The approaching 100th birthday of WW II veteran Fred Arsenault has touched Canadians deeply. A request posted by Arsenault’s son Ron for people to send his dad a birthday card has met with an outpouring of social media support. It’s reported that cards are being mailed from the Netherlands where Mr. Arsenault served with the First Canadian Army in 1944 and 45. Jenny Yuen, Toronto Sun
As thousands of teachers from all unions across Ontario strike this week, many parents may wonder if the fatal words “essential service” have yet been uttered in the cabinet. It is one big elephant. The last time the government worked up the gumption to tell certain workers they were just too essential to be on strike was 2011. That was the fate of TTC employees. Teachers across Ontario far outnumber TTC drivers however and any government that wishes to keep some teacher votes has to consider that. Tuesday Ontario’s Catholic teachers hit the picket lines as well as high school and elementary teachers in select boards. Elementary teachers will engage in their second day of ramped up rotating strikes, hitting more school boards per day than they did during the job actions they held over the past two weeks. And high school teachers will strike at the Lakehead, Lambton Kent, Thames Valley, Waterloo Region, York Region, Halton and Kawartha Pine Ridge school boards.
Well, good Tuesday morning and aren’t you glad you weren’t on the WestJet flight that had to turn back to Toronto from Montego Bay when, just for fun, a jackass got up and told fellow travellers that he had the coronavirus. Video of the upset passengers here.
A Boeing 767 aircraft with a burst tire flown by Air Canada, makes an emergency landing at Madrid's Barajas Airport in Spain. More photos of the day: https://t.co/jZa75N3cRl 📷 @medinafoto pic.twitter.com/kRSlyXGqP0
— Reuters Pictures (@reuterspictures) February 4, 2020
A tweet from Madrid airport Monday evening reveals the damage done to a tire on one of the two wheels of the main carriage. It also shows one tire apparently intact on the left side. Earlier reports said the plane had lost a wheel. The tire is said to have blown on takeoff sending debris into the engine. But the other wheel and landing gear on the left side remained firm for a safe touchdown Monday afternoon.
PHOTOS Air Canada #AC837 to Toronto suffered a ruptured tire & an engine issue shortly after departure from Madrid. Photos show left main landing gear tire blown & left engine damaged. Flight burned fuel for several hours to reduce landing weight. Safely landed. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/NSKFNSA3tl
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) February 4, 2020
World War II veteran Fred Arsenault wants to mark his 100th birthday with a bang this March 6 by enjoying cards from friends, family and the general public. Many are signing up to send Fred a card. How about you?
An Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft has landed safely at Madrid airport Monday after reportedly losing a wheel on takeoff. Twitter video captured the joy on landing. The Toronto-bound flight AC837 departed from the Adolfo Suarez-Barajas international airport earlier in the day. It circled Spain to burn off fuel and landed about 1.10 p.m. Touchdown was seen live around the world and seemed to go without incident. Distances and lighting prevented any immediate sighting of damage to the jet. See landing on Twitter
Members of Team Epping from the Leaside Curling Club are seen posing with the Ontario Tankard following their victory Sunday in Cornwall. The team now heads to the Tim Hortons Brier. It runs from February 29 to March 8 at the Leon’s Centre in Kingston. Tankard Results
Security video shows a man taking a hand-made silver-plated trumpet valued at $4,500 from Cosmo Music in Richmond Hill about a month ago. City News
Leaside Ladies Night Out has filled the Leaside Pub for the second annual event held Thursday. Principals Ann Brown and Becky White sold 175 tickets to rock the old pub to the rafters. This weekend Ann and Becky are saying how proud they are of the many women who joined them. Proceeds are helping to plant yet more goodwill with friends in Thorncliffe Park. Funds have purchased seeds and tools for the TP Urban Farmers at 71 Thorncliffe Park Dr. Funds will also help facilitate the building of raised beds which permit better drainage and lush growth. Leaside Chit Chat
No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a Prairie ticket holder. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb. 5 will be approximately $7 million.
Sheppard Ave. East has re-opened at Warden Ave. following a two-alarm fire in a high-rise apartment building at Sheppard Ave East and Palmdale Drive Saturday afternoon. It was reported at about 4.40 p.m.
Thousands of kids hit the ice at the Leaside Hockey Association Select Tournament this weekend. The Leaside Arena is a focus for family fun with players, moms, dads and relatives thronging the concessions, silent auction offerings as well as Andy Elder’s newly-located food stand. He’s now at the west end of the main concourse. Games and activity continue into Sunday.
