The South Bayview Bulldog

A growing Facebook thread is airing concerns Friday about the townhouse project at McRae and Sutherland Drives. After furious activity last December the project has fallen silent. One informed writer says “I suspect The City has delayed the job as building framing is not up to code. most of the horizontal engineered bearing beams have been cut to allow for framing. Not good for framing inspection. 2×4 framing has no bracing and most verticals are not plumb. Peter Higgins Architect should be aware of the deficiencies. 4164816229.” Other posts say they have heard the plan has been changed and that houses to be built on Sutherland are no longer included. There was a vigorous pre-construction sales campaign during 2016 and 2017. Pity anyone who bought in.

• Frame of townhouse project leaps up at McRae, Sutherland
• Townhouse okay for Bill and Vito site at McRae, Sutherland

Former Crandall Rd., Leaside

We The North (are now in bed)

Here are few of the fringe celebration things we’ve spotted. The pleasant little street that overlooks Trace Manes Park was once known as Crandall Rd. But now it bears a sign (left) saying Raptors Ave. It may not be the only street so re-named. At right is a happy banner still clamped in the trunk of a celebrant on Hanna Rd. And below is — well — what can we say?

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Here is useful information for those planning to attend City Hall celebrations to mark the Raptors NBA victory.

The public is reminded to plan their travel ahead on Monday. Please consider riding public transit, cycling, walking, taxi or ride hailing. Road closures will be in place starting as early as 9 a.m. and those travelling in and out of the city could experience significant delays.

Parade route:
There will be a series of rolling closures that will affect streets at and around Exhibition Place, as well as Lake Shore Boulevard West, York Street and University Avenue. The parade will begin at Exhibition Place at 10 a.m.

Rally at Nathan Phillips Square:
The parade will culminate with a rally at Nathan Phillips Square that will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. (or when the procession arrives). The following full closures and restrictions are expected to be in effect around the square starting as early as 9 a.m.:
• Bay Street will be fully closed between Dundas Street and Richmond Street West.
• Queen Street West will be fully closed between Yonge Street and University Avenue.
• Chestnut and Elizabeth Streets will be fully closed.
• Armoury Street will have restricted access.

Those who need to attend City Hall, including employees, to work or for scheduled meetings or to attend Service Canada and Service Ontario offices or the wedding chamber, will be required to access the building via the entrance at the rear (north) of the building at Elizabeth Street. Large staging will be erected in front of the main entrance at City Hall. The Green P parking garage entrance will be closed starting at 9 a.m.

TTC information:
The TTC will be adding additional resources to accommodate people travelling to and from the parade including extra staff, streetcars and more frequent subway service. The following TTC routes will be on diversion as a result of the festivities: 5 Avenue Rd, 6 Bay, 29 Dufferin, 121 Fort York-Esplanade, 501 Queen, 504 King, 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina and 511 Bathurst. Customers should also note that the 510 Spadina will not be available at Union Station. Anyone travelling in that area should use the 509 Harbourfront instead to connect with the 510 at Spadina Ave. and Queens Quay (Spadina Loop). Customers can check http://www.ttc.ca/ and follow @TTCnotices for the most current service and trip planning information.

Go Transit information:
The Union Station Bus Terminal will remain open and all routes running during the parade. For access to Exhibition Station, please check the schedules for Lakeshore West and some Lakeshore East trains. Alternatively, the public can join the parade along the route from Union Station. Please visit http://www.gotransit.com to plan ahead, and check schedules and service updates before leaving for downtown Toronto. Working with all of our partners at the City, TTC and Toronto Police, Metrolinx continues to develop a safety and service plan for the parade and more information will follow. Trains will be exceptionally full so all commuters are asked to be patient.

Saturday will see the annual Bayview Leaside BIA Sidewalk Sensation event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Merchants on the street we like to call South Bayview (because it is) will host residents to “great deals and promotions.” The weather is predicted to be mostly sunny and warm. See you there.

Be there

On Sunday the Yorkville Exotic Car Show, in cooperation with the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area, will host the 9th annual such vent. As part of this event, Bloor St. will be closed to vehicular traffic, starting at 6 a.m., from Avenue Road/Queen’s Park to Bay St. The major north/south streets, such as Avenue Road, Queen’s Park, and Bay Street, will remain open.

Road closures: Sunday, June 16, 2019, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.:

– Bloor Street West from Avenue Road to Bay Street
– Bellair Street from Bloor Street to Critchley Lane
– St. Thomas Street from Bloor Street to Sultan Street

The event will proceed regardless of weather conditions.

The Raptors victory parade will take place Monday starting at 10 a.m. from Exhibition Place and wind its way to City Hall. Celebrations overnight were exuberant and mixed, as far as the police were concerned. A person was shot near Dundas and Yonge. Here is a variety of videos.

• Downtown becomes party central
• Police drag Raptors fan off bus, make dramatic arrest amid NBA championship celebrations
• Raptors/Warriors Game 6 post-game press conference

Crashes and burns just before 9 p.m.

We’re told this car slammed into a building at Victoria and Richmond Sts. just before 9 p.m. Trying to catch the start of Game 6? Just asking. No one was hurt.

Toronto Raptors are NBA champions after a hard-fought Game 6 loaded with turnovers in the lead but ending 114-110. TSN summary

Ha ha

Larry O’Brien NBA championship trophy

Hamilton Police say a young man, 21, crashed into a utility pole at a rural intersection northwest of the City near the hamlet of Lynden (pop 500). He escaped injury in the 3.30 a.m. single-car crash but died instantly when he unknowingly touched or stepped on a high-voltage wire that had come down in the crash. This occurred at the remote intersection of Woodhill Road and Concession 4 West in Flamborough Township, part of Hamilton. The victim has been identified as a resident of Lynden. No cause is given for the accident.

Archive picture of scene of the accident at Woodhill Rd. and Concession 4 of Flamborough Township

A committee of MPs who probed bus-passenger safety in Canada has decided not to call for seatbelts to be installed on school buses, urging further study instead. The committee heard evidence about the cost of seat belt retrofitting (between $8,000 and $20,000 a bus) the cost of time making sure belts are fastened in a group of children and the liability of drivers if a child is somehow unbuckled, even of his own doing, while the bus is rolling. But on the topic of whether belts will actually save lives, the MPs choked. They said vaguely that seat belts are “not the only solution to ensuring safety.” The CBC story here does not name what, if anything, the MPs had in mind.

Emily Seal

Emily Seal, a Grade 12 student at Northern Secondary School, has been awarded the 2019 Ian Shaw Memorial Scholarship by the Leaside Wildcats. The $500 prize, to be used against the cost of advanced education, was given in acknowledgment of Emily’s maturity, commitment, and dedication to the sport and community. Emily played for the Wildcats in Grade 12 while also refereeing and supporting her school as an executive member of the Girls’ Athletic Association and as a member of the Student Council. “Emily has always represented the Leaside organization well, with her enthusiasm for the game and her respect for other players, coaches and officials,” said Emily’s coach, Matthew Brandt.