The South Bayview Bulldog

Kim Auchinachie of the community group Leaside Matters writes to say that the group has three interesting events upcoming. They are:

Lea Talk – Leaside Architecture: The Path to Modernization
In partnership with Toronto Society of Architects
Amsterdam Brewery Event Space, 45 Esandar Drive
Tuesday May 3rd, 7 – 9 p.m.

Lea Exhibit – Leaside: The Life of a Garden City
Leaside Branch Toronto Public Library
Friday May 6 and Saturday May 7, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Lea Walk – Leaside: A Garden City Revealed
Meet at the entrance to the Leaside Library
Friday May 6 at 1 p.m. and Saturday May 7 at 10 a.m.

Sounds pleasant.

A woman who saw the leaning structure of scaffolding and walls moments before it collapsed has spoken to the CBC. She jumped out of her car and assisted in the rescue of a baby and mother who were trapped in wreckage. The witness remains anonymous but her compelling story is worth hearing.

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Councilor Joe Cressy (Ward 20) wants marijuana dispensaries shut down.One of the most quickly multiplying chain of stores belongs to Green Room Society which is about to  open at Mt. Pleasant  Rd. and Penrose Rd. in the heart of the Mt. Pleasant Village BIA. Cressy says these shops are illegal — every ,single one of then.and indeed, it is a strain to figure how they operate legally, or even exactly what they do. The South Bayview Bulldog received a tentative hello but much evasion the Green Room on Spadina Ave. CBC  Green Room “pharmacy” to open on Mt. Pleasant

Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. A reporter came face-to-face with a trapped driver who misjudged the depth of the water under a bridge. KTRK-TV reporter helped the driver swim away from the vehicle, as the car was quickly was submerged.

The tireless Mike Crawley of the CBC’s Legislature bureau has compiled information on who gives money to Ontario’s political parties and which ones they favour. Unions are big donors with the teachers showering the Liberals with cash. An association of landlords is a big giver as well.  CBC

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Some people are calling it a hoax but it looks all too real. Franky Zapata, the remarkable Fenchman who invented the Hoverboard, has flown the Flyboard Air. A few days ago, somewhere near Marseilles, he travelled the sky in sci-fi fashion. It was the triumph of nearly two years work by Zapata. The rider carries a backpack of fuel and a remote control to manage the four jet engines that keep him a loft. Here’s a caution. It is easier to fall off of than a Hoverboard and take months to learn how to fly.

The vacant store at 1559 Bayview Ave previously the home of Aish Jewellers has been leased, sources tell The South Bayview Bulldog. The new tenant’s name is yet to come but it is one more store which will be doing business on South Bayview this summer.

Reuters says that Rogers Communications posted a first-quarter profit on Monday that was down 2.75 per cent from a year ago. Rogers calls it “restructuring” and maybe it is but the slowness in business at the media division is also hurting. Still, Rogers is  quoted as saying it will hit its 2016 financial targets. The company said it had net income of C$248-million, or 48 Canadian cents a share, in the three months to March 31, down from C$255-million, or 50 Canadian cents a share, a year earlier

Hotel California

Residents of the pleasant neighborhood of Moore Park may well be complaining about how similar life there is to staying at the Hotel California. That’s the 1977 Eagles reflection on the nature of being able to check out any time you like but never, ever being permitted to leave. Well okay, it is possible to actually get out of Moore Park heading east but not between 4 and 6 p.m. There’s the long-standing no right turn requirement at Welland and Moore Aves and now the sewer construction at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Moore. It’s pretty much like life at the Hotel California.

“Relax,” said the night man,
“We are programmed to receive.