The South Bayview Bulldog

Yes, it’s harsh. But time and after time the national carrier has told its customers apparent untruths about things over which it has absolute control. This isn’t whether a captain gets sick or an aircraft breaks down. It’s about factual stuff like how much it will compensate a passenger for giving up his seat and its obligation under the law.

Collision of two cars at Bayview Ave. and Nesbitt Rd. Tuesday evening/Rudy Limeback@rudydotca

A two-car collision at Bayview Avenue and Nesbitt Drive just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening knocked down a utility pole and snarled homebound traffic. Wires were strewn around the intersection but there were apparently no injuries worth reporting. It appears that the 28 Bayview bus  short-turned at Millwood Rd. Photos by Rudy Limeback.

Issued at 15:18 Tuesday 05 February 2019

Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for Wednesday.

Ice pellets are expected to begin over the area Wednesday morning. A risk of of freezing rain or freezing drizzle will accompany the ice pellets. Ice pellet accumulations of 2 to 4 cm are expected before the precipitation comes to an end Wednesday evening or overnight.

The Wednesday morning and evening commutes will likely be affected due to accumulating ice pellets and the potential for untreated surfaces to become icy.

Hamilton-based Sunrise Records has apparently acquired bankrupt retailer HMV in Canada. The deal, according to CTV, will safeguard some 1,500 jobs. However administrator KPMG says 27 stores will close immediately, resulting in a loss of 455 jobs.  In 2017, Sunrise chief Douglas Putnam took over 70 leases from HMV. The company seems to follow a careful policy of suburban locations. It has 85 stores nationally with only three stores in Toronto, one in Scarborough and two in Etobicoke.

• HMV receives last-minute offer from Hamilton’s Sunrise Records: report
• Will Sunrise Records avoid costly downtown Toronto?

Norfolk County OPP are investigating after close to 30 parents got into a brawl following a youth hockey game Sunday afternoon in Simcoe. Police say they were contacted by a resident about 5 p.m. who was reporting a large fight at a Talbot Street North address, which is the street where one of the town’s two hockey arenas in the town is located. Police say the incident began as an argument involving several parents and then turned into a fight involving close to 30 people. When police arrived, however, the crowd of parents had already dispersed and there were no reports of injuries, police said — London Free Press

Being a hockey mom – I've definitely seen my share of parents 'lose their cool' in an arena. Plz remember they are kids who are supposed to be playing 'for fun'. The refs are human, they make mistakes. Let's lead by example as parents & just enjoy the game https://t.co/J54WxTi5aA

— Chatham-Kent Police (@CKPSMedia) February 5, 2019

Recyclable Haagen-Dazs containers

How it works

Just like milkman

A US recycling firm TerraCycle Loop says a major Canadian retailer is about to sell food in reuseable containers. The so-far unnamed retailer is said to be slated to launch a test of reusable packaging in Toronto. It’s identity is expected to be unveiled this spring, with online operations starting by year-end, says TerraCycle’s founder. Toronto shoppers would buy Unilever, Nestle, Procter & Gamble goods with Loop packaging in late 2019. The scheme is often compared to the glass milk bottle of 70  or 80 years ago. The milkman delivered his goods and took away empties. In the new model, as seen in the schematic upper right, Loop picks up collected containers and organizes them for-use by manufacturer. CBC

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.

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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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
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) February 4, 2019

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.

The full release is here.

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