(formerly Leaside Property-Owners' Association)
City of Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat will be giving a talk on April 9, 2014, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the William Lea Room in the Leaside Memorial Arena. The subject of her talk will the challenges and opportunities presented by our city’s growth. She has also been asked by Councillor John Parker …
Re: 220 McRae Drive and 327-329 Sutherland Drive: Zoning By-Law Amendment Application (Ward 26) Dear Councillor Parker and Mr. Matthew, The Leaside Property Owners’ Association offers the following comments on planning issues and community concerns that pertain to the above zoning bylaw amendment (ZBA) application. At the public meeting held on January 27, extensive concerns were expressed by residents …
The Province of Ontario granted the City of Toronto the power to establish a Local Appeal Body (LAB) to hear appeals of Committee of Adjustment decisions (both minor variances and consents). Section 115 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, allows City Council to appoint one appeal body composed of such persons as the City …
**Meeting RESCHEDULED** Date: Monday, January 27, 2014Time: 7 p.m.Place: Leaside Memorial Gardens, William Lea Room (1073 Millwood Rd.) Summary This application proposes to amend the zoning by-law on the subject site to provide for six three-storey townhouse units and two two-storey detached dwellings. The existing motor vehicle repair shop and two detached dwellings would be …
The recent death of Nelson Mandela prompted a number of articles on the anti-apartheid fight in Canada, and we’d like to honour the recognition that member of the Leaside Property Owners’ board of directors John Piper has received by providing links to those articles. Fighting the good fight is a proud memory: James (Toronto Star, December …
Renovations are almost complete at Trace Manes, so our Wednesday, December 4, 2013 meeting will be back at our regular location. Please join us once again at Trace Manes Community Centre at 7:30 p.m.
The Leaside Property Owners’ Association annual general meeting was held on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. in the William Lea Room at Leaside Memorial Gardens. Special guest Toronto Star columnist Royson James spoke about “The Mayor We Want; The Mayor We Need”. The meeting was well-attended (despite the inhospitable weather) and we’d like to thank …
Building Encourage mid-rise buildings through as-of-right zoning We appreciate that mid-rise may be appropriate for certain parts of Eglinton. However we have two caveats. First, while the current zoning situation has been pejoratively described as “shrink wrap zoning”; however the reality is that developers invariably “push the envelope” so that much larger and taller buildings than …
July 17 2013 Tenants of Talbot Apartments on Bayview are fighting eviction notices for the end of August issued by their landlord. Some of the tenants are at the Landlord and Tenant Board as early as next Wednesday July 24. The tenants of the three apartment buildings have been pressured, indeed harassed, by the landlord to …
To: Garden Court Tenants’ Association1477 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4G 3B2 Re: Proposal by the owners of to convert Garden Court from rental housing into condominiums 25 June, 2013 Garden Court, built in 1941, is a magnificent specimen of Art Deco architecture and a provincially designated heritage building. This status will not change if Garden …