Letters
March 2014 Letters
A challenge to debate Leaside development Will Ashworth has it all wrong. To start with Yonge and Eglinton, there are more than 500 floors of condos in the process. The Yonge subway is beyond capacity. …more
Month: March 2014
Stories
Parker: What you need to know to fight big development
Councillor John Parker knows he took some heat for not simply opposing the SmartCentre North development proposal, as some Leaside residents wanted him to do. And he knows others might have handled the issue differently. …more
Stories
#10 and women’s hockey in Leaside
The uniform is blue and white, the number on the back of the jersey is 10, but the player on the women’s hockey team obviously isn’t George Armstrong, one-time captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. …more
Development
A fear of townhouse creep
The William Lea Room was well-filled and everyone was well-behaved. Quite a different atmosphere on Jan. 27 compared with the Jan. 8 public meeting about the proposed development for 220 McRae and 327-329 Sutherland Dr. …more
Leaside Residents Association
45 percent of Eglinton traffic is ‘extraneous’
Short term pain for long term gain. That’s what we face as construction for the Eglinton LRT reaches Leaside. While some of the pain will last only for brief periods, there will still be lengthy …more
John Parker
New plans for Talbot field being sought
It was a treat to read the comments of my friend and neighbour Michael Stevenson in last month’s Leaside Life. They reflected his unsurpassed passion for Howard Talbot Park and his determination to keep the …more
Opinion
Why we don’t take sides on the issues facing us
In the two years that our paper has been in publication, we have received many letters in response to our writers’ and columnists’ articles. These include critiques on development issues affecting both Leaside and Bennington …more