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The pitcher glances at third, steps off the mound to find a new ball in the red can

Kamakaswa Camp made a late comeback to defeat the Eyes First Optical squad at June Rowlands (Davisville Park) Friday evening. The consistent performance of the pitching machine was greatly appreciated by the youngsters, who tend to get a little tuckered out pitching seven innings. Here we see the machine keeper loading up in the final at bat for Kamakaswa Camp in which they scored three runs to win 9 to 8. Well done all.

Police have released pictures of three men who hang around banks watching for people to withdraw money. They are distraction con artists who tell a victim all kinds of stories to get close enough to steal the cash. They might throw money on the ground and say you dropped it. They have been known to follow potential victims in a car. They will stop the victim and tell him or her there is something wrong with their car or clothing.  Once a victim is distracted, the men will work together to steal the money the person has just taken out of the financial institution  If you see people hanging around a bank, tell the staff.

Police say that a car struck a cement truck and caused it flip over at Parliament and Richmond Streets shortly after 11 a.m. on Friday. Two people were taken to hospital but it is believed their injuries are not serious. Please be careful when you drive into a cement truck. They’re quite tippy apparently.

A new exhibition of interactive play has opened at the Ontario Science Centre on Don Mills Road. It is a spinoff of the CBC program Mythbusters. Looks like fun.

Canadian employment figures in May have greatly exceeded expectations. Canada added 58,900 jobs in May, Statistics Canada said today (Friday, June 5, 2015) well above market expectations for an increase of 10,000 jobs. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8% in May, matching market expectations. You gotta love it.

Organizers are expecting as many as 119 people for the inaugural dinner meeting of the newly-founded Leaside 100 Lions Club Saturday. They will meet at 6 p.m.at Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Church at 76 Overlea Blvd in Thorncliffe Park. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Terry Graham, past international director of the Lions Club will be speaking, and MP John Carmichael and Councillor Jon Burnside will be special guests

Alarming reports earlier this year that a pesticide known as neonicotinoids, or neonics. was killing off Ontario bees has prompted the Ontario government to say it will slash the use of neonoics by 80 percent. The government is in a tough place because it seems like a supposition that neonics is the killer. It is used by farmers to protect newly-planted seed. Many associated with the honey industry think that the pesticide is finding its way into pollen and ultimately killing off the bees as they collect it.  The severity of the collapse of the bee population has left authorities little room to  manoeuvre. Lucknow Sentinel

The Ontario government will create 15 new ridings and match their boundaries to the constituencies created in the current federal redistribution. Premier Wynne also announced Thursday that the 2018 provincial election will be in the Spring, rather than the Fall. Ontario elections have always been held randomly at the discretion of the Premier within the limits of the term of the Legislature. .

NO MENTION OF RANKED BALLOTS

The premier did not make any mention of reforming the Ontario electoral system to so-called ranked ballots. Some may find this surprising since she is said to favour such a reform and because she said that legislation would be passed to permit municipalities to adopt this method of voting   Ranked balloting ensures that the winning candidate wins at least 50% of the votes. It is common in heavily populated areas for the winner to be elected with as little as 30 percent of the popular vote. CBC .

Author Steve Burrows will be at the Sleuth of Baker Street on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 2 to 4 p.m. to launch his second Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune mystery, A Pitying of Doves.  Fans are invited to come by and hear from the author about his new series. Steve has just won the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel for the first Jejeune investigation, A Siege of Bitterns. If you cannot attend, but would like signed or personalized copies,  be in touch and JD and Marian will see to it.  Sleuth is at 907 Millwood Road at Sutherland Drive.

Premier Wynne and community leaders cut ribbon to open the Go Green Cricket Field

Premier Wynne, local dignitaries and community leaders officially opened the Go Green Cricket Field on Don Mills Rd at Overlea Blvd Thursday evening. The ribbon-cutting in the early evening was a joyous affair held in the centre of the hard-won playing ground. It is the work of many hands and friendly helpers. The weather was spectacular for the opening game, with the second innings going sometime after 7 p.m. The match put the Go Green boys against a police team. The first innings were played earlier in the day. The field and adjacent space was crowded with residents and children of all ages. The atmosphere was buoyant and happy. There were many officers from the Toronto Police Service in ceremonial dress, an attraction for many families who wished to have their children photographed with the policemen and woman. Photos: South Bayview Bulldog 

Councillor Burnside, a former police officer, with decorated members of the service