Boy survives being sucked into storm drain
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Unspecified number of layoffs at Postmedia
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Forget the facts, anti-vaccine belief persists
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Freedom of information hasn’t done much for good medicine when it comes to fighting childhood diseases like measles. It appears that maybe 80 percent of Ontario adults accept the indisputable science that vaccinations save lives. And 20 percent believe vaccinations lead to mental disease and autism. For which there is no evidence. Michael den Tandt
Free skating Family Day at Leaside Arena
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There will be free skating at the Leaside Arena on Family Day, Monday February 16, 2015 from 11.30 to 2.30 p.m. It’s a nice way to spend some time together on this mid-winter holiday and there will be hot chocolate and popcorn too. The event is partly sponsored by McDowell’s Valumart on Bayview Ave and Patrick Rocca.com at Bosley Real Estate. The Royal Bank is also sponsoring part of the day.
FREE ROSE ON VALENTINE’S
On Valentine’s Day, Saturday February 14, 2015, the same tow companies will offer each lady shopper at the Valumart a rose between the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nice.
FREE ROSE ON VALENTINE’S
On Valentine’s Day, Saturday February 14, 2015, the same tow companies will offer each lady shopper at the Valumart a rose between the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nice.
Girls league says that certain touching is okay
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The president Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association has released a statement which clarifies an email sent earlier about the touching of players by coaches. In today’s statement, Jennifer Smith says the email about physical contact with players did not draw a clear enough distinction between hard and fast rules and guidelines. She says: “We naturally understand that contact is part of the game. The idea is not to prevent reasonable celebrations and acts of positive encouragement, but to ensure these acts are appropriate and comfortable for everyone involved. We encourage coaches to consider that not all players welcome such contact equally. We also acknowledge that it is normal for volunteers to touch players in certain circumstances – e.g. helping with skates and helmets; assisting a young player on and off the bench; helping an injured player off the ice. The suggestion in the news media is that we have implemented a no contact policy. Please be assured that this is not the case.”
Hockey and chilli at the Select Hockey Tilt
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An exciting weekend of play awaits at the Leaside Arena as the Select Hockey Tournament gets underway this evening. Andy Elder is among many people tweeting messaging about the event. His firm Grilltime is catering. He notes that Friday, Saturday and Sunday he will be serving up glazed back bacon sammies and smoked all beef hot dogs on buns from COBS. Also not to be missed is the third item, a brisket chilli.
Ontario Liberals offered election bribe: Sun
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The Toronto Sun is reporting that an OPP document says that Ontario Liberals illegally tried to lure Sudbury byelection candidate Andrew Olivier into dropping out of a race with an offer of a job or appointment. Antonella Artuso and Tracy McLaughlin
Blasting through! CN Freight deals with winter
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A CN freight train blasts through the snow near Salisbury New Brunswick this week in a sequence which is well worth watching. The video below was shot by a railfan (he loves trains) known as containerman2 on YouTube. Fun video. It has more than 250,000 views as of noon Thursday.
Watermain break causes “extended” closure
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There has been a watermain break on Davenport Rd. leading to the closure of this busy street between Greenlaw Ave to Primrose Ave. Drivers will want to know the City is saying it will be shut for an “extended time”. This location is west of Dufferin Street.
Hot Cross Bun Giveaway at COBs Saturday
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COBS Bread Leaside will have its traditional Hot Cross Bun Giveaway on Saturday (February 7, 2015) as it re-opens after a three-week renovation. Much excitement attends a look at the new shop. The Hot Cross Bun is yummy of course but history tells us it was also a way to ensure friendship throughout the coming year. Friends were solemnly told to recite this incantation as they broke bread to ensure their friendship: “Half for you and half for me, Between us two shall goodwill be”. If taken on a sea voyage, hot cross buns are said to protect against shipwreck. If hung in the kitchen, they are said to protect against fires and ensure that all breads turn out perfectly. There are many other enjoyable tales told about Hot Cross Buns at Wikipedia.
Target shoppers grab cosmetics, paper goods
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Shoppers filled the aisles at Target’s East York store on Overlea Blvd. (above) Thursday to snap up bargains on such things as cosmetics and housewares. Lipstick, nail polish and similar essentials with typically high markups found lots of takers at 20 and 30 percent off. All Target stores across Ontario opened at 8 a.m. with liquidation and store closing signs in place. Household articles such as paper diapers and toilet paper were moving quickly. Sun News said some shoppers grumbled that the prices weren’t low enough. But a closing is a bit like an auction. You may not find the prices low enough but do you want to risk finding things gone a day or two later. The parking lot to the north and west of the the East York Town Centre store was full by 8.30 a.m. although crowds were controllable. Store security told The South Bayview Bulldog that only about a dozen people waited in the bitter cold for the doors to be unlocked. Many others were waiting in their cars. By 9.30 a.m. the Overlea store was comfortably full with business at the 12 checkouts quite brisk. Target has said it hopes to close its Canadian stores by the middle of May. (February 5, 2015) CTV tests public opinion