The North York Mirror

Police say a man grabbed the victim from behind and tried to engage her in conversation before sexually assaulting her around 10:45 p.m.

The suspect is described as black, 25 to 30 years old, five-feet-four inches to five-feet-six inches with a chubby build and short black hair.

He was wearing a purple cotton T-shirt with buttons and a collar, khaki pants and white shoes.

Anyone with information about the suspect or suspicious incidents in the area is asked to call police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

The kits have been banned in Canada since 1973 because of safety concerns that children may inhale vapours from the solvents used to blow the balloons.

They consist of a solvent in a tube with one or more plastic straws for dipping into the tube and blowing balloons or bubbles.

In extreme cases, children could experience symptoms of central nervous system depression or dysfunction, which may include euphoria, hallucinations, dizziness and poor coordination of movements.

In the long run, they could experience more serious symptoms such as muscular twitching, unconsciousness and even coma.

Health Canada inspectors removed more than 1,500 kits from the CNE fairgrounds on Aug. 20. The toys were confiscated from three booths inside the fair's international pavilion area. They are identified as Products of the Philippines.

An unknown quantity of the prohibited toys may have been sold from Aug. 15 to 20.

No injuries have been reported to Health Canada in regards to the recently sold kits.

Anyone with concerns can e-mail cps-spc@hc-sc.gc.ca or call 1-866-662-0666.

You have a chance to find out Wednesday night when the North York Historical Society presents Ontario's Hidden Past: The Archaeology of North York and its Neighbours.

The speaker will be Cathy Crinnion, lead archaeologist with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

She will present a slide show and a collection of artefacts about the lives of people who called North York and the surrounding area home from the Ice Age to the turn of the 20th century.

The meeting is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Willowdale United Church at 349 Kenneth Ave., southeast of Finch Avenue and Yonge Street. Admission is free.

For more information, call 416-222-3485.

Regular subway service will occur on Friday and Saturday evenings during the three-week period.

During this period, additional buses will be added to the 85 Sheppard East bus service. Service will run every three to five minutes.

Commuters will board the buses at street level at Bayview, Bessarion and Leslie stations. Transfers will be required to transfer from the buses and subway at Bayview, Bessarion, Leslie and Don Mills stations.

The speed control system will enforce certain speed limits for subway trains as they operate over the subway line and will ensure trains adhere to the signal control system.

For more information, visit www.ttc.ca.

"A school should be a place where a kid can go and feel at home," Det. Larry Straver, co-ordinator of Toronto Crime Stoppers, said in a news release. "We want students to realize we understand what they're going through, that we've been there and show them that there are options available to them that can help make their school environment a safer place for everyone."

There are three ways to send anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers: by talking (call 416-222-TIPS), by typing (online at www.222tips.com) and by texting (text TIP312 and your message to CRIMES (274637).