Field is shaping up to pick Madam Premier

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Four names being discussed as potential Liberal leadership candidates are (l to r) Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynn (Don Valley West) Health Ministeer Deb Matthews (London North Centre) Labour Minister Laurel Broten (Etobicoke-Lakeshore) and former cabinet minister Sandra Pupatello, now a director at Pricewaterhouse Cooper. It will take a lot of courage for any of these ladies or the men in the cabinet to    jump into the toxic party pool left behind by the McGuinty stewardship.  Globe and Mail.  Toronto Sun
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Wente’s bitter judgement on Dalton McGuinty

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“Leaders are judged by whether they leave the place in better shape than they found it. So how has Mr. McGuinty done? Let’s see. He inherited a $5-billion deficit and promised to wipe it out; now it’s $14.4-billion. He promised to keep a lid on spending; during his term in office, spending per person, in real terms, went up 50 per cent. The province’s debt doubled. Back in 2003, Ontario’s low electricity rates were a competitive advantage; now its rates are among the highest in North America. Ontario’s economy used to be on top; now Newfoundland is sending us equalization payments” — Margaret Wente. Globe and Mail

1860 Bayview now in hands of Trinity Group

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1860 Bayview Ave
A new sign at the  planned development at the corner of Bayview and Broadway Aves is inviting “retail inquiries” and reminds viewers that this will be the site of a Whole Foods outlet in due course. Just how soon is a little unclear as the land has apparently changed hands from Starbanks Developments to the Trinity Group. There is not too much to learn from their website. The company’s activities are boiled down to three words– Design, Develop, Build.  There was to be a  meeting with ratepayers on just what the development might look like  But important family business has intervened so that meeting is yet to be scheduled, although it will presumably be soon. http://www.trinity-group.com/home/<

Hudson Bay Company to go public again

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The Hudson’s Bay Company is going public. . The venerable firm  filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering Wednesday.  HBC has roots that go to 1670. The company is now controlled by Richard Baker, the U.S. shopping-centre tycoon, via a private holding company. His plan to take HBC public a year ago ran into a rough IPO market and was withdrawn.

Federal Liberal race will feel McGuinty impact

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McGuinty throws political theorists into confusion  What’s he going to do?

Toronto man loses job for nasty slur on dead teen

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An employee of the Mr Big and Tall clothing firm has been fired for a nasty, woman-hating comment on the memorial page of the teenager who committeed suicide. The man has not been identified but his comment was seen by a woman who lives in Calgary and who traced the comment back to the man. She said the Toronto man’s post upset her so much that she clicked on his Facebook profile, where his job title and employer were prominently displayed. She then wrote the company an e-mail, detailing his online conduct, but said she didn’t ask that he be fired.  Toronto Sun

Our favorite pumpkin shot is from October 2010

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Back in October 2010 this smooth looking Bull Terrier came our way. He was with his two friends (the ones who feed him etc) when they stopped on South Bayview to talk. They put down the pumpkin on the sidewalk. The appeal of the pumpkin to the pup is apparent in the shots above. He smells it (Mmmm good) and then begins to nibble. Finally (lower right) a big slurpy kiss. If you have a grerat pumpkin picture, please send it to the the South Bayview Bulldog at news@bayview-news.com

NHL offers 50-50 split in bid to save season

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The NHL made a new collective bargaining proposal on Tuesday at the NHLPA’s headquarters in Toronto, offering a 50-50 split of Hockey Related Revenue and seeking to fit in a full 82-game regular season by coming to settlement for a Nov. 2 start date. Who knows?  Globe and Mail.

Loblaws to elminate 700 office jobs in Brampton

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Loblaws has announced that it will cut some 700 office jobs in its Brampton headquarters.  The action appears to be a response to ever increasing competition in the grocery business. President Vincente Trius delivered the news to employees this morning. The company expects to take a one-time estimated $60 million charge in the fourth quarter as a result.

Two girls rob a 16-year-old boy in TTC station

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Toronto Police Service report: : A 16 year old male reports that on October 12, 2012 at approximately 1510 hours, he was at a TTC subway station in the area of Broadview Avenue and Danforth Avenue when he was approached by a female suspect. The suspect grabbed the victim’s cellular phone from his person. The victim gave chase and the suspect punched the victim in the face before handing the phone over to a second female suspect. The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction. No injuries were sustained by the victim.

Noisy night for dog-walking in South Bayview

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It was a noisy night for dog-walking in South Bayview last night. A fire call to Cheltenham Ave near Dinnick Cres and St. Ives Cres and another to Balliol Street had the sirens singing as midnight approached  Nothing serious as the first call was a natural gas leak that was contained and the second was an apartment building fire alarm misfire.

McGuinty resigns as premier, stays on as MPP

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Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced that he will resign as premier as soon as the party picks a new leader. Mr. McGuinty surprised the province with his dinner-time announcement, a fitting finale for a man renowned as a cagey political operator. Sixteen years into his    stewardship of the party, and after nine years of running Canada’s largest province, it seems necessary in retrospect that McGuinty should go. Besieged by scandal and unable to muster enough support in the house to push through his austerity budget, it was the only way out.  McGuinty prorogued the Legislature, suspending everything, and bought time for his party to get a new leader and make a new plan.  In the scrum following his address to Caucus, McGuinty refused to rule out the possibility he might try for leadership of the federal Liberals. The most he would say is that he has no plans. Many will say “”Premier Dad” was paternalistic and full of populist blarney.  But his frequently corny reasoning seemed to work for him. His announcement of the creation of Family Day was accompanied by a syrupy sermon on his regret that he had not spent more time with his father. In recent years, the financial scandals struck at the heart of public confidence. Desperate to hold power in last year’s election, McGuinty executed the crass decision to cancel the half finished gas fuelled electric generating plants at Oakville and Mississauga. The National Post tonight has called this naked political fix “the mistake that he couldn’t awww shucks away”.  No doubt the premier knew he could not hope to lead the party back to majority government. For conservatives, Mr. McGuinty never looked better than when he began, late in his term, to tackle the province’s enormous debt.  Now that thankless task will fall to a new leader and the province can only hope that he or she has the will to do the right thing for Ontario. South Bayview Bulldog
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