The South Bayview Bulldog

The baffling case of Eugene Kim, a 38-year-old husband and father from the Bayview Ave. and Royal Orchard Blvd. area of York Region, deepened overnight with word that a car belonging to Mr. Kim has been found in Algonquin Park and that it contained human remains. OPP located the car Thursday about 3:30 p.m. after getting a call about an abandoned vehicle in Laurier Township, about three kilometres northeast of South River. It was found in a wooded area on private property, down a trail leading into the woods. No identification of the remains has been made. The case began on Monday, October 2, 2017, when Kim did not return home as he usually did. Instead, his family received a series of texts from his phone saying he would be there soon. That did not happen. Then a few days later, word that he had been seen in Algonquin Park, a place he was fond of, sometime after that. Reports at the time that Kim was seen with someone when he entered the park are now gone from reports, apparently discounted.

Car found in Algonquin Park

The Hospital for Sick Children is proposing a 22-storey “Patient Support Centre” building on the Elizabeth St. site of the 1983 eight-story Elizabeth McMaster Building. HSC would also follow that with another tower to the complex at a future date. It is all called Project Horizon. Urban Toronto 

To replace Elizabeth McMaster Building

22 storey tower retains bridge to HSC on University Ave.

Cornmaster

Pictures from 2011

Red hots

Jennifer Valliere, the president-elect of the Leaside Rotary Club, is getting good response to her post at Leaside Community Friday morning seeking new ideas for the September Rotary Corn Roast in Trace Manes Park. The event will mark its 25th anniversary in 2018. Two well-received ideas among the many posts are a dog show and photo booth of some type. Photo booths come on wheels these days.

PC leadership candidates left to right: Tanya Granic Allen, Christine Elliott, Doug Ford, Caroline Mulroney, (David Donnelly/CBC)

Voting has begun online Friday to elect the next leader of the Ontario PC Party and it will continue until the winner is announced March 10. Party members have until 11.59 p.m. Monday to register to vote. The contest pits Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, Tanya Granic Allen and Doug Ford in a contest for a job that could well make one of them Premier of Ontario. The general election is June 7.

A woman became distraught at City Hall Thursday over her apparent failure to obtain timely repair of a window which had been damaged by a bullet in her City-owned housing residence. The dramatic screaming and profane language stopped a news briefing by Premier Wynne and Mayor Tory but may not be as sinister as portrayed in some places tonight. Hedley will take an indefinite hiatus following multiple complaints about sex and one complaint that the lead singer committed rape, a charge he vigorously denies. Below that, the BBC explores the scene of the kidnapping of 110 girls by the iniquitous Boko Haram in Nigeria. Lastly, the Brexit agony seems to be approaching a turning point as British PM May prepares a statement on the UK will actually depart the EU.

Strangers gathered to mourn the loss and mark the lives of four infants found abandoned

Four babies abandoned in Ontario centres, including Toronto, were laid to rest Tuesday at Elgin Cemetery in Etobicoke in a ceremony attended by a TPS ceremonial unit and sponsored by a non-profit group known as Abuse Hurts. Babies Grace, Hope, London and Zenora were found dead in London ON and Toronto. They were buried next to a large monument dedicated to a total of 11 babies abandoned in Ontario, provided by the cemetery, and laid to rest on behalf of Abuse Hurts. Teddy bears and a single bouquet of flowers were placed with their caskets. Toronto Police release.

Fire service aboard flight

An Air Canada flight was delayed and a passenger received minor burns when her cellphone caught fire as the aircraft prepared for takeoff Thursday morning. The 7 a.m. flight to Vancouver was delayed as a fire crew dealt with the phone. The plane was not damaged. The owner of the phone was able to walk off the plane to get help.The flight has since left.

Four storeys on top of CF Eaton Centre

Bank of Montreal will build a high-tech workplace for employees over parts of the CF Eaton Centre on the southwest corner Yonge and Dundas Sts., the company says. As is fashionable, the large space will be known as a campus. A news conference with the mayor and company executives present was set for Thursday morning. The new facility will add four storeys to the present structure and house as many as 3,500 employees. It will feature “advanced digital technology, natural light through a four-storey atrium and collaborative workspaces,” the bank says. It is expected to be finished in 2021.

The City of Toronto’s will conduct its annual count of the homeless count on Saturday, April 26 It is seeking volunteers to assist. Hundreds of volunteers, members of community agencies and staff will take to the streets and shelters to ask people experiencing homelessness about the services they need to find housing and keep it. Responses to the survey help Toronto shape programs. Members of the public wishing to register as volunteers for the 2018 Street Needs Assessment can do so at http://www.toronto.ca/homelesscount.

The new breakfast and lunch place mentioned here in The Bulldog February 14 appears to be moving ahead. It is called Green Canoe. The principal, Ryan Horwood, has posted a picture to Leaside Community of the new sign which was installed Wednesday at 900 Millwood Rd at Randolph Rd. In response to many inquiries online he reviews the concept this way: “We’ll have our Breakfast menu which will include Vegetarian and Vegan options. Homemade Burgers and Deep-fried Buttermilk Chicken Sandwiches with Shoestring Fries and Sweet Potato Fries. Fresh baked breads and pastries. Homemade pies and tart. Jams, Jelly and Preserves! We’ll also have small businesses selling Maple Syrup and Real Honey and so much more! Oh and our COFFEE!” Here are some pictures from an Instagram account. Green Canoe 

Breakfast Sandwich

Burger

Crispy Lasagna

A woman of about 49 has been found on the 401 overnight between Victoria Park and Warden Aves. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, the woman was struck by a transport truck. She is said to be from Scarborough. More later.