Results have led to the declaration of the PCs as winners in the riding of Thornhill and the NDP as victors in the riding of Niagara Falls. The governing Liberals have been blanked out. To be fair, they were not seen as certain winners in either race but had hoped to take Thornhil which had been Liberal. Both ridings were vacant. The outcome may have an impact on the calling of a General Election this Spring sooner rather than later.
Bayview remains closed south of Finch Ave.
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Updating all those who might like to head north up Bayview Friday morning, the road is still closed tonight following last Sunday’s water main break. The 11 Bayview bus is detouring through Willowdale. Latest reports from Joan Chang and Trafficnet.ca on Twitter are just an hour or less old. Check it easily in the morning with the search “bayview finch”. Good luck.
Rhonda’s WLW re-opens at 1625 Bayview Ave.
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It seemed like the end when the pleasant little notions shop closed last month, but it wasn’t. Whatever Lola Wants (WLW) at 1625 Bayview Ave. has reopened with proprietor Rhonda still in charge. It took a few weeks apparently but as Rhonda recounts it, she was able to work out a deal with her landlord to adjust the rent, buy new inventory and open again last Saturday. Inset at right, we see her sign proclaiming a New Lease On Life. Below, and also on Bayview at this mid-week was evidence of business to be done at No. 1600, where the new sign announcing Dr. Emel Arat’s Leaside Orthodontic Clinic has gone up. That’s the space owned by JD and Marion, owners of the Sleuth of Baker street. For those who wish to know more, here is a short profile of Dr. Arat published previously by The South Bayview Bulldog. Dr Arat is a resident of Leaside, where she lives with her husband Arin Arat, P. Eng., and their three children. And down at Millwood Rd., paper and card store Write Impressions had its new sign installed today (inset bottom). It is a nice sign but not so very different we thought from the one before. Canada wins its first game, beats Norway 3-1
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Cop truck in teen’s death shows heavy damage
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A good many questions remain to be answered following the traffic death of an 18-year-old woman last night. She was struck by a pickup truck owned by the York Regional Police. They say the driver was on duty even though he was in the City of Toronto. The damage done to the front of the vehicle is extraordinary considering what might be expected when a vehicle hits a pedestrian. The province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate the accident. The SIU tweeted it was probing the actions of York Regional Police. Emergency crews were called to the scene in Scarborough near St. Clair and Warden avenues around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Paramedics said they tried to resuscitate the woman but she was pronounced dead at the scene. It appears she was crossing mid-block on St. Clair, near Warden, when she was hit by the truck. Third period rally wins it for Canadian women
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Canada and the United States continued their great women’s hockey rivalry at the Olympics Wednesday. Our ladies fought back from a 1-0 deficit at the end of the second period. Goals from Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Hayley Wickenheiser and then another from Agosta-Marciano to make the final Canada 3, USA 2. Thursday the men compete as Team Canada heads into medal competition with their first game against Norway.
Sunnybrook Plaza reviewed at mid-winter
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A review of Sunnybrook Plaza at mid-winter shows it is still carrying vacant properties at the west end. It has been a year since the large space occupied by Wrap-it-up was vacated. Next door, half of what was the Rogers store is still for lease. It is widely believed that the landlord, RioCan, continues to collect rent for the space from the wireless and cable giant. In recent days there has been work done there but the For Lease sign remains. Elsewhere in Sunnybrook, Gentry Clothiers has a sale. Prices are said to be slashed as much as 70% at the long-time men’s wear store at the plaza. It’s been there 23 years already. Further east again you will find a hair removal place sandwiched between the Subway and UPS store. Next door to these are the New York Fries and Uptown Restaurant, both of which seem to rely fairly heavily on the lunch crowd from Leaside High School.
Day Four of no water or road at Bayview-Finch
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Wednesday morning (February 12, 2014) sees Bayview still closed south of Finch Ave. City Works continues to repair both the water main and the road. Tom of the Toronto police tweeted early today that it may be Friday or Saturday before water is still on and he took this picture. Tweets late Wednesday from those on the ground say Bayview may open Thursday but better check before getting caught in a snarl. Grupo Bimbo buys Canada Bread for $1.83 billion
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Canada Bread, perhaps the oldest name in bread-making in this country, has been sold by its parent, Maple Leaf Foods to Grupo Bimbo, the largest bread-making company in Mexico. The price was $1.83 billion. Canada Bread is baked in Toronto and 21 other factories in Canada and the U.S. and United Kingdom. The 103-year-old firm owns famous names such as Dempsters, Bon Matin and others. Maple Leaf Foods has had an interest in selling Canada Bread for some time so it can concentrate on its core meat packing business. Shares of Canada Bread have surged 22 percent since October when Maple Leaf said it was mulling the sale. The purchase builds on Grupo Bimbo’s large U.S. acquisitions in recent years and strengthens its position as the top bread maker in North America. Bimbo has expanded its footprint in recent years, acquiring Sara Lee Corp’s North American bakery business for $959 million in 2010 and buying Hostess Brands Inc’s Beefsteak bread brand last year. Many will be mislead by the Mexican company’s name. The English language slang word bimbo has no recognizable connection with the same word in Spanish usage. According to the company history, it was coined in 1945 by mixing the words bingo and Bambi and has a somewhat child-like connotation. Today, Bimbo is synonymous with bread-making in the Spanish speaking world. TwitterCops attend bumper bender accident on Bayview
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Police and EMS were called to South Bayview Ave. at Belsize Drive Tuesday evening (February 12, 2014) to attend to a collision. The call went out at 7.04 p.m. after a car that had been parked in front of Dollarama took off quickly. A car in the northbound lane swerved to avoid the first car as it pulled out. As bad luck would have it, the second car collided with a southbound vehicle. One man was apparently shaken up but no serious injuries have been reported.
Premier answers ten AMA questions then leaves
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There is much indignation around the social (but not entirely congenial) media tonight because Premier Wynne’s Ask Me Anything session on Reddit is judged to have been a bust. Premier Kath (Don Valley West) answered but ten questions and left. But really, what did anybody expect? However unhappy one might be with the Premier, she is the head of a big government and frankly sitting in her office tapping out replies to thousands of queries is a silly way to spend her time. If she had tried to answer all of them, or even just the serious ones, she would have been there until Dalton McGuinty Day 2015 (Family Day to some). Now the media is dutifully relaying her written whimsy about “modernizing” Ontario liquor laws. Oh? We’ve seen this movie before Kath. The Reddit AMA was a political gambit, after all. The Premier wanted to seem available and with it to young Ontarians of the Bell and Rogers flying fingers generation. The PC Party took the occasion to make a one-year video lampoon, left above.
Canada set to easily balance budget by 2015
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What Reuters calls the Conservative “uneventful spending plan” leaves Prime Minister Stephen Harper well-positioned to offer tax breaks and other initiatives in the run-up to an election. Reuters