The Toronto Ward Boundary Review

The Toronto Ward Boundary Review (TWBR) Team is seeking input on additional information requested by the City of Toronto Executive Committee. There are two ways to provide comments: Complete a survey (survey closed) Attend one of four public meetings happening this September Public Meeting Details SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 | 7PM – 9PMMetro Hall – Room 310*214 Wellington St. …

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Community Consultation – 3-5 Laird revised proposal

The developer for 3-5 Southvale Drive has recently resubmitted his proposal with numerous changes. In order to get your thoughts Councillor Jon Burnside will be hosting a community meeting on Thursday, September 8th at 7 p.m. at Leaside Memorial Gardens. The developer’s team will be in attendance to hear your comments and answer any questions you have. If …

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Garden Court Apartment Update

The City is proposing to update the heritage designation of Garden Court Apartments at 1477 Bayview Avenue to strengthen the heritage values and attributes of the landmark property. This is on the agenda of the Toronto Preservation Board on August 25 at 2pm in Committee room 2 at City Hall. It is also on the …

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Hydro One’s Leaside to Main Infrastructure Refurbishment Project Update

Dear Residents, In January, Hydro One launched a Class Environmental Assessment to refurbish two sections of underground 115 kilovolt transmission cable in the eastern part of downtown Toronto. This infrastructure, shown on the attached map, is a critical component of Ontario’s electricity grid and the supply of power to Toronto Hydro. Since then, we have been busy gathering …

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Sunnybrook Plaza, 660 Eglinton Ave. E. UPDATE

July 26 OMB PHC#4 About 25 community members attended a one day Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) Pre-Hearing Conference (PHC) on July 26th. This session was held to sort out the procedural aspects of which cases would be heard, which can be settled without a hearing, and who would have status to be part of the …

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Yonge St. corridor can’t handle more development

Transit in the Yonge St. corridor is at a crisis point. The Yonge subway line, opened in 1954 to serve a city of just over 1 million people, cannot handle today’s population of more than 2.8 million in Toronto and a further four million in the suburbs. Just how badly the Yonge subway line’s capacity …

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South Bayview 28 Bus Route schedule improvements

Responding to residents’ requests, the TTC has extended the South Bayview 28 bus schedule. New all day every day service New service will be operated from Monday to Friday, and during the evenings on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, so that service is provided all day, every day to Bayview Avenue, south of Davisville Avenue, and …

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660 Eglinton – Updates & Fundraising Campaign

The residents involved with the RioCan redevelopment of Sunnybrook Plaza (660 Eglinton), in partnership with the LPOA, are meeting for a status report about this proposal and to discuss next steps, as there have been several key events and developments over the past 3 weeks. Feel free to join us at 9:30 am this Saturday (June …

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Re: Request for sign by-law amendment from Leaside Community Memorial Gardens

This is to express our strong support for the staff report recommendations refusing the application for 1073 Millwood Road (Leaside Memorial Community Gardens). This LPOA position is further to a Motion that the LPOA support refusing the application, which passed unanimously at the June 2nd meeting of the LPOA Board. The application is for a …

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Leaside Traffic Study: first public meeting

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 7 p.m.Leaside Memorial Community GardensWilliam Lea Room1073 Millwood Road Set aside the evening of Tuesday, June 21 for an important public consultation meeting focusing on Leaside’s traffic problems. This is the first of several public meetings organized by the LPOA, as we seek long-term solutions and weigh possible measures. Traffic speed and volume are …

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