Finally it’s spring and when you open your windows for fresh air you hear birdsong. Chances are, though, you also hear the sounds of construction. On practically every street homeowners are adding additions, having renovations …more
Skill-testing question: How do you guarantee that 100 or more Leasiders will show up at a meeting? Answer: You offer to “improve” on-street parking all along their street by eliminating it. This is more or …more
Driving east on Eglinton Ave., you pass Brentcliffe Rd., and as you proceed down the hill toward Leslie St. you suddenly notice a large electronic advertising sign located ahead, on the south side of Eglinton …more
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
Attention shoppers! You may have heard about a major development application to build a Costco store, conveniently located on Overlea Blvd. just around the corner from your Leaside homes, on the site of the heritage-listed …more
As I write this column, near the end of 2013, I look back at the matters that the Leaside Property Owners’ Association has worked on during the past year. Traffic (too much of it) and …more
As construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT heads in Leaside’s direction, the city and Metrolinx have each held public meetings to discuss planning, development and traffic issues, and several LPOA directors have attended. Many of …more
Section 37 has been in the news quite a lot recently, including here in Leaside, where $500,000 in Section 37 funds from the SmartCentre North’s developer is scheduled to go to the Leaside Arena’s new …more
In my September column, I promised to say more this month about the LPOA’s upcoming Leaside traffic study. As readers will recall, $50,000 of our settlement from SmartCentre North is earmarked for this, and the …more
As another summer comes to a close, LPOA anticipates a busy autumn and winter. The issues we were working on before the summer began continue: development proposals (939 Eglinton at Brentcliffe; the former Leaside post …more
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