Hundreds found their to the Japanese Cultural Centre on Garamond Ct. in Don Mills.

Hundreds attended a Crosslinx town hall meeting Thursday night about the summer closing (July and August) of Leslie St. at Eglinton Ave. The closure is necessary say engineers to permit a unified installation of the Crosstown LRT guideway (tracks) across the intersection. Details of what is planned conformed to information published March 27 by The South Bayview Bulldog. Among those present at the Japanese Cultural Centre on Garamond Ct. were Jaye Robinson (Ward 15) and Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 16). Vow easier crossing at Bayview, Don Mills in Leslie closure. The large crowd is panned by camera below.

The battle over an illegal off-leash dog park at #CityPlace is turning nasty https://t.co/uilCR9drQr #Toronto pic.twitter.com/hFtx5dkfED

— HanBong Kevin Go (@ds1apf) April 4, 2019

Retired teacher and active hockey player Mike Pasquale spends time at Ted Reeve Arena (background)

Retired East York high school teacher Mike Pasquale is 70 but he still likes to lace up his skates and compete with pals as young as 55. Some of them are 80, in fact. He’s known many for decades. In the winter, Mike travels from his Parkview Hills home twice a week to play at East York Arena and Ted Reeve Arena.  “It’s a good game of shinny but, we all skate hard, no slap shots, no hitting and, we are competitive,” says Mike. It’s good laughs and social too. That’s why a flare-up of the piriformis muscle in the lower back was “not a good scenario.” When the inflamed muscle pushes down on the sciatic nerve it causes major pain. Mike brought his problem to Hand and Stone Massage Spa at 85 Laird Drive (in Leaside Village). “Within some time, they had me back up on my skates and I was able to skate without pain and back to playing hockey.” Read Mike’s full testimonial.

The crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed six minutes after takeoff last month performed all procedures recommended by Boeing when the plane started to nosedive but could not save it, according to findings from a preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia’s government. The report, based on flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Boeing 737 Max 8, was not released in full. Boeing declined to comment pending its review of the report.

The semi-annual Leaside Blood Clinic at Northlea EMS on Rumsey Rd. is Thursday from 2 until 7 p.m. Please be a donor and save a life. Honour Emmy Duff by giving blood today at Leaside clinic

The meeting to hear about the two month summer closure of Leslie St. at Eglinton Avenue is set for Thursday night at Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. It was revealed last month that the closure in July and August will shut the street for construction of the LRT track or guideway. Question and answer period scheduled. Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m., parking available. Vow easier crossing at Bayview, Don Mills in Leslie closure

The wonderful world of bitcoin has proven costly to investors in the defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. The firm’s court appointed monitor says in a report that there is little chance some $200 million that disappeared completely on the death of founder Gerald Cotton can ever be found. He recommends bankruptcy instead of trying to restructure. Incredibly, Cotton kept all knowledge of how to access funds to himself and when he died in India earlier this year no one knew where the money was. Into the bargain, it appears Cotton mixed his personal and business affairs and that he could have used the company‘s funds to acquire assets outside the business. Is Gerald really dead, Nails Maguire and stealing your teeth 

Deranged man with knife taunted police to shoot him/YouTube Josh Giha

Video posted to YouTube shows a deranged man with a knife taunting police and inviting them to shoot him. This occurred Monday at the Toronto Library branch at 789 Yonge St. at Asquith Ave. north of Bloor St. The man wanders about the main floor of the library for a short period uttering threats and saying “shoot me” and similar invitations. The first officer on the scene tries to talk the man down saying “I don’t want to” and “that’s not what I’m here to do. I don’t want to hurt you,” she says. Other officers arrive and as the man continues to invite police to shoot him he is tasered twice over a period of five or six seconds. He then falls to the floor and is taken into custody.

More young workers in Alberta

The conservative Fraser Institute has released a report Wednesday which says Albertans make a disproportionate contribution to national programs such as the Canada Pension Plan. Fraser Institute is a supporter of improving Canada’s ability to ship Alberta oil abroad and of oil and gasoline self-sufficiency for Canada. Many people agree. But it may seem disingenuous to imply that Alberta citizens are treated differently. Young people everywhere make the same contribution to CPP but Alberta has more young. It is a useful reminder to anti-pipeline advocates however that without the Alberta contribution to the CPP, the pension plan might not be entirely viable. Or so says Fraser.

Drummer girls

Light show

Dancer

A donation of $1,200 will be given to the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office to allow 20 youth to attend the Thorncliffe Day Camp for three weeks this summer. It is money raised through the Leaside United Church Variety Show last week. Fine photos of the show by Murray Fenner are now posted at the church site. Wide range of acts entertain large crowd at LUC talent show