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Leaside Residents Association

Decision coming soon
 for our political future

March 1, 2016 Carol Burtin Fripp

Almost three years ago, City Council hired consultants to study and re-draw the city’s 44 municipal boundaries. Some wards have over 90,000 residents, while others have as few as 47,000. Our ward, Ward 26, is …more

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Leaside Residents Association

We will ask all Leasiders their opinion

February 1, 2016 Carol Burtin Fripp

“Development” has become a four-letter word in Leaside.  All too often, the planning process proceeds in its official way without enough feedback from neighbourhood residents. A single city-held public consultation meeting is hardly sufficient to …more

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Leaside Residents Association

Keesmaat: She left many feeling let down

January 1, 2016 Carol Burtin Fripp

Do Leasiders complain too much about traffic, or local mega-proposals for huge condominiums, or the impact of ever-expanding retail complexes?  As residents in the centre of a major city, should we be expected to just …more

Carol Burtin Fripp
Leaside Residents Association

We’ve lost the fight, get ready for Costco

December 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

We had all the accurate facts. We asked all the right questions. We challenged incorrect assumptions from the developer’s consultants, pointed out their reports’ flaws and many omissions to the city’s planners. We raised danger …more

Carol Burtin Fripp
Leaside Residents Association

Why it’s hard to protect Leaside

November 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

Is our city working?  More to the point, is it working in the public interest?  Using Leaside as the test area, it’s a fair question to ask. Toronto’s Official Plan is targeted by developers who …more

Carol Burtin Fripp
Leaside Residents Association

There are Leaside questions for the feds

October 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

Do you feel as if the federal election campaign has been going on forever? By the time this issue of Leaside Life arrives at your home, the politicking will have been going on for almost …more

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Leaside Residents Association

TTC: a problem and some good news

September 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

Another summer draws to a close, but your LPOA directors didn’t have much chance to lie back and enjoy the “lazy, hazy days,” as the old song goes. The articles in this issue of Leaside …more

Carol Burtin Fripp
Leaside Residents Association

Why we work with the Business Park

July 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

The LPOA has a long history of working with the businesses and industries in the Leaside Business Park. My LPOA co-president Geoff Kettel and I have attended some recent meetings of their association, and the …more

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Leaside Residents Association

A development we like, one we don’t

June 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

Everywhere we look in Leaside, we are never far from a building site. We live in the midst of a construction boom. Given the rapid pace of proposed building applications for our part of the …more

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Leaside Residents Association

Here comes Shane Baghai

May 1, 2015 Carol Burtin Fripp

You may have noticed that right next to the driveway into the Leaside Gardens is a sign saying Coming soon – Shane Baghai. Developer Baghai has acquired the first two properties on Southvale Dr. (the …more

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Barbara Klein, front, and the business students responsible for creating Leaside Eats. Photo Anna Kravtchenco.
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Leaside Eats!

by Susan Scandiffio in Community

Barbara Klein is one of those teachers.  A teacher who inspires her students. A teacher who brings out the absolute best in them and provides them with unique opportunities while meaningfully tying in course content. ...more
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