The South Bayview Bulldog

Jaye Robinson

It may be hard to imagine that there is anything to be said about road safety that hasn’t already been repeated a million times. But there is no more important matter than keeping people alive so Ward 25 Councillor Jaye Robinson will be holding a round table at City Hall next Monday (January 25, 2016) to seek a Road Safety Strategic Plan. It will be held from 10.30 to 12.30 noon in the Council Chamber at City Hall. It is a short period of time to address this issue but perhaps the speakers will be professional people who can speak briefly to the point.  The news release telling of this meeting says: “The Road Safety Strategic Plan is looking to identify the contributing factors related to road safety in our community and identify potential safety initiatives that can be implemented to help reduce transportation-related deaths and serious injuries on Toronto’s roads.” Councillor Robinson says there is room for improvement.  The conversation will focus on areas such as:
• pedestrian and cyclist safety
• aggressive driving
• distracted driving
• safety in school zones
• safety for seniors

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A large storm is beginning to dump snow on the southern and eastern United States today (Friday, January 22, 2016) with flight cancellations and emergency conditions in five states. As much as 60 centimetres may fall in Washington. The National Weather Service said the winter storm could rank near the top 10 to ever hit the region. NWS meteorologist Paul Kocin compared it to “Snowmageddon,” the first of two storms that “wiped out” Washington in 2010, but he said the weekend timing could help limit deaths and damage. New Yorkers are battening down as well.  The snowfall is expected to continue from late Friday into Sunday and could cause more than $1 billion in damage and paralyze the eastern third of the nation, he said.

East Toronto Families for Syria will officially open a community hub tomorrow (Saturday, January. 23) between noon to 6 p.m.  The Hub’s storefront was donated by Remax Hallmark Realty and the Danforth East Community Association’s Pop Up Shop Program, after East Toronto Families for Syria received an outpouring of donations from the community. Donations will be collected and offered for Syrian refugees at The Hub, just east of Danforth and Coxwell, until March 31.

Premier Wynne, the member for Don Valley West, met Premier Notely of Alberta at the Legislature building this morning (Friday, January 22, 2016)  CBC

Families have been told by email that Friday, April 15, 2016 will be a professional activity day. That brings the total such time off for teachers to work on their teaching skills to seven each school year. The information came from Toronto District and School Board’s (TDSB)  director of education and chair. Students will be off school and parents will have to change the routine from normal Fridays. The extra PA Day was won by teachers in the last labour negotiations, the mail said. Teachers may be able to demonstrate the value to pupils of such time off but the practice remains a source of skepticism among parents and some educators.

A cautionary stale for those who might like to make their own sushi from raw salmon. This case is documented in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology and occurred in Alberta.  KelownaNow

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Sandra and Dave Mauro are happy tonight to have recovered their roaming Doberman mix dog named Sam (aka Samson). Sam dashed out of the house this morning (January 21, 2016) at around 8:30 without his collar.He was found safe and well late this afternoon.Sandra and Dave send their thanks to the community

Randall Hansen, director of the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, tears a strip off the government. “ISIS needs to be defeated,” he said. Canada can’t hide behind pieties and be taken seriously. University of Toronto News 

The 1936 heritage Postal Station K at Yonge and Montgomery Ave. is gutted and bears protective covering for art deco relief over the front door. The rear addition is gone and work begins on the 26 floor residential tower which will stand behind. Photo below, taken January 21, 2016, shows the depiction of the finished heritage bullding and the square in front. It is quite appealng. Note the “wall washer” lights cast upward from the base of the building. We’ll be watching for them. Trust they’re not a flight of artistic fantasy. The place will be finished in 2017. Previous