Sun writer Joe Warmington has taken a walk along The Bulldog’s namesake street as shops reopen. It’s hardly been nicer than on this sunny Wednesday. Why not take a look.
Albino raccoon
What appears to be an albino raccoon has been sighted by Joshua Patrick who is reported to live in Leaside.
The pen pal project is the idea of two Grade Three teachers in Leaside and Flemingdon Park. They are Anthony Cushman at Rolph Road Elementary School in Leaside and Angie Massos at Grenoble Public School at 9 Grenoble Drive in Flemingdon Park. CBC
The City of Toronto has opened its more than 70 dog off-leash areas Tuesday in response to provincial relaxation of emergency measure to deal with COVID-19. Dog owners are expected to practise physical distancing. Signs will remind dog owners of this. The required space between people is two metres or six feet.
Michelle Lindo has posted some graphic photos of an SUV jammed up against the wall of the Shoppers Drug Mart at 970 Queen St. E at Carlaw Ave. Tuesday morning. The driver took out a seating bench that fortunately was empty at the time. Police are investigating. FB
The Ministry of Health said Tuesday new COVID-19 cases in the province spiked to 427 overnight. Remarkably, Tuesday’s statement shows that testing fell to a recent low with only 5,813 cases done. In recent days, the province has seen close to 20,000 tests done per day and has suggested that Ontario’s emergency posture can ensure that number each day. It’s unknown why testing is dropping. Ministry
The US biotech firm Moderna, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has issued preliminary information stating that its work-in-progress COVID-19 vaccine is showing exciting effectiveness. More detail below in a later report from CNBC.
Travel to see the annual parade of icebergs down the east coast of Newfoundland is restricted this year because of COVID-19. But this photo posted by Ben Officer CD@benofficer gives us a view of one breathtaking berg as it passes a home at Ferryland, Newfoundland in 2017. It’s said that most of the icebergs seen off Newfoundland and Labrador come from the glaciers of western Greenland, while the rest come from glaciers in Canada’s Arctic. Their sheer size is stunning and of course 90 percent of it is below the water. Woe betide careless sailors like the captain of the Titanic.
As reported by the CBC, COVID-19 costs have highlighted the expensive municipal way of life across Canada. Torontonians in particular may ponder the cost of enormous transit schemes underway everywhere. Economists observe that property taxes alone were never intended — and will never be able — to support such infrastructure.
Stores on Bayview Ave., Mt. Pleasant Rd. and all across Midtown will join in the Tuesday reopening of retail businesses. Most of them have been under provincial order to stay closed because of COVID-19. The first phase of an economic reopening allows retailers, some sports centres, vehicle dealerships and other businesses to resume. But the provincial government stresses those businesses still have to comply with public health guidelines such as physical distancing as they welcome customers.
Stuck at home with the kids? Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Cate Blanchett may be able to help. Reuters
The Ministry of Health reports 304 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24-hour period ending at midnight. That compares to 340 reported Sunday and once again seems to show a decline in the overall spread of the virus. This period also saw 9,155 tests completed, somewhat lower than recent totals. Sunday’s data brings the number of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 22,957, which includes 1,904 deaths and 17,638 recoveries. Ministry of Health
