The City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario have agreed on a plan to incorporate the old Dominion Foundry buildings on Eastern Ave into any new residential development on the site. The property is owned by the province and was the subject of intense community resistance to demolishing the historic factories. No proposal has yet been made for the site. Images released this week from CORE Architects Inc. depict a structure in which the exteriors walls of the building form the first floor of a development. Another image (below) depicts a public space inside a former industrial structure. Urban Toronto
Hottest day of year? Wednesday, Thursday will be the worst
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•The Weather Network is saying Wednesday may well be the hottest day of the year with a high of 33º Celsius. It will be just as hot Thursday too. Stay cool in all ways. There’s a risk of a severe thunderstorm across parts of southern Ontario. Weather Network
Mad rush to quit Aghanistan as human, terror horrors loom
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•President Biden has rebuffed appeals from G7 leaders to stay in Kabul, the Afghan capital, long enough to get refugees out of the newly conquered country. His answer: “The sooner we can finish the better.” He said that “each day brings added risk to our troops” and warned of the growing threat of an attack from ISIS-K — ISIS in Afghanistan — on the Kabul airport. All of this is what has the world deeply concerned for further suppression of personal freedoms, the abuse of women and the creation of a simmering new centre for terrorist plotting. Will coming months see horrors even worse than those of 9-11? It isn’t silly to worry about another convulsion of young men on a mission to kill for God.
Traffic changes coming to LRT maze at Yonge and Eglinton
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•Metrolinx has issued an alert that a new traffic configuration will be implemented at Yonge St and Eglinton Ave possibly as early at Monday. Traffic on Yonge will be shifted to the west side and traffic on Eglinton will remain on the south. The east-west crosswalk on the south side of Eglinton Avenue will close, and the crosswalk on the north side will be relocated slightly south. This configuration will be in place for approximately two weeks. Release
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies in hospital at 80
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•Midday balcony fire on Merton St is extinguished by TFS
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•Toronto Fire Service has extinguished a midday fire on a balcony at a condo building on Merton St. The location was between Pailton Cres and Al Green Lane. There are no reports of injuries. David Garcia tweeted three pictures
Polls hint CPC surge but definitely not in City of Toronto
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•Polls, polls, polls. Here are stories on two recent soundings — Ipsos and Nanos. They appear to show a tighter race but CPC leader O’Toole continues to trail Prime MInister Trudeau in personal popularity. And then there’s Toronto. Polls here suggest that the Liberals will easily win the City. Proof again that the Ontario capital is not Canada. Some say it’s not like anything they’ve ever seen.
Is there grim news? Doc should say what he means and why
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•Dr. David Fisman has resigned from the Ontario Government’s advisory body known as the Science Table alleging political interference in the kind of information the board is making public. He also says there is a “grim” forecast circulating among Science Table doctors. Others deny that and Dr. Fisman doesn’t say just what he means by grim. Most laymen will find political interest in what the doctors are doing to be understandable. It’s an enormous issue of public importance. And very few people like the shutdown, even those who understand why it’s necessary. The most critical issue is Dr. Fisman’s “grim” alarm bell. What’s it mean? CBC
1601 Bayview Ave Shoppers hit by trio of perfume robbers
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•Postings to Leaside Facebook Monday say the Shoppers Drug Mart at 1601 Bayview was robbed of expensive perfumes and cosmetics by three men. The poster, Jennifer Peattie, has heard that the value of the goods at retail was something like $50,000. Given the prices of many fancy name products, it would not be hard to hit that figure quite quickly. This form of robbery is not new to South Bayview. In 2018, a man and woman swept many shelves of cosmetics at the Rexall store at 325 Moore. Quotes like this reflect the cynism about the cost of cosmetics.
For perfumes the profit margin can be up to 90 percent. The liquid in the bottle is only three percent of the price. The rest of the price goes into the packaging, overhead costs and mostly into the marketing. So if you pay 70 dollars for your Armani, Hugo Boss, Gucci or Guess fragrance, you will only get a liquid that is worth two dollars. Of course you need a bottle so in total you will get something of a value of six dollars.
“Here’s lookin at you kid” honey bee shot from Mcconnell
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•Nature photographer par excellence Colin Mcconnell of Leslieville has posted new photos at the neighbourhood Facebook page. This one catches a honey bee looking right into the lens as it goes about its important work. More photos
Lorde grows up, cheetah fetish and our only cycle detective
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•Good Lorde, here are more faces with the stories they tell. The Kiwi child phenomenon Lorde (real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor) confesses to City News storyteller Lindsay Dunn that she was rather full of herself when she broke in as a tweener. It happens. Then at centre is Rachael Bale, head of the Animals Desk at National Geographic. She tells ABC News about the nasty trade in cheetahs among wealthy people in the Persian Gulf. The little cat-like creatures are said to live miserable lives as pets. At right is Canada’s first and only bicycle detective Rob Brunt, of Vancouver. He appears in this CBC report and recounts how bikes worth maybe $6,000 will trade for $200 in drugs.
OPP stop truck for HTA issues but then find hot cars in back
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•OPP have discovered three stolen Lexus vehicles in the back of a transport truck that was stopped for unstated violations of the highway traffic act. The Tweet is here and is accompanied by a number of grumpy comments from motorists who suspect the HTA was used to stop the truck so the back could be opened. Other comments applaud the OPP.
Motorcyclist loses control on DVP exit, dies in crash
There’s been another distressing motorcycle fatality on the exit from the Don Valley Park to Highway 401. The young biker was just 22. It appears he simply lost control on the curving road. Toronto.com