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New Wicksteed project on hold

March 15, 2013 Town Crier staff big box, John Parker, Laird Drive, Leaside Property Owners Association, Leaside Unite, retail, Smartcentres, traffic, Wal-Mart

SmartCentres to hold more talks with Leasiders

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Is this what’s right for Leaside?

July 20, 2012 Town Crier staff big box, community meeting, John Parker, Laird Drive, Leaside Property Owners Association, Leaside Unite, retail, Smartcentres, traffic, Wal-Mart

Plan to add to SmartCentre on Laird Drive has many residents vowing to fight the expansion

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New big box plan has Leasiders fuming

June 4, 2012 Town Crier staff big box, community meeting, John Parker, Laird Drive, Leaside Property Owners Association, retail, Smartcentres, traffic, Wal-Mart

June 11 meeting called to discuss plans for 70 Wicksteed Ave.

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Car dealership planned for studio site

August 19, 2010 Town Crier staff big box, Paula Fletcher, Smart Centres, Toronto Film Studio

East Toronto Community Coalition is fighting again over the future of the old Toronto Film Studio site.

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Retailers concerned about new big box plan

February 16, 2010 Town Crier staff big box, retail

There’s a growing concern from Leaside property owners that big business coupled with a troubled economy are forcing some merchants on Bayview to close up shop for good.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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