Last night, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 4-3 in the 10th Inning on a base hit by Brett Lawrie.
Esmil Rogers started for the Blue Jays last night, on his 28th birthday, against the Red Sox’s Jon Lester. Rogers pitched a great six innings, giving up only one run on five hits, one walk, and 6 strikeouts. Lester pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Continue reading
Today I would like to talk about Gerry Hyman’s latest article. There was a question which brings up an important issue:
QUESTION: I asked at the last AGM why the property manager used a company located 126 kilometres from our condo for paving work and whether tenders had been received from local contractors. One of the board members was about to respond when the property manager advised her that the owners elect the board to make decisions and that the directors do not have to defend their decisions. Was I not entitled to an answer?
ANSWER: Absolutely! The Condominium Act provides: “At an annual general meeting, an owner may raise for discussion any matter relevant to the affairs and business of the corporation.”
Yes, an owner is entitled to ask this type of question, and if the property manager does not want the owners to know the answer, which this question clearly suggests, one has to wonder why. If the contractor had the best quote, or provided another benefit (i.e. they would do the work when the Board was planning to do the work, or had a faster schedule to complete the project, etc.) the owners are entitled to know this. Continue reading
As today is Sir John Graves Simcoe Day in Ontario, I would like to discuss the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796. Of course Upper Canada would later become the Province of Ontario.
Born in Cotterstock England in 1752, Simcoe would be educated at Eton and spent one year at Oxford. He joined the 35th Regiment of Foot, as an ensign, in 1770. He purchased a captaincy in the 40th Regiment of Foot and was injured in battle during the American Revolution. He was responsible for a successful battle in the battle of Crooked Billet.
He became Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada in 1791 when the British Government created the Province of Upper Canada out of land around the Great Lakes that stayed part of the British Empire after the American Revolution. Simcoe would see to the building of two major roads: Yonge Street (named after Sir George Yonge then the Minister of War), and Dundas Street (named after Henry Dundas, later the 1st Viscount Melville.) Originally built for defensive purposes, later both streets served to help settlement Upper Canada, and as trading routes. Continue reading
The Toronto Blue Jays lost Tuesday night 10-9 to the Los Angeles Dodgers after leading 8-3 after 6 innings. The winning pitcher was Brandon League (4-3), the losing pitcher was Darren Oliver (3-2), while Kenley Jansen picked up his 12 save of the season.
Prior to the game the Blue Jays’ players held a players only meeting for an one hour and 10 minutes. Unfortunately, they did not work out how to fix their defensive problems. They gave up three homeruns including a three run homerun by Dodgers First Baseman Adrian Gonzalez to make it 9-8. Hanley Ramirez then stepped up to the plate and hit a solo homerun to make it 10-8. The Jays gave up 13 hits and four walks plus a hit batsman. Continue reading
Yesterday, the Blue Jays officially added Carlos Delgado’s name to the ‘Level of Excellence’ at the Rogers Centre (neé SkyDome) prior to a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Delgado, the holder of several Blue Jays records, played for the Jays between 1993 and 2004. He is a two-time All-Star and three time Silver Slugger.
Here are some pictures from the pre-game ceremony: Continue reading
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced their schedule for the 2013-2014 NHL Season. This will be the first season for the Leafs in the new NHL alignment. Under the new alignment, the Leafs remain in the Eastern Conference, but will play in the new ‘Atlantic Division.’ The other four teams that played in the Northeast Division with the Leafs, the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators, will be joined by the Detroit Red Wings (who along with the Columbus Blue Jackets moved to the Eastern Conference), the Florida Panthers, and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The new schedule includes two games (one home game and one away game) against each of the 14 teams in the Western Conference (28 games), three games against each of the eight teams in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference (24 games), five games against the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens (10 games) and four games against each of the remaining divisional teams (20 games.) Continue reading
The Toronto Blue Jays will be honouring their former first baseman Carlos Delgado on July 21st, 2o13 when his name and number will be added to their ‘Level of Excellence’ prior to a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Before this day, I’d like to look at some of Carlos’ accomplishments during his career:
Carlos Delgado holds the following Blue Jays’ records: Continue reading
The Toronto Star has reported that the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has thrown out numerous books that are deemed to be old, or contact ‘inappropriate’ or do not meet their ‘equity policy’.
Just because a book is old does not mean that the book is no longer relevant, especially if it contains valuable information that students might need. Unless the book is badly damaged, then the books should retained for reference at least. Continue reading
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