The South Bayview Bulldog

1633 Bayview

Firkin on Danforth

April 12 at Leaside Garden Society

Rotary Electronics Day April 21

Northern Secondary School Friday and Saturday

Bamboo Bay summer camp

A UK Designer Sale Pop Up Boutique has ankled into 1633 Bayview Ave (beside Pagnello’s Antiques) for a monthlong run starting Thursday (today). At upper right, a reminder of the drop-in Euchre nights at Royal Canadian Legion-Woodbine Heights -Branch #22  at 1240 Woodbine Ave. Below that, a reminder that Paul Oliver, owner of the Urban Nature stores, will speak to the Leaside Garden Society on April 12th at 7.30 p.m. in the Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Drive. His topic will be Attracting Summer Birds to Your Garden Lower left, the 9th Annual Northern Secondary School Debating Tournament will take place Friday and Saturday. Max Rosen tells The Bulldog that the finals begin Saturday at 5 p.m. in the school library. Click all posters for a fix on what you can do in South Bayview

The other Bruce McArthur

Uncomfortable?

Cinderella Challenge concerns

Bruce McArthur of Oshawa, a respectable man who has served the community in a number of functions, has an obvious problem. His previously very nice name is now like an alarm bell. Listen in on how he deals with it. Then, the long list of things for which Canadians have apologized (we’re so nice) now includes a ventilation grate at Toronto General Hospital. Sorry, sorry, sorry! Finally, the unachievable thinness of Cinderella’s waist is said to be a problem among teen girls. For sure. Parents take note.

• Residents should launch crowdfunding campaign to help protect 350-year-old tree, Tory says

One man is in serious condition in hospital after a fire in an apartment at 490 Sherbourne St early Thursday. Paramedics say he has life-threatening burn injuries. More as available

Pam Seatle of City News rips the lid off the unsafe corner of Bay and Charles Sts. where construction has ground to a halt because the City intends to protect a delicate little Honey Locust tree. Then, the Chinese will slap 25 percent tariffs on US soybeans, corn, beef, whiskey, tobacco, cars, trucks, SUVs and planes. That’s why investors are running for the storm cellar. Below that, a City News saga of the Mercedes, the mechanics and a joyride to Wendy’s for Frostys. Lastly, digital diagnostic pads you paste on your shins and elsewhere.

Highway 401 near Duckworth St in Barrie/ Photo credit: Scotty Cudlip via Twitter @Shakes1

A colossal tangle of more than 50 vehicles has occurred on Highway 400 near Barrie in Wednesday April winter blast. Much of southern Ontario looked like the calendar read January 4.Highways near Lake Huron here closed by whiteouts.  Surprisingly there were no serious injuries in the 400 accidents, Two were treated for minor injuries.

Green spots indicate outages of 1 to 50 customers. Yellow spots indicate outages of 51-500 customers.

Dark on Hanna Rd.

The turbulent day across Toronto left South Bayview relatively unscathed by the loss of electricity. One dark spot in Leaside was on Hanna Rd. just south of Eglinton. But the outage caused by branches falling seemed limited to one home. A branch fell on Merton St. between Bayview and Mt Pleasant taking out a small cluster of homes. Power was out near Yonge and Davisville after a traffic light crashed down. No one has been injured.  The full Hydro map is here.  In Hamilton (below) a large Kentucky Fried Chicken sign was finger-lickin down. TFS Active Incidents

Hamilton

Geoffrey St. near Ronesvalles and Dundas/Kevin Misener@Misener680News

Wild. The stop lights at Yonge and Davisville just crashed down onto the road.

— Wes Chiasson (@wes_chiasson) April 4, 2018

Wind warning today in GTA. Wind gusts at Polson Pier are strong enough to whip up waves in #Toronto harbour and knock a person off balance. pic.twitter.com/7cIcjX1YeE

— Kevin Misener (@Kevin_Misener) April 4, 2018

Wires are down on Merton St. between Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Cleveland St. and police say there are reports of trees down although there are no specifics so far. Toronto Hydro says it is receiving multiple wires-down calls. It says crews are responding as quickly and safely as possible.

Short term

Bins away

Toppled paper boxes/John Michael McGrath @jm_mcgrath

Penny Oleksiuk has tweeted word of her grandmother’s death from the scene of the Commonwealth Games north of Sydney. Penny is expected to swim in eight events at the Australian venue of this year’s games, including three relays. “I’m just excited to get to the meet, get on some relays and get to be on another relay with Kylie [Masse] and hopefully do well on that [4x100m] medley,” Oleksiak said on a conference call last week. “Overall, I think it’s going to be a good time.”

Given the news one of my grandmothers died today breaks my heart. I feel extremely grateful knowing that she was able to live a long life having the ability to see her children and grandchildren succeed in various aspects of their lives. #whoidothisfor

— Penny Oleksiak (@OleksiakPenny) April 4, 2018

Hazard: Yonge St & Eglinton Ave E
-large metal container fell from a building
-Police responding#GO601935
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 4, 2018

There was brief concern Wednesday morning before noon as a large metal container fell to the street from a building at Yonge and Eglinton Ave. The corner is a madhouse of construction. Police have tweeted that the obstruction is cleared. There is no mention of injuries. Safety authorities will wish to know what happened.

Baptism Day is coming/LUC

LPOA meeting Wednesday/Bulldog

Please give in Emmy’s memory

Sweep The Streets/BIA

Blue Radish at MRUC

Wildcats Novice Champions/Leaside Wildcats

This summary begins (upper left) with word that Leaside United Church Baptism Sunday is April 29. Time to get planning. More urgently, please slip over to Northlea Elementary and Middle School between 2 and 7 p.m. and give blood this very day. Then, homeowners may wish to attend the Leaside Property Owners Association meeting tonight (Wednesday) at Trace Manes Park. It begins at 7.30 p.m. Below that, two posters worth a click — the Bayview Leaside BIA Sweep The Streets event April 21 and the 1950s Blue Radish Dance Party at Manor Road United. At the bottom, best is saved until the last with happy faces, all a full eight years old, of the Leaside Wildcats Novice DS White gang. They emerged as champs at the annual Brampton Canadettes Easter Tournament last week. Well done girls.

Residents of Hillsdale Avenue East, between Bayview and Cleveland awoke to the sounds of fire crews putting out a car on fire on their otherwise quiet street. Tweets from emergency responders’ feeds show that the call went out approximately 7am, traffic was blocked in both directions at this time. Just after 7:30am, TPS Ops declared that the fire had been extinguished.

Fire: Hillsdale Ave E and Cleveland St
-Fire is out#GO600334
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 4, 2018

Red Oak in Spring/Courtesy Edith George

Fall / Courtesy Edith George

Winter / Courtesy Edith George

Residents of Rosedale and Moore Park will relate to concerns about the future of a Red Oak estimated to be as much as 300 years old. There are quite a few in Midtown but this one is near Sheppard Ave. and Weston Rd. There are fears that the property will be sold and the tree cut down. CBC