Highway 400 was closed at mid-morning as the transportation department worked to remove an overhead sign at Teston Road that was heavily damaged before dawn by a dump truck with the box up. The structure of the sign has been damaged by the truck so the supports of the sign will have to be removed along with the sign, OPP said. (Note to dump truck engineers: They put rear view signals in cars. How about something on the dashboard that alerts a driver that the box is up? Or do they just like to bomb around this way?) Photo:video capture CP24.
Bulldog reader and occasional correspondent Wilmar Kortleever of north Leaside was one of many neighbours instrumental in the return of a magnificent Great Dane to his owners last weekend. The animal was found by a couple of his neighbors who checked with some well-known shelters to see if it had been reported missing. The shelters were closed but a call was placed to 3-1-1 which promised to have City animal control come and pick up the dog. In the meantime, the locals walked the dog around the neighborhood hoping to find its owner. Several people also got busy on e-mail and Facebook to a few and eventually to dozens of neighbours. Did anyone know of the Great Dane in the area? In the end, a response was received which suggested another street where it was known that a Dane lived. The picture online was helpful to this process. The street was just a block away so Wilmar zipped over on his bike and ran into someone out walking his dog who knew where the Dane lived. Thus with a knock on the door, the dog and its owners were happily re-united. Everyone considered it a good Saturday evening’s effort and it is was certainly a fantastic neighbourhood effort. Dozens of people were involved circulating the story including school trustee Gerri Gershon, and the spouse of the Premier, Jane Rounthwaite, who is also a North Toronto resident. |
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