The South Bayview Bulldog

Starting Gate Communications has shared a fantastic photo album of Canada’s show jumpers competing at the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games yesterday. All team members (Canada’s Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON) jumped clear in the 1st qualifying round. The team and individual equestrian show jumping competitions continue on Thursday at the OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park.

Ann Anderson (born Korol)

ANN ANDERSON (nee KOROL) Artist, teacher, Apollonian seeker of the true path, Ann’s glowing life was cruelly cut short on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Toronto. Her absence is felt every day, in a hundred ways, by those she has left behind: husband Don, son Timothy and daughter Elizabeth. They and other members of her extended family will remember this unique being who for a time visited their lives; whose daily awareness of the divine found expression in the seclusion of her beloved garden; whose generosity of spirit did not dilute her insistence on excellence in the classroom; whose swooping, impressionistic painting style co-existed with a meticulous talent for Eastern icon painting, symbolic of the powerful Ukrainian heartbeat in her artistic soul. Funeral Mass on Thursday, July 23rd at 11 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 24 Cheritan Ave., Toronto. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.

Rent of $3,795 a month will get you this 820 sq ft. shop which astute readers may recognize as the place where Whatever Lola Wants lived for a few years. Seasoned retailers will know that one would need a pretty hot business to make the rent every month on that space. Still, it is the picture shown on Twitter that is the eye-opener. It must be ten or twelve years old. When Paradox finally expire? And look at the old East York iron bench.

This really good-loking Jamis TrailX bicycle is at 53 Division. Question is, who owns it? Get in touch with police if you know. (416) 808-5306

Reader Matthew Bishop has been keeping track of complaints about traffic caused by construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.  At a meeting Tuesday it was said that Metrolinx is unaware of traffic problems in Leaiside.  Mr. Bishop is about to change that by sending Metrolinx more than 50 emails he has received about traffic. Says Matt: “I was informed (by Councillor Burnside) that the Metrolinx representatives informed him that they were unaware of any traffic problem in North Leaside (and I believe South Leaside as well) as they have yet to receive a complaint from any resident in the community related to traffic. Although I find this extremely hard to believe, the Councillor has asked me to communicate that on any emails we send to his offices with regards to traffic that we also copy Metrolinx on those emails (Email: crosstown@metrolinx.com). Please continue to send me your complaints as well to matthewmbishop@gmail.com as I have been logging and sharing with the Councillor the growing level of frustration and concern in the community on all things traffic” .

The vigil for Ramy Suleman took place over dinner hour on the wide lawn outside 71 Thorncliffe Park Drive. The crowded lawn of sombre mourners included Mayor Tory, Councillor Burnside and MP John Carmichael. Around them and in quiet discussion with them and their friends were the many dozens of Thorncliffe residents who knew the story of Ramy’s death all too well. The 4-year-old was not the first lad to somehow  fall  from one of the high-rise apartments along the wide vistas of the street. The accident has once again ignited the pursuit of greater and reliable safety in these buildings. A check is being done unit by unit to make sure window locks are in place. But sometimes they are removed to permit more air into stuffy units. The warm summer evening was a contrast of sad faces and whispered conversation combined with the yelps children.

These entertaining miniature vehicles are new at Dolly Jewellers, 1699 Bayview Ave. They are not sold as toys although their appeal to children will be obvious. That is quite a custom job on the front-end of the VW Bug.