Bayview’s problems are of its own making. In fact, it’s a lot like an alcoholic. Until it admits it has a problem, stores will continue to close, perhaps in record numbers. While it’s convenient to blame …more
Leaside Life published two letters in its January edition from area residents Pierce Reid and Bob Moenck. Both express concern about proposed developments in the area. Reid believes “…major commercial developments around Leaside should be …more
UPDATE After our print deadline the OMB announced it approved severance of the property, an increase of the floor space index to 0.67 from 0.6 and lot coverage from 35 percent to 38.2 percent. But …more
Leaside Life has run a large number of stories related to the neighbourhood’s growing pains in 2013. I think it’s fair to say it wouldn’t have done so if there weren’t so much happening on …more
Affordable housing is the hallmark of any great community. And yet in Leaside it appears to be dwindling right before our eyes. Recent issues of Leaside Life have brought to light the housing concerns at …more
Ever since my April article appeared in Leaside Life about the proposed mixed-use development at Brentcliffe and Eglinton and the subsequent deluge of negative comments, I’ve made it a priority to understand how the city …more
I recently visited Dollarama’s not-so-new location at 1531-33 Bayview Ave. It was my first time stepping into the discount store since it opened Jan. 2. Not being a Dollarama regular, I found out the hard …more
My parents are 79 and 81. Recently they’ve been going through some issues attributable to age and cancer. While they currently live in Brampton, our family spent more than 20 years in a house around …more
On March 6 Steve Diamond, CEO of Diamond Corporation, presented very big plans to redevelop the five-acre property at Eglinton Ave. and Brentcliffe Rd., with its 50-50 partner Dawsco Property Corp., to the Leaside Property …more
Recently I did a quick walk up and down Bayview. I counted a total of 121 storefront businesses from Parkhurst on the north to Davisville on the south. Of those stores, 44, or a little …more
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