Police from 53 Division have taken photos and fingerprints at the scene of a garage theft on Randolph Road Tuesday. It is gratifying to see the level of care taken by cops as south Leaside seems to be undergoing a rash of such thefts. There’s no substitute for keeping a garage locked even if it’s empty. Facebook
Black bear watch issued in Stouffville, just north of the GTA
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BEAR WATCH: There have been sightings of a Black Bear in the area of Bloomington Road & York/Durham Line today. Call 911 if you see a bear that poses an immediate threat to personal safety and exhibits threatening or aggressive behaviour. pic.twitter.com/vHQ77pqQDs
— Town of Stouffville (@townofws) June 6, 2022
Tips posted on the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s Facebook page seem to mirror the tips issued to Toronto residents in an effort to avoid attracting coyotes to our City streets. Coyotes are regularly spotted in our mid-town neighbourhoods. Stay safe everyone.
Call the toll-free Bear Wise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327 (TTY 705-945-7641 ) if you see a bear that does not pose immediate threat to personal safety. This line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from April 1 to November 30.
In order to not attract bears, residents are reminded to follow simple rules, including:
– Garbage: put garbage out only on the morning of garbage day, not the night before
– Bird Feeders: Do not use bird feeders during the summer months
– BBQs: Burn off food residue and wash the grill right away
– Pet food: Do not leave pet food outdoors, in screened-in areas or porches
– Dogs: Leash your dog(s) when walking through communities to reduce the potential of dogs harassing a black bear or of being attacked by one.More helpful tips and information can be found here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise
US doctors stunned as cancer drug makes disease vanish
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Treatment at a Manhattan hospital with the immunotherapy dostarlimab has shown results that have stunned doctors with its apparent efficacy. It appears to have made tumours vanish in a trial of 14 patients. We can only hope.
Proposed tower on site of Urban Fresh store at 22 Balliol St
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Revised plans for a 40-storey tower on the site of the Sobey’s Urban Fresh grocery store at 22 Balliol St just east of Yonge St are shown at Urban Toronto.
This serving of warm Guacamole seems a bit over-cooked
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Truck loaded with Avocados at Highway 401 and Winston Churchill/OPP Highway Safety
A truck fire put an end to the appeal of several thousand lovely Avocados. It happened late yesterday on the eastbound 401 at Winston Churchill.
Recurring puzzle of food bag (with cream coffee) at bus stop
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Who is doing this?
A long thread at Leslieville FB tells of an apparent recurring tale of deposits of fresh groceries left on a bench at the Jones Ave and Dundas St E bus stop. This current load is now at a nearby home where the owner says he will reluctantly return it but would much rather simply enjoy the hazelnut cream coffee inside.
Three winners hold 649 tickets in City, one worth $6 million
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The winning ticket for Saturday’s Lotto 649 jackpot was sold somewhere in Toronto, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). The jackpot was worth $6 million on Saturday, June 4. A second-place ticket – worth just over $100,000 – was also sold in Toronto, according to OLG. An additional encore ticket worth $100,000 went to a Toronto lottery player.
Yes, raccoons and squirrels nest and give birth anywhere
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Raccoon kits in inflatable pool
City folks often can’t fathom how close they are to nature. It might be four or five recently-born squirrel kits in an empty pot. Or, as discovered by this Leaside family, four bouncing baby raccoons (also kits) hiding in an inflatable pool.
Leaside Common site looking bit too common for residents
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While we wait for the wonders of Leaside Common
While they wait for the wonders of the Leaside Common development on Bayview Ave south of Eglinton, some residents are saying the site is turning into an overgrown eyesore. It’s been known to happen.
Forgotten dog Chilly dies in car while in care of dog-walker
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Chilly
A Toronto family is heartbroken after their four-year-old dog died after allegedly being left in a vehicle for several hours while in the care of a dog walker. Now, the family has learned it’s not the first time it’s happened. The dog walker picked up the couple’s dog, Chilly, from their High Park home around 1:30 p.m. The dog, a Samoyed breed, was supposed to be returned around 3:30 p.m., but that didn’t happen. It was after calling the dog walker the owners said, that they learned he had forgotten the animal in the car.
Taste of Danforth jeopardized by lack of space on roadway
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Taste of the Danforth
It seems like it had to happen. The use of the roadway for dining patios on main commercial routes like the Danforth, is colliding with established special events like Taste of the Danforth. Organizers of that event say all that infrastructure is eating up much-needed space, creating logistical challenges for staging the festival. Global News
Banff Road and Pape & O’Connor street sales, oh my!
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The Annual Banff Road Street Sale is back after a pandemic hiatus. This Saturday, June 4, from 9am onwards. Banff Road, south of Eglinton, many families will be participating with kids, home, sports and clothing items for sale.
Over in East York, the giant Golden Triangle community garage sale is located at Pape and O’Connor. There will be well over 100 households participating. Sellers come from all over to set up at their friends and family’s homes and there are always new and exciting things to be had…practically anything you can think of! Saturday, June 4, 8am-2pm. Streets participating in the sale include: Pepler, Rivercourt, Chilton, Warland, Wolverton, Elmsdale, Hopedale, Stanhope, Beechwood, Minton, O’Connor, Pape and Donlands.