BBC recounts heartening new immuno-therapy treatment which teaches body’s own defense system how to fight cancer. Fergus Walsh.
Man shot dead in Scarborough barber shop fight
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A man has been found dead in a car in a service station at Lawrence Avenue and Bellamy Road after a fight in a nearby barber shop. He apparently drove or was driven the short distance to the service station
Bennington Rolph Road Soccer is looking for players
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Area families are asked to note that the Bennington Rolph Road Soccer Association is still accepting registrations for September 2015. This is a great post-summer activity entirely run by volunteer parents. Fall may seem a long way off but time is required to prepare for early Autumn fun. Lead time is needed get adequate uniforms, rent sufficient field space and lots of other loose ends. The league for kids 5 to 13 and has been running in the neighbourhood for many years. It is a great place for those whose kids who want to play soccer but are not in town in the summer, or for those who play summer soccer and want to keep their soccer going. Bennington Rolph runs for six weeks in the fall, starting the first week of school. A tournament is held for all but the youngest age group at the end of the regular season. The league is run completely by volunteers and is not-for-profit. The deadline for registrations is June 19th. Visit the league’s website for more information and to register
TTC meets June 22 to address “Bayview Ave. dead zone”
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Jon Burnside (Ward 26) has written to constituents reporting that TTC will again study the absence of service from areas of south Leaside and other south end neighbourhoods. These include Bennington Heights, Moore Park and places such as the Crestview apartments on Leacrest Road as well as residential streets such as Bessborough, Southlea, Astor and Rolph, to name a few. The Councillor says that during a planning meeting with the TTC it was discovered that it had been applying “incorrect data.” This resulted in a decision to review the matter and report back at the meeting of June 22, 2015. As readers of the South Bayview Bulldog will know, it has been an abiding issue that there is no service from the south end because buses turn east at Sutherland. This routing has a purpose perhaps but it leaves residents unable to travel by transit for shopping, medical service or go to school in the business district and beyond. This is a matter as well for the merchants of South Bayview and their new Business Improvement Area.
CGS Track and Field Day played in warm morning sun
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Playing the game at CGS. Faces tell of the day’s fun
The 2015 CGS Track & Field Championships had beautiful weather on Tuesday, May 19 at Leaside High School’s large field. The warm, morning sunshine was a real inducement to participate fully on the LHS grounds, which are just half a block away from Children’s Garden School.
Events included the standing long jump, shot put and the 100, 200 and 400 metre races. Hearty congratulations to all participants. Parents came out to support the kids as well as help CGS staff keep record of the results in each event. The Award’s Assembly was held at the end of the day. The children displayed excellent sportsmanship as the results were announced.
The Children’s Garden School Physical Education program incorporates Track & Field every spring. The Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 students also had a trip to the Norval Outdoor Education Centre in May. This was the first visit for CGS to the exceptional Upper Canada College facility.
Incredible airborne car at York Mills Rd and Leslie Street
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This security video from a car repair business on York Mills Rd. shows the flight of a black Subari as it comes hurtling out of the next door service station. The drop in the height of the property levels differs so the Subari was easily airborne as it crashed through the service station fence. The repair company property appears to be as much as six feet lower. The consensus seems to be that the driver mixed up the pedals. He is in hospital in serious condition. The video is remarkable not only for the flying car but the graphic efforts of rescuers, smashing windows and ultimately, sawing off the roof of the car to extricate the man. Stay with it to see CTV video of later events. All of this occurred about 11.30 a.m in the rain at the normally un-exciting intersection of York Mills Road and Leslie Street.
Thomas Elgie House moves forward on Leaside property
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Thomas G Elgie House Sunday, May 31, 2015
The 19th Century Thomas Elgie House has been moved forward a few metres on the homestead property at 262 Bessborough Drive, land that will soon be home to two additional homes, newly-built by the owner and contractor There will be an addition to the Elgie home and it appears the foundation is being dug. The estimated 135 year old home is now perched on both steel beams (two courses) and wooden blocks on the earth.
John Kerry, 71, breaks leg riding bicycle, talks on hold
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The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his legs while cycling. Talks with Iran about nculear weapons have been called off. Globe and Mail
Bloor subway shut down by viaduct short circuits
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The east-west subway was temporarily shut down today (Sunday, May 31, 2015) as colourful short circuits hit the Bloor viaduct. Sparks and electrical explosions punctuated the small hours until repairs were made.
V-P Joe Biden’s son Beau dead at 46 from brain cancer
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DVP closed for Becel ride, South Bayview will be busy
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The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s “Becel Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart” takes over the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) for most of the day on Sunday. The Gardiner will be closed from Carlaw Avenue to the Humber Bridge, while the DVP will be closed from Highway 401 to the Gardiner from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. South Bayview residents should note possible overflow onto street like Bayview Ave during the morning and early afternoon. More than 14,000 cyclists are expected to take part in the 28th annual event, which starts and finishes at Exhibition Place. The foundation hopes to raise $6 million for heart and stroke research. “The ride is a really great example of an activity that we can participate in as a single person, as a family, at any level, and really reap the benefits and help us prevent these diseases,” Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Teresa Roncon said. Good luck to all riders.
Welcome rain also brings down wires on Manor Road
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Much-needed rain arrived inconveniently Saturday afternoon for the ceremony to begin the PanAm Games Torch Relay. Organizers and athletes persevered however. On Manor Road near Mt Pleasant wires down caused a brief blackout.