It is not your imagination. Leaside’s airspace has gotten busier and our skies have gotten noisier. How come? Working with our local federal MP, John Carmichael, I have done some research and learned a bit …more
It’s 1967. A young man named Alex Ling operated a successful small store on Bloor St. West, catering largely to the local community. Then his world changed. In that year the Bloor-Danforth subway opened. Former …more
The flow of passionate email messages into my office concerning the dwelling at 262 Bessborough Dr. – situated immediately to the south of the Leaside High School yard – is testament to the strong interest …more
Development applications? Zoning requirements? Official Plan provisions? Traffic impacts? Building heights? Density? Intensification? Section 37 benefits? It seems that hardly a week goes by that residents in the Leaside area are not met with development …more
I have recently begun a review of a 1990 Metro Toronto report on a proposal to extend Leslie St., widen the Bayview Extension and link the south end of the resulting roadway to Bloor St. …more
It was a treat to read the comments of my friend and neighbour Michael Stevenson in last month’s Leaside Life. They reflected his unsurpassed passion for Howard Talbot Park and his determination to keep the …more
I write this in the midst of City Hall’s post mortem review of the December ice storm. The information I have is preliminary and incomplete, but it is sufficient to confirm that the overall impact …more
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As we come to the close of the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Town of Leaside in 1913, let’s take a look at the life and career of Leaside’s inventor: Frederick Gage …more
With December upon us we come to the close of the 100th anniversary of the year of our community’s founding; the year of Leaside 100. Things took off in earnest on April 23 when a …more
Early this October, the Toronto Preservation Board voted to endorse my recommendation that the property at 262 Bessborough Dr. be formally “designated” under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 262 Bessborough Dr. is the …more
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