Monarch Manor for kids now part of Manor Road United

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Jacqueline Grisé

Among the changes to the renovated Manor Road United Church at Manor and Forman Ave. is the Monarch Manor Nursery School in the renovated church basement. It is owned and operated by Jacqueline Grisé, who also has the Caterpillar and Company school in Etobicoke at 55 Chauncey Ave. The Manor facility is designed with age-appropriate accommodation from advanced infancy (9 to 18 months) toddler (18 month to two-and-a-half years) and pre-school. Rooms, furniture and playthings are part of the newly-built space at Manor Road. Grisé has installed modern amenities like the Watch Me Grow streaming video service that permits parents to see what’s happening at the school from anywhere. Food is catered from the well-known children’s food supplier Real Food for Real Kids. Facebook 

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Painting the town orange? When Halloween goes wrong

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Reporting from South Bayview’s Starbucks yesterday, Angela Lam, of Stainton Murray & Lam at 1552 Bayview Avenue thought our readers would be interested to know why it appears that someone has painted the town… um, orange.  Literally.  A can of neon orange spray paint had been dropped on Bayview Avenue and when it got run over, it exploded neon spray paint all over the parked cars in front of Starbucks. A black Ford Explorer SUV got the brunt of it, and was decorated appropriately for Halloween. Angela did not get to see the reaction when they returned to their Jackson Pollack inspired new paint job, but we reckon they were not pleased.

Wildcats hold hockey equipment collection this Sunday

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Blue Jays stayin’ alive with 5-1 win over Cleveland Indians

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The Toronto Blue Jays have won game four of ALCS best of seven series with a decisive 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Toronto’s offence came back to life and Aaron Sanchez pitched six strong innings in the win. And then there was Roberto.

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Darling Sisters gowned spectres at 384 Belsize haunt

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What must be among the premier bits of Halloween entertainment for many South Bayview residents each year has been staged once again at 384 Belsize Drive. This year’s tableau and terrifying tale tells of the Three Darling Sisters trampled to death during a fire panic which struck an elegant dance for junior misses in 1912. The same attention to detail is present in the presentation of the Darling sisters, Marion, Meredith and Margaret, as we have seen other years. See: Creepy Peter Pencil Eater finally dispatched by lead (corrected).

The Darling Sisters
The Debutante Sunflower Festival Ball
In 1912 at the Van Shuster Hall
250 young women in gowns
Paraded in rows, on staircases down
The band played Old Misty
Then men took their hands
But suddenly tragedy altered their plans
A fire erupted, and ran up the drapes
Instantly smoke had devoured the place
All pushed, shoved and ran out tiny escapes
…but, three darling sisters
…were trampled in place…
Now Meredith, Marion, and Margaret, by chance
Can be seen on the ruins as
…their ghosts rise to dance.

Pickering girl has close call after getting off the school bus

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A Pickering girl has had a close call in a situation where everyone it seems might have paid closer attention. Little Rebecca Hillier got off the school bus near her home and for whatever reason doesn’t cross the street with the gang. The bus driver retracts the guard and, according to some, waves Rebecca across the street. You can see the girl pause before she crosses and she seems to be looking at the driver. Then she goes and that’s when a car comes out of nowhere and brushes her backpack as it passes. The driver seems most at fault. He absolutely should have come to a full stop. Listen to Rebecca’s mom in the video below. The actuality by the way comes from a camera on a neighbor’s house.

October Surprise as temperatures sneak back to August

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Warm temperatures are lulling people into a shirtsleeves mood at what is normally a warm-sweater time of year. It is an October Surprise and it cannot last. It was 24 Centigrade in Midtown at 1 p.m. and some forecasts were suggesting a record-breaking 27 might be possible. The Weather Network predicted a possible high in that range but we shall see. That would be double the high of 13 expected this time of year. The WN predicts 19 for Wednesday.

BNN story says Laurence rubbed Rogers kids wrong way

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Edward Rogers, Melinda Rogers and Guy Laurence

A story from the Business News Network (BNN) suggests that Guy Laurence might still be CEO of the Rogers empire if he had handled the Rogers heirs who sit on the board rather differently. The story quotes some saying Mr.Laurence is sometime too gruff. He is said to have upset in particular Edward Rogers and Melinda Rogers. BNN

James Regan evicted from flat at Avenue and McMaster

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As reported by the CBC, the “professional tenant” James Regan, has been evicted for a third time. The latest case being the documented tenancy in a flat at Avenue Rd. and McMaster Ave. in the Republic of Rathnelly. The account is very lively and no doubt some will find it amusing notwithstanding Mr. Regan’s distress. He owes the landlord $10,000 but she is said to be confident at least that by October 24, the eviction date set by the Landlord and Tenant Board, she will be able to re-rent the apartment for a profit. Mr. Regan accused the board of being anti-semitic because it would not give him a further delay on grounds his lawyer had a Jewish holiday conflict but there was no evidence of this so the board dismissed it. CBC  Tenant uses law to avoid rent at Avenue Road.duplex

NSS kids get tickets for being good during Safety Week

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Student at North Toronto Secondary get a ticket for being good Tuesday morning as students participate in the National Teen Driver Safety Week blitz during the morning rush hour. He used the crosswalk. CITY News reporter Tammie Sutherland posted this picture taken at at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Broadway outside NSS. She has others on her Twitter account. Also #gethomesafe.

Beach cyclist uses foam “noodle” to help drivers avoid him

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A cyclist from the Beach, Warren Huska, has attached a pool noodle (that’s accessory used in swimming) to his bicycle to help motorists gauge their distance from him on busy roadways. It seems to work,. He pedals 18 kilometres from to work in North York daily and since he has been noodle-protected Huska says he has noticed a great difference in the care with which drivers skirt him on the road, changing lanes to make sure they don’t hit the noodle. He speculates that this useful measure has not been employed by other cyclists because it is not very cool looking, or maybe because it is a nuisance to install and keep secure.

Jays face elimination as bats fail to connect in Game Three

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The Blue Jays bats were dead silent. Meanwhile Mike Napoli homered and drove in two runs to put the Indians in the driver’s seat all through the game. It seemed the Jays had caught a break when Indians starter Trevor Bauer began to bleed all over the field from his injured finger. John Gibbons had to complain to the chief referee that the ball was being sullied with the pitcher’s plasma (below). Final score Cleveland 4, Toronto 2. They are down 3-0 with a last chance tomorrow.