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Virtual AGM on January 27

January 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

We all hope that 2021 will be one of happiness and good health as the new COVID-19 vaccines become available, and of better times for local businesses. We also hope for real progress on the …more

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Looking back, looking forward

December 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

This time of year, one tends to look back and take stock. Thanks to the continuing pandemic, we may be doing more things virtually, but life does indeed go on. Local issues continue to keep …more

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What’s next for the TTC and Leaside?

November 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

Leaside Life readers may recall that last year at this time I attended the TTC’s 2019 Service Plan Stakeholder Meeting (SPSM), part of a roundtable city-wide consultation process to create a blueprint for setting transit …more

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Weed in Leaside? How does your garden grow?

October 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

Leaside is renowned for its greenery, originally laid out a century ago on garden city principles, featuring long curved streets lined with trees. Lots of trees!  Many Leaside homeowners and renters have green thumbs. They …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Celebrating a proud history

September 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

By the time you reach this page, you will know that we are commemorating Leaside Life’s 100th issue, and while looking back, we also look forward. Leaside itself recently celebrated its centenary, and although the …more

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Cycling etiquette – what are the rules of the road?

August 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

I support cycling. I celebrate that more and more Leasiders choose cycling as their primary mode of transportation, rather than clogging the roads with yet more cars. I’m encouraged that the City has been supportive …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Development is NOT on hold in Leaside!

July 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

We’ve all had a lot on our minds during this pandemic, staying at home, living our lives “virtually,” and being socially distant. So much about COVID-19 is unpredictable and unknown. It almost seems as if …more

Bayview Streetscape.
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COVID-19 sharpens the focus on the street

June 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

I’ll say one thing for social distancing: it’s focused a lot of public attention on our main streets and sidewalks, and their unsuitability for both car traffic and safe and enjoyable walking and cycling, especially …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Use this time to get to know the LRA better

May 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

During these weeks of self isolation, with too much free time on our hands, I have a suggestion, courtesy of the Leaside Residents Association. Go to the LRA website (lpoa.ca) and catch up on local …more

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Our Traffic Management plan is underway!

April 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

In last month’s column I promised to report on the LRA’s first meeting with Toronto’s recently appointed manager of area transportation planning, Eric Chan. We supplied him with copies of the LRA’s Leaside Traffic Calming …more

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Leaside was once flying high as Toronto’s hub of ski jumping

by Susan Scandiffio in History

Leaside is well-known for its shopping, its restaurants, its leafy streets, its 72 storage facilities … and its history of ski jumping. Yes, neighbours, Leaside was once THE hub of ski jumping in Toronto. In ...more
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  • Good riddance, 2020! Hallelujah, 2021!
  • Addressing issues with online CoA hearings
  • The Curious Idler Returns
  • Code Ninjas comes to Leaside, Toronto’s first location
  • Living next to semi hell
  • Nothing cheesy about Alex Farm Products
  • Community spirit thrives during COVID-19
  • Leaside was once flying high as Toronto’s hub of ski jumping
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