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A fixed camera shows the sheerest glimpse of the ill-fated Amtrak train flashing towards the sharp curve where it crashed. Arcing lights reveal the violent end of the train’s trip in a catastrophic accident. Evidence shows it was travelling twice the set speed for this curve which can be seen quite well in the daytime video later in the above video. Reuters
Davenport Nursery’s location at the old Garden Court corner of Davisville Ave. and Bayview Ave is doing brisk business these days. Carela Rose is the congenial lady in charge. She has some well-informed and athletic young helpers who carry stuff to your car as well.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment says it will enforce an indefinite ban on four men in the wake of an incident on Sunday outside of BMO Field with CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt. MLSE owns and operates the Toronto FC, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, It said the men are facing a ban of no less than one year. MLSE says they have identified two of the men as Toronto FC season ticket-holders. Reporter deserves credit for calling obscencity jerks
David Stickney 1943-2015
The community Facebook page Leaside Chit Chat has many remembrances of David Stickney, the Leaside High School mathematics teacher who died this week. There is also a Facebook Tribute Page to the late teacher.
Mr. Stickney died while watching a softball game played by a girl’s club that he helped coach. On Chit Chat, Janet Ahier recalled many good times in the Spring at “Stickney Farm.”
Steve White noted the outpouring of sympathy. There were more than 100 comments logged in only three hours. Good friend Nicholas Mitchell recalled that “Stick” was not just a Leaside student and football player but also the school captain. “He played centre on the football team and his nickname was Tank, Mr. Mitchell said.
Arthur (Alfie) Peneycad recalled Mr. Stickney from the 1950s when they were neighbours on Cameron Crescent. He wrote: “We played street hockey and football together. David started teaching in Oshawa. He once told me that he got his teaching style from his old Leaside math teacher “Pop Stafford”.
Dave was the one that mentored me and got me through algebra, trigonometry and geometry (1965). Everyone knew Dave. He had a nickname for everyone. David and I spent Spring Break together with Jack Hardy and John Noseworthy in Daytona Beach. Dave was the Master of Ceremonies at my wedding.
If anyone should be called “Mr. Leaside” there (is) no one more deserving than Dave. Below, Larrry Hurd posted an old video of David Stickney. Beloved math teacher died watching softball game
https://youtu.be/WUMJbUWANjI
The Toronto Star says that many of the first streetcars delivered as part of a $1.25 billion order were so poorly manufactured that the TTC refused to accept them. Only five of 50 are now in service. The condition of the cars, as described by TTC spokesperson Brad Ross, is genuinely shocking. The faulty cars had frames that were out alignment with the walls. “Thunder Bay (Bombardier factory) was finding when they went to attach the under-frame to the side walls they weren’t square. You either accept that or try riveting it to create that square alignment. We rejected that. We don’t want it riveted. We want it built properly, because rivets pop,” TTC CEO Andy Byford told the Star. According to the Star, most of the early problems with the streetcars related to the fact that the European-design for the vehicles wasn’t working with the parts being supplied to Bombardier by a Mexican manufacturing facility. Bombardier must still deliver a further 30 streetcars.
Lowes Canada has replied to the South Bayview Bulldog that readers should “stay tuned” for information about where it will locate new outlets in Toronto. The home renovation and housewares firm has taken 13 former Target locations across Canada. This news caused speculation that Lowes might be thinking of opening a Midtown Toronto outlet on Overlea Blvd in the vacant Target store in the East York Town Centre. . The reply from Lowes says only that it will be “sharing the locations on June 30 (2015) when the purchase transactions close.” Fair enough. We note they didn’t say no. .Will Lowes finds its way to the East York Town Centre
At least 50 people were hurt after an Amtrak train derailed in the Frankford section of Philadelphia Tuesday night, according to officials. Officials say eight to ten cars derailed on the 2000 block of Wheatsheaf Lane. At least 50 people were injured though officials have not yet revealed their conditions. Officials say approximately 240 people in all were on board. The train was coming from New York and heading to Washington, DC, according to officials. In a video posted on Instagram, passengers are heard telling other victims to crawl forward. Twitter Philadelphia
Mayor Tory took an hour today to earnestly petition taxpayers to support him in what planners call the hybrid solution to the Gardiner Expressway. There are bits of that which may still elude even careful listeners but there is much that is clear. The Gardiner would still be connected to the DVP (phew) and there would still be a route to the east. At whatever point, there would be some expensive fiddling with the road to make the land under the Gardiner more pleasant for commercial activity. The seemingly tireless Don Peat of the Toronto Sun, has provided some long quotes which may make things clearer for you. It was classic John Tory. Courtly, eloquent and looking-you-in-the-eye with, we trust, all the cards on the table. Toronto Sun
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