A Quebec dairy co-operative, Agropur of St. Hubert, says it is recalling two types of ice cream sandwiches sold in Ontario over concerns there might be metal particles in the product. How this might have happened is not mentioned. The statement says the Iceberg brand sandwiches sold in boxes of 8 and the Originale Augustin brand sold in boxes of 30 are being recalled.
Toronto police issued a warning Saturday after an investigation led them to conclude that dead animals found in a North York park had ingested poison mixed with peanut butter. Officers were called to Cassandra Greenbelt Park, near the intersection of Eglinton Avenue E. and Don Mills Road, around 2 a.m. They found “several deceased wild animals,” said Const. Scott Mills. “As a result of the investigation, police believe that an undetermined poison may have been left within the park area that has the potential to harm children and small animals,” he said. CBC
A heat warning remains in affect for much of southern Ontario including the GTA. The high is expected to reach 34º C, but it will feel more like the mid-40s with the humidex. Little relief is expected again tonight as temperatures will only fall to the low to mid-twenties with humidex values remaining near 30. A cooler and less humid air mass is forecast to arrive in the wake of a weak cold front on Sunday.
Police have released video showing a woman, 86, and two men who victimized her as she walked with her husband, 88, on Park Rd. near Asquith Ave. about 8:10 p.m. on June 12. A gold necklace was ripped from her neck. The Bulldog has produced captures from the video showing the suspects above. In the video, the woman can be seen running after suspect #2 pleading for her property to be returned. He ignores her and scurries off with his associate, suspect #1 They are (#1) approximately 25-30 years old, with black, short hair, wearing a black hooded jacket, white t-shirt with black writing, and dark-coloured pants Further, (#2) is approximately 25-30 years old, wearing a red-hooded jacket, with white strings, dark-coloured pants, and black shoes.
Toronto Police have issued a guarded release about the theft of “a container of OxyNeo” opioids taken at Yonge St. and Davisville Ave. Thursday between the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. The pills/capsules are of course addictive and potentially fatal if swallowed in numbers, especially by children. There are two drugstores side by side on Yonge south of Davisville, a PharmaSave and a Guardian Pharmacy.
No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The draw’s two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each also went unclaimed. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on July 23 will grow to approximately $55 million and there will be four Maxmillions prizes up for grabs.
Makow Associates Architects is proposing a five-storey residential building at the site of the former Stanley Cleaners at Millwood Rd. and Randolph Rd. The building would be heavily geared towards one-bedroom units, with 25 proposed; 5 two-bedroom, 4 three-bedroom and 1 bachelor units would fill out the rest of the building. The developer is proposing 32 below-grade parking stalls, slightly less than the 41 spaces required in this part of the City, as well as 36 bicycle parking spots. Urban Toronto
City Council has voted to require both ride-share drivers and cabbies to take instruction in the performance of their jobs. The City’s decision three years ago to simply drop such training for both cab drivers and Uber drivers shocked many citizens.
Wags may ask “what’s the rush” but it does indeed seem time for the City of Toronto to replace a 143-year-old watermain on Richmond Street West. It will require phased lane reductions on Richmond between York and Bathurst until summer 2020. The work will be delivered in two phases. During phase one, from July 22 to December, Richmond Street West from Spadina Avenue to Bathurst Street will be reduced to one shared lane of vehicle and cycle traffic. Signs will be posted to assist cyclists travelling in the area of the construction work, including detour signage to King Street West. Phase two will begin in December and extend into summer 2020. During this phase, which will involve work from York Street to Spadina Avenue, Richmond Street West will be limited to one lane of vehicle traffic and one cycle lane from York Street to John Street, and one shared lane of vehicle and cycle traffic from John Street to Spadina Avenue.
As seen in the video below, a huge pod of dolphins leaped along the California coast south of Lost Angeles Sunday, thrilling onlookers lucky enough to witness the rare sight. Chuck Patterson and his friends were taking their boat out for hydrofoil surfing when the dolphins appeared in the waters off Laguna Beach. The pod began following in their wake and surrounded the vessel. The dolphins swam alongside and leaped out of the water as they raced alongside the boat. “Absolutely amazing witnessing this huge pod of young dolphins marching up the coast off Laguna Beach today,” Patterson wrote on Facebook. “Mother Nature’s amazing wonders never disappoint.”
What is it about an absence of sidewalks in some finer neighbourhoods that appeals to the homeowners there? It’s a phenomenon seen this week as the City pushes to make roads safer in the Kingsway. The discussion has gone back and forth in Lawrence Park where streets such as Mildenhall Rd. remain without sidewalks. Two years ago a concern for the uprooting of old trees was offered as a good reason not to build sidewalks. Lawrence Park resident Phillip Crawley, CEO and publisher and of the Globe and Mail, offered a comment. “The overwhelming view was the destruction of trees was not something the residents wanted to see,” he said. “They’ve gotten used to not having sidewalks.” But the affection for no sidewalks seems to run deeper than that.
