Fisherman discovered human remains

Oshawa Creek at secluded woods south of Taunton Rd.

Durham police say they have found human remains in a heavily wooded area near the Oshawa Creek. The discovery was made by a fisherman Saturday afternoon. A post-mortem is planned. Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation is asked to call Detective Constable Paul Grigoriou of the Central East Criminal Investigation Bureau at 1-888-579-1520. ext. 2737. Anonymous information can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)  and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

Sara Hinseley

Avett Maness

Cassidy Valentine

Here are the happy faces of courage, genius and human folly. They are Sara, Avett and Cassidy. Sara Hinesley (left) is 10. She has just won a prize in the 2019 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Sara has no hands. At centre is Avett Maness, 7. Avett is nearly blind but his parents find joy in his unexpected genius as a pianist. At right, Cassidy Valentine, 21, a lovely-looking young woman who needed professional help after disfiguring herself with lip-fillers. It is to cry.

A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on May 1 will be approximately $5 million.

Volunteer Jill Merriman carries garbage bags down the slope of a ravine in the Don Valley as part of the ‘Don’t Mess with the Don’ cleanup on Saturday. (Haweya Fadal/CBC)

Meet at the Gardens

Examining the goods at St. Cuthbert’s Fair/Bulldog

Lamb Hall crowded for St. Cuthbert’s Fair/Bulldog

Pool-sized pothole/Bulldog

64 Parisienne Convertible/Bulldog

Jill Merriman (upper left) was one of an estimated 1,000 volunteers to who scoured the Don Valley Saturday in the epic Don’t Mess with the Don cleanup blitz. Thank you Jill and all the other public-spirited friends of the valley. Sunday dawns with more cleanup challenges including Leaside Gardens team cleanup of Laird Drive. Volunteers meet at 10 a.m. at the gardens. At centre left and right, shots of Saturday’s busy St. Cuthbert’s Spring Fair. Just below that is the pool-sized pothole at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Davisville Ave. still unfilled but ready for pavement soon. It has taken an eternity to fix. Lower left is a wonderful low-slung 1964 Pontiac Parisienne convertible loafing in the parking lot at the Moore Ave. Loblaws. Lastly, a reminder of the South of Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association AGM Tuesday. The Moore Park residents meeting is the same night. Details of both here.

A volunteer confronted Justin Trudeau during a visit to a flood zone near Ottawa on Saturday, accusing the prime minister of holding up the line while people were filling sandbags. Trudeau was in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to be briefed by emergency management officials and help with sandbagging efforts after heavy rain caused water to rise to dangerous levels. He had worked with his son to fill the bags and then took photos with some troops in Constance Bay on the Ottawa River. Then a man who was a volunteer pointed out that it was not possible to pick up sandbags while the PM and his entourage were there. Among other things, the angry man said he would not vote for Mr. Trudeau.

MORE THAN 2,000 COMMENTS IN TWO HOURS

The many comments written in response reveal a lot of interest in the incident. They are a bit conventional however.  They range from “Notice how there are less and less Liberal MPs showing up for Justin’s photo ops?” to “Oh look there’s the PM. I will go over a slow things down by complaining to him that he’s slowing things down. And rather than spend time filling more sandbags I’ll stop and complain to the PM. What a silly old man.” Old white men who don’t vote Liberal emerged few times.  CBC

Queen and Leslie Sts.

Before: 1233 Queen East

Windy weather overnight and early Saturday took down this sign at Queen and Leslie Sts. Car was in the wrong place. Thanks to Scotty Oxenham posted to Leslieville Facebook.

Store attack early Thursday

Cash float and deposit stolen

Andy Elder, owner of Grilltime on Laird Dr., is sharing word of a neighborhood scourge both for businesses and homeowners. Grilltime was burglarized by thieves who smashed the door on the parking lot. A cash float and deposit were taken. Andy has heard from businesses all across South Bayview that have been similarly struck. “This is happening frequently in our community and we can’t be quiet about it. Hoping that someone may have seen or heard something. Please share,” he adds.

1014 Bathurst St. north of Olive Ave.

1054 Mt. Pleasant Rd.

The South Bayview Bulldog has learned that Summerhill Market will open a grocery store at 1014 Bathurst St. north of Olive Ave in the Annex. The building was previously occupied by a carpet firm. It comes with a small parking lot two doors north of the store. The building is being renovated this Spring and Summer. It appears to be similar in size or somewhat larger than the Summerhill Market at 1054 Mt. Pleasant Rd., remembered by many as the former location of Bilton’s grocery store.

No winning ticket was sold for the $35.5 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on May 3 will grow to approximately $50 million, and there will also be two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each on offer.

The unique Canadian-Dominican story of Vlad Guerrero Jr. has captured the imagination of Blue Jays fans. Born in Montreal of a dad who played for the Expos, the young Guerrero will now play for Toronto. Then, many Americans are shaking their heads at the out-of-control spread of measles across the nation. Measles should be extinct. Below that, the sentencing of James Sears has been delayed as the Crown argues for the maximum sentence of one year in prison for publishing hate. Sears is the editor of Your Ward News, the no doubt offensive and utterly scattered-brained publication found to have published hate against women, Jews, LBGTQ and others. Finally, in mechanical Germany there is what appears to be a life-and-death battle to save the diesel engine. Growing numbers of towns are using EU laws to prevent such vehicles within their boundaries.

The Board of Management of Leaside Community Memorial Gardens is asking residents to participate in its Clean Toronto Together this Sunday. The Gardens will lead a team of volunteer “litter-picker-uppers” from the community in an effort to clean up the public spaces at the LMCG and surrounding areas. The team will work its way from the Leaside Arena north on Laird Drive to toward Eglinton. There will be water and snacks available. The project authorizes student service hours as well as handing out water and energy bars for our volunteers. To make it fun, the ia a game of “litter bingo”. The aim is to make the east boundary of Leaside clean and welcoming for all. Local businesses and residents are encouraged to join in by volunteering, or simply come out and cheer us on. Janice Ivory-Smith is Chair of the Community Relations Committee at Leaside Gardens said “the staff and Board of Management of Leaside Gardens take our commitment to the Leaside community seriously. That’s why we are excited to partner with the City and our neighbours to Clean Toronto Together. We hope to see lots of volunteers on the day.”