History
First Gardens cost $395,000
All of us now know that the construction costs of the second ice rink at the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens is certain to exceed the originally estimated $12.2 million. What many of us may not …more
Year: 2012
John Parker
Laird had become a back alley
What kind of street do you want Laird Dr. to be? Let’s start by considering what Leaside’s main street had been allowed to become: a back alley that exists primarily to move traffic through our …more
Letters
November Letters
Collage Designs wins award The recipient for the Leaside Garden Society Community Garden Award this year was Collage Designs, located on Bayview at Parkhurst. Each year since 1993 LGS has presented an award to a …more
Stories
We’re getting more and more graffiti in Leaside
We’ve all seen it – the scribbling made with aerosol spray paint – on street signs, street post office boxes, walls – in all parts of the city. There appears to be more and more …more
Stories
‘Ambitious’ becomes easy as Sarah’s food drive booms
Sarah Jordan is only 10 years old, but she’s hit the big time. In her 5th annual food drive based in Leaside she almost doubled the “ambitious” goal in October of 12,000 pounds of donated …more
Stories
Opinion – October 2012
John Parker, Councillor, Toronto Ward 26, Don Valley West Things are now back on a productive footing Hands up everyone who wants a new department store at 70 Wicksteed. No one? Good. So we are …more
Stories
MP gets complaints over new flight paths
MP John Carmichael will meet Oct. 9 with residents of Leaside and nearby areas who are complaining about increased noise this year from overhead aircraft traffic. Representatives have been invited from Nav Can and GTAA …more
Stories
The Blue House is green
And 30 years ahead of its time The outside is why you know it, but it’s the subtle touches behind the blue that make it truly avant-garde. Many people know the Blue House at Glenvale …more
Development
Our old town hall is for sale – again
The former municipal building for the Town of Leaside, at 235 McRae Dr., is for sale for $4.43 million. A review of the building’s history and its predecessors reveals an interesting story of municipal governance, …more
Stories
Business Park opposes condo development plan
The Leaside Business Park Association will oppose recently announced plans to develop office and warehouse condominums in the industrial park, says Dag Enhorning, president of the LBPA. “There is unanimous agreement that this appears to …more