The South Bayview Bulldog

City of Toronto golf courses have reopened for the season. Dentonia Park, Don Valley, Humber Valley and Tam O’Shanter courses are open Monday with early spring rates in effect. Scarlett Woods will reopen as soon as course conditions allow (read chunks of ice). A release notes that two of the City’s golf courses were recognized by the Golfers’ Choice Awards (Toronto Sun Golf Guide). Humber Valley won gold for Best Value Golf Course in the Greater Toronto Area and Dentonia Park was awarded silver for Best Par 3/Executive Golf Course in the GTA.

Warden Woods Park saw an outstanding day of tree planting by hundreds of volunteers this weekend. It is a high point of news related to Earth Day and our concern for the environment. The CBC report at right tells of a different result as Tesla struggles to balance its debt with ambitious plans unfulfilled. Late last week it temporarily cancelled work on the Tesla Model 3, intended to be its mass market breakthrough vehicle.

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Casino for bigwigs, woods for Black Bloc

Minsters of the G-7 countries were in Toronto over the weekend at a so-far unreported location planning for the June 7/8 heads of government meeting in remote Charlevoix, Quebec. Police departments across the country will be breathing easier except perhaps for the RCMP. They will have to make sure that those nice boys called the Black Bloc, the ones who torch police cars and smash windows, remain in the wooded hinterland east of Quebec City  There is a casino at the Manoir Richelieu where diplomats and bigwigs may disport themselves. But it will be especially nice if the country does not have to deal with the usual aftermath of disgraced policemen, injured civil rights, ravaged business districts and previously unheard of criminal offenses (kettling). Here’s hoping.

A man has been struck by a hit and run motorcycle while crossing on foot at the corner of Eglinton Ave. E and Keele St Sunday afternoon. He has been taken to hospital with what police call life-threatening injuries. The suspect motorcycle is black with green rims. The rider who fled is described as black with a heavy build and wearing a yellow helmet.

BARBECUE FIRE KILLS MAN

A man is dead and a woman burned after a barbecue in Mississauga set fire to a home Sunday evening. There was reportedly an explosion. Mississauga Fire Platoon Chief Alan Hills told CP24 that the two were using the barbecue in the front of the home at South Millway and Burnhamthorpe Rd., apparently at the door of the garage.

FOURS DEATHS IN BURNED CAR TIED TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS

Police in Timmins are hinting that the death of four people in a badly burned car was caused by a disturbed person who died at the scene. There is very little information available although police are believed to know the identities of the four.

We can only ponder how long the unapproved street decoration above Bayview Ave south of Millwood Rd. will grace our lttle world. Will it see Halloween? Snow?

Bags of dog waste cause to be happy

Pansies at Davenport Garden Centre

What’s left of Stanley Cleanrs at Milllwood and Randolph

Coral Bells at Davenport

Bamboo Bay Mother’s Day painting

Laird in Focus Monday night

Josh Matlow’s Environment Day

Upper left, Sara Wickware is rightly proud of everyone who came out to Sunnybrook Dog Park Saturday to root around in the bushes, bagging many pounds of dog waste. Thank you all. Upper right, pansies and many other species are back at the Davenport Garden Centre at Bayview and Davisville. Carla Rose, the congenial owner, is eager to see you. Centre right is what’s left of Stanley Cleaners at Millwood Rd. and Randolph Rd. Earlier story is here. At the bottom from the left are Coral Bells (also at Davenport Garden) the Mother’s Day painting sessions for kids at Bamboo Bay, a reminder of the Laird in Focus Open House Monday night at St. Anselm starting at 6.30 and Josh Matlow’s Environment Day May 31.

An awards ceremony Sunday at police headquarters will tell the story of how Western Union agent, Laura Lodato, saved an elderly 53 Division couple from losing $2,800 to telephone conmen. The honour will come to Ms. Lodato and 21 other Toronto residents for their unselfish efforts to help fellow citizens in a ceremony attended by police board members and Chief Saunders. List of award winners and their stories here.

Nice recounting of Saturday night’s gathering on Hanna Rd. at the Radford family Leaf Shack by Nitish Bissonauth. It includes video of the ravages of last week’s ice storm and voluntary contribution of moneys to CAMH. Leafs won 4-3 and return to ACC Monday for Game 6.

Jubilation as Leafs hang on to win Game 5 by a score of 4-3 in Boston. Game 6 goes Monday at Air Canada Centre. There was joy in the Hanna Rd. Leaf Shack Saturday night.

• Go Leafs Go
• Leafs YouTube after game page
• Leafs survive Bruins’ frenzied rally, avoid repeat of 2013 collapse

The @MapleLeafs take Game 5 and are coming back home 🙌🏽 Get ready for Game 6 Monday night! 🏒 #GoLeafsGo 💙 pic.twitter.com/AZlUnYVxBG

— Virgin Radio Toronto (@VirginRadioTO) April 22, 2018

The love of old-fashioned plastic records and perhaps youthful curiosity seem part of a commercial phenomenon known as Record Store Day. This was the day — it was number 12 — and there was a long lineup to get into Sonic Boom Records at 215 Spadina. City News.

Mayor inspects electric bus/CBC

Charging stations top up buses on route/New Flyer

Canadian-built electric buses that re-charge at stations along the route are now in revenue service with Winnipeg Transit. They’re made by the New Flyer Company in the Manitoba capital. Saturday, Mayor Tory inspected the New Flyer bus and all-electric buses made by two other companies, BYD of China and Proterra of California. The TTC will begin testing buses from all three companies in a purchase of ten from each firm in 2019. The vehicles eliminate emissions of any kind. The battery technology by which they re-charge permits them to run fuel free without overhead wires, and without constricting tracks that foul traffic and make any kind of breakdown a total nightmare. Of course no one at City Hall wants to talk about getting rid of streetcars yet. We can dream.

Recycling at EYTC

Gently-used footwear

Davisville Dragon bags

It is a week since we watched the ice build up on everything outside the front door. This sunny change was used by thousands to get about important chores like recycling old TV sets (and other electronics) at the Leaside Rotary dumpster in the East York Town Centre parking lot (left). Centre, a glimpse of the hundreds of shoes and clothing items for kids, all gently used, at the Davisville Public School sale. At right, dragon bags were sold for $15 to hold as much as you could stuff into them.