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LPOA December 2015 Board Meeting
Please note that our December board meeting has been changed to THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, because of the conflict with the Community Consultation Meeting on Wednesday, December 2. We will be meeting at our regular time and place: 7:30 p.m. at Trace Manes Community Centre. As always, members of the public are welcome to attend.
Jennifer Keesmaat Town Hall
The South Bayview Bulldog has published a good summary of Jennifer Keesmaat’s presentation at the November 23 Town Hall organized by Councillor Jon Burnside. City of Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat spoke to a large gathering in the William Lea Room Monday night on matters affecting Leaside. In a quite wide-ranging overview of municipal planning, …
Community Consultation Meeting – 3 & 5 Southvale Dr.
William Lea Room, Leaside Memorial Gardens1073 Millwood Rd. This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit an 8 storey residential building containing 98 dwelling units and 97 parking spaces in two levels of underground parking at 3 and 5 Southvale Drive. (Adjacent to the Leaside Memorial Arena) The Leaside Property …
LPOA By-law and Constitution Amendments – Summary
Following a review of the Association’s By-laws and Constitution, the Board has passed the following amendments, which require approval and confirmation by the membership at the Annual General meeting: By-law I was amended to provide for annual fees, which are now charged, rather than life membership fees. Existing life members continue as such. By-law II was …
Ward Boundaries: important message for all Leasiders
City Council will shortly be considering major changes to ward boundaries throughout the city, in an effort to equalize ward sizes by population. These changes would have major implications for the future of Leaside as one community. LEASIDE COULD BE SPLIT APART: four of the five options would divide Leaside into two parts, separating North …
City Council approves Costco
Toronto City Council approved the Zoning By-law Amendment for a Costco Warehouse on Overlea Blvd. on November 4, 2015. The proposal has been modified so that the gas bar for this location has not been approved at this time, and will require further traffic studies AFTER the warehouse is built and has been in operation …
We are a Live-In not a Drive-Through community
The application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for a Costco Warehouse on Overlea Blvd. will be coming to City Council for consideration on November 3, with no recommendation from North York Community Council, where the vote on the issue was tied. The Committee for Thorncliffe Park – comprised of residents and business owners from across …
939 Eglinton Ave. E. Community Consultation Meeting
The City is holding a Community Consultation meeting where you can learn more about this application, askquestions and share your comments. The LPOA is very concerned about this proposal and we urge you to read our letter to the City and to attend the community consultation meeting. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, October 27, …
Two towering figures in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park
LPOA co-president Geoff Kettel is featured in the October 8, 2015 Globe and Mail article:Â Two towering figures in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park