Hey, all good by the Bulldog. At centre right is the St. Cuthbert’s stone fence as snapped by Rudy Limeback in commemoration of Indigenous dead. Lower left, MP Rob Oliphant posted this shot of the Pride Toronto team with gift bags for Bayview Ave shoppers. At bottom right is the great Leaside Pub with a reminder that the patio is open.

 

Ontario ticket holder wins $9.4 million Lotto 649 jackpot

A player somewhere in Ontario is holding the winning ticket the weekend Lotto 649 $9.4 million jackpot. The winning ticket for the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was also sold in Ontario – as was the ticket for the $250,000 runner-up prize. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on June 16 will be an estimated $5 million.

Shirley Breen takes position with downtown BMO branch

Shirley Breen, a much-liked and active personality in the Mt. Pleasant Rd. business community, has joined the Bank of Montreal as manager at the King St. E and Church St. branch. Shirley was manager of the Meridian Trust outlet at 690 Mt. Pleasant when it opened in 2017. She was transferred in 2019 to another Meridian branch but continued to be active on the volunteer board of the Mount Pleasant Village BIA until her appointment to BMO.

Stores reopen but lineups make shopping far from normal

Yes, Ontario is on its way back to normal but it was a long way from there on the first day of non-essential stores reopening. Here’s the long lineups at Marshalls and Winners. They are always a fun visit but there was no whizzing in and out for a quick look on Friday

Espresso! Starbucks addition to Moore Loblaws open soon

The convulsion of renovation going on at the Loblaws store at 301 Moore Ave. will include a new Starbucks counter. It’s a business pattern that both Loblaws and Starbucks are pursuing with diligence it seems. Starbucks gets guaranteed customers and Loblaws gives shoppers a reason to come in.