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Bennington Rolph Soccer: A shout out to get the kids ready

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Bennington Rolph Road Soccer Association is shouting out a reminder that this lazy summer still calls for planning. September is coming and with it the fun-filled six-week season of the BRRSA  soccer for kids 5 to 13. Registration is open and players, boys and girls, are needed. Get your gang organized for this wonderful autumn fun which is run entirely by volunteer parents. Lead time is needed to get adequate uniforms, rent sufficient field space and lots of other loose ends. It is a great place for those whose kids want to play soccer but are not in town in the summer, or for those who play summer soccer and want to keep their soccer going. Bennington Rolph runs for six weeks in the fall, starting the first week of school. A tournament is held for all but the youngest age group at the end of the regular season. Don’t miss out. Enroll your kids by going to the league’s website

What? No plans to sell skinny Oreo cookies in Canada?

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According to the maker, Mondelez International Inc., there are no plans to sell that new confection sensation Oreo Thins in the Great Icing-White Canadian North. Phooey. The new cookie is thin, of course, and most galling is said to be “sophisticated”. Yeah, sure. Mondelez International Inc. says it will add Oreo Thins to its permanent lineup in the U.S. starting next week. The cookies look like regular Oreos and have a similar cookie-to-filling ratio, except that they’re slimmer. That means four of the cookies contain 140 calories, compared with 160 calories for three regular Oreos. And since they’re for adults, Oreo says they weren’t designed to be twisted open or dunked. That’s even though about half of customers pull apart regular Oreos before eating them, according to the company. Just not in Canada.

Tory will lasso “Wild West” taxis and Uber taxis too

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Mayor Tory is promising to create a bylaw that will apply to “the entire ground transportation industry” — a definition he says would include Uber. The mayor spoke at City Hall Monday following a meeting with representatives from the taxi industry and Uber. “What we need is one bylaw that applies without question to everybody,” Tory said. “We cannot have companies in this city doing business outside of the law and we cannot have the Wild West but we also cannot have a city that in some way ignores the march of technology and time,” his worship told CP24.

Pan Am torch will change hands in Thorncliffe Park

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The Pan Am Games torch will be passed between runners at R.V Burgess Park in Thorncliffe Park tomorrow morning (Monday, July 6, 2015). The exchange is expected to occur shortly before noon when runner Steven Gorgievski will come pounding into the park. He will pass the torch to Jaime Deane. The full ceremony surrounding the torch will go from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The celebration is a partnership between the Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee, the Toronto Public Library, the City of Toronto and the TO2015 Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games. The celebrations will feature a market, art, music, performances and sports demonstrations. For more information about the Pan Am Games and the Parapan Am Games (Aug. 7 to Aug. 15) call the branch at 416-396-3865.

“Luminous Veil” transforms Bloor Viaduct into light show

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Exciting colour changes seen in photos by Sue Byford of the South Bayview Bulldog

The City has installed shimmering lights on the safety barrier of the Bloor Viaduct and inaugurated the display as part of the forthcoming PanAm Games celebrations. It is known as the “Luminous Veil” and it attracted spectators to both the bridge and to  Bayview Avenue below. The project designer Dereck Revington said in a release from the City: “There’s nothing like it in the world.” The veil will be illuminated 365 days a year and will change with the seasons. Speaking at the inauguration, Mayor John Tory said the project will be part of the Pan Am Games’ lasting legacy for the city. City of Toronto release

 

40 percent off all goods as Mode Suzan closes for good

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Lorna Beddall will close her long-time store Mode Suzan at 1647 Bayview Ave. on August 31, 2015. Lorna has written to customers announcing sale. Effective immediately there is 40% off and in August there will be 50 percent off on all goods. She thanks her customers for their support and friendship over the years. There is a poignancy as Lorna says: “I will miss you all and this venture that was started nine and a half years ago. My Mother, Muriel Armour, will also miss you and the interactions she had with you all.” We’re sure Lorna would love to see her old friends at the shop soon.

Kid’s clothes store Never Grow Up open at 1725 Bayview

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Lauren Sheriff of Never Grow Up

The first day of business at Never Grow Up on Bayview Ave was a busy one, owner Lauren Sheriff reports. She and her staff found lots of interest in the unique baby and childrens’ clothes in stock. Much of it is fun and funky. Here we see Lauren with some of the favorites on opening day. Left a lumberjack bandana bib (on top) and a lumberjack sleepsack by Electrik Kidz. Right, lumberjack sleepsack by Prism. Definitely worth a visit. Never Grow Up is a family business (Lauren and her dad). It operates a successful store in Oakville.