Response has been rewarding to the post about the concern (in Leaside) that some members of the Leaside Community Facebook page wanted keep the buy-sell service to themselves. So many people thought this wrong and wrote about the nature of the larger community. Another reader wrote to announce that some residents have started Davisville Leaside Buy and Sell. The name speaks for itself. And thank you all for the reminder that the sun shines on both sides of Bayview Ave.
Lynda DeBono has written with good news about this year’s Annual Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive. The generous and energetic efforts of friends in all directions delivered 78,000 pounds of food, 28,000 pounds more than the campaign target. Lynda reports that this brings the all-time efforts of local citizens each year to more than 293,000 pounds of food raised for Daily Bread Food Bank since 2008. She shouts out to students, parents, teachers and residents in the Leaside, Davisville Village, Bennington Heights, Lawrence Park, Don Mills and Riverdale communities for all of their selfless efforts. The Bulldog will steal a line to say the same to all and express admiration for the leadership of Lynda and Mark and their two caring daughters.
Sarah, mom Lynda and dad Mark, Claire and Valu mart manager Mike Tufts
An encounter on a streetcar between a man in a hard hat and a brown-skinned man has been filmed by a another rider who is identified by the CBC as Valeska Griffiths. The hard hat guy is full of anger and racial venom. He also says he was punched by the other man but the CBC reports that Ms. Griffiths says she did not see such a blow. The streetcar was on the St Clair line in the west end. Not a very uplifting experience but part — a small part we hope — of life in Toronto. You can see the video at the CBC newsite.
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Police are asking for public assistance identifying two men wanted in an on-going investigation into break-ins in the Banbury Road and York Mills Road area These have occurred within ten days. Both suspects were wearing hooded jackets, long pants, and coverings over their faces. Residents in the area are asked to safeguard their homes by keeping an exterior light on after dark, ensuring that all windows and doors are locked and ensuring that video surveillance equipment and alarms are turned on and functional Police are also asking residents to report any suspicious vehicles or persons in the area as well as check existing video surveillance footage and report any suspicious behaviour captured.
Star reporters Michele Henry and Kevin Donovan have reported on the breakup of former radio host Mike Bullard and Cynthia Mulligan of CityNews. Several charges of harassment have been laid against Bullard which may be about unwanted phone calls and email. It is reported that he was fired from NewsTalk 1010 because of this. Bullard tells the Star he is having a hard time getting over Mulligan and does indeed seem quite down. He appeared in court on these charges recently. Toronto Star
Murky image inset shows what police believe is hit-run truck
Police say a man, 76, was struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday about 8:15 a.m. as he tried to cross Aragon Ave at Sheppard Ave. They say a truck approaching Sheppard struck the pedestrian. The driver stopped and then left the scene. The corner is controlled by traffic lights but police make no mention of what they showed at the time of the hit and run.The man is said to have life-threatening injuries.
Posters that shouted out a salutation to “White Person” were glued up in public places overnight in East York and Leaside according to police. Twitter user @LiveLeaside said there was one posted on the bus stop at Bayview and Sutherland Drive. The posters specify complaints about political correctness and collective guilt. It ventures into things like unspecified “garbage” on television and concern for a family’s future. Some of the posters were found in Stan Wadlow Park.
Photo courtesy of Twitter user @KerrETeach
Porter Airlines says it suspects it was a drone flying at the altitude of aircraft — 9,000 — that imperiled one of its flights arriving at Billy Bishop Airport on Monday morning. The Transportation Safety Board is on the job with an account from the pilots that their flight was on a collision course with the object before they went into a dive to avoid it. This occurred about 7:30 a.m “A Porter aircraft was on its initial approach to Billy Bishop airport for landing. It was at an altitude of approximately 9,000 feet over Lake Ontario near Pickering when the pilots noticed an object in the distance,” Porter spokesman Brad Cicero said. “As they approached the object, they realized it was very close to their flight path and decided to take appropriate evasive action. There was no contact between the aircraft and object.” Cicero said the pilots initially thought the object was a balloon, but the airline says it could have been a drone. Two flight attendants received minor injuries as the aircraft performed evasive manoeuvres, but none of the 54 passengers were hurt.
Mid-afternoon back up at Eglinton and Bayview
As far as the eye can see (that’s the Rumsey traffic light)
Digging in the middle of Eglinton outside Sunnybrook Plaza was causing huge backups of afternoon traffic Monday as traffic westbound was reduced to a single lane. Don’t fret. Someday you will able to get to the Rouge River by LRT in mere seconds. There’s something to tell your children.
