The South Bayview Bulldog

Sunday morning will see the kickoff 10th Anniversary of Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive. The event begins at 10 a.m. at Leaside Memorial Gardens Arena as part of the Leaside Memorial Gardens 65th anniversary celebration. The day runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Drop by and have breakfast/brunch. Andy Elder of Grilltime will be creating delicious peameal on a bun sandwiches for $6 (generously donated by Grill Time & COBS Bread). As they are committed to doing, the sisters Sarah and Claire want to erase hunger around here. You purchase a cans of beans from our  the “canstruction” (1700 cans of beans have been generously donated by Tufts valu-mart). Cans are being sold for $2/can. At 10:30 dignitaries will be speaking, including: Mayor John Tory, MP Rob Oliphant and Councillor Josh Matlow

Glittering ceremony at ACC

Meghan Markle in stands

Harry in official box (note Premier behind him)

Harry with Governor General Johnzston, Mayor Tory and wife Barbara Hackett

Ceremony begins

The Invictus Games were officially opened Saturday night at Air Canada Centre.

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A fire worthy of the term conflagration has destroyed a home on Lady Valentina Avenue near Heintzman Crescent in Vaughan. The late afternoon fire was called in at about 5 p.m. There were no injuries.

Joanna Lavoie with monster

Mayor with Counillors

Re-opening the trail

Joanna Lavoie of the Beach Mirror has written about stone sculptures along the Lower Don Trail in a meadow north of the Bloor Viaduct. Access to these works has become easier and safer with the re-opening today of the Lower Don Trail by Mayor Tory and Councillors Wong-Tam and McMahon, who each represent parts of the valley at this point. As reported by Ms Lavoie. the large-scale figures depict gargoyles that adorn buildings in downtown Toronto. The display carries a dramatic name: Monsters for Beauty, Permanence and Individuality. They are by acclaimed Omaskêko Cree artist Duane Linklater. There is more here as well as a video but the proprietary player seems a bit rocky.

Arnold Chan, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Agincourt, was remembered for his compassion and dedication to politics at a church service in Toronto on Saturday at Bloor Street United Church. Chan died last week of cancer at the age of 50. Then, in Cininnati, and elsewhere in the US, municpalities are discovering alarming failures in their 9-1-1 call systems. Below that, a bureaucratic mix up has seen the failure of the City of Missisauga to approve new temporary classrooms for some children. Finally, a story on some of the new toys on their way for Christmas. The Beat Bugs are coming.

The montage of political rivals (and others) plastered all over the walls of the washroom of the Mayor of Stouffville is surely one of oddest ethics investigations recorded. In the end, Integrity Commissioner Suzanne Craig has said that Mayor Justin Altmann should apologize and accept a one-month docking of his salary. Why? The filter of modern human relations has found that creepy thing known as an uncomfortable workplace in his worship’s loo. But did it also hint at animus toward people as well. One picture had the words “you’re dead” written under it. The mayor says he was only trying to visualize things at City Hall. The commissioner accepts that but adds Mr. Altmann should have known better. There is an amazing absence of much other detail and in the age of the iPhone stunningly, zero pictures. CBC

Crowds were thrilled

Official photo

Greeting

Melania is US representative to Invictus Games

Meets Trudeau

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Minion hams it up

Tiramisu for tasting from folks at Florentia

Toronto Camera Club ballons

Locally madeDavisville toques

Camera Club

Tall guy sits out the heat

Birch patio full

Got your Babsocks? Leafs are winning

The Mt. Pleasant Village BIA’s Harvest Fair played out under sunny skies and very warm temperatures Saturday. Many hats and sun umbrellas were in evidence as good-sized crowds enjoyed the fun, food and music.

Harry meets CAMH kids

Friends

Tracey MacArthur at CAMH

Let’s talk

Hearty handhake at Games

Prince Harry, en route to meet with teenagers with complex mental health issues at #camh. I’m told he requested this meeting. @CBCNews pic.twitter.com/peyZaLRUPm

— Lorenda Reddekopp (@CBCLorenda) September 23, 2017

Prince Harry visited CAMH downtown Saturday morning. The Invictus Games are on today and all next week with the opening ceremony Saturday at ACC

A heat warning for Saturday has been issued by Environment Canada. Hot and humid conditions are expected this weekend and into early next week. Mostly sunny skies this weekend will allow humidex values to approach forty both today and Sunday. These unseasonably warm temperatures and high humidex values will likely persist into early next week.

$60 MILLION WINNER

Canadian Press says a ticket purchased in the Prairies claimed Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. There were also 15 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs and three of them were won by ticket holders in Quebec, Ontario and the Prairies.

Six youths between 18 and 16 were injured, two gravely, when their van went off the road in an open parkland part of Toronto near St. Clair Ave. W  and Weston Rd. The vehicle hit a tree after going into a ditch near the intersection of Rockcliffe Blvd. and Woolner Ave/Terry Dr. A seventh teen in the van was unhurt, police said. This occurred before 1 a.m. and tweeted comments from witnesses at the scene suggest there had been speeding.

Rocklciffe Blvd and Woolner Ave/Terry Drive near Black Creek