The South Bayview Bulldog

Hugh Grant of the Bennington Heights Residents’ Association has written to Councillor Robinson (Ward 15) about the depression in the eastbound lane of Moore Ave at Mud Creek, and about the general instability that has marked this location for many years. His letter notes a brief history:

In 2009, a two-year rebuilding program for Moore Avenue was initiated. The plan was to install a new water main in year one, and the road structure and streetscape was slated for complete renewal in year two.

The City Of Toronto engineer assigned to drive the process, Tom Millis was concerned that roadway sinkage/collapse at Mud Creek had been an issue for many years, and upon investigation the plan for renewal of Moore Avenue was delayed pending engineering diagnostics at this location followed by rebuilding of the foundation.

It is understood that Mud Creek as the name implies was a ravine with running water (at right angles to the road today). City archives show that the ravine used to be host to the Belt Line rail track. Early last century there was no east-west road connecting Leaside to Moore Park. Eventually, a wooden bridge was built, facilitating a road link.

Many years later the bridge was replaced by infilling the ravine and building a black top road along what is now Moore Avenue

We have lived here since 1995, and from 1995 to 2009 had witnessed several attempts by City engineers to overcome the continuous sinking of the road by putting fresh fill down each time to build the surface up

Tom Millis’ investigation found that the road today has a culvert running underneath, carrying the original ground water. The linkages of the components of the culvert were not in good shape and water was “finding its way” back into the creek. Progressively this had eroded the “foundations” of the road causing the perennial sinking.

In 2009 Tom had Toronto Water work on this with the aim of completely rectifying this structural problem before the two-year Moore Avenue rebuild commenced (completed September 2010)

I have spoken to Tom Millis who now works for the Regional Municipality of York. Tom recalls the original project and the problems encountered. If it is useful to speak with Tom his number is 1 877 464 9675 ext 75598

Tom suggested we speak with Kimmo Hamalainen Manager of Local Roads at the Engineering department of Toronto. We spoke on the phone today. Kimmo checked and discovered by using Google Earth that there does appear to have been a recurrence of sinking of the eastbound lane at Mud Creek since 2014

Millwood Rd. has been repaved Wednesday morning but the southbound lane under the railway tracks at Redway Rd. remained closed late Wednesday evening. It appears that the road needs cleaning from the heavy mud created by the repair of a watermain Tuesday. Earlier story.

Police have updated the injuries sustained at the Pusha-T concert at the Danforth Music Hall on Tuesday night. Five were hurt and one has “very serious injuries.” The violence is widely believed to have been caused by the feud between Drake and Pusha-T, who was performing. Danforth was closed from Playter Blvd. to Broadview Ave. for a period of time..Pusha T and Drake have had a running feud since earlier this year. The shots reached a nasty low when Pusha T released The Story of Adidon. The tune is a 3-minute diss track, which touches on everything from Drake’s childhood to an alleged secret baby.

The information with this video, which was shot by someone named Main Man Music, says: “Pusha T was half way through his set when several (Drake) fans threw beer on stage then proceed to try to get on stage to 1V1 Pusha T. After the fight was over and the stage was cleaned, Push finished his show early with Infrared Mercy and Dont Like. Police were called to the Danforth Music hall where the show was.” A comment on YouTube said the whole thing “figures” if you are Pusher T in Drake’s hometown.

A Kingston man is auctioning off his father’s extraordinary collection of 200 vintage radios and Audra Brown looked in on him. Then, the decency of a bus driver toward a homeless man. Below that, experimental medicine delivers the Hail Mary pass that saves a man’s life and finally, hilarious and loveable miniature goats will make you want to own one.

Some 55 diesel-battery powered buses going into service by New Year’s. They called hybrid-electric

Mayor Tory was praising the new clean energy hybrid-electric TTC buses Tuesday. They go into service this month (video below). Though these vehicles are still using fuel (diesel) to produce energy, they use a lot less than the average vehicle. Hybrid buses also incorporate the recovery of braking energy, meaning that energy produced when descending a hill or during braking is fed back to the energy storage system to reuse for propulsion, resulting in approximately 25% fuel reduction and in turn, reduced tailpipe emissions. The TTC plans to have 55 hybrid buses delivered by the end of 2018 and 200 more hybrid buses delivered by the end of 2019. The TTC has also ordered 60 all-electric buses from a Winnipeg supplier These vehicles re-charge along the route at overhead feeders.

Great start to the morning unveiling the @TTCNotices new hybrid electric buses. The federal government and the City of Toronto are making a massive investment of up to $800 million in the #TTC fleet and infrastructure that will help the TTC modernize and improve its service. pic.twitter.com/28LcDx9GPU

— John Tory (@TorontosMayor) November 20, 2018

Crews tell the Bulldog that Millwood will remain closed for Tuesday’s drive home but may re-open on Wednesday sometime in the PM, after the road has been repaved.

Good Morning! Traffic lights are out at Bloor and Sherbourne and most of the major routes already moving slowly thanks to light flurries across the GTA.
Millwood and Laird also remains closed because of a broken watermain.

— 680 NewsRadio Toronto Traffic & Weather (@NewsRadioTO) November 20, 2018

A man in his 20s who is said to have been “dashing” across McCowan Rd. about 1.30 a.m. Tuesday has suffered a broken leg after being struck by a hit and run vehicle. The man had apparently been at a bank ATM near Lawrence Ave. The victim’s brother says the car was possibly a dark-coloured Mercedes. Police searched the street but found no debris left behind and can’t guarantee the description of the car is accurate since there are no cameras or other witnesses.

Three unanswered goals later and that's your game winner thanks to @ZachHyman. #CBJvsTOR https://t.co/K0hvHbS2iF

— Luisツ  (@Quintero_Funes) November 20, 2018

Freshii to open at 45 Wicksteed

Leaside Works on Industrial St.

LHS students do U of T Physics

Zarah Manavi plays in Wildcats organization

Mayrik profiled in Star

2019 calendars are in

Upper left in this South Bayview summary for Tuesday, look for a new Freshii outlet at 45 Wicksteed in the SmartCentre. Celine McMahon of the casual salad and healthy food restaurant chain, tips The Bulldog to this opening expected in the New Year. Welcome Freshii. Upper right, don’t look away for a second or someone will build another commercial centre in the Leaside industrial lands. This one, called Leaside Works, popped up overnight. It’s at the corner of Industrial St and Esandar Drive. They call the units commercial condos. Still on the right, two shots of a visit Monday by 45 Leaside High School students to the U of T Physics Department. The kids toured the place and checked the telescopes. Centre left is the shining face of Zarah Manavi, a Grade Eight student of Northlea Elementary and Middle School. As told by Susan Scandiffio, Zarah learned to love hockey by watching the Leafs on television. Hey Zarah, a lot of us can say that too. Below that, the Toronto Star has profiled Mayrik at 1580 Bayview. It is a lovely story of a family of Armenian extraction living the Canadians dream. At bottom right, the 2019 calendars are at Bonnie Byford Real Estate, 1536 Bayview. Better get in there.

Nov 19th – Headlights of bumper to bumper traffic on Moore heading to Millwood. The shot looks west at Southlea

The closure of the southbound lanes of Millwood Rd. at the railway underpass at Redway Rd. resulted in bumper-to-bumper traffic along Moore Ave. and Southvale Dr. from Bayview Ave to Millwood Rd. during the Monday drive home. The Millwood access to Thorncliffe Park and East York is closed at the railway underpass perhaps until Tuesday night because of a watermain break early Monday. Traffic on all side steets in south Leaside was heavy as drivers tried to find alternatives. Many it seems did not know of the closure. Northbound Millwood into Leaside remains open. Earlier post.

Access from Leaside to Thorncliffe Park and East York on Millwood Rd. has been cut off by a watermain break at the railway underpass south of Laird Drive. Story here.