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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.

Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO

Oct. 18–24: Learn to reduce waste at week-long workshops

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Streeter staff Community Reduce & Reuse Program, recycling, waste reduction, Waste Reduction Week

Toronto and its partners are hosting online events and workshops to help residents reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

*FEATURED NEWS

Dog poop bins installed for when you’re out walking the dog

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Rodger Burnside Broadway Avenue, compost, Dunfield Avenue, garbage, Homewood Avenue, John Tory, Kilgour Road, Lake Shore Boulevard East, litter, Queen Street East, recycling, Rosehill Avenue

Ten “dog poop” bins have been set up across the city in a pilot project to see if dog waste collection in street litter bins is feasible.

DAILY UPDATES

Central Toronto Daily Updates: May–June 2020

June 30, 2020November 27, 2020 Streeter staff affordable housing, bike lanes, camps, cancellations, car chase, CNE, collision, coronavirus, COVID-19, cycling, farmers' market, fire, food bank, garbage, garden centres, Glen Road, gunshots, Harbord Street, homicide, libraries, medication, mischief, Mother's Day, museums, potholes, Pride, real estate, recycling, reopening, road closure, sexual exploitation, shooting, ShopHERE, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, Toronto Reference Library, washrooms, yard waste

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

*FEATURED NEWS

Bermondsey drop-off depot reopening to public — partially

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Bermondsey Road, Bermondsey Transfer Station, drop-off depot, garbage, hazardous waste, John Tory, organic waste, recycling, yard waste

The city is partially reopening to the public the drop-off depot on Bermondsey Road in the east end and on Ingram Drive in the west end, staff announced.

Community Events THINGS TO DO

July 14: Dispose of electronics at Danforth library

June 30, 2018July 9, 2018 Streeter staff Danforth Avenue, Danforth/Coxwell Library, Electronics, recycling

Everyone is encouraged to bring TVs, computers, phones and other unused electronics for safe disposal at the Danforth/Coxwell Library.

Products collected at school for Terracycle

NEWS

John Wanless wants your snack pouches, tetra paks

March 4, 2018March 12, 2018 Brian Baker John Wanless Junior Public School, Lisa Higginbottom, recycling, Terracycle

John Wanless Junior Public School has revisited an old ally, recycling company TerraCycle, in its pursuit of being eco-friendly.

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Beautiful beads from a surprising source

March 20, 2015November 21, 2017 Lenore Locken crafts, recycling

Paper beads are easy to make, and simple enough for children to tackle. Long, skinny triangles of paper are wound tightly around a base, secured with glue, then glazed or varnished to make them durable and shiny. That’s it.

NEWS