Bid to build a 98-floor residential tower at Yonge, Gerrard

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Cresford Developments hopes to build a 98 storey tower — Toronto’s and Canada’s tallest building — on the southeast corner of Yonge and Gerrard Sts. Urban Toronto

Flying pickup truck in Louisiana a Youtube sensation

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Convict loses it during escape attempt

Who knew that Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks could fly? As a prison escapee at the wheel of this one learned, they don’t fly too far. It happened in Webster Parish, Louisiana as police chased Kevonte Dekorey Austin. The story is here on the local TV station

Saudi King manages to make do with 500 tons of luggage

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In the first visit by a Saudi ruler in almost half a century, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has arrived in Indonesia Wednesday accompanied by 1,500 people, two escalators and 500 tons of luggage including some gold-plated furniture. He will also visit China and Japan. A man of the people.

Writer asks why TTC union fears drug and alcohol testing?

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TTC operators don’t want to be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol when they come to work. Why? The best answer seems to be that it’s some sort of low-level artificial notion about freedom. Michele Mandel 

Yee Haw! Leaside Skating Club ladies honorary Calgarians

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Here are the ladies of the Leaside Skating Club in Calgary for competition at @SkateCanada. They were made honourary Calgarians. The picture alone is worth the trip.

Queen streetcars, arson and a reported cut in hydro rates

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Buses will replace streetcars on Queen Street, the longest tram run in the City from May 7 to Sept 3. The change is necessary to repair and adjust several things along the right of way including repairs to bridge between the Eaton Centre and Nordstom (The Bay) which hangs close to the streetcar wires. The occasion seems to cry out yet again for an answer to why the City continues to maintain both buses and streetcars for the  frequent occasions on which the streetcars don’t run.

ARSON AT ISLAMIC CENTRE

Police say they have confirmed that a fire at an Islamic information centre  on Weston Road and Humber Boulevard North was arson. Damage is said to be light and no one was hurt.

HYDRO RATE CUT?

And the Toronto Star says Premier Wynne will announce a 25 percent “slash” to hydro electric rates sometime this year. Slash is the word if this is the amount of the reduction in bills. The story is by Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson. They liken the plan to taking a longer mortgage on your house so you pay less per month. The province has a problem not faced by most homeowners however in the enormous debt it carries requiring a sum of $30 billion a year in interest alone.

 

World Day of Prayer at Manor Road United on Friday

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The World Day of Prayer Service for the Bayview and Leaside area will be held Friday, March 3, 2017 at Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor Road East. There is a long tradition of Christian Women participating a group prayer dating to the latter years of the 19th Century. Subsequently the first Friday of Lent was established as a joint day of prayer for missions and was celebrated for the first time on February 20, 1920. The day of prayer spread rapidly throughout the US and was joined in 1922 by Canadian women who had begun celebrating a day of prayer in 1895. In 1926, the women of North America distributed the worship service

to as many countries and partners in mission as they could. By the beginning of 1927 the call to prayer that was issued was for a World Day of Prayer for Missions. In 1928, the title of the day was shortened to The World Day of Prayer. From 1927 up to now, women gather to pray with women from a different country. A theme developed by the WDP Committee inspires informed prayer and prayerful action. The women of the Philippines have written the service for this year’s theme Am I Being Unfair to You? All are welcome Friday at Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor road at 2 p.m.

Traffic slowed on St. Clair East by TFS alarm call, no fire

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Alo at 163 Spadina Avenue called best restaurant in Canada

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Alo restaurant, 163 Spadina Ave., has topped the 2017 Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list. Alo launched in 2015 with fine-dining tasting menus moves up from seventh spot on last year’s list. The annual list of top restaurants is determined by an 82-member panel of judges and printed in the Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants magazine.

Trump speech admires Canada’s “merit-based immigration”

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Donald Trump addressed the US Congress Tuesday night and his remarks had references to Canada in several spots. The president ventured a surprising (to many in the US) reference to his desire for overall immigration reform. It is something Republicans and Democrats say is needed but the details on how they might collaborate seems to elude them. Trump spoke admiringly of immigration systems in “Canada, Australia and many others” that were based on the merit of the newcomers. Elsewhere, Mr. Trump returned his daughter’s campaign to assist and encourage women entrepreneurs, a scheme in which she enlisted Justin Trudeau. Lastly, Trump spoke again of his plan to see the Keystone XL pipeline constructed. Canadian Press

A glimpse of Shrove supper at Leaside United Church

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MP Oliphant sees there is peameal bacon too
Ladies of the kitchen we salute you
Good work men

Leaside United Church people have posted these pictures of Tuesday night’s pancake supper. Looks good.

Part of Bayview Ave. since 2004, Frank and Nora to retire

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Frank and Nora, proprietors of Rosie’s Kitchen, the friendly breakfast and lunch spot at 1549 Bayview Ave. will retire at the end of June. The congenial couple has spent the years since their arrival in Canada in 2004 from the Republic of Korea toiling at the making of omelettes, schnitzel, soup and salads. Their warmth and consistency made Rosie’s seem indispensable to the legions of customers who eat there. The couple worked seven days a week until June 2015 when they decided to take it easy, and close the cafe on Mondays, leaving them with a lighter 6 day work week. Now, it seems, we will all have to do without their cheery welcome and wholesome food. They say it is time to put their feet up or perhaps do some travelling.