The $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was won by a single ticket that was sold somewhere between the Rockies and the Ontario border. Two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million failed to find winning tickets. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on September 3 will be approximately $12 million.

Glass bridge will connect Scotiabank Arena with Union Station GO bus terminal

Work goes on this weekend and next to raise the new pedestrian bridge between Scotiabank Arena and the new Union Station GO Transit bus terminal. It is 39.5 metres (129.6 feet) long and is scheduled to be lifted into place early Monday. To accommodate the work, Bay Street will be closed from Front Street to Lake Shore Boulevard until 5 a.m. on Monday. GO buses will still be able to access the existing terminal during the closure, however Metrolinx says that some routes will be delayed five to 10 minutes. The bus terminal is expected to be completed in 2020.

Green Mermaid on Redway

Loblaws at 11 Redway Rd.

The Loblaws store at 11 Redway Rd. is awaiting the imminent opening of a Starbucks coffee, much the same it would seem as the Starbucks that has proven so popular at Longo’s on Laird Drive. Loblaws appears to have been running a small pilot with Starbucks. There has been one at the 1021 Musgrove store (Victoria Park and Gerrard) since 2016. There’s another in Richmond Hill and one in London. There may be more but what seems clear is that Loblaws own brand of Espresso and Coffee bar has not excited shoppers the way the Green Mermaid does.

A large tower crane at the Leaside Station main entrance will be installed next week during dates stated variously as Monday through Friday, although the work is estimated to take two days. One lane in each direction will be maintained on Bayview and southbound and northbound left turns will be restricted during the two days of work.

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will offer free menstrual products to students in elementary and secondary school when classes resume next week. It is the initiative of two trustees, Stephanie Donaldson and Harpreet Gill. The board hopes that ready availability of the products will ensure girls attend class during their periods as well as help erase their embarrassment. The undertaking was approved unanimously by the board on Friday.

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Police will not be enforcing on-street parking bylaws during the Labour Day public holiday on Monday as noted.

• Pay-and-Display/Metered Areas
• Rush-Hour Routes
• Posted signs indicating Monday-to-Friday regulations

Also, Monday, the Annual Toronto and York Region Labour Council Labour Day Parade will take place. Road closures will begin around the formation area for the parade starting at 7 a.m. The parade will form at University Ave. between Queen St West and Armoury St.

Parade Route:

– Departs from University Avenue and Queen Street West
– Southbound on University Avenue
– Westbound on Queen Street West
– Southbound on Dufferin Street
– Dispersal Area: Exhibition Place Grounds Canadian National Exhibition Entrance

Road Closures (Starting at 9 a.m.):

University Avenue from Richmond Street West to Dundas Street West
Armoury Street from University Avenue to Chestnut Street
Centre Avenue from Armoury Street to Dundas Street West
Queen Street West from Bay Street to Dufferin Street
Dufferin Street from Queen Street West to Exhibition Grounds

Closed for two months

The intersection of Queen St. E and Kingston Rd. (Eastern Ave. to the south) will be closed September 7 for at least two months to replace streetcar tracks, repair streetcar wires and other related work the City announced Friday. City release

1636 Baview Ave.

Stylish window papering at 1636 Bayview Ave (the former location of Cumbrae’s) indicates that a French bakery called Bomou will open at the address. There’s a pleasant wink of the tease in the window dressing.  “We’ll be home by Christmas — hopefully much sooner. Just have to clean up here first,” reads one message to those passing. “Bou-lan-ge-rie — French for bakery, Mou-lin — French for mill. Bo-Mou — Bon Baguette, French lesson over,” says another. Evidence of Bomou elsewhere was found on a Picdeer page on Instagram containing many good-looking baked products. The page is being followed by the Bayview-Leaside BIA. There is also a Facebook account under the name of Le Moulin Artisan Boulangerie. There is also an Instagram account in the name of Negar Sabzevari, “pastry chef, founder of Le Moulin Artisan Boulangerie.”

The City of Toronto will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) next week to begin the process to secure a new, more durable Toronto sign on Nathan Phillips Square. It is a well-known attraction and a wildly popular spot for selfies and group photos among residents and visitors alike. The original sign was installed on the public square in front of Toronto City Hall as a temporary structure in July 2015 for the Toronto Pan American and Parapan American Games. Although it was only built to last a few weeks, in response to the sign’s popularity the City extended its presence on the square indefinitely and it has become a Toronto landmark.

The Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department is will sponsor a Summer Dog Swim this Sunday, September 1, at ten selected pools around the city. There are rules and the time is limited but for those kids (young or old) who want to swim with the pooch, this is the chance.

Sunday, September 1 from 4 – 5 p.m.
Blantyre Outdoor Pool
Halbert Outdoor Pool

Sunday, September 1 from 4 – 6 p.m.
Goulding Outdoor Pool

Sunday, September 1 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Greenwood Outdoor Pool
High Park Outdoor Pool
Kiwanis Outdoor Pool
Ledbury Outdoor Pool
Monarch Outdoor Pool
Rotary Outdoor Pool
Stanley Outdoor Pool

For those who care, the chance to watch the K-pop band BTS preparing for the Billboard Music Awards is compulsory. An ad hoc video (now taken down) which showed the band horsing around with a number of performers, including Drake, was posted early Thursday. At 2 p.m. it had close to a million views, rendered no doubt by the band’s enormous international fan base. BTS was formed in 2013 and took its name from the Korean expression Bangtan Sonyeondan, which translates to Bulletproof Boy Scouts. In 2017, it announced, for English speakers, the acronym would be changing to stand for Beyond the Scene. Now you know.