Marty the Calgary Stampeder horse is welcomed at the Royal York Hotel this afternoon after hotel management realized it was committing a huge public relations blunder by turning Marty away. Perhaps the hotel’s owners, Fairmont, being American, had no sense of the history of horses at the Royal York. It started in 1948 when Calgary first competed in the Grey Cup in Toronto. Reports say that the noisy crowd outside on Front Street demanding entry was less persuasive than the Twitter Tide that hit the hotel as news got around town. The Royal York tried to make up for its gaffe by offering Marty excellent looking crudities in a suitable bushel basket. Yes Sir. The TTC has approved some modest increases in fares. All fares listed on page linked off the header above.
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It’s a foggy morning across South Bayview and much of Southern Ontario today as a thick gray blanket has formed overnight. The picture shows Rose Park Drive in Moore Park at 7.30 a.m. Wednesday Driving will require more care. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of the fog and predicting tbat it should clear later today but it is quite dense this morning. Porter Airlines, which flies out of Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island, is asking passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport as flights may be delayed due to weather. 
The Toronto and District School Board has included a large piece of the property of Bennington Heights Elementary School in its proposal to sell school land. The plan is to put the school system on a sound financial footing. Bennington School sits at the east end of picturesque Bennington Heights Drive and consists at present of 6.37 acres. The board is proposing to sell off 3.28 acres or 51% of the present school property. Indeed, it is a large area and Bennington School sits in a park-like setting. It is a beautiful environment for children. The Bennington property is the only one of some 127 named which is in the South Bayview area. Most lands being proposed for sale are in North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. It is estimated they would bring in more than $100 million to use for school renovations.All properties listed  |
| 1538 Bayview in 2008 |
It seems good news that the store at 1538 Bayview Avenue has been sold and will soon be put up for lease. In recent times this storefront was the location of the Leaside Express variety store (right) and then, in 2010, was completely renovated to house the NIMA money exchange. Sadly, fire at Leaside Cleaners right next door late the following year drove out the NIMA tenant. It has been vacant since. Perhaps now, with a new landlord, we will see a dynamic business at this address. There remains work to be done because smoke damage from the 2011 fire exists both downstairs and in the upstairs apartment.
The Toronto stock market is slightly lower at the open following a sharp advance Monday. Today’s pwssimism comes after France lost its AAA credit rating. Canadian Business
