Is the World Cup for sale to whomever greases the right palm? That’s what many fans suspect and as the Cup gets ready to roll in Brazil, major sponsors are calling on FIFA to probe allegations that the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was on the level. Oil company BP and the maker of Budweiser beer have joined the ranks of World Cup sponsors calling for soccer’s rulers to tackle corruption allegations over this decision Videos Page.
92 Roxborough severance meeting June 10, 2014
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Committee of Adjustment meets to consider the severance of the property at 92 Roxborough Street West as a place to locate the 119 Isabella St. historic home. The meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, June 10, 2014) begins at 4 p.m. at City Hall in Committee Room 2.
Barber shop bid for former Ron Sloan storefront
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An application will be heard at Committee of Adjustment tomorrow (Wednesday, June 11, 2014) to permit a barber shop at 1491 Bayview Ave. That’s the location where for so many years the Ron Sloan Racquet Specialist Shop did business. The tennis service closed one year ago this month after 38 years on Bayview and the space has been vacant that whole time. The application will address some of the onerous old Town of Leaside bylaw provisions — still applying — like the requirement for ten — (yes you heard it right) — ten parking spaces connected with the business. The applicant proposes zero. The committee gets underway at 10 a.m. at 5100 Yonge Street.
Desperate last-minute race to solidify vote
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The phones are ringing late and early around South Bayview with calls from campaign workers seeking an edge for their candidate. The Glen Murray office has been especially busy in Moore Park. We are in the last frenzied few of the election countdown. Voters will cast ballots Thursday. Around the province, as noted by the National Post, rational debate is giving way to wild accusations against the opposition parties. The Post suggests the Liberals are coming off as a little more desperate since Premier Kathleen Wynne got a 90-minute thrashing during the leaders’ debate on June 3. But the PCs are spinning madly too as the ad below indicates.
Meeting June 18 to discuss lawn bowling club
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Councilor Josh Matlow (Ward 22) has scheduled a public meeting for Wednesday, June 18, 2014 to discuss the prospect that the Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club will be sold to a developer. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Hodgson Senior Public School in the Gymnasium at 282 Davisville Ave.
“How can we bust out of this joint wearing cuffs?”
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If it wasn’t so serious, the escape of those three drug bosses from Orsainville Prison could be a comedy. It now been revealed that the day before that green chopper landed inside the prison courtyard, the three convicts were given relaxed security which permitted them to remove the handcuffs they had been ordered to wear. Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre and Serge Pomerleau escaped from the detention centre in suburban Quebec City on Saturday evening. The “questionable” decision to relax security has rocked Quebec and shaken the new Liberal government. Deputy Premier Lise Theriault was peppered on the subject for more than 30 minutes in the National Assembly. She was asked several times by interim Parti Quebecois leader Stephane Bedard why the government did not appeal the judge’s decision.
Cruelty charges to be laid against dairy workers
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A secret video is said to capture animal abuse at Chilliwack dairy farm. Charges of animal cruelty are pending against eight workers at the farm, Canada’s largest dairy farm, after undercover video captured workers using chains, canes, rakes and fists to abuse dairy cows. The British Columbia SPCA says Criminal Code charges were recommended for wilfully causing “unnecessary pain, suffering and injury” after their officers viewed the footage (shot by non-profit group Mercy for Animals Canada) and visited the farm last week. “The images in the undercover video are extremely disturbing and highlight an urgent need for better standards to protect farm animals in B.C. from abuse and neglect,” said Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA’s chief prevention and enforcement officer.
Pope fires entire Vatican financial board
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Pope Francis has fired the entire board of the Vatican’s financial regulator in an apparent attempt to clean up the leaky management of the the church’s money. Francis has dismissed the Italian five-person board and appointed four new experts from Italy, Singapore, Switzerland and the US. The church has seen the same mishandling of OPM (Other Peoples’ Money) that afflicts almost every bureaucracy.
Rosedale residents fear parking from Brickworks
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The notice for the Chorley Park Switchback meeting tonight says that some people in Rosedale are against the idea of a path to the Brickworks because it might make their neighborhood a secondary parking lot for the weekend activity down in the valley. It is a prickly issue apparently with some, maybe a few homeowners, who want nothing to do with public access to that business site. The meeting goes at 6.30 p.m. at Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Drive.
It wouldn’t be Bayview in the summer without it
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Bayview is reduced to two lanes at Belsize Drive today (Monday, June 9th) for even more construction. Gotta love summer weather in Toronto.
Heartbreak as fire kills 10-year-old Brampton boy
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Heartbreak is piled on heartbreak in that Brampton town home today. The most terrible wound is the loss of a 10-year-old boy because he stayed over at friend’s home. The 4 a.m. fire ripped several homes and has displaced as many as 100 people. Police have identified the lad as Nicolas Gabriel. He was visiting a family for a sleepover and he was reported missing after everyone escaped the burning complex and they were unable to find him. Firefighters found Gabriel’s body as they extinguished hotspots and did a sweep through the gutted complex. Fire broke out at the homes on Ardglen Drive in Brampton early Sunday, June 8, 2014. Peel Regional Police spokeswoman Const. Lilly Fitzpatrick said the boy’s family lives in the neighbourhood and is “completely devastated” after learning about his death. “It’s a very, very fresh wound for them. They need some time to collect themselves and deal with this horrible blow that they’ve been dealt,” Why can’t Manor Rd. lawn bowling be a park?
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A plan to sell the Glebe Manor Lawn Bowing Club at 196 Manor Road to a developer has galvanized neighbors and some former members of the club to stop the move. Derek Tilley (inset) who bowled at the club for ten years is spearheading a petition and campaign to have the nicely situated green space turned into a city park. Through the auspices of Josh Matlow (Ward 22) the municipality is said to be ready to match the price offered by the so far unnamed developer. But, according to Mr. Tilley, executive members of the club are determined to sell to a developer. No one seems to know why. The Glebe Manor Lawn Bowing Club was founded in 1923 and this last remaining green space in the immediate neighborhood cries out for rescue. The proponents of a park at this spot have a site at Friends of the Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club. The distressing part is that there seems to be no down side to club members, who own shares in the limited company, if the city pays the freight for the property. Why is it necessary to sell to a developer? It’s a question on everyone’s mind. Those interested in this patch of local green becoming a city-owned public park may contact the local Josh Matlow’s office at (416).392.7906 or by email councillor_matlow@toronto.ca