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"Say no to bad planning" sign. Photo by guest contributer.
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“Bully application” meets a community united

June 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

“I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.” That response was from the developer’s planner Michael Goldberg, at a May 5 virtual community consultation meeting, in reply to LRA board member Doug Obright’s …more

The plan for redesigning the Overlea bridge. Staff contributed.
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Revisiting Reimagine Overlea – Part 2

June 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

What started as a community voicing their concerns about the safety of Overlea Bridge has resulted in the city adopting residents’ recommendations for the bridge’s complete overhaul. Charles H. Hiscott Bridge, aka the Overlea Bridge, …more

The proposed towers of Hyde Park.
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Look who’s coming to Leaside? Hyde Park

May 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

You know it now as the home of Staples, HomeSense, Marshall’s, 2001 Audio Video, and Robert Lowrey, piano experts, but the Hyde Park Plaza site at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Brentcliffe Road …more

Picture of a quad house at 1783 Bayview.
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What’s happening with the quad next door?

April 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

Time for another update! (For background, read my columns in Leaside Life, March, June and September 2021.) Here’s what’s happening with our Talbot quad (1783-85 Bayview Ave.) just south of the Leaside LRT station site, …more

158 Randolph laneway suite.
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Garden suites interrupted

April 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

Last month’s Leaside Life mentioned the recent approval of garden suites, “as of right,” carte blanche across the city. But while City Council passed the bylaw on February 3rd, it was not unanimous (our Councillor …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Expanding housing options in neighbourhoods: EHON is coming!

March 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

Big changes proposed for “Neighbourhoods” are coming from the City, but ultimately from the province. Neighbourhoods – with a capital N – are lands designated for low density residential use. That’s 35 per cent of …more

A construction crane in Leaside.
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Leaside’s North Bayview tower surprise

February 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

Instant landmark or poor planning? Both! North Leasiders on social media were surprised (not in a good way!) to find out just before the holidays that an application had been submitted to place a 25-storey …more

Artist illustration of the new park at 939 Eglinton Avenue. Source: City of Toronto.
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A new public park will green up Eglinton

January 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

.A new park in Leaside? Yes! As part of the settlement with the City for the development at 939 Eglinton Avenue East (at Brentcliffe), the original owner, Diamondcorp (now the owner is Camrost Felcorp), agreed …more

Proposed trainyard in Thorncliffe Park. Photo from Save TPark.
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Metrolinx train yard to derail life in Thorncliffe

January 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

Since construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT began 10 years ago, Leaside has faced ongoing issues including, but not limited to, road closures, noise, light pollution, and dirt. Lots of dirt. When the LRT opens, …more

A construction crane in Leaside.
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My year-end development review

December 1, 2021 Geoff Kettel

An invitation to speak to the Leaside Business Park Association AGM led me to consider the state of the nation (pardon me, the Town of Leaside). Plus this is the year-end edition of Leaside Life. …more

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