The Bulldog

Chris Hyndman’s obit recalls his charisma, wit, smile

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Chris Hyndman’s moving obituary is drawing hundreds of comments from fans online: “With shattered hearts, the family and friends of Christopher Hyndman are mourning the loss of our cherished “beautiful boy”. With his lifelong partner Steven Sabados, Christopher shared an extraordinary 27 year adventure of laughter, fun, professional success but above all else, a magical unbending love.” The full obit may be read at Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home and Chapel. 

Architect’s drawing of Loblaws 1928 warehouse recreated

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west-block-31 Further to the announcement made last week, this depiction of the development that will be known as West Block has been released. This is at Bathurst St. and Lakeshore Rd. It shows the facade of the 1928 Loblaws warehouse and headquarters building forming the base of a larger residential and commercial project. It is said the present dilapidated warehouse will be taken down more or less brick-by-brick and then applied to a modern structure to give the appearance shown. Very nice Earlier post.

Health minister must speak about cost of air ambluance

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All Ontarians are looking to Health Minister Eric Hoskins for a better understanding of the case of Amy Savill. Ms. Savill is the Alberta woman who gave birth two months early in Timmins a few days ago and was then flown to Sudbury with her newborn baby where the hospital was better able to care for the infant. As most people know, the government has delivered a bill of several thousand dollars to Ms. Savill for that air ambulance ride between the two hospitals. It appears both Alberta and Ontario have turned their backs on the woman, saying, in so many words, it’s not our problem. But it is their problem and sooner or later both governments will have to face up to it  For citizens who would like to know the rules and reasoning in this case the Minister’s silence over the best part of a week is disturbing. What are the specifics by which an emergency ambulance flight goes from being a part of Canada’s health care canopy to a cash-on-the-barrel-head business transaction? There have been suggestions that if the flight had originated by the side of a highway it would have been covered. Mr. Hoskins, the member for St. Pauls, is not an insensitive man. We cannot believe that he is not properly concerned about this case. Did the medical staff at Timmins hospital urgently recommend that Ms Savill and her infant be transferred? These questions must be answered.

Beat up A320 puts down in Denver after brutal hail storm

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The damage done to an Airbus A320 is so alarming one can hardly imagine how the aircraft survived. But the passengers on Delta flight 1889 from Boston to Salt Lake have the experience burned in their minds forever. Alarmed pilots urged air traffic controllers to get them out of the sky. They had no radar left after the ice battering and their shatterproof windshields were cracked and useless. The plane landed at Denver and only one person went to hospital. Astonishingly, passengers on board with mobile phones were able to see the storm coming when the crew could not. According to Captain Sully Sullenberger, the hero of the Hudson, commercial jets do not normally have the Internet in the cockpit.

Morphine pills forgotten in taxi trunk after 4-block ride

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Unmindful on Mt. Pleasant

A funny thing happened on a four-block taxi ride on Mt. Pleasant Rd. last Wednesday (August 5, 2015) Someone put morphine medication  in the trunk of a taxi and completely forgot about it. He, she or they got into the cab near Mt. Pleasant and Davisville and drove to Mt.Pleasant and Eglinton Ave. E. They paid, presumably, and the cab drove off with the drugs. The cab driver forgot too. Or so the story goes, as told to 53 Division Police. Naturally the cops are eager to find the drugs. The lost medication was in a bag which contained four morphine pills. The pills could be harmful or fatal if ingested, especially to children.  Anyone finding the medication is asked not to handle it, but to contact police at 416-808-5300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Megan gets apology and says “that’s good enough for me”

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Megan Batchelor gets an apology from the teen who ran into her space and kissed her on the cheek while she was trying to do a report. She carried on gamely but then complained to the police. Here she says the apology was a thorough one and says what the kid told her is good enough for her.  Of course, for the CBC type with her, this is a story not a personal embarrassment, and he presses on with questions about what it felt like when when she was kissed. Pooey. A sincere apology may be enough for Megan but not for the grinding mills of 24 hour news, it seems.