Beautiful Peregrine Falcons hunting and nesting in Leslieville have inspired an interesting thread with pictures on FB. All small creatures may be their prey, warns one woman, including kittens.
Sarah Davis, president of Loblaws, has told a conference call with analysts that the company’s strategy of using data-driven insights to drive higher margins led to fewer promotional deals at the grocery stores. “When you ask people to develop algorithms focused on profitability and increased margins, that’s exactly what you get… what happens in store is it actually brings down the promotional intensity,” she said on the conference call. “You end up with fewer items on promotion in your flyer, and that does have an impact on sales.”
More Thursday headlines
The man whose burned body was found near a burned-out pickup truck in northern BC has been identified as Leonard Dyck, a botany teacher and research associate at the University of British Columbia. Mr Dyck was identified two days after police released a composite sketch of the man in hope that someone would recognize him. “We are truly heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of Len. He was a loving husband and father. His death has created unthinkable grief and we are struggling to understand what has happened,” Dyck’s family said in a statement. Police continued to search for two strapping, 6 foot 4-inch teenagers in the bush of northern Manitoba. The two, Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky apparently burned their getaway vehicle, an old RAV4, and set out on foot in what is being called the “buggy, boggy and brutal” Manitoba bushland.
Police have found the burned-out RAV4 used by two young fugitives fleeing in northern Manitoba about 200 km from the Ontario border. The discovery was made near the Fox Lake Cree Nation reserve. Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, are apparently out in the dense bush say cops. They are suspects in the double homicide of Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, and Lucas Robertson Fowler, 23. The deputy mayor of nearby Gillam, Manitoba, John McDonald, says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after they heard the suspects had been in their town. McDonald says people in Gillam are also making sure their vehicles are locked while the RCMP search for the pair. Residents are used to seeing strangers come and go from Manitoba Hydro projects, McDonald said, but they’re paying closer attention to faces since the release of photos of the suspects and word Tuesday that both were seen in the area. Gillam is about 1,000 km north of Winnipeg and is a stop on the railway line that eventually leads to Churchill, Man. There is only one major road in and out of the area. Police said the country is known for its thick bush, swamps and pesky insects, and where it’s easy to get lost.
Councillor Robinson has advised that the Leaside Arena Swimming Pool will re-open Thursday, July 25, following a shut down for emergency repairs to the ceiling.
Desperate knife-wielding street thieves stole a man’s poodle when he was unable to give them cash on McCowan Road near Finch Ave at around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Subsequently, the dog’s owner found the dog, Ding Ding, in or near his housing complex.
The 31st annual Beaches International Jazz Festival will be held on Queen Street East from Thursday to Saturday this weekend from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Queen will be fully closed in both directions from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. during the festival. Streetcars will divert around Queen Street East during these road closures. Modified bus service will be maintained on Woodbine Ave and Main St. During the road closures, residents may access/exit their homes at the following locations:
– for residents living south of Queen Street East, from Balsam Avenue to Lee Avenue, buses are north and south on Lee Avenue, and south on Wineva Avenue
– for residents living south of Queen Street East, from Waverley Road to Kippendavie Avenue, buses will travel south on Waverley Road, and exit via Kew Beach Avenue at Woodbine Avenue
– Kenilworth Avenue, Kippendavie Avenue, Hambley Avenue, Hartford Avenue, and Herbert Avenue will be changed to two-way streets during road-closure times.
The secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation that the dossier on the former prime minister be preserved for at least another decade was nixed just days later, sealing its fate. The Canadian Press reported last month that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service scrapped the Cold War file on Trudeau in 1989 instead of sending it to the national archives. Mr. Trdueau became prime minister in 1968 following an election that saw a giddy electorate give him a resounding mandate. His time in office saw profound changes to the government and way of life that echo today. Though the contents of the Trudeau file are a mystery, the RCMP might have noted the future prime minister’s support of striking asbestos miners in Quebec or his exotic travels, including a visit to the Soviet Union in the early 1950s.
Those wondering what the Toronto Star leak about the route of the Ontario Line really means may look to Mayor Tory. He said Tuesday it’s not clear. He’ll spend a while figuring out whether he likes it. The easiest early take is that the Ontario Line (Doug Ford) and the Relief Line (City Council) now share only a short portion of the full route. The overlap seems to occur between Pape and Gerrard stops and then again downtown between Moss Park and Osgoode. The colour-coding for the two lines (blue and blue) is surely designed to confuse.
Leaside Community Facebook carries a post Tuesday describing an extraordinary act of kindness done by a Leaside woman for the ragged homeless man mentioned here Monday. She tells of a friendly exchange with the man near the TD Bank at 1860 Bayview Ave. north of Broadway Ave. She offers a poignant account of how this desperately needy man refused to accept any of the items she had brought for him. This response will be known to anyone who has tried to help such people. Their reasoning is muddled up by fear of taking anything, carrying it around with them and possibly a damaged sense of self-worth. Quite sad.
Peel Regional Police have released this security video of a suspect in a series of break and enters that happened earlier this month in Mississauga. He is said to be in his 20s with a slim build with facial hair. An early arrest seems likely.
