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July – August 2014 Calendar

July 1, 2014 Staff

Check out our new What’s On listing page – events will be updated monthly. Note: expired events will be automatically removed. To have events listed, please contact us by the 10th of the month preceding the …more

Geoff Kettel
Development

We experienced cruel autocracy of the OMB

July 1, 2014 Geoff Kettel

March 20, 2014 will long be remembered by residents of Rumsey Rd. as the day they experienced firsthand the cruel autocracy of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The hearing concerned the appeal to the OMB …more

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What the OMB said when approving the plans

July 1, 2014 Geoff Kettel

In its final order issued on May 28, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allowed applicant Kevin Hall to successfully appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment (COA) to deny minor variances for his property …more

LPOA meeting
Business

The LPOA has $25,000 waiting for a BIA

July 1, 2014 Will Ashworth

If you’ve read some of my columns in recent months you’ll have noticed most discuss one specific subject — the business of Bayview. I’ve been on a mission since February 2013 pushing for a livelier, …more

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SEND US YOUR IDEAS FOR BAYVIEW

July 1, 2014 Staff

Leaside Life would like to play a part in this discussion by asking you to forward your ideas, thoughts, concerns or anything else that tickles your fancy about shopping on Bayview. Simply send an email …more

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Learning life skills in the church kitchen

July 1, 2014 Staff

Robbie carefully measures out the spinach so that he gets the portions correct. Debbie studies the salad dressing recipe. Sandy and Kerrie help with dessert. “We cook, we learn things, we sing,” says Sandy. They …more

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Do you know who these people are?

July 1, 2014 Staff

Are you in this 1960 photo, or know who is? The Rolph Road school’s 75th anniversary organizers would like to know who and where they are, as well as their contact information and of anyone …more

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When the last bell rang we were out of Leaside

July 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

When I was a child fathers worked 9-5 and read the Globe and Mail, mothers worked in the home  making everything we needed appear like magic, and children spent summers at the cottage or at …more

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Wondering whether to get rid of Best Buy

July 1, 2014 Staff

As I write this half way through June the S&P 500 on a daily basis seems to be setting all-time record highs and is up almost 7 percent through the first half of 2014. Yet …more

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Early Leaside from the Toronto Archives

July 1, 2014 Staff

Fonds 1244, Item 4536 Image 1 of 5 1916 At the old Leaside airport aviator Bert Acosta prepares to take photographer William James Sr. up to make the first movies from the air in Canada.

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Barbara Klein, front, and the business students responsible for creating Leaside Eats. Photo Anna Kravtchenco.
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Barbara Klein is one of those teachers.  A teacher who inspires her students. A teacher who brings out the absolute best in them and provides them with unique opportunities while meaningfully tying in course content. ...more
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