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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

Principal Michael Kennedy
Schools

Traffic woes at Rolph Road School

May 1, 2017 Staff

Most mornings between 8:25 and 8:45, parents dropping off their children at Rolph Road Elementary School will see a man dressed in an orange safety vest directing the busy traffic in front of the school. …more

40 km per hour sign
Leaside Residents Association

The joys of traffic in Leaside

April 1, 2017 Carol Burtin Fripp

Spring arrives, with better weather, green grass and daffodils blooming. There is also a less welcome change: our through traffic numbers increase. With the ice and snow a fading memory, drivers across the city – …more

Anika Brophy reminds a driver near Bessborough school to slow down and stop.
Community

Out of the mouths of babes – Stop in the name of love

September 1, 2016 Allan Williams

It’s back to school time for the 2,000 or so students who attend one of Leaside’s five elementary schools and Anika Brophy has a message for each of them: “Walk or ride your bike to …more

Roger Cattell
Community

The man behind those traffic signs

September 1, 2014 Lorna Krawchuk

One April day when Roger Cattell was walking his kids to Bessborough Public School, he noticed cars not stopping properly at four-way stops and racing to make a light. He wrote to his councillor, got …more

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Come join in the community fun at the Leaside Community Corn Roast, September 17, 2023.
In the Spotlight

Join the munch bunch at the Community Corn Roast

by Lorna Krawchuk in Community

Between noon and 5 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 17, you’ll want to tuck in at Trace Manes Park (McRae and Millwood) for the 27th annual Community Corn Roast, put on by the Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club. ...more
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  • Redrawing our boundaries
  • W.A. Deacon – literary giant, Leaside local
  • The Curious Idler August 2023
  • My Labour Day family tradition
  • Preparing for a safe and vibrant hub of economic activity in Leaside
  • Dave’s having a bad hair day
  • Noted musical duo Brett Polegato and Robert Kortgaard to grace St. Cuthbert’s
  • Leasider Sara Purves’s art with heart
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