This Canadian Press grievance article may fall into the category of: “How do you stop them.”  You may like it if you feel you are being forced to wear short skirts and high heels when you don’t want to.

The Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade is underway Sunday afternoon downtown. There is on and off streaming pictures on Youtube here.

The East York Historical Society will celebrate 35 years of activity at a dinner Wednesday, April 5.  The last Mayor of the Borough of East York, Michael Prue, will be the guest speaker. The society is asking community members to turn out and come together with friends to “celebrate who we are as East Yorkers.”   They ask that those interested RSVP attendance no later than Friday, March 31st and provide menu options by contacting Val Dodge at 416-617-4513 or by e-mail at eyhs@eastyork.org

REGULAR MEETING MARCH 28

The next East York Historical Society General Meeting is Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the S. Walter Stewart Library. Storm Chaser, East York resident and producer of the TV Show “Angry Planet George Kourounis will speak on  “Exploring Earth’s Extreme.”

Jaswinder Sihu and the man she married

“UNWARRANTED INTERFERENCE”

The ruling said the pair could be subject to violence, torture or neglect based on India’s human rights record. But the Canadian government will argue Monday that the B.C. appeal court “erred” and called its decision an “unwarranted interference” with the minister’s order to return alleged perpetrators in the “brutal and notorious honour killing of a Canadian citizen.” It said the ruling jeopardized Canada’s ability to live up to its obligations to extradition treaty partners. And by the by, it may cause much living room and kitchen table discussion about Canadian values as well.

Hazmat Level 1 – Jarvis St b/w Cawthra Sq / Gloucester St, Toronto (2 Trucks)

— Toronto Fire South (@tofireS) March 19, 2017

The fire service is at a location on Jarvis Street between Gloucester and Cawthra Square for a level-one hazmat call. Level one indicates a relatively low level of danger. This is south of the location of the hit and run (see below) earlier in the evening.

Dead at 90

Smarter than most

Hubbard party in Leaside

POST MENOPAUSAL BRAIN POWER

Research discovers women have better post menopausal brainpower if they had their last baby after age 35. Moreover, later life cognition is improved if a women used hormonal contraceptives for more than 10 years or began their menstrual cycle before turning 13. The University of Southern California (USC) study is the first to investigate the association between age at last pregnancy, which can be a marker of a later surge of pregnancy-related hormones, and cognitive function in later life.

L RON HUBBARD 105 AT WM LEA ROOM

The Toronto Church of Scientology is set to celebrate the birthday of L. Ron Hubbard in the William Lea Room at Leaside Arena Saturday night. Mr. Hubbard died January 24, 1986 at the age of 74

A cautionary tale for dog owners Saturday as the extended rescue of a dog that fell into Grenadier Pond led to the icy dunking of the owner, a police officer and a firefighter. Fortunately, they all were able to get out with only some mild chills. The dog was saved too. But the dog was off leash in a place where treacherous ice was waiting to swallow it up. After the owner and police tried and failed, firefighters and police together with equipment were able to rescue the animal shortly before 1 p.m.

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Some say it merely has to do with having a party. The Irish are good at it. But the St. Patrick’s greenery sometimes seems like the whole thing — green rivers, green Niagara. To the right, the perplexing case of Dr. Larry Nassar and just what was in his mind when he did what he did to women athletes. He has medical defenders but the numbers of complainants are growing. Below that, the CBC examination of the Air Miles points swamp. And then, is your Haddock threatened? The traditional whitefish needs saving say British conservationists.

Chiropractor Majilla

David Williamson

The killing of a Burlington chiropractor, Ferdinand “Fred” Mejilla, was perpetrated by a former patient who is himself in critical condition with wounds which were apparently self-inflicted. This man, identified by police as David Williamson, 44, was a former patient of Dr, Mejilla’s and, according to a CTV News source, is married to Dr. Mejilla’s receptionist. She is so far unnamed. It appears that she was present in the Burlington office of Dr. Mejilla when the shootings occurred. So far there has been no speculation about just what prompted the attack and attempted suicide, or at any rate, self-inflicted wounds. The story is the more distressing because Dr. Mejilla is said to have five children between the ages of 19 and 11. There is also someone described by the CTV source as a girlfriend to the chiropractor. The Mejilla Family Chiropractic Clinic is in a strip mall on Plains Road East in Burlington.

The Ontario Auditor General says new ads for Hydro being paid for by the taxpayer would not have been eligible for such money before the present cabinet loosened funding rules in 2015. Bonnie Lysek told Global News that ads saying: “We’ve heard you. Hydro needs to be fair for everyone across the province and we’ve made fundamental changes to ensure this in the long-term” would not have been permitted under the previous rules. The ads are partisan, she said. In November Lysyk said changes made by the Liberals “open the door” to billing taxpayers for millions of dollars in partisan advertisements. Those changes removed the auditor’s discretionary powers to approve or reject ads, which Lysyk said, reduced her office to a rubber stamp. “Our Office approved ‎the Hydro-related ads under the current version of the Government Advertising Act,” Lysyk said. “However, they would not have passed under the previous legislation because we feel that these ads have the objective of fostering a positive impression of the government.”

CP CANCELS 1,351 “MEMBERSHIPS”

The federal Conservative Party has removed 1,351 names from its membership list after it was found they were purchased anonymously.  Party officials were prompted to act after leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary said Thursday that “widespread vote rigging” was taking place in the race to replace Stephen Harper. “Upon an expedited review, we found 1,351 memberships purchased through two IP addresses which were not purchased by those members, said the party. Those purchases were made anonymously through the Conservative Party of Canada website,” according to Cory Hann, director of communications for the party. This was contrary to rules for membership. The question now hanging over the party is who might be behind such tricks.

Looking down at 747s

Daniel Boria

100 helium balloons

Daniel Boria, the lawn chair balloonist who tried to land himself in the middle of the 2015 Calgary Stampede, was unrepentant as he was fined $26,500 Friday after a judge called his stunt “unconscionably stupid.” Boria went outside court and in an assumed Boston accent mimicked John Kennedy’s speech when he said the US would go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was difficult. Boria said: “Why climb the highest mountain? Why 85 years ago fly the Atlantic? Why do the Oilers play the Flames? I chose to fly a chair; not because it is easy but because it is hard. Because that goal served to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills.” he said. Boria’s scheme to land at the Stampede fell apart as his uncontrolled flight took him high enough to threaten jets landing at Calgary airport. He spoke of looking down at 747s. Finally, however he had to parachute from the lawn chair. He thumped down far from the arena and injured his ankle. His intention was to promote his cleaning business. The fine will go to charity.