Students at CGS (670 Eglinton Ave. East) have been busy on stage performing their version of SHREK — The Musical. Director/Choreographer, Ashley Meideiros-Felix, and Musical Director, Lauren Crowther, are so proud of the children. The actors are only ages 5 to 9 and are incredibly capable for such young performers. Interested in finding out more about the Performance Arts curriculum at Children’s Garden School? Contact Kelly Scott, Director of Admission at 416 423 5017 x 43.
The online poll published by CP24 has received more than 6,000 votes of which 57% support the raids and closure of illegal marijuana shops in Toronto. That’s 3,506 votes compared to 2,685 votes (or 43%) opposed to the City’s action. The poll continues to run as of Sunday night at 8 p.m.
It starts at 11 a.m. and is the place to be this fine Sunday. Weatherwise, we have a strong El Niño event warming things. The Weather Network predicts a hot rather tropical summer. Get ready.
Going to be a #beautiful day for the Bessborough #mayfair. Hope to see you there! #summerishere #drbrad #midtownortho #leaside
— Dr. Bradley Lands (@midtownortho) May 29, 2016
A volunteer body known as the South Leaside Traffic Committee is recommending no left turns at rush hour at Soudan/Parkhurst and Bayview Ave. It also favours a full-time ban on straight-through traffic from Davisville to Leaside and vice versa. Right turns would be okay at any time. The committee was created by and reports to Jon Burnside (Ward 26). The no left idea isn’t quite the same for Davisville residents as for those in Leaside. Access southbound has many alternates for Leaside drivers. For those on the west side access to Bayview northbound will mean a trip north on Banff (or other street) or the prospect of sitting in the left-turn lane (if there is one) at the corner of Eglinton and Bayview. It may be necessary. The committee concludes that traffic lights create traffic over time and this may be true but in the era of LRT condominium towers, there is going to be traffic. Councillor Josh Matlow is also party to this planning and has consulted people on the Ward 22 side of Bayview.
A clutch hit in the bottom of the ninth followed by an infield single at Rogers Centre Saturday powered the Blue Jays to 10-9 walkoff win over Boston. It was Russell Martin (video) who drove in the tying run with two outs in the ninth and Devon Travis bringing Martin home. Great stuff. The Red Sox appeared to have the game in hand but Toronto fought back to tie it with a four-run eighth inning. David Ortiz restored Boston’s lead with a solo shot in the ninth but the Blue Jays rallied off closer Craig Kimbrel to extend their winning streak to four games.
.@russellmartin55 had himself a day. #OurMomenthttps://t.co/CjKDciEWib
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May 28, 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau offered a thank you of sorts to Stephen Harper for his service to Canada Saturday at the Liberal convention in Winnipeg. Mr. Trudeau said there could be no doubting Harper’s commitment to the country no matter what one might have thought of his politics. Bob Rae, the former member for Rosedale and one-time interim Liberal leader and former Ontario NDP Premier, made his feelings clear in a gesture that was caught on video. Later, Mr. Rae posted an apology on Twitter calling his feigned distress “a joke in poor taste that I regret very much.” The video is said by Canadian Press to have provoked both hilarity and consternation among delegates. Beyond this, though, some may wonder the precise target of the unseemly display.
https://twitter.com/chintapuxley/status/736663117946556417
This week has seen Paris face some of the worst rioting in years. It is all about the 35-hour week and what many in North America call the “en vacances” economy. Very little work for the best of wages.
At sedate Yonge and St Clair police say a Friday night dust-up in a bar between two men has sent them both to hospital with knife wounds. One of the men is apparently an accused and a woman is also in custody. Police are not saying which bar so we will have to guess. It started about 1.30 a.m. and found its way outside. The injuries are apparently all treatable.
COLLISION:
Bayview Av + Soudan Av
– s/of Eglinton
-2 cars involved
-Someone may be trapped in car
^dh— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 28, 2016
The annual Bessborough Public School Mayfair is tomorrow (Sunday. May 29 2016 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Looks like crazy fun with features such as a dunk tank (are you kidding?) to paddle boats.
Jack, three, transformed
Mr. Howard on the job
Friends Sophia and Nadia
There was much fun at the Maurice Cody Spring Fair Saturday. A few notable personalities are seen above. Jack, three, is giving it his best shot at the Spiderman thing. Then there is the hearty guy who might easily play a principal on television except he is one in real life. His name is Andrew Howard. Bottom above are old friends Sophia and Nadia of the Drink Company on Manor Rd. They just opened a second store in Shops of Don Mills. Below you can catch a flavour of the day in video. That’s a wall-climbing tower off the top. Compliments to all.
Yikes. So easy to get off the subway if the doors are never closed. In this case a car on the Bloor-Danforth line sped across the Bloor viaduct with one door open. The TTC is investigating. They acknowledge it is a very serious matter. CityNews viewer Kamal says it was shot just before 6:30 p.m. Friday evening. He says the door malfunctioned at Castle Frank Station where a TTC employee tried unsuccessfully to fix it. The train later left for Broadview Station with the doors open.
@CityNews TTC tried to fix door of a subway Car on line 2. Then TTC let the train go from Castle Franck to Broadview pic.twitter.com/Er0YC7ysr5
— KJ (@NEWSFORWORLD) May 27, 2016
