This accident appears to be in Clarington in Durham Region at Hwy 401 and Mill Street, east of the intersection of Highway 401 and Highway 115. The driver, a woman of 69, has serious injuries. Twitter
Dozens of Toronto drugstores including many in South Bayview are making appointments to give people aged 60 to 64 the AstraZeneca vaccine. These include the Shoppers on Mt Pleasant and at 1860 Bayview Ave (at Broadway). But there are many others as well. Check the pharmacy list There is also this list from City News which has good readability. It lists some 165 drugstores across Toronto.
Starting Friday, March 12, approximately 133,000 individual COVID-19 vaccination appointments for people age 80 and over will be available at the City of Toronto’s mass immunization clinics. The announcement was made late Wednesday.
Also Wednesday, Premier Ford said that 120 mass vaccination sites set to open by the end of the month will allow the province to administer up to 150,000 doses per day, depending on supply from the federal government. That pace will allow the province to meet its goal of immunizing all eligible Ontarians by June 20, Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who chairs the province’s vaccine distribution task force, said.
Others asked not to overwhelm the system
With the province’s appointment booking system coming online on Monday, Hillier cautioned residents who aren’t currently eligible — those under 80 years of age — not to call and overwhelm the system. “If you’re not 80 years old on Monday, or if you’re not representing somebody who’s 80 years old or older, please do not call the customer service desk, do not go online,” Hillier said. “If the (appointment) portal crashes, don’t panic,” Ford said. “We’ll get it back up.
The cost of Internet and/or cable service is the subject of a lively thread at Leaside Community FB. And indeed, the relative costs of the traditional services against lesser-known companies are remarkable.
The City of Toronto is making the case against Doug Ford’s decision to eliminate half of its wards in 2018. Canadian Press carried Tuesday’s testimony.
Frances joins Canuck top brass
Boy safe after hanging off ski lift
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will construct a mobile field hospital in a nearby parking lot as it prepares to deal with a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be a giant, reinforced tent. A similar structure was built at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington but it has seen little use. In mid-Janury, at the height of the second wave, it had 14 patients and 73 empty beds. Nonetheless, governments are taking a cautious approach to the idea of a third wave of infection. Some have suggested that the tent hospitals might be used as vaccination centers.
Four lots on Rumsey Rd approved for the construction of four homes have now been listed for sale for $1,890,000 each. The original homes were knocked known in May of 2018 at 171, 173, 175 and 177 Rumsey. Public notices were circulated regarding the Committee of Adjustment meeting on the January 28th, 2021 to consider the building applications. The for sale listings note that a “permit is in hand”. Listings are here: 171, 173, 175, 177.
Quebec will ignore the federal government’s vaccine committee and give the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to over 80s. In that respect, it is following the lead of the UK, and latterly of France, in deciding that the urgency of the pandemic is more important than trying to tailor specific vaccines to age groups. In fact, the AZ jab seems to be proving just as effective as other vaccines. In Ontario, the AstraZeneca vaccine cannot be given to anyone over 65.
Toronto is experiencing a midweek heat wave of sorts as temperatures rise above freezing for a few days. The mercury is expected to hit 14º Wednesday and 17º Thursday. Weather Network
What can we say? To be free is to spend. This City News report records the action at the Winners at 147 Laird Drive. As many as 200 people are said to have lined up outside the Winners at 1000 Gerrard St. Wow.
This summer will see the repaving of the road pavement and repair and replacement of some sidewalks on Mt. Pleasant Rd. from Roehampton Ave to Dawlish Ave in Lawrence Park. The construction parameters, which are often missed, are stated as May to August 2021.
