Month: April 2021

Peter Sandiford

Peter Sandiford, an endearing personality and character familiar to South Bayview friends, has died. A touching notice from Sue Byford appears on the Bonnie Byford Real Estate website

Ontario will open up vaccination to all adult citizens as of May 24, Health Minister Elliott said Thursday. Elliott said that five million residents have been vaccinated so far in the province of 14.7 million. News release

The government released a projection of when groups may be vaccinated:

Week of April 26

• Individuals aged 55 and over using the provincial portal

• Individuals aged 45 and over in hot spots

• Highest-risk health conditions

• Licensed child-care workers

Week of May 3

• Individuals aged 50 and over

• Individuals aged 18 and up in hot spots

• High-risk health conditions

• Cannot work from home Group 1

Week of May 10

• Individuals aged 40 and over

• At-risk health conditions

• Cannot work from home Group 2

Week of May 17:

• Individuals aged 30 and over

Week of May 24

• Individuals aged 18 and over

anticipated covid-19 schedule for May in Ont.

What is considered a highest-risk health conditions?

This includes organ transplant recipients, hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, neurological diseases, haematological malignancy diagnosis, kidney disease, pregnancy, and essential caregivers of anyone with these conditions.

What is considered high-risk health conditions?

This includes people with a body mass index over 40, those receiving treatments that cause suppression of the immune system and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

What is a at-risk health condition?

This lengthy list includes people with immune deficiencies, stroke or cerebrovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, liver disease, cancer, respiratory disease, heart disease, hypertension with end organ damage, diagnosis of mental disorder substance use disorder, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, immunocompromising health conditions, and other disabilities.

What about education and child-care workers?

Education workers supporting students with special needs, education workers in hot spots and child-care workers in licensed settings are all now eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine.

Who is in group 1 of those who cannot work from home?

This includes elementary and secondary school workers, workers who respond to critical events, people in enforcement, inspection and compliance roles such as law enforcement, workers in childcare, foster care agency workers, agriculture and farm workers, and funeral, crematorium and cemetery workers.

Who is in group 2 of those who cannot work from home?

This includes essential and critical retail workers, those in manufacturing industries directly involved in supporting the COVID-19 response and other essential businesses and services with a heightened risk of outbreak, social workers, transportation, warehousing and distribution workers, courts and justice system workers, electricity, communications infrastructure workers, water and wastewater management workers, financial service workers, veterinarian teams, waste management workers, oil and petroleum workers, natural gas and propane gas workers, mine workers and uranium processing workers.

Retail workers include anyone working at grocery stores, food banks, pharmacies, ServiceOntario, ServiceCanada, Passport Canada, wholesalers and general goods, restaurants and LCBOs.

Revelations that Canada’s chief of the armed forces fathered two children by a major under his command has raised many issues.

Unlike last year, the Canada Revenue Agency is making zero allowance for taxpayers to file and pay. The deadline is midnight Friday giving you a bit more than 48 hours to get the job done.

Netflix makes “showbiz” announcement for Toronto

Netflix has announced it will open an office in Toronto but just when, where and possibly even why remains vague. The big streaming firm has been doing business here for years, mostly to shoot successful films like Queen’s Gambit. Mayor John Tory made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday saying he had been informed of the decision earlier in the day. “It’s a very significant indication, another one, that people have confidence in the city as we should, those of us who live here,” Tory said. “It underlines our determination to protect jobs, to get new jobs, get new investment, and to make sure that we can have a strong recovery coming on the back end of this pandemic.”

TV audience flees Oscars

Artistic rendering of the proposed Complete Street with people cycling in protected bike lanes, people driving in travel lanes and people enjoying curb lane CaféTO patios at Yonge St. and Woodlawn Ave. E. looking southbound/City of Toronto

The City will conduct a virtual meeting Tuesday evening for questions and feedback on the plan to remake Yonge St. all the way up to Davisville Ave. It is set to run from 7 to 9 p.m. with access offered by computer, smartphone or tablet. In order to register go here.

Lots of fun at Esandar Dr

No access no how at Lea Ave.

Sewer repairs under Laird Drive between Stickney Ave and Kenrae Rd has snarled traffic on the street and created obstacles for pedestrians. The old sewer is 30-feet down and work was urgently needed as bricks began to collapse, according to workmen.

Millwood Station at 640 Millwood Rd just west of Bayview Ave.

An Ontario Hydro subcontractor has warned residents and shoppers to keep their cars away from the old Hydro station at 640 Millwood Rd. starting Wednesday as work goes on to decommission the station. The High Voltage Utility Solutions Group says work removing cumbersome equipment from the station will carry on through next Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Elon Musk, the curious billionaire and tech tinkerer who spearheaded the electric car movement, will host Saturday Night Live.

“Hell or High Water” demand caused Bell to shun Shaw deal

BNN Bloomberg is saying that BCE decided to walk away from a deal to buy Shaw Communications after Shaw insisted that Bell assume a “Hell or High Water” undertaking to assume all the regulatory risks that the CRTC might think up if it approved the deal. BNN

Canadians split or indecisive on Freeland budget

Canine strikes Kangaroo pose during dog play at Beaches

Colin Mcconnell, the Leslieville area photographer, has posted new shots to his Dogs in the Hood series. Lots of fun.

A Newmarket resident is credited with rescuing two children from a house fire on Warby Trail near Leslie St early Monday. Police said they arrived at the scene shortly after 5 a.m. and found that the kids had been rescued by the use of a handy ladder. No one was seriously hurt.