Celebrity chef docked waiters tips if they made mistakes

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If you follow celebrity chefs you may know the name of Susur Lee, a Hong Kong-born Canadian who has risen to celebrity-dom over a number of years and now runs at least two downtown restaurants with his sons. Now the CBC has a story about how his places made wait staff pay for mistakes like breaking a glass or delivering to the wrong table by forfeiting part of their tips. It is an egregious thing no doubt and worse than that, says CBC, against the law in Ontario. The story is long and at some points makes it sound like Lee was flogging his waiters. He wasn’t. Life in Toronto. CBC

TPS to show new paint scheme for cruisers from Rye school

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Toronto police are expected to reveal the new design for their cruisers Monday, a paint scheme created by Ryerson University’s RTA School of Media. Last year, police misfired with a plan approved by Chief Saunders to paint the cars in shades of gray. No one liked that and it was quickly shelved. Most Toronto police cars are white with blue and red stripes. That design has been around since the mid-80s. Before that, cruisers were in highly-visible chrome yellow. The decision to leave chrome yellow was related to the cost of the paint. Earlier this year, police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told City News that members of the public have said that easy recognition of cruisers is important to them. Here is the new colour scheme.

House fire overnight on Mortimer between Logan, Arundel

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Fire sweeps home with well-tended garden
4 a.m. call/Tony Smyth Twitter
Children all escaped

The modest semi-detached home on Mortimer Ave. belonging to a house-proud family was swept by fire early Monday, leaving the family scrambling to make sense of its affairs. Father, mother and children all escaped the 4 a.m. blaze which the owner attributes to a faulty connection along an extension cord to his bar fridge. The home sits on the corner of Logan Ave and from that sidewalk the manicured garden full of children’s toys may be seen. No doubt the semi next door is badly damaged by smoke. This single-alarm fire was called in shortly after 4 a.m.

Brisk Monday morning with partial eclipse at 2.15 p.m.

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Cooler temperatures have greeted Monday and the afternoon partial eclipse to be seen over Toronto. The City will close outdoor swimming pools between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. because of low light and a presumed cause for caution. “We would appreciate participants’ cooperation during this time and apologize in advance for any inconvenience,” a notice on the City’s website read. CBC streams eclipse from Vancouver. Below, 1979 broadcast (Frank Reynolds) expresses hope that the next full eclipse (this one) will occur in a world at peace. Amen.

Emotionally upset woman taken from subway, given help

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Toronto Police report having responded to a call of an emotionally upset woman, naked, on a Line One train at Union Station Sunday about 6 p.m. The emergency alarm has been activated. They tweeted shortly after that the woman had been taken into custody was receiving the help she needed.

Is this Toronto man waiting to strike here or in Europe?

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Tabirul Hasib/Twitter

The CBC says a Toronto man is named on an Interpol list of individuals they fear are waiting to strike the West. Tabirul Hasib disappeared three years ago with two others after a worrisome time for authorities and his family as he flirted with the death cult. Hasib fled to the Middle East, was brought back, questioned and beseeched by his parents to give it up. But then he vanished. Now 25, the former Monarch Park Collegiate student is potentially part of the murky body of individuals who could be anywhere, waiting to strike. CBC

Yoga by the yellow line on Bloor St. puts mind at rest

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Daryl Christoff tweeted this video of activity on pop-up park on Bloor St. during Open Streets day.

Jerry Lewis, 91, streaming eclipse and unorganized baseball

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Jerry Lewis has died at age 91. His collaboration with singer Dean Martin sent both men on long and prosperous careers. To the right, police now say there were 12 conspirators at terror in Barcelona. They tried making bombs but were so inept they fell back on killing people with a truck. Below that, the CBC will stream the eclipse of the sun on Monday. Please don’t expose your eyes to this event without protection. And finally, baseball for kids without rules, without a league, without adults and where everyone plays even if there are six outfielders.

Trudeau says no worries about refugees pouring in from US

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should maintain confidence in the immigration system even as thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the country, Canadian Press reports Sunday morning. His comments come hours before an expected rally in Quebec City involving anti-immigration and pro-diversity protesters that had the province’s premier voicing concerns that things could get out of hand. Mr. Trudeua said that all those walking across the United States border won’t receive any special advantage and must go through the usual security checks and immigration evaluations. Federal authorities say that through the first two weeks of August, more than 3,800 people walked over the border into Quebec and that 2,996 who crossed the border in July.

 

Pop-up park at Bloor, Yonge for Sunday’s Open Streets

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Mods and Rockers excursion outside Rexall on Moore Ave.

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Helmet says it all
Historic horse
Harley
Interesting people too
More of them
From Piaggio maker of Vespa
Pup is ready to roll
Scooters from Barking Mad Club in Bowmanville
Starry ride

The annual Mods and Rockers excursion gathered in the parking lot of the Rexall Pharma Plus plaza at 325 Moore Ave. by Mallory Crescent Saturday. The weekend events of motorcycle and scooter lovers offers an evening out Friday night and then a drive down Bayview to Keating Channel Pub on Villiers Street. Good fun and fascinating hardware.

She gets “unbelievably sweet” offer at Overlea Swiss Chalet

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A short thread at Leaside Community Facebook page makes a pleasant start to Sunday. A reader recounts being out for dinner by herself with “my reading” because her family was busy. She went to the Swiss Chalet on Overlea Blvd. After being seated she was approached by a girl who asked if she wanted to join her and some others. The reader calls it “an amazing gesture, first time ever.”  “I thanked her profusely, told her she was very sweet and said I was just going to do some reading (how selfish of me!). They were almost finished but if they were just starting like me I may have changed my mind. Now I need to play this forward and hope the ball keeps rolling in this direction. So unbelievably sweet.” A reader responded that this had happened to her at a conference. She was asked to come over to a table “because no one should eat alone” so she joined the group. The experience paid off hugely as she is still in touch with these people ten years later.