David Crombine, the man who won the affection of Toronto voters in the 70s, has resigned from the Ontario Green Belt Council over the government’s changes to how the lands will be administered. Half of the council has resigned with him. Crombie was mayor from 1972 to 1978 and won the widely used title as the City’s “Tiny Perfect Mayor.”
80 households part of UrbanHensTO program
A program inspired by Leaside brothers Andrew and Matthew Patel to keep chickens in City backyards has been renewed for another year by the planning department. The CBC reports Monday that the first year of the pilot, which ends in March, has been extended for another year. More than 230 hens in 80 households have been registered for the program. UrbanHensTO is legal in specified areas, but not Ward 15, where Leaside is located. At present it spans four former City of Toronto wards, based on boundaries set before the province chopped the number of wards in 2018, meaning the program currently applies to some parts of Wards 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 14, and 19.
First test drive of 2021 Bronco blast from past
And the first test drives of the new Ford Bronco SUV have taken place. The Bronco was an SUV almost before the term was used. When it was discontinued in 1996 it had only two doors but the 2021 Bronco has four.
