Looks like a Ding-Dong Dollarama Christmas

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That’s right friends, if Dollarama at 1531 Bayview Ave. isn’t open by Christmas call this scribbler a Terrier not a Bulldog. Every night the lights blaze and a peek through the (very narrow) crack in the papering shows shelves moving into place. For Dollarama this one is just store umpty-umpty in a business model that only keeps spiralling up. And no doubt they will do well. But the question remains as to whether the South Bayview buyer will merely look or shout “I’ll take this.” Anyone who has gone through Dollarama knows that it has an amazing array of goods. Some of it seems to have function, depending on the context. But frankly much if it  appears dreadfully poor and unappealing. How will all that $2 stuff play with customers? We say you will be able to take a look on Bayview before the big man boards the reindeer shuttle for points south.

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.

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