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Month: August 2012

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Official Leaside 100 party on April 23

August 31, 2012 Staff

You’ll soon be seeing the Leaside One Hundred logo all around town as events start being planned for next year’s centenary celebrations. Free logo artwork will be provided all next year for local sports teams, …more

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Stories

Another Wicksteed development

August 31, 2012 Staff

The billboards went up this summer for the latest big development in Leaside east of Laird. The Rockport Group plans to turn a 9.50-acre site in the heart of the Leaside Business Park into a …more

33 Heather St.
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The house that could break $3 million ceiling

August 29, 2012 Staff

Leaside flirted with a real estate milestone this summer, seeing its first  listing  above the $3 million mark. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home at 33 Heather Rd., which has since been removed from MLS listings, weighs …more

Bayview Avenue 1980. City of Toronto Archives Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 516, Item 12.
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Trying again to get a BIA on Bayview

August 20, 2012 Staff

Bayview merchants took one step closer to trying to form a Business Improvement Area (BIA) on May 30. Over 20 store owners at a meeting at Originals Bar formed a potential steering committee: Trae Zammitt …more

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Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Photo Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note

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As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she ...more
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