It’s the first week of March right? Winter isn’t over of course but the polar temperatures coming this week are certainly unseasonal. The Winter of 2019 seemed determined to stage a big finish.

This young ambassador of St. Anselm Catholic School (upper left) is seen in a video asking friends to donate to a renovation fund for the school’s playground. It seems very few could say no to her because a GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $200,000 of the $250,000 needed to complete the job. Jaye Robinson (Ward 15) says she’s been told by the TCDSB that the makeover is coming. Upper right we see some pleasantly scented Baby’s Breath at Longo’s. Took some home.  At lower left are the Doors of Leslieville as seen in a happy print being offered by Diane Walton. At centre right, is one man’s studied practice of homelessness. We won’t say where it is but his affluent Rosedale neighbors seem to have helped with things like a tent and shovel. He is there in the most brutal cold. God bless him. Lastly, the so-called J. Davis House is rising on Yonge St. between Belsize Dr. and Millwood Rd. A wonderful old bank building was sacrificed for this condominium but the original J. Davis post office still stands (as a Starbucks) at Yonge and Davisville Ave.

David Ambroski may be right but most ratepayers would prefer an honest examination of spending. The term World Class slips off the Ryerson wonk’s tongue easily and it may well be a lovely status. Do we know what it is? Those keenly interested please note the video is preceded by commercials.

The Toronto District School Board has decided not to take any chances with Momo, a creepy looking “doll” found on the Internet which is alleged to make self-destructive suggestions to children. “This ‘challenge’ is found online and allegedly encourages children, through social media messaging apps, to carry out dangerous tasks, such as harming themselves or others. Quite frankly, we are receiving conflicting reports over what this ‘challenge’ truly entails or if it is even real,” John Malloy, director of education for the board, states in the letter to parents. At the same time, others are saying Momo is just a malicious hoax. These stories may true but they have holes in them. Where did Momo originate and if it is a hoax why should it get a pass. Another wretched case of “just joking.” Also this.

Police say a woman sustained minor injuries in a two-car collision early Sunday at Jarvis and Carlton Sts. One vehicle then struck a utility pole.

No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar. 6 will be approximately $7 million

A woman, 24, has died in a fall while was hiking with her boyfriend on the shores of the Etobicoke Creek Saturday. She apparently slipped and fell from what is described as a naturalized trail. of Etobicoke Creek. Police say the fall was accidental, they do not believe it to be criminal and are currently investigating. Her boyfriend called authorities around 2:46 p.m.

Teen boys quickly improvised a rescue plan for an 8-year-old boy hanging off a ski tow at Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. They use what appears to be a length plastic netting or fencing to catch the lad. Fascinating tale is told below.

Members and guests at the Leaside Curling Club were warm and happy Saturday as the Great Canadian Bonspiel event unfolded. Outside on the barbecue was a 150-lb. fully-dressed pig, the main course at dinner. Enjoy guys.

A power outage from about 1 until 2 p.m. darkened parts of Moore Park Saturday. The Toronto Hydro Outage Map indicated the failure was confined within an area bounded by Moore Ave., Hudson Dr., Inglewood Dr. and Mt. Pleasant Rd.

Halton police say a three teens, 13, 14 and 16 were in the car that crashed on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville early Saturday. The 13-year-old was at the wheel, say cops. The genders are unstated but the passenger of 14 is in critical condition. A third passenger, a 16-year-old, has serious injuries but is in stable condition. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. Police say that the SUV was travelling southbound on Eighth Line near North Service Rd. when it lost control, crashed through a chain-linked fence, and drove onto the Westbound lanes of the QEW. The vehicle then hit the centre median. All three teens are from Oakville. Earlier

It looks a bit as if the snow was falling faster than crews were picking up on Rykert Cres. Saturday morning. The revised forecast is for as much as 4 cm. Frigid temperatures are coming tonight. Snow removal has begun in Leaside.

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