Non-Owners and Residents have no Right to Parking Spots

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has a new article.  Let’s discuss some of the question brought up:

QUESTION:  Twenty years ago we purchased a parking unit in a condominium corporation across the street from our home. We have now been advised that the declaration has been changed by a vote of owners to provide that parking units may only be rented or sold to a resident owner of the condominium building. That means that we will be unable to sell the parking unit to a purchaser of our home which does not have a garage. Can the board make a declaration change that will affect the sale price of our home? Continue reading →

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Jack Morris Deserves a spot in Cooperstown

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Edward Brain

Jack Morris is eligible for the 15th and final time to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  I believe he should be there.

Jack Morris is a four time World Series winner, having won two World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays, and one with both the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.  He pitched the deciding game of the 1991 World Series for the Twins and was on three straight World Series winning teams (1991 with the Twins, plus the 1992 and 1993 World Series with the Blue Jays. Continue reading →

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Don Pasquale at the U of T Opera

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Edward Brain

Last night I attended the opening performance of the University of Toronto Opera’s first production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale.  The production is directed by Michael Patrick Albano and conducted by Sandra Horst.  The cast starred Dylan Wright (Don Pasquale), Zachary Read (Dr. Malatesta), Jonathan MacArthur (Ernesto), Andrea Núñez (Norina/Sofronia), and Mikail Shemet (Calrlino.)

The action takes place, not in Rome in the early 19th Century, but in Toronto’s ‘Little Italy’ neighbourhood in 1955.  The set features the front of several businesses, including the ‘Pasquale Pizzeria and Café.’  The set also includes a turntable which allows the scene to be rotated to few the inside of Pasquale’s house, and is done a few times during a scene.  The whole set, and updating to Toronto in the 1950’s was a success in my opinion as humour still exists, and the story works just as well in in either the 19th 0r 20th Century.  Continue reading →

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50 Years since Camelot Ended

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Edward Brain
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Picture of President Kennedy in the limousine in Dallas, Texas, on Main Street, minutes before the assassination. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination.  On this day in 1963, while riding through Dallas, Texas, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald.  Many people still remember where they were when they heard the news of his assassination.

The official report of the assassination, the Warren Commission, stated that Lee Harvey Oswald acted on his own on November 22, 1963 when he shot and killed the President, and also concluded that Jack Ruby acted on his own when he shot Oswald two days later. Continue reading →

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30 Years of ‘A Christmas Story’

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Edward Brain
The front of the house where A Christmas Story...

The front of the house where A Christmas Story was filmed, in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland’s west side. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This week the movie A Christmas Story celebrates 30 years since its premiere in November 1983.  The movie was directed by the late Bob Clark, and starred Peter Billingsley (Raphie), Jean Shepherd (voice overs as an adult Raphie), Darren McGavin (the father), Melinda Dillon (the mother), Ian Petrella (Randy), Scott Schwartz (Flick), R.D. Robb (Schwartz), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Yano Anaya (Grover Dill), and Tedde Moore (Miss Shields.)

The movie is based on Jean Shepherd’s In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.  The movie was c0-produced and co-written by Bob Clark with help from René Dupont and Gary Goth (Co-Producers), and Jean Shepherd and Leigh Brown (Co-Writers.) Continue reading →

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The 101st Grey Cup

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Edward Brain

The Grey Cup game has now been set.  We will see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats play the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on November 24th for the greatest title in football.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made it to the Grey Cup thanks to a 19-16 overtime win over the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Division Semi-Final and then a 36-24 come from behind victory over the East Division Champions the Toronto Argonauts. Continue reading →

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History of the Vanier Cup

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Edward Brain

Prior to the 49th Vanier Cup game between the Calgary Dinos and the Laval Rouge et Or in Quebec City on November 23rd, I’d like to discuss the history of the Vanier Cup.

The Vanier Cup is the top title of the University football in Canada.   It was created in 1965 and named after George Vanier, the 19th Governor General of Canada.  For the first two years it the game was played by two teams who were invited to play, but since 1967 it has been the top title in Canadian University football.   While it was originally called the Canadian College Bowl, the cup was named after Mr. Vanier, and the game’s name was officially changed to the Vanier Cup in 1982. Continue reading →

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CFL Division Finals

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Edward Brain

We are now officially on the road to the Grey Cup.  On Sunday we see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats take on the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division Final, while in the West Division Final its the Calgary Stampeders at home to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Let’s take a look at the two matches: Continue reading →

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Blue Jays Announce Spring Training Schedule

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Edward Brain

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced their spring training schedule for the Grapefruit League season.

The preseason starts on February 26th in Clearwater, Florida against the Philadelphia Phillies.  The Blue Jays Grapefruit League home opener is the next day, February 27th, in a rematch against the Phillies. Continue reading →

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Maple Leaf Gardens

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Edward Brain

Today, Maple Leaf Gardens (‘the Gardens’) turns 82 years old.  It opened November 12th, 1931 as the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team.  The Maple Leafs would go on to win the Stanley Cup in their first season at the Gardens.  The Gardens was designated a heritage building in 1991, and as a National Historic Site in 2007.

The Gardens would serve as the home of the Maple Leafs until February 1999, and was also the home to the Toronto Marboros (1931-89), the Toronto Huskies of the Basketball Association of America (1946-47), the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association (1974-76), Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (1971-75), the Toronto Raptors (1997-99) of the National Basketball Association, the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors of the Ontario Hockey League (1997-2000), and the Toronto Rock (1999-2000) just to name a few. Continue reading →

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