Former classmates Nadia (right) and Sophia have teamed up to start the Drink Juice Co. a new in the former antique radio shop location on Manor Rd behind Hollywood Gelato. They will be open soon.

Bloor West Village home gets unexpected hydro pole

As contractors to Toronto Hydro work across South Bayview installing new poles, an incident in west end Toronto has raised an issue that many homeowners fear. It’s the sudden appearance of a hydro pole in front of the house which was bought partly at least because it didn’t have one. It’s a fact that some find a home more valuable without  a pole and/or fire hydrant out front. In this case, Hydro installed the pole in December, about a year after the utility warned residents that such a pole could be installed. Nevertheless, the family said they didn’t know until the pole arrived. They bought their house more than three years ago and would like the city to move the pole six feet over so it’s between their property and the adjacent one. But Toronto Hydro says that’s difficult to do for safety and technical reasons. The is in Bloor West Village which is an established neighbourhood where the location of poles would have been fixed years ago. This is the case in Davisville Village, Moore Park and other South Bayview areas getting new poles. No reason has been offered why hydro needed an additional pole after years of delivering electrical service without it.

Celestin, James Bailey’s estimable restaurant at Mt. Pleasant Rd and Manor Rd. will open a small butcher shop in the space adjoining the restaurant on Mt. Pleasant. It is said to be the project of his brother Ivan Tarona. For many years this space was a bakery. Today (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) Celestin was serving its Restaurantacular fare out of the space. As usual for this annual snacking event, Celestin offered $2 oysters on the half shell. There was also a delicious freshly-made porchetta to be had on a slider bun for $4. According to a source at Celestin, the new butcher shop should be open within about a month. It will be a nice addition to Mt. Pleasant.

Restaurantacular, the mid-week, late afternoon and evening snacking walk, is set to begin at 4 p.m. in Mt. Pleasant Village. Eating places and shops have variously priced foods and pleasant day makes for a nice experience.You can also go inside and sit for snacks or dinner.

Premier acknowledges predecessor at Ontario Place

Premier Wynne has announced the new waterfront trail along the East Island of Ontario Place will be named after former Premier Davis. Mr. Davis, a Brampton lawyer who vaulted to head of government in a hard-fought leadership campaign, was present for the ceremony.  The William G. Davis Trail will connect a new urban park with Ontario Place’s history as a public space for all Ontarians. Under the final design for the park and trail unveiled today, the builders will turn a parking lot on the East Island into a 7.5-acre naturalized green space celebrating Ontario landscapes. The park, slated to open in the fall of 2016, will provide access to this section of the Toronto waterfront for the first time in more than 40 years. Mr. Davis was Premier in 1971 when Ontario Place open. He will  be 86 on July 30.

Helicopter view of the Moka Cafe in Vaughan where a multiple shooting occurred about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Four people were down and two have now been confirmed dead. The cafe is located on Islington Ave. near Highway 7. The other two victims had unknown injuries and are in hospital. No one is in custody. Islington has been closed in both directions. Cam Woolley on CP24 said a witness next door heard six shots in rapid succession but didn’t realize what he heard was in fact a shooting. Reporters asked police at a briefing if this incident was related to organized crime to which the answer was they did not know. There is a more formal briefing set for Wednesday afternoon.  .