AVOID? Work on Bloor Street bikes lanes to start soon
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No date is given but a new release from the City says work will start soon on the installation of the Bloor Street cycle tracks. Bikes lanes to you. The trial project will be built from Shaw Street to Avenue Road to “enhance cycling infrastructure and safety for all road users.”
Leaside Sports Hall of Fame prepares for 2016 awards
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@TerryFallis will be our guest speaker at Nov.18th induction ceremony. Can you spot him in this classic LHA photo? pic.twitter.com/wjW1XmXM9u
— Leaside SportsHall (@Leaside_Hall) July 27, 2016
Blue Jays in thrilling 7-6 win in the 12th against SD Padres
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It was wild! Devon Travis scores from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 12th as the Toronto Blue Jays come from behind to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6.
https://twitter.com/metrotoronto/status/758143995520376832
Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Win #BlueJays #OurMoment @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/RBcPrOfMPb
— Sam (@sam_sosa88) July 27, 2016
FLASH: Streetcar tracks make cyclists fall and get hurt
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City of Portland
Uncounted millions of Canadian kids and those around the world have grown up with the survival knowledge that streetcar tracks will take control of your bicycle and then usually hurl you to the pavement. Police records are replete with cases of fatalities related to injuries caused this way. But today, the CBC reports with wide-eyed wonderment on an academic study that says (um) streetcar tracks make cyclists fall down. Well then, that clinches it. More than a century of cries to “watch out for the tracks” and dangerous dipsy-doodling to skirt deadly rail switches were not just childhood imagination. Of course, things have gotten better for much of the world as the streetcar was replaced by more sensible transportation. In Toronto, however, streetcars are more important than almost anything. Human life, money, faster traffic — hey, into each life a little rain must fall, right? CBC
Man shot at Owl of Minerva Korean restaurant on Yonge
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Shooting : Yonge St and Churchill Ave – Victim to trauma centre. Premise is Owl of Minerva. Bullet holes in window. pic.twitter.com/5l1EpZNB8K
— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) July 26, 2016
A man has been shot several time through the front window of the Owl of Minerva Korean restaurant on Yonge Street in North York. He is in hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say. Reports say it occurred about 2 a.m.
LCBO to sell liquor online with delivery by Canada Post
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It’s seldom that a monopoly agency with the network of neighborhood stores like those of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario feels the need to sell online as well, but the LCBO will do just that. Now customers may have liquor and other goods delivered to their homes by Canada Post. Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the creation of LCBO.com shows the government-owned liquor agency’s commitment to evolve and modernize, and will provide greater convenience for consumers. He noted the opportunity for consumers to get specialized wines and other products off the online menu which may not be in their local stores.
G-20 cop to appeal conviction of discreditable conduct
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Many people may wish Supt. David (Mark) Fenton well as he appeals convictions on two counts of unlawful exercise of authority and one count of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act in connection with detentions of crowds at the G20 riots. Fenton’s lawyer will argue that it was an error to permit the participation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association at the hearing. Fenton was characterized as a malevolent cop who was punishing civilians for being in the vicinity of the G-20 meeting. There was no evidence of this except the interpretation of circumstances by the CCLA. In his appeal, Fenton will say he was “acting in good faith and with the safety of the city” when he ordered the mass arrests. He will also say the hearing officer failed to account for “actual availability of shelter and protective clothing” for demonstrators held cold and wet at Queen Street and Spadina Avenue outside during a thunderstorm on June 27. Fenton’s lawyers are asking for a new hearing and for Fenton to be found not guilty on all counts.
Jumpstart event at Valley Park school inspires local girls
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The Jumpstart Games for Girls, supported by Jumpstart Founder, Martha Billes, took place Tuesday in perfect weather on the playing field of Valley Park Middle School on Overlea Blvd. Some 350 girls across Jumpstart’s Toronto Chapters gathered to get active in the presence of many friends, especially Olympic role models Marnie McBean, three-time Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist, Rowing and Landon French, President of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities will be available for media opportunities. The Jumpstart Games are an ongoing and very public-spirited activity of the Canadian Tire Corporation.
Seven-year-old golfing prodigy in the U-K among top 40
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Jack Dirkin is ranked in the top 40 in the world for his age and is tipped to be the next UK golf superstar. His dad noticed how consistently he hit the ball when he was just a toddler.
Cyclist and cruiser collide, police examine dash cam video
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A cyclist and police cruiser collided at Kennedy Rd near Meridian Road overnight. Police are now examining the video from the cruiser’s dash cam. The cyclist is in hospital in serious condition.
Remaining surface parking part of Front-Spadina deal
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Tridel will develop more than seven acres of land at Front St and Spadina Ave. including one of the few remaining surface parking lots in west-central downtown. The owners of the property are well-known names — RioCan, Allied Properties and DiamondCorp. The land sits adjacent to the Globe and Mail building which was built in 1963 as the home of the now defunct Toronto Telegram. It does not appear to be part of the deal. Work is set to begin next year.