Davisville resident John Hiddema is reminding area residents that the City’s planning process for the Davisville community hub and aquatic centre has begun. The construction schedule may see the centre, including two swimming pools, built by 2024. Mr. Hiddema and his friends have been tireless advocates on behalf of the Davisville hub.
Residents of Mt. Pleasant West have been invited by the City to offer input on the design of a new park to be created on the northeast corner of Broadway Ave and Redpath Ave. The address is 100 Broadway. The planned park, which is said to be 746 square metres was a donation from the builders of the Pharrell Williams condominium at the same location. Mr. Williams is a well-known US singer, songwriter and producer who for reasons not very clear is associated with the development.
The large retail space on the northeast corner of Yonge St. and Merton St. has been offered for lease at 45 a square foot. For many years it has been occupied by Ethan Allen Home Decor. Listing
Yes, the humongous streaming firm is a bit edgy about just how many non-paying households are riding along on someone else’s password.
Teen Twitter hacker, 18, goes to jail in Florida
A very bright Florida teenager, Graham Clark, is paying a big price for using his intelligence to hack the account of famous people like President Biden and Bill Gates. The scheme netted Clark more than $117,000 in bitcoin. Kind of sad.
Lotto Max tears of joy
Dorothy-Ann and Marc Meilleur cried tears of joy when they realized they had won $70 million in a recent Lotto Max draw. The couple is from Noelville near Sudbury. Good for them. Toronto Sun
Epidemiologist and public advisor Isaac Bogoch confirms the general increase in cases of C-19 and its main variant B117 in Ontario. Appearing on Citytv, he also discussed the general effectiveness of vaccines. Like most informed people on the subject, he urgently advises we take the first vaccine available to us.
Bogoch Twitter account
"In Cantonese, Punjabi, Tagalog & many other different languages, health care workers and LTC residents aged 22 to 94 explain why they got the #COVID19 vaccine to help combat vaccine hesitancy in their communities."
This is wonderful. By @evystadium.https://t.co/KfsJL7JN92
— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) March 17, 2021
Gears at 109 Vanderhoof Ave. has announced that it is closing because of what it calls industry challenges and an anticipated lack of supply for the next 12 to 18 months. The long-time shop will close Friday, March 26 in order to consolidate resources in other Gears shops in the GTA. A release says the decision was not taken lightly but is logical to protect staff and business. Release
The Toronto Zoo Tuesday released a video of a reluctant zebra being coaxed (unsuccessfully) to come to dinner.
There are few personal problems more upsetting or disruptive than that of the loss of a wallet with all its valuable contents. Decent people are communicating at Leaside Facebook to help find the wallet dropped by a woman somewhere in the business district of Bayview Ave. Tuesday.
City planners are said to be sending a scheme to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee that would bring a fancified version of Yonge St all the way to Davisville Ave. The scheme is more of the current urban thinking in Toronto and has no particular attribution except unidentified planners. This time it envisions bike lanes, trees and various things on a stretch of Yonge from Bloor St. to Davisville. CP24 is posting bursts of short takes on this.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments from the City of Toronto Tuesday in its bid to overturn the Ontario government’s decision to slice City Council in half in the middle of the 2018 election campaign. It will be months before the court renders a decision but a fundamental of Canada’s constitution has to be dealt with in some way. Namely, that the provinces control and dispose of municipalities any way they like. It’s for this reason apparently that the Attorney General of Canada will be represented at today’s hearing. Many believe that the newly-elected Ford government acted vindictively against Toronto but there are national issues to be considered. We’ll hear the arguments soon.
Many shoppers will be surprised if not shocked at news that the parent company of Sobeys has signed a deal to buy 51 percent of Longo’s. The deal includes Longos grocery store chain and its Grocery Gateway e-commerce business. The price is said to be $357 million. Empire Company Ltd. of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, said the deal adds two high-quality banners to its business and helps it grow in Ontario. According to a news release Tuesday, Toronto-area grocer Longo’s and Grocery Gateway will continue to be led by CEO Anthony Longo. However, Empire said Longo’s will be able to benefit from its infrastructure and capabilities in areas such as sourcing, logistics and real estate. Longo’s is a post-war business phenomenon in Ontario where it grew from a family-owned fruit store to a large chain of widely-patronized grocery stores. It’s known most notably in South Bayview for its store in the former steam engine repair building on Laird Drive.
The City of Toronto says Monday that it plans to see over-80 citizens vaccinated between now and April 11. This as the Ontario online booking portal for province-wide vaccinations opened at 8 a.m.
Rogers buys Shaw for $26 bilion
City News says Monday that its owner, Rogers Communications Inc., has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. in a deal valued at $26 billion, including debt. Both companies are phone and cable competitors to Bell Canada. The deal must be approved by the CRTC. The story makes no mention of Corus Entertainment, owner of Global News. Corus is a separate company also controlled by the Shaw family. Stories from the National Post and CBC
Apartments illegally built over exhaust repair shop
