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BAYVIEW: Work goes on between Lawrence and York Mills

Same as yesterday with warning from TTC to 11 Bayview riders to leave extra time for travel.

TAKING OVER? Apple Pay debuts in Britain, with hiccups

It’s just a question of how deeply you want Apple embedded in your life. Reuters 

Police out to shut down Leaside graffiti scribbler “MCM”

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Toronto Police 53 Division is out to get MCM, the Leaside area graffiti culprit who is defacing local property. It is MCM who scribbled all over the Hydro box on Millwood Rd. at Sutherland Drive. Now we have more (inset). Police say they have received information that there is a witness to this crime, and that this witness has detailed descriptions of the suspect. If you have information on the suspect or have witnessed this crime, please call the 53 Division Community Response Unit, 416-808-5319, ask for the Graffiti Officer. In order to combat this crime, 53 Division CRU Officers have worked with Police Youth Employee Baqir Syed to paint over these tags to improve the community. Many area residents like East York yoga instructor Cheryl Vanderburg complain of the graffiti on social media. By the way, what are your initials?

Living on tree-lined streets has health benefits, study finds

This interesting article will surely reinforce the tree-loving prejudices of South Bayview homeowners. We love our trees for many reasons and it is intuitive that living around these wonderful creations of nature would be good for both the constitution and the brain. In Moore Park residents go a step further calling their Oak trees a national asset. Geoffrey Vendeville, Toronto Star 

Ready or not, here comes the Iran nuclear agreement

It’s proponents say the agreement announced this morning assures a better future. Let’s hope so. Can Iran live with “Live and Let Live” or do they still seek “Death to America” and to everyone else as their real goal?

To kill a hero? Harper Lee’s last word on Atticus Finch

Irish Times 

Team Canada lengthens medal lead on third day of Games

 

Please later post.  NewsTalk1010  Five Canadian swimmers for five Pan Am days. 

Man under arrest for theft of $19,000 high-speed bicycle

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53 Division officers have arrested Chitranjan Boyal, 39, for the theft of a $19,000 high-speed bicycle taken from a carrier on the rear of a vehicle in a driveway on Inglewood Drive in Moore Park  This occurred in the waning daylight hours about 8.30 p.m. in June. The charges are theft of over $5,000 and failure to comply with a probation order.  The bicycle has not been found.

Bayview from Lawrence to York Mills reduced to one lane

Re-paving causes serious backups Monday.baview

Team Canada collects six more medals Monday morning

See later post

Thornhill inferno: House under construction burns to ashes

The Youtube comments for this video run the gamut from sympathy to cynicism (insurance) but it was quite a spectacular. The home was under construction and nearing completion. Powerstream said electricity was out to 84 nearby homes.

Small fire in garage on Killdeer Cres in northeast corner

There was a fire in a garage early Monday morning in a garage on Killdeer Crescent where it joins Glenvale Blvd in Leaside’s northeast corner. It was quickly extinguished.