AVOID DOWNTOWN AT WEEKENDS DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES CAUSED BY VARIOUS CHARITY CYCLING, RUNS AND WALKS AND ETHNIC STREET FESTIVALS. A $5 TAXI RIDE CAB BECOME $20 CAUSED BY TRAFFIC CHAOS.
BEST TO HIRE LIMO FROM A TORONTO LIMO SERVICE. MANY LOCAL TAXIS HAVE POOR SCHOCK ABSORBERS; DRIVERS OFTEN DO NOT SPEAK FLUENT ENGLISH; ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AS CAN BE PREDICTED BY AGED DRIVERS NOT WEARING SPECTACLES.
SECURITY POOR IN MOST HOTELS WITH INNER SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. SOME HAVE FLOORS WITH SPECIAL ACCESS CARDS. BEST TO STAY AT PRIVATE CLUBS SUCH AS ROYAL CANADIAN MILITARY INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY CLUB, BOTH ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE. RATES ARE CHEAPER THAN HOTELS. FOR DOCTORS, THE ONT. MED. ASSN HAS A COMFORTABLE LOUNGE AT 150 BLOOR ST ,9TH FLOOR. ACROSS THE ROAD FROM ROYAL ONT MUSEUM.(WITH INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CHINESE COLLECTION IMPORTED BY CANADIAN MISSIONARIES AND GARDINER CERAMIC MUSEUM). OMA IN SAME BUILDING AS LOUIS VUITTON AND TIFFANY. YORKVILLE AREA SAFEST. SIMILAR TO LONDON MAYFAIR AND BOND STREET, ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO IS IN CHINATOWN. AGO IS NOTED FOR HENRY MOORE'S PLASTER MODELS OF HIS SCULPTURES.
BEWARE OF BEGGARS IN DOWNTOWN AREA; SOME BLOCKING PAVEMENT. POLICE DO NOT REMOVE. MENTALLY ILL MOVED TO STREETS AFTER CLOSURE OF TORONTO'S TWO MAIN PSYCH HOSPITALS. BASED ON MARXIST-LENINIST SOCIAL ENGINEERING. AVOID RISK OF CONFRONTATION BY NOT WALKING.
IN CASE OF MEDICAL URGENCY DURING WEEK, ''CLEVELAND CLINIC CANADA' AND 'MEDCAN' OFFER PRIVATE GP SERVICE. SUNNYBROOK HOSPITAL IN WEALTHY AREA.
HAS MINIMAL DRUG ADDICTS, KNIFINGS AND GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
FOR PRIVATE INPATIENT TREATMENT AND AT WEEKENDS QUICKEST TO TRAVEL TO LEWISTON,USA, (OPPOSITE NIAGARA ON THE LAKE) AT MOUNT ST MARY HOSPITAL. ABOUT 2.5 HOUR LIMO DRIVE FOR $400. PASSPORT REQUIRED.CLINIC . WAITING TIME IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO HOSPITALS CAN BE SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO CERTAINTY OF SEEING A SPECIALIST. WAITING TIME DEPENDS ON TRIAGE BY A NURSE. CLEVELAND CLINIC CANADA CAN ARRANGE AIR TRANSPORT TO USA CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
