The South Bayview Bulldog

Rob Ford has told reporters that the cancerous tumour in his abdomen has not shrunk after two rounds of chemotherapy and he will need a third treatment. The mayor is also battling pneumonia and is taking what he called a heavy dose of antibiotics.

A parking enforcement officer is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries after he was hit by a car driven by a parent at Whitney Public School. The accident happened about 9.30 a.m. Friday morning (October 31, 2014) when the women was apparently trying to move her car to avoid a traffic ticket. Parents outside the school later said the woman had parked in a zone by the steps leading to the school’s front door. There is no parking permitted here although there is a pickup zone along much of Rosedale Heights Drive. Parents of Whitney Public School students are at odds with each other and with the police over a program of “stalking” drivers who leave their cars in illegal places while they pick up their kids. This on-going issue came to light with today’s incident. Parking at schools is an issue across the city. Frequently residents without children resent the deluge  cars each morning and afternoon. They say parents park across driveways and in other illegal places. See post below 

It is the horror story we can’t seem to get enough of.  At least that’s how the media sees it. Public interest in Jean Ghomeshi is at sky-high levels. We’re reading every word. Say that you are repulsed by the fascination with the shocking allegations against Ghomeshi, the CBC (his employer) the creepy meaning of his pale blue teddy bear and the outrageous cartoon in the Toronto Star. In this acknowledgement of the narcotic effect of the Ghomeshi tale we have children tip-toing past the home of Teddy Big Ears in fear. Will the CBC soon announce a made-for-tv series? Will there be a film? Can you hate it enough while you love knowing the terrible facts so much?  All leads for Friday, October 31, 2014