Summary on gas break, road closures and Oshawa death

Frigid weather is causing trademark water main breaks and on Park Rd. south of Rosedale Valley Rd. an apparently related gas line break at Collier St. Work continues.

7-DAY A WEEK GO SERVICE TO BARRIE

GO Transit is debuting all-day train service that will run seven days a week on the Barrie-Toronto line in 2018. Saturday saw the first train depart from Barrie from Toronto on the new hourly weekend GO train service from Union Station. Metrolinx is also offering hourly GO train service in both directions between Union station and Aurora station during the midday and evening rush. This will begin on Tuesday. Increased service will also run in the mornings, afternoon and late evenings between Union and Bradford stations.

ROAD CLOSURES FOR SHORTENED CITY HALL EVENT

The City of Toronto will host a New Year’s Eve celebration at Nathan Philips Square but it will begin late at 11.30 p.m.and last only to the end of fireworks, which begin at midnight. All this because of the record cold. Here are road closures, for both vehicles and pedestrians, which will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

  • Queen Street West, from Yonge Street to University Avenue
  •  Bay Street, from Richmond Street West to Dundas Street West
  •  York Street, from Richmond Street West to Queen Street West
  •  Hagerman Street, from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
  •  Elizabeth Street, from Foster Place to Hagerman Street
  •  Albert Street, from Bay Street to James Street
  •  James Street, from Queen Street West to Albert Street

MAN CHARGED IN OSHAWA AFTER BODY FOUND AND “PACKAGE” DETONATED.