701-713 Soudan Ave. Public Meeting – May 16, 2016

WHEN:        Monday, May 16 at 7pmWHERE:      Hodgson Senior P.S. Gymnasium, 282 Davisville AveSUBJECT:    Revised Development Proposal for 701-713 Soudan Avenue, 1674-1684 Bayview Avenue and 720 Hillsdale Avenue East Dear Resident, As your local councillor*, keeping residents informed and engaged is a priority for me. I have heard from many residents who are interested in receiving …

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Community Consultation – Sign By-law Amendment Application for Digital Sign

Thursday May 12, 2016 , 7.30 p.m. Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (1073A Millwood Road) Boardroom  The feedback City staff receive through the Community Consultation Session will help inform the staff report and recommendations, scheduled to be before PGMC on June 15. Contact: Robert Bader, 416 392-4113.

Aircraft noise and emissions in the vicinity of Toronto

Ms. Carol Burtin FrippMr. Geoff KettelCo-PresidentsLeaside Property Owners’ Association Incorporated Dear Ms. Fripp and Mr. Kettel: Thank you for your correspondence of January 21, 2016, regarding aircraft noise and emissions in the vicinity of Toronto. Please accept my apology for the delay in replying. Transportation affects the daily lives of Canadians, and I am committed …

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New – Committee of Adjustment Guidelines

Many Leaside residents have experienced receiving a notice from the North York Committee of Adjustment informing them that a neighbouring house is being renovated or torn down, with new construction proposed that doesn’t quite meet the by-law requirements, and the owners are asking for “minor variances.” As we’ve all seen, some of those variances are not minor – and …

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MP Rob Oliphant – Upcoming Community Events

Coffee & Conversation Leaside United Church – 822 Millwood Rd.Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7 to 8 p.m. Constituency Office Open House Join Rob for a family-friendly open house at his Don Valley West Constituency Office. Learn more about the services offered to our community and meet the team that is here to serve you.Saturday, April …

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CP Rail Corridor sign spanning Eglinton Ave. E.

The proposal: Proposal to permit the erection and display of one third party electronic ground sign, within a CP Rail corridor, containing one sign face, displaying electronic static copy. The sign face dimensions are proposed to be 14.63 metres horizontally by 4.27 metres vertically and the sign is proposed at a height of 10 metres. The sign …

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Municipal ward boundaries

Almost three years ago, City Council hired consultants to study and re-draw the city’s 44 municipal boundaries. Some wards have over 90,000 residents, while others have as few as 47,000. Our ward, Ward 26, is somewhere in the middle with just over 60,000. The consultants submitted their report in mid-August last year, offering five design …

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Leaside Resident Survey

Note: Survey is now closed. Stay tuned for the results! The LPOA and Councillor Jon Burnside are conducting a survey of Leaside residents on the intensification of the Laird Focus Area and the 939 Eglinton Ave. E. development proposal to gain a better understanding of what is desired for the future of our community. Every voting age adult …

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151 Airdrie: appeal to OMB refused

Thanks to hard work on the part of Leaside residents Larry Bacon and Vanessa Rose, and LPOA co-president Geoff Kettel, the appeal to the OMB re: 151 Airdrie has been refused. This appeal was to allow an after-the-fact height variance in addition to the one already granted by the Committee of Adjustment, for a house …

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