The South Bayview Bulldog

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We can all sympathize but police are asking anyone jammed into a subway with an unwashed commuter to refrain from pushing the alarm. This after a passenger was so revolted by the odour of a fellow “better way” rider that the system-stopping emergency button seemed like the only remedy. As reported by Global News, PC David Hopkinson said this occurred on the train at Queen subway station Thursday around 7:40 p.m. He said the details of the call were shared on Twitter in the hope of raising public awareness about the misuse of the alarm system. “It’s a teaching point now. ‘Hey, I know you’re uncomfortable. You have absolutely every right to complain, but using the passenger assistance alarm is not for that,’” Hopkinson said. “The alarm is for emergency use and this type of incident is not considered an emergency … With passenger assistance alarms, we assume that it’s an emergency — somebody is having a medical episode, their life is in danger, they’re being attacked, there’s some kind of accident in the station.” It’s not recorded if the offending passenger was wearing Rotting Carcass Cologne in order to obtain a seat or protect his space.

Air conditioning had just arrived at movie theatres

Set in 1936 Toronto

Maureen Jennings

Maureen Jennings will visit the Sleuth of Baker Street book store Saturday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. to launch her newest novel, Heat Wave. Many know Jennings from her Victorian character William Murdoch (Murdoch Mysteries) but the new book features his son, Jack, a Toronto detective in 1936 and his friend, a PI named Charlotte Frayne. Inevitably the notorious North American heat wave of 1936 forms the background. Sleuth of Baker Street is at 907 Millwood Rd. at Sutherland.

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a 2017 impaired driving crash in East Gwillimbury that left a 28-year-old father dead. The sentence, which also includes an eight-year driving ban, was handed down to Tyler Neilsen in a Newmarket courtroom on Thursday. He previously pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle that fatally struck Stuart Ellis on Nov. 13, 2017 while having alcohol and four other drugs in his system.

APOLOGY

“I can’t imagine the pain and suffering I have brought into your lives,” he said in court to Ellis wife Justine. “I’m so sorry. The worst part of this whole accident is that I took a father away from his children. I will never be able to forget that. I am ready to accept the court’s punishment.”  Widowed mom counts cost as impaired driver makes bail

#BreakingNews Tyler Nielsen’s final taste of freedom before being sentenced to 5 years in a penitentiary & an 8 year driving ban for criminal negligence causing the death of Stuart Ellis in Nov 2017. Nielsen was impaired by alcohol & drugs & was driving recklessly, 200 km+ pic.twitter.com/NFViKcij3n

— Catherine McDonald (@cmcdonaldglobal) March 21, 2019

The Ontario government will simplify aspects of Ontario’s electricity system which it says will save money and reduce rates. The PC Party promised in the last election to reduce electricity prices by 12% — on top of the Fair Hydro Plan introduced by the Liberals. It reduced rates by borrowing money to cut prices. Under this new plan, the Fair Hydro Plan would be wound down and refinanced with the hope of saving as much as $4 billion and bring the financing in line with recommendations from the Auditor General.

Shares soared 30 percent/NYSE

Levi Strauss surged more than 30% during its public debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The iconic maker of Levi’s 501 blue jeans raised $623 million from the stock sale. Levi Strauss(LEVI) priced the initial public offering at $17 a share, above its expected price range. At an early trading price of $22.97 a share, the 166-year old company is valued at about $8.9 billion.

• US Fed Signals No Rate Hikes in 2019, and One Hike in 2020

Air Canada says its Boeing 737 Max aircraft are equipped with two optional safety features reportedly absent from the same jetliners which crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia. The New York Times reports Thursday that the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air jets were not equipped with angle-of-attack indicators and disagree lights that are used by the aircraft’s software system during flight to avert stalls. According to the report, the safety features are not standard on the aircraft and are offered by Boeing as upgrades. Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur says the airline purchased the features for its fleet of 24 Max 8 planes.

The Greek Independence Day Parade road closures are as follows: Danforth Ave from Donlands Ave to Broadview Ave will be fully closed on Sunday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate this event.

Marguerite Pigott

That’s a wrap

The City of Toronto has appointed Marguerite Pigott as Toronto’s new Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries, starting April 8. Pigott was Vice-President of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), a position she has held since 2014.  Before that she positions with SuperChannel and Odeon Films (an Alliance Atlantis company). Since 2009, Pigott has been on the Board of Ontario Creates, formerly the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

Oasis Blvd early Thursday/CBC Twitter

A bus slammed into at least two homes on Oasis Blvd in east Scarborough early Thursday. This is northwest of McNicholl Ave. and Tapscott Rd. No one in the homes was injured. The driver, a woman, went to hospital with minor injuries. She said the street was slippery. Surveillance footage (below) shows the bus travelling on Oasis Boulevard when it fails to make a curve in the road and jumps the curb. CityNews report.  Also

Work is underway at 688 Mt. Pleasant

Mr. DeSantis worked here for decades/Google

Workmen are making changes at 688 Mt. Pleasant Rd., the long-vacant home of DeSantis Men’s Hair Salon and the space at 692 Mt. Pleasant between Meridian and Starbucks. Little is known of the tenants but the activity is welcome. Below is the street in 2011. DeSantis shared the corner with the much-remembered Lai Toh Heen and Sweet Gallery on the corner. Across the road Timothy’s was at Briton House.

2011 when DeSantis lived here with Lai Toh Heen and Sweet Gallery. Timothy’s was in Briton House