The South Bayview Bulldog

Councillor Josh Matlow, Ward 22 invites you to learn about the proposed Relief Subway Line.  A meeting will be held tonight (June 2nd, 2014) at 7pm, North Toronto Collegiate Institute, 17 Broadway Avenue.  This proposal discusses the merits of a rapid transit line connecting downtown to the Bloor/Danforth subway, east of the Don.  Anyone taking the TTC during rush hour knows that some sort of relief is necessary.  Attend the meeting to have your say.  More here. (Image: Metrolinx)

Toronto’s Royal York & Hotel Vancouver have been put up for sale by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.  The Royal York will continue to be managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts as their contract still has decades remaining.  In 1929, the year it opened, the Royal York was the tallest building in Toronto.  Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal Family have graced its rooms.  If you’d prefer an investment with a more light-hearted history, you’re too late — the glass house featured in “Ferris Bueller” has been sold for $1.06M. 

 

Melissa McMahon and Simon Boisclair feel like the luckiest parents in the world. A few days ago their baby was abducted from out of her mother’s arms and was only found through the good work of four Trois Rivieres teenagers. Now Ms. McMahon has used Facebook to thank everyone who helped bring home baby Victoria. A 21-year-old woman accused of the baby-snatching will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether the  case against her can proceed. Her name is Valerie Poulin Collins. The wan-looking woman appeared in court after she was identified by the four teens who saw the Amber Alert on FaceBook. Karine Bussieres, Poulin Collins counsel, told the judge her client is incapable of helping her prepare a defence and asked for the psychiatric evaluation. “For the moment, I’m unable to communicate or have a rational discussion with her,” Bussieres told reporters after the hearing. Jean Pascal Boucher, a spokesman for the Crown, said Poulin Collins will remain in custody until she returns to court next Thursday. How Victoria was rescued