11th Laugh Out Loud raises 40k for charity
Community
On what turned out to be the last large gathering in Leaside before the coronavirus changed our world – March 6 – Laugh Out Loud hosted its 11th annual charity fundraising event. And, as with ...more
Help feed our neighbours!
Community
Thorncliffe Park is a dynamic and vibrant neighbourhood of 30,000 people, with 64 per cent of the households consisting of immigrants. The neighbourhood celebrates its multicultural pride through community fairs, markets, and the ever-popular Neighbours’ ...more
Whenever two or three
Churches
Thinking about the sentence in the Bible about “whenever two or three are gathered together in my name…,” I wanted to find out how our local Leaside churches were managing in these extraordinary times. At ...more
How do we celebrate lives lived during COVID-19?
Community
It seems neighbourly chitchats online or metres apart on the sidewalk are devoting more time to speculating about when we’ll get back to some semblance of normality. We’re all looking forward to gathering with family ...more
Embrace the mask – the Leaside edition
Business
The canon on COVID-19 is growing. Scientists keep chipping away at understanding the virus… but it will take time. As much as we think we know, I am of the firm belief that it will ...more
Pivoting during COVID-19: Prashanta Yoga launches Nama-Stay at Home
Business
Like many people facing the new reality under the COVID-19 pandemic, I wondered how I could maintain my active life. I’ve been taking yoga lessons for 15 years and look forward to its many benefits ...more
I’ve got the Lockdown Blues
Terry Fallis
Hello from lockdown! Can you hear me? Is this thing on? Hello? Okay, good. I’m writing to you from what started out in March as our third-floor library, where I write, but now feels a ...more
My advice during COVID-19? Read funny Canadian novels!
Terry Fallis
When I wrote my last column, the NBA had not yet made its fateful decision to suspend the rest of the basketball season because one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19. You’ll know ...more
Grow your own food? You can do it!
Gardening
Food gardening has been an important trend over the last few years thanks to rising health consciousness and environmental awareness. COVID-19 has turned this trend into something more akin to the Victory Gardens of the ...more
Coping and hoping
Editor's Welcome
So, how are you doing? Most people I speak to, FaceTime or Zoom say they’re coping with the pandemic reality nearly three months in. But there’s also something fresh in the air: a sense of ...more
A (solo guided) walking tour. Part 2: North Leaside
History
The second solo guided walking tour of Leaside takes us to North Leaside. Where does North Leaside in fact start? Typically, we think of North Leaside as that part north of Eglinton. If you look ...more
You can still go for a (solo guided) Jane’s Walk
History
Yes, it’s May. For many of us, the first weekend of May is Jane’s Walk time – a chance to explore our own or a new neighbourhood, led by a knowledgeable guide. Leaside has been ...more
Leaside’s Jan Cawardine is a force on the ice
Sports
On first meeting, Jan Cawardine comes across as gentle, unassuming, friendly and affable. She is all of these things. But don’t let the sweet face fool you. On the ice, Cawardine is a force. A ...more
All hail Leaside Curling Club’s king of curling!
Sports
When you walk into the Leaside Curling Club, one thing is abundantly clear. John Epping is curling royalty. Besides being the club pro and an extremely popular instructor, Epping is also the skip of the ...more
