Noticed that little sinking feeling on Moore Ave heading east at the Belt Line crossing? It has appeared in recent days and the evidence is seen in cracks that have formed between sewer covers in the centre of the lane and by the curb. Beware. Councillors offices in Ward 22 and 27 have been made aware.
One man found with life threatening injuries in a house fire here at Fifth Line and Haygate Cres. in Mississauga. This neighbour, Robin, ran over to try to help, then called 9-1-1. Platoon Chief Hills from @MississaugaFES says Robin’s quick actions were a huge help. @680NEWS pic.twitter.com/d2De6RGzRR
— Mark Douglas (@DouglasCityNews) October 5, 2018
A man has died in Mississauga house fire Friday. It occurred on the Fifth Line between Haygate Crescent and Danube Court. A neighbour, Robin, attempted a help but was driven off by smoke. The victim,77, was the resident of the home.
Gary Brian, who has an ongoing birdseye view, has posted pictures of the new configuration at Bayview and Eglinton. He comments: “Just about the time you get used to one, they change it. They worked all night.” How right you are.
There is a long and mixed series of posts on Leaside Community Friday about local pharmacies. It begins with a complaint about apparent inefficiency at the Rexall Drugstore at 325 Moore and extends into complaints about how Shoppers Drug Mart stores make you walk through the cosmetics department before finding the dispensary. In the case of the Shoppers located in the old Bayview Theatre at 1601, the public has to find the way upstairs to see a pharmacist. But there are a couple of complimentary posts about the staff there. These posts may not cause many people to change pharmacies but it is an interesting cross section of grumbling. A couple of them say that the drugstore in the Loblaws on Redway Rd. is good. For many however it may come down to using the drugstore closest to home. This is where 325 Moore has an appeal for some customers who have found it busy, but otherwise satisfactory.
Dozens of volunteers from the community and local businesses will scour the ravine behind apartments on Thorncliffe Park Drive Saturday (October 6) to pick up litter and make the valley safe and livable. Harold Shin of the Toronto Police Service is organizing the community effort on behalf of United Thorncliffe Park In Action, a group of stakeholders of the area. Shin is the Neighborhood Resource Officer of the Community Response Team at 53 Division. He is appealing to anyone who would like to join the team. The volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in Leaside Park just off Overlea Blvd. near Millwood Rd. Councillor Burnside will be there. He is a former police officer and will be joined by volunteers from police, fire and paramedic services. Police dogs and horses will add a nice feeling. There will also be a lunch served to volunteers.
MANY PARTICIPATING
The drive to make the ravines safe and clean has touched the community spirit of many. Among the organizations which will participate are Q Residential, the Ismaili Mosque, Costco, Enbridge, Cliff Investments , Home Depot, The Neighbourhood Office, TI Group, Tim Horton’s, Mobarak Pharmacy, Iqbal Foods, and City of Toronto Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to name a few. But more are welcome. The area coverage of the clean up project will be the ravine immediately behind the buildings of Thorncliffe Park Dr. The ravine will be divided into 4 sectors to make the work manageable. A neighbourhood organization will be in charge of each sector taking care of the volunteers and the logistical requirements.
Sector 1:
Ravine Area behind 95, 85, 79 and 75 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 2:
Ravine Area behind 71, 65 and 53 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 3:
Ravine Area behind 35, 41, 43 and 47 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 4:
Ravine Area behind Leaside Park (1 Leaside Park Dr. and Townhouses) and 6 and 8 Milepost Pl.
UTOPIA
United Thorncliffe Park In Action is a group of more than 47 stakeholders of the Thorncliffe Park community. They comprise home owners, property owners, business owners, residents and people who work in the community and care for it. This group also includes government and non government agencies that have jurisdiction and involvement in Thorncliffe Park. This group was organized with the help of 53 Division Neighbourhood Resource Officers (NRO). They have met numerous times in preparation for the big cleanup.
A young cat has been found and rescued after someone wrapped its head in duct tape. Nicole Paling of Burlington discovered the cat in an animal carrier at a veterinary clinic. It had been dropped off in the parking lot. She said it took ten minutes for she and her boyfriend to remove the tape without hurting the cat. The cat has been named Lucky and is making a full recovery.
Ray Gork, the congenial hardware and later paint consultant, has retired after nearly three decades at 1525 Bayview Ave. Ray is seen here with his large family in 2015 on the 10th anniversary of his Benjamin Moore Paint franchise. Before that, Ray and his wife oversaw the double store location of Allen’s Home Hardware. Upper right, the True Value Hardware at 1613 Bayview is closed for good. The owners are said to have leased it to a Mediterranean style restaurant. Below that, roofers were busy re-shingling the cone atop epi Bread Thursday. At the bottom left, anyone filling up at the Esso/Circle K station at Mt. Pleasant and Merton gets a close-up sell of the Vype ePen 3, just in case you want to start this doubtful habit. This in-your-face ad is attached to the gasoline hose. And the Leaside Curling Club was host to the pride of Yellowknife, NWT, this week as Kerry Galusha’s Team Galusha practiced for a bonspiel in Oakville Saturday. That’s local curling champ John Epping with the northern ladies.
The public has chosen the name Penelope for a six-week-old pygmy hippopotamus from a selected ballots of names provided by the Toronto Zoo. The other names were Alika, Zola and Zawadi. About 10,000 votes were cast over the course of the campaign. The baby hippo has been predictably popular with zoo goers and the public in general.
A woman cyclist has been badly hurt after a collision with an SUV on Dundas St. E. near Logan Ave. early Thursday. Paramedics took the woman to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Urban Toronto describes how plans for skyscrapers proposed for Eglinton Ave. E. between Yonge St. and Mt. Pleasant Rd. were presented as a package of three at a recent meeting of the Toronto Design Review Panel. The tumultuous change in process around this intersection contains a proposal called the Green Line, a public space which runs the distance between Yonge and Mt. Pleasant on the north side of Eglinton. In this instance, it would provide a pedestrian connection between the three towers, proposed to rise 50, 55 and 46 storeys. Staggering.
Auston Matthews had the magic touch tonight as his second sealed the victory for the Leafs. #LeafsForever @EASPORTSNHL https://t.co/PyoQ3EaFI5
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 4, 2018
The Leafs could hardly badmouth their performance enough after Wednesday’s opening game at Scotiabank Arena even though they won it 3-2. The most frequent word was ugly. Expectations were high, to say the least. The home team seemed to lose the initiative after the first period and then just hang on by the thinnest of good luck through two more. Auston Matthews scored his second goal in overtime to get the win. He took a feed from Patrick Marleau and beat Carey Price with an airborne shot 61 seconds into the extra period. John Tavares, with his first for Toronto, also scored, while Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots. Nazem Kadri added two assists.
A record-breaking 15 to 25 centimetres of snow fell in Calgary Tuesday, snarling the City. Help was sent from other municipalities, notably Edmonton, to assist. CBC meteorologist Christy Climenhaga said the previous record for October 2 was set in 1954 with only about five centimetres. Calgary normally has snow clearing equipment in readiness by October 15, which was thought to be lots of time for a real snowfall. But no.
