The etiquette and punctillio of snow — and where it may go — is on the minds of members at Leaside Community Tuesday. It begins with one woman offering a “friendly reminder” not to throw snow in the street. It might create a hazard and the City doesn’t like it. This bit of advice is met by laughter from some and in one instance simple scorn. A man calls the post “ridiculous.” It is another curious example of the awful reality that when this much snow falls, there is no place for it except in the way. The simplest kind of logic would seem to tell us this but many dream that there is a proper place for snow even when we are buried in it. A place for everything and everything in its place.
DVP, Bayview extension closed briefly overnight by flooding
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Don Valley Parkway at Lake Shore early Tuesday/City of Toronto
The Don Valley Parkway was closed for about seven hours overnight because of a flood caused by an ice jam at the mouth of the Don River near Keating Channel. Bayview Ave. south of Pottery Rd. was closed as well for a period. Both roads are open Tuesday.
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Leaside Garden Society to offer horticulture scholarship
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The Leaside Garden Society has created a $1,000 scholarship for students in horticulture-related studies in Canada. The candidate must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program in horticulture or a related field of study such as botany, plant science, ecology, landscape architecture or environmental science from an accredited Canadian college or university. Consideration will be given to a candidate pursuing studies at other recognized Canadian institutions, at the discretion of the selection committee. The one-year scholarship will be granted for the coming academic year 2019-2020.. Recipients may reapply for the scholarship in the subsequent years. Candidates who are present or previous residents of Leaside or a relative of a Leaside resident will receive extra consideration. For the purpose of this scholarship, Leaside includes North and South Leaside, Bennington Heights and Thorncliffe Park. Check the conditions at the LSG site. Candidates must submit the following between May 30 and June 30.
- A LGS Scholarship Application Form that can be found on the LGS website,
- An unofficial transcript from the present year of their program,
- An essay (250-500 words) describing why s/he should receive the scholarship,
- The Leaside address/name which links the applicant to Leaside, if applicable,
- The name and contact information of two references relevant to their course of study.
Toronto Fire at “grocery store” smoke at Don Mills/Eglinton
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Toronto Fire responded at noon hour Monday with several units to an address on Don Mills Rd. north of Eglinton Ave. The location appears to be the Real Canadian Superstore at 825 Don Mills. The call was cleared in the early afternoon with no further report.
Fire: Don Mills Rd / Eglinton Ave E
– smoke seen and reported
– grocery store is being evacuated
-no injuries reported
– police responding#GO220511@tps33div
^ka— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) February 4, 2019
City advice on avoiding “negative encounters” with coyotes
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The City of Toronto has issued a release offering residents advice on “steps to minimize negative encounters with coyotes.” It lists the following.
• Avoid feeding them. Feeding wild animals, including coyotes is detrimental and can create problems for the neighbourhood.
• Avoid feeding pets outdoors.
• Ensure that all household garbage is inaccessible to animals.
• Place garbage out on the morning of the scheduled pickup, rather than the night before.
• Always supervise pets – keep dogs on a leash and keep cats indoors or supervised when outside.
“Sinkhole season” sees big hole in plaza at 895 Millwood Rd
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895 Millwood/Rudy Limeback @rudydotca
Rudy Limeback @rudydotca
Sinkholes are popping down in the warm weather following last week’s arctic hit. The one above was shot by Rudy Limeback at the plaza at 895 Millwood Rd. at the corner of Millwood and Sutherland Dr. Also Monday, a vehicle has been trapped in a sinkhole on Court St. near Church and King Sts. Go carefully.
Sinkhole tries to eat Land Rover on Court St. downtown/City News
$250 million catastrophe as bitcoin house of cards collapses
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The circumstances of the latest bitcoin disaster are enough to make anyone worry about the future of the race. Millions have vanished behind the cryptocurrency veil. Oh yeah, the young Canadian boss of QuadrigaCX has died mysteriously in India with the whole company locked inside his laptop. Crazy does not describe it. Then, Interpol thinks that ISIS has enormous potential to rise again as self-satisfied Western countries go to sleep. Below that, the Pope is in the UAE where some are calling him the Imam of Christianity. Lastly, Pam Seatle of City News reviews those hilarious Super Bowl ads.
Storekeepers true grit repels bandit, bananas receive assist
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Eating banana as hooded man appears
He tries to leap counter
Wife takes three swings with bunch of bananas
But husband pushes him back
Four captures from security video show Mississauga storekeeper Seungae Kim (upper left) eating a banana when a hooded man comes in. He tries to leap the counter (upper right) but Mr. Kim pushes him back (lower right). Mrs. Kim grabs the bananas and takes three swings at the man (lower left). The bananas are flying but it was no doubt the true grit of the Kims that sent the hapless perpetrator fleeing. Next time they may be hurling cans of soup or pop bottles.
Temp closure of Yonge SB north of St. Clair after robbery
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Robbery:
Yonge St/ St Clair Ave.
– Robbery at a business
– no injuries reported
– 3 male suspects have fled, still outstanding
– SB Yonge St temporary closed just N of the intersection for investigation@TPS53Div #GO216233^adc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) February 3, 2019
Police alert about loss of Percocet tablets at Jones/Gerrard
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Toronto Police are warning of a quantity of lost Percocet tablets near Jones Ave. and Gerrard St. Saturday morning. They say the “pills/capsules could be harmful/fatal if ingested, especially to children.”
One man dead and many more Caledon residents evacuated
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Updated report from Caledon aired on City News at 6 p.m. The single fatality is named as Joseph Wescott, 54.
Action on, off the ice as Select games wrap Sunday evening
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Early learning in the arena lobby for this little guy
Happy medal winner of the George Bell Titans
Coach asks Flames to keep up energetic play
Back room tries to stay on top of winners, changes, snowbound parking lot
Buy an instant picture of a player
Young Flames duel with balloons. Of course
The schedule for the Leaside Select Invitational Tournament indicates that championship games are being played back to back in both rinks Sunday evening at Leaside Arena. More than 2,000 kids played in games scheduled at several local arenas including the Angela James in Flemingdon Park. Bulldog photos