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
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
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
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
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
When the Town of Leaside was officially incorporated in 1913, the area was fully planned and laid out, but there were only 43 people and five farms. By 1916, with World War 1 underway, thousands …more
This excerpt is from Elizabeth Bream’s spikeymom.wordpress.com blog. I entered grade 9 at Leaside High School in the fall of 1950, which was the start of the building’s second year of existence. (The school itself was …more
Leasiders and hockey fans across Canada were disappointed when our team lost to Russia in the recent World Junior Hockey Tournament. But that wasn’t the first time and it will not be the last time …more
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