Sidewalk reconstruction has been announced for a length of pavement from 1614 to 1620 Bayview Ave., the location of the new Two Dogs Sports Bar. The notice says work will begin immediately and last until Monday, August 13.
Mayor Tory has asked that anyone who was on the Danforth Sunday night and who knows anything related to the shooting to contact police. Video City News
As many as 50 homes have been evacuated because of an out-of-control forest fire north of Parry Sound. The fire — Parry Sound 33 — is threatening the community of Key Harbour on the Georgian Bay shore. It is one of as many as 65 burning in Ontario during this dry season. Fire officials say perhaps 34 are out of control. Many were started by lightning last week. Most of the blazes are in the far northwest but several are burning below the Lakehead including Parry Sound 33. The mandatory evacuation order was issued for the Key Harbour area and the municipality of Killarney south of the French River Provincial Park, after the fire more than quadrupled in size Friday to about 19 square kilometres, according to the Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. “Everyone who was evacuated was evacuated by boat,” said ministry spokeswoman Isabelle Chenard. “Our community is devastated at the impact of (the fire) Parry Sound 33,” Jennifer Kivinen, co-president of the Key River Area Association, told Global News.
Kevin Bellefontaine was tweeting early Sunday about this big bruiser after it toppled down in the weather in Kew Gardens. The scene appears to be Queen East and Bellefair Ave.
No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw is July 25 and is about $12 million
Fiat Chrysler Automobile has made an unexpected decision to appoint Jeep-Ram chief Mike Manley to lead the firm in light of the declining health of the current CEO Sergio Marchionne. Sources say Marchionne’s ‘s health has suddenly deteriorated following surgery for a shoulder problem. The board met in emergency session. Marchionne, 66, is an Italian-Canadian who joined Fiat in 2004 and led the Turin-based company’s merger with bankrupt Chrysler. Manley, 54, had been heading the Jeep brand since June 2009 and the Ram brand from October 2015. He is British and has been one of Marchionne’s closest collaborators at the group.
RECALLS
There are two Salmonella linked food recalls. Mars Food Canada is voluntarily withdrawing select Uncle Ben’s rice products due to possible contamination in the seasoning pouches. The recall affects the Fast & Fancy Broccoli and Cheddar and the Country Chicken flavoured rice products. The recall is said to be “limited.” And Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain No Name brand Chicken Nuggets due to possible Salmonella contamination. The nuggets were sold in 907 gram packages (UPC code 0 60383 89685 0) and should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there has been at least one reported illness associated with the product.
A tour of Davisville Public School on Millwood Rd. Saturday morning was a sentimental journey for many former pupils there. Among those present was John Hiddema and his son Mark. Mr. Hiddema has been a leader in plans to include a community hub into the new Davisville School complex which will be built soon. Demolition on the present structure begins in August. Also present was Shona Farrelly, Davisville principal, along with the new vice principal Brandon Culakovski. Ms Farrelly said she and the staff were very pleased with the temporary (two-year) home for DPS at Vaughan Road Academy.
DeMar DeRozan has expressed his gratitude to Toronto and to the Raptors in a touching Instagram post. He was traded this week to the San Antonio Spurs and was widely understood to be unhappy about it. DeRozan writes: “Words could never express what you’ve meant to me. I was just a 19 year old kid from Compton when we first met, but you took me in and embraced me as one of your own. I am so grateful for the Love and Passion that you’ve given me over the past 9 years. All I ever wanted to do was duplicate it 10x over just to show my appreciation. Thank you Toronto, thank you Canada. #Comp10 #ProveEm”
A vehicle has collided with the centre of a bridge on Dupont St at Osler St. One person was transported to hospital with unknown injuries. pic.twitter.com/fhyiiqDUnn
— Peter Muscat (@Peter_Muscat) July 21, 2018
A man in his 50s is said to be seriously hurt following this overnight accident.
BODY FOUND
The body of a man was found on Eastern Ave. near Lewis St. overnight. Police are investigating the matter as a homicide. .
No winning ticket was sold for the $25 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 27 will grow to approximately $35 million
The demolition of three homes on Hudson Dr. in Moore Park continues apace with the largest of the properties being razed Friday. They will make way for a 6,000-square-foot home on a property that will have a frontage of more than 100 feet. Below are plans presented in 2016 to the Committee of Adjustment for the new home and gardens.
There is a long Facebook thread Friday night originating with a woman who lives beside the development at 3 and 5 Southvale Drive. The proximity of this home to the daily construction underway at that site cannot be pleasant. But two statements from this homeowner seem notable. She claims that three mature trees were removed because they were made unsustainable in an irregular way. She also says she has received a legal letter from the contractor telling her to govern herself accordingly. What the grievance might be on the part of the contractor and developer is not stated in specifics except that the woman says she complained to the City. Facebook
