The South Bayview Bulldog

A woman who was poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent in southwest England died Sunday, eight days after police think she touched a contaminated item that has not been found. London’s Metropolitan Police force said the case had become a homicide investigation now that 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess had died in a hospital in Salisbury. She and her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley, 45, were admitted June 30 and remained in critical condition. CBC

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These views were seen on Manor Rd. west of Cleveland Sunday. It’s a 1964 Studebaker Daytona convertible. Very nice. Car historians know that Studebaker Brothers started making horse drawn wagons in 1852. The last Studebakers (including this one) were made in Hamilton. The company closed in 1966. Those of a certain mind-set will find this orphan car video enjoyable.

Toronto police say one man on a bicycle struck a stationary car near St. George St and Prince Arthur Ave. Sunday morning. The 45-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but is said to be recovering. .

Cyclist thrown through rear window of parked car

Four boys have now come out, say officials in the emergency operation in Northern Thailand but the remaining nine will have to stay inside for at least another night according to the BBC. Twitter bulletins

At Evergreen Brickworks

De La Mer

Storage and retail on Esandar

1 Kenrae Rd.

Work by Ann Van Mierlo

Hudson Drive

Upper left, colourful metal tables and chairs made in France have an eye-popping price but at the Evergreen Brickworks Nursery they say these babies move well to the Rosedale elite and their designers. Tables are $310 and chairs $168. If you take two chairs with a table the list value of $646 is cut to $600. At the right, hard-working Tyler was cooking up fish burgers and fish sausages at De La Mer, 1543 Bayview Ave. on Saturday. They were yummy. Centre left, work is pressing ahead at the storage facility and retail rental spaces on Esandar Drive opposite Longo’s. Some architectural features are showing but there is as yet no indication of the commercial tenants. At right, Marilyn Kenny and Ian Hallett’s well-known garden of distinction is a much-loved local space in east Leaside. Neighbors hope that the new owners of No. 1 Kenrae Rd. will continue the tradition now that the home is changing hands. Below that, the lady is relaxing right on Bayview Ave. that way at State of The Art Gallery. She is a work by artist Ann Van Mierlo. Finally at bottom, work is about to begin in earnest it seems on Hudson Drive in Moore Park where the three properties at 157, 153 and 151 will be home to a new 6,000 square foot residence.

A long-time police officer, Mark Hayward, has written to Mayor Tory accusing him of fuelling gun violence and gang activity in Toronto by cancelling the program related to carding in 2016. The letter goes on to says that this, and other police board decisions, have reduced Chief Saunders to the status of a “puppet.” The Chief has responded with a statement saying a departmental investigation is underway into the letter and the accusations made in it. Hayward stands to face discipline. This letter and the media focus on it has raised again the nature of a divided community on carding. Some feel there’s nothing very wrong with carding if it is conducted impartially while others say it destroys the lives of black youth.  CBC

FORD HIRES FORMER PC PRESIDENT

Prermier Ford has appointed a former Progressive Conservative party president as a special adviser on health care.  Dr. Rueben Devlin will, as chair of a new council on improving health care, make $348,000 salary plus paid expenses. Devlin is said to have previously served as CEO of Humber River hospital where he made close to $500,000, according to the salaries list. We were hoping for something like a dollar-a-year man.

England goaler Jordan Pickford was Man of the Match

Advancing to semi-finals

England has defeated Sweden 2-0 to advance to World Cup semi-final play in Russia. TSN video has fist goal.

A sink hole was identified in the vicinity of Eglinton Ave E near Donlea Dr. Traffic between Bessborough Dr., Donlea Dr. and Hanna Rd is closed to vehicular traffic. Police are on site to assist with traffic. TTC buses are detouring at this time. We will notify once reopened

— Crosstown (@CrosstownTO) July 6, 2018

This is a hair-raising report done by City News on the results of an investigation by Toronto Auditor General Beverly Romeo-Beehler. It was triggered by a whistle-blower who complained a year ago that long-time privately owned suppliers of fire inspection services to the City ran them in an irregular manner, to say the least. The owner, a man named Rauf Ahmad, appears elusive. In fact, Romeo-Beehler has compiled a kitchen sink of complaints about Ahmad’s work. It all seems to have been an enormous yawn to City employees who were paying the bills. Must view.

Detective Sergeant Hank Idsinga of the homicide squad has met the media Friday morning to announce that more human remains have been found in excavation of a specific site in the ravine behind 53 Mallory Crescent. Idsinga said the discovery of remains on Wednesday and then again Thursday occurred “essentially in the same area.” Video below was shot Thurday.

Down in the ravine behind 53 Mallory Crescent where more human remains were found yesterday. They were found on what is essentially a compost pile according to @TPSHomicide @globalnewsto pic.twitter.com/XE9lkhIa3p

— Catherine McDonald (@cmcdonaldglobal) July 5, 2018

A man and woman said to be in their 20s robbed the Rexall Pharma Plus drugstore at 325 Moore Ave  of expensive cosmetics Friday shortly after 9 a.m. opening. Witnesses said the couple drove a black hatchback and that a number of customers were quick-witted enough to take pictures of the plate number. The man stayed behind the wheel of the car while the woman entered the pharmacy and swept a shelf for costly perfume. In their haste to escape, the couple nearly hit a cyclist entering the mall from Moore. Ave. No one was injured however.

Lawn Summer Nights/Leaside Lawn Bowling Club

Visit old school/DPS Parents

Salsa on St. Clair

Man vs Lobster/McSorley’s on Twitter @McSorleysGrill

Lawn Summer Nights

East York Farmers Market

Sopwith over Leaside by Russell Sutherland (Twitter @quist)

Upper left is one of the teams that took to the green at the Lawn Summer Night event Thursday at Leaside Bowling Club. Lawn Summer is a national charity to aid research into cystic fibrosis. Lawn Summer Nights at LLBC continues July 12, 19 and 26 at 6.30. Upper right, it is a last chance to root around the old school on Millwood Road. It takes place on Saturday, July 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. Davisville Public School will be torn down and replaced by a modern three-story facility expected to welcome kids for the 2020 school year.  At centre, Salsa on St. Clair will enliven west-central Toronto Saturday and Sunday. Many Latin moves will be seen. Below that, a peek at some diners getting bibbed up for McSorley’s Man vs Lobster feast last Saturday. At right, shots from Lawn Summer Night and the East York Farmers Market. The market goes every Tuesday until the Fall.  At the bottom, a great looking Sopwith fighter/bomber flying over Leaside to mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first airmail delivery at Leaside Aerodrome.