James Sears, the long-haired founder and editor-in-chief of the somewhat outrageous Your Ward News newspaper says “NDP-affiliated” postal workers are refusing to deliver 40,000 copies of his paper because, apparently, it is wrapped with a flyer promoting the New Constitution Party of  Canada. Sears is the founder and leader of the party.  He says he has been told by a postal official that “rouge employee(s)” at the Commissioners Street terminal attempted to declare his publication “non-mailable.” Well thank heavens the South Bayview Bulldog is subject to neither “rouge” nor “bleu” delivery. He lives in your computer Beach Mirror 

Colourful posters from election campaign catch Mr. Sears position

It’s said that the Toronto Police Board is thinking about it. Good report from CBC explains the clown gun.

Police direct traffic at Moore and Welland Aves as bucket cranes roam the sky during the conversion to new utility poles. At right, one of 25 1,000 lb. air conditioners is lifted to what will be the roof of Whole Foods at Baview and Broadway Aves. Working, working, working.

Ikea has recalled 83,000 nightlights in Canada due to risk of electrical shock. The plastic covering of the Patrull nightlights can detach and expose electrical components, posing an electrical shock hazard. At this time there have been no reports of consumer incidents or injuries in Canada. However, Ikea has received one report where a young child in Austria tried to remove the light from the electrical outlet when the coloured plastic cover detached. The child received an electrical shock and minor wounds on his hand.

Residents of Moore Park, Bennington Heights and others who like to hike the Mud Creek trail are warned that the removal of dead and dying trees will begin as early as Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The work has been delayed by construction but is necessary because of damage done by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The work will take place along the trail in the Mud Creek section of the Lower Don River from Moore Avenue south to the Don Valley Brickworks.  There are approximately 150 trees of varying sizes to be removed.  In addition to the EAB removals, a small number of other dead and potentially hazardous trees will also be removed at this time. Large signs informing the people  of the removals have been erected at three main access points to the trail. Information on why the work is being done, the expected start and completion dates and my contact information is included on the signage.

Buses on the 11 Bayview route will be equipped with speakers near the doors which will carry a brief announcement describing the destination. They are designed to assist those whose sight is impaired.  In an experiment, riders on Bayview Avenue and Bathurst Street buses will be the first to hear the TTC’s External Route Announcement trial on the #8200, #8300, #8350 and #9050 buses on the 11 Bayview and 7 Bathurst routes. For example, the recording might say “11 Bayview to Davisville via Sunnybrook.”