Councillor Mary Fragedakis helped cut the ribbon Saturday to re-open Regency Cottage and Helliwell House at Todmorden Mills historic site at 67 Pottery Road. The setting evoked the war years of the early 1940s with such welcome delicacies as “wartime cake.” Cynthia Reason InsideToronto
The CBC reports on the case of Melissa Lopez who took her daughter to a dentist in Whitby last year and was told her 10-year-old had nine cavities. Lopez blanched at the prospect of the cost of fixing nine cavities so she checked another dentist. He said there were fewer than that so Lopez had the work done there. In June the CAS called the family home on a complaint filed by the first dentist about possible child neglect. CBC
A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The guaranteed $1 million prize also went to an Ontario ticket holder.
PERSON WITH A GUN:
Playfair Av + Marianfield Av
-Suspect is:
-Black, 20's, skinny, 6'1, Dreadlocks
-Red Blue Jays 'Bautista' jersey
^dh— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 15, 2017
Merchants at East York Town Centre have different stories about who will occupy the former Target space which is now heavily under construction. The most common belief among tenants on information gleaned from workers on the site is that a dialysis centre affiliated with one of Toronto’s major hospitals will take as much as half the space. Another story is that the mall owners, Morguard Corporation, had persuaded Walmart to move into the large two-story space but that Metro Inc, owners of Food Basics, the long-standing budget grocery store at the west end of the mall, had strenuously objected because Walmart sells groceries. It is also speculated by merchants that at least some of the space will be turned into smaller retail outlets with their doors facing toward Overlea Blvd on the west side of the EYTC. This would fulfill the retail dictum to make sure your front entrance and sign are “on the street.” The long western wall of the Target space has been changed from solid construction to glass, apparently permitting such retail access. So far as is known, no release or information of any kind has been sent by Morguard. Interest is high in this matter and people are talking.
Toronto Police say a woman who was found wandering in Scarborough has been reunited with her family late Saturday afternoon.
Radio Flyer has celebrated its 100th anniversary by displaying a 27-foot-long version of its little red wagon in downtown Chicago. The well-known childhood toy and essential mode of transportation is dearly loved by millions of kids (and grownups) worldwide. It was created by an Italian immigrant, Antonio Pasin, who started building wooden toy wagons in Chicago in 1917. He named his creation Radio Flyer because of his fascination with the new form of communication.
Friday saw Mayor Tory at the Go Green Cricket Kids First Fun Day in Thorncliffe Park. Meanwhile on Bayview Ave. General Mills was keeping up awareness of its Larabar product (created by Lara Merriken in 2003) by giving some away. And at Michael Garron Hospital, Justin Va Dette received a $4,000 donation from Bilal Diwan, Faruk Sidat and Illyas Mulla of the local Islamic Society.
Karen Kuldys missed out on a million dollars in the Safeway/Sobeys Touchdown to Win promotion in last night’s Argos-Bombers game but today, Ms. Kuldys, confessed she didn’t know she was up for that kind of money and her family had to explain it to her. Touchdown to Win requires that two kickoffs be returned for touchdowns. It almost happened but the second touchdown was no good because of a penalty. The CFL and Safeway have given the Kuldys family Grey Cup and season tickets to the Winnipeg games plus free groceries for a year. This is a charming interview and it’s worth staying to the end to hear Karen’s plan to relieve the stress of the past 24 hours.
Toronto Police say they are concerned for the safety of Graeme Hill, 34, who was last seen on Monday, July 10, 2017, at 5:30 a.m. in the Eglinton Avenue East and Bayview Avenue area. He is described as 6’1″, 145 lbs. with an athletic build, short brown hair and wearing glasses. He was wearing a black golf shirt, black pants and possibly a brown leather baseball cap. Please call 53 Division at 416-808-5300 if you have any information
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Two women have been hit by what police call unknown projectiles as they waited for a TTC bus at Ionview Road and Eglinton Avenue East. The incidents occurred July 12 between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.. In the first, a 43-year-old woman was struck by something coming from an unknown direction. A second woman, 22, was hit in the same time frame in the same way. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
