Volume 47 No. 3
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Beach trees chopped By Josh Sherman
A PART of Ashbridge’s Bay is looking less leafy—for now, at least. The city confirmed it has “largely completed” the removal of approximately 65 trees on the Ashbridge’s Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant (9 Leslie St.) property south of Lake Shore Blvd. E. The trees are being cut down to make way for a pumping station which is being built on the site to take the place of two existing ones that have been operating since 1919 and the ‘70s, respectively. The city said it plans to replant approximately 200 new trees to replace those that have been felled, though this will take approximately 10 years. “The site itself will undergo significant public realm improvements—with a linear park that will run from the edge of Leslie Barns to Coatsworth Cut,” read a statement forwarded by city spokesperson Ellen Leesti.
Cliffside seniors get club By Josh Sherman
A NEW club for seniors is launching in the Cliffside community. St. Paul’s United Church (200 McIntosh St.), near Midland Avenue and Kingston Road, plans to kick off its Cliffside Seniors’ Club next month. Reverend Daniel Benson explained the club builds upon programming St. Paul’s already
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About 65 trees in all will be felled as the city creates a new plant
Through the construction project, Pumphouse Park is going to be revamped as well. The Tubs and Gee Gage Rugby Field will be moved north of the Ashbridge’s Skateboard Park and a 56-space parking lot featuring bike racks and lighting will be paved. “We worked with the community to develop some of these improvements which will be made to the public spaces,” the statement continued.
offers, including an exercise class that currently operates from 1-3 p.m. at the church on Thursdays, and will be supported by an awareness-raising campaign. “We had a number of programs that were running sort of helter skelter,” said Benson. “The common theme [from participants] was, ‘This is great. Why didn’t I know about it earlier?’” he continued. “The problem is communication.” A grant the church recently received from the New Horizons for Seniors Program will make possible an ad campaign to increase awareness of the programming as well as support additional programming. Continued on Page 3
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Annual Beach Easter parade hops on Despite the chilly April 1 weather, Queen Street East was lined with onlookers as the Beaches Lions Club Easter Parade brought the Easter Bunny, parade grand marshal and Olympian Gabrielle Daleman and more to the area. Check out more photos from the parade on Page 3
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