Here is what Chris E. Small saw and heard at the top of a high tension hydro pole about noon today on Orton Park Rd. near Ellesmere Ave. She called hydro and in due course a bucket truck was there with rescuers in charge. Back on the ground the well-marbled Tabby did what any cat would do. Look at you like nothing ever happened.
hang in there kitty 🙁 pic.twitter.com/kyk6i5E1tL
— Chris E. (@Chrysographer) January 7, 2017
Clare Beavers of Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary has posted to Facebook:
UPDATE – 01/07/2016
Hi everyone,
We would like to thank each and every one of you for your help and support during this difficult and frustrating search.
We have been advised by the professionals helping us with the search that, for now, we should not involve too many in the search for fear that Sike may be spooked and relocate out of the area that he has been seen in. We feel terrible that we have not been able to keep you more updated and involved, and will post relevant updates as we have them (as of now, there are none). We continue to monitor a number of live traps that have been set, and are currently exploring other options that we feel may bring him home safely. We are exhausted and frustrated, but are not going to give up until Sike is safe – it breaks our hearts to think of how confused and scared he must be.
For now, continuing to distribute posters, keeping your eyes open as you go about your daily routine, and informing us of any possible sightings is the best way to help! Keeping Sike in your thoughts and sending positive energy means more than you could possibly know right now.
Thank you. ❤️❤️.
* Important – if you see Sike, please do not call out for him or attempt to chase him, as this will cause him to run. Instead, please quietly and calmly call us at 416-669-5022. At this point, a confirmed sighting to ensure that he remains in this area would be an enormous help.
The man with the camera says “Here we go, here we go” as he see how cars and trucks are speeding into disaster on the weekend. Highway 401 reopened overnight Sunday after the long closure because of snow and accidents Saturday. Both lanes of the highway were closed between Mill Street and Liberty Street There were crashes involving as many as 100 vehicles. Environment Canada said two to four centimetres of snow could fall on the Highway 401 between Bowmanville and Port Hope.
These are images from a truly frightening video taken by one of three women in a car which was blocked and forced to stop on Highway 427 last Wednesday. The man and his friend seen above in video photo captures shows a person who was close to apoplectic because the women had been driving only ten kms over the speed limit in the left lane of the highway. That’s right, they were travelling at 110. This was slow enough in the mind of the man and a passenger that they got out of the car not once but three times and launched an avalanche of vulgar abuse. The matter has been reported and in a Facebook update the woman motorist, Bella Brant, says the case is now being handled as a criminal matter by the OPP. One would hope so. The video is very dark but it can be seen and heard, along with the offensive language, on the Facebook page here. Among things seen on these captures enhanced by The South Bayview Bulldog is the license plate of the car, one man’s mustache, a jacket with the New York Yankees logo on the back and a red toque.
Who goes to Starbucks to drink pinot noir and eat truffle mac and cheese? Not many people, apparently. The company is nixing its “Evenings” program in the U.S. that brought beer, wine, and small plates to more than 400 stores. For reasons not stated, the program will continue in Toronto at three stores which were designated in 2016. The closest of these of 1740 Avenue Road at St. Germain Ave. Others are at 446 Spadina and 3074 Bloor St. West. Starbucks first tested the Evenings endeavor in 2010, and the company began rolling it out cross the U.S. in 2014. The Evenings menu includes items such as bacon-wrapped dates and spinach-artichoke dip alongside craft beer and wines — with Eater.
Police are piecing together the events that led to a collision between a pickup truck and a car at Dufferin Street and Steeles Avenue West early Saturday. One driver fled but was later apprehended. The other motorist was found on the pavement and taken to hospital. He is said possibly 55 or 60 years of age. Toronto police say. The early TPS Operations tweets said the injured man was in “serious” condition.
Man injured after overnight crash at Dufferin and Steeles https://t.co/jnZbEeSfFf pic.twitter.com/EyRsden8Bq
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) January 7, 2017
A Thornhill man has been charged with stunt driving and had his car seized after OPP clocked him at 218 kph in a 100 zone on Highway 407. This offense automatically suspends a person’s license. On conviction the minimum fine for the first offence of stunt driving is $2,000 and six demerit points.
A winning ticket for $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was sold in Quebec. There were also 42 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs and 18 of them were won by tickets purchased across the country.
The dream of two new parks on Manor near Mt. Pleasant Rd. is coming true. Residents met in recent days to agree on the use of the spaces at 196 Manor (the former Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club) and the newly-created space at the corner of Manor and Forman Ave. The latter property is beside Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor. A meeting December 6 with Josh Matlow (Ward 22) suggests a growing consensus to make the westerly park at 196 Manor into a place for seniors and adults. The larger space to the east would be built for children at play. Councilor Matlow has said he will have details on funding of the cost of landscaping and equipment this month.
UNHAPPY HISTORY
The flashback story in the interactive gallery below from 2014 tells of the end of Glebe Manor Lawn Club. For many people, the irregular action taken to sell the property to a developer has not yet been satisfactorily settled. In the end, it was necessary for the City to purchase a large percentage of the land at market value to save it for park land. Many believe the property belonged to the City by right. The land was a gift to the club in 1923 by Glebe Presbyterian Church. It is gone now, having merged with Leaside United. In 2014, a former president of the club, Wally Rayner said that the terms of the club’s incorporation required that if the land were not used for lawn bowling that it must be returned either to the church or to the City for a nominal sum.
Conrad Galambos built this “Galamboni” with some Internet information on Zamboni machines, plastic piping from Home Depot and his native wit. He uses far less water and floods his son’s rink much quicker than he used to with a hose. And he’s the toast of Dundas. Well done, sir.
Do we know what we’re doing? Nope, but useful things that make up your world are increasingly connected to the Internet. It’s a neat way to sell them. Okay, maybe it’s not that scary but even the head of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas says maybe we should be careful. Then there is Oren Falkowitz shown in this report who says hackers only hack things where they can achieve some goal. It’s not too clear where this gentleman is living but human nature shows us daily that hackers, like other vandals, hack things for their personal gratification. There may be additional reasons, but not always.
