Nancy Chapman posted a picture to Facebook about 8.45 p.m. Monday showing quite a haul of furniture and other items outside a home at 56 Donegall Drive. It’s free, apparently. Maybe it’s gone by now but what a remarkable giveaway on this Leaside street.
St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church blessed the animals Saturday and (top left) Reverend Ian LaFleur was warmly thanked by one dear creature for his ministering. The young lady to the right brought her friend along. Centre left, this gathering of friends at Manor Road United Church marked the presentation of the Ontario 150 Native Garden plaque to the MRUC Messy Church Youth Group. It was installed over the garden they planted last Spring. It looks like a happy event as seen below in the video from that occasion. Looking ahead, the vital public duty of giving blood is at hand. The Leaside Blood Donor clinic is Wednesday at Northlea Public School on Rumsey Road. Then a final glimpse of the successful Apple Fest weekend on Bayview Ave. Here we see four stalwarts from the pixies who look keep the street green.
A man and woman estimated to be in their 80s have died at their home in Etobicoke from apparent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Police were called to a home on Bywood Drive near Islington Ave. and Rathburn Rd. about 9:30 p.m. The two were found unconscious and not breathing. One report says a gas appliance of some sort was involved. CBC
Steve Nastos posted to Facebook Sunday after taking pictures of a crowd at the dam in the Lower Don River. They were cheering on salmon trying to jump the dam. It is a thrilling annual sight. To the right is a tease of some wonderful pictures seen here taken in 2015 by Bob and Judy Arsenault of Leaside.
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Bramalea MP Jagmeet Singh is the new leader of the New Democratic Party. Singh breezed to a first-ballot win with 35,266 votes, making him the first Sikh to lead a party in the House of Commons. He is a lawyer. Singh easily outstripped his three rivals: northern Ontario MP Charlie Angus, Manitoba MP Niki Ashton and Quebec MP Guy Caron. Angus came in second with 12,705 votes, followed by Niki Ashton with 11,374 and Guy Caron with 6,164.
Leaside Junior Wildcats won their home tilt against the Kingston Ice Wolves 3-1 Saturday night at the Millwood Rd. arean. The win takes the Wildcats four games in on the fresh PWHL season with two wins and two ties. Although still unbeaten, the box score of the Kingston game reveals the Cats struggled for two periods before scoring and then needed a power play to get the first marker. Veteran Captain Kristin Della Rovere scored at 1.55 of the third assisted by Katie Wilkinson and Quinn Johnston. Mackenzie MacDonald scored at 13.02 assisted by Quinn Johnston and Sarah Brooks sent a lazy shot down the ice from the Cats zone into an empty Kingston net to register the third goal. Shots on goal are informative. Kingston more than doubled the shots fired at Leaside goalie Alysha Letwin (27) over those faced by Kaitlyn Evelyn (13).
SUNDAY
Sunday at home the Wildcats fought three periods and overtime to finish 1-1 against the Toronto Aeros (York U). Once again the lopsided shots on goal jumped out. Alysha Letwin faced 34 from Toronto while the Aeros Natalie Thompson had to deal with merely 14.
Hazard: Pottery Rd/ Bayview Ave.. a vehicle went off the roadway, now stuck on train track @CNRailway @GOtransit are aware. #GO1779452^adc
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 1, 2017
A man is in custody and an Islamic State has been seized from a truck he was driving after five people, including a police officer, were injured in an apparent attempt to drive the vehicle into crowds at a football game in Edmonton. The U-Haul truck struck people as it sped down Jasper Avenue, Edmonton police chief Rod Knetch told Canadian Press. The suspect is in custody and appears to have acted alone and no one appears to have been seriously hurt. An Islamic State flag that was inside the suspect’s vehicle had been seized and was part of the investigation, which now involves the local RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, a counter-terrorism unit. This all happened in the early evening near Commonwealth Stadium, where a police officer was handling traffic-control duties outside the Edmonton Eskimos-Blue Bombers game. The game was military appreciation night.
Apple Fest Saturday was a sunny, busy day on Bayview Ave for visitors and the Bayview-Leaside BIA. Mayor Tory visited and walked the street from end to end. Josh Matlow (Ward 22) and Jon Burnside (Ward 26) also welcomed shoppers. Musicians were plentiful on both sides of the street and a favorite player from the Guitar Guys ensemble played solo violin outside Smokin’ Cigar. Nibblies and generous meals were on sale. Gabi offered a taste of COB’s Apple Crumbles. Apple Fest bargains continue Sunday on Bayview.
Industrial accident: Sutherland Dr/ Astor Ave.. worker has fallen off a roof. Serious injs reported. Units are responding.#GO1773859.^adc
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) September 30, 2017
Late posts from TPS Operations say the worker who fell from a roof on Sutherland Drive at Astor Ave was without vital signs when emergency services took him to Sunnybrook Medical Health Centre Saturday.
