The South Bayview Bulldog

Lawson Schalm

A 19-year-old volunteer fireman in northern Alberta has been charged by RCMP with setting 18 fires, including the spectacular blaze that destroyed the wooden CN railway trestle at Mayerthorpe last Tuesday. Mayerthorpe Mounties said Lawson Schalm is in jail pending his court appearance Wednesday in Stoney Plain court. His father, Albert Schalm, a former mayor of the community, said his family is shocked by the development. Officials have been suspicious in recent weeks about possible arson in local fires. The destruction of the bridge will temporarily paralyse lumber and oil industry in the area.

Dr. Virginia M. Walley

Virginia M. Walley, the new head of the Ontario Medical Assolcajton, says 34,000 Ontario doctors and medical students will not return to negotiations with the Ontario government until binding arbitration has been put in place. Dr. Walley was named president of the Ontario Medical Association on Sunday. She is Discipline Head of Cytology & Histology and Ontario Medical Director at LifeLabs Inc. She trained at the University of Western Ontario and has held positions in cardiac pathology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute administratively at the Ottawa Civic Hospital where she spent 15 years.

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Toronto’s Julie Hamulecki and Bryan Rusche have taken the first-place spots in today’s Toronto Goodlife Fitness Marathon for the women’s and men’s categories. Rusche finished with a time of two hours, 35 minutes and 54 seconds. Hamulecki took two hours, 56 minutes and four seconds to finish the race. CBC

Defensive legend Bobby Baun was at the Toronto Sports Card Show held Sunday at the Amsterdam Brewers on Esandar Drive in Leaside. Here he signs one of the many off beat items put before him by fans. Baun played 11 seasons with the Leafs and contributed to victories in four Stanley Cups. (Those were certainly the days). Baun was supposed to have Johnny Bower with him at the card show but the elder statesman of Leaf veterans phoned in with a sore back. He has promised to attend on another date.

WINNING GOAL WITH FRACTURED ANKLE

Baun is remembered as one of the hardest and cleanest hitters of his time. As Wikipedia records it, Baun was not considered an offensive threat as a defenceman but did perform heroically in 1963–64 NHL season Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game, he returned in overtime and scored the game-winning goal. The Leafs won the next game 4–0 to win the best of seven series and secure their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

The GoodLife Marathon and Walk is underway in Toronto and it is a decidedly damp occasion for the thousands participating. Rain is forecast all day. There are many road closures. Yonge is closed between Finch and Davenport, a decision with effectively cuts the City in half for those using cars. There will also be lane restrictions in a perimeter but perhaps not solely including Bayview Avenue, South Kingsway, Lake Shore Boulevard and Finch Avenue. Road closures from Hell 

New photographs of Princess Charlotte are released by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to mark her first birthday. Report by Conor Mcnally.

Five street robberies have occurred on streets in west central downtown in the past two weeks and police want to put a stop to it. They say two men, at least one armed with a firearm, robbed victims in the area bounded by Harbord Street to the north, Spadina Avenue to the east, Queen Street West to the south, and Markham Street to the west  Personal items of various types and cash were taken.  The robberies occurred between 12 a.m. and 4 a.m.  The men are black and the first is of light complexion, 20-25 years of age, 5’11”, with a thin build, and wearing dark clothing. The second is 20-25 years of age, 5’8”, wearing dark clothing.

Excitement runs high among fans as the name Austin Matthews flies across the nation. Such giddiness might be hard to reckon coming out of low-key announcements like sports drafts. But hope spring eternal for a winning season and as the linked CBC story recalls, this is the first time the Leafs have drawn first since the 1985 selection of Wendell Clark. Really. CBC

The Women’s Network of St. Anselm’s Catholic Church Parish Spring Fling Craft Sale is tomorrow, Sunday, May 1, 2016.

This is graphic video of culverts being lifted up out of the road bed and washed aside by flood waters near Linedale Texas about 100 km from Dallas. The authentic Texas commentary that goes with it is entertaining too.

This car got away from someone in the Leaside Village at 85 Laird Drive Saturday morning and ploughed through a window at Tim’s. A man sitting at a corner table (below) where the car struck was showered with glass and shaken but otherwise unhurt. Best guessing is that the driver thought the vehicle was in reverse.