Leaside is excited to announce a new program for girls aged 6 to 14. Introduction to Youth Hockey, sponsored by… https://t.co/g0sn08PNWo

— Toronto Leaside Wildcats (@TorontoLeaside) January 22, 2017

Update: Kite boarder was assisted by other kite boarders prior to police arrival. He is safely back on land. ^adc

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 22, 2017

Kiteboard file

Suspect picture removed after he was found to be a minor/Police Operations

We the People

Grope

Stop tweeting

From pink hats to demonstrate (we’d rather not say it — ed) to a poster showing Donald Trump molesting the Statue of Liberty to a little girl on her father’s shoulders with a sign reading “The future is female.”  The day of marching seems to have had it all. CBC

Councillor Josh Matlow of Ward 22 has flagged some meetings of interest for residents. A second gathering to hear ideas for the new park space at 196 and 240 Manor Road will take place at Manor Road United Church at Manor and Forman Ave. on Monday, February 27 at 6.30 to review and comment on concept designs for the parks. Parkland dream for kids and adults comes true on Manor  Matlow website

BUDGET INPUT

This will be a meeting to help the Councillor vote on budget matters. Those interested may attend at the 2017 Budget Town Hall on Wednesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in Elliott Hall at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street at Heath  St. W.  There is more on the proposed 2017 City of Toronto Budget at the City website located here.

SKATING PARTY

A skating party is set for Sunday, February 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hodgson School outdoor rink 282 Davisville Ave. It is hosted by Matlow and MPs Rob Oliphant and Carolyn Bennett. There will be hot chocolate.

New computer, cell service

Long-time tenant

The little (285 square foot) hole-in-the-wall at 465 Manor Rd. just off Bayview will soon be a computer and cell phone service shop. It is an addition which will be welcome if all reports are correct. The new tenant is said to have run a similar business in Oakville and will move in quickly. The long-time owner of the antique clock business moved out at the end of October. Rent for this postage stamp by the way was shown as $1,450 a month.

Leaside Wildcats lost 1-0 to the Whitby Wolves Sunday at Iroquois Arena in Whitby. It was a match between two battle-seasoned teams as the Provincial Women’s Hockey League season heads into its final weeks. Leaside outshot Whitby by 30 to 17. Saturday night, Wildcats fought another perennial contenders Durham West Lightning to a 1-1 tie at Ajax Community Centre.

Pottery Bayview Sunday morning

Tom Podolec

CBC

Flights going around, Tom Podolec

CN Tower

Scotia Plaza

Toronto is under fog Sunday and drivers are warned to be careful. Environment Canada issued a fog advisory Saturday night that remained in effect Sunday morning. But it says the fog is expected to lift later on Sunday morning. Air travellers are advised to check on the status of their flights before heading to the airport because of possible delays and cancellations. Photos from across the City showed a fog that forced delays at Toronto Pearson Airport. Photos from Tom Podolec filed to CTV show a traffic-snarling blanket. Podolec reported on Twitter that flights were going around and taking more than one attempt to land.

35 states sell most to Canada

“Constructive conversation”

Auto industry vital

With many Canadians holding their breath about what the Trump presidency may mean for the auto industry and much else in Canada-US trade, word has come that the PM has spoken with Mr. Trump by phone. The Prime Minister’s Office says the two men communicated Saturday for a period of time, but the length was not specified. The PMO said in an email that Trudeau noted the depth of the economic relationship, with 35 states having Canada as their top export market. Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer said “the president had a constructive conversation with prime minister Trudeau of Canada about strengthening the relationship between our two nations.” Spicer said the men also discussed setting up additional meetings in the days to come, which he said the U.S. will follow up on. On Sunday, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, told the CBC that preliminary discussions with the Trump transition team have been positive, and Canada is not “at all” the target of Trump’s trade rhetoric.

Environment Canada has issued a warning of widespread fog across Toronto tonight into Sunday morning. It is expected to bring zero or near-zero visibility and at times “hazardous” travel conditions. The warning includes the City and the surrounding regions of York, Durham, Halton and Peel. Drivers are cautioned to slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop if visibility drops while they’re on the roads.

a whole lot of motivated people at #WomensMarchTO. and a very #Toronto scene at Nathan Phillips Square…#WomensMarch #MarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/OKa9DySz6r

— Kevin Hardcastle (@KHardcase) January 21, 2017

PROTESTS IN WASHINGTON, CHICAGO AND EUROPE

Marches and protests of different size turnouts have been held in Washington, Chicago and some European cities to protest Donald Trump. The CBC story reports a “Massive” turnout but the numbers are unstated at this stage. In London, some 5,000 women march against Trump and against Brexit. CBC

Donald Trump has been interviewed by Bild, the large German newspaper. He told it that he plans to impose a 35% import tax on Mercedes, BMW and VWs if the vehicles are not made in the U.S. It is a bold perhaps impossible threat but it had a chilling effect Friday on German business. In Canada, these cars are enormously popular but it is even truer here that the Germans have not invested locally. Unlike the Japanese Big Two, Toyota and Honda, who have plants in Ontario,  German carmakers have never assembled a car in this country.  CBC

Red vs Gold

Matthew meets Mike

Wood chips in Sandy Bruce

This small gallery of South Bayview sights on Saturday reveals the wood chip pile in Sandy Bruce off-leash park smouldering away. Wood chips will do that when they’re wet. The gang from TFS rummaged through the hill (helped by dogs) to find the source. At Leaside arena Matthew met Mike (Krushelnyski) at the PhysioMed event and got his autograph. And the Red shirted pee wees battled the Gold shirts to a score that is unreportable but not important because, as is known, the game is the thing.