Reports say the water main break that has closed Yonge St.Thursday morning occurred in a pipe that dates from the late 19th Century. The Melinda St. access to the subway is also closed.
Geoff Kettel has written to alert those interested that there will Jane’s Walks in Thorncliffe Park and Davisville Village on Saturday, and along Laird Drive on Sunday. Please find details here.
Ballots have begun to arrive at North Leaside homes for voting by some estimated 3,000 eligible residents on whether to seal off the community from the west at Bayview Ave. It is apparent from a long thread of questions and comments on Leaside Community that many people are quite unaware of the pilot plan. It would close Glenvale Blvd., Broadway Ave. and Craig Crescent with concrete “jersey barriers.” All traffic in — and out — would have to find other routing. Many people in South Leaside are asking why they do not have ballots. But there is no such provision in the plan. Only North Leaside gets to vote. Comments range from whole-hearted support for the pilot. One man calls it “safety over convenience.” But many oppose the scheme and there are at least two comments about how the plan will isolate parents west of Bayview with children going to Northlea School. They would be forced to take their kids to Eglinton Ave and back up Rumsey to get to class. Leaside Community
Hazard:Water main break, Scadding & Princess St. South of the Esplanade. Reports the road are heaving, and water gushing. Further to follow.#GO788417 ^gl
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 2, 2018
Hydro officials seem at a loss to explain a massive power failure that plunged Pickering and parts of Ajax into darkness Wednesday it began around 1.30 and in the early stages darkened the lives of 37,000 customers. A spokesperson said “some sort of failure” caused transformers to fail. Power is now restored.
ATU WARNS OF “SERVICE IMPACT”
The Amalgamated Transit Union may be among the best reasons people buy cars. Wednesday the ATU was warning the public about “service impacts” because the TTC canceled an overtime arrangement permitting employees to work up to 64 hours a week.
POTHOLE BLITZ
And Mayor Tory is pledging that as many as 30 crews will work 12-hour shifts throughout the month of May filling potholes. He called the winter season disastrous for roads. The City typically has about 25 crews responsible for filling potholes during regular business hours on weekdays but during the month of May crews will work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. During the month-long blitz, crews will also pay specific attention to a portion of the Gardiner Expressway near the Canadian National Exhibition that Tory said has fallen into a “state of disrepair.” He said that stretch of highway is in such poor condition that a decision may be made to “resurface the area completely.” If that is the case, overnight lane closures would be likely.
There’s video here of the car found hanging over the side of the Leaside Bridge Wednesday morning. Car may not be quite the word. The gutted, rotted and battered auto cadaver is fit only for the melting pot. The cops should be checking scrap yards for clues.
The first stop is Mabel’s Fables on Mt. Pleasant Rd. at Hillsdale Ave. where Paul Covello will tell stories next Wednesday. Then to Summerhill where Marcello1 is hanging these Wink Wink posters on walls. Does it work better than Match? Lower left, MP Rob Oliphant poses with kids in line for summer work. Some 260 federally funded jobs across Don Valley West include spots at Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto Inner City Rugby Foundation; faith organizations, including Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto, Islamic Society of Toronto, St. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral and The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters. Moving right are posters for important events coming up towards the middle of the month. Check them all and also see the South Bayview Billboard
CBC online publishes two stories about the questionable use of money, one of which alleges Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7) and several executives from the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) pushed hard for a deal that would have seen the public overpay by about $2.6 million for a piece of land in the councillor’s ward. This information is said to come from a so far secret 38-page report by law firm Torys LLP. The second story chronicles the spending and debt accumulation of Yorkville celebrity couple Rosemary and Wayne Umetsu.
Pranksters are now said to be responsible for the car found hanging off the side of the Leaside Bridge Wednesday. Just who, when and especially how remain a question. For a while, police thought it was a movie shoot. Fire personnel cut the thing down. It fell safely to earth as seen below. The plot thickens! (Sorry, we couldn’t resist that one.)
Sorry, it’s not nice to laugh but we just don’t get it. Patios but no cars. Huh. Let’s move on to that great new pick up club called Facebook. Do you come here often? Below that a sombre look at codeine addiction caused by cough syrup in Nigeria. Finally, Hamilton cook and sauce maker Brodie Dawson is basking in the glow — and moving product — after Charlize Theron ate some of his sizzling product on television and liked it. Go you scorching Hammer man.
Shop on fire Albion and #hwy27 #Etobicoke #firefighters #TorontoFire pic.twitter.com/4nxrihoNpg
— Sonny Subra (@SonnySubra) May 1, 2018
Police and fire officers report no injuries in a classic, smoky auto body shop fire on Albion Rd. near Highway 27. in Etobicoke. Three alarms were rung. The fire was put down in about 90 minutes after TFS arrived. Motorist Sonny Subra drove by early in the blaze.
.@MGHToronto begins redevelopment construction ~ https://t.co/Vt3MUxWSC0 #eastyork #eastTO pic.twitter.com/NNelF9UXup
— East York Mirror (@EastYorkMirror) May 1, 2018
Dignitaries flexed their muscles last week at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Michael Garron Hospital rebuild and addition program. This took place Wednesday — a day in the history of the former East General Hospital that president and CEO Sarah Downey called absolutely thrilling. The expanded hospital will contain 215 acute care in-patient beds with 80 per cent allocated to single-patient rooms with private washroom. There will be diagnostic clinics of all kinds community space, gardens and a children’s playground.
