There appears to be a growing feeling that the illness that quickly struck and then departed from as any as 215 students and others are Humber College (north campus) was the norovirus.
LEGO POLICE
And streetcar motorman Daniel Ng has a hobby. He makes uninformed figures out of Lego. Toronto police, paramedics, and security guards, Ontario Provincial Police officers, and transit fare inspectors — it’s all just for fun.
On a farm near Washington, Albert (the runty little piglet right) has been saved from the fate of most pigs by a kind man who loved the idea that Albert was a hairy Kunekune pig. They are apparently native to New Zealand. His brothers and sisters were sold off to barbaric people planning dinner but Albert was too small for their plans. He survived and was taken home where he is living the life of Albert. Near Birtle, Manitoba, well north of Winnipeg, Brenda Marshall-Wilson (above) is the latest good soul to find and adopt a piglet found shivering in the minus 30 weather on the highway. She was driving to work near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border when she saw this little guy. “I look in front of the car and there’s this little pig, like almost dancing around in front of me with its nose towards me,” she told the BC. When she got out to examine the piglet, Marshall-Wilson said it was shivering and looked to be about two weeks old. Having worked in a pig barn before, she knew to get down low and “talk” to the piglet just like a mother pig would do. The pig slowly crept up to his new momma and the rest is pig history. And the Siberian Times reports that firefighters were able to rescue some 150 piglets from a barn fire near Tomsk City. Sadly their fate is more likely to be the Russian barbecue than anything else.
From pink hats to demonstrate (we’d rather not say it — ed) to a poster showing Donald Trump molesting the Statue of Liberty to a little girl on her father’s shoulders with a sign reading “The future is female.” The day of marching seems to have had it all. CBC
Councillor Josh Matlow of Ward 22 has flagged some meetings of interest for residents. A second gathering to hear ideas for the new park space at 196 and 240 Manor Road will take place at Manor Road United Church at Manor and Forman Ave. on Monday, February 27 at 6.30 to review and comment on concept designs for the parks. Parkland dream for kids and adults comes true on ManorMatlow website
BUDGET INPUT
This will be a meeting to help the Councillor vote on budget matters. Those interested may attend at the 2017 Budget Town Hall on Wednesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in Elliott Hall at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street at Heath St. W. There is more on the proposed 2017 City of Toronto Budget at the City website located here.
SKATING PARTY
A skating party is set for Sunday, February 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hodgson School outdoor rink 282 Davisville Ave. It is hosted by Matlow and MPs Rob Oliphant and Carolyn Bennett. There will be hot chocolate.
The little (285 square foot) hole-in-the-wall at 465 Manor Rd. just off Bayview will soon be a computer and cell phone service shop. It is an addition which will be welcome if all reports are correct. The new tenant is said to have run a similar business in Oakville and will move in quickly. The long-time owner of the antique clock business moved out at the end of October. Rent for this postage stamp by the way was shown as $1,450 a month.
Leaside Wildcats lost 1-0 to the Whitby Wolves Sunday at Iroquois Arena in Whitby. It was a match between two battle-seasoned teams as the Provincial Women’s Hockey League season heads into its final weeks. Leaside outshot Whitby by 30 to 17. Saturday night, Wildcats fought another perennial contenders Durham West Lightning to a 1-1 tie at Ajax Community Centre.
Toronto is under fog Sunday and drivers are warned to be careful. Environment Canada issued a fog advisory Saturday night that remained in effect Sunday morning. But it says the fog is expected to lift later on Sunday morning. Air travellers are advised to check on the status of their flights before heading to the airport because of possible delays and cancellations. Photos from across the City showed a fog that forced delays at Toronto Pearson Airport. Photos from Tom Podolec filed to CTV show a traffic-snarling blanket. Podolec reported on Twitter that flights were going around and taking more than one attempt to land.
With many Canadians holding their breath about what the Trump presidency may mean for the auto industry and much else in Canada-US trade, word has come that the PM has spoken with Mr. Trump by phone. The Prime Minister’s Office says the two men communicated Saturday for a period of time, but the length was not specified. The PMO said in an email that Trudeau noted the depth of the economic relationship, with 35 states having Canada as their top export market. Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer said “the president had a constructive conversation with prime minister Trudeau of Canada about strengthening the relationship between our two nations.” Spicer said the men also discussed setting up additional meetings in the days to come, which he said the U.S. will follow up on. On Sunday, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, told the CBC that preliminary discussions with the Trump transition team have been positive, and Canada is not “at all” the target of Trump’s trade rhetoric.
Environment Canada has issued a warning of widespread fog across Toronto tonight into Sunday morning. It is expected to bring zero or near-zero visibility and at times “hazardous” travel conditions. The warning includes the City and the surrounding regions of York, Durham, Halton and Peel. Drivers are cautioned to slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop if visibility drops while they’re on the roads.
Marches and protests of different size turnouts have been held in Washington, Chicago and some European cities to protest Donald Trump. The CBC story reports a “Massive” turnout but the numbers are unstated at this stage. In London, some 5,000 women march against Trump and against Brexit. CBC
