Rebecca Dixon

Do no harm

Bernard Norman Barwin

Ontario’s medical regulator has revoked the licence of an Ottawa fertility doctor who used his own sperm as well as that of the wrong donors to artificially inseminate several women over three decades. The discipline committee for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario ruled Tuesday that Dr. Bernard Norman Barwin committed professional misconduct and failed to maintain the standards of the profession.

UNWITTING VICTIMS, CHILDREN STUNNED BY THEIR ORIGINS

Dr. Barwin’s malfeasances came to light in 2013 when the child of one such improper insemination began to question her origins. Among a number of things, Rebecca Dixon was the brown-eyed daughter of blue-eyed parents, a rare occurrence. DNA searches ultimately traced her birth father to Barwin. Her mother was only one of several women inseminated without their knowledge. The believed their pregnancies were caused by their husbands. CBC

Annual July 1 fireworks show at LHS field

Dave Bryant, our local fireworks producer, is ready to put on his July 1, 2019, show this coming Monday night at Leaside High School field. The first rocket will go up at 9.45 p.m. As usual, Dave is asking his friends in Leaside, Davisville and all across South Bayview to throw a coin in the pot at his Go Fund Me page. Dave says the weather forecast looks great. “I’ve already ordered the fireworks and arranged the firing sequence, but funding is very low at $60 total. Please donate as we can not continue hosting these events without the financial support of the community.”

Are we diverse or what? There was Ford Nation Saturday coincidental with the Dyke Parade. The Pride march is Sunday. Then a look inside the making of Toy Story 4, in theatres this weekend. It teaches wonderful lessons. Finally, Nick Nurse is on guitar in an unlikely appearance with the Arkells, the Juno-winning band from The Hammer (Hamilton) formed way back in 2006.

Dramatic photo of smoke and flames at Atlantic Packaging/Zakia Mir

The fury of a three-alarm fire at Atlantic Packaging on Progress Ave. in Scarborough has been graphically captured in a freelance photo taken by Zakira Mir and submitted to City  News. The blaze at 333 Progress erupted at about 5 p.m. The blaze started in a compactor room and spread to the roof of the building. No one was hurt.

Fatal violence at Scarborough Golf Club Rd. and Lawrence Ave./Tony Fera City News

One person is dead and four others are injured after a grinding collision between two cars at Scarborough Golf Club Rd. and Lawrence Ave. Saturday evening. Police are trying to sort out just what happened.

The Ontario government has cancelled Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park for this year in order to save some $400,000, an amount cited as its annual cost. Instead, the government will offer free admission to the first 500 visitors on July 1 at 10 Ontario attractions. They are:

• Ontario Science Centre.
• Cinesphere at Ontario Place.
• Royal Ontario Museum.
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Vaughan.
• Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.
• Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay.
• Huronia Historical Parks in Midland and Penetanguishene.
• Butterfly Conservatory — Niagara Parks Commission.
• Science North in Sudbury.
• St. Lawrence Parks Commission.

Jamie, Max and MP Oliphant

Nice floral print linen for your lazy summer

Wild Wing notice

Merely a perfect 59 Jaguar outside McSorley’s

Leaside Flower Show 1st Prize

Upper left in this Saturday summary of South Bayview sightings are Jamie and Max, new recipients of the MP’s Citizenship Award for putting the squeeze on diabetes. MP Rob Oliphant conferred the honour. Upper right is a floral print linen frock from Aytac Fashion on Bayview Ave. for your summer and very nice too. Below that at centre right is a note from Wild Wing at Millwood and Bayview. When will we meet again? Then, a smashing 1959 Jaguar roadster departs Bayview with the proud owner at the wheel and a winning bouquet at the Leaside Garden Society show. Down below is an immaculate 1982 Buick Riviera convertible seen in the summer sun at Bayview and Balliol Sts.

1982 Buick Riviera Convertible on Bayview Ave.

Never looked better

Last of the big Detroit ragtops

Not sunny side up/Brandon Gomez

A tractor-trailer carrying eggs rolled over on Highway 401 near Warden Ave. early Saturday. The clean up continues and one tweet from Stephanie Henry, traffic wonk at City News, found the analogy irresistible. Many might say a rollover is not over easy but apparently, the driver is fine.

D'you like your eggs over easy? A truck filled with eggs went over easy… into the ditch of the EB 401 ramp to Warden #GETIT?! *slaps knee* LOL OK! The ramp is now closed. No estimated time of reopening. Injuries reported as minor.

— Stephanie Henry (@henrylstephanie) June 22, 2019

No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 25 will grow to approximately $20 million.

Blending’s Turtle with friend Audra Brown

Most interesting report from Audra Brown of City News on how the endangered Blanding’s Turtle is once again populating Rouge Valley National Park inside Toronto.

Dean French, resigned

Never a dull moment

James Wallace, standing in

The Premier’s chief of staff, Dean French, has resigned the same day his boss revoked the appointments of two men associated with Mr. French to cushy “agent general” jobs in New York City and London. In a statement Friday, Ford’s office said the premier accepted French’s resignation in the early afternoon — shortly after the government revoked the appointments of Tyler Albrecht and Taylor Shields to the desirable positions in the world capitals. The Globe and Mail said Albrecht, 26, knows French and his two sons through their participation in lacrosse and that Shields is a second cousin to French’s wife. The government said James Wallace, formerly vice-president of Toronto Sun editorial operations, and now deputy chief of staff will run things for the Premier day to day for now.