The City of Toronto is rushing into the 21st Century! As early as January you might be able to buy tickets for the Toronto Island ferry online, The Star reports. The Toronto islands are a welcome respite from the city but many people are put off by the long lines for tickets during the summer months. The Star says that the city plans to hire a company to build a dedicated website that would sell tickets online, allowing passengers to go straight through the pre-purchase line. The contract is valued at $588,908.
Paypal genius launches “Hyperloop” transport
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Good morning. One should never underestimate the ingenuity of the race, so we won’t. In this case, a Silicon Valley billionaire named Elon Musk has presented the world with the Hyperloop. It is a pneumatic travel route faster than the speed of sound. Its backer is a wunderkind with a proven track record of turning science fiction into reality. Mr. Musk’s CV is impressive, to say the least. He made his initial fortune from PayPal, the online secure payment system, before going on to launch spaceships. Last year his SpaceX venture became the first private operation to dock a cargo capsule with the International Space Station. Hyperlooping. Better than streetcars or subways. (Just kidding).
Q Living now open at 1622 South Bayview
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Q-Living has opened at 1622 Bayview Ave. and the Korean family business appears to be a dynamic operation. The owner, Eddie, is there to greet you personally with his upbeat staff. They seem knowledgeable. Q-Living is a closely ordered treasure of some 16,000 items ranging from vitamins, frozen food and even a little fresh produce. On Sunday the store seemed busy with many customers, and potential customers, full of questions. It appears the Q-Living name is employed by other vendors but Eddie has one more store on Eglinton Ave. West west of Bathurst Street.
Yeh! Rainbow Family will not occupy Talbot Pk
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Globe and Mail on how certain folks on Vancouver Island are spooked by possible hippie hordes arriving at a small provincial park.
Olive Oil Emporium vinegar sale this afternoon
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Hope you grabbed some of the sale vinegar at Olive Oil Emporium, 1707 Bayview Ave., up by Parallele Sunday. Watch us for late breaking retail news.
Sullivan home renovated on Bessborough Dr.
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The home owned and occupied for so many years by Joan Sullivan at seven Bessborough Drive has been sold and is about to undergo renovations. Ms. Sullivan was a familiar figure on South Bayview to merchants and neighbors. They say that she has found other more suitable accommodation these days in the neighborhood.
Handbags, headdresses and the perils of retail
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Oprah Winfrey is probably right when she suspects there was some racism behind the charade about pricing in that Geneva handbag shop. The clerk kept telling the fabulously wealthy Winfrey that she couldn’t afford the items on display. What many North Americans don’t know is just how far bigotry seeps into the everyday business affairs of many Europeans. Born into affluent culturally-unified communities, a lot of high-brow Swiss, German, French and others are quite openly prejudiced, especially against non-whites. As to the intense sensitivity of Kim Wheeler, an Ojibway-Mohawk lady from Winnipeg, over the toy headdress piece in an H&M, it seems overdone. Of course Ms. Wheeler is entitled to dislike what she saw and to complain if she must. But her overweening notion that headdresses are not be worn in nightclubs is over the top. People wear the Queen’s tiara in nightclubs. They wear the Pope’s ring. It may give offense to some but our freedoms trump hurt feelings.
Poor Taste of the Danforth as mayor seems tipsy
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Mayor Ford last night at or near the Taste of the Danforth events hanging with a bunch of guys who, it seems, really didn’t do him any favours. But then, he’s the mayor.
Help solve the mystery of Kasandra’s death
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Toronto Police Service is asking for the public’s help to solve the mystery of the death of an Elliot Lake woman, Kasandra Bolduc 22. Her body was found in Lake Ontario on March 22, 2013 wrapped in a garbage bag. Now police say that after months of checking with other police departments across Ontario the investigative leads into what happened to Ms. Bolduc have been exhausted. They are appealing to anyone with knowledge of the young woman to contact Detective Constable Amy McGuire at 416-808-1405 or Detective Greg Forestall at 4160-808-1405. The public may also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.222tips.com. Text: TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Writer Jennifer Pagliaro has a fine account of this small town woman who found her way to the big city and death
Fryer fire during breakfast at McDonald’s
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There was a small fire shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday at the McDonald’s in the historic Postal Station F at Yonge and Charles Sts. Fireman said a fryer caught fire. No one was injured but breakfast was interrupted.
DNA test hopes to tell who owned secret smile
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Researchers are searching a family tomb in Florence seeking a suitable DNA sample to compare to bones believed to be those of Lisa Gherardini, the woman long thought to be the model for the timeless Mona Lisa. The tomb is said to contain the remains of Gherardini’s children. No one knows how reliable any testing might be using ancient remains. Bones thought to be those of Gherardini’s were previously found in a Florentine convent. Geologist Antonio Moretti told reporters in the Santissima Annunziata basilica the tomb had an inscribed stone indicating it belonged to the family of Lisa Gherardini’s husband and sons. In her prime, she lived across the street from da Vinci. Gherardini died around 1542, . If the DNA tests are positive, experts plan to reconstruct the woman’s skull and compare it to the portrait.
Bennington Rolph Soccer is getting ready
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Petra Grantham has written to say spots are available in all age groups for play this fall in the Bennington Rolph Soccer Association. BRSA is a community-based volunteer-run soccer house league for girls and boys aged five to 14 years. The season runs for six weeks in the fall, starting the first week of school. A tournament is held for all but the youngest age group at the end of the regular season. Games are played on the school fields at Rolph Road, Bennington Heights and Leaside High. Parents volunteer as Coaches and Managers. Fee is $95 per player. Applications forms are available by writing to the BRSA