A sign at a stop for the 28 Bayview bus at Bayview Ave and Merton St says nothing in 13 languages. It appears the sign, posted over the regular stop beside a construction site, is intended to give directions to a temporary stop. But it doesn’t. The English part says Board Bus Or Streetcar At and then nothing. What appears to be the same message in 12 other languages (or not) may be helpful for something but seem unlikely to give away the location of the temporary stop. The 28 Bayview runs from the Davisville station to the Brick Works on weekends but is promised by the TTC as a permanent weekday service sometime this year as soon as the necessary buses arrive from a manufacturer. Fingers crossed. (Further searching finds a stop by Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, but no thanks to the sign).
OPP cruiser stolen at accident site and later recovered
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Erratic driving and then a wrong-way plunge down a ramp of Highway 410 caused a head-on collision Friday evening. When OPP officers leaped out of their cruisers to deal with the crash a man involved in the collision got into one of the cop cars and drove away. The cruiser has been located using its GPS but the suspect is still on the loose. The Commissioner may have something to say. CBC
Business brisk as Sports Swap patrons asked to be patient
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Many businesses would like the problem. The number of customers at Sports Swap at 1541 Bayview Ave. has caused the firm to post a notice on the front door asking people to be patient. The “high volume” of business has a caused delays apparently and now Sports Swap asks patrons to give the names to the cashier so that “everyone is served in order”.
WILD: Cats meet Cats Saturday night at Leaside Arena
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Leaside Wildcats will face off against the Nepean Wildcats Saturday night at Leaside Arena and the match could be wild. The home ice ladies will be meeting a formidable hockey franchise that holds third spot in the 20-team Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). Seventh-place Leaside will be hoping for a repeat performance of its December 19 win over another powerhouse, first-place Durham West Lightning. The puck drops at 7.40.
LADY SENS SUNDAY
On Sunday, January 10, Leaside will host the Ottawa Lady Sens beginning at 3.40 p.m. The Lady Sens are ranked 15th in the PWHL.
Bayview closed by accident Friday south of Eglinton Ave.
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Bayview Avenue was blocked to northbound traffic between Soudan Ave and Eglinton Ave. Friday afternoon because of a collision. Bus traffic was diverted along Millwood and up Cleveland to Eglinton. The road reopened about 4 p.m.
GOT HIM: Mexico nabs druglord Joaquim Guzman
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Police tell a YouTube tale of serial shopping mall molester
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York Region Police spin an interesting YouTube story with surveillance video of a man they think is a serial molester in the nearby Upper Canada Mall. Whoever it is, he has been at it since last summer and cops reasonably conclude that he lives quite nearby.
TODAY’S TIP: Don’t smash into police cars when drunk
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Police say two drunk drivers crashed into police cruisers early Friday in North York. There’s really not a lot more to tell about these hapless motorists except they are no longer driving. It happened after midnight when a woman rear-ended a cruiser on Finch Avenue West near Rumike Road. She ran away but guess what they caught her. Later, a man bumped into a cruiser at the same scene and was arrested. Class dismissed.
Resin used in LRT work causes bad odour along Eglinton E
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Dr. Kathleen Healey
A resin called Styrene-acrylonitrile being used in LRT construction is causing a foul smell along Eglinton Ave. west of Bayview Ave. Jen Murray of the Insight Naturopathic Clinic said it smells like a “giant permanent marker had exploded.” The resin is used to strengthen sewer pipes as tunneling work proceeds underground. In everyday life, it is used to protect things like food containers, kitchenware, computer products, packaging material, battery cases and plastic optical fibers. It is said to make many things resistant even to boiling water Dr. Kathleen Healey at 543 Eglinton said she and her assistant have been “sickened” by the smell. But Dr. Healy seemed most annoyed that Metrolinx, the Ontario agency in charge of construction, could not tell her and her associates what it was.
Joseph Petit, 17, victim of East York shooting last Monday
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Joseph Petit
A 17-year-old boy, Joseph Petit, is dead from injuries he received Monday, January 4, 2016 in a shooting near Danforth and Victoria Park Aves. at about 6 p.m. Police say the boy lived in the East York neighbourhood and the shooting doesn’t appear to be random. Two suspects who were seen were wearing either fur-trimmed jackets or hoodies. Police say Petit had been walking his German shepherd dog shortly before he was shot. Petit, who was shot in the neck at close range, was rushed to hospital in critical condition. He died on Thursday night, police confirmed earlier today. Police are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting to contact investigators at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.
Roxborough St. West homeowner asks OMB for parking pad
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In what would appear to be a precedent-setting application to the Ontario Municipal Board, the owner of the home 67 Roxborough Street West in Summerhill has appealed a decision of the City’s Committee of Adjustment to deny a parking pad in front of the house. The application was turned down in response to opposition by many residents, the ABC Residents Association and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. The ABCRA is planning to oppose the request again before the OMB. Roxborough St residences like homes in much of Summerhill have restricted parking. Most residents park on the street, But an early 20th century laneway runs behind 67 Roxborough and the owner has already been given permission to build two garages back there. Opponents think it is piggy to want to park on property at the front as well. The parking pad is a sorely frowned-on phenomenon at City Hall, where most Councillors want them banned completely. Some say they take up curbside parking because the access curbs to pads are required to be kept clear. On the other hand, there seems little question that a parking pad is safer for the vehicle and contributes to off-street parking. Fewer cars parked on the street make traffic safer many contend. The ABCRA takes its name from boundaries west of Yonge St. being Avenue Rd., Bloor St. and the CP tracks.
Friday morning sky a symphony of pink, orange and blue
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That curious glow of pink from the east as eyes were first opened this morning packed quite a wallop when early risers saw it straight on. More wonderful pictures from the CBC and from Twitter at Toronto Sky
SAILOR’S WARNING?
Of course the old English Channel rhyme that declares Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight, Red Sky in the Morning, Sailor’s Warning will not be critical to our survival. Fishermen used to count on it to keep them safe. Sadly, however, the pattern is true. There will be rain later Friday.
