The Brampton Guardian is reporting that an older woman has died and a 6-year-old girl is in serious condition after a vehicle and a transport truck collided in the Brampton intersection of Highway 50 and Cottrelle Blvd. Monday morning. There were five adults and the child in the vehicle, the paper says. Two other women in the vehicle were seriously injured and were taken to a local hospital, but will be transported to a Toronto trauma centre, according to police.

LUC voted unanimously to request that #Presbytery approve amalgamation of #Leaside & Presteign-Woodbine United. We're one step closer #UCCan

— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) December 4, 2016

Leaside United Church website

Fire Update: Business is Maxxit Systems 3020 Lenworth Dr at corner of Lenworth and Wharton Way. Flames visible again through roof. pic.twitter.com/6aJw9THeQn

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) December 5, 2016

Fire has struck the manufacturing plant of a small retail fixturing and design firm in Mississauga overnight. The firm now faces the challenge of somehow making good on deliveries with much if its operation apparently destroyed. Maxxit Systems is described as a family-owned company about eight years in business.

Searchers have recovered 36 bodies — one of them a 17-year-old or possibly younger — from a fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland, California, that housed artist studios and was hosting a dance party when the deadly blaze broke out, officials said today. Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office warned that he anticipates that “the number of victims will rise” from a fire officials say may be the deadliest ever in Oakland. The search effort is expected to last for days, he said. Kelly called the number of deaths “astronomical.” Among the victims was the son of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy, officials said. The warehouse in which the fire occurred was known to locals at the Ghost Ship, a place where artists gathered and showed their work. It was also open as a venue for gatherings as on Friday night. In realitty it appears to have been little more than a firetrap.

She’s back. It is another pop-up performance by Rhonda, the happy retailer of accessories and various notions. This time Rhonda is in at 1695 Bayview Ave. near Dolly Jewellers as Pop Goes Lola.

This interesting gallery is at 1541 Bayview Ave. Michael Leonard is there.

The Dollarama store is lit up and shelves are being put in place at 732 Mt. Pleasant just north of Briton House. This is the former Rexall Pharma Plus location. Many people are pleased to see it. As this picture was being taken a man and woman stopped to ask: “Are you excited about Dollarama coming here too.” For sure. But some of us are far too sophisticated for Dollarama. A reader has commented rather severely: “Excitement with arrival of a dollar store begs the question why is Toronto compared with world-class cities such as Paris and London?” Oh poo. We believe there may be euro stores in the City of Light.

The Weather Network is predicting less than a cm for Sunday evening and for Wednesday, a cm for Thursday and maybe two to four cm for Friday.  Forecast

The annual review of public elementary and high schools by the Fraser Institute has been published and once again it reveals high standards established at many South Bayview area schools. Elementary schools ranked between 10 and 7.6 in Toronto are here and elementary schools ranked between 7.5 and 6 are shown here. Some area schools are Cottingham at 9.8 (out of 10) Rosedale at 9.6, Blythwood and Deer Park each with 9.1, Maurice Cody 8.6, Northlea 8.6, Bessborough 8.3, Davisville 8.0, Rolph Road 7.7 Eglinton 7.4

HIGH SCHOOLS

Toronto high schools are listed here.  Of note is a ranking of 8.8 (out of ten) for North Toronto Collegiate. Lawrence Park 8.4 and Forest Hill 8.4, Leaside High School 7.8 and Northern Secondary 7.3

HIGH RANKING MATH TEACHERS

It turns out that nine of the top schools in mathematic in Ontario are in Toronto. Not too surprising. To read list click on image. The scores are out of a total of four. Catholic schools not reviewed by Fraser because of strike. 

Oakland fire and rescue officials say 24 bodies have been found in the burned out warehouse where a fire ignited during a party. They say about 80 percent of the building has been searched. It seems certain that the number of dead will rise.

Oakland warehouse fire update:

– 24 confirmed dead
-80% of building still needs to be searched pic.twitter.com/ufCk79ELfp

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 4, 2016

Here are Chris and Leslie of the Apple Tree Group known for their farmers market concept having fun at Saturday’s Mt. Pleasant BIA Christmas Fair. It was a nice day for hustling along Mt. Pleasant with friends. Here is a Twitter collection of posts. Now on to the Bayview-Leaside Christmas shopping weekends. Good shopping for goodness sake on South Bayview. Also: A sunny Saturday for Mt. Pleasant BIA Christmas Fair