The owners of Q Living, the new health food store at 1622 Bayview, say they will be open in two or three weeks. The current job is stocking the shop. This owner has another Q Living in Toronto on Bloor Street near Christie Street. The Q in the name stands for a Chinese word that apparently has a meaning similar to “energy” in English.
Tree rectangles to be finished in terrazzo
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The tree boxes along the east side of Bayview are progressing, although not quite the way it was suggested by people on the scene who should know. It now appears that the rectangles will be largely finished in a kind of terrazzo surface. That’s the rough looking rock like material you can find on the street today. It will, apparently be ground down (like terrazzo) into a smooth and we hope decorative finish. The trees will of course go in the holes and perhaps there will be grates surrounding the trunks.
Here’s the story on how Balliol St and Laird Dr were named
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Balliol College, Robert Laird Borden
A couple of local street names are on The Bulldog’s scribbling pad today. Balliol Street, the leafy residential avenue running from Bayview Ave to Yonge Street, is named after Balliol College at Oxford University. Balliol was founded in 1263. It may or may not take its name from the 13th century King of the Scots, John Balliol. What’s certain is that Balliol Street’s tricky juxtaposition of the vowels “i” and “o” has lead to the widespread incorrect pronunciation Bal-oil. Balliol started out and is still pronounced by many (or most) people as Bay-lee-all. Which brings us to Laird Drive. This street takes its name from the middle name of Canada’s eighth prime minister Robert Laird Borden. His mother was Eunice Jane Laird. Borden served as PM from 1911 to 1920, which all good Leasiders will recognize as the period in which the town was founded. Some depictions of Borden make him look like a curmudgeon but the others say he was actually fairly good company.
Who’s reporting all the fence, hedge infractions?
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Surely nothing like this could happen in Leaside! A neighbor, on the prowl for minor bylaw infractions like fence heights, hedge thickness. It’s happening in the ward of Scarborough Centre. It won’t be long before the so far unnamed “vexatious” complainer who has reported many of his neighbors in violation cases will be unmasked. The story’s author, Rachael Mendleson, is writing in the Toronto Star. She has pulled a few punches so far because it is pretty clear at least some of the victims know their accuser. The City also knows but is typically all wrapped up in zero-tolerance, high-privacy mumbo jumbo. Ms. Mendleson is also rather cheap with information on the location . Scarborough Centre is a huge area. It seems likely this is much more localized than Scarborough Centre and starts with someone who was caught on a violation and is now retaliating.
Beleaguered railway chief meets media, residents
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The beleaguered president of Maritime, Maine and Atlantic Rail was cornered by media and residents on the street in Lac-Megantic The above clip gives an idea of where the little railway is standing as the issue of just who dealt with the train’s brakes and what those persons did. As seen in the video, the police have to shepherd Burkhardt out of the scrum. MMA was formed a decade ago to salvage the assets of local companies which were facing bankruptcy. It can only be imagined what will happen to MMA in the oncoming lawsuits that are sure to start flying very soon.
Hollace Cluny on Yonge said to be moving
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The shop known as Hollace Cluny at 1070 Yonge Street has posted a sign that says it is moving. Concerning however is that there is no indication where it might be going.
Lawyer abandons Ferrari to make court date
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One of the most commented on tweet-pictures out of Monday’s storm is the shot of lawyer Howard A. Levitt’s $192,000 Ferrari sitting above the axles in water under the Simcoe Street underpass. People found it titillating and downright unbelievable but Mr. Levitt did get it right. If the rule of successful people is that they put first things first, Mr. Levitt figured it out. He decided that his obligation to appear in court at an important hearing in Ottawa trumped his fancy car. A lawyer telling a judge he missed court because his car got stuck in water is like a kid telling a teacher that the dog ate his homework. Mr. Levitt left the Ferrari and took a cab to the Island Airport crossing. Fun details at Wheels.ca
47% of babies studied have flat spots on heads
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Two attendants ejected from Asiana flight survive
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Two flight attendants survived being thrown onto the runway in the San Francisco plane crash, it has emerged. The crew members were ‘ejected’ as doomed Asiana Airlines flight 214 slammed into a sea wall and lost its tail. Deborah Hersman, who chairs the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said: “Two of the flight attendants in the rear of the aircraft were ejected during the impact sequence, so they were not at their stations when the aircraft came to rest. “They were found further down and off to the side of the runway. They survived but they’ve obviously been through a serious event and have some injuries.” She also revealed that the South Korean airline’s plane crashed when it came in too low and slow for landing. Mirror U-K
Are these the faces of the new federal Cabinet?
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With the Conservatives saying every day that a new, younger and somehow more friendly cabinet is on the way, focus has fallen on three western MPs all of whom have acquitted themselves in support roles. Candice Bergen (left) is the 48-year-old member for Portage-Lisgar. and serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of public safety. In the middle above is Michelle Rempel the 33-year-old MP for Calgary Centre-North. She has served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of the environment. Her work has apparently been good but she may be young to assume a ministerial job. On the right is Shelly A. Glover, 46, the member for Saint Boniface in Manitoba. She has worked as parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance and is the first policewoman MP in Canadian history. She served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Service for almost 19 years prior to her election. With the retirement of ministers and remarks by others that they may be returning to the backbench there is speculation that at least one or two of these women may be appointed to the cabinet.
Leons, Brick accused of ‘deceptive’ promos
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Rosedale Valley Road closed Tuesday morning
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Tree clearance work has closed Rosedale Valley Road and seems likely to block the route for most of the day. At 8 a.m. the City announced that the Bayview Extension is closed, as is Rosedale Valley Road from Bayview to Park Road, and the underpass at King and Atlantic streets. There continue to be some limited impacts and closures to some local roads throughout the city.