Lawrence Avenue Bridge
You’ve heard of the swallows of Capistrano, now we have the swallows of Weston.
If you look at the north side of Lawrence bridge, you will see that several birds are busy building mud nests under the concrete parapet. They fly in and out of them regularly.
Mud nests line the parapet.
A closer look.
I think they are barn swallows and build remarkably similar nests to those in Capistrano. Perhaps our expert readers could make a positive identification.
Thursday May 24 th
Critical St. John the Evangelist meeting next 7pm at 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON
Trustees will be voting on putting St John at the top of the capital funding list for Catholic schools.
Dave Bennett, Chair of the PSAC, says “It is URGENT that we have as many supporters as possible attend this vote; as other schools are also delegating. PLEASE COME!”
May 26 & 27, Doors Open Toronto: Weston Library, Ward Funeral Home and Masonic Hall. Weston Historical Society.
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2035 Weston Road
Telephone: 416-241-4618 Saturday:
3 pm to 5 pm, Last admittance: 5:00
Sunday:
10 am to 1 pm, Last admittance: 1:30
 For almost one hundred years the Ward Family has been serving the Weston community with this stately and convenient location. A funeral home serving Weston in the 1800’s was operated by the Gardhouse Family which was then purchased by the Wright… more.
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Weston Branch, Toronto Public Library – NEW!2 King St
Telephone: 416-394-1016 Saturday:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday:
Not open
 On January 2, 1913 Carnegie Corporation of New York granted $10,000 to the Weston Public Library Board to construct a public library. On December 31, 1914 Weston Public Library opened at the northeast corner of Weston Road and King Street. On April 2… more.
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Weston Historical Society Archives – NEW!1901 Weston Rd Unit: F Floor : 1st
Telephone: 416-249-6663 Saturday:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 Originally the site of the Eagle Hotel, today’s Eagle Manor houses the Weston Historical Society Archives. These archives are home to unique artifacts that help tell the story of “city builders” that first helped to build the village of Weston. Wil… more.
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Weston Masonic Building – NEW!2040 Weston Rd
Telephone: 416-243-6457 Saturday:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Last admittance: 3:30
Sunday:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Last admittance: 3:30
 A charter was granted for Humber Masonic Lodge on July 9th, 1874. After meeting in a variety places in Weston village it was decided the Lodge needed a permanent home. A company was formed with an authorized capital of $40,000.00 to find a property C… more.
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It’s one thing to flatter a bully when you are the smallest kid in the class. It’s another thing when you’re the school principal.
Laura Albanese often gets criticized by commenters around here for not sticking up for Weston, and for not going nose-to-nose with GO Transit and Metrolinx. These transit agencies have pushed our town around, and Albanese took a lot of heat in the election (when she actually showed up to debates) for not grabbing the bully’s ear and setting things straight.
But this week things got just plain weird: Albanese was rather awkwardly caught on tape holding the bully’s hand. On Wednesday, she complimented GO Transit in the House for 45 years of service. She commended them for their new, green vehicles and for expanding the line that runs through our town.
Just this past December, GO Transit rail service was officially launched in the Kitchener-Waterloo region… passing through my riding of York South–Weston. …
Since 2003, GO Transit has put into service new vehicles that are modern, accessible, more fuel-efficient and carry more passengers. This includes 22 double-decker buses added to the GO Transit bus fleet.
There is, of course, much to recommend having friends in powerful places, but Albanese should be carefully weighing whether that coziness will actually get things done in her riding. I have my doubts. I also think that she loses votes when she isn’t seen standing up for us.
The speech also shows bad judgement. Albanese was either put up to it by her party, or chose to do it herself. If the Liberals put her up to it, then we have to wonder why they chose her of all people. Was John Milloy, the MPP from Kitchener, not a better choice? After all, he did just get the new trains.
If she chose to give this speech herself, she clearly cannot see how this looks to her constituents—GO Transit has a serious image problem. (And they have a serious image problem because they have been awful to Weston.) Ms Albanese should have considered stony silence on the bully’s birthday, not handing him a cake.
Take this short quiz to determine whether you know Weston news and events.
1) It’s 3 in the afternoon on May 14th at Jane and Marshlynn, just north of Lawrence. A group of five young men approach a pair of teens. They,
The correct answer is d.
2) This is the time that this kind of after-school mugging has happened this year:
Trick question! The correct answers are a and d!
The Globe and Mail has another interesting take on the GO network in an article published last Friday. In the article, Markham Councillor Jim Jones adds another voice calling on Metrolinx to add more tracks, triple the number of stations and electrify lines entering Toronto such as the Georgetown (now Kitchener) line. Openfile has a similar take on the same topic.
While Metrolinx deep thinkers don’t want to offer local service, the arguments for such an integrated service are compelling. Councillor Jones points out that Metrolinx and the TTC don’t talk to each other. Perhaps it’s time for our elected representatives to ask the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to bang some heads together.
Local celebrity and beat-boxer Scott Jackson did us proud—but did not win “Canada’s Got Talent”. The top prize went to a First-Nations dance troupe, “Sagkeeng’s Finest”.
Well done and next time, Scott!
The parking lot and building around 1681 Weston Road may be demolished to make room for a development of eleven townhouses. The plan, which would build between 1677 and 1681 Weston Road, would put seven townhouses fronting onto Weston Road, and four more behind on a laneway.
The land recently sold for about a million dollars, and currently holds a used-car dealership. The plans are for quite tall and narrow four-storey buildings, the design of which hardly delights your humble correspondent. Still, used-car dealerships are hardly the stuff a thriving community is made of.
City staff are considering the plan now.
