The Ward 26 Compost Event will be held on May 9th at 10:30 a.m. the Leaside Memorial Gardens Parking Lot. This is always a popular scene as people grab their gardening necessity. Jon Burnside (Ward 26) tweeted reminder to be on time. “While supplies last”
Wine delivery with groceries but add a $1.50 a bottle
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Grocery Gateway, which is owned by Longos, will start delivering a selection of 160 different wine and spirits to customers this week as long as you spend at least $45 worth of groceries. And, there will be a charge of $1.50 over LCBO rates “for every alcoholic item” up to a maximum of $10. Grocery Gateway already sells beer as part of its online grocery delivery service. Orders will need to be placed the day before delivery with the option of purchasing up to a week in advance.
Leaside’s CGS known for small classes and nurturing staff
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Caring, competent and nurturing staff at Leaside’s Children’s Garden School
This is one of a series of stories about Leaside’s Children’s Garden School (CGS).
Children’s Garden School has been serving the Leaside community since 1986. If you are looking for a neighbourhood school with small class sizes and a nurturing and highly capable staff, you are in luck. CGS is situated at 670 Eglinton Ave East, inside Leaside Presbyterian Church. If your child is Preschool-Grade 3 age, Children’s Garden School may very well be a great fit for your family.
One of the main concerns for parents of young children is finding a loving, safe school atmosphere. Children’s Garden School is well known for its caring staff. Because CGS specializes in the younger grades, the staff is particularly adept with this age group. They give gentle guidance and support as well as provide and reinforce appropriate boundaries every day.
CGS staff is a mix of veteran and younger teachers (anywhere from 20 years at CGS to 3 years). This combination provides an excellent balance of experience, perspective, energy and fresh ideas. Teaching young children requires patience, creativity and passion, qualities our veteran and newer staff bring to their classrooms, assemblies and CGS special events all year long.
At CGS, teachers in the Preschool – SK rooms are ECE (Early Child Education) certified and teachers Grade 1 and up have their B.Ed, or equivalent (if they have received training outside of Canada). Many staff have additional qualifications in Reading, Math and Special Education. CGS drama, music and art teachers are also working professionals in the city and bring a unique flare to their projects with the children. Please visit their faculty page here to learn more about current staff.
Teacher qualifications are very important of course, but the feel and culture of a school is also critical to finding the right fit for your child. The culture at CGS is warm, inviting and fun. A ‘family feeling’ is palpable when you visit the school – the children are happy, engaged and polite – a sure sign that they are in a positive environment, just right for young children. The Director of Admission is Kelly Scott who may be contacted at kscott@cgsschool.com and (416) 423-5017 x 43. The CGS website is here.
Sandra Bullock People magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman
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Rather remarkable at 50 but this earliest of the Baby Buster generation (born 1964) has been chosen the Most Beautiful Woman by People. In any case, Bullock has some nice qualities. She is wickedly smart and likes to give her generous philanthropic gifts without telling anyone or making a fuss.
Brown Group meeting filled to overflowing, some leave
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Peeking into meeting room from hallway. Others stood behind photographer
A meeting scheduled for Wedneday evening to discuss plans for the proposed Brown Group development on Bayview Ave. seems to have planned for a few less members of the public than actually wanted to get in. The meeting was set to begin at 7 p.m. in a small room on the second floor at the rear of the Mt. Pleasant Public Library. The room was full to standing and members of the public spilled down a narrow hallway to the stairs.
In its early going the meeting heard from the Chief City Planner and the planner for the developer, Brown Group. Both stressed their professional duty to make recommendations which they believed would be best for the community. The plan, as stated by the City, stands where it was last year: that is, a mixed use building (including retail on Bayview) of nine storeys in height. The space to be used is nearly an acre in size and runs from Soudan Ave to Hillsdale Ave on the west side (Ward 22) of Bayview. What has changed, it was announced, is the developers desire to legalize the plan by obtaining a rezoning of the land from neighborhood (limited height) to mixed use. The latter would permit much higher heights, it was said. It was also stressed that this meeting will not be the only one at which the public may be heard. That would be good because people were leaving because they were essentially excluded from participating from the narrow hall outside the door to the room.
This meeting is said to have been organized by City staff although this is sidewalk talk. In fact, there are many very large spaces in Ward 22 much closer to Bayview Ave. Meetings may be held at Manor Road United and Hodgson Senior Public School on Davisville Ave. A Previous meeting in December was a tip off to the interest. People filled a room at Leaside Public Library which was twice the size of that used tonight. Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22) said he made it clear to the developer that if they come back with a more reasonable proposal, residents would work with them. Otherwise, he said they will the development. Meeting of December 3, 2014
Kids in the Hall re-union to bring back memories
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Asmaa Bana found safe after fearful 48 hour disappearance
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Asmaa Bana has been found safe.
Fire officials stumped by “gas” that blew house sky high
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As a forensic exercise the job of nailing down just what happened at the Scarborough home is proving quite a job for fire officials. They continue drag pieces (or layers) of the wreckage out to identify what they say is a so far unidentified gas. Strange
Meeting tonight regarding Bayview mixed use proposal
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A meeting to discuss the proposed development by Brown Group on Bayview Ave. will be held tonight at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library beginning at 7 p.m. Previous post
Wonder what Premier Wynne is doing this morning?
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It’s a question we all have from time to time. In fact, this Wednesday the member for Don Valley West was aboard the Union Pearson Express from downtown to the airport. All very nice. That’s the estimable Rena Heer in the foreground. This occasion permitted the announcement that the UP Express will open for revenue business on June 6, 2015. But for now, just imagine the ride and reflect on the launch of these trains for the Pan Am Games. The UP Express will take passengers from Union Station to Pearson Airport in 25 minutes, with trains leaving every 15 minutes. Average ticket prices will cost $27.50 per passenger. There are no deals like that in London.
Davisville resident likes the idea of stop-sign cameras
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Reader Jason Friesen is applauding Jon Burnside’s (Ward 26) push for stop sign cameras to catch people who roll through or just ignore stop signs. Mr. Friesen says it would be a great enforcement tool at the corner of Cleveland St. and Soudan Ave where he sees many people speed through his neighborhood. He says they then gun it to well above the posted 40 km hour limit north to get to Eglinton Ave. “This is a major walking route for children to go to Maurice Cody and it is scary how people drive in this neighbourhood,” he tell The Bulldog
New Ryerson curlers will train at Leaside Curling Club
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Ryerson athletics has added a curling group to its roster for the 2015-2016 season. It will be comprised two teams which will train at the Leaside Curling Club on Millwood Rd. just behind the arena. According to the Ryerson Indy newspaper The Eyeopener, students will be able try out for men’s and women’s curling teams starting in September. The two teams will be coached by Perry Marshall, a career coach fully certified by the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).