The South Bayview Bulldog

It had to happen. The apparent non-stop frenzy of condo development in Toronto continues to inspire names the builders hope will engender a pride and affection among prospective buyers. So it is that the new condominium at 1401 O’Connor Drive will be named The Lanes, Residences at O’Connor Bowl. It seems at least as sensible a name in this upright working class neighborhood as The Art Shoppe Condos and Lofts, a Yonge Street address where it will cost a bit more than “the 200’s” advertised by The Lanes. Beloved O’Connor Bowl to close for good this week

The first definitive government statement based on the accumulating evidence comes from the U.S.

Torstar today announced it will cut its dividend in half after revenue fell and losses mounted in the third quarter on weaker print advertising. The publisher of the Toronto Star and other daily and community papers in Ontario reported a loss of $164.3 million for the quarter or $2.05 per share.

University Rosedale MP Chrystia Freeland has been appointed Minister of International Trade in the new Trudeau cabinet. St. Paul’s member Carolyn Bennett was appointed Minister of Northern and Indiginous Affairs. She was not expected to be in cabinet. Toronto-Centre MP Bill Morneau is the new Finance MInister.

NO BILL BLAIR, ADAM VAUGHAN

Surprising in their absence from cabinet are Bill Blair and Adam Vaughan. The anti-police tweets were giddy with pleasure at Blair’s deletion, comparing him to Julian Fantino. It is a shot that would hurt a sensitive man. Trudeau has an excess of riches which may account for the absence of Mr. Vaughan. But then, Blair and Vaughan or both men as well. Don’t forget the cabinet had to be exactly 15 women and 15 women.

OLD FACES TOO

Veteran MPs like Stephane Dion, Ralph Goodale, Marc Garneau, Scott Brison, Dominic LeBlanc, Kirsty Duncan, Lawrence MacAulay and John McCallum are all in the new cabinet.

In Edmonton, Alexis (Lexi) Shymanski is seen (right) as she solemnly ponders the medal for bravery she has just received from the Royal Canadian Humane Association. It’s a lot for a girl to take in. But this girl has more than it takes to keep her head. On June 8 she clambered up a rugged 12-metre embankment in the Rocky Mountain foothills in her bare feet to flag down help from a passing motorist. Her mom had fallen asleep at the wheel and was unconscious in their SUV along with her baby brother Peter, ten weeks. We see Lexi  with her mother Angela in hospital (left).  Angela was in serious condition. She suffered a broken back and extensive internal injuries. Alexis woke to her baby brother crying and tried to wake her mother. She undid her car seat’s five-point harness, which she had done only twice, pushed the airbag away, kicked the jammed door open and climbed out of the badly damaged vehicle. As luck would have it, she was able to flag down a passing car with a family from Alaska who weren’t able to get through to 911. Another passing car, with Lise Lord and Richard Nowicki inside, turned around and went back to help. They were able to contact 911. Nowicki, a retired paramedic, and the unidentified Alaskan dad got the baby out of the car. Nowicki stayed with Angela Shymanski, recognizing she had a back injury.

Carrie Tse’s school of creative arts has a nice holiday opportunity for little ones. The Littlest Elf Workshop proceeds through November 12 to December 17, 2015. Carrie Tse of Bamboo Bay creative school of arts is a well-known and trusted teacher. Her studio is upstairs right at the corner of Bayview and Millwood.

This type of case is not unknown and almost always results in the employer backing off. It remains true however that for whatever reason, and there may be a number, some women servers wear revealing dress. Workers are Jack Astors and other restaurants frequently wear dress that is revealing although not perhaps provocative. It really is a woman’s right to say yes or no

Carrie Kirkman

Sears Canada has hired a veteran of the Canadian retail industry to be its president and chief merchant — a new position created to try to restore confidence in the struggling department store operator. Carrie Kirkman has most recently been interim president of shoe retailer Nine West Canada and was president of Jones Apparel Group from October 2010 until last April. Kirkman will work with Brandon G. Stranzl, who has been executive chairman of Sears Canada since the departure of Ronald Boire, who was chief executive and president of the troubled Canadian department store company for less than a year.