A number of condtional passes have been granted to Toronto eating places including the Hero Certified Burgers location at 1627 Bayview Ave. Hero Certified has 20 locations in Toronto and the GTA. A list of conditional passes issued by Toronto Public Health.
Age change for dating, abducted teen and drummer tells all
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Emile Ratelband
Hania Aguilar
Chris Crippen
Oh those Dutch. They are Canada’s best friends from way back but they have some funny ideas. TV personality Emile Ratelband, at left, is taking legal action to lower his age by 20 years in a move he says will push back against age discrimination and boost his dating prospects. Apparently a court has agreed to hear this physical impossibility. Some might call it fibbing. Then at centre, the desperate search for Hania Aguilar has brought a $15,000 reward from the FBI. The North Carolina 13-year-old was taken from her front yard in a brazen abduction as she waited for her mom and dad to drive her to school. At right, Chris Crippen, the former drummer of Hedley, has some ugly things to say about Jacob Hoggard’s conduct with female fans.
Woman dead, man hurt as SUV jumps curb in Scarborough
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A 59-year-old woman is dead and 32-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after they were struck by a vehicle that jumped the a curb in Scarborough. Emergency crews were called to the scene near Birchmount and Ellesmere Rds just before 7 a.m. Friday.
Trudeau hints at gov’t action if no postal resolution shortly
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Prime Minister Trudeau is hinting that he expects a settlement in the three-week old postal strike or else. He said Thursday that “all options” are on the table and that he is looking for a “significant resolution”
TRANSIT TSAR?
Mayor Tory says he is looking for a “transit tsar” to be a “point man” for all the many transit plans, issues and hiccups that beset Toronto. The notion of a highly-paid “tsar” added to the civic bureaucracy telling other well-paid bosses what to do may not be everyone’s dearest wish. At least it isn’t a highly-paid “night mayor” to preside over Toronto’s night life. That idea seems to be dormant for now.
STATSCAN SNOOPING PLAN CANCELLED
Statistics Canada’s has been told to stand down on its inflammatory plan to order the chartered banks to hand over the transaction records of 500,000 customers so it can somehow make use of information. StatsCan recently caught nine financial institutions off guard by informing them they were required to provide the information. The ensuing public outrage has put a spotlight on Canada’s privacy laws, which critics have called outdated and inadequate in an era where privacy fears are deepening and data is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity. A national petition was started to stop the scheme.
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Broadcast couple died as his mom visited from Vancouver
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Reports from Cabo San Lucas say that Leslie Sole and Terri Michael died in a head-on collision with a pickup truck. It was so violent that the driver of the truck died too. Mexican police who went to the couple’s retirement home there were met by Sole’s mother, Violet, who was visiting them from Vancouver. They had to break the news to her that both were dead. FYI Music News Global News
Glimpse back as Art Shoppe Condos rise at Yonge/Soudan
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Art Shoppe Condos on the rise
Art Shoppe
Yonge north to Soudan 1930
Urban Toronto publishes pictures of the recent leap upward at the construction site of the Art Shoppe Condos on Yonge St. between Hillsdale and Soudan Aves. The well-known furniture and decor store (upper right) stood there for 70 years and before that (lower right) shops and Bowden’s lumber yard. This photo looks north to Soudan in the summer of 1930. OldTO
Concern in Quebec, UK as Bombardier plans 5,000 job cuts
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Bombardier is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as part of a cost-cutting effort. Most of the layoffs, about 2,500, will be in Quebec but there is also concern in the UK where the firm employs people at 21 sites including Belfast, Brighton and Derby.
Ageless human weakness known as Other People’s Money
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Mabel Elmore
Her advertised welfare breakfast
Real cost of food
The South Bayview Bulldog has advanced the knowledge of human behaviour over the years by documenting the use of Other People’s Money (OPM). This exercise is not about corruption or malfeasance but rather deals with the survival instinct that prompts us to avoid spending our own money when we can spend someone else’s. It seems rooted in primordial times although there was no money when we lived in trees. This time it’s BC NDP MLA Mabel Elmore who expensed $61 a day in food purchases during a $19 a day welfare challenge. Ms. Elmore is very upset with herself and has paid back the difference but in the end it was easy to do because she was using OPM. Instinct just kicked in. It’s a little appreciated human weakness that needs work.
Snow approaching , possible arrival Friday and next week
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There’s a possibility of snow across Southern Ontario Friday although the chances of a white Friday in South Bayview may be less likely. Next week may well see flurries here. Be ready. Weather Network
Other shoe drops as Tony Clement kicked out of PC Caucus
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer ordered Tony Clement to leave the Conservative caucus late Wednesday as the second shoe dropped in the sexting debacle that saw the long-time MP send explicit pictures (whatever that means) to an unknown person online who just happened to be an extortionist. Scheer said Wednesday new evidence had come to light to suggest this incident was not isolated — and that Clement is alleged to have engaged in similar behaviour in the past. Earlier in the day the PC leader said that Clement was still a member of his caucus, despite the embarrassment he brought on himself and the party. But by mid-afternoon, shortly before question period, new developments had made Scheer’s previous position untenable. “I took him at his word that this was an isolated incident. Since then, there have been numerous reports of other incidents, allegations, so in that respect I’ve asked Tony to resign from caucus so that he can respond to these allegations,” Scheer said.
“Keying” vandalism to cars on Forman Ave. done Saturday
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Posts to Leaside Chit Chat tell of an incident of so-called keying of parked cars last Saturday night. It appears the vandalism was done to cars parked on Forman Ave near Manor Road United Church. Residents are inquiring among themselves if anyone has video from Saturday and early Sunday.
Leaside man creates New Standard 3.2% beer for grown-ups
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Dave Martin with one of his two daughters
New Standard
Promotional leaf bags
A Leaside man, Dave Martin, has created a new lower alcohol beer to fit a “parents lifestyle.” His company is called New Standard and one of its promotional moves is the distribution of 6,000 New Standard leaf bags to homes in Leaside, Davisville and the Yonge and Eglinton area. As to the beer, it is described by Mr. Martin as being made with premium malts that produce brew that is golden in colour with a pleasant floral aroma. malty body and balanced smooth finish. Sounds nice. The pay-off for those to who get up in the morning is the 3.2% alcohol content. New Standard says: “Our focus is on ‘grown-ups’, parents, adults – people who want the reward of socializing and some drinks, but still have real-life responsibilities – jobs, kids, house-work.” New Standard can be ordered at the Leaside Pub, Originals and on a rotating basis at The Local and at the Leaside Curling Club. Martin says a full launch in December will see New Standard in LCBO and grocery stores.