Heat clearing storm raged around South Bayview

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South Bayview and all of Toronto escaped fairly easily last night as the weather-changing storms swept across Ontario. Damage was much worse to the southwest and north where by 6 a.m. as many as 13,000 customers were without power. But here at home, the overnight rain was so insignificant most outlets haven’t bothered to mention it. This picture of a whopper of a lightning bolt was taken by Mark Robinson who tweeted it from his southwestern Ontario base.

Storm causes evening blackout west of Bayview

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Bulldog readers report a blackout of undefined size west of Bayview Ave in the original City of Toronto. Power appears to be off north and south of Eglinton but is still on north of Broadway, which is in North York.  All of this occurring about 10.20 p.m. Wednesday night. 

Rainfall forecasts vary, some fear flooding tonight

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Rainfall predictions are varying wildly Wednesday as to what the evening and Thursday will bring. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the GTA and much of southern Ontario with warnings of as much as 50 to 80 millimetres of rain within one to two hours. The Weather Channel, which may be more focused on Toronto, is predicting more like 15 mm between now and Thursday morning. Be prepared. Here is the text of the Environment Canada watch: Severe thunderstorms possible tonight. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall.  Monitor weather

AT&T, Others Stumble Over Sept. 11 Tweets

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Essence du Papier now open on Bayview Ave.

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A late flash from the north block indicates that Essence du Papier is now open at 1657 Bayview Ave. just north of Fleming Cres. This is a quality stationery and paper goods store operated by the Pierre Belvedere interests of Montreal. 

Hell no hotter than the hubs of South Bayview

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This is your favorite business street — South Bayview — about 3 p.m. Wednesday with the hordes of pavement repair people at work. There was, as we asked store owners, very little business to be done and it was a trifle on the warm side. Look at the sun on the truck cab wipe out vision for anyone walking south from Starbucks. This may last to the end of the week but temperatures will be cooler .

Rainfall forecasts vary, some fear flooding tonight

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Rainfall predictions are varying wildly Wednesday afternoon as to what the evening and Thursday will  bring.  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the  GTA and much of southern Ontario with warnings of as much as 50 to 80 millimetres of rain within one to two hours. The Weather Channel, which may be more focused on Toronto, is predicting more like 15 to 20 mm between now and Thursday morning. Be prepared. 

Costco application heads to City Council Oct. 8

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The application to amend zoning to permit the construction of a Costco store at 42 Overlea Blvd. is finding its way through the municipal process. Yesterday (Tuesday September 10, 2013) the report from City Staff was reviewed by North York Community Council. It will be on the agenda of City Council for Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Staff has recommended a public meeting for consultation with those in the neighborhood to be held no later than the second quarter of 2014. Community Council heard by mail from Geoff Kettel, Chair, North York Community Preservation Panel about his concerns that the 1965 Coca Cola office building which would be demolished by this application is a fine example of “mid-century Modernist architecture” and is included in the city’s inventory of heritage properties. Mr Kettel also said that the property is home to a number of “magnificent Magnolia trees” and he asked that these be “protected.” 

Christopher Peloso found near rail tracks

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George Smitherman’s husband, Christopher Peloso,  has been found by the main rail tracks near Lansdowne Ave, and Dupont St.  CP24 showed aerial video of an EMS crew carrying a man on a stretcher to their ambulance. Mr. Smitherman has tweeted a message thanking the police and expressing his happiness that Mr. Peloso has been found alive. It has also been reported that police were able to target the area by tracing a “ping” off a cell phone tower in the area.  The Smiherman tweet ran as follows: “Thanks to @TorontoPolice, Christopher is alive+ safely in the hands of TO Western Hospital. Love and Thank you to all. George, Michael and Kayla” 

Northlea blood clinic will be held October 8

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Here’s a reminder that the 22nd annual Northlea School blood donor clinic will be held on Tuesday October 8, from 2 to 8 p.m.  As organizers say, the need for blood never ends. The clinic will be in the North Gym at Northlea Elementary and Middle School, 305 Rumsey Road

Possible planned outages during Project Millwod

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Toronto Hydro is planning to re-build the electrical system in an area west of Bayview Ave. between Manor Rd on the north and Belsize Drive on the south. The westerly boundary of this area is Mt. Pleasant Rd.  The work, which is said to include both overhead and underground construction, will include the upgrading of transformers and replacement of hydro poles.  The work will begin by next month (October 2013) and is expected to last until March 2014. Hydro says there may be power outages during  the work but they will be planned and notice will be given. Notices have been circulated to homes and business owners as of today. The contractor is Powerline Plus.  

Wong-Tam raises money for Bixi bike scheme

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Writing in the Toronto Star, Daniel Dale says that Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale) has persuaded three companies planing high rise condos, to put a total of $1 million toward the expansion of the cash-strapped Bixi bicycle sharing program. There are  80 Bixi stations already in Toronto and the $1 million could pay for about 20 more. Ms Wong-Tam is quoted as saying, “In a short period of time we will have allocated a million dollars. And that’s just this tiny little ward. If everybody else used this, and there was a consistent policy across the city, we could probably bring Bixi into North York, into Scarborough, into Etobicoke. It could be everywhere.”  The Bixi program has struggled for money and has been called a failure by some.