The South Bayview Bulldog

Shawn Micallef

Mt. Pleasant Village is profiled in the Toronto Star online and in Saturday’s paper (February 13, 2016). Shawn Micallef who should glory in the title Living Columnist has observations about the old street. He notes the traffic lanes and concludes there are 1.5 in each direction. This is an odd leftover from the 1948 road widening (and sidewalk narrowing) which accompanied the Mt. Pleasant extension down to Jarvis St.  Shawn Micallef goes on to discuss much other Mt. Pleasant history in his column which is worth a read. That history recalls a parallel time when the Town of Leaside was able to put up the fight of the century and save Bayview Ave and its wide sidewalks. The two lanes of traffic remain on Bayview but the angle parking is gone of course. It can still be seen just as it was then on McRae Drive at Trace Manes Park.

Marlboros 21-year-old Brendan Leipsic got the news by phone that was dressing with the Leafs for the game against Vancouver Saturday night. His mother and father, Kathleen and Greg, turned the world upside down to get from Winnipeg to Vancouver by way of Minnesota and Seattle to see Brendan play. Their reward came as Leipsic scored for the Leafs (video below) in a 5-2 victory over the Canucks. Were Mom and Day happy? Is the game played on ice?

Whole Foods is about to open a chain of lower-price stores starting on the west coast of the U.S. It’s called 365 by Whole Foods and according to Consumerist, the cheeky consumerism site run  by Consumer Reports, Whole Foods is thinking about maybe putting tattoo parlours into these food stores. It is said that 20 percent of the U.S. population now has a tattoo of some sort but the phenomenon seems to have polarized the civilized world into those who have tattoos and those who would rather eat broken glass for breakfast. Consumerist 

You know it’s cold when Canadians complain about it. The staggering polar readings of minus 23 celsius will grip us overnight tonight and into Saturday but during the day it will get milder. Sunday is predicted to see a high of minus 12 and Monday a high of zero. .

Ottawa Citizen

Leaside Wildcats defeated Brampton Canadettes 3-2 in Brampton Saturday afternoon and in the process regained second place in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League. This video shows the second Leaside goal which was scored in the second period by Samantha Jones assisted by Emma Pye and Cynthia Cavanagh. Other Leaside scoring came from Kristin Della Revere in the second assisted by Megan Pardy and Olivia Reid and the game winner from Samantha Jones (again) at 16.07 of the third (not a  moment too soon) assisted by Emma Pye and Cynthia Cavanagh.  Allison Small in the Canadettes net faced 36 shots while DanielleToland saw 19. By that measure the Wildcats ought to have won by a larger margin. Take a look at the standings

Pfizer has recalled 124 lots of Advil liquid products for infants and children. The concern relates to possible inconsistent doses of ibuprofen in the products if they have not been shaken as directed before use. Health Canada says the products being recalled are Advil Pediatric Drops, Children’s Advil Cold, Children’s Advil Fever from Colds or Flu, Children’s Advil and Advil Pediatric Drops Fever from Colds or Flu. A list of the affected products and product lots can be found at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2016/57140a-eng.php