Leaside Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Leaside neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Thorncliffe Park
Thorncliffe Park is the name of the large, mostly residential neighbourhood bordered on the north by Eglinton Avenue, on the west by Laird Drive and cradled in a bend in the Don River to the south.
One of Toronto’s first planned high-rise communities, Thorncliffe Park is densely populated and highly multicultural. The twin Leaside towers here are the tallest buildings in the region and are home to many local residents.
High-end vehicle thefts up in midtown, police warn
Residential areas in 53 Division have seen a hike in vehicle thefts, with the high-end targets including Toyotas, Lexuses and Land Rovers.
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Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning
Medical health officer Dr. Eileen de Villa has ordered elementary and secondary schools closed and students to transition to remote learning.
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Eleven schools across city closed by COVID this week
Four more schools in two parts of town have been closed by the Toronto District School Board today for COVID-19 investigations.
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Advocate for safe, connected cycling with local group: March 31
The Cycle Don Valley Midtown group invites fellow cyclists to join them in advocating for safe and connected cycling routes.
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Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6
Celebrate Toronto is honouring the city’s 187th Anniversary as a virtual festival to show love for Toronto and its small businesses.
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The winners and losers in December’s photo radar sweepstakes
Drivers on Stanley Avenue received the most number of tickets issued by one of the city’s photo radar devices in December.
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Beaches, Rosedale, Lawrence Park among lowest COVID rates
Some neighbourhoods are showing much better COVID rates than others, judging by figures from the provincial Ministry of Health.
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Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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Leaside heritage group aims to build local museum
The fear of losing the area’s unique character is driving a local group to start a local museum to preserve Leaside heritage.
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Holiday camps and winter instruction programs shut down by city
Thousands of kids looking forward to city-run holiday camps and skiing or skating lessons will have to forego those activities that get them out of the house, as the programs have been cancelled.
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Six more school closures due to COVID outbreaks
The announced shutdown of six more schools brings the number of school closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks in the TDSB to nine.
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Marc Garneau latest Thorncliffe-area school to close due to COVID
Toronto Public Health advised the closure of Marc Garneau Collegiate after 14 active cases of the coronavirus were reported yesterday.
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Thorncliffe Park Public School closed due to COVID-19 findings
Thorncliffe Park Public School has been closed after nineteen cases of coronavirus came to light during a testing pilot project at the school.
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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics
Former premier Kathleen Wynne recalls her experiences showing misogyny still exists and how much further we have to go to achieve equality.
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