The hunt is on in East York for Duarte Borges, 56, after he slipped out Michael Garron Hospital at Mortimer and Coxwell Aves. Thursday as he received treatment while in custody. He is described as 5’5″, 140 lbs., with a slim build, grey hair, and unshaven with a slight moustache. He was last seen wearing a black hooded top, a grey toque with a logo on the front, black pants, and tan boots. He walks with a limp. He is also known to frequent East York area as well as the downtown core.
Despite the predicted rain, Sunday can yet turn out to be a Springtime high as temperatures soar to 6º Celsius and Daylight Saving Time returns at 2 a.m. This means sunset will gallop back to 7.17 p.m. Spring forward. We like it.
Fire crews continued to deal with hot spots Friday at the scene of a six-alarm house fire on Rochester Ave. in Lawrence Park. Trees and shrubs are coated with ice from a night of trying to extingish the fire at a home under construction. A contractor’s sign calls the property 111 Rochester.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade will involve full and rolling road closures on Sunday, March 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The following streets will be fully closed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the parade formation area:
• St. George Street from College Street to Bloor Street West
• Harbord Street from Huron Street to St. George Street
• Devonshire Place from just north of Hoskin Avenue to Bloor Street West
• Hoskin Avenue from Queens Park Crescent to St. George Street
Rolling closures will be in effect to accommodate the parade route starting at noon:
• Bloor Street West between St. George Street and Yonge Street
• Yonge Street between Bloor Street and Queen Street
• Queen Street West between Yonge Street and University Avenue
• Northbound lanes on University Avenue between Queen Street West and Armoury Street
• Armoury Street between University Avenue and Chestnut Street
Additional road closures will be in effect in the area around City Hall from noon to 3 p.m.:
• Charles Street East from Jarvis Street to Yonge Street
• Elizabeth Street from Dundas Street West to Hagerman Street
• Hagerman Street from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
• University Avenue from Queen Street West to Armoury Street
• North curb lane on Queen Street West near Bay Street
Road closures to accommodate the parade dispersal area will be effect from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.:
• Armoury Street from University Avenue to Chestnut Street
• Centre Avenue from Armoury Street to Dundas Street West
• Northbound lanes from University Avenue from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West
The full parade route is available at https://stpatrickstoronto.com/
‘Old Toronto Series’ Facebook page has posted old video of the CBC quiz show for teens called Reach for the Top. The episode features a long-ago contest between Leaside High School and Monarch Park C.I. It comes as Alex Trebek has announced he has stage-four pancreatic cancer. The legendary MC began his career as quizmaster on Reach the Top. Here is 1970s theme music.
Closed from north of underpass to Lawrence Park School
Bayview Ave. has reopened at Lawrence Ave. after flooding caused by runoff from water used to fight the house fire on Rochester Ave. Bayview was closed from Lawrence Park School to north of the underpass.
The Toronto Fire Service has knocked down a stubborn fire that gutted a vacant home at 116 Rochester Ave. in Lawrence Park. Ovetime the course of fighting the blaze, six-alarms were run. The home was under construction. Flames leaped out of the basement Thursday evening at the home near Bayview Ave and Lawrence Ave. The Google Traffic Map Friday morning shows Bayview blocked between Lawrence Ave. and Post Rd. Facebook
It’s still going – smoke is forcing neighbours to vacate their homes for the night. I’m half a block away one street over – and our house is smokey- more fire crews arriving on scene.
Condominium proposed for properties running from present street addresses of 1408 to 1420
Urban Toronto reports on a new proposal submitted to the City at the end of February seeking rezoning and an Official Plan Amendment to permit an 8-storey development on Bayview Ave. south of Balliol St. The proposal by Gairloch Developments calls for the replacement of four existing buildings including two brick semi-detached homes numbered from 1408 to 1414. To the north of that two buildings numbered 1416 and 1420 are included. The new address for the condo would be 1410. The website notes a retail space of 98 m² proposed beside the lobby. It can be seen at the south end of the depiction above. Urban Toronto
Context Map of Subject Site – 1408-1420 Bayview Avenue
St. Patrick’s Day Toronto-style is coming down Dermot’s turnpike. That’s the day we’re all Irish whether we like it or not. No offense. Dollarama has stocked up for this occasion with tons of celebratory items. We like the flashing green glasses. It seems bigger than Halloween, which falls second only to Christmas for commercial excitement. Again this year, liquor firm Jameson has agreed to pay the fare on the Queen and King streetcars. Mind, many in South Bayview would be happy to ride the 88 Leaside free even stone-cold sober. But no such thrill is on offer.
Front seats swivel to permit foursome to play poker or whatever
Vegan car lol
See the key spin
The giddy designers at Aston Martin are showing the concept Lagonda in Geneva. It is fully electric and has a spinning key. You have to see it. The concept Lagonda also has front-opening “suicide doors” at the rear. This is a dangerous feature that was abandoned by Detroit 80 years ago. But the copy writers have outdone the designers by calling the car vegan because the seats are not leather. So what are they? There may be some baloney in this Lagonda. Also Euronews.
China has banned shipments of Canadian canola after using it for decades with no problem. Uh-huh. Hardly inscrutable. Then to the right, the prime minister held an early morning news conference Thursday and made certain concessions about the impact of L’Affaire Lavalin. “Erosion of trust” seems to be the new buzz phrase. Other players are Gerald Butts and CPC leader Andrew Scheer.
