The little semi-detached house at Moore Ave. and Mt. Pleasant Rd. has been slammed by flying vehicles twice in less than a month. Friday (August 21, 2015) two vehicles came flying across the sidewalk on Mt.Pleasant and smashed the fence and little storage shed where the occupant’s 7-year-old daughter kept her bicycle. Like the fence its ruined too.
Three recklessly set arsons bring back memories of the multiple cars fire in Bennington Heights May 9, 2014. They have still not been solved. Since then there have been other instances of car fires and now these arsons including a pair of vehicle fires on Weston Road north of Highway 401. A cube van was set on fire at 2932 Weston Rd. just before 4 a.m. The truck was gutted by the flames and the house sustained some damage when the fire spread to the garage. While crews were putting out that fire another was set in a vehicle a few hundred metres north at 3030 Weston Rd. It was destroyed. On Stephenfrank Road near Brimley Rd. and Lawrence Ave E. area) a pickup truck in the carport was set on fire just before 5 am. causing extensive damage to two adjacent houses. It is this really criminally careless behaviour that threateded lives in Bennington Heights.
Stories about poor Maria Summers being denied a visa to stay with her sick husband in the U-K seem on the surface to be unexplainable. The two have been married 45 years. What’s the big deal? It seems to suggest a fear on the part of the government that Ms. Summers will somehow end up applying for British welfare. Her husband David has been recently diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery days before she was slated to return home to Canada. The British government has said that Maria Summers must leave by tomorrow (Sunday, August 23, 2015). Most recently, the U-K said she falls short of the income requirement live in the country permanently. .
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News Release – August 21, 2015
Toronto reports this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus
Toronto Public Health (TPH) has received a lab confirmation indicating that an adult resident in Toronto has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first human case testing positive for West Nile Virus in Toronto for 2015. TPH continues to investigate where the virus was acquired, as the resident had potential exposures in Toronto and outside of the city.
While the risk of being infected with West Nile Virus is low, Toronto Public Health reminds residents to take precautions, including the following:
West Nile Virus symptoms usually develop between two and 15 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Symptoms include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, body ache, skin rash and swollen glands. If you or a family member has concerns about any symptoms, contact your healthcare provider.
In 2013, 18 positive mosquito pools and 12 human cases were reported to Toronto Public Health. In 2014, 10 positive mosquito pools and three human cases were reported to TPH. To date, TPH has not received any reports of positive mosquito pools for 2015.
More information about West Nile Virus is available at http://www.toronto.ca/health/westnile. This news release is also available on the City’s website: http://bit.ly/1MCZ5y8
Planespotter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport captures direct lightning strike on a Boeing 737 sitting on the tarmac.
Interesting commentary from CNN, explains some of the science. “Planes are hit by lightning strikes more commonly than travelers probably realize…“
Toronto Police are struggling to catch the couple operating in the west-central part of the City who are committing distraction crimes on elderly people. This time a 79-year-old woman was sitting on the veranda at her home in the Montrose Avenue and College Street West area A car with a man and a woman pulled up near the home The female passenger called the 79-year-old woman over and asked for directions to the Bathurst Street Hospital She then told the 79-year-old woman that her mother was very sick and asked for her to pray for her mother She began to place jewelry on the 79-year-old woman She placed a new necklace over the woman’s head and took her existing necklace off The car with the male driver and female passenger then drove off The victim later realized that her necklace was taken The male driver is described as white. The female passenger is described as white, in her early 50s, 5’2”, medium-to-heavy build, with short black hair. The car is described as a silver or light-coloured, possibly a Honda or Volkswagen. Similar Distraction Thefts have been taking place across the Greater Toronto Area. The suspects in these crimes distract the victims by giving them worthless jewelry while stealing expensive jewelry, such as rings and necklaces. The suspects appear to targeting victims who speak little or no English. Police believe there may be other victims.
The 2015 season of meetings of the Canadian Federation of University Women of Leaside-East York will begin Thursday September 17, 2015 at Northlea United Church at 125 Brentcliffe Rd. Everyone is invited. Topics slated for upcoming months are:Thursday, Sept. 17: Dr. Dennis Pilon, author of Wrestling with Democracy will be a guest speaker on the issue of proportional representation
Thursday, Oct. 15: Deborah Cowley, author of The Library Tree will be a guest speaker.
Thursday, Nov. 19: Architecture critic, Christopher Hume will speak on Toronto’s architecture.
Thursday, Jan. 21: Archaeologist, Meg Morden will discuss excavations at Tel Kedesh, Israel.
Thursday, Feb. 18: Heather Darling Pigat of the University of Toronto Art Centre will discuss art at the university.
Thursday, March 17: Author Marilyn Churley will talk about her book, Shameless.
Thursday, April 21: Artistic director, Vrenia Ivonoffski will discuss theatre for all.
Boat builder Clark Waite has rebuilt Birdie for his friends Ellen Clarke and Steve Smith. It was an abandoned amusement park boat at Rainbow Valley Park in Prince Edward Island. And not very fast. Now it’s fast. “We said, ‘Clark, we need a swan buddy.’ Not half an hour later he rolled up to the house with a swan on the back of his flatbed truck. It felt like Christmas morning.”
Sam Hammond, head of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, told inquiring reporters today that it was not possible for the union to meet with government negotiators until Sept 1, because of scheduled union events. “We had this meeting,” Hammond said, referring to Thursday’s teachers meeting in Toronto. He also referenced another meeting in Kingston. In response to a reporter who suggested parents concerns might be more important than the union agenda Hammond said: “I’m not going to address that right now.” September 1st? What’s the rush?
It is a tentative agreement and ratification vote is some weeks off. Let’s hope for the best. Even Thursday morning, Paul Elliot, president of the secondary teachers federation. was talking as if a strike were moments away. He excoriated the government and school boards for their “inexcusable radical management rights agenda.” It was an angry speech to school teachers about “the war on working people.” Also Thursday morning, Sam Hammond, head of the elementary teachers union, made a fiery speech to some members. He railed against school principals and others who wanted to make decisions about testing. This was apparently well-received by the elementary teachers present. He said that if the government did not accede to union wishes it was in for the fight of its life. Hamilton Spectator
