Month: January 2014

In the good old days in Bennington Heights In the good old days in Bennington Heights, in the late 1920s, the big house at 30 Bennington Heights Dr. was too far out in the country …more

In the good old days in Bennington Heights Thomas Weatherhead, in his journal below, tells how the site of Bennington Heights Public School was chosen in 1936. Smoke got in their eyes As Solicitor for …more

In the good old days in Bennington Heights Bennington Heights was named after Evelyn Maude Bennington, a Queen’s University honours graduate in English, a teacher and finally president of the Home and School Association of …more

Fighting back tears, Jake Apacible, 78, accepted his award Dec. 13 at Northlea school auditorium for being voted “the most popular crossing guard in Canada”. Over 250 students were there to honour him for his …more

The 42nd Annual Canned Goods Drive organized in Leaside at the end of November was up over 10 percent compared to last year. More than 16,000 non-perishable food items were collected on Saturday, Nov. 30 …more

Leaside high school graduate and former Glenvale Blvd. resident Nathaniel Moore returned to his old neighbourhood Dec. 3 to read excerpts of his newly published book Savage:1986-2011 to grade 11 and 12 English students. Moore’s …more