Today, November 11th 2014, we mark Remembrance Day in Canada and the sacrifices made by our military during the many conflicts Canada has been involved in.
If you are grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in Canada, thank a veteran.
As an appropriate remembrance for all the sacrifices, here is “In Flanders Fields“, the poem written by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae: Continue reading
Gerry Hyman has written another article for the Toronto Star. Let’s look at some of the questions raised:
QUESTION: Is our board entitled to pass a rule requiring a $300, non-refundable payment in order for an owner to install wood flooring?
ANSWER: A rule that permits wood flooring but requires a non-refundable payment would appear to be unreasonable and thus unenforceable.
Toronto has just conducted a municipal election and the results are in.
Let’s break them down:
John Tory is the new Mayor, receiving 40% of the vote, beating out the other two main contenders Doug Ford (33%) and Olivia Chow (23%.) Mr. Tory will be replacing Rob Ford as the 65th Mayor of Toronto.
The following were elected as a Councillor: Continue reading
The Canadian Opera Company (COC) has opened a spectacular production of Giacomo Puccini‘s Madama Butterfly Friday night at the Four Seasons Centre. The production starred Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio San), Stefano Secco (Pinkerton), Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki), Dwayne Croft (Sharpless), and Julius Ahn (Goro.) The performance was conducted by Maestro Patrick Lange, and directed by Brian Macdonald.
The production takes a more literal interpretation of the opera, with a traditional set, and period costumes. But this makes perfect sense and allowed the all star cast to take centre stage, which they did. Continue reading
The American comedian, Joan Rivers, has passed away at the age of 81. She had suffered a cardiac arrest a week prior to her passing.
Miss Rivers first success was as a guest on the Tonight Show in 1965, which she would go on to guest star on a number of occasions. She would also was a guest on the Ed Sullivan Show, as well as the Carol Burnett Show. Continue reading
On August 31st, 2014 the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) entered their new Flexity Outlook streetcars into service along their 510 Spadina Line. Two of their new cars, #4400 and #4403, operated along Spadina Avenue between Spadina Station and Queen’s Quay.
The new cars, the first two of the 204 that the TTC has on order, will continue to operate along Spadina Ave. Other new streetcars will enter service as they arrive and will eventually expand to all their routes. Continue reading
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, from the trailer for the film To Have and Have Not. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lauren Bacall, the famed Hollywood actress, has passed away at the age of 89. It was reported that Miss Bacall had recently suffered a stroke.
Miss Bacall starred in many movies over her career starting out with To Have and Have Not in 1944. She would go on to start in other big name movies, such as: The Big Sleep, Key Largo, Blood Alley, Designing Woman, Murder on the Orient Express, The Shootist, and The Mirror Has Two Faces. Continue reading
The Banner put up at the last MLB game in Montreal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today, August 12th 1994, marks the 20th anniversary of the famous 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike. When the strike started, the Montreal Expos were 74-40 when the strike started, and were the best team in the National League, including a six game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the National League East.
The Expos were in contention to not only make it to the playoffs for only the second time in their history, but were seriously considered to be potentially World Series winners. As the Toronto Blue Jays had won the 1992 and 1993 World Series, there was the possibility that the World Series would be won by a Canadian team three years in a row. Continue reading
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