The South Bayview Bulldog

Newly-born giraffe female has come out into the public area for the first time with its mother and father. Narration describes loving parents.

The Amalgamated Transit Union has waited just long enough for the public memory of the astonishing strike of April, 2008 to fade a little.  But maybe not long enough. The Wynne government is insisting it will fight any attempt by the ATU to remove essential service status from the union. Who can forget that Friday night when the union gave just 90 minutes notice as the clock ticked toward midnight. It blind-sided thousands of people who found they had no way home.  Unsuspecting TTC customers wandered out of theatres and clubs to see picket signs. This little surprise was necessary, said then union president Bob Kinnear, so that an “angry and irrational” public would not take out some sort of revenge on the union. ATU local 113 is going to try to convince a court again that it should be allowed to strike.

Roots Canada has sold a majority stake in its clothing and sportswear line to the British head-quartered private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners. Toronto co-founders of Roots, Michael Budman and Don Green, said Monday they have ceded control of the company they founded in Toronto in 1973 to “support the brand’s next phase of growth.” Financial terms were not disclosed.  Photo: Roots via Twitter l to r Michael Budman, Searchlight co-founders Erol Uzumeri and Eric Zinterhofer.Roots Don Green. CBC 

Canada Post has announced that it is putting the construction of community mailboxes on hold. The move comes as a result of the election of the Liberal Party which has said it would stop the progressive end of door-to door mail. In a statement, the Post Office said: “Efforts are now underway to place the comprehensive program on hold in an orderly fashion” The halt to community mailbox conversion reportedly involves about 460,000 addresses across Canada that are already in the process of being switched over from door-to-door service. While the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging Prime Minister-designate Trudeau to pick up the phone, Canada Post says it’s awaiting a call. In statement released on Monday, the Crown Corporation says that “all conversions” planned for November and December 2015, and those scheduled to follow in 2016, will be placed “on hold”. The announcement comes one week after Canadians elected Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, who have promised to reinstate home mail delivery.

These graphic pictures of an unknown man were taken on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at approximately 10 a.m. when the man attended a financial institution in the St. Clair Avenue West and Dufferin Street area. The man in the pictures was using fraudulent identification and withdrew money from someone else’s account
He is described as medium complexion, 20-25 with a medium build. He was wearing a yellow T-shirt and camouflage baseball cap.  Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

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The genial landlord John Badali and his partner have listed the two premises at 1579 and 1581 Bayview Ave. for sale on the MLS for $3,300,000. The present retail tenants, Modella and Tinto Bar de Tapas, are described as excellent.  Upstairs rentals over each store are paid monthly. The stores will  be remembered by many as the former locations of Homefront and The Mad Italian.

WHATEVER LOLA WANTS

Up the street at 1625 Bayview sees the return for a three-month stay of Whatever Lola Wants.  The enterprising Rhonda is stocked and open for the Christmas season. Across the street, the new Bite Me restaurant has opened for business and Tokyo Sushi is closed with a sign on the window from Simon Lee saying the place is temporarily closed for renovations and will re-open.

DOLLY JEWELLERS

Up the street, Dolly Jewellers at 1699 Bayview has a Christmas promotion on getting your sparklies cleaned and polished. Alex and Bev Simmons are ready to tackle all the things you might like to have looking just perfect for the holidays. Think of ring sizing, stone replacement, re-tipping claws, re-stringing, engraving, clock and watch repairs and many more with always free appraisals. Paul Carreira at Carreira Casuals at 1563 is offering a free shirt and tie for any purchase of a jacket and pants or a suit.

A woman and a girl are said to have serious injuries after this scary looking crash of an  SUV into a bus shelter at Lawrence and Pharmacy Aves. Sunday afternoon. The streets were closed into the evening, police said. These graphic photos were tweeted by Tom Podolec.

Police, referees and team captains are seen witnessing a coin toss for batting order at the 53 Division First Annual Indoor Cricket Tournament Sunday (October 25 , 2015) in Thorncliffe Park. The event grows out of the continuing interaction by police and community to keep kids engaged and positive. Sunday saw 80 young men and women playing or participating in support roles such as scoring at the Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre.  As many as 17 teams participated for a championship trophy, said PC Narinder Grewal, a principal organizer of the event. The game had to be adapted, probably not for the first time, to be played indoors where the gymnasium at Jenner Jean-Marie is large and modern.

COPS & KIDS

The entire project is made possible by the Proaction charity which is allied with Toronto Police and has its offices in the headquarters building on College Street. All the players wore jerseys bearing Proaction’s Cops & Kids logo.  Proaction was conceived by businessman John L. Bitove Sr. in 1991 and has functioned as a source of financial support for such good work since then. Photo shows l to r Nasser Khan (chief referee) PC Arnulfo Lisanin, team captain, PC Alex Li with coin, team captain and assistant and PC Narinder Grewal. (The South Bayview Bulldog)