Bayview Ave is under repair at Millwood, Moore
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Our beloved South Bayview is singing the winter blues. At the “downtown” intersection of Millwood and Bayview (above) Hydro is up to its old tricks. Nothing to do with the weather, they say. But it’s cold all the same. There’s enough cable on that reel to stretch to Muskoka. It is even slower down at Bayview and Moore Ave as once again Father Frigid Finger has broken the traffic lights. With no lights and parked trucks it is very tricky getting in and out of any of the businesses there. Police are on duty.
HEARTBREAK: Boy 3 dies in bitter Toronto cold
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Elijah Marsh, 3, has died in the most tragic way, lost on the street of a bitterly cold City and unable to help himself. The lad was seen on security video around 4 a.m. leaving his grandmother’s apartment on Neptune Drive. He was clad in very light clothes and was not found until after 9 a.m., despite the furious efforts of police. He was finally discovered in the snow about two blocks from his home. The address is in the Bathurst and Highway 401 area. The temperature overnight was about -19C, but strong winds made it feel closer to -30. The police search was desperate as cops scrambled over garbage bins and through garages in an attempt to locate the boy.
Pipe break hits Eglinton and Brentcliffe Staples
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They’ve got lots of things at Staples on Eglinton Ave. East at Brentcliffe Rd. including a one-time (we hope) broken pipe yesterday. Firefighters from McRae Drive arrive to take a look.
Poll finds 4 out of 5 Canadians support terror bill
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Niagara MOH says expect more cases of mealses
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| Valerie Jaeger MOH |
The Niagara medical officer of health Dr. Valerie Jaeger says she fully expects there will more cases of measles before the current outbreak runs its course. There are 17 known cases in Ontario, six in Niagara and 11 in the GTA. People are being urged to have children vaccinated as soon as possible, especially if they may have been exposed to others with the disease. Four schools are targeted for such work in Niagara: Saint Michael Catholic High School, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School, the Boys and Girls Club, and Lighthouse Church of God. Four of the confirmed cases in Niagara are said to be in one family but Dr. Jaeger said her duty as a doctor permitted her to say only that the patients are closely linked. She revealed that one of the Niagara patients had traveled to Toronto when the first cases surfaced there, and that testing reveals the strain of measles in Niagara and Toronto are in the same family.
Beagle Miss P. fetching winner of the Westminster
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Miss P. is about the most adorable beagle ever to be seen and is the Canadian (BC) winner of the snooty Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Manhattan. Miss P beat out 2,700 competitors at the 139th Westminster show. Miss P’s full name is Miss Payton.
First Nations girl, 17, okay, abductor sought
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Local pub on Laird advertising job openings
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It may not be your perfect career goal but there are jobs to be had in Leaside. The Leaside “Local” is asking restaurant-minded people to send in their resumes. The Local will be located in the old CIBC building at 180 Laird at McRae Drive and seems very close to opening. Mail
Just another day at the office for Premier Wynne
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Shrove Tuesday comes wth pancake games
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St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Shrove Tuesday supper was held this evening (Tuesday, February 17, 2015).. The annual marking of the approach of Easter comes with entertainment including the ominously named Pancake Jeopardy. Above we see Reverend Beth testing Oliver at a match of pancake flipper Badminton. The gentleman in the blue shirt was fine with it all. As usual Diane Gray and Betty Crichton cooked up a delectable meal of pancakes and sausages for a goodly crowd. Tomorrow is of course Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The devout traditionally have made a cross of ashes on their foreheads. Not so much since we stopped burning coal. Below, there was a nice turnout for the pancake supper at Northlea United at 125 Brentlifffe Road. Councillor Jon Burnside (right) enjoyed the meal.
Scarborough RT, aged 30, succumbs to winter
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Passengers trudge to buses after the Scarborough RT just gave up in a tunnel near the Midland station. About 50 people were trapped there for a while as engineers tried to fix the 30 year-old transit system. But there was no solution apparently except to leave the train. Passengers walked with assistance to shuttle buses at Midland.