The City’s designated summer Dog Swim was held Sunday at ten municipal pools and from all evidence, a barking good time was had. This City News report was done at Monarch Park Pool. Summer Dog Swim at ten selected City pools this Sunday
There’s a tale (or is that tail?) of alley-cat style lusty love on the Leslieville Facebook account late Sunday morning. Growing comments follow such as: “I’d be getting my female fixed” and “Will we be seeing kitten pictures in about eight weeks?
We need our eyes to see these wonderful faces, including (left) that of Olivia Little. The Port Elgin girl’s family is trying to deal with a huge increase in the cost of drops that will sustain Olivia’s eyesight. At centre, Tara Foley with her grandmother Stasia. Tara’s moving act of love towards the dying woman may just make you cry. At the right, Valerie Harper has died at the age of 80 from brain cancer. She is memorable to millions from her 1970s portrayal of the tough, funny and decent New York woman Rhoda Morgenstern.
The $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw will be shared by three winning ticket holders — two in the Prairies and one in Ontario. Each winning ticket is worth $3 million. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept. 4 will be approximately $5 million.
Parents in Spain whose babies and toddlers developed abnormal body hair plan to sue a company that put a hair loss treatment into containers meant for a stomach medicine, a mother of one of the children said on Saturday. Spanish health authorities have blamed the packaging mix-up involving the topical treatment Minoxidil and omeprazole syrup, which is used for stomach problems, on Farma-Quimica Sur. Then, a closer look at the little-understood affliction that has struck many teenagers who vape. Across the bottom, racial offense given by a carefully prepared advertisement and separately by an anchorwoman’s careless remark to a colleague. See her distraught apology.
Scott Greenfield, former chief operator and environmental manager of the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, has been appointed the new general manager of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. Mr Greenfield has 25 years experience in similar positions. He will oversee staff, make recommendations to the board, ensure proper maintenance and be responsible for objectives set by the City.
The $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was won by a single ticket that was sold somewhere between the Rockies and the Ontario border. Two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million failed to find winning tickets. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on September 3 will be approximately $12 million.
Work goes on this weekend and next to raise the new pedestrian bridge between Scotiabank Arena and the new Union Station GO Transit bus terminal. It is 39.5 metres (129.6 feet) long and is scheduled to be lifted into place early Monday. To accommodate the work, Bay Street will be closed from Front Street to Lake Shore Boulevard until 5 a.m. on Monday. GO buses will still be able to access the existing terminal during the closure, however Metrolinx says that some routes will be delayed five to 10 minutes. The bus terminal is expected to be completed in 2020.
The Loblaws store at 11 Redway Rd. is awaiting the imminent opening of a Starbucks coffee, much the same it would seem as the Starbucks that has proven so popular at Longo’s on Laird Drive. Loblaws appears to have been running a small pilot with Starbucks. There has been one at the 1021 Musgrove store (Victoria Park and Gerrard) since 2016. There’s another in Richmond Hill and one in London. There may be more but what seems clear is that Loblaws own brand of Espresso and Coffee bar has not excited shoppers the way the Green Mermaid does.
A large tower crane at the Leaside Station main entrance will be installed next week during dates stated variously as Monday through Friday, although the work is estimated to take two days. One lane in each direction will be maintained on Bayview and southbound and northbound left turns will be restricted during the two days of work.
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will offer free menstrual products to students in elementary and secondary school when classes resume next week. It is the initiative of two trustees, Stephanie Donaldson and Harpreet Gill. The board hopes that ready availability of the products will ensure girls attend class during their periods as well as help erase their embarrassment. The undertaking was approved unanimously by the board on Friday.
