When we left off in the August issue of Leaside Life, the Committee of Adjustment (CofA) had just approved the amended application for minor variance of three storeys (amounting to 33 units). The options left …more
Just say no! This was the message from Leaside to the North York Committee of Adjustment in each of 71 written submissions (yes, I counted them) in opposition to – and none in support of …more
We knew she was struggling with a resurgence of her cancer, but the news of her passing on May 16 hit hard and deep. Jaye was a City Councillor for 14 years, and OUR Councillor …more
It’s been almost a decade since the “overbuild” of the Leaside LRT station became a Leaside Life story, which began with rumours of extra below-ground infrastructure designed to enable a tower overbuild. Now we are …more
Leaside has a growing collection of empty sites waiting for development. Demolish, then construct – right? Well, not necessarily. How about Lake Leaside between Vanderhoof and Wicksteed? And there’s the further demolition of adjacent buildings …more
We have a number of walking tours of Leaside for your enjoyment. Choose from Plaques of Leaside, Central Leaside, North Leaside, Bayview Institutional Lands, South Leaside or Central-East Leaside, the Leaside Business Park, and finally …more
A Walking Tour of The Leaside Business Park Welcome to the Leaside Business Park heritage walk. The link to the brochure of the walk is here: LeasideBusinessParkWalk. Page One – Leaside Business Park Walk:
In case you missed it, the Ontario government recently announced a new development in Thorncliffe Park with six residential towers ranging from 24 to 56 storeys, and one office tower (13 storeys), for a total …more
Ontario (along with yours truly!) was young once. The 1960s and 70s were heady times, innovative, energetic and exciting. As a gift to the people of Ontario to mark Canada’s Centennial in 1967, the provincial …more
It’s time for an update on planning and development issues to cap last year and look forward to 2024. Those of us who love Leaside know already that this is a unique community that deserves …more
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