Meat Pies baked&donated by UnitedChurchWomen of Presteign-Woodbine were so popular they SOLD OUT online in 24hrs! https://t.co/nSP402HYOC
— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) November 14, 2016
We must say they look good
Pictures of cows stranded on a tiny piece of what was their pasture after the New Zealand earthquakes have stunned rescuers. “That is amazing,” said a chopper pilot as he flew over the cattle perched on their earthen tower at Kaikoura near Christchurch. Also in your World, a summary by Euronews of the Donald Trump transition. It is informative. And in Perth, Australia, the Wildcats basketball team and 11,000 fans have participated in a huge performance of the “mannequin challenge” craze. Hey, whatever works for you.
A driver for Beck Taxi is in hospital with serious injuries after he apparently ran into a parked car while westbound on Queen St. West at Ossington Ave. early Monday. Why this happened is still not established. Police are working on it.
Rollover – Queen is closed Dovercourt to Ossington. Taxi driver to trauma centre. Only one injured. @CBCTrafficTO pic.twitter.com/dw6TqVyJLV
— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) November 14, 2016
“Supermoon” rises in Spain
Yes the moon is a blessing, lovely to look at and an inspiration to men and women in the ways of making love, music and madness. But is the moon a single bit different today and tomorrow (November 13 and 14, 2016) in its Supermoon get-up than it is on any other occasion at its fullness? According to some reports we have NASA saying things like the moon will be the closest to earth this time than it has been since 1948. But then again, in other reports, maybe it will only “the brightest” since 1948. Or maybe it will only be the biggest-looking. Are you beginning to wonder about this stuff?
HOW CLOSE IS CLOSE?
Dr. Kelly Lepo at the McGill Space Institute is certainly throwing cold water on the experience. He says you probably won’t notice much difference. But is the moon really closer to earth than it has been in decades? How would that work? Even for laymen who know that the moon orbits around earth elliptically it seems a stretch. And then there’s Leaside gadfly and man of many parts Rudy Limeback who was using colourful language on Twitter to dismiss the idea that the moon will be “closer” than normal.
oh, please!!! the moon gets that close EVERY MONTH!!!
it's just not always 100% full when that happens@SPACEdotcom #space— Rudy Limeback (@rudydotca) November 12, 2016
A man drove his Cadillac right through the wall of Fairview Mall Sunday morning. He was shaken but is okay. The car was covered in bricks and it took some effort by firefighters to clear the rubble and release the man. The cause of this miscalculation was not stated by police. .
It is being reported that the Ontario’s Liberal government commissioned a poll which showed that 94 per cent of residents were eager for relief from the cost of electricity. Then they pledged to lower rates. The poll’s outcome can hardly be news to anyone. The process seems a lot like asking people if taxes are too high. What seems just too unfortunate is that the government couldn’t figure out that it has driven the cost of power in Ontario to crushingly high levels without a poll. Were they expecting results which said rates were just ducky? CBC
Reader “KSnider” has commented that Laird in Focus is of interest because Laird and Eglinton “is a useful nexus for residents as far away as Yonge & Eg to use as a retail and services area. There are tens of thousands of apartment and condo residents geared up to spend even more time in that area post-crosstown construction. The area needs to be zoned appropriately to accommodate all those people, and the commerce it will provide. I’m excited to see how the area will transform. :)” Thanks for the opinion.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted New Zealand’s South Island and triggered a tsunami, sending people running into the streets in a panic amid a series of aftershocks. At least two people died in the series of violent quakes, according to Prime Minister John Key. CNN
There’s will be a series of public presentations conducted within a single meeting at Leaside United Church on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. It is about the future of Laird Drive and the lands on the southeast corner of Eglinton East and Laird. That’s the RioCan Leaside Centre and property to the east. It is called Laird in Focus and it will begin at 4 p.m. in an “open house” context with presentations on the hour until 8 p.m. It seems this is less a chance to tell the City what you might like than simply be told what the planers are intending to do — within their power — the land is all privately owned. They say the intent is to “develop a planning framework to guide future development for the Laird Focus Area that also includes the Mixed Use Areas along the west side of Laird Drive.” Read it all here.
A judge in Washington state has ordered Amazon to pay refunds to the parents of children who made in-app purchases on Kindle and Android devices without their consent between 2011 and 2014. Seems the kids didn’t know the difference between “virtual money” (whatever that is) and hard cash that mom and dad had to find somewhere. Fancy that. Judge John Coughenour ordered the firm to run the refund process for 12 months beginning in January 2017. The decision comes as the result of legal action by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). However the FTC’s call for a lump refund of $25.6m U.S. was rejected.He also turned down Amazon’s request to offer reimbursement in the form of gift cards. The option of paying for extra content inside mobile apps such as games and music platforms was launched by Amazon and other platforms in 2011. Parents complained that it was too easy for children to make purchases, either by accident or without authorisation, while playing game — with BBC
St .Cuthbert’s Christmas Fair was a busy event Saturday with wonderful oddments and other things not so odd for sale. The South Bayview Bulldog chose Hermit Cookies for the office (not the lifestyle) at the bake counter. Lorna Krawchuk confirmed the number waiting outside Lamb Hall at 11 a.m. opening was 224 this chilly morning and that one man was waiting there at 8.30 or so when she arrived to turn on the coffee makers. Hope you got the bargain you were looking for sir. This is the scene inside the main meeting room/auditorium during lunch.
Former Subway and Mac’s fondly remembered by some
The new Eglinton Crosstown LRT and its magnificent new stations are much on the minds (and in the speeches) of politicians, but generations remember (and miss) the convenient Subway and Mac’s that stood at Avenue Rd. and Eglinton Ave. West.
