Baby boy born by the side of Highway 400

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CTV News has captured extraordinary video of events at the birth of a baby by the side of Highway 400  It happened early yesterday morning when Carolyn Murdoch realized her baby was going to arrive early. But she was 60 or 70 miles away from home at Horseshoe Resort near Barrie with girlfriends. They tried to get her home before the birth occurred but events overtook that effort and the baby was born by the roadside. Murdoch and the seven pound boy are dong fine at Humber River Regional Hospital.   Take a look.

Senior’s now gone from Yonge and Pleasant

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Senior’s steak house and restaurant, an institution at the corner of Yonge St and Pleasant Blvd,  has closed for good after more than 50 years in business. Senior’s was a family run restaurant and as it closed it was being operated by Mary Marlett, daughter of the 86-year-old founder Eddy Marlett. It’s said that a Hero Burger restaurant will take its place at this great location. Yonge and Pleasant is always busy with shoppers, local professional people and subway travellers coming out of the south door of the St. Clair station just across the street.

Are school trustees qualified for the job?

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Elected trustees aren’t qualified to run the school board, says retired director of education.  Ottawa Citizen

Republic of Rathnelly to set up customs booth

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It’s summer and the time-honoured rituals of the Republic of  Rathnelly are again on display. This happy neighborhood, which as the National Post says, hugs the Annex with one arm and Forest Hill with the other, sits west of Avenue Road and north of the CPR tracks at Dupont Street.  The history of the Republic of Rathnelly is rooted in local issues issues dating back as far as 1962. 

Yogurt shop will take space at 1617 Bayview

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This morning brings a bright pink and white papering over of the window at 1617 South Bayview. That’s the north side of the double store owned by the hardware outlet. The splashy signs make it official, we’re going to get a Yeh! frozen yogurt store at this location. We’ll have yogurt galore for sure with the Yogurty’s store in the Sunnybrook Plaza. A note for those looking for some work — Yeh! says it’s hiring. How many employees is the question. Like Yogurty’s, this shop will be self serve. Previous post

What’s Target Cancon all about anyway?

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Writer says the requirement for Canadian products in Target stores like the one to be created in the East York Town Centre  is really about relaxing foreign content rules.  Andrew Coyne  See also Homefront

Neighbours Night Out on Overlea Blvd Sunday

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The annual event known as Thorncliffe Park “Neighbors Night Out” will be held tomorrow, Sunday, July 8, 2012. Overlea Boulevard will be closed from Thorncliffe Park Drive West to Thorncliffe Park Drive East from 11 a.m,. to 10 p.m. and the event itself will  go off between 2 p.m.and 8 p.m. Overlea closed

Howie Bernie to receive Queen’s Jubilee Award

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Gutted for reno on Glenvale Blvd

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Here’s a great house on a lovely street that is undergoing the most extreme renovation possible. With it all, however, 66 Glenvale Blvd will, it seems, continue to reflect the character of the original homes along this North Leaside street. In fact, it appears to be following very closely the plan used for the house next door to the east. It has a large addition out the rear but retains a pleasant modest look at the front. In the case of No. 66, we can see that there will be an addition and a new basement throughout, no doubt with much more headroom.  

Dear Transport Canada: Please stop forgetting

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Wait a minute. Transport Canada “forgot” to tell the City of Toronto that if, as required, the 60-year-old island ferries were upgraded, they would lose their grandfathered status to carry passengers. The cut, as it turned out, was from nearly a 1,000 a load to just over 500. Honestly, these boats are either safe or they’re not. They seem pretty solid and they are operated to a strict safety regime. They don’t travel into open water. Transport Canada has now backed off its demand to slice the load in half but Ottawa has a responsibility to make itself clear. Are these ferries safe?  If so, would Transport Canada please shut up.  And stop forgetting.        

Sales down, prices stable in latest home stats

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Make what you will of it. June-to-June comparisons apparently show a decline in Toronto-area house sales. This contrasts with a very buoyant Spring in Toronto sales. According to figures printed in the Star, home sales declined 5.4 per cent across the GTA last month, lead by a 13 per cent downturn in sales in the City of Toronto over June of 2011. Statistics come from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB.)  Realists note however that it’s not a buyer’s market until prices come down and that hasn’t happened yet. 

Arrest made in threats on Scarborough teacher

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Toronto Police have arrested a teen boy and allege he is part of a gang of teenagers who have been launching attacks and various harassment at Scarborough teacher Mike Greer. The incidents have ranged from a Molotov cocktail thrown into Greer’s driveway to drive-bys with kids screaming threats at Greer. The teacher apparently has aroused this behavior because he complained about rowdy all night activity in the school yard next to his house and has also tipped off police to a break-in he witnessed. Toronto Star