The South Bayview Bulldog

Lease signs down

Markers?

The three walk-down spaces in the building at 1560 Bayview Ave. have had the lease signs removed (at least they were gone Monday) and the front windows recovered with blank paper. Through the uncovered window on the space on the corner of Bayview and Belsize Drive, floor markers may be seen. These suggest that the X on the box marker is a locator for installation of something. It is not much and speculative to be sure but the neighbourhood is long-suffering when it comes to the chronically vacant spaces in this prominent corner building.

In the St. Clair Reservoir

Free kids tickets to the CNE

1960s GMC pickup

R. J. Barrett

Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21) has had a tour of the seldom-seen St. Clair Reservoir that sits below Winston Churchill Park. The enormous holding place for fresh water was built in 1931. Fascinating place. Mihevc (centre) is seen with water personnel. Then to the right, free passes for kids to the CNE are available at local Meridian Credit Union branches like the one managed by Shirley Breen on Mt. Pleasant at Soudan Ave. What a deal. There’s a limit of ten per family. Below that, a tweeted picture of a 1960s vintage GMC pickup seen in the SmartCentre parking lot. Rusted but elegant. And to the right,  the absolute basketball whiz kid R.J. Barrett of Mississauga. He has announced he will “reclassify” himself at the Florida high school he is attending in a move to permit a debut in the NBA sooner. Reclassification is a murky device which may not pass muster in Ontario.

CAR FIRE – Southbound DVP South Of York Mills
2 right lanes are now blocked
Traffic backing up
Fire O/S
We are on the way.#GO1373943 ^sh

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 31, 2017

Aurora MPP Chris Ballard will replace Glen Murray as Environment and Climate Change Minister, Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced. Murray is leaving his cabinet position to join the Pembina Institute on Sept. 5. Murray quits in Toronto Centre, Jo-Ann Davis bid for UR

Extremely excited to be joining @Pembina as the new Executive Director on Sept 5.

Pls see the full statement here: https://t.co/zgo8xAiaZm

— Glen Murray (@Glen4Climate) July 31, 2017

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One person was pronounced dead early Monday at the scene of a truck accident said to involve a load of paint. The flames and burned-out wreckage were a testament to the inferno. The crash occurred on Highway 401 near Avenue Rd. and caused a large backup. Kevin Misener of 680 News said the vehicle was carrying paint. The fire was first reported about 5.15 a.m.

PEDESTRIAN DEATH AT DUNDAS/SHERBOURNE

A man is dead and second one injured in an accident which police say was a vehicle hitting a pedestrian. More.

The City has published a useful map and cautionary points about staying safe and comfortable. Toronto Release 

The Toronto Star says Sunday night that Environment Minister Glen Murray will resign his portfolio Monday morning and further declare he will not run again in the riding of Toronto Centre. Beyond that, Murray’s plans are unstated but the Star says he is leaving to take a “high-profile” job. His decision comes at a time of shifting ground as redistribution reduces the size of Toronto Centre. At the same time, Catholic school trustee Jo-Ann Davis is making a run to snare the Ontario Liberal candidacy in the new riding of University Rosedale (which includes Moore Park). Davis represents the TCDSB Ward 9, a huge constituency holding the Ontario ridings of St Paul’s, Toronto-Centre and Trinity-Spadina. Murray, 59, is a former mayor of Winnipeg. He has been, says writer Robert Benzie,  Wynne’s point person on climate change. More

You could not make it up. Writers are calling the grand-slam homer and other heroic play the greatest 9th inning finish in the team’s history, and so it seems. CBC re-cap above speaks of Joy in Toronto.

Toronto Police will embark on a five-day campaign against cars found on rush-hour routes during prohibited hours starting Monday morning. The much dreaded “zero-tolerance” will apply but it’s hard to imagine that somewhere, somehow there might not be an exception. You can read about it here. TPS

Captures from a security recording on June 30 of an arson at a business on Scollard St. catches one of the two firebugs with his chin growth showing. Police are hoping others can see things that help identify the two. Video.

The YTB Gallery has an exhibit called From A to B isn’t always linear at the northeast corner of the East York Town Centre parking lot from August 3 to 5. There is an opening reception on August 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. with regular hours on August 4 and 5 from 2 to 8 p.m. Facebook