Town Crier newspaper purchased by employees

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The Town Crier newspaper will begin publishing again this September in a limited fashion after a group of employees purchased the bankrupt paper. It was put into bankruptcy by publisher Multimedia Novus in May. The new editor, Eric McMillan, says in a news release that  the paper continues to be supported by readers and advertisers. The first issue will be directed it is said at Leaside and Rosedale. 

Mustard Academy to house 700 kindergartners

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Dr. Fraser Mustard
When school begins in barely a week’s time, Thorncliffe Park will be the focus of one of the largest commitments to the education of kindergartners in the country. The new Fraser Mustard Learning Academy will have spaces for some 700 five-year-olds. It will be a congregation of races, religions and cultures seldom if ever seen in Toronto even for a city so famously pluralistic. The adjoining Thorncliffe Park Public School is said to embrace kids of 47 national extractions and we may be sure that the Mustard Academy will be no less varied. At the same time, the citizenship of the vast majority of all these children is Canadian. The large two-story building has been three years in the construction and is named after the distinguished physician and specialist in childhood education James Fraser Mustard. Dr Mustard died in 2011 at the age of 84. His roots were well established here. As a child he attended Whitney Public School in Moore Park. The academy is said to accommodate 28 full day kindergarten classes. It would no doubt please Dr. Mustard who strongly believed that a child’s first six years shape the grown-up-to-be for life. The academy is operated by the Toronto and District School Board. 

Gun dead in Jane-Sheppard aged 15, 17 years

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Police have named two boys who were shot multiple times at a residence on Grandravine Drive just off Jane Street. They are Oshe O’She Doyles-Whyte, 17, and  Kwame Duodu, 15.  Doyles-Whyte died on the spot and Duodu succumbed in hospital shortly after arrival. The shooting took place about 1.30 p.m.. Police are seeking three suspects who fled the scene. One is said to be black, the other two Somalian. Toronto Sun

Cronut burgers were full of bacteria toxin

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Staph aureus is no mystery

The Cronut burger did it. Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the outrageously fatty meat, cheese, jam and who-knows-what concoction was the source of the bacteria that made more than 150 fair-goers sick as can be.  The strain of bug is the staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that was isolated in 1888. It’s no secret what it is or how to deal with. In almost all cases of food borne illnesses the problem is improper refrigeration. Although the source of staphylococcus aureus in poisoning varies from country to country, in the U.S., where eating habits are similar to Canada,  food poisoning of this type has been traced to red meat in 36 percent of cases, according to Wikipedia. 

Jenna 16 and Emma 13 are found safe, okay

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Jenna and Emma Kip have been found after more than 30 hours lost in Bon Echo Provincial Park north of Belleville. The sisters were located around 6 p.m Friday night and flown by helicopter to be checked out by paramedics. The sisters trip-into-the-woods began when they left their family at the Hardwood Hills campground at the park around 10 a.m. Thursday. They did not return to the campsite. More than 25 police officers, including the aerial, marine and ATV units, as well at the canine units and park staff were involved in the search.

Lulu 56 makes appearance on Thursfield Cres.

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The terrific 1956 Chevrolet known as LULU 56 made an appearance on Thursfield Cres. in the northeast corner of Leaside Friday. Its owner, Craig Gill of East York, was on business there and we snapped these shots. Craig has had the crocus yellow and black Bel Air hardtop for more than 20 years and  runs it as often as he can when the weather is dry. LULU 56 has appeared in commercials and a long forgotten movie directed by Norman Jewison. 

Fix is in for sure as Mayor Ford beats Hulk Hogan

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was in his own special world Friday, hamming it up in an arm wrestling contest against Hulk Hogan that somehow or other, the mayor actually won. How did that possibly happen?  Mr Ford could not contain himself as he told the crowd at Fan Expo Canada:  “I own this town, man!”   Before the tilt, the mayor played into the idea that this was a real contest.  “I don’t know if I’m going to win the arm-wrestle, but we’ll see,” he told reporters. “I haven’t lifted too many weights lately. We’ll see what happens.”  Hogan entered to applause and theme music. Mr. Ford came in wearing a suit and tie, but took off his jacket and tie in a show of getting ready. On winning (inset) Ford raised his arms in victory as Survivor’s Eye Of The Tiger played a victory salute. Ever the booster, the mayor then said: “It encourages people to come to this city, creates jobs and stimulates the economy. I’d like to thank the Hulkster for coming to town.”  Mayor Ford beats Hulk Hogan. So be it.