Canada is shipping 800 doses of its new and experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in Geneva for testing. The vaccine was developed at the government laboratory in Winnipeg and has shown promising results in animals. To be clear, the vaccine, if it were approved for humans, will not help those who are already ill with Ebola. And it would have to be produced in huge amounts to inoculate a vast population. It is a program that might that might take years. And this has raised some criticism. It is said that greater emphasis should be placed on an experimental diagnostic test from Britain. This, they say, has the promise to identify Ebola victims faster and thus isolate them faster. The value of this in stopping further infection is obvious. The debate goes on. Wall Street Journal
Charlene Kalia’s pumpkin giveaway Sat, Oct 25
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Realtor Charlene Kalia will hold her annual pumpkin giveaway on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 10 a.m. to noon outside the Pawsitively Pets location at 202 Parkhurst Ave at the corner of Laird Drive. The day’s events will feature free pumpkins, face-painting, family photos and other treats.
Bargain hunters grab beaten-down TSX shares
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The Leaside High spirit at footall homecoming
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We’re absolutely seeing the Leaside High spirit as grads, undergrads and spirited friends meet at Talbot Park for the school’s Football Homecoming Games on Friday, October 17, 2014. The saucy picture at left was tweeted by DashaUstinova. At right, Mike Bradwell gets picture taken with wild and crazy lancer mascot. Leaside faces the formidable Downsview Mustangs. Next Thursday (October 23, 2014) Northern Secondary School goes up against the Mustangs. And sadly, as we see in the Mustang tweet below late Friday, the hard-fought game went to Downview 19-13.
Beer store gets monopoly for free says gov’t panel
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There is a recommendation coming from a government panel saying the Beer Store, which is owned by large brewing companies, should not get a “monopoly for free.” Globe and Mail
Canada Coast Guard tows tanker away from shore
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The Coast Guard vessel Gordon Reid is towing disabled Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel away from British Columbia’s northern coast on Saturday. The move significantly lessened the threat of the ship running aground, hitting the rocks and causing a spill. The Canadian Forces’ joint rescue coordination center said the Russian carrier Simushir lost power off Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, as it made its way from Everett in Washington state to Russia. The Reid is backed up by a flotilla of Canadian and U.S cutters if it needs help.
Sunnybrook to be one of 10 Ebola referral centres
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Health Minister Eric Hoskins, an MD and the member for St. Paul’s, says the government has designated ten Ontario hospitals as referral hospitals for potential Ebola cases. Dr, Hoskins appeared this morning (Friday, October 17, 2014) at Toronto Western Hospital to make the announcement. He also said he has established a Minister’s Advisory Table for Ebola Prevention. It is intended to bring together experts who can assess the best information for executive action to prevent an Ebola outbreak. Testing for Ebola will begin in Ontario labs on October 20, he said. The ten hospitals are Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Hamilton Health Sciences, Health Sciences North, Hospital for Sick Children, Kingston General Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, Sunnybrook Hospital, and Toronto Western Hospital.
Summerhill semi sells for $122,000 over asking
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57 Alcorn Ave. has sold for $1,111,000. Globe and Mail
Closures for Waterfront Marathon, Walk of Fame
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Take a moment to plot your route this weekend if you are heading downtown. Canada’s Walk of Fame ceremony and the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon will both cause road closures. CP24
Jaye Robinson tells of “escape” from flooding
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Floodwater has receded across Toronto the Yonge subway is back in operation. As reported below, flooding at Lawrence station caused considerable disruption and forced the TTC to cancel service overnight while they cleaned up the station. Ward 25 Jaye Robinson has told the CBC that at some point in yesterday evening’s rain she and family members had to escape from their car by struggling through windows. Presumably this means the car would not run in the depth of water but they could walk through it nonetheless. No one was in jeopardy of drowning. The forecast for merely a millimeter of rain today (Friday, October 17, 2014).
Flooding stops TTC Yonge trains at Lawrence
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Ward 25 Councillor Jaye Robinson is shown (left) at Lawrence subway station on the Yonge St. line this evening where flooding stopped the trains and left thousands waiting for the ever-late shuttle buses. Service is down between Eglinton and York Mills. The TTC says it has stopped service for the night to permit clean up and hopes to have the line running by morning. There is also flooding at the St. Clair West station bus loading areas. The trains are apparently running.
Downpour causes local flooding in Leaside
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It looks just impassable in this picture tweeted by Larrisa Haluszka-Smith on Rumsey Road looking south to Eglinton Ave. E. as tonight’s downpour passed through Toronto. Elsewhere the conversation between Ilana Korn and Molly Byrd dealt with flooding caused by leaf clogged drains at Airdrie Rd. and McRae Drive. Mail your flood news from anywhere in South Bayview to The Bulldog at news@bayview-news.com. Below, Sutherland Drive south of Broadway Ave. seems to be suffering from the same water flow as Rumsey Road. Thanks Peter Baugh.
