Stoop. Scoop. Drop. Or not?
Community
After 27 minutes of being stared down by Jerry, I finally abandoned my Scrabble Go game with Warriorboy88 and headed to the front door. Jerry knew he had won. He started jumping and bouncing off ...more
Celebrating 15 years in Leaside
Community
There was a big snowstorm in early 2008, the day we moved in to our Leaside home. As I stood outside directing the movers in the blowing wind, I met my immediate neighbour (let’s call ...more
The Leaside Business Park is open for business
Business
This year Leaside will celebrate its 110th anniversary since the Town of Leaside’s official incorporation in 1913 with a population of 43 residents. Originally designed as a “model town,” Leaside was planned by Frederick Todd ...more
Leaside’s Sheen for She celebrates women and girls
Business
International Women’s Day is March 8th, an annual globally recognized celebration focusing on the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls and the challenges many continue to endure. The Canada.ca website confirms ...more
Jamie Behan races hard to the snowboard Worlds
Sports
Years ago, Jamie Behan’s family bought him a shirt with the message, “Race hard, be humble,” on the front. This was already the way Behan was living his life, so as his father Don says ...more
GTHL Top Prospects Game boasts three talented Leasiders
Sports
On January 24th, the top 40 GTHL Under-16 ‘AAA’ players competed in the prestigious 2023 GTHL Top Prospects Game. And three of those players were from right here in M4G. Kieran Witkowski, Matheas Stark and ...more
Will the Leaside Station overbuild be allowed to destroy the Bayview Quads?
Development
The development application for 1787 Bayview Ave. submitted in October 2022 by Countrywide Homes (a branch of Condor, a Vaughan-based developer), proposes to build over the LRT station, but also incorporates the properties currently occupied ...more
Remembering my high school dances
Terry Fallis
I’ve already written in this space about school dances back when I was in Grade 7 and 8 at Bessborough Drive Public School. In hindsight, I considered those dances to be a significant rite of ...more
Editor’s Welcome March 2023
Editor's Welcome
Crossing the Bridge Quite often a theme will emerge when Leaside Life’s creative people sit around a warm Zoom screen to discuss the next issue. That happened as we started planning the March publication. Nearly ...more
Celebrating 15 years in Leaside
Community
There was a big snowstorm in early 2008, the day we moved in to our Leaside home. As I stood outside directing the movers in the blowing wind, I met my immediate neighbour (let’s call ...more
Let the gardening year begin – now!
Gardening
Spring is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been counting the days since the middle of January – or even earlier. As each day gets longer, the urge to garden ...more
Why the Yonge complete street matters for Leaside
Cycling
A new vision for our city streets is now here to stay. Following a positive staff report and the strong recommendation of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, the mayor and 21 councillors listened to the ...more
Congratulations to 2023 Agnes Macphail Award recipient Shakhlo Sharipova
The Bridge
The 2023 recipient of the East York Agnes Macphail Award is Shakhlo Sharipova, a Thorncliffe resident since 2009. The award is presented each March to a resident living within the boundaries of the former Borough ...more
Wars. Thousands of tragic compelling stories. A compassionate organization.
The Bridge
To the southeast of Leaside our neighbours in Thorncliffe/Flemingdon fill the streets, as well as Costco and the mall, with energy and optimism. Many, in their traditional clothes, push toddlers to the parks, go back ...more
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Elvis Presley delivered only five performances outside the U.S. during his career. All five took place in Canada in 1957. The King did two shows in Toronto on April 2, two more in Ottawa on ...more
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Leaside Life is interested in promoting and supporting the art of journalism and creative writing, and to that end, we are proud to announce the second annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award. In honour ...more
