CTV News Toronto was getting mileage this evening out of a Nanos Research Poll which suggests that John Tory has broken out of the pack in the contest for mayor of Toronto. The poll shows Mr. Tory with 42% support, Rob Ford with 28% and Olivia Chow with 26%. Good stuff. The poll sets on its head the notion coming from a Forum Research take of last week in which Mr. Ford was closing on Tory. It is revealing of these post long-weekend dog days that CTV had to hype up the wet weather and Justin Bieber’s shenanigans on an ATV in Stratford for stories two and three. Much lower in the news was the grotesque tale of Islamist cavemen beheading another reporter and, courtesy of Canadian television, broadcasting their triumph with a kind of “we’re gonna get you” video.
Month: September 2014
Website tells if you are on Toronto voters list
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The City of Toronto has released the address of a new website called MyVote which will tell you if you are on the voters list in your ward. The process requires a voter to enter an address. The website will take you to a page with a command bar offering useful choices such as Who’s Running in My Ward? and Ballot Sample. But there is also one that asks the all-important question Am I on the Voters’ List? If you are known by more than one name or have let your diminutive (like Bob instead of Robert) get into the records, then you may have to try a couple of times before confirming your status.
Man caught breaking into cars on Sutherland Dr.
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Police at 53 Division say they arrested a man breaking into cars on Sutherland Drive over the weekend and are reminding residents to keep vehicles locked.. Many of these cars had not been locked. Their reminder is to Lock It or Lose It. They also ask that if you have been a victim of this type of crime, please report it to the police at 416-808-2222.
Some drivers still making right turns on red
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Global News says it has seen drivers making a right hand turn on the red light at McRae Drive and Millwood Road since new signs were posted last week prohibiting this move. It may not be surprising since the signs were installed very recently but it is concerning. A comment posted by Louise Taylor suggested the city place signs in advance of the corner warning of the new restriction.
3 motorcycles collide on 401 east at McCowan
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Police are trying to sort out just what was going on when three motorcycles were heading eastbound on the 401 Monday evening when they started bumped into each other at high speed. Three riders, all men, ages 28, 45, and 45, are in hospital and police are asking for help from the public. Canadian Press
1st day of school will go well in South Bayview
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Toronto children and teens will go back to school with an educational system that is more much in order than some across the country. Out in British Columbia, parents are faced with a full scale shutdown because of a teachers strike. Here in South Bayview, excellent schools will be open and teachers are ready to welcome pupils The Toronto and District School Board has some useful words for first day. Also, Toronto Police Service
Annaleise completes goal of swimming Lake Erie
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Sixteen-year-old Annaleise Carr has completed her marathon swim across Lake Erie. She returned to the water late Sunday night to finish the exhausting final leg of her journey. In the first leg of the 75-kilometre crossing in late July she swam from Erie, Pennsylvania to Long Point Ont., a length of approximately 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Stormy weather and rough conditions eventually forced the Walsh, Ont., native to end the swim 33-kilometres short of her goal. Carr pushed through the second leg early Monday morning and finished around 11:45 a.m. in Port Dover, Ont. to a cheering crowd. Annaleise is swimming to raise money for Camp Trillium, a camp for children with cancer. Photos show Annaleise before she began swim this morning and previously receiving honour from Lieutenant Governor Onley. All her pictures on Twitter CityNews