The South Bayview Bulldog

A long thread at Leaside Community tells of kids (and possibly men in a white van) selling recyclable bags door to door in Davisville Village. The twist is that when they’re turned down, they make a return visit to say that bags were in fact purchased and now they want payment. Uh-huh. FB

Once easy access to Granite Brewery on Mt. Pleasant at Eglinton

LRT construction has owner worried

Toronto Star writer Francine Kopun says Monday that Granite Brewery, the well-known brewery and restaurant at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E., has been hurt by delays in construction of the Crosstown LRT. The seven or eight-year ordeal for businesses and residents in the area has been extended another year with the announcement last week that the system will not be completed until 2022. She quotes Ron Keefe, owner of the brewery: “When it first started, I thought we were going to come through it unscathed. The first three or four years, it seemed to be okay, but in the last year-and-a-half, it’s been noticeable; people are just really getting fed up. We’re lucky, because we have been here so long, we do have a lot of regular customers that are sticking with us, but it certainly has been a challenge,” said Mr. Keefe. He likened conditions to Granite’s early years. He began at the site some 29 years ago. Francine Kopun, Star

A woman in her 20s who is said to be doing “quite well” is the third presumptive case of coronavirus infection in Ontario, health officials announced Monday morning. The woman is in isolation at home. Toronto Medical Officer of Health Dr Eileen de Villa says the woman’s condition had been “improving and resolving for a couple of weeks now,” after she travelled to Wuhan and the Hubei province of China in January, prior to the region being cut off from the outside world on January 23.

Checking other passengers within two seats

De Villa said that when the woman arrived in Toronto on February 21, she was told to call Telehealth Ontario, who after learning of her travel history and symptoms, told her to go straight to North York General Hospital. “Since arriving in Toronto the individual has had very limited exposure to others,” de Villa said. She said they are following up with everyone who sat within two seats on the plane with the woman diagnosed with the virus. Ontario’s three other patients, a Toronto couple in their 50s and a London woman in her 20s, have all since fully recovered.

Vendome Place blocked off during police investigation/Andrew Collins@ACollinsPhoto

A woman in her 40s suffered serious injuries following a shooting rampage by three men in Flemingdon Park Police say the three sprayed bullets at a townhome complex on Vendome Place near Don Mills Rd and Eglinton Ave. around 3:30 p.m. The woman was apparently a bystander and unintended victim. Police say three suspects approached the townhome in a white sedan. Two of the men got out and opened fire before they all fled in the vehicle along Grenoble Drive.

The $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw was won by a ticket holder in British Columbia. And the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb. 26 will again be approximately $5 million

An edgy FB exchange has developed on the Leaside Community account after an Airbnb basement apartment in Leaside was posted to the site. It’s an interesting mix of opinion and sentiment about such rentals.

No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, six of the Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won. They will be shared by eight ticket holders. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Feb. 25 will now grow to an eye-popping $70 million, and there will be 20 Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.

The government seems to have finally found its voice on the simple matter of law and order Friday as the prime minister announced that Indigenous (and other) barricades at rail crossings must be removed forthwith. The country now awaits the outcome of that ultimatum. Many observers are commenting on the cabinet’s halting conduct. Others say the vast majority of Indigenous people are opposed to these blockades. News leads

The City’s plan for a civic worker’s strike February 27 has been released. A strike by CUPE Local 416 would suspend garbage collection east of Yonge St. and close recreation centres. News conference

Thousands of teachers from all four teachers’ unions in Ontario are picketing at Queen’s Park Friday. The most prominent union talking point is cuts to education. The minister, Stephen Lecce, was interviewed by Mike Crawley of the CBC. He said a recent issue between the unions and the government is a demand that hiring be done according to seniority, something the ministry rejects. Lecce is interviewed by Cynthia Mulligan

Over 25,000 striking Ontario teachers encircle Queen's Park in a demonstration today amidst labour negotiations with the Province. @CityNews @680NEWS #Chopper pic.twitter.com/rXH8gLUwLK

— Ken Townsend (@KenTownsend) February 21, 2020

Friends organize benefit for Micheal Garron Hospital facility to honour the late Steven Creber. Left to right Carolyn Armstrong, Andy Elder, Mary Holmes and Lara Creber

Four Leaside friends are organizing a benefit to raise money for a welcoming public space at Michael Garron Hospital in honour of the late Steven Creber. The inspiration for the project comes from Lara Creber, an energetic mother of three boys 17, 15 and 11. On the tenth anniversary last October of her husband’s death at the MGH, Lara posted her intention to pursue this goal. The post caught the eye of Andy Elder, owner of Grilltime Meats. Andy is a tireless caterer and patron of charitable causes in the community. Lara is a Grilltime supporter so it was soon decided that Andy’s forthcoming Just B Cause night, set for Thursday,  March 12 at Amsterdam Brewery on Esandar Dr., should raise funds for her worthy project. Lara’s friends Carolyn Armstrong and Mary Holmes have joined in the work with a special focus on the evening’s auction. Tickets are $50 each with live music by Robbie and Matthew. Even if you can’t attend, you may wish to donate

Mr. Bentley

A sweet, smart Bulldog named Mr Bentley is entertaining visitors to the Canadian International Auto Show. It’s on until Sunday at the Toronto Convention Centre.