‘Surely it is not a function of Rotary to stimulate owners on the strip’ The Rotary Club has cancelled a second Bits and Bites on Bayview because of lack of merchant response, says club member …more
A proposal to permit the building of a seven-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) at the corner of Malcolm and Millwood (the site of the former post office) was approved when the Ontario Municipal Board allowed an …more
Renaissance Fine Homes, developer of the heritage Elgie House on Bessborough, is asking for permission to demolish the home at the same time that it is waiting for an Ontario Municipal Board hearing on its …more
Heading into its ninth year, the Spring Into Action walk and run for diabetes hopes to raise $15,000. Organized by Leaside’s Insideout Health and Fitness, the 2 km, 5 km and 10 km walk and …more
Development applications? Zoning requirements? Official Plan provisions? Traffic impacts? Building heights? Density? Intensification? Section 37 benefits? It seems that hardly a week goes by that residents in the Leaside area are not met with development …more
The 5th Annual Laugh Out Loud in Leaside event raised over $30,000 in March for the Flemingdon Park New Circles charity. The not-for-profit organization offers clothing services, community referrals and skills building programs to residents …more
When Richard Walo became principal of St. Anselm at the beginning of this school year his goal was to bring it into today’s world. The first big step came the first Wednesday of March when …more
In the March issue of Leaside Life, Geoff Kettel and I debated whether the Laird developments are primarily responsible for Bayview’s store closings. I said that the street’s demise is its own doing. Nonetheless, I …more
There has been a dramatic rise in bungalow prices in Leaside. This year two bungalows have sold (essentially building lots) for an average of $1,033,000, or 34 percent above the asking price. Million dollar bungalows …more
When two children at Northlea school were diagnosed with leukemia in the same week of November 2003, people were overwhelmed with a desire to help, but were at a loss as to how. Both children …more
© Leaside Life 2011-2024