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Robinson speaks at Don Valley West victory party
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Robinson victorious in expanded Don Valley West

October 23, 2018December 22, 2018 Alexei Malakhov and Eric McMillan Don Valley West, Jaye Robinson, Jon Burnside, Laird Drive, municipal election, Uptown Pub, Yonge Street

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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NEWS 

Poll on North Leaside cul-de-sacs underway

May 9, 2018May 24, 2018 Ellen Samek and Rodger Burnside Broadway Avenue, Craig Crescent, cul-de-sacs, Glenvale Boulevard, John Gaitanakis, Jon Burnside, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, North Leaside Traffic Committee, traffic

The ballots have gone out to North Leasiders for their vote on whether to create temporary cul-de-sacs, preventing  traffic from accessing  Bayview Avenue from three residential streets.

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Mackenzie Bier
NEWS 

Leaside teen passes shoe charity on to family friend

May 6, 2018 Brian Baker Crestwood Preparatory School, Heritage Canada, Jon Burnside, Rob Oliphant, Rolph Road Elementary School, Sesquicentennial Award

After a four-year run, 17-year-old Mackenzie Bier of Leaside is handing down her shoe charity to a family friend.

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Lake Leaside
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Lake Leaside is back

March 8, 2018March 18, 2018 Rodger Burnside Jon Burnside, Lake Leaside, Vanderhoof Avenue

Lake Leaside has made its appearance again. The abandoned construction site on Vanderhoof Avenue, east of Laird Drive in Leaside, has started to fill with water again, as shown in the above photo in early March.

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Physiomed - Leaside associated with Pure Fitness
Business NEWS 

Ten years of physio celebrated on Eglinton

February 8, 2018October 16, 2019 Rodger Burnside Jon Burnside, Physiomed

Ten years ago the Town  Crier carried a story about a new Physiomed clinic opening on Eglinton Avenue East in the Leaside area.

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The panel at town hall.
NEWS 

Development sparks discussion at town hall

February 8, 2018February 12, 2018 Streeter staff Georgia Walsh, John Andreevsky, Jon Burnside, Laird Drive, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, McRae Drive, Metrolinx, Millwood Road, Shane Baghai, Southvale Drive, town hall

The issue of development, as might be expected, provided the few sparks at Councillor Jon Burnside’s annual Leaside Town Hall on Feb. 5.

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THINGS TO DO 

Leaside Town Hall hosted by Councillor Burnside

January 30, 2018February 5, 2018 Streeter staff Jon Burnside, Metrolinx, Millwood Road, town hall

Councillor Jon Burnside is hosting his annual Leaside Town Hall on Feb. 5 from 7 to 9 pm

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Bayview Extension speed limit sign
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension

January 2, 2018July 11, 2019 Jay Garak Bayview Extension, city council, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Pottery Road, River Street, speed limit

Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.

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Jon Burnside
NEWS 

East York councillors popular — at least when no one runs against them

December 10, 2017December 13, 2017 Jay Garak Janet Davis, Jon Burnside, Mary Fragedakis, municipal election

Ward 26 councillor Jon Burnside should win re-election handily, if he decides to run in the next municipal election, to judge by a poll released Sunday.

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Josh Matlow at top of election poll.
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Midtown councillors riding high in early poll

December 10, 2017December 28, 2017 Jay Garak Christin Carmichael Greb, Doug Ford, Jaye Robinson, Joe Cressy, Joe Mihevc, John Tory, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, municipal election

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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Bayview pot shop reopened
NEWS 

Future of Bayview pot shop in doubt after provincial decision

October 8, 2017October 19, 2017 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, Eden Medicinal Society, Jon Burnside, marijuana dispensary, pot shop

Eden marijuana dispensary locked its doors in September but the pot shop reopened after a few days.

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Bayview Extension
NEWS 

Council to hear appeal for higher speed limit on Bayview Extension

September 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Jay Garak Bayview Extension, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Judy Weiss, speed limit

Ward 26 councillor Jon Burnside says he has the support of the mayor’s office to reverse the latest speed reduction on the Bayview Extension.

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Lake Leaside
NEWS 

The disappearance of Lake Leaside

September 12, 2017October 2, 2017 Streeter staff Jon Burnside, Lake Leaside

It was dubbed “Lake Leaside” by some local wags but others complained it was a danger, as kids or other sightseers could fall into the water.

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Opinion 

Bayview-Eglinton traffic fixes proposed

June 1, 2017July 30, 2017 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, Eglinton Avenue East, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Jon Burnside, North Leaside Traffic Committee, Sunnybrook Plaza, traffic

On May 9, Councillor Jon Burnside hosted a meeting of residents to hear proposals from the North Leaside Traffic Committee for reducing traffic.

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Pot shop robbery scene
NEWS 

Three charged in violent Bayview pot shop robbery

May 15, 2017July 27, 2017 Rodger Burnside armed robbery, Bayview Avenue, Eden Medicinal Society, Jon Burnside, marijuana dispensary, robbery, Toronto Police

A violent pot shop robbery by men armed with a handgun, a taser and pepper spray has led to the arrests of three men, police say.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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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
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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
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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