The South Bayview Bulldog

Significant winds of 60 km/h and wind gusts up to 80 km/h are expected to develop overnight Saturday with the arrival of a cold front. Stronger wind gusts may exceed 80 km/h over some areas, most likely north of Eastern Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, as well as over higher terrain. Winds of this magnitude can toss loose objects and cause injury or damage. Gusty winds can also damage soft shelters, tents and awnings. Environment and Climate Change Canada will closely monitor the situation and issue wind warnings if necessary — Environment Canada.

Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement will not be enforcing the following on-street parking bylaws during the Thanksgiving public holiday on Monday, October 9, 2017:

• Pay-and-Display/Metered Areas
• Rush-Hour Routes
• Posted signs indicating Monday-to-Friday regulations

All other areas and parking offences will continue to be enforced — TPS release

Donate today at Valu Mart

Kasumi Kobo, Quinn Johnston and Kristin Della Rovere

Cutlass 442 and unidentified owner/Rudy Limeback

Ana Bailao with Mayor Tory and Joe Mihevc

It looks like the Saturday morning weather will hold for events at the Bayview Valu Mart, 1500 Bayview Ave. for those who wish to donate to Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive. The annual building of Thanksgiving hampers will start at 3 p.m.in the parking lot. To the right, Mayor Tory announced the appointment of Ana Bailao (Ward 18 Davenport) as the new deputy mayor representing the Toronto and East York Council. They are seen with Joe Mihevc (Ward 21 St. Paul’s). T&EY sits west of Bayview Ave. Then a shameless promotional picture but nice anyway of three smiling Wildcats (ever seen a Wildcat grin?) on World Smile Day (who knew?). According to the roster they are, from the left, Kasumi Kobo, Quinn Johnston and Kristin Della Rovere. Finally, here’s a fairly well-preserved Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible from 1968 discovered and photographed by Leaside’s Rudy Limeback. It was known as a 442 because it had a 400 cubic inch displacement engine, a four barrel carburetor and twin exhausts. Such history.

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3rd Alarm – 1560 Bloor St near Dixie Rd in Mississauga. @MississaugaFES kept busy all night. Fire now under control almost 5 hours later. pic.twitter.com/8XUp0Q9jZy

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) October 7, 2017

A three-alarm fire of unknown origin has destroyed a town house in Mississauga Saturday morning on Bloor St. near Dixie Rd. Two fire personnel were treated for minor distress before the fire was knocked down.

A Mississauga 19-year-old pleaded guilty last year to his part in an ambitious 9-11 type plot to rain hell on New York City. He is Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy. Two other men are awaiting extradition from Pakistan and the Philippines as described in this report from Andrea Grymes of WCBS in Manhattan.

Two rebel Tim Hortons franchises are suing parents company Restaurant Brands International alleging its subsidiary and several executives have subverted their right to associate. A monetary claim does not appear current filings. The defendants belong to the ad hoc Great White North Franchisee Association.which was formed in March. At that time the group accused their parents of squeezing their franchises so tightly that business was suffering.  Tim Hortons called the lawsuit “unfounded” in a statement by its media relations team. It said Tim Hortons has always been clear that we will not interfere with our franchisees’ right to associate and that remains true today. The GWNFA, whose membership is unclear, which incorporated in March to raise franchisee concerns over the management of the brand, alleges RBI began legal action late last month against a group of GWNFA board members that it says provided confidential information that was then leaked to a Canadian newspaper.

MATTHEWS, SANDALS WILL NOT RUN IN 2018

Deputy premier Deb Matthews, who sits in London and Treasury Board President Liz Sandals, a Guelph MPP, will not run in next year’s general election, they announced separately today They both said that the sliding fortune of the Ontario Liberal Party is not the reason for their decision. Matthews will remain as the Liberals’ campaign co-chair through the election, saying she has enormous respect for Premier Kathleen Wynne. “I am confident that, on June 7, 2018, the people of Ontario will give her and her team the mandate to continue to serve,” Matthews wrote in a statement Friday. Sandals is 70 and Matthews 64.

Urban Toronto reports that demolition is underway at the corner of Soudan Ave. and Lillian St. on the Distinction Condos being built by the Lash Group of companies. It will rise 19 stories in the Eglinton-Yonge development area.

“Above the Vineyards, NOTL”, Acrylic on canvas, 36″x48″, Susan L. Brown

Donato Di Paolo

Georgia Walsh

Snyp Truck

Outdoors at Maurice Cody

Sarah and Claire Food Drive

Local artists Susan L. Brown & Joan McGivney will be showing their works as part of the Bayview Art Tour & Sale next weekend.  Pieces such as Above the Vineyard, Niagara on the Lake by Susan L. Brown will be shown Saturday, 14 October 2017 at 11:00 AM to Sunday, 15 October 2017 at 5:00 PM (EDT) at The Artists Garden Cooperative, 345 Balliol Street.  Above right, Janis Fertuk has photographed Donato Di Paolo, new principal of St. Anselm Catholic School. Mr. Di Paolo comes from Canadian Martyrs Catholic School in East York, where he was principal for three years. Welcome to South Bayview sir. Centre left is Georgia Walsh whose sweet memory haunts an entire City. Her mom, Jillian, was telling reporter Brian Baker that the project to modernize the playground in Trace Manes Park has reached its goal of more than a million dollars. It was one of Georgia’s favorite places. Remembering Georgia Walsh

SARAH AND CLAIRE’S FOOD DRIVE

To the right, a shot of the Toronto Snyp Truck as tweeted by Shawn Micallef as it meandered near the Scarborough-East York border. Snyp is spay/neuter your pet for those unaware and the Toronto service offers a reduced or waived cost to those making less than $50,000. Below that is another look at the Maurice Cody School outdoor movie night at the shank of Thursday evening. Finally, this 2016 picture of the Jordan family and Bayview ValuMart chief Mike Tufts is a reminder that Thanksgiving hamper building will take place Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at the store at 1500 Bayview (at Davisville). You can make a donation while you shop today or tomorrow morning or donate here

Entry via Exit at Millwood beside bridge

Through traffic

Cars heading from Southvale to Leaside Bridge

The huge traffic back up on Southvale, Millwood and Laird because of construction on the intersection has prompted many drivers to use the parking lot at Leaside arena as a short cut past the corner. Mostly they enter off Southvale scooting by the long line of vehicles waiting in single file for the red light where there used to be a Yield curve. Sometimes they enter through the exit off Laird Drive and go the other way. The entry off Laird is illegal but it’s not clear that through drivers heading toward Thorncliffe Park (and beyond) are breaking any law. The City is (in its words) doing this to “improve” the intersection which will have audio assistance for the partially sighted and eliminate the Yield curve. The City doesn’t like Yield signs. We can hardly wait.

Maurice Cody outdoor movie night with Harvest Moon above

Thursday evening was lovely and the parents, children, teachers and friends of Maurice Cody School had a double treat as they enjoyed the Belsize Drive school’s outdoor movie night under a magnificent Harvest Moon. The name of the movie was kept a secret but no doubt we will be able to bring it to you in due course. The moon is no secret however. This full moon is given its name because it falls closest to the autumnal equinox (which occurred this year on September 22). And thanks to the photographers on the job. They are Councillor Josh Matlow at the movie and Bruce Murray tweeting the shot of the moon taken at about 7.45 p.m. as it rose over the lake.

It happened just after 3:00 pm this afternoon at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Soudan Ave./Parkhurst Blvd. Minor injuries reported. (Photos provided by Ian Smith)

COLLISION
Bayview Ave and Soudan Ave, report of 2 cars, minor injuries #GO1807142 ^cb

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 5, 2017