Ann Brown has shared a post from Jaclyn Lefebvre on the condition of Leaside’s much-loved George Turrell. George earned the title of the King of Leaside for his unstinting assistance at the gardens and elsewhere over the years. He is said to be gravely ill in hospital. Archives
Premier Ford has reversed the order enabling police to stop pedestrians and drivers to randomly check on violations of the C-19 stay-at-home order. He has also reversed the order to close playgrounds. Both orders were issued Friday night and were part of other tightened rules intended to help control the pandemic third wave across Ontario. Now the government is saying that police may make stops when they have reason to suspect there is a violation of the C-19 restrictions. The idea of random police checks stunned many people and prompted most police services to announce they would not be taking any such action. It appears almost as if the police acted in concert to defy the order. Remarkable.
Doctors on Twitter are genuinely frightening
The public cannot know what type of reasoning occurred inside cabinet and government circles but the reality of the pandemic remains the same. Distancing and masks will stop the virus in its tracks. The rest is up to the public. And while recommendations and advice are essential, many can’t understand how police stopping people randomly would assist. Those who are determined to act in a way that spreads C-19 won’t be found walking on a City sidewalk. Stopping people randomly looked like a government run amuck. In fairness, the projections made by doctors on Twitter (and there are many) are genuinely frightening.
Metrolinx has announced that as early as Monday crews at Mt Pleasant Station will begin the second stage of pile removals on the north side of Eglinton Ave east of Mt Pleasant Road. Work will take place Monday to Friday between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. for approximately four weeks. A release says that crews will try to perform noisier works, such as hydro-vacuuming, between 5 p.m. and midnight. Significant pedestrian changes will be in effect.
The criminal negligence trial of a former bartender in the Eastern Ontario village of Calabogie continued in Pembroke Friday. Court heard from Enrico DeFrancesco, an Algonquin College professor, former bartender, nightclub manager and instructor in the responsible serving of alcohol. He testified about a serving protocol as taught in a course known as Smart Serve. The charge of criminal negligence against a server is so rare that the case may be a precedent. The accused is Ann Senack, a well-known local resident who has had much support in the community. Renfrew Today
The Queen has shared a photo from her private collection of herself and Prince Phillip as they relaxed in Scotland. Funeral services were held for Phillip Saturday.
Many South Bayview residents are waking up to the joyous sound of the lusty Cardinal song. Thanks to Melody Johnson of Birds of Canada.
Fiesty commentator Evan Solomon is worked up over what he calls “vaccine nationalism” in the US. Could be.
Cheaper Wifi? CRTC takes a stab at lowering prices
Politics as usual in Legislature (but not many solutions)
Here’s a raw clip from the Legislature of NDP leader Andrea Horwath scolding Doug Ford over why he can’t seem to just fix the C-19 crisis.
Gairloch Developments has bought more properties on the west side of Bayview Ave north of Soudan and has put forward an expanded condo development at that site. Urban Toronto
Kathleen Davies has posted this inspiring view of St. Cuthbert’s Church at 1399 Bayview Ave dressed for Spring and offering a reminder that better times will come. She quotes Desmond Tutu: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. Hope whispers that things will get better.”
It hardly seems possible that Vladimir Putin would actually invade Ukraine over that country’s desire to join NATO, but Russia is an odd place. There are still deep resentments about the collapse of the Soviet Union and Russian hegemony in Eastern Europe.
100 Days to the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics are just 100 days away after being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For athletes and sports fans these Games will be like no other. Mike Drolet speaks with Canadian athletes ramping up their training and what precautions they’re taking in preparation for the trip to Tokyo.
Camera catches MP changing his clothes (ugh)
William Amos, the Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Pontiac, has issued an apology for accidentally appearing naked during a Zoom meeting of the House of Commons. The camera in his home was turned the wrong way, he explained.
City officials are saying it’s a so far unexplained slowdown in the delivery of the Moderna vaccine that has caused some vaccination clinics to grind to a halt. Apparently, deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine continues fairly reliably. CTV
