
Month: April 2013


The Big Day: April 27 Gala
From Leaside 100 Tuesday, April 23 is THE day – the official commemoration of the incorporation of the Town of Leaside in 1913. Join us at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr. for a 9:25 a.m. …more

EG-BRENT 1,280 condos in new plan
On March 6 Steve Diamond, CEO of Diamond Corporation, presented very big plans to redevelop the five-acre property at Eglinton Ave. and Brentcliffe Rd., with its 50-50 partner Dawsco Property Corp., to the Leaside Property …more

LU, LPOA start talks with SmartCentre
The Leaside Property Owners’ Association and Leaside Unite have started discussions with SmartCentre. It is the first time both sides have come together despite requests for meetings from SmartCentre. The plan to present city staff’s …more

Post office gets new building in industrial park
Canada Post plans to build a distribution facility in the Leaside Business Park on Wicksteed Ave. adjacent to the Rockport Group’s proposed office condominiums. Guy Matthew, city planner, said no zoning amendments are required for …more

Why industrial park rules were changed
LORNA KRAWCHUK was an East York councillor who voted in favour of the changes to the rules for the Leaside Business Park that previously prohibited residential and retail development east of Brentcliffe. In what turned …more


Revised plans for old post office change little
Knightstone Capital Management has sent revised plans to the city for redevelopment of the old post office at 2 Laird. Steve Forrester, senior planner, says, “Generally, the revised submission proposes a seven-storey, 78-unit (previously 98-unit) …more


The Layers of Leaside at the library
Archival Exhibit April 23-28 What are the Layers of Leaside? For details, photos and artifacts, you’ll need to be at the Leaside Library. In the meantime, though, here’s a quick look through (courtesy of Geoff …more