Murky group says it wants to have an orgy because: “The contemporary reality of city life is that we have never been so alone despite be [sic] surrounded by so many people.” Uh-huh. Hamilton Spectator
Sepp Blatter quits as new scandal snares pal Jerome Valcke
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In a stunning announcement made at a hastily called news conference Tuesday (June 2, 2015) in Zurich, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he will resign after FIFA elects a new leader at an “extraordinary congress” that will be called by the organization’s executive committee. It appears that cannot happen until September. But the situation is fluid. The defiant Blatter reversed himself as his second-in command Jerome Valcke was named by U.S. investigators as the authority for a $10 million wire transfer that ended up vanishing into the murky coffers of corrupt officials in New York and Trinidad. Valcke is FIFA’s secretary general and works hand-in-glove with Blatter. It seems the splattering mud of corruption has landed on Blatter himself. A spokeswoman for FIFA said the $10 million in bank transactions were authorized by the then-FIFA Finance Committee chairman. The Finance Committee chairman was Julio Grondona, who died last year.
Beloved O’Connor Bowl to close for good this week
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$1000 fine for distracted driving now Ontario law
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The minimum fine for distracted driving has doubled under changes to the Ontario Traffic Act. Fines go from between $60 and $500 to between $300 and $1,000. Add a further penalty of three demerit points on conviction. Distracted driving has long since passed drinking as the single most serious cause of traffic deaths. Third reading was given today (Tuesday, June 2, 2015) to these and other changes.
WATCH YOUR DOOR
The government has chosen to create a new offense known as dooring. This is an occurrence which will be entirely accidental (unlike distracted driving) but which will prevent cars doors from hitting cyclists who are beside the vehicle. This offense, and the time-honoured hippie offense of driving while doped up on marijuana or other drugs will bring a $1,000 fine on conviction.
COUNTER FLOW BICYCLES?
The revised HTA also allows cities to build more types of bike lanes and it imposes new fines on cyclists who refuse to light up their rides. The new legislation will give cities permission to build counter flow (or contraflow) bikes lane. Let’s hope these lanes, which would run counter to one-way vehicular traffic, don’t kill too many bike riders. The consensus seems to be traffic has to be very slow to allow these lanes to work. The offense of towing a skate boarder behind a car is now illegal. It is an offense which seems too dangerous to be true The HTA already forbids the towing of everything from toboggans to skaters.
Hamilton man blocks mailbox construction by camping out
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A Hamilton man, Henry Evans-Tenbrinke, is sitting in a lawn chair at the spot near his Brucedale Ave. home where Canada Post intends to install more of its widely hated community mailboxes. The retired health-care worker has his dog, a boxer named Albert, and water plus proper clothing as he vows to stand in the way of the postal service. He has been there since May 11.
75-year-old cyclist dies of injuries from Rosedale accident
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Quebec court lays $15 billion penalty on 3 tobacco firms
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Immuno therapy teaches our bodies how to fight cancer
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BBC recounts heartening new immuno-therapy treatment which teaches body’s own defense system how to fight cancer. Fergus Walsh.
Man shot dead in Scarborough barber shop fight
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A man has been found dead in a car in a service station at Lawrence Avenue and Bellamy Road after a fight in a nearby barber shop. He apparently drove or was driven the short distance to the service station
Bennington Rolph Road Soccer is looking for players
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Area families are asked to note that the Bennington Rolph Road Soccer Association is still accepting registrations for September 2015. This is a great post-summer activity entirely run by volunteer parents. Fall may seem a long way off but time is required to prepare for early Autumn fun. Lead time is needed get adequate uniforms, rent sufficient field space and lots of other loose ends. The league for kids 5 to 13 and has been running in the neighbourhood for many years. It is a great place for those whose kids who want to play soccer but are not in town in the summer, or for those who play summer soccer and want to keep their soccer going. Bennington Rolph runs for six weeks in the fall, starting the first week of school. A tournament is held for all but the youngest age group at the end of the regular season. The league is run completely by volunteers and is not-for-profit. The deadline for registrations is June 19th. Visit the league’s website for more information and to register
TTC meets June 22 to address “Bayview Ave. dead zone”
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Jon Burnside (Ward 26) has written to constituents reporting that TTC will again study the absence of service from areas of south Leaside and other south end neighbourhoods. These include Bennington Heights, Moore Park and places such as the Crestview apartments on Leacrest Road as well as residential streets such as Bessborough, Southlea, Astor and Rolph, to name a few. The Councillor says that during a planning meeting with the TTC it was discovered that it had been applying “incorrect data.” This resulted in a decision to review the matter and report back at the meeting of June 22, 2015. As readers of the South Bayview Bulldog will know, it has been an abiding issue that there is no service from the south end because buses turn east at Sutherland. This routing has a purpose perhaps but it leaves residents unable to travel by transit for shopping, medical service or go to school in the business district and beyond. This is a matter as well for the merchants of South Bayview and their new Business Improvement Area.
CGS Track and Field Day played in warm morning sun
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Playing the game at CGS. Faces tell of the day’s fun
The 2015 CGS Track & Field Championships had beautiful weather on Tuesday, May 19 at Leaside High School’s large field. The warm, morning sunshine was a real inducement to participate fully on the LHS grounds, which are just half a block away from Children’s Garden School.
Events included the standing long jump, shot put and the 100, 200 and 400 metre races. Hearty congratulations to all participants. Parents came out to support the kids as well as help CGS staff keep record of the results in each event. The Award’s Assembly was held at the end of the day. The children displayed excellent sportsmanship as the results were announced.
The Children’s Garden School Physical Education program incorporates Track & Field every spring. The Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 students also had a trip to the Norval Outdoor Education Centre in May. This was the first visit for CGS to the exceptional Upper Canada College facility.