Without fear of flavour
If you missed Messiah/Complex—a completely new take on Handel’s Messiah featuring the diversity of Canada’s people and geography—now’s your chance. The online run has been extended until January 31.
This production, by Against The Grain Theatre, includes Weston’s own Elliot Madore, and the Weston Lions Arena. It received a long and flattering review in the New York Times.
Pay-what-you-can tickets are available online.
SHOOTING:
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 1, 2021
Humber Blvd & Avon Ave
– reports of multiple gunshots fired at a residence
– police o/s
– confirmed shooting
– evidence of gunfire, multiple shell casings located
– no reported injuries/victims
– ongoing investigation
– any info call 4168082222/8081200#GO160
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On December 15, Toronto Police arrested Andrea Franco Sestito, 34, for a series of robberies, including at least one in Weston.
Sestito is alleged to filled a backpack with stolen goods while wearing a mask, and to have threatened employees with a folding knife.
He has been charged with robbery, disguise, possession of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and failing to comply with probation.
A man in his 50s was taken to hospital on January 1 with serious burns after a fire in his apartment on Rosemount. The fire was in a second-floor apartment in the Xaraf Restaurant plaza.\
The number of new COVID infections continues to rise. As of December 29, there were 86 cases in the previous 21 days—up from 76 cases two weeks before.
Weston remains harder hit than most neighbourhoods—we have a new-infection rate in the top 20%.
The number of COVID cases has started to climb again in Weston. There were 76 cases in the past 21 days, up from 60 last week, and a low of 55 the week prior.
Weston has long had a reputation as a bad neighbourhood. (I’ve long disagreed, but numbers only get you so far.)
As the year ends, we can compare crime rates to 2019. And they are good.
Crime rates, which were already low, fell considerably in 12 Division. Robberies, assaults, thefts, break-ins, sexual assaults and murders were less frequent. Only auto thefts were up.
There could be many reasons for this, but it’s noteworthy that rime rates were down across the city. Doubtless, the pandemic paid a role.
The police also solved more crimes this year. The clearance rate jumped quite dramatically, to 78%.