Police received a call for what is known as a wellness check at 5785 Yonge St near Finch Ave Tuesday. It seems neighbours were concerned about a woman of 60. But officers were only at the door of her eighth-floor apartment for a moment or two before she fell to her death from the balcony. They spoke briefly with her before she went to her bedroom to retrieve a document and sadly did not return.
Children fall from second storey windows at Brampton homes
The periodic return of billions of Cicadas will occur this summer. In the southern US, it’s just a few weeks away but as is the Cicada custom, high summer and early fall will make the air ring in Ontario.
As reported here Thursday, Shoppers Drug Mart will open a new store at 710 Mt. Pleasant Rd in the Briton House building. What is also now known is that the relatively new Shoppers location at 759 Mt. Pleasant will close. A sign there says the changeover happens on June 24. It only makes sense to close the recently opened store so close to the Briton House. And the value of locating in a retirement home with all of the benefits for residents and the drugstore seems clear. Permit names Shoppers for vacant space at Briton House
There has been a large and enthusiastic turnout for vaccinations at a clinic at the East York Town Centre on Sunday.
Part of the City’s new scheme for “downtown Leaside” is rising high at Brentcliffe Rd. and Eglinton Ave. The Dawsco plaza development at 939 Eglinton will see three towers 14, 20 and 31 floors high. The first proposal for this enormous project was somewhat downscaled in the face of community outrage. It’s all part of the LRT revolution. Lea Room meeting hears about downsized 939 Eglinton E.
A boy of 14 is recovering in hospital after being thrown 20 feet when his bicycle was hit by a car Friday evening. It occurred on Yonge St. at Kempford Blvd south of Finch Ave. A witness told City News that the boy and his family were crossing the street when a southbound car travelling at a high speed hit the lad.
Wheel separation threat reviewed
The Chicago Fire Department caught a feline free-fall from the fifth floor at one of its calls. The cat lands on its feet with a nice bounce that remains one of nature’s delights. CFD video
The Toronto Hydro cranes put on quite a show this week at Bayview and Merton/McRae. Everything seems to be back to normal now.
Three Lexus cars were stolen off the same Bennington Heights street overnight, residents report. The thefts all occurred on Heathbridge Park, a short cul de sac just off Moore Ave. One family says there was no broken glass so it appears that once again the key fob signal was used to unlock and start the cars. Car thieves start Lexus with signal from fob inside the house
The reason most people would prefer not to wear a mask is that it fogs their glasses and makes it hard to breathe. In the US, the CDC has now declared that fully vaccinated people may now go mask-free.
Jays can’t come home but they can still win
The Toronto Blue Jay are having a winning season in the US even though they’re lost to fans at home. Thursday they tromped the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park 8-4 in front of more than 21,000. The Jays can’t come home because of cross-border restrictions.
Post reports on plastic surgeon Dr 6ix
The National Post is reporting on the six-month suspension of Toronto plastic surgeon Martin Jugenburg. He is a social media medical promoter like maybe no other and apparently, his photo posts can be a bit naughty. Here he is in a YouTube video discussing the difficult problem many patients have trying to decide the critical issue of breast size.
The language of the C-19 pandemic as written by City Hall continues to surprise. It appears that CafeTO additions will now make the great thoroughfare a Temporary Complete Street. Some residents are wondering if a much narrowed Yonge will send traffic onto sidestreets looking for a new route north.
