Bayview Clipper, Paradox closures

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The long time South Bayview shop, Paradox, has hung a sign saying that it is having a closing sale. The business recently changed hands and it appears the new owners are not prepared to carry on. Meantime, the Bayview Clipper (inset) an established local name, has passed on. The Bayview Clipper was located on South Bayview for many years and later re-located to 864 Millwood Road. A new salon is operating at this location now.

New 100s start rolling off the presses

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Consumers and retailers will wish to become familiar with the features of the new plastic Canadian money. The new bills are similar in general design to the old. The new 100 continues to bear the picture of Robert Borden, a Toronto lawyer and businessman who was prime minister during WWI. The bills will last much longer than the paper bills and be harder to counterfeit. The 100s go into service this Fall followed by other denominations in 2012.

Baby caught in ambulance accident

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Paramedics transfer a baby in an incubator from a damaged ambulance (right) to another on South Bayview at the noon hour Tuesday. The ambulance was apparently in a collision with a Canpar truck, although the precise events are not known. Crew members made a decision to call another ambulance to take the child to hospital rather than risk driving the damaged vehicle, which had a broken side window. This scene was recorded outside Rosie’s restaurant.

Recorded feed of Murdoch testimony

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Here is a link to the BBC live streaming coverage of MPs grilling the Murdochs.

Gas main replacement goes on despite heat

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This will be another very hot day. Take care and keep calm. If you’re looking for someone who has it worse than you, take a look at the Link-Line crews replacing the gas main in Leaside. Yesterday they were on Cameron Crescent, and other other spots, and it was brutally hard work.

Afternoon break-in on Sutherland Drive

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Toronto Police Service report: A resident of Sutherland Drive reports that sometime between 1200 hours on July 16, 2011 and 1700 hours on July 17, 2011, entry was gained into their premises by forcing a door. Removed were laptop computers, cash, and a quantity of jewellery.

Ending animal licensing fees in Toronto

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The City of Toronto is looking for way to save money and a consultants report says that one way would be to scrap the the animal licencing fees. Remarkably, they appear to bring less money than they the cost of sustaining the bureaucracy. Digital Journal

Canada anxious to extradite man to China

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Canada is showing frustration with the refugee system that has permitted one of China’s most wanted men to stay here for 11 years. Foreign Minister John Baird today made it clear he has no doubt about the guilt of Lai Changxing (inset) who is accused by China of a multi-million dollar smuggling operation in the southeastern city of Xiamen. As many will know, a principal of Canadian extradition requires the government to receive assurance that the receiving country will not execute the individual. While compassionate, many criticize the idea that Canada should routinely tell other countries who they may execute. It is also said to have made Canada a haven for serious criminals. China has until recently executed those found guilty of many crimes which would not bring the death penalty in countries like the U.S. or other lands where execution is still legal. And although executions have been frequent, there has not yet been a documented case of a miscarriage of justice. Reuters.

Ormsby Crescent break-in

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Toronto police report that a resident of Ormsby Crescent in Chaplin Estates reports that between 2230 hours and 2345 hours, on July 15, 2011, entry was gained into the premises by forcing a door. Removed was a quantity of jewellery and a laptop computer.

Moore Loblaws sees 16 customers overnight

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In an earlier post we broke the news that Loblaws on Moore Ave, like other stores, had gone to 24 hour service. It might seem a bit of a head-scratcher as to why they would need to do this. Recently the small staff on duty at the Moore Ave Loblaws served exactly 16 people overnight. And most of them were seen before midnight and after 6 am. Which means that Loblaws is one quiet place all night. Other supermarkets in the 24/7 business must be the same. Is there a demographic here we’re missing?

Japan Wins Women’s World Cup Soccer Title

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Japan denies the U.S. the chance to win the cup three times. Instead, the Japanese women go on to become the first Far East team to win the title. That’s sports.

You can’t do wrong doing good

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The CBS billboard at the east end of the Sunnybrook Plaza has an intriguing customer in the form of People for Good.ca. There’s a catchy slogan too: Let’s Make Man Kind. It’s the creation of two men, Mark Sherman, Executive Chair of Media Experts, a media strategy and negotiation company and Zak Mroueh, President & Creative Director of Zulu Alpha Kilo. What’s it all mean? On the website people are urged to put aside their “hectic lives” and do something nice. Some suggestions:
1.Mow your neighbor’s lawn
2. Instead of an email, send a handwritten note.
3. Call your mother
4. Bring home flowers.
5. Make cookies for your neighbours
6. Do a chore, even if it’s not your turn.
7. Give up the remote
8. Make breakfast for the household
9. Go say hello to your neighbour.
This campaign appears to be quite large and well funded. From what’s been published and broadcast however, the media seems to have yawned. Well we wish to get in there with some things that you can do to make the world a little better. Here’s our list.
1. Jog around cars not into them
2 Swear off mugging kids for their phones
3 Serve fresh coffee, not yesterday’s
4. Smile when you steal a hotel towel
5. Make brownies for everybody at petty theft court
6. Wave and say hello when you rear end someone
7. Keep your political opinions to yourself
8. Water your neighbor’s cactus
9. Buy a gift for a cabbie
10. When text-walking, whistle to warn others