The South Bayview Bulldog

The South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association has published a newsletter commenting on the plan to reduce City of Toronto wards from 47 to 25.

The Weather Network calls for “scattered thundershowers” Wednesday. A surprising onslaught of rain hit South Bayview for more than an hour this morning.

Submerged streetcar/Toronto Sun

CP24 screen

Office wrecked

Stuck in garage at baseball game

Run for it

Heavy rain Tuesday night threatened to drown two men in an apartment elevator near Jane and St.Clair West. The deluge pummeled the City, flooding roads, sending water through the closed roof of the Rogers Centre and damaging offices and homes. Toronto Police Operations on Twitter reported the two were trapped in an elevator filled with water that was approximately six-feet high. A tenant said the men had been headed down to the parking garage to check on their vehicles. Northeast portions of the north-south subway are closed Wednesday because of flooded track. On Twitter, citizens posted pictures and video of their experiences. The Breakfast Television video below has some startling shots. Check the heavy iron sewer covers thrown into the air by spouting rainwater.

This is a story about a couple who leased their investment condominium to a man who they never met. In due course they learned that whoever he (or she) was, their condo was being used like a hotel room by Airbnb one-nighters.  Many will be sympathetic but others will wonder what they were thinking. CBC

Two-alarm wrecking yard fire/PC Steve Hammond TPS Twitter

Darryl Martin@beercapblog

Fire at an auto wrecking yard in Etobicoke has Toronto Fire Service busy Tuesday evening. The two-alarm fire is at North Queen St. and Atomic Ave. Roads are closed in the area. Video.

Motorcyclyst and car at Dovercourt and Bloor/Free Bird Media

Leg injuries reported/Giancarlo DeSantis 680 News

A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Toronto on Tuesday morning. The collision happened at Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road around 9 a.m. The motorcyclist had a serious leg injury, and he was taken to hospital via emergency run. Bloor is closed from Concord Avenue to Rusholme Road for the investigation — 680 News

Multi-national Home Depot has made a decision to close all restaurants in its stores this fall. As reported earlier, the Harvey’s outlet in the Home Depot at 101 Wicksteed will close at the end of September. The Subway sandwich concession at the Home Depot at 7 Curity Ave. is on similar notice. Staff at Home Depot are quite apologetic about the changes and say that head office in the US has directed that such space be used to display and sell its inventory.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to roll out the provincial government’s buck a beer plan when he visits a brewery early today in Picton. The slogan is reminiscent of old-fashioned saloons offering “free lunch” and the ultimate truth that there is none. Buck a beer was one of Ford’s promises during the election campaign. He has also vowed to expand the sale of beer and wine to corner and box stores in Ontario. It appears a 25 cent reduction in the price of a  beer will be achieved by lowering the tax. The reduction won’t apply to draft beer, sources report, so a visit to the pub in a search for free lunch  will still cost the same.

A&W to open at EYTC/Bulldog

Giulia and Tatum/Leaside Volleyball

Bike Share on Gamble Ave./Mary Fragedakis

Ontario Heirloom Tomato and Peach Bruschetta/Today’s Menu

Leaside Lawn Bowling Club

Upper left, a new A&W restaurant will open in a recently built storefront at the East York Town Centre. The Mama, Papa, Teen and maybe In-law Burger place will go next to Once Upon A Child. It’s easily seen from Overlea Blvd. The space appears to be as big as 4,000 sq feet. It is no doubt the kind of bonus that EYTC owners Morguard Property were hoping to get from the new Costco across the street. Upper right are Leaside Volleyball ladies Giulia and Tatum bringing home U14 gold from the London Ontario Summer Games. Nice going Giulia and Tatum. Middle right is a picture tweeted by Mary Fragedakis of the new bike sharing station on Gamble Ave. This new cycle rental gambit by Toronto seems to have some takers. Lower right, the enterprising members of the Leaside Lawn Bowling Club are working hard to keep the place from growing old. It’s working too. Finally at left, appetizing  Ontario Heirloom Tomato and Peach Bruschetta from Paul Hickey’s Today’s Menu on Millwood Rd. at Rumsey Rd.

Highway 401 near Port Union Rd.

Speeding car hits pickup truck

Story says three people survived

Dashcam video from a tow truck waiting to remove a pickup truck shows a horrifying collision as a speeding car slams into the small truck. It appears from the narration that a father, mother and son from the truck escaped serious injury. Quite amazing. The video is presented as a lesson on why drivers should slow down at an accident scene. That makes sense as far as it goes. But many of those commenting on YouTube are focussed on the position of the pickup. It is angled out into the road in a way that is dangerous by definition. The report doesn’t say if the vehicle is there because it is immobilized. Video here.

Wowsers! We expected rain but were totally taken by surprise when the vicious winds swept in this afternoon. They were frightening! Maybe it was a downburst, our #Toronto street and yard are littered with downed branches. #ONStorm @ONWeatherWatch @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/tsSNeTi3eE

— FrameToFrameNature (@FrameToFrameBJ) August 6, 2018

Down on Molson St in Summerhill

Archie likes it

Calm before the storm

Monday’s rain was variously received. Some rain haters on Twitter were told by Joanna@jesna3 to send the rain to her parched Poland. The Rogers Cup was forced into a rain delay but it does not seem serious. Above we see a tree down on Molson St. thanks to Yonge and Roxborough News. Michael Totzke‏ @TotzkeM posted a picture of Archie loving it. Dan Landry@canuckdaneh tweeted the calm before the storm flora at right.

Rain's coming down pretty hard here in #Toronto.#thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/Ki0pfgGAaC

— Simon 🏕️ (@IHearSimon) August 6, 2018

NEW Woman in wheelchair struck by garbage truck. Pinned below. We are on scene. Rob Fairley shares this video after crews arrived. She's lucky to be alive. Queen and Dunn. #toronto @globalnewsto pic.twitter.com/58pUtCF8CK

— 𝚂𝚎á𝚗 𝙾’𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚊 Global News (@ConsumerSOS) August 6, 2018

A woman in a wheelchair hit by a garbage truck at Queen West and Dunn Ave. is said to be recovering. It appears the woman was crossing Queen when struck. This graphic video was re-tweeted by Sean O’Shea, the consumer reporter for Global News. He says it was shot by Rob Fairley.