Firefighters are damping down after an apartment fire on Queen Street West next to the Cameron House. Right now, fire crews are still partially blocking Queen Street and 501 streetcars are diverting both ways via both ways via Spadina, King and Shaw. Two people were injured, one seriously.
Full service has now resumed on the 501 streetcar, according to @TTCnotices.
The drawn-out fate of Postal Station "K" at Yonge and Eglinton took a turn for the worst over the weekend when Canada Post announced they had sold the art deco building to development company Rockport Group. The building is on the site of Montgomery's Tavern and has several rare qualities, including the royal cipher of Edward VIII. Meanwhile, the developer says it may put up a condo.
On Friday, for one day only, Caprice Herjavec was mayor of Toronto. Well, not quite. The 14-year-old won a "mayor for a day" competition and got a chance to shadow Rob Ford at a parks and environment committee meeting and read the proclamation for Let's Get Physically Active Day. This article is worth it just for the photos of Ford laughing.
Two tunnel boring machines will soon begin cutting under the small slither of Lake Ontario that separates Billy Bishop airport from downtown Toronto. In 2014, for the first time, there'll be a walkway connecting the terminal with the city.
There's been a lingering odour around these parts the last few days and apparently leaves are to blame. Damp, decomposing plant material and direct sunlight combined to make a stench something between pumpkins seeds and poo. The source was discovered by an investigator from the Ministry of the Environment.
The Jarvis Street bike lane will officially be part of the deadpool by early December according to a construction notice. A contentious reversible vehicle lane was approved for the street earlier this year.
Toronto native Eric Leong has won an international award for his role in designing a stylish new Popemobile. The armored vehicle has a special titanium coating, kevlar wheels, and a solar panel on the roof. It also looks pretty sleek, considering the current version is possibly the goofiest thing on two wheels.
Finally, sticking up notices on King West just got a little harder. New non-stick hydro poles have been installed by local businesses in an attempt to keep unsightly makeshift adverts at bay.
IN OTHER NEWS:
- Argos crush Eskimos, advance to East final [CBC]
- Another poppy box stolen from Tim Hortons in Toronto [The Star]
- One injured after shooting near College and Bathurst [The Star]
- 76ers hand Raptors their 3rd consecutive loss [CBC]
FROM THE WEEKEND:
- Sunday Supplement: Compost, 1960's chauffeurs, the lost Eastern Ave. bridge sign, and glaciers
- Sauvage pop-up gets a permanent home
- Get to know a Toronto startup: Loose Button
- Four FIT projects in the GTA worth knowing about
- What the Toronto airport used to look like
- Alligator Pie has lots of great ingredients
- Where to do erotic life drawing (for a limited time)
- This Week In Comedy
Photo: "Humber Bay Park" by MSVG from the blogTO Flickr pool.