The South Bayview Bulldog

Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will visit British Columbia and Yukon this fall during their second royal visit to Canada. A news release from Governor-General Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston, said they will “be delighted to welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Canada. Our true Canadian pride and spirit will shine and be at the very heart of this visit so they can feel at home.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sent a letter earlier this month inviting the couple to Canada, in what will be their first stop here since becoming parents. It does not appear that the royal children George and Charlotte will travel with their parents.

Maureen Jennings

The Sleuth of Baker Street at Millwood Road and Sutherland Drive will get a visit from writer Maureen Jennings on Saturday, August 13, 2016 to help launch her latest novel. This one is called Dead Ground in Between and is number four in the Detective Inspector Tom Tyler series. Come and meet the author between 3 and  5 p.m. She will talk about her novels, answer questions and sign copies. If you cannot make it to the signing but would like a signed copy be in touch with the shop and Sleuth will arrange it.

How long can the losses go on?  The Gossip email 1236 says:

Torstar losses get steeper just in time for the CEO to retire. The publisher lost a lot more money last quarter. But the plan is for Star Touch not to lose more in 2017, something that’s most easily achieved by closing it down (they’ve spent nearly $35 million on the tablet app so far). Departing chief executive David Holland claimed a commitment to it, even though the Star’s publisher, Torstar’s head of digital and the editor in charge of Star Touch all left the company in the year since its launch.

Toronto Star

Bonnie Brooks

Bonnie Brooks has been nominated by the Ontario cabinet as the new Chair of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). The appointment is automatic. Brooks was President of Hudson’s Bay Company from January 2012 to 2014 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2008 to 2012. The Bay announced in July that Brooks would retire in December. She is frequently called a  retailing renaissance woman with more than 30 years of leadership in media, marketing and merchandising. The 63-year-old Ms. Brooks holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, two honorary Doctorate Degrees (L.L.D.) from the University of Guelph and Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) from St. Mary’s University, Halifax. She was born in London, Ontario. Salut Bonnie

South Bayview’s own Art, Craft and Play school for children is advertising its August Art and Lego Summer Camp from Thursday the 4th to Friday and 12th. Bamboo Bay, at the corner of Millwood Road and Bayview Ave. will entertain kids during the hot days of summer 2016. They will explore fine art techniques and experiment with different materials. plus create amazing art projects and LEGO sculptures.  Reserve a spot by calling (416) 901-1255

News release 

No date is given but a new release from the City says work will start soon on the installation of the Bloor Street cycle tracks. Bikes lanes to you. The trial project will be built from Shaw Street to Avenue Road to “enhance cycling infrastructure and safety for all road users.”

@TerryFallis will be our guest speaker at Nov.18th induction ceremony. Can you spot him in this classic LHA photo? pic.twitter.com/wjW1XmXM9u

— Leaside SportsHall (@Leaside_Hall) July 27, 2016

It was wild! Devon Travis scores from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 12th as the Toronto Blue Jays come from behind to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6.

https://twitter.com/metrotoronto/status/758143995520376832

Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Win #BlueJays #OurMoment @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/RBcPrOfMPb

— Sam (@sam_sosa88) July 27, 2016

City of Portland

Uncounted millions of Canadian kids and those around the world have grown up with the survival knowledge that streetcar tracks will take control of your bicycle and then usually hurl you to the pavement. Police records are replete with cases of fatalities related to injuries caused this way. But today, the CBC reports with wide-eyed wonderment on an academic study that says (um) streetcar tracks make cyclists fall down. Well then, that clinches it. More than a century of cries to “watch out for the tracks” and dangerous dipsy-doodling to skirt deadly rail switches were not just childhood imagination. Of course, things have gotten better for much of the world as the streetcar was replaced by more sensible transportation. In Toronto, however, streetcars are more important than almost anything. Human life, money, faster traffic — hey, into each life a little rain must fall, right? CBC

Shooting : Yonge St and Churchill Ave – Victim to trauma centre. Premise is Owl of Minerva. Bullet holes in window. pic.twitter.com/5l1EpZNB8K

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) July 26, 2016

A man has been shot several time through the front window of the Owl of Minerva Korean restaurant on Yonge Street in North York. He is in hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say. Reports say it occurred about 2 a.m.