The South Bayview Bulldog

A halfway house for federal penitentiary inmates will open shortly on Eglinton Ave. West at Glenholme Ave. At the rear, the two-floor building overlooks St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Elementary School on Glenholme Ave. The CBC is saying Tuesday that area residents have been caught off guard and are concerned. Some say they should have been consulted. It appears the John Howard Society has occupied the building at 1669 Eglinton Ave. W. for three or four years but has not housed former inmates there until now.

View of halfway house and school

The well-known equestrian and philanthropist Walter Patrick Shanly has died at age 58 on September 28, 2017 at his home in Sunnybrook Park. Mr. Shanly was the founder of Sunnybrook Stables Ltd. He also established the Loblaws Classic, a spectacular show jumping competition in Sunnybrook Park which set the standard for innovative equestrian competitions in North America. He was Chairman of Dressage Canada and instrumental in the management of the Canadian Dressage Team during the period before and at the Atlanta Olympics. He was a supporter and patron of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Among his community and public interests was Youth at Risk for which he organized programs with the Toronto Mounted Unit at The Riding Academy at the Horse Palace. Mr. Shanly was deeply passionate about the Canadian military and those who sustained life-changing visible injuries   A celebration of Mr. Shanly’s life will be announced at a later date. Obituary

More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds have swept through northern California’s wine region. The flames have destroyed thousands of homes and forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate.

Coca Cola building reduced

Pink Checker

Ivy Glen on Donegall

East York Community bus

Yes, that’s the first few yards of the old Coca Cola building at the upper left about to be integrated into the new Costco on Overlea Blvd. Construction is speeding smartly toward a February opening. To the right, a pink Checker if you please is for sale at the Angelo Auto Repair, 548 Dupont St. and below that the prolific builder Vince Le Donne, owner of Ivy Glen Homes, is busy on Donegall Drive. Then at the bottom the new 404 Route Community Bus has gone into service. Anyone can ride. Schedule is here.

Digger was much-loved by owners

Digger has died. The 17-year-old horse rescued Friday from a filthy sewage hole succumbed Sunday to what his owners suspect was a stroke. He had been in the hole for six days. “We honestly don’t know what happened. He took a turn last night and was distressed, finally collapsed at 2 a.m. and passed away in my mom, dad’s and sister’s arms in my mom’s backyard in Waskatenau, Alta,” Kristiana Klause told CBC News in a Facebook message Sunday. She said she was glad the animal did not die in the sewage hole. Digger survives six days in filthy sewage hole before rescue

Peter Knox

280 Coxwell

Throwback

Five-pin salute

Toronto real estate agent Peter Knox is trying to find a tenant who wants to run the 1950s Shamrock Bowl bowling alley at 280 Coxwell Ave above the Goodlife Fitness. Mr. Knox discovered the third-floor business, deserted by the operator when he and his girlfriend were walking in the neighborhood recently. Shamrock Bowl appears from time to time in media recollections of quaint spots around town. It was built in 1952. As reported by the CBC this week, Shamrock Bowl still has all of the same mechanisms in place making it a fully functioning retro bowling alley. But the truth must be told there does not seem to be much interest in it. Shamrock Bowl has been on the market ever since a makeover six years ago.

Greyhound bus driver and mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached agreement with the employer to avoid a strike. A walkout had been set for 11.59 p.m. Sunday. Muwafaq Al-Khafajy, of ATU Local 1415 said that the union has signed a tentative two-year agreement deal with the company subject to ratification. He had said previously that Greyhound was looking for a five percent cut in pay.

NATE TO MAKE MONDAY SLOPPY

Remnants of tropical storm Nate are expected to bring “appreciable rain” to Toronto overnight Sunday into Monday, Environment Canada says. The federal agency said in a special weather statement issued early Sunday that the rain will begin falling on Sunday night in regions north of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and that includes Toronto. Between 20 to 30 millimetres are likely, with high amounts of 40 millimetres possible in local areas. The rain is expected to taper off as the day proceeds.

Digger is washed before taking a 4-hour sleep

Horse was submerged up to his nose in sewage

Hole is drained

A 17-year-old horse named Digger has survived six days down a sewage hole in Alberta submerged up to his nose in filthy water. His owners, the Danyluk family, found him by luck. One family member re-searched an area near the horse pen and heard a sound. Then she found the old hole where Digger had crashed through a rotted wooden cover. The hole was drained and a veterinarian ventured down there to strap a harness on the forlorn beast. Then a fork lift slowly raised Digger to the grassy pasture where he fell on his side and reportedly slept for four hours. When he woke, Digger was hungry. He consumed everything nearby from grass to timbits. All of this at the hamlet of Abee about 50 km northeast of Edmonton.

Dina Rock of Mighty Fine Brine

Nearly there

Andy Elder and Dina

When’s lunch?

Dina Rock, the South Bayview pickling entrepreneur, has put down her Fall stock of Mighty Fine Brine products at a large commercial facility. She still does the work personally but now has trained staff and a greater pickling capacity. It’s a move which will permit Dina to fill the demand for her dills, horseradish dills, warm chili garlic dills, garlic and dill studded sauerkraut and Kraut-Chi Sauerkraut, a Korean twist on this traditional European condiment. We profiled Dina in May: South Bayview’s Dina Rock runs Mighty Fine Brine pickles

MAKING YOUR OWN SAUERKRAUT

Dina visited Andy Elder’s Gourmet Meat Store on Laird Drive last week to quarter, chop and massage a Cannonball Cabbage into Sauerkraut. Here’s the recipe.

Quarter the cabbage, remove the core, and slice the cabbage into thin strips (shoot for around 1/4″ wide).

Massage/knead the salted cabbage for about 8-10 minutes until the cabbage releases it juices.

Push the cabbage into the jar, then thoroughly pack down. The goal is to eliminate as many air bubbles as possible.

Cover the exposed cabbage with brine, leaving 1″ of headspace at the top. Any cabbage floating above the brine is susceptible to mould.

Secure a cheesecloth around the lid and keep it at room temperature for 3-4 days.

After 3 days, remove the cheesecloth and cover the jar with a lid.

Place it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 7 days before consuming.

• 1 head green cabbage*
• 1 tablespoon sea salt per head of cabbage
• 1 Clean glass mason jar
• Cheesecloth
• Rubberband
• If you need extra brine: 1 additional tablespoon of sea salt and 4 cups non-chlorinated water

The Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers Saturday night in a crowd-pleasing goal-fest that finished 8-5. It was a wild game in which the Rangers came back from a 5-1 first inning to tie the game. Then, as reported by Canadian Press, third-period goals by Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri won the game to give the Leafs a 2-0-0 record in which they have scored 15 goals in two games. Hang on to your Babsocks.

One teen is dead and another in serious condition after they were attacked by a number of others near the playground area of Stan Wadlow Park at Cedarvale and Cosburn Aves. Saturday night about 9 p.m. The number of assailants is not stated but three persons are in custody.

Thanksgiving hamper gang take a moment to pose for group shot

In earnest

150 families benefit

Mark Jordan captures the moment

Valu Mart ready for Halloween too

Hand slapping game

Energetic volunteers gathered outside Tufts Valu-Mart at 1500 Bayview Saturday to build 150 Thanksgiving hampers to be distributed to needy families by the Daily Bread Food Bank. Sarah, Claire and the local Leaside community were joined by co-sponsors Mike Tufts and Patrick Rocca. Mom and dad Lynda DeBono and Mark Jordan were there as usual. The barbecue of hot dogs and hamburgers, courtesy of Tufts Valu-Mart, is one of the best.