About the LRA
The Leaside Residents Association (LRA) is a not-for-profit organization representing the residents of the neighbourhood of Leaside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We aim to enhance the livability of Leaside for all residents. Learn more about us, including the area we cover!
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Apply by March 17 to join Leaside Memorial Arena Board
Local residents are needed to serve on the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena Board. The Board is looking for individuals with a background in law, human resources, non-profit leadership, sports development, or sports facility operation.
Learn more and apply by March 17
Provincial Election 2025
Election Day: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Advance Polls: Thursday, February 20 – Saturday, February 22, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
See ElectionsOntario to check voter registration, poll locations etc.
Unfortunately we did not manage to arrange a Candidates Meeting with a residents association interests’ focus this time. However there are two opportunities on February 18 and February 19 to meet your Don Valley West Candidates!
Ward 11 TDSB Trustee by-election
Election to fill vacant Ward 11 Trustee seat (same boundaries as City of Toronto Ward 15, Don Valley West)
Election Day: Monday, March 3, 2025, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Advance Polls: Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
See more voter information and poll locations…
Concert Properties proposes 32, 37, and 43 storeys for former Sunnybrook Plaza site
Concert Properties has recently submitted a proposal to the City of Toronto for the former Sunnybrook Plaza site that greatly exceeds the size and density of the original proposals for the site prior to COVID.
In 2016, after much negotiation, an agreement was reached between the previous developers (RioCan), the City and the LRA, including mediation at the OMB, resulting in a plan for two mixed-use towers of 16 and 11 storeys, (reduced from the original proposal for 19 and 13 storeys) as well as addressing many other concerns and issues.
By 2023, the original plans were declared uneconomical due to increased construction costs and changes in the market, and the province had overruled the City’s Yonge Eglinton Plan, allowing greatly increased density. New plans were produced, significantly increasing the building density and height for the site. The original proposal called for 426 units – the new one has 1201.
Mayor Chow proposing big change that would see buildings go up all over Toronto
Mayor Olivia Chow has proposed a major change to the process of how housing is built in Toronto, one that would allow a new generation of buildings to pop up on major streets across the city.
Chow is looking to implement sweeping as-of-right zoning on Toronto’s avenues that would allow for drastic changes in the city’s built form.
Toronto’s development scene has been dominated by tall towers in recent years, but Chow’s new push to change zoning regulations could result in a more Parisian style of residential density becoming the norm in town.
Rachel Chernos Lin Wins Don Valley West By-Election
Rachel Chernos Lin has won the Don Valley West by-election with nearly 55 percent of the vote, beating competitor Anthony Furey by more than 20 points in what began as a wide-open race, but had in recent weeks become a battle of political polarization between the two leading candidates.
Chernos Lin, a Toronto District School Board trustee and the current chair, ended the night with 12,899 votes, followed by Furey with 7,343. Sam Robinson, son of former ward councillor Jaye Robinson, came in third with 1,271 votes.
Committee of Adjustment
Have you just received a notice from the Committee of Adjustment about a neighbouring property and don’t know what to do?
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