The South Bayview Bulldog

City Council will decide if these homes make way for 80 townhouses

City Council has a large agenda as it sits down tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3, 2015). It will be asked to approve or deny the plan to build 80 townhouses on Keewatin Ave in a space that now occupies 12 or so single family homes between 200 and 214 Keewatin. The project has already been turned down by North York Community Council. There are items about the use of hookah pipes at designated locations, the tax status of the Aga Khan Museum and the heritage status of the old Coca Cola offices at 42 Overlea (NY-9.26 and 27). This will be related to a decision on whether to permit the construction of a Costco store at this address.

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Loblaws and Joe Fresh are urging  anyone who purchased this quilted baby jacket to return it for a full refund as concerns arise that the buttons can be pulled off by children.  One instance of a child putting a button in his mouth has been reported. Loblaws says it is recalling all striped, Joe Fresh-branded jackets that bear the style code BBF5OT4316. The company said young children may be able to pull the buttons off and possibly choke on them. In Ontario sales have been on since September at Joe Fresh, Real Canadian Superstore, Fortinos, Loblaws, No Frills, Your Independent Grocer, Zehrs and JoeFresh.com. CBC

The province is on tenterhooks tonight waiting to see what the Premier, school boards and elementary teachers will do Monday, November 2, 2015. As everyone knows, Ms. Wynne is on record as saying she will authorize the boards to dock teachers pay if the public schools are not running normally tomorrow at 9 a.m. Countless writers have stated the truth. The conduct of the union, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, is wholesale robbery of the public as teachers continue to collect pay while effectively shirking their work. The conduct of the government has aided and abetted this irresponsible behaviour at the secondary level by handing over millions dollars to the unions for “expenses”. When did a union’s expenses become a cost to the public? There is really only one word for it. Scandalous. We know there are many teachers who are embarrassed and unhappy by their union’s position. Can they find their voice?

The Leaside Wildcats lengthened their unbeaten season to eight games in what looks to have been an interesting 2-0 tilt against the London Devilettes Sunday in London. (Wildcats own one tie). Just reviewing the boxscore online reveals that all the scoring occurred in the third period. Siobhan Birch assisted by Megan Pardy got the first goal at 4:19 followed by Emma Pye with an assist from Birch. They potted the puck into an empty net as London opted for six attackers at 18:47 of the third. Danielle Toland was in the net for Leaside. Boxscore

The most starkly grisly bit of grusomeness seen by The South Bayview Bulldog this season are the two chopped off arms playing a piano at Paul Hahn’s sales and tuning business on Yonge St. at Gibson Ave. Truly horrifying and many giggles all at the same time. The scary demise of Mrs. Filmore and daughter Betsy contrived by the master story teller of Belsize Drive is the challenger. There are many fine pumpkin creations around South Bayview but pumpkins are not necessarily so very fatal. One exception to this is the pumpkin carried by the headless horseman of Washington Irving’s classic woo woo tale, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Although the BBC would have us believe that the pumpkin became popular because Irish immigrants used to make lamps out of them, we think the cursed — and fatal — orange gourd hurled by the horseman at Ichabod Crane may have done more to popularize the pumpkin as a demonic essential of Halloween.

A very nice Toyota bumped into the doors of Summerhill Market on Summerhill Ave. Sunday about 4 p.m. EST. The car took out a display and damaged the metal frame and automatic doors. The brickwork of the building appeared intact. No one was hurt. It is remarkable considering the busy Sunday afternoon traffic at Summerhill Market.  Business continued as usual. A woman said her sister was at the wheel either entering or leaving a parking spot and the car somehow found itself into the doors. The vehicle  is said to have been the subject of a gas pedal recall in recent months.

Erin Moore writes of how Middleton was received among British elite and her place now in the heart of the U.S. Telegraph 

Sally Fur of Sunnybrook Hospital writes to remind South Bayview residents of the annual Operation Raise A Flag as Remembrance Day approaches. Early on the morning of November 11 thousands of flags will be placed on the Sunnybrook lawns adjoining the hospital to thank Canada’s veterans for their heroic service. Everyone is invited to join the salute by purchasing a flag for a modest $25 and send a personal message to a veteran. When veterans awake on Remembrance Day, there will be a patriotic sea of thousands of red and white Canadian flags in their honour. It is a wonderful background to the annual remembrance ceremony at the hospital. To take part visit the Raise A Flag site or call 1-866-696-2008 to purchase a flag  Proceeds from the campaign will go to the Veterans Comfort Fund at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre. Your donation will help Sunnybrook provide veterans with an enhanced quality of life through community outings, continued learning opportunities and special time with family members. Sunnybrook’s Veterans Centre is the largest veterans care facility in Canada and home to 475 veterans who served in the Second World War and the Korean War.