Robert Joseph Walker, 48, is dead from stab wounds when Saturday evening events led to a Sunday morning fight in an apartment at Queen St.E. and Victoria Park Ave. Police are looking for several people and appealing for help from anyone who knows what happened. The disturbance leading to death occurred in the second floor hallway of the building shown below in a photo taken by Kate Walker of 680 News.
Antique carousel in place as Centreville re-opens for 2018
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Centreville Amusement Park has re-opened with high hopes for a much better — and dryer — season of 2018. Brandon Rowe of City News was there. The wondrous 111-year-old carousel is still in place after the City of Carmel, Indiana failed to follow through on an offer to purchase the ride. Take a virtual spin in the video at the right with kids from 2010 to the haunting melody of Me and My Shadow.
St. Anselm Spring Fling sale held in nice weather Sunday
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Lotto Schmotto as no big winners for 649, Max gamblers
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There were no big winning tickets for the Lotto 649 jackpot or the Friday night’s Lotto Max draw this weekend. However, the 649 guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario.
Spots show small clusters of homes hit by trees, branches
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Green dots show clusters of homes or maybe just one
Sutherland Drive
Across South Bayview and the whole of the City individual residents are without power while their neighbors’ homes are brightly lit. It is a Toronto phenomenon when winds strike at our large tree cover. Some trees lose branches or just fall entirely. Usually they drop across the wires carrying power into one or two homes. The photo above shot today on Sutherland Drive is typical of Leaside. A homeowner and his neighbors discuss how the old tree on his property fell across the wires into both homes. They are probably still waiting for hard-pressed Toronto Hydro crews to get there. Hydro has chosen the colour green to show the fewest number of customers affected. It can mean just one. Someone called it the green measles. Map
Hydro pole firewood as Mt. Pleasant Rd. re-opens tonight
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Firewood pole
Top-heavy looking
Sweeping up
Assorted wires
Toronto Hydro arrived at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Belsize Drive late Saturday afternoon and took down the old utility pole that gave way in Friday’s wind. It was an top-heavy looking thing with apparatus not frequently seen on a pole. There is a similar one across the street on the northeast corner. The downed pole is now firewood and at dinnertime workers, who have been on the job for 14 hours, were taking down dangling wires. It is not clear when power will return to places like Belize Public House. It may be Sunday. .
Ward 22 newsletter has development meetings set for May
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Councillor Josh Matlow’s newsletter dated May 4 takes note of meetings related to developments in Ward 22. Among them are the Times Group proposal for 1951 Yonge St. on May 10, 98 Eglinton Ave. E. on May 16 and 808 Mt. Pleasant (the Best Western proposed redevelopment) on May 17. Find details here.
Dad and daughter team fly across the Pacific for Air Canada
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Captain James Sullivan, and his daughter Jennie Olafson/CTV capture
A dad and daughter piloting duo are profiled by CTV. James Sullivan, left, and his daughter, Jennie Olafson are flying Boeing 787 Dreamliners across the Pacific for Air Canada. In Hawaii, residents are bracing for further earthquakes and volcano activity after the eruption of Mt. Kilauea in its most violent awakening since the 1970s. Below that, it emerges that Meghan Markle will have zero bridesmaids at her wedding this month while in Verona, the exotic sports car show to top them all is underway.
Orioles defeat Dodgers at Davisville Park but score unclear
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Rookieball at Davisville Park/Bulldog
Compost Day/Bulldog
Exquisite Luna/Bulldog
Fries from Waxy’s on Wheels/Bulldog
Instant dandelions/Bulldog
Goodbyer 28 Southvale/Bulldog
Lemonade at yard sale/Bulldog
Rookieball action at Davisville Park Saturday ended with good sportsmanship. Here the teams shake hands. The Orioles (in orange of course) defeated the Dodgers and it was a challenge to remember the score. Well played men. At the right, three shots of the exquisitely patterned Whippet named Luna as she disported herself at the Park and Bark event on Yonge St. at Millwood Rd. At the left, Jon Burnside’s Compost Day saw this stalwart assistant helping a resident to take home some natural fertilizer from the big pile outside Leaside arena. At the bottom right is a handsome lemonade salesperson on Southvale Rd. who took advantage of mom and dad’s yard sale. Yes, it’s that time again. At left, the tempting fries are from Waxy’s on Wheels and were available at the Park and Bark. Below that we see instant dandelions beside the well-used tennis courts off Mt. Pleasant. Last week there was ice. At bottom, goodbye to 28 Southvale Dr. By the way, work has begun on 3-5 Southvale, the Shane Baghai condo beside the arena.
Blackouts fewer but many still remain across South Bayview
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Hanging on for dear life on Davisille/credit in text
Person at top has been knocked down by wind, others hide
As many as 21,000 customers are still without power in Toronto Saturday morning and at least 190,000 across Ontario are also affected after yesterday’s wind storm. A man is dead after scaffolding fell on him at a construction site at corner of Yonge and College Sts. The Toronto Hydro outage map shows there has been progress restoring power to large parts of near East York across the Don Valley. Many blackouts continue however both there and in Leaside and Davisvile Village. Power is out at some shops and businesses and Mt. Pleasant Rd remains closed as Hydro still has not been unable as of noon Saturday to replace the hydro pole at the corner of Belsize (see post below). People in pictures above shot by Monkeynastix Toronto@MonkeynastixT show people bowled over on Davisville Ave. Others cling to poles to stay upright or find cover.
Quirky Hydro map makes EY outage tiny, huge, tiny, huge
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Current (we think) outage map
MP’s strategy meeting by candlelight
The outage in near East York across the Don River Friday night is quite substantial, as an updated version of the Toronto Hydro map monitoring such issues shows. It was published at 9.15. Previously, it showed minimal outages. But, life goes on. A strategy meeting held by MP Judy Debrusin was held by candlelight. Toronto Hydro Outage Map
Utility pole down on Mt. Pleasant Rd., shops are left in dark
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Mt. Pleasant Rd. is closed until Toronto Hydro or Hydro One (or both) can attend to the pole at the corner of Belsize Drive. It came down in the wind Friday afternoon. Fire and police personnel have been keeping order at the scene since about 5 p.m. The street is closed from Penrose Rd. to Millwood Rd. A few businesses are without power. Fire officials were surprised at how few seemed dark The Belsize Public House and Mt. Pleasant Rd. Baptist Church are out. It seems possible morning traffic will re-routed.