Overlea Boulevard

DAILY UPDATES 

Leaside Daily Updates

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Agnes Macphail Award, arrests, assault, automated speed enforcement, bands, Bayview Avenue, BikeMatch, break and enter, break-ins, CampTO, cannabis, car thefts, Christmas tree, collision, coronavirus, COVID-19, crane, dog poop, first-degree murder, flooding, Food Basics, gun control, gunshots, Islamic Society of Toronto, Jaye Robinson, Leaside Heritage Preservation Society, Leaside Hockey Association, libraries, Loblaw Companies, Loblaws, logo, maps, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, McSorley’s, Metro, New Year's, outdoor recreation, Overlea Boulevard, parking permits, patios, pedestrian, Phamilyeats, pollinator gardens, poppies, power outage, raccoons, ravines, recycling, Redway Road, road closure, road work, Rob Oliphant, robbery, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, speed bumps, speeding, stabbing, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, testing, Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Organization, Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, Thorncliffe Park Drive, Thorncliffe Park Public School, Toronto District School Board, toy drive, Traffic Services, vaccination rate, vaccine, Valu-Mart, washrooms, wind, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Leaside neighbourhoods.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

First-degree murder charge for Leaside Park shooting of April 2020

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Jay Garak arrest, first-degree murder, gunshots, homicide, Leaside Park, Leaside Park Drive, Leaside Park Outdoor Pool, Overlea Boulevard, Toronto Police

A man, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder for a shooting more than 20 months ago in Thorncliffe Park.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

Video, drawing released in two violent home invasion cases

August 25, 2020November 9, 2020 Rodger Burnside Dawes Road, Don Mills Road, Halsey Avenue, home invasion, Overlea Boulevard, shooting, Toronto Police, video

Police released surveillance video showing masked and hooded figures wanted in the investigation of a violent home invasion and shooting.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

Three shootings in Flemingdon area linked, police say

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020 Jay Garak Don Mills Road, Gateway Boulevard, Overlea Boulevard, shooting, Toronto Police, video

Shots fired at a group of young men from a car in November have been linked to two shootings in the same area more than six months later.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

Heated, spacious transit shelters installed

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Rodger Burnside Access Hubs, Don Mills Road, Overlea Boulevard, Toronto Transit Commission, transit, Victoria Park Avenue

The TTC has installed large, heated Access Hubs in neighbourhoods across Toronto, including in Thorncliffe Park, Don Mills and Upper Beaches.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

Boy, 16, dead in late-night shooting at Leaside Park

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 Jay Garak gunshots, Leaside Park, Overlea Boulevard, Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto Police

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, after police arrived at the area of Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive to investigate multiple shots fired just before 11 p.m. Sunday night.

Read more

*FEATURED NEWS 

Local cycling group pushes city to fund safe bike lanes

March 2, 2020March 9, 2020 Dennis Hanagan bike lanes, Brentcliffe Road, Cycle Don Valley Midtown, Eglinton Avenue, Holly Reid, Overlea Boulevard

Midtown cycling advocates are making sure the city sets aside money to build bike lanes as part of the the Eglinton Crosstown project.

Read more

Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 15: Free flu shots at East York Town Centre

November 1, 2019November 13, 2019 Streeter staff East York Town Centre, flu vaccine, Overlea Boulevard

The Toronto Reference Library and the East York Town Centre are among the four locations where city-run clinics are dispensing free flu vaccines.

Read more

THINGS TO DO 

April 12: Youth Career and Jobs Fair

March 20, 2018April 8, 2018 Streeter staff jobs fair, Millwood Road, Overlea Boulevard, Rob Oliphant

Young people looking for either a summer job or a long-term career can take advantage of a jobs fair just for them on April 12.

Read more