A heartbreaking letter from the owners of Yummy House on Jones Ave. tells of the end of a dream, smashed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It speaks not just of the end of a much-admired local shop but of a national crisis among small business people and the communities that rely on them. Facebook.
Toronto Police have posted a picture of a stolen dump trick taken Saturday at 12:03 a.m. from an industrial complex at Jane Street and Wilson Avenue. It’s a Kenworth truck selling new for at least $130,000.
OPP Highway Safety Division has tweeted that a G1 class driver got his vehicle back from a 7-day impoundment Thursday and on Friday he was stopped and charged with impaired driving and seven other offenses. Vehicle impoundment
The Ministry of Health reports 326 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. That’s comparable to the 323 cases reported Saturday and adds support to the official view that the infection is generally in decline across Ontario. Once again, the GTA is shown to have accounted for 66 percent of all cases of the infection. Daily summaries
The installation of benches at the decorative metalworks at Bayview Ave. and Millwood Rd. has inspired a lively discussion at the Leaside Community Facebook page. The generally approving comment is interspersed with criticism from a couple of naysayers complaining about the cost of the benches and pollution at this intersection. The benches are part of improvements made to the street by the Bayview-Leaside BIA. FB
Ontarians who rely on prescription medication will hopefully see an onerous COVID-19 precaution lifted by the end of June. A 30-day limit on prescriptions was brought in by Ontario on March 20th in an effort to prevent drug shortages during the pandemic. Spokespeople for Ontario’s seniors community and the province’s pharmacy industry say they expect the limitation will be lifted within the month. That means a return to the usual 90-day maximum allotment for prescriptions by July 1st. That policy includes a subsidy for people on the Ontario Drug Benefit Program, which is also scheduled to expire on July 1st — Canadian Press
The Ministry of Health has counted 323 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, a slight decline from 344 cases Friday. This report says provincial health units performed 20,640 tests in the preceding 24 hours, a record high
Science has revealed that humans excrete evidence of the coronavirus many days before they show symptoms of the disease. Some say it’s a good idea to test the water and get a jump on a second-wave of the virus. Then, Canada has decided to ban huge cruise ships from its ports until at least October 31. Makes sense. Finally, the appalling human cost of rampant COVID-19 is seen in Brazil’s largest City, Sao Paulo, where mass graves are being dug to bury victims.
Donations to the Thorncliffe Food Drive can be made Saturday between noon and 4 p.m at the Valu-Mary parking lot at Bayview and Davisville Aves. Food drive drop off, horn-honk pickup offered on weekend
On the same day a black bear roamed a Barrie neighborhood, comes this report from the Ottawa Sun about a moose found splashing about in a family swimming pool.
The Ministry of Health reports 344 new cases of COVID-19 infection Friday, down from 383 Thursday. List of daily summaries dating back to March 27 here.
Up close and personal with a bear in Barrie's south end this morning. #Barrie #barrieontario @BarriePolice pic.twitter.com/82kEK2W3Ve
— Barrie 360 (@Barrie360) May 29, 2020
Police and natural resources personnel have combined to capture a black bear that was roaming a Barrie neighbourhood. The animal was hit with a tranquillizer gun injection about 10 a.m.and subsequently placed in a mobile bear cage for delivery to a more remote location. The bear was first seen in an industrial area near Victoria and John streets early Friday morning but it kept moving and a short time later police said that they had it contained in a residential neighbourhood near Brock and Bradford Sts and were awaiting the arrival of Ministry of Natural Resources staff. Twitter posts are arriving fast and furious.
Police in Barrie are looking for a big bear. Seen all over the the city this morning. pic.twitter.com/jGgReiRiwi
— Rob Cooper (@robcooperctv) May 29, 2020
