An offer of aged bricks left over from a renovation is getting lots of interest at Leaside Community Facebook page. The man who posted the offer says they were “a near-perfect match for repairing our porch, filling in windows and closing exterior gaps. They were removed and cleaned by our contractors.”
The union representing Ontario’s education workers says its members have voted to adopt a new contract that was drawn up last month. The 55,000 workers narrowly avoided a strike in early October when the CUPE bargaining team reached an eleventh-hour tentative deal with the province. The union says 79 percent of the members voted in favour of the new deal but adds it was not passed unanimously. Under the deal, the workers would get a one percent wage increase.
Teachers have voted to strike
Elementary teachers and education workers have voted 98 percent in favour of a strike, though the union wouldn’t lay out a timeline for when it could happen. Unions representing secondary and Catholic teachers are also holding strike votes.
Cellphone ban in classroom kicks in
Monday marks the end of casual cellphone presence in Ontario classrooms. The Progressive Conservative government announced back in August that they would be implementing a ban on personal mobile devices inside classrooms or during “instructional time.” Exceptions to the ban will be made if the devices are required for health and medical purposes, to support special education needs or if an educator says it is necessary for the lesson
Leaside Jr. Wildcats earned a 3-0 win at home Sunday against the Brampton Canadettes. Goals by Erin Terry, Jordan Lloyd and Ekaterina Pelowich in the first, second and third periods went unanswered by Brampton, which sits at 15 in the 20-team Provincial Women’s Hockey League. Leaside resides at 19 in the PWHL. Acadia Carlson was on the job in net for the Leaside shutout stopping 19 shots. Boxscore
Police are circulating a picture (right) of what they believe is a red Mazda CX SUV used in the attempted abduction of an 8-year-old girl near Blaydon Public School in the west end last Friday. Apparently the child told her parents about the incident on Friday night5 some hours after she had been grabbed by the man. He covered her mouth with his hand and dragged her 60 metres to an SUV. But the child struggled and escaped. The suspect was white, 40-50, 5’8″, skinny build with short grey hair. He was wearing a blue and pink t-shirt, grey sweat pants, and black dress shoes. He drove away in what is believed to be a red Mazda CX-5 with tinted windows.
The sun will set at 5.06 p.m. Sunday with the arrival overnight of Standard Time. Days will now grow shorter until the winter solstice on December 21, when daylight will again creep back as we head into the New Year. Go carefully behind the wheel and crossing streets.
No winning ticket was sold for the $11.5-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1-million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov. 6 will be approximately $14 million.
The herd of birch wood deer at Davenport Nursery, Bayview and Davisville Aves. suggests the species is definitely off the endangered list. Upper right, some costumed teachers at Davisville Public School proudly pose by a table of spooky snacks. The ogre eyeballs appear to be grapes. Yum. Lower right sees some furious Toronto Hydro pole replacement on Industrial St at Laird Drive. Below, a couple of November must-attend events.
Leslieville nature photographer Colin Mcconnell has once again posted remarkable photos he has taken in recent days. This looks like a typical cackling jeer. Call it a saucy hello. Take a look.
Two firefighters have been injured while attending a three-alarm fire in an old three-story building at Shuter and Jarvis Sts about 2 a.m. Saturday. One TFS man remains in hospital with critical injuries on Sunday. The fire broke out in a vacant, abandoned building and the cause remains undetermined at mid-morning. The men were injured when they fell from the top of the building. They were stabilized on scene by paramedics and taken to St. Michael’s Hospital down the street.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency say Sobeys Inc. is recalling Compliments brand fresh-cut vegetable products due to possible Listeria contamination. The products, which include Sweet Kale Blend, Vegetable Platter with a Ranch Dip, Broccolini, Cauliettes — Chopped Cauliflower, Power Green Blend and Green Beans, all have best before dates of Oct. 31, 2019. They were sold across Canada, and anyone who has them should either throw them out or return them to the store where they were purchased — CP
