The South Bayview Bulldog

The annual general meeting of the South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association will take place this evening (April 20, 2016) at Manor Road United Church. Details

 

Brian Pallister has led the Progressive Conservative’s to victory in Manitoba. It is the first time the Tories have held power in 16 years. A sales tax increase in 2013 up to 8 percent from 7 percent was a critical issue. The New Democrats have been in power since 1999.

NEW YORK

Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump won the Democratic and Republican primaries in New York. Beyond the party contests however Mrs. Clinton is said to hold a lead in polls among voters at large.

 

Coca Cola is giving all its varieties a consistent look it calls “One-Brand” packaging. The scheme was announced in the U.S. but is expected to make its way to Canada in time. Cans and bottles of Coca-Cola Original, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coca-Cola (or Light, in Europe and elsewhere) and Coca-Cola Life will all feature a bright red disk on a background of either red (rendering the disc invisible), black, gray, and green, respectively, as well as the product name of each. The Red Disc is the “signature” element of the company’s new campaign, that it’s using as a unifying color across the brand.

The City told him not to do it, but John Alpeza built a boat  in a tree anyway, and now he has been ordered to take it down. The large sailing-boat sized treehouse was built to give his kids an incentive to play outdoors, says Mr. Alpeza. Neighbors say that’s very nice but the thing is an eyesore. The boat-treehouse sits atop a dead tree in Alpeza’s Bloor West Village backyard. If he doesn’t take it down, the City will charge him and get a court order to remove the boat-treehouse. Mr. Alpeza is muttering things to the CBC like “over my dead body.” Hope it does not come to that. The comments that are tagged to the liked CBC story are running agianst Mr. Alpeza.

Manor Road United Church at 240 Manoir Road has announced a gift to eight local charities totalling $50,000. The gift is made possible by the new financial structure at the church following the sale of approximately half of the Church’s property to the City of Toronto for a park. Reverend Debra Schneider said in statement that giving back “is a wonderful gift. We are excited to be in a position to financially support charities that make Toronto a more fair and compassionate city.”

CHARITIES

The Church is a long-time supporter of three of the eight charities: Massey Centre; Out of the Cold; The Teresa Group. The remaining five groups are: Central Eglinton Community Centre; Fred Victor; Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto; PFLAG; and Toronto Urban Native Ministries.

RENOVATIONS

Manor Road United continues its renovations to help it serve the community by  the modernization of the 90-year old Sanctuary to accommodate a wide range of community tenants and activities and the creation of an investment fund to provide steady income for the Church’s outreach ministries. As well, Manor Road keeps up a close working relationship with the City of Toronto to ensure the conversion of Church property into parkland and the selection of a private daycare provider (www.monarchmanor.ca) as its lead tenant to address the demand for daycare in the local community.

FINISHED BY SUMMER

Renovations of the Sanctuary are expected to be complete by end of the summer. In the meantime, Manor Road United Church continues to host services and family events, including its annual musical Blue Radish Café and Kids Night Out. For a full listing of events, visit the website. Residents can also receive weekly updates by emailing: ellen.manorroad@rogers.com.

 

 

Detective Terry Browne of the homicide squad says there could be more human remains located near Broadview and Gerrard  It’s only a guess but he finds the situation strange enough that it would not surprise him. A bag of body parts was found Tuesday morning by an employee of a butcher shop located near the corner  It was found at the rear of the building as the employee was taking out the garbage. A few hours longer,and it would have been gone. Browne says the victim is almost certainly an adult, light-skinned woman whose sliced up parts were found in a bag behind the in Riverdale today.  Browne said he hoped that those who had missed someone in their lives might check with police to see if this deceased person is known to them. He called it a fairly recent death. Browne was asked if it was significant that the body parts were found behind a butcher shop. Browne replied, “It’s a fair question.” He went on to ponder the notion of a body being cut up or disposed of in such an establishment.  Browne said a doctor would confirm the belief that police are dealing with a human body.

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