Leaside Wildcats defeated London Devilettes 3-1 Saturday night and then battled perennial contenders Durham West to a 2-2 tie Sunday afternoon. Leaside scored at merely ten seconds into the tilt with Durham when Captain Kristin Della Rovere caught Lightning goaltender Danika Ranger by surprise. Myah Bowal and Quinn Johnston assisted. Durham scored twice in close succession in the second and led the game until Megan Pardy popped the puck past Ms. Ranger on the inside during a furious six on five attack with the Leaside netminder on the bench. Assists on the tying goal came from Chloe Gonsalves and Mariah Hinds. Tempers were frayed but sportsmanship prevailed.  This shot was taken from inside the left face off circle proving again that closer is better.  Durham stopped 35 shots and Shanna Dolighan for Leaside 23.

Demolition has begun on the properties known as 3-5 Southvale Drive to make way for a condominium apartment. The project is to be built by Shane Baghai and was the subject of negotiations which reduced the height of the building from eight floors to seven and moved the driveway entrance to underground parking onto Southvale Drive. Previously, the proposal called for the garage driveway to enter/exit off the road into the arena.

The Toronto Police Service has recognized members of its Auxiliary Police at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the volunteer service. It was held Wednesday, October 27. The video embedded here and the story on the TPS website are informative.

Italy has been struck by another earthquake overnight but it doesn’t appear to have been too serious. There was some panic as reported here by Euronews. In Mexico City, the Day of the Dead has dawned Saturday with events portraying the depiction of this holiday in the James Bond movie Spectre. Day of the Dead will be marked at the Evergreen Brickyards Sunday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed the CETA trade deal with the European Union in a ceremony conducted almost entirely in French and with slant toward the French-speaking Belgian district of Wallonia. It has threatened to refuse to sign but in the end arm-twisted by the rest of Belgium and the EU into agreement. Trudeau arrived in Brussels to meet the European leaders amid questions from the reporter as to whether he was angry with the Walloons. Trudeau just smiled. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement must still obtain ratification but this seems routine.  The prime minister was delayed in leaving Ottawa by aircraft maintenance matters but arrived Sunday in good time for the signing.

After flight delay, Trudeau arrives in Belgium to sign CETA https://t.co/eEAtxXmTUi

— CTV News (@CTVNews) October 30, 2016

Volunteers planted more than 150 trees supported by @TDFEF, @BCG and Urban Forest Associates from Leaside! pic.twitter.com/xL1rRUMKyB

— Rob Oliphant (@Rob_Oliphant) October 29, 2016

On Saturday (October 29, 2016) members of the 132nd Leaside Scouts were joined by other volunteers in Taylor Creek Park fulfilling the Scout mission “to foster, plan and maintain a natural urban forest/vegetation environment area within easy reach of the 132nd Scouts and Cubs.” Tweet from MP Rob Oliphant makes note of the worthy activity. 132nd website. 

Few dog lovers in the parade of elegant canines on Bayview Ave. would let a pet get so overweight but now Bobby the border collie has been taken in hand. The video tells a sad tale of his Winnipeg owner’s inability to keep the young dog trim. Right now he sits at 123 pounds. Manitoba Underdogs healthy plan is to get Bobby down to a nice 60 pounds.

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A young man has been shot a number of times in an incident behind homes in the Windermere Rd. and Swansea Mews area Saturday afternoon. Police are hunting for a black four-door car in connection. They say the injuries are serious but not likely to be fatal.

Games ten and eleven of the PWHL season for the Leaside Junior Wildcats will be played at home this weekend. Saturday the Cats meet the London Devilettes beginning at 7.40.  Sunday the Durham West Lightning visit Leaside Arena Rink A to try to better their .750 WCPT average. Puck drops at 3.40.

Sunday will see the annual Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) celebration at Evergreen Brickworks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival has activities for children and live music. There will be traditional dance, a Mexican & Latin American market and storytelling as well as skull face painting, tequila tasting and Dia de Muertos-themed cooking demos, plus themed arts and crafts, ravine walks, pumpkin carving and more.

Counc. Mary Fragedakis and others were at the East York Civic Centre on Saturday afternoon to reveal its newly renovated grounds. pic.twitter.com/eJ7q8cBSK4

— CTV Toronto (@CTVToronto) October 29, 2016

Drop by the East York Civic Centre for ribbon cutting ceremony & cake at 2pm pic.twitter.com/QuC1ktVSwM

— Mary Fragedakis (@mfragedakis) October 29, 2016

Today 2-4pm: family-friendly event & ribbon cutting celebration for newly renovated grounds @ East York Civic Centre https://t.co/gs0vT8hHpq https://t.co/BnV34YfD8k

— East End Arts (@EastEndArtsTO) October 29, 2016

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