Work has gone quickly on the construction of the large new home on Heath St. E. between Welland Ave. and Hudson Drive. This is in the short block of Heath just before it leaps the Moore Park ravine to Bennington Heights. The structure replaces the original stucco finished house (inset) which was the home for many decades of Peter and Yvonne Worthington. This one will be finished in an elegant brick which is already seen on the east side.
END OF CASH? Can’t seem to find anyone who refuses it
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Far be it from The Bulldog to rain on anyone’s parade, but the end of cash as predicted by the credit card processor Moneris seems a bit over the top. It’s like General Motors saying cars are better than ever. The online survey of 1,000 people conveniently released during this slow news week has lots of broadcasters hopping on the Moneris wagon. The survey found that 77 per cent of respondents preferred to pay for purchases by debit or credit card and 65 per cent said they rarely buy anything with cash anymore. Is that so.
TAP HERE TO END YOUR CASH
Ask your cleaning lady and pedicurist what they want. Gift envelopes for kids? That would be real money and nothing but thanks a lot. A very nice Chinese restaurant has a way of saying the gratuity should be in cash. If they can get away with it, fine. You may be sure the owner doesn’t give Starbucks $100 in advance so he can tap to buy his coffee. Real men at the bowling alley or cineplex rarely venture there without at least a hundred dollars in paper money in their pocket. Thing is, while Moneris is making cash disappear, cash is the only thing you can be sure everyone will take. We will definitely let you know when we find anyone who refuses it.
Blowing snow, ice pellets possible in parts of Toronto area
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Monday may see blowing snow for the Toronto area which might leave as much as 10 centimetres on the ground as well as ice pellets. In fact the next three days seem likely to be unpredictable with the possibility of freezing rain in some parts early Tuesday. Winds may gust up to 70 kilometres per hour.
Urgent tweet to Grilltime chief produces Christmas turkey
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Urgent Christmas Day tweet produced life-saving turkey
Kim Diamond and her mom had a bit of a mix up over who would buy the turkey for Christmas. Christmas Day came and when they connected again, the ladies found that neither had. So it was that Kim urgently tweeted Andy Elder, owner of Grilltime meat shop at 62 Laird Drive to see if he knew where they could get one. As luck would have it, Andy had decided to wait a day or two before freezing the few birds that he had left. Above we see the joyous connection as Andy hands over the holiday-saving Hayter Farms turkey.
Postal clerk saves immigrant woman from phone scam
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Woman feared she and child would be deported if she did not send $2,400 to U.S. location. CJAD Radio
Odd Parking incidents are seen locally over the holidays
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Examples of odd parking may be seen all year round but the car parked across the front door of the Flying Wheels Cycle Shop on Fleming Crescent on Christmas Eve morning just must have an explanation. Odd Parking II (inset) was spotted by our sister blog Yonge and Roxborough News in the Summerhill Green P Lot where a driver is warning others that he is learning to drive a stick shift and may stall. Very considerate and odd.
NO FLU SHOT: Doctors say flu stopped 4-year-old’s heart
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Whether this story is the Christmas miracle the producers say it is perhaps remains to be seen. It is a heart-wrenching event for sure. Everyone will have a medical view of the prognosis. The doctor says Gemma will return to normal and we may hope that this is true given the length of time her heart was silent. Well worth watching.
Re-made Moore Park home to have a faux front door
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Little 142 Rose Park Drive, the concrete block remnant of Moore Park before there was much zoning, is nearing completion in its spacious lengthened and two-storey version. It will have a fetching faux door where it will display its number (see inset) but humans will enter by elegant glass double doors (left) Nice, but still no off-street parking. Previous post
$60 million Lotto Max riches for lucky him, her or them
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The $60-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw is waiting for the person bought that winning ticket in Mississauga. What a Christmas it will be for him,.her or them. There were also 35 Maxmillions prizes of one million dollars each up for grabs, and 11 of them were claimed by single tickets. Two more will be shared by four ticket holders.
Thanks for visiting The Bulldog and very best of the season
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It’s Christmas and time for our thoughts to again turn toward family and home. Here’s hoping that your Christmas is as warm and rewarding as your highest hope. At The South Bayview Bulldog we too will be with family and friends. But we will also reflect on the exceptional support The Bulldog has received from so many people. It is a labour of love to write the news of this community. To witness the decency of people and the culture of generosity here is an honour. The Bulldog is unabashedly proud to do its part in carrying the flag of the businesses and people in the place we like to call South Bayview. Thank you and Merry Christmas. Posting will resume Saturday afternoon.
Meeting to discuss development at 33 Laird heritage site
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Proposed addition to commercial site at 33 Laird Drive
There will be a City information meeting on Tuesday January 5, 2016 regarding the plans to redevelop the now vacant industrial property at 33 Laird Drive. That’s the corner of Canvarco Road. The development is proposed by Beaux Properties in partnership with Quaestus Corporation, a Netherlands based developer. Geoff Kettel reports that it is owned by Levitt United Ltd, a real estate holding company which purchased the property in 1967 from Sheridan Equipment. The building was used as the head office and distribution centre for Levitt Safety. Surplus space was leased out as the Leaside Business Centre The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the William Lea Room at the Leaside Arena. The application proposes a zoning amendment to permit the redevelopment and the addition to the familiar building which was given heritage status in May. It appears the developers intend to create a shopping mall similar or related to the business done at Leaside Village and the Smart Centre There are diagrams and depictions of the plan at the Quaestus site. Also UrbanToronto
Timothy Boissiere and Michael Calderone died on QEW
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Michael Calderone and Timothy Boissier had been friends since high shcool
The names of both young men who died Tuesday in a flaming rear-end crash on the QEW westbound have been released.. They are Michael Calderone and Timothy Boissier. The two men, both 23, had been friends since high school. They were on their way to play hockey when the accident occurred. CBC