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Articles by Carol Burtin Fripp

About Carol Burtin Fripp
Carol Burtin Fripp is Co-President of the Leaside Residents Association, and is Chair of the LRA's Traffic Committee. Over the years, she has served on numerous East York and City task forces. Now a retired television producer (TVO and CBC), she writes Leaside Life's monthly LRA column, and has created a daily international current affairs newsletter read from Newfoundland to New Zealand.
A street in Leaside.
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Redrawing our boundaries

September 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

I hope you have been enjoying the summer and are looking forward to autumn as it approaches. The Leaside Residents Association (LRA) was busy throughout July and August keeping track of ongoing development and traffic …more

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The better way? LRA studies the TTC’s 2024 Service Plan

August 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Look around you. You’ll see condo construction crews blocking streets and sidewalks, road surfaces dug up for water and sewer pipe replacement, unfinished transit route diversions adding to road congestion, and increased car traffic on …more

LRA picture.
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What’s next for Leaside’s traffic woes?

July 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Two hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin stated that nothing could be said to be certain “except death and taxes.” Leasiders might be tempted to add “traffic,” as it always seems to be with us. Earlier …more

A street in Leaside.
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What does Leaside’s future hold?

June 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Did you attend the archival exhibit at Leaside Library in early May, celebrating Leaside’s 110th birthday? Full of fascinating displays, maps and artifacts, it showed how Leaside grew from a railway and industrial hub into …more

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Spring heralds the fickle season of change

May 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Spring is always an uncertain season, and this year Toronto faces more uncertainties than usual. We are experiencing massive fallout from recent provincial legislation targeting municipal and local planning. We are in the midst of …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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What will Don Valley SOUTH mean to you?

April 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

In my March column I reported on Leaside’s recent important victory: our community remains undivided, within the single newly redrawn and renamed electoral riding of Don Valley SOUTH. Much like our current Don Valley West …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Leaside, standing together and strong!

March 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Back in October I reported that the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario (FEBCO) proposed changes to Don Valley West’s boundaries which would have split Leaside into two separate federal ridings, and into two separate …more

Construction of the LRT. Photo Geoff Kettel.
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No Valentine’s goodies for Leaside

February 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

It’s only a couple of weeks until Valentine’s Day, but Toronto shouldn’t expect any roses or chocolates from the province to mark the occasion. Like many Ontario cities, Toronto comprises communities like Leaside with individual …more

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Different Ford, similar issues

January 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

“Ford to city: drop dead.” No, it’s not a recent newspaper headline, though you could be forgiven for thinking so. And it’s not even Ontario Premier Ford being quoted about Toronto. It’s the New York …more

Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
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Let’s make 2023 the Year of Safer Streets

December 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

Within days of your reading this article, Toronto’s newly elected and officially sworn-in City Council will be at work. There’s lots to do, not to mention challenges. Action on the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan (LNTP) …more

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Join the munch bunch at the Community Corn Roast

by Lorna Krawchuk in Community

Between noon and 5 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 17, you’ll want to tuck in at Trace Manes Park (McRae and Millwood) for the 27th annual Community Corn Roast, put on by the Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club. ...more
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