Leaside Junior Wildcats lost 2-0 to the Etobicoke Dolphins Wednesday night in a regular season game in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League. The Wildcats fell behind at the beginning of the third on a Dolphins power play. The second goal was scored on an empty net at the end of the third.

Lower prices and general penny-pinching at Loblaw’s are credited for solid third quarter sales. The venerable retailer reported a 1.4 per cent rise in revenue in the third quarter ended Oct. 8 to $14.14 billion, up from $13.95 billion a year ago. Loblaws program of kicking out brand items that don’t sell fast enough is a daily phenomenon for staff and customers alike. Can’t blame them perhaps but sometimes the firm retreats. That would seem to be the case with Silk brand soy milk which vanished abruptly a couple of years ago. Silk has now found its way back. It was a strange choice for removal because it is among the best-selling of such drinks. Maybe it was just a shot across the manufacturer’s bow on cost. Recently Planters Peanuts saw its pecan line gone from Loblaws shelves. It’s true the tasty nuts are expensive. But it is a daily guessing game for loyal Loblaws customers as to what will be there tomorrow and what will not.

Christin Carmichael Greb (Ward 16) says some constituents have called her office asking to contribute money to buy photo radar signs in school zones. Millwood Rd. drivers will be familiar with the device in use for some months at Trace Manes Park.  CBC

Here’s a charming and informative report on a media couple’s step-by-step method for getting baby to sleep at night — and grab some shut-eye themselves. Chris Wragge is the father narrator.

This unfortunate homeowner on Golfview Ave in the Beach is stuck behind a wall of rubber traffic cones as his car sits sadly in a sinkhole that opened up in his driveway. The graphic photo by Mike Nguyen was tweeted by CP24.

Sinkhole opens up in driveway of home in Upper Beaches https://t.co/MPo2f1o9sM pic.twitter.com/Jkkyvvar7K

— CP24 (@CP24) November 16, 2016

I31423 EGLINTON AVE E EB East of LAIRD DR: Right lane blocked due to collision.

— TO Main Roads (@TO_MainRoads) November 16, 2016

The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame evening to celebrate sports in the community is set for Friday night (Nov 18, 2016) at 7 p.m. in the Lea Room at Leaside Arena.  There are four inductees and one young athlete of the year to be recognized. The inductees are former CFL star Mike Bradwell, former NHLer Terry Caffery, Tom Kalweit, a builder of women’s figure skating and the late Ian Shaw, a builder in women’s hockey. The 2016 athlete of the year is runner and high schooler Remy Cattell. Biographies here.

Response has been rewarding to the post about the concern (in Leaside) that some members of the Leaside Community Facebook page wanted keep the buy-sell service to themselves. So many people thought this wrong and wrote about the nature of the larger community.  Another reader wrote to announce that some residents have started Davisville Leaside Buy and Sell. The name speaks for itself. And thank you all for the reminder that the sun shines on both sides of Bayview Ave.

Lynda DeBono has written with good news about this year’s Annual Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive. The generous and energetic efforts of friends in all directions delivered 78,000 pounds of food, 28,000 pounds more than the campaign target.  Lynda reports that this brings the all-time efforts of local citizens each year to more than 293,000 pounds of food raised for Daily Bread Food Bank since 2008.  She shouts out to students, parents, teachers and residents in the Leaside, Davisville Village, Bennington Heights, Lawrence Park, Don Mills and Riverdale communities for all of their selfless efforts. The Bulldog will steal a line to say the same to all and express admiration for the leadership of Lynda and Mark and their two caring daughters.

Sarah, mom Lynda and dad Mark, Claire and Valu mart manager Mike Tufts

An encounter on a streetcar between a man in a hard hat and a brown-skinned man has been filmed by a another rider who is identified by the CBC as Valeska Griffiths. The hard hat guy is full of anger and racial venom. He also says he was punched by the other man but the CBC reports that Ms. Griffiths says she did not see such a blow. The streetcar was on the St Clair line in the west end. Not a very uplifting experience but part  — a small part we hope — of life in Toronto. You can see the video at the CBC newsite.

[1] TO Natural Gas Leak Bathurst St b/w Bridgman Ave & Ln S Davenport E Bathurst DistrictChief-31 HazMat-145 Pumper-344 High-Rise-332

— Toronto Fire South (@tofireS) November 15, 2016