Bayview Ave is under repair at Millwood, Moore

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Our beloved South Bayview is singing the winter blues. At the “downtown” intersection of Millwood and Bayview (above) Hydro is up to its old tricks. Nothing to do with the weather, they say. But it’s cold all the same. There’s enough cable on that reel to stretch to Muskoka. It is even slower down at Bayview and Moore  Ave as once again Father Frigid Finger has broken the traffic lights. With no lights and parked trucks it is very tricky getting in and out of any of the businesses there. Police are on duty. 

HEARTBREAK: Boy 3 dies in bitter Toronto cold

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Elijah Marsh, 3, has died in the most tragic way, lost on the street of a bitterly cold City and unable to help himself.  The lad was seen on security video around 4 a.m. leaving his grandmother’s apartment on Neptune Drive. He was clad in very light clothes and was not found until after 9 a.m., despite the furious efforts of police. He was finally discovered in the snow about two blocks from his home. The address is in the Bathurst and Highway 401 area. The temperature overnight was about -19C, but strong winds made it feel closer to -30. The police search was desperate as cops scrambled over garbage bins and through garages in an attempt to locate the boy. 

Niagara MOH says expect more cases of mealses

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Valerie Jaeger MOH 
The Niagara medical officer of health Dr. Valerie Jaeger says she fully expects there will more cases of measles before the current outbreak runs its course. There are 17 known cases in Ontario, six in Niagara and 11 in the GTA.  People are being urged to have children vaccinated as soon as possible, especially if they may have been exposed to others with the disease. Four schools are targeted for such work in Niagara:  Saint Michael Catholic High School, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School, the Boys and Girls Club, and Lighthouse Church of God. Four of the confirmed cases in Niagara are said to be in one family but Dr. Jaeger said her duty as a doctor permitted her to say only that the patients are closely linked.  She revealed that one of the Niagara patients had traveled to Toronto when the first cases surfaced there, and that testing reveals the strain of measles in Niagara and Toronto are in the same family. 

Shrove Tuesday comes wth pancake games

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St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Shrove Tuesday supper was held this evening (Tuesday, February 17, 2015).. The annual marking of the approach of Easter comes with entertainment including the ominously named Pancake Jeopardy. Above we see Reverend Beth testing Oliver at a match of pancake flipper Badminton. The gentleman in the blue shirt was fine with it all. As usual Diane Gray and Betty Crichton cooked up a delectable meal of pancakes and sausages for a goodly crowd. Tomorrow is of course Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The devout traditionally have made a cross of ashes on their foreheads. Not so much since we stopped burning coal. Below, there was a nice turnout for the pancake supper at Northlea United at 125 Brentlifffe Road. Councillor Jon Burnside (right) enjoyed the meal.

Shrove Tuesday pancakes at church tonight

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Shrove Tuesday is upon us and pancake dinners are planned at two Leaside churches and probably many others. St Cuthbert’s Mardi Gras Party and Pancake Supper will be this evening starting at 5.30 p.m. in Lamb Hall. There will be crafts, relays, flipping contests, Pancake Jeopardy and Mardi Gras surprises for all ages. Tickets are $6/person, $18 for the whole family. Tickets can be purchased ahead through the church office at (416) 485-0329.  St. Cuthbert’s Church is at 1399 Bayview Ave. at St. Cutbert’s Road. And Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Road, is promising a delicious pancake supper  at the church tonight between 6 and 7 p.m. All welcome.