Leaside takes lead role in ward boundary review
Keeping Leaside together is one of the key reasons city will have 47 wards instead of 44 when the boundary changes come into effect.
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‘No immediate plans’ for park on Ranleigh
The field at 100 Ranleigh Ave. has been purchased by the city for conversion into parkland. But residents shouldn’t expect to see a park there just yet.
Read moreLaird planning study finally moving forward
Leaside residents near Laird Drive will be happy to know the city is moving forward with a neighbourhood planning study that Ward 26 councillor Jon Burnside says is at least a year late.
Read moreWorking group saves a few North Toronto trees
The neighbourhood around the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre will lose fewer trees than initially feared. At a contentious public meeting on
Read moreSpeed bumps coming for local road despite city staff objections
Three new speed bumps will soon be forcing the many drivers who cut through Forest Hill’s Tweedsmuir Avenue to slow down, despite a city staff report recommending otherwise.
Read moreGardens pool to close for summer
The city announced in March that Leaside Memorial Gardens’ pool will be closing for major structural, architectural and mechanical upgrades from June until December.
Read moreHomeowner loses fight over 9 inches at OMB
A group of Leaside residents, used to seeing the Ontario Municipal Board side with developers, are pleased by a recent decision that took their side against a house they say is too high. The homeowner whose appeal was dismissed, however, says he wasn’t trying to exceed the height allowed for his original application.
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They came to abolish OMB, got talk of reform
At the end of the Free Toronto from the OMB town hall meeting on Jan. 26, a member of the audience asked residents in attendance how many had come because they wanted to see the Ontario Municipal Board abolished.
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North Toronto students prepare warm welcome for refugees
A non-profit organization led by students from North Toronto Collegiate Institute is doing its part to give hundreds of refugee children a warm welcome when they arrive from Syria this winter.
Read moreLove or hate the OMB? Have your say at town hall
Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow is asking constituents to join him in sending a message to the province, organizing a “Free Toronto from the OMB” town hall meeting
Read moreWarm customers inspire crafty Cedarvale resident
For the past three years Cedarvale resident Brenda Redinger has brightened many a midtown holiday with her colourful felt creations, drawing inspiration from every contented customer who discovers her work.
Read moreSafer Beltline crossings possible with upgrades
Visitors to the Beltline will now have a safer time crossing Avenue Road and Oriole Parkway, thanks to city staff and Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow.
Read moreLPOA annual meeting calls community to action
A common theme loomed over all the presentations at the Leaside Property Owners Association’s annual meeting on Nov. 25.
Read moreA new-brand Pillow Shoppe on Eglinton
After three “fantastic” years in business on Eglinton Avenue W., Pillow Shoppe owner Viive Tork is rebranding the store as VII Designs + Gifts.
Read moreHas city ignored Avenue north?
Since the city-initiated study of Avenue Road between Wilson Avenue and Lawrence Avenue West was completed and its recommendations for improving the area passed by city council in 2009, some residents of the area might be wondering why more of its suggestions, such as re-naturalizing the Douglas Greenbelt Ravine, haven’t been implemented.
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