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The Mooredale neighborhood organization is running its Terry Fox circuit through Moore Park and Rosedale this morning (Sunday,September 14, 2014).  The group hopes to raise $50,000 for cancer research. The Mooredale Terry Fox Run begins at its headquarters at 146 Crescent Rd. and takes runners up and over the venerable “ramp” that crosses the CP tracks. It then loops through Moore Park and comes back along Hudson and Rosedale Heights. Above is an iconic magazine cover created at the time of Terry’s heroic effort to run across the country in aid of the cause. He died subsequently from the cancer which had already resulted in the amputation of his leg.  Wikipedia 

Changes are likely in coming months for Second Cup in South Bayview. The current franchisee at 1595 Bayview Ave. seems set to let his option lapse at the end of December of this year. The well-liked and successful businessman Hong Nho acquired the Second Cup as full-time employment five years ago. In the interim, he has added other business interests. His departure will almost certainly prompt the Second Cup operation to renovate the property at this location. It has been a Second Cup under at least three franchisees since it was vacated by Marion and J.D. when they moved the Sleuth of Baker Street across Bayview. Now a new franchisee with the fairly substantial money to buy in will have to be found, And it isn’t just the money. As Second Cup knows, even well-heeled franchisees may be ill-suited to this highly social occupation. The Bayview location seems all the more important to Second Cup headquarters because their presence in South Bayview is facing change elsewhere. The location at Mount Pleasant Rd and Eglinton Ave. E, a former bank building, has been taken by Metrolinx for the construction of the LRT stop at that corner. A similar fate seems to await the Second Cup in the little strip mall on the southwest corner of Laird Drive at Eglinton. That property is to be the site of an LRT station as well. This update on Second Cup has generated some memories at the Bulldog offices. Take a look at the picture published here on May 23, 2011.  

House on right collapsed

One man died and three escaped from a house collapse at 245 Brookdale Ave. near Greer Ave today (Tuesday, September 9, 2014).. The mid-afternoon collapse of the home occurred when a project to underpin the foundation of the house went awry. The Toronto Fire Department called out its Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team to remove debris so that the dead man’s body could be recovered. . The Toronto and District School Board has conducted staged release of children from John Wanless Public School to their parents or guardians.  The underpinning process usually is related to a plan to ,lower the basement floor to provide eight-foot ceilings on the lower level. It is delicate work and has been known to cause homes to collapse in the past. It is a concern in any neighborhood, like Leaside and Davisville Village, where renovations are common. A neighbour told CP24 that he spoke to a young construction worker earlier who said he was learning about underpinning.One worker has been rescued from the basement of the collapsed home at 245 Brookdale Ave. and taken to Sunnybrook Hospital.   CBC Photo shows firefighters digging through wreckage to assess how to rescue trapped construction workers.  

PC Timothy Somers posted this picture to Twitter of fellow officers gathered on McRae Drive near Millwood Rd. during a safety blitz in Leaside. They are being assisted by members of the so-called YIPI contingent of young people doing summer service with police. It is officially the Toronto Police Service Youth in Policing Initiative and is supported by the police and the provincial ministry of children and youth services. 

The Red, White and Blue Knights motorcycle riders roared up Bayview Ave during the noon hour Sunday (September 7, 2014) as part of their 35th Annual Toyride. Those who happened to be on Bayview at the time will remember the high-spirited and costumed riders from previous years. Organizers asked riders and their passengers to bring a new, unwrapped toy for the drive to the Nathan Phillips Square kickoff point. Their route took them Eastbound Queen Street to River St. and up Bayview Extension all the way to 401,  where they found their way back along the Don Valley Parkway to Phillips Square again. Great cause.

Rolph Road Elementary School is closing in on its momentous 75th anniversary set for the weekend on October 24 – 25, 2014. Petra Grantham is asking all Rolph Roaders to send her their photos or school memorabilia. You can mail Petra here.  Tickets for the adult social night are $50. Oh yes, if you know where any of these clean-cut straight-ahead kids from 1960 are today, mail your news to Petra.