Police say there have been 11 break-ins at 140 Erskine Ave. since March. Two break-ins occurred on the long Victoria Day weekend.. This is more than bad luck. It has prompted a warning to tenants and police notice in the building. The suspect is described as a white man, 45 to 50 years old, 6’1”, 185 pounds, with shoulder length black hair. Police say the culprit breaks into units during the day when victims aren’t home. Officers believe he pries the door open with a crowbar.
Randy Quaid today
Actor Randy Quaid has been able to convince the Immigration and Refugee Board to let him out of jail after he was arrested earlier in the week in Montreal. Quaid has been lurking in Canada illegally for more than a year. He has also been growing a monster beard, the better to avoid detection perhaps. He is apparently still seeking refuge in Canada although today he made no mention of the so-called Star Whackers who represented, in his view, the greatest threat to his safety back in the U.S. A board member ordered that he be released on a $10,000 bond. Quaid, 64, was expected to be released later Tuesday. He was arrested May 14, and is being held at a detention centre in Laval, Que.
Big shooters divvy up the action with Argos making 2016 debut at CFL-sized BMO stadium. Globe and Mail
Here are three familiar faces from Fiona Boylen’s Leaside COBs taking in the East York Farmers’ Market today. Sara, Sumayyah and Ryan.were at the COBs concession where business was brisk. The market goes every Tuesday between May and October in the East York Civic Centre park on Coxwell Ave between Memorial Park Ave and Mortimer Ave.
British police have made a dozen raids across England arresting seven suspects in the Hatton Gardens robbery which occurred at Easter. The accused are aged 48 to 72. This seemed to come as no surprise to the police who apparently figured only older heads might have cooked up this incredible scheme. Police also apologized for failing to show up to an alarm that went off during the robbery and which might have let them capture the thieves in mid crime.
Builder Shane Baghai has proposed an eight storey residential development on Southvale Drive at Millwood Rd. The properties are well-known commercial structures at numbers five and three Southvale, right beside the Leaside Memorial Gardens Arena facility. A City of Toronto sign posted on the Canada Catering lawn stipulates a public meeting, yet to be called. The sign says the development would have eight floors, and would contain 98 bicycle spaces and 97 car spaces in a two-level garage. The File is #15 150340 NNY 26 OZ and the man to talk to is Chief Planner Steve Forrest.
Twisted front wheel reveals force of collision
A man aged 70 is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries at Sunnybrook Hospital. He was knocked off his bicycle in a collision with a car at the corner of Roxborough St E and Wrentham Place Tuesday morning. A bike lying on a lawn at the corner was evidence of the force of the collision. Constable Clint Stibbe gave the age of the man as 70.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board will meet today to hear the arguments of three school boards that teachers are on strike illegally. Durham, Peel and Rainbow (Sudbury) school boards have petitioned the board to call the strike illegal. It isn’t clear just how long the school boards will take or how quickly the OLRB can render a decision.
Mayor Tory was running away from the holiday shopping embarrassment that confounds Toronto each summer statutory holiday. Mr. Tory was interviewed by Don Peat of the Toronto Sun. The authority to permit retailers to open — as City staff has recommended — rests entirely with City Council. The province transferred the power a couple of years ago. Instead the City struggles under an incredible crazy quilt of zones and exceptions (including the much loved taped-off space in grocery stores) on each such holiday. The mayor calls it a disadvantage but apparently has no interest in opening up the debate maybe because he has lots of other things to do. Don Peat
The visitation for David Stickney was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. in the William Lea room but the staff of the Humphrey Funeral Home was busy well before 3.30 with the arriving mourners The large meeting room was crowded for fully two-and-a-half hours before things began to thin as the clock neared 6 p.m. No doubt there would be an after dinner representation as well. The superb presentation of pictures, sports apparel and memorabilia was scheduled to be there until 8 p.m.
On this loveliest of days — some might have called it baseball weather — hundreds of people paid their respects to Mr. Stickney and his family. It was clear as well that many found comfort in the company of others who loved Dave Stickney. Youthful teen faces and those with somewhat less-young faces mixed with men and women of the 1940s and beyond. Countless former students and members of the Leaside softball team he had coached had different memories from those held by his buddies. But everyone had a common assessment of this honourable man who had graced their lives. All present seemed to find strength in their shared knowledge of the coach who died at the age of 71 watching a baseball game a week ago.
There were many recollections. A young pitcher now graduated from Stick’s softball team recalled the friend and mentor who told her: “Good things happen when you hit the ball hard.” That, of course, is what Dave Stickney did with his entire life. The memories evoked from the display of Stick’s jackets and wind breakers over the years were vivid even for those who had not lived through those times. The Boy Scout shirt of the 82nd Glenmoore Troop, a name that serves to this day we believe. A well-worn cold weather zippered coat proudly said the wearer was a congregant of Leaside United Church. Mr. Stickney’s funeral will be at that much-loved old church next Monday, May 25, 2015. The U of T Engineering jacket, Year of 1965, seemed to shine with professional pride. Family members had set out some of the favorite music Stick had shared. Albums by Johnny Cash and Fats Domino told of the fun of that time.
Sunday’s reception seems to have come as close to being a general meeting of the community of Leaside as you are likely to have. The thick book of remembrances was filled more than half-way at 4.30 p.m. and the lineup went around the west wall of the Lea Room. Councilor Jon Burnside was seen entering about ten after five. It was a stand up event, as was proper. Oh yes, there were chairs for the elderly but most people wanted to move, share and seek the warmth of their friends, acquaintances and like-minded people. (Monday, May 18, 2015)
