The South Bayview Bulldog

Downtown stores are boarded up Friday in anticipation of demonstrations Saturday night. No one knows what’s going to happen if anything.

Uh, welcome to Toronto

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says that 90 percent of COVID-19 in Canada is in Ontario and Quebec with the highest concentrations in Toronto and Montreal. CBC

Police Chief Saunders has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon about what is being called “current events.” It can be seen here.

The Ministry of Health reports 356 new cases of COVID-19, a figure seen by authorities as part of a recent plateau of infection in this range. Wednesday’s number was 338. CP24 quotes virus physician Isaac Bogoch of the University Health Network as saying the pandemic locally is in a slow decline. “Just remember – cases in Ontario used to be 600 to 700 cases each day, now we’re in the 300 to 400 cases each day range. There is very good progress, we’re headed in the right direction. We’ve plateaued, unfortunately, but certainly with issues with contact tracing and testing, but those are being resolved,” he told the Bell Media cable service. Slow as molasses it seems. All daily summaries since March

Toronto Fire responded to what was described as a transformer fire on a pole at Soudan  Ave and Marmot St Thursday morning shortly after 11 a.m. Motorists were advised to avoid the area.

192 km/h by a G1 driver with fictitious plates.
3 other drivers stopped last night in the Hamilton area and charged with #StuntDriving #7DayLicenceSuspension #7DayVehicleImpound pic.twitter.com/8yKftM1DxX

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) June 4, 2020

Brampton’s Roberta Battaglia, 10, was a sensation on America’s Got Talent Wednesday night. Reporter Stella Acquisto reports.

Other headlines Thursday

• German man held in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
• Knee-on-neck issue examined by CBC
• Food trucks allowed back on streets in Toronto

Toronto Fire responded to a smokey incident on a high floor of an apartment building on Roehampton Ave. between Mt. Pleasant and Redpath Ave. over the supper hour Wednesday. Bulldog Twitter

The City will again close three major roads this weekend, including lower Bayview, as part of the ActiveTO opportunity for running, walking and cycling. The times are Saturday, June 6 from 6 a.m. until Sunday, June 7 at 11 p.m.

Lake Shore Boulevard West (eastbound lanes only) from Windermere Avenue to Stadium Road. As a result, the eastbound Gardiner Expressway off-ramp to Lake Shore Boulevard West (exit #146) will also be closed
Lake Shore Boulevard East (eastbound lanes only) from Leslie Street to just south of Woodbine Avenue (Kew Beach Avenue)
Bayview Avenue from Mill Street to Rosedale Valley Road, and River Street from Gerrard Street East to Bayview Avenue.

The Ministry of Health reports 338 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. This number returns daily growth of the infection back to the lower 300 range but seems unhelpful as a precursor. Monday saw 404 new cases, Tuesday 446. All daily summaries since late March may be seen here.