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There appeared to be eight centimetres on the ground with the morning rush hour and we may be getting more. Up to 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in the City of Toronto over the next several hours. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Georgina, and northern York Region. Those areas could see anywhere from 15 to 20 centimetres today. Here are school bus cancellations as published by CP24. At City Hall it appears the snow may have made enough people late for work that an early morning group picture of the new council has had to be delayed. At right, friend Mojo is out in the South Bayview snow. He is thinking, “I’ve seen this before and I didn’t like it then either.” Weather Network
The transformation of Manor Rd. and other South Bayview residential streets is steaming forward. It’s okay, we suppose that those little brick bungalows like 414 Manor are vanishing but the places that replace them are priced over the moon. Inset are the pictures of the home in question. At top, the place as it sits for sale this season listed at $2,159,000 by Fari Madani, Re/Max Infinite Inc. Thanks to Toronto Life for that. Below, the bungalow that was, photographed in 2011 by Google Streetscape. The new place is described by Toronto Life as an ultra-modern, grey-brick home with an enormous fireplace in the living room. It has a second-floor laundry room, Nest thermostats, exterior cameras, radiant heating in the bathrooms and basement and an under-the-stairs wine cellar. It has the garage at ground level, an architectural feature that is being questioned by some. The place sits near Cleveland midway between Gresham and Cheston Rds. on the north side Take a look As much as 10 cms may be seen here. Environment Canada
The most recent survey of property values in areas where the Ontario government is building wind turbine farms has concluded that there is little effect on the value of nearby properties with some isolated exceptions. Others, like local real estate agents, say the value of such homes has declined by as much as 50 percent against homes in turbine-free areas. The parameters of the recent study are not very clear, at least as explained in news reports. The researchers are Richard Vyn and Ryan McCullough of the University of Guelph. It seems intuitive that homes from which turbines can be seen and heard are going to suffer reduced values whereas those which are close to, but out of sight and beyond the sound of wind turbines, would be more stable in value. Dave Launchbury, who has been selling real estate in the wind-farm area of Melancthon 100 kilometres northwest of Toronto for seven years, says there appears to be a growing stigma attached to properties near turbines. Many potential buyers won’t even look at them, he said. Launchbury estimated properties close to turbines sell for “at least” 10 per cent less. As you may have guessed, the picture above is not a true picture of what residents see as they drive out of Bennington Heights or Leaside. But we are guessing if it were, your house prices would be under water. Hope we didn’t scare you.
