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Treehugger praises new boutique office building in Leaside

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Treehugger website has written a glowing review of a proposed development in the Leaside Business Park as the future of post-pandemic offices. Treehugger is self described as “the only modern sustainability site that offers advice, clarity, and inspiration for both the eco-savvy and the green-living novice”.

The developer has promoted the project at 154 Wicksteed Avenue as The Leaside Innovation Centre, “a state-of-the-art boutique office building designed to meet the needs of the high-tech industry in southern Ontario with innovation and sustainability as guiding principles. … The building will be one of Toronto’s first mass timber buildings taking advantage of recent changes in the Ontario Building Code allowing the use of heavy timber structure up to 6 storeys.”

Winter weather set to slow travel Thursday PM into Friday

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A winter weather travel advisory has been issued for the GTA. Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm and blowing snow are anticipated to start Thursday overnight and continue into Friday morning.

“A developing low pressure centre will bring a swath of snow to the region Thursday overnight into Friday morning. Motorists should expect hazardous winter driving conditions and adjust travel plans accordingly. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.”

Road closures abundant as blizzard cripples the GTA

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Eglinton Ave E at Bayview Avenue – Jan 17 2022

At noon on Monday, it is reported that northbound Bayview at Parkhurst is completely blocked due to the weather conditions. Toronto Police have closed the DVP and Gardiner to give them a chance to clear some of the snow. Stay home if you can.

Update: At approximately 12:40pm, TPS tweeted that the eastbound Gardiner is fully open and westbound Gardiner is now open from Jarvis. DVP remains closed.





Bayview merchants weekend Nov 27-28 offers many extras

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Bayview merchants have planned a must-attend shopping event for the weekend of November 27 and 28. From noon until 4 p.m. both days this street occasion will offer free warm beverages from select retailers, a free reusable shopping bag, a take-home gift wrapping package, and a free photo booth all while being serenaded on the street by carolers and Santa handing out candy canes. C-19 safety protocols will apply.

The Bulldog is ready to shop.

90-minute power outage between Yonge to Bayview Friday

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Thousands of homes across central Midtown were blacked out Friday afternoo0n from about 1 until 2.30 p.m. The outage as shown on the Hydro blackout map ranged from Yonge St to Bayview Ave and from about Davisville Ave to the Rosedale Valley Rd. Micheal Packham was one of many area residents tweeting with Hydro. He said he had heard a loud bang from a utility pole nearby as his lights went out.

Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp suffer 6+ hour outage

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Facebook is suffering its worst outage since 2008. Services for all three Facebook-owned social networks went down just before noon ET. At time of writing this post, they have been down for more than 3 hours…and counting. CBC, CNBC

Users flocked to Twitter, as often happens, to learn more about the outage and get their social media fix.

https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1445078208190291973
https://twitter.com/michaelgatesjr/status/1445114347748040709
https://twitter.com/Jehangirkhan800/status/1445086825333215232

UPDATE: Facebook appears to be back up after approximately 6 hours of outage. (6pm ET)

Frances Haugen revealed her identity as the Facebook whistleblower

CBS’ 60 Minutes aired an interview yesterday with whistleblower, Frances Haugen, who claimed that Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, and the company hides what it knows. More: Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview

Hoarding removal reveals The Stack on Bayview

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The construction hoarding surrounding The Brown Group’s new mid-rise development has been removed, revealing the commercial space on the main floor of the luxury, residential rental building. Looks like the wall of windows will create a bright, open space for future shops or restaurants. Known previously as simply 730 Hillsdale, the building has been renamed “The Stack”. More

Lively, pink & plump giant panda twins born in French zoo

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So cute!

What’s open and closed holiday Monday

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New Scarborough movie will premiere at TIFF this year

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Named Scarborough, the brand new film is based on the award-winning book by Catherine Hernandez which follows the lives of three young children over the course of a schoolyear in Scarborough. The children navigate poverty, abuse, and the challenges of living in a low-income area in one of North America’s largest cities. – BlogTO, TIFF



East York’s Penny Oleksiak made history overnight in Tokyo

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Penny Oleksiak made history with 7th Olympic medal, and Andre De Grasse sprinted to bronze in the 100m.

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for this evening

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A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for the GTA for Tuesday afternoon and into the evening. A warning was briefly issued, but was returned to “watch” status soon after. “Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail.” The Weather Network predicts that rain could hit midtown around 5:50pm.