Power to be restored by mid-day Hydro expects
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Release — Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited emergency crews and customer care staff have been working through the night to restore power following heavy flooding across Toronto. At the height of the event, approximately 300,000 customers were without power. The main issue related to a lack of supply from Hydro One stations in Toronto due to flooding. All but 35,000 customers, mainly in the west end were restored by 3 a.m. The remaining 35,000 customers within the boundaries of Highway 401, Hwy 427, Lakeshore Blvd and Jane Street extending over towards the Humber River should expect to be restored by mid-day.
Lower Bayview rescue of stranded GO commuters
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Lower Bayview Ave was the scene tonight of a remarkable rescue operation in which 1,400 GO commuters were being taken safely off a train that was at least a third submerged in flood water. Some said water was knee deep on the first level of the cars. The train left Union Station headed for Newmarket about 5.30. It was the pinnacle of the afternoon downpour that has caused grief all across the city. The train operators apparently thought they could traverse the right of way along the Don River but swiftly rising water stalled the train. It took about three hours to pull together the large body of police and emergency workers. A system of dinghies and guide lines was devised to slowly move passengers from the train to a knee-deep landing on the fringe of Bayview Ave. where they boarded buses. Many passengers were bitter and angry nonetheless as some GO riders remained on the train at the clock neared 11 p.m. Conditions on the train were hot, humid and dark. Despite the unhappiness, it is clear that the authorities were working to remove the most vulnerable cases first. One couple with a son who had asthma was among the first removed. As the clock neared 11.30 police said there might be as many 500 passengers on the train. The scene of the rescue will be well-known to anyone who has found his way home off the Don Valley Parkway by way of the Bayview exit ramp. The familiar Yield sign at the bottom of this ramp was shown all evening on TV. The rescue was said to have been complete by about 1 a.m.
Blindside leaves 300,000 residents in dark
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The powerful thunderstorms that blindsided Toronto this afternoon have left more than 300,000 people without power, Toronto Hydro says. The utility’s well-known map showing the location of outages and the numbers of residents effected can’t be kept up to date and has been taken offline. The power failure has also brought subways to a halt and there seems little idea when they might be operational again. Globe and Mail
Deep water by Moore as Bayview becomes river
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Monday’s flooding has closed lower Bayview Ave. at King Street where many cars are fully submerged in water. It does not appear that anyone has been hurt, at least not so far. The shot above is from video taken by reader Rudy Limeback of the severe local flooding on Bayview opposite Mt. Pleasant Cemetery north of Moore Ave.
Outbound GO train stranded beside the Don River
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Toronto has been overwhelmed by two days of heavy rain in amounts that already exceed the normal rainfall for July. The pile up of water in sewers and rivers has flooded basements, streets, subways, highways and the GO line along the Don River. The Tweeted scene above shows a GO train to Newmarket stuck in water up over the first floor level. Passengers have had to retreat to the second level to stay dry. As explained by weather analysts, the intense rain has been channeled in a corridor running from Georgian Bay and ending with the City of Toronto. Passengers on the train have spoken with CP24 to say they are trying to stay positive. Water is said to be waist deep on the first level of the train and some were concerned the train might tip over.
Child explotation charge laid against area man
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Benjamin Levin, 61, a professor at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, has been arrested after an online, multi-jurisdicitonal child exploitation investigation. University Herald
Washout! Sunday an abrupt, wet and sweaty mess
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There was very little to do but head for cover this July Sunday as heavier than expected rain hit the city about four o’clock. At 6.30 p.m. it was still hammering down on Moore Ave. The rain turned the Queen’s Plate into a muddy contest and pretty much shut down the second day of the Corso Italia event. Gardening was relegated to “next week”. South Bayview was quiet and soggy in the face of an estimated 40 millimetres of rain. The weather agency issued a special statement at 4:21 p.m. on Sunday advising of “local heavy downpours” that could bring 30 to 40 millimetres of rain to affected areas in less than an hour. The CBC picked off a Tweet pic from “Aaron” of a foreboding Cityscape as the rain came in.
Too low, 777 crew tried go-around before impact
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The Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco airport was “significantly below” its target speed near the runway and the pilot tried to abort the landing, US investigators say. The pilot of the Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul requested a “go around” 1.5 seconds before the crash, they say — BBC.Passengers on aboard the Korean 777 jetliner that crash-landed at San Francisco airport yesterday can only regret that it was not making an instrument landing. The Boeing plane is fully capable of finding the runway and executing a feather light touchdown with its ILS (instrument landing system). But quite apparently, that was not the case yesterday as the captain and first officer had control of the plane as it made it’s approach in bright sunny weather. What happened? It is revealing that already the Asiana management has said that the crash was not caused by mechanical error and has not ruled out pilot error. Landing a jetliner after a long flight can be a deceptively dangerous matter. Frequently, the tricky business of being so close to the ground is overlooked by pilots. The flight recorder will tell us, including what the cockpit crew was discussing. Were they paying sufficient attention as they came in by manual control? Maybe not. Passengers uniformly say the plane seemed too low for the final moments of the approach Horrifyingly undeniable evidence marks the ground where the jet tail smashed into the runway mere feet from the beginning of the pavement. It appears from what some passengers say there was a panic attempt to pull up that went terribly awry.
Three dead, 40 unaccounted for in train wreck
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The number of dead in the Lac Megantic train wreck is now three, and authorities say as many as 40 others are unaccounted for. It is also said some victims may have “vapourized” in the heat from the huge fire. Police told a Sunday morning news conference there will be more deaths. Uncertainty lies in what they will find when the smoldering wreckage is cool enough for them to take a close look.
“Does this car deserve a ticket? Oh no, no, no”
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It would seem for sure this parking job would earn the cruiser a ticket. The scene is beside the Royal Bank on the corner of Bayview Ave. and Belsize Drive. A parking enforcement officer approaches the police car and glances at it but keeps on going. He checks the car parked in the permit parking at the corner of the lane to see if it has a permit. It does, so he turns back to Bayview and continues his work northward on the west side.
Completely cricket for TTC Chair to meet the team
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It seems a good bet that Karen Stintz is a welcome addition to any municipal event. Ms Stintz, Ward 16 member of council and TTC chair, was an unannounced dignitary at the little ceremony to introduce the Toronto contingent to the Cricket Across the Pond competition in the U-K. She joined others who were on the list So it was that Ms Stintz was photographed with John Parker (Ward 26) and team members as well as some of the paraphernalia of cricket. Mr. Parker was on the list along with business supporters of the team and Tom Mihalik, genial owner of Tom’s Place in Kensington Market. The scene of the picture is R.W.Burgess Park in Thorncliffe Park, which is inside Mr. Parker’s ward. Politics knows no boundaries apparently and with no disrespect intended to any of the dignitaries we’re guessing that apart from the players none of them knows much about cricket except Mr. Mihalik. Cricket Previous post