The South Bayview Bulldog

The Ontario government has released the most popular names for newborns in the province in 2015. Once again Liam and Olivia are among the hottest names. But previously common monikers like Edward, Kathleen, George, Susan, Mary and John are gone from the top 25. Just plain Bill is hanging in at six for boys. Here’s the list (see how many movie stars and celebrities you can find).

Toronto will have some welcome snow-melting weather for four or five days this week. It is anyone’s guess how long it will last.

WINTER SOLSTICE

Wednesday will see the official start of winter and the actual turnaround in diminishing of daylight. By January 31, we will have gained the best part of half an hour of daylight.

Great Family Skate yesterday. So much fun especially when Santa arrived! 🎅🏻Ho, ho, ho! ❤️⛸🎄 #leasideskatingclub pic.twitter.com/pQwwBErmvn

— Leaside Skating Club (@leasideskating) December 19, 2016

This is next door to the site of the the new condominium site.

FIRE:
Southvale Dr + Millwood Rd
-Fire in backyard
-Piece of machinery
-Close to the house
-Residents evacuating
#2238751
^dh

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) December 18, 2016

BBC

Leaside Wildcats Captain Emma Pye gave her club a couple of 1-0 wins during their three-game road trip to southwestern Ontario this weekend. She scored the sole markers in contests on Friday and Saturday against London Rivulettes and Southwest Wildcats in Windsor. Sunday morning Leaside defeated Bluewater Hawks 4-2 in Strathroy on goals by Chloe Gonsalves, Quinn Johnston, Madison Heeney and Kristin Della Rovere. Pending other play Sunday in the 20-team Provincial Women’s Hockey League, the sweep bumps Leaside up two spots to #6 ranking behind (from first to fifth) Oakville, Nepean, Mississauga, Durham West and Whitby. Boxscores: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The Leaside Property Owners Association has issued a notice dated Sunday related to the development known as 815 Eglinton Ave. E. This is the nearly nine-acre site on the southeast corner of Laird Drive and Eglinton Ave. E. now known as RioCan Leaside Centre. RioCan filed the proposal with the City in August and it was profiled in Urban Toronto in September. It is a massive proposal which includes as many as seven new buildings and residential towers, one of which is proposed at 34 storeys. The story was published in The South Bayview Bulldog September 3, 2016. RioCan vision for 815 Eglinton East in Urban Toronto

The Weather Network says Toronto will be subject to a “flash freeze” overnight and into Monday. The low is predicted at minus 14 and Monday’s high is estimated at minus eight. It is expected to be mostly sunny. Flash freeze. Let’s hope  we don’t get stuffed in Ziploc bags too.

Matthew J. Haffey

Friends of Matthew Joseph Haffey QC are invited to pay respects the to late lawyer on Sunday at Humphrey Funeral Home on Bayview Ave. Reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.  Mr. Haffey, of Hanna Road, practiced law in Toronto for more than 50 years, graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1949. “Joe” Haffey was an air gunner in the RCAF from 1942 to 1945. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, December 19, 2016, at St. Anselm Church at 10.30 a.m. Obituary.

Walter Hachborn, a co-founder of Home Hardware, has died at the age of 95. Hachborn worked his entire life in the retail hardware industry, starting out in 1938 as a stock boy in St. Jacob’s Ontario making $8 a week.. In the 1950s, he and two partners conceived the Home Hardware group-buying concept, a development that is credited with saving the family hardware store. Home Hardware now has close to 1,100 stores including Home Hardware, Home Building Centre and Home Furniture.