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Biker charged in April crash at Eg and Brentcliffe
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City staff urge rejection of condos at Garden Court
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North York Community Council, which has jurisdiction at the lower level, will consider the staff report on the proposal to convert the Garden Court Apartments from rental to condominiums. The staff has recommended quite clearly that it opposes the change. Its report makes these points (edited) 1. City Council (should) refuse Official Plan Amendment application, Residential Rental Demolition and Conversion application. 2. If the Official Plan Amendment and Draft Plan of Condominium applications are appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, City Council direct the City Solicitor together with other appropriate City staff to appear before the Board in opposition to any appeals filed in respect to these applications. 3. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
Panic on Twitter as Facebook servers go down
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#facebookdown UPDATE: Facebook is back online after a 35-minute outage. This was the second major outage in the last two months. Back in June they went down for approximately 41 minutes. Facebook has over a billion monthly active users worldwide.
Facebook is down. How will I share pictures of my cats?
— MMinSC (@MMinSC) August 1, 2014
Toronto Hydro submits 5-year plan to raise rates
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Toronto Hydro has submitted a five-year rate application to the Ontario Energy Board. An average household could face increases of approximately $3.54, every month, for the next five years. CTV
Report on the “Slow Down” lawn sign program
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The Leaside man who is providing a lot of leadership in the program of community signs asking motorists to slow down has sent out an interim report. Roger Cattel is supported by many selfless Leaside residents and businesses. He names a few and notes that many others asked not to be named. Sign-A-Rama on Eglinton Ave. has done the printing and many others have donated money. Among them: Lexus on the Park, Parkview BMW, Patrick Rocca, Mike Zivot, Andy Elder of Grilltime and Jon Burnside. Roger points out that his work has been careful not draw attention away from the efforts of Georgia Walsh’s family to raise money for the Hospital for Sick Children. As Roger says: “(The) focus right now is 100% on getting more signs out there. Signs are arriving in lots of 10 and 20 at a time and are slowly making it out there. There are over 400 of you waiting for a sign: making my way through all the emails from first to last. However, on August 13/14 we will be receiving a delivery of 300 signs. Near that time a communication will go out letting people know where they can be picked up around the neighbourhood. A Facebook page will be launched shortly where updates can be viewed – thinking that will work better than trying to administer over email.” Everyone is much in admiration of Roger’s work and the wonderful team that has been assembled.
Skyway Bridge to re-open by Monday dinner hour
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The Skyway Bridge northbound into Toronto will re-open Monday night between 6 and 8 p.m. This after a three-day shut down for repairs. It was closed down last Thursday when a dump truck with the bin raised slammed into the superstructure. Traffic will be slow for a few days as repairs are completed. A 34-year-old Brampton man is facing a count of impaired driving.
There’s a welcoming smile to be had at Refuel
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There’s a welcoming hello and smile at Refuel from Abbie Memon. The new cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juice bar at 1633 Bayview Ave. is just opened. Abbie and husband Naeem are an enterprising couple and their place should become a frequent stop for South Bayviewites. Naeem met Abbie when he was a senior staffer of many years with a large juice chain and he hired his future wife. Their dream now is to make their little juicery a success. The large colourful menu reveals many easily customized drinks. We had a soy-milk orange, apple and strawberry smoothie. Delicious. Naeem has plans to add some off-season attractions to his menu. A fresh fruit and vegetable salad bar will soon appear, he says. We say welcome to Refuel and to Naeem and Abbie. Give them a visit. They’re next door to Pagnello antiques.
Separated as kids, sisters embrace, cling together
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Twin sisters Victoria Guzzo of Toronto and Clair Heathcote of Scotland embrace and cling to each other as they meet for the first time in their lives. The story of the wonderful fulfillment of their search for each other is at CTV .
Truck rollover snarls Overlea-Millwood
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We thank “Captain Frank” of the Salvation Army headquarters staff at Millwood Rd. and Overlea Blvd for snapping then tweeting his picture of this truck rollover Thursday morning on Overlea. It appears the vehicle may have been a bit top-heavy and although it was a messy accident, there were no serious injuries.
Leaside Pub Grand Opening August 14, 2014
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Mark Thursday August 14 from 4 to 11 p.m. on your calendar. That’s the day of the Grand Opening of the Leaside Public at 190 Laird Drive at Mcrae. The first 150 people will get a Leaside Pub T-shirt but everyone, early or late, will enjoy the live music and prizes throughout the evening. Sue Barrett and her fellow owners, Jeff Hohner and Pram Ratna, of the Pub are hoping you will drop in.
Man on bicycle hurt on Banff Road about 11 p.m.
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A cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle at Eglinton Ave. E. and Banff Rd. last night (Wednesday, July 30, 2014). The man in his 60s was struck about 11:30 p.m. He is in Sunnybrook Hospital with life-threatening head injuries. The man was not wearing a bike helmet, according to police. This intersection will be well-known to residents across South Bayview and particularly SERRA-area residents with the old Happy Convenience store on the corner. The distance between the traffic lights is longer than normal because Banff Ave is offset to the east on the part that runs north of Eglinton. It makes for a wide corner on the Eglinton side. But clearly, police will be trying to determine what the lights showed at the time of the accident. The impact, as revealed by the centre picture inset was very great. Eglinton buses both ways diverted to Davisville via Mt. Pleasant and Bayview during the investigation. Photos top and centre Twitter; bottom City News Those with information about this accident please send to Bulldog News
Kahkaha means laughing out loud in Turkish
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It’s moments like these that makes you worry about that other half of the world. You know the half we mean. In this case it’s the Turkish deputy prime minister urging women not to laugh in public. His name is Bulent Annc. Apparently the Turkish prime minister feels the same. Like many countries, Turkey is made up of a cosmopolitan in-your-face capital (Istanbul) and the — um — other part. It is the other part that makes you wonder. Anyway, the women of Istanbul are roaring with laughter that they should somehow stifle their laughter. God bless them. Kahkaka means hearty laughter in Turkish