The City Centre Mirror

Police report the suspect, who identified himself as "Steve", approached his victims and asked if he could take their picture for a project he was working on. Police allege a man then takes the picture and asks the victims to start exposing themselves more to him before taking them to a more secluded location where he allegedly sexually assaults them.

Police have issued a public safety alert about this potential sex offender.

He is described as a white male, in his 40s with short, curly dark graying hair and is clean shaven. He is six-feet tall with a thin build and was wearing tinted sunglasses, dark khaki shorts and a light-coloured T-shirt. He was also riding a white bicycle and carrying a dark knapsack and a camera.

Anyone with information should call 416-808-5304 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or www.222tips.com.

The Salvation Army Thrift Stores is in desperate need of men's clothing and are appealing to the public for help.

The organization, the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services, says this is the lowest donation of men's clothing they've seen in a very long time.

"I cannot remember a time in well over a decade where we have ever seen such a dramatic reduction of donations of men's clothing," Arlene Boden, executive director for Central and Southwestern Ontario recycling operations, said in a press release.

To drop off donations, visit www.tstores.ca to find the closest store near you.

Johnston, the creator of the long-running comic strip For Better or For Worse, has been a staple of the funny pages since it made its debut in September 1979. The well-loved strip has earned Johnston entry into the Order of Canada, a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a Gemini Award for the animated For Better or For Worse TV show.

Johnston will be honoured with a retrospective of her career and will go on to answer audience questions and sign copies of her best-selling books.

Johnston's appearance is part of the fourth-annual Doug Wright Awards, which celebrates the best in Canadian cartoonists and graphic novelists. The event will take place at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8.

The CHUM building on Yonge Street was recently purchased for $21.5 million by Aspen Ridge Homes, which plans to build a condominium complex on the site.

The building was initially built as a book bindery in 1954 before being turned into a radio station a few years later. In 1957, it became Canada's first Top 40 music station, an occasion marked with the playing of Elvis Presley's All Shook Up.

CHUM's AM radio affiliate still broadcasts from the site, although it is now considered an oldies station.

The building's red neon "CHUM DIAL 1050" will be preserved as part of the new development.

Details on the condo development slated for the site, including height and density, have yet to be worked out.

Student safety remains a top priority for both the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), so the Student Transportation Services Departments for both boards are providing the Back to School Safely campaign for students and their parents.

As summer winds down and the beginning of the new school year looms, mall displays are being set up throughout the city to remind parents and children of basic safety rules both on and off school buses.

Children and their families are invited to see the Bus Safety Show presented by Buster the talking school bus and to hear Elmer the Safety Elephant share tips on crossing roads safely. The Toronto Police and Safety Patrollers will also be on hand, and visitors will receive loot bags with literature for parents and their children. Staff from both boards will be available to answer any questions about school bus transportation.

The displays are scheduled for:

- Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Albion Mall, 1530 Albion Rd., Etobicoke

- Saturday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cedarbrae Mall, 3495 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough

- Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Yorkgate Mall, 1 Yorkgate Blvd., North York

- Thursday, Aug. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at East York Town Centre, 45 Overlea Blvd., Don Mills

- Saturday, Aug. 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Centrepoint Mall, 6464 Yonge St., North York