The South Bayview Bulldog

Thanks Juniors for loaning Atom A your room – these Wildcats used your good vibes to win quarter final game!@JrLeaside #March Madness pic.twitter.com/m1QV3rtOzS

— Toronto Leaside Wildcats (@TorontoLeaside) March 12, 2017

The Irish will have to explain it. We mean the practice of turning water and beer green. Here we see how they do it to the Chicago River. There has been terrible weather in northern Newfoundland. Gale to hurricane force winds have tipped over cars, downed power lines and damaged homes in the fiercest storm the province has seen in more than a decade, according to Environment Canada. Second tier videos chronicle a massive fuel train wreck in Iowa and a refreshing alliance of Palestinian and Israel women. Watch for the eloquent Arab woman.

Helga Borchert

Helga and Heinz

Ad for “Leaside” Dominion

A much-loved resident of Leaside and friend to many, Helga Borchert, has died at 80 with her family present in the palliative care unit at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Helga and her husband Heinz arrived in Canada from Germany in 1964 with barely $50 to their names and became the valued superintendents of a Leaside apartment building. Helga was a well-known figure and friend to both co-workers and customers in her capacity over many years as bookkeeper and cashier at the “Leaside” Dominion store (now Metro) at Bayview and Eglinton Aves. Friends of Helga Borchert may pay their respects Friday, March 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Humphrey’s Funeral Home at Bayview Ave. and St. Cuthbert’s Road. A service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, March 18th at 3 p.m. Obituary

The Leaside Property Owners Association is urging all residents to fill out the Leaside Traffic Calming Survey as it prepares to create a plan to divert and slow down cars and trucks in the neighbourhood. Anyone who was not able to attend the meetings is asked to review the proposals on the website at lpoa.ca  before doing the survey. The survey may be submitted by mail (PDF) but LPOA prefers online submissions as tabulation of results is done automatically. Survey here.

Crowd follows Lesaside-Stoney Creek action

McDonald’s is in

Girls carrying huge bags

Tyler sharpens skates in Pro Shop

Buy souvenir photos

Silent auction offering

Hey that’s me

The Leaside Wildcats March Madness Hockey Tournament is underway with thousands of girls playing their hearts out for a win. There are 171 teams shooting to score at 18 arenas mostly across the east side of Toronto. The silent auction in the William Lea Room closes at 7 p.m. Saturday. Get a bid in or buy something outright. Councillor Jon Burnside will help out with medal presentation at the Millwood Road rinks on Sunday.

Tonight before bed set your clocks 1hr forward! (but even if you forget come for coffee after church anyway) Also Sat/Sun night is #fullmoon pic.twitter.com/SgPJTN36Wv

— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) March 11, 2017

What an exciting time it must be for LHS teacher Helen Panayiotou and her group as they experience a world so unlike so our own. According to the school calendar Saturday will be Day Five of the excursion.

Occupants with no vested interst?

The managers of a privately-owned McGill Parkette at 415 Yonge Street south of Gerrard Street opposite College Park have hastily removed a noise-making machine which they say was designed to repel undesirable people hanging out there. News of the device, an electronic box which emitted a high-frequency buzzing, has surprised Councillor Kristin Wong-Tam who told City New that she had never dealt with anything like this before. John Mah, vice-president of Asset Management, told City News the firm intended to target the “high proportion of transient occupants with no vested interest in the welfare of the community or neighbourhood.” A single comment to City News about the story contained somewhat more direct language. It said “the amount of people doing hard drugs, during the day on park benches is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. I work in the area and see it all day long and you cannot walk through that park on your lunch without getting chased, harassed etc by these people. Smoking crack pipes in plain sight — brutal. The City needs to get a grip and their priorities straight”

Other stories:

• ‘Vile and evil’: Alberta mother who drugged, burned 9-year-old daughter gets life sentence
• Man airlifted to Sunnybrook after “major incident” in Peterborough

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The world is chuckling in viral numbers at the dilemma of Professor Robert Kelly as his children bound into the room where he is being interviewed by the BBC. Very funny. To the right, a pleasant statue is unveiled in Wall Street of a plucky girl, arms akimbo, as a she fearlessly faces down the big bull. Nice. Watch older women pose the same way with her. Lower right, the full speech and question period of Justin Trudeau in Houston, where it is said, he comes off a bit smug. Judge for yourself. And finally, US armed forces veterans have been denied participation in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. But are they Irish?

Just B Cause Party

Grill Bill aka You Know Who

Andy Elder

Andy Elder, the genial man at Grilltime, 62 Laird Drive (corner Kenrae) invites his many friends to come to his Just B Cause Party where the cause is — well — just because. It features Burgers, Beer, Buttertarts, Bingo and Band (solo act actually). You get the idea.  It’s on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Amsterdam Brewery, 45 Esandar Drive, starting at 6.30, dinner at 7. $30 per person. Pay in advance at Grilltime or email your reservation and pay cash at the door. Spaces are limited so book early. It promises to be a fun and social evening.

Ramp closure – #Hwy427 NB and SB ramp to #Hwy401 WB closed due to rollover collision
No injuries pic.twitter.com/xnBQ44tqIN

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) March 10, 2017

Highway cop and Twitter newscaster Sergeant Kerry Schmidt tells the story.