An underpass has been built at Dufferin and Queen Streets in Toronto, eliminating the Dufferin St. jog, an old planning oversight causing an odd block-long gap in Dufferin St. north of Queen. This significant change will help ease traffic congestion in the area and may… Read More
No, my blog isn’t under construction, although people have told me it’s a piece of work. Our street has been enjoying periodic construction throughout the summer and fall. First they did the water pipes. They replaced all the old pipes up to the City shut-off… Read More
Regular readers know that this blog is written from Anchovy World Headquarters hidden deep below an ordinary looking abode by the lake in a community known as Long Branch. Long Branch is part of what used to be called South Etobicoke before amalgamation into the… Read More
The City has been doing some improvements to 27th Street. It started earlier in the year when they re-did all the water lines. The same contractors were also available to replace water lines going from the City shut-off into houses. After they completed the work… Read More
Usually Tuffy P takes the dogs for an early morning walk and I take them in the evening to the dog park, and finally, we go for what we call our “pack walk” just before bed. This week I volunteered to handle a couple of… Read More
The strange theatre involving election signs for our upcoming Toronto municipal election has started. They’ve been campaigning for months already. Do we really need signs? It’s a reminder that the election is just a few weeks away. I’m still undecided on both Mayor and Ward… Read More
A couple new Falafel joints have opened up here in Long Branch, not far from my hideout here at Anchovy World Headquarters. The two are quite different from one another and both offer tasty food. Ghazale is located on the north side of Lakeshore –… Read More
Yesterday’s Ward 6 Profile led to the lowest hit count this blog has received since its inception. Are you folks trying to tell me something? Nonetheless, I’m going to sally forth with this because I think its important. Today’s profile features Pastor Wendell Brereton, the… Read More
We’re having a municipal election in Toronto in October. So far in my ward, Ward 6, 3 candidates have declared. The current Councillor, Mark Grimes, has not declared as yet. The three are: Jem Cain, Michael Laxer and Pastor Wendell Brereton. Tonight, I sent an… Read More
Look what was posted over at the leash-free area at the R.L. Clark Filtration plant today. I assume this stuff was posted by the person who was there expressing her opinion last evening. A gate would certainly solve the problem of the dog area cutting… Read More
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