Greyhound bus driver and mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached agreement with the employer to avoid a strike. A walkout had been set for 11.59 p.m. Sunday. Muwafaq Al-Khafajy, of ATU Local 1415 said that the union has signed a tentative two-year agreement deal with the company subject to ratification. He had said previously that Greyhound was looking for a five percent cut in pay.

NATE TO MAKE MONDAY SLOPPY

Remnants of tropical storm Nate are expected to bring “appreciable rain” to Toronto overnight Sunday into Monday, Environment Canada says. The federal agency said in a special weather statement issued early Sunday that the rain will begin falling on Sunday night in regions north of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and that includes Toronto. Between 20 to 30 millimetres are likely, with high amounts of 40 millimetres possible in local areas. The rain is expected to taper off as the day proceeds.

Digger is washed before taking a 4-hour sleep

Horse was submerged up to his nose in sewage

Hole is drained

A 17-year-old horse named Digger has survived six days down a sewage hole in Alberta submerged up to his nose in filthy water. His owners, the Danyluk family, found him by luck. One family member re-searched an area near the horse pen and heard a sound. Then she found the old hole where Digger had crashed through a rotted wooden cover. The hole was drained and a veterinarian ventured down there to strap a harness on the forlorn beast. Then a fork lift slowly raised Digger to the grassy pasture where he fell on his side and reportedly slept for four hours. When he woke, Digger was hungry. He consumed everything nearby from grass to timbits. All of this at the hamlet of Abee about 50 km northeast of Edmonton.

Dina Rock of Mighty Fine Brine

Nearly there

Andy Elder and Dina

When’s lunch?

Dina Rock, the South Bayview pickling entrepreneur, has put down her Fall stock of Mighty Fine Brine products at a large commercial facility. She still does the work personally but now has trained staff and a greater pickling capacity. It’s a move which will permit Dina to fill the demand for her dills, horseradish dills, warm chili garlic dills, garlic and dill studded sauerkraut and Kraut-Chi Sauerkraut, a Korean twist on this traditional European condiment. We profiled Dina in May: South Bayview’s Dina Rock runs Mighty Fine Brine pickles

MAKING YOUR OWN SAUERKRAUT

Dina visited Andy Elder’s Gourmet Meat Store on Laird Drive last week to quarter, chop and massage a Cannonball Cabbage into Sauerkraut. Here’s the recipe.

Quarter the cabbage, remove the core, and slice the cabbage into thin strips (shoot for around 1/4″ wide).

Massage/knead the salted cabbage for about 8-10 minutes until the cabbage releases it juices.

Push the cabbage into the jar, then thoroughly pack down. The goal is to eliminate as many air bubbles as possible.

Cover the exposed cabbage with brine, leaving 1″ of headspace at the top. Any cabbage floating above the brine is susceptible to mould.

Secure a cheesecloth around the lid and keep it at room temperature for 3-4 days.

After 3 days, remove the cheesecloth and cover the jar with a lid.

Place it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 7 days before consuming.

• 1 head green cabbage*
• 1 tablespoon sea salt per head of cabbage
• 1 Clean glass mason jar
• Cheesecloth
• Rubberband
• If you need extra brine: 1 additional tablespoon of sea salt and 4 cups non-chlorinated water

The Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers Saturday night in a crowd-pleasing goal-fest that finished 8-5. It was a wild game in which the Rangers came back from a 5-1 first inning to tie the game. Then, as reported by Canadian Press, third-period goals by Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri won the game to give the Leafs a 2-0-0 record in which they have scored 15 goals in two games. Hang on to your Babsocks.

One teen is dead and another in serious condition after they were attacked by a number of others near the playground area of Stan Wadlow Park at Cedarvale and Cosburn Aves. Saturday night about 9 p.m. The number of assailants is not stated but three persons are in custody.

Thanksgiving hamper gang take a moment to pose for group shot

In earnest

150 families benefit

Mark Jordan captures the moment

Valu Mart ready for Halloween too

Hand slapping game

Energetic volunteers gathered outside Tufts Valu-Mart at 1500 Bayview Saturday to build 150 Thanksgiving hampers to be distributed to needy families by the Daily Bread Food Bank. Sarah, Claire and the local Leaside community were joined by co-sponsors Mike Tufts and Patrick Rocca. Mom and dad Lynda DeBono and Mark Jordan were there as usual. The barbecue of hot dogs and hamburgers, courtesy of Tufts Valu-Mart, is one of the best.

Significant winds of 60 km/h and wind gusts up to 80 km/h are expected to develop overnight Saturday with the arrival of a cold front. Stronger wind gusts may exceed 80 km/h over some areas, most likely north of Eastern Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, as well as over higher terrain. Winds of this magnitude can toss loose objects and cause injury or damage. Gusty winds can also damage soft shelters, tents and awnings. Environment and Climate Change Canada will closely monitor the situation and issue wind warnings if necessary — Environment Canada.

Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement will not be enforcing the following on-street parking bylaws during the Thanksgiving public holiday on Monday, October 9, 2017:

• Pay-and-Display/Metered Areas
• Rush-Hour Routes
• Posted signs indicating Monday-to-Friday regulations

All other areas and parking offences will continue to be enforced — TPS release

Donate today at Valu Mart

Kasumi Kobo, Quinn Johnston and Kristin Della Rovere

Cutlass 442 and unidentified owner/Rudy Limeback

Ana Bailao with Mayor Tory and Joe Mihevc

It looks like the Saturday morning weather will hold for events at the Bayview Valu Mart, 1500 Bayview Ave. for those who wish to donate to Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive. The annual building of Thanksgiving hampers will start at 3 p.m.in the parking lot. To the right, Mayor Tory announced the appointment of Ana Bailao (Ward 18 Davenport) as the new deputy mayor representing the Toronto and East York Council. They are seen with Joe Mihevc (Ward 21 St. Paul’s). T&EY sits west of Bayview Ave. Then a shameless promotional picture but nice anyway of three smiling Wildcats (ever seen a Wildcat grin?) on World Smile Day (who knew?). According to the roster they are, from the left, Kasumi Kobo, Quinn Johnston and Kristin Della Rovere. Finally, here’s a fairly well-preserved Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible from 1968 discovered and photographed by Leaside’s Rudy Limeback. It was known as a 442 because it had a 400 cubic inch displacement engine, a four barrel carburetor and twin exhausts. Such history.

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3rd Alarm – 1560 Bloor St near Dixie Rd in Mississauga. @MississaugaFES kept busy all night. Fire now under control almost 5 hours later. pic.twitter.com/8XUp0Q9jZy

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) October 7, 2017

A three-alarm fire of unknown origin has destroyed a town house in Mississauga Saturday morning on Bloor St. near Dixie Rd. Two fire personnel were treated for minor distress before the fire was knocked down.

A Mississauga 19-year-old pleaded guilty last year to his part in an ambitious 9-11 type plot to rain hell on New York City. He is Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy. Two other men are awaiting extradition from Pakistan and the Philippines as described in this report from Andrea Grymes of WCBS in Manhattan.