The sign is up and potential customers are looking through the window. It will not be long before the Tim Horton’s opens at the southwest corner of Bayview and Eglinton Aves. The location is an interesting gambit for Tim Horton’s. There is no parking and it will rely entirely on pedestrian traffic. The costs have clearly been carefully calculated as the space is rather small, and the landlord is the condominium management which is no doubt glad to see them. Tim Horton’s will open in condo at Eglinton and Bayview
Fix on the sense of several movies this summer. Handy stuff.
Elegant Nail and Spa will open at 1491 Bayview shortly. This is the long vacant former home of Ron Sloan Tennis. Welcome Elegant Nail and Spa.
The practice of short-term home rental has proven perilous again. This time a Toronto woman has been victimized. A similar incident happened in Calgary
Environment Canada says it will be wet and windy Saturday with inclement weather continuing on into Sunday. Significant winds are expected on Saturday with gusts generally in the 50-70 km/h range. The weather may clear starting Sunday afternoon but there are no guarantees. Officially: Cloudy and windy with periods of rain beginning during the late-morning Saturday . Rain at times will be heavy, especially in the evening. The high is forecast to be near 18 C and the low is near 13 C. On Sunday, the wind will continue and there will be showers in the morning and afternoon. Sunday temps will be much the same as Saturday.
CTV News reports that the new multi-modal roadway at Queen’s Quay is turning out to be rather dangerous. There have five accidents and uncountable infractions in the few days following the opening. CTV quotes PC Clint Stibbe of Toronto Traffic as saying that unclear signage and careless driving are making the new thoroughfare one of the most dangerous traffic routes in the city. “Essentially, it is becoming very dangerous for an individual to use the area because they’re not following the rules,” said Stibbe. The most common infractions are illegal left turns and cars crossing streetcar tracks where transit has the right of way, police said. Part of the problem, Stibbe said, is that the rules aren’t very clear. (That would do it) “It’s sort of like anarchy on a small scale,” said nearby resident Harry Pasternak who has taken several photos of cars performing dangerous and illegal maneuvers. Waterfront Toronto, the company who unveiled the redesigned Queens Quay, says it is concerned and is looking into making changes to the signs and land markings to make the area safer for all those passing through. Police are asking drivers to be particularly careful when driving through the Queens Quay area.
LHS alumnus Ben Carlson is starring in “The Taming of the Shrew” at Stratford this season oppposite his real life wife, Deborah Hay. The pairing on stage has persuaded many former Leaside High classmates of Ben and other friends to make a trip to see the play. Ben has played Hamlet, Macbeth, Brutus and other roles in Chicago and Stratford.
Reader Marsha Raine writes to ask about the movie shoot at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Rd and Merton Street. It is only the trucks parked at that location, the roadies report. The actual shoot is on Inglewood Drive and is part of filming for the new A&E series Damien, they say. All streets are open.
