LUKE MAILE!!!! With the 2-run walk off home run, his second homer of the game giving the #BlueJays the 5-3 winhttps://t.co/HCBPHC1cpl
— Around The Bases POD (@AroundBasesPOD) May 12, 2018
The Maile Man delivers again! IT'S A #WALKOFF WINNER!!!!! pic.twitter.com/h2S1baGk8p
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May 12, 2018
Luke Maile hit a 12th inning home run to win Friday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox 5-3. SportsNet. Twitter
See later post: Lana Novikova lost her puppy Cleo in a melee that began when the other dog lunged at her second dog, a five-year-old Cockapoo named Cooper. In the ensuing confusion, the attacking dog got hold of Cleo and shook her to death. Both Novikova and her daughter, 12, were gashed by the animal as they tried to defend their dogs. Novikova’s boyfriend, Dennis Pal, took a photo of the dog’s owner which has been published elsewhere with the face blurred. Mr. Pal warned those using the park to be aware of a white American Bulldog. Early accounts of this incident on Facebook said the animal resembled a pitbull. Rozeena Khote has said the white and brown dog attacked her one-year-old Samoyed, Samus, in the Sunnybrook Park off-leash area on May 1. “The dog was hiding underneath a bench and lunged and attached himself onto my dog’s back left leg,” Khote old the Post. “It continued to bite him, and wouldn’t let go. My dog cried out, and I was just watching in horror as my dog was being attacked by this dog. The owners did nothing. Luckily my husband, who was closer to the attack, was able to get their dog off my dog. He had blood all over his fur.”
Business seemed brisk at service stations Friday night as analysts predicted regular gasoline will jump to 138.9 a litres Saturday morning. The high price of gasoline is a concern and the CBC suggested that it has potential to become an issue in the provincial election campaign. The highest p[rice for regular gas seen in Ontario was 1.42 a litre in 2014.
The opening day of the annual Friday-Saturday Awesome Sale at Leaside United Church was jammed for the 3 p.m. opening. It resumes tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon. Here we see shoppers checking the origins of plates in the auditorium while baked goods look yummy.
Mercedes-Benz is recalling tens of thousands of Smart cars because of a fire risk. CBC Ottawa flagged 4 cases of the vehicles bursting into flames in Ontario alone: https://t.co/IykCJzSAWL
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 11, 2018
Documents from the US National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) say the rear insulation mat in the engine compartment of 2008 and 2009 Smart cars “may deform, deteriorate and loosen over time, allowing the mat to contact hot exhaust system components.” Scene above is from Ottawa in October. The recall applies in Canada and some 7028 cars are included.
The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Dwane Casey, the club announced Friday. Team president Masai Ujiri described the decision as a necessary step for the franchise. Casey, 61, led the Raptors to four Atlantic Division titles in five seasons and three consecutive 50-win seasons but the team was eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third consecutive season in a four-game sweep. CBC
Mother’s Day weekend begins Friday with the start at 3 p.m of the Awesome Sale at Leaside United Church. You may expect lots of interest as usual. Also Friday, the Leaside Lawn Bowling Club opens the door at 7 p.m. for a weekend open house. At lower left, Mackenzie Bier is given the Sesquicentennial Award from MP Rob Oliphant for her selfless work on the Thorncliffe Park Running Shoe Drive. Mackenzie will pass the charitable task on to her friend Caroline Spitzer this year. Ladies, we are in awe. And thanks.
Here are road closures as posted by the City for this weekend.
U OF T RENDEZVOUS
University of Toronto Science Rendezvous on Saturday will close St. George Street from College Street to Harbord Street in both directions from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
MEAGAN’S WALK
Meagan’s Walk Saturday closures are Elizabeth Street from Elm Street to Gerrard St West and Elm St from the Hospital for Sick Children parking garage entrance to Elizabeth St will be closed from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12to accommodate the Meagan’s Walk event.
SPORTING LIFE 10K
Sporting Life 10k – Sunday closures and delays
Yonge Street between Lawrence Avenue and Eglinton Avenue will be closed from 4:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 13 to accommodate the formation area for the Sporting Life 10k run. Along the route for the run, closures will occur between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the following locations:
• Yonge Street between Eglinton Avenue and Richmond Street
• Richmond Street from Yonge Street to Peter Street/Blue Jays Way
• Peter Street/Blue Jays Way between Richmond Street and Front Street
• Front Street between Blue Jays Way and Bathurst Street
• Bathurst Street between Front Street and Fort York Boulevard
• Fort York Boulevard between Bathurst Street and Fleet Street
Drivers can expect delays on Lake Shore Boulevard at Fort York Boulevard as runners enter Coronation Park. Note: After all runners pass an intersection, that intersection will reopen to traffic in the area. It is expected that all roads will re-open by 12:30 p.m. More information is available at the website.
A meeting of about 100 residents met Thursday evening at Greenwood College on Mt. Pleasant Rd. to demonstrate concern for the large development proposed for the corner of Yonge St and Davisville Ave. The Times Group has a two-tower concept before the City rising 24 and 35 floors. The plan has been denounced by the Councillor, Josh Matlow (Ward 22) as inappropriate and he spoke again at the meeting about the evils of letting developers set the official plan. He called for a pause in such high-rise development until the City can catch up with schools, recreational spaces and with infrastructure like water supply and transportation.
Donald and Kim, together at last. The date is set (June 12) and the place is Singapore, the wealthy City state carved out of the coast of Malaysia. What will it yield. No one can guess. Then, miniaturization has never been so frightening as City News assays the indiscernable cameras embedded in everything. And how about the Don Mills Civitan Arena. This granddaddy of hockey fun is going to become a summer refuge for the homeless. Finally, back to Malaysia where voters have chosen a man of 92 to be their prime minister. His best line? “Yes, I’m still alive.”
Canadian Press says the Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether the CRTC, backed by the federal government, is wrong to permit the airing of lavish celebrity-studded ads on US channels seen in Canada during the Super Bowl. Normally Canadian ads sold by CTV (owned by Bell) would be substituted into US channels carrying the game. The CRTC ruling denies Bell revenue from that substitution. The Supreme Court says the case provides an opportunity to consider how courts may review rulings by administrative bodies. That makes us all feel better no doubt.
SONS TO RUSSIAN SPIES
The SCOC will also decide on the right of the Vavilov brothers, Alexander, 23, and Timothy, 27, to become Canadian citiens even though their parents were expelled as Russian sleeper spies.
Leaside High School 75 occurs in 2020 — all those years since the 1945 upheaval of peaceful pastures at Eglinton East and Hanna Rd. It’s been good. Now the Leaside High School Alumni Association will meet Tuesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the school to make plans. The meeting is open to LHS alumni. No doubt there will be a warm welcome from the committee headed by Larry Hurd. Also on board are Earl Manners, Barb Wasson Dafoe, Lynda Green, Catherine Rooney, Elaine LeBlanc, Caroline Miller, Nick Mitchell, Simon Stevenson, Jeannette Plonka (principal). More are needed.
RON FELSEN
The greatly-liked former principal of Northern Secondary School, Ron Felsen, is busy. Ron now shoulders the burden of being “centrally assigned” as he looks after a number of portfolios in the Teaching and Learning Department at TDSB including Guidance, Experiential Learning (Tech, Co-op, Business), Apprenticeship programs and the Student Success initiative. It is challenging work but, says Ron, “I’m learning a lot and enjoying it very much. It is a big change from Northern but great to be involved in large-scale projects and to help make changes at the system level that benefit students.” Thousands will no doubt be wishing good luck to the man they called Mr. Felsen.
EDUCATION DAY AND DEBATES
To come
