Two new restaurants are readying to open on Bayview Ave. and they are both looking for help. At left is the sign offering well-paid work at Two Dogs Sports Bar. It will open at 1620 Bayview at the former Captain’s Boil. Down the street at the former Hashi Sushi, 1614 Bayview, Hayley@SophiesKitchen.ca (centre and right) will open soon. Welcome all.
A coach from Sunnybrook Stables posted a note on Facebook expressing gratitude for the community’s support and grief over the loss of their cherished horses. In the note, the deceased horses are named. We found photos of ten out of the sixteen horses who died in the fire on the Sunnybrook Stables website and have posted them here. If you have photos or memories to share, we encourage you to share them on our Facebook page. Our hearts go out to the equestrian community as we all mourn the loss of these gentle souls. The note reads,
As many of you will have heard Sunnybrook Stables caught fire early this morning. We are deeply grateful to Toronto Fire and to the Toronto Mounted Unit for their help. Their efforts resulted in the successful evacuation of the back barn and all horses in that barn are safe. They are currently housed at the Horse Palace. All have been checked by our vet and are well.
On behalf of all of us at The Riding Academy and at Sunnybrook Stables, I want to thank everyone who took the time to reach out, come down, send condolences, and for the many thoughtful offers of assistance. Our Sunnybrook and Horse Palace herds are cherished member of our family, and it is with incredible sadness that we mourn the loss of Mr. T, Beau, Sutherland, Sandy, Sampson, Axel, Sugar, Blossom, Poomba, Hercules, Apollo, Phoenix, Marty Misty, Tess and Gifford. These horses were wonderful teachers and friends, the best of the best. We loved them dearly, and we are beyond devastated. They are forever in our hearts.
Fire sweeps horse barns at Sunnybrook Stables
Starbucks at 1545 Bayview Avenue has closed their doors for a few days to perform some renovations. They’ll be closed from May 14th – 16th, 2018. Looking forward to seeing the “new look”!
As many as 100,000 customers across Toronto were without power Friday night as a result of the surprisingly damaging afternoon wind storm. A large outage eoccurred in near East York across the Don Valley. The blackout stretched from Danforth across Mortimer Ave up to parts of O’Connor Drive. Toronto Hydro appealed for patience as it worked to restore electricity. Former CTV reporter Naomi Parness tweeted a picture of shingled and social media saw dozens of photos of fallen trees. Caution is still urged around downed power lines. Toronto Hydro suggests drivers stay at least 10 metres back (length of a school bus) to be safe.
TREE WORKER KILLED
A man working on trees has been killed in Milton and another seriously injured in the fall of a tree Friday. Halton Regional Police say the men were working on a tree in the area of Side Road 20 and Fourth Line Nassagaweya in Milton this afternoon when the tree collapsed. A man in his 50s was struck by a falling tree in the Bloor Street West and Windermere Avenue area of Etobicoke, Toronto paramedics said. The man was taken to local hospital for treatment of undetermined injuries.
The City of Toronto has issued a media release announcing that they will host a #TorontoStrong Vigil this Sunday evening at Mel Lastman Square. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and support all those who have been affected by Monday’s tragedy in Toronto.
Mel Lastman Square (Source: Green Lotus/Facebook)
Date: Sunday, April 29
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St.
This City-hosted vigil, organized in collaboration with community groups Faith in the City and the Toronto Area Interfaith Council, will be an interfaith demonstration of Toronto’s diverse communities as well as a display of the city’s resiliency. Additional details, including how residents and faith groups can participate, as well as the expected vigil program, will be posted on the following web page as they become available: http://ow.ly/eYEH30jFJQ9.
Members of the public are encouraged to ride public transit to the #TorontoStrong Vigil as road closures may be in effect in the area. More information about Faith in the City is available at https://www.faithinthecity.ca/. More information about the Toronto Area Interfaith Council is available at https://www.taic.ca/about-us. Residents and the public can also contribute to the #TorontoStrong fund which will support victims and their families, first responders and those affected by the trauma, through organizations including Victim Services Toronto and other supporting partner organizations. To learn more about the #TorontoStrong fund and to contribute visit http://www.torontofoundation.ca/torontostrong/.
The Bayview Leaside BIA Pixies were among those honoured Tuesday evening by Premier Wynne at the 9th Annual Don Valley West Volunteer Awards. Left to right Janis Fertuck, Carol Smith, Kathleen Wynne, Debora Kuchme, Hannelore Mohring, Cate Gravely, Jo Ann Davis and Helen Godfrey.
Earlier this month, Bayview Pixie, Hannelore Mohring, was recognized at the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards (OVSA) for her outstanding volunteer efforts at Sunnybrook Hospital. Candidates for this award are considered based on their commitment, compassion and their positive attitude to enhance the patient experience. The award was presented at a ceremony on Monday April 9, 2018, at the Grand Luxe Event Boutique on Bayview Avenue. Well done Ms. Mohring.
We tip our hats to all of the Bayview Pixies and their dedication to our community.
Hazard: Bayview Ave/ Merton St.. electrical wires on fire. Our units are OS with @Toronto_Fire . No reports of injuries. Bayview Ave is now closed in both directions from Merton St to Airdrie Rd. #GO679787^adc
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 16, 2018
A public meeting held by the Bayview Leaside BIA to discuss the Bayview Ave. streetscape heard a variety of suggestions in response to early planning ideas. They are seen in images below as written. Those present saw schematic images from the consulting firm The Planning Partnership plus Steers Davies Gleave. Depictions showed benches and trees on “flankages” such as the north side of Millwood east of Bayview. It’s hoped to plant new trees which will rise from the sidewalk level on both sides. Decorative maps called “standing screens” (above) were shown. The budget is currently at close to $297,300. BIA sharing calls for half of approved costs to be paid by the City. The remainder comes from monies levied on merchants and landlords by the BIA. In this case some $50,000 of City money is on hand from Councillor Burnside (Ward 26). He told The Bulldog he secured the current money from the Toronto street beautification office. Then later, as part of Section 37 agreement with Shane Baghai, he secured another 50k for a total of $100k. This was offered voluntarily because the development property, 3 Southvale, is below minimum size threshold for Section 37. Money from Ward 22 is said to be pending.
Residents of Hillsdale Avenue East, between Bayview and Cleveland awoke to the sounds of fire crews putting out a car on fire on their otherwise quiet street. Tweets from emergency responders’ feeds show that the call went out approximately 7am, traffic was blocked in both directions at this time. Just after 7:30am, TPS Ops declared that the fire had been extinguished.
Fire: Hillsdale Ave E and Cleveland St
-Fire is out#GO600334
^ka— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 4, 2018
This year’s Canadian International AutoShow wrapped up in Toronto yesterday. The Bulldog stopped by for a quick visit. Auto Exotica, presented by Castrol and the National Post, was truly a sight to see.
Koenigsegg Agera RS (presented by Pfaff McLaren)
The AutoShow website created much anticipation for this one. “The star attraction in Auto Exotica this year will be a vehicle making its first introduction to Canada – the World’s Fastest Production Car – the Koenigsegg Agera RS. On Nov. 4, 2017, Koenigsegg AB took the Agera RS to the Nevada desert and smashed five existing production car speed records, including setting the highest top speed achieved by a production vehicle at 457.94 km/h, (284.55 mph).”
Pagani Huayra Roadster (presented by Pfaff McLaren)
Our personal show favourite, this was a piece of art. No need to be a gearhead to appreciate the workmanship that went into this stunning hypercar. Absolutely breathtaking. We learned that only 100 of this Italian beauty will be produced, each one at a cost of €2.28 million.
2018 McLaren 720S Velocity by MSO (presented by Pfaff McLaren)
Aston Martin DB11 V8 (presented by Grand Touring Automobiles)
Bugatti Chiron (presented by Grand Touring Automobiles)
Karma Revero (presented by Grand Touring Automobiles)
70 Years of Porsche Exhibit
The Bayview Leaside BIA Pixies did their first clean up shift of the year today. Debora Kuchme tells the Bulldog, “How perfect that our first coffee break of the year was at Creeds for their opening day! Great coffee, great treats! We’ll be back!”
Ashakiran, a 13-year-old female greater one-horned rhino, gave birth to a male calf on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 11:04 am.
