Power outage hits midtown Toronto 

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Toronto Hydro has tweeted: “We’re also experiencing an outage within Eglinton/St.Clair/Yonge/Bayview boundaries. Approx. 1,100 customer affected.”

Badali family focus in Leaside-Bennington Hts. magazine

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Dom and Sal Badali with their late mom Lena

The Badali family is featured in the current Neighbours of Leaside and Bennington Heights magazine. The Badalis celebrated the 75th anniversary of their fruit store on Bayview Ave. in 2013.  Among the stories told in this Bulldog flashback is that of the Mass among the Melons, which occurred before St. Anselm’s Parish had a church in which to pray.

27 homeless die in City over a 3 month period says Star

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The Toronto Star’s Mary Orsmby and Kenyon Wallace write today that a full counting of the deaths of homeless people by Toronto has revealed that as many as 27 have expired in various  circumstances in the first three months of the year. The suggestion seems to be that the community has failed the homeless, and this may be true, but there is very little information in the Star story as to how these deaths occurred. One reference is to a man who died of a self-administered drug overdose in hospital. He was not counted as homeless. Such detail may point up the essential dilemma of the homeless.

PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO

People simply don’t know how to prevent them from doing things which threaten theirs lives. No amount of money or concern can override an individual’s personal decision-making. Such an interpretation may be unfair but until the City can explain precisely how people die, the sense of helplessness is entirely understandable. In a previous age, homeless people were swept off the streets and placed in jail to keep them warm during cold spells. That solution wasn’t especially nice but it makes the point that no such arbitrary action is permitted constitutionally regardless of how pleasant the housing may be. Toronto Star

Six-alarm fire destroys GFL’s Cherry Street recycling plant

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An enormous fire destroyed the Green For Life recycling plant on Cherry Street Thursday morning. Latest video from the scene as shot by Tammie Sutherland of City News seems to show the demolished operation as a soggy mess. The burned out plant is sending heavy smoke across the bay and has left downtown smelling of burning rubbish. The fire appears to have threatened a next door mattress storage. As many as 40 vehicles are on the scene as is the TFS fire boat. No one has been injured so far.

Boy dies after falling off bike into traffic on Lake Shore Blvd.

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LakeShore near Jameson Ave. (Joe Fiorino/CBC by Twitter)

A boy has died while cycling with his granddad on Lake Shore Blvd. near Jameson Ave. Wednesday evening. Police say the boy, 5, somehow fell causing him to drop out of the bike lane and into vehicular traffic. He was hit by a car and died later in the Hospital for Sick Children.

Nasty notices in Leslieville about picking up after pet dogs

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A nasty threat to dogs has been posted in a few places in Leslieville. The notices are apparently aimed at people who don’t pick up after their pets. They read: “To the person that lets their large dog use this area for a bathroom and will not pick up after the dog. Please be warned we have dropped small treats in the grass that will make your dog REAL SICK.”

Court orders sale of condo by couple who abused neighbours

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The BC Supreme Court has issued a rare order forcing two condo owners who intimidated their neighbours to sell their unit by June 3 or face arrest. The long horror story of shouted obscenities and threats from the Burnaby couple, Barry Linden and Ronald Thibodeau, has been in and out of court for more than a year. In 2016, the couple were told to stop their behaviour but to no avail. The condominium board issued fines which went unpaid. In one case recounted in court a resident said Linden would lurk outside her door and eavesdrop. The court heard Linden also followed her to a restaurant, stood a short distance away and stared at her. Thibodeau appeared in court in 2016 and claimed he and Linden were “well-liked” by the residents in the building, but neither defendant offered any evidence of that.  According to the judge’s decision, if the unit isn’t sold by June 3, the board will take over the sale and the RCMP will arrest Linden and Thibodeau. In the meantime, the pair were also restrained from vandalizing common property, yelling, screaming or singing past 8 p.m. and from leaving dog feces anywhere on the common property of the 95-unit building.

Brockville stunned by loss of 500 jobs as P&G plant closes

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The City of Brockville on the St. Lawrence River was stunned to learn Wednesday that Proctor and Gamble will close its Swiffer products plant with the loss of all 500 jobs. The decision will remove millions of dollars from households, local businesses and charities in the community of about 22,000. The well-paid jobs will move to a so-called mega-plant in West Virginia. Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant that the last work will be done in about three years time. “It’s a shock,” said Mayor David Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning. “It’s significant in our economy.”

Millwood Shoe Repair open again with fresh new look

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Ramin & Rose, new owners of Millwood Shoe Repair
Clothing alterations
Alterations
Accessories
Key cutting
Watch battery replacement

After undergoing a speedy facelift, Millwood Shoe Repair at 706 Millwood Road is up and running under new management. Ramin and his wife Rose have added some services not previously offered. You can now visit the freshly painted shop for clothing alterations, watch battery replacement, key cutting services, skate sharpening and of course, you can get your shoes dyed or repaired.  Pop in and say hello!

Fearful cost of Liberal “Fair Hydro Plan” exposed by auditor

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Short term gain for long term pain
Premier Wynne
Stephen LeClair

Ontario’s budget watchdog Stephen LeClair says the Liberal government will spend $45 billion over the 30 year term of its recently-crafted Fair Hydro Plan to lower rates, but in the end the plan will save people just $24 billion on their electricity bills. It is a harsh reminder of the kind of straightjacket government must wear when it spends itself into debt. The financial accountability officer says this means there will be a net cost of $21 billion to Ontarians over the approximately 30 years of the plan in order to lower rates in the short term.  The $45 billion is mostly the cost of funding an eight-per-cent rebate that took effect on bills in January, but that assumes balanced budgets for the next 30 years. CBC