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What does Leaside’s future hold?

June 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Did you attend the archival exhibit at Leaside Library in early May, celebrating Leaside’s 110th birthday? Full of fascinating displays, maps and artifacts, it showed how Leaside grew from a railway and industrial hub into …more

LRA picture.
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Spring heralds the fickle season of change

May 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Spring is always an uncertain season, and this year Toronto faces more uncertainties than usual. We are experiencing massive fallout from recent provincial legislation targeting municipal and local planning. We are in the midst of …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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What will Don Valley SOUTH mean to you?

April 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

In my March column I reported on Leaside’s recent important victory: our community remains undivided, within the single newly redrawn and renamed electoral riding of Don Valley SOUTH. Much like our current Don Valley West …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Leaside, standing together and strong!

March 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

Back in October I reported that the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario (FEBCO) proposed changes to Don Valley West’s boundaries which would have split Leaside into two separate federal ridings, and into two separate …more

Construction of the LRT. Photo Geoff Kettel.
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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

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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

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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

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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

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Are you feeling besieged yet?

October 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

Everywhere you look, there are challenges to local democracy – and to Leaside. A ‘Strong Mayor’ system of governance is imposed on the City of Toronto, which requires city policy to be in agreement with …more

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September feels like the start of a new year

September 1, 2022 Carol Burtin Fripp

I’ve always felt that it’s the beginning of September that feels like the start of a new year, not January 1st. The weather begins to change, summer vacations end, schools reopen. Life changes and becomes …more

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Leaside 110 – Reflections on an archival exhibit

by Geoff Kettel in History

In last month’s Leaside Life we proclaimed “The Layers of Leaside are Redux!”  The Leaside 110 archival exhibit at Leaside Library, with maps, photos and artifacts displaying the history of the Town, plus three pop-up ...more
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