Day one of the Ontario vaccine passport has dawned with some hitches at the government identity site. There’s no mention here of whether you can use the two receipts received when you were vaccinated along with, say, your driver’s license. Day two of this process comes on September 22 when you supposedly will be able to download an app and QR code. But you don’t need any “passport” for groceries, pharmacies and many other essentials. Just a mask. Remember when you could meet people on the street and hug them? Sigh.
A York Region couple has vanished from Markham. Quoc Trans, 37, and Kristy Nguyen, 25, have not been seen since September 18, according to police. Their families say they have not been touch in the way they normally were. Investigators say they are growing increasingly concerned for the couple’s well-being. Descriptions
The Lotto Max jackpot for Friday’s draw has risen to $65 million after there was no winning ticket Tuesday night. None of the six available Maxmillions prizes of $1 million were claimed either.
This informative Wikipedia post Tuesday morning gives the seat count above for Canada’s new House of Commons — another minority for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. The resurgence of the Bloc Quebecois reveals a very Canadian outcome in which Quebec opts out of national politics and creates political uncertainty. It’s Canada.
Liberal Toronto and how
Predictions of a Liberal bonanza in Toronto have been fulfilled. There are essentially no changes among seats in Midtown Toronto. CTV has a full list of GTA outcomes here.
Conservatives win popular vote
The CPC won the most votes in the 2021 federal election but wasn’t able to translate that support into the most seats. Tory voters live in the wrong places to create a win in the HOC. They collected 34.1 percent of the gross ballots with the Liberals taking 31.8 percent of the total number of votes cast. That translated into 46.2 percent of the total seats for the Liberals (158 seats).
Yet more spending for everything it seems
This City News yack early Tuesday suggests a Liberal/NDP arrangement to introduce many new spending projects — nice but of course, someone has to pay.
You may need your vaccine passport for these events but the scheduled Variety Show next Thursday at the Amsterdam Barrell House looks like fun. Below, the Leaside Heritage Preservation Society is holding a get-together at the Leaside Pub on September 29.
Toronto Fire Service has extinguished a two-alarm fire at a home under construction on Crescent Rd between Wrentham Place and the Mt. Pleasant ramp early Sunday. The traffic map shows there is still a lot of congestion in the area including the ramp.
There’s an outpouring of good wishes towards a former 53 Division policeman and high hopes for the return of the cat Gingy at Leaside Community Saturday. Lauren Herz tells how the officer agreed to use his sniffer dogs trained to find pets to bring Gingy home.
The push to remake South Bayview main streets continues with the proposal for a 35-storey condominium tower at 750 Mt. Pleasant Rd. It appears to show a commercial element at street level. This condo would be built next door to the playground of Eglinton Public School which sits on the southwest corner of Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton Ave. Also of note, the project will see the end to the busy little strip mall with parking. Urban Toronto
The City will fully close Allen Road this weekend for maintenance, starting Friday at 11 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m. The closure will extend from Eglinton Avenue West to Sheppard Avenue West, including all on/off ramps at Allen Road and Highway 401.
