The scent has gone cold in the Toronto Police search for an accused Alderwood double killer.

It has been more than a week since Joseph Ayala, 33, disappeared from sight with police on his trail sought for two counts of second-degree murder after an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman in a home in the Sheldon and Silvercrest Avenues area.

Area residents said the deceased included the suspect’s grandmother and sister. Their bodies were found on August 23.

No details have been released for their funeral services. Some said the bodies are still being examined by police.

The suspect and the women were related, police say.

He is described as around 5-foot-11 with a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, black cowboy boots, and a jacket with tassels on the sleeves.

Neighbours said police and the Media have left their community which is returning to normal.

Some women in the area said they do not go out at night and always lock their doors as there is a violent offender on the loose.

Residents have reported seeing officers of the Mounted Unit searching bushes, the lakefront and other areas on horses and SUVs.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-2222.

A 26-year-old female cyclist has died after being hit by a vehicle in the Burnhamthorpe Road and Kipling Avenue area.

Police in a release said they responded to a call for a collision involving a cyclist around 8:19 p.m. on August 24.

Police wrote a woman, whose identity has not been released,  was riding her bike, heading west on Burnhamthorpe when a 28-year-old man driving a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta heading the same direction, reportedly struck the cyclist.

The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries. She died August 31 as a result of her injuries, the release said.

The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services.

Police are asking local residents, business, and drivers, who may have security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

One of the icons of our community Jean Augustine is turning 87 this month.

Jean plans to have a big party to mark the occasion on September 7 with a charity fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W .

There will be an Augustine Award of Excellence Presentation and screening of Iconography: Mungal Patasar.

The former 13-year MP for Etobicoke Lakeshore is described as a Canadian legend, and was the first Black woman to be elected to Parliament, under Prime Minister Jean Chretien. She held office from 1993 to 2006.

She introduced a motion, which was passed, to recognize February as Black History Month to the House of Commons in 1995.

A former high school principal, she had long and successful career working in education, government, and social causes.

An activist, Jean devoted herself to making improvements in society and sought out others in the community who she could work with to push for causes together.

She is the founder of the Jean Augustine Centre for the Young Women’s Empowerment that has helped hundreds of teens to cope with life and become better persons. The Centre, on Portland Street, celebrated its 10^th anniversary this year.

The Centre has a variety of free courses from culinary classes to financial literacy to leadership and to STEM. There is a focus on helping girls succeed by way of community, mentorship, and self-development and provides an opportunity for them to learn, build relationships and gain confidence together.

Jean has contributed to many milestones in Canadian history: such as the founding of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival in 1967; she was the National President of the Congress for Black Women of Canada in 1987; Chair of the Metro Toronto Housing Authority in 1988 and Ontario’s first Fairness Commissioner.

She the recipient of several Honorary Degrees and dozens of awards, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and being appointed to the Order of Canada and Order of Ontario.

Her legacy continues with the school and parks bearing her name and mostly from serving our community. Thank you Jean and hope that you see more birthdays to come.

For more information or tickets visit caribbeantalesfestival.com

Police are baffled as they search parks, along rivers and lake front areas for Joseph Ayala who has been on the lam for the brutal slaying of two women in Alderwood.

Officers from the force’s Mounted Unit and riding all-wheel drive vehicles have been scouring the banks of Etobicoke Creek including ditches and ravines without luck.

Residents and some officers are wondering if Ayala may turn up dead since there has been no sightings.

Neighbours said he has lived in the area for most of his life and is familiar with the geography or has sought refuge in a backyard shed or other shelter.

Ayala, 33, is wanted for second-degree murder in the deaths of an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman, who were found in a Sheldon and Silvercrest Avenues home on August 23.

Offcers are urging Ayala to turn himself with a lawyer as they continue with their search.

Police have received “numerous tips and have followed up on them” without luck.

Ayala is described as five-foot-eleven with a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, black cowboy boots and a jacket with tassels on the sleeves.

He is considered dangerous and shouldn’t be approached by the public, police said.

Ayala had been involved with the police before, said a person familiar with the family.

The victims according to neighbours were Ayala’s grandmother, 82-year-old Colleen Fraser, and his 60-year-old mother Sherry Fraser. He had lived with the two women and had not worked for several years.

Flowers lay outside an Etobicoke home where the women were killed.

Family members had called police in the past when Ayala refused to take his medication for his schizophrenia, one person said, adding that he had threatened to hurt people in the past but never directed those threats toward his grandmother or mother.

The world’s largest doughnut shop Krispy Kreme is draped with balloons and has been open in Mimico for several days and already business is brisk.

The location at 2458 Lake Shore Blvd. W., is the 17^th in the GTA in a global company with 14,000 stores in 39 countries around the world.

The company is more than three times larger than Tim Hortons, with 4,000 locations in Canada.

District Manager Permjit Mahar said the Mimico location opened on August 27 and will be open seven days a week.

The facility employs about 90 employees, most who live in the Mimico area.

The store is an actual factory that prepares and bakes about 480,000 tasty Krispy Kreme doughnuts every day that are sold retail or shipped to other stores in its chain.

“We have had a good turnout and support from the community,” Mahar said. “We have people coming from all over Toronto and Mississauga.”

He said the company looked at a number of locations before choosing Mimico.

“We looked at a lot of locations until we found this one,” Mahar said. “It was a perfect area for the accessibility of people.”

There has been great support from area businesses and residents in general.

He said his company is active in the community and work with local group in raising funds for charity.

Founder Vernon Rudolph opened his first Krispy Kreme shop in the 1930s and from there built a corporation which he led until his death in the early 1970s. His dream was continued by others after his death.

The company can be reached by visiting www.krispykreme.ca

Aspiring Etobicoke actor and high school student Scott MacKenzie is busy these days.

The teenager will celebrate the opening of his second movie ‘You Gotta Believe,’ in Canada and the U.S. on August 30 in Dallas, Texas. He will be gathering with friends and relatives to mark the event at the Cineplex Cinemas Queensway.

The flick about the trials and tribulations of a young baseball team was filmed last June and July at Etobicoke’s Centennial Park and in locations across Ontario.

“I had an absolute blast filming this movie last summer,” said the Grade 11 student at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute. “It is a great story about community and determination. I can’t wait for people to see it.”

His love for acting started at the age of six when he first took to the stage in a local Christmas pageant. This is MacKenzie’s first major motion picture. In it he plays left fielder, Mark Grace.

MacKenzie was previously featured in ‘Christmas in Wolf Creek,’ his first made-for-television movie.

‘You Gotta Believe’ is a true story of hope and glory. In the movie, the team dedicated their season to a teammate’s ailing father. The underdog youth baseball players overcome and makes it all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series, culminating in a record-breaking showdown.

It is a “triumph of the underdogs” father-son sports movie based on the true story of a last-place youth baseball team from Fort Worth, Texas, that went on to compete in the Little League World Series in 2002.

The movie is based on the inspiring story of one team’s transformational journey from district underdog to taking its place in the Little League record books, according to its promotion.

The film stars Greg Kinnear as coach Jon Kelly, Luke Wilson as co-coach Bobby Ratcliff, Patrick Renna, Director Ty Roberts, co-screenwriter Lane Garrison, all from Texas.

It also stars Canadian actresses Molly Parker and Sarah Gadon.

The movie shows a deep love of sports and of the people who play and coach, not to achieve any particular record but to show all who participate the best they can be and the best they can bring out in each other.

In between film duties, the Etobicoke native MacKenzie will be busy attending school.

It has been more than three days since accused Alderwood double killer Joseph Ayala disappeared from sight.

Toronto Police are scouring the area and have not been able to get a lead of his whereabouts and are searching parks and around area creeks and ravines.

A new image of the suspect has been released by police of with hair and beard cut short. He is known to frequent cowboy, hat, boots and other gear.

He has been seen walking on Brown’s Line and panhandling outside No Frills, on Lake Shore Blvd. W. by some.

Ayala, 33, of Toronto, is wanted on two counts of second-degree murder after an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman were found deceased by responding officers during a wellness check on August 23 at the residence n the Sheldon Avenue and Silvercrest Avenue area.

The suspect is a relative of the women. It is believed that the senior woman was a grandmother and other a daughter.

He is described as around 5-foot-11 with a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, black cowboy boots, and a jacket with tassels on the sleeves.

Neighbours said the mourning has settled in and residents are looking to show their respects at the funeral services.

Residents have locked up their sheds and garages and are leaving their outside lights on to deter strangers.

Anyone with information is asked to come forward.

Police officers from our local 22 Division are raising funds to help future student leaders.

A fundraising gala is being held on September 14 at the Markland Wood Golf Club, at 245 Markland Drive, by the 22 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Scholarship/Bursary Fundraising Gala.

They plan to raise $10,000 through ticket sales and a silent auction during the event.

In attendance will be members of the Toronto Police Services, politicians from all levels of government, corporate members from our 22 Division borders and members of the general public.

The funds next year will be used to provide financial support to a number of graduating high school students, from 22 Division for their next level of education.

Recipients will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need, academic merit and community involvement.

They are hoping through the event to support identified students by at least lessening some of the financial stress that will accompany their post-secondary education.

As a volunteer organization their financial resources to host this event are extremely limited so they have been reaching out to various members and entities of our community for support and thus far the response has been incredible, the group said.

For more you can call 416-627-8366 or visit www.22DivisionCPLC.ca

It is turtle hatching time again.

Nature lovers may see in area parks square wire turtle cages installed on the ground in certain places by a group called the Turtle Protectors to keep baby turtles safe.

The group posted a photo of the turtle cages on social media to alert park users. This one is placed near a path leading to Marine Parade Drive.

“We are keeping an eye on it,” group members warned, adding the endangered turtles can be eaten or killed by predators as they try to make their way from their nests to water or swamp.

An array of community volunteers gently remove the babies from the cages and take them to nearby ponds or swamps in a Born Free moment.

“As we approach turtle hatching time, the hatchlings in most of the protected nests are in danger when they emerge through the holes in the four sides of the frames because of the proximity to bike paths and roadway.”

The post stated that most of the holes (in the cage) have now been covered but hatchlings sometimes become trapped under the frames.

“It is vital that any evidence of emerging hatchlings needs to be reported immediately to the Turtle Protectors’ hotline – 647 491 4057,” the group states.

”We do inspect them (cages) a number of times daily, but we can all play a part in their survival by keeping a watchful eye whenever we are in the park.”

There are eight species of turtles in Ontario, of those four are endangered species and four are of special concern.