As posted to Facebook by the Wildcats organization, this ball hockey event remembers Joan Padmore.

A special weather statement released at 6 a.m. Wednesday calls for wet weather to return later in the week. With the ground already saturated, there may be potential for some local flooding, it says. It reads: “Rain will spread back into Southern Ontario from the southwest Thursday reaching Eastern Ontario by Friday morning. Total rainfall amounts may approach 50 mm in some locales before the rain tapers to showers on the weekend. There may be localized flooding in areas where the rain is the heaviest. Environment Canada will monitor this situation and issue further statements or warnings as the event draws closer.”

TORONTO STAR

The Toronto Star Wednesday announced a loss of $24.4 million in the first quarter ending March 31 with an 11 percent drop in revenue. The pattern of declining revenue over many years seems an ominous factor as the paper tries to stabilize its business. As many as 110 jobs will be cut and the Star says it hopes to shave $5.3 million off operating costs.

Martha McCabe

Dart Man

To aid Michael Garron Hospital

Justin Van Dette writes on behalf of Michael Garron Hospital to note that Wednesday, May 3, is McHappy Day, a national charitable event. Locally, McHappy will support Mr. Van Dette’s good employer. A wonderful cause to be sure with some 70 community volunteers at ten McDonald’s Restaurants (list below). An unlikely rubbing of shoulders will come at the 123 Yonge Street store when among others, Leaside’s Martha McCabe will have a chance to socialize with Kitchener fan wonder Dart Man.  Martha swims and so does the mind. Also at this McDonald’s will be Mayor Tory, Councillor Michael Ford, Adrienne Batra, Joe Warmington from the Toronto Sun and of course Canadian Olympic athlete McCabe and the one and only Dart Guy. The event goes from 12.30 to 1.30 at the following:

Victoria Park/Gerrard 2480 Gerrard Street East,
Pape/Cosburn 1045 Pape Avenue
Coxwell/Danforth 1735 Danforth Avenue
Gerrard Square 1000 Gerrard Street East
Eastern Avenue 29/31 Woodward Ave
Yonge/Adelaide 123 Yonge Street
TD Tower 100 Wellington St. W.
Bay/Front 181 Bay Street
Church/Queen 127 Church Street
Front/Jarvis 123 Front Street East

Belsize became Crest, then Regent

Inside Hudson (later Mt. Pleasant) Theatre

Toronto and East York Council has voted Tuesday to designate the Mt. Pleasant and Regent Theatres as heritage sites on a motion by Josh Matlow (Ward 22)  The two old movie houses date from the mid 1920s when a night at the cinema was high entertainment for a suburban family. The Mt. Pleasant was born as the Hudson Theatre and carried the name until 1951 when for reasons not recorded it was changed to the Mt. Pleasant. The original name seems to have had its origin in the Hudson telephone exchange. The name Hudson lives on south of Eglinton in business names and a street name. The Regent was born as the Belsize, a suitable name for a theatre beside the elegant street of the same name. Later it was famous as the live-entertainment Crest Theatre and then the Regent. There is much joy expressed on Facebook Tuesday that these two landmarks have a chance at survival. Times are not especially propitious for an expensive re-make of either building nor is it an easy job at the best of times. Public-spirited businesses renovated the Bayview Playhouse. The first such benefactor was the Bruno’s grocery chain and later Shoppers Drug Mart. On Bloor Street West, the beautiful Runnymede Theatre was saved by Chapters before it went bankrupt. Once again Shoppers volunteered and turned the Runnymede into a very pleasant drugstore.

Prince William and Princes Kate are suing the French magazine Closer for £1.3 million ($2.3 million Canadian) for publication of topless photos of Kate at a secluded holiday in Provence. There are six  defendants of whom four are: Laurence Pieau, the editor of French Closer magazine; Ernesto Mauri, chief executive of the Mondadori group, which owns the publication; Cyril Moreau and Dominique Jacovides, two Paris-based agency photographers suspected of having taken the topless photographs. The paparazzi deny having supped the picture but the French lawyer employed by the  British royals say cell phone ev=odence puts them in place to have sneaked long-distance shots during the vacation. In a written statement read to the court, Prince William branded the decision to publish topless photographs of his wife as being “particularly shocking” and a trauma recalling the struggle his mother, Princess Diana, faced against paparazzi. .

The Leaside Lawn Bowling Club will have its open house on Friday, May 12 from 7  to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m to 2 pm. The club is at 190 Hanna Rd (behind Leaside High School) and everyone is welcome. There is free Parking.

The RCAF’s Snowbirds and the French Air Force’s Patrouille de France teamed up for two passes over Parliament Hill Tuesday. The flyby marked Canada’s sesquicentennial went ahead Tuesday morning after several delays. It was expected at 9.45 a.m. but finally passed over about 11.20 a.m. thrilling the waiting crowd. This was also the day that Ottawa saw a large evacuation of its downtown because of a gas leak.

Toronto Hydro has published this picture of the transformer that didn’t like the rain Monday. It’s a big job to get the burned equipment out of the vault near the RBC building. The power is still off in there. And timing of repairs seems very open. It may not get done today. Traffic is snarled in the Financial District.

A funeral service will take place on Monday, May 8 at 11 a.m. in Yorkminster Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, for Genevieve Kate Dalglish. Genny passed away on Friday with her family by her side. She was the daughter of Peter and Camilla Dalglish, sister of Kim Abell (Martin) and brother Geordie Dalglish (Swith). Genevieve was a beloved aunt to Sarah, Luke, Alexandra, Louisa, Benjamin and Marigold. Genny attended Whitney Public School, Northern Secondary, Bethany College and Humber College for Early Childhood Education. The full obituary may be read at the Humphrey’s website.

Mary the rescue dog has been returned home. Police had feared the dog had been stolen after it escaped but now no criminal element to this investigation. The Jack Russell Terrier rescue dog escaped from her leash at home in the Greenwood Avenue and Gerrard Street East area On Monday, Monday, after the story was told, Mary was returned to her owners.