The South Bayview Bulldog

No winning ticket was sold for the $25.8 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Mar. 22 will be approximately $36 million

Ready to go in St. Pats green.#LeafsForever⁠ ⁠#LeafsgoBrách☘️ pic.twitter.com/y7U3QDVyIC

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 15, 2019

Auston Matthews scored with five minutes left in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-6 on Friday night. A one-handed pass from William Nylander in front found the Leafs centre, who buried his 33rd goal of the season to snap a 5-5 tie inside a raucous Scotiabank Arena The Leafs skated in green and white. a tribute to the Toronto St. Pats (or St. Patricks) a predecessor Toronto team in the NHL. The change caught most people by surprise, as it was no doubt intended to do. And there’s St. Patrick’s Day. Actor and Leaside High School alumnus Will Arnett sat in for a few minutes at the play-by-play desk. Hear audio.

Will Arnett with Joe Bowen and Jim Ralph

Jam at Bloor Station because of Line 2 closure/@sreekar ready

Viaduct vacant at rush hour

Scene of “medical emergency”

The Bloor Street Viaduct portion of the Line 2 subway and the Don Valley Parkway were closed Friday over the rush hour by what police call a medical emergency. It appears, without confirmation, that a person was in danger of falling. At about 7 p.m., police reported the crisis had been been successfully resolved with no injuries, including first responders. “We are very pleased to say the medical situation on the Prince Edward Viaduct has been successfully resolved with no injuries to anyone involved, including First Responders,” police said on Twitter around 7 p.m. “To all who were affected by this extended closure, we would like to thank you all very much for your patience and understanding.” The Don Valley Parkway was closed in both directions from the Gardiner Expressway to Bayview/Bloor, just before 5 p.m. The closure lasted more than two hours. Subway service between Broadview and St. George stations was also impacted during the closure. Regular service resumed around 7 p.m.

Northbound DVP closed from Gardiner Expressway to Bayview/Bloor, and southbound DVP closed from Don Mills to the Gardiner due to a Toronto Police investigation. There is also no subway service between Broadview and St George stations. pic.twitter.com/d7vXIJmNDP

— CityNews 680 (Inactive) (@680NEWS) March 15, 2019

Canadian home sales plunged to their lowest level in more than six years in February, and the average price fell to $468,350. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday that just 29,974 residential properties changed hands during the month. February is typically a slow month for real estate, but that was the slowest month for home sales since November 2012. But, in the GTA prices continued to creep up. CBC

Listen to analyst Anthony Roman tell Maria Bartiromo about seasoned US airline captains who complained that they could not make the complex Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 behave in the air. Frightening. The grounding of Canadian Max jets has led to long waits at airports. Here’s the terrifying reason Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 is grounded across the globe

Millwood near Leaside Transformer Station

Drew Homewood shared a shot of a burning construction truck on Millwood Rd. Wednesday near the Leaside Transformer Station. There is work underway there and the fire caused the closure of Millwood for a period between Overlea Bvd and Village Station Rd. where the Esso station and car wash are located.

The last undeveloped area of Manhattan has been transformed into a residential, commercial and recreational neighborhood bearing the name of its railway origins, Hudson Yards. It opened this week. Hudson Yards has condominiums ranging in price from $3 to $32 million and a bizarre staircase park featuring 154 flights of steps just for fun. They say it will become the Eiffel Tower of New York.

Comments and opinion from plots, engineers and others is raising the most disturbing concern about air safety. In the linked CBC story, airline consultant Keith Mackey says simply that Boeing “forget to tell pilots” about software that altered the flying characteristics of the 737 Max 8 and 9  As publicised earlier, the Max models included a modification to engine pods and landing gear to make the plane more fuel efficient. But those changes also changed the aircraft’s centre of gravity. That made the nose of the 737 Max tip too far upward during ascent, risking a stall. New software was designed to automatically bring the nose of the aircraft down. Such an override response it seems might cause a pilot to become confused and struggle with the software. This appalling scenario seems incredible and yet it is what some people are saying about the cause of the two crashes.

The end of the week is bringing some serious thawing to road blockages made of ice and hardened snow. It will be 9º C Thursday and 8º C Friday. With the thaw comes concern about flooding. Parents are again warned about keeping children clear of waterways. It may be difficult driving on the Bayview extension in coming days. And there is the annual cleanup.

A Leaside resident who originates from Venezuela has begun solicitation and collection of simple consumer goods which she intends to ship to the beleaguered country this weekend. The responses and timing may be seen here, 

Brian Thompson ‏ @EXPbthompson

Brian Thompson ‏ @EXPbthompson

A homeowner in Brantford found this in his backyard Tuesday morning. OPP say driver of a transport truck blasted through the sound and privacy barrier on Highway 403 to wreak havoc in the little green space. They say the flatbed truck was carrying a car travelling in the westbound lanes of the highway when it had “a mechanical problem.” For sure.