The South Bayview Bulldog

Canadians will vote Monday, October 21, after the prime minister asked Governor General Payette to dissolve parliament Wednesday. The Liberal leader and his wife Sophie visited Rideau Hall to perform the constitutional requirement necessary for an election.

The Leaside Property Owners’ Association is holding a debate for federal election candidates in Don Valley West on Monday, September 23 at the Leaside Memorial Gardens with doors opening at 7 p.m.  Candidates are:

• Amanda Kistindey, Green (invited)
• Laurel MacDowell, New Democratic (confirmed)
• Rob Oliphant, Liberal (confirmed)
• Yvonne Robertson, Conservative (confirmed)

The official cause of the fire at 650 Parliament St. some 13 months ago has finally been released. It seems to carry no particular surprises, describing the nature of the power loss and fire as “catastrophic failure” of the building’s electrical system following an explosion in the electrical room. Earlier conclusions said similar things. There is no published mention of the alleged decades of neglect of the electrical system. Repairs continue with more than $20-million of an estimated $25- $30-million having been spent. Lawyers for the residents, who remain out of their homes, have filed a class-action lawsuit against building management, Wellesley-Parliament Square (WPSQ), to get compensation for expenses and other losses.

The Handmaid may not have much clout in Gilead but she sure packs a punch for Bennington Height’s own Margaret Atwood. Check the action at Waterstones in London early Tuesday where the author herself signed copies of a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments.

Here is a 680News summary of overnight shootings by Carl Hantske.

A poll by Mainstreet Research has shown the Liberals with a large lead over the Conservatives in Ontario, a factor helping the government party to a smaller lead nationally. Some 1,876 Canadians participated. Nationally, they gave the Liberals 37.5 percent support compared to 34 percent for Andrew Scheer’s Conservative party. The Green party was in third with the support of 10.8 percent of decided or leaning voters while the NDP was in fourth (8.4 percent) and the People’s Party was in fifth (4.6 percent). The Bloc Quebecois, meanwhile, had the support of 15.5 percent of voters in Quebec. In Ontario, the Liberals had the support of 45.3 percent of decided or leaning voters compared to 30.4 percent for the Conservatives, 10.1 percent for the Greens and 7.5 percent for the NDP.

Garage with no number set next to 953 Greenwood Ave.

An old garage on Greenwood Ave. and the lot it sits on is being offered for sale at $599,000. The lot is 20 by 100 feet and sits next door to 953 Greenwood south of Sammon Ave. Listing

Lot of 20 by 100 holds old garage

Greenwood south of Sammon

Woman half of distraction theft duo

Wanted for distraction theft

They could be mistaken anyone’s mom and dad, but these two are alleged to have emptied out the contents of a woman’s purse while she was dining near Bay and Wellington Sts. April 8.  The police release Monday says the victim left her purse “in an area with her friends” But it was taken and looted before being put back in a similar place. Security camera images captured the thieves and the theft of another person’s belongings. The other victim has not reported the theft to the police. Call (416) 808-5200 if you know anything.