There was an unfortunate accident at the corner of Bayview Ave. and Hollywood Ave/Foxwarren Drive just north of the 401 Friday morning. Here we see the aftermath. Lots of explaining, or maybe complaining.
One reader is posting giddy on The Bulldog Facebook page about the imminent arrival of the Starving Artist waffle restaurant at 505 Mt. Pleasant Rd. That’s two doors south of Millwood Rd. Katie Blais says: “So glad I didn’t throw out my maternity jeans yet.” Yup.
The TTC is posting signs telling riders to download an app instead of posting schedule information at bus stops. CBC
Berlin terror
Edwin Encarnacion has signed with the Cleveland Indians, according media reports. He has signed a three-year-plus deal worth $65 million, according to baseball writer and MLB insider, Jeff Passan. There is also said to be a $20 million club option for a fourth year in 2020.
They’re standing tall at Christmas in Leaside. These three decorated beauties suggest that the great Blue Spruce of Patrick Rocca on Bessborough has an edge in height over the elegant evergreen on Parkhurst. The Brentcliffe entry is not the tallest but it certainly is the reddest.
COLLISION – Fail to Remain
Markham Rd and Eglinton Ave E, child struck, consc & breathing, silver/white pickup truck, expect delays ^md— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) December 23, 2016
Australia says it has thwarted what is being called a substantial terrorist attack on the City of Melbourne by seven self-radicalized persons, apparently all of them citizens of the country. The attack was to take place against Flinders Street railway terminal, a large public square and St. Paul’s Cathedral All leads
The inspirational care of two Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre nurses, Marieneth Montenegro and Lisa Sampson, has led to a recording of their serenade to premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital. The idea came from Kate Robson, parent coordinator at the NCIU, who was struck by the beautiful voices of the nurses as they sang. As reported by CBC Toronto and shown here off Twitter, the minute-long video is posted on the hospital’s blog and social media feeds showing the nurses singing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to baby Anya, who was born on Dec. 11. Lovely. Thanks nurses.
The spirit of the season is alive in our NICU. Watch as two nurses sing a carol to preemie baby Anya… 🎶 pic.twitter.com/Ovy5MdjOub
— Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (@Sunnybrook) December 21, 2016
Nurses Marieneth Montenegro and Lisa Sampson — Sunnybrook photo
There's a Starving Artist opening up at Mount Pleasant & Millwood. This is very good and delicious news. #BrunchWaffles
— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) December 22, 2016
Marie Bates with children at the Principal’s Club
If you are a Lawrence Park resident, with children or thinking about having children, chances are you have familiarized yourself with school options in the area. My name is Marie Bates and I am proud to count myself, and my school, Children’s Garden School on Eglinton, as part of the North Toronto educational community for 30 years.
As Principal of CGS and mother of three children, I have been dedicated to being an educator for as long as I can remember. In fact, as a child, well before I was a mother or a Principal, I was offering classes for neighbourhood children on my front porch! Being both an educator and a mother has given me my life’s purpose and profession, all rolled into one. Learning about children, supporting children and teaching children have given my days shape and continue to inform everything I have come to know about what it means to be human. An average primary school day is a microcosm of the life challenges we all face, adult or child, and I have always felt that being a teacher, and working directly with children on a day-to-day basis, provides a profound opportunity for learning of all kinds.
I have gleaned many things about how to be an effective teacher and Principal over the years. Building a strong curriculum, providing a comfortable environment and creating meaningful events for families to take part in, all make for a strong school. But I can honestly say, after all these years, that I have come to place the value of a caring staff above all other considerations. By ‘caring’ I don’t just mean being warm and welcoming to children, although this is obviously essential. The idea of caring must go much deeper. Teachers must combine their professional knowledge of child development with empathy and apply what they know and feel to any and every child that walks through their doors. Empathy for children, and by extension their parents, can never be underestimated. When a child and family are truly supported, through whatever challenges they are facing, wonderful things can happen. It’s been said that when children and families are successful, society is successful. I believe this to be absolutely true and keenly feel the responsibility of assembling a staff that can support parents and children in the most positive ways possible.
I have seen so many families through the doors at CGS and witnessed the development of many children. It has been the privilege of a lifetime to contribute to their lives. In my 30th anniversary year at CGS, I want to take this opportunity to thank the community for supporting the school. I also want to thank my exceptional staff for helping me to build a progressive, responsive school. I look forward to many more years in the community.
Marie Bates
Principal
Children’s Garden School
Six months after IKEA and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 29 million topple-prone Malm dressers now linked to four deaths, the furniture maker has agreed to pay $50 million to three of the affected families. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that IKEA reached the settlement in three wrongful death lawsuits after two days of mediation with the families. The lawsuits — the first of which was supposed to go to court next year — accused the company of continuing to sell the dressers despite being aware they posed a tip-over danger. For its part, IKEA contended that the parents of the children — a two-year-old boy from Washington, 22-month-old from Minnesota, and a two-year-old boy from Pennsylvania — were negligent in their deaths for failing to anchor the dressers to the wall — Consumerist
