Developers of a proposed condominium at 110 Bradway Ave. have put forward a US singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams as the inspiration for the project. Mr. Williams used expressions like “I’m an Aries” and “God is the greatest” in his praise of the plan.
A single winning ticket was sold in Ontario for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The draw also offered two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, but neither were won The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on January 21 will be approximately $12 million.
After 49 years, Laurie Oehy, owner of The Academy of Culinary Arts has announced that the store will be closing sometime in April. In a notice to customers Laurie writes, “The building owner has decided to make major repairs to the property this Spring. Although unexpected, this is a bittersweet announcement for me. It will be very strange to not be here but I am extremely excited to start the next chapter – a “rewiring” if you will.” Across the street, a new sign has been installed, at the Bomou Artisanal Bakery. The space that used to house Rowe Farms at 1617 Bayview has a new banner in the window indicating that Toronto General Contracting will be doing some work to renovate for a new tenant. Recently opened Darna, was featured in BlogTO‘s “The top 10 new restaurant openings in Toronto for December“. Congrats! The shop at 1585 Bayview, next to Badali’s Fruit Market is still vacant. Brown paper covers the windows and we don’t have any news about what could be going on in there. Let us know if you have any clues! F5 Computer & Smartphone Repair Shop at 1559 Bayview Ave is for lease. The good news here is that F5 owner, Fahad is still available by appointment for computer and mobile phone repairs. The “For Lease” sign has been removed from the former Creeds Coffee shop location at 1595 Bayview. And finally, the construction is progressing at the north-east and north-west corners of Bayview & Millwood. The Bayview Leaside BIA beautification project has been progressing slowly this winter, but there are signs that they are nearing completion as it appears as though the construction fencing is being removed from the west side today! See you on Bayview!
All shovels, snowploughs and salters are at the ready as Toronto awaits a heavy fall of snow Saturday. An estimated 15 cms is forecast. City Hall is calling it “an all hands on deck storm.” According to Environment Canada, a low-pressure system will move through the region beginning early Saturday morning.
On the topic of storm preparedness, a man was caught on video using a FOLDING CHAIR to shovel the snow in Vancouver this week. Don’t be that guy!
He's shoveling snow with a folding chair. If this ain't west coast I don't know what is. #vancouversnowstorm2020 pic.twitter.com/CDs0yxWqda
— Kahlil Ashanti (@kahlilashanti) January 14, 2020
A Leaside woman has gone online to see if anyone wants the old audio cassettes being thrown out by her 90-year-old neighbor. From the reaction to the Facebook post, there’s a lot of interest. “I told her I would find a place that they could be used and loved,” the poster writes. Among the names seen in a photo are Glenn Miller, The Beach Boys, Sir Harry Lauder and Willie Nelson.
Premier Ford has insisted that the government will stick to the one percent limit it has set for teachers’ pay raises. And as is usual, the issue breaks down along lines of defending education versus reckless spending. Such things as class size and the $300 billion provincial debt are talking points.
Food delivery may become a bit slow in the east end of Scarborough as police report that a gang of thieves is ordering stuff and then stealing it from the delivery person. The gang dashes away presumably to a place where they can scarf the stolen edibles. There has been “an ongoing series” of such thefts near Morningside Ave and Sewells Rd. since January 10. Police say some delivery persons have also been threatened.
Captures from a City News video show the grim signs of an accident in a North York shopping area parking lot in which a woman pedestrian in her 30s was critically injured Thursday. Two others, another woman in her 30s and a 17-month-old child who was in a stroller at the time of the accident, were assessed by paramedics on scene and were released. It occurred during the noon hour near Lawrence Ave and Keele St. The driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 70s, remained on the scene. City News
Metrolinx has announced that work will go on through January and into February to install new and permanent traffic signal infrastructure at Brentcliffe Rd. and Eglinton Ave. The work calls for cycling lane closures to facilitate works at the corners and crossing the intersection as seen in diagrams published here.
Southern Ontario and the GTA will be cold and then buried in snow as the weekend begins. In fact, the coming week is forecast to be fairly cold. A drop of 15 cms is expected Saturday.
The Ontario government will compensate parents of children forced to stay home because of strikes called by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario.
We hope that everyone has had a satisfying start to the new decade! The Grade 2’s and 3’s over at CGS have set some great goals for 2020. They’ve thought about ways they can strive to improve in many areas of their lives — as students, sons and daughters, friends, and citizens. Check out some of the ideas the children have to make 2020 a productive year at home and at school. If you’re looking for an exceptional school in Leaside, give CGS a call and find out more about this wonderful neighbourhood private school. 670 Eglinton Ave E. 416-423-5017. www.cgsschool.com
