The South Bayview Bulldog

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.

The Ontario Fire Marshal will be on Queen St. East Wednesday morning to try and learn the cause of that four-alarm row house fire Elsewhere in mid-week headlines are real estate figures revealing the up and down impact of COVID-19 on real estate in the City.

• Signs of life in Toronto housing as sales surge 53% from April
• Ontario extends state of emergency until June 30 after it reports 446 new COVID-19 cases

A truck driver has been hospitalized with undetermined burns after two trucks exploded in flames Tuesday afternoon on Highway 401 near the James Snow Parkway at Milton. One truck was said to carrying “dangerous goods” but that description is unexplained.

From left to right: Victoria, Michelle, Alyse McConnell, Emily and Cathy.

The employees of Amsterdam Brewery on Esandar Drive are remembering their dear friend and “office guru” Alyse McConnell who died recently from the complications of COVID-19. Alyse was an otherwise healthy woman in her 40s and a wife and mom when she was unaccountably stricken. She had worked in Customer Service since 2012 and had a knowledge of the firm that won her that affectionate guru nickname. Alyse was a master at cooking pancakes and bacon for employee brunches and did so with pride. She is seen above with some of her pals. From left to right: Victoria, Michelle, Alyse McConnell, Emily and Cathy.

Further to our update on Bayview BIA businesses reopening, it’s notable that the computer and science instruction coding firm Code Ninjas is getting ready to open at 1384 Bayview Ave. at Merton St. That’s the former home of Once Upon A Child before it moved to the East York Town Centre. New businesses, new dishes as Bayview Ave comes alive