Councillor Jon Burnside has written to residents of Bessborough Drive, McRae Drive and Parkhurst Blvd reporting that his survey of households there has not yielded enough support to proceed with lowering the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h as has been done on streets in the Toronto and East York wards of the City.  Leaside is in the North York area. Burnside said that the process requires at least 25 percent of homeowners to respond with at least 51 percent asking for the change. He does not say in the letter which criteria was unmet. Road safety and particularly concern for children remains high among people. City issued lawn signs reminding drivers to slow down are popular apparently across the city. The issue for some is that the difference between 30 and 40 km/h for responsible drivers does not seem to be a material factor in safe driving. The appearance of children on a street is always a warning to slow and be cautious. The death of Georgia Walsh at the corner of McRae and Millwood Rd was attributed not to speed but carelessness.  Circumstances of Georgia’s death beggar the imagination

Mt. Pleasant Village BIA merchants and restaurants will have a Shop, Wine and Dine evening which features a sidewalk sale on Thursday, June 16 between 5 and 8 p.m.  Take a look.

The Leaside High School senior girls have won the Toronto District Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TDSSAA) softball championship. They defeated Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Tuesday in hard-fought action at Dieppe Park.  The game required thrilling extra inning — the eighth. Softball is a seven-inning game. The teams were tied in the seventh but Leaside won 8-7. City Champs, how about that.

A two-year-old boy slipped out his York Region home Wednesday unseen by parents who thought he was safe in bed. The pleasant area of Larkin Avenue and Lehman Crescent was alive with police and citizens about 8:30 p.m. as they hunted to find the lad’s home.  Police said his family  was “very, very shocked” to learn the boy was outside by himself. Sgt James Ward told CP24: “They’re like Houdini and they can get out so take all of the precautions that you can

The 53 Division Community Response Unit (CRU) Charity BBQ will be held Thursday (June 2, 2016) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Yonge Eglinton Centre on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue West. This year the CRU Charity BBQ proceeds will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association Ride Don’t Hide Program. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and refreshments will be available. Also, officers from the Community Response Unit will attend and police vehicles will be on display.

NEW UNIT COMMANDER

The new 53 Division Unit Commander, Superintendent Reuben Stroble, along with Inspector Sonia Thomas, will be greeting the public. For further information contact Crime Prevention Officers Constable Timothy Somers at (416) 808-5337, or Constable Alex Li at (416) 808-5308.

Chip Wilson

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson criticized the Canadian yogawear retailer’s board on Wednesday, calling for annual election of the entire board to make directors more accountable for the company’s performance. Wilson, who is the company’s largest shareholder with a 14.2 percent stake, said the board should be declassified to make it more effective and not staggered, where only some directors stand for election each year. Wilson said he was convinced that Lululemon did not have the right leadership to make changes necessary to “win in the current global, multi-channel and dynamic environment.” Wilson told CNBC that he could help as a consultant to the company if the board structure was changed, calling Lululemon his child. Lululemon declined to comment on the possibility. Lululemon has seen competitors like Under Armour and Nike force into its area of business  Wilson has a way of saying things that h sometimes regrets, although he seems confident of his assessment now. Last year he had to apologize and step back for saying of Lululemon pants: “Frankly, some women’s bodies just don’t actually work [for the yoga pants],”

The residents of Fort McMurray are trickling back into the abandoned city they had to flee a month ago. Many were greeted by grim ashes of homes, vehicles and other belongings. Premier Notley was in the city, at Fire Station 5, to talk about the first day of the re-entry plan. “Today begins a journey more than a month in the making,” she said. “This journey is possible because of incredibly brave and dedicated first-responders who were able to save so much of this city, from one of the most destructive wildfires Alberta, and indeed Canada, has ever seen.”

The Ontario government has made a commitment to spend about $150 million in the planning and design of the Yonge Street subway relief line. The minister, Steven Del Duca, made the announcement with Mayor Tory Wednesday. It was a day when many TTC riders were saying that the subways seems to break down daily. A fire related to the third rail at the Bloor St. station of the Bloor-Danforth line fouled the commute Wednesday morning. Mr. Tory said the funding is a welcome move in a city that “took years off” from building transit and is desperate for more infrastructure.

Two numbered companies operating Paws and Claws at 1721 Bayview Ave and its previous location in the Sunnybrook Plaza have been fined $65,000 for failing to pay employees and failing to produce records as required to an employment standards officer, according to a news release from the Ministry of Labour. The companies pleaded guilty to failing to comply with orders to pay wages totalling approximately $19,000. The amounts paid varied from $163.96 to $2,789.12, the news release said. Paws and Claws has been in business in South Bayview for several years. The release does not state the dates of the complaints. The orders to pay related to 18 claimants. Before pleading guilty, the defendants made payments in the approximate amount of the orders. The company 2330653 Ontario Inc. (1721 Bayview) was fined a total of $30,000 while 2062730 Ontario Inc. (660 Eglinton East) was fined a total of $20,000 and director Corey Samuel was fined a total of $15,000.

53 Division police have posted this “Don’t Drink and Bike” video.