Mary Simon

Mary Simon, an Inuit leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada’s next governor general – the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau across the river from Ottawa Tuesday and said Queen Elizabeth approved the appointment. Simon, who was born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, is the former president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national advocacy organization for Inuit — CP Global

Joy in Hochelaga

Montreal Canadians won a 3-2 squeaker in overtime at the Bell Centre in old Hochelaga, as Indigenous Huron people called it. The win fulfills a wish made right out loud by Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor that she hoped the Habs would win so the Lightning could capture the Stanley Cup at home. Uh-huh. Remember the Leafs?

Mt. Pleasant branch of Toronto Public Library/supplied

Work has begun on renovations to the Mt. Pleasant Library with completion expected by December. Councillor Robinson has listed work at the branch as follows: relocation and expansion of the children’s area; revitalization of the main floor adult area; increased seating options and space for quiet study and renovation to ensure the branch is fully accessible.

Helena Moncrieff

About the importance of urban fruit trees

The celebrated Toronto author and academic Helena Moncrieff will speak at the Leaside Garden Society’s Zoom meeting on September 9 at 7 p.m. Her book The Fruitful City (ECW Press, 2018), looks at the contribution of fruit trees to communities. It received a 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award and was short-listed for a Rakuten Kobo Prize. New members are welcomed by the LGS. To prepare for the Zoom meeting visit the garden society.

Blaze at 1420 Ritson Rd Oshawa/Colin Williamson

Two people have been injured and several residents have been displaced after a fire at an Oshawa apartment complex. Fire crews were called to 1420 Ritson Road South around 8 a.m. Saturday morning to a working fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found two victims who were taken to the hospital by paramedics. One person has since been released while the other is in critical, but stable condition — with City News

Angry sky over Cherry Beach/Diane Walton

East end resident Diane Walton has posted dramatic shots of the angry sky about 4 p.m. Friday as a cell swept across the City at Cherry Beach. FB

As seen at 9.45 p.m. Friday

The off-on hydro fluctuations continued in South Bayview Friday evening. As the evening waned a circular blackout area in Davisville could be seen on the Hydro Outage Map. It seemed to stretch east to west from Cleveland St to Forman Ave and from maybe Hillsdale Ave in the north to slightly south of Millwood Ave. FB

• The City has been trying to rein in executive bonuses at Toronto Hydro. Last year the CEO took home a bonus of more than $640,000

Metrolinx says it has shifted slightly the proposed route of the Ontario Line through Thorncliffe Park to ensure the safety of the historic stone entrance sign to the neighborhood. Release

Prince William and Prince Harry unveil the statue commissioned to honor their late mother, Princess Diana, on her 60th birthday.

Leaside residents are posting about delinquent kids with eggs Wednesday. A family on Cameron Cres. is struggling to restore their stonework and others recall their own experience with this particularly disagreeable vandalism. There’s a long history of it against storefronts on Bayview Ave. FB