Work goes on Saturday morning on the removal and replacement of the pedestrian footbridge between Eaton Centre and the The Bay/Saks. Work will finish Sunday with Queen Street expected to re-open early Monday.
There was no winning ticket was sold for the $37 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The grand prize for the next draw on May 26 will be about $50 million.
Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, has been married in a countryside church about 60 kilometres west of London. Pippa, 33, married financier James Matthews at a ceremony attended by her sister and brother in law. Prince William, and by Prince Harry and his girlfriend, Meghan Markle. But if she was there, Markle kept well out of sight for fear of upstaging the newlyweds. The bride wore an elegant white lace gown with a cut-out in the back and a full long skirt. She arrived in a open-top car accompanied by her father, smiling broadly and waving to crowds gathered near St. Mark’s church in Englefield near her parents estate. Matthews, 41, sported a three-piece morning suit with a pale waistcoat and tails. Twitter trove of photos Below, guys will dig the car.
The moment Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived at St Mark's church in Englefield https://t.co/iNeKFbvJzt pic.twitter.com/4EcisroLmS
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 20, 2017
The OPP is running a pilot project of laser-aimed darts which are now in use in Delta, BC and were profiled in The Bulldog in January. When a motorist fails to stop or drives off away after being stopped pursuing police can fire an electronic dart which sends a signal back to police. Previous in The Bulldog
Leaside United Church will hold a Broadway musicial fundraiser Thursday, May 25, 2017 featuring the Chancel Choir, lead singers and the Junior Choir. Selections will be heard from a wide range of productions with renderings from Jesus Christ Super Star, Oklahoma, Show Boat, Annie, My Fair Lady, Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Aspects of Love, Matilda and more. Check the interactive poster in the gallery above.
There’s nothing more invigorating than a visit to the Moore Ave. Loblaws and TD-Rexall Plaza east of Bayview where motorists are well advised to keep their eyes — especially the ones in the back of their heads — wide open. Some call it the Moore Ave. fee-for-all. The rules are few, it seems. It’s where the two exits to Loblaws odd-shaped lot (both of them in and out) meet the Bayview extension traffic on the stub of Pottery Rd (exiting left and right) and the exit of the TD-Rexall plaza. There is frequently a raging mind-set among motorists leaving the Bayview extension. This can be exciting if you’re heading out onto Pottery at the south end of the Loblaws lot. There is zero line of sight of approaching vehicles. Many drivers are so keyed up they don’t stop at Moore. Back at the west end of the quirky Loblaws lot, drivers are known to exit in the eastbound lane and instantly U-turn around a traffic island to go west.
Premier Wynne has resurrected the concept of a high-speed inter-city train for Southwestern Ontario. The dream of such rapid rail transport has been shared by generations of Canadians everywhere. The vision comes from David Collenette, a former Liberal MP who was a cabinet member for 20 years until 2003, during which he was Minister of Transport. He is presented probably quite fairly as a transportation expert. Friday at a London news conference Ms. Wynne told of a modern train service from Toronto to Windsor built by private interests at an estimated cost of perhaps $20 billion. Design work is said to actually be in process with a $15-million environmental assessment aimed at trains in revenue service by 2031. The premier talked about the advantages of such a service. It would offer an alternative to Highway 401. The timing of the concept will not be lost on those who watch the calendar for elections. Nor does the geography seem politically accidental. The Ontario Liberals have a large job of repair work in vast areas of the southwest where the march of the hated wind turbine has alienated many.
The pedestrian bridge between The Bay/Saks and Toronto Eaton Centre will come down this weekend. Queen Street West between Yonge Street and Bay Street will be closed to vehicles from 11 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Monday. Eastbound traffic on Queen Street will be diverted at Bay Street while westbound traffic will be diverted at Yonge Street. Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times, however there will be periodic stoppages during crane hoisting work. Fashionable new footbridge to tie Eaton Centre to Bay, Saks
Sidewalk Superintendents of the virtual kind may find interest in the linked details of how excavation work is being done at the Laird LRT station site at Laird Drive and Eglinton Ave. It’s described as the sequential excavation method (a mining technique) suitable apparently to digging out the space needed for underground platforms and concourse levels. Metrolinx says this means “once the excavation is complete for the station entrances, a total of two at Laird, we will start mining sideways under the roadway to make room for the platforms and concourse. In contrast, the cut and cover method means excavating vertically from the road.” Going deep into the ground at Laird Station. Ah yes, but will the cars be green or red?
Friends say the man who slammed his car into a large crowd at Times Square Thursday has been sinking into paranoia and hostility for some time. One dead as man drives car into crowd on Times Square I wanted to kill them says driver in Times Square horror
The body of a woman in her 70s was found Thursday evening in a parking lot as 3735 Dundas Street West. She was taken to hospital where she later died. Police say she may live nearby.
#EastTO volunteer recognized with 2017 @volunteerTO Legacy Award ~ https://t.co/eA6pGWny3M#UpperBeach #BeachTO #ScarbTO pic.twitter.com/1xIs4IpkeJ
— East York Mirror (@EastYorkMirror) May 18, 2017
