Much has happened on my transit file since the showdown that shook up the TTC commission earlier this year. Two developments in this regard should be of particular interest to Leaside residents: 1. Eglinton LRT …more
Target is coming soon to Thorncliffe, which as we were recently reminded by Lorna Krawchuk, was a part of the former Town of Leaside. Originally however, only a small part of Thorncliffe was located in …more
In response to our last meeting with city planners and Councillor John Parker, the LPOA and Leaside Unite sent a letter dated Sept. 6 outlining several actions we requested the city consider regarding the proposed …more
Lorna Krawchuk was announced as LPOA’s Honorary Member for 2012 at our AGM. Newer Leasiders may only know of her as Publisher of Leaside Life, but she’s been serving Leaside for decades. As our East …more
The Elgie family home, 262 Bessborough Dr., one of the settler “farmsteads,” is now for sale. Believed to have been built in the 1840s (not 1880s as I had said in the May Leaside Life …more
$90,000 in 2012 alone! That’s the aggregate amount raised in the fairs, bake and craft sales, bazaars and rummage sales run by the six Leaside churches during 2012. Each church, of course, operates on its …more
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