The window treatment at 1589-1591 Bayview is fairly straightforward for the new home of Cumbrae’s, the butcher shop. Work continues inside to convert the space which was a TD Bank in the 1990s and still carries the look of that business. It has been a number other things including The Trend Shoppe, a Sleep Country as well as the phony Jefferson Homeless Shelter “awareness” scam.
Government reaches 4-year tentative deal with doctors
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The Ontario government has reached a tentative four-year understanding with doctors. The deal was announced Monday morning by Health Minister Eric Hoskins. The negotiations leading to this settlement — still to be approved by the Ontario Medical Association — has been burdened by the cabinet’s need to control costs. (The provincial debt is more than $3 billion). In some cases, the breathtaking pay of some specialists, has been used to apply pressure. The OMA council votes Saturday August 6 on the deal. The specifics are not known but there is apparently agreement on “annual increases to the physician services budget that are limited to the costs of population growth, an aging society and funding for continued growth in doctors supply.”
Car through cemetery fence on Moore Ave at Brendan Rd
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A car smashed through the iron fence of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Moore Ave. at Brendan Road Monday morning leaving an eight foot gap. It may be that the vehicle was making a quick turn left out of Brenden in morning traffic and jumped the curb instead. Westbound drivers were turned back at Brendan with some making a U-turn and others, like the red dump truck in the bottom photo, finding their way back through Bennington Heights.
Honda Indy Toronto road closures to start Wednesday
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The Honda Indy Toronto will be held from Friday, July 15, 2016 to Sunday, July 17, 2016 with road closures starting Wednesday, July 13, 2016: They are: From noon, southbound Strachan Avenue, from Fleet Street to Lake Shore Boulevard West and from 8 p.m., Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Strachan Avenue to British Columbia Drive The closures will remain until Sunday, July 17, 2016, 11 p.m. Police say the extensive road closures will cause significant delays in the area. Anyone attending the Honda Indy Toronto is encouraged to take public transit. Both the TTC and Go Transit will provide increased service to Exhibition Place. With TPS release.
Toronto area MPP asks City to make road hockey legal
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Road hockey has turned up an MPP who, on the eve of a City Council discussion about the slightly illegal activity, has found motherhood. The Youth Services Minister Michael Coteau urges Toronto to make it legal. Coteau, a dad representing Don Valley East, waxes warmly about the pastime. “While the health benefits of physical activity are well-known and obvious, some of the other benefits of play are maybe less so,” he wrote, pointing to “things such as communication and social skills, an understanding of social rules, relationship building, learning how to compromise with others, patience and perseverance, teamwork and a sense of belonging.”
LIABILITY THE ISSUE
Traditionally civic officials have been advised against making road hockey legal because of the liability that would attach to the City. Others who support legal road hockey, like Ward 16 Councillor Christin Carmichael Greb say that’s no problem. But her solution seems vague. “People who choose to play street hockey or basketball on the roadway or allow a child in their care to play agree that they are assuming any and all risks associated with the decision to engage in this conduct and are waiving any and all claims against the city,” she said in her submission. In 2012, Josh Matlow (Ward 22) tried to have the ban lifted as well. At City Council Tuesday, a staff report will recommend against legalization. The rarely enforced restriction can bring a fine of $55 but usually gets just a warning.
Overnight tweets petition mayor to oppose digital sign
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Twitter has been filled overnight with messages of opposition to the digital sign proposed for the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. The sign would sit on Millwood Rd near the location of the present billboard. According to the posts, the vote on the new sign comes Tuesday at City Council. One tweet from Change.org writes in detail of resident opposition. It says eleven ratepayer groups oppose the sign apparently fearing a precedent for such signs near homes and low rise-shopping districts. These bodies are petitioning Mayor Tory to defer the sign matter. Twitter
John Tory: Defer the Leaside Digital Billboard – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/GwJOqKU5aK via @CdnChange
— Ken Gilmour (@kennethjgilmour) July 11, 2016
Week of withering hot weather ahead for mid-July
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Toronto is looking at a week of withering hot weather under a warning for all southern Ontario of humid weather expected to settle on the region. “A hot and humid air mass from the Gulf of Mexico will affect most of southern Ontario from Tuesday through Thursday,” an Environment Canada notice says. Most of southern Ontario could see highs between 30 C and 33 C from Tuesday to Thursday, with overnight lows of 20 to 23 C. But the whole week with the exception of Friday will be very hot. Some showers are expected Thursday.
Postal system to remain open as talks seem to be going well
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Canada Post has withdrawn its threat of a lockout against some 50,000 postal workers in the expectation that this will lead to “serious negotiations.” The lockout deadline had been set for Monday, July 11, 2016. “We are also expecting the union to honour their repeated public statements that they have no plans to issue a strike notice,” says a new release from Canada Post. “Assurance from both parties that the postal system will remain open for business while we negotiate will provide the certainty that Canadians and our employees are looking for.” The Crown corporation’s news release followed a statement earlier Sunday from Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk, who encouraged the two sides to continue discussions beyond a deadline of 12:01 a.m. ET Monday that Canada Post had set.
Murray defeats Milos Raonic in hard-fought Wimbledon
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.@andy_murray celebrates after beating Milos Raonic to win his second career #Wimbledon title and his 3rd #GrandSlamhttps://t.co/DVdEiNhes5
— Voice of America (@VOANews) July 10, 2016
Triathlon is over early and the parkway is open again
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GOOD NEWS:
DVP
-Triathlon over
-The DVP has been re-opened early
-Traffic allowed on
^dh— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 10, 2016
Trudeau makes stop at Auschwitz after NATO meeting
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Premier Kanady Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau odwiedził dziś @AuschwitzMuseum pic.twitter.com/5C6fV23i19
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) July 10, 2016
Mt. Pleasant LRT stop-to-be gets ready for restoration
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The 1920 Imperial Bank of Canada building (later CIBC and Second Cup) is seen in Sunday morning’s sunshine with scaffolds all around. The exterior will be restored as it is transformed into the Mt. Pleasant LRT station. It will be 100 years old by the time the LRT opens. As seen in an artistic depiction the high traffic of the new station will be accommodated by larger doors on the Mt. Pleasant side.
