“Whatever the outcome, we (the residents and the LPOA) presented a well thought out position to the Ontario Municipal Board, and in so doing clearly indicated the community’s concerns and the areas where the proposal …more
A double-sided billboard outside Leaside Memorial Community Gardens could be in for a facelift that would generate four times the annual rental for the arena and reduce the cost of ice time. That would be …more
You get a notice in the mail about a Committee of Adjustment hearing for 10 “minor variances” for the house next door. Oh, and by the way, the existing house will be demolished. So what …more
Last month my column was partly devoted to an update on Eglinton Connects, the plan for intensified land use for the Eglinton corridor. This month we look at progress (or rather the lack of progress), …more
Is this the harbinger of what’s to come when the spring real estate market starts in Leaside and Bessborough? Heads turned in February when a North Leaside tear-down home, on a lot 35 feet by …more
This column sometimes spends time bemoaning that perfectly good Leaside houses are being torn down to build homes often much higher and larger, that don’t fit the street. But there are lots of people in …more
Early February, snow coming down up above on Eglinton, but 18 metres undergound the LRT construction site was warm enough for workers to be in T-shirts. Four Leasiders were able to view the site and …more
RioCan has advised the Ontario Municipal Board that it has changed its application to build 19- and 13-storey towers with a linking podium at Sunnybrook Plaza. It is now proposing 12 storeys instead of 13 …more
We won! Actually, Leaside won. The OMB member in his decision dated Jan. 26 about 151 Airdrie decided “that the appeal is dismissed and the variances are not authorized”. This is a satisfactory conclusion for …more
Ward Councillor Jon Burnside and the LPOA are conducing a survey of Leaside residents about intensification and the proposal for 939 Eglinton Ave. E. at Brentcliffe. A paper survey is included with the printed newspaper for …more
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