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Development

We are not alone in development pressures

August 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

I am writing this article on holiday, deep in the English countryside of rural Dorset. The only sounds are of birds, and the occasional lamb baah-ing in the meadow next door. It’s hard to imagine …more

Traffic in Leaside. Staff photo.
Development

It’s the annual trafficathon in Leaside

May 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

Every year, once March Break comes to an end, the traditional annual increase of through-traffic using Leaside streets begins. No matter where you live in our community you’ve likely noticed it, an unwelcome pattern that …more

Spring blossoms in Leaside. Staff photo.
Leaside Residents Association

Spring into action with the LPOA

April 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

By the time you receive this issue of Leaside Life it will – officially – be spring, a time of new beginnings. A very fitting time to consider undertaking new activities and ventures. One important …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
Leaside Residents Association

A passing, and continually contentious issues

March 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

I begin this month’s column on a sad note. Tom Rae has died. My LPOA colleague since 1989, Tom was a professional traffic engineer and planner who, before coming to Canada from Scotland, worked throughout …more

Trace Manes park in winter. Staff photo.
Leaside Residents Association

The LPOA predicts…

February 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

We are still close enough to the beginning of the New Year to indulge in a few predictions for Leaside in 2018. My first: the City will once again send out property tax bills right …more

Trace Manes Centennial Community Centre
Leaside Residents Association

Get involved! The LPOA wants you

January 1, 2018 Carol Burtin Fripp

Annual General Meetings provide an important opportunity for ratepayer groups to provide accountability to their members, and to the larger community. We were glad to see about 200 of you at the 2017 Leaside Property …more

An accident at Parkhurst & Bayview
Leaside Residents Association

LPOA: news: Leaside’s newest hotspot

December 1, 2017 Carol Burtin Fripp

The sounds of screeching brakes, car horns, and occasional ambulance sirens during rush hours are the all-too frequent scene these days at the intersection of Bayview Ave. and Parkhurst Blvd., Leaside’s newest accident hot spot. …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
Leaside Residents Association

It’s time for the LPOA annual general meeting

November 1, 2017 Carol Burtin Fripp

Please mark Wednesday, November 29th in your calendar, and join the Leaside Property Owners’ Association for our Annual General Meeting. This is an opportunity to catch up on all the latest issues and developments in …more

Crosstown metrolinks diagram
Leaside Residents Association

Which one are you: a NIMBY or a YIMBY?

October 1, 2017 Carol Burtin Fripp

As a Leasider I found the recent media controversy about “NIMBY” vs “YIMBY” in Toronto quite disturbing. Much of the media coverage seemed intent on pitting homeowners and established communities against those facing a genuine …more

Trace Manes Centennial Community Centre
Leaside Residents Association

Leaside, the town that never sleeps

September 1, 2017 Carol Burtin Fripp

New York City used to be called “the city that never sleeps.” That description increasingly describes Toronto, at least in the policy sense. Even in the hazy heat of summer there are always deadlines to …more

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Grief support group facilitators from left to right: Barbara Kinnear, Graham Lute and Jean Marie Suchora. Photo Leonard Dalipi.
In the Spotlight

Grievers find support in caring Leaside group

by Janis Fertuck in Community

On Jan. 10, 2024, a local grief support group will launch its third session in the Hearth Room at Leaside United Church. This group began to address a need growing from the Covid pandemic, a ...more
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  • Meet this year’s Leaside Sports Hall of Fame inductees
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