How to watch Tragically Hip’s August 20 concert on CBC

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Putting the cap on the Man Machine Poem Saturday night. CBC

Heavy lifting by hefty Leasiders is Lord’s work at LUC

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3-5 Southvale proposal public meeting set for September 8

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Updated plans for the property known as 3-5 Southvale Drive will be submitted by the developer for public consideration at a meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Leaside Memorial Gardens. It will begin at 7 p.m.  Previous posts 

First pictures of Manor Road United Church renovations

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Glass door, refurbished sanctuary and (bottom) an elevator

The first media pictures were snapped by The South Bayview Bulldog Friday of some of the attractive modernization and changes being made to Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor Road at Forman Ave. The 1927 Sanctuary building will now accommodate all activities of the church as well as a child care centre tenant in the basement. Among the modern additions is a smart glass entrance to replace the worn and dark wooden doors.

NEW ELEVATOR

An elevator will permit those needing it to go from the entryway to the basement or the sanctuary level. A kitchen has been installed at the south end and meeting rooms with windows that look onto the sanctuary are on the east side. The 1950 gymnasium is being demolished with the land on the corner of Forman now becoming a City of Toronto park.

TIME CAPSULE

A time capsule inside the cornerstone was opened today. It contained fairly predictable items from the church of the day as well as a copy of the Toronto Star of the time. Among the stories was one reporting on the advances being made by the British and Americans in Korea. More on the time capsule in future posts.

Tunnelling now complete between Brentcliffe and Yonge

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Metrolinx says that tunnelling is now complete on the 10-kilometre underground tunnel of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Remarkably, the twin tunnel run from Brentcliffe Rd. to Yonge Street has been finished four months earlier than estimates issued last fall. At that time it was guessed that it might take until the end of 2016 for tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Don and Humber to reach Yonge. In the process, the machines have installed 26,178 precast concrete tunnel segments which form 4,363 rings. TBMs Dennis and Lea completed tunnelling on the western segment of the Crosstown when they reached Yonge Street in May 2016.

Rookie house leader Bardish Chagger studied to be nurse

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Bardish Chagger

Bardish Chagger, the daughter of immigrants who once studied to be a nurse at the University of Waterloo, has been named government house leader in the Commons. She already holds the portfolio of the Small Business Ministry. Chagger replaces Dominic LeBlanc who in turn was given the job when Hunter Tootoo resigned to seek treatment for alcoholism. LeBlanc’s tenure is said to have been marked by clashes with opposition members. Some think that Ms. Chagger can calm things down. Her new job will see her shepherding the government’s agenda through the Commons. It is said to be a daunting challenge for a rookie MP who only entered the Commons last fall.

 

Celebrating 125 years at Leaside’s St. Cuthbert’s Church

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St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church in Leaside will be celebrating its 125th anniversary homecoming weekend September 30th to October 2nd, 2016 with a reception, concert, dinner and service. Former parishioners please email stcuthberts@bellnet.ca to be added to the invitation list. More information: www.stcuthbertsleaside.com.

Bronze medals for Canadian Soccer, Lamaze and Fine Lady

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Open Streets will close Bloor, Yonge Streets to cars, trucks

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This Sunday (August 21, 2016) the first of two Open Streets events will close Bloor Street and Yonge Street to cars and trucks between 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Traffic will be permitted to cross at 11 specific points on Bloor Street and six specific points on Yonge Street, under police direction. All other streets will be closed to vehicle traffic.

During the closure, traffic may cross Bloor Street at:
– Dufferin Street
– Ossington Avenue
– Grace Street/Christie Street
– Bathurst Street
– Spadina Avenue
– Avenue Road
– Bay Street
– Church Street
– Ted Rogers Way
– Sherbourne Street
– Parliament Street

During the closure, traffic may cross Yonge Street at:
– Wellesley Street
– Carleton Street/College Street
– Gerrard Street
– Dundas Street
– Shuter Street
– Queen Street

Germany’s conservatives plan partial ban on face covering

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are to ask the Bundestag to ban the face veil in schools, universities and while driving a vehicle. Government ministers are also making statements of disapproval of all such dress as opposed to “our open society.” The plans recall the debate in Canada where the former prime minister said the niqab was “anti-women” and Mr. Trudeau described it as a matter of personal taste.

Inflation falls to 1.3 percent in July from 1.5 percent in June

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Canadian retail sales posted a surprise decline and inflation slowed, signs of fading consumer spending that had been propping up the economy. Retail sales fell 0.1 percent in June compared with economist forecasts for a gain of 0.5 percent, Statistics Canada said Friday from Ottawa. In a separate report, the agency said annual inflation slowed to 1.3 percent in July, from 1.5 percent the prior month. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast annual inflation of 1.4 percent. Slack in the world’s 11th largest economy has kept inflation below the central bank’s 2 percent target for almost two years, and the decline in retail sales fuels worries that consumer fatigue may have added to the economy’s woes in the second quarter — Bloomberg 

Why? Posters for Georgia Walsh All Star Games removed

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