Rural Saskatchewan teacher Justin Sauer has converted his classroom to stand up desks at Delisle Elementary School south of Saskatoon. There are no chairs in the classroom for young students but the kids don’t seem to mind. They get to sit sometimes — like when they read or work on the computer. But the lectures are on two feet. Their teacher was looking into methods to rehabilitate his own injuries and came across studies showing the benefits of standing, and thought he’d try it in his class.
A treasured picture with Johnny Bower and Mike Palmateer
Hockey fans and collectors filed into the William Lea room Sunday to attend the Toronto Card Show. At one point, the lineup to get an autograph from Mike Palmateer and/or Johnny Bower spilled out the west door. Here we see a fan who looks to be a rose between two old hockey thorns (at least to the opposing teams). Does anyone know if Johnny Bower ever guessed when he first settled between the pipes in 1943 that he would live on to become an autograph-signing sensation to legions of fans. Bower, 91, was known as the Great Wall of China for his capacity to block the puck.
A photo from our sister blog Yonge and Roxborough News shows the newly-finished frontage of the Hopson Grace stores at the corner of Yonge St. and Macpherson Ave. This is the project of Andrea Hopson, a former vice president of Tiffany’s in Canada and her business partner Martha Grace McKinn, It is dedicated to what is generally known in such circles as tabletop, the lovely things we put out to make dining just right. The new firm says Hopson Grace will focus on entertaining with a highly curated merchandise offering of largely exclusive tabletop designs from around the globe. “We will extend an elevated customer experience as we encourage Torontonians and Canadians to come back to the table. Hopson Grace plans to open in the early Spring of 2015.
There will be a lot of hockey card shuffling and exchanging of memorabilia at today’s Toronto Card Show in the William Lea Room at the Leaside Arena. This is a recurring event and always draws a lot of guys eager to buy and sell their card. An added feature today will be the appearance for photos and signings of former Leaf stalwarts Mike Palmateer and Johnny Bower.This takes place between 12.30 and 2 p.m. but the show opens at 10 a.m. Toronto Card Show.
It’s a story you’ve seen on television but Oliver Minatel, the pro soccer player for the Ottawa Fury, does not seem to have been in any serious danger from the demented person who wanted to strangle him with his earphone cord. Still, it must have been shocking. The man blithered “You’re all here to kill me.” Earlier, just before the Air Canada Jazz flight to Atlanta left Pearson yesterday this man was pulled aside and questioned. We don’t know what that was about but security sensed something. Minatel, 22. said he was sleeping when a man jumped on him and choked him with a headphone cord. “He just jumped on me,” Minatel told CNN reporter Paula Newton, who was also on the plane and recorded the aftermath of the incident. During her interview with Minatel, other passengers could be seen in the background repeatedly telling the man to remain seated and put his seat belt on.
Knightstone Capital Management is showing this depiction of the modern glass office building which retains the Greek-looking front of the Bank of Montreal branch. It seems to be asking for tenants. This view looks southwest down Yonge toward Eglinton Ave. at the corner of Roselawn Ave.
A long-time organic food retailer and juice bar on Danforth Ave. is under scrutiny tonight from Toronto Public Health Department over an a case of hepatitis A on the staff. The public health and the store are warning customers about a possible risk of infection. In a news release Saturday they said that while the risk is low, those who consumed juice at the Big Carrot, located at 348 Danforth Avenue, between March 17 and April 2, 2015 could have contracted the liver disease virus. “Toronto Public Health is asking anyone who consumed organic fresh juice at the organic juice bar during these dates to monitor for signs and symptoms, practice thorough hand washing and contact their health care provider if concerned,” the release stated. Symptoms of hepatitis A can begin 15 to 50 days after becoming infected and include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea/ vomiting, dark urine, stomach pains and jaundice. Officials say the vaccine for the virus is most effective if you receive it within 14 days of exposure. Toronto Public Health says it will be holding a free hepatitis A vaccine clinic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on April 12 at the East York Civic Centre, located at 850 Coxwell Avenue, for anyone who may have been exposed to the virus at the organic juice bar.
These seemingly nice people weren’t too dug in about vaccination but they did harbour what seems like worrisome conspiracy fears that needles were just a big pharmacy scam. Fascinating story and a brave public confession. Ottawa Citizen
Specially-built for Tim Horton’s
Tim Horton’s has “slowed down” a decision to open at the Metro grocery-Beer Store complex at Bayview Ave. and Roehampton Ave. The newly constructed premises, clearly designed and painted to Tim’s colour scheme, now bears a For Lease sign. Agent John Amos said it is possible the deal may go through but it is uncertain. He said the landlord was making sure that he had a tenant ready to go if the coffee chain decides to opt out. It is a surprising move for the aggressive firm although it was noted here that it already has an outlet just up the street in the Imperial Oil On-the-Run at Bayview and Broadway Ave. The Metro arrangement was made before Tim Horton merged with Burger King. It is said the decision-making process is slower now. At the Metro store Saturday morning, there was a slightly more final spin on the empty store. “They pulled out,” said a senior employee of Metro. He speculated Horton’s may wish to locate in the 1860 Bayview shopping complex now underway. It might be that similar specialty firms, including Starbucks, might be lined up to open in a spot near the Whole Foods But who knows. Whole Foods has long owned its own coffee company, Allegro, which it promotes as a thoroughly healthy drink.
Just a few years into the life of the classical steel fences marking the edge of the cemetery on Bayview Ave it appears that much of the metal is badly rusted. Large parts of the fence have been taken out and presumably are to be replaced or re-finished. The parts that remain, (inset) show what can happen in Canadian weather. The length of fence along Bayview has been in place longer than that on Moore Ave, which was installed in the winter of 2012
