There has been widespread criticism of Hewlett Packard for choosing political luminary Meg Whitman as CEO. She built her career at companies that sell shoes, toys and Beanie Babies to consumers and thus may be ill-prepared to lead computer maker HP as it seeks to cater more to large corporations. National Post.
Sobeys to supply Overlea Target store
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Here’s a reminder of just how many grocery outlets we will have in South Bayview. Target stores will buy their grocery products from Sobeys when the American retailer opens its big box stores next year. As is known, one of the first of the Zellers location to be converted to a Target is on Overlea Blvd. No doubt Target will be looking to divert some grocery business from the Loblaws on Redway Drive to its own store on Overlea. We also can look forward to a new Longos store in the Leaside Village on Laird Drive when it opens and, if approved, a Loblaws in the development under application for 1860 Bayview at Broadway. Target said it will open 125 to 135 stores in Canada, beginning in March 2013 with most of the locations opening that year. Target also announced that another 84 leases it have been acquired from Zellers. Target said in May it had selected an initial group of 105 Zellers leases, one of which was Overlea Blvd.
De La Salle runners on Welland Avenue
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Local streets were populated with teams of runners and walkers out to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run to help cancer research. Here we see the De La Salle College group heading along Welland Ave in Moore Park.
“I need a cup of coffee to start my day”
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“I need a cup of coffee to start my day” Can you relate?
“New” Jays logo looks a lot like original one
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Which is not a bad thing really. Left is the new bird, said to have been pre-released on a sports blog. At right is the logo the boys wore on that snowy day in 1977 when they opened at CNE stadium. Grandstand seats were $1.
Nervous breakdown! TSX sinks 391
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Jitters about the unknown impact of world debt had its own impact today — a huge bump downwards in the stock markets. The Toronto Stock Exchange composite closed down 391 points. It had been as much as 527 off but in the last hour canny buyers trimmed that back. The markets started off with a sharp drop and just kept going as galloping panic took over. The bundle of anxieties included Ben Bernanke’s warning that the U.S. economy is on the edge to reported slowing of the economy in China to the ever-present old favorites Greece, Italy and Spain.
Uncertainty is the enemy says Flaherty
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Finance Minister Flaherty ticked off European leaders today for a lack of “decisive action” to resolve the debt issues there. Fear caused by uncertainty is driving down values at an alarming rate. The Finance Minister said uncertainty is the enemy and must be resolved. Flaherty spoke to a Group of 20 meeting today in Washington. Globe and Mail.
Teaopia now open on South Bayview
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The Teaopia Cafe is now open at 1592 South Bayview. You’ll find Devon (left) waiting to help in pleasant surroundings. Outside (right) two passers toast the opening with a nice blend.
Salmon leaping up the Don River Dam
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Leaside resident Terri Reid and her husband Dave were running in the Don Ravine and stopped near the E.T. Seaton parking lot to take some pictures of salmon leaping up and over the dam. Nature’s struggle is well-symbolized here as the fish are beaten back by the flow of water but keep trying. Right, one salmon makes it over the dam. Terri and Dave watched for about half an hour, quite understandably entranced by this show,. Terri said she liked her pictures better in higher resolution as a slide show but they were unmailable as such. They are great Terri. Thanks for sharing with all the Bulldog readers. Terri you may recall is the lady who spearheaded the rescue of s family of ducks on Hanna Road earlier this year.
Dogs in Canada magazine closes after 122 years
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Dogs in Canada, Canada’s oldest continuously published monthly magazine, has announced plans to close. Featuring articles and columns on breeding, canine nutrition and the “lighter side” of dog ownership, the Toronto-based magazine started out as a newsletter for the Canadian Kennel Club before ultimately hitting newsstands as a general-interest pet magazine. Despite being billed as Canada’s top-selling pet magazine, publishers announced Sunday that Dogs in Canada has “no reasonable expectation of profit.” The magazine’s last issue will be issued in December. Founded only 22 years after Confederation, Dogs in Canada has run for 122 straight years; 16 years longer than Maclean’s. In a Tuesday news release, the Canadian Kennel Club said the decision to fold Dogs in Canada was “solely financial” and that it will continue to run the magazine’s content on its website.
Walmart does store deal with Target
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Walmart is grabbing up some of the Zellers locations which were passed over by Target in its big 2013 entry into Canada. Target bought access to the Zellers locations from Hudson Bay. Walmart will reveal soon, it said, which of the stores it has acquired from Target. It will be picking its way around existing Walmart locations so as not to undercut them. The company says it wants to offer stores to urban shoppers who now have to drive a long way to get to a Walmart.