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.
Syrian Refugee Hub to open Saturday at 1803 Danforth Ave.
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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.
Wynne, Notley meeting at Legislature building Friday
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Premier Wynne, the member for Don Valley West, met Premier Notely of Alberta at the Legislature building this morning (Friday, January 22, 2016) CBC
APRIL 15: Extra Toronto PA Day brings year’s total to seven
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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.
Homemade wild salmon sushi produces worm infection
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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
Mayor Tory’s compromise plan for Scarborough transit
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“Sam” on the loose all day, found safe in east Leaside
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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
Canada snubbed by allies says prof and “we deserved it”
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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
Historic Postal Station K as it looks on January 21, 2016
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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
Road trips await Leaside Wildcats through February
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The Leaside Wildcats will be strangers at home for a while as they embark on two road trips which will take them pretty much to the end of February. This weekend, starting Friday, Leaside will begin an away series with a visit to the Cambridge Rivulettes. Saturday it’s the Bluewater Hawks on their home ice in Strathroy and then a Sunday tilt with Southwest Wildcats in Windsor. These games are followed on Wednesday, January 27 by a meet up with the Toronto Aeros at York University Next month brings another five-game road trip. Anybody going to class here?
Wild and crazy Eglinton and Bayview traffic change
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Work in the south side lanes of Eglinton Ave. (eastbound) has reached a point where one of the eastbound lanes has been opened. But one eastbound lane has been closed making causing motorists turning left into Eglinton to pause to make sure they are in an open lane and not a construction dead-end. Reader Gary Slippoy says he watched from his window yesterday after they opened the new lane. At least 12 cars stopped suddenly due to the change of lanes.(Thursday, January 21, 2016).
Mom, daughter escape a frozen death on desolate road
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City dwellers seldom appreciate the unforgiving conditions people endure living on the sparely populated Canadian prairie. This story is from Manitoba where Kristen Hiebert and her little girl were alone and freezing all night after their car left the road near Dunrea about 240 kilometres from Winnipeg. The story of how Hiebert, with her arms broken, struggled to save herself and little Avery is told here by the CBC’s Nellie Gonzales.