The South Bayview Bulldog

As a further note on the project known as Bayview Buckets we have a link to a posting by Helen Godfrey, in which she talks about her inspiration to start an adopt-a-tree program for South Bayview (west side for the time being). Here is what Ms. Godfrey writes: “Street trees are often neglected and I have long felt that communities should take some responsibility for their care. In my neighbourhood, on Bayview Avenue north of Davisville subway station, there is a four-block commercial strip that thrives – but unlike the businesses, the trees aren’t doing so well. The west side is lined with trees in concrete planters but the east is presently without any greenery due to sidewalk reconstruction. The difference between the two is stark and so I decided to attempt a tree care project. More.

Those driving a Gucci themed Fiat Cinquecento convertible are doubly in style. The little city car has recently defined  “cute” in auto parlance and now, it appears, you can get one dressed up like a $10,000 ball gown. This Gucci Fiat 500 was spotted recently on Roxborough Ave near Rosedale where they do things like this. 

Annaleise Carr has made it. The courageous 14-year-old girl from Simcoe has landed at Marilyn Bell Park on Toronto’s Waterfront, fulfilling her promise to repeat Bell’s historic 1954 crossing. Annaleise is seen (top) touching land shortly before 9 pm as broadcast on CTV. Below, Annaleise is embraced by her family on the shore. In the event, the Simcoe teen set her own record as the youngest person to swim the 52 km distance. She entered the waters of Lake Ontario yesterday evening at Niagara On The Lake and has been in the water continuously, under her own power, for more than 24 hours — as much as 27 hours by some reckonings. Annaleise’s parents and physicians were present along with a large crowd to greet the teen. She was immediately wrapped in blankets and placed in an ambulance for caution’s sake. It was said at the waterfront that there may be a news conference tomorrow in Port Dover Watch Annaleise enter the Lake Saturday

The National Post newspaper and the offices of its parent company, Postmedia Network, will move to the Greenwin Square property on Bloor Street East. Greenwin Square is both an office tower and a shopping mall which sits on the south side of Bloor between the Mt Pleasant extension and Sherbourne Street. It is an imposing building of some 19 storeys.  The move is necessary because Postmedia’s present home at 1450 Don Mills Road has been sold to raise capital. It is expected to fetch about $24 million dollars, cash badly needed by Postmedia . The newspaper chain also owns the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and Montreal Gazette.  The lease runs for 15 years beginning at New Year.  Postmedia has continued to lose money in the ever more difficult newspaper business and has debt of approximately $500 million