Judy Benson-Jones posted to the Sunnybrook Dog Park Facebook account Monday morning about her lost pal who has panicked and run away after being clipped by a car near Withrow Park down between Logan and Carlaw Aves. Keep an eye out for him.
That’s it. The off-ramp from the eastbound Gardiner Expressway to York, Bay and Yonge Streets is closed for demolition. Goodbye. At 5 a.m. Monday, the ramp was blocked off with plans for a replacement possibly a year away, maybe sooner with good luck. Those who drive to downtown daily will know their options — Jameson Avenue, Spadina Avenue and Jarvis Street. But the Spadina off-ramp is also closed temporarily as of Sunday.
Save Thursday June 1 for the entertaining 2017 edition of Leaside Smokedown at Amsterdam Brewery 45 Esandar Drive in aid of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Smoked meat full dinner provided by Andy Elder’s (Grill Bill) Grilltime Gourmet Meat Shop at 62 Laird Drive. Music by the Community Soul Project. Tickets $75 with tax receipt for $40
Cleveland police are searching for a man who they say broadcast a killing on Facebook Live on Sunday. The person is Steve Stephens, a member of “the assertive community treatment team” at Beech Brook, a mental health organization in northeast Ohio. He is said to have driven up to an elderly man and shot him while broadcasting his moves and intent to kill as he went along. Stephens is described as 6-foot-1, 244 pounds and bald with a full beard. He is wearing a dark blue and gray- or black-striped polo shirt and believed to be driving a white- or cream-colored vehicle, according to police.
The Turkish referendum on extending broad new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has produced evidence a divided nation. But, with much of the vote in, it appears the new constitution will be approved. According to results carried Sunday by the state-run Anadolu news agency, the “yes” vote had about 51.3 per cent compared to 48.7 per cent for the “no” vote with nearly 99 per cent of the vote counted. BBC
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Police have released security camera images of a man sought in connection with a fire Sunday morning at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church at 49 George Street in Weston in the former Borough of York. He is identified Marc Porlier, 43, of no fixed address, who known to frequent both the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue, and Weston Road and Jane Street areas. Porlier has a history with police, Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu told CBC Toronto. If seen, members of the public are asked not to approach him. Apparently a flammable device was thrown through a window of the church. Please call police if you know this person.
Those wondering where to find Puregress Med Spa can do so at 567 Mt. Pleasant Rd. next door to The Jacaranda Tree home store. The firm appears to have a new name — Midtown Med Spa. The former location of many years in the north block of Bayview Ave. is now under renovation. It is part of the building owned by the family of the late Leo Cornacchia, whose barber shop was next door. Puregress Med Spa retains its long-time phone number, 416-440-0080
The 10-year-old girl who was accidentally left behind on a TTC bus by her parents at Islington Ave. and Dixon Rd. has been found safe Sunday morning.
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— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) April 16, 2017
Police and public are breathing a little easier after the rapid recapture of a convict serving a life sentence for strangling a teenage girl to death 16 years ago. Robert Raymond Dezwaan escaped yesterday from the minimum security unit at a prison in Mission, B.C. Correctional Service Canada said RCMP from the nearby Agassiz detachment apprehended Dezwaan at around 11:15 a.m. PT Saturday morning.
Josh Matlow (Ward 22) is tweeting a look inside the Regent Theatre at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Belsize Drive as the Saturday morning screening of the movie Hop entranced young movie-goers. Isn’t that Molly on the right? Hop is a 2011 tale voiced by Russell Brand, James Marsden and Elizabeth Perkins about the Easter Bunny, his teenage son and the struggles of growing up.
On Saturday, April 1, the winners the annual CGS Science Fair (open to SK-Grade 3 students) were invited to showcase their projects at the Toronto Science Fair at the U of T campus in Scarborough. All of the students gladly accepted and were present to discuss their findings and ideas with a new group of interested judges, parents and students from schools all over the city. It was a very exciting day as the kids also participated in a Scientists at School program when the other groups were presenting their projects to one another. Parents and students alike had a great time and are looking forward to next year’s Science Fair. Interested in CGS? Please contact Kelly Scott, Director of Admission, at 416 423 5017 x 43 or kscott@cgsschool.com.
