These pictures of last Wednesday night’s event honouring George Turrell are posted by the Leaisde Wildcats.  Wynne honours long-time Leaside volunteer George Turrell

Jay and Mallory Carmichael with Cooper Capri aged one year

Mallory and Cooper

Leaside family

The current (April 2017) issue of Carol Eby’s magazine Neighbours of Leaside and Bennington Heights profiles Jay and Mallory Carmichael. He is the Director of Business Development and Operations at Holland Bloorview Kids Hospital on Kilgour Road. Mallory is employed in pharmaceutical sales. Their journey to happy parenthood has a fairy tale twist for the 21st Century. They needed and got assistance from the Anova Fertility and Reproductive Clinic on Sheppard Ave. West. The couple spent some two years of trial and error with prescription, injection and finally vitro fertilization pursuing a pregnancy. Their wonderful child Cooper Carmichael is evidence of their success and good fortune. If you don’t get Neighbours of Leaside and Bennington Heights, try to borrow it for the read. Photos by Mallory Carmichael and Storey Wilkins Photography

Don Rickles has died at the age of 90. This profile from CNN reveals a little known fact that he was discovered by Frank Sinatra. In Florida, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet over the weekend. Both men arrived there today and the agenda begins with North Korea. Below that, a young Canadian is in prison in Algeria and some may say there’s good reason. He is one of the so-called Calgary Cluster of young guys radicalized at a mosque in the Alberta cow town. Finally, Russia is mourning the dead in the St Petersburg subway bombing.

The Toronto Island bicycle rental concession, a servicce known to and used by hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals over the years, will close this month. It is selling off all its bikes, including the canopied two and four-seater units.The owners have received notice from the City that the franchise has gone to a new operator. CBC

Steeles Ave. wrecking yard

A nasty oil-fed fire at an isolated auto-wrecker’s yard on Steeles Ave. between Staines and Sewell’s Rds. has kept Toronto fire personnel busy Thursday. At one point there were five alarms rung in to deal with the burning waste fuel. Pumpers from Pickering, Markham and Richmond Hill also joined the battle. It was noticed about 11 a.m. The flames spread to a low-level office on the property. CN Rail was notified to stop service along a track nearby because of smoke in the area. The auto-wrecker’s yard is far away from fire hydrants so a relay pump had to be used to pump water from one hydrant to the other to reach the fire.

Police have released shocking video of a killing in northwest Toronto in their efforts to capture the lone remaining suspect, Shamaury White, 22. Two others are in custody for the parking lot shooting on June 1, 2016. Police release and video link.

That enemy of the people Mr. Congestion may be blamed for the lengthening of no parking and no turn times on the east side. As decreed at City Hall, it cannot be tolerated. Thus we will see an extension of the program stretching prohibitions (see release) to 3.30 to 6 and in some places 3.30 to 6.30.  On  Bayview Ave and Mt. Pleasant Rd. the 4 to 6 standard remains but merchants and residents should be on guard. This is especially true of those who value the local shopping. For many shops, business drops dead at 4 p.m. Those who are congested in South Bayview are those passing through. City Toronto

A US citizen identified as Joseph Galaska, 58, is in custody after authorities at Pearson Airport found a device that looked like a bomb but wasn’t.  Galaska has been charged with mischief in connection with the “mock improvised explosive device”  found during the inspection of a traveller’s suitcase Thursday. The incident delayed United Airlines flight 547 to Chicago for five hours and ultimately led to the aircraft returning empty to its origin. Passengers were re-booked aboard other flights.

Many wished the sender of this invitation good luck but it was Eric Papalambropouloges who posted “She said no” on Leaside Community Facebook Group. We’re not sure if that’s right. Ryan Yee said he was glad that everyone liked the idea. Either way guys, don’t forget the spoken word is quite effective too.

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Premier chats with Terry Fallis and brother Tim (left)

Kim McCullough’s dad with granddaughter Sasha

Here to honour George

Jr Wildcats head coach Kim McCullough with son Nikita

George far left at rear 1969

George with friends Steve Cook, Jeff Butler and Kevin Mark

A large turnout of friends joined Premier Wynne to honour long-time friend of Leaside sports and arena volunteer George Turrell Wednesday evening at the William Lea Room.

The Times Group is looking for permission to build 25 and 34 floor towers at the familiar intersection of Yonge St. and Davisville Ave. Urban Toronto