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Bayview Avenue in front of the gates to Mount Pleasant Cemetary.
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Do you take your life in your hands at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery?

June 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a not-so-little Garden of Eden right on Leaside’s doorstep. Much more than just a cemetery, it’s officially a botanical garden as well, filled with a dazzling variety of trees, bushes, and …more

Construction of the LRT. Photo Geoff Kettel.
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Are you worried about the eastern Leaside section of the LRT

May 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT promises to enter into service roughly a year from now, but we are already hearing concerns about its upcoming operation. Some transportation analysts and commentators speculate there may be problems with …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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To Zoom or not to Zoom, that is the question

April 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

Now that Ontario has removed Covid masking and distancing mandates, how comfortable do you feel? Are you going out more? Dining in restaurants instead of just ordering for pick-up or takeout and delivery? Attending events …more

Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
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Did the Leaside traffic management town hall deliver?

March 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

The much-anticipated virtual Town Hall meeting focusing on Leaside’s traffic issues took place on February 9th. Sponsored by Councillor Jaye Robinson, well chaired by the manager of the City’s Public Consultation Unit, it had been …more

Photo radar. Photo Susan Scandiffio.
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Leaside Residents Association listens to you!

February 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

Let me take you to an average monthly board meeting of the Leaside Residents Association. What’s on the agenda? Our business is divided under headings such as Planning, Local Planning Tribunal Appeals, Construction, and Traffic/Transportation. …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Have your say in 2022!

January 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

It’s the beginning of a new year! Time for the Leaside Residents Association to start compiling our wish list for 2022. We start with a wish for increased public involvement in local issues (yes, that …more

Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
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Traffic woes – steam coming out of my ears?

December 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

When the Leaside Residents Association met with the project management team of the City’s Leaside Traffic Management Plan (LTMP) in late August, we were quite optimistic we might see some progress fairly soon. The LTMP …more

The Laird & Eglinton intersection. Photo by Robin Dickie.
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Transit and traffic – updated

November 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

Does the date “July 21, 2022” mean anything to you? If all goes well, it will. That’s the target date for the Eglinton Crosstown, so long in construction, to begin operating. July 21 will also …more

Construction in Leaside. Photo by Robin Dickie.
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Success! LRA finally meets with City’s 
Traffic Management Plan team

October 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

In my Leaside Life column last month I was disappointed to report that the Leaside Residents Association’s scheduled meeting with the City’s Traffic Management Plan (LTMP) team had been delayed. It has been two years …more

The site of the old Leaside Town Hall.
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All quiet on the traffic front

September 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

All has been quiet on the traffic front. Not on Leaside’s streets, where increased traffic mirrors pre-pandemic times, even though there’s usually a summertime traffic decrease when people are away at cottages. No, the quiet …more

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