The South Bayview Bulldog

Bus inches by

CAA was on the way

This unfortunate man had a break down on Moore Ave. westbound just west of Bayview Ave. where the narrow one-way lanes are pretty but not very flexible. The TTC man got out and helped the driver push his car far enough towards the curb to permit the bus to inch by. It was a nice act of generosity on behalf of the TTC operator. It seemed to be spoiled by uncivil Toronto. A number of motorists disregarded a police car nearby and drove west down the eastbound lane causing near-collisions. Other deficient drivers went by screaming obscenities at the TTC. Monkey see bus, monkey shout filth. The good and bad of summer in the City.

A long thread at Leaside Community about a middle-aged man with brown curly hair expresses parental concern. Two locales are cited — the wading pool at Trace Manes Park and the Loblaws at Moore and Bayview, where he has been seen trying to engage kids. He does this with parents present. Some wonder whether he is “all there.” Police are said to have been called to Trace Manes and the man was spoken to about his conduct.

2016 PHOTO POSTED

One person has posted a photo taken in 2016 of a man talking to police. It is unclear to some that this is the man in the current matter but others think it is. There have been complaints in the past. Photo is here.

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— What She Said! (@WhatSheSaidTalk) June 30, 2018

Toronto Police have suspended ticketing through the Monday holiday.  This applies to pay-and-display and metred areas as well as rush-hour routes.

Leafs fan as a boy

Coming home

John Tavares has signed with the Leafs. In tweeting the news to waiting fans Tavares, from Mississauga, included a picture of himself as a boy sleeping in Maple Leaf sheets. The 27-year-old centre signed with the Leafs as free agency opened, bringing an end to a saga that gripped hockey for the better part of seven days and ramped up even further over the last 48 hours. The deal is worth US$77 million over seven years for an average annual value of $11 million against the salary cap. Tavares leaves the New York Islanders. “I’m thrilled to be starting a new chapter of my career and life in Toronto with the @MapleLeafs,” Tavares’s tweet read. “I feel very fortunate to come join a team with a great young core and play where I grew up learning and loving the game. I can’t wait to get started!” with CTV

Everyone loves a Canadian girl

Rumble seat rockers

Police welcome here

Shriner’s crazy freight train

Hot convertible

Walking tall

Parade route and day’s events

The 61st East York Canada Day parade was held under sunny skies in warm weather Sunday. The annual parade formed up as usual at Dieppe Park, 455 Cosburn Avenue. It wound its way to Stan Wadlow Park at Woodbine and Cedarvale Park (888 Cosburn Ave.) where events and fireworks (at dusk) were scheduled.

ANIMAL COMPLAINT:
Meadowvale Rd + Old Finch Av
-Black bear seen
-Bear is full grown
-Standing in middle of road
-Now in and out of forest
-Officers en route#GO1190506
^dh

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June 30, 2018

Staff meeting of DPS teachers at Vaughan Road Academy

Here’s the staff of Davisville Public School at their first meeting in the two-year temporary location for classes as a new school is constructed on Millwood Rd. Vaughan Road Academy at 529 Vaughan Rd. has been held vacant for this occasion. There will be busing of course for 2018-19 and 2019-20 but a better school is coming. That’s principal Shona Farrelly acting her age in the centre. Go Shona, Go Dragons. Below, a mysterious denizen of the road snapped by Kelly Liu outside Two Dog Sports Bar. Below that a scrumptious dish of eggs, bacon and shoestrings at Green Canoe at Millwood and Randolph Rds.  Yet further down is Mayor Tory’s busy schedule on July 1. Map at the bottom shows the orphan Ward 17 now part of Toronto and East York by a narrow 19 to 17 vote at Council. This takes T&EY over to the Humber River. Finally, the fireworks photo is a reminder of the local show set for Monday, July 2 at LHS field at about 9.30 p.m. 

Outside Two Dogs Sports Bar at 1620 Bayview

Breakfast at Green Canoe

Mayor’s Canada Day

East York Canada Day parade

Ward 17 goes into Toronto and East York

Fireworks at LHS field on July 2

The young man who leaped down onto tracks where the third rail was live to rescue a blind man who had fallen there has been identified as a landscaping employee, Kyle Busquine. Busquine was seen by witnesses in the Broadview station as he went to the man’s aid without hesitation. In the process, he was helped by two other riders. One person who saw all this was Julie Caniglia. She posted a photo and story to Facebook. It has now been seen more than 33,000 times.  CBC  Hero leaps onto tracks to save blind man stranded below

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• LCBO, several Beer Stores will be open on Canada Day

Members of the new cabinet pose with Lieutenant Govenor Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Doug Ford has put together a snug 21-memberr cabinet in keeping with his promise to make government tighter. After his swearing in, Ford went outside the Legislature and took the oath again in front of adoring “Ford Nation” supporters.

Doug Ford, Premier and Intergovernmental Affairs
Caroline Mulroney — Attorney general and minister responsible for Francophone affairs
Christine Elliott, Minister of health and long-term care and deputy premier
Monte McNaughton, Minister of infrastructure
Lisa MacLeod, Minister of children, community and social services and minister responsible for women’s issues
Lisa Thompson, Minister of education
Todd Smith, Minister of government and consumer services, and government house leader
Laurie Scott, Minister of labour
Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board
Raymond Cho, Minister for seniors and accessibility
Steve Clark, Minister of municipal affairs and housing
Victor Fedeli, Minister of finance and Chair of cabinet
Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of training, colleges and universities
Ernie Hardeman, Minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs
Sylvia Jones, Minister of tourism, culture and sport
Rod Phillips, Minister of the environment, conservation and parks
Greg Rickford, Minister of energy, northern development and mines, and minister of Indigenous affairs
Michael Tibollo — Minister of community safety and correctional services
Jim Wilson, Minister of economic development, job creation and trade
John Yakabuski, Minister of transportation
Jeff Yurek, Minister of natural resources and forestry

Tireless advocate/Toronto.com

Role model for youth/Bulldog

Mayor Tory will present Patricia (Pat) Moore with a Key to the City for her tireless work to ensure that everyone in Toronto’s Flemingdon and Thorncliffe Park communities has a voice. The presentation will take place Saturday ( June 30) at 1:30 p.m. at Beth Nealson Dr. at Thorncliffe Park Dr. (northwest corner) at which time the westerly portion of Thorncliffe Park Dr. will be renamed Pat Moore Drive. A statement from the mayor said “Patricia Moore is extraordinary. She understands the real issues that face her neighbours and has the ambition and courage to take the lead so that they may be heard and positive change can happen,” said Mayor Tory. “Patricia is a role model to the youth of her community and her achievements speak plainly to the common good of all the people who live there. For her bold commitment to grassroots change and her nobility of character, I am proud to present Patricia Moore a Key to the City.” Pat Moore has lived in Flemingdon and Thorncliffe Park for more than 40 years. She is known as an advocate for the underdog on issues related to housing as well as youth and women’s rights. Over the years, her work has contributed to the creation of tenants associations that help to protect the rights of tenants as well as making more co-op housing available in the community. She has raised awareness of the need to stop violence against women and has created community programs to support the growing youth population in her neighbourhood.