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.
Heated, spacious transit shelters installed
The TTC has installed large, heated Access Hubs in neighbourhoods across Toronto, including in Thorncliffe Park, Don Mills and Upper Beaches.
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Registration for CampTO summer camps begins
Parents in the Toronto/East York and North York areas can start signing up their kids, age 6 to 12, for the CampTO summer camps run by the city.
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July 1: Celebrate Canada Day with livestreaming
The city is organizing Canada Day celebrations with morning, afternoon and evening livestream programs on the country’s 153rd birthday.
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Stage 2 at last! Wide reopening to start this week
More businesses, cultural centres and recreational facilities should be opening soon, as the province has moved Toronto to Stage 2 of its reopening plan.
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East Yorkers already celebrating at-home Canada Day
East Yorkers usually make a big deal out of July 1, with a Canada Day parade winding through the former borough and festivities at Stan Wadlow Park.
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June 28: Clean up the Don River banks
Don’t Mess With the Don launches its first official event of the year, inviting everyone to join them in cleaning up the river banks of the Don River.
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Local farmers’ markets preparing to reopen
The city is working with farmers’ markets to comply with public health regulations and reopen as soon as possible, Mayor John Tory said today.
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Parks washrooms opening this week and next
About 50 parks washrooms across town are being opened this week and the rest to follow next week, after the go-ahead was received from the province.
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Two teens wounded in Thorncliffe as shootings erupt across city
Police are investigating a slew of shootings, including one in Thorncliffe Park, one in the St. James Town area and two along Danforth Avenue.
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Curbside service coming from public libraries
Toronto’s public library branches begin rolling out curbside service on May 25 as select library drop boxes will be opened to receive library materials.
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More activities return to parks with reopening of amenities
It started with the dogs and now use of park facilities is being extended to athletes, picnickers and skateboarders, after the mayor’s announcement.
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Dog owners keep three canines apart as off-leash areas open
Dog owners took to the parks yesterday as Toronto opened its off-leash areas. But for the most part they followed advice to keep up physical distancing.
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East-end jazz and food fests among signature summer events cancelled
To no one’s surprise at this point, the Beaches jazz fest and the Taste of the Danforth have become the latest occasions to fall victim to the pandemic.
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Food banks coping with surge in customers amid massive job losses
Local food banks have noticed a spike in customers as thousands of people in Toronto lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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