The Scarborough Mirror

The hand-made chariot representing Ganesha, the diety known as the remover of obstacles, will emerge at 9 a.m. from Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Temple at 3025 Kennedy Rd., between Finch and McNicoll Avenues.

The road will not be blocked because the chariot parade will be held in the parking area. Prayers at the temple begin at 8:45 a.m.

For more information, call the temple at 416-291-8500.

The proposed transit corridor would run east along Eglinton Avenue, northeast along Kingston Road and north on Morningside Avenue, where it would eventually meet up with the proposed Sheppard Avenue East LRT line.

The light rail route would service both the University of Toronto's Scarborough Campus and Centennial College's Ellesmere Campus, as well as Malvern Town Centre.

The public is invited to learn more about the benefits of the proposed route as well as alternative design concepts that the TTC is considering. The public can also make their voices heard on the potential rail plan.

The first open house will take place at the Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Road, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23.

Another open house will follow at the U of T Scarborough Campus' Science Wing Meeting Place, 1265 Military Trail, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 24.

Anyone unable to attend the meetings can get involved in the process by calling the project team at 416-392-6900.

Two companies - Bombardier Transportation and Tram Power Ltd. - submitted bids for the $1.25 billion project.

But both proposals fell short of the TTC's standards. TRAM Power failed early in the process, on commercial compliance. The Bombardier proposal - seen by many as the front-runner - did not produce a design that was able to negotiate the tight turns required by the TTC.

Now, the TTC will have to approach vendors individually to attempt to purchase the new streetcars.

In a news release, the TTC said that it would still be possible to stay on schedule, to both replace the existing fleet and purchase new streetcars for the TTC's TransitCity light rail expansion.

Police arrested the man after stopping a vehicle in the Neilson and Ellesmere roads area around 9:30 a.m.

The driver, Douglas Persaud, 48, of Toronto, was charged with 12 counts of break and enter and four counts of possession of property obtained by crime.

Police say the majority of the break-ins occurred in apartment buildings in Scarborough, East York, North York and midtown.

The passenger, David Paquette, 33, of Toronto, was charged with break and enter relating to a July 2 incident and two counts of possession of property obtained by crime.

The ninth annual celebration in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood is looking for volunteers who will welcome people to the festival and ask for a donation for Epilepsy Toronto.

Volunteer shifts are available from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the course of the festival, which runs from Aug. 21 to 24.

Buskerfest is expected to raise about $200,000 for Epilepsy Toronto.

For details, visit www.torontobuskerfest.com/content/volunteer.htm, e-mail volunteers@torontobuskerfest.com or call Adam Bailey at 416-964-9095.