The Ontario Liberal campaign will focus on revealing “the real Doug Ford” according to Deputy Premier Deb Matthews. Then, when this little boy said “Thank you so much, mom.” you can be sure he really meant it. Below that, meet the remarkable young woman who has been accepted at all eight Ivy League Colleges in the US. And finally, a glimpse at the learning skills of Bolingo the Gorilla. Fun.
The South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association is demanding the City and OMB pay attention to the lack of infrastruture — water, sewers, schools, daycare and parks — in the face of the building frenzy inspired by the Crosstown LRT. The current SERRA Newsletter speaks of more than 8,000 proposed residential units south of Eglinton. The newsletter describes some of these projects. Stop gap fix to Eglinton PS crowding not enough for some
Posters of events scheduled for events next weekend. There are many more at the South Bayview Bulldog Bulletin Board. Check it out. At centre left, we could not resist this photo from Avenue Bistro of a ham and cheese dish. When’s lunch? At the bottom, the South Leaside Monday Group has cancelled its April 20 event at Amsterdam Brewery and will make refunds.
Metrolinx says that work was shut down on the Leaside LRT Station Wednesday when a supervisor learned that at least one employee was smoking marijuana during a break. As many as 25 workers were sent home, according to a spokesperson. The Toronto Star says a resident told a parking enforcement officer that she saw three workers smoking marijuana near her house, which is close to an emergency exit at Eglinton and Bayview that crews use to access the tunnel. “Smoking weed on the job will not be tolerated and Crosslinx (our contractor) has assured Metrolinx that they are taking it very seriously. Workers will be fired if caught doing drugs or alcohol on the job,” said spokesperson Anne Marie. She told CP24. Metrolinx says Crosslinx has ordered its workers to take breaks on the job site. The contractor is also hiring extra security to patrol work areas.
Toronto’s elaborate recycling system is breaking down. Councillors across the political spectrum from Jaye Robinson (Ward 25) to Mike Layton (Ward 19) say the inability of citizens to figure out — or act upon — the City’s instructions is a crisis. But issues such as food left in jars and plastic coffee cups (which are not recyclable) bedevil vast numbers of people. Mr. Layton says we need to do with less. Uh-huh. Well-intentioned people struggle with how much time any person should reasonably be expected to allot to sorting garbage. Toronto Star
A woman is in critical condition after a fire broke on the 27th floor of 77 Huntley St. at Bloor and Jarvis Sts Thursday. The victim was said to be without vital signs but she was revived. The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating.
BOYS BURNED BY TAR THROUGH SCHOOL ROOF
Two boys have been burned by falling tar in a strange case of roof repairs gone wrong at Derrydown Public School near Keele St and Finch Ave. in North York Wednesday.
One of the lads, Jeremiah Azeriah, 8, is recovering at the Hospital For Sick Children. His mother
says she feels the board failed to provide a safe place for her son to learn.
BRAMPTON SHOOTING
Two people have grave wounds from a shooting in Brampton Thursday. It occurred at around 9 p.m. in the area of Clementine Drive and Pergola Way.
Amelia Thomson, 12, is going to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle May 19. Amelia came close to losing her life in the Manchester Arena attack last year. She has asked the grandmother of a girl who did die in the atrocity to go with her. Nice kid. Then, Doug Ford says he will fire the president of Ontario Hydro if he’s elected. That’s the fellow who makes $6 million. No doubt Hydro runs so much better because of such tax largesse. Below that, who knew they were abducting young men in India and forcing them to get married? The sulky-looking fellow above tells what it’s like. Finally, Albert Einstein and his second wife Elsa are said by reports of the day to have “laughed loud and long” as they pretended to fly about at a stunt studio in Hollywood in 1931. The film was unknown until it was discovered in the archives of the late inventor of Kodachrome.
This is Jersey Day in Canada. Unknown numbers of people will wear a bit of gold and green to somehow express their solidarity with the families and friends of the Humboldt Broncos. As well, a poignant cartoon shown here is touching millions with its simple message. CBC morning host Heather Hiscox interviewed the artist Bruce MacKinnon of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
Summer can not be far off when ice cream and Gelato bars are opening with invitations for investors to buy a franchise. The latest is the Quebec-based Diperie at 3264 Yonge Street north of Brookdale Ave. We’re not sure what the above photos show except it seems like you can have pretzels with your choco freeze. To the right of that, the tireless 132nd Scouts are offering their garden supplies again. Buy online. Centre left, the Leaside High School Council is presenting the Kyla Fox Parent Workshop April 19. Then a reminder of this Monday’s (April 16) Community Open House at Michael Garron Hospital. At bottom, the expansion of Holland Bloorview Hospital is being celebrated in this photo of patient Jillian Peters, 9, with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital staff You may wish to give.
Dean Psarras has posted a photo of a letter to North Leaside residents from Councillor Burnside about the cul-de-sac traffic calming proposal for Glenvale Blvd, Broadway Ave. and Craig Crescent. The ultimate result, if the scheme leaps all the hurdles, is to shut off traffic on those streets into (and out of) Leaside at Bayview Ave. The meeting is set for Wednesday April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Leaside Memorial Gardens. The is the work of the North Leaside Traffic Committee, an unofficial body appointed by the Councillor. The plan would not happen quickly and there are many requirements. An informal survey of some 750 people in the area found 69 percent supported the idea.
LRT WORK A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MISFORTUNE
This was to be followed by a formal poll of perhaps 3,000 residents in which at least half will be required to participate in the vote for it to be valid. Of these, 60 percent would have to agree to the closures. Further hurdles await at Community Council and with caveats about traffic obstruction which such closures might cause elsewhere. The pilot, if approved, would last nine to 12 months, Mr. Burnside told a town hall in February. The concept is seen by many non-Leaside residents to the west as quite radical. Mr. Psarras’s post on Leaside Community elicited a few posts worrying about the diversion of traffic to the south. The discussion of this plan is occurring in the middle of the LRT convulsion, a once-in-a-lifetime misfortune, that has created what can fairly be called a nightmare of traffic issues for all of Midtown.
The Crosstown LRT Twitter account is warning that the northbound left turn at Bayview and Eglinton Aves. will be restricted Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.and from 7 to 11 p.m. The dedicated northbound left turn lane will be converted to the southbound lane. This will be useful to some who still go there but many have put such corners on Eglinton on permanent avoidance. Twitter
The Party For A Purpose planned by the South Leaside Monday Group has been cancelled. A release on Instagram says simply that this is because of unforseen circumstances. The notice says that refunds for tickets will be made.
