Here is a lovely bit of video to make you feel good about the snow. It was shot in Aurora by @bomahony of Breakfast Television and tweeted this morning.
They don't horse around when it comes to snow angels in @Town_of_Aurora #BTstormcentre @BTtoronto pic.twitter.com/oJ11HDYJ44
— Brendan O'Mahony (@bomahony) December 12, 2016
Dozens of people are homeless after a fire ripped through a four-storey condominium complex Sunday morning. Rory Thompson, fire chief for the City of Langley, said crews received a call about a fire on a fourth floor balcony around 10 a.m. and about 55 firefighters were still attacking the flames several hours later. A release from the City of Langley said all residents of the building were safely evacuated. Thompson said two firefighters and a resident rescued from the top floor were all taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
https://twitter.com/HandShakeVanc/status/808030480117342208
#Langley apartment fire under control, but crews keep working. Approx. 60 units in building, residents will be unable to return home. pic.twitter.com/KRmEoKB7Eh
— CKNW (@CKNW) December 11, 2016
Building in Langley BC
200th and Fraser
Really Hope no one gets Hurt pic.twitter.com/yr9vYv2cav— OurCrazeeAdventure (@crazeeadventure) December 11, 2016
Environment Canada issued a suppertime Sunday alert which confirms heavy show well into the night and a firm accumulation of 15 cms. Click forecast to read.
Leaside Junior Wildcats defeated Aurora Panthers in a blowout 7-1 victory at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex Sunday. Kristin Della Rovere scored three goals, two in the first and one in the third. Emma Pye scored twice in the second and Mariah Hinds twice in the third. Aurora’s lone goal came from Julia Mitchell in the third. Boxscore Jr Wildcats 4-2 over Bluewater Hawks at Leaside Arena
Leaside sisters Anna and Gemma Postill are profiled by writer Justin Skinner in the East York Mirror. These young women have been inspired by social issues in both South America and Africa to form a jewellery sales business with proceeds in aid of a rainwater harvesting system in Rwanda. Anna and Gemma are working in partnership with Compassion Canada, a London, Ontario based Christian charity. Compassion Canada says that in the current year 85.3 per cent of funds were used for program activities benefiting children. The remainder went to support the charity structure. Skinner quotes Anna as saying: “Both of us have travelled abroad and got to witness first-hand the conditions people live in third world countries. There’s a need there for health care (supplies) and clear water — you could see it when the volunteers were given bottled water instead of drinking the water the locals were drinking.” The Postill sisters work out of their basement to create jewelry using materials from local shops. They photograph it and sell it online. Thus far, they have sold about $1,000 worth of jewelry, which equals around $600 toward their $3,000 fundraising goal after the cost of buying materials.
This thug is thoroughly hateful in an apparently motiveless decision to kick a woman in the back, sending her down a flight of steps in a Berlin subway station. Warning: the video is disturbing. In Cairo, an attack on a Coptic church has left 25 people dead. It is a reminder of the quite profound hatred that exists in that part of the world. And finally, here is Amnesty International, the people who used to worry about getting the persecuted out of jail, trying to block a hydro-electric project in British Columbia. It’s about a burial ground. This footnote to changing times recalls that to build the St. Lawrence Seaway they moved cemeteries to higher ground. That way, it was possible to ship German cars to Toronto really cheap.
Watch this thrilling video of the 4×200 metre relay at the International Swimming Federation competition in Windsor on Saturday as Penny Oleksiak and her teammates win gold for Canada.
It was an excruciatingly painful loss for Toronto FC against the Seattle Sounders. The teams played to a 0-0 tie at BMO Field with Toronto holding Seattle to an astonishing no shots on goal. But then the penalty shot sudden-death loss outcome — 5-4 Seattle. CBC
Click Environment Canada alert issued this afternoon to read the news. This could mean a white Christmas if that sort of thing interests you. No really we’re fine. (sob)
The much awaited horse-drawn ride for Bayview moms, dads and kids was a rousing success Saturday. To accommodate traffic, the ride followed a route along Davisville to Cleveland, north on Cleveland to Soudan and south on Bayview back to the LCBO south of Millwood. South Bayview Bulldog photos by Richard Byford
Leaside Jr. Wildcats defeated the Bluewater Hawks 4-2 in a rock ’em sock ’em home game that saw 15 penalties. Even so, each team scored only one power play goal and Leaside’s fourth marker came on an empty net play by Emma Pye with 18 seconds left in the game. Leaside and Bluewater stand 10 and 11 in the 20-team Provincial Womens Hockey League and it showed in the shots on goal — each fired 26 at the other. Box score.
