Sort-of promise, at least. Kind of. Who am I kidding? I can’t help myself!
I’m done blogging about Weston. From now on, WestonWeb is about albino raccoons.
Today in Weston
Technically, yesterday in Weston.
The Lost Code Symbol is shooting on King Street.
COVID this week
COVID is down for the count and the ref is counting 7.
There were 43 cases of COVID in Weston in the past 21 days, down from 61 last week, and a high of 275 only a few months ago.
The vaccination rate, however, is not climbing quickly. Less than half of Westonians have had at least one shot, up only a hair less than 2% from last week.
FreshCo hiring
The newly-built FreshCo at Jane and Denison is hiring. They’re having a virtual job fair (that’s a first!), and you can sign up in advance for a call on June 22 or 23.
School merger recommended
The TDSB is recommending that George Harvey and York Memorial be merged into one school and that the school be named “York Memorial CI”.
York Memorial Collegiate Institute suffered a catastrophic fire in 2019. The nearby George Harvey CI has long been underused, so the TDSB floated the idea of merging the schools. Housing both schools at George Harvey, however, wasn’t popular. 93% of York Memorial students and 53% of George Harvey students were opposed to consolidating again, according to the report.
The TDSB studied several possibilities, and this week recommended that both schools be:
- Consolidated at George Harvey starting in September, 2022
- Renamed York Memorial CI, “to honour the sacred pledge of remembrance”
- Moved to the newly-built school when it is complete (projected to be in 2026).
The report says that this will have several advantages over the status quo:
- More course offerings
- More specialty programs
- A modern building with “state-of-the-art instructional spaces”
- Easier commutes for students
- Efficiencies in operations
Woman struck by car
A pedestrian was struck by a car and sustained life-threatening injuries at the intersection of Jane and John this week.
Fireworks banned at Weston Lions Park
And some more good news for those of us with neurotic dogs: City Council this week banned fireworks in city parks. They also voted to install no-fireworks signs at many parks, including Weston Lions.