The South Bayview Bulldog

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

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.

Crossing in the crosswalk gets one student a ticket for good traffic behaviour. #GetHomeSafe #NTDSW pic.twitter.com/wAxniacw7C

— Tammie Sutherland (@citytammie) October 18, 2016

Happy to launch the #NTDSW campaign with @parachutecanada from Northern Secondary @tdsb #GetHomeSafe #NSSRocks

— Adam Marshall (@PrincipalNSS) October 18, 2016

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.

This cyclist says attaching a pool noodle to his bike makes Toronto streets safer for him pic.twitter.com/EII94xFca1

— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) October 18, 2016

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.

Dr. Bradley Lands

Orthodontist Dr. Bradley Lands will move his practice from 1670 Bayview Ave at Hillsdale Ave. to a joint practice with two other orthodontists in the medical building at 1849 Yonge Street, Suite 908. 1849 Yonge is a well-known medical building  It has convenient parking in the public garage on Merton St. near Yonge. The change will take place over New Year’s with the new practice to be called Freeman, Caro and Lands Orthodontics. Dr. Lands says his assistant Marianne Gruenberg will continue to work with him in the new practice.

Motorists in the South Eglinton area near Northern Secondary School Tuesday morning should watch it. NSS kids, police and others will be there from 8 to 8.45 a.m. as cops partner with Parachute Canada and the TDSB to help students stop cars that are being driven both safely and unsafely. It is the National Teen Driver Safety Week positive ticketing blitz. It includes pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Approximately 30 students will be giving out tickets to fellow students as they enter the school. The goal of the blitz is to engage students in discussions about staying safe while operating a vehicle, or going to or from their destinations as pedestrians, cyclists or drivers.  You can follow the action on Twitter at #gethomesafe.

Well worth reading for those who care to know. Among the many notable arguments is the position of the lawyer, hastily hired by the Cleveland team at the last minute, that the word Indians is a benign description not a racist attack. Globe and Mail.

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will buy Constellation Brands Canada, the owner of a chain of 163 wine stores formerly operated by Vincor Canada for $1.03 billion. Constellation’s domestic and international wines include brand names including Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs, Kim Crawford, Robert Mondavi, Ruffino, Sawmill Creek and Wallaroo Trail. But it is the protected freedom to sell wine widely at retail, a right grandfathered with Vincor and its successors since the introduction of free trade in 1988, that makes the company so unique.  Ontario Teachers’ is the largest single-profession pension plan with $171.4 billion in net assets as of Dec. 31, 2015.

Thanks to the entire Leaside community (and visitors) for supporting the 132nd Scout group Apple Day event past weekend!!! Great fun!

— Wilmar Kortleever (@WKortleever) October 17, 2016

Many British subjects, a lot of them Jewish, are applying for German passports. As the report above says, it is a development that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago. This is said to be the consequence of the expected impact of Brexit on the UK economy. In the U.S., and further to yesterday’s story that polls show Donald Trump losing, a new “poll of polls” reveals Clinton sitting at 47 percent with Trump at 39 percent. In Iraq, it seems the government is finally about to reconquer the town of Mosul from ISIS. The military says it has inflicted “heavy losses of life and equipment” on ISIS in a district southeast of Mosul, as Iraqi-led forces close in on the city in the long-awaited battle to recapture it from the terror group.

Rogers has announced what some are calling the abrupt and immediate resignation of president and CEO Guy Laurence. He has been with the firm less than three years. Laurence is credited with improving Rogers competitive position and the stunning 12-year rights deal with the NHL. His replacement will be former Telus chief executive Joe Natale who resigned from Telus last summer because, he said, he didn’t want to move to Vancouver. Hmm. Telus boss Joe Natale gives up job to stay in Toronto Rogers ready to take aim at Telus with Natale’s “magic drug”

Guy Laurence (left) will be succeeded by former Telus boss Joe Natale