Leaside property owners meet at Trace Manes Centre
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An August special meeting of the Leaside Property Owners Association directors will be held tonight (Tuesday August 4, 2015) at 7.30 p.m. at Trace Manes Community Centre. Access to the centre is from Rumsey Road. A tentative agenda includes the Bayview and Eglinton LRT station and the Sunnybrook Plaza OMB appeal update. As always, the public is welcome to attend.
Toronto Police Service launches new mobile app
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Chris Hyndman, co-host of Steven and Chris found dead
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Cops bring July bank robbery outburst to abrupt end
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Police have arrested Ivan McManus, 37, of Toronto following seven bank robberies on downtown streets like Bloor, St Clair, Danforth and Gerrard. The robberies occurred between July 21 and 29, 2015.
Does David Price know how to make an entrance or what?
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AP writer Ian Harrison caught the spirit of a wonderful baseball day for Toronto fans. Harrison observed that David Price was blown away by the reception he got in his Civic Holiday sold-out debut at Rogers Stadium. Then, said the AP scribe, Price blew away the Minnesota Twins. Blue Jay’s brass were more than ready to agree. The team tweeted the above photo with the new man’s statistics for the day stamped right on it. How impressive is that scorecard fans? Price struck out 11 over eight innings to win his first Blue Jays start, Josh Donaldson hit a tie-breaking home run and Toronto beat Minnesota 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series between AL wild-card contenders. And this as Price has hardly time to unpack. He got here Friday from Detroit. The crowd basked in fine weather as they stood to give him a ringing welcome. The turnstiles said 45,766 had bought a ticket. For his part, Price was gracious and, it seemed, genuinely impressed. “That was the best atmosphere I’ve ever been in,” he said. “I’ve never experienced anything like that.”
No one hurt as tornado ravages Hwy. 9 village of Teviotdale
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Photos on Twitter reveal heavy damage to Teviotdale
Montreal Cabbie runs over two men when they don’t pay
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There’s a terrible lesson here. Two young men, 20 and 18, leaped out of a Montreal taxi early Monday and walked off without paying. The cabbie was so incensed he drove up onto the sidewalk and ran over the two. The younger man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, though his condition stabilized overnight. The other man suffered less serious injuries.
Uber charges $200 for “dog soiling” passenger totally denies
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The stories about Uber ride sharing (taxi service) continue to unfold. It is the surprise charges that seem to be so unsurprising when it comes to Uber. In Chicago a woman was told her dog has soiled the taxi. She says the dog was in its carrier at all times. As proof, Uber sent her pictures of two different car interiors. She claims she does not recognize either one.
Swimming pool sunscreen sign taken down at Wadlow Park
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The City has removed a sign at the Kiwanis Pool in Stan Wadlow Park on Cedarvale Ave. which asked swimmers to remove sunscreen before entering the pool. The instructions caused some parents to complain. Kiwanis staff had created the handwritten sign and explained that sunscreen leaves an oily film on the water which can make it difficult for lifeguards to see the bottom of the pool. They also said the sunscreen requires them to use more chlorine to purify the water, according to Richard Labonte, a Kiwanis Pool staff member. A City recreation department spokesperson Aydin Sarrafzaden said the sign was a well-intentioned attempt to encourage swimmers to shower prior to entering the pool, but could have been misinterpreted. She said the City regretted any concerns that the sign may have caused.
Happy Civic Holiday: Weather probs looking not too bad
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The Civic Holiday weather looks better than expected although there may be surprise thunderstorms. The Weather Network is calling for partly cloudy skies and a high of 27. A look below at the pea-sized hail that fell in parts of Southern Ontario yesterday. This is in Waterloo.
Teen drowns at Kincardine Beach on Lake Huron
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A teen boy is said to have drowned in Lake Huron at Kincardine’s Station Beach Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people watched as emergency personnel tried to locate the teen who disappeared under the water shortly before 3 p.m. The boy, reported to be 16, has not been identified nor a hometown given. Local reports say his friends reported that the boy was swimming when the waves picked up before the thunderstorms rolled into the region. As of Monday (August 3, 2015) no update on the search had been released. The teen is described at 5’ tall, with dark shaggy hair, wearing a black bathing suit.