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Brome Squirrel Buster Feeder

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Urban Nature, the birders’ store, has a sale just now on the Brome Squirrel Buster Plus, an effective way to save your feed for the birds not the squirrels. The feeder has a weight sensitive rest which is perfect for birds, but which moves with the weight of a squirrel, closing the feeder. Ingenious. Squirrels are said to quickly learn that they cannot feed at the Squirrel Buster and move on.  See it in action in this video and check it out at the Urban Nature Store at 900 Don Mills Rd. at Barber Greene Rd near Tilley’s. Also see ad, this page.

Further to the early Thursday criminal activity at the Credit Vally Town Plaza as reported earlier, video from the Pizza Pizza is now posted of one of the three perpetrators holding a weapon in the face of a clerk at the store. The fearless clerk gets away with grabbing the weapon before the perp fled. According to police this is the youth who was shot during an interaction with Peel police. He is alleged to  have tried to hijack a car but the woman driver faced him down. She said he seemed rather stunned (our word) so who knows what was going on with this kid. Two other youths took off in a car when police arrived.

A teen was ordered raped by a gang of so-called Pakistani elders as a form of revenge on her brother, who was accused of rape. Did someone say that’s un-Canadian? Next, when young Charlie corrected his betters at the Natural History Museum in London about dinosaurs they sort of scoffed. But then they said they were sorry and changed an exhibit in keeping with Charlie’s advice. Then, an interesting NBC examination of the downward slide of Uber this year. And finally, a last look at Justin Bieber hitting a photographer with his truck. We carry no brief for Bieber but this paparazzo’s dive was worthy of the NFL drama tour.

New Canada Wide parking lot

Just open

2011

Canada Wide Parking has taken to Twitter to create some interest in a newly-opened lot at Yonge and Davisville. Much of this lot was occupied by the best-located LCBO in Midtown before it was abruptly closed in 2011 (lower right). The only good thing about the demise of this liquor store is that it inspired the LCBO to lease the space held by Cheater’s, thus giving new respectability to Yonge St. and Manor Rd.

A large chrome Cow which is said to be a donation (although the benefactor seems murky) has been installed on stilts in a Markham neighbourhood where residents are in a fit over the rather ungainly structure. They have complained to Councillor Alan Ho who seems to be as much responsible as anyone for the surprise addition to a small parkette because he voted in favour of accepting the thing. “This is really a shock for us; it’s not a small cow,” said one resident.

Strutting their stuff

Lots of pictures

Now to see mom and dad

Congratulations to all

Thursday saw a lovely evening of learning and parental reward for kids enrolled in the Bamboobay Summer Arts Camp. The children have been working for three weeks to present a series of sketches under the heading of A Little Show Biz. After their energetic performance they were able to race out front to the hugs and congratulations of their moms and dads. Perfect. The show was based on the premise of a visit to Grandma’s attic by children who find wonderful show business props like hats, canes, capes and feather boas. You get the idea. The camp was the work of Bamboobay principal Carrie Laureola and school dramatic teacher Megan Slater. The performance was held in the church hall of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church on Don Mils Road. Performing Arts Summer Camp offered for area children

German footwear giant Adidas doesn’t want to be distracted by hockey so it will sell off CCM to Toronto based Birch Hill Equity Partners in a deal worth $110 million US. Adidas got CCM by default when it absorbed Reebock, which had previously hoped to expand in hockey with the CCM brand. THe CBC tells a history familiar to every adult who ever rode a CCM bicycle. It was founded in 1899 under the name Canada Cycle and Motor Company making bikes and car parts. In 1905, CCM began manufacturing skates using scrap metal from the bicycle and auto parts factory. The company went bankrupt in 1983, ceasing production of bicycles, but the skates division continued independently under the CCM banner. It has 500 employees in Canada ana manufactures in Montreal.

Founded in 1899

Made in Canada

Kendrys Morales tied it in the 9th & Steve Pearce Hits the WALK OFF GRAND SLAM in the 10th #BlueJays

https://t.co/Dr5lb44xbP

— Around The Bases POD (@AroundBasesPOD) July 27, 2017

Gotta love a walk off grand salami after that fiasco. #upmshow @BarryDavis_ @BlueJays

— Terri Williams Kinghorn (@lakefieldterri) July 27, 2017

The day many have hoped for arrives Monday July 31st when Toronto Island re-opens. Avoid the ferry lines and buy tickets online at toronto.ca/ferry starting Friday. Opening includes Centre and Ward’s Islands. Toronto Island Park beaches will be fully operational with exception of some compromised, unsafe or restricted areas. City of Toronto recreation programs on the Toronto Islands will also begin as of Monday.

A collision between three trucks and an SUV on Highway 48 in Sutton has resulted in two fatalities. A boy, 10, was flown to HSC in Toronto hospital and is in stable condition. Another patient is in St. Michael’s Hospital with status unreported. OPP say this accident is a series of rear-end collisions in which a cube van and an SUV were caught between two gravel trucks. The deaths occurred in the cube van and SUV. It appears that construction in area required traffic to stop and that the fourth vehicle, a gravel truck with a pup trailer, did not.

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Two ORNGE air ambulance on scene of fatal collision on Hwy.48 in Sutton @OPP_GTATraffic #Sutton #onYRRoads pic.twitter.com/cQUh0SfU6N

— Heidi Riedner (@HRiedner) July 27, 2017

King Street netween Berkley and Princess Sts. is closed because of faling glass from the 7th floor of 280 King Street East during the morning rush.  The TTC says the 504 streetcar is being diverted in the meantime.

Sign to be lighted in Fall

Up-down map

Monster to be demolished

Ryerson University says that Sam Sniderman’s 1960s neon marvel is being worked on and a debut of the sign in its new home high above Dundas Square may be expected sometime in the Fall. Ryerson says it is planning a ceremony marking the lighting. Upper right, the Globe and Mail has published this map which charts how resale home prices have responded to the new housing tax in recent weeks. Remarkably, some areas continue to creep up. Here in South Bayview, there has been a slight decline. And in Mississauga, Ontario Superior Court has ordered the owner of an unfinished 6,600 square-foot monster home in Brampton to destroy it within 120 days after a legal battle that stretches back almost five years. It was thrown up when the City mistakenly issued a building permit.