Catherine Deneuve calls #MeToo puritanical man-hating

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Catherine Deneuve and 99 other French women have called the #MeToo movement puritanical and an exercise in man-hating. Back here, there were no smoke-alarms in the Oshawa home where four people died Monday. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the BBC makes a digital-age vault looks silly as it pops open with a good thump on top. Finally, a full hour of Prime Minister Trudeau courtesy CBC at a so-called town hall meeting in Hamilton. Hammer down.






“Big melt” brings new challenges to South Bayview 2018

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We have two more days of the “big melt” now underway. Then it’s back into the freezer again with daytime temperatures of minus nine predicted for Saturday. Weather-related worries include what appears to be leaking water at DeSantis Men’s Hair Care Salon at 688 Mt. Pleasant. Good neighbours are searching for the owner to tell him about the flood. On Leaside Community, Marilou W. posted the shot above of apparently lost keys placed carefully on a fire hydrant at Rumsey and Hanna Rds. Also in the same group, a heads-up to clear downspouts and basement walkout drains of ice buildup so water has a place to drain.

Diet Coke, 35, to get 4 sibling sodas, sleek-looking new can

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Coca Cola is re-making Diet Coke, the grandaddy of no-sugar soda pop, into a fleet of drinks in flavours like Ginger Lime, Feisty Cherry, Zesty Blood Orange and Twisted Mango. Diet Coke flavour will remain. Coke said Wednesday the drinks will come in what is called “sleek candy-colored 12-ounce cans.” These would seem to be the same size as the conventional 335 mL cans sold in Canada. Diet Coke was introduced in 1982. Here’s the Wayback Playback launch for those who can barely, or narely, remember that.

Donna Fenice will speak on the Gardens of the Loire Valley

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Donna Fenice at Leaside Garden Society
Little Rainbow Fish at Manor Road United
At St. Cuthbert’s
Trivia Night
Och aye Rob!

Upper left, well-known gardening authority and blogger Donna Fenice will speak to the Leaside Garden Society Thursday evening at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Drive. That begins at 7:30 p.m. with refreshments available prior to the meeting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Her topic will be the Gardens of the Loire Valley. Take us there. Please. To the right, the Little Rainbow Fish Playgroup is busy Wednesday at Manor Road United Church. You can check in with them here  Below that, reminders again of the St. Cuthbert’s Potluck dinner and Trivia Night at Leaside United. Far right, we see MP Rob Oliphant. We’re guessing he will again bring out the kilt for his New Year’s Levee with Premier Wynne. That’s Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, at Leslie. Below, friends of The Bulldog, Kate Wheeler and Christine Bentley, warm up for their radio syndication What She Said. Always fun.

Single-family homes down a bit in price: Royal LePage

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Royal LePage has released numbers Wednesday which its says show the median price of two-storey homes and bungalows in Toronto declining as 2017 came to an end. In the fourth quarter, the median price of such structures fell by 2.0 and 2.4 per cent respectively on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Also in the Toronto area, the median price of a condo grew 19.5 per cent year-over-year to $476,421, while in the City of Toronto, the cost of a condo rose 19.6 per cent to $515,578.

Harry/Megan, back-in-time snaps and will Oprah run?

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Harry and Megan visited a radio station in London today. What can we say? Then, the Consumer Electronics Show has seen the Roader, a camera that goes back ten seconds in time to let you snap the moment you missed. Below that, police in New York have caught an odious couple who stole from a sick child’s GoFundMe proceeds to feed their drug habit. And finally, the show business age has perhaps pinnacled with the idea of Oprah running against Donald. Wow.






Salt waits a home, Canvarco corner and Sally Ann on Leslie

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Salt awaits adoption
Wise Mart
New shape of Canvarco
Sally Ann new home for homeless

Becky Allen White has been posting about Salt (left) the sweet rescue dog from the St. Lucia group called Helpaws. He may be adopted by now but take a look. Upper right, Wise Mart at Yonge and Davisville is posting photos to remind shoppers of its alternative to Dollarama. Centre right, Sarah Ovens, the planner at City Hall working on the traffic patterns at Canvarco Rd. and Laird  Drive, has sent a schematic of how Carnvaco will be re-made to provide two lanes out (one for northbound and one for southbound) plus one lane in. This is to accommodate traffic at the new 33 Laird complex.  Finally, the Salvation Army has opened its new hostel at 29 Leslie for homeless men. Below, Joanna Lavoie of the Beach Mirror has a peek.

Hundreds pay respect to young hockey star in Tottenham

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Avery Ann Andrew

Hundreds remembered Avery Ann Andrew, 18, the popular Captain of the Barrie Jr. Sharks hockey team at a memorial Monday and at her funeral Tuesday in Tottenham, northwest of Vaughan. Her teammates called Avery a dear friend, leader and “ball of sass.” She died New Year’s Day when she was the passenger in a car driven by a friend that collided with another on a Simcoe Country road. She is survived by her mom and dad, John and Kim Andrew and sisters Jade, Emma, and Paige. Avery is also widely mourned in the women’s hockey family which includes the Leaside Jr. Wildcats. The funeral was Tuesday at Tottenham Community Centre.

Man hurt in industrial accident at Manor Rd/Hadley Rd.

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Kirkland-brand croissants from Costco recalled by CFIA

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Croissant rolls sold at area Costco stores have been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency because of the possibility of plastic inside the pastries. The products are dated best before January 7 for the cooked croissants and April 2 for the frozen uncooked pastries. Lot numbers found on packages of pastries covered by the recall are 0 00010 46334 5 and 0 00010 46391 8 respectively. No injury or illness has been reported as a result of this concern.

Gravel truck takes out pole on Avenue north of Eglinton

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Gravel truck takes out pole/CP24 Twitter
Equipment on ground/Toronto Hydro
Eerie brute blocks street /Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro is on the scene at Avenue Road north of Eglinton Avenue to repair damage done by a gravel truck about 5 a.m. Tuesday. It rammed a hydro pole and electrical equipment is all over the ground. The extent of any outage is not reported just yet. Please take care going this way because it will be slow.

Workin’ Moms event Tuesday at ABC Academy on Bayview

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It may be late to join the event but things are scheduled for Tuesday, January 9 at 830 a.m. at the ABC Academy (1432 Bayview Ave at Balliot St). Catherine Reitman (Kate), Dani Kind (Anne), and Sarah McVie (Val) of the CBC program Workin’ Moms will stop there “to show some love to some Toronto moms and dads.” Catherine, Dani and Sarah are said to know first-hand all about the morning daycare hustle. They will have some fresh coffee and donuts (and unsolicited child-rearing tips from “Val”) for Leaside and area’s hard-working parents. If you’re interested in covering this event, please contact Alina Duviner at 416.574.1098. Also on the bulletin board, reminders about the St.Cuthbert’s Potluck dinner and Leaside United Church Trivia Night.