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Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
City Councillor

Moving ahead with the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan

February 1, 2023 Jaye Robinson

Last term, I initiated a comprehensive plan to address traffic and road safety issues in the Leaside neighbourhood, led by Transportation Services. Consultation for the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan began in early 2022 with a …more

The Bayview Broadway Group (BBG) is a residents’ group formed in opposition to the 25-storey tower proposal at the southeast corner of Bayview and Broadway.
Development

High-rise development at Bayview and Eglinton demands framework plan

February 1, 2023 Geoff Kettel

Interest in tall development in the Bayview and Eglinton area went sky-high in 2022. New applications came on the heels of the one for 1837-1845 Bayview at Broadway (25 storeys, November 2021). Development applications for …more

Construction of the LRT. Photo Geoff Kettel.
Leaside Residents Association

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

Carols by Candlelight, December 2022. Photo Murray Fenner.
Development

SOL reflects on Leaside’s legislative “annus horribilis”

January 1, 2023 Geoff Kettel

Recall that last month’s column began with “By the time you read this piece, Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act – may well have been passed into law.” Regrettably I was not wrong. …more

FONTRA logo.
Leaside Residents Association

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

A construction crane in Leaside.
Development

Decoding Bill 23 from a Leaside perspective

December 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

By the time you read this piece, Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, may well already have been passed into law – less than a month after being introduced in the Legislature on …more

Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
Leaside Residents Association

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

Councillor Jaye Robinson.
City Councillor

Continuing to meet Leaside’s challenges

December 1, 2022 Jaye Robinson

I’m honoured to be contributing to Leaside Life as the newly re-elected City Councillor for Ward 15 – Don Valley West. I’ve already heard from many new and familiar Leasiders, and look forward to connecting …more

Leaside’s former Canadian Pacific Railway Station. Photo Geoff Kettel.
Development

Leaside Railway Station demolished for Ontario Line “Early Works”

November 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

The demolition in late September of Leaside’s former Canadian Pacific Railway Station has evoked a mixed response. Some were concerned about loss of heritage, but others were skeptical – “the most ugly cladding from the …more

Mining Laird Station.
Leaside Residents Association

We just held an election. Were you there?

November 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

As you read my column this month, the municipal election will just have taken place, and we will still be in that period during which results are being sorted and interpreted. City government has the …more

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Recent Posts
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  • Leaside Events February 2023
  • Editor’s Welcome February 2023
  • Leasider Ava Gilbart putts above her weight
  • Moving ahead with the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan
  • Mi Casetta, Su Casetta in Leaside’s little corner of Italy
  • Attention Leaside High Graduates! Scholarship to be awarded for writing students
  • High-rise development at Bayview and Eglinton demands framework plan
  • Leaside Gardens turns 70!
  • No Valentine’s goodies for Leaside
  • The Good. The Bad. And the Comet
  • SOL reflects on Leaside’s legislative “annus horribilis”
  • Our very own Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin is the new chair of the TDSB
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