The South Bayview Bulldog

Winter is closing in and there’s nothing to be done but face it. Weather Network. Wednesday’s all-day rain recalls a fanciful Hollywood take on precipitation.

Signs being installed/Chris Luka Facebook

Signs showing a 30 km limit are being erected on Leaside streets. There is much cynism by the many people commenting about just how effective this will be at changing anything. FB

Sleek design of Bathurst store done by Pencil Design

Shelves full

Airy effect includes skylights

Produce both loose and packaged

Countless prepared dishes

Summerhill Market’s newly-opened store at 1014 Bathurst St. in the Annex is full of countless delicacies, fresh produce and household products that have become the byword of the firm. The first ten days of business at Bathurst St. have seen local shoppers crowd the store. They have been welcomed by both staff and full shelves. The critical logistics of all this is much on the mind of co-owner Brad McMullin. Trucks run all-day from Summerhill Market’s commissary on Railside Drive. They deliver much-loved prepared dishes ranging from Poached Salmon to Original Potato Salad to Osso Bucco. The new store’s sleek glass, electric light and skylight appeal is the work of Pencil Design, of Toronto. Pencil worked with the McMullen family to create an exciting but friendly place to shop.

Canada’s largest railway and Teamsters Canada have reached a tentative deal to renew a collective agreement for more than 3,000 workers, ending a strike that triggered layoffs, disrupted industries and halted bulk and container shipments. Normal operations at Canadian National Railway Co. will resume Wednesday at 6 a.m. local time across Canada, the union said.

ETFO work to rule

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario has begun the work-to-rule campaign threatened earlier in the month. The contract issues as described by Sam Hammond of the ETFO are “more supports for students with special needs, addressing violence in schools and preserving full-day kindergarten”. Education Minister Lecce said Tuesday that the action “hurts children most.”

Constitutional right to be invisible in traffic?

A strange outcry has occurred among so-called pedestrian rights advocates. They object to seniors (or anyone else presumably) wearing reflective or more visible clothing at night as a matter of their constitutional right. If you wish to be bothered

Pleasant and affluent Kingsway neighbourhood/Google

Police are warning residents of the fashionable Kingsway area north of Bloor St. West about a spate of overnight residential break and enters while the homeowners were home. They say the burglaries occurred through unlocked doors and windows on Saturday and Sunday.  The perpetrator is described as a white man, in his 30s who was wearing a tracksuit The warning asks that the public to be vigilant and ensure that all doors and windows are locked before bed. Good advice in South Bayview too.

K-Pop fans worldwide are mourning Goo Hara, once lead singer for the girl-group Kara. Then in Germany, thieves have successfully robbed a private bank vault previously thought impregnable. The loss in jewels at Dresden’s Green Vault is said to be beyond estimate. Here at home, a disturbed man is apparently dumping toilet sewage on unsuspecting students in university libraries. It’s happened at U of T and York in recent days. Finally, a look at Sunday’s Beaches Santa Claus Parade

Councillor Jim Karygianis says he has been returned to City Council after winning an appeal of his removal as the representative of Ward 22.  The City Clerk removed Karygiannis from that role when it was revealed he spent more on his campaign than is permitted. Karygiannis said his campaign expenses were caused by a misunderstanding. “I maintain that I followed the rules and regulations to the best of my ability,” he told CP24 Monday.

Acted in good faith

In his decision, Superior Court Justice William Chalmers said Karygianis acted in good faith in disclosing a post-election party at Santorini Grill in Thornhill. “The amount spent was disclosed. The information with respect to the event was also disclosed in the supplementary financial statement albeit in a different section. I find there was no attempt to hide the expense,” Chalmers wrote. The judge agreed that the error on the supplementary financial statement that resulted in the city clerk’s finding was made inadvertently.

The people of Hong Kong have voted massively for pro-democracy candidates in the limited local election held Sunday. It’s clear they wish to follow the rest of southeast Asia (S. Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and many others) toward full democracy.

Rising new home of Gyro Mazda on Laird south of Commercial Rd.

Some business renewal and rebuilding across the area includes the new home of Gyro Mazda now rising skyward on the former property of DEL Equipment on the east side of Laird Dr. south of Commercial Rd. Below are Green Mountain Flowers, 350 Coxwell Ave. and Rocca’s No Frills at 269 Coxwell. Green Mountain is rebuilding following a fire in March of last year. No Frills will open next month after it was forced to close in 2016 because of structural concerns. The place has been fully rebuilt.

Green Mountain Flowers at 350 Coxwell Ave.

No Frills at 269 Coxwell Ave.

Customers say that the imminent closure of Yitz’s Delicatessen on the northwest corner of Eglinton Ave. West and Avenue Rd. has been caused by the chaos associated with construction of the LRT. As residents right along Eglinton Ave. know, the multi-year disruption has caused thousands of people to simply avoid the street. Yitz’s has the misfortune to be next door to Avenue Rd. station, which has been under construction for years. The restaurant’s owner says the decision is his, but the cause and effects seems obvious. The closure of the plaza containing the busy Mac’s and Subway sandwich on the corner where the station will stand has had an impact.