A woman, 24, has died in a fall while was hiking with her boyfriend on the shores of the Etobicoke Creek Saturday. She apparently slipped and fell from what is described as a naturalized trail. of Etobicoke Creek. Police say the fall was accidental, they do not believe it to be criminal and are currently investigating. Her boyfriend called authorities around 2:46 p.m.
Teen boys quickly improvised a rescue plan for an 8-year-old boy hanging off a ski tow at Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. They use what appears to be a length plastic netting or fencing to catch the lad. Fascinating tale is told below.
A power outage from about 1 until 2 p.m. darkened parts of Moore Park Saturday. The Toronto Hydro Outage Map indicated the failure was confined within an area bounded by Moore Ave., Hudson Dr., Inglewood Dr. and Mt. Pleasant Rd.
Halton police say a three teens, 13, 14 and 16 were in the car that crashed on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville early Saturday. The 13-year-old was at the wheel, say cops. The genders are unstated but the passenger of 14 is in critical condition. A third passenger, a 16-year-old, has serious injuries but is in stable condition. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. Police say that the SUV was travelling southbound on Eighth Line near North Service Rd. when it lost control, crashed through a chain-linked fence, and drove onto the Westbound lanes of the QEW. The vehicle then hit the centre median. All three teens are from Oakville. Earlier
It looks a bit as if the snow was falling faster than crews were picking up on Rykert Cres. Saturday morning. The revised forecast is for as much as 4 cm. Frigid temperatures are coming tonight. Snow removal has begun in Leaside.
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The QEW is closed westbound at Trafalgar Road because of a collision. A car is seen on the highway and details of its trajectory are unknown at present. OPP say three people were taken to hospital.
There was no winning ticket for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Mar. 8 will be approximately $16 million.
Heroes will gather at Northlea Elementary and Middle School on Rumsey rd. Monday to kick off the annual Capes for Kids fund raiser on behalf of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Northlea will have an abundance of praiseworthy people of all ages in the battle. Northlea students and Holland Bloorview staff and ambassadors will all be wearing capes. At 10 a.m. a large, collaborative cape built by Northlea students will be shown and MP Rob Oliphant will attend, no doubt in cape. Sounds like fun.
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Some people make it a point when buying a home to avoid a utility pole out front. That was the case of a Carlaw Ave woman who complained to Toronto Hydro in 2017 as the utility upgraded power delivery on the street. In fact, Hydro failed to notify 28 homeowners about plans to replace poles in the City right-of-way at the front of their properties and when those residents complained, Hydro called the police. In a report issued Thursday Toronto Ombudsman Susan Opler called the overall reaction of Toronto Hydro “late, incomplete and sometimes rude.” See her report
The curtain lifts Friday (March 1) on a tradition in Leaside with the 10th charitable Laugh Out Loud (LOL) event. LOL gathers talented comedians at Leaside Memorial Gardens for an evening to benefit New Circles Community Services, for a second time. The grassroots organization provides clothing, employment training, and settlement support to vulnerable families in neighbouring communities. “This event really is an annual staple within our close-knit community now in its 10th year, and I’m just so honoured to be part it,” says Charlene Kalia, Chair, LOL 10. “It continues to galvanize us around a common goal which is to give back, using a little entertainment to make an impact.
New Circles was founded on the idea that positive change happens when people’s basic needs are met,” says Rosie Smythe, Executive Director, New Circles. “The rising costs of living in Toronto means economically vulnerable families are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. We rely on community donations to provide support, making an event like LOL 10 vital in continuing our important work,” says Ms. Kalia. All proceeds from LOL 10 will support New Circles’ programs, among them Toronto’s largest clothing bank which supports 15,000 people each year. Since its inaugural fundraiser for the expansion of Leaside Memorial Gardens in 2008, LOL (Laugh Out Loud) has raised over half a million dollars for neighbouring not-for-profit organizations in the Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park, Regent Park and Victoria Village areas of Toronto. LOL 10 is sponsored by Lexus on the Park, Chestnut Park Real Estate, Neal Brothers Foods, and Grilltime. To learn more about LOL, visit www.leasidelol10.com, and to learn more about New Circles, visit www.newcircles.ca.
Eglinton Crosstown (@Crosstown) is posting updated pictures of LRT at Laird and Eglinton/Yonge stations. The traffic cam capture at upper right shows Leaside Station at street level. Sunnybrook Plaza is behind the camera. On Facebook a paid-up member commented tartly: “Just build it already.” A look at what the overdue trains will look and sound like is here.
