Canada’s political leaders were decked out in cowboy hats yesterday for the Stampede Parade through downtown Calgary. Local dignitaries like Premier Notely and Mayor Naheed Nenshi rode horses in the parade. An estimated 200,000 people watched the parade which begins the Stampede. It lasts until July 12, 2015. Some 700 horses and 4,000 people participated variously in the parade, which was led by a hometown girl, two-time Olympic gold medalist and bobsledder Kaillie Humphries.
Police looking into death of woman in Toronto Beach
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A woman said to be in her 50s has been found dead in a home at 65 Elmer Ave in the Beach. Police say the circumstances seem suspicious. Toronto paramedics were called to the house near Queen St. E. and Woodbine Ave. at 10:37 p.m. last night (Friday, July 3, 2015).
Loblaws makes new offer, strike deadline goes to July 11
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Loblaws has reached an arrangement to delay a strike deadline for its Toronto stores from tomorrow (July 5, 2015) to Saturday, July 11, 2015. The changes come after two days of negotiations that amended the Loblaws offer to workers of local 1000A. These include stores in South Bayview on Moore Ave and Redway Rd. The local said it believes “it’s important for our members to have the opportunity to examine and vote on the amended offer.” The votes are scheduled across the province from July 5 to July 8.
Georgia Walsh All-Star Games big league in every way
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Wildcat strike by fuel workers at Pearson cancels flights
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Uber doesn’t fit City definition of a taxi company says judge
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It is a nicely developed point that Justice Sean Dunphy has used to shoot down the City’s attempt to control Uber taxi. The judge has concluded Uber isn’t enough like a taxi company as described by City Council to permit him to say it has violated any rules. Could be, but it is a fact as plain as sunrise that Uber is making money from unregulated drivers in uninsured cars and that the safety of women in a concern. Mayor Tory has a sadly benign view of Uber (the company rather than the technology). Even so, the City should renew its efforts to make sure vehicles offering “taxi” service are safe to ride in the public’s estimation. Globe and Mail
Funny New Brunswick road signs baffle even the locals
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Well-intentioned efforts to simplify signs in New Brunswick by rendering them from English into pictures has of course not worked. The predictable effect has been to make the signs unreadable to everybody, regardless of language.
Yet another one bites the dust! Goodbye to 425 Belsize Dr.
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Lowes goes to ground with “strict privacy” about leases
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Sylvain Prud’homme
Lowe’s has gone to ground like a fox at the sound of the huntsman’s horn. A reply to repeated inquiries about May’s much ballyhooed announcement that it purchased 13 Target leases across Canada is now being met with stern advice about “strict privacy policies” that prevent “any information other than what is available on Lowes.com due to competitive reasons”. We assume the president of Lowes Canada Sylvaine Prud’homme is out of the office until Monday although he isn’t likely to be taking our calls in any case. Maybe someone else who is sensible will review this matter next week. Readers have been asking if the empty Target premises at East York Town Centre is one of the locations that Lowes has acquired.
Hammerhead crane comes down at 1860 Bayview Ave.
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It appears his work is done here as the big hammerhead crane is disassembled at the commercial construction site at 1860 Bayview at Broadway Ave. This is the site of the new Whole Foods store scheduled to open in 2016.
Mode Suzan closing on Bayview after nearly 10 years
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Lorna Beddall will close her long-time store Mode Suzan at 1647 Bayview Ave. on August 31, 2015. Lorna has written to customers announcing sale. Effective immediately there is 40% off and in August there will be 50 percent off on all goods. She thanks her customers for their support and friendship over the years. There is a poignancy as Lorna says: “I will miss you all and this venture that was started nine and a half years ago. My Mother, Muriel Armour, will also miss you and the interactions she had with you all.” We’re sure Lorna would love to see her old friends at the shop soon.
Finite mud: two homes come down on Inglewood Drive
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The value of the finite mud of South Bayview continues to inspire builders to knock down homes and build new ones. The Oak-treed enclave of Moore Park has seen two homes come down this week on the premier street of Inglewood Drive. Left is a nice-looking but antiquated brick home from the 20s in the mid 260s west of Errington Ave. The exact numbers get lost in the construction. At right is the poor little stucco cottage at 200 Inglewood. It lived on borrowed time for many years. Both homes are now gone. The changing face of Moore Park