Hudak campaign hits South Bayview

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PC leader Tim Hudak hit South Bayview Saturday afternoon looking for votes. The brief visit saw a little drama in which the lady running along Manor Road to the bus (left) was sadly shut out of the bus. She was trying to see if her son, a Hudak worker, was on the vehicle. But the driver had instructions, it appears not to open the door to anyone.

Cito Gaston on the Homefront

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Sometimes it seems as if all roads lead to Homefront at 371 Eglinton West. Here is former Blue Jays Manager Cito Gaston with Homefront’s Bonnie Kruger during a visit today. Cito is a big fellow, as you can see, and was in the neighborhood to shop at Kingsport Big and Tall Clothiers just down the street Cito managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989 to 1997, and again from 2008 to 2010. During this time, he managed the Blue Jays to four Division Titles (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993), two American League Pennants (1992 and 1993) and two World Series (1992 and 1993). Photo Minerva Li

No terrorist concern is too farfetched

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AP copy linked: More broadly, the people devoted to identifying and averting the next attack are examining everything from the obvious to the fanciful. Nothing is too outlandish to be considered. The nation, after all, learned a decade ago that what seemed farfetched one day, came out of the blue the next.

Sorry folks — this can’t wait

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These fellow have constructed one of those rubber pylon islands in the middle of Eglinton Ave E eastbound at about 1p.m. Friday causing some lengthy back up. We know it just has to be important. How about you.

Pottery Road nearing completeion

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As those who use it will know, the reconstruction of Pottery Road was to be finished by September 5, 2011. A visit today reveals a fair amount of work to be done on the pavement in certain sections. But the underpass widening at the Don Valley is pretty much done and the widening all the way up to Broadview seems complete. Workers were installing railings today. We’re gong to guess and say another week or ten days.

Scotiabank buys into Chinese bank

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Canada’s Scotiabank will buy a 20 per cent stake in Bank of Guangzhou for Rmb4.65bn ($728m), swimming against the tide of foreign investors who have been reducing exposure to Chinese banks. Along with providing a vote of confidence in the Chinese banking sector, the deal underscores the relative strength of Canadian banks, which have expanded in the wake of the global financial crisis as many of their US and European peers have cut back. Financial Times

2011 Corn Roast set for Sun. Sept. 18

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The picture above from the 2010 Leaside Rotary Club Corn Roast catches just some of the fun. The 2011 edition of the Corn Roast is only a few days off. It will be held in Trace Manes Park, as usual, this year on Sunday Sept 18. See you there.

Election signs springing up in South Bayview

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They’re off and running both here in Toronto and all across Ontario. In fact, voters in five provinces will go to the polls in this traditional voting season. As is usual, the Ontario election will occur on a Thursday, this time it’s October 6, 2011. In South Bayview the election signs have begun to blossom. It may be a little cluttered for a while. The price of Democracy. Have a thought for voters in Mississauga’s Ward 5 where there are more than two dozen candidates. They say it looks like Disneyland on a lot of streets.

A good way to get Thursday rolling

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Sometimes we just can’t help breaking away from Toronto headlines to tell you something very nice. Say, an 84 year old guy who has opened a public museum in Chicago to exhibit his 350 car collection. We’re showing a 1939 Chevrolet truck that used to deliver newspapers. Click here to flip through the pictures.

McDonald’s aims for “cosy” renovations

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Leather furniture, plasma TVs and fireplaces — at McDonald’s! The company says it will renovate restaurants in Toronto and Montreal with a budget of $1 billion. The aim is to give McDonald’s a cosier feeling. CTV.

“Wounded animal” Saab in bankruptcy

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Swedish caremaker Saab has filed for protection from its creditors. Saab is said to be looking around for financing, but many people aren’t too optimistic. One auto analyst described the venerable company as “a wounded animal”. BBC

Yahoo CEO Bartz fired by phone

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Yahoo Inc. Chairman Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone Tuesday, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse will step in as interim CEO, and the company will search for a permanent leader to spearhead a battle in online advertising and content with rivals Google Inc. and Facebook. Shares in the company jumped 6 percent. They are scarcely higher than where they were when Bartz first took the reins in January 2009 with hopes of reviving stalled growth and competing with up-and-coming rivals.