Developer Must Pay Share of Maintenance Fees

Gerry Hyman has a new article about condominiums.  So lets discuss it:

QUESTION:  Following registration of our condo, the developer appointed the first board of directors. The board then passed a resolution limiting the common expense contributions to be paid to the corporation for the developer’s unsold units. The developer, in fact, paid no fees on those units until the turnover meeting held 20 months after the condo registration. Is the developer required to pay its share of common expenses for the units it owns from the date of the condo registration or from the date of the turnover meeting? Can the board appointed by the developer pass a resolution reducing its common expense contributions? How can the board elected at the turnover meeting recover the unpaid common expenses? Continue reading

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Canadian Opera Company Announces New Season

The Canadian Opera Company (COC) has announced its 2014-15 season.

The new season sees a reduction in the number of productions from seven operas to six.  three performances are new, while the other three are revivals.  Some are the COC’s own productions, while others are co-productions with other opera companies. Continue reading

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Alex Rodriguez Suspended One Year

Following lengthy arbitration, Alex Rodriguez has been suspended for 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, plus the play-offs.  This is due to his use of use of performance enhancing drugs.  Initially, he was suspended for over 200 games, plus the play-offs.  He immediately appealed the MLB’s decision to suspend him, which allowed him to finish out the 2013 season.

This is not the first time Rodriquez has had issues with drug use.  MLB had to admit that he had tested positive in 2003 for steroid use.  Rodriquez also acknowledged that he had used Steroids. Continue reading

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Cooperstown Class of 2014

Today Cooperstown announced the Class of 2014 for the baseball Hall of Fame.  The three winners this year are Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and Frank Thomas.

All three have won multiple awards during their careers.  Both Glavine and Maddux were team members with the Atlanta Braves and helped the Braves to win the World Series in 1995.

Let’s take a look at the three inductees: Continue reading

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Team Canada Announces Olympic Team

Team Canada has announced its roster for the Men’s team at the upcoming Olympic games in Sochi Russia.

The team sees 11 members of the 2010 Gold Medal winning team again representing Canada.  Nine players have won the Stanley Cup, and some of them have won the Cup on more than one occasion.  Many players have also won multiple medals, especially Gold Medals, at the World Championships and the World Junior Championships.  This team is comprised of players who are used to winning. Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

I just want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and all the best for the future!

2013 was a very newsworthy year – from the Mayor of Toronto’s antics, to expense scandal involving the Canadian Senate, to the election of a new Pope.

2014 does not look like a less newsworthy year: it’s a municipal election year in Ontario, and will the Ontario Government survive another year.

So, all the best for 2014!

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Who Could the Blue Jays Sign?

I’d like to briefly discuss some potential free agents that the Toronto Blue Jays could sign.

The following players could make an impact with the team: Continue reading

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Canada at the World Juniors

With the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship (World Juniors) starting tomorrow in Malmö Sweden, I’d like to discuss Canada‘s performance at the tournament.

Canada has had a tradition of being very successful at the tournament, with an overall record of 187 wins, 48 losses, and 22 ties.  Team Canada has won 15 Gold Medals, 10 Silver Medals, and 6 Bronze Medals good for 28 total medals and second best overall. Continue reading

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Team Canada’s Roster set for 2014 World Juniors

Team Canada has finalized the team that will represent Canada at the World Juniors starting Thursday.

After cutting their last three players following yesterday’s 3-0 loss to Sweden and their 4-2 win over Finland on December 20th.  The last three player cut are:  Felix Girard (Baie-Comeau Drakka), Hunter Shinkaruk (Medicine Hat Tigers), and Damon Severson (Kelowna Rockets.) Continue reading

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The Spengler Cup: A Brief History

The Spengler Cup is scheduled to begin in 10 days in Davos Switzerland.  The tournment starts on December 26th (Boxing Day) and runs until New Year’s.  It started in 1923.

The tournament was started by Dr. Carl Spengler as a tournament for German language countries who need a positive boast after the end of the First World War.  However, it soon started attracting teams from all over Europe.  The tournament was so successful that non-European teams, from countries like the U.S. and Canada now compete.  Qualification is by invitation Continue reading

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