Here’s a happy unofficial anthem from the late Tom. Get out and enjoy the day. Celebrating Canada Day in Davisville, E.Y. & Riverdale!
4 women called The Beaches open for Stones at Medonte
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They’re four women from the Beaches called The Beaches. They launched in 2013 and were the Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Junos last year. So guess what, Jordan Miller (lead vocals, bass), Kylie Miller (guitar), Leandra Earl (guitar, keyboards) and Eliza Enman-McDaniel (drums, percussion) opened for the Rolling Stones at the Oro-Medonte concert last night. Hear them talk about their surprise and delight at the chance. Very smart of the Stones too. The Beaches women also address Stones lad-music like Under My Thumb and Brown Sugar. An estimated 71,000 aging fans filled the open air concert site near Orillia.
Reader says Bulldog ed has “ho-hum” insight into lifeguard
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Reader David Cassells writes that The Bulldog has no insight into the serious work of the young lifeguard seen briefly in video of Mayor Tory leaping fully-clothed into Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool on Friday. He says: “It’s true that the Lifeguard takes note of the commotion and evaluates it as “ho-hum”. The safety of those patrons being confirmed, she adjusts her sunglasses and continues to scan other areas of the pool for a child’s body that might easily go unnoticed if she were distracted. It’s her job. Take a look at the ho-hum insight of the editor.” Thank you for the comment. Regards to all our conscientious pool guards. Keep smiling.
No winning ticket sold for Saturday’s $12 million Lotto 649
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There was no winning ticket for the $12 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on July 3 will be approximately $16 million dollars
BC waste-to-energy furnace will burn Manila trash in a jiffy
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The media hand-wringing over that shipload of Canadian garbage seems silly. Chris Allen, boss of the Burnaby waste-to-energy incinerator says in this report that the whole stinking lot will be dead ashes by next week. The incinerator, similar to one in Clarington in Durham Region, burns garbage cleanly and produces energy in the process. Makes sense to us. Then, One Bad Boy has won the Queen’s Plate. It was a good race with Avie’s Flatter. Below that, the hilarious story of a smooth British guy, Zack MacLeod Pinsent, who dresses like a Regency gentleman all the time. Why not? Finally, charming video of Meghan and Charles meeting the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees as they play in the UK. Fun.
Burglar naked in the livng room, molester cyclist accused
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Rebuilding begins at Green Mountain Flowers on Coxwell
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A large crew of carpenters and others is busy rebuilding Green Mountain Flowers, the family-owned business at 350 Coxwell Ave. that was burned out in May 2018. Since the blaze, which started in upstairs living space, the family of Angie Pong has been making ends meet with savings and donations from a Go Fund Me campaign. Some $3,600 was raised. The property was insured. Residents hope for return of Pong family to Coxwell nursery
Gramps at Leaside PS, precious sharks and July 1 weekend
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Around home this Saturday, we have a wonderful shot (upper left) from 1937 of a gentleman who attended Bessborough Public School when it was still Leaside Public School. There are posts separately by both his daughter and granddaughter. Nice. Then at upper right are two precious “baby shark do-do-dos” posted to Instagram by Shining Star Performing Arts at 852 Eglinton East. It says the “pre-k’s rocked their under-the-sea performance to mark the last day of school.” No doubt. Centre-right are some enterprising young people selling beads for charity this weekend at Davisville Park. Below that we see Leaside fireworks impresario Dave Bryant preparing for the annual show at LHS in 2017. The event goes again Monday night. At left is a slightly-sinister looking 1969 Mercedes limousine seen on Millwood Rd. on Thursday. Below that, further reminders of long-weekend fun.
Scarborough Walmart incident post well read at Leaside FB
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An upsetting incident posted by a TD Bank employee who was shopping with her son at the Eglinton Ave. E. Walmart has drawn a lot of interest after it was re-posted to Leaside Community by Anthony Reagan. There are grab shots taken by the woman as she is being attacked by two other women. They had interjected themselves into the woman’s shopping as she looked at a T-shirt that said Pride. You can probably imagine the rest. By noon Saturday, there were 55 responses
No winning ticket sold for $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
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No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 2 will be approximately $15 million.
Tory leaps into pool fully-dressed in familiar rite of summer
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As reported and recorded by City News, John Tory seized summer Friday morning by leaping into the Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool at 1369 St. Clair Ave. West fully clothed. He was there to kick off the City’s outdoor pool season. The mayor’s acknowledgment of this known rite of summer delighted the children. But take a look at the ho-hum reaction of the lifeguard in the foreground.
Shots fired randomly at stores on lower Yonge St. Friday
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Someone, probably in a car, was shooting at stores on Yonge St. in the 300 block near Elm St. Friday morning. No one was hurt but it was an act of criminal negligence in any context. City News video
