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John Parker

Make some noise to fight the airplane noise

July 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

Why we need a BIA in Leaside

June 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

I got passionate mail – re 262 Bessborough

May 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

Chief planner will meet with us April 9

April 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

Leslie St. extension is back in discussion

March 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

New plans for Talbot field being sought

March 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

We must plant the right trees

February 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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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John Parker

The man who created the Leaside look

January 1, 2014 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

Most spectacular of our big year – the new arena

December 1, 2013 Guest Contributor

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

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John Parker

Protection begins for old Elgie House

November 1, 2013 Guest Contributor

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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Come join in the community fun at the Leaside Community Corn Roast, September 17, 2023.
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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
Recent Posts
  • Yes they can at Go Green Youth Centre!
  • Revisiting Crestview Apartments
  • Letters to the Editor September 2023
  • Flower power on Bayview
  • Remembering 10-pin’s heyday at Bayview Bowl
  • 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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