Police have issued a special clarification about the address of the police culture meeting Thursday in Thorncliffe Park. It offers apologies for an incorrect address published in a release Tuesday and states the correct address as 1 Leaside Park Dr, Toronto on Thursday, February 15, 2018 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Gardens sends condolences to family of Avery Kernaghan,13
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Avery Kernaghan, tragic death
Winterfolk
Shrove Tuesday
New business at 1560 Bayview Ave.
Family Day Skate
A heartbreaking story is coming out Monday night about the death of Avery Kernaghan, 13, of Mt. Brydges near London. Friends at Leaside Memorial Community Gardens have sent condolences to Avery’s family. She was part of the synchronized skating family. Avery died in a car accident Sunday during a break in the Provincial Skating Championships in nearby Komoka. Her dad was seriously hurt. We may wish to say a prayer on Shrove Tuesday as families gather at area churches. There are dinners at Leaside United, St.Cuthbert’s, Northlea United and many others. To the right, the Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival at the Black Swan Tavern on the Danforth. Lower left, a new business will open downstairs at 1560 Bayview. That’s at the corner of Belsize Drive. And right, an invitation to Family Day Skating on February 19.
Hydro sale a $1.8 billion bad idea say number-crunchers
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Government accountants at Queen’s Park say the sell-off of Hydro One is $1.8 billion had idea. That’s how much money the public would have saved if the Liberal cabinet had simply borrowed what money it thought it needed. The Financial Accountability Office examined both scenarios and found the cost implications were clear. “Over the long-term, the FAO estimates that the province’s net debt will be higher as a result of the partial sale of Hydro One when compared to an alternative of borrowing to finance an equivalent amount of infrastructure investment,” said Jeffrey Novak, chief financial analyst for the FAO.
CBC SAYS OPP EXAMINING OPINION POLLS FROM 2014 ELECTION
John Lancaster at the CBC says the OPP has been looking into whether there was a financial benefit to Justin Di Ciano in Ward 5 and Mark Grimes in Ward 6 from polls done during the run-up to the 2014 municipal general election. The polls appear to have been paid for by Dunpar Homes, a firm that once employed Di Ciano. CBC
Scary 401 lives up to reputation as trucks tangle at Weston
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Photo Sonny Subra @SonnySubrahoto/Twitter
Trucks — as many as three — and other vehicles tangled on the eastbound 401 at Weston Rd. Monday. Two people went to hospital with serious injuries. The mid-morning collision has the signs of misjudged speeds and perhaps inattention. OPP say only that the vehicles collided.
Man in custody after berserk stabbing attack on subway
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A man has gone berserk on a train arriving at the College St. station on Line 1, stabbing another passenger and struggling with witnesses who attempted to intervene. The victim has been taken to hospital and is said by a witness interviewed by CP24 to have lost a lot of blood. The attacker is in custody. The witness interview detailed passengers preparing to exit the train at College when the attacker produced a weapon, apparently an ice pick, and began to stab a man. The witness said the attacker and victim were not known to each other.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has 2 new breeds
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The Westminster Kennel Club Show is underway today in New York. A brief preview video is seen from CBS and then a pre-show introduction of two new breeds recognized by the club.
Police formed human chain to rescue woman and her dog
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Hailen and her dog Cleo were rescued from Toronto Harbour by Constable Christopher Hawley, Sergeant Craig Somers and Constables Ashley Pickford and Tom Zebrowski
Toronto Police have rescued a young woman identified only as Hailen along with her dog, Cleo, from the icy reaches of the waterfront at Merchants Wharf, southeast of Lower Sherbourne St and Queen’s Quay East. The four, Constable Christopher Hawley, Sergeant Craig Somers and Constables Ashley Pickford and Tom Zebrowski, formed a human chain with a rope assist as they scaled down a concrete seawall to bring Hailen and her pet to safety. The dog had been in the water and required the care at a vet hospital but has made a full recovery. This occurred January 29 at nearly 2 a.m. in response to a 9-1-1 call Hailen made from her cell phone when she realized she might not be able to get back up the seawall.
BNS buys Jarislowsky Fraser for $950 million in shares
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The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) has announced it will buy investment manager Jarislowsky Fraser for $950 million. The bank will pay that price mostly by issuing shares in the bank. An earn-out of up to $56 million in additional Scotiabank common shares may also be paid based on certain growth targets. Jarislowsky Fraser has more than $40 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional and high net worth clients. The firm’s management team will continue to lead its existing business and its head office will remain in Montreal.
Largely sunny days ahead with some thawing by mid-week
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The forecast holds a two-day blessing of five degree C weather for Wednesday and Thursday this week. As well, the symbols posted by the Weather Network offer hope of generally sunny skies.
Man shot, thrown onto residential street in Bayview Village
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Isahaq Omar.
CADN 350
The man who was shot, apparently by another passenger in a parked car and thrown onto the road near Bayview and Finch Aves. has died. He is identified as 36-year-old Isahaq Omar. Police seem to have no idea what Omar and another man were doing as the SUV sat near Burbank Drive and Canary Crescent about 11 p.m.Thursday in the quiet residential neighborhood. There is no information about Omar except that he has connections to Regina and Vancouver. The shooter drove off in the vehicle described as a 2017 Jeep Cherokee with Ontario plates CADN 350.
Former Ontario speaker Chris Stockwell dead from cancer
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Legislature Speaker Chris Stockwell
Former Speaker of the Legislature, Chris Stockwell, has died at the age 60 after a long battle with cancer. Vic Fedeli, the interim leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, tweeted Sunday that he was “very saddened” to learn of Stockwell’s passing. CBC
City News at Missy blast, millions of Monarchs in Mexico
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City News has video and a report from the explosion and fire in Mississauga earlier Sunday. Then, a compelling piece from ABC on the Monarch Butterfly winter refuge high in the mountains of Mexico. Lovely. Below that, Israel shoots down an Iranian drone launched from Syria and lastly, a look ahead to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week at which some 100 dogs from Canada will compete.