Turn yourself in, cops warn BMW hit-run driver
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•Turn yourself in |
York policeman dies in hospital after leg surgery
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•65 Vanderhoof Ave. sold for $1,505,000
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•Jets on island steamroller politics of left and right
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•Facebook debate rages over Manor Rd. hoarder
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•Early morning fire hits home on Whitewood Road
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•A fire at 27 Whitewood Road, one street west of Bayview Ave. between Davisville Ave and Millwood Rd. has caused an unknown amount of damage. No one was hurt. A neighbour said the owner, who was not home at the time, has been renovating the two-storey house. Firefighters were called to the two-alarm blaze after someone noticed the smoke at about 3 a.m. Fire crews forced their way into the house and encountered flames in the basement and on the first and second floors. City News said that a second-floor ceiling joist was compromised and the first floor was sagging. Because of unsafe conditions, all crews were ordered to exit the house and they battled the fire from the exterior, a fire official said. Photos Sue Byford, Tony Smyth
CO detectors to be required in all Ontario homes
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•John Gignac and lost relatives |
The Ontario Legislature has voted unanimously to require homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. The private member’s bill received rare universal approval on the wisdom of such a precaution. The crusade to enact the law was driven by a family tragedy. In 2008, OPP Constable Laurie Hawkins, her husband Richard and their daughter and son, Cassandra, 14, and Jordan, 12, died of carbon monoxide in their Woodstock home. The apparent cause was a faulty gas fireplace. At right is a composite picture of John Gignac, an uncle to Laurie, with the family that died. He has campaigned for the law to try to honour the family’s memory. The legislation is called the The Hawkins-Gignac Act Carbon monoxide (CO) is colourless, odourless and tasteless, making it very difficult to detect. CO is commonly understood to be a threat where car engines run inside a garage. It is probably less widely known that furnaces and other open flame equipment generate CO and require correct ventilation. The new law will allow the fire code to be changed so that all homes are required to have CO detectors, said Progressive Conservative MPP Ernie Hardeman, who pushed for the changes for five years. At present, only residences built after Aug. 6, 2001 are required to have CO detectors installed. Yukon was the first to make it mandatory, Hardeman said. Now that Ontario has passed this rule, it may spread to other provinces.
This “hybrid” vehicle runs on your common sense
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•Wednesday was clean up day at 313 Manor Road
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•The Dufferin Bridge comes down this weekend
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•Six recognized for excellence in bike friendliness
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•We love our bicycles and Toronto has recognized six companies for their excellence in bicycle friendliness. They are:
- Best Bike Parking: Stone Canoe
- Bicycle Commute: Intelliware Development Inc.
- Best Small Business: McLeish Orlando LLP
- Best Large Business: ING Direct
- Best Skills Development: Pedalheads Bike Camps
- Best Overall: Energy @ Work