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Battle of Bathurst continues on

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A hotly contested development proposal at Bathurst and Ner Israel Drive has had the Thornhill Woods community voicing disapproval for months — and Coun. Sandra Yeung Racco is trying to keep everything calm. The Jaffari Centre has applied to construct two 17-storey towers along with an Islamic community centre. Locals have criticized the density, and … Continued

905 resident can’t change her unlucky address

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Despite an impassioned plea to Richmond Hill Town Council, Maryam Mojtahedzadeh cannot change her address from 13 Breda Crt. to another number — so she is now looking to move out. She had applied for the change believing the address had brought her bad luck, including being rediagnosed with cancer and the death of a … Continued

Harmonizing Yonge Street

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Coun. John Filion is hoping the City of Toronto’s new review of its official plan for a large portion of Yonge Street in North York will help to create a better space for the increasingly dense neighbourhood. “Developers are starting to put in more applications, so we need to develop policies to deal with them,” said … Continued

Leaside up for heritage designation

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One of the city’s most affluent and desirable neighbourhoods, Leaside, could have a new monicker as a heritage conservation district (HCD). The Leaside Property Owners’ Association has presented an application to have the portion between Bayview Avenue to Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East to the Don Valley designated as an HCD, which North York … Continued

Prince Andrew opens local school campus

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Students and staff at Bayview Glen School are getting quite familiar with the Duke of York. No, not the Prince Arthur Avenue one, but rather the real-life, larger-than-life, flesh-and-blood Prince Andrew. His Royal Highness paid his third visit to the Duncan Mill Road private school in June and his first in about 10 years. Upon … Continued

School board to appeal park decision

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After the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) request to sever and redevelop the lot at the Bannockburn School near Avenue Road and Brooke Avenue was rejected by the City of Toronto’s Committee of Adjustment, local parents were relieved to know their neighbourhood green space was saved. However, the board appealed the decision at the eleventh … Continued

Mills vying to replace Karen Stintz

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Although a little tardy to the party, Yonge-Eglinton area’s Terry Mills is the latest candidate to enter the municipal election race for Ward 16. Incumbent Karen Stintz is taking a shot at the mayoral chair in the October municipal election, and Mills joins a list of five other candidates vying for the open council chair. … Continued