The South Bayview Bulldog

Are we diverse or what? There was Ford Nation Saturday coincidental with the Dyke Parade. The Pride march is Sunday. Then a look inside the making of Toy Story 4, in theatres this weekend. It teaches wonderful lessons. Finally, Nick Nurse is on guitar in an unlikely appearance with the Arkells, the Juno-winning band from The Hammer (Hamilton) formed way back in 2006.

Dramatic photo of smoke and flames at Atlantic Packaging/Zakia Mir

The fury of a three-alarm fire at Atlantic Packaging on Progress Ave. in Scarborough has been graphically captured in a freelance photo taken by Zakira Mir and submitted to City  News. The blaze at 333 Progress erupted at about 5 p.m. The blaze started in a compactor room and spread to the roof of the building. No one was hurt.

Fatal violence at Scarborough Golf Club Rd. and Lawrence Ave./Tony Fera City News

One person is dead and four others are injured after a grinding collision between two cars at Scarborough Golf Club Rd. and Lawrence Ave. Saturday evening. Police are trying to sort out just what happened.

The Ontario government has cancelled Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park for this year in order to save some $400,000, an amount cited as its annual cost. Instead, the government will offer free admission to the first 500 visitors on July 1 at 10 Ontario attractions. They are:

• Ontario Science Centre.
• Cinesphere at Ontario Place.
• Royal Ontario Museum.
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Vaughan.
• Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.
• Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay.
• Huronia Historical Parks in Midland and Penetanguishene.
• Butterfly Conservatory — Niagara Parks Commission.
• Science North in Sudbury.
• St. Lawrence Parks Commission.

Jamie, Max and MP Oliphant

Nice floral print linen for your lazy summer

Wild Wing notice

Merely a perfect 59 Jaguar outside McSorley’s

Leaside Flower Show 1st Prize

Upper left in this Saturday summary of South Bayview sightings are Jamie and Max, new recipients of the MP’s Citizenship Award for putting the squeeze on diabetes. MP Rob Oliphant conferred the honour. Upper right is a floral print linen frock from Aytac Fashion on Bayview Ave. for your summer and very nice too. Below that at centre right is a note from Wild Wing at Millwood and Bayview. When will we meet again? Then, a smashing 1959 Jaguar roadster departs Bayview with the proud owner at the wheel and a winning bouquet at the Leaside Garden Society show. Down below is an immaculate 1982 Buick Riviera convertible seen in the summer sun at Bayview and Balliol Sts.

1982 Buick Riviera Convertible on Bayview Ave.

Never looked better

Last of the big Detroit ragtops

Not sunny side up/Brandon Gomez

A tractor-trailer carrying eggs rolled over on Highway 401 near Warden Ave. early Saturday. The clean up continues and one tweet from Stephanie Henry, traffic wonk at City News, found the analogy irresistible. Many might say a rollover is not over easy but apparently, the driver is fine.

D'you like your eggs over easy? A truck filled with eggs went over easy… into the ditch of the EB 401 ramp to Warden #GETIT?! *slaps knee* LOL OK! The ramp is now closed. No estimated time of reopening. Injuries reported as minor.

— Stephanie Henry (@henrylstephanie) June 22, 2019

No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 25 will grow to approximately $20 million.

Blending’s Turtle with friend Audra Brown

Most interesting report from Audra Brown of City News on how the endangered Blanding’s Turtle is once again populating Rouge Valley National Park inside Toronto.

Dean French, resigned

Never a dull moment

James Wallace, standing in

The Premier’s chief of staff, Dean French, has resigned the same day his boss revoked the appointments of two men associated with Mr. French to cushy “agent general” jobs in New York City and London. In a statement Friday, Ford’s office said the premier accepted French’s resignation in the early afternoon — shortly after the government revoked the appointments of Tyler Albrecht and Taylor Shields to the desirable positions in the world capitals. The Globe and Mail said Albrecht, 26, knows French and his two sons through their participation in lacrosse and that Shields is a second cousin to French’s wife. The government said James Wallace, formerly vice-president of Toronto Sun editorial operations, and now deputy chief of staff will run things for the Premier day to day for now.

York Region Media Group (Torstar Corp.) has posted a video of a hit-and-run attack by a coyote on a girl, 2, as she runs into the backyard of her home with an older sibling. The girl’s mother told police she and her husband along with their toddler daughter and son, 5, walked home on Sunday just before 9 p.m. after eating dinner nearby. The kids ran to their backyard to check on a tree they had planted there recently. The girl suffered a scratched neck. It is a lesson that coyotes will attack small children even though they most often avoid adults, especially those who appear belligerent, i.e. shouting, etc.

ELEPHANT ATTACKS STAFF MEMBER AT AFRICAN LION SAFARI

A trainer at African Lion Safari has been airlifted to hospital with what are thought to be serious injuries after being attacked by an elephant Friday. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. at the zoo, located on Cooper Road in Flamborough. Ornge air ambulance says the victim, who is a man in 30s is receiving treatment at Hamilton General Hospital.

While Renata Ford will not be winning any elections in South Bayview, don’t bet on her losing a bid to become the MP for Etobicoke North. The wife of the late Mayor Rob Ford will contest the riding for Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party (PPC). It may make you laugh but if there are enough candidates like her across Canada it will skew the outcome of the general election in October. The Liberals have to love it.