Bayview Avenue shoppers will want to keep in mind the 70th Anniversary Sale event at Dolly Jewellers, 1699 Bayview. It coincides with the BIA’s Sidewalk Sensation Sale on Saturday, June 25. There will be cake and refreshments as Dolly Jewellers marks this birthday. Dolly Jewellers marks 70 years in business in Toronto Sidewalk Sensation If you are a merchant on Bayview Ave., tell The South Bayview Bulldog what you plan for the Sidewalk Sensation.
Magical Gardens of Leaside Tour and Flower Show June 18
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The Magical Gardens of Leaside Tour & Summer Flower Show is next Saturday, June 18, 2016, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Passports are $15 at these locations.
Leaside Library, McRae Drive
Bob’s Garden Centre, 959 Mr. Pleasant Rd., north of Broadway
Royal LePage Real Estate, 1391 Bayview Avenue, at McRae Dr.
Stars Food Shop, 900 Millwood Road, at Randolph Rd.
Urban Nature Store in the mall on the west side of Brentcliffe south of Eglinton
Write impressions, 1515 Bayview Avenue, at Millwood Rd.
Wisey’s Pies & Bakehouse, 874 Eglinton Ave. East, at Laird
Mubeena Mistry of LHS is French immersion winner
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1st Place Winner Category Early French Immersion: Mubeena Mistry. Speech: "L'islamophobie" from Leaside High School https://t.co/KfzcIuSjnw
— CPF Ontario (@CPFontario) June 8, 2016
All my daughters’ cast offs decorate Banff Ave Street Sale
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Tree blooms stuff for girls
The annual offering of many households (15 this year) drew a local crowd Saturday. The event takes place on Banff between Eglinton and Soudan Ave. One mom with three daughters used the front-yard tree to showcase this year’s cast offs.
Opera Sale clears “Baroque Begot By Gosh” clothes fast
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The Opera Atelier Sale at All Canadian Storage at 1 Laird Drive Saturday drew a large crowd and pretty much sold out the inventory three hours before the sale was scheduled to end at 5 p.m. Here was see Jennifer Peattie of Bayview Ave. trying on a lively costume suitable to a 17th Century courtier. She bought it. Baroque Begot By Gosh. The annual event is sponsored by Hal Spadling of All Canadian Storage whose large facility across from the Leaside Gardens is suitable for this and many other events.
Jennifer Peattie
Elizabeth II celebrates 90th birthday in royal style
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Flattering profile of Kristyn Wong-Tam in Toronto Star
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The Toronto Star has published a profile of Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. It’s worth a read. Ms. Wong-Tam presides over a huge ward, one which is not just large but quite possibly diverse beyond help. It should probably be broken up. The writer, Alex Ballingall quotes the Councillor as saying her constituents range from the top of the one per cent to the bottom of the 99 per cent. Residents of Rosedale and Moore Park might dislike being included in that largely fictional “one percent” category of scapegoats. But they might agree that hard-working as she is, one percent is about as much of the Councillor’s time as they get. Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star
Walmart says it will stop accepting Visa cards over fees
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The threat from Walmart being reported Saturday to stop accepting Visa cards may be a bluff, but that will depend on whether it spooks Visa into giving Walmart a break on fees. Retailers everywhere know too well the cost of accepting credit cards. Dollarama, the wildly successful Canadian low-end chain, accepts only cash or debit and appears happy with that arrangement. There was a pilot project to see if credit cards cannibalized its cash and debit revenues but nothing seems to have come of it. In 2004 in the U.S. the huge drugstore chain Walgreen (not connected with Walmart) stopped accepting American Express cards because the fees were too high. It may also have had to do with the Amex practice of holding the receipts for a while. Later, after some sort of deal, Walgreens accepted Amex again.
WHO GETS HURT?
The question is, who gets hurt. The conventional guess is that Walmart sees a lot of Visa business, It’s customers may be close to maxed most of the time. In the Walgreens-Amex tiff, it was agreed that Amex was the loser because well-heeled drugstore customers had cash or other means of paying for prescriptions and sundries. At Dollarama, there is no doubt that Visa and MasterCard are the losers. CBC
Fund-raising appeal to stop towers at Sunnybrook Plaza
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The citizens group known as Concerned Residents of Leaside has sent general e-mail asking for financial support to fight RioCan over the redevelopment as proposed of Sunnybrook Plaza. The giant REIT has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board to overturn the City’s refusal to permit high-rise towers 13 and 19 floors at the site. The mail, which was forwarded by Geoff Kettel, says the City has completed its assessment of RioCan’s proposal, “which is largely in favour of the community. We have a few more points to add, but this is very positive for us. Nonetheless, to fully represent the community’s interests, we will be hiring a lawyer and city planner for representation at the OMB to oppose RioCan’s appeal.”
GO FUND ME
The mail asks people to contribute to a fund at the Go Fund Me site to raise as estimated $30,000 to hire a lawyer and cover other costs related to winning at the OMB, It extends an open invitation to a “community lawn meeting” on Saturday June 18th at 9:30 AM, at 281 Bessborough Dr. to discuss the strategy and answer any questions. It say to bring a lawn chair.
CITY’S ADVICE TO RIOCAN
The mail summarizes the City’s advice to RioCan about this project as follows:
– Revise the proposal to predominantly mid-rise form (9 to 11 storeys)
– Comply with angular planes of neighbouring sites
– Increase the amount of non-residential gross floor area
– Provide an additional setback for the townhouses along the private driveway
– Continue to refine the private driveway to improve the pedestrian environment
– Adjust the setbacks around the buildings for better pedestrian flow and accommodate road widening
– Increase the amount of outdoor amenity space
OMB PRE-HEARING JULY 26, 2016
The matter will be discussed at the North York Community Council meeting on June 14th, at around, but not before, 2 p.m. at the North York Civic Centre (5100 Yonge Street) on the lower level in the Council Chamber. The OMB pre-hearing is set for July 26, 2016 at which the group must seek standing for the November meeting where the final decision will be taken.
Loxie looking good after a day at the spa on Bayview Ave.
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Any way one looks at Loxie she is a fluffy treat to meet. It seems a wonder that Loxie can see us but those who know better say she can. Friday the Old English Sheepdog puppy was with her friend Dave outside Starbucks, having just completed a day at the dog grooming spa at Tails Up Dog Grooming at 1662 Bayview Ave. Good to meet you Loxie.
GM adds software staff but will cars be made here too?
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The talk was all about business disruption (that’s a good thing) and electric vehicles as General Motors announced the addition of some 700 software engineers to its staff in Oshawa. What does it really mean? A union boss in the CBC video says that it a good day anytime the prime minister, Premier Wynne, GM executives and autoworkers are in the same room. Still, the end of manufacturing of the Camaro is written large and there are as yet no plans for building anything new. Time will tell.
Damon, Wiig shoot final scenes of Downsizing in Leaside
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The filming of the final scenes of the Matt Damon and Kirsten Wiig movie Downsizing are said to have run well into Saturday morning on Bessborough Drive Drive at Annesley.Ave. The movie has been filming intermittently at the lovely home overlooking the intersection since early May. It appears that Mr. Damon was very accommodating around having pictures taken. Below he is seen with the wife of the picture-taker Charles Chuck Reynolds. In a note published on the Leaside Community Facebook page Mr. Reynolds wrote that Matt Damon was very gracious and posed agreeably while dressed in character after make up “with my wonderful wife”. The producer, says Reynolds, was Mark Johnson who also produced The Notebook was also very nice to meet. Then a little joke. “No, we are not hosting the cast for dinner on Bessborough this evening. (its Tuesday, lol). Friday’s filming was the apparent wrap-up of work on Bessborough for the movie. Those at the site included Louise Brisbois who posted to Leaside Community Facebook page to whom thanks from The Bulldog and also to Wilmar Kortleever. Previous
