The Davisville Junior Public School JK Open House is Tuesday evening from 6.30 to 7.30 for all parents, friends and family. That’s at 43 Millwood Rd.  Check poster here

Um, stop or go?

Redway route

Wicksteed and McRae at Laird

The volunteer South Leaside Traffic Committee members led by Erica Cooke have a proposal before City traffic department which would simplify the movement of cars and pedestrians at the tricky corner where Laird Drive meets McRae Dr and Wicksteed Ave. The corner has been a confusion since the roadways were laid out in the early part of the last century. There is no easy solution

RIGHT NOW

Right now, traffic on McRae and Wicksteed get separate green lights for through traffic and left turns. For part of that cycle, eastbound McRae traffic gets a green for both straight on and turns together. Westbound Wicksteed vehicles deal with two sets of lights (above) which often leave drivers wondering whether to stop or go.

PROPOSAL

The SLTC is asking the City to install a three-phase protocol which would leave the Laird lights as they are but would stop eastbound vehicles completely while the westbound goes both straight on and left. The full stop would then apply to westbound traffic while eastbound had full green. Here is how the committee states it:

• Phase One. 2 and 4 remain unchanged. When they are green, 1 and 3 are red.
• Phase Two. 3 would get a dedicated green light. Through traffic and turns will be permitted and unencumbered. There will still be a turning lane and a through/right turn lane for 3. 1, 2 and 4 will be red at this time.
• Phase Three. 1 will get a dedicated green light. Through traffic and left turns onto NB Laird from the only remaining lane will be permitted. 2, 3 and 4 will be red at this time.

REDWAY ROAD

The much sought-after extension to Redway Road is complicated by legal and conservation concerns. The tracks which carry CP traffic are now owned by Metrolinx. Why this should be a problem is unclear. But there is much opposition to an extension related to the nearby Crothers Woods nature area in the close-in Don Valley. Still, there seems to be room to build a two lane road which would end at Bayview Ave. with traffic lights. Given the enormous relief that this extension would bring to busy Southvale Drive, it seems reasonable that a more thorough and explicit explanation be made as to why it is not possible.

Akio Toyoda, head of Toyota Motors and Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki have a good laugh as they agree to partner

Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp said on Monday they plan to trade expertise in parts supplies and R&D, in an agreement that will aid expansion in emerging markets and help them cope with rapid technological sophistication. Any deal could see Toyota benefit from a supply chain that has helped Suzuki dominate India’s massive auto market, while Suzuki could hope to access Toyota’s innovations in automated driving, artificial intelligence and low-emission vehicles. Reuters

People are saying Lady Gaga missed a chance to say something profound. We say leave her (and us) alone. More news leads on Super Bowl froofaraw here.

So close

3-2 final

Teal champions

Leaside Junior Wildcats must be hurting today after leading the Mississauga Chiefs for most of the game Sunday in Mississauga to lose 3-2 in overtime. The Chiefs scored both the tying goal and the winner (in overtime) all within the three final minutes of play. Chin up ladies. Scoring 

TEAL TOTS TRIUMPH

But hey, little sisters of the Wildcats Novice Teal House League team won the gold medal at the Brampton Cougars Friendship Festival Tournament.  Love it.

The Super Bowl ends New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28. TSN

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A poll for the Sun newspaper suggests that the Ontario government strategy of killing road tolls to salve the anger of 905 voters has worked. A poll suggests  that 56 percent of suburban drivers approve of killing the toll scheme. Except that the poll by Campaign Research, done for the Toronto Sun, still shows that those voters really don’t care much for the government even though they are glad to see road tolls gone. In Inside Toronto, a figure said to be as large as 58 percent of drivers is said to be angry that the tolls were cancelled. Of course governments do polls too and it is fairly reasonable to think that Premier Wynne, the member for Don Valley West, knew this before being told by the Sun. Toronto Sun

It look like a sloppy beginning to the week with a prediction calling for snow and very likely freezing rain all day Tuesday. Environment Canada says a low pressure system from the U.S. will be tracking northeast toward southern Ontario.. “This weather system will bring a significant precipitation event to Southern Ontario on Tuesday. Accumulating snow and freezing rain are possible for Central and Eastern Ontario, with some snow, then freezing rain and rain possible for the rest of Southern Ontario closer to Lakes Erie and Ontario,” the national weather agency’s advisory says.

These fine looking guys are the Warren Park Eagles in the Midget Jr. category as they posing for their gold medal picture at the Leaside Hockey Association Select Invitational Tournament. The Warren Park House League (WPHL) is based in Toronto’s West End along the Humber River at the top of a hill in Lambton Park. It was born in 1955 as the Warren Park Minor Sports Association. That evolved into separate entities known as the Toronto Eagles who provide A and AA level Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) competitive hockey and our own WPHL hockey program. Congratulations all. Hoping to see more pictures of division champs and medal winners.

Ex Roots now

Ex Roots 2016

Letting you know

The former Roots store on Yonge St. south of Rowanwood has been closed for more than a year. Since then, Roots has opened in the SmartCentre on Wicksteed Ave. It may be a clue to the brutal parking conditions along Yonge. No shoppers, no store. Let’s hope Roots does well in Leaside.

The Junior Wildcats of Leaside are on the road Sunday as their home arena at Millwood and Laird is mobbed by participants and family at the Select Invitational tournament. Last night the Cats fought to a creditable 2-2 tie against Stoney Creek. Shanna Dolighan was in the net for Leaside. Sunday the Wildcats have a noon-hour scrap with Mississauga Chiefs at the Iceland arena complex on Matheson Road in Missy. Good luck ladies. Check PWHL scores here.