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.

This could get interesting — tie down your patio furniture! pic.twitter.com/OjcNcJu1Zm

— SBayview (@SBayview) July 20, 2021

New signage has been installed to enforce new rules on Roehampton and Broadway Avenues between Mount Pleasant and Yonge Street. New regulations in “The Yonge/Eglinton Construction Hub” involve parking restrictions, while the most significant change appears to be the creation of the new one-way roads. Roehampton Avenue, between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Avenue is now one-way for eastbound traffic only. While Broadway Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Avenue and Yonge Street is one-way for westbound traffic only.

“The Yonge/Eglinton Construction Hub was created to provide coordination amongst the large number of redevelopment projects that are currently taking place and are proposed within a small geographical area, as a way to improve safety, mitigate the impacts of construction traffic and ensure consultation between the parties involved.” Read full 15 page report here. City Council directed that the traffic and parking regulations be implemented on a temporary basis, as a pilot project. City Council Decision.

#TrafficAlertTO Today City crews will be transitioning Roehampton Ave. and Broadway Ave. within the Yonge & Eglinton Construction Hub to one-way traffic only. This change will improve road safety for everyone. Learn more: https://t.co/GZHyvxPuqg pic.twitter.com/7ewmVGFb6q

— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) July 17, 2021

No place like home.
7.30.21 #WeAreBlueJays pic.twitter.com/DI90MaHaRO

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 16, 2021

The Toronto Blue Jays were given approval from the Canadian government on Friday for an exemption on border restrictions that would allow them to play in Canada later this month, Canada’s immigration minister said. The Blue Jays asked the federal government to allow them to play at Rogers Centre starting July 30 and wanted a response by Friday. AP

A dam along the river Rur in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which has been hit by flooding, broke Friday night, the government sayshttps://t.co/yPHuRLxyns

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 16, 2021

As Ontario enters Step 3 of its re-opening plan, some changes have come to light on South Bayview. It appears as though we’ve hit the end of an era with Pat’s Barber Shop (708 Millwood Rd) in the dark today. Over at the former home of Banana Nail Boutique (or, F5 before them), a building permit suggests that an ice cream shop may be moving in. Yum yum. We are pleased to see that there is construction activity up at 1620 Bayview, the former home of Two Dogs Sports Bar. The building permit mentions a “new restaurant”. Meanwhile, have a look below to take a tour of McSorley’s newly renovated & pandemic retrofitted space, complete with plexiglass dividers at one of Bayview’s favourite bars.  Bayview Leaside BIA’s social media will keep you up-to-date with more Bayview business news.

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Environment Canada has preliminarily rated the tornado as an EF-2 with 210 km/h winds. Barrie Fire Chief Cory Mainprize says between 100 and 150 structures were damaged in the tornado and approximately 60 are considered uninhabitable at this time. Mayor Jeff Lehman said a total of 11 people suffered injuries but that none of the injuries were considered life-threatening. CBC

#UPDATE: Barrie Fire Chief Cory Mainprize says between 100 and 150 structures were damaged in the tornado and approximately 60 are considered uninhabitable at this time. https://t.co/nsRCA5cRO5

— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) July 16, 2021

Bulldog photos taken at the new Leaside Village extension show the soon-to-open Shoppers Drug Mart with three EV charges in the parking lot. We were the first to spot the new Shoppers under construction last summer. Now signs say “coming soon.” It will share the new building with PetSmart.

Hundreds of dump trucks hit Toronto highways on Thursday as part of a rally in protest of changes to trucking industry standards. 680 News

A 680 News Traffic tweet at 3:19pm reported that the convoy had left the highway, but drivers should expect residual delays.

NASA will provide multiple feeds of live landing coverage of the Perseverance Mars Rover, leading up to the rover’s landing at approximately 3:55 p.m. EST.

Linked articles below explain the “7 Minutes Of Terror” that will precede the scheduled Mars landing.

It can find and pick up objects, tidy up the living room, open doors, operate switches and valves, tend the garden, and of course, it can dance. With the new arm extension, three Spots can get together for a bit of jump rope. Boston Dynamics sells its lifelike robots to warehouses, police, utilities, laboratories and factories to perform tasks better and more safely than humans can. In the summer of 2020, Spot was available for pre-order for a mere US$74,500.00. This Bulldog may feel a bit uneasy at the sight of one of these strolling down Bayview with Rover!

Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced today that students in Toronto, Peel and York regions will return to in-person classes on February 16th while the rest of the Province will head back to class on February 8th.