The Eglinton Crosstown must finally be getting closer to opening. Here’s a clue: although as of press time an LRT opening date hadn’t been officially released, we’ve begun to receive specific information about bus route …more
As your City Councillor, I have the honour of sitting on the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG) Board of Management. I’m excited to share that the City is delivering a major capital improvements project at …more
Last month I wrote that the signals from Queen’s Park and City Hall suggest that “encroachment (of tall buildings) into existing neighbourhoods will not only proceed but will also expand.” Encroachment into neighbourhoods is not …more
Rumours are swirling that Don Valley West MPP Stephanie Bowman may be considering a run for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. In a statement, her office said that it was “still too early to …more
As I’ve discussed before in Leaside Life, the Bayview-Eglinton area, particularly the west side of Bayview, has received multiple development applications for tall residential buildings since 2019, and several (including Sunnybrook Plaza) that are re-submissions …more
There’s an old saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” And neither will Toronto’s housing shortage be solved in a big rush, despite frequent new pieces of legislation with dramatic names like “The Protect Ontario …more
As the leaves change colour and the crisp autumn air settles in, my team and I have been busy planning a full calendar of events for Ward 15 – Don Valley West. From Town Halls …more
As we move into the autumn, today’s column is all about transit. Specifically, surface transit. Buses. In the next little while, and especially once the Eglinton Crosstown LRT goes into service, we’ll all notice big …more
We’ve been here before. The community-supported proposal to name the lane between Bayview Avenue and Donegall Drive as Agnes Macphail Lane ran into opposition from City staff, but the drive is being revitalized, hopefully with …more
Things are not quiet on the Ontario Line construction front Residents of Thorncliffe Park made this very clear at a recent Don Valley West town hall focused on the Metrolinx Ontario Line project, hosted by …more
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