20th Anniversary of ‘Touch ‘Em All Joe’

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Edward Brain

Today, October 23rd 2013, is the 20th anniversary of the most important homerun in Toronto Blue Jays history:  Joe Carter’s walk-off homerun to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays.  This also happens to be the day when 2013 edition of the World Series starts.

On October 23rd 1993, the Blue Jays were playing in game 6 of the World Series.  The Blue Jays held a 3 to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies and could win the World Series that night.  The Blue Jays took an early 5-1 lead before giving up 5 unanswered runs to trail 6-5. Continue reading →

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Jim Leyland Steps Down as Tigers Skipper

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Edward Brain

Jim Leyland, manager of the Detroit Tigers, has announced that he is stepping down as the team’s manager after eight seasons.

He announced that he will not be leaving the team, but will be staying on in another position.  The announcement comes only two days after his team was eliminated in the A.L.C.S. by the Boston Red Sox. Continue reading →

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Hall of Famer Allan Stanley Passes Away

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Edward Brain

Hall of Fame defenceman Allan Stanley has passed away at the age of 87.  He he played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (N.H.L.), the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League (A.H.L.), the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League (W.H.L.), and the Boston Olympics of both the Eastern Hockey League (E.H.L.) and the Quebec Senior Hockey League (Q.S.H.L.)

Mr. Stanley spent 10 seasons with the Maple Leafs over his 25 years as a hockey player, his longest tenure with any team, winning four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs. Continue reading →

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2013 World Series

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Edward Brain

Well, we now ready for the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. The series will begin on Wednesday in Boston, thanks to the A.L. winning the All Star Game back in July.  This is the 109th edition of the World Series.

The Red Sox won the American League (A.L.) Pennant last night by beating the Detroit Tigers four games to two.  The Cardinals won the National League (N.L.) Pennant on Friday by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two.) Continue reading →

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Non-Owners Can Serve on the Board

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has written a new article.  Let’s discuss some of the questions he responds to:

QUESTION:  One of our directors sold her unit and moved out of the building. The board would like to fill the vacancy until the next AGM but management advises that it can’t be done because she hasn’t resigned. Is that correct? Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Edward Brain

As this is the second Monday in October, I would like to wish everyone in Canada a Happy Thanksgiving.

Let’s discuss the history of Thanksgiving in Canada: Continue reading →

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Peter Grimes at the C.O.C.

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Edward Brain

I attended the October 11th performance of Peter Grimes by the Canadian Opera Company (C.O.C.)  The production is directed by Neil Armfield starring Ben Heppner (Peter Grimes), Ileana Montalbetti (Ellen Orford), Alan Held (Captain Balstrode), Jill Grove (Auntie), and Thomas Hauff (Dr. Crabbe.)  C.O.C. Music Director Johannes Debus conducted the C.O.C. orchestra.

The entire production takes place inside a community centre with a stage in the background, with the exception of the scene in Grimes’ hut (the back of the set, containing the stage, moves up in order to become the hut.)  This certainly works considering that the community has such a strong impact over the events in the opera. Continue reading →

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League Championship Series

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Edward Brain

Now that the Detroit Tigers have eliminated the Oakland Athletics in five games, we can talk about the League Championship Series:

American League Championship Series (A.L.C.S)

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox.  Detroit won the regular season series four games to three.  Detroit is the defending American League Pennant winners while this is Boston’s first trip to the A.L.C.S. since 2008. Continue reading →

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The Battle of Ontario

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Edward Brain

With the Toronto Maple Leafs set for the play their home opener against the Ottawa Senators, another year of the ‘Battle of Ontario’ is set to start.  Let’s take a look at the history of the Battle:

  • The Battle of Ontario, as we know it, started in 1992 when the Ottawa Senators entered the National Hockey League (N.H.L.) Continue reading →
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Condominium Must Respect Human Rights Act

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Edward Brain

I’d like to discuss Gerry Hyman’s latest article. The first question is as follows:

QUESTION:  I am renting my townhouse condominium to a person with a visual disability. I put up an orange mailbox so that the tenant would be able to more easily distinguish his condo from neighbouring condos. I have been advised that the mailbox, under the rules, is to be brown, white or black and must be changed. Must I comply? Continue reading →

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