Michelle Hanson, 35, the mother of a little boy who apparently slipped out of her arms and perished in the flooded Grand River last February has been charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving and criminal negligence.causing death. She had driven her minivan into deep water and was trying to escape the stranded vehicle when her son Kaden Young, 3, fell into the river. The accident occurred near Orangeville. Little hope in search for Kaden Young, 3, in flooded Grand
A Metro Inc. shopper records her distress over an incident at the Bayview-Eglinton store in which an elderly man was browbeaten by staff after he parked his car in a walkway beside the handicapped spots. All the parking places were apparently full. It is not said in the post, which has many replies, if the man had a handicapped permit but it seems clear he should have had one. The FB writer says the man was visibly shaken, and trembling, for being called out on the PA to move his car. But it was in the parking lot that the writer says the staff seemed overbearing and angry with the vulnerable senior. Facebook
Canadian Press says Thursday that delivery service Foodora and 7-Eleven will offer delivery of the convenience store chain’s products in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Berlin-based Foodora says starting today it will deliver everything from Slurpees to condoms to medicine ordered through its app. Foodora says the partnership will make use of 48 7-Eleven locations to facilitate deliveries and marks the first time the delivery service has partnered with a large-scale convenience store chain in Canada.Canadian Press
The Ford government will permit Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, it was announced Wednesday. There was no reference to road safety in the statement, the reason given by the previous Liberal government for refusing an exemption. It is a classic instance of religious freedom coming face to face with potential peril — death in fact — on the road. Sikhs wear a turban instead of any other headgear as a matter of religious observance. The PC government said it considered the decision to be an election promise kept. “We promised to establish a helmet exemption for Sikh motorcyclists,” Ford said in the statement. “Today we are taking action to fulfill that promise. We listened to the Sikh community and we intend to exempt them from the requirement to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.” MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria has tabled legislation which if passed, as expected, would grant the exemption. Currently, the law requires anyone riding a motorcycle in Ontario to wear a helmet. No doubt many will be watching for the first Sikh motorcycle fatality. Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba all exempt Sikhs from helmets.
The sign on the window at 1568 Bayview says Eggstatic. It looks like the location next door to Verdi, which was L’Avenue Bistro, will become a brunch restaurant. At top right, the beautifully decorated Afghan restaurant Naan and Kabob will open Friday at Laird Drive and Kenrae Rd. Lots of parking beside Andy Elder’s Grilltime. Below that, the road into Leaside Arena was blocked Tuesday as they erected a hammer-head crane at the condo construction site at 3 Southvale Rd. Centre left, Alyson Schafer will be at Maurice Cody School next Wednesday (October 17) to speak on how parents should answer questions about distressing subjects in the news. Schafer is a distinguished family counsellor, author and acclaimed parenting expert who can tell you how to leave kids feeling safe and aware. Below that, the huge disruption outside Humphrey Funeral Home Wednesday was about putting in a new Bell Fibe line. Centre right, the Awesome Sale is back at Leaside United Church this Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. At the bottom, see you at the Bloorview Holland Leaside Block Party in Trace Manes Park on Saturday. It should be fun. Also Saturday, SERRA will be handing out its free trees for those who applied. It’s in the parking lot of the Church of the Transfiguration at 111 Manor Rd. East.
Canada’s main stock index fell more than 260 points Wednesday, driven by a drop in energy stocks as oil prices slipped. New York was near a 500 point decline near closing. Concerns of a slowing global economy weighed on equity markets after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global GDP forecasts for the first time in two years on Tuesday, sending U.S. 10-year bond yields to multi-year highs.
Police have released new images of three men wanted for the theft of purses from the back of stools and chairs in downtown bars on September 6. A number of bars and restaurants were hit. The common but dangerous practice of leaving a purse on the back of a chair in a restaurant was the key to the modus operandi. One man would create a distraction and an accomplice would wrap the purse in a jacket he was carrying. He would then leave with the purse hidden under his jacket. In some cases he would reach into the purse to take the wallet. These are seemingly pretty good likenesses.
Leaside resident Allan Parkin is posting to Leaside Community this week about “box” home designs proposed at knock-down sites near his home on Sharron Drive. The current challenge is 39 Sharron, an original bungalow which a developer wishes to replace. Parkin is soliciting neighbourhood support to have Committee of Adjustment deny the application in its entirety. The meeting is Thursday.
CTV is reporting that consumers are being asked to use natural gas sparingly after an explosion at a pipeline near Prince George. It is unclear just how much damage was done but aboriginal residents near the site have been permitted to return home. The line that was apparently on fire and the one next to it supply about 85 percent of natural gas to BC.
Advance voting is underway Wednesday across Toronto. These polls are open through to Sunday. There are two voting stations in each ward including the South Bayview area wards of Don Valley West, University Rosedale and St. Paul’s. Advance voting may be done between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. . The general election day is Monday, October. 22. Other City advance polling stations here.
The old saying about Venus, Mars, men and woman seems borne out again in the US in polling by CNN about the allegations made and denied against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. It shows that women were far more inclined to believe Christine Blasey Ford than were men. For many however, it was not necessary to believe either to worry about the process and the nature of evidence.
