The South Bayview Bulldog

A long thread at Leaside Community Facebook Saturday describes a teen party at Trace Manes Park tennis courts on Friday night. FB

The government has officially authorized the vaccination of residents 70 and over in a news release late Friday. Many municipalities and clinics have already begun the process. CTV

The provincial government says it will allow barber shops, hair and nail salons in Grey-Lockdown regions to reopen starting April 12 as part of a series of proposed modifications to its COVID-19 framework. The government is also going to permit outdoor fitness classes, outdoor training for team and individual sports and outdoor personal training, with a limit of 10 people, starting Monday. Marinas and boating clubs are also going to be able to operate clubhouses or any restaurant, bar and other food or drink establishment for outdoor dining, also starting March 29.

Cases again increase sharply

The news comes amid warnings of a third-wave C-19 disaster which health officials have been issuing for weeks. Ontario reported 2,169 new cases of C-19 Friday, almost the same as that reported on Thursday. The count of active cases and ICU admissions hit new multi-month highs. Toronto reported 613 new cases, Peel Region reported 397 cases, York Region reported 254 cases and Durham Region reported 123 new cases.

Anwar Knight, whose dismissal with many others from CTV stations across Canada has upset many people, has started a weekly Facebook Live show called “Here n’ There”. It streams every Friday at noon. Above is episode 5, on location at the Evergreen Brick Works on Bayview Avenue. Anwar also hosts The Big Blue Marble podcast where he “presents a front-line view of what’s happening right now on our changing planet and the efforts to help save it”.

Latest word from the totally blocked Suez Canal is a desperate prayer for a “high tide” of some type that might lift the monster container ship Ever Given just an inch or two. Otherwise, the big ship may be there for weeks.

H&M Clothing bounced from Internet in China

You don’t want to make any business decisions in China that upset the mighty politburo. H&M has disappeared from the internet over there as the government raises pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announces sanctions against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of abuses in the Xinjiang region. CTV

European report asks “What’s organic food anyway?”

What is it really? And why does it cost so much more? You may well ask.

Courtenay Erhardt

Harrowing experience

The woman who found herself trapped in her Mini Cooper as an enormous dump truck pushed it along the Gardiner Expressway has told her story in detail on her colourful Instagram page. Courtenay Erhardt, 26, was merging onto the westbound Gardiner at the ramp near Lake Shore Boulevard and Jarvis Street when a truck driver didn’t see her and slammed into her car. The terrifying ride that followed was captured from the window of a hi-rise. Listen to Courtenay’s story. Truck pushes mini onto Gardiner, tow guys slugfest on 401

Out in open with heater. Yea!

New set-up at McSorley’s

Some welcome signs of a return to normal as McSorley’s Saloon re-sets its patio for outdoor dining. Hurry up herd immunity. Still, third-wave fear and loathing is reasonable. Be safe everyone.

A container ship almost as long as the height of the CN Tower and twice as heavy is wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal, having blocked all traffic in the vital waterway for more than a day — with no sign that it’s moving any time soon. CBC

Prince Harry gets 9 to 5 job with a coaching firm (sure)

George Segal dies after heart surgery

Trucker pushes Mini up Gardiner ramp and onto highway

Many will blame the frustrations of the C-19 era for these crazy acts of frustration. But others may think the eternal unperfected state of the species is the cause.

Fire survivor Michael Thompson

A survivor of the row house fire in Oshawa Monday has told City News that there was a “misunderstanding” amid the panic that ensued during the blaze. He says it led to the death of two boys in the fire early Monday. Their bodies were recovered overnight. In all, four people died in the blaze. They have been identified as Christian Sterling and Lucas Sterling.