Leaside uncertain about its prospects after recent election
Leasiders appear split on the recent municipal election — with North Toronto incumbent Jaye Robinson ousting local favourite Jon Burnside.
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Robinson victorious in expanded Don Valley West
Jaye Robinson is now councillor for a ward called Don Valley West that is almost twice as large as the ward she previously represented.
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May 5: Environment Day with Jaye Robinson
Ward 25 councillor Jaye Robinson presents a community Environment Day, when residents can bring in their items to be reused or recycled.
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Midtown councillors riding high in early poll
Midtown city councillors have nothing to worry about in the next municipal election, to judge by a recent poll by a young market research company.
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John Fisher parent records safety gap at Erskine construction site
The city issued a warning to the developer at 18–30 Erskine Avenue after a parent posted a video showing an open gate at the construction site.
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‘Modest proposal’ at 55 Erskine called reckless
Building a 12-storey rental building on Erskine Ave. would be a small project, but that doesn’t mean it’s responsible, councillor Jaye Robinson says.
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Former municipalities to live on—on street signs
The logos of the former municipalities making up Toronto will officially live on — at least on street signs, city council has decided.
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Community has say in building livable Yonge-Eglinton
On June 3, I attended the Midtown in Focus workshops at North Toronto Collegiate Institute to hear what local people had to say.
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John Fisher parents fight development with rally, lawyers
Parents of John Fisher Public School are not resting until the Toronto District School Board and the KG Group do the right thing, in their eyes.
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Speeding fines on our streets could double
City council has approved a proposal asking the province to double speeding fines for residential streets, school zones, and near playgrounds and daycares.
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Residents’ feedback sought for Midtown in Focus
Midtown in Focus guidelines need to be co-written by the community Councillor Josh Matlow told a Feb. 22 planning group meeting.
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OMB-approved condo leads John Fisher parents to activism
Parents are protesting a 35-storey condominium, approved by the OMB after being described as bad planning by the city. It’s to be built beside their school.
Read more‘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.
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Design guidelines approved for Bayview
Many a resident of Bayview Avenue breathed a sigh of relief on Nov. 10 as North York Community Council approved the Bayview Design Guidelines.
Read moreSt. Aubyn Crescent residential proposal heads to OMB
Less than two thirds of a metre. That’s how much wider the owners of 3 St. Aubyn’s Cres., southwest of Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East, would like their new two-storey home to be — so much so, they’ve appealed their case to the Ontario Municipal Board, according to Ward 25 Councillor Jaye Robinson.
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