The South Bayview Bulldog

The OLG calls winning a simple million dollars a “life-changing” occurrence. No kidding. Saturday night’s Lotto Max draw yielded such happy wins in North York, Whitby, London and elsewhere. Congratulations all. OrilliaMatters

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is underway this weekend, and it is being held outside for the first time in its 145-year history. The locale is the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, where, unlike previous shows, there will be no stands full of spectators. Here is live action Saturday evening.

Happy patio times are back in Leaside/Connie Sarvanandan Facebook

Patios were alive with friends Friday and it appears many of them were easily accessible without lineups. The weekend will see much more of these happy times as recorded at the Local on Laird Drive and McRae Drive.

Long line at Marshall’s Friday/Bulldog

Yes, Ontario is on its way back to normal but it was a long way from there on the first day of non-essential stores reopening. Here’s the long lineups at Marshalls and Winners. They are always a fun visit but there was no whizzing in and out for a quick look on Friday

Look at the crowds gathered in the tunnel/Bulldog

Nathaniel Veltman

Grief in Garden City

Nathaniel Veltman is seen in documents related to his family’s breakup as an angry and bitter kid. The insight is contained in Liam Casey’s story written for Canadian Press.

At 301 Moore Ave

Hidden behind tarp near west entrance

The convulsion of renovation going on at the Loblaws store at 301 Moore Ave. will include a new Starbucks counter. It’s a business pattern that both Loblaws and Starbucks are pursuing with diligence it seems. Starbucks gets guaranteed customers and Loblaws gives shoppers a reason to come in.

TTC Line 1 will be closed between Finch and St. Clair stations on Saturday and Sunday while crews perform TTC platform relocation and associated LRT track level work at the Eglinton location. Work will take place on a 24-hour basis. Berwick Avenue will remain open while this work takes place.

Graham Paine has tweeted graphic pictures of the stinking black sludge that has rolled onto Burlington Beach at the lakeside Beach Strip. It arrived just as many families are hoping to spend some pleasant time there as shown in the 2018 tweet from Steve Wilson.

EV chargers in parking lot/Buldog

New to Leaside Village/Bulldog

Can’t be long/Bulldog

Coming soon/Bulldog

Lots of parking/Bulldog

Bulldog photos taken at the new Leaside Village extension show the soon-to-open Shoppers Drug Mart with three EV charges in the parking lot. We were the first to spot the new Shoppers under construction last summer. Now signs say “coming soon.” It will share the new building with PetSmart.

Seen on Fairview Blvd

Ten cars vandalized

Carrying a shoulder bag

55 Division police are asking for public help with information or video of a man who vandalized at least ten cars overnight from Saturday to Sunday on Fairview Blvd. near the corner of Danforth Ave and Broadview Ave. Police also ask residents to be aware and vigilant and to report suspicious activity in their neighbourhood. Further, residents are asked to check for damage before driving their vehicle. The suspect is described as wearing a light coloured long-sleeve shirt, dark pants, shoulder-length bushy hair, and had a shoulder bag. 55 Division (416) 808-5500

E-cargo bike used by Royal Mail in UK

There seems to be keen support at City Hall for cargo e-bikes, known to some as electric bicycle trucks. They have found use among certain businesses during the C-19 pandemic for home-delivery of local food and goods says a Toronto release Tuesday. The City will update bylaws “to allow for the continued use of cargo e-bikes that support businesses in meeting unprecedented demand for local deliveries while also making way for a new micromobility pilot for larger cargo e-bikes.” News release